Nurse, Philippson 1975
Nurse, Derek and Gérard Philippson (1975). The Tanzanian Language Survey. Department of Foreign Languages and Linguistics of the University of Dar es Salaam: Dar es Salaam.
Realizations (286)
| Shift | Language | Lexeme | Source | Target | Page | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #2702 | Kerebe (Kerewe) | enkombyo | shell | — | spoon | |
| #4142 | Mambwe | ichinsanzo | hole, nest | — | basket of open wicker-work | |
| #4142 | Suba | ribhanga | hole, nest | — | basket of open wicker-work | |
| #390 | Bungu | isiyo | eyebrow | — | eyelash | |
| #390 | Chuka (Meru) | mburi | eyebrow | — | eyelash | |
| #390 | Fipa | iinkopyo | eyebrow | — | eyelash | |
| #390 | Gusii | ebioge | eyebrow | — | eyelash | |
| #390 | Kuria | ichingike | eyebrow | — | eyelash | |
| #390 | Kwere | ngohe | eyebrow | — | eyelash | |
| #390 | Langi | maririma | eyebrow | — | eyelash | |
| #390 | Luhya | shisichi | eyebrow | — | eyelash | |
| #390 | Mambwe | inkopyo | eyebrow | — | eyelash | |
| #390 | Mwera | nkop_e | eyebrow | — | eyelash | |
| #390 | Nyakyusa | isige | eyebrow | — | eyelash | |
| #390 | Nyamwezi | lUgohe | eyebrow | — | eyelash | |
| #390 | Pangwa | n'gope | eyebrow | — | eyelash | |
| #390 | Rundi | urugohe | eyebrow | — | eyelash | |
| #390 | Mambwe | lukopyo | eyebrow | — | eyelash | |
| #390 | Sambaa (Shambaa) | ngohe | eyebrow | — | eyelash | |
| #390 | Shubi | urugohe | eyebrow | — | eyelash | |
| #390 | Chuka (Meru) | nkobe | eyebrow | — | eyelash | |
| #390 | Wanji | ng'humbe | eyebrow | — | eyelash | |
| #390 | Zigua | nkumbitu | eyebrow | — | eyelash | |
| #541 | Gusii | ekiara | nail (body part) | — | finger | |
| #541 | Ndali | lwobe | nail (body part) | → | finger | |
| #4289 | Mbunga | ku | to crawl | — | to climb, ascend | |
| #5342 | Zinza (Dzinza) | echooma | iron | — | axe | |
| #5346 | Gwere | kyoma | iron | — | copper, brass | |
| #5346 | Kwere | zuma | iron | — | copper, brass | |
| #5346 | Masaba (Lumasaaba) | sisiuma | iron | — | copper, brass | |
| #5346 | Rombo (Mkuu) | menya | iron | — | copper, brass | |
| #5346 | Mwera | chic_h_ulo | iron | — | copper, brass | |
| #5346 | Ndali | ichela | iron | — | copper, brass | |
| #5346 | Ngoreme (Ngurimi) | ekyooma | iron | — | copper, brass | |
| #3733 | Mbunga | ku | to hear | — | to think, imagine | |
| #2912 | Ngoreme (Ngurimi) | omorusu | weak | — | lazy | |
| #2912 | Kiga (Rukiga) | obworo | weak | — | lazy | |
| #2912 | Nkore (Runyankore) | omweremwa | weak | — | lazy | |
| #2912 | Sizaki (Shashi) | mtobhu | weak | — | lazy | |
| #2912 | Suba | -rosu | weak | — | lazy | |
| #2086 | Mbunga | bambu | master | → | husband | |
| #7220 | Meruimenti | mwana | boy | — | child (of age) | |
| #3045 | Ngoreme (Ngurimi) | risaro | cloud | — | sky | |
| #3045 | Sizaki (Shashi) | erisaru | cloud | — | sky | |
| #370 | Chuka (Meru) | kuthoma | to read | — | to learn, study | |
| #370 | Doe | ku-soma | to read | — | to learn, study | |
| #370 | Gusii | gosoma | to read | — | to learn, study | |
| #3212 | Hehe | imba | to sing | — | to read | |
| #3212 | Kinga | ukwimba | to sing | — | to read | |
| #3212 | Pangwa | khuyimba | to sing | — | to read | |
| #3212 | Sangu (Tanzania) | kiyimba | to sing | — | to read | |
| #389 | Mbunga | kilefu | beard | — | chin | |
