| NT word
|
class
|
meaning
|
etymology
|
| abwe |
adj. |
stable |
|
| adwa |
adj. |
dark |
|
| ainggàu |
adj. |
crooked, askew, awry, amiss |
|
| ainte |
adj. |
feeble |
|
| aio |
adj. |
chief, most important, most salient |
|
| aiwa |
adj. |
good |
|
| aklu |
adj. |
ugly |
|
| algo |
adj. |
sweet |
|
| alngai |
adj. |
common |
|
| anai |
adj. |
empty, hungry |
|
| ansetra |
adj. |
prototypical |
|
| anto |
adj. |
old |
|
| asnàn |
adj. |
dry |
|
| aubai |
adj. |
active |
|
| aubo |
adj. |
easy, happy |
|
| auntòn |
adj. |
thin |
|
| auntu |
adj. |
rich (wealthy) |
|
| aurne |
adj. |
muddy, murky, unclear, obscured |
|
| auspi |
adj. |
green |
|
| bad |
adj. |
cultured |
|
| bagng |
adj. |
rough |
|
| basti |
adj. |
gentle |
|
| baura |
adj. |
great, famous |
|
| bekwâu |
adj. |
insufficient |
|
| bendut |
adj. |
tight |
|
| benung |
adj. |
complete, finished |
|
| bot |
adj. |
same |
|
| bubwits |
adj. |
warm |
|
| dado |
adj. |
male |
|
| dautin |
adj. |
holy |
|
| dauwai |
adj. |
white |
|
| dêka |
adj. |
mystical, spiritual |
|
| disau |
adj. |
usual |
|
| ditai |
adj. |
possible |
|
| elge |
adj. |
clean |
|
| emau |
adj. |
loose |
|
| eno |
adj. |
bitter |
|
| epwaip |
adj. |
light (non-heavy) |
|
| gâga |
adj. |
angry, violent, bloodthirsty |
|
| gaut |
adj. |
dull |
|
| gets |
adj. |
likely, probable |
|
| gibm |
adj. |
bad |
|
| gilna |
adj. |
slow |
|
| gingko |
adj. |
hard |
|
| gingwi |
adj. |
tall |
|
| gom |
adj. |
high |
|
| goso |
adj. |
difficult |
|
| idur |
adj. |
sour |
|
| ikwa |
adj. |
straight |
|
| ilki |
adj. |
black |
|
| ilmo |
adj. |
beautiful |
|
| imbai |
adj. |
blind |
|
| imbenta |
adj. |
cheerful |
|
| isi |
adj. |
sudden |
|
| iske |
adj. |
equal |
|
| kâtsum |
adj. |
powerful |
< Gez. kâtsum "strong" (K)
|
| kelki |
adj. |
dangerous |
|
| ketsus |
adj. |
unsafe |
|
| kinto |
adj. |
generous |
|
| kola |
adj. |
funny |
|
| kosarang |
adj. |
polite, humble |
< Gez. kosaraŋ "friendly" (K)
|
| kukail |
adj. |
tame |
|
| kun |
adj. |
stiff, sturdy |
|
| kuntor |
adj. |
bright, well-lit |
|
| kwaidn |
adj. |
loud |
|
| kwaim |
adj. |
round |
|
| kwat |
adj. |
bad-smelling |
|
| kweda |
adj. |
ready |
|
| lairi |
adj. |
young |
|
| lanag |
adj. |
good-smelling |
|
| langàng |
adj. |
familiar |
|
| lantai |
adj. |
fast |
|
| larmai |
adj. |
long |
|
| lêtsau |
adj. |
cold |
|
| lonte |
adj. |
correct |
|
| mab |
adj. |
blunt |
|
| madn |
adj. |
violent |
|
| malâwe |
adj. |
successful |
|
| mauro |
adj. |
narrow |
|
| mbâur |
adj. |
short |
|
| mbesta |
adj. |
ordered, organized |
|
| mbibo |
adj. |
guilty |
|
| mbiski |
adj. |
necessary |
|
| mbopm |
adj. |
enough |
|
| mbwura |
adj. |
unusual |
|
| mingwa |
adj. |
powerful |
|
| mits |
adj. |
late |
|
| molan |
adj. |
awake, on the ball, "on top of things" |
|
| more |
adj. |
dark, dim |
|
| mpag |
adj. |
far |
|
| mpitau |
adj. |
private |
|
| musmis |
adj. |
stupid (said of people) |
|
| muspê |
adj. |
stupid (said of actions) |
|
| mwarwobm |
adj. |
heavy |
|
| nabâu |
adj. |
regular, predictable, reliable |
|
| nam |
adj. |
sick |
|
| nambam |
adj. |
small |
|
| namowi |
adj. |
brown, orange |
|
| napê |
adj. |
red |
|
| ndabwa |
adj. |
dirty |
|
| ndapi |
adj. |
smart |
|
| ndaun |
adj. |
pure |
|
| ndêwu |
adj. |
safe |
|
| ngâ |
adj. |
adult, mature |
|
| ngabra |
adj. |
thick |
|
| ngauro |
adj. |
ancient, antique |
|
| nggam |
adj. |
audible |
|
| ngimbu |
adj. |
sharp |
|
| ngune |
adj. |
moderate |
|
| ngwolâi |
adj. |
full |
|
| ntausia |
adj. |
false |
|
| ntia |
adj. |
true |
|
| ntial |
adj. |
same |
|
| ntomatn |
adj. |
complex |
|
| ntupa |
adj. |
peaceful |
|
| nuwe |
adj. |
smooth |
|
| olto |
adj. |
new |
|
| ompa |
adj. |
flat |
|
| ompu |
