East Yalan/Lexicon

East Yalan lexicon

Note: the elements in superscript appear only when it is allowed by phonotactics, otherwise they are elided.

A

• aga n – forehead;
• age n – hole;
• ahai n – cloth;
• ahe n – ashes;
• ahe, ak^e- v 1 – be (copula);
• ahe, ak^e- a 1 – other;
• ahehe n – knife;
• ai pr – 3sg in;
• aicici v 1 – need, must have;
• aigau n – shoe;
• aigehe, aigax^e- v 1 – meet;
• aigi pr – every;
• aiguwai v 3 – prevent, disable;
• aikainau v 4 – return;
• aimaivi, aimaipⁱ- v 1 – disturb;
• aimau v 4 – worry, grieve;
• aimaura v 2 – perceive;
• aimauraha n – perception;
• aimegai n – mother;
• aimukanai v 3 – wrap around;
• aimusaicai v 3 – turn;
• ainau v 4 – arrive;
• aipikau a 4 – green;
• aisa n – horn;
• aisa a 2 – foreign;
• aisama n – guest;
• aitaimau v 4 – chew;
• aitauhu, aitaux^u- v 1 – talk about;
• aiti a 1 – dark;
• aivau n – finger;
• aivauxai v 3 – show;
• aivi n – ground;
• aixiki n – ice;
• aixiti a 1 – bad;
• aizegai n – father;
• ajai v 3 – experiment;
• ajapa a 2 – glorified;
• aje n – beaver;
• ajeje, ajac^e- v 1 – walk;
• ajejema n – traveller;
• ajema n – finder;
• aka a 2 – similar, resembling;
• akese n – leg;
• ame n – knee;
• amemai a 3 – complete;
• amenai n – deer;
• aneza num – 10;
• anezena num – 100;
• anuhau n – leather;
• anyeve n – sign;
• arezau v 4 – dance;
• atera v 2 – tell (a story);
• aterema n – storyteller;
• atisaigi n – worm;
• au v 5 – be (located);
• auha n – expression;
• auhu n – belly;
• auhuza n – wolf;
• aujau n – ant;
• aujuha n – roach;
• aukixau v 4 – climb;
• aunyai par – is it? (interrogation);
• aura num – 9;
• auraneza num – 19;
• aurape, aura^p- v 1 – collect;
• aureja pr – some;
• aurena num – 90;
• ausutaijeje pp – out of;
• ausutaizi pp – outside;
• ausutayau v 4 – say;
• autaixa n – stone;
• autamema n – thief;
• autanai n – bee;
• autape, auta^p- v 1 – steal;
• autehe, autak^e- v 1 – replace;
• autuzu pp – without;
• auvu n – country;
• auxai a 3 – easy;
• auxaihu, auxaik^u- v 1 – accept;
• auxanai v 3 – hide sth;
• auxaza n – child;
• auxuku n – moon;
• auzu, aus^u- v 1 – be (possessive);
• awau n – word;
• axai a 3 – white;
• axaurema n – priest;
• axeke n – neck;
• axepe n – tail;
• axepe a 1 – yellow;
• ayugu, ayau^g- v 1 – prove;
• aze n – star;
• aze, at^e- v 1 – learn;
• azega v 2 – breathe;

C

• cai a 3 – true;
• cai, caica pr – 2pl;
• caigema n – ruler, king;
• caigi, cai^g- v 1 – rule;
• cainau v 4 – insist;
• caivi n – ear;
• caka n – duck;
• cake, ca^k- a 1 – round;
• cane n – rice;
• cate n – gem;
• caxau a 4 – long;
• caya v 2 – stretch;
• ceca n – tool;
• cehaceke n – east;
• ceje, cac^e- v 1 – come, go;
• cejema n – voyager;
• cera n – crab;
• ceta n – shout, cry;
• cetage n – hair;
• cihi, caikⁱ- a 1 – indeed, very;
• cima a 2 – empty;
• civau n – snake;
• civegai v 3 – believe;

E

• ege c – but;
• ehe, ak^e- v 1 – burn, set on fire;
• ehunu, ehauⁿ- v 1 – burn, be in flames;
• ehuseme n – shaman;
• ekau n – fire;
• eneze n – bone;
• eraimu n – lifestyle;
• ere n – horse;
• evaunauta n – journey, travel;

