| N_ID | Nyakyusa | Wordclass | Felberg '96 | E_ID | English | S_ID | Swahili |
| 3 | -a | particle | -a part The “-a of reference”, connector, genitive etc. It connects one word or phrase with another, it is often translated with “of” or with another genitive expression.(gwa, bwa, gya, lya, twa etc) = -a | 3 | The “-a of reference”, connector, genitive etc. It connects one word or phrase with another, it is often translated with “of” or with another genitive expression.(gwa, bwa, gya, lya, twa etc) | 2 | -a |
| 4 | aba | aba 1 det these = hawa 2 pron who = ambao 3 pron they (being where you are) = wao | 4 | these | 3 | hawa | |
| 1 | kwesa | verb | kwesa vt (pt kwesíle) smoke = vuta | 1 | smoke | 1 | vuta |
