oath - kano (s.9) dikano (pl.10)
obedience - kutlo
objectival concord (01) - mo
objectival concord (02) - ba
objectival concord (03) - o
objectival concord (04) - e
objectival concord (05) - le
objectival concord (06) - a
objectival concord (07) - se
objectival concord (08) - di
objectival concord (09) - e
objectival concord (10) - di
objectival concord (14) - bo
objectival concord (15) - ho
objective - sepheo (s.7) dipheo (pl.8)
observable - bonahala
observe one another (v.) - bonana
observed (be ...) (v.) - bonwa
obstinate (be ...) (v.) - nkane
obstinate (be ...) (v.) - pala
obtain (v.) - fumana
obvious - totobetse
obvious (it is ...) - ho totobetse
October - Mphalane
of (01) (possessive concord) - wa
of (02) (possessive concord) - ba
of (03) (possessive concord) - wa
of (04) (possessive concord) - ya
of (05) (possessive concord) - la
of (06) (possessive concord) - a
of (07) (possessive concord) - sa
of (08) (possessive concord) - tsa
of (09) (possessive concord) - ya
of (10) (possessive concord) - tsa
of (14) (possessive concord) - ba
of (15) (possessive concord) - ha
offend (v.) - fahla
offend (v.) - sitelwa
offended (become ...) (v.) - fahleha
office (<Eng) - ofisi (s.9) diofisi (pl.10)
often - hangata
oh ! (exclamation) - kgele !
oh no ! (exlamation) - kgele !
oil (<Afr: olie) - oli (s.9) dioli (pl.10)
old (become ...) (v.) - hola
old (is ...) (v.) - hodile
old (of ...) - boholoholo
old customs - boholoholo
old man - leqheku (s.5) maqheku (pl.6)
old meat - seuta
olden times - boholoholo
older brother - aubuti (s.1) boaubuti (pl.2)
older brother (for a female) - kgaitsedi (s.1) bokgaitsedi (pl.2)
older brother (for a male) - moholwane
older sister - ausi (s.1a)
older sister (for a female) - moholwane
older sister (for a male) - kgaitsedi (s.1) bokgaitsedi (pl.2)
on - hodima
on his/her own (01) - ka boyena
on its own (03) - ka bowona
on its own (05) - ka bolona
on its own (07) - ka bosona
on its own (09) - ka boyona
on its own (14) - ka bobona
on its own (15) - ka bohona
on the side - lehlakoreng
on their own (02) - ka bobona
on their own (04) - ka boyona
on their own (06) - ka boona
on their own (08) - ka botsona
on their own (10) - ka botsona
on top of - hodima
once - hang
once more - hape
one - nngwe
one who uses charms - moupi (s.1) baupi (pl.2)
onion - anyanese (s.9)
only - feela
open (is ...) (v.) - butswe
open (v.) - bula
open for me (v.) - mpulele
open ground - lebala (s.5) mabala (pl.6)
opened (v.) - butse
opinion - boikutlo (s.14) maikutlo (pl.6)
opium - opiamo
opportunity - monyetla (s.3) menyetla (pl.4)
opportunity - sebaka
oppose (v.) - lwantsha
opposed (v.) - lwantshitse
or - kapa
orange (fruit) - lamunu (s.9) dilamunu (pl.10)
Orange River - Senqu
order - molao (s.3) melao (pl.4)
organ - kahare (s.9) dikahare (pl.10)
oribi - hlwaele
originate - hlaha
orphan - kgutsana (s.9) dikgutsana (pl.10)
orphanage - dikgutsaneng
ostrich - mpshe (s.9) dimphse (pl.10)
others - ba bang
others - disele
otherwise - ho seng jwalo
otter - qibi (s.9) diqibi (pl.10)
ought to - tshwanela ho
our - heso
our - rona
ours - rona
outside - bokantle
outside - ntle
outwit (v.) - phelekanyetsa
oven - onto (s.9) dionto (pl.10)
overcome (v.) - hlola
overdose - ho nwa ho feta tekano
overflow (v.) - kgaphatseha
owl - sephooko (s.7) diphooko (pl.8)
own (v.) - rua
owner - mong (s.1) beng (pl.2)
ox - pholo (s.9) dipholo (pl.10)

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