G

• ga n – rabbit;
• gai n – body;
• gaixita v 2 – storm;
• gaizau n – clan;
• gaka num – 20;
• gauhazai n – river bank;
• gehe num – 2;
• geheneza num – 12;
• gicikaimau n – butterfly;
• gitau n – family;
• gixitaha n – destruction, violence;
• gixitaza n – storm;
• gunu, gauⁿ- v 1 – marry;

H

• ha num – 5;
• ha pp – as;
• haneza num – 15;
• hate pp – on;
• haure n – tribe;
• hautau a 4 – soft;
• hauvau n – wax;
• havau v 4 – drink;
• hegau n – gold;
• hehuzu pp – above;
• hejai v 3 – spit;
• heka n – hill;
• heke n – cliff;
• hena num – 50;
• heva a 2 – strong;
• heveza n – strength;
• hiheza n – sister;
• hikainye n – charisma;
• hina n – woman;
• hirigi n – iron;
• husaicai v 3 – lay;
• huza n – dawn;

I

• ipau n – barrier;
• ivi, aipⁱ- v 1 – block;

J

• ja pp – above;
• jaitixa v 2 – whistle;
• jake, ja^k- a 1 – slow;
• jana v 2 – count;
• jape, ja^p- v 1 – pull;
• jatai n – snow;
• jegigema n – enemy;
• jegigi, jegai^g- v 1 – hate;
• jehau v 4 – shine;
• jenau v 4 – complete;
• jenuzu pp – across;
• jeziza n – winter;
• jura v 2 – feel;
• juraha n – impression;

K

• ka par – behold;
• ka a 2 – obvious(ly);
• kagema n – person, being;
• kahe n – wind;
• kai n – breast;
• kai a 3 – thin, slim;
• kaisiki n – house;
• kaixikai v 3 – seek;
• kaizaihi n – fragment;
• kaizara a 2 – hungry;
• kaizecainyi, kaizecai^ny- v 1 – lack;
• kaizeha v 2 – erase;
• kaizehau n – void;
• kaizi n – frog;
• kaje, kac^e- a 1 – angry;
• kakai v 3 – live;
• kanai v 3 – cover;
• kapa num – 40;
• kape, ka^p- v 1 – cut;
• kare n – scorpio;
• kasepa v 2 – devote;
• kate n – sheep;
• kateta n – aunt, uncle;
• kaugu, kau^g- v 1 – rain;
• kauhau a 4 – possible, possibly;
• kaupauki n – squirrel;
• kauta n – rain;
• kauxeka a 2 – naked, bare;
• kauxikai n – mole;
• kauza n – colour;
• kauzuta n – healer;
• kazai v 3 – sense a taste, smell;
• kehe n – crow;
• kene pr – that many;
• kepahe num – 8;
• kepaheneza num – 18;
• kepaka num – 80;
• kesa a 2 – bad-smelling;
• keta n – room, floor;
• kevai n – world;
• keve num – 4;
• keveneza num – 14;
• keza n – man;
• kezau pr – many;
• kiha v 2 – hold;
• kihau n – trap;
• kijeje, kijac^e- v 1 – fall;
• kijihi pp – down;
• kima n – eagle;
• kimau v 5 – move out;
• kisaihi n – sun;
• kizau n – hand;
• kizi pp – below;
• kuhau n – milk;
• kuma n – box;
• kupau v 4 – compare;
• kutaugu, kutau^g- v 1 – end;

M

• maigau n – custom;
• manye n – south;
• marete a 1 – interesting;
• masutau n – mountain;
• mata a 2 – sick;
• mau a 4 – sad;
• mauna num – 70;
• maure n – silver;
• mauzu pp – towards;
• maxeta v 2 – praise;
• meke n – news;
• meme n – mom;
• mezikai n – light;
• miraigu n – culture;
• miveme n – boat;
• muhutu, muhaut^u- v 1 – follow;
• mukisaihi, mukisaikⁱ- v 1 – look;
• mureneza num – 17;
• muru num – 7;
• mutauhu, mutaux^u- v 1 – talk with;
• muveze, muvas^e- v 1 – want;
• muzuhu, muzauk^u- v 1 – chase;
• muzuja v 2 – press, push;

