| 196 | when? | 199 |
| 197 | where? | 302 |
| 793 | which? | 5 |
| 2496 | whiskers | 1 |
| 97 | white | 702 |
| 98 | who? | 557 |
| 2217 | why? | 11 |
| 198 | wide | 60 |
| 2273 | widow | 4 |
| 2252 | widowed | 3 |
| 2276 | widower | 4 |
| 199 | wife | 156 |
| 200 | wind | 693 |
| 1786 | wind, cold | 32 |
| 201 | wing | 614 |
| 2109 | witchcraft | 2 |
| 203 | with (accompanying) | 15 |
| 865 | with (by means of) | 3 |
| 99 | woman | 882 |
| 2513 | woman's clothes (pulpul) | 21 |
| 988 | woman's in law | 1 |
| 1787 | wood/wick | 4 |
| 2104 | word | 2 |
| 850 | work (n) | 88 |
| 205 | worm | 81 |
| 1789 | wrap | 14 |
| 2543 | wrist | 2 |
| 2129 | write, draw | 1 |
| 826 | yam | 413 |
| 2508 | yam (maho) | 17 |
| 2509 | yam (taitu) | 13 |
| 207 | year | 17 |
| 100 | yellow | 480 |
| 905 | yes | 268 |
| 326 | yesterday | 319 |
| 808 | yesterday, tomorrow | 20 |
| 2213 | young | 10 |
| 2515 | young boy | 13 |
| 1985 | younger brother | 34 |
| 1790 | younger/lastborn | 25 |
| 1987 | younger sister | 26 |
| 2269 | young man | 16 |
| 832 | you pl. (pronoun d:2p) | 574 |
| 2083 | you pl. (pronoun o:2p) | 110 |
| 2084 | you pl. two (pronoun o:2p, dual) | 32 |
| 1864 | you plural two (pronoun d:2p, dual) | 68 |
| 298 | you (pronoun d:2s) | 543 |
| 2082 | you (pronoun o:2s) | 116 |
| 950 | your pl (pronoun p:2p) | 152 |
| 949 | your (pronoun: p:2s) | 190 |
