West Yalan/Lexicon

West Yalan lexicon

Note: predictable declension groups numbers are omitted. Nouns ending in a i belong to the declension III by default.

A

• a c – but;
• ace n – beaver;
• ać v – burn, set on fire;
• aća a – similar, resembling;
• aćaf a – other;
• aćas n – leg;
• aće v – be (copula);
• aće n – fire;
• afe n – star;
• afea v – breathe;
• ahak n – neck;
• ahârema n IV – priest;
• ahe n – ashes;
• ahi n – cloth;
• ajamâ n – sky;
• ajapa a – glorified;
• ajas v – walk;
• ajejema n IV – traveller;
• ajema n IV – finder;
• aji v – experiment;
• ame n – knee;
• amemi a – complete;
• ameni n IV – deer;
• anap n – sign;
• aneta num – 10;
• anetena num – 100;
• anôhu n – leather;
• ańa n – forehead;
• ańe n – hole;
• ar n – horse;
• aretâ v – dance;
• aśap a – yellow;
• aśap n – tail;
• aśu a – white;
• ate v – learn;
• athêfińê n – worm;
• athera v – tell (a story);
• atherema n IV – storyteller;
• au v – be (located);

Â

• ââ n – word;
• âfotiâ v – say;
• âfotijaf pp – out of;
• âfotisê pp – outside;
• âha n – expression;
• âhâć n – moon;
• âjâ n – ant;
• âjoha n – roach;
• âkasi n IV – river bank;
• ân v – marry;
• âpo n – country;
• âra num – 9;
• âraneta num – 19;
• âreja pr – some;
• ârena num – 90;
• âśu a – easy;
• âśukô v – accept;
• âtiśa n IV – stone;

C

• caće a – round;
• caka n – duck;
• cera n IV – crab;
• cetha n – shout, cry;
• chi a – true;
• chia v – stretch;
• chić a – indeed, very;
• cica pr – 2pl;
• cinu v – insist;
• cińê v – rule;
• cińema n IV – ruler, king;
• cipê n – journey, travel;

Ć

• ća a – obvious(ly);
• ća par – behold;
• ćafepa v – devote;
• ćaki v – live;
• ćan pr – that many;
• ćani v – cover;
• ćańema n IV – person, being;
• ćap num – 4;
• ćapa num – 40;
• ćapać num – 8;
• ćapaća num – 80;
• ćapećeneta num – 18;
• ćare n – scorpio;
• ćasi v – sense a taste, smell;
• ćâśeća a – naked, bare;
• ćêmeu v – move out;
• ćepeneta num – 14;
• ćesu pr – many;
• ćêśa v – hold;
• ćêśeâ n – trap;
• ćêtu n – hand;
• ćhate n – sheep;
• ćhateta n – aunt, uncle;
• ćhêma n IV – eagle;
• ćhohâ n – milk;
• ćhu n – breast;
• ćifić n – house;
• ćiśêću v – seek;
• ćitê n – frog;
• ćusara a – hungry;
• ćusecinê v – lack;
• ćusehâ n – void;
• ćuseka v – erase;

E

• êhêtaha n – destruction, violence;
• êhêtata n – storm;
• ehufe n – shaman;
• ekun v – burn, be in flames;
• enat n – bone;
• êpâ n – barrier;
• eremu n – lifestyle;

F

• fa n – light;
• fa n IV – plain;
• faf v – like, love;
• fan n – bay, gulf;
• fań pp – near;
• fape v – get;
• faśać v – sing;
• faśâ n – day;
• faśećama n IV – singer;
• fatât pp – around;
• fateu v – move;
• fâkofâ v – rip;
• fâs n – estuary;
• fêâ n – shoulder;
• fêćate n – evil spirit;
• fêfôta n – autumn;
• fenecime n – warrior;
• fêsâ v – send;
• fêta n – brother;
• fetane v – continue;
• fetâsisi v – exchange;
• fetâtêmu v – vomit;
• fic n – dew;
• fica pr – 2sg;
• fiń v – run;
• fôja v – put;
• fotâto pp – inside;
• fu pr – what;
• futâ n – cow;
• futô n – heart;

H

• ha n – brain;
• haćepa v – wait for;
• hafetâ v – promise;
• hahe n – cyclone;
• hate pp – on;
• hâf v – kill;
• hâfu n – wax;
• hâpo n – tooth;
• hâru n – animal;
• hâtâ a – soft;
• heâ n – gold;
• hêćine n – charisma;
• hehât pp – above;
• heka n – hill;
• hekajape v – remove;
• hekapa v – die naturally;
• hekaśati v – die unnaturally;
• hekâto pp – away from;
• hêna n – woman;
• hesi v – spit;
• hija v – agree;
• hijakesa n – mediator;
• hita a – big;
• hoćâ a – young;
• hokâ a – fast, quick;
• hôku n – eye;
• hôkuthu v – see;
• hôsisi v – lay;
• hota n – dawn;
• hu n – nose;
• hufut a – affraid;
• hukô v – drop;
• huô v – fall;
• hure n – tribe;
• huta n – lips;

