Vei

Vei mutauro unowanikwa kuSierra Leone.

## Mazwi Anotodza Bantu

*Vei inoti kuru (great, big, large) kureva chikuru.
*Vei inoti koso-koso (to cough) kureva kukosora.
*Vei inoti gbaro (n. hind-part, seat) kureva garo. Mamwe mazwi: wonye (v. to itch) - fananidzai nokuti unye.
*Vei inoti bara (n. place) kureva nzvimbo. Fananidzai nokuti ruvara.
*Vei inoti dsi, (descent) kureva kudzika. Mamwe mazwi: dsi (n. water). Chewa inoti madzi.
*Vei inoti kanya, (v. to be unsuccessful, to be unable; to give up). Fananidzai nokuti wandikanya kana wakanya?.
*Vei inoti kurr (v. to grow) kureva kukura. Mamwe mazwi: bari (n. place ; large open place, yard).
*Vei inoti bara (place ; large open place, yard) kureva chivara.
*Vei inoti nene (v. to deceive, impose upon). Fananidzai nokuti kenenedzera.
*Vei inoti nori (v. to be wet; to wet, make wet) kureva kunyorova.
*Vei inoti sembe (to place against, to lean against;  to go, turn, hang on one side) kureva kuzembera.
*Vei inoti tanda (to be straight) kureva kutwasuka. Mamwe mazwi: tande (straight) - fananidzai nenyaudzosingwi yokuti tande.
*Vei inoti tara (v. to meet, to find) kureva kusangana kana kuwana. Fananidzai nokuti kutarisa?
*Vei inoti wara (n. mat) kureva meti. Mamwe mazwi: vari (to go off - said of a trap).
*Vei inoti dondo (one) kureva posi. Sangho inoti **tonda** (begin, start). VaGanda **tonda** (to create) vachireva kusika.
*Vei inoti dondori (at once) kureva zvinouno. Mamwe mazwi: kasi kana **kase'' (rust) kureva [[ngura]].

==Mamwe Mashoko==

*Vei inoti pene (all, whole; first).  Mamwe mazwi: kama (n. elephant) kureva [[nzou]].
*Vei inoti sere (to rise, ascend;  to go up, come up) kureva [[kukwira]]. Mamwe mazwi: boro ka (to let go, let fall, give up ; to despatch, to send). 
*Vei inoti boro, mboro (hand, arm; power) kureva [[ruwoko]].  Mamwe mazwi: kara (n. a pad for the head when carrying a load).
*Vei inoti mesa (table) kureva [[tafura]]. Mamwe mazwi: karare, (learned, cunning).
*Vei inoti tendu (n. messenger) kureva [[mutumwa]]. Mamwe mazwi: ba (great).
*Vei inoti gbi ( all, any, all kinds, all sorts). Mamwe mazwi: kenye (n. sand, sand-beach) kureva [[jecha]].
*Vei inoti gbere (the whole of all). Mamwe mazwi: kani (n. metal).
*Vei inoti soke (to do a work) kureva [[kushanda]]. Mamwe mazwi: kende (fire-coal, burning-coal, live-coal).
*Vei inoti bira (v. to take) kureva [[kutora]]. Mamwe mazwi: kerema (great, large, big).
*Vei inoti fo (near, close) kureva [[pedyo]]. Mamwe mazwi: kira (sickness, disease, ailment.).
*Vei inoti dsa (n. face, front) kureva [[kumeso]]. Mamwe mazwi: gbara (v. to be near).
*Vei inoti mande (person) kureva [[munhu]]. Mamwe mazwi: gbanya (n. tongs, pincers).
*Vei inoti ke kirawa (on this side) kureva kudivi rino. Mamwe mazwi: kira (n. path, way, road, street.).
*Vei inoti donda (n. rice) kureva [[mupunga]]. Mamwe mazwi: kumbi (n. dew) kureva [[dova]].
*Vei inoti kan (n. place) kureva [[nzvimbo]]. Fananidzai nokuti rukangarahwe.
*Vei inoti  banda (time, season) kureva [[nguva]] kana [[mwaka]]. Mamwe mazwi banda (air, cloud).
*Vei inoti gara kana **gana** (to be strong) kureva [[kugwinya]]. Mamwe mazwi: kunde (n. bird).
*Vei inoti gono, goro (palisade, stockade, barricade) kureva [[]]. Mamwe mazwi: kundu (iron).
*Vei inoti kando (ad. up, on top, above ; up stairs ; in the up-land, in the interior.) kureva padenga.
*Vei inoti kima (n. cold) kureva [[kutonhora]]. Mamwe mazwi: kima-banda (cold season). 
*Vei inoti kundu, (n. shortness; privation or scarcity, exertion). Mamwe mazwi: gbanya (n. tongs, pincers).
*Vei inoti kure (n. word, voice, report) kureva [[izwi]]. Mamwe mazwi: kure dondo (n. concord, harmony, union). 
*Vei inoti baru (to save, cure, heal ; to recover, get well ; to escape; to get clear;  to save, cure, heal ; to recover, get well ; to escape) kureva [[kuponesa]].
*Vei inoti bere kana **mbere''' (self, myself) kureva ini. Mamwe mazwi: bere (fine, good).
*Vei inoti biri ( same, self-same, that) kureva chimwecho. Mamwe mazwi: kunda (grow, to grow up).
*Vei inoti kurea (to deceive) - fananidzai nokuti Mareya. Mamwe mazwi: kurima (n. dry season).
*Vei inoti mande (other, anther) kureva chimwewo. Mamwe mazwi: mara (v. to be lighted, kindled) kureva kupfuta.
*Vei inoti nyenye (v. to scatter, disperse). Mamwe mazwi: samba (n. basket).
*Vei inoti nyoma (v. to be like, similar) kureva kufanana. Mamwe mazwi: nyo (n. likeness, similarity.).
*Vei inoti samba (v. to tremble, to shake). Mamwe mazwi: sembe (n. strength, power, force, energy).
*Vei inoti seri (n. witness) kureva fakazi. Mamwe mazwi: simbiri (join, to join).
*Vei inoti sunda (v. send) kureva kutuma. Mamwe mazwi: suna (n. rain).
*Vei inoti sunda, sonda (n. stranger, visitor, guest) kureva muenzi. Mamwe mazwi: ta (fire) kureva moto.
*Vei inoti tama (gentle, meek) kureva zvinyoro-nyoro. Mamwe mazwi: ta (part, portion) kureva chikamu.
*Vei inoti te (middle, midst, centre) kureva pakati. Mamwe mazwi:  pate (zenith). Su-te (midnight).
*Vei inoti tembe (to stand or place in a line, to form a row). Mamwe mazwi: te (to break in pieces).
*Vei inoti tea-tea (to disperse, to scatter). Mamwe mazwi: tere (broken, split).
*Vei inoti tere (n. sun, daytime, day,) kureva zuva. Mamwe mazwi: tere bera (the sun sets).
*Vei inoti toke (a. mild, soft, easy, genteel, quiet, patient). Mamwe mazwi: toke (softly, gently).
*Vei inoti tonya (truth, truthful) kureva idi. Mamwe mazwi: toro (to grow fat).