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a larger, brown and red variety of mushroom — pɛqaq
a small flat hat that ties under the chin — tønɛt
a small rodent — ʂɯs
a small species of tree growing in arid regions — ændɛu
a small, white variety of mushroom — ʂɛli
a smile — mɪpɯ (n.)
a thrush-like bird which is blue-green, considered a symbol of beauty, featured in myth/literature — aʃi
a type of mammal: smallish, dog-sized, brown in color, herbivore — lɛnti
a type of snake: small, thin, blue-green, non-vemous, found in gardens — nazæ
abdicate one's position — nɛɾɛkɯ
abhorrent, despicable — kaita
abhorrent, despicable — xɔnaɾu
ability; potential — sɯkʌɾa
able — sɯkʌ
about, pertaining to — ʐɛ
above (floating over) — sa
abyss, crack, chasm, rift — nut
accept, take in — iɸua
ache, cramp, hurt — næʐaqa (v.)
achilles tendon — alukyla
across — oʂ
act in drama — mɔqai (v.)
action taken for long-term benefit — kɾeʌtʌ
adam's apple — laikaiŋ
adapt — tɾiɛ
add to, increase — ɛɾiŋa (v. tr.)
addition, increase — ɛɾiŋ (n.)
administrator, official — ætʃukɾela
admire — omha
adoration, devotion, love, dedication — mohem
affect — kɔɾia
after (in time) — mon
again, once more — muɸi, mu
age — tʃujɪ
agreeable, suitable, good, appropriate, pleasant — bɛɾɛ
agreement amongst parties, accord, truce; peace treaty — ætʃu
aim — væky (n.)
aim — væsʌ (v.)
air — ɸa
alcohol — keʂumi
algae — gʌtɔ
alignment — nyʐy
all — xan
all the time, every time — xazai
allow, let, permit — ʃutʃa (v. tr.)
allure — tioseɾa (n.)
almond paste — miɛlʌmu
almost, nearly — sɛ
alphabet — ʐoɸabu
alveolar ridge — joɛkunla
amphibian: greenish, wrinkly skin, salamander-like body shape, claws — tʃudi
amulet, ritualistic object — høŋ
amused, merry, laughing, cheerful — ʐɪʐʌ
anal sex — egara
ancient, very old — nalytʃa
and — a
anger, wrath, rage — ʐɛqæ
anguish — uɾun
anguish, pain, worry, stress — oɾeiʃ
animal — ʃutɾe
animalistic, like an animal — ʃutɾese
animated, moving, alive; intelligent; sapient — kyi
ankle — alu
answer, reponse — hisɛ (n.)
anus — ega
anus — sit (vg. sl.)
anus — høsma
appeal — aʃtado (n.)
appendix (organ) — lailai
apple — lɛpɛ
applejuice — lɛtʃɪ
applesauce — lɛdaja
approach, come closer, near — ɾɛtʃɛ
apricot — tiʔe
arid, dry (said of climates) — kyp
aridity — kypat
arm — lɔ
armpit — gɛnsa
around, encircling, surrounding — zɪkø
arrive — kø (v. intr.)
arrow — itæ
arson, illegal burning — kaina
art of making decorative blankets — taikɔn
art of physical composition, arranging objects — gɪla
arts, aesthetic practices — mɛŋala
as soon as, once — vu
as...as (equative) — fɔ
ash — tøʃ
ask for, request — nɪsna (v. tr.)
associate, partner — pæʐɪ
at some point, later on, whenever is convenient — ʐaiti
atmosphere — ɸado
attach — numɛ (v. tr.)
attached to emotionally, fond of — monuɾi
attendant, servant, helper — gɔ
attendant, servant, helper — zit
attractive, pretty, appealing — aʃta
aunt (maternal) — mɯka
aunt (paternal) — daiɛ
aware cognizant — mɛmtɪ
aware, cognizant — kyʃɸæ
axe — uxa
baby, infant — lymi
baby, infant — nyvi
baby, infant — pɛɾi
back (of torso) — ptɛ
back (upper pack of torso, around pectoral muscles) — dɯsnæ
back of — nins
back of the elbow — ønʌ
back of the knee — niuska
back of the neck — ninskɛlu
background — pisɔn
backward — uŋa
bad, troublesome — biqʌ
bad, troublesome — fæs
bakset of reeds — byʂkaʂa
balance — mois
ban, outlaw — nɯʐu
banish, exile — nɯgʌ (v. tr.)
barge — subæ
barley porridge — ɯʂʌ
basket — byʂ
battle — gʌɣæ
be born — ɾaxai
be killed — butʃio (sl.)
be obligated, have to — ɸu
be remembered positively after death — diʃkanʌ (v. intr.)
beans — toɬu
beat, strike — datʌ
beautiful, exquisitive, lovely (said of people) — mɛhɛlɪa
because of, due to, on account of — ky
because, since — patɔ
bed — mas
beef — ɛʟæn
beer — gevɪ
beetle: large, black (used in cuisine often) — boina
before, in front of, ahead of (spatially) — bɛʃ
before, prior to, earlier than (in time) — ɛnhak
begin — laila (v. tr.)
beginning — lailɛ
behind — jo
believe, think, hold as true — sota
bells (musical instrument) — funa
bellybutton — ɾas
below, under, underneath — ʌfa
beset, attack — myta
bet, gamble — kokɔnɪ
beyond, farther than, exceeding — dɛxɛ
big, large — ka
big, large — buʐ
bind, strap down — ksata
biological sister — dɛlɛ
bird — fylʌla, fyɸa
birth canal — naiʐɛmo
birth fluids, amniotic fluids — ɾaxamuɾa
bit, piece — tɛtiŋ
bitch — tʃuʃ (vg. sl.)
bite — kɾaiŋa (v. tr.)
bitter — dʌnun
black — lava
black market — tɛkeʐanai
bladder — muɾakɪla
blade of a weapon; (metaphorical) tool, device — doq
bland, flat, boring — ɸæ
blank; dead; blind; empty — dɪ
blanket, covering; protective shield, barrier — ɛʟɛɣø
blessed, fortunate — adɛki
blind — aɣu
blink — ymi (n.)
blissful, serene, deeply and peacefully happy — mɛsmuɾa
blizzard — ʐa
blood — psiɬut
blood veins/vessels — psikɪli
blow dart — fys
blue — kami
blunt — ʂɛknɛʂ
bodice — painʌ
body fat — nɯkei (n.)
bone — gaɬo
bonus, surplus, extra benefit — xyfai
book — nø
boot — døna
bored, dissatisfied, annoyed — bɔnø
boring — bɔnøse
boulder — ɸɔq
bow (tool/weapon) — kotʌŋ
boy — dijɛ
brag, boast, gloat — omoka
braggart; loud, obnoxious person — omokala
brain — sɛɾu
branch (of a tree, etc.) — lɔpʂ
brass — ɪmæ
bread — pʃoɾa
bread crust — bɛtʃa
breast — mæk
breast — tɛpa (sl.)
breast — nuli (sl.)
breastmilk — mækmæ
breath — wunis
breathe — wunisa
bribery — fɛtɛɬa
brick red — deɾum
bridled, caged, trapped, harnessed — zɔʃa
bright red — laʃ
bring down, make fall — deta
bring, make come — xalai (v. tr.)
broke, poor, scraping by — mʌts
broth — mɪʐʌ
brothel; hovel, dump — kʌt (sl.)
