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Lexicon – Tosi to English
- aːme
- comfort; peace
- ad
- nectar, juice
- ada
- joke
- ag
- grudge
- ak
- big stick for beating people with
- akruː
- bind
- ala
- eye
- alakad
- hurry, rush; be swift; be competent
- am
- admiration, respect; gratitude; love; emotional warmth
- amil
- esteem, admire; respect; place the hands on the shoulders of (s.o.) in an action of gratitude or admiration
- ar
- try
- aris
- make dry; suck the life essence from (s.t.), deplete; make thirsty
- asteŋ
- painful
- ax
- throat
- aʒif
- jewel
- bas
- kill, slaughter
- bat
- beat, abuse, injure; slander publicly; humiliate
- beːs
- creamy, smooth, slippery
- bel
- crystal
- biːt
- board
- bik
- delay, postpone
- bim (v. tr.)
- move
- bol
- claim
- buːɣ
- hole
- buːrak
- trashy, slutty
- buːt
- adore, love dearly
- buːv
- feces
- bun
- tie up
- daɣ (v. intr.)
- change
- dal
- boring
- damiʃ
- dash forward; flee danger; be shocked or surprised suddenly
- dar
- kind of knife
- das
- throw, pitch
- dax
- cross
- dazan
- be drunk; be in a daze; be drowsy; be confused; be lethargic
- deːv
- holy
- dek
- yellow
- dep
- jaw
- der
- clay
- des
- nourish, feed
- dev
- die
- dex
- estimate; count, reckon; work out the meaning to (s.t., often a mathematical or logical problem)
- dez
- sand
- diː
- lend
- diːj
- fly, little bug
- did
- lead weight
- dilu
- autumn
- diŋ
- metal
- do
- cat
- doːl
- heiress
- don
- place
- dus
- ventilate
- dʒax
- disgusting
- dʒeːn
- smart
- dʒek
- scold, reprimand, punish
- dʒel
- beer
- dʒes
- envy, jealousy
- dʒiːnta
- ritual
- dʒida
- fortune, lot, fate, destiny
- dʒiɣ
- road
- dʒil
- horny
- dʒin
- alive
- dʒoː
- heavy
- dʒoːr
- celebration
- dʒop
- humiliate
- dʒum
- control
- dʒuŋ
- promise, pact
- eːd
- spirit
- eːj (v.)
- smell
- eden
- fall, slip down
- ef
- blunt
- ejna
- cone
- elo (v.)
- fly
- emjed
- be passionate, be full of conviction
- eŋ
- hook
- eŋul
- harmony
- er
- maternal grandmother
- eskek
- lay out, plan; array
- ev
- grey
- ez
- previous
- eʒ
- lauded, great
- faːd
- excrement, shit
- fad
- wire
- fari
- appreciate
- feːk
- moon
- feːŋ
- cold
- feːs (v. intr.)
- hurry
- fedru
- envision, imagine
- fedu
- bring
- fef
- argument
- fel
- cold
- fem
- payment
- fes
- springtime
- fet
- kill ritually
- fex
- queen, empress, female ruler
- fiːk
- communicate; relay
- fiːŋ
- bad
- fida
- food
- fim
- light
- fira sena fim
- right to challenge another female for the possession of a given male (based on the name of a noble woman who first demanded this rite)
- fis
- drag
- fit
- straight
- fiv
- victory
- fiw
- sneeze
- foːŋ
- corner
- fuː
- happy, contented
- fuːl
- warm
- fuːn
- quarrel, verbal fight
- fug
- chair
- fuɣ
- red
- fum (v.)
- fly
- fuma
- thing that flies
- fusi
- feather
- fuʒ
- rush of water
- gakwa
- sticky
- gal
- pull
- gar
- follow
- gazin
- bribe
- gek
- drunk
- gel
- bland
- gen
- head
- gerti
- castle
- ges
- know
- gex
- froth
- gexa
- music
- giːv
- a type of shrub
- gin
- trick; strategy
- gir
- spy, watch unseen; perceive intuitively in a subtle or private way (fig.)