N

• nai pr – 3pl;
• nai, naica pr – 1sg;
• naiciki n – west;
• naneza num – 11;
• naseta n – voice;
• nau num – 1;
• nave v 1 – understand;
• nehai a 3 – old;
• netese v 1 – paint;
• nexaje, nexac^e- a 1 – dangerous;
• nimauhu n – horizon;
• niri n – north;
• nusuke a 1 – happy;

P

• pa pr – all;
• pa n – sea;
• pa v 2 – be, exist;
• pahasete v 1 – repeat, be again;
• pahuhu n – cat;
• paihai v 3 – form;
• paihi n – egg;
• paipi n – board;
• paje, pac^e- v 1 – threaten;
• pakau n – fist;
• pamauku n – strand;
• pame, pa^m- v 1 – hear;
• papa v 2 – dry out;
• parai n – mouse;
• patage, pata^g- a 1 – continuous(ly);
• pate v 1 – touch;
• pate, pa^t- a 1 – now;
• pau n – face;
• paucainyi, paucai^ny- v 1 – enclose;
• pauhu n – highland;
• paumau n – building;
• pausama n – builder;
• pautu, pau^t- v 1 – build;
• pautusu a 1 – always;
• pawau n – door;
• paxai a 3 – normal;
• paza a 2 – today;
• pazau n – year;
• pe, pa^s- a 1 – dry;
• pecane, pecaⁿ- v 1 – cook;
• pecanema n – chef;
• pegai v 3 – think;
• pegaiha n – opinion;
• pehai n – monster;
• pehau n – island;
• pehaunu n – sailor;
• peheki v 1 – prefer;
• pehiri, pehai^r- v 1 – flash;
• penai v 3 – complain;
• pesamai n – adult;
• pesaze n – arm;
• pexau n – dust;
• pexaze, pexas^e- a 1 – thick;
• pezeme n – cheese;
• pitai n – forest;
• pitaisici v 1 – win;
• puha v 2 – allow;
• pusauzu n – tree;

R

• raihe a 1 – huge;
• raka v 2 – use;
• rane n – lake;
• rarai a 3 – beautiful;
• rateta n – destiny;
• rehape, reha^p- v 1 – cut off;
• rehuzu, rehaus^u- v 1 – kill;
• reme, ra^m- v 1 – be used;
• rete pp – with;
• reteze, retas^e- a 1 – owned;
• rezaca v 2 – open;
• rivai n – plant;
• ruxai v 3 – affect;
• ruzu pp – against;

S

• sa num – 3;
• sacainyi, sacai^ny- v 1 – seem;
• sahe, sak^e- a 1 – visible;
• sai c – and;
• sai, saica pr – 2sg;
• saicai v 3 – give;
• saire v 1 – laugh;
• saitita n – shadow;
• saka a 2 – weak;
• saka n – appearance;
• sake v 1 – own;
• saketai v 3 – know;
• samau v 4 – regret;
• saneza num – 13;
• sape, sa^p- v 1 – get;
• sate pp – near;
• satekau a 4 – blue;
• sau pr – what;
• sau n – language, tongue;
• saukusau v 4 – rip;
• sauzu n – heart;
• saxau n – day;
• saxecama n – singer;
• saxeke v 1 – sing;
• saze n – sky;
• sehau n – oil;
• sehaututa n – friend;
• sehuteze, sehutas^e- a 1 – associate;
• sejape, seja^p- v 1 – take;
• sena num – 30;
• senecaime n – warrior;
• seta n – lizard;
• sezuhu, sezauk^u- v 1 – catch;
• sigi, sai^g- v 1 – run;
• sihau n – baby;
• siyau n – shoulder;
• sizau v 4 – send;
• sizuza n – autumn;
• suja v 2 – put;
• sutauzu pp – inside;

