| ata | even, even though | conjunction |
| –batela | protect | verb |
| –benga | call | verb |
| boyangeli | rulership | noun |
| ebandeli | beginning | noun |
| ekolo | nation, country | noun |
| elikya | hope | noun |
| eloko | thing (physical) | noun |
| –leka | pass | verb |
| libondeli | prayer, supplication | noun |
| likanisi | thought | noun |
| –limbola | explain | verb |
| liwa | death | noun |
| –longa | win, succeed | verb |
| –longola | remove | verb |
| nde | then | adverb |
| –sakola | preach | verb |
| –salela | serve, work for | verb |
| –sila | finish | verb |
| –silisa | make finish | verb |
| –tambola | walk | verb |
| –tambwisa | direct | verb |
| –banda | begin | verb |
| bolamu | goodness | noun |
| bolenge | youth (abstract) | noun |
| bomoko | oneness, unity | noun |
| bomoto | personality, character | noun |
| bonene | greatness | noun |
| elenge | young person, youth | noun |
| –koba | continue | verb |
| –koma | come, become | verb |
| lelo | today | noun |
| lingomba | church, religion | noun |
| mobeko | law | noun |
| mobimba | whole | adjective |
| mokolo | day | noun |
| mokonzi | chief, king | noun |
| –monisa | show, cause to see | verb |
| motema | heart | noun |
| ndakisa | example, demonstration | noun |
| –pona | choose | verb |
| –pusana | draw near, draw close | verb |
| –salisa | help, make work | verb |
| seko | forever, eternal | noun? |
| –ya | come to | verb |
| –yangela | rule | verb |
| –yebisa | inform, make known | verb |
| –yoka | hear, feel, smell | verb |
| –zwa | receive, get, take | verb |
| bokonzi | authority, kingdom | noun |
| elongo | together | adverb |
| ete | that | conjunction |
| –kanisa | think | verb |
| kasi | but | conjunction |
| –koka | be able, capable, perfect | verb |
| libota | family | noun |
| likoló | up, heaven, above | preposition, noun |
| liteya | teaching, lesson | noun |
| lokola | like | preposition |
| mokili | world, country | noun |
| mosala | work, job, task | noun |
| mpenza | really | adverb |
| –ndima | believe, have faith, accept | verb |
| nse | below, bottom, down | preposition |
| nsima | after, back, behind | preposition |
| –sengela | require, need | verb |
| –tosa | obey | verb |
| –yekola | learn | verb |
| –zanga | lack, be without | verb |
| bolingo | love | noun |
| buku | book | noun |
| esengo | joy | noun |
| –kufa | to die | verb |
| lisusu | again, in addition to | adverb |
| –loba | to speak, talk | verb |
| mabelé | earth, ground, soil | noun |
| makasi | strong, hard | adjective |
| mama | mother | noun |
| mingi | very, many, much | adjective |
| moke | small, little | adjective |
| mosusu | other, another | adjective |
| nguya | power | noun |
| nzela | way, route, road | noun |
| –pesa | to give | verb |
| –sepela | to enjoy | verb |
| solo | truth, true | noun |
| –tanga | to read, count | verb |
| tata | father | noun |
| –teya | to teach | verb |
| bango | them | pronoun |
| bino | you (plural) | pronoun |
| biso | us | pronoun |
| bomoi | life | noun |
| boni | quantity, how (many, much) | pronoun |
| liboso | first, before | adverb |
| –linga | to like, love, want | verb |
| moko | one, self | adjective |
| –mona | see | verb |
| mpe | also, and | conjunction |
| mpo | for | preposition |
| ndenge | way (abstract) | pronoun |
| ngai | me, I | pronoun |
| ntango | time, when | noun |
| –sala | to do, act, work | verb |
| ya | of | conjunction |
| yango | it, that | pronoun |
| ye | him | pronoun |
| –yeba | to know | verb |
| yo | you (singular) | pronoun |
| εε | yes | adverb |
| kitoko | beautiful, pretty, nice | adjective |
| likambo | thing | noun |
| mabe | bad, evil, wicked | adjective |
| malamu | good, well | adjective |
| mobali | man, husband | noun |
| monene | big, great | adjective |
| moto | person | noun |
| mwana | child | noun |
| mwasi | woman, wife | noun |
| na | with, of, from, to, between, in | conjunction |
| nani | who | pronoun |
| nini | what | pronoun |
| nkombo | name | noun |
| nsango | news | noun |
| nyonso | all, every | adjective |
| nzambe | god | noun |
| te | no, not | adverb |
| –zal– | be | verb |
| –zal– na | have | verb |