Vocabulary
R - Y

Kardii - English

R

r'seela - n. betrayal v. to betray

ra - adv. when?

-ra - suff. one who does, one who uses (fem. - -ree, masc. - -ru)

raa - n. ground

raali - n. heir to the throne (neutral address - raalira, fem. - raaliree, masc. - raaliru)

raalira - see raali

raaliree - see raali

raaliru - see raali

raaloi - n. rocky ground

raamia - n. face, expression v. to make an expression

raanu - n. soil v. to use soil

raapi - n. monarch

raapiree - n. queen

raapiru - n. king

rad'meha - ceremonial form of d'me (emotion)

radi - n. metal v. to make from metal adj. made from metal

radnar - n. hole v. to make a hole (in)

rafahla - ceremonial form of ra (when)

raheda - n. cavern, cave

rahu - n. strap, strip v. to use a strap or strip

raka - n. sunset

ral - p. from

rana - n. political representative, ambassador (fem. - ranee, masc. - ranu)

rando - n. hoof v. to use one's hoof

ranee - see rana

ranu - see rana

rasapa - ceremonial form of pro (there)

rasha - n. steam

rasisia - n. perfection, completeness v. to make perfect or complete, to become perfect or complete adj. perfect, complete

rast - n. reptile's/fish's scale

rasta - n. crispness, crunchiness v. to make crisp or crunchy, to become crisp or crunchy adj. crisp, crunchy

ratha - n. political advisor (fem. - 'rathee', masc. - 'rathu')

rathee - see ratha

rathu - see ratha

raysa - n. begging, pleading v. to beg, plead (for)

rebana - n. square v. to draw a square, to arrange in the shape of a square adj. square-shaped

rebe - n. sleep v. to sleep adj. asleep

rebysen - n. need of sleep, weariness v. to make weary, to become weary adj. needing sleep, weary

-ree - see -ra

rehe - n. fire v. to set alight

rehekat - n. bushfire, forest fire v. to light a bushfire or forest fire

rehenii - ceremonial form of rehe (fire)

rehent - n. burning v. to burn

rehesi - n. flame

rehesini - ceremonial form of rehesi (flame)

reheta - n. burn (on the skin) v. to burn (the skin), to be burned adj. burned

rei'iyrriba - ceremonial form of i'iyrra (bedroom)

rekina - n. decision v. to decide

rela - n. experience v. to make experienced, to become experienced adj. experienced

relela - n. tower v. to build a tower (archaic)

rendi - n. friend (fem. - 'rendiree', masc. - 'rendiru')

rendichendi - n. dear friends (used as an address in informal settings)

rendiree - see rendi

rendiru - see rendi

renipa - n. commonness v. to make common, to become common adj. common, usual

rensy - n. gift v. to give as a gift

rente - n. mess, disordered scene

repa - n. bird's tail v. to use one's (bird's) tail

resa - n. bend v. to bend adj. bent

resiinia - n. wisdom v. to make wise, to become wise adj. wise

resva - aux. v. just then, just now

reta - n. seam v. to sew a seam

retha - n. rescue, saving, v. to rescue, save

reva - n. prank, practical joke v. to play (a prank or practical joke)

rewas - n. unacceptability v. to make unacceptable, to become unacceptable adj. unacceptable

ri - p. to, toward

ria - n. arrangement, formation v. to arrange, to place in formation

riaba - ceremonial form of ria (arrange)

riadaan - n. greatness, renown, power v. to make great, to become great adj. great, renowned, powerful

rial - ceremonial form of ri (toward)

rida - n. parent

ridari - n. grandparent

riia - aux. v. may not, is not allowed to

riin - n. freedom v. to set free, to become free adj. free

riina - ceremonial form of rin (three)

riipuh - n. wood v. to make from wood adj. wooden, made from wood

rila - n. berry v. to eat berries

rimelen - ceremonial form of imele (voice)

rin - num. third -di rin - three

rina - ceremonial form of na (sell)

rinka - num. triple

rinsi - num. third (1/3, of three divisions)

rira - n. swaying motion v. to sway

riste - n. permissibility v. to allow, to permit, to become allowable adj. allowable, allowed, permissible

ritha - n. tightness v. to tighten adj. tight

rrajiit - n. the state of being used up v. to use up adj. used up

rreka - n. thread v. to use thread

rrekeli - n. sewing needle v. to sew, to stitch

rreme - n. pride v. to make proud, to become proud adj. proud

rreme - n. woman adj. female

rremiba - ceremonial form of rreme (pride)

rremita - n. packing v. to pack

rr'finka - ceremonial form of rrinka (sound)