T

• ta par – not;
• ta, taca pr – 1pl;
• tai n – meat;
• taihau n – fat;
• taihema n – creator;
• taihi, tai^h- v 1 – make;
• taixau n – clay;
• taizi, taisⁱ- v 1 – must;
• take n – fruit, berry;
• takeze, takas^e- v 1 – enter;
• tamate v 1 – change;
• tata n – morning;
• tau c – because;
• tauha n – conclusion;
• tauhau n – mouth;
• tauheza n – spring;
• tauhi, tauxⁱ- v 1 – begin;
• tauhu, taux^u- v 1 – speak;
• tauka num – 60;
• taumaira a 2 – last;
• taupa n – nut;
• tauxuku a 1 – dated;
• taxekau n – profanity;
• taya n – head;
• tazau a 4 – tired;
• tegau v 5 – move to;
• teha v 2 – happen;
• tehau n – saliva;
• tehecainyi, tehecai^ny- v 1 – result;
• tekake n – volcano;
• tere, ta^r- a 1 – red;
• teruza n – summer;
• tesakaixiki a 1 – mighty, powerful;
• tesakaurau a 4 – skilled;
• tesake n – skill;
• tesate, tesata^s- v 1 – fly;
• tesava n – water;
• tesaze n – seagull;
• texaha a 2 – wet;
• texaigeme, texaige^m- v 1 – kiss;
• teza n – god, good spirit;
• tihunu n – needle;
• timau v 4 – eat;
• tinyi pr – who, what (anim.);
• tisaihai a 3 – flat;
• tuci n – dog;
• tuhata a 2 – black;
• tuhau v 4 – compose;
• tuhema n – hunter;
• tuhu, tauk^u- v 1 – hunt;
• tukeneza num – 16;
• tuku num – 6;
• tumacese a 1 – new;
• tumau n – homeland;
• tusaugi n – skin;
• tusaukaixikai v 3 – find;
• tuxaupusu a 1 – healthy;
• tuzau n – table;
• tuzu n – fish;

U

• uxaiha v 2 – waste;

V

• va n – plain;
• vai pr – 3sg an;
• vapau n – village;
• vatau v 5 – move;
• vatuzu pp – around;
• vautau n – cow;
• vege pp – near;
• vene n – bay, gulf;
• vetane, vetaⁿ- v 1 – continue;
• vetausaicai v 3 – exchange;
• vetauzimau v 4 – vomit;
• veze, vas^e- v 1 – like, love;
• viji n – dew;
• vikaze n – evil spirit;
• vita n – brother;

X

• xa n – brain;
• xa a 2 – good;
• xage n – blood;
• xahau n – air;
• xai v 3 – try;
• xaija v 2 – agree;
• xaijakesa n – mediator;
• xaimi, xai^m- v 1 – work;
• xaita a 2 – big;
• xaitai n – bird;
• xakau a 4 – grey;
• xakepa v 2 – wait for;
• xama n – human;
• xamau n – bed;
• xane, xaⁿ- v 1 – sleep;
• xasetau v 4 – promise;
• xataizi n – sand;
• xau n – nose;
• xaugu, xau^g- v 1 – fall;
• xauku, xau^k- v 1 – drop;
• xaupehai n – lion;
• xaupu n – tooth;
• xaurau n – animal;
• xausutu a 1 – affraid;
• xauza n – lips;
• xauzu pp – beyond;
• xaxe n – cyclone;
• xayau n – lungs, chest;
• xazai v 3 – bleed, be injured;
• xazai v 3 – lend;
• xega n – hare;
• xehutu, xehaut^u- v 1 – exceed;
• xeje n – linden;
• xekajape, xekaja^p- v 1 – remove;
• xekakau n – foot;
• xekapa v 2 – die naturally;
• xekauzu pp – away from;
• xekaxazai v 3 – die unnaturally;
• xetamau v 4 – ask;
• xicaija n – jaw;
• xicaini, xicaiⁿ- v 1 – smile;
• xihi pp – up;
• xikai n – night;
• xipaixa a 2 – complex;
• xixaimai n – river;
• xizi, xaisⁱ- a 1 – brave;
• xugu, xau^g- a 1 – small;
• xukau a 4 – young;
• xukau n – eye;
• xukau a 4 – fast, quick;
• xukautau v 4 – see;
• xuzu, xaus^u- v 1 – be named;

Z

• zapa n – mushroom;
• zeze n – dad;
• zuzu n – estuary;