adj. |
deep |
|
| ondisi |
adj. |
expert |
|
| oru |
adj. |
visible |
|
| osma |
adj. |
recent |
|
| pai |
adj. |
big |
|
| palmambi |
adj. |
secret |
|
| pekwa |
adj. |
last |
|
| peras |
adj. |
brave, valiant, courageous |
|
| pim |
adj. |
low |
|
| pipm |
adj. |
useful |
|
| piwel |
adj. |
early |
|
| rampa |
adj. |
abundant |
|
| râwa |
adj. |
mature |
|
| rorma |
adj. |
typical |
|
| sadlo |
adj. |
rich-tasting |
|
| sai |
adj. |
female |
|
| sai |
adj. |
foreign, alien, inscrutable |
|
| sai |
adj. |
blue |
|
| saimpo |
adj. |
alone |
|
| sanlena |
adj. |
public |
< Ngauro
|
| santa |
adj. |
legal |
< Ngauro
|
| santau |
adj. |
illegal |
< Ngauro
|
| selkon |
adj. |
hostile |
|
| sête |
adj. |
tidy |
|
| sim |
adj. |
lucky |
|
| simwai |
adj. |
rotten |
|
| sîteng |
adj. |
different |
|
| sonulak |
adj. |
imaginary, unrealistic, nebulous |
|
| sumo |
adj. |
wrong |
|
| taròt |
adj. |
hard-working, diligent, patient, obedient |
< Gez. taròːt "courage, energy" (K)
|
| tento |
adj. |
wide |
|
| tsadn |
adj. |
deaf |
|
| tsâuki |
adj. |
soft |
|
| tsese |
adj. |
steep |
|
| tsingki |
adj. |
separate |
|
| tsuts |
adj. |
near |
|
| udu |
adj. |
cruel, painful |
|
| ulmài |
adj. |
yellow |
|
| unggu |
adj. |
lame, crippled |
|
| wampum |
adj. |
hollow |
|
| wawaik |
adj. |
calm |
|
| wing |
adj. |
wet |
|
| aina |
adv. |
downward |
|
| ambwa |
adv. |
moderately |
|
| auso |
adv. |
yesterday |
|
| bau |
adv. |
again |
|
| bwut |
adv. |
rightward |
|
| daid |
adv. |
this year |
|
| intaing |
adv. |
in favor of |
|
| iwen |
adv. |
well (as in "did well") |
|
| kapm |
adv. |
last year |
|
| kwentu |
adv. |
apart |
|
| ladn |
adv. |
a little |
|
| lasti |
adv. |
healthy |
|
| mâg |
adv. |
today |
|
| mbai |
adv. |
leftward |
|
| mbubwa |
adv. |
recently |
|
| mpau |
adv. |
because of |
|
| mu |
adv. |
really, indeed |
< Gez. mu (K)
|
| naisngai |
adv. |
pointlessly |
|
| nas |
adv. |
maybe, possibly |
< Gez. nas "sometimes" (K)
|
| ngal |
adv. |
very |
|
| nggai |
adv. |
upward |
|
| ngwogng |
adv. |
backward |
|
| ntsand |
adv. |
greatly |
|
| rampen |
adv. |
instead of |
|
| râwebm |
adv. |
incompetently |
|
| rolu |
adv. |
forward |
|
| taibm |
adv. |
together |
|
| taudu |
adv. |
somewhat |
|
| tsuri |
adv. |
tomorrow |
|
| ubwu |
adv. |
soon |
|
| au |
art. |
a |
|
| lu |
art. |
the |
|
| ndo |
art. |
a |
|
| boda |
cj. |
either/or (exclusive or) |
|
| dal |
cj. |
but |
|
| gunto |
cj. |
so, thus |
|
| lik |
cj. |
neither/nor |
|
| mi |
cj. |
or |
|
| nin |
cj. |
therefore, if/then |
|
| on |
cj. |
and |
|
| bodat |
cj.gap. |
either/or (exclusive or) |
|
| daldâ |
cj.gap. |
but |
|
| gundâ |
cj.gap. |
so, thus |
|
| ligâ |
cj.gap. |
neither/nor |
|
| mit |
cj.gap. |
or |
|
| nindâ |
cj.gap. |
therefore, if/then |
|
| ongwâ |
cj.gap. |
and |
|
| abâi |
n. |
swamp |
|
| ailàu |
n. |
flower |
|
| aimbu |
n. |
peasant, farmer, beggar |
(ain "farm (v.)" + -bu)
|
| aimwa |
n. |
snake |
|
| aisab |
n. |
husband |
|
| aise |
n. |
snow |
|
| âka |
n. |
air |
|
| akremo |
n. |
wax |
|
| ammi |
n. |
fly |
|
| angài |
n. |
war, battles |
|
| apwi |
n. |
fruit |
|
| arâwa |
n. |
dinner |
|
| arbwa |
n. |
craftsman |
|
| arwa |
n. |
fog |
|
| asa |
n. |
woman |
|
| âukwai |
n. |
sculpture |
|
| aunti |
n. |
river |
|
| baitrai |
n. |
leg |
|
| bandoro |
n. |
early meal |
|
| bâpu |
n. |
root, anchor |
|
| batsn |
n. |
stick, branch, twig |
|
| baus |
n. |
ox |
|
| bengkai |
n. |
amount, quantity |
|
| betsla |
n. |
beard |
|
| bikng |
n. |
jaw |
|
| bistu |
n. |
trunk (of a tree) |
|
| bongga |
n. |
back |
|
| busan |
n. |
crab |
|
| bwai |
n. |
star |
|
| bwaikti |
n. |
feast |
|
| bwed |
n. |
son |
|
| bwekud |
n. |
eagle |
< Gez. gwekud (K)
|
