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- ai
- fire
- aipja
- nipple
- alai
- sun
- alatuiva
- butterfly
- aliam
- sunny
- aliamel
- sunniness; brightness
- anakai
- struggle, suffer; push; kick
- asalela
- bird of prey
- asitu
- fly
- aviua
- lover
- elii
- light green
- ema
- mother
- hailo
- eagle
- haisii
- thigh
- loljisa
- silver (metal)
- hamana
- beetle
- hanam
- strong
- hanas
- horse
- hasmeke
- protection
- hasmekoi
- guardian, protector
- hata
- easy
- heletuli
- beast of burden
- helja
- ocean, sea
- heljy
- ban, prohibition
- hilativi
- acclimate, adapt, adjust, familiarize; change, mutate; grow slowly
- hilie
- magic
- hohe
- stomach
- hoi
- know, understand
- hoioi
- sage
- hoistalla
- school
- hoiteva
- question; mystery
- holaisna
- account, report, description
- holima
- cylinder
- holu
- abort, terminate, cancel, put at end to; reject
- homa
- moon
- homam
- beautiful, fair; glowing, bright, radiant
- hota
- open, disclose; reveal; betray (v.)
- hutalas
- accession, succession, attainment, appointment
- hutasa
- access, entrance, admittance; allowance
- hutasam
- accessible, reachable; possible, feasible
- huul
- sleep
- jutasi
- cosmetics
- ilka
- sister
- janoi
- abide, tolerate; eat something which is unappetizing`
- jasnam
- accusative, blaming; didactic
- jasnasa
- accusal, inculpation, imputation
- jasnel
- accusation, blame; guilt
- jemo
- ox
- jistunu
- cleanness, purity, lavation
- jokka
- ear
- jokkanu
- earlobe
- jokkapai
- earring
- jolaja
- able-bodied, healthy, fit, well, strong; happy, content, sound
- juta
- accentuate, stress, emphasize, enhance; adorn, decorate
- kainu
- absence, lack, nonexistence; deficiency; dearth; weak point
- kainum
- absent, gone, disappeared; desired
- kais
- cold
- kaisti
- coldness
- kappa
- magenta
- kasta
- abysmal, terrible, dreadful, inducing fear or terror
- kasti
- badly, messily; nasty, gross
- keloi
- specialist, expert
- katani
- waist
- katel
- absurdity, meaninglessness, silliness
- katoi
- oddity, example of strangeness
- katui
- absurd, meaningless, silly
- katuitana
- silliness, absurdity, meaninglessness
- kela
- ability, power, force; talent, intuitive knowledge
- kelam
- powerful, talented, knowledgeable
- kelui
- fingernail
- kesa
- lover (male)
- kesmi
- orange
- keste
- idea, vision; theory
- tevja
- die, perish (of non-violence means)
- kestem
- abstract, visionary, theoretical; imaginary
- kesteva
- substantial; physical; solid, concrete
- ketijim
- unfortunate
- ketim
- accidental
- ketis
- accident, mistake, fluke
- ketiseva
- flawless, perfect; masterful
- keukoi
- seed; root, origin; child; infant
- ki
- energy, life
- kimit
- chirp
- kimma
- energetic, full of life; powerful; forceful
- kiusa
- friend
- ko
- black
- koili
- abjure, disown, renounce, forsake
- koilinu
- abjuration, disowning, renunciation;
- koitise
- abrade, roughen, chafe; embitter; make tougher
- koitisenu
- abrasion, roughness, scrape; bitterness; resilience
- kola
- absorb, take in, receive, accept
- kola
- golden
- kolamoi
- adoptive child
- kolauja
- empathize, understand, know
- kole
- medicine
- kollanu
- absorption, acceptance, reception; allowance
- kolysna
- academic, intellectual, scholarly
- kommei
- hair of the head (collectively)
- kose
- ash
- kosmu
- pact
- kosoi
- husband
- kosyma
- abominable, repulsive, terrible, awful
- kotana
- blackness, darkness
- kotu
- abase, lower, degrade, humiliate; speak down to, patronize
- kotu
- abhor, detest, be repelled by
- kotunu
- abasement
- kova
- accrue, amass, build up, ensue
- kovani
- accretion, addition, growth, increase; rise to greatness
- kovelel
- able; powerful, potent; knowledgeable; willful
- kula
- justify; make right
- kulo
- explode
- kulomi
- gunpowder
- kuloto
- cannon
- kulus
- snake
- kutaa
- rule, regulation, law; convention, custom
- kutaamije
- government
- kyite
- vacuum
- kytai
- shorebird
- kytel
- moth
- lailai
- call out
- laji
- bed
- lalai
- acclaim, praise, approve; worship
- lalel
- accolade, honor, tribute, award; ritualistic worshipping
- lamamisam
- alone, solitary, in peace, serene
- lamamisja
- solitude; solitary meditation, solitary peace (n.)