- goɣ
- milk of an animal
- goŋ
- thunder
- guːt
- origin
- gun
- big
- guv
- protect
- gaːm
- chomp down on, bite down
- gawel (n.)
- pick
- gax
- sick
- geːd
- warn
- giret (n.)
- crack
- ɣes
- curve
- ɣiːl
- blade
- ɣik
- take
- ɣis
- arrow
- ɣuŋ
- measure of water
- iːli
- lock
- iːp
- key
- iːval (v.)
- slide
- idʒ
- classification of governor or mayor, second to the teŋ
- inan
- eat on
- ixe
- wait on, serve, tend to, do the bidding of (s.o.)
- jaːl
- dance
- jaːs
- boat
- jasul
- beckon
- jeːk
- push away, reject
- jeːx
- be disgusted
- jed
- unconscious
- jel
- ditch
- jem
- tart in flavor
- jer
- competent
- jex
- come
- jiːb
- tip
- jiːs
- pleasing, pretty, appealing
- jiːz
- malice
- jin
- long for, yearn for
- jit
- flea
- joːt
- cry, moan
- jor
- plant
- josek
- book
- juː
- judge, rule
- jug
- enforcer
- juŋ
- hoop
- jur
- female cousin
- jux
- hero
- kaːvi
- war
- kad
- carpet
- kakiː
- nursemaid
- kalpun
- type of tree
- kan
- greet
- kap
- seal
- kava
- stab
- keded
- leader
- kedʒ (v.)
- gamble; count on, have faith in
- ker
- cart
- kerid
- peel, strip away
- kes
- worthy
- ket
- under
- kiː
- life
- kiːb
- cute
- kilwa
- admirably aggressive, badass
- kin
- partner, associate
- kiv
- third daughter
- koːkpa
- desired male
- koːm
- gentle, slow
- koːn
- write
- koli
- complete
- korod
- perform, carry out, go ahead and do (s.t.)
- kred
- stake
- kris
- truce, peace treaty
- kuː
- blow
- kuːn
- cup
- kuj (n.)
- mate, consort
- kut
- stupid
- kux
- blight
- laːɣi
- ending
- laːm
- mourn
- laːr
- tall
- lan
- leg
- lap
- ceramic
- leːda
- white, pale
- leːj
- forget; wash
- leːl
- arrow
- leːt
- ability
- leɣ
- dismiss
- lej
- snow
- lek
- brag
- lel
- shield
- leldʒa
- formal meeting
- lema
- breast
- lep
- sad
- leru
- construct, build up
- libat
- go back and forth
- lijil (n.)
- style
- lil
- pearl
- linod
- pass down to, bestow upon, give
- liru
- birdsong
- lisa
- free
- lo
- wall
- loːltʃu
- goddess, deity
- loːr
- warning
- loj
- beautiful, appealing
- lol
- stupid, slow
- los
- pale
- loʃ
- copulate
- luːl
- dream
- luːl
- nasty. gross, disgusting
- luːma
- scare
- luj
- water
- lulaʃ
- caress, touch gently; sing softly
- lut
- rally, bring together, muster up, strengthen
- lux
- pole
- maː
- mother
- maːs
- ‘good luck!’
- mal
- make beautiful
- mambed
- scheme, plot cunningly; spy on with bad intentions
- mari
- reject, throw away, denounce; disown; abandon
- masuk
- gift
- mat
- enemy
- matʃ
- laugh
- meː
- joy, elation
- mel
- woman
- melpa
- chain
- mes
- blade
- met (v.)
