Tatari Faran: the Language of Fara

aa [ʔaː]

interj. an exclam. of disgust or fright.

aba [ʔa.ˈba]

post. under, underneath.

aha' [ʔa.ˈhaʔ]

fin. to surprise, to shock. See: kukai, kukas.

aha'ai [ʔa.ˈha.ʔaj]

v. to surprise, to startle, to shock, to impress. See: beitata.

ahai [ʔa.ˈhaj]

fin. to do smth., whatever, whatsoever. See: kakai.
See also: beihai.

ahi [ʔa.ˈhi]

adv. suddenly, surprisingly, shockingly.

ahu [ʔa.ˈhu]

fin. to blow (with air, or wind). See: fire, sakat.

ahua' [ʔa.ˈhwaʔ]

*Common masc. name.

ai [ˈʔaj]

(1) interj. yes; (2) adv. indeed; (3) fin. it is so. (4) conj. emphatic particle, indeed.
See also: bai.

ai'ai [ʔaj.ʔaj]

fin. to persuade, to convince. See: be'atai, kuebeitai, nia'itai, pojei.

aibai [ʔaj.ˈbaj]

fin. to find out if true, to discern between right and wrong. See: seitai, tsuta.

aipam [ˈʔaj.pam]

v. to pursue after, to chase. See: inui.
See also: tujui.

airan [ʔaj.ɾan]

fin. with freshness, with vitality, dynamic. See: inas, kusa', miranai, miras, suhaa, suhitai.

airan imim [ˈʔaj.ɾan ʔi.mim]

“Wakefully slumber”. Paradoxical expr. describing the dream-like state after a whole night's sleeplessness.

aire [ˈʔaj.ɾɛ]

v. to freshen, to refresh.

airis [ʔaj.ˈɾis]

adj. young and fresh. See: nueri.

aisu [ʔaj.su]

fin. bleeding, bloodily. See: hutakas, misuete.

aka [ʔa.ˈka]

post. out from, out of, away from.
See also: ebe.

akai [ʔa.kaj]

fin. to cause to depart, to disperse, to dispel. See: tujui.

akaisu [ʔa.ˈkaj.su]

v. to bleed. See: kora.

akan [ʔa.kan]

fin. to come out. See: ekas.

akatai [ʔa.ˈka.taj]

v. to assemble, to build, to join, to attach component parts to each other. See: ite'.

akatai umai [ʔa.ˈka.taj ʔu.maj]

*v. to build again, to repair, to fix. See: akatai, umai.

akei [ʔa.kej]

*Contraction of ai and kei.

akitai [ʔa.ˈki.taj]

v. to leave, to depart, to embark. See: anui¹.

ako' [ʔa.ˈkɔʔ]

n. chicken.

ako' kakatan [ʔa.ˈkɔʔ ka.ˈka.tan]

masc. n. turkey.
See also: kakatan.

aku' [ʔa.kuʔ]

fin. to be hit on the head. See: patam.

akuka [ʔa.ˈku.ka]

v. to climb (a ladder, a tree). See: anan.

akun [ʔa.ˈkun]

post. (1) behind, beyond. (2) + temp. expr. - after (a given period of time).

am [ʔam]

fin. to yawn. See: huuja'a.

amaa [ʔa.ˈmaː]

fem. n. mother.

amai [ʔa.ˈmaj]

fin. to pardon, to clear one's debt, to make a settlement. See: sabaa.

aman [ʔa.man]

fin. cordially. See: hanitai, jaisu', sabaa, tsinai.

-an [an]

gen. suffix.

anai [ˈʔa.naj]

v. to hold up, to hold high, to display, to show. See: fata.

anan [ʔa.nan]

fin. “upwards”, “up to the top”. See: tapa.

anatari [ʔa.na.ta.ˈɾi]

masc. n. context (of a text, story, etc.). Portamenteau of anan + ta'an + tari. Refers primarily to written text.
See also: iritari.

anatari sa iritari si'ei [ʔa.na.ta.ˈɾi sa ʔi.ɾi.ˈta.ɾi siʔej]

*The details, collection of information, the body of evidence, documentation. The set of all relevant information or evidence surrounding a particular event or (usu. criminal) case in an investigation, judgment, or legal/formal proceedings. See: anatari, iritari.

aneho [ʔa.ˈnɛ.hɔ]

*Common masc. name.

anei [ʔa.nej]

*Contraction of ai and nei.

aniin [ʔa.niːn]

fin. to speak, to impart sense, to make sense. Also used to terminate quoted discourse. See: dana, tsana.
See also: e'aniin.

antai [ˈʔan.taj]

v. to defend, to protect, to block (smth. unwanted), to prevent. See: sata.

antam [ʔan.ˈtam]

fin. to be handsome. See: tepas.

antas [ˈʔan.tas]

fin. to blocked, to prevent, to be barrier. See: be'itai.

anui¹ [ʔa.ˈnuj]

fin. to head toward a goal, to be directed, to lead the way. See: akitai, tuhanai.

anui² [ʔa.ˈnuj]

adv. upwards.

apa [ʔa.ˈpa]

post. on, on top of, resting on.
See also: ata, ura.

apai [ʔa.ˈpaj]

masc. n. loud yelling, loud shout.

apara' [ʔa.pa.ˈraʔ]

v. to waddle, to stumble along in uncertain, clumsy steps, to walk with unsteady steps. Usu. used to describe the unsure steps of a toddler. See: ijan.

apia [ʔa.ˈpja]

fem. n. niece (sibling's daughter).

ara [ʔa.ˈɾa]

post. with (a wielded weapon or instrument), using.

araf [ʔa.ˈɾaf]

v. (1) araf daa - to shout, to call. (2) araf atan - to howl (of a wolf), to wail loudly (of an upset child).

arai [ʔa.ɾaj]

fin. comprehensively, extensively. See: ma'anai.

aram [ʔa.ɾam]

fin. to behold. See: hamra.

arap [ˈʔa.ɾap]

v. to pick up, to take (smth.). Taker in rcp., thing taken in cvy., place or person taken from in org.. See: ikat.

arapau [ʔa.ɾa.ˈpao]

neut. n. possessions, things being carried, what is gathered.

ari' [ʔa.ˈɾiʔ]

fem. n. daughter, younger daughter, baby daughter.
See also: niari'.

arua' [ʔa.ˈɾwaʔ]

*Common masc. name.

aruanarin [ʔa.ɾwa.na.ˈɾin]

n. singer, musician, performer, poet.
See also: duanei, iruanis.

arui [ʔa.ˈɾuj]

fin. to be wiped off, to be expelled. See: kasai, pikitas.

arum [ʔa.ɾum]

fin. to mumble. See: mumpai.

asa [ʔa.ˈsa]

post. among, in the midst of, in the company of.

asai [ʔa.saj]

fin. reddeningly, of a crimson, bloody color. See: karat.

asei [ʔa.sej]

*Contraction of ai and sei.

asi [ˈʔa.si]

masc. n. brother-in-law (wife's younger brother).

asira [ʔa.ˈsi.ɾa]

fem. n. pond, puddle.

asu [ʔa.su]

fin. fluently, smoothly, expertly. See: heinai, pamra, tiarap, hiu'e.

asusei [ʔa.ˈsu.sej]

*Irregular cvy. of asusu.

asusu [ʔa.ˈso.su]

fem. n. river, stream.

asuen [ʔa.ˈsɯn]

masc. n. younger brother.

ata [ʔa.ˈta]

post. over, above.
See also: apa.

atai [ʔa.ˈtaj]

(1) post. like, similar to; (2) adv. similarly, likewise.

atam [ʔa.tam]

fin. strike against smth.. See: paritam.

atan [ʔa.tan]

fin. “sorrowfully”, “grievously”. See: araf, daramai, suran, buaha, misuete, nirus.

ati [ʔa.ti]

conj. meanwhile, in the meantime.

atu [ʔa.ˈtu]

post. falling off of, taken off from, plucked out from.

atu' [ʔa.tuʔ]

fin. to cough. See: kuka'.

atu'an [ʔa.ˈtu.ʔan]

masc. n. cough, sore throat, cold (illness).
See also: tsihan, tu'a'.

atuan [ʔa.ˈtwan]

post. (1) in front of, ahead of. (2) + temp. expr. - before (a given time).

atsam [ʔa.ʦam]

fin. “to belch”. See: karo'a.

atsun [ˈʔa.ʦun]

v. (1) to float, to swim; (2) to ride a boat. See: puipui.

au'au [ʔao.ʔao]

fin. to bark. See: boha.

auti [ˈʔao.ti]

adv. until (a certain time, event).

ba'as [ˈba.as]

fem. n. edible fruit.

ba'asat [ba.ˈʔa.sat]

adj. sweet (taste), fruity. See: nari.

ba'u [ˈba.ʔu]

fem. n. stool, chair.

baan [ˈbaːn]

fem. n. grandmother, old lady.
See also: omasa'.

baasa [ˈbaː.sa]

adj. big, large, huge. See: tura.

baba [ba.ˈba]

masc. n. father.

bafa [ˈba.fa]

v. to yell, to shout, to scream. See: daa.
See also: araf.

bahai [ˈba.haj]

neut. n. nothing.
See also: hai.

bahakia [ba.ha.ˈkja]

masc. n. conquest, war, battle.

bahakitas [ba.ha.ˈki.tas]

v. to wage war, to carry out a conquest. See: daharan.

bahan [ba.han]

fin. to be courageous, to be tough and strong. See: kuhaa'i.

bai [ˈbaj]

(1) interj. no, not; (2) fin. it is not so, indeed not.
See also: ai.

bai'an [ˈbaj.ʔan]

fin. to be in a shameful, perverted state, to be led astray. See: kiruete.

bai'as [ˈbaj.ʔas]

neut. n. (1) mistake, error, wrongdoing, fault. (2) Untruth, lie.
See also: parikas, kuebai.

baibai [baj.ˈbaj]

fin. to be shameful, to be shunned, to be avoided. See: nekare, nekitai, sianas, sisiat.

baisu [baj.ˈsu]

fem. n. pus, rot, menstrual fluids; rotten, malodorous fruit juice; any malodorous, discolored fluid from rotting organic matter.

bama [ˈba.ma]

v. to embrace, to hug. See: jinai.

bana [ˈba.na]

v. to carry, to bring along. See: ikat.

bania [ba.ˈnja]

*Common fem. name.

banta [ˈban.ta]

v. (1) banta tiap - to jump, to leap; (2) banta panpan - to bounce.

banti' [ban.ˈtiʔ]

n. (1) a jumpy, energetic young child; (2) nickname given to such a child.

banua [ˈba.nwa]

masc. n. grandson.

banus [ba.ˈnus]

fem. n. a sweet, red-orange fruit distantly related to peach or plum.

bara [ˈba.ɾa]

quant. (1) (indefinite) some of, a part of, a subset of; (2) (definite) the rest of, the remainder of.
See also: na'.

baran [ˈba.ɾan]

masc. n. (1) morning, daybreak; (2) day. See: saan.

baran hara [ˈba.ɾan ha.ɾa]

adv. the next day, tomorrow. Lit., “tomorrow morning”.
See also: hara.

baran saan [ˈba.ɾan saːn]

“It is morning.”
See also: saan.

baranui [ba.ɾa.ˈnuj]

adv. eastward, towards the sunrise.

barat [ba.ɾat]

adj. large and hefty (of a man). See: ukan.

baripai [ba.ˈɾi.paj]

v. to cook, to prepare food. See: sarapi.

bat [ˈbat]

adv. to stop, to be interrupted. See: ha, irei.
See also: ibat.

bata [ba.ta]

fin. to tread. See: tapa.

bata' [ba.taʔ]

masc. n. village chief, boss, manager, someone in a prominent position.

batsiu [ba.ˈʦju]

n. insect, bug (esp. flightless insects). Masc./fem. used according to whether the insect is larger/smaller.

be [bɛ]

post. negation ptcl.

be'an [ˈbɛ.ʔan]

fin. in disagreement, in rejection, to decline. See: nura'.

be'as [ˈbɛ.ʔas]

neut. n. lie, untruth, falsehood, deception.

be'atai [bɛ.ˈʔa.taj]

v. to tell a lie, to deceive, to misrepresent, to assert what is false. See: ai'ai.

be'itai [bɛ.ˈʔi.taj]

v. to reject, to decline, to refuse, to disagree. See: antas.

bebe [ˈbɛ.ˈbɛ]

v. to thresh, to beat out, to shake loose. See: saraa.

bei- [ˈbej]

fin. negation prefix.

beihai [ˈbej.haj]

fin. negation of ahai. See: kakai.

beiko [ˈbej.kɔ]

*Contraction of be and ko.

beinin [bej.nin]

fin. quietly, unheard. See: hitai.

beino [ˈbej.nɔ]

*Contraction of be and no.