| #389 | Meruimenti | kireru | beard | — | chin | |
| #389 | Mwera | shileu | beard | — | chin | |
| #389 | Suba | ekeresa | beard | — | chin | |
| #389 | Meru | kileri | beard | — | chin | |
| #389 | Siha | kileri | beard | — | chin | |
| #389 | Tharaka | kireru | beard | — | chin | |
| #8578 | Bende | isoneka | yesterday | — | tomorrow | |
| #8578 | Bungu | iyolo | yesterday | — | tomorrow | |
| #8578 | Doe | igolo | yesterday | — | tomorrow | |
| #8578 | Fipa | mutondo | yesterday | — | tomorrow | |
| #8578 | Kwere | igolo | yesterday | — | tomorrow | |
| #8578 | Luganda | jjo | yesterday | — | tomorrow | |
| #8578 | Mambwe | amutondo | yesterday | — | tomorrow | |
| #8578 | Ngoreme (Ngurimi) | icho | yesterday | — | tomorrow | |
| #8578 | Nyamwezi | igolo | yesterday | — | tomorrow | |
| #8578 | Rundi | ejo | yesterday | — | tomorrow | |
| #8578 | Lungwa (Rungwa) | iyolo | yesterday | — | tomorrow | |
| #8578 | Sizaki (Shashi) | izo | yesterday | — | tomorrow | |
| #8578 | Suba | isho | yesterday | — | tomorrow | |
| #3760 | Mbunga | ku | to smell out, sniff | — | to taste (tr.) | |
| #4786 | Bende | mabhele | milk | — | female breast | |
| #4786 | Kikuyu | iria | milk | — | female breast | |
| #4786 | Mbunga | maveli | milk | — | female breast | |
| #4786 | Masaba (Lumasaaba) | kamabeele | milk | — | female breast | |
| #4786 | Lungwa (Rungwa) | amaziwa | milk | — | female breast | |
| #7348 | Rombo (Mkuu) | ruva | sun | — | god | |
| #7348 | Uuseri (Kiseri) | ruva, rub*a | sun | — | god | |
| #7348 | Keni | ruva | sun | — | god | |
| #7348 | Gweno | ruva | sun | — | god | |
| #7348 | Ikizu | iryobha | sun | — | god | |
| #8283 | Siha | bafu | chest (body part) | — | lung | |
| #445 | Rundi | amaso | face | — | eye | |
| #966 | Zinza (Dzinza) | omukazi | woman | — | wife | |
| #966 | Wanji | n'dala | woman | — | wife | |
| #966 | Suba | omokari | woman | — | wife | |
| #966 | Siha | nfele | woman | — | wife | |
| #966 | Nkore (Runyankore) | omukazi | woman | — | wife | |
| #966 | Rundi | umugore | woman | — | wife | |
| #966 | Kiga (Rukiga) | omukazi | woman | — | wife | |
| #966 | Nyamwezi | mkIma | woman | — | wife | |
| #966 | Mbunga | mdala | woman | — | wife | |
| #966 | Uuseri (Kiseri) | mfele | woman | — | wife | |
| #966 | Kinga | udala | woman | — | wife | |
| #966 | Kerebe (Kerewe) | omukazi | woman | — | wife | |
| #966 | Gwere | mukali | woman | — | wife | |
| #2356 | Meru | iruva | sky | — | god | |
| #1020 | Hehe | uludela | root (of a plant) | — | blood vessel | |
| #1020 | Uuseri (Kiseri) | mru | root (of a plant) | — | blood vessel | |
| #1020 | Rombo (Mkuu) | mri | root (of a plant) | — | vein | |
| #3045 | Embu (Kîembu) | Itu | cloud | — | sky | |
| #3045 | Ikizu | risaro | cloud | — | sky | |
| #3045 | Kamba (Bantu language) | Itu | cloud | — | sky | |
| #3045 | Kutu | ulanga | cloud | — | sky | |
| #3045 | Matumbi (Kimatumbi) | lyunde | cloud | — | sky | |
| #3045 | Ngoni | lihundi | cloud | — | sky | |
| #3045 | Nyaturu (Nyaturucha) | irunde | cloud | — | sky | |
| #3045 | Sumbwa | ilunde | cloud | — | sky | |
| #3365 | Yao (Tanzania) | lipanga | spear | — | sword | |
| #8578 | Vinza (Kivinza) | ejo | yesterday | — | tomorrow | |
| #2676 | Rombo (Mkuu) | ifinyo | worm | — | insect | |
| #2676 | Lema | shinu | worm | — | insect | |
