Proto-Isles/Lexicon

Words marked with a star* have been added since late 2010; they were not part of Ran's original Proto-Isles lexicon.

Proto-Isles	English	PoS	Notes
danaw*	foreign	adj.
gáhsay*	blue	adj.
gíwq*	sick (people); rotten (food)	adj.
gútzaw*	brown, gray	adj.
hákapaq	warm	adj.
háku	happy	adj.
hapaq	red	adj.
hápatziq	hot	adj.
hawwaq	soft	adj.
háyhay	often	adj.
hikaymaq*	yellow	adj.
huyyuq	hard	adj.
kahakaq	new	adj.
káymimtiq	heavy	adj.
kíkimtiq	light (not heavy)	adj.
kudzuyyuq	cold	adj.
matiq	wide	adj.
mi	small	adj.
mimatiq	narrow	adj.
nam gútzaw*	tan, skin color	adj.	('the brown/gray color of a person')
nimtaq	full	adj.
ninam	green	adj.
núpih	old	adj.
paya	beautiful	adj.
pikaq*	middle, central	adj.
pusawh	long	adj.
qí	good	adj.
qính	round	adj.
qúquq	not	adj.
sawnunh	strong	adj.
siqsamiw	smooth	adj.
sípiq	how	adj.
suhsaw*	infant, new-born	adj.
sumaq	thin (not fat)	adj.
ta	big	adj.
taw	far	adj.
tawmaq	slow	adj.
táyyams	thick	adj.
tískuyh*	healthy (people); fresh (food)	adj.
tíq	straight	adj.
tiw	near	adj.
tiwmaq	quick	adj.
tunmamq	white	adj.
tútiyams	thin (not thick)	adj.
tzín	sharp	adj.
tzún	dull	adj.
tzúnnu	ugly	adj.
wánuy	bad	adj.
yádida*	important	adj.
yamu	forceful	adj.
yúdiq	black	adj.
dza	or	cj.
huy	and	cj.
páquq	but not	cj.
páwwaq	although	cj.
qi	because	cj.
qumuq	if	cj.
táq	so that	cj.
tzay	then	cj.
wu	but	cj.
káws	(particle: solidarity)	disc.par.
kíw	(particle: assertion)	disc.par.
kúq	(particle: skepticism)	disc.par.
miwh	(particle: softening)	disc.par.
niwuh	(particle: asking for sympathy)	disc.par.
qih	(particle: resignation)	disc.par.
súyq	(particle: contradiction)	disc.par.
tiws	(particle: asking for support)	disc.par.
túsaq	(particle: asking for confirmation)	disc.par.
dzáw	(essive-benefactive)	ess.cj.
má	(essive-instrumental)	ess.cj.
ním	(essive-dative)	ess.cj.
wúys	(essive-accusative)	ess.cj.
yí	(essive-nominative)	ess.cj.
dada	father	n.
dánah*	branch (of a tree)	n.
dawdaw*	bee	n.
dihtiq*	slave, servant	n.
dínti	farmland	n.
dúduy	lake	n.
dúguha*	hole	n.
duh*	island	n.
dúy	sea	n.
dúykuq	river	n.
dúymam	salt	n.
dzáqdzaq*	organ; guts (general)	n.
dzawma*	ocean current	n.
dzídzipiq	bird (predatory)	n.
dzípiq	bird (non-predatory)	n.
dzípu*	floor, ground	n.
dzúh*	knife	n.	(cf. dzuhkin 'cut')
dzuy	dust	n.
gá	tooth	n.
gágiga	goose	n.
gawmay kupim*	hammock	n.	('flying bed')
gáyminh*	bread	n.
gimsuh	some	n.
gítah*	side	n.
giwnuh*	provisions for a journey	n.
gumayq*	seaweed	n.
gúnam	root	n.
guq	bone	n.
guq kupas*	skeleton	n.	('bone structure')
hahsanh	meadow	n.
hámas*	lung	n.