beipa' [ˈbej.paʔ]

adv. aimlessly, headed nowhere, for naught, achieving nothing, futilely.
See also: tapa.

beipai [ˈbej.paj]

neut. n. nowhere, nonexistent place, nonesuch place.

beira [ˈbej.ɾa]

neut. n., stone, rock, pebble.

beisi [bej.si]

*Contraction of be and isi (occurs in the verb-initial imperative mood).

beiso [ˈbej.sɔ]

*Contraction of be and so.

beitata [ˈbej.ta.ta]

fin. speechlessly, at a loss for words, beyond description. See: aha'ai.

bejin [ˈbɛ.ʣin]

neut. n. swindler, conman, smooth-talker, deceiver, liar.
See also: najat.

beka [bɛ.ka]

adv. strong negative imperative marker, “must not”.

beman [bɛ.man]

adv. “unable to”, “cannot”, “it is impossible for”.
See also: epan.

ben [bɛn]

nominal negation marker; not, none of, no, without.

bera [bɛ.ɾa]

conj. otherwise, or else, if not.

berana [bɛ.ˈɾa.na]

v. (1) berana ham - to wait, to take a break, to pause. (2) berana nisue - to await (in fear, anxiety, anticipation), to anticipate or expect (smth. undesired).

beta' [ˈbɛ.taʔ]

v. (1) beta' patsa - to punch, to strike, to hit. Weapon or limb in cvy. (2) beta' daharan - to fight (esp. of hand-to-hand combat), to wrestle.

beti' [ˈbɛ.tiʔ]

fem. n. misspelling, misplaced or wrong stroke in writing, miscalculation. Compare kuebai.
See also: ti'.

biamas [ˈbja.mas]

adj. freshly cooked, delicious, tasty. Refers to hot, freshly cooked food. Compare sarap. See: sarapi.

bibi [ˈbi.ˈbi]

fem. n. doll, effigy, toy figure.

bibi' [bi.ˈbiʔ]

v. to scamper, to run about, to move about (of a small, fast animal). See: i'im.
See also: pamra.

bihas [bi.ˈhas]

adj. bihas kiki - spicy, hot (taste).

bihuun [bi.ˈhuːn]

neut. n. (1) powdered pepper; (2) any strongly aromatic powder, esp. with pepper-like spicy and sneeze-inducing properties.

binap [bi.ˈnap]

neut. n., clay, mud.

binapan¹ [ˈbi.na.pan]

neut. n. clay tablet, often used for inscriptions.

binapan² [bi.ˈna.pan]

*gen. of binap.

binasu [bi.na.ˈsu]

masc. n. mudflow, lahar. See: karinaras.

binasu humpa [bi.na.su hum.pa]

“A mudflow is happening/coming.” Esp. in describing an impending destruction caused by the flooding of mud. See: humpa.

biraf [ˈbi.ɾaf]

fem. n. leaf, leaves.

birafu' [ˈbi.ɾa.fuʔ]

fem. n. leaf flute. A leaf blown as a musical instrument.
See also: firitai.

birap [ˈbi.ɾap]

masc. n. food, solid food.

biri [ˈbi.ɾi]

fem. n. feather.
See also: birian.

birian [bi.ˈɾjan]

fem. n. plumage.
See also: biri.

bisurap [bi.ˈsu.ɾap]

neut. n. (1) daily necessities, basic needs, essentials; (2) staple diet, sustenance. Portamenteau of birap + surap.

bo' [ˈbɔʔ]

neut. n. wood, log.

bo'an [ˈbɔ.ʔan]

fin. to be wooden, to have the appearance of wood. See: kumat.

boha [ˈbɔ.ha]

v. to bark. See: au'au.

bu'u [ˈbu.ʔu]

fem. n. ball, round lump.

bua [bwa]

v. to boil, to seethe. See: bufat.

bua' [bwaʔ]

fin. to discard, to dispose, to waste, to disperse. See: tukai.

bua'a' [ˈbwa.ʔaʔ]

v. (1) bua'a' kirue - to vomit, to throw up, to be seriously ill; (2) bua'a' ehai - to cast out (of society), to excommunicate.
See also: kafetsai.

buaha [ˈbwa.ha]

v. buaha atan - to sob, to wail.

buanas [ˈbwa.nas]

num. five hundred (500).

buapas [ˈbwa.pas]

n. loafer, worthless person, wastrel.

buape [ˈbwa.pɛ]

v. to waste time, to be idle, to poke around aimlessly, to be negligent, to hesitate. Lit., to pour away time. See: hiam.

buara [ˈbwa.ɾa]

masc. n. large, erupting volcano.

buaranui [ˈbwa.ɾa.nui]

adv. toward the volcano. (1) In Southern Fara, understood as “northward”. (2) In Northern Fara, understood as “southward”.

buarat [ˈbwa.ɾat]

fem. n. onion, esp. the bulb part of the plant.

bubu' [bu.ˈbuʔ]

v. (1) to sprinkle (condiments); (2) to beat (an herb) into powder form. See: firei.

bubua [bu.ˈbwa]

neut. n. a boiling mud pool.

bufaa [bu.ˈfaː]

masc. n. smoke.

bufat [bu.ˈfat]

fin. billowing. See: bua, tahan.

buha [bu.ha]

fin. to be hefty, with stability, with gravity. See: juma.

buja¹ [ˈbu.ʣa]

n. the bottom part, the lower half. The gender usu. follows the (grammatical) gender of the n. whose part it is referring to.
See also: faja.

buja² [ˈbu.ʣa]

fin. to be pregnant. See: minat.

bumei [ˈbu.mej]

v. to sit. See: utu'.

bunaheibikahujas [ˈbu.na.hej.ˌbi.ka.ˈhu.ʣas]

num. sixty-two (62).

bunaheibikas [ˈbu.na.hej.ˌbi.kas]

num. twelve (12).

bunai [bu.ˈnai]

masc. n. thumb. See: jiri.

bunapikas [ˈbu.na.pi.kas]

num. seven (7).

bunapikatis [ˈbu.na.pi.ka.tis]

*num. one-seventh (1/7).

bunari [bu.na.ˈɾi]

fem. n. adult woman.
See also: samat.

bunaribikas [ˈbu.na.ɾi.ˌbi.kas]

num. seventeen (17).

bunas [bu.ˈnas]

num. two (2).

buneis [bu.ˈnejs]

fem. n. giant mushroom. An edible species of giant agaric with a brown cap that grows up to several feet in diameter and a thick, short stem, usu. found in forests at high altitudes.

bunka' [bun.ˈkaʔ]

fin. clumsy, tumbling, blunt. See: jo'.

bura [ˈbu.ɾa]

masc. n. large rock, volcanic bomb, boulder.

burataras [bu.ɾa.ˈta.ɾas]

n. landslide, rockslide, avalanche.

burataras humpa [bu.ɾa.ˈta.ɾas ˈhum.pa]

exclam. “There's a landslide!”, “there's a rockslide!”, “there's an avalanche!”. See: humpa.

burut [bu.ˈɾut]

adj. fat, well-fed (of animals, esp. for eating). Compare busan. See: sarapi.

bus [ˈbus]

adj. dry, dried (food, animal skin, etc.). See: hiis.

busai [bu.ˈsaj]

fin. to be constricted, to be bound, to be captured. See: tasa.

busan [bu.ˈsan]

adj. fat, well-fed (of people). Compare burut. See: miin.

busanan [bu.ˈsa.nan]

masc. n. a fat man.

busanaran [bu.ˈsa.na.ɾan]

*gen. of busanan.

busu [bu.ˈsu]

fem. n. milk.

buta' [bu.ˈtaʔ]

fem. n. house, hut, dwelling place.

butsi [ˈbu.ˈʦi]

fem. n. thigh (of an animal).

buun [buːn]

fem. n. cauldron, cooking pot.

bue'a [ˈbɯ.ʔa]

v. (1) bue'a muun to swallow, to gulp down. (2) bue'a kuun to drink.

da [da]

*Assimilated form of na. See: na.

da'ue [ˈda.ʔɯ]

masc. n. personified terror, a terrible being, a monster, an evil spirit.

daa [daː]

fin. to cry out. See: araf, bafa.

dafa [da.ˈfa]

neut. n. dirt, dust, filth. See: herafa.

dafan [da.fan]

fin. dusty, powdery, filthy. See: muras.

daha [ˈda.ha]

masc. n. shoulder.

dahara [da.ˈha.ɾa]

masc. n. a strong, fearsome man, champion, hero.

daharai [da.ˈha.ɾaj]

adj. fierce, strong, having brute strength. See: ka'uan.

daharan [da.ha.ɾan]

fin. to show brute strength. See: bahakitas.

daiman [ˈdaj.man]

*Common masc. name.

dakat [da.kat]

fin. to transact, to complete a negotiation, to consummate. See: kuini, upitai.

dam [dam]

fin. graceful, swift. See: jini.

dama [ˈda.ma]

v. to tie (a rope around), to knot. See: busai.
See also: param.

damai [da.ˈmaj]

fin. to be gathered, to come together. See: mihat.

dana [ˈda.na]

v. to answer, to respond, to reply. See: aniin.

dankau [dan.ˈkao]

v. to collide, to hit (an obstacle). See: patsa.

darai [da.ɾai]

fin. dragging, bumping, leaving drag tracks in the ground. See: kure'.

daramai [ˈda.ɾa.maj]

v. to grieve, to bemoan, to wail, to lament, to mourn. Often implies a long, elaborate, or recurring remiscience of bereavement or tragedy. See: atan.

daran [da.ɾan]

fin. to elaborate, to compose. See: ku'i, tsana.

daranas [ˈda.ɾa.nas]

num. six hundred and twenty-five (625).

datan [ˈda.tan]

neut. n. color, appearance.

dei [dej]

*Assimilated form of nei. See: nei.

deira [ˈdej.ɾa]

masc. n. brother-in-law (husband's older brother).

di' [ˈdiʔ]

masc. n. son.
See also: teiri'.

di'a [ˈdi.ʔa]

quant. a few (used of people).
See also: pita.

di'an [di.ˈʔan]

fin. to repeat a few times, to make a quick, short gesture. See: pepa'.

di'apikas [ˈdi.ʔa.pi.kas]

num. eight (8).

di'apikatis [ˈdi.ʔa.pi.ka.tis]

*num. one-eighth (1/8).

di'as [ˈdi.ʔas]

num. three (3).

di'in [di.ʔin]

fin. silence, to become quiet. See: kinap.

di'is [ˈdi.ʔis]

num. one-third.

di'itis [ˈdi.ʔi.tis]

*part. of di'is.

diaba [dja.ˈba]

masc. n. grease.

diabas [dja.ˈbas]

adj. greasy, sticky. See: sisi'.

dibikas [di.ˈbi.kas]

num. fifteen (15).

diin [diːn]

3rd pers. anim. pl. pron., “they”, “those”.
See also: fei.

dintai [ˈdin.taj]

v. to harvest, to cut, to mow. See: ukup.

diru [ˈdi.ɾu]

fem. n. maiden, girl.

disuu [ˈdi.suː]

*Common fem. name.

diti [ˈdi.ti]

adv. a little bit, for a little while.

diti iti [ˈdi.ti ʔi.ˈti]

adv. in a little bit, in a few moments, soon.

do [dɔ]

*Assimilated form of no. See: no.

do'a [ˈdɔ.ʔa]

masc. n. hook, shepherd's crook, walking stick.

domatai [dɔ.ma.ˈtaj]

neut. n. cart, carriage.

dua' [ˈdwaʔ]

*Short form of the name arua'.

duanei [ˈdwa.nej]

fem. n. (duani before case ptcl., mei, fei) song, melody.
See also: iruanis.

duani [ˈdwa.ni]

*euph. contraction of duanei before case ptcl., mei, or fei. See: duanei.

duanitari [dwa.ni.ˈta.ɾi]

neut. n. lyrics, words to a poem.

dui [ˈduj]

v. (1) dui bata - to move forward, to advance, to approach. (2) dui inui - to advance toward a goal, to stalk, to creep forward.

dukun [ˈdu.kun]

masc. n. male servant.

dunan [du.nan]

fin. to expire, to be finished. See: funum¹, mire', peka', suha'.

dunaran [ˈdu.na.ɾan]

neut. n. death, termination.

dunas [ˈdu.nas]

adj. dead, deceased. See: tsuen.

dunasan [ˈdu.na.san]

collec. neut. n., the deceased, the departed.

duru [du.ɾu]

adj. (1) slow, delaying. (2) long (of time). See: darai.

dusa [ˈdu.sa]

post. along, following the direction of, alongside.

dusan [du.ˈsan]

fin. missed, misaimed, passed by, overlooked. See: tapa.
See also: paka be.

dusu [du.su]

fin. trailingly, following behind. See: suka, kunikuni.

dutan [ˈdu.tan]

v. to hear. See: inin.