brother (biological) — tʃu
browbone — gaɬotyikɛ
brown — geis
bruise — bɛʐulu
bruise — kamiʂʌ
brush — ʂo
bucket, pail — kɾela
bud of a flower — ynjɪ
build — tɾofo
bullshit — oʃoi (vg. sl.)
bundle for babies — bɛtɯ
bureaucracy — agintasty
burn — myɾʌ, mynʌ (v. tr.)
burst, explosion — kælɔta
but — gan
buttocks — næslɛ (sl.)
buttocks — tʃɯ
buttocks — xømma (sl.)
calculate — næma
calf (of the leg) — unhɛ
call — qo (v.)
call, name — joɾɛa (v. tr.)
calligraphy — renɛs
camp; resting place; bed — doɣa
candidate — ʐætʌ
candle wax; oiled paper — osyin
candle; lamp — bɪʐaŋ
candy — iŋo
candy — iŋæ
canine tooth — bɛlɛku
canoe, small paddled boat — nuiʃʌ
care, attention, concern — pɾɛ
caregiver — makami
carpal tunnel syndrome — jɛɾɛ
carrot — dɪʐɛxɛ
cart — nebi(n) (n.)
cart — ɸɪp (n.)
cause, reason, origin — pat
cave — aesmeta
cavern — βasma
cellar — bɔtɯ
center — gaim (n.)
center of a flower — pɪlu
century — næsizain
chalk; calcium — tʃintɯ
chance, luck — itʃa
chance, opportunity — mɛndɔ
chance, opportunity — sufu
chant — bewu (v.)
chaos — vɛsaɾa
chaotic, unpredictable — vɛsjɛ
charmed, amazed, entranced — sisakata
chasm — tsun
cheat, deceive — moia
cheeck — nɯʂɪ
chest — kys
chest, lower neck — ʂɪulɛ
chew — zaɣa
chicken — fusi
child — βypo (sl.)
child — jɪ
child — luɸa
child — ɾiɛnta
childbirth, labor — ɾaxa
childbirth, labor — ɔʃna
children’s room in a house — jɪʂɪ
chin — moʃu
chip, break off a small flak of — qʌina (v.)
choice, free will — alom
choose — aloma
chop — nɪŋy (v.)
chronicles, annals of history — mulanala
chuckle, laugh quietly — axɛla (v. intr.)
churn, shake; beat — nonɔi
cirrus cloud — ailai
city — yβæp
clarity — niɾa
clause, sentence — okadøpæ
claw; nails — titʃo
clean — naɾɪ
clear — ni
clever, quick–thinking, fast, competent — bot
clitoris — tɛmala
cloak — gɛɣu
close — nɛʟʌ (v. tr.)
close personal discussion — ɸoka
closet — fabinʂ
cloth, material — tsin
clothing — faba
club — dɯok
club — ɾokala
coal — kaipɪ
coastline, beach, shore — olø(m)
code of honor between host and guest — ʌndɛɾɯ
coil — foziɾuse
cold — aes (adj.)
cold — aesɾa (n.)
cold gust of wind; cold winds of winter — ɸaes
collapse, dissolve, fall to pieces, disintegrate — kɾyβa
collar bone — tʃɪka
collect into a pool — tɪ
collect, gather — tɾaɣa
color — ino
colored threads used in making decorative blankets — muma
colorful bird with large beak — tekui
comb — xɛwɪn
come — lai
come, arrive; happen — loxa (v. intr.)
communicate — pʌiɾa
communication — pʌiɾado
community, collective whole of people, system of the group — sɛpu
companion — uka
compensate — neiʃɛ
compete — kʌlu
competitive — kʌluse
competitive — ɛβas
complain, bitch, be irate, moan, grump, gripe — gø (sl.)
complete, achieve, accomplish — piʂo
complex, many-faceted; tangled; alive — kilɯɛ
con artist — tɛpʃɪʂʌ
cone — jokʂ
conflict, discord, dissent — kæʐɯ
confusion, befuddlement, bewilderment, perplexity — oitʃɛ
connect, link together; relay — latʃa (v.)
connection, link; relay — latʃ (n.)
constellation — kuala
contact; ally — vɛka (n.)
contemplate, reflect — ɔmnɪ
contented, satisfied; well — salɪs
contented; satisfied — deɣɛ
continue, keep going — ɪsse
contract; promise, binding — oza
contradiction; objection — pʃɛɬi
contrast — nyʂoɾɛ (n.)
convenient, efficient, easy — muɾase
cool, slightly cold — ɪtsi
copper — ɾisɛn
copy, duplicate — muŋʂ
core, heart; inner chamber of a house or fortress — mu
corn bread; a porridge made from maize — heʃɛɣɛ
corn, maize — pɛtʃ
corpse, cadaver — eʂgø
correct; right, true; straight; proper, appropriate — ksɔ
corset — va
cot, small portable bed — bɛʐu
cotton in its natural state — fa
council, committee — tɛxensa
cradle, bed; bowl, bowl–shaped object; crater; womb; world; sanctuary — olum
crater — bakɛn
crazy, insane — vɛs
crazy, insane — vɛskɛ
cream — ɸɛ
crestfallen, sad, disappointed, downtrodden, low, dejected — ɛʃ
crime — goɣo
criminal person — goɣum
crotch — ʐɛkan
crouch down — deinɯ (v. intr.)
crush, smash, break down — xaʐɛ
cry, weep intensely and miserably — lɪlai
crystal — tʂim
cumulus cloud — βɛsa
cunning — ɾa
curl, reflexed position — xɛŋ
current, running, present — kikik
curry made of potatoes — tøto
curves of the body, especially female body — kɪsɾa
custom — biʐaɾa
cut off the flesh — binʃi
cut up, chop up — bɯɣa
cute; little — mim
cuticle of the fingernail — vækʃ
cycle (of a wheel/physical thing) — biky
cycle (of the year/seasons) — mems
cynical, world-weart, jaded — guliomɪna
dagger — beɣɔ
dance — byʐo (v.)
dance, jig; performance — fuɾa
dancer — byʐola
dancer — pilɯla
dark, shaded — kas
dart gun — fysna
daughter — umuisʌ
day — jɛn
death — lɛmu
death day — jɛlɛmu
debt — biʂas
deceit — moi
decide — voʂa
decision — voʂ
decorate — alui
decoration — aluiʂʌ
decorative gardening — æfak
decree, announcement — xos
deed, act, action — ʌtʌ
deep — hun
deep — sa
deep — tʃa
deer-like animal: small, brown or black, curled sharp horns — fɛɾui
defeat, overcome — takɪ (v.tr.)
defend oneself, fight back — usɛβɛdia
defy — køsa
delay — zaina (v. tr.)
delay — fɪtoi (n.)
delete, eliminate, cancel out, exterminate — pɛwɛ
delighted, excitedly and exuberantly happy — lɛstai
demise, death, decay — lantɛ
depresion, sadness — ɛʃɾa
depression — ɸɛʃ
descry — inda
desire (in general) — noiɾa
desire, that which is wanted — noiky
desk — qat
despair, hopelessness — nʌskui
destitute; broke; poor — jɛqɾa
device, tool — mø
devotion, loyalty — jɛɾoŋ
dialect — qoʐa
die — lɛmua/lɛmwa
difficult, hard — hoɾɛ
difficult, hard; annoying, boring — gæstɛ
dilemma — kepʃ
dirty; dirty, slovenly, stupid person — ɾastɪn
disappear — de
discontent, dissatisfied, restless, frustrated — ɯʃtʌ
discover, find; know — naʃyt
discus — fowa
discussion — onaneky
disdain — uɣa
disgusting person — bes (vg. sl.)