- trap
- mev
- reflection
- mevxi
- loyalist with power
- mi
- flow
- miːman
- jovial
- miːni
- son, boy
- mil
- touch
- mijil
- sexually appealing
- mij
- sex (the activity)
- miŋ
- fail
- mip
- mouse
- misa
- please, satisfy
- miʃ
- accident, mistake, « oops! »
- mit
- muck, mud
- mizu
- empress
- mof
- floppy
- mon
- twilight
- mor
- sit down
- mos
- dog
- moskun
- foretell, see in foresight, predict; divine (the future)
- mowi
- hate
- mur
- earth
- na
- land
- naː
- bird
- naːk
- knee
- naːs
- house, family
- naːʃ
- stomp; rage violently; punish; be wrathful
- naːx
- intention, ambition, goal, desire
- nadi
- male sevant
- naɣuː
- best
- nak
- sun
- nan
- here
- naŋ
- grain-based food
- nar
- fire
- nas
- older sister
- naʃ
- bitch, complain, gripe
- naʃuʒ
- comfort, empathize with
- natʃ
- cleft, divide
- natʃ
- decapitate; take out out the brain
- nax
- trample
- neːpla
- mouth
- neːʃ
- arm
- ned
- lie down, recline; relax, go into remission; become limp
- nedʒi
- lawn
- nef
- wither
- neki
- betrayal
- nesia
- summer
- net
- clean
- netʃ
- flaw
- niːs
- smoke
- niːv
- serious
- niɣ
- brain
- nil
- grand
- nilur
- love (romantic)
- nilutʃ
- lover
- nin
- finger
- nis
- younger sister
- niʒ
- blue
- nov
- wing
- nox
- punch down, knock out
- nuːl
- coil
- nuj
- wet
- nuk
- belt
- num
- mirror
- nuŋo
- stab
- nuv
- new mother
- ŋab
- throw
- ŋar
- flame
- ŋatil
- freshwater spring
- ŋef
- wedge
- ŋistul
- pleasing
- ŋiw
- leaf
- ŋos
- uncover, find
- oːp
- moist, damp
- oːr
- weep
- oːs
- stupid, dumb
- oki
- plump
- okiːr
- mix
- olu
- drunk
- on
- anger
- oser
- last rites
- ov
- bowl
- oʒi
- grind
- paːroŋ (v.)
- sail
- parof
- sphere
- pas
- sear, burn, char
- peːl
- creep, creepy person
- pel
- wheel
- pet
- food
- pex
- heart
- peʒ
- impale
- pif
- pepper
- pil
- skin
- piled
- to inch along, go slowly and/or carefully
- pix
- be alert; watch closely
- poːl
- stream
- poːna
- sit down
- poːv
- strive, try, attempt
- pod
- make wet, drown, dip in water
- pof
- extinguish
- pol
- cup
- pom
- recognize someone else’s surrender, « pull one’s punches »
- poter
- waver, be about to fall
- poʒ
- plan, project; military campaign
- pred
- solid; grounded
- prot
- sexually abstinate
- puva
- question
- puweːl
- revolve
- raːl
- winter
- raz
- beat senseless (literally)
- reːke
- sack, pilage
- reːt
- create
- rek
- knowledge
- reka
- vomit; heave
- rem
- run
- res
- type of blade
- ret
- cut someone
- reta
- rough, scratchy
- rexne
- noble lady
- riː
- custom, convention
- riːj
- sky
- riːm
- gentle
- rim
- grab
- rix
- pierce
- roː
- close, near
- roːb
- gathering of leaders, council, congress, meeting
- roːg
- pot
- ror
- black
- ruː
- river
- ruːl
- jewel
- rur
- debt
- ruʃ
- battle
- rutʃ
- crush
- sape
- lush, drunkard
- seːt
- advise
- seg
- hang
- sen
- blood
- sesur
- drown
- set
- chest
- setʃ
- advisor
- sev
- try
- seza
- platoon
- si
- grain
- siːb
- syrup
- siːn
- man
- sij
- fasten, close together
- sik
- daughter
- sim
- string instrumental (played by stretching a wire across a threshold)
- situ
- fine, exquisite
- siv
- island
- six
- look
- suːr
- shape
- suːwa
- star
- sug
- tactic
- sur
- angle
- ʃadʒ
- morbid
- ʃala
- sister (of a male)
- ʃaʃ
- control, manipulation
- ʃelu
- chamber, enclosed area, room
- ʃer
- hand
- ʃeʃen
- fret, be worried, be nervous; flail the hands about in a worried manner
- ʃil
- buy
- ʃof
- walk
- ʃon
- beer
- ʃu
- young child, toddler
- ʃut
- bar, shaft
- taːl
- alcoholic drink made from local root (similar to whisky?)