dutarutan [du.ta.ˈɾu.tan]

v. (1) dutarutan tipai - to be well acquainted with, to have heard a lot about. (2) dutarutan hiras, dutarutan uesan - to have heard an earful of, to be tired of hearing about smth, to have heard enough of.
See also: dutan.

duum [ˈduːm]

v. to sleep (involitional). Sleeper in rcp.. See: imim.
See also: urum.

e [ʔɛ]

ptcl. (1) Marks the start of quoted discourse. (2) Introduces an elaboration; “that is”, “that is to say”, “as follows”. See: e'aniin, eraa, e'ai.

e'ai [ˈʔɛ.ʔaj]

*fin. Marks the end of an elaboration introduced by e. Often contracted to just ai. See: e.

e'aniin [ˈʔɛ.ʔa.niːn]

fin. Marks the end of quoted discourse. Often contracted to just aniin. See: e.

e'atan [ˈʔɛ.ʔa.tan]

*fin. Marks end of quoted discourse. See: e.

ebe [ʔɛ.ˈbɛ]

post. issuing forth from, oozing out from, emerging from. Usually applied to liquids, or smth. continually emerging from the governed referent, rather than the more general aka.
See also: aka.

eha' [ˈʔɛ.haʔ]

neut. n. wilderness, wasteland. Refers to the desolated region in central Fara which is continually devastated by lava flows and pyroclastic flows from the central volcano.

ehai [ʔɛ.haj]

fin. to be cast out, cast away, to be sent away. See: kafetsai.

ehe [ʔɛ.hɛ]

interj. Variously used to express acknowledgement, hesitation, or derision. Always pronounced with low pitch.

ei [ʔej]

(1) post. nominal conj., “and”, “also”. Follows case clitic of modified NP. (2) adv. “also”. Note that it can only occur in adverbial position in this usage, not as a conj..

ei'a [ˈʔej.ʔa]

n. pet (animal).

eimei [ʔej.mej]

fin. to stand back. See: kibe.

ein [ʔejn]

adv. to like (to do smth.), happily.
See also: tsinai, uenai.

eina [ˈʔej.na]

fem. n. peace, happiness.

eina jain [ˈʔej.na ʣajn]

“Hope it will be well with you”, “get well”, “wish you the best”.

eina' [ʔej.naʔ]

fin. to twist, to be warped. See: kero', kuta', uke.

einan¹ [ˈʔej.nan]

*gen. of eina.

einan² [ˈʔej.nan]

*archaic adj. satisfied, restful.

eipai [ʔej.paj]

fin. to survey, to look over a large area, to scan the surroundings. See: jana.

eka [ʔɛ.ka]

adv. (1) strong imperative marker, “must”; (2) surely, obviously.

ekas [ˈʔɛ.kas]

v. to emerge, to appear, to come out from one's habitat or hiding place. See: akan.

eke [ˈʔɛ.kɛ]

post. (1) across the surface of, along the surface of; (2) + temp. expr., for the duration of, over a (time) period of.

ena [ʔɛ.na]

conj. introduces an elaboration of an argument NP or phrase.
See also: eta.

ene' [ʔɛ.ˈnɛʔ]

*Common fem. name.

epan [ʔɛ.pan]

adv. “able to”, “it is possible for”, “can”.
See also: beman.

era [ʔɛ.ɾa]

adv. “if”, “maybe”. If follows subjunctive v., means “if”; if follows indicative v., means “maybe”.

eraa [ʔɛ.ɾaː]

fin. marks end of quoted discourse. See: araf, daa.

erui [ʔɛ.ˈɾuj]

post. through the midst of, across the extent of (an area).

esan [ʔɛ.san]

fin. to hand over. See: kira.

esasai [ʔɛ.ˈsa.saj]

v. to stretch (oneself), to do stretches, to exercise. See: ka'uan.

esei [ʔɛ.ˈsej]

adj. long, stretched. See: uetuen.

eta [ʔɛ.ta]

conj. introduces an afterthought, or elaboration of the subject NP.
See also: ena.

etipai [ʔɛ.ti.ˈpaj]

*fin. Marks end of an elaboration introduced by e. See: e.

faan [ˈfaːn]

pron. 1st pers. inclusive pl. pron., “we all”, “everyone”, “all (of us)”.
See also: mana.

fafa [ˈfa.fa]

v. to fly about, to flap the wings. Compare: hiu'e. See: heinei.

fahun [fa.ˈhun]

v. to smell (involitive), to catch the scent of. See: uen¹.
See also: huena.

fai [faj]

fin. (1) skywards, reaching the heavens. (2) heavenly. See: firat, teiria', tuharas.

fai'as [ˈfaj.ʔas]

neut. n. truth, right (legal right, that which is fair, proper), uprightness, that which is correct.

faiha'ai [faj.ˈhaʔ.aj]

masc. n. authority, power, right (to rule or ownership).
See also: fais, ha'ai.

fainan [faj.ˈnan]

n. benefactor, good person.

fainan tse [faj.ˈnan ʦɛ]

“Thank you”.
See also: fainan.

fais [ˈfajs]

adj. correct, right, proper, true, good. See: ijun.

faisu' [faj.ˈsuʔ]

v. to thank, to be grateful to. See: mahan.

faja [fa.ˈʣa]

n. the top part, the upper part, the top half. The gender usu. follows the (grammatical) gender of the n. whose part is being referred to.
See also: buja¹.

fana [ˈfa.na]

adj. new, novel. See: kakat.

fanra [ˈfan.ɾa]

(1) n. a jittery earthquake. (2) v. to tremble, to emit a jittery earthquake. See: tunpa.

fara [ˈfa.ɾa]

neut. n. the Plain.

faranui [ˈfa.ɾa.nuj]

adv. downwards towards the Fara (Plain), downslope.

fasa [ˈfa.sa]

neut. n. (1) meat, flesh. (2) carcass, esp. of a freshly hunted animal.

fasat [ˈfa.sat]

adj. savory, meaty (taste). See: niman.

fata [fa.ˈta]

fin. to display, to make a show, to exhibit. See: anai, ona', uepa'.

fei [ˈfej]

(1) 3rd pers. inanim. pron. it; (2) dem. n. that, those. Used only for inanim. things. Used both as sg. and pl.; the pl. hefei is only used when one desires to emphasize its plurality.
See also: mei, diin, tara'.

feramu [fɛ.ˈɾa.mu]

fem. n. dough.
See also: jiabat.

fere [ˈfɛ.ɾɛ]

masc. n. cake, bakery (as in the food).

fia [ˈfja]

*Common fem. name. See: fiajiniruteinisui.

fiajiniruteinisui [ˈfja.ʣi.ni.ɾu.tej.ˈni.suj]

*Name of legendary ancestor tekekuhakirakisan's daughter. Usually shortened to fia.

fifi [ˈfi.ˈfi]

neut. n. geyser.

fii [ˈfiː]

*archaic masc. n., the sky, the heavens. See: sinkan.

fiiranas [ˈfiː.ɾa.nas]

num. three thousand one hundred twenty-five (3125).

fijuen [ˈfi.ʣɯn]

fem. n. window.

fikei [fi.kej]

*Contraction of fei and kei. Only if modifying another n..

fimu' [ˈfi.muʔ]

masc. n. skylight, ceiling vent.

finei [fi.nej]

*Contraction of fei and nei. Only if modifying another n..

fipan [ˈfi.pan]

neut. n. roof, shelter.

fipe'an [ˈfi.pɛ.ʔan]

fem. n. season, time.

fipe'an ma'asanan iti [ˈfi.pɛ.ʔan ma.ˈʔa.sa.nan ʔi.ti]

*“Once upon a time” (lit. during the time of the forefathers).

firasa [ˈfi.ɾa.sa]

fem. n. flower, blossom.

firat [ˈfi.ɾat]

adj. blue, sky blue. See: fai.

fire [ˈfi.ɾɛ]

v. to blow (used of wind or air). See: ahu.

firei [fi.ɾej]

fin. to be ground into fine powder, to have smooth, powdery form. See: tibas, bubu'.

firitai [ˈfi.ɾi.taj]

v. to play a leaf flute. Instrument or music in cvy. See: sunu.
See also: birafu'.

fisei [fi.sej]

*Contraction of fei and sei. Only if modifying another n..

fitap [ˈfi.tap]

v. to land on the ground on one's feet. See: ta'an.

fuan [ˈfwan]

fem. n. wife.

funa' [fu.ˈnaʔ]

n. dead person, usu. one who died peacefully or under the watch of caregivers or loved ones. Compare matsa'.
See also: dunasan.

funum¹ [ˈfu.num]

v. to die (of disease or age). See: dunan.

funum² [fu.ˈnum]

*archaic fem. n. death.

funumian [fu.ˈnu.mjan]

fem. n. death, decease.

fupas [ˈfu.pas]

neut. n. left, left-hand side.
See also: kupas.

furu [ˈfu.ɾu]

fem. n. wheel.

fusitas [fu.ˈsi.tas]

v. to burn (involitive). See: sohaa.
See also: habas.

fusus [fu.ˈsus]

adj. burnt, scorched, blackened (by fire). See: hubu.

ha [ha]

adv. to begin to, to start.
See also: irei, bat.

ha'ai [ˈha.ʔaj]

masc. n. law, regulation, requirement, demand, statement, obligation.

ha'am [ˈha.ʔam]

fin. to place an order, to lay down a requirement. See: terep.

ha'itai [ha.ˈʔi.taj]

v. to govern, to set up the rules, to lay down the law (on someone). See: ha'am.

haa [haː]

fin. to make noise, to make a loud sound. See: pepa'.

haara [ˈhaː.ɾa]

masc. n. loud noise, a roar.

haas [ˈhaːs]

adv. loudly.

haba [ha.ba]

adj. hot, searing (of an object). See: sisa'.

habas [ˈha.bas]

v. (1) habas saa - to set on fire, to ignite (volitive). (2) habas sarapi - to cook over fire.
See also: fusitas, tikas.

habat [ha.ˈbat]

fin. fitting, matching, befitting a particular purpose. See: sutsai.

hafat [ha.ˈfat]

masc. n. lava fountain, plume.

hai [haj]

neut. enclitic n. thing, object.
See also: bahai.

hainari [haj.na.ˈɾi]

masc. collec. n. male relatives, kinsmen.
See also: jinari.

haipa ['haj.pa]

masc. n. uncle (father's brother).
See also: teiku.

haira [ˈhaj.ɾa]

masc. n. knowledge, education.

hairan [ˈhaj.ɾan]

fin. to know, to be knowledgeable, to be informed. See: jataa.

hairatuhan [ˈhaj.ɾa.tu.han]

neut. n. (1) research, quest for knowledge, development of a field of study; (2) the body of knowledge acquired as the culmination of such research; (3) a complete program of study.
See also: injai.

haitsa [ˈhaj.ʦa]

masc. n. father-in-law (wife's father).
See also: hiapa'.

hakin [ˈha.kin]

neut. n. front end, the near extremity.
See also: tsuekin.

ham [ham]

fin. to exhale. See: berana, kibas.

hami [ha.ˈmi]

neut. n. round plate, tray, or pad.

hamra [ˈham.ɾa]

v. to see, to appear as. Seer in rcp., thing seen in org., and appearance in cvy. See: aram.

hamrahamra [ham.ɾa.ˈham.ɾa]

v. (1) hamrahamra kakat (+ org.) - to show off, to make a display of oneself, to try to impress. Esp. used of women. (2) hamrahamra uesan (+ rcp.) - to have seen a lot of, to be tired of seeing.
See also: uepa'uepa'.

han [ˈhan]

n. friend, companion.

hanai [ˈha.naj]

n. neighbor, acquaintance, fellow townsman, fellow villager.

hanitai [ha.ˈni.taj]

v. (1) hanitai aman - to befriend, to acquiant (oneself with someone), to introduce (someone to someone else). (2) hanitai ai, hanitai jinai - to know (someone), to be acquianted with (someone).

hapas [ˈha.pas]

v. to harm, to injure, to hurt. See: karia.

hara [ha.ɾa]

temp. adv. in the future, tomorrow.
See also: baran hara, kana, nara.

haranara [ˈha.ɾa.na.ɾa]

adv. day by day, continually, forever.

haras [ˈha.ɾas]

dem. n. (1) adj. the next, the one following; (2) adv. the following, as follows. Forward-pointing demonstrative.
See also: naras.

hatai [ˈha.taj]

v. to gather, to collect (into a pile, into a bunch, etc.), to put together, to pile up. See: upu.

hatse' [ˈha.ʦɛʔ]

masc. n. a man's hair.

hausi [ˈhao.si]

fem. n. duck, swan, heron, pelican, or any of the birds that either swim or feed in water.

he- [hɛ]

pl. n. prefix.

he' [ˈhɛʔ]

v. (1) to spit; (2) to show spite, to denigrate, to put down (a person), to despise. See: pisi.

