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Lexicon – English to Tosi
a criminal
— liuka type of shrub
— giːvability
— leːtaccident, mistake, « oops! »
— miʃadmirably aggressive, badass
— kilwaadmiration, respect; gratitude; love; emotional warmth
— amadore, love dearly
— buːtadvise
— seːtadvisor
— setʃage, get older
— xilis (v. intr.)air
— osalcoholic drink made from local root (similar to whisky?)
— taːlalive
— dʒinanger
— onangle
— surappreciate
— fariargument
— fefarm
— neːʃaround
— tagarrow
— leːlarrow
— ɣisart
— tʃuːmaautumn
— dilubad
— fiːŋbalance
— xiːgbar, shaft
— ʃutbark of a tree
— tʃoːŋbattle
— ruʃbe alert; watch closely
— pixbe disgusted
— jeːxbe drunk; be in a daze; be drowsy; be confused; be lethargic
— dazanbe passionate, be full of conviction
— emjedbeat senseless (literally)
— razbeat, abuse, injure; slander publicly; humiliate
— batbeautiful, appealing
— lojbeckon
— jasulbeer
— dʒelbeer
— ʃonbelt
— nukbend
— umbest
— naɣuːbetrayal
— nekibig
— gunbig stick for beating people with
— akbind
— akruːbird
— naːbirdsong
— lirubitch, complain, gripe
— naʃblack
— rorblade
— mesblade
— ɣiːlbland
— gelblank, washed out
— xadʒoblight
— kuxblood
— senblow
— kuːblue
— niʒblunt
— efboard
— biːtboat
— jaːsbook
— josekboring
— dalbowl
— ovbox
— vetbrag
— lekbrain
— niɣbreak
— ʃekbreast
— lemabribe
— gazinbright green
— ziːnbring
— fedubundle
— votʃbuy
— ʃilcanopy
— tiːvcaress, touch gently; sing softly
— lulaʃcarpet
— iɣdoːlcarpet
— kadcart
— kercastle
— gerticastrate; pick (fruit); pluck off; unarm
— tʃelesodcastrated male
— vempicat
— docelebration
— dʒoːrceramic
— lapchain
— melpachair
— fugchamber, enclosed area, room
— ʃeluchange
— daɣ (v. intr.)chest
— setchild
— titchoke
— ʒox (v. tr.)chomp down on, bite down
— gaːmcity
— xelclaim
— bolclandestine, hidden, secretive
— tezclassification of governor or mayor, second to the teŋ
— idʒclassification of governor or over-governor, second to the mizu
— teŋclay
— derclean
— netclear, transparent
— ʒiːcleft, divide
— natʃclose, near
— roːcoil
— nuːlcold
— felcold
— feːŋcome
— jexcomfort, empathize with
— naʃuʒcomfort; peace
— aːmecommunicate; relay
— fiːkcompetent
— jercomplete
— kolicone
— ejnaconstruct, build up
— lerucontrol
— dʒumcontrol, manipulation
— ʃaʃcopulate
— loʃcorner
— foːŋcrack
— ʃik (v. intr.)crack
— giret (n.)creamy, smooth, slippery
— beːscrease, line
— vitucreate
— reːtcreep, creepy person
— peːlcross
— uːz (v. tr.)cross
— daxcrossing of swords
— zadaxcrown
— ziŋcrown
— zoɣcrush
— rutʃcry, moan
— joːtcrystal
— belcunning
— viːkcup
— kuːncup
— polcurl
— weːfcurve
— ɣescustom, convention
— riːcut someone
— retcute
— kiːbcute little boy
— tʃentidance
— jaːldark
— ukdash forward; flee danger; be shocked or surprised suddenly
— damiʃdaughter
— sikdead
— tʃoddeath
— zuːrdebt
— rurdecapitate; take out out the brain
— natʃdelay, postpone
— bikdelicate
— tʃeldescend
— ʒodesired male
— koːkpadie
— devdirt
— tʃordisgrace
— zundisgusting
— dʒaxdismiss
— leɣditch
— jeldo, make
— tapidog
— mosdoubt
— xuːzdrag
— fisdream
— luːldrink
— tiːdrown
— sesurdrunk
— gekdrunk
— oludusty
— tuːlearth
— mureat
— tuzeat on
— inanempress
— mizuending
— laːɣienemy
— matenforcer
— jugentire
— woːlenvision, imagine
— fedruenvy, jealousy
— dʒesesteem, admire; respect; place the hands on the shoulders of (s.o.) in an action of gratitude or admiration
— amilestimate; count, reckon; work out the meaning to (s.t., often a mathematical or logical problem)