hámnaq	cliff	n.
hámpuq	chest	n.
hanam	leaf	n.
hápa	day	n.
hápa	east	n.
hápa	sun	n.
hápatzaq	fire	n.
hápawuq	west	n.
háwha	horse	n.
hawsay*	rocky coast	n.
hawwa	birch	n.
háwwunh	throat	n.
háy	I	n.
háyawnam	flower	n.
haypa*	gift	n.
híwha	donkey	n.
híwimq	bear	n.
húhu	young (of any animal)	n.
huspaw*	wise man	n.
huwitzimh	fox	n.
húy	wind	n.
huynasti*	grindstone (for grain)	n.
kákakatah	sixty-four	n.
kákammaw*	village chief, patriarch	n.	(intensive of 'man')
kakan	brother	n.
kakan mayh*	outrigger canoe	n.	('brother-boat')
kakan pasay*	outrigger	n.	('brother-hull')
kákatah	sixteen	n.
kámmaw	man, male, husband	n.
kamsan*	beetle	n.
kanh*	beach	n.
kántzam	liver	n.
kápis*	flock of birds	n.
katah	hand	n.
katah	year	n.
kawdza*	gourd (for storing water)	n.
kawh	mouth	n.
kawwiq*	stomach (organ)	n.
káy	mountain	n.
káydiq	hill	n.
kíspiw	woman, female, wife	n.
kíwmiq	month	n.
kíwmiq	moon	n.
kíwwun	ball	n.
kuhsiq	crops	n.
kukamh	nuts	n.
kúnyiq	herd, group	n.
kupas*	structure, framework	n.
kupim*	bed, mat	n.
kutuq* pawamh*	goods, merchandise	n.	('trade-thing')
kuq	horn	n.
kuy	spirit	n.
kúyh*	food, meal	n.
kuyuq	winter	n.
mahu*	window; hole in a wall	n.
mama	mother	n.
maqsiwh	barley	n.
maqta	wheat (Einkorn)	n.
maqtata	wheat (Emmer)	n.
mátzi	flax	n.
máw	hair (non-human)	n.
máwpuq*	seat, bench, pillow (for sitting)	n.
mayh*	boat, canoe	n.
mayh* tzáw	group of boats	n.	('forest of boats')
mayh* tzáw dzípu*	shipyard, docking area, harbour	n.	('floor of a forest of boats')
midzas*	awl	n.
mím	rain	n.
míma	sheep	n.
mímays*	farmer (of animals), shepherd	n.
miminam	grass	n.
mimkiq	water	n.
míntzuq	clan	n.
mipa	tail	n.
mísiwnam	rope	n.
mitzam*	wheat porridge	n.
miwmiwh	face	n.
múkis*	spider	n.
muq	eye	n.
múquq	mushroom	n.
muypa	clothing, clothes	n.
nam	person	n.
nanqis*	moss	n.
napi*	mug, bowl	n.
násupuq	fall/autumn	n.
nataq*	wall	n.
nawgah*	brain	n.
nawpay	summer	n.
náwnawh	cattle	n.
nayma*	spear	n.
nísipaq	spring (season)	n.
págam*	hoe, hatchet	n.
pah	sand	n.
pannam	bark	n.
paq	hair (human)	n.
pasay	house	n.
pasay*	hull (of a boat)*	n.	('house')
pasay tzáw	village*	n.	('forest of houses')
pawamh*	thing, item	n.
pawmunq	many	n.
páwpaw*	storm	n.
pawwiw*	needle	n.
paypay	berry	n.
páyq*	village; fleet of boats (as an organized unit)	n.
páyq* dzípu*	yard	n.	('village ground')
pidzawgaq*	farmer (of crops)	n.
pídziq	nose	n.
pikimh*	roof	n.
pím	maple	n.
pímuq	few	n.
piqay*	tool	n.
píqpam	arm	n.
piqpu	back	n.
puhmunh	breast	n.
pumuy	fish	n.
