Basic Colors
| term | translation | shades covered by term | ||||||
| riembe | pink, purple | |||||||
| nabe | red | |||||||
| nura | orange, brown | |||||||
| omie | gold | |||||||
| iumie | yellow, yellow-green | |||||||
| rie | green, cyan | |||||||
| sisi | blue |
This is where we find lists of like-themed words. See below. Not every word in the main dictionary is included, though I've tried to be comprehensive within each of the below categories. In case of conflict with the main dictionary, it, and not this page, should be considered authoritative.
| subjective | objective | possessive | |
| I | i | im | ca |
| thou | leki | lekum | geu |
| he/she/it | a | am | aga |
| we | luzi | luzei | aci |
| you | do | dom | anu |
| they | ia | am | aga |
| who | zega | zegum | azie |
| query | this | that | any | no | every | some | |
| determiner | iga | ua | si | name | mi | ege | du |
| person or thing | iga | uaze | saze | naba | mai | egeu | duze |
| place | mala | uio | siru | naliu | mimia | egemia | dumia |
| time | rola | uezo | sizo | nialo | mazo | ezo | duzo |
| way, manner | iguo | sei | miguo | ||||
| reason | tuga | gutu |
| ua | this, these |
| si | that, those |
| simple | partitive | ||
| du | some | dunao | some of, some of the |
| mi | no, none | minao | none of, none of the |
| name | any | namenao, nanao | any of, any of the |
| mia | a few | mianao | a few of, a few of the |
| ioba | most, many, much | iobanao, banao | most of, many of, most of the, many of the |
| ege | all, every | genao | each |
| spatial meaning | temporal meaning | |
| na | in, on, at | |
| nadei | inside of | |
| radei | outside, from out of | |
| uime | next to, near | |
| modru | in front of | |
| ioga | behind, in back of | |
| uimu | above, over | |
| uago | below, under | |
| isa | to, towards | sometime before |
| uga | from | since, immediately after |
| guerei | up to, as far as | until, by, up to, immediately before |
| rabe | along, aligned with | during, while |
| pebu | among, between | between |
| tase | throughout | throughout, for the entire period of |
| uatia | beyond, past | sometime after |
| petupa | surrounding, around | |
| isana | into, entering |
| na | to (dative) |
| ia | of (genitive), by (agentive) |
| iago | despite, against |
| te | via, using, with (instrumental) |
| ionu | without, except for |
| pe | having, accompanied by, with (comitative) |
| rape | instead of, in place of |
| uata | about, concerning, for, as for |
| sei | like, as |
| tagenao | per, for each |
| tesei | becoming, becoming like |
| simple | +10 | x10 | x100 | x1000 | |
| 1 | ce | race | |||
| 2 | ni | rani | niro | nivo | niei |
| 3 | uio | raio | uioro | uiovo | uiei |
| 4 | bu | rabu | buro | buvo | buei |
| 5 | do | rado | doro | dovo | doei |
| 6 | ie | raie | iero | ievo | esei |
| 7 | mia | ramia | miaro | miavo | mamei |
| 8 | rude | raude | rudero | rudevo | rudei |
| 9 | nei | ranei | neiro | neivo | nilei |
| 10 | ro | rovo | oei | rovovo |
| term | translation | shades covered by term | ||||||
| riembe | pink, purple | |||||||
| nabe | red | |||||||
| nura | orange, brown | |||||||
| omie | gold | |||||||
| iumie | yellow, yellow-green | |||||||
| rie | green, cyan | |||||||
| sisi | blue |
| siomu | time |
| eioti | a day, daytime |
| iso | a night, nighttime |
| iotu | new, young |
| mei | old, dated |
| nioru | ancient |
| eiga | early |
| iuga | late, later |
| pei | first, immediate |
| pepa | last, final |
| mia | today |
| iozu | yesterday |
| tiro | a five-day, a half-week |
| otiro | a ten-day, a week |
| zuiki | month |
| lie | year |
| kapa | last year |
| liedei | annual |
| pem | hourglass |
| gape | history |
| ipa | straight, direct; forward |
| moge | backwards |
| egie | upward |
| iania | downward |
| oia | right, right side |
| rioziu | left, left side |
| guo | high, upper |
| pei | low |
| uimie | adjacent |
| siu | nearby |
| petu | apart, far away |
| boiega | north |
| naza | east |
| tia | south |
| eiu | west |
| epia | distance N-S |
| epagua | longitude, distance E-W |
| boieia | latitude |
| caiolo | kingdom, country |
| dagalo | a barony |
| silo | an estate |
| adelu | town, city, or settlement |
| kiaruilo | town |
| uba | capital city |
| mosalo | a large or foreign city |
| niolo | street |
| mosio | harbor |
| rievo | ruins |
| kualo | border, boundary |
| mebelia | field or pasture |
| dakana | a campsite |
| dielo | haunted place |
| guo | road, path |
| dia | mountain peak |
| din | hill |
| goron | desert |
| eteiu | forest |
| reiulo | plain, flatlands |
| idiu | sea, ocean |
| tamar | cliff, bluff |
| ati | large river |
| tiegua | stream or small river |
| reuemio | a ford |
| rio | coast, seashore |
| Agumoio | a city of Tagua |
| Asala | a city of Rathedan |
| Boipa | a city and river in Lasum |
| Cuise | a city of the north coast |
| Din Tor | "Acorn Hill", a town of northern Kuaguatia |