disgusting person — besga (vg. sl.)
dislike — esgʌi (v. tr.)
disloyal, treacherous — ɛlaʔas
dispute — nɛsqɔ (v. tr.)
disseminate, sprinkle, disperse — ʃɪli
disturb, bother — tʃyejʌ
do, act — tʌ
doctor, healer — peŋmoisla
doll, statue; likeness — sɛmum
dome — ɾiŋa
dominant — xɔɾu
donkey — tsɛbɯ
doubt, worry, angst, stress — tæŋs
dough — uga
drain — βunai (n.)
draw — kiʐɪ (v.)
drawing — kiʐɪky (n.)
dream, illusion — ɔnjæ
dried flower petals and other herbs — nika
dried shrimp, often eaten with spices — ʃɛt
drip — mui (v. intr.)
drum — gon
drunk — dɛʐæ (sl.)
drunk — kɛʃnɔtæ
drunkenness — dɛʐæɾa (sl.)
drunkenness — kɛʃnɔtæɾa
drunkenness — tɛnɛpita
dry — zɛʂ
dry up — kuɾʌ
dry up, waste away, shrivel up — zɛʂa
duckling — mʌ
during — ka
duty, obligation — bɪmu
ear — sin
ear — voha
ear cavity — luosin
ear ridge — ømʌiøsin
earlobe — βøsin
early — daŋnɯ
easy — nɪsto
easy, “no problem” — jɛntɔi
eat — bɛsu
economy, trade system — fifɛkeʐa
ecstatic, overjoyed, in rapture, elated — dizaika
edible root — yizɔ
eel — oŋ
eel — oŋyʂ
effect — kɔɾi
effective, efficacious — kɔɾiase
effective, working, functional — gadase
effort, striving, attempt — joʃʌzu
egg — ʌtʌ
egg — ʌŋɾa
eight — ɾɔ
eighth — ɾɔnu
elbow — wintɾa
election — tʂʌɬʌ
electricity — kaiomɪnadɔ
elitism — sotoloɾa
embarassment — nɛdɛʃ
embed, implant — bæna (v. tr.)
emotional emptiness — dɪɾa
emotionally sensitive — tɯtai
empathy — daɣɯɾa
emphasizer for all kinds of words, a kind of intensifier — na
employment, job — uɾɛ
empty political rhetoric — julabɛtʃa
enchanted, amazed, stupefied — tatan
end, goal; destination — dy
endurance, survival — keŋɛt
energy — βa
engaged, interested; held in rapture — ʃuʃu
engineer, design, plan — mʌiki (v.)
enough — hyzʌ
enough — os
enraptured, amazed, impassioned, overwhelmed with awe — naɬadu
ensure — etme
enter, come in — laise
entertain, amuse — dɛlo
enthusiasm, zeal, passion, fervour; delight, elation — ɛhui
enthusiastic — atexɔ
entity, being — vi
entrails, viscera, intestines, guts — βɛɣɛwa
equip — kaʐai (v.)
escort; chaperone — sus
esophagus — ɯŋgɛ
estimate — dɛɾɪ
eventually — ɛɾui
every — fɛ
everyday — xajɛn
everyday — xano
everyone, everybody — xala
everything — xaba
everywhere — xanai
everywhere — xaɬø
evil intent, ill-will, malice, wickedness, the desire to upset happiness or harmony — geʂɯ
except (for), not including, save for — le
exhale — bøwunisa
exodus — ɛssan
expect, anticipate — tʃoia
expedition, trip, mission — hɔkɔi
expel, throw out — ʐi (v. tr.)
explain — iɬa
explode, blow up — kælɔ (v. intr.)
explode, blow up — nazɛɾa (v. intr.)
export, take out — ozaiɛ
expression — tʃæni
external female genitalia, collectively — nɛtɬa
extinguish, go out — lɛ (v. intr.)
extreme — hiɾat
eye — im
eyebrow — ityikɛ
eyelash — imo
eyelid — ilɛɸʌ
face — ta
fact, truth of reality or logic, — dofɪ
faction, party, group of people sharing a philosophy/interest/pursuit — eβaka
fall — kɾyhʌ
fallopian tube — fɪlua
false, fake — vɪs
familial relatives; group of close relations or friends — oɾaipa
family, bloodline, heritage, lineage — maɣæ
famine — æquɾɪn
farewell, goodbye — damaiɣat
fascinated, interested — oʟai
fashion, style; sort, kind, type — modais
fast — psøtaʂ
fat — nɯʃnʌ (adj.)
father — ba
fave — gɪ
fear, dread, foreboding — ɛɸæn
fear, fright — ɬɛs
feather — ɸyi
feed — miʃɪ (v. tr.)
feed; support, help; endorse; show interest in — aʃo (sl.)
feel (+ adj.) (emotionally) — sama
feel (+ adj.) (physically) — tɛma
feel (physically), touch; caress — niʐi (v. tr.)
feel uncertain, be doubtful — jʌi
feeling, emotion — sazæ
female cousin — koin
female model of a painter/sculpter — sɛmulø
fetus — jɪdɛlu
few — em (prn./adj.)
fifth — gɪnu
fight — ʃi (v. tr.)
fill — kanʌ (v. tr.)
fin (of a fish, etc.) — lɪu
fine, lovely, graceful — nɛs
finger — qafɛ
fingernail — qafim
finish, complete — ɔnja
fire — kai
fireplace, hearth — haqaɛ
first — banu
fish — pæk (n.)
fish for, look for — tʃoi
fishing boat — pelaxi
fist — hon
fix, mend, reassemble, put back together — pexø
flake, chip — qʌin
flat — ʌʃ
flatten — ʌʃme
flautist — hilɯla
flesh, meat — bɛlæ
flood — loi
flop down — psʌ (v. intr.)
flower; lover — nuɸi
fluff, cottony material — pʃøɸuga
flute — hilɯ
fly — fylʌ (v. intr.)
focus, concentrate — imwa
follow — sɪlo
food — ɾuʃ
foot — bun
for a long time — kɾøʃo (adv.)
for, for the benefit of, intended for — ʃit
force — hɔʃi (v.)
forehead — kasai
forest, woods — suilɛ
forever, always — xazai
fork — kaiβæ
form, shape, appearance — tu
former — laikɪn
fort — huʃ
fortress — dɪnɛ
forward — ɯku
four — du
fourth — dunu
fraction, part — døp
fracture, break, tear — qɛɾa (v.)
fragrance, scent — pɾilɛ
free — mai
fresh, clean — lɛs
fresh, clean — tʃu
friend — mekoi
frighten, cause to feel fear — heo (v. tr.)
frightening, scary — heose
frightening, scary; overwhelming — qɛsny
frock worn during rituals — beʐ
from, away from — ɾo
fruit — zijɛ
fruit; nut — nu
fuck you (literally 'you're a rodent's anus') (from 'sit ʂɯsmu li') — sit (vg. sl.)
fucking nuts, batshit insane — bʌq (vg. sl.)
fucking, sex — sædo (vg. sl.)
full — kanʌi
function, work — fifɛ (v. intr.)
funny, odd — gaɾoiʃ
fur of an animal — dɛgɯ
furious, enraged, livid (with anger) — qɛɾata
gall bladder — nɯsʌ
gamble — tɪmʌ (v. intr.)