| #2676 | Mamba | shinu | worm | — | insect | |
| #9027 | Kimbu | uxu- | to pull | → | to grind (grain with a millstone) | |
| #436 | Bende | mulomo | lip | — | mouth | |
| #436 | Bungu | undomo | lip | — | mouth | |
| #436 | Zinza (Dzinza) | omunwa | lip | — | mouth | |
| #436 | Chuka (Meru) | muromo | lip | — | mouth | |
| #436 | Doe | mlomo | lip | — | mouth | |
| #436 | Fipa | umulomo | lip | — | mouth | |
| #436 | Gwere | munwa | lip | — | mouth | |
| #436 | Hehe | umulomo | lip | — | mouth | |
| #436 | Kerebe (Kerewe) | omunwa | lip | — | mouth | |
| #436 | Mbunga | mlomu | lip | — | mouth | |
| #436 | Kinga | undomo | lip | — | mouth | |
| #436 | Uuseri (Kiseri) | momu | lip | — | mouth | |
| #436 | Vinza (Kivinza) | umunwa | lip | — | mouth | |
| #436 | Kuria | umunywa | lip | — | mouth | |
| #436 | Kwere | mulomo | lip | — | mouth | |
| #436 | Masaba (Lumasaaba) | kumunwa | lip | — | mouth | |
| #436 | Mambwe | umulomo | lip | — | mouth | |
| #436 | Manda (of Africa) | ndomo | lip | — | mouth | |
| #436 | Matumbi (Kimatumbi) | nkano | lip | — | mouth | |
| #436 | Meru | kana | lip | — | mouth | |
| #436 | Meruimenti | muromo | lip | — | mouth | |
| #436 | Rombo (Mkuu) | momu | lip | — | mouth | |
| #436 | Ngoni | mlomo | lip | — | mouth | |
| #436 | Ngoreme (Ngurimi) | omonu | lip | — | mouth | |
| #436 | Nyakyusa | undomo | lip | — | mouth | |
| #436 | Nyaturu (Nyaturucha) | mwoomo | lip | — | mouth | |
| #436 | Pangwa | mlomo | lip | — | mouth | |
| #436 | Rundi | umunwa | lip | — | mouth | |
| #436 | Sambaa (Shambaa) | muomo | lip | — | mouth | |
| #436 | Shubi | umunwa | lip | — | mouth | |
| #436 | Sumbwa | mlomo | lip | — | mouth | |
| #436 | Wanji | mulomo | lip | — | mouth | |
| #436 | Yao (Tanzania) | kang'wa | lip | — | mouth | |
| #436 | Zigua | mnomo | lip | — | mouth | |
| #436 | Bondei | muomo | lip | — | mouth | |
| #436 | Ndengeleko (Rufiji) | nkanwa, mkanua | lip | — | mouth | |
| #436 | Zaramo | mulomo | lip | — | mouth | |
| #436 | Hangaza | umunwa | lip | — | mouth | |
| #436 | Haya (Oruhaya) | omunwa | lip | — | mouth | |
| #436 | Jita | omunwa | lip | — | mouth | |
| #436 | Kibosho | kana | lip | — | mouth | |
| #436 | Kihai (Kiha) | umunwa | lip | — | mouth | |
| #436 | Kara (Kilegi) Tanzania | omunwa | lip | — | mouth | |
| #436 | Kipogoro | mlomu | lip | — | mouth | |
| #436 | Lambya | ilomu | lip | — | mouth | |
| #436 | Luguru | domo | lip | — | mouth | |
| #436 | Lungwa (Rungwa) | umnomo | lip | — | mouth | |
| #436 | Machame | kana | lip | — | mouth | |
| #436 | Malila | ilomu | lip | — | mouth | |
| #436 | Logooli (Maragoli) | munwa | lip | — | mouth | |
| #436 | Matengo | ndomu | lip | — | mouth | |
| #436 | Kwaya (Mkwaya) | omunwa | lip | — | mouth | |
| #436 | Mwanga (Namwanga) | u-mulomo | lip | — | mouth | |
| #436 | Ndamba | mlomu | lip | — | mouth | |
| #436 | Ngindo | kano | lip | — | mouth | |
| #436 | Ngulu (Nguungulu) | mnomo | lip | — | mouth | |
| #436 | Sukuma (Ntuzu) | nomo | lip | — | mouth | |
| #436 | Iramba (Nyiramba, Nilamba) | mUlomo | lip | — | mouth | |
| #436 | Pimbwe | umnomo | lip | — | mouth | |
| #436 | Rungu | mulomo | lip | — | mouth | |
| #436 | Nyambo (Runyambo) | omunwa | lip | — | mouth | |
| #436 | Tooro (Rutooro) | omunwa | lip | — | mouth | |
