Wokatasuto/Lexicon
This lexicon is thought to provide the basic words needed to understand the examples given in the main article.
Abbreviations
n noun
pp personal pronoun
ip interrogative pronoun
dp demonstrative pronon
conj conjunction
v verb
adv adverb
(IP) inherrently possessed (inherently possessed nouns appear with the attached prefix for the 1st person singular in this lexicon)
Illustration of the verb stems
Verbs in Wokatasuto can have up to five stems. Those are given here in consecutive order, for example:
dəkə, əhə, əkə, əhu, əku v be healthy
This means that dəkə is stem 1, əhə- is stem 2a, əkə- is stem 3a, əhu- is stem 2b and əku- is stem 3b.
Lexicon
aku adv only
baa n door
bē n honey
biri, wiri, wiri v be durty
bomi n penis
bu conj and
buo n plant
buri n ice
danə n clay
dape, afe, ape v drink
daro, aro, aro v walk
dē, agi, ē v be small
dehi, əshi, əhi v be wise
dəkə, əhə, əkə, əhu, əku v be healthy
dema n tears
di, ə, ə v be, exist
dini, andi, əni v be young
dita, əsa, əta v be slow
diwo, əgo, əwo v hunt
do, o, o v work
doha, osha, oha v like, enjoy
doka, oha, oka v lose, be defeated
doka, oha, oka v be dumb
doma, onba, oma v take
dopa n mushroom, fungus
dota, osa, ota v doubt
feke n flour
fipi conj and (with a shade of contrast)
fo adv but
foki n bow (weapon)
foko n drum
gə̄ n oven, kiln
geko, iho, iko v jump
gī, ige, ike v sing
gini, enbi, ini v be feeble
gō, obo, ou v be wet
haa, kada, kaa v be big
hami n axe
hata, kasa, kata v talk
hemu, kenbu, kemu v store
hendata n breast
heshire, hehire, hehire v fear
hohi, koshi, kohi v win, defeat
hoke, kohe, koke v run
hoko n tide
hoko, koho, koko v wake
hone n opposite
hoto n town, big village
katohahi n language
kokirefono n fisherboad
kokirete n fishing season
mā, magə, mā, magu, mawu v sit
mamo, manbo, mamo v plant
mane n mountain
moki n root
mushəwo, muhəgo, muhəwo v be important, be famous
muwo n bean
nā n country
nahe, nashe, nahe v dislike
nara n fire
naro, naro, naro v burn
nəsə̄ n hoe
nona, nonda, nona v eat
nonbe n sexual relation; prostitution
noti n vagina
omarire, omarire, omarire, v steal
onahətesū n chief
onashəta n spear and axe
ondahə n metal; prestige
oshamu n story
pota post like
pufono n fisherman
riro n arrow (weapon)
rosoka n horde
roto n storm, hurricane
shane n rice
shato, haso, hato v cover
shepo n excrement
shetə n person
shihə n roof
shimu, henbu, himu v climb
shiwo, tigo, tiwo v take a person, catch, shake
shū n coast
shū. hude, hū v give
so adv NEG
tenbuto n (IP) son
tidoki n (IP) hair
tihopi n (IP) brain
tubeta n testicle
ufu n small settlement, group of buildings
Wohata n the Wohata Shoreline