— dexexcrement, shit
— faːdexpect, anticipate, have predicted
— urwoːlextinguish
— pofeye
— alafail
— miŋfall, plummet
— trufall, slip down
— edenfamily tree, lineage
— teʃfasten, close together
— sijfeather
— fusifeces
— buːvfemale cousin
— jurfemale servant
— xetifemale slave
— ʒenifight
— tʃutfight in combat; attempt to kill
— tanfine, exquisite
— situfinger
— ninfire
— narfix, repair
— tuːkeflame
— ŋarflaw
— netʃflea
— jitfloppy
— mofflow
— mifly
— elo (v.)fly
— fum (v.)fly, little bug
— diːjfollow
— garfood
— fidafood
— petforeign
— metnaforetell, see in foresight, predict; divine (the future)
— moskunforget; wash
— leːjformal meeting
— leldʒafortune, lot, fate, destiny
— dʒidafree
— lisafreshwater spring
— ŋatilfret, be worried, be nervous; flail the hands about in a worried manner
— ʃeʃenfriend
— wasfroth
— gexfruit
— uːgamble; count on, have faith in
— kedʒ (v.)garden
— ʒoːvgathering of leaders, council, congress, meeting
— roːbgaze — ʒuʒ (v.)gentle
— riːmgentle, slow
— koːmgift
— masukgirl
— xergive
— xisgo
— viːgo back and forth
— libatgoddess, deity
— loːltʃugold; sentry
— tel‘good luck!’
— maːsgrab
— rimgrain
— sigrain-based food
— naŋgrand
— nilgreat, grand
— tʃuŋgreet
— kangrey
— evgrind
— oʒigroup, collection
— tefgrudge
— aghair
— teshand
— ʃerhang
— seghang
— tedehang
— xitoː (v. intr.)happy, contented
— fuːharmony
— eŋulhat
— ziːrhate
— mowihatred
— velhead
— genheart
— pexheavy
— dʒoːheiress
— doːlhere
— nanhero
— juxhit
— tentuhit
— womhole
— buːɣholy
— deːvhook
— eŋhoop
— juŋhorny
— dʒilhouse, family
— naːshumiliate
— dʒophurry
— feːs (v. intr.)hurry, rush; be swift; be competent
— alakadimpale
— peʒinch along, creep
— ʒumindignant or rebelious child
— xuːkink
— xaɣintention, ambition, goal, desire
— naːxisland
— sivjaw
— depjewel
— aʒifjewel
— ruːljob
— tofjoin
— fiːtjoke
— adajovial
— miːmanjoy, elation
— meːjudge, rule
— juːjump
— tixkey
— iːpkill ritually
— fetkill, slaughter
— baskind of knife
— darknee
— naːkknow
— gesknowledge
— reklake
— ubaland
— nalast rites
— oserlauded, great
— eʒlaugh
— matʃlawn
— nedʒilay out, plan; array
— eskeklead weight
— didleader
— kededleaf
— ŋiwleg
— lanlend
— diːlie down, recline; relax, go into remission; become limp
— nedlife
— kiːlight
— fimlittle bird
— tuklock
— iːlilong for, yearn for
— jinlook
— sixlose (a battle, argument, etc.)
— tʃuvlove (romantic)
— nilurlover
— nilutʃloyalist with power
— mevxilukewarm
— temulush, drunkard
— sapemake beautiful
— malmake dry; suck the life essence from (s.t.), deplete; make thirsty
— arismake wet, drown, dip in water
— podmale cousin
— ʒemale sevant
— nadimalice
— jiːzman
— siːnmanufacture, fabricate
— udofmarker
— zebmate, consort
— kuj (n.)maternal grandmother
— ermeasure of water
— ɣuŋmetal
— diŋmilk of an animal
— goɣmirror
— nummix
— okiːrmoist, damp
— oːpmoon
— feːkmorbid
— ʃadʒmother
— maːmourn
— laːmmourning, grief
— lunmouse
— mipmouth
— neːplamove
— bim (v. tr.)muck, mud
— mitmusic
— gexanasty. gross, disgusting
— luːlnectar, juice
— adnew mother
— nuvnoble lady
— rexnenon-purebred female
— vaːnourish, feed
— desnursemaid
— kakiːnursemaid
— vaduoblivion
— woːzoil
— untiolder sister
— nasorigin
— guːtpainful
— asteŋpale
— lospartner, associate
— kinpass down to, bestow upon, give
— linodpassword
— xaːpayment
— fempearl
— lilpeel, strip away
— keridpepper
— pifperform, carry out, go ahead and do (s.t.)