gambler — kokɔnɪla
game — mɪlu
garters worn just above the knee — læɬi
gate — fakɾe
gateway; doorway; threshold — hakɯ
gathering of relatives — ʐiqæ
generate, conjure up — hape
genitalia — zaili
get married to, wed — sijɛ (v. tr.)
ghastly, lugubrious, gloomy — lɛɣɯa
girl — mi
girl, young woman — ʂiva
give — ga
give — gada
give — nɛɾɛ
give birth, have a baby — xaɾaxai
glade — ʃiɯ
glassblowing — vɛpa
glimmer, scintillate — koɾu (v. intr.)
glitch, error, problem, fluke — ʂys
globe, sphere, ball — voi
gloom, murk, darkness — ɬɯŋ
go away, go out, leave — zaita (v. intr.)
go back — azai
go, move — zai
goat — niŋyʂi
goat milk — ʐɪni
god — sʌxɛnʌ
goddamnitǃ, shitǃ — ɾækæ
goddess — lisɛt
goddess — ɛlisɛt
gold — alusa
good fortune benefit, good thing, advantage — fifai
good, cool, nice, fun — uɛki
goodbye — tʃata
goose — muxu
gore — mɔɸæ
gosling — mumu
government — mɛʃli
grab, take — nakɛ
grain mash — tyis
grandfather (maternal) — dao
grandfather (paternal) — oʂi
grandmother (maternal) — mao
grandmother (paternal) — omi
great, grand — maɾa
green fruit with flakey skin — lɛɬɛ
greetings, hello (more formal than aɾa) — mæzun
grey — li
grief, mourning, bereavement — ɬɪzai
griffin — ɛsu
ground — bæn
groundnuts — tʂɪso
group — ɾøt
group, association, society, party — iʃikæn
grow (v. intr.) — iɾæja
grow up — eɣu
gruel — ʐiʐɛqa
guard, protect — bɛʐu
guard, watch over — tæsɪ
guardian, protector — bɛʐula
guest — ɾɯ
guestroom — mitʃan
guiltiness — sou
guilty — so
guilty, condemnable — nase
gums of the mouth — næsu
habit, tendency — ɔndɔ
hair (in general) — bɪns
hair (single strand) — kulɪs
hair of the head as single entity — imoka
hairbrush — imoʂo
half — wan (n.)
hallway — iʟæ
hammer — amaxʌ
hammer — dodʌ
hand — lɛka
hand (shortening from lɛka) — lɛ
hand; forearm — ke
hang suspended, be suspended — tɛʃɛ (v. intr.)
happen, occur — vɛga
happiness, elation, joy — dalana
happy, joyful, cheerful — mulima
hard alcohol — koxa
hard palate of the mouth — ʌʃaʂɛk
hard, solid — ʂɛk
harvest — bɛɾɪsaman (n.)
have sex — gɔqa
have sex — nɛslɪ
have sex — ɛmɛ
have sex — ɪnoɾa (sl.)
have sex — ɾugæ (sl.)
have sex — sæ (vg. sl.)
head — ka
head scarf — gɛspɛ
hear — vo (v. tr.)
heat — ɾedo
heavy — ʃe
height — iskɛdo
heir(ess) — løɛla
help out, see through, support, encourage, help — muli (sl., v. tr.)
help, aid — mulabe (v. tr.)
help, aid — mulaɾa (n.)
help, aid (shortening of mulabe) — mula (v. tr)
helpful — mulaxɔ
helpful, conductive to success — mulabɛɾɛ
here — sen
hermit — poʃɛla
hey! — oɾʌǃ
hey, hello, hi, what’s up? — aɾa
heyǃ — oɾaiǃ
hide — poky (v. intr.)
high — aʃɛ
hilarity, comic quality, funniness — lalatʌ
hill — kulos
hip — juzɪm
hire — vola (v. tr.)
hobby, passion, interest, pursuit — onæs
hold, embrace; help, aid — bi
hold; contain — wɛsa
hole — luo
home; locus of control or origin — dɛpɛ
honor, truthfulness — tɛnat
hope, belief in the future; forward-looking mindset — ilaja
horizon; poverty of emotion — esta
horn (of an animal) — ɛxɯnʌ
host — ʌndɛ
host, hostess; server, attendant — domæ
hot — ɾe
hotel, inn — kaipexø
hour — zaiβy
house, dwelling — meta
hover — ʐɔsy
how (what attributes) — xʌs
how (what way/manner) — koi
how many? — baʃyt?
huge, enormous — bæwu
hull, husk, shell (of seed, etc.) — ɸonu
hunt for animals/game — sɪʃu
hurt, wound, injure — ptɔ
husk corn — ɸebʌ
hut — muɾum
hymn, religious song — bewæ
ice — møskɛ
idea, belief, philosophical school; way of life — ot
if — ne
illness — ʐyŋ
illusion, dream–like state, hallucination; acid trip — miʃ
imagine, envision — ɔnje
immediately, right away — zatui
import, bring in — olaiɛ
in love — anase
in love — numula
in, at (static location) — o
in, at (used in non–physical contexts); during — ka
incapable; impotent; immobalized, hindered — xastɯ
incense — βɛɾɛ
incense holder — βɛɾɛon
incensed, inflamed, fiery–tongued — tyŋɛk
incisor tooth — xusɛku
income, revenue, profit, gain — ikalai
independent, free–thinking — psuka
index finger — bala
indistinct — mɯ
inferior — nɛʟai
inferior, lesser — ɛs
inhale — owunisa
inherit — løɛ
injure, wound, hurt — dɪqa
injury, wound — dɪq
ink — zaky
ink brush — tiʂo
ink pot — zazɛm
inner thigh — mutɛma
insanity, madness; criminal insanity — vɛskɛsa
insect — iʔa
insecurity, hang-up — sazæwɛ
inside — nu
insincere agreement, a reluctant truce in which one or more party does not sincerely want to make a truce — lɔpʂ qɛɾase
instance of aid/help — mulaky
instance of thinking, individual thought — sɛmɾa
insult, offend — qɛɾoka (v. tr.)
intend, mean — ko
intensifier for adjectives/verbs/nouns — oʃoi (vg. sl.)
intensifier/emphasizing particle which follows words — na
internal conflict of thought or emotion — mɛtmæ
interrogative particle — læ
intoxicated, drunk — tɛnɛpit
intrigued, fascinated, interested — tsinæ
introspection, reflection, meditation; following wisdom — pei
intuition — modɯn
irritate, aggravate, make worse — tɛnɛpɾɛa (v. tr.)
irritation, pissed–offedness, exasperation, annoyance — ʐiʔæ
jab — pfai
jacket — dæʂu
jade green — vatoi
jaw — zaɣɛn
jealous — mɪ
jewels and beads used in making decorative blankets — visɛ
join, enlist, enroll — kosoi
journey, trip, voyage — niŋgi
journey, trip, voyage — nɛzɛlu
jugular vein/area on the neck — muʐo
justice; rightness; order — hozei
justification, rationalization, reason — qø
keep, retain — kɾe
keep, retain — o
kidney — bɪzanʌ
kill — zansa (v. tr.)
kind, type, sort — xʌtmæ
kiss — sɛɬumɛ (v. tr.)
kiss — ʃuta (n.)
kitchen — mɛɾiona
knee — nɛk
kneecap — nɛkka
knife — tɛ
know — goma
know of; be familiar with — ja
knuckle — mɪtʂ
lace — byja (n.)