I

• i pr – 3sg;
• iâń v – prove;
• ićinu v – return;
• ifa n – horn;
• ihêta v – storm;
• ihik n – ice;
• ihit a – bad;
• imâ v – worry, grieve;
• imâra v – perceive;
• imâraha n – perception;
• imeme n – mom;
• imeńu n – mother;
• imipê v – disturb;
• imôćani v – wrap around;
• imôsisi v – turn;
• inu v – arrive;
• ińah v – meet;
• ińâ n – shoe;
• ińê pr – every;
• ińoi v – prevent, disable;
• ip v – block;
• ipâ n – finger;
• ipâśi v – show;
• ipê n – ground;
• ipêku a – green;
• isa a – foreign;
• isama n IV – guest;
• isic v – need, must have;
• itâho v – talk about;
• itê a – dark;
• iteńu n – father;
• itete n – dad;
• itimu v – chew;
• itu pr – 3sg obv;

J

• ja pp – above;
• jaće a – slow;
• jana v – count;
• jape v – pull;
• jati n – snow;
• jeêńema n IV – enemy;
• jei v – hate;
• jenâ v – complete;
• jenât pp – across;
• jesêta n – winter;
• jeśâ v – shine;
• jitêśa v – whistle;
• jora v – feel;
• joraha n – impression;

K

• kać n – crow;
• kak n – cliff;
• kake n – wind;
• kapâ n – knife;
• katan n – village;
• kâfota n – healer;
• kâńo v – rain;
• kâta n – rain;
• kefa a – bad-smelling;
• kêjas v – fall;
• kêjić pp – down;
• kêri n IV – iron;
• keta n – man;
• khace a – angry;
• khêfićê n – sun;
• khetha n – room, floor;
• khi a – thin, slim;
• khophâ v – compare;
• khothâo v – end;
• kis pp – below;
• kitićê n – fragment;
• kôma n – box;
• kotâo v – believe;
• kuhu a – possible, possibly;
• kupućô n – squirrel;
• kuśêći n – mole;
• kuta n – colour;

M

• maćh n – news;
• mafôtu n – mountain;
• maheta v – praise;
• mane n – south;
• marat a – interesting;
• matha a – sick;
• mâ a – sad;
• mâto pp – towards;
• mêriô n – culture;
• miu n – custom;
• mofaf v – want;
• mofôja v – press, push;
• mohuth v – follow;
• mokêfićê v – look;
• môreneta num – 17;
• motâho v – talk with;
• motuk v – chase;
• muna num – 70;
• mur num – 7;
• mure n – silver;

N

• nafe v – understand;
• nafeta n IV – voice;
• naneta num – 11;
• nâ num – 1;
• nehi a – old;
• nêmâko n – horizon;
• neśace a – dangerous;
• netaf v – paint;
• nêtu pr – 3pl obv;
• ni pr – 3pl;
• nica pr – 1sg;
• nir n – world;
• nisić n – west;
• nôsuk a – happy;

Ń

• ńa n – rabbit;
• ńać num – 2;
• ńaća num – 20;
• ńećeneta num – 12;
• ńêsêćumu n – butterfly;
• ńêtu n – family;
• ńu n – body;
• ńuteu n – clan;

O

• ośuka v – waste;

P

• pa v – be, exist;
• pa n – sea;
• pa pr – all;
• pace v – threaten;
• paćhâ n – fist;
• pahâś n – cat;
• pahi a – normal;
• pakafat v – repeat, be again;
• pamâko n – strand;
• papha v – dry out;
• pari n IV – mouse;
• pasâ n – year;
• pata a – today;
• pate a – now;
• pathe v – touch;
• pâ n – face;
• pââ n – door;
• pâcinê v – enclose;
• pe a – dry;
• pećir v – flash;
• pefase n – arm;
• pehać v – prefer;
• pehafe a – thick;
• pehâ n – dust;
• pehunô n – sailor;
• peńu v – think;
• peńuha n – opinion;
• pesami n – adult;
• pesane v – cook;
• pesanema n IV – chef;
• petam n – cheese;
• pêtific v – win;
• phame v – hear;
• phâho n – highland;
• phâmâ n – building;
• phâsama n IV – builder;
• phâto v – build;
• phehi n – monster;
• phêni v – complain;
• phêthi n IV – forest;
• phiśê n – egg;
• phoha v – allow;
• pihi v – form;
• pipê n – board;
• pôsutô n – tree;
• punô n – boat;
• putus a – always;

