Dendana/Vuuyin Zayxa/Lexicon
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Dictionary of Vuuyin Zayxa
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Etymology:
- Ad. = Adāta
- Ath. = Aθáta
- F. = Southern Fáralo
- Miw. = Old Eastern Miwan
- Nam. = Namɨdu
- N.A. = Ndok Aisô
- Ndd. = Delta Naidda
- Pen. = Pencek
- Pu. = Puoni
- Tl. = Tlaliolz
- Wipp. = Wippwo
- WF = Woltu Falla
- Æð. = Æðadĕ
- unmarked = Buruya Nzaysa
'Note: the Morphology column is used for irregular subordinate forms of verbs (only those beginning in /f/ or a vowel).
word | morphology | type | definition | etymology | notes |
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afe | n. | fruit | afe | see also apho | |
ako | adj. | sweet | algo | ||
aláya | ntaláya | v. | bargain | ǝlayra | |
alev | n. | politics | Nam. areł | ||
aloa | n. | wall | alɔra | ||
aono | n. | thunder | agono | ||
apho | n. | fruit for export, fruit as commodity | F. apo | see also afe | |
aqfé | n. | grass | ǝpse | ||
aqso | nteáqso | v. | serve | ratsɔ 'work for hire, obey' | |
aqxo | n. | wind | also | ||
âta | nteâta | v. | sweat | gasta | |
àtá | n. | family | gǝsta | ||
athevza | adj. | ironic | Æð. atewðĕ | ||
aú | n. | son | gəru | ||
avú | ntavú | v. | swim | əbu | |
avúuve | ntavúuve | v. | understand | F. ebú:we, from ebúəwe 'hold' | see also nvine |
axu | adj. | weak | gasu 'shy' | ||
azena | nteázena | v. | have asthma, be suddenly surprised | radɛna 'cough, gasp' | |
azuaxeq | n. | bribe | F. adwəsjɛt from adwəsæt | ||
emú | n. | home, house | mlu | ||
ena | ntena | v. | see | ena | see also ina, yena |
eyo | n. | winter | rɛyrɔ | ||
eza | nteza | v. | be wealthy, own land | ɛdǝ 'run a business' | |
fa | ntefá | v. | wait | sǝma | |
faa | n. | goat | kwǝrǝ | ||
faxa | n. | beans | kwaxa | ||
fe | n. | water | sɔmɛ | ||
fe | n. | bit, flake, crumb | kwe | ||
fela | n. | news, messages | kwela | inherently plural | |
finóne | n. | button, toggle | kwǝñánɛ | ||
fivo | n. | knot, lump (in one's throat) | kwivo | ||
fomeyi | n. | tea | kwamɛdi | ||
fonva | n. | rose | EMiw. famva | ||
haváve | n. | month | xawə́be | ||
hin | adj. | high-ranking | Æð. xun 'high' | see also vin | |
hono | v. | move | xañɔ | ||
ilu | n. | flower | ilu | ||
iluxo | ntiluxo | v. | bloom | iluso | |
ina | ntina | v. | think (that) | F. i:nǝ, from iǝnǝ 'see' | see also ena, yena |
inó | ntinó | v. | stay | ǝno | |
inzo | ntinzo | v. | swallow | inzɔ | |
nkeqsá | v. | wilt, fade, disappear | ŋkɛtsa | ||
kha | v. | go | kǝ | ||
khaqma | v. | lose one's way | kalma | ||
kheme | v. | learn by doing, learn a skill | kɛmɛ 'learn' | see also seme | |
kheyá | n. | ashes | kɛda | ||
khinó | n. | shoe | kǝño | ||
khixe | n. | snow | kisɛ | ||
khoma | n. | tongue | koma | ||
khova | n. | rudder | kowa | ||
laqeq | n. | carry | la'e 'lift' | ||
lea | n. | song | Pen. rea | ||
lenóne | n. | goose | lɛñanɛ | ||
lonze | n. | truth | Wipp. lõze | ||
luaxa | n. | orders | F. lwǝšə from loušə 'answer' | ||
luyíma | n. | alphabet | F. lu-yi:ma from lu-giǝma 'the alphabet' | ||
malé | v. | figure out | məle 'read' | ||
meqfò | v. | cum | mɛpsɔh 'expel' | ||
mexe | v. | find, meet | mexe 'meet' | see also meye | |
meye | v. | meet (someone) | F. meze | see also mexe | |
miphima | n. | mortar | F. mipimǝ 'paste' | ||
miq | n. | bread | F. mik or Nam. mik | ||
miúq | v. | read | F. myǝl, from meil | ||
mola | n. | ice | mola | ||
molá | v. | pay attention, be careful (of) | mɔla | see also phayu | |
monzi | n. | grain | monzi | ||
mozone | n. | stranger | mɔdɔnɛ 'mysterious person' | ||
