CEFR Level

Tswana — Intermediate Vocabulary

161 words

Can understand the main points of clear standard input on familiar matters.

#	Word	Type	Definition
1	-golo	Letlhaodi	Of considerable or relatively great size or extent.
2	apole	Leina
3	bera	Leina
4	bese	Leina	Any motorized vehicle, such as a motorbike or car.
5	boganka	Leina
6	boimana	Leina
7	bokoni	Leina
8	borogo	Leina
9	borotho	Leina
10	bosadi	Leina	The external female genitalia of humans and other placental mammals, which includes the clitoris, labia, and vulval vest…
11	bosusu	Letlhaodi
12	boteng	Letlhaodi
13	botsogo	Leina
14	boupi	Leina
15	buka	Leina	A collection of sheets of paper bound together to hinge at one edge, containing printed or written material, pictures, e…
16	dejolo	Leina
17	dikupa	Leina
18	dinao	Leina
19	dipalo	Leina
20	esela	Leina
21	esimane	Leina
22	felo	Leina
23	feshene	Leina
24	foroko	Leina
25	golo	Leina
26	gouta	Leina
27	itsege	Letlhaodi
28	kamela	Leina	A mammalian beast of burden, much used in desert areas, of the genus Camelus.
29	kammêla	Leina	A mammalian beast of burden, much used in desert areas, of the genus Camelus.
30	kankasi	Leina
31	kase	Leina	A dairy product made from curdled or cultured milk.
32	kerama	Leina
33	kgaga	Leina	Any of the burrowing mammals covered with bony, jointed, protective plates, families Dasypodidae and Chlamyphoridae in t…
34	kgetsi	Leina	A bag stitched to an item of clothing, used for carrying small items.
35	kgori	Leina	A species of bustard, Ardeotis kori, which is the largest flying bird native to Africa.
36	khilo	Leina
37	khubu	Leina
38	kobo	Leina
39	kofi	Leina
40	kopelo	Leina
41	lebaka	Leina
42	lebati	Leina
43	lefele	Leina	Any black or brown straight-winged insect of the order Blattodea that is not a termite.
44	lefulo	Leina
45	lefuto	Leina
46	legakwa	Leina	A solid composed of an array of atoms or molecules possessing long-range order and arranged in a pattern which is period…
47	legapu	Leina
48	legôu	Leina	A goose of the species Alopochen aegyptiaca.
49	lekgoa	Letlhaodi	Of or relating to Caucasians (people with white complexion and European ancestry).
50	lekgolo	Letlhaodi
51	lekoto	Leina
52	lelobu	Leina
53	lelwapa	Leina
54	lephoi	Leina	One of several birds of the family Columbidae within the order Columbiformes.
55	lerumo	Leina
56	lesedi	Leina
57	leshoma	Leina
58	lesome	Letlhaodi
59	letadi	Leina
60	loapi	Leina
61	lobebe	Letlhaodi	Cream-coloured; having a yellowish white colour.
62	logora	Leina
63	lokwalo	Leina
64	lolo	Leina
65	lomao	Leina
66	lonala	Leina
67	lorako	Leina
68	losi	Leina
69	losika	Leina
70	loupa	Leina
71	maabane	Leina	The day immediately before today; one day ago.
72	mafatla	Letlhaodi
73	maitseo	Leina
74	merafe	Letlhaodi
75	mmaba	Leina
76	mmabole	Leina
77	mmoki	Leina
78	moalafi	Leina
79	modi	Leina
80	mofine	Leina
81	mokawa	Leina
82	molapo	Leina
83	molato	Leina
84	moletsi	Leina
85	monang	Leina
86	moreki	Leina
87	moriti	Leina	A dark image projected onto a surface where light (or other radiation) is blocked by the shade of an object.
88	morula	Leina	A medium-sized dioecious tree, Sclerocarya birrea, indigenous to Southern Africa and West Africa.
89	morwa	Leina
90	morwadi	Leina	One’s female offspring.
91	mosamo	Leina
92	mosi	Leina	The visible vapor/vapour, gases, and fine particles given off by burning or smoldering material.
93	mothapi	Leina
94	mothudi	Leina
95	motlopi	Leina	The shepherd tree or shepherd's tree (Boscia albitrunca), an evergreen tree native to southern and tropical Africa which…
96	motsu	Leina
97	motswi	Leina
98	naelone	Leina
99	nako	Leina
100	ngwe	Letlhaodi	The number represented by the Arabic numeral 1; the numerical value equal to that cardinal number.
101	nkgonne	Leina
102	nnake	Leina
103	nonofo	Leina
104	ntate	Leina
105	ntlha	Letlhaodi
106	ntsho	Letlhaodi
107	ntsi	Leina
108	oura	Leina
109	pêba	Leina	A medium-sized rodent belonging to the genus Rattus.
110	pelaelo	Leina
111	pelo	Leina	A muscular organ that pumps blood through the body, traditionally thought to be the seat of emotion.
112	pensele	Leina
113	phalane	Leina
114	phokoje	Leina
115	phukwi	Leina
116	piano	Leina
117	pitsi	Leina	A hoofed mammal, Equus ferus caballus, often used throughout history for riding and draft work.
118	pounama	Leina
119	robedi	Letlhaodi
120	saeyene	Leina	An additive secondary colour midway between green and blue, evoked by wavelengths between ~490 and ~520 nm.
121	sebaga	Leina	An article of jewelry that is worn around the neck, most often made of a string of precious metal, pearls, gems, beads o…
122	sebetsa	Leina
123	sebodu	Leina
124	sefako	Leina
125	segwete	Leina	A vegetable with a nutritious, juicy, sweet root that is often orange in colour, Daucus carota, family Apiaceae, especia…
126	sekaka	Leina
127	selabo	Leina
128	sematla	Leina
129	semente	Leina
130	seodi	Leina
131	serepa	Leina	A dead body, especially that of a human as opposed to an animal.
132	serethe	Leina
133	setena	Leina	A hardened rectangular block of mud, clay etc., used for building.
134	setilo	Leina
135	setopo	Leina	A dead body, especially that of a human as opposed to an animal.
136	setulo	Leina
137	siling	Leina
138	sola	Lediri
139	sukiri	Leina	Sucrose in the form of small crystals, obtained from sugar cane or sugar beet and used to sweeten food and drink.
140	supa	Letlhaodi
141	sweu	Letlhaodi	Bright and colourless; reflecting equal quantities of all frequencies of visible light.
142	tala	Letlhaodi	Of a single color inclusive of both green and blue as different shades, used in translations from languages such as Old…
143	thamane	Leina
144	thapelo	Leina
145	tharo	Letlhaodi
146	thataro	Letlhaodi
147	thoe	Leina
148	thuso	Leina
149	thutego	Letlhaodi
150	tleloko	Leina
151	tlhaga	Leina	Any plant of the family Poaceae, characterized by leaves that arise from nodes in the stem and leaf bases that wrap arou…
152	tlhano	Letlhaodi	A numerical value equal to 5; the number following four and preceding six.
153	tlhase	Leina
154	tlhoa	Lediri
155	tlhogo	Leina
156	tona	Letlhaodi
157	topo	Leina
158	tousane	Letlhaodi
159	tshilô	Leina	The building housing such a grinding apparatus; also, any similar building that houses a similarly material activity (su…
160	tshise	Leina	A dairy product made from curdled or cultured milk.
161	tuma	Letlhaodi

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