R

• raka v – use;
• ram v – be used;
• rane n – lake;
• rari a – beautiful;
• rath pp – with;
• rathetha n – destiny;
• rât pp – against;
• rekape v – cut off;
• rêpi n – plant;
• retasa v – open;
• rethaf a – owned;
• rihe a – huge;
• rôśu v – affect;

S

• sa num – 3;
• sacinê v – seem;
• saća n – appearance;
• saće v – own;
• saćeti v – know;
• sahu a – long;
• sake a – visible;
• sakha a – weak;
• samâ v – regret;
• saneta num – 13;
• sas v – come, go;
• sate n – gem;
• sate pp – near;
• sateku a – blue;
• sâ n – language;
• seca n IV – tool;
• sêfâ n – snake;
• sehô n – oil;
• sehôthaf a – associate;
• sêhu n – baby;
• sehuthôtha n – friend;
• sejape v – take;
• sejema n IV – voyager;
• sekasak n – east;
• sêma a – empty;
• sena num – 30;
• setha n IV – lizard;
• setuk v – catch;
• si c – and;
• sim n – island;
• sipê n – ear;
• sire v – laugh;
• sisi v – give;
• sitêta n – shadow;

Ś

• śa a – good;
• śa num – 5;
• śa pp – as;
• śaâ n – lungs, chest;
• śac n – linden;
• śahâ n – air;
• śaku a – grey;
• śama n IV – human;
• śamâ n – bed;
• śane v – sleep;
• śane n – rice;
• śaneta num – 15;
• śań n – hair;
• śańe n – blood;
• śati v – bleed, be injured;
• śati v – lend;
• śatitê n – sand;
• śâ a – small;
• śâf v – be named;
• śâphehi n – lion;
• śâto pp – beyond;
• śêcica n IV – jaw;
• śêcine v – smile;
• śećakhu n – foot;
• śêći n – night;
• śêćinir n – north;
• śefu v – drink;
• śehuth v – exceed;
• śena num – 50;
• śeńa n – hare;
• śepa a – strong;
• śepeta n – strength;
• śêpiha a – complex;
• śêśeta n – sister;
• śêśimi n IV – river;
• śetamâ v – ask;
• śi v – try;
• śić pp – up;
• śif a – brave;
• śimê v – work;
• śiti n – bird;

T

• ta par – not;
• taa n – head;
• taaf a – continuous(ly);
• taca pr – 1pl;
• tamathe v – change;
• tapa n – mushroom;
• tasa v – cut;
• tatu a – tired;
• tâćeta n – spring;
• tâhâ n – mouth;
• tâhâk a – dated;
• tâho v – speak;
• tâkh num – 6;
• tâkha num – 60;
• tehâ n – saliva;
• têhun n – needle;
• tekake n – volcano;
• têmu v – eat;
• tesaćhârâ a – skilled;
• tesaćhe n – skill;
• tesakhihik a – mighty, powerful;
• tesate n – seagull;
• tesathe v – fly;
• têsiśi a – flat;
• teśa v – happen;
• teśaha a – wet;
• teśecinê v – result;
• teśiam v – kiss;
• thaćaf v – enter;
• thaće n – fruit, berry;
• thar a – red;
• thaśekâ n – profanity;
• thata n – morning;
• thâ c – because;
• thefafa n – water;
• thei n IV – meat;
• theńeu v – move to;
• therôta n – summer;
• theta n IV – god, good spirit;
• thihâ n – fat;
• thihu n – clay;
• thiśê v – make;
• thiśema n IV – creator;
• thôfuńô n – skin;
• thomacas a – new;
• thuf n – fish;
• thuha n – conclusion;
• thuhâ v – compose;
• thusâ n – table;
• tin pr – who, what (anim.);
• tisê v – must;
• tôhata a – black;
• tôhupus a – healthy;
• tokheneta num – 16;
• tomu n – homeland;
• tôsućiśêću v – find;
• tôśema n IV – hunter;
• tuc n – dog;
• tuk v – hunt;
• tumira a – last;
• tupa n – nut;
• tuśô v – begin;

U

• ućôhâ v – climb;
• uhata n – child;
• uhô n – belly;
• uhôta n – wolf;
• uni par – is it? (interrogation);
• urape v – collect;
• uśani v – hide sth;
• utani n IV – bee;
• uthać v – replace;
• uthamema n IV – thief;
• uthape v – steal;
• uthât pp – without;