| bwenggautsu |
n. |
birthright, inheritance |
|
| bwogig |
n. |
bay |
|
| bworàsâ |
n. |
abacus |
< Gez. gworàːzâ (K)
|
| daing |
n. |
mountain, hill, incline (anything large with a notable slope) |
|
| dalsur |
n. |
honey |
|
| dasi |
n. |
goddess |
|
| dâusâ |
n. |
blanket |
< Gez. dâuzâ (K)
|
| dempi |
n. |
child, young (of an animal) |
|
| dene |
n. |
reason |
|
| dengi |
n. |
finger |
|
| diàka |
n. |
king (any sort of ruler of either gender) |
< Ng. *djak(a)
|
| dikon |
n. |
thing |
|
| dogâ |
n. |
ladder |
|
| dokib |
n. |
guest |
|
| domau |
n. |
shoe |
|
| dulbe |
n. |
broom, brush |
|
| duts |
n. |
shoulder |
|
| engka |
n. |
animal (includes insects but excludes aquatic life) |
|
| eplain |
n. |
ball |
|
| etsn |
n. |
manner, method, way |
|
| gaibra |
n. |
sheep |
|
| gaido |
n. |
rabbit |
|
| gan |
n. |
knife |
|
| gau |
n. |
road, path, trail, street |
|
| gauron |
n. |
semiarid land |
|
| gempa |
n. |
burn, insult |
|
| gepâ |
n. |
solution, remedy, workaround |
< Gez. gepâ "pass (in mountains)" (K)
|
| gepun |
n. |
seashell |
|
| ginig |
n. |
iron |
< Gez. ginig (K)
|
| gubm |
n. |
life, survival |
|
| iadopm |
n. |
summer |
|
| idâu |
n. |
noble |
|
| imai |
n. |
name, symbol, sign |
|
| imbi |
n. |
moon, month |
|
| imu |
n. |
head, apex, point |
|
| indùng |
n. |
sea |
|
| ingkotu |
n. |
wealth |
|
| ingkwi |
n. |
liver |
|
| iob |
n. |
part, piece |
< Gez. job (K)
|
| iswau |
n. |
night, calendar day |
|
| itwam |
n. |
arm |
|
| iubleg |
n. |
cheese |
< Gez. jubleg (K)
|
| kak |
n. |
edge, border |
|
| kaitia |
n. |
gold |
< Gez. kʰɔeteɜ̃ (very early loanword)
|
| karnu |
n. |
oar |
|
| kêduk |
n. |
helmet |
< Gez. kêduk (K)
|
| keg |
n. |
anvil |
< Gez. keːg (K)
|
| kenla |
n. |
teacher, scribe, literate person |
< Ngauro
|
| koiom |
n. |
furnace, smelting oven |
< Gez. kojom (K)
|
| komwa |
n. |
tongue |
|
| kusram |
n. |
olive |
< Gez. kusaram (K)
|
| kwagan |
n. |
bean |
|
| kwats |
n. |
chair |
|
| kwi |
n. |
fingernail |
|
| kwir |
n. |
goat |
< Far. xoir
|
| lai |
n. |
bird |
|
| laid |
n. |
year |
|
| langkwo |
n. |
bone |
|
| lartsartsa |
n. |
hour |
|
| lats |
n. |
country, nation, land, region |
|
| lâwa |
n. |
delta |
|
| leng |
n. |
face; expression |
|
| lestâ |
n. |
room |
|
| lewai |
n. |
word |
|
| lewaitsâi |
n. |
poetry |
(cf. lewai "word")
|
| lin |
n. |
grape |
|
| lopo |
n. |
squirrel |
|
| lunde |
n. |
shore, riverbank |
|
| luskai |
n. |
sail (of a ship) |
? < Ngauro
|
| mabm |
n. |
mouth |
|
| mâisâ |
n. |
cow |
|
| maki |
n. |
table |
|
| maldo |
n. |
human being |
|
| maunde |
n. |
heart |
|
| mbits |
n. |
heron (bird) |
|
| mbod |
n. |
color |
|
| mbontai |
n. |
seed, source, origin |
|
| mbusmu |
n. |
belly, any soft part of an animal |
|
| mebwe |
n. |
father |
|
| merkàt |
n. |
brother |
|
| mik |
n. |
bread |
|
| mikwisma |
n. |
dough |
(mik "bread" + wisma "mud")
|
| mombwai |
n. |
worm |
|
| mos |
n. |
city, any settlement larger than a village |
< Ng. *mos
|
| mpaiswa |
n. |
fish, all aquatic life |
|
| mparim |
n. |
furrow |
|
| mpepm |
n. |
breast |
|
| mpisu |
n. |
spider |
|
| mpom |
n. |
plum |
|
| mpungge |
n. |
clay tablet |
|
| mpurnim |
n. |
heathen, infidel, philistine |
|
| mulâ |
n. |
ice |
|
| mungwu |
n. |
owl |
(imitative)
|
| murdak |
n. |
dream |
|
| nâk |
n. |
field |
|
| naka |
n. |
god |
< Ng. *naka(ʔ)
|
| nalaròr |
n. |
horse |
< Gez. nalaròr (K)
|
| ndai |
n. |
tree; anything tall (including people) |
|
| ndalidn |
n. |
energy |
|
| nditn |
n. |
wrist |
|
| nditol |
n. |
tallow lamp |
(cf. tol "sun; light")
|
| ndum |
n. |
fence; enclosure |
|
| nenga |
n. |
leaf |
|
| netrai |
n. |
wife |
|
| ngaktìs |
n. |
slave, captive, prisoner |
|
| ngane |
n. |