rrii - n. cloth v. to make from cloth adj. made from cloth

rriina - n. sewing v. to sew

rrinka - n. sound v. to hear

rrisa - n. falsity v. to make false, to become false adj. false

rritaki - n. tunic v. to put on a tunic, to wear a tunic

rritakisa - ceremonial form of rritaki (tunic)

rritaru - n. justification v. to justify

rron - n. lead (metal) v. to make from lead adj. made from lead

rron - n. pointing, poke v. to point at, to poke

rru - n. language, speech v. to speak, to say

rruhi'ii - n. ear v. to listen

rruhi'ii vake - n. ear lobe

rruhni'iin - ceremonial form of rruhi'ii (ear)

rrutashiil - n. story v. to tell a story (about), to put in a story

ro - adv. then/that time

robralan - n. celebration

rola - n. citizen

-ru - see -ra

rupat - n. guilt v. to make guilty, to become guilty adj. guilty

ryshia - n. amber v. to make from amber adj. made from amber

S

sa - int. ouch!

-sa - suff. '(one) who did', indicates past tense clausal verb

saaheh - n. beef v. to eat beef

saaka - n. boss, one's immediate superior (fem. - 'saakee', masc. - 'saaku')

saakee - see saaka

saaku - see saaka

saalan - n. merchant (fem. - 'saalanee', masc. - 'saalanu')

saalanee - see saalan

saalanu - see saalan

saat - n. learning v. to learn

saatera - ceremonial form of saat (learn)

saatiines - n. pen v. to use a pen

sadam - n. spouse

sadamee - n. wife

sadamu - n. husband

saji - n. getting out of the way of v. to get out of the way of

saki - n. festival

saki - n. good presentation v. to make well maintained, to become well maintained adj. well maintained, well presented, cultivated

sali - n. conformity v. to conform

salta - n. back of the neck

san'ii - n. promise v. to promise

sanem - n. function, use v. to use

sanema - n. popularity v. to make popular, to become popular adj. popular

sanema - ceremonial form of sanem (use)

sanish - n. bath v. to have a bath

sanisi - n. relations (political)

sanivraan - n. concealment v. to conceal, to become concealed adj. concealed

sar - n. longing, pining v. to long (for), to pine (for)

saray - n. estuary

sardet - n. shade cloth, esp. those hung above streets in East Nin

sardete - ceremonial form of sardet (shade cloth)

sarera - n. window v. to look at or see through a window

sarre - n. punch v. to punch

sarri - n. truth v. to make true, to become true adj. true int. really?, is that so?

sas - num. second -di sas - two

sasa - int. ouch!

saska - num. double

sassi - num. half

sastaka - ceremonial form of staka (ordered)

satas - n. lesson

sathas - n. pain v. to hurt, to be in pain

sava - adv. almost, nearly, not quite

sawi - n. glide v. to glide

say - pron. we, us, our (you and I, inclusive we)

sayakat - n. tidal wave, tsunami v. to cause a tidal wave

sayan - n. ocean wave

sayane - ceremonial form of sayan (wave)

sayha - n. kitchen/bathroom

sayi - n. memory v. to remember

sayintha - ceremonial form of sayi (remember)

sayl - n. province governor (neutral address - 'sayla', fem. - 'saylee', masc. - 'saylu')

sayla - see sayl

saylee - see sayl

saylu - see sayl

saysa - n. weapon v. to wield a weapon

sbaka - n. concentration v. to concentrate (on)

sbande - n. earliness v. to make early, to become early adj. early

sbes - n. challenge, dare v. to challenge, to dare

sdel - n. niece, nephew or cousin from a successive generation (fem. - 'sdelee', masc. - 'sdelu')

sdelee - see sdel

sdelu - see sdel

sdesha - n. importance v. to make important, to become important adj. important

sdifa - n. interest v. to make interesting, to become interesting adj. interesting

-se - suff. '(one) who', indicates a clausal verb

sech - n. north v. to go north, to send north adj. northern

seechaka - n. constancy v. to make constant, to become constant adj. constant

seeka - det. few

seji - n. game v. to play (a game)

seji dtay - n. race v. to race

sejina - n. crosshatch pattern v. to apply a crosshatch pattern to, to acquire a crosshatch pattern adj. with a crosshatch pattern

sejivten - n. parade

seka - n. fur (as clothing, etc.) v. to skin an animal for fur

sekapa - ceremonial form of seka (fur)

seke - n. fence v. to build a fence

selka - det. the minority of

sema - n. earning, training v. to earn, train for adj. certified, official

semit - n. rule, reign v. to rule, reign over

sen - n. jetty, wharf

senpe - n. whisker

sepa - n. grass

sepi - n. tