U Bol/Lexicon

word	p.o.s.	definition	etymology	notes
aa	pp.	inside, during, while	sàʔ
aabáya	vmt.	fight	sabaja-
aagó	vi.	rain	ʔaɡo-
aají	v. mt.	fear	ʔadi-
ába	n.	anger, rage	ʔahpa-
abaasá	v. mt.	anger	ʔahpadza-
áip	n.	metal	D.L. aip
amá	pp.	with	ʔàma
ápo	n.	lizard; reptile	D.L. apo
asala	v. mt.	stab	dzàlà-
asamá	adj.	red	dzàma-
asauudaya	n.	bird	dzaldàjà-
asauudayouiiá	n.	wing	dzaldàjòʔuʔiľsa-
ase	n.	wife, woman	ʔàzè-
bá	n.	elder, official, councilor	D.L. gba
bába	n.	nation, people	D.L. gbagba
báiba	n.	snow	D.L. baiba
baikibá	v. mt.	confront, challenge	D.L. gbai "look (hostile)" + -igba
báse	n.	holiness	batshe-
béa	v. mt.	cut	besa-
beebéa	v. mt.	split	bebesa-
béesa	v. mt.	have, carry, possess	bèdza-
béesanoošuwoogaya	n.	relative (honorific)	bèdzànoʔxuwogaja-
beóogu	n.	sharp edge, blade	besògù-
bí	v. mt.	build	D.L. gbi
biušá	n.	meat, flesh	bľùxa-
buimí	v. it.	flow (of tides)	D.L. buimi
búm	n.	city	D.L. gbum
búpitu	n.	mead	D.L. bupitu
búsa	adj.	crazy	D.L. busa
cabúa	adv.	repeatedly	tłàʔlà
cíejie	v. mt.	prepare leather	tľetľe-
ciibí	n.	daughter	thìʔpi-
cíla	n.	tin	D.L. tila
císa	n.	hair	tiza-
ciší	v. mt.	write	D.L. tisi
cíšium	n.	writing	D.L. tisium
cúbi	n.	few	tupi-
cúga	n.	house, home	tuka-
cúla	n.	wool	thula-
cuŋa	n.	head of the family, father	thùŋà-
cuŋaa	n.	uncle, brother	thùňàʔà-
cúpe	v. mt.	find, discover	tłuphe-
cúuba	n.	root	thuba-
cuugú	v. mt.	have sex with	thùgu-
cuusu	n.	knee	thùdzù-
cúwo	n.	blood	tłuwo-
cúya	v. mt.	become	thuja-
cúya	v. mt.	become	thuja-
Daayóo	n.	the Doayâu language	Doa. Doayâu
dábue	n.	here	daʔle-
dadá	v. it.	swim (of a person)	D.L. dada
dala	v. it.	fly, swim (of a fish)	dàlà-
dáya	v. it.	shout	dağa-
dayáasa	v. mt.	call to	dağadza-
dekú	v. mt.	trade, barter	D.L. deku
déu	v. it.	ebb	D.L. dew
dónu	n.	abundance	D.L. donu
Dónu	n.	a city	D.L. Donu
dóŋu	n.	spear	D.L. daŋu
doobú	adj.	thick	dòbu-
dúi	n.	fish	D.L. dui
dúme	n.	sail	D.L. dume
Dúnom	n.	a god associated with crafts and controlled fires	D.L. Dunom
edá	n.	feather	ʔèta-
eedá	v. dt.	give	ʔèda-
éi	conj.	because	ʔeľ
éi	n.	night	seji-
éji	adv.	oddly, unexpectedly	sèhtì
él	v. mt.	guard	D.L. el
ése	pp.	across, through; to	dze
eseá	v. mt.	dance	dzèsa-
esée	par.	however	dzeʔ
eseegá	v. it.	sit	dzega-
eseegaasá	v. mt.	seat	dzegadza-
eseesí	v. mt.	say	dzedzi-