neck, anything narrow connecting two larger things |
|
| ngemba |
n. |
toe, any bits at the bottom of something |
|
| ngerko |
n. |
jewel, gemstone |
< Gez. ŋerko (K)
|
| nggam |
n. |
mat |
|
| nggerau |
n. |
cabbage |
|
| nggol |
n. |
foot, foundation, basis |
|
| ngguneg |
n. |
butterfly |
|
| ngits |
n. |
claw |
|
| ngkai |
n. |
egg |
|
| ngkets |
n. |
column, stele |
|
| ngkilba |
n. |
plough |
|
| ngkopa |
n. |
cart, wagon |
|
| ngkormu |
n. |
saw |
|
| ngkup |
n. |
nut |
|
| ngod |
n. |
fork |
|
| ngwartsi |
n. |
tool |
|
| ngwau |
n. |
skin |
|
| niàtem |
n. |
waterclock |
< Ng. *njatemu
|
| nimsad |
n. |
barbarian |
< Ng. *nimasd
|
| nipm |
n. |
shell (of land animals, nuts and seeds); armor |
|
| ntêwâ |
n. |
tail, penis |
|
| ntindo |
n. |
metal |
|
| ntobau |
n. |
turtle |
|
| ntodi |
n. |
arrow |
|
| ntsadgot |
n. |
roof |
(ntsad "straw" + kota "to cover")
|
| ntsigan |
n. |
chicken |
|
| ntsîlu |
n. |
belt |
|
| ntsuro |
n. |
needle |
|
| ntuk |
n. |
stem, stalk (of plants); shaft (of arrow or spear); stylus |
|
| nukwàkâ |
n. |
slime, mucus |
|
| nunde |
n. |
snail |
|
| nurimu |
n. |
spearhead, arrowhead |
(cf. nuri "obsidian")
|
| nus |
n. |
high tide |
? < Ngauro
|
| odam |
n. |
right (side) |
|
| okwa |
n. |
ear |
|
| olau |
n. |
place |
|
| oldau |
n. |
eye, any vulnerable spot |
|
| omau |
n. |
sister |
|
| Ombàsi |
n. |
Mother Goddess |
(omo "mother" + dasi "goddess")
|
| omo |
n. |
mother |
|
| ospàk |
n. |
throne, status symbol |
|
| pailbe |
n. |
sand |
|
| palàuk |
n. |
boot |
< Gez. palàuk "shoe" (K)
|
| palda |
n. |
valley |
|
| pantu |
n. |
sheaf, bundle; portion (of grain) |
|
| pap |
n. |
shield |
|
| pes |
n. |
cup; hour (as measured by a waterclock) |
|
| ping |
n. |
glue, mortar |
|
| pitsâu |
n. |
wool |
|
| pon |
n. |
island |
|
| ponî |
n. |
plant, vegetation |
|
| posâ |
n. |
pump, bellows |
< Gez. poːzâ (K)
|
| pungwa |
n. |
nose |
|
| rande |
n. |
sky |
|
| rander |
n. |
jar |
|
| raung |
n. |
plain |
|
| remor |
n. |
earthquake |
|
| renggai |
n. |
bow |
|
| rikraun |
n. |
winter |
|
| rimpe |
n. |
tree stump |
|
| ritsadn |
n. |
loom |
|
| robm |
n. |
feather |
|
| rorop |
n. |
peninsula |
|
| rud |
n. |
man |
|
| runnak |
n. |
priest |
(rud "man" + naka "god")
|
| saisung |
n. |
left (side) |
|
| sakits |
n. |
garlic |
< Gez. sakits (K)
|
| sarsâ |
n. |
tube, pipe |
|
| sau |
n. |
coast |
< Ng. *sou
|
| sebaur |
n. |
drum |
|
| seg |
n. |
hook
|
| selai |
n. |
sword |
|
| sikadn |
n. |
hurricane |
|
| sim |
n. |
cloud |
|
| sonîda |
n. |
gravesite |
|
| sonîlau |
n. |
graveyard |
(sonîda "gravesite" + -lau)
|
| susi |
n. |
mouse |
|
| taindi |
n. |
wing, shield, shelter |
|
| tarang |
n. |
daughter |
|
| tau |
n. |
lake |
|
| têlai |
n. |
rainbow |
|
| tem |
n. |
wall |
|
| temos |
n. |
city wall; fortified wall |
(tem "wall" + mos "city")
|
| tempa |
n. |
shelf |
(tem "wall" + ompa "flat")
|
| tingkàu |
n. |
stone |
|
| tiri |
n. |
door, gate |
|
| tiska |
n. |
flax |
|
| titi |
n. |
flea |
|
| tol |
n. |
sun, light or any source of it |
|
| ton |
n. |
hand |
|
| topai |
n. |
horn |
|
| tsakai |
n. |
bee |
|
| tsam |
n. |
axe |
< Gez. tsam (K)
|
| tsar |
n. |
moon |
|
| tseginig |
n. |
chain |
< Gez. tseginig "tie-iron" (K)
|
| tselô |
n. |
spear |
|
| tsêtsi |
n. |
louse |
|
| tsilâu |
n. |
tooth, fang |
|
| tsis |
n. |
dog |
|
| tsong |
n. |
knee |
|
| tsurgî |
n. |
pressure |
|
| turu |
n. |
shirt, tunic (simple work clothing) |
< Gez. tuːru (K)
|
| ulwo |
n. |
rope, vine, string, twine |
|
| wartam |
n. |
pig |
< Gez. wartam (K)
|
| wat |
n. |
age |
|
| wedn |
n. |
herb (any useful plant, including vegetables) |
|
| wimès |
n. |
neighbor |
|
| wots |
n. |
deer, stag |
|
| ainda |
n.mass. |
ashes, remains, corpses |
|
| aini |
n.mass. |
hair |
|
| airti |
n.mass. |
day (refers only to daytime) |
|
| ali |
n.mass. |
fire, heat, warmth |
|
| altò |
n.mass. |
wind |
|
| bambor |
n.mass. |
strength |
|
| baulai |
n.mass. |
earth/soil |
|
| borma |
n.mass. |
wheat |
|
| bwai iskaimel |
n.mass. |
astronomy |
(bwai "star" + iskaimel "that which must be studied")
|
| dimbau |
n.mass. |
fat |
|
| empi |
n.mass. |
grass |
|
| emwel |
n.mass. |
west |
|
| gatn |
n.mass. |
wood |
|
| gomba |
n.mass. |
people; the public |
|
| gor |
n.mass. |
juice (of fruit) |
|
| guro |
n.mass. |
guts |
|
| ibli |
n.mass. |
north |
|
| isesìgen |
n.mass. |
metallurgy |
< Gez. isezìgen (K)
|
| kesor |
n.mass. |
felt |
< Gez. kesor (K)
|
| kil |
n.mass. |
barley |
|
| kotsâ |
n.mass. |
charcoal |
< Gez. koːtsâ (K)
|
| lindain |
n.mass. |
wine |
(lin "grape" + Gez. jain "wine" (K))
|
| lobau |
n.mass. |
tracks, footprints |
|
| lurits |
n.mass. |
cloth, fabric |
|
| mbâro |
n.mass. |
bark |
|
| mber |
n.mass. |
tears |
|
| mbigom |
n.mass. |
goods collected as a tax or tithe |
|
| mbop |
n.mass. |
music |
|
| mpêlo |
n.mass. |
rain |
|
| mpungge |
n.mass. |
clay |
|
| naka iskaimel |
n.mass. |
soothsaying |
(naka "god" + iskaimel "that which must be studied")
|
| napnge |
n.mass. |
loot |
|
| nasa |
n.mass. |
east |
|
| ndimu |
n.mass. |
mercy |
|
| ngkana |
n.mass. |
the world |
|
| ntâug |
n.mass. |
forest |
|
| ntsad |
n.mass. |
straw |
|
| ntse |
n.mass. |
blood |
|
| ntsompa |
n.mass. |
steps, stairs |
|
| nuri |
n.mass. |
obsidian |
|
| odai |
n.mass. |
salt |
|
| pumâ |
n.mass. |
smoke, steam |
|
| sa |
n.mass. |
meat |
|
| saungwe |
n.mass. |
water |
|
| sesang |
n.mass. |
beer |
< Gez. sesaŋ (K)
|
| tam |
n.mass. |
south |
|
| tidu |
n.mass. |
milk |
|
| tsondo |
n.mass. |
dust |
|
| wedn iskaimel |
n.mass. |
herblore |
(wedn "herb" + iskaimel "that which must be studied")
|
| wisma |
n.mass. |
mud |
|
| bu |
num. |
four |
|
| dau |
num. |
five |
|
| ets |
num. |
six |
|
| imbi |
num. |
hundred |
|
| ke |
num. |
one |
|
| mam |
num. |
seven |
|
| ngi |
num. |
two |
|
| nil |
num. |
nine |
|
| ro |
num. |
ten |
|
| sudn |
num. |
eight |
|
| wos |
num. |
three |
|
| ta |
particle |
(dynamic) |
|
| âk |
pp. |
of, by, since |
|
| al |
pp. |
without, besides, except for |
|
| anda |
pp. |
into |
|
| isla |
pp. |
to, towards, before |
|
| kwen |
pp. |
with, in the company of |
|
| lita |
pp. |
throughout |
|
| mbembu |
pp. |
between, among |
|
| nai |
pp. |
in |
|
| nggairit |
pp. |
as far as, as much as, until |
|
| ngu |
pp. |
as |
|
| ntatsn |
pp. |
surrounding, all around |
|
| nte |
pp. |
with, using |
|
| ob |
pp. |
at, near to |
|
| puk |
pp. |
per, for each |
|
| rambe |
pp. |
along, via, during |
|
| rigng |
pp. |
across, in spite of |
|
| sa |
pp. |
from out of |
|
| um |
pp. |
made of |
|
| uwa |
pp. |
from, after |
|
| wau |
pp. |
for, concerning, with respect to |
|
| â |
pron. |
him, her, it (3sg.obj) |
|
| a |
pron. |
he, she, it (3sg.subj) |
|
| ag |
pron. |
they two (3dl.subj) |
|
| ak |
pron. |
they (3pl.subj) |
|
| am |
pron. |
to him/her/it/them (3.dat) |
|
| as |
pron. |
them (3pl/dl.obj) |
|
| do |
pron. |
thou (2sg.subj) |
|
| dog |
pron. |
ye two (2dl.subj) |
|
| dok |
pron. |
ye (2pl.subj) |
|
| dom |
pron. |
to you (2.dat) |
|
| dong |
pron. |
thee (2sg.obj) |
|
| dos |
pron. |
ye (2dl/pl.obj) |
|
| ege |
pron. |
everyone/everything |
|
| elul |
pron. |
everywhere |
|
| etsau |
pron. |
always |
|
| ewe |
pron. |
every/all |
|
| ewip |
pron. |
every way / for every reason |
|
| gâ |
pron. |
that (by you) |
|
| gâge |
pron. |
that (by you) |
|
| gâlul |
pron. |
there (by you) |
|
| gewa |
pron. |
who/what |
|
| î |
pron. |
me (1sg.obj) |
|
| i |
pron. |
I (1sg.subj) |
|
| ig |
pron. |
we two (1dl.subj) |
|
| ik |
pron. |
we (1pl.subj) |
|
| im |
pron. |
to me/us (1.dat) |
|
| ipa |
pron. |
how |
|
| is |
pron. |
us (1dl/pl.obj) |
|
| iwa |
pron. |
which |
|
| laingko |
pron. |
thou (2sg.subj formal) |
|
| laingkog |
pron. |
ye two (2dl.subj formal) |
|
| laingkok |
pron. |
ye (2pl.subj formal) |
|
| laingkom |
pron. |
to you (2.dat formal) |
|
| laingkong |
pron. |
thee (2sg.obj formal) |
|
| laingkos |
pron. |
ye (2dl/pl.obj formal) |
|
| ma |
pron. |
no |
|
| mage |
pron. |
nobody, nothing |
|
| mala |
pron. |
where |
|
| malul |
pron. |
nowhere |
|
| mandu |
pron. |
for no reason |
|
| matsau |
pron. |
never |
|
| mip |
pron. |
no way |
|
| nambau |
pron. |
sometime |
|
| nambe |
pron. |
someone, something |
|
| nambu |
pron. |
for some reason |
|
| namê |
pron. |
some |
|
| namip |
pron. |
somehow |
|
| namlul |
pron. |
somewhere |
|
| nduwa |
pron. |
why |
|
| sola |
pron. |
when |
|
| tsi |
pron. |
that (far away) |
|
| tsige |
pron. |
that (far away) |
|
| tsilul |
pron. |
there (over there) |
|
| tsindu |
pron. |
this reason |
|
| tsip |
pron. |
thus |
|
| tsitsau |
pron. |
then |
|
| wai |
pron. |
this |
|
| waige |
pron. |
this |
|
| wailul |
pron. |
here |
|
| waitsau |
pron. |
now |
|
| ais |
qu. |
a large number of |
|
| ewe |
qu. |
all, every |
|
| mi |
qu. |
no, none of |
|
| nam |
qu. |
some, more than one |
|
| ngwa |
qu. |
few, a few |
|
| omba |
qu. |
many |
|
| or |
qu. |
each one of |
|
| Kasadgad |
top. |
Kasca |
< Ng. *kasd-kasd "many rivers"
|
| abbwa |
v. |
to bloom |
|
| abmod |
v. |
to walk |
|
| abwodnodn |
v. |
to thunder |
|
| âidai |
v. |
to need |
|
| ailpabm |
v. |
to melt |
|
| ain |
v. |
to farm |
|
| aisi |
v. |
to color, to paint |
|
| aitn |
v. |
to keep |
|
| aitsu |
v. |
to promise |
|
| albitra |
v. |
to explode |
|
| alnia |
v. |
to fly |
|
| alpau |
v. |
to make, to create |
< Ng. *alpou
|
| apridn |
v. |
to be horrified |
|
| atulsa |
v. |
to tell |
|
| aulmo |
v. |
to steal |
|
| aumu |
v. |
to spit |
|
| ausa |
v. |
to sacrifice |
|
| awio |
v. |
to hope |
|
| bâil |
v. |
to burp |
|
| bambi |
v. |
to fail |
|
| bâre |
v. |
to have, to possess |
|
| bespi |
v. |
to punish |
|
| bimbo |
v. |
to rub |
|
| bontu |
v. |
to stab |
|
| bora |
v. |
to nurse |
|
| budna |
v. |
to listen |
|
| bungia |
v. |
to reward, to bless |
|
| bungie |
v. |
to wound, to hurt, to injure |
|
| bwats |
v. |
to sweat |
|
| bwenggor |
v. |
to honor, to respect |
|
| dalmit |
v. |
to host, to hold, to present |
|
| darem |
v. |
to warn |
|
| das |
v. |
to fight |
|
| deki |
v. |
to hate |
|
| denai |
v. |
to punish |
|
| dengie |
v. |
to please |
|
| depmai |
v. |
to shave |
|
| desmog |
v. |
to hunt |
|
| diedel |
v. |
to bribe |
|
| dimbang |
v. |
to store, to put away |
|
| dioba |
v. |
to imagine |
|
| dowo |
v. |
to grumble, to mutter |
|
| dungwi |
v. |
to praise |
|
| dusam |
v. |
to regret |
|
| ebraib |
v. |
to describe |
|
| ebri |
v. |
to destroy, to delete, to render nonexistent or nonrepairable |
|
| egran |
v. |
to scratch |
|
| êlakra |
v. |
to urge |
|
| em |
v. |
to turn |
|
| embur |
v. |
to swim |
|
| engku |
v. |
to kill |
|
| eptàg |
v. |
to shine |
|
| esi |
v. |
to shape, to sculpt, to form |
< Gez. eːzi- (K)
|
| eskidn |
v. |
to cook |
|
| eslê |
v. |
to pour |
|
| estasa |
v. |
to change |
|
| estela |
v. |
to burn |
|
| esul |
v. |
to take |
|
| etsen |
v. |
to act, to behave |
|
| gabbwa |
v. |
to share |
|
| gagak |
v. |
to smile |
|
| gangio |
v. |
to move |
|
| girko |
v. |
to serve, to take orders |
< Gez. giːrko- "to listen, to pay attention" (K)
|
| gondag |
v. |
to dream |
|
| gonggai |
v. |
to break |
|
| gordo |
v. |
to forge |
< Gez. gordo- "to alloy, to weld, to join together" (K)
|
| gua |
v. |
to follow |
|
| gubab |
v. |
to mark, to make a mark on |
|
| ibbwen |
v. |
to fold |
|
| idgir |
v. |
to whisper |
|
| igrik |
v. |
to absorb |
|
| ingkwak |
v. |
to sense, to perceive |
|
| inta |
v. |
to be hanging (non-execution) |
|
| isâri |
v. |
to allow, to permit |
|
| isma |
v. |
to sew |
|
| isten |
v. |
to lose |
|
| kail |
v. |
to don (clothing) |
|
| kaime |
v. |
to study |
< Ng. *kaime
|
| kaktod |
v. |
to greet |
|
| kasil |
v. |
to look (at) |
|
| kasnie |
v. |
to avoid |
|
| kaumisi |
v. |
to reprimand |
|
| kek |
v. |
to throw |
|
| kenau |
v. |
to ask |
|
| kîbai |
v. |
to tie |
|
| kikik |
v. |
to lightning |
|
| kimpal |
v. |
to complain |
|
| kiran |
v. |
to take care of, to deal with, to handle |
< Gez. kiranâ- "to provide, to supply" (K)
|
| kosiriman |
v. |
to desert |
|
| kota |
v. |
to cover |
|
| kuk |
v. |
to hurry |
|
| kumâi |
v. |
to repair |
|
| kumba |
v. |
to waste |
|
| kumpaiwa |
v. |
to believe |
|
| kutso |
v. |
to cough |
|
| kwain |
v. |
to bite, to chew |
|
| kwatopm |
v. |
to smash |
|
| kwengatsak |
v. |
to exile |
|
| kwetsn |
v. |
to drop, to let go of |
|
| kwindamis |
v. |
to understand |
|
| lane |
v. |
to aim |
|
| lapabap |
v. |
to ignore |
|
| lasetn |
v. |
to build |
|
| lasi |
v. |
to close, to shut |
|
| lekta |
v. |
to collect |
|
| lewalpau |
v. |
to write |
(lewai "word" + alpau "to make, to create")
|
| ligio |
v. |
to form |
|
| lisedgo |
v. |
to shake |
|
| lolmau |
v. |
to visit |
|
| lonsia |
v. |
to answer, to reply |
|
| lusit |
v. |
to try |
|
| makras |
v. |
to face |
|
| malwe |
v. |
to suck |
|
| mastu |
v. |
to whistle |
|
| matn |
v. |
to know, to understand |
|
| mâuk |
v. |
to protest (against), to complain (about) |
|
| mbi |
v. |
to say |
|
| mbîbwe |
v. |
to sing |
|
| mboraul |
v. |
to be careful |
|
| mbunwe |
v. |
to hold |
|
| mbura |
v. |
to decide |
|
| mbwawe |
v. |
to push |
|
| mebis |
v. |
to lack |
|
| meledn |
v. |
to include |
|
| mêli |
v. |
to read |
|
| mese |
v. |
to meet |
|
| midgai |
v. |
to thank |
|
| miga |
v. |
to trust |
|
| miskwi |
v. |
to blame |
|
| miukur |
v. |
to try |
|
| mondu |
v. |
to count, to measure |
|
| morar |
v. |
to prefer |
|
| mowâ |
v. |
to dawn |
|
| mpaskali |
v. |
to assert, to declare |
|
| muba |
v. |
to exchange |
|
| muto |
v. |
to repeat |
< Gez. muto- (K)
|
| nagebi |
v. |
to work |
|
| nailin |
v. |
to judge |
|
| nalunguk |
v. |
to organize |
|
| narno |
v. |
to cut, to use a knife upon |
|
| nde |
v. |
to touch |
|
| ndegret |
v. |
to shout |
|
| ndepes |
v. |
to gather |
|
| ndulabm |
v. |
to arrange |
|
| nelgan |
v. |
to twist |
|
| nembi |
v. |
to mean, to intend |
|
| ngende |
v. |
to wipe, to scrape |
|
| nggawi |
v. |
to put |
|
| ngguko |
v. |
to deceive |
|
| ngkasta |
v. |
to continue |
|
| ngket |
v. |
to wilt |
|
| ngkwaimpaugng |
v. |
to vomit |
|
| ngwâi |
v. |
to think, to believe, to have faith in |
|
| ngwargudn |
v. |
to sneeze |
|
| ngwerde |
v. |
to squirt, to spurt |
|
| nises |
v. |
to annul |
|
| non |
v. |
to go (any motion toward somewhere other than 'here') |
|
| nta |
v. |
to stop |
|
| ntsertim |
v. |
to discuss |
|
| nugats |
v. |
to trade |
|
| numagi |
v. |
to boast |
|
| obial |
v. |
to offer |
|
| odgabm |
v. |
to suffer |
|
| omula |
v. |
to chat, to converse |
|
| ongiu |
v. |
to guess |
|
| ôriwal |
v. |
to ignite |
|
| orngi |
v. |
to squeeze |
|
| orte |
v. |
to run |
|
| oslòk |
v. |
to forget |
|
| owu |
v. |
to grieve, to mourn |
|
| papau |
v. |
to name |
|
| papsadn |
v. |
to hiccup |
|
| pasto |
v. |
to attack, to provoke a fight |
|
| penta |
v. |
to fuck up (highly insulting when said of someone else) |