| #436 | Safwa | ilomu | lip | — | mouth | |
| #436 | Saamia (Samialugwe) | omunua | lip | — | mouth | |
| #436 | Wanda | mulomo | lip | — | mouth | |
| #4387 | Mbunga | ku | to dig | — | to cut | |
| #4653 | Mbunga | ku | to cut | — | to kill | |
| #5194 | Luhya | luvuvi | scorpion | — | spider | |
| #8511 | Taita (Dawida) | kishushe | scorpion | — | myriapod | |
| #8511 | Fipa | insambanyi | scorpion | — | myriapod | |
| #8511 | Makonde | chivalavala | scorpion | — | myriapod | |
| #8511 | Nata (Isenye, Ikoma) | eghitomoni | scorpion | — | myriapod | |
| #8511 | Tooro (Rutooro) | orunaku | scorpion | — | myriapod | |
| #3545 | Kikuyu | kireru | cheek | — | chin | |
| #3545 | Nyoro (Runyoro) | ekireju | cheek | — | chin | |
| #2662 | Uuseri (Kiseri) | kuoko | hand | — | five | |
| #1957 | Malila | ulusuto | earth, soil | — | dust, cloud of dust | |
| #3020 | Kwaya (Mkwaya) | ing'okora | knee | — | elbow | |
| #8578 | Kihai (Kiha) | ejo | yesterday | — | tomorrow | |
| #8578 | Sumbwa | igolo | yesterday | — | tomorrow | |
| #8578 | Tooro (Rutooro) | ijo | yesterday | — | tomorrow | |
| #8578 | Rungu | mutondo | yesterday | — | tomorrow | |
| #8578 | Pimbwe | iyolo | yesterday | — | tomorrow | |
| #8578 | Kuria | icho | yesterday | — | tomorrow | |
| #8578 | Dciriku (Gciriku, Rumanyo) | ʝônà | yesterday | — | tomorrow | |
| #1755 | Kihai (Kiha) | ukwanka | to refuse, say no | — | to hate, detest | |
| #1755 | Kara (Kilegi) Tanzania | okulema | to refuse, say no | — | to hate, detest | |
| #1755 | Kipogoro | lema | to reject, refuse | → | to hate, detest | |
| #1755 | Logooli (Maragoli) | ku-sura | to refuse, say no | — | to hate, detest | |
| #1755 | Nkore (Runyankore) | kwanga | to refuse, say no | — | to hate, detest | |
| #9457 | Taita (Dawida) | mbishi | new | — | unripe (fruit) | |
| #3579 | Mwera | ntima | heart | — | chest (body part) | |
| #898 | Hehe | uluseese | cheek | — | jaw | |
| #898 | Kinga | ulutsetse | cheek | — | jaw | |
| #898 | Uuseri (Kiseri) | usaya | cheek | — | jaw | |
| #898 | Nata (Isenye, Ikoma) | orusa | cheek | — | jaw | |
| #898 | Ngindo | lijegu | cheek | — | jaw | |
| #898 | Nyaturu (Nyaturucha) | ihaya | cheek | — | jaw | |
| #898 | Sukuma (Ntuzu) | isaya | cheek | — | jaw | |
| #898 | Tharaka | ruthea | cheek | — | jaw | |
| #898 | Kipogoro | lisaya | cheek | — | jaw | |
| #4101 | Matumbi (Kimatumbi) | nyama | meat | — | animal | |
| #4101 | Mwera | nyama | meat | — | animal | |
| #4101 | Zaramo | nyama | meat | — | animal | |
| #4101 | Bondei | nyama | meat | — | animal | |
| #4101 | Yao (Tanzania) | ɲàmà | meat | — | animal | |
| #4101 | Luguru | nyama | meat | — | animal | |
| #4101 | Langi | nyama | meat | — | animal | |
| #4101 | Pangwa | nyama | meat | — | animal | |
| #4101 | Doe | nyama | meat | — | animal | |
| #4101 | Fipa | iinyama | meat | — | animal | |
| #4101 | Saamia (Samialugwe) | inyama | meat | — | animal | |
| #4101 | Bungu | inyama | meat | — | animal | |
| #4101 | Iramba (Nyiramba, Nilamba) | nama | meat | — | animal | |
| #9764 | Hangaza | inkara | crab | — | scorpion | |
| #9764 | Gusii | riagaga | lobster | — | scorpion | |
| #4790 | Vinza (Kivinza) | umubhili | skin (of a person) | — | body | |
| #4790 | Mwanga (Namwanga) | u-muwili | skin (of a person) | — | body | |