eseiidá	v. mt.	see; know	dzeľda-
ésesa	n.	heart	dzehdza-
éta	n.	river, estuary	D.L. eta
etákaip	n.	gold	D.L. etakaip
étu	n.	brick	D.L. etu
Éwaku	n.	a city	D.L. Ewaku
ga	pp.	on behalf of	ga
gama	v. mt.	fear	gàmà-
gaŋáu	n.	Wañelinlawag emperor	Ish. ganyéahú
Gaŋelíni	n.	the Great Lake, Wañelín	Ish. Ganyelíni
Gaŋeliló	n.	the Wañelinlawag ethnicity	Ish. Ganyeliló
gása	n.	mistress, lover	gatsa-
gása	v. mt.	soil, make dirty	gatsha-
gáta	adj.	correct	gatha-
ge	conj.	but	ge
geesí	pp.	towards	gèʔdzi
gési	adj.	dirty	getshi-
géya	n.	child	geľa-
gía	v. it.	make felt	gisa-
gía	v. mt.	squeeze, press	gisa-
gíciu	n.	whale	D.L. gitiw
gínip	n.	harvest	D.L. ginip
googú	n.	tail	gogu-
googú	v. mt.	cook	gogu-
góoju	n.	head	gòdu-
góp	n.	cow, cattle	D.L. gop
gúgu	pp.	after, behind	guku
gúšu	n.	wolf	guxu-
guugá	v. it.	sleep	guga-
guuwó	n.	leg	gluwo-
i	pp.	if	ʔi
ía	n.	man; husband	ľa-
iáa	n.	food	jàsa-
iáa	pp.	under	ľaʔ
iáaba	v. it.	insult	ľaʔpa-
iáaba	v. mt.	attain, win; take by force	ľaʔpa-
iáaba	v. mt.	eat (of meat)	jàsahpa-
iaadá	adj.	old	jada-
iaagá	v. it.	play	jaga-
iaasé	n.	mixture	gładze-
iáase	adj.	big	ğàdze-
iáase	n.	skin	głàdze-
íabue	n.	salt	ğaʔle-
íaga	n.	ear	ľahga-
ialaŋá	v. mt.	dig	ľàlàňa-
iamá	adj.	warm	ľàma-
iamá	n.	berries	głàma-
iamá	n.	sun	jàma-
iamáyaa	n.	human	jàmajaʔa-
iaŋá	n.	leaf	ğàňa-
iaŋá	v. mt.	wound, hurt	ľàňa-
iaŋáša	n.	crack, scratch	ľàňała-
iasá	n.	egg	ľàtsa-
iasá	n.	many	ľàtsa-
íata	v. mt.	tend, garden	jatha-
iataadáya	n.	slave	jathadaja-
íataba	n.	garden	jathapa-
íayo	n.	smoke	ľağo-
ibida	v. it.	float	D.L. ibida
icím	v. mt.	hollow out	D.L. itim
ícimum	n.	canoe	D.L. itimum
ieea	n.	game animal	głèʔhà-
ieegé	conj.	but not	jege
ieegí	n.	boy	ľegi-
ieesá	v. mt.	push	jedza-
iéesi	n.	river	jèdzi-
íei	n.	stone	ğeľi-
íeisi	n.	neck	ğeľzi-
iemá	v. it.	row	jèma-
ieoogú	pp.	away from	jeʔogu
ieoogú	v. it.	leave	jeʔogu-
íesa	conj.	and not	jetsa
íesi	v. mt.	hold, own, marry	jezi-
íeye	n.	hill	ğeje-
ieyuujú	n.	mount	ğeľudu-
igóo	v. mt.	count	D.L. igaw
iiá	n.	hand	ʔiľsa-
iidá	adj.	slow	ʔida-
iidá	n.	wind	ğìta-
íisa	v. it.	come	jiʔihtsa-
iisaasá	v. mt.	pull	jiʔihtsadza-
iisí	n.	arrow	jidzi-
íiwo	v. it.	live, be alive	ğiwo-
iiwoogá	v. mt.	give birth to, engender	ğiwoga-
ikiibé	v. mt.	drink	ğibe-
íma	pp.	without; if not	ʔihma