| Faluin | a town of western Kuaguatia |
| Gearo | a nation southeast of Kuaguatia |
| Iecelada | a city of Lasum |
| Iotu | a river of Ragui |
| Isonio | the huge river north of Kuaguatia |
| Iusio | a city of Ragui |
| Kuagua | the nation bordering Kuaguatia to the north and east |
| Kuaguatia | "South Kuagua" - the land of the Puoni |
| Lasum | a land upriver of Kuagua |
| Midu | a city of Ragui |
| Muvea | a city of Kuagua |
| Nazakualo | "East Border" - a town of northeastern Kuaguatia, on the border with Kuagua |
| Poria | a river of the north coast |
| Ragui | a nation of the north coast |
| Rasadia | a mountain nation far to the west of Kuaguatia |
| Rufara | the entire region formerly encompassed by the Huyfarah empire |
| Sisei | a high mountain range north of Ragui |
| Tagua | an island nation east of Kuagua |
| Tia | western region of Rufara |
| Tivoremio | a town of central Kuaguatia |
| Vontovar | a town of southern Kuaguatia |
| madru | person |
| aza | woman |
| riu | man |
| reilu | child |
| menio | boy or young man |
| dacaio | girl or young woman |
| batau | father |
| iomu | mother |
| gonei | brother |
| taca | sister |
| cinu | husband |
| neca | wife |
| baotau | grandfather |
| oza | grandmother; wise woman |
| kaogatei | uncle |
| kaotaca | aunt |
| civo | boyfriend/girlfriend |
| sercaio | emperor |
| caio | king, patriarch |
| caiosa | queen, matriarch |
| sicui | evil or incompetent king or emperor |
| sernia | high counselor |
| veria | baron |
| miecaio | nobleman |
| naca | noblewoman |
| reivo | heir |
| aoba | mason |
| asum | leader, ship captain |
| baomia | steward |
| cuela | teacher |
| daca | nanny |
| dasto | warrior |
| duma | leader of pirates/thieves |
| edem | musician |
| gatisavo | woodcutter, lumberjack |
| iapom | craftsman |
| ievo | miner |
| imavo | seamstress |
| ebim | singer |
| iudrivo | entertainer, performer |
| kou | priest of Etiotu |
| leavo | writer, poet |
| paievo | potter |
| liapovo | doctor |
| macou | slave |
| mebe | peasant, farmer |
| meokua | apprentice |
| miegaio | second-in-command |
| miem | trader, merchant |
| muekadin | baker |
| niatei | explorer |
| paogua | naval commander |
| siravo | prostitute |
| tiesie | soldier, conscipt |
| tuma | pirate |
| susei | neighbor |
| zieme | friend |
| siekou | arch-enemy |
| manavo | wise man |
| oza | grandmother; wise woman |
| peria | honorable person |
| aguom | prankster |
| iamum | cad, boor |
| miekou | bastard, asshole |
| iulo | barbarian |
| iumusa | slut |
| gafacu | prisoner |
| uestir | criminal |
| napevo | pregnant woman |
| mavo | believer |
| maigavo | nonbeliever |
| gueru | atheist |
| runa | blasphemer |
| eua | snake |
| gasu | rabbit |
| reo | fox |
| iueue | wolf |
| meia | cat |
| nagu | bear |
| muba | worm |
| piesa | fish |
| oia | bee |
| ienia | fly, gnat, mosquito |
| sie | louse, tick |
| tei | flea |
| riu | mouse |
| oriu | rat |
| euvo | city rat; crow, raven |
| treoka | blue jay |
| tonton | cardinal |
| kirnom | robin |
| nazua | wren |
| naleapa | livestock |
| bo | ox |
| masa | cow or bull | sheep |
| ralie | chicken |
| pei | goat |
| nario | horse |
| ieka | animal |
| tieua | tail |
| toba | horn |
| dopa | antler |
| ia | fly |
| ekue | egg |
| liedie | wing |
| robe | feather |
| zafuita | bird's nest |
| piazar | magnolia |
| leilica | ash |
| alazia | birch |
| tivor | hickory |
| vizuar | pine |
| rakori | oak |
| forzin | elm |
| uede | vegetable |
| fram | berry |
| apo | fruit |
| boma | wheat |
| omiekue | barley |
| aponia | cherry |
| kuria | olive |
| nabo | apple |
| namoe | orange (fruit) |
| riefram | grape |
| zokron | tomato |
| sede | cabbage |
| sacui | garlic |
| racui | onion |
| kirakue | tallgrass |
| kue | small plants |
| poni | vegetation |
| eteiu | forest |
| edie | tree |
| vontovar | grove |
| alio | flower |
| bam | root |
| baru | bark |
| base | branch |
| basia | twig, bud |
| bota | seed |
| tor | acorn |
| keomiu | daisy |
| kuenia | hay |
| ediata | tree stump |
| okue | grain, grass |
| mebe | farmer |
| mebelo | farm |
| mebelia | field, pasture |
| riebalo | vineyard |
| kuenialo | barn, hayloft |
| suzavo | processing place (grain mill, olive press; lit. 'grinder') |
| suzatikuo | millstone |
| bola | soil |
| bolakisa | plow |
| baru | real estate, land holdings |
| lieso | cold |
| meotro | freeze |
| kueze | snow, ice |
| tabatia | snowstorm |
| kaoga | fog, mist |
| pielu | to rain |
| nialie | flood |
| renei | rainstorm |
| kuato | wind |
| guato | windstorm, hurricane |
| paievo | tornado |
| boiemea | astronomy |
| boieia | latitude |
| epagua | longitude |
| boie | star |
| odio | the sun |
| zei | planet |
| zuiki | moon |
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Do not use or reproduce any content on this site without asking permission. The Puoni language is a derived work, using as source material a 2005 work of Mark Rosenfelder with his permission.