kafé

ln-noun

kafé class 9 (plural kafé class 10, colloquial plural bakafé class 2)

kafé (class-10 plural)
bakafé (class-2 colloquial plural)


mwǎmba

paste, more particularly palm butter or peanut butter


fufú

fufú class 9 (plural fufú class 10, colloquial plural bafufú class 2)

fufú (class-10 plural)
bafufú (class-2 colloquial plural)

semolina or flour, especially of cassava

porridge, made from fufú and water by boiling and stirring until solid


nyama

nyama class 9 (plural nyama class 10, colloquial plural banyama class 2)

nyama (class-10 plural)
banyama (class-2 colloquial plural)


sapáto

sapáto class 9 (plural sapáto class 10, colloquial plural basapáto class 2)

sapáto (class-10 plural)
basapáto (class-2 colloquial plural)

From Portuguese sapato (“shoe”), borrowed before 1900.


kóma

kóma class 9 (plural kóma class 10, colloquial plural bakóma class 2)

kóma (class-10 plural)
bakóma (class-2 colloquial plural)


mokonzi

mokonzi class 1 (plural bakonzi class 2)


bíkí

bíkí class 9 (plural bíkí class 10, colloquial plural babíkí class 2)

bíkí (class-10 plural)
babíkí (class-2 colloquial plural)


moyémi

moyémi ndáko -- architect


moníngá

moníngá class 1 (plural baníngá class 2)

baníngá (class-2 plural)
moninga (alternative)
móníngá (alternative)


molakisi

molakisi class 1 (plural balakisi class 2)


mafúta

From Swahili mafuta, from Proto-Bantu *màkútà.


mwǎna

bǎna (class-2 plural)
mwána (alternative)


bondóki

bondóki class 14 (plural mandóki class 6)

From Swahili bunduki, borrowed before 1900. Ultimately from Arabic بُنْدُق (bunduq, “hazelnut; projectile”).


kurúzɛ

ln-noun

kurúzɛ class 9 (plural kurúzɛ class 10, colloquial plural bakurúzɛ class 2)

kurúzɛ (class-10 plural)
bakurúzɛ (class-2 colloquial plural)
kurúze (alternative)

From Portuguese cruz, borrowed before 1900.


kɔ́pɔ

kɔ́pɔ class 9 (plural kɔ́pɔ class 10, colloquial plural bakɔ́pɔ class 2)

kɔ́pɔ (class-10 plural)
bakɔ́pɔ (class-2 colloquial plural)
kopo (alternative)


shégé

→ French: shegué


mobáli

From mo- + -bála (“to get married”) + -i.


solola

-solola (canonical)
kosolola (infinitive)


nsɔ́ni

nsɔ́ni class 9 (plural nsɔ́ni class 10, colloquial plural bansɔ́ni class 2)

nsɔ́ni (class-10 plural)
bansɔ́ni (class-2 colloquial plural)


mónganga

mónganga class 1 (plural bánganga class 2)


káwa

káwa class 9 (plural káwa class 10, colloquial plural bakáwa class 2)

káwa (class-10 plural)
bakáwa (class-2 colloquial plural)


bɔ́i

From French boy (“black servant”), from English boy.


eláto

From Swahili kiatu, reflecting a form prior to the loss of the intervocalic l.


libángá

libángá class 5 (plural mabángá class 6)


dɔkɔtɔ́lɔ

dɔkɔtɔ́lɔ class 1 (plural badɔkɔtɔ́lɔ class 2)


sofɛ́lɛ

sofɛ́lɛ class 1 (plural basofɛ́lɛ class 2)


likáyabu

likáyabu class 5 (plural makáyabu class 6)

makáyabu (class-6 plural)
likáyabo (alternative)