|
| pesa |
v. |
to defecate |
|
| pilai |
v. |
to send |
|
| pirain |
v. |
to plan |
|
| pokpo |
v. |
to refuse |
|
| popu |
v. |
to dance |
|
| posmun |
v. |
to flee |
|
| pupibat |
v. |
to threaten |
|
| ragol |
v. |
to fill |
|
| ranto |
v. |
to hear |
|
| raula |
v. |
to love |
|
| rebli |
v. |
to oppose |
|
| rekibas |
v. |
to flood |
|
| rêlek |
v. |
to ride |
< Gez. rêːleko- (K)
|
| relsi |
v. |
to be hot (weather) |
|
| riam |
v. |
to learn |
|
| rowa |
v. |
to play (a musical instrument) |
|
| salatpu |
v. |
to dispose of, to throw away |
|
| sapmi |
v. |
to force |
|
| sapum |
v. |
to derive from |
|
| sasamas |
v. |
to crown |
|
| sebbwa |
v. |
to lie |
|
| sema |
v. |
to wait |
|
| semen |
v. |
to deny |
|
| sepen |
v. |
to murmur, to mumble |
|
| sides |
v. |
to jump |
|
| sien |
v. |
to prove |
|
| sikîda |
v. |
to corrupt, to influence (so.) to behave badly |
|
| simbor |
v. |
to boil |
|
| sompìs |
v. |
to defeat, to conquer, to pwn |
|
| su |
v. |
to do (semantically empty proverb) |
|
| sungiar |
v. |
to help |
|
| susi |
v. |
to record |
|
| targo |
v. |
to rebel |
|
| tasbam |
v. |
to imply |
|
| tautsi |
v. |
to bend |
|
| tengo |
v. |
to pull |
|
| tianai |
v. |
to marry |
|
| tingia |
v. |
to flash |
|
| tingke |
v. |
to compel, to coerce |
|
| totoli |
v. |
to be clumsy |
|
| tsaisai |
v. |
to arise |
|
| tsampi |
v. |
to give |
|
| tsatsa |
v. |
to sneeze |
(imitative)
|
| tsebor |
v. |
to pour |
|
| tsesir |
v. |
to be born |
|
| tsig |
v. |
to urinate |
|
| tsin |
v. |
to like |
|
| tsobi |
v. |
to control |
|
| tsurtor |
v. |
to insult, to burn |
|
| tuanau |
v. |
to avoid, to prevent, to ward off |
|
| tutu |
v. |
to amaze |
|
| ubapm |
v. |
to allow |
|
| ulbor |
v. |
to kneel |
|
| ulwa |
v. |
to taste |
|
| unma |
v. |
to play (any non-serious action) |
|
| untsi |
v. |
to blow |
|
| upla |
v. |
to explain |
|
| uru |
v. |
to cure |
|
| uwaits |
v. |
to be cloudy |
|
| wapa |
v. |
to hit |
|
| wats |
v. |
to dig |
|
| wim |
v. |
to live |
|
| wirdel |
v. |
to wear |
|
| wisai |
v. |
to yell, to cry out |
|
| wompo |
v. |
to remember |
|
| wuku |
v. |
to blame |
|
| aipi |
v.erg. |
to freeze |
|
| alen |
v.erg. |
to split |
|
| banai |
v.erg. |
to worship |
|
| dodo |
v.erg. |
to weary |
|
| dumbo |
v.erg. |
to smell |
|
| imbwa |
v.erg. |
to use |
|
| ina |
v.erg. |
to see |
|
| iro |
v.erg. |
to open |
|
| mus |
v.erg. |
to grow |
|
| ngata |
v.erg. |
to sleep |
|
| paingkwu |
v.erg. |
to fear |
|
| pitsi |
v.erg. |
to pale |
|
| randèl |
v.erg. |
to hurry |
|
| sab |
v.erg. |
to drink, to swallow |
|
| sâpabm |
v.erg. |
to lift |
|
| tsaing |
v.erg. |
to wash |
|
| tsampa |
v.erg. |
to free |
|
| tu |
v.erg. |
to eat |
|
| bal |
v.erg.intr. |
to lie |
|
| enànda |
v.erg.intr. |
to feel, to have emotion |
|
| endu |
v.erg.intr. |
to fall |
|
| ispe |
v.erg.intr. |
to feel, to physically experience |
|
| ndenam |
v.erg.intr. |
to breathe, to live |
|
| nots |
v.erg.intr. |
to die |
|
| abâ |
v.intr. |
to commit crime |
|
| ande |
v.intr. |
to stand |
|
| erbo |
v.intr. |
to rest |
|
| imlana |
v.intr. |
to flood |
|
| keng |
v.intr. |
to walk |
|
| kwingi |
v.intr. |
to squeal, to squeak |
(imitative)
|
| lail |
v.intr. |
to flow (any continuous motion) |
|
| limu |
v.intr. |
to laugh (quietly) |
|
| mê |
v.intr. |
to journey |
|
| miasko |
v.intr. |
to celebrate, to party, to have a good time |
|
| mpaim |
v.intr. |
to cry |
|
| mpe |
v.intr. |
to sit |
|
| nambepm |
v.intr. |
to swell |
|
| ngango |
v.intr. |
to laugh (loudly) |
|
| ntetsn |
v.intr. |
to float |
|
| oto |
v.intr. |
to come (any motion toward 'here') |
|
| ula |
v.intr. |
to rise |
|
| untai |
v.intr. |
to joke |
|