púnnis	skin	n.
pukudaq*	circle, ring	n.
punuq*	basket	n.
punuq*	intestines	n.
qaha	ice	n.
qápa	duck	n.
qayqay*	net	n.
qida	ear	n.
qiwwi	chestnut	n.
qupawyans*	storyteller, singer	n.
sá	that	n.
sáh	snake	n.
sákim	south	n.
sányamh	goat	n.
sáq	right (not left)	n.
sáqpuq	cloud	n.
sása	other	n.
sásawwawq	all	n.
saw	beast (wild)	n.
sawwan	wrist	n.
sí	this	n.
síkim	north	n.
sím	heart	n.
simaq*	journey, passage	n.
sinq*	milk	n.
sipawti*	blanket, curtain	n.
síq	left (not right)	n.
síqyiq	lizard	n.
sítzi	lion	n.
siwsimmaq	fog	n.
siwsiw	bug	n.
sumuqaws*	shelter, refuge	n.
supimsin	louse	n.
súqtaw	tongue	n.
susus	rat	n.
suy	dew	n.
súy	who, what	n.
tá	son	n.
tádziq	boy	n.
tahnin*	platform	n.
tammuh*	place, location	n.
tani* pawamh*	property	n.	('belong-thing')
tani* pawamhtziws*	one's belongings	n.	('belong-thing.PL')
tannuwan	egg	n.
tátzi	child	n.
táw	head	n.
tawpinh	lentil	n.
tawwuq	pea	n.
tawyawan	bittervetch	n.
tawyimh	chickpea	n.
tayq	three	n.
táytaw*	hammer	n.
tí	daughter	n.
tímtammuh*	spot, mark, target	n.	(elective derivation from tammuh 'place')
tíqyan	sky	n.
tiwkam	girl	n.
tíwu*	pus, mucus etc.	n.
túnmamq	snow	n.
tupams*	corner	n.
túq	you	n.
túqtay*	table, bench, shelf	n.
tuy	leg	n.
tuytzaw	knee	n.
tuyyam	seed	n.
tuyyih	belly	n.
tzadiwq	smoke	n.
tzadunq	ashes	n.
tzámmi	guts	n.
tzatin	door, entrance	n.
tzatzan	sister	n.
tzáw	forest	n.
tzáwnam	tree	n.
tzáwpiq	stick; mast (of a boat)	n.
tzawtzuq	elbow	n.
tzí	finger	n.
tzihpam	wing	n.
tzikah*	saw	n.
tzíkapaq	nail (fingers, toes)	n.
tzimhwa	frog	n.
tzimpu	neck	n.
tzínpamh	shoulder	n.
tzipan	fat	n.
tzíqtziq	blood	n.
tziwpi*	edge, rim	n.
tziwwunh	beech	n.
tzúma	stone	n.
tzuq	foot	n.
tzúqtzuq	boar/wild pig	n.
tzusim	beast (domesticated)	n.
tzuysi	well	n.
wáynih	star	n.
wíntinq	garden	n.
wiwwiq	willow	n.
wuhawwaq	earth	n.
wunhwunh	wolf	n.
yámay*	hook	n.
yanam	fruit	n.
yáwda*	oar	n.
yáwda* nam	rower, sailor	n.	('oar-person')
yáwyaw	dog	n.
yihmi*	thief, outlaw, transgressor	n.
yiw	oil	n.
yudaq	night	n.
yuka	deer	n.
yumaw	feather	n.
yúnmun*	spoon; small bowl (for scooping water or grain)	n.
yúq	meat	n.
yúyh	oak	n.
yuytzamh	square (shape)	n.
hapaq	behind	pp.
háq	in front of	pp.
kimmuq	beside	pp.
pidih	under	pp.
qas	at	pp.
qiwq	outside	pp.
qun	on	pp.
quy	in	pp.
dzádzaw	(particle: benefactive)	top.par.
máma	(particle: instrumental)	top.par.
nínim	(particle: dative)	top.par.
wúwuys	(particle: accusative)	top.par.
yíyi	(particle: nominative)	top.par.
dasapiq	swim	v.
datuh	hit	v.
dawdzaq	know	v.
diwayq*	weave	v.
dzamiq	wipe	v.
dzawmama gimq*	navigate by ocean currents	v.
dzawsams	throw	v.
dzuhkin	cut	v.
dzuhmaw	split	v.
gawmay	fly	v.
gawmuh	lie down	v.
gidzan	love	v.
gimq*	see ahead, navigate	v.
hada	walk	v.
hadi	hold	v.
hahiha	laugh	v.
hapa	shine	v.
hapatzaq	burn	v.
haykay	live	v.
himhun	smell	v.
huhipiq	breathe	v.
humiw*	smile	v.
hunuy	blow	v.
huymun	die	v.
huysamh	kill	v.
kahaytim	fall	v.
kantay	follow	v.
kapaq	suck	v.
kápisma gimq*	navigate by tracking bird formations	v.
kayawh	bite	v.
kaypuns	remove	v.
kupas* nayh*	build	v.	('create a structure')
kutuq*	trade, exchange	v.
mawmun	sit	v.
mawmuys	rub	v.
maytzim	hear	v.
mintziw*	have, possess, own	v.
muhtzi	find	v.
munna	clothe	v.
muqiws	tend, herd	v.
muytaq	argue	v.
muytziq	think	v.
nadaw	turn	v.
nayh*	make, create	v.
ni	do	v.
nidiw	want	v.
nihammaw*	cover, protect	v.
nim	grow	v.
niwtaq	give	v.
niwuq	pull	v.
nusaq	push	v.
nuwiq	tie	v.
nuysim	sew	v.
pagamkin*	use a hoe; hack	v.
pahsanh	climb	v.
pasih*	dream	v.
pataq	say	v.
pikinaw*	acquire, obtain (actively)	v.
piwtaq	call	v.
putzunh	sow	v.
qahqah*	cough, choke	v.
qatih*	form, mold, put into shape (from a single piece)	v.
quytih*	form, put together (from several pieces)	v.
sapaw	swell	v.
sáqpuqma gimq*	navigate by looking at clouds	v.
sawpuy	carry	v.
sawwus	reap	v.
simtiq	see	v.
sindzih	bear (child)	v.
sinqyaw*	nurse (give milk)	v.
siq	eat	v.
siqsam	wash	v.
sisatayq	count	v.
siwsiq	play	v.
suhaq	hate	v.
suhmunh	shrink	v.
sumi*	shake, wave rapidly, wag, blow (as leaves in the wind)	v.
supupu	sleep	v.
tadzamaq	sing	v.
takayh	fight	v.
takaytziq*	mend, repair	v.
tani*	belong to	v.
taqdzuh	vomit	v.
tawsam	go	v.
taysaq	compare	v.
tayyaw	drop	v.
timu*	use an awl; pierce	v.
tiwsun	come	v.
tumin	take	v.
tuqdzuh	spit	v.
tuygim	stop	v.
tzaham	squeeze	v.
tzammi	hide	v.
tzawkiw	hunt	v.
tzayhaq	like	v.
tzaykuh	pick, choose	v.
tzikahma ni*	use a saw; take apart (solid things)	v.
tzipuh	gather	v.
tzuntinh	farm	v.
tzuynuh*	store, keep	v.
wantah*	fish	v.
wasuq	stab	v.
wayyaq	scratch	v.
wis	dig	v.
witaq*	use a hammer; beat	v.
wiwmu	float	v.
wunhi*	cook	v.
wunsaw	flow	v.
wuymiq	freeze	v.
yama	stand	v.
yawha	fear	v.
yawpiq*	receive (passively)	v.
yawtzuq	wrap	v.
yim	drink	v.
yinday	lead	v.
yúnmunma ni*	use a spoon; scoop, measure (liquids or granular masses)	v.

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