hefei [hɛ.ˈfej]

pl. 3rd pers. pron. “those things”. Used only of inanim. objects. Emphatic pl. form of fei. See: fei.

hei'aniin [ˈhej.ʔa.niːn]

fin. to talk a lot. See: tsanatsana.

heibata [ˈhej.ba.ta]

fin. to walk a lot, to walk to many places. See: tapatapa.

heibikahujas [hej.ˈbi.ka.ˌhu.ʣas]

num. sixty (60).

heibikas [hej.ˈbi.kas]

num. ten (10).

heibikatis [hej.ˈbi.ka.tis]

*num. one-tenth (1/10).

heinai [ˈhej.naj]

v. to glide through the air, to swoop. See: asu.

heinei [hej.nej]

fin. to glide through the air, to be airborne. See: fafa.

heiniras [hej.ˈni.ɾas]

num. two hundred and fifty (250).

heiranas [ˈhej.ɾa.nas]

num. one thousand eight hundred seventy-five (1875).

heka [ˈhɛ.ka]

neut. n. hedge, fence, enclosure.

hena [ˈhɛ.na]

conj. “and then”.

herafa [hɛ.ɾa.ˈfa]

neut. n. scum, dust, dirt.
See also: sitiran.

hi'a' [ˈhi.ʔaʔ]

neut. n. white poisonous mushroom.

hi'ia [ˈhi.ʔja]

(1) masc. n. goat, ram. (2) fem. n. sheep, lamb.

hiam [ˈhjam]

fin. to be wasteful, to be careless. See: buape, misuete.

hiapa' [ˈhja.paʔ]

masc. n. father-in-law (husband's father).

hibei [ˈhi.bej]

dem. n., another, the other.

hibis [hi.ˈbis]

adj. blind, blinded. See: pampa.

hiim [hiːm]

fin. to sniff. See: huena.

hiis [hiːs]

fin. to thirst, to dry up. See: bus, ibus, kaitai.

hikas [ˈhi.kas]

(1) masc. n. curse, misfortune, a deadly infectious disease. (2) adj. hikas kirue - accursed, tainted, diseased, infectious, imbued with a curse or pernicious attribute that causes or spreads harm or misfortune.

hike [ˈhi.kɛ]

fin. (1) to bring bad news, to bring ill, to cause trouble. (2) to cause discomfort. (3) to be in discord. See: keitis, nifas, numitai, piana', surat, tsaka, po'at, ikis, jatajataa, nuritai.

himas [ˈhi.mas]

adj. tall, high. See: tutu.

himei [ˈhi.mej]

fem. n. wing, wings (of a bird).

hina [ˈhi.na]

fem. n. female servant, maid.

hina najis [hi.na ˈna.ʣis]

fem. n. concubine, mistress.
See also: najin.

hinii [ˈhi.ˈniː]

adj. deaf, unresponsive. See: i'ia.

hira [ˈhi.ɾa]

*arch. masc. n. orphan.
See also: miji.

hirana [ˈhi.ɾa.na]

neut. n. (1) stratovolcano (any volcano large enough to reach the clouds), mountain. (2) the specific glaciated, snow-peaked stratovolcano located beyond the northern boundary of Fara.

hiranui [ˈhi.ɾa.nuj]

adv. northward, toward the stratovolcano. See: hirana.

hiras [ˈhi.ɾas]

fin. fading, fainting away, wearing off. See: nurai, ues¹, jaka, dutarutan.

hirasan [ˈhi.ɾa.san]

neut. n. depression, chronic unhappiness, weariness, (mental) fatigue.

hiris [ˈhi.ɾis]

masc. adj. orphan. See: nirum.

hisa [ˈhi.sa]

fem. n. niece (spouse's sibling's daughter).

hitai [ˈhi.taj]

v. (1) hitai beinin - to whisper, to say in a low voice. (2) hitai hike - to speak behind one's back, to slander, to spread evil rumors.

hitse' [ˈhi.ʦɛʔ]

neut. n. household pest, usu. rat. Compare: tsukis.

hiu [ˈhju]

fin. falling through the air. See: tafa.

hiu'e [ˈhju.ʔɛ]

v. to fly (towards a destination), to hurtle through the air. Compare: fafa. See: asu.

ho [ˈhɔ]

neut. n. throat, lungs.
See also: hona.

ho' [ˈhɔʔ]

neut. n. (1) vomit; (2) refuse; pej. smth. worthless or detrimental that ought to be rejected or discarded.

ho'an [ˈhɔ.an]

masc. n. horror, nausea, gore.
See also: oho'.

ho'as [ˈhɔ.as]

adj. horrific, nauseating. See: kirue.

hona [ˈhɔ.na]

masc. n. sound, noise, voice (human), call (animal). Compare suna.
See also: ho.

hora [ˈhɔ.ɾa]

masc. n. cave, tunnel.

hu'ai [ˈhu.ʔaj]

v. hu'ai ja' - to dig, to unearth; hu'ai ju' - to mine (for gems); hu'ai hubu - to burrow (esp. of burrowing animals).

hu'is [ˈhu.ʔis]

fem. n. sulfur.
See also: hu'ue, punareis hu'uen.

hu'ue [ˈhu.ʔɯ]

masc. n. (1) stale, bad air, esp. air that causes choking or asphixiation. Compare: huhei. (2) poisonous gas, esp. from a fumarole, such as sulfur dioxide, concentrated carbon dioxide, or nitric oxide; (3) influence, esp. a detrimental or bad one.

huara [ˈhwa.ɾa]

fem. n. lake, sea, The Lake. (There is only one lake in Fara, located in the southern part of South Fara.)

huaranui [ˈhwa.ɾa.nuj]

adv. southward, toward the Lake. See: huara.

hubu [hu.bu]

fin. to be hidden, to be unseen, to be black and colorless (black is considered colorless), to turn into black coals. See: fusus, hu'ai.

hubus [ˈhu.bus]

masc. n. coals.
See also: tanta.

hufu [ˈhu.fu]

masc. n. breast, chest.

hufus [hu.ˈfus]

fin. to reach, to run abreast. See: tsatitai.

huhan [ˈhu.han]

v. to march triumphantly, to dance in triumph, to celebrate a victory. See: para.

huhei [hu.ˈhej]

fem. n. wind, air, esp. fresh air. Compare: hu'ue.

huhis [hu.ˈhis]

adj. cool, windy (weather). See: imi'.

huinin¹ [ˈhuj.nin]

adj. pure, chaste. See: kirin.

huinin² [huj.ˈnin]

fin. pure, chaste. See: tiras.

huinui [ˈhuj.nuj]

fin. to be confused, to be rearranged, to be mixed up, to be jumbled. See: kirakiru, tintan, uine'uine.

hujai [ˈhu.ʣai]

masc. n. a sack, a bag.

hujas [ˈhu.ʣas]

num. fifty (50).

humpa [ˈhum.pa]

fin. surging, esp. pertaining to a destructive surge or onslaught. See: jamas, karinaras, binasu, burataras.

huna [ˈhu.na]

2nd pers. pl. pron. “all of you”, “you people”.

huni [ˈhu.ni]

fem. n. nose.

hunu [hu.nu]

fin. to have a big, round nose.

husu [hu.ˈsu]

v. to flow, to surge. See: pusu.

hutakas [ˈhu.ta.kas]

v. to fire (a projectile), to unleash (destruction), to smite, to strike, to blast. The fin. used depends on what is being used to strike, or the effect of striking. The usual fin. is aisu, “bloodily”, used to describe the gore of a violent fight. See: aisu.

hutaran [ˈhu.ta.ɾan]

masc. n. thunder, the noise caused by thunder. Lit., “that by which one smites”.
See also: siris.

huu [ˈhuː]

n. 1st person pron., “I”, “me”.

huuja'a [ˈhuː.ʣa.ʔa]

v. to yawn. See: am.

huun [ˈhuːn]

*gen. of huu, “mine”.

huena [ˈhɯ.na]

v. to sniff at, to smell (volitive). See: hiim.
See also: fahun.

i- [ʔi]

compositive prefix.

i' [ˈʔiʔ]

neut. n. straight horn (of an animal).

i'an [ˈʔi.ʔan]

neut. n. thorn, spike.

i'at [ˈʔi.ʔat]

masc. n. horn (musical instrument).

i'i [ʔi.ˈi]

post. according to, in the manner of, just as how.

i'ia [ˈʔi.ʔja]

fin. to be deaf, to shut out noise. See: hinii, kahaa.

i'im [ʔi.ˈʔim]

fin. to move about quickly, hopping from one thing to another. See: bibi'.

ia [ʔja]

fin. to be content. See: uenai, mahinai.

ibat [ʔi.ˈbat]

Alternate form of bat.

ibe [ˈʔi.bɛ]

nominal disj., “(exclusive) or”, “if not, then this”. Follows case clitic of NP.

ibi [ʔi.ˈbi]

post. together with, accompanied by. Refers to accompaniment with the topic NP.
See also: iki.

ibun [ˈʔi.bun]

neut. n. thirst.

ibus [ˈʔi.bus]

adj. thirsty. See: hiis.

ifi [ʔi.ˈfi]

post. outside, outside of.

ihai [ˈʔi.haj]

fem. n. loud screaming.

ihia [ʔi.hja]

fin. (1) to be out of breath; (2) to be in frustration. See: kiapitai, nekias, pahas, ues¹.

iim [ʔiːm]

fin. “to stretch”, “to awake”. See: saba.

ija' [ˈʔi.ʣaʔ]

adj. short (in height), low. Compare pite'. See: nuen.

ijan [ʔi.ʣan]

fin. to be small in stature. See: misatas, apara'.

iji [ʔi.ˈʔʣi]

post. piercing into.
See also: uru.

ijiin [ʔi.ˈʣiːn]

fem. n. (1) moon; (2) + num., month.

ijun [ʔi.ˈʣun]

fin. upright, affirmative, firm, steadfastly. See: fais.

ikas [ʔi.kas]

fin. stretching long and thin like a stick. See: tuene.

ikat [ʔi.kat]

fin. holding in hand, grasping. See: arap, bana, tinju.

iki [ˈʔi.ki]

post. with, accompanying. Refers to accompaniment with a non-topic NP.
See also: ibi.

iki' [ʔi.kiʔ]

fin. to make a screeching noise, to scratch with an unbearable sound. See: kere.

ikia [ʔi.ˈkja]

fem. n. itch, insect bite.

ikis [i.ˈkis]

adj. itchy. See: hike, kiki.

iko' [ʔi.ˈkɔʔ]

fem. n. egg.

imaisin [ˈʔi.maj.sin]

fem. n. winter, cold season.

imaisin akun [ˈʔi.maj.sin ʔa.kun]

*fem. n. spring (season). Lit. “after winter”.

imaisin atuan [ˈʔi.maj.sin ʔa.twan]

*fem. n. autumn, fall (season). Lit. “before winter”.

ime [ʔi.ˈmɛ]

fin. only, just, scant, limited, finite. See: pite'.

imi [ˈʔi.mi]

post. in, inside of, within (an object or person).
See also: ipai.

imi' [ʔi.miʔ]

fin. chilly (temperature), cooling. See: huhis.
See also: juju'.

imian [ʔi.mjan]

fem. n. sleep, rest.

imim [ʔi.mim]

fin. “slumber”. See: duum.

imis [ʔi.ˈmis]

adj. cold, freezing. See: juju'.

imuen [ʔi.ˈmɯn]

fin. affirmatively, positively, confidently, self-evidently. See: injat.

ina [ʔi.na]

adv. “please”, “I want” (imperative mood), “wish” (indicative).

ina' [ˈʔi.naʔ]

fem. n. younger sister.

inai [ʔi.naj]

fin. yellowing, of a bright color. See: pirat.

inaku [ˈʔi.na.ku]

masc. n. lamp, street light.

inas [ˈʔi.nas]

adj. bright, shiny. See: airan.

inia [ʔi.ˈnja]

fem. n. granddaughter.

inia' [ʔi.ˈnjaʔ]

n. (1) masc. valley; (2) fem. ravine.

inin [ʔi.nin]

fin. “to hear”. See: dutan.

injai [ˈʔin.ʣaj]

neut. n. apprenticeship, training.
See also: hairatuhan.

injas [ˈʔin.ʣas]

n. apprentice, student.
See also: jataa, jatas.

injat [ˈʔin.ʣat]

v. to know (by learning), to affirm the truth of, to believe. Compare hanitai ai, purutai nitai. See: imuen.

inu [ʔi.nu]

fin. to enter. See: turei.

inui [ʔi.nuj]

fin. forwards, focused towards a goal. See: aipam, dui, nura'.

inuu [ˈʔi.nuː]

(1) fem. n. sister-in-law (wife's younger sister); (2) masc. m. brother-in-law (husband's younger brother).
See also: nira.

ipai [ˈʔi.paj]

post. at, in, within the boundary of (a geographical location).
See also: imi.

ipi [ʔi.ˈpi]

post. beside, adjacent to, next to.

ipi' [ʔi.piʔ]

fin. to edge towards, to slowly spread. See: pere', sasarai.

ira [ʔi.ɾa]

fin. (1) to be seen, to be found. (2) to be (only in statements of being). See: tsuni.

iranas [ˈʔi.ɾa.nas]

adj. sweet-smelling, fragrant. See: muin.

iraneis [ˈʔi.ɾa.nejs]

neut. n. fragrance.

irei [ʔi.ˈɾej]

adv. to continue to, continuingly, to resume to.
See also: ha, bat.

iri [ʔi.ˈɾi]

post. around, near, in the vicinity of.

iritari [ʔi.ɾi.ˈta.ɾi]

fem. n. circumstances, specifics of a situation at the time and/or place of a particular event. Usu. refers speech or more abstract circumstances.
See also: anatari.

iruanis [ˈʔi.ɾwa.nis]

fem. n. (1) musical performance, concert, recital; (2) recitation of poetry.
See also: duanei, aruanarin.