íobu	n.	prostitute, concubine	ğohbu-
íolu	n.	other	jolu-
ióobu	n.	mouth	jòbu-
ióobuuba	v. mt.	suck	jòbulpa-
ioogú	adj.	quick, fast	ğogu-
ioogú	v. mt.	perform rituals	jogu-
ioogúbuawopoogu	v. mt.	escape from, run away from	ğoguʔlawoʔogu-
iooguugú	n.	eagle	ğogugu-
iošú	n.	back	ľòxu-
iošú	n.	tool	ğòxu-
iouugá	n.	spit	ğolga-
iouugába	v. it.	spit	ğolgahpa-
ípa	v. mt.	wipe	ľipha-
ípi	n.	crab	D.L. ikpi
ipíupu	n.	cowrie shell; money	D.L. ipiupu
ísa	v. mt.	a city	ʔitsha-
Íši	n.	a city	D.L. Isi
isii	n.	bee	dzìʔì-
isiigá	adj.	yellow	dziga-
isíiga	adv.	continuously	dziʔga
isiiká	n.	honey, sweetness	dzìʔìkha-
isíisi	adj.	straight	dzìdzi-
isiŋá	n.	fingernail	dzìňa-
ísipe	n.	water	dziphe-
ísiye	v. mt.	want	dzije-
ísiyeša	n.	want, wish, desire	dzijeła-
išuŋá	adj.	green	ğłùŋa-
íu	pp.	outside	ğu
iuáada	v. mt.	milk	ğlaʔta-
íuka	adj.	short	głukha-
iumá	v. mt.	grind, mill	ľùma-
iume	n.	right, east	ľùmè-
íupu	n.	seashell	D.L. iupu
iúuga	n.	pig	ğùga-
iuusí	n.	millet	ğulzi-
íuye	adj.	heavy	ğuje-
iyé	n.	name	ʔìje-
ja	pp.	for	dła
jéa	n.	land	dłeʔa-
jéega	n.	clan, lineage	dłeʔga-
ju	adj.	long	dłù-
jugúga	n.	family, household	dłùkuka-
juu	par.	therefore, thus	duʔ
juusé	n.	sky	dudze-
júya	adj.	good	duğa-
káa	adj.	black	khàʔa-
kába	n.	tree	khapa-
kabogu	n.	forest	khapòkù-
káko	v. it.	laugh	khakho-
kákogu	adv.	amusingly	khakhoku-
kakoogá	v. mt.	mock	khakhoga-
kaŋaibá	v. it.	travel (a long distance), journey	D.L. kaŋa "walk" + -igba
káwo	adj.	narrow	khawo-
káya	n.	fire	khaja-
káyaaya	v. it.	burn	khajaʔaja-
káyaba	v. mt.	burn	khajahpa-
kayašoku	n.	ashes	khajałòkù-
kidá	n.	citizen	Ish. kidá
kólu	v. mt.	tie, fasten	kholu-
kúlu	n.	anus	khulu-
kúmoo	n.	priest	D.L. kumow
kumú	v. mt.	consecrate	D.L. kumu
kúmupum	n.	temple, shrine	D.L. kumupum
kuubá	v. mt.	hunt, catch, fish (with a line or trap)	khulpa-
kuugá	n.	small rowboat or raft	khulga- "boat"
Lájisa	n.	god associated with building and architecture	D.L. Ladisa
lápiki	n.	nail, peg	D.L. lapiki
lími	n.	wall (of a building)	D.L. liŋmi
lómil	n.	field, arable land	D.L. lamil
lú	n.	sea, ocean	D.L. lu
Lúponi	n.	the Lukpanic ethnicity	D.L. Lukpani
má	n.	place, location	ma-
máasa	n.	nose	màdzà-
maasé	n.	inland sea, large lake	madze- "sea"
mága	adj.	sharp	mahga-
maíŋisap	n.	paint, dye	D.L. maiŋisap