lace up — lyjai
lack, be without — ʃana
lamps or candles used during ritual — guɾɛʃ
lance — vozɪ
land that is owned, property — men
language — psinim
large intestine — gɛnhu
large, big; powerful — buʐ
late — dæ
later — dæp
laugh — hɛʂa (v.)
laugh; the sound of bells — lalai (n.)
law, regulation — mɛʃ
laws of social conduct, ethics, morality — diʐoŋa
lead, direct, manage — sɛlu (v. tr.)
leaf — nys
learn, find out, gain knowledge — nijisɾa
leather lace/thong for binding — ksatala
leave, abandon — xazaita (v. tr.)
ledge, edge; boundaries — ømʌiø
left (direction) — kɯ
leg — du
legal, relating to the law — mɛʃlai
leggings — duʐa
lemon — bem
lemonade; lemon juice — bemʐa
lentil soup — ɾæɾæ
letter (of the alphabet) — βybu
letter, epistle, written correspondance — tɾabuin
lettuce — kɛ
level–headed, rational, reasonable; lucid, sane — tɛvɛn
liberty to own property — genalu
lie down — mæle (v. intr.)
lie, tell a known falsehood — hɪstɯnʌ
life — kyila
light — ve
lighten, ease the burden of someone; put at ease, comfort; reassure — tʃaisa
like, as — dɔ
limp — pɾy
line — lo
linear — los
lip — ɛɾeba
liquid, fluid — luis (n.)
listen to; catch, intercept — ɬɛstɪ (v. tr.)
listlessness, lethargy; boredom, ennui, the doldrums — bolom
little/pinky finger — βyni
live as a hermit; be in absolute extended solitude — poʃe
live with, cohabitate with — metuwa
live, be alive — kyilai (v. intr.)
lively song — dɛsuka
lively, vivacious, energetic — daʃai
liver — pɔnæ
living, alive — kyilaxɔ
loan — zula (v.)
log — atʃʌ
logic, reason — kɾita
logical, rational — kɾitaxɔ
long (spacially) — zu
long (time) — kɾø
look — i
lose — ɬønʌ (v. tr.)
lounge — bɪnu (v. intr.)
lounge — bɪnunai (n.)
love (intensely but platonically) — ɛmja (v.)
love a non–animate thing/idea/object/place, etc. — onæ (v.)
love affair — lɔditym
love romantically — ana (v.)
lover — anala
lover — anla
lover — numulala
lover — sylaixʌ
lover (shortening from numulala) — nula
lover, spouse, partner — atsɪu
lover, sweetheart — muɸi (sl.)
low — paŋ
lower — nus
lowest position possible — bɛsixe
lucky, fortunate; happy — koda
lullaby — biʂua
machete — aʟu
mad, angry, pissed off — tʃai (sl.)
maintain (an arugment/opinion, etc.), uphold, support — mokyŋa
make mushy, squash — tʃɪmɬa
make, create — ksɛ
male cousin — dɛnɛsɪ
male model of a painter/sculpter — sɛmuxa
malice — fæŋɾa
man of high importance — lutɾɛ
man, adult male person — xɛs
manifest, be realized, be made clear or real — seʂa
many — ʃyta
marble; stone; white stone — tsɛpɛɾɛ
mark, scratch; sign, symbol — has
market — keʐanai
marriage — sijɛdo
mash, mush, goo, squishy stuff — tʃɪmɬʌ
mask — vɪlu
mass, tangle of fiber — ɾøtfa
massacre — xɛxɛɾu
mat of reeds or bark — mohi
maternal uncle — to
mathematics — ʃydɛt
mawkish, saccharine, silly — døxɪn
maximum — nadui
mean, wicked, malicious — fæŋ
meaning, sense, significance — aima
meditation — laha
meet, touch, join, come together with — uwa
melancholy, bittersweet emotion; depression, sorrow; doubt — myisa
meloiky — relationship, rapport; alliance
melon — kalɛ
melt–water, dripping of melting ice in spring — nænømu
member, part, section; area, region — moiʂ
memory; intuition — tiɣa
menstrual blood — ʂei
menstrual cramps — ʂeinæʂ
menstrual period — ʂeido
mental paralysis, mental block, condition of being mentally “stuck” — mulykyilɛ
metal — ʐɛk
metalwork — qiu
middle finger — hiɬa
middle finger — itæla
middleman — lonatɾola
milk — mæta
millennium — hɛma
mind — gom
mind — kyilɛ
mine (for extracting minerals from the earth) — øwaxa
minute, moment — tsam
miss, fall short of, fail to attain/hit — bɛa
mission, goal — lɛɾuŋ
mist — lufʌ
mistake — xolaqe
mix — ʃʌɸa (v. tr.)
mix of spices — tsatsa
mix together, stir up; bring together — tʌsɔ
mixed — ʃʌɸæ
mixture — ʃʌɸe
molar — xaʐɛku
money, cash — ika
month — dexʌ
moon — zui
moreover, in fact — dɛɾa
morning — byno
moss — hɯxɛ
most — beŋ
mother — ma
motivation, incentive — dibai
mountain — ʃogʌ
mouth — puʐi
move, make move, replace, put somewhere else — gɪzwo
movement, action — zaiɾa
muddy, dirty — kʃaɬa
mumble, murmur — vonɪ (v.)
music — ʂʌli
musical instrument — omaŋ
must, should (probability) — pʃy
mutilate, torture — pʃæ
mutual understanding — diʐa
mythology — ɾøli
nail (pointy fastener) — zuŋʌ
naked — nyn
narrow — ifa
nation, country — tas
near, close to — mu
necessity, something that must exist or is inevitable — ʐoɸasen
neck — kɛlu
neck band — ɛʟɛkɛ
nectar, fruit juice — ʂɪʃu
need — jo (v. tr.)
needle — ɸo
negligent/apathetic mother — mapfo
neighbor — qawyn
nest — mɔifyse
neurotic, overemotional, crazed, agitated, upset — muɾadɛlaise
new — βø
newborn — hyn
night — bænkas
nine — zɪsa
ninth — zɪsanu
nipple — laik
no — laka
no (emphatic, formal) — iʟɛ
no (shortening from laka) — la
noise, an irritating sound — ɬɔʟɛ
noodles — buteʂ
nose — eva
nostril — luova
not (clausal negation) — bɛ
not (individual negation) — ga
not yet — nɪsʌ
notable — dʌlai
notice, pay attention — tɔɾɔ
number — ʃyt
nursemaid — møpa
oasis — melak
occasion, time — fɛt
ocean, sea — olon
ode; lament; story, fable; epic — nakɾista
offer — tɛlɛ (v. tr.)
offer, present — zei (v. tr.)
office — qatnai
oh no... — gʌtzʌǃ
oh shitǃ — mynʌŋ
oil — ʌŋ
oil — ʌn
oil for burning — mynʌŋ
oil vase — dɪɾʌn
okay, not bad, acceptable — usɛ
old — deŋy
old woman — uʟa
olive/yellowish green — ɬutʌi
on (resting on physically) — ne
one — ba
ooth, take away pain or tension — sole
open — zæʐɛ (v. tr.)
or, either — ek
oral sex — niuɾa
order, structure; justice — aginta
other — dɛβø
outside — bø
ovaries — vizaila
overwhelming feeling or passion (a mix positive/negative or unknown) — lojuŋa
own, possess; control — yni
oyster — mabai
pack, bundle — mytak
page; paper — bønui
pain, physical hurting — aistɛ
paint — pilɯ (v.)