-is [is]

part. suffix.
See also: -s.

isa [ʔi.sa]

*Contraction of isi and sa.

isei [ʔi.sej]

*Contraction of isi and sei.

isi [ʔi.si]

conj. “because”. Occurs in both the cause clause and the result clause. The fin. is omitted from the cause clause but present in the result clause as a manner of emphasis. When the topic NP is present, isi occurs immediately following; when the topic NP has been elided, isi begins the clause and takes the case ptcl. as a modifier.

isia' [ʔi.ˈsjaʔ]

*Common fem. name.

isin [ʔi.sin]

fin. to gossip, to chatter. See: sisita, tsitsit.

iso [ʔi.sɔ]

*Contraction of isi and so.

isu [ʔi.su]

fin. wrenchingly, to have a wrenching sensation. See: puat.

ita [ˈʔi.ta]

post. on the surface of, onto the surface of (esp. used of etching, carving, or cutting).

itan [ʔi.tan]

fin. to stumblingly run. See: pamra.

ite' [ʔi.tɛʔ]

fin. to be fitted together.

iti [ʔi.ti]

temp. post. when, during, at (a particular time).

iti' [ʔi.tiʔ]

fin. to listen meticulously. See: kuni.

ito' [ʔi.ˈtɔʔ]

fin. to become solid, to be as hard as a solid block. See: mire', ukas.

itu [ʔi.tu]

fin. to cast a stare on. See: juerat.

itsan [ˈʔi.ʦan]

neut. n. small volcano, cinder cone, hill.

itsui [ʔi.ˈʦuj]

adj. shy, timid. See: pipi.

iuna [ˈʔju.na]

masc. n. freedom, liberty.

iunai [ˈʔju.naj]

fin. to be released, to be free. See: sabaa.

ja' [ˈʣaʔ]

fin. to dig, to burrow, to unearth, to sprawl on the ground. See: hu'ai, tafa.

jaaho [ˈʣaː.hɔ]

*Short form of the name jataho.

jaan [ˈʣaːn]

masc. n. husband.

jabunas [ʣa.ˈbu.nas]

*colloq. slang. interrog. num. how many? Contraction of jirabunas.

jai'an [ˈʣaj.ʔan]

fin. welcoming, receptive. See: ona'.

jain [ˈʣajn]

(1) fin. safe, well. (2) colloq. nice to meet you. See: kibat jain, tanap jain, tapa jain.

jain aman [ˈʣajn a.man]

(1) “And all is well”, “all's well that ends well”. (2) colloq. nice to meet you.

jainan [ˈʣaj.nan]

fem. n. safety, well-being.

jaisu' [ʣaj.ˈsuʔ]

v. to greet, to welcome. See: aman.

jaka [ˈʣa.ka]

adj. (1) jaka sisa' - painful. (2) jaka hiras - sick, ill.

jakas [ˈʣa.kas]

masc. n. injury, wounds (+ part.: in a body part).

jam [ʣam]

masc. enclitic n. tooth, teeth (collective).

jamai [ʣa.ˈmaj]

*Short form of the name jamai'ibunisomatajui.

jamai'ibunisomatajui [ʣa.ˈmaj.i.bu.ni.sɔ.ma.ta.ʣuj]

*Name of the legendary matriarch of the inhabitants of Fara.
See also: jamai.

jamas [ˈʣa.mas]

v. to flood, to cover over. See: humpa.

jamba [ˈʣam.ba]

fem. n. snake.

jambas [ˈʣam.bas]

fin. to be stealthy, to be cunning. See: nipias.

jana [ˈʣa.na]

v. to watch, to observe. See: eipai.

jara [ʣa.ˈɾa]

fin. with (or without) hope. See: kurinai.

jaran [ˈʣa.ɾan]

fem. n. hope, expectation.

jaranai [ʣa.ˈɾa.naj]

v. (1) to cause to have hope, to reassure, to raise one's expectation; (2) to promise, to enter into an agreement. Compare pojei. See: seira.

jat [ˈʣat]

slang (1) interj. “Look!”, “lo!”. Used to draw attention to smth.. (2) ptcl. “You see”, “you know”, “indeed”. Usually put at the beginning of the clause. Etym. colloq. contraction of juerat.

jataa [ˈʣa.taː]

v. to teach, to educate, to train, to learn, to inform. See: hairan.

jataho [ʣa.ˈta.hɔ]

*Common masc. name.

jatajataa [ʣa.ta.ˈʣa.taː]

v. (1) jatajataa hike - to micromanage, to boss around, to nitpick. (2) jatajataa niparan - to be a mentor to, to foster. Used of a good friend or caretaker from whom one learned the ways of life.
See also: jataa.

jataran [ʣa.ˈta.ɾan]

neut. n. teaching, lesson.

jatas [ʣa.ˈtas]

masc. n. teacher, instructor, mentor, master (of a skill).

jiabat [ʣja.ˈbat]

neut. n. paste, esp. of food made into paste; stuffing.
See also: feramu.

jibet¹ [ʣi.ˈbɛt]

neut. n. perimeter, circumference.

jibet² [ʣi.ˈbɛt]

adj. circular. See: ku'u.

jibin [ʣi.ˈbin]

n. young child.

jibin nari [ʣi.ˈbin naɾi]

interj. “How cute!”, “how funny!”. Usually used of children, but can be applied to naïvete or child-like behaviour in adults.

jihai [ˈʣi.haj]

neut. n. something. Etym. contraction of jiras hai.

jihe [ʣi.hɛ]

adv. only, and nothing more. Etym. contraction of jihai in adv. position.

jijit [ʣi.ʣit]

fin. to lay out in proper order, to line up one by one. See: peitai, tibe, pupus.

jina' [ʣi.ˈnaʔ]

fem. n. aunt (father's sister).
See also: miiku.

jinai [ʣi.naj]

fin. intimately. See: bama, hanitai, sunai, tsi'ai, tsunia', jinai.

jinari [ʣi.na.ˈɾi]

fem. collec. n. female relatives, kinswomen.
See also: hainari.

jinei [ʣi.ˈnej]

fem. n. love, intimacy.

jini [ˈʣi.ni]

adj. thin and tall (of a woman). See: dam.

jirabunas [ʣi.ɾa.ˈbu.nas]

interrog. num. jirabunas ta? - how many? Etym. contraction of jiras bunas di'as “one or two or three?”.

jiraheibikahujas [ˈʣi.ɾa.hej.ˌbi.ka.ˈhu.ʣas]

num. sixty-one (61).

jiraheibikas [ˈʣi.ɾa.hej.ˌbi.kas]

num. eleven (11).

jiranan [ˈʣi.ɾa.nan]

neut. n. mist, fog, cloud. When used as an NP, it means “cloud”; when used with murimuun, it means “fog” (lit. the enveloping cloud). See: murimuun.

jiranan akai [ˈʣi.ɾa.nan ʔa.kaj]

“The clouds disperse”, “the fog clears”.

jiranan murimuun [ˈʣi.ɾa.nan mu.ɾi.muːn]

“It is foggy/misty”. Lit. “the cloud enveloping”.

jirapikas [ˈʣi.ɾa.pi.kas]

num. six (6).

jirapikatis [ˈʣi.ɾa.pi.ka.tis]

*num. one-sixth (1/6).

jiraribikas [ˈʣi.ɾa.ɾi.ˌbi.kas]

num. sixteen (16).

jiras [ˈʣi.ɾas]

num. one (1).

jirat [ˈji.ɾat]

adj. green, lush. See: tsiris.

jiri [ˈʣi.ri]

fem. n. finger. See: bunai.

jiris¹ [ˈʣi.ɾis]

*part. of jiri.

jiris² [ˈʣi.ɾis]

colloq. quant. a bit of, a pinch of. Usu. applies to collec. objects, such as sand, powder, or a group of many small objects.

jo' [ˈʣɔʔ]

adj. (1) jo' nebe - blunt, dull (not sharp); (2) jo' bunka' - clumsy.

ju' [ˈʣuʔ]

fin. to mine (for gems). See: hu'ai.

ju'an [ˈʣu.ʔan]

fem. n. vase, water vessel.

jui'in [ʣuj.ˈʔin]

adj. (1) pretty, attractive, beautiful; (2) colorful. See: kakat.

juju' [ʣu.ˈʣuʔ]

fin. shivering. See: imis.

jujut [ʣu.ˈʣut]

fin. comfortable, well-fitting (of clothing). See: mena.

jukasu [ʣu.ˈka.su]

masc. n., fast-moving, blocky lava (a'a).
See also: sinasu.

juma [ˈʣu.ma]

adj. well-built (of a woman). See: buha.

jumba¹ [ˈʣum.ba]

n. rolling earthquake.

jumba² [ˈʣum.ba]

v. to emanate a rolling earthquake. Used of erupting volcanoes. See: tsitsin².

jumba tsitsin [ˈʣum.ba ʦi.ʦin]

“There is an earthquake.”

juerat [ʣɯ.ˈɾat]

v. to look at, to stare at. See: itu.

ka- [ka]

masc. org. prefix.

ka [ka]

ptcl. masc. org. marker.

ka' [kaʔ]

masc. n. scratch, abrasion. Compare: ko', sa'.

ka'am [ˈka.ʔam]

v. to eat, to munch. Eater in rcp, food in cvy. See: tsa.

ka'uan [ka.ʔuan]

fin. muscular, to be mighty. See: daharai, esasai.

kaba [ka.ˈba]

neut. n. (1) arm; (2) handle (of an object), esp. a curved or looped handle. Compare penei.

kabai [ka.ˈbaj]

fin. with the arms, on the arm. See: nutai.

kabu' [ka.buʔ]

enclitic masc. n. man's elbow.
See also: nabu'.

kafetsai [ka.ˈfɛ.ʦaj]

v. to banish, to cast out (a person), to excommunicate. See: ehai.

kaha [ˈka.ha]

interj. great, awesome, wonderful.

kaha ai [ˈka.ha ʔaj]

interj. “That is wonderful indeed!”.
See also: kaha.

kahaa [ka.ˈhaa]

adj. loud, deafening. See: i'ia.

kahai [ˈka.haj]

(1) v. to run errands. Compare tapatapa. (2) adj. busy, occupied. See: nu'un.

kahan [ˈka.han]

v. to expand, to swell, to fill up a volume. See: tura.

kai [ˈkaj]

masc. n. sun.

kaibas [ˈkaj.bas]

masc. n. (1) dried fruit peel, rind; (2) sun-dried fruit.

kaiha [ˈkaj.ha]

interj. “Start!”, “go!”, “move!”, “do it!”. Colloquial contraction of kakai ha. See: kakai, ha.

kaimian [ˈkaj.mjan]

masc. n. year.

kaira [ˈkaj.ɾa]

neut. n. an enterprise, a venture, the carrying out of a plan.

kairabai'an [kaj.ɾa.ˈbaj.ʔan]

masc. n. criminal enterprise, heist, grand robbery, criminal syndicate.

kairakiapan [kaj.ɾa.ˈkja.pan]

fem. n. tomfoolery, buffoonery, foolish or futile venture, fool's errand. A quixotic struggle against imaginary foes or obstacles, a chasing of the wind.

kairas [ˈkaj.ɾas]

fin. grand, expansive, encompassing. See: paan.

kairatuhan [kaj.ɾa.ˈtu.han]

neut. n. an adventure, a quest, an excursion, an epic.

kairei [ˈkaj.ɾej]

interj. “Continue!”, “keep going!”. Colloquial contraction of kakai irei. See: kakai, irei.

kairitai [kaj.ˈɾi.taj]

v. (1) + cvy. - to conquer, to overcome; (2) + rcp. - to achieve, to attain. See: ti'an.

kaitai [ˈkaj.taj]

v. (1) kaitai hiis - to dry smth. (cvy.) in the sun; (2) kaitai ku'un - to make a leather item, to make leather (cvy.) into smth. (rcp.).