máse	v. it.	shine	maze-
masese	n.	moon	mazèzè-
máye	adj.	rotten	maje-
mébui	n.	bear	meʔli-
mebuujú	n.	captain, military officer	meʔludu- "warrior (honorific)"
mee	pp.	by means of	meʔ
meesá	n.	dog	medza-
mép	v. mt.	wage war on	D.L. ŋmep
mesá	n.	four	mètsa-
méya	pp.	along	mèľà
míigo	adj.	wet	mìgo-
miná	n.	mother	mìna-
miŋá	adv.	the day before yesterday	mìňa
míši	n.	tongue	miłi-
mitól	v. it.	run, flow (of rivers)	D.L. mital
mítolum	n.	process	D.L. mitalum
Mítomol	n.	the world, Akana	D.L. Mitaŋmal
míula	n.	goat	D.L. ŋmiula
mó	n.	harbor	D.L. mo
mól	n.	realm, domain	D.L. ŋmal
móm	n.	dune	D.L. ŋmam
móp	n.	ice	D.L. mop
móp	v. it.	blow (of wind)	D.L. mop
mósu	v. mt.	sew	moʔzu-
mošú	adj.	wide	mòxu-
moyú	n.	sheep	mòğu-
mu	adv.	completely	mu
múl	n.	buckwheat	D.L. mul
ná	n.	I	na-
naa	pp.	above	naʔ
naasé	adj.	tame	nadze-
naasé	adv.	rarely	nadze
Náibum	n.	a city	D.L. Naigbum
náipol	n.	baby	D.L. naipal
náiu	n.	roof, terrace	D.L. naiw
náta	n.	beam	Ish. nata
néma	n.	boat, ship	D.L. nema
néyua	adj.	white	neğla-
neyuayamá	n.	mushroom	neğlàgłàma-
nípa	n.	fog	nipha-
nipuibá	n. in.	concentrate, try earnestly	D.L. nipu "chew" + -igba
nobigóo	v. mt.	read	D.L. nobigaw
nóo	n.	spot, sign, glyph	D.L. now
nóobu	v. mt.	think	nòbu-
nóogu	n.	left, west	nògù-
nóu	pp.	up towards	noʔu
nóugu	n.	three	nolku-
noyú	n.	foot	nòğu-
ŋaiši	v. mt.	wash	D.L. ŋaizi
ŋau	n.	weapon	D.L. ŋau
ŋáye	adv.	frequently	ňaje
ŋímiu	n.	village, neighborhood in a city	D.L. ŋimiw
ŋísapum	n.	stew, sauce	D.L. ŋisapum
ŋísi	adj.	smooth	ňizi-
ŋouugú	adj.	dull, blunt	ňolgu-
ŋúlu	n.	onion	D.L. ŋulu
Ogúgudu	n.	a god associated with healing	Ish. Hogúgúdú
óloo	n.	carrot	D.L. alow
omó	v. mt.	assassinate	Ish. òamo
omókaba	n	assassin, killer	Ish. òamokaba
óšu	v. mt.	smell, sniff	ʔoxu-
pa	par.	then, next, and	phà
pá	n.	everyone, everything, all	pha-
páata	v. mt.	throw	phaʔta-
padóogu	n.	path, route, way	pàtògù-
págui	n	door	D.L. pagui
pála	adj.	far	phala-
pála	v. it.	swell, become bigger, become tumescent	phala-
pamá	v. it.	fart	błàma-
papáada	v. mt.	shoot, throw (as a weapon); direct object is the projectile	phaphaʔta-
pása	n	copper	D.L. pasa
pásagee	n	copper ingot, coin	D.L. pasagai
patá	v. it.	find one's way	pàta-
páubu	n	rope	D.L. kpaubu
pauibá	v. it.	be startled	D.L. pau "cry out (of animals)" + -igba