— korodperson
— zunpick
— gawel (n.)pierce
— rixplace
— donplan, project; military campaign
— poʒplant
— jorplatoon
— sezaplease, satisfy
— misapleasing
— ŋistulpleasing, pretty, appealing
— jiːsplump
— okipole
— luxpot
— roːgpour
— uːlpouring rainstorm
— kulipretty
— vetuprevious
— ezpromise, pact
— dʒuŋprotect
— guvpull
— galpunch down, knock out
— noxpush away, reject
— jeːkquarrel, verbal fight
— fuːnqueen, empress, female ruler
— fexquestion
— puvaraise the eyebrow
— tʃirally, bring together, muster up, strengthen
— lutrecognize someone else’s surrender, « pull one’s punches »
— pomred
— fuɣreflection
— mevreject, throw away, denounce; disown; abandon
— marireroute
— trakrevolve
— puweːlright to challenge another female for the possession of a given male (based on the name of a noble woman who first demanded this rite)
— fira sena fimritual
— dʒiːntariver
— ruːroad
— dʒiɣroad
— troŋroll
— wewrough, scratchy
— retarun
— remrush of water
— fuʒsack, pilage
— reːkesad
— lepsail
— paːroŋ (v.)sand
— dezscare
— luːmascheme, plot cunningly; spy on with bad intentions
— mambedschism
— tʃevscold, chastise; mark as undesirable or incorrect; stigmatize
— tʃixenscold, reprimand, punish
— dʒeksea
— terseal
— kapsear, burn, char
— passee
— urseed
— tʃuxserious
— niːvsex (the activity)
— mijsexually abstinate
— protsexually appealing
— mijilshape
— suːrshield
— lelshoot
— vatesick
— gaxsister (of a male)
— ʃalasit down
— morsit down
— poːnaskin
— pilsky
— riːjslide
— iːval (v.)smart
— dʒeːnsmell
— eːj (v.)smoke
— niːssmooth
— viːzsneeze
— fiwsniff
— leʃsnow
— lejsnowflake
— tiːlsoldier
— teːŋsolid; grounded
— predson, boy
— miːnison, male child
— vazsound
— wirspace, air, atmosphere
— wetʃsphere
— parofspike; flame
— viŋspin
— tʃuki (v. tr.)spirit
— eːdspringtime
— fesspy, watch unseen; perceive intuitively in a subtle or private way (fig.)
— girstab
— kavastab
— nuŋostake
— kredstand up, rise
— vedistar
— suːwastasis
— goːlnastatue
— goːɣolsteal
— ʒokstick
— utsticky
— gakwasting, burn, bite
— xotstomp; rage violently; punish; be wrathful
— naːʃstraight
— fitstrangle
— wiːnstream
— poːlstrike
— tetʃstring instrumental (played by stretching a wire across a threshold)
— simstrive, try, attempt
— poːvstuff, pack
— tʃiːtstupid
— kutstupid, dumb
— oːsstupid, slow
— lolstyle
— lijil (n.)summer
— nesiasun
— naksweet
— wivsword
— zasyrup
— siːbtactic
— sugtake
— wontake
— ɣiktall
— laːrtart in flavor
— jemtemple
— itarthief
— wedithin, skinny
— walthing that flies
— fumathird daughter
— kivthroat
— axthrow
— ŋabthrow, pitch
— dasthumb
— xeːthunder
— goŋtie up
— buntight
— ɣintitip
— jiːbtip
— wiŋto inch along, go slowly and/or carefully
— piledtouch
— miltrample
— naxtrap
— met (v.)trashy, slutty
— buːraktree
— wintrial
— viltrick; strategy
— gintrouble
— xixtruce, peace treaty
— kristry
— artry
— sevtuber
— tettumbleweed
— liːoltwilight
— montype of blade
— restype of knife, dagger
— xattype of tree
— kalpununconscious
— jeduncover, find
— ŋosunder
— ketvalue, love, admire, respect
— teventilate
— dusvictory
— fivvomit; heave
— rekawait on, serve, tend to, do the bidding of (s.o.)
— ixewalk
— ʃofwall
— lowall
— voːlwander
— wiːlwant
— teriwar
— kaːviwarm
— fuːlwarm
— xurwarn
— geːdwarning
— loːrwater
— lujwaver, be about to fall
— poterwedge
— ŋefweep
— oːrwet
— nujwheel
— pelwhite, pale
— leːdawine
— voʃwing
— novwinter
— raːlwire
— fadwither
— nefwoman
— melworld
— vanworthy
— keswrath, rage
— taranwrite
— koːnwrite
— vivyellow
— dekyoung child, toddler
— ʃuyounger sister
— nis