kaja [ˈka.ʣa]

v. (1) to put on (rcp. clothing); wearer in cvy.; (2) to dress someone (cvy., usu. a child) with clothing (rcp.). Lit. to get into clothing. See: murimuun.
See also: mena, naja.

kajat [ˈka.ʣat]

masc. n. derog. vain, conceited man; man with an attractive appearance but lacking in integrity or morals, or otherwise having some objectionable trait.

kajin [ˈka.ʣin]

fem. n. woman who likes to doll herself up with fancy clothes; derog. one who does so excessively.

kakai [ˈka.kaj]

v. to cause, to take action, to make, to do. A generic verb that can refer to a wide variety of actions. Doer in the org., things being acted on in the cvy., and the result of the action in the rcp.. See: ahai.

kakari [ka.ˈka.ɾi]

neut. n. nonsense, foolish words, incomprehensible blabbering.

kakari koko [ka.ˈka.ɾi kɔ.kɔ]

derog. interj. “Nonsense!”, “foolishness!”, “gibberish!”.

kakat [ka.kat]

fin. gaudy, colorful, multi-colored, shiny, vivid. See: fana, jui'in, teiria', mimbai.

kakatan [ka.ˈka.tan]

adj. gaudy, colorful, fancy. See: inai.

kakeis [ka.ˈkejs]

fem. n. rainbow.

kakitai [ka.ˈki.taj]

v. to flower, to blossom. See: paran.

kama [ˈka.ma]

quant. all, all of.

kaman [ˈka.man]

neut. n. everything, all things.

kamasan [ka.ˈma.san]

collec. neut. n. parents.

kamat [ˈka.mat]

v. to rescue, to save from peril. See: sata.

kamitai [ka.ˈmi.taj]

v. to marry, to enter into marriage. See: kisan².

kamu' [ka.ˈmuʔ]

n. pothole, crack, fissure.

kana [ˈka.na]

(1) temp. adv. now, at this time, immediately. (2) temp. post. case marker, this time. Used only with temp. nouns, e.g.: baran kana - in this morning; mubun kana - in this night; tonight.
See also: hara, nara.

kanai [ka.ˈnaj]

fem. n. sister-in-law (husband's younger sister).

kapa [ˈka.pa]

v. to let go of, to drop (an object), to cast down or cast away. See: pa'.

kapa' [ka.ˈpaʔ]

adv. from there, out from there.
See also: kapau, kapi.

kapau [ka.ˈpao]

adv. to that place, to there, thither. Compare: upau.
See also: kapa', kapi.

kapi [ka.ˈpi]

neut. n. there, over there, that place.
See also: kapa', kapau.

kara [ka.ɾa]

fin. to scatter, to shatter. See: parama², petsa, puaha, punpa.

karampau [ka.ˈɾam.pao]

superl. quant. the most of, too much of, overflowing amounts of.
See also: mene'ia'.

karapa' [ka.ɾa.paʔ]

fin. to be bitten to death, to be gored. See: peka'.

karas [ka.ˈɾas]

adv. violently, chaotically, destructively.

karat [ka.ˈɾat]

adj. red. See: asai.

karau [ka.ˈɾao]

v. to mix, to stir, to cook by stirring, esp. of a paste in a stone pot. See: ku'u.

karen [ka.ˈɾɛn]

masc. n. sandal, shoe.

kari [ka.ˈɾi]

masc. n. fingernail or toenail, claw.

karia [ka.ɾja]

fin. to cause harm, to inflict pain. See: hapas, nekare, kere.

karinaras [ka.ˈɾi.na.ɾas]

fem. n. pyroclastic flow, a deadly mixture of hot gas, ash, and hot rock fragments that avalanches down a volcano's flanks during an eruption.

karinaras humpa [ka.ˈɾi.na.ɾas ˈhum.pa]

exclam. “A pyroclastic flow is happening/coming.” Often used as interj. of terror. See: humpa.

karo'a [ka.ˈɾɔ.ʔa]

v. to erupt lava, esp. in large quantities that form lava flows. Used of lava fountains. See: atsam.

karus [ka.ˈɾus]

masc. n. red mango. A red, soft-fleshed fruit closely related to mangoes in spite of its resemblance to apples.

kas [ˈkas]

masc. n. torch, burning stick.

kasai [ˈka.saj]

v. to scrub, to wipe off (smth. from a surface with a cloth), to rub off. Compare pikitas. See: arui.

katabas [ka.ˈta.bas]

fem. n. black olive.
See also: kataf.

kataf [ka.ˈtaf]

fem. n. black olive tree.
See also: katabas.

katai [ˈka.taj]

v. to hold in hand, to grasp. Compare arap, bana. See: man.

katam [ˈka.tam]

adj. pitch black. Compare muras. See: hubu.

kauhi [ˈkao.hi]

fem. n. lynx cat, esp. the most common white-furred lynx native to Fara.

kaumai [kao.ˈmaj]

neut. n. blanket, covering cloth. A piece of usu. coarse cloth, used as a blanket or as a covering canopy.

kauna [ˈkao.na]

masc. n. crow, or predatory bird.

ke [kɛ]

cmp. adv. Modifies a comparative adverb, either puru or sutu.
See also: kumai, puru ke, sutu ke.

kefaa [ˈkɛ.faː]

n. horse, donkey.

kefatai [kɛ.fa.ˈtaj]

neut. n. horse-drawn chariot.

kefu [kɛ.ˈfu]

fem. n. widow.

kei [kej]

ptcl. fem. org. marker.

keika'ina [kej.ˈka.ʔi.na]

masc. n., fierce, feral wolf.

keiniras [kej.ˈni.ɾas]

num. three hundred and seventy-five (375).

keiranas [ˈkej.ɾa.nas]

num. two thousand five-hundred (2500).

keisa [ˈkej.sa]

fem. n., a field, an area.

keitis [kej.ˈtis]

adj. sour. See: hike.

keras [ˈkɛ.ɾas]

masc. n. inedible or poisonous fruit.

keratas [ˈkɛ.ɾa.tas]

adj. poisonous. See: kirue.

kere [ˈkɛ.ɾɛ]

v. (1) kere iki' - to scratch (an itch), to make a scratching noise. (2) kere karia - to scratch (with claws, smth. sharp), to abrade.

kero' [ˈkɛ.ɾɔʔ]

adj. crooked, bent, warped, twisted. See: eina'.

ketse [ˈkɛ.ˈʦɛ]

v. to hate, to dislike (someone, smth.). See: hike.
See also: ues².

ki- [ki]

fem. org. prefix.

ki'ei [ki.ʔej]

*Contraction of kei and ei.

kia' [ˈkjaʔ]

fin. to be pierced through. See: saipitai.

kiamu' [ˈkja.muʔ]

masc. n. prison, dungeon.

kiapan [ˈkja.pan]

n. fool, foolish person, brute.

kiapat [kja.ˈpat]

adj. stupid, crazy, incapable of reasonable thought. See: koko.

kiapitai [kja.ˈpi.taj]

v. (1) kiapitai nana - to scold, to provoke, to insult; (2) kiapitai ihia - to argue, to quarrel. Etym., “to make [the other party appear] stupid”.

kiaram [ˈkja.ɾam]

masc. n. salt.

kiaris [kja.ˈɾis]

adj. salty. See: hike, sarapi.

kibas [ˈki.bas]

v. (1) to breathe, to live (intransitive). The org. NP is the exhaler, and the rcp. NP is the inhaler. The cvy. NP is that which is exhaled or inhaled, although it is also used for the thing which breathes (both inhale and exhale). (2) to exist (used of people). (3) kibas kibeiri sei ham + v. + epan - to have the strength to (do smth.); kibas be kibeiri sei beiham + v. + beman - to be unable to (do smth.). (4) kibas hikas sa (+ rcp.) - to curse someone, to infect someone. See: ham.

kibat [ˈki.bat]

v. (1) (cvy.) to stand, to persist; (2) (org.) to keep watch, to watch over (+ rcp.), to stand guard. See: man.

kibat jain [ˈki.bat ʣajn]

“Stand firm”, “guard well”, “bye now”. Said to those who are remaining while one leaves, particularly when the ones remaining are in some place other than a dwelling place.
See also: jain, tanap jain.

kibe [ˈki.bɛ]

v. to move (oneself) aside, to stand back, to avoid, to shun. See: eimei.

kibeiri [ki.ˈbej.ɾi]

n. (1) breath, life. Agrees in gender with person to whom it belongs. (2) strength, energy (to perform a strenuous task).

kibeiri atuan [ki.ˈbej.ɾi ʔa.twan]

“Just before”, “barely”.

kibeiri iti [ki.ˈbej.ɾi ʔi.ti]

“At this moment”, “immediately”, “now” (“in this breath”).

kibi [ˈki.bi]

neut. n. bones, skeleton.

kibias [ki.ˈbjas]

adj. famished, impoverished, skinny and lean (esp. of animals). See: nuri.

kibusu [ki.ˈbu.su]

fem. n. soup, broth.

kiki [ki.ki]

fin. excited, agitated. See: mahinai, pahaan, sarap, bihas, ikis, tsihas.

kikia' [ki.ˈkjaʔ]

fem. n. black fly, any annoying flying insect.

kikiat [ki.ˈkjat]

pej. fem. n. pesterer, busybody, gossiper, telltale. An irritating or bothersome woman who's always asking for help or favors, or always intruding upon others' affairs.
See also: toto', misat.

kiman [ki.man]

fin. to be resourceful, to be crafty, to have sleight of hand, to be capable with methods. See: nimias.

kimei [ˈki.mej]

v. to perceive, to understand, to notice, to know. The perceiver is in the rcp.. See: tipai.

kin [ˈkin]

masc. n. wooden stick, a branch.

kinan [ˈki.nan]

adj. skinny, thin, under-nourished. See: kuru.

kinap [ˈki.nap]

v. To quieten down, to become silent. See: di'in.

kinta' [ˈkin.taʔ]

neut. n. bird nest.

kinu [ki.nu]

fin. suspended, hanging. See: takutsi.

kira [ˈki.ɾa]

v. To give, to hand smth. over. See: esan.

kirakiru [ˈki.ɾa.ki.ɾu]

v. To negotiate, to compromise (to give and take). See: huinui.
See also: kira, kiru.

kirakirun [ˈki.ɾa.ki.ɾun]

neut. n. negotiation, agreement, treaty.

kiran [ˈki.ɾan]

masc. n. young man, youth.

kirat [ˈki.ɾat]

adj. tall and swift (of a man). See: tepan.

kiri [ki.ɾi]

fin. to enumerate, to count. See: tiri.

kirin [ki.ɾin]

fin. innocently, guilelessly, naively. See: huinin¹.

kiru [ˈki.ɾu]

v. to withhold, to withdraw (smth.), to keep oneself. See: nu'.

kirue [ki.ˈɾɯ]

fin. gruesomely, to disgust, to be repulsive, or scary. See: mamaan, hikas, pehe', keratas, purusu.

kirue ai [ki.ˈɾɯ ʔaj]

“Terrible indeed!”, “scary indeed!”, “how frightful!”

kiruete [ki.ˈɾɯ.tɛ]

v. (1) kiruete kuta' - to corrupt, to rot, to spoil smth. (cvy.) into a bad or rotten state (rcp).. (2) kiruete bai'an - to exert an evil influence, to morally corrupt, to turn someone (cvy.) to evil ways (rcp.), to lead astray.

kisa [ˈki.sa]

neut. n. fire, flame.

kisan¹ [ˈki.san]

*gen. of kisa.

kisan² [ˈki.san]

fin. to be joined together. See: kamitai.
See also: kisian.

kisi [ˈki.si]

post. as a part or component of, (inherently) attached to.

kisian [ˈki.sjan]

*archaic fin. to be joined together.

kita [ˈki.ta]

*Contraction of kei + ta.

kitina [ki.ˈti.na]

fem. n. sour spice, esp. green herb or edible leaf that is sour-tasting.

kitsit [ki.ˈʦit]

v. to bite. Biter in org., victim in rcp. See: tsam.

ko- [kɔ]

neut. org. prefix.

ko [kɔ]

ptcl. neut. org. marker.

ko' [kɔʔ]

neut. n. bruise, dent (esp. from being struck by a blunt instrument). Compare sa', ka'.

ko'an [ˈkɔ.ʔan]

(1) gen. of ko'; (2) masc. n. dull pain, ache (+ part.: in a body part).

ko'an oha'is [ˌkɔ.ʔan ˈʔɔ.ha.ʔis]

*masc. n. headache.

ko'an purutis [ˌkɔ.ʔan pu.ˈɾu.tis]

*masc. n. stomach ache.

koko [kɔ.kɔ]

fin. to act foolishly, to be confused. See: kiapat, tsitsin¹.