páwo	v. it.	walk	pławo-
pawopoogú	v. it.	walk away, retreat	pławoʔogu-
peyá	n.	cloud	phèľa-
peyoogú	n.	aristocrat, noble; used as a term of address	pèľogu-
piáaga	adj.	new	pľàga-
piamá	n.	flower	pľàma-
pída	adj.	weak, small (of an animal or person)	phita-
pii	n.	seed	phiji-
píši	n.	tree bark	phiłi-
píta	n	butter	D.L. kpita
Pítomo	n	a city	D.L. Kpitamo
píwo	v. it.	breathe, blow	phiwo-
piwoogá	v. mt.	inflate	phiwoga-
Pólu	n	the sea goddess	D.L. Polu
Pólubum	n	a city	D.L. Polugbum
pomíba	v. mt.	witness, observe (an event or activity)	D.L. pam "see" + -igba
pomikí	v. it.	sail, navigate	D.L. pamiki
púm	v. it.	grow, mature, ripen	D.L. pum "grow"
púpa	n.	wine, alcohol	D.L. pukpa
púu	n.	(paved) road	D.L. puwu
puugá	n.	headman (of a village), chief (of a Western-speaking group)	phuga-
sa	conj./par.	and, also	tsa
sadóo	v. it.	freeze	D.L. sadaw
sáip	n.	spirit, god	D.L. saip
sanú	n.	rumor	Ish. sèanu
sása	conj.	moreover	tsatsa
sása	par.	because	tsatsa
se	pp.	down towards	ze
séa	n.	dung	tshesa-
séaba	v. it.	defecate	tshesahpa-
sedá	v. mt.	sing	zèta-
séedakaasa	v. it.	flow away	zeʔtaʔadza-
séedeisa	v. it.	flow towards	zeʔteʔihtsa-
seesé	v. it.	run	zedze-
seeséoogu	v. it.	flee, run away	zedzeʔogu-
seeseoogúubeesa	v. mt.	steal	zedzeʔogùbèdza-
seesósu	adv.	quickly	zedzotsu
séga	n.	sand	tshehga-
séina	n.	horn	tsheľna-
seka	n.	earth	tshèkhà-
semá	adj.	bad	zèma-
sésewo	n.	star	zezewo-
séya	n.	soil	tsheja-
seyeegí	n.	worthless items, junk, filth	tshejegi-
seyošu	n.	defensive wall, rampart	tshejòhxù-
si	adv.	yesterday	tshi
sí	n.	two	zi-
síba	n.	some	zipa-
síbua	adj.	dry	tshiʔla-
sída	v. dt.	teach	tshihta-
siibú	n.	worm	tshibu-
síida	n.	palm (of hand)	zìda-
síiga	v. it.	stand	zìgà-
síigaasa	v. mt.	stick in the ground	zìgàdza-
siisí	n.	fat, grease	ziľzi-
siisí	par.	instead	tshidzi
síŋa	adj.	thin	tshìňà-
siŋá	adj.	together	tshìňa-
siŋáta	v. mt.	assemble, repair	tshìňatha-
síse	n.	day	zize-
siwó	n.	pine	zìwo-
síya	v. mt.	hear	zija-
sóju	v. it.	lie down	tshotu-
sojuugá	v. mt.	put, place	tshotuga-
sópu	n.	deer	tshophu-
sówoip	n.	silver	D.L. sawoip
súpu	v. mt.	itch, irritate	tsuphu-
supúugaya	n.	louse	tsuphugaja-
suubá	n.	fruit	tsuba-
suubú	n.	arm	tshulpu-
suugá	v. it.	float	zuga-
suugákaasa	v. it.	float downstream, float with the current	zugaʔadza-