| #4790 | Lambya | umuv*ili | skin (of a person) | — | body | |
| #4790 | Nyambo (Runyambo) | omubili | skin (of a person) | — | body | |
| #4790 | Haya (Oruhaya) | omubili | skin (of a person) | — | body | |
| #4790 | Zinza (Dzinza) | omubili | skin (of a person) | — | body | |
| #1219 | Uuseri (Kiseri) | njoni | skin (of an animal) | — | skin (of a person) | |
| #1219 | Machame | shonyi | skin (of an animal) | — | skin (of a person) | |
| #1219 | Siha | shoni | skin (of an animal) | — | skin (of a person) | |
| #1219 | Lema | ngosi | skin (of an animal) | — | skin (of a person) | |
| #3042 | Kibosho | o, iwo | to kill | — | to extinguish | |
| #4786 | Kimbu | imaveele | milk | — | female breast | |
| #4786 | Kipogoro | maweri | milk | — | female breast | |
| #4786 | Kutu | matombo | milk | — | female breast | |
| #4786 | Luguru | tombo | milk | — | female breast | |
| #4786 | Ndengeleko (Rufiji) | mabele | milk | — | female breast | |
| #4786 | Ngindo | mabele | milk | — | female breast | |
| #4786 | Pimbwe | amadib'a | milk | — | female breast | |
| #4786 | Kipogoro | maweri | milk | — | female breast | |
| #4786 | Sumbwa | mabele | milk | — | female breast | |
| #4786 | Yao (Tanzania) | mavele | milk | — | female breast | |
| #4786 | Zaramo | matombo | milk | — | female breast | |
| #9818 | Tharaka | kwina | song | — | dance (n.) | |
| #9818 | Kuria | ukubina | to sing | — | to dance | |
| #9818 | Uuseri (Kiseri) | ifina | to sing | — | to dance | |
| #9818 | Malila | kwimba | to sing | — | to dance (of men, to show courage) | |
| #3631 | Wuunjo (Wunjo, Vunjo, Kivunjo) | iwir*a | to ripen | — | to ferment, yeast | |
| #3631 | Siha | ivira | to ripen | — | to ferment | |
| #5075 | Nkore (Runyankore) | omwami | chief, boss | — | husband | |
| #1005 | Gweno | mrwe | head | → | chief, boss | |
| #1005 | Kibosho | mchili | head | → | chief, boss | |
| #1005 | Matumbi (Kimatumbi) | nkulungwa | head | → | chief, boss | |
| #1005 | Meru | manji | head | → | chief, boss | |
| #1005 | Matengo | jumbi | head | → | chief, boss | |
| #1005 | Nyakyusa | untwa | head | → | chief, boss | |
| #1005 | Meruimenti | munene | head | → | chief | |
| #1005 | Kinga | untwa | head | → | chief, boss | |
| #1005 | Mambwe | umwene | head | → | chief, boss | |
| #1005 | Manda (of Africa) | mutwa | head | → | chief, boss | |
| #1005 | Bondei | zumbe | head | → | chief, boss | |
| #1005 | Tharaka | chibu | head | → | chief, boss | |
| #1005 | Sambaa (Shambaa) | zumbe | head | → | chief, boss | |
| #1005 | Makonde | mkulungwa | head | → | chief, boss | |
| #1005 | Mbunga | nkosi | head | → | chief, boss | |
| #1005 | Saamia (Samialugwe) | omwami | head | → | chief, boss | |
| #1005 | Wanji | munjagila | head | → | chief, boss | |
| #1005 | Kamba (Bantu language) | mUnene | head | → | chief, boss | |
| #1005 | Rundi | umuganwa | head | → | chief, boss | |
| #1005 | Uuseri (Kiseri) | mangi | head | → | chief, boss | |
| #3626 | Luguru | ku-kala | to sit | — | to remain, stay | |
| #6969 | Matengo | sombu | pot, vessel | — | tobacco pipe | |
| #956 | Nyambo (Runyambo) | kutobela | to sink into | → | to set (of Sun) | |
| #10292 | Embu (Kîembu) | UkI | honey | — | beer | |
| #7396 | Gusii | rigena | stone (piece of rock) | — | egg | |
| #1557 | Kami (Tanzania) | fungu | bitter | — | bile, gall |