kora [kɔ.ɾa]

fin. “outflowing”. See: akaisu, suran, putara.

koro [kɔ.ɾɔ]

fin. to croak. See: oroka.

koronta [kɔ.ˈɾɔn.ta]

neut. n. (1) toad, frog. (2) Any leaping insect.

ku [ku]

fin. “noontide”. See: sifan.

ku'as [ˈku.ʔas]

adj. hot, warm (weather). See: uesan.
See also: haba.

ku'at [ku.ˈʔat]

collec. masc. n. drums, wood blocks. Idiophone musical instruments that produce low-pitched, drum-like sounds.

ku'i [ˈku.ʔi]

v. to engrave. See: daran.

ku'is [ˈku.ʔis]

neut. n. writing; derivatively, instructions, letter.

ku'u [ku.ˈʔu]

fin. spinning, twirling. See: jibet², karau, puni.

ku'un [ku.ˈʔun]

fin. hard-working, useful. See: mianepas, kaitai, tintatintan.

kuana [ˈkwa.na]

fem. n. family, household.

kuanas [ˈkwa.nas]

num. twenty (20).

kubu [ˈku.bu]

fem. n. circle, loop, noose.

kufu [ˈku.fu]

neut. n. side, the sides (usu. of a person).
See also: kupas, fupas.

kuhaa'i [ku.ˈhaː.ʔi]

adj. brave, courageous, bold, intrepid. See: bahan.

kuini [ˈkuj.ni]

v. to have, to own, to possess (an object). See: dakat.

kuipi [ˈkuj.pi]

neut. n. door.

kuka' [ku.ˈkaʔ]

v. (1) to cough; (2) to erupt, describing a strombolian eruption. See: atu'.

kukai [ˈku.kaj]

v. (1) to scare, to frighten, to fear; (2) to intimidate. See: aha'.

kukas [ku.ˈkas]

adj. (1) kukas aha' - fearful, scary, frightening, dangerous. (2) kukas nari - (sarcastic) not very frightening at all.

kukitai [ku.ˈki.taj]

v. to drum, to play drums (esp. in a rhythmic way). See: uku'.

kuku [ku.ˈku]

neut. n. fear, fright.

kum [kum]

arch. neut. enclitic n. memory, recollection. Only used in set phrases such as ti' kumis.
See also: kumi, ukum.

kumai [ku.ˈmaj]

cmp. adv. increasingly, decreasingly. Contraction of ke and umai.
See also: puru kumai, sutu kumai.

kumat [ˈku.mat]

adj. orange, tan, golden brown. See: bo'an.

kumbi [ˈkum.bi]

*Common name. Can be either masc. or fem..

kumi [ˈku.mi]

v. to remember, to commit to memory, to memorize. See: ukum.
See also: tumai, kum.

kumu' [ku.mu']

neut. enclitic n. hole dug in the ground for urination or defecation.

kunaisin [ˈku.naj.sin]

masc. n. summer, warm season.

kuni [ˈku.ni]

v. to listen for, to pay attention to. See: iti'.

kunikuni [ku.ni.ˈku.ni]

v. (1) kunikuni dusu - to obey, to be a follower of someone (rcp.). (2) kunikuni nisue - to listen carefully for smth. in fearful anticipation. (3) kunikuni toto - to eavesdrop, esp. on a habitual basis.

kunpat [ˈkun.pat]

v. to crush, to flatten (esp. by a large heavy object). See: pini.

kupan [ku.ˈpan]

masc. n. scoop, ladle, spoon.

kupas [ˈku.pas]

neut. n. right, right-hand side.
See also: fupas.

kupu [ˈku.pu]

masc. n. (1) bucket; (2) slang. toilet.

kura [ˈku.ɾa]

neut. n. hunger.

kura kuru [ˈku.ɾa ku.ɾu]

“I am hungry”.

kura miin [ˈku.ɾa miːn]

“Satiated with hunger.” Paradoxical expr. describing the numbing of the sense of hunger due to excessive starvation. Sometimes sarcastically applied to people who overeat despite vocal claims of abstinence.

kurai [ku.ɾaj]

fin. having richness, to be full of resources, to give much yield. See: tumaha.

kurat [ku.ˈɾat]

neut. n. ground, soil.

kure' [ˈku.ɾɛʔ]

v. to pull, to drag. See: darai.

kuria' [ku.ˈɾjaʔ]

masc. n. ear, the ears.

kurinai [ku.ˈɾi.naj]

v. to bury (the deceased). See: jara.

kuritas [ku.ˈɾi.tas]

v. to trample, to stomp on. See: pini.

kuru [ˈku.ɾu]

(1) adj. hungry. (2) fin. to be hungry, impoverished. See: nuri.

kurui [ku.ˈɾuj]

fin. malleable, pliable, soft. See: mui.

kusa' [ku.ˈsaʔ]

adj. healthy, whole, well, sound, good (of a person). See: airan.

kusei [ku.ˈsej]

fin. to be healthy, whole, well. See: po'itai.

kusu [ku.ˈsu]

fem. n. urine.
See also: takutsi.

kut [kut]

n. (1) a unit (of smth), one of a group of objects. (2) each (of a group of objects). The referent is usu. not stated and understood from context, though the gender of kut will agree with it.
See also: put.

kuta' [ku.ˈtaʔ]

(1) kuta' eina' - adj. misshapen, deformed. (2) fin. grotesquely. See: mopan, puesat, kiruete, uke'uke.

kutai [ku.ˈtaj]

neut. n. dung, feces, droppings.

kutakaranim [ku.ˈta.ka.ɾa.nim]

masc. n. mythical lava-dwelling creature, described as a 4-legged giant spider as tall as a person, crawling out of erupting volcanic vents at night.

kutan [ku.tan]

fin. to defecate. See: takutsi.

kutu [ˈku.tu]

fin. to be of old age, to be wrinkled, to be worn out. See: ne'itai.

kutua [ku.ˈtwa]

*Common masc. name.

kutsi [ˈku.ˈʦi]

masc. n. leg, thigh (human).

kuun [kuːn]

fin. to drink. See: bue'a.

kue'itai [kɯ.ˈʔi.taj]

v. to mock, to deride, to make fun of, to belittle. See: nana.

kuebai [ˈkɯ.baj]

fem. n. (1) minor fault, defect, or imperfection; small mistake or error; (2) discrepancy, slight mistake in calculation. Compare beti', bai'as.

kuebeitai [kɯ.ˈbej.taj]

v. to excuse oneself, to downplay one's mistake, to justify oneself. See: ai'ai.

kuebuta' [ˈkɯ.bu.taʔ]

fem. n. (1) dollhouse, toy house; (2) miniature house, either a toy or for small pets.

kueharan [ˈkɯ.ha.ɾan]

fem. n. rumour, anecdote, children's story, joke.
See also: maharan.

kuen [ˈkɯn]

masc. n. tree (esp. a broadleaf tree).

kuera [ˈkɯ.ɾa]

v. to laugh, to be happy. See: nari.

kueras [ˈkɯ.ɾas]

adj. funny, prone to laughter. See: nari.

kuesimani [ˈkɯ.si.ma.ni]

neo. masc. n. dog, puppy. (The san faran regard dogs as derisory diminutions of the guard wolves.)
See also: simani.

kuesura [kɯ.ˈsu.ɾa]

fem. n. toy dress, doll's dress. See: sura.

ma'an [ˈma.ʔan]

masc. n. (1) fat, oil, thick juice; (2) essence, liquid extract, esp. viscous liquid yielded through crushing.

ma'anai [ma.ˈʔa.naj]

v. to think, to consider, to ponder. See: arai.

ma'asan [ma.ˈʔa.san]

collec. neut. n. (1) ancestors, forefathers; (2) elders (of a tribe of village), leaders.

maha [ma.ˈha]

masc. n. (1) heart (psychological); (2) liver (physical).
See also: umpas¹.

maha' [ˈma.haʔ]

v. to hunt (for meat). See: ti'an.

mahaa [ma.ˈhaː]

fin. to be venerable, to have acquired much experience through age. See: tihai.

mahakiap [ma.ha.ˈkjap]

fem. n. unsound or sloppy mind, thoughtlessness, inability to think clearly.
See also: mahakum.

mahakum [ma.ha.ˈkum]

masc. n. sound mind, intelligence, thoughtfulness, ability to figure things out.
See also: mahakiap.

mahan [ma.han]

fin. to be grateful. See: faisu'.
See also: maha.

maharan [ma.ˈha.ɾan]

neut. n. story, tale, history.
See also: kueharan.

mahinai [ma.ˈhi.naj]

v. (1) mahinai ia - to long for (a person), to think of (a loved person) continually, to have (a person) in the heart. (2) mahinai kiki - to worry (someone), to cause to fret, to cause to be anxious.

mahita [ma.ˈhi.ta]

v. to journey, to travel, esp. for a long distance, to make a trip. See: anui¹, bata.

mahitan [ma.ˈhi.tan]

masc. n. long journey, long trip, mission.

mai'i [ˈmaj.ʔi]

fem. n. debt, past offense, grudge.

maimai [ˈmaj.maj]

interj. “I'm sorry”, “I apologize”.

maimai titi [ˈmaj.maj ti.ti]

interj. “I'm very sorry!”

makara [ma.ˈka.ɾa]

v. (1) to blend, to mix together; (2) to throw (things) into a disorganized heap. See: parapa.

makia [ma.ˈkja]

n. enemy, opponent.

mamaan [ˈma.maːn]

adj. (of skin) inflamed, having a mottled appearance, having skin rash or inflammation, having skin disease, leprous. See: kirue.

mamatai [ˈma.ma.taj]

neut. n. skin spots, freckles, skin rash, leprosy.

man [man]

fin. steadfast, firm. See: katai, kibat.

man'at [ˈman.ʔat]

neut. n. watchtower, guardhouse.

mana [ˈma.na]

pron. 1st pers. exclusive pron. “we” (excluding 2nd party).
See also: faan.

mantas [man.ˈtas]

neut. n. lock, fastening bolt.

maraa [ma.ˈɾaː]

*Common fem. name.

marai [ˈma.ɾaj]

fem. n. forest, woods, jungle.

matsa' [ma.ˈʦaʔ]

n. corpse, esp. the victim of violence or one found dead from unknown causes. Compare funa'.

matsa' kirue [ma.ˈʦaʔ ki.ɾɯ]

exclam. “there's a corpse!”, “we found a corpse!”.

matsai [ma.ˈʦaj]

interj. “woe!”, “calamity!”, “disaster!”, “misfortune!”.

matsai'an [ma.ˈʦaj.ʔan]

neut. n. disaster, calamity, destruction, desolation.

matsite' [ma.ˈʦi.tɛʔ]

v. to die in a calamity, to perish. See: dunan, karapa'.

me [ˈmɛ]

adv. (how many) times. E.g., jiras me - once, bunas me - twice.

mei [ˈmej]

dem. n., this, these.
See also: fei.

meija [mej.ˈʣa]

quant. many. Used of people.
See also: titiran.

meijas [mej.ˈʣas]

num. twenty-five (25).

meman [ˈmɛ.man]

adj. mature, grown-up. May also mean “old” when used of animals. See: paran.

mena [ˈmɛ.na]

v. to wear (+ cvy.), to be wearing, to be decked with. Wearer in org. Carries the connotation of showing off one's clothing. See: jujut.
See also: kaja.

mene'ia' [mɛ.nɛ.ˈʔjaʔ]

superl. quant. the least of, too little of, scant amounts of, not enough of.
See also: karampau.

mi'¹ [ˈmiʔ]

n. face. Gender agrees with gender of possessor.

mi'² [ˈmiʔ]

neut. n. front (part of smth.).

mi'ai [ˈmi.ʔaj]

adj. kind, gentle, compassionate. See: suri.

mi'itai [mi.ˈʔi.taj]

v. to show kindness, to be compassionate towards. See: suri.

mianai [ˈmja.naj]

v. (1) to owe, to be indebted to; (2) to help, to do a favor for. The giver of favor is in the org., the beneficiary in the rcp. See: pa'a.

mianepas [ˈmja.nɛ.pas]

adj. useful, helpful, capable. Compare: sutsai. See: ku'un.

miha' [ˈmi.haʔ]

masc. n. brown cap boletus mushroom.

mihat [ˈmi.hat]

v. to meet, to come together. See: damai.

mihatan [mi.ˈha.tan]

neut. n. meeting, gathering. Usually refers to a smaller, more informal gathering than tan'at.
See also: tan'at.

miiku [ˈmiː.ku]

fem. n. aunt (mother's sister).
See also: jina'.

miin [miːn]

fin. satiated, filled.

miji [ˈmi.ʣi]

*arch. fem. n. orphan.
See also: hira.

mijis [ˈmi.ʣis]

fem. adj. orphan. See: nirum.

mikari [mi.ˈka.ɾi]

fem. n. lady, noble woman, woman of esteem.