palace — ʐɛnilɯ
pale grey like a dead person — fytfot
pale stripe down the spine of all Rili — pfokala
pale/mint green — si
pan — mɔ
pancreas — æʂna
paper — hoɛ
parallel, analogy — nyʂ
part, separate, divide, break off; separate wheat from chaff — døpa
particle artible, “some” — vy, vyn
particle, small piece of a whole — døβy
party, festival — ʐiqæ
pass through — dasɛ (v. intr.)
pass through, pass by — vuʟɛ (v. intr.)
passionately melancholy — pæʃ
past (time) — nis
paternal uncle — ʐɛŋæ
pathway; hallway — naiʐɛ
pattern — sɪloky
pawn; unimportant person — bit
pay for — gapa (v. tr.)
peace — diʃ
peach — dɪs
pearl — ʃiʃe
peas — maimai
pectoral muscles — biɾæzæ
pelt of an animal — fyɾʌ
pelvis — aŋaik
penis — balaɾe (sl.)
penis — døʃʌ (vg. sl.)
penis — gala
penis — nɛɾɛla
penis — sɪkenɾa (sl.)
people, populace, group — soŋe
pepper — piwæ
perfect, prepare, nurture — fyɬi (v. tr.)
perform a ritual — tʌʃana
perform gymnastics — døɣɛ
perfume — ea
perilous, dangerous, risky — gagɪm
permanent — vɛɾi
persimmon — pɛpoɾu
person — la
perspective — iɾa
pestle — tʃuɣɛ
pestle — tɾoku
petal — ʃa
phobia — nutɛɸæn
pierce, stab through, puncture, penetrate — myŋo
pig — uq
piglet — uqa
pillow, cushion — gɛʂ
pine tree — kɔnu
pinfeather of a goose — møn
pink — naipæ
pinkish red — ɪkæma
pipe — ʃium
pitiful, poor — naisɪ
placenta — ɾuʃdo
plan, idea — iha
plant — peŋ
plaque, plate, flat surface — ʌʃa
play (a musical instrument) — ʂitɛ (v.)
plea, beg — nahei
pleading; seeking, searching — amatʃɯxo
pleasure (emotional or intellectual) — nuɾado
pleasure (physical) — mɛsmu
plot, scheme, plan — age (v.)
plow — ʂøvy (v.)
plum — mitæ
plunder, steal, raid — xaʃβø
point, place; position; pose of the body or figure — kɾɛn
pole, post — moʟʌ
political or social dissent — døpoka
politics; games — mɪluæ
poor, impoverished — mutæ
porcelain — naʃit
pork — moq
port, dock — xodin
possible — izna
post, position, job, assigned work — dɛzɛnoxɛ
pot — tɛpa
potato — pø
potato cakes — peloa
power, strength, control; ability — ɬynti
practice of medicine — peŋmoisɾa
practice, discipline, study, art — hoʃa
prayer said over incense in ritual — tɛm
precious, priceless — vin
precipice — øɸæse
precisely, exactly — oʐɪ
pregnancy — fifɛkanʌi
pregnant — kanʌinuse
pretend — okta (v. intr.)
pretty — ɾisa
pretty, attractive — intsa
primal yearning — dɛna
prison, jail — suilɛda
prisoner — ksatæja
prize — apan
probable — bɛsxɪ
problem, challenge, difficulty — puŋiqy
profession — pʃɪʂʌ
profound feeling of loathing — kazɛxʌ
project, plan, undertaking — noʂ
project, throw up/out, send out across — pʂaʃɛ
prostitute — bezap
prostitute — za
prostitute (male, usually) — betona
proud, confident, assured; motivated, grounded, secure — busi
proximity — mudo
public building — qakanai
pull — ti
punctual, on time; fast — vym
purple — aipin
purpose — inɸa
push — kø
quarrel, verbal fight — buky
question — tɪʂu (n.)
queue, line of people — lomi
quick — fip
quiet — myiti
quite, enough, somewhat — dai
race, ethnic group, people — fɪtɯ
rage (extreme and uncontrollable) — gæʐɯa
railing — agu
rain — dɛlai
raise — haɾɛ
random, haphazard — bɛsɪse
range — kohei
rant, fit, outburst — gøky
rape — gajaxɔ (n.)
raw, fresh; sore; bloody — gɛluʃ
real — tsy
really? — mo?
reanalysis, remaking, redesignation — muksɛ
reason with, work out logically; debate, argue — kɾitai
reasonable, sensible, wise — gomi
recent — kɔn
recently, lately — kɔnʃo
recline, lie down — niu
recover, heal, get better — bɛptɔa
reeds, grasses — ɪβʌʃa
reflect objectively, separate from one's thoughts in order to gain a more objective perspective — olobuina
reflection, introspection; prudence, wisdom — mæʃ
refuge — tʃaɾʌ
reinstate, restore, put back — kaiʔy
relaxed, calm; easy–going; reasonable, rational — nɛlaimu
release, let go; provide with privileges; act leniently toward — kɾyhʌlɛ
remorse, regret — ʂynis
rendered fat — mukø
renounce, reject, refuse, give up, abandon — xazaɾyxia
repeat — mutʌ
resignation, acceptance — tusunæ
resources, means, wherewithal — ikala
respond, answer — hisɛa
rest, recuperate — hɛsɪa
return, come back — alai
revolution — næliuta
reward — lesa
rib cage — næʃkɯn
ribbon — tyikɛ
rice — bewɛ
riddle; paradox — ʐɪɬøkɯna
right (direction) — zʌ
right choice, correct way — naʃɪ
rip apart — døɣu
rise — haɾa
ritual — tʌfa
river — lusnæ
road — ksuʐa
roast pepper — ɬɯxø
roasted termites — niʟɛ
robe — mɔsɛ
rock, pebble — da
rock, topple — pʃa
rodent — ɔni
romance, romantic feelings, feelings of love — ɬamɔi
room, chamber — ʂɪ
root; origine, source; (poetic) fingers — hɪŋu
rope — aɣʌβa
rotate — biha
row, line — me
ruin, mess up; break off, discontinue (a relationship, etc.); become estranged — sɛsna
rule against; denounce — pɔʂdø
run — kʌli (v. intr.)
rust — zaɾyxi (n.)
rusty — zaɾyse
sack, bag — bɯs
sacrifice — dagoɾa (n.)
sadness, unhappiness — ɛβokʌ
safe, secure, sound — ɬo
saliva — fʌʂ
saliva gland — næteifʌʂ
same — dɯk
same — ɬanɪ
sarcasm, caustic wit; a thorn bush — naŋaiʐa
sarong — pyʂɪŋ
sauce — daja
savory — mulɪn
scalp — kamɛlan
scan, check, inspect — ɾɯnmʌ
scarf — æuhɛxø
scrambled, distorted, mixed up, messed up — tuvesaɾai
scratch; destroy — iŋɯ (v.)
scream, screech — kahai
scribble (write) — ki
sculpt — ʌnɛsɛ
scum, dirt, crud, muck — quʂ
seal — zy (v. tr.)
seam, closure — nyit
seashell — ʃuʃe
secluded place; womb; tomb — ʃatʌ
secluded, hidden — hitoi
second — kinu
second cousin — ʃumi
secret, mystery — dɯmexɛ
seduce, lead away; distract — ʃiumoa
seething, brooding — gøm
seize or capture illegally, take away from abruptly (causing distress), wrech away — moʟaistaɾai
self — si
self–confidence, self–assertion; willpower — bim
semen — lymuɾa
sensitive — elɛtɛk
sensual, sensuous, relating to the senses — tɛmase
sensuous, relating to the senses — niʐise
separate, divide, cut in two — kaiβa
servant — kaqut
serve — katɾe
seven — næ
seventh — nænu
sew — nyi
sex — ɪmodo
sex, love-making (some kind of intense emotion is implied with this term) — pæʐa
sexual intercourse — gɔnɪ
sexual intercourse — wyky
sexual intercourse — ɾugæɾa (sl.)