- lape
- abstain, go without, desist, withdraw from
- lasel
- passionate, full of feeling, fiery
- lasmam
- aboriginal, native, original
- lasnei
- culpable, untrustworthy, morally corrupt
- latasnu
- abyss, void, great hole; place of terror
- latu
- far off, far away, distant; unattainable; aloof, detached (said of people)
- leina
- offspring, young, progeny
- leinaliso
- maggot, fly larva
- leinalulo
- frog tadpole
- leinamusanala
- toad baby
- lela
- bird
- lesto
- accelerate, speed up; push, urge
- leta
- absolve, forgive, pardon; brush away; ignore
- leta
- globe, ball
- letila
- claim, assertion
- letim
- loud
- lili
- ladybug
- lisana
- ant
- liso
- fly
- liulai
- whistle
- ljaaka
- render, make, cause to be
- ljipa
- skin
- loiso
- bear
- lojo
- lake
- lokoe
- fragrance
- lolje
- silver
- lossa
- race, course; racetrack
- lota
- abundant, profuse, wealthy, plenty, full
- lotel
- abundance, plenty, profusion, wealth
- loti
- abundantly, completely, fully, copiously; readily, willingly; happily
- lulia
- entertainer
- luliel
- amusement, entertainment
- lulji
- star
- lulo
- frog
- lulom
- bouncy, energetic, bubbly
- lumasa
- arboriculture, farming, agriculture
- luosa
- smell (v.)
- lusna
- crow, blackbird
- lutjel
- acclivitous, sloping, declining; failing, faltering, weakening
- lutyno
- wasp
- maila
- vagina
- maivu
- amulet, charm, magic-bearing object
- majuna
- hawk
- mapji
- yellow
- masna
- steal, abduct, run off with
- masnonu
- abduction
- mason
- abduct, carry off, steal, kidnap; usurp
- masu
- toad
- mautet
- burning coal
- meiki
- cradle
- mileve
- iridescent
- mina
- spider
- miva
- powder
- mivasa
- crush
- mo
- great, significant, important, grand
- moitji
- child
- molisa
- accompany, go along with; support, encourage; complete, balance
- molisel
- accompaniment, complement; companionship, camaraderie
- motaisu
- account for, explain
- muis
- food
- muke
- darkness
- mul
- all
- muvuka
- juice
- myvi
- rodent
- na
- arm
- naie
- light (n.)
- naiem
- light, bright
- nam
- like, as (used with verbs)
- nasta
- cessation, halt, pause; period of silence
- navus
- daughter
- noaeli
- conjure up, summon
- nu
- piece, bit, part
- nuljai
- blue-green, teal
- nupa
- father
- nusu
- cute, pretty
- olatjasna
- accurate, correct; apt, proper
- olatjasnel
- accuracy, correctness, rightness; aptness; propriety
- olu
- sphere
- omut
- underground
- oppu
- buttocks
- osa
- life
- pai
- jewel, trinket, bauble
- paina
- heart
- pala
- baby, infant
- palanavo
- mass, hoard, crowd, plethora
- palasa
- negotiation, truce
- palu
- blue
- peleta
- mushroom
- pely
- shale, layered rock
- poko
- spotted
- pol
- head
- ponna
- process
- povan
- raven
- povanu
- clever, smart, cunning
- semu
- dye, paint, ink
- sennoa
- accommodate, house, lodge; contain
- setai
- abandon; abdicate; neglect, ignore; flee cowardly
- setainu
- abandonment
- sikoii
- barrier, protective ward
- sitija
- area, region
- sju
- area beneath the eye
- sjuki
- gum, starch
- sjukim
- gummy, sticky
- smetja
- female superior or leader
- smylo
- incense
- smyponna
- smolder, burn slowly
- smytja
- smoke
- smyvi
- ash smudge
- snava
- dream (v.)