- tag
- around
- tan
- fight in combat; attempt to kill
- tapi
- do, make
- taran
- wrath, rage
- te
- value, love, admire, respect
- teːŋ
- soldier
- tede
- hang
- tef
- group, collection
- tel
- gold; sentry
- temu
- lukewarm
- tentu
- hit
- teŋ
- classification of governor or over-governor, second to the mizu
- ter
- sea
- teri
- want
- tes
- hair
- teʃ
- family tree, lineage
- tet
- tuber
- tetʃ
- strike
- tez
- clandestine, hidden, secretive
- tiː
- drink
- tiːl
- snowflake
- tiːv
- canopy
- tit
- child
- tof
- job
- trak
- reroute
- troŋ
- road
- tru
- fall, plummet
- tʃel
- delicate
- tʃelesod
- castrate; pick (fruit); pluck off; unarm
- tʃenti
- cute little boy
- tʃev
- schism
- tʃi
- raise the eyebrow
- tʃiːt
- stuff, pack
- tʃixen
- scold, chastise; mark as undesirable or incorrect; stigmatize
- tʃoːŋ
- bark of a tree
- tʃod
- dead
- tʃor
- dirt
- tʃuːma
- art
- tʃuki (v. tr.)
- spin
- tʃuŋ
- great, grand
- tʃut
- fight
- tʃuv
- lose (a battle, argument, etc.)
- tʃux
- seed
- tuːke
- fix, repair
- tuːl
- dusty
- tuk
- little bird
- tuz
- eat
- uː
- fruit
- uːl
- pour
- uːz (v. tr.)
- cross
- uba
- lake
- udof
- manufacture, fabricate
- uk
- dark
- um
- bend
- unti
- oil
- ur
- see
- urwoːl
- expect, anticipate, have predicted
- ut
- stick
- vaː
- non-purebred female
- vadu
- nursemaid
- van
- world
- vate
- shoot
- vaz
- son, male child
- vedi
- stand up, rise
- vel
- hatred
- vempi
- castrated male
- vet
- box
- vetu
- pretty
- viː
- go
- viːk
- cunning
- viːz
- smooth
- vil
- trial
- viŋ
- spike; flame
- vitu
- crease, line
- viv
- write
- voːl
- wall
- voʃ
- wine
- votʃ
- bundle
- wal
- thin, skinny
- was
- friend
- weːf
- curl
- wedi
- thief
- wetʃ
- space, air, atmosphere
- wew
- roll
- wiːl
- wander
- wiːn
- strangle
- win
- tree
- wiŋ
- tip
- wir
- sound
- wiv
- sweet
- woːl
- entire
- woːz
- oblivion
- wom
- hit
- won
- take
- xaː
- password
- xadʒo
- blank, washed out
- xaɣ
- ink
- xat
- type of knife, dagger
- xeː
- thumb
- xel
- city
- xer
- girl
- xeti
- female servant
- xiːg
- balance
- xilis (v. intr.)
- age, get older
- xis
- give
- xix
- trouble
- xot
- sting, burn, bite
- xuːk
- indignant or rebelious child
- xuːz
- doubt
- xur
- warm
- za
- sword
- zadax
- crossing of swords
- zeb
- marker
- ziːn
- bright green
- ziːr
- hat
- ziŋ
- crown
- zoɣ
- crown
- zuːr
- death
- zun
- disgrace
- zun
- person
- ʒe
- male cousin
- ʒeni
- female slave
- ʒiː
- clear, transparent
- ʒo
- descend
- ʒoːv
- garden
- ʒok
- steal
- ʒox (v. tr.)
- choke
- ʒum
- inch along, creep
- ʒuʒ (v.)
- gaze
- kuli
- pouring rainstorm
- liuk
- a criminal
- lun
- mourning, grief
- liːol
- tumbleweed
- goːlna
- stasis
- metna
- foreign
- leʃ
- sniff
- ʃek
- break
- tix
- jump
- ɣinti
- tight
- iɣdoːl
- carpet
- itar
- temple
- fiːt
- join
- xitoː (v. intr.)
- hang
- goːɣol
- statue
- os
- air
- ʃik (v. intr.)
- crack