naíxa | n. | competition | ñagísa | ||
nalinu | v. | manage | F. naluŋu from naluŋuh 'arrange' | ||
naqá | v. | turn | nǝlga | ||
nayu | n. | noodles | nayu | ||
naza | v. | sleep | ñada | ||
nenáo | n. | cabbage | nɛnagɔ | ||
nexa | v. | demolish, divorce, strike out | nesǝ 'cancel' | ||
nolo | n. | footpath | nolɔ | ||
oe | ntoe | v. | stand | ɔrɛ | |
oluzo | ntoluzo | v. | deserve | F. wəludwǝ, from oludo | |
ome | n. | fly | ame | ||
omo | n. | mother | omɔ | for one's own mother or that of family and friends, see also vimú | |
omoq | ntomoq | v. | weave | omɔl | |
ona | ntona | v. | fly | aña | |
one | ntone | v. | hug | oñe | see also ntâkoza |
oni | nteóni | v. | live (at) | roni | |
oqíq | n. | salt | ɔ'i | ||
oqto | adj. | thin | olto | ||
oynénka | adj. | formal | F. oyŋyéŋga, from oyŋǽŋga 'serious' | ||
ozá | nteozá | v. | originate in, derive from | gɔda | |
npe | v. | sit | mpɛ | ||
pehaqxa | n. | spring | spexǝtsa | ||
phayu | v. | worry, be careful | payu | see also molá | |
phima | n. | nose | puma | ||
saqsa | v. | sneeze | tsatsa | ||
se | v. | wash | tsɛ | ||
selo | n. | tooth | tselɔ | ||
seme | v. | study, learn | F. tseme, from čæme | see also kheme | |
sevó | v. | pour | tsɛvo | ||
si | n. | seed | tsi | ||
siné | adj. | bizarre, weird | tsəñe 'unlikely' | ||
ntâkoza | v. | get dressed, wrap, pack, engulf, hug tight | ntaskɔda | see also one | |
thee | n. | door | tere | see also thia | |
theqo | n. | milk | te'o | ||
thevtá | v. | add to | tɛfta 'join' | ||
thia | n. | large gate | F. tir | see also thee | |
thivazaq | n. | grapes | Ndd. tïvadal | ||
tho | n. | hand | to | ||
thoay | n. | acorn | Pen. toar | ||
thokhaqinqti | n. | crystal | tokə’anti 'gemstone' | ||
thola | n. | food, meal | tola | ||
thomu | n. | south | tamlu | ||
thoq | n. | sun | tol | ||
thoqma | n. | morning | tolma | ||
thu | n. | pond | tu 'lake' | see also thua | |
thua | n. | lake | F. twǝ from tou | see also thu | |
thuuq | v. | oppress | F. tu:d from tuǝd 'control' | ||
thuin | n. | servant | F. twǝn from toun 'hand' | ||
thuq | v. | eat | tul | ||
ntô | n. | forest | ntɔh | ||
uvae | ntuvae | v. | lack | ubarɛ | |
uvo | nteúvo | v. | ready for sale | guvɔ 'seal, tag, mark' | |
nvae | v. | sing | mvǝgɛ | usually found with object lea 'song' | |
vaeza | v. | buy | barɛda 'get, acquire' | ||
vavo | v. | rub | bǝbɔ | ||
vaxú | n. | contract | F. wǝššu, from oušu 'promise' | ||
vazevo | n. | spoon | unclear | ||
nve | v. | say, speak | mve | ||
vieq | v. | speak non-fluently | F. bjɛl, from bæl 'speak with an accent' | ||
vimú | n. | mother | F. wǝmmu, from oumu | for that of unfamiliar people, see also omo | |
vin | adj. | lofty, esteemed, refined | F. gwǝm, from goum 'high' | see also hin | |
vina | v. | hear, listen | buna | ||
nvine | v. | have (abstract, formal) | mvunɛ 'hold' | see also avúuve | |
viqsu | adv. | now | witsu | ||
vono | v. | follow | wano | ||
xaha | n. | garlic | saxǝ | ||
xalàpo | v. | throw away, dispose of, discard | salaspo | ||
xavla | v. | drink | savla | ||
xeve | adj. | tall, high | sewe | see also yi | |
xini | n. | apple | suni | ||
xivoy | n. | cloud | sivɔy | ||
xuykha | n. | cheese | Pen. zurk | ||
yaqiqa | v. | tie | ya'iga | ||
yaqoqva | n. | summer | ya’ɔwa | ||
yena | v. | observe | Æð. jena 'see' | see also ena, ina | |
yii | adj. | difficult, too much | F. ji: from jiǝ 'tall' | see also xeve | |
yoápho | n. | vinegar | yɔrápɔ | ||
zafô | v. | search for | dǝsmoh | ||
zaqsu | n. | honey | dalsu | ||
nze | v. | do, fuck, be on top of | nzɛ | ||
nzevàlu | n. | autumn | nzɛwǝslu | ||
zomà | n. | glass | domah |