Taita phrasebook

Taita is a dialect spoken by people that reside in the Taita hills in the Southeastern region of Kenya. The dialect is classified as one of Bantu language.

Basics

 * Hello : mana
 * Good morning : kwalale mana
 * Hi : sere
 * How was your day : kwasinda wada?
 * Sleep well : lala nicha
 * Bye : enda mana
 * Happy : boilwa
 * Night : nakio
 * Who are you? : Ko ani?
 * Who is he?	: Nani (uo)?
 * Where are you going? : Kwawaenda hao?
 * Where are you? : Koko hao?
 * Where is it? : Cheko hao?

Numbers

 * 1 : imweri
 * 2 : iwi
 * 3 : idadu
 * 4 : inya
 * 5 : isanu
 * 6 : irandadu
 * 7 : mfungade
 * 8 : wunyanya
 * 9 : ikenda
 * 10 : ikumi
 * 20 : mirongo iwi
 * 30 : mirongo idadu
 * 40 : mirongo ina
 * 50 : mirongo misanu
 * 60 : mirongo irandadu
 * 70 : mirongo mfungade
 * 80 : mirongo wunyanya
 * 90 : mirongo ikenda
 * 100 : ighana

Part of the body

 * Feet : maghu
 * Head : chongo
 * Hand : mkonu
 * Heart : ngolo
 * Fingers : vala
 * Liver : idima
 * Ears : madu
 * Waist : kiwonu
 * Cheeks : madumbu

Family

 * Dad : apa
 * Mum : mao
 * Child : mwana
 * Uncle : mwaawu
 * Aunt : mruna mao

Food (Vindo)

 * Eggs : maghi
 * Salt : chumbi
 * Chicken : nguku