| Usingizini | • | asleep |
| Amka | • | awake |
| Amka (same as above, but mostly used as a verb i.e. be alert) | • | alert |
| Makini | • | focused |
| Kutokutulia/oga | • | anxious |
| Uogopaji/oga (same as above) | • | nervous |
| Sikivu/Sahaulifu (can also mean absent-minded or forgetful) | • | attentive / inattentive |
| Pumbaa/Pindana/Kukurika (can also mean upset) | • | relaxed / tense/stressed |
| Kuzubaa (can aslo mean absent-minded)/kuchanganikiwa | • | disoriented, confused |