shaft, pole — nɛans
shaft; penis — nuʂ
shame — na
share, deal out — dijui
shawl, drape — tsæu
sheet, cover; layer; film; blanket; leaf — lɛɸʌ
shelf; stage — muʂ
shield — bisɯ (n.)
shin — ilet
shine, sparkle — tsiala (v.)
ship — taʃɛ (n.)
shirt — pɛ
shitty little place/dwelling, shithole, dump — kʌqɛ (vg. sl.)
shitty, bad (literally 'clothed in shit' or 'shit clothes') — xɯn faban (vg. sl.)
shoe — buna
shoe, slipper — gana
shoot down — puʂɛ
short (in height) — ɬænti
short (in length) — wɛs
short skirt — mytɯ
shortage — ʃanka
should, must, ought to (obligation); owe — pta
shoulder — ulo
shout, call, cry — moky (n.)
show, display; present, introduce; spread out — iβa
sibling; a very close friend — moa
sick, ill, unwell — ʐyse/zyŋse
sickle; shape of the moon; the moon — zaŋa
sides of the Rilin neck, which are very sensitive to pleasure and pain — mɛsli
sight, vision, view — ido
sight, vision, view — iɾa
silence, make silent, shut up, quiet down, make be quiet — apa (v. tr.)
silenced, shut up, quieted — apæ
silent — daskɛ
silent — æska
silent — ap
silk — my
silly, ridiculous, absurd, weird — æstɯ
silver — limui
similar — sɛmi
simple, straightforward, uncomplicated — zynæ
simulate — sɛmuma (v. tr.)
sin, corruption, crime, wrongdoing; big, stupid mistake — βɛdi
sing — æjaʃa
singer — æjaʃala
sip, drink — bæ
sitting room — monmon (sl.)
situation, circumstances — maidai
six — ta
sixth — tanu
skeptical, discerning; careful — tisunga
skin — mɛlan
skinny, emaciated — mɛlɔ
skip, jump, hop — nimba
skirmish, brawl — kuikæ
skirt — wɛɾo
skull — gaɬoka
sky — omɪna
slap, whack, beat — paka
slave — gatøm
slave, indentured servant — maiʃ
sleep — bɛlu (v.)
sleepy, drowsy — bɛlui
sleeve — bøn
slender, gracile — kɪs
slice up, cut into pieces — xuso
slice, cut — tɛa
slide, slip — bɪo
slipper — bɛno
slow, gentle, soft — tuɾɛ
small — βy
small flower of any kind — mɛa
small intestine — ɾehæve
small of the back — naɣæms
smell — møxø (v.)
smile brightly and warmly — suma (v.)
smile playfully — myɾi (v.)
smooth — myi
snake — ziɾu
snake meat — beʂ
snarl — mæ (v.)
snippers, scissors — teika
snug, tight; cozy — neits
soap — naɾɪsi
social gathering, usually of good friends — hontæ
social philosophy, “creed”, lifestyle — bai
social transgression, spiritual/philosophical crime — zinuʃ
sock — nanme
soft — øʂa
soft material, cotton, flax, etc. — køʃʌ
solve, figure out — oly
some, a few, a portion of — ɸi
somebody, someone — dɛla
somewhere — dɛlai
somewhere — dɛɬø
son — mævʌ
song — æja
soon — dɔq
sorrow — la
sorrow — ʂy
soul — ɔma
sound — bu (n.)
sound of rain (on a roof, etc.) — tsɪtsai
sound, noise — xais
sound, well — mʌu
soup — tsalui
soup of vegetable stock and spices — ʃɪʐʌ
sour — naiŋ
source, origin; spring; parents — nætei
space, empty area — oʃnɛ
spear — tyso
special, unique; strange, unusual — tɾɛsna
specific, particular; unique, special — dazʌxɛ
spice — ʐika
spicy — ʐikai
spike, point — ɛʔim (n.)
spin — fɛluia (v. intr.)
spine — aɣʌkyilɛ
spiral — fø
spite, resentment; envy — mɪsa
spite, resentment; envy — mɪsa
splash — dɛʐɔ (v. intr.)
split, separate, divide, cleave — qaɾa
spouse — sijɛla
spouse — utʌs
spring wind — ɸa
spy — ihitoia (v. intr.)
spy — ihitoila (n.)
squash (vegetable) — kuʃtʌ
squeal — tsiu (v. intr.)
squeeze someone's breast — ʃeatɛpa
stability — ɸiti
stable — naŋlɛ
stable — ɸitixɔ
stand up — ʃamʌ
star — kua
stare into someone's face/eyes — aɣʌβadoɣa
starting point — gaxa
statement — okaky
status, position — zake
status, position — ɛt
stay, remain — kɪ
steadfast, patient — diʂbut
step forward; offer oneself — keʂu
step; footprint — sop
sternum — kusu
stick — eɾʌ
stick, adhere — møʐʌ (v. intr.)
still (ongoing action); even now — ʃu
still, nevertheless — ɪɾa
stomach — sot
stomach, belly — sotnʌ
stone, rock (as material) — tsɛ
stop, cease — batu (v. intr.)
storm — tɛnɛpɾɛ
story, fable, tale — tɯ
storytelling — tɯni
strap — zʌlɪk
straw, hay — ʌmatʃɯ
stream — ɛvɛka
stretch out (oneself), stretch out the limbs/body — wa
string — aɣin
stringed instrument, similar to violin? — tizu
stripe — kala
strong — xa
strong wind — xaɸe
structure, system; shape, form; nature, essence — ʐoɸat
stubborn, hard-headed — natʃæk
study, devotion, discipline, work — naxɛnti
stuff, things; crap, crud, shit — ʃaʃa (n.)
stun, strike, paralyze daβɛ — køgo
stupid, idiotic — bɛxɯ (vg. s l.)
stupid, violent man, barbarian, brute — guzun (vg. sl.)
style, fashion — famɛ
subculture, small social subgroup, niche — mimot (sl.)
suffer, be in pain, feel pain — aista
sugar — iŋo
suicidal — zanɾɛse
suicide — zanɾɛ
summon, conjure up — teɣe (v. tr.)
sun — ana
superfluous, surplus, extra — xahyzʌ
superior, elite — pkyntɪ
supple, bendable, flexible — lɛpla
supply store — ʂa
support — kyŋ (n.)
support, encouragement — tɪpøta
sure, certain; strong — et
surface of liquid; surface tension — hilui
surge forward, rush forward — lyzai
surprise, state of mild shock — poŋu (n.)
surprised — tʌmlai
surprised, alarmed; alert; upright — alaik
surrender, yield, submit — iɾɛ
survive, endure — keŋa
survive, endure — ɾofɛtɾa
suspicion — tɪʔiɾa
suspicious — tɪʔi
swallow — mæsɪlɪ
sweet — ɬɪs
swing — ɬa (v. intr.)
sword — ɛsɪtai
sympathy — naiʃɛ
syrup from fruit or tree sap — tsutla
table — ʌʃaim
taboo, socially unacceptable — pakabæn
tail — pko
take in, rescue, give shelter to — bɛsulɛ
take; have; have taken — go
talk — oka
talk about, discuss — okane (v. tr.)