- sneta
- roof shingle
- sniva
- finger
- snona
- malice
- snula
- abject, dismal, wretched
- soi
- sit down (intrans.)
- soika
- bread
- sona
- sane; lucid, sober
- sonanu
- sanity, lucidity, sobriety
- sonavani
- civilization, cultivation, acculturation
- sottei
- technology
- soty
- like, as (used with nouns)
- speta
- aphid
- spyma
- lover (female)
- stalla
- place, location; room
- stam
- absolute, total, utter, supreme; indisputable, unconditional; fixed
- stesje
- virgin
- stippa
- rock back and forth
- sula
- assist, encourage, support; stand behind (literally)
- sumji
- rot, decay, degrade
- syto
- abolish, wipe out, kill, eradicate
- ta
- accomplish, do, make; win, succeed; emerge in victory
- take
- brain
- takevoi
- fool, idiot; brainless (adj.)
- tala
- aberrant, atypical, unusual; strange, foreign
- tala
- leg
- talapoi
- aberration, enigma, deviant
- talasa
- accomplishment, making; brainchild; achievement, success; victory
- taloi
- weirdo, strange person
- tapa
- home, abode, residence, house, lair
- tapammi
- warm, comforting
- tapjasa
- compromise
- taspa
- white
- taspan
- syntax, grammar
- tasta
- abate, decline, stop growing
- tastanu
- abatement
- tastasa
- halt (n.); cease-fire
- telka
- death
- telkatjiu
- self-sacrifice
- tesula
- abscond, escape, flee; run from terror; seek refuge
- tet
- son
- tevesme
- red
- tima
- abut, conjoin, be proximate to
- timel
- abutment, closeness, juxtaposition, proximity
- timelasa
- thrust forward toward something (n.)
- timoi
- dew
- timoiti
- dear, sweetheart
- tisnai
- abusive, cruel, sadistic; neglectful, apathetic to a fault; cold
- tisnel
- abuse, cruelty, mistreatment; exploitation; neglect, apathy
- tita
- little, small
- tja
- cloud; mass
- tjiu
- resolution, vow
- toita
- seer
- toji
- earthworm
- tol
- same
- toli
- touch (v. tr.)
- tolvila
- uniform
- tosel
- abbreviated
- tosin
- waterfowl
- tosu
- abbreviate, shorten, condense; water down, make less potent
- tosunu
- abbreviation
- tuli
- a large white water bird
- tulu
- brother
- tusalela
- songbird
- tusja
- cube
- tylae
- grain
- tylaetja
- fieldworker
- tyma
- abreast, shoulder to shoulder, along side; intimately with, supporting
- tysnal
- accord, agreement
- ulusa
- mind, spirit, consciousness
- vakulele
- grey
- vansii
- wife
- vansiim
- marital
- vesuteii
- power, influence; reign
- vetta
- shatter (trans.)
- vettoi
- shard; piece, fragment
- veve
- smother, cover
- vevelja
- a tattoo; body paintings
- veveni
- blanket
- vi
- mark, scratch, smudge
- vila
- clothing
- viti
- disc
- viu
- cunning
- vivaiti
- torch
- voima
- breast
- voismam
- abrupt, sudden; shaking, shocking; violent
- voismanu
- abruptness
- voismi
- abruptly, suddenly
- voluu
- knee
- vosoi
- grasshopper
- vosune
- mosquito
- vota
- chicken
- vuilanu
- rejection, denial, spurning; exile, banishment; scorn, shunning
- vuna
- heat