mikei [ˈmi.kej]

*Contraction of mei and kei.

mimbai [ˈmim.baj]

v. (1) mimbai kakat - to dream, esp. to have vivid dreams. Dreamer in org. (2) mimbai oho' - to have nightmares. Dreamer in org.

mimbi [ˈmim.ˈbi]

fem. n. dreams.

mimi [mi.ˈmi]

fin. to be in hiding, to peer from a hiding place. See: tsubi, tsubitsubi.

mimis [ˈmi.mis]

adj. curious and small (of children). See: hunu.

minas [mi.ˈnas]

masc. n. name (of a male).
See also: minein.

minat [mi.ˈnat]

v. (1) minat umas - to beget, to procreate (of males); (2) minat buja - to conceive, to be (become) pregnant (of females).

minatas [mi.ˈna.tas]

adj. pregnant. See: buja².

minei [ˈmi.nej]

*Contraction of mei and nei.

minein [mi.ˈnejn]

fem. n. name (of a female).
See also: minas.

minua [mi.ˈnwa]

*Commom fem. name.

miranai [ˈmi.ɾa.naj]

v. (1) miranai airan + sahu - to wash (oneself), to bathe. (2) miranai airan - to clean, to wash. See: airan.

miras [ˈmi.ɾas]

adj. clean, washed. See: airan.

mire' [ˈmi.ɾɛʔ]

v. (1) mire' dunan - to freeze to death, to die of cold; (2) mire' ito' - to freeze (into ice or solid form).

miri' [ˈmi.ɾiʔ]

masc. n. ice, frost.

miri'ina [mi.ɾi.ˈʔi.na]

masc. n. snow tiger, a feared predator with grey and white stripes that lives on the higher slopes of the mountains around Fara.

miris [ˈmi.ɾis]

fem. n. snow.

miris ta'an [ˈmi.ɾis taʔan]

“It is snowing.”

misa' [mi.ˈsaʔ]

v. to meddle, to poke around (affairs one ought not to be concerned with). Usually the party/parties whose affairs are being pried into is in the rcp..
See also: toto.

misai [ˈmi.saj]

fem. n. deer.

misanan [mi.ˈsa.nan]

fem. n. village, community.
See also: pasanan.

misat [mi.ˈsat]

fem. n. busybody, nosey person (usu. a child), telltale.
See also: kikiat, toto'.

misatas [mi.ˈsa.tas]

adj. short and nosey. See: ijan.

misei [ˈmi.sej]

*Contraction of mei and sei.

misuu [ˈmi.suː]

*Common fem. name.

misuen [mi.ˈsɯn]

fin. to be deprived, to be taken advantage of, to suffer loss. See: nia'itai, niara', nifas.

misuete [mi.ˈsɯ.tɛ]

v. (1) misuete atan - to lose, to be deprived of (+ cvy.). (2) misuete hiam - to misplace, to forget smth. somewhere. (3) misuete aisu - to be dismembered; (+ nabin no) to miscarry, to have a miscarriage.

mopan [ˈmɔ.pan]

adj. ugly, shabby, dark. See: kuta'.

mopanai [ˈmɔ.pa.naj]

neut. n. ugliness.
See also: mopan.

mu' [ˈmuʔ]

neut. n. hole, pit, manhole, esp. a hole in the ground.

mu'at [mu.ˈʔat]

masc. n. nephew (sibling's son).
See also: unas.

mu'u [ˈmu.ʔu]

masc. n. mountain, big hill, esp. a hill with steep sides.
See also: hirana.

muantai [ˈmwan.taj]

masc. n. honor, reputation, majesty.

muantan [mwan.tan]

fin. to be honorable, to be of repute. See: takas.

muantas [ˈmwan.tas]

adj. majestic, honorable, great. See: mahaa.

muba' [mu.ˈbaʔ]

n. lips. Gender follows the grammatical gender of the n. it belongs to.

mubun [mu.ˈbun]

fem. n. night. See: murimuun.

mubun murimuun [mu.ˈbun mu.ɾi.muːn]

“It is nightfall.” Lit. “night is enveloping.”

mubun nara [mu.ˈbun na.ɾa]

adv. “Yesterday”. Lit., “last night”.
See also: nara.

mubunui [mu.ˈbu.nuj]

adv. westward, toward the setting of the sun.

mui [muj]

adj. soft (of a substance), gentle (of a person). Compare to'. See: kurui.

muin [mujn]

fin. soothing. See: poribai, sasarai, sunai.

muinas [ˈmuj.nas]

adj. soothing, calm, relaxing, comfortable. See: seira.

muini [ˈmuj.ni]

v. to soothe, to comfort. See: seira.

mukisa [mu.ˈki.sa]

neut. n. volcanic vent, hornito. Usually used of smaller, auxilliary vents. Lit., “fire-hole”.
See also: parat.

mumpai [mum.ˈpai]

v. to growl, to rumble, to groan. See: arum.

mura [mu.ˈɾa]

fin. to grow, to develop, to expand, to sprout. See: turai.

muras [ˈmu.ɾas]

adj. (1) dark, black, grey; (2) dirty. See: dafan.

murimuun [mu.ɾi.muːn]

fin. to enshroud, to envelop. See: kaja, sunai.

muu [muː]

fin. smooth, soft. See: sunis.

muun [muːn]

fin. to swallow chewed food. See: bue'a, pinai.

-n [n]

gen. suffix.

na- [na]

masc. rcp. prefix.

na [na]

ptcl. masc. rcp. marker.

na' [ˈnaʔ]

quant. half (of smth.); colloq. some of, a bunch of.
See also: bara.

na'iat [na.ˈʔjat]

fem. n. (1) mesh or net, esp. net used for fishing or trapping insects. (2) Coarse woven cloth, esp. used in making sacks.

na'itai [na.ˈʔi.taj]

v. na'itai simun - to sew, to weave, to knit (into a whole).

naaho [ˈnaː.hɔ]

*Common masc. name.

nabin [na.ˈbin]

n. baby, newborn (pre-toddler).

nabinai [na.ˈbi.naj]

v. to baby-sit, to spend one's time caring for a newborn. See: nu'un.

nabu' [na.buʔ]

enclitic fem. n. woman's elbow.
See also: kabu'.

naja [ˈna.ʣa]

v. to disrobe, to undress, to remove clothing (org.) from oneself or another (cvy.). Lit. to get out of clothing. See: sisian.
See also: kaja.

najat [ˈna.ʣat]

masc. n. an impudent, immodest man; a bald-faced liar.
See also: najin, bejin.

najin [ˈna.ʣin]

fem. n. (1) derog. an impudent, impertinent woman. (2) colloq. a prostitute.
See also: najat.

najis [ˈna.ʣis]

* See: hina najis.

nami' [na.ˈmiʔ]

collec. n. cheeks. Gender agrees with gender of possessor.

nana [nana]

fin. to ridicule, to deride. See: kiapitai, nekitai.

naneis [ˈna.nejs]

fem. n. derision, ridicule, insult, mockery.

nara [na.ɾa]

temp. adv. yesterday, in the past. Past tense marker.
See also: hara, kana.

naras [ˈna.ɾas]

dem. n. (1) adj. the previous, the one before; (2) adv. the former, the preceding, what was just said before. Backward-pointing demonstrative.
See also: haras.

nari [na.ɾi]

fin. “to feel funny or happy”. See: kuera, kueras, kukas, tsaijin, ba'asat.

naritai [na.ˈɾi.taj]

v. to cheer up, to make (one) happy, to cherish, to comfort. See: muin.

nasi [na.ˈsi]

*Common fem. name.

natua [na.ˈtwa]

*Common masc. name.

ne'in [nɛ.ˈʔin]

adj. (1) ne'in piri - decayed, corroded, badly rusted. (2) ne'in kirue - rotten (esp. of meat), tainted.

ne'itai [nɛ.ˈʔi.taj]

v. to wear out, to become old, to turn stale, to decay, to wither. See: kutu.

nebe [nɛ.ˈbɛ]

fin. harmless, innocuous, useless. See: jo'.

neha' [ˈnɛ.haʔ]

masc. n. poisonous mushroom. Generic term for a variety of inedible mushrooms.

neho [ˈnɛ.hɔ]

*Short form of the name aneho.

nei [nej]

ptcl. fem. rcp. marker.

neisa [ˈnej.sa]

fem. n. mother-in-law (wife's mother).
See also: tseitsei.

nekaa [nɛ.ˈkaː]

n. criminal, evil person, person with ill intentions.

nekaras [nɛ.ˈka.ɾas]

neut. n. offense, wrongdoing, crime.

nekare [nɛ.ˈka.ɾɛ]

v. (1) nekare karia, nekare misuen - to commit a crime (against someone). Crime in cvy., victim in rcp.; (2) nekare baibai - to commit an offense (usu. in secret).

nekas [nɛ.ˈkas]

adj. bad, evil, malicious, ill-intentioned. See: hike.

nekia [nɛ.ˈkja]

n. (1) accuser, plaintiff. (2) a fussy, nitpicky person, prone to finding fault with others in anything.

nekias [nɛ.ˈkjas]

adj. fussy, nitpicky, short-tempered, prone to complaint. See: ihia.

nekitai [nɛ.ˈki.taj]

v. (1) nekitai nana - to blame, to accuse (of wrongdoing), to find fault, to nitpick. (2) nekitai baibai + sahu - to admit guilt, to confess, to feel guilty for or shameful about smth.

neko' [ˈnɛ.kɔʔ]

n. knee. Agrees in gender with the person it is part of.

nemai [ˈnɛ.maj]

adv. never.
See also: pepai.

nesaras [nɛ.ˈsa.ɾas]

masc. n. wheat, barley; any edible grain.

nese [ˈnɛ.ˈsɛ]

v. to sow, to plant. See: tu'.

ni'apikas [ˈni.ʔa.pi.kas]

num. nine (9).

ni'apikatis [ˈni.ʔa.pi.ka.tis]

*num. one-ninth (1/9).

ni'as [ˈni.ʔas]

num. four (4).

ni'ei [ni.ʔej]

*Contraction of nei and ei.

ni'is [ˈni.ʔis]

num. quarter (1/4).

ni'itis [ˈni.ʔi.tis]

*part. of ni'is.

nia'itai [nja.ˈʔi.taj]

v. (1) nia'itai ai'ai - to seduce, to lure (into a trap), to deceive; (2) nia'itai misuen - to cheat, to swindle, to defraud.

nian [ˈnjan]

fem. n. (1) soul, personality; (2) female ghost, apparition.

niara' [ˈnja.ɾaʔ]

v. (1) to snatch away, to take by guile or force; (2) to steal, to rob. See: misuen.

niarat [ˈnja.ɾat]

n. thief, pickpocket.

niari' [nja.ˈɾiʔ]

fem. n. older daughter, grown daughter.
See also: ari'.

niba' [ni.ˈbaʔ]

v. to kiss. See: tsum.

nifas [ni.ˈfas]

v. (1) nifas hike - to afflict, to trouble; (2) nifas misuen - to cause suffering, to hurt. See: hike, misuen.

niman [ni.ˈman]

fin. to lick. See: suru, fasat.

nimat [ni.ˈmat]

fem. n. tongue.

nimian [ni.ˈmjan]

fem. n. craftiness, cunning, clever manipulation.

nimias [ni.ˈmjas]

adj. sly, crafty, cunning. See: kiman.

niparan [ni.ˈpa.ɾan]

fin. to reach maturity, adulthood. See: tsuta, jatajataa.

nipias [ni.ˈpjas]

v. to sneak away, to escape, to avoid notice. See: jambas.

nipiri [ni.ˈpi.ɾi]

v. (1) (+ rcp.) to fall apart, to disintegrate, to collapse into a heap; (2) (+ org.) to topple smth. (+ cvy.) over, to push smth. down, to break through smth., esp. smth. fragile or in a weakened state. See: parapa.

nira [ˈni.ɾa]

fem. n. sister-in-law (wife's younger sister).
See also: inuu.

nirip [ni.rip]

fin. to nibble. See: tsitsip.

niruat [ni.ˈɾwat]

masc. n. (1) loner, wanderer, homeless person; (2) independent, self-sufficient person. One who pursues his own path and does not care for others' expectations or norms. (3) misfit, contrarian.

nirum [ni.ɾum]

fin. to be lonely. See: mijis, hiris.

nirus [ˈni.ɾus]

adj. lonely, lonesome, sad from loneliness or loss of a companion. See: atan.

nisa [ˈni.sa]

fem. n. sister-in-law (wife's older sister).
See also: sasa.

nisat [ni.ˈsat]

adj. tightly bound, constricted, trussed up. See: pepe'.
See also: sai.

nisue [ni.sɯ]

fin. to be tense, stressed, consumed by anxiety, tormented. See: berana, kunikuni.

nita [ni.ta]

*Contraction of nei + ta.

nitai [ni.taj]