| Item No. | Otjiherero | English |
| 1. | mbino ngamburiro movandu | Trust others. |
| 2. | mbikambura kutja ovandu veno ozondando ozombua | Believe that others have good intentions. |
| 3. | mbino ngamburiro mo mahungiwovandu | Trust what people say. |
| 4. | mbi kambura kutja ovandu ve novikaro oviwa | Believe that people are basically moral. |
| 5. | mbi kambura moundu owa | Believe in human goodness. |
| 6. | mbi ripura kutja avihe mavi kaenda nawa | Think that all will be well. |
| 7. | hi kambura movandu; hino ngamburiro movandu | Distrust people. |
| 8. | mbimuna omahorekero mo zondando zovandu | Suspect hidden motives in others. |
| 9. | ami mbi ripurira kovandu varwe | Am wary of others. |
| 10. | mbi kambura kutja ovandu venouvi okuza kombutiro | Believe that people are essentially evil. |
| 11. | hinee vaka otjitjamurongo tjohoromende | Would never cheat on my taxes. |
| 12. | mbi kongorera ombazu | Stick to the rules. |
| 13. | ami mbi ungurisa okawaraka kutja mbi toṋe | Use flattery to get ahead. |
| 14. | mbi ungurisa ovandu varue okumuna mbimevanga | Use others for my own ends. |
| 15. | mbi tjiwa okukondoroka omazeva; mbi tjiwa oku katuka omazeva | Know how to get around the rules. |
| 16. | ami mbi ungurisa ovineya kutja mbi toṋe | Cheat to get ahead. |
| 17. | mbi twa ovandu kehi yombameno | Put people under pressure. |
| 18. | mbi wovisa ayoo mbino ngendo kuna ovandu varue | Pretend to be concerned for others. |
| 19. | mbi ungurisa ovandu varwe movineya | Take advantage of others. |
| 20. | mbi teya ozondando zovandu varue | Obstruct others' plans. |
| 21. | mbi nondjiririsa | Make people feel welcome. |
| 22. | mbi undja ouhepe wovandu | Anticipate the needs of others. |
| 23. | mbasuvera okuvatera ovandu | Love to help others. |
| 24. | mbiri purira kovandu varue | Am concerned about others. |
| 25. | mbina omambo omawa kovandu varwe | Have a good word for everyone. |
| 26. | mba nyengura ovandu varwe | Look down on others. |
| 27. | kavi ndjituaererere / ami hina konatja nozonḓero zao | Am indifferent to the feelings of others. |
| 28. | mba tjita kutja ovandu ave he rimunu nawa | Make people feel uncomfortable. |
| 29. | mbi yandja etambo kovandu; mba tara kwarwe | Turn my back on others. |
| 30. | hi no ruveze kovandu varue | Take no time for others. |
| 31. | owami omupupu | Am easy to satisfy. |
| 32. | hisuverere oviposa/oviporoporo/ovirua/oupotapota | Can't stand confrontations. |
| 33. | mba tonda okumunika otjomuṋiṋikize | Hate to seem pushy. |
| 34. | mbina eraka ekukytu | Have a sharp tongue. |
| 35. | mbi pirukira ovandu varwe | Contradict others. |
| 36. | mba suvera otjirua otjiwa | Love a good fight. |
| 37. | mbi rokohera ovandu | Yell at people. |
| 38. | mbi ke kuyura ovandu | Insult people. |
| 39. | mbi yaruka mu varwe | Get back at others. |
| 40. | mbi nongore | Hold a grudge. |
| 41. | hivanga okurira ondivindivi yo mahungi | Dislike being the center of attention. |
| 42. | hivanga okuhungira ohunga naami omuini | Dislike talking about myself. |
| 43. | mbirimuna kutja owami omundu movandu | Consider myself an average person. |
| 44. | katjinene tjimbiraera ovandu kutja mbiri naua movina | Seldom toot my own horn. |
| 45. | mbikambura kutja ami omusemba povandu varue | Believe that I am better than others. |
| 46. | mberitongamisa po patonga | Think highly of myself. |
| 47. | mbina oumune outonga ohunga na ami | Have a high opinion of myself. |
| 48. | mbi tjiwa omaziriro omengi ko mapuriro | Know the answers to many questions. |
| 49. | mbi nyenyena/mbi ritjitira ongaro yandje ombwa | Boast about my virtues. |
| 50. | mbi ritjita ounahepero omuini | Make myself the center of attention. |
| 51. | mbi ṱondjenda na imba mbe hi na poṋa pu ve kara | Sympathize with the homeless. |
| 52. | mbi nondjenda na imba mbe ri navi pu ami | Feel sympathy for those who are worse off than myself. |
| 53. | mbi na ondengero kuna omaunguriro wapamwe
komurungo wo mararakaneno/ombatasaneno |
Value cooperation over competition. |
| 54. | mbi hihamisiwa ouzeu wovandu varwe | Suffer from others' sorrows. |
| 55. | hi nonḓero no mauzeu wovandu varwe | Am not interested in other people's problems. |
| 56. | mbi tjama kokuhina kuvanga ovandu wo mitima omitarazu | Tend to dislike soft-hearted people. |
| 57. | mbi kambura mongore | Believe in an eye for an eye. |
| 58. | hivanga okuripurira kovandu mbe novina oviṱiṱi pwami | Try not to think about the needy. |
| 59. | mbi kambura kutja ovandu ngave riṱakamise oveni | Believe people should fend for themselves. |
| 60. | hi vanga ovandu ovingundi | Can't stand weak people. |
Arikana
ungurisa ohaveha yo zongombe ndano kehi mba
okuyarisa oure wokujakura poo okuhina kujakura epu arihe...............
1= katjiperi
2= kaṱiṱi katjiperi
3= opokati kovivara
4= kaṱiṱi otjiperi
5= otjiperi kaparukaze
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