tall, high — iskɛse
tan, tawny, beige — ʂiu
tangle, mass; mess — kɛʃnɔt
tanned (skin) — alumase
tapestry — mɔias
tapeworm — gɛɣa
task, job, assignment — baʃa
taste — gɪlu (v. tr.)
taste buds — gɪluja
tea (northern variety; so-called ‘sweet tea’) — nilus
tea (standard variety from the south of Rilin lands) — kɛʃ
tear; teardrop; drop shape — imui
technique — ætʃoi
technology — sɛxes
tell, say — tisʌ
temporary, non-permanent — zaiβyi
ten — gam
tent, canopy — tæʂta
tentatively satisfied/accepting — inɯga
tenth — gamnu
test, try — nɪʐʌna (v. tr.)
testicles — tavi
that — taŋ (prn./adj.)
the color orange — quŋɾa
theatre (building) — mɔqanai
theatre, art of drama — mɔqɛs
there — tan
thick (liquid consistency) — læza
thick (solid material) — ɾus
thick fog — hunʂ
thief; liar — tsukai
thigh — tɛma
thin — mɛ
think, believe, hold as true based on logical reasoning — goma
third — lɔnu
this — se (prn./adj.)
this many, such a number — seʃyt
thorn — ditym
thought (individual idea, instance of thinking); brainchild — gomaky
thought, idea, concept — buin
thought, thinking — gomaɾa
thousand — jɛni
thread for bookbinding — kæs
threaten — kɾu (v. tr.)
three — lɔ
thrive, be well, be content; be safe — nijɛ
throat — kaiŋʌʂ
throw, hurl — pʂa (v. tr.)
thumb — jula
tickle; amuse, play with; fondle, grope — ɬuintɛ
tidal wave — ɬynʌ
tight — kʃɛt
tilt the head, lean to the side — kɔ (v. intr.)
time — zain
timid, shy — veɬɛs
tin — næʐɯŋ
tissue paper — dɛspyxa
to, toward, into (moving toward location) — ko
toe — webym
tomorrow — mojɛn
tongue — ɬynʌ
tonsil — wɛsaʐyla
too (much) — qʌʂ
tooth — ɛku
topic, subject, material; concentration — sokɾa
tornado — bɪʐaiŋ
torso — beɬʌn
torture — gæʂɯ (v. tr.)
touch sexually — xɛska (vg. sl.)
touch, feel — niʐi
tower — namos
toy, plaything — tuʐei
trade — keʐa (v. tr.)
tragedy — æjazanɾɛ
train, prepare — giʃø
tranquility, serenity — nɛtɛle
transfixed, charmed — pɛmyʟɛ
transform, change — βøtui
transitory, fleeting — filu
traumatized, mentally scarred — muɾaɬɛs
travel, go on a trip — niŋgilɛ
treasure — vesot
tree — saman
trial, tribulation — gelʌma
triangle — timbɛ
trick — ænza (v. tr.)
triumph — ɛɾɪxɯ
trouble, problems — saɸɛt
true, real — ɾi
trust, confidence in others — zø
trusting — zøxɔ
trustworthy — zøse
try, attempt — mippɔ
tufts of hair that grow on the ridge of the ear — bɪnsin
tunnel — psuɾan
turkey skin curry — bo
turn down, reject, refuse — naiko
turn in, render up, give — xaiɾɛ
turn, shift — lʌɾu (v. intr.)
two — ki
type of berry, usually red, sometimes blue or purple — pai
type of blue fruit — meŋa
um, uh — aan
um, uh — se
uncomfortable, uneasy — duʂtɯ
unconscious, knocked out — eis (sl.)
under — zu
under dress — iʃ
understand, know, know about — naʃy
understanding, consensus, agreement, accord; harmony — doju
unfortunate, unhappy — vɛ
unhappy — ɛzɛβɛ
unknown, beyond current knowledge — begomase
unveil — bɛfɛma
unwell, unhappy — ʃuki
upper — sai
upright — awu
upside-side-down — guli
use — ly (v.)
uterus — bɛʐula
uterus, womb — byʂnɯsa
uvula — βyfilu
vagina — eɬui
valuable — nuɾaxɔ
value, worth — nuɾa
vase — wɛsala
vase for dried flowers — pkota
veil — fɛm (n.)
veil — fɛma (v. tr)
velum, soft palate — ʌʃatuɾɛ
versatile; ambidextrous — kɯzʌ
very, really — ynu
violence against a family member or close friend — tɛasi
violence; killing; chaos; terror — jaxɔ
vivacious, lively; vivid, bright (color, etc.) — kyilase
vivid, bright — bɪʃe
volume, amplitude of sound — buʐo
volunteer, be willing — ame
voracious, ravenous — vɛmɾi
vote — wanaloma
voter fraud — moiwalomado
vow, oath, promise — qagain
vow, promise, oath — nømuʃ
waist — hilɯzʌ
walk — joʃʌ
wall — nɛʂ
want, desire — noi (v. tr.)
war; conflict — xø/xøʂ
ward, protective barrier — nɛʐi
warm — nɯsa
warm light; stained glass; light shone through translucent color — kaikʂɯ
warmth exuded from light — kʂɯ
waste away — ɸoɾa (v. intr.)
watch, guard — moni
water — muɾa
water dam — muly(la)
water well — fu
wave — ɸesɛ (v. intr.)
wave of water — liuta
way, fashion, manner — ʃuɣɛt
weak — puŋ
weak, feeble — zuk
wealthy — ikaxɔ
weapon — kaʐa
weather — ɸaky
weave — mɔia
weaver — mɔiala
weaving — mɔi
weep softly — nɪɬu
weep, cry — moka
weight — ʃedo
weird — zøtqa
weird, strange — tæɾɛ
well, sound, sane — ho
well-off, financially comfortable — wyta
what — ba
what? huh? — han? ha?
wheat — ʂoŋ
wheel — bi
when — no
where — nai
where — ɬø
while, as — du (conj.)
whisper — nɛspɛ (n.)
whisper — nɛspɛa/nɛspɪa (v.)
white — pfo
white fish — hæɾa
who — la
why — lai
wide — xuns
width — xunsdo
wild cat — muitʃi
wildfire — kailoi
willing, voluntary; desirous, wanting — moise
win, earn — jeɾa
windpipe — ɸala
wine — fi
wink — pʌ (v.)
wit, sharpness of mind, charm; ability to communicate — neisa
with — u
woman — løn
woman of high importance — uɾænʌ
woman’s shoe — pɛɾɔ
wood — di
woodworking — mydi
word — buhi
work of art — peʂtat
work, labor, travail — gasty
worker, labourer — pʂake
world — kalum
worry, doubt, stress, angst — bæma
worship — dalaiʃta
wrap — pa (v.)
wrench — xomæ (n.)
wrist — jɛ
write — ɾɛ
writing — ɾɛɾa
writing board — myʃ
yeah, yes — ɯ
year — byʂøn
year — mems
yell out, shout for — maila
yell, call for — heo
yellow — mei
yes — ɯsɯ
yes; indeed; that’s true — hɛly
yesterday — ɛnjɛn
yet, although — βa
yoghurt from goat milk — ʐɪta
young, childlike; innocent, sweet, kind — dɛlu
young, inexperienced, green; silly, clueless — oʃ
young, youthful — iɾusɛ
zeal, enthusiasm, fervor — ate
zenith — sixe