súwo	n.	guts	zuwo-
súwo	pp.	through, in the middle of	zuwo
šaagó	adj.	near	łago-
šáya	n.	eye	łağa-
šayá	n.	guard; guide; soul	łàğa-
šesí	n.	horse	łèzi-
šéto	n.	shovel	Ish. shetòa
šíme	n.	heron	D.L. siŋme
Šiméšita	n.	a city	D.L. Siŋmesita
šiná	n.	lake	łìna-
šíta	n.	beach	D.L. sita
šíya	n.	snake	łija-
šíyaba	v. mt.	cure, heal	łijahpa-
tá	n.	you	ta-
tá	v. mt.	do, make	tha-
taabé	pp.	on, at, when	tabe
táada	adj.	cold	thàda-
taagá	n.	grass	taga-
taagábue	n.	grassland, plain	tagaʔle-
taagála	n.	cloth	tagala-
taagó	n.	one	tago-
tábue	n.	there, that place	thaʔle-
táta	v. mt.	use	thatha-
táwo	v. mt.	bend	thawo-
táya	n.	milk	thaja-
tebí	v. mt.	sow	D.L. tebi
Tolélina	n.	a goddess associated with chaos, lightning and wildfires	D.L. Talelina
tóm	n.	buckwheat porridge	D.L. tom
tóobu	v. it.	fall	thòbu-
tóobuuga	v. mt.	fell, chop down	thòbuga-
túgim	n.	grape	D.L. tugim
túku	n.	masonry	D.L. tuku
u	conj./par.	or	su
ú	n.	language	D.L. u
úbium	n.	knife, dagger	D.L. ubium
ugá	n.	tooth	ʔùka-
ugába	v. mt.	bite	ʔùkahpa-
ugáuba	v. mt.	eat (not meat)	ʔùkalpa-
úita	adj.	right (direction)	D.L. uita
ulá	adj.	round	sùla-
ulá	v. it.	gesture	D.L. wula
úmu	n.	king	D.L. uŋmu
úna	adj.	difficult	D.L. una
úpu	adj.	small	D.L. upu
úsai	n	fig	D.L. wusai
usubúi	n	breast	dzùʔli-
usunú	adj.	full	dzùnu-
úsupu	v. mt.	gather, fish (with a net)	dzuphu-
usupuugóyu	n.	fisherman	dzuphugoju-
uugá	n.	five	ʔuga-
úuša	adv.	tomorrow	suʔxa
úwesum	n	liquor; booze	D.L. wuwesum
úwo	n	vomit	ʔuwo-
úwouba	v. it.	vomit	ʔuwolpa-
úya	n.	pain	ʔuja-
uyaasá	v. mt.	cause pain	ʔujadza-
uyaasáša	n.	wound, injury	ʔujadzała-
úyaaya	v. it.	be in pain	ʔujaʔaja-
wáku	n	building, structure	D.L. waku
wakúpadoo	n	story, floor (of building)	D.L. wakupadaw
wéda	v. it.	turn	weta-
wédeisa	v. it.	meet	weteʔihtsa-
weena	n.	year	wèʔnà-
weesí	adj.	steep	wedzi-
wejuuna	adv.	next year	wetùʔnà-
Wílowi	n	the Wellawi people/nation	D.L. Wilawi
wíma	n	hibiscus	D.L. wiŋma
wínita	n	ceremony	D.L. winita
wipíkau	n	desert	D.L. wipikau
wipúita	adj.	left (direction)	D.L. wipuita
wípuŋa	adj.	easy	D.L. wipuŋa
wobuu	n.	liver	woʔlu-
wógi	adv.	the day after tomorrow	woki
woosé	v. it.	die	wodze-
wooseesá	v. mt.	kill	wodzedza-
wópa	n.	beans	wopha-
wósu	v. mt.	eat (of herbivorous animals)	wopha-
wóuga	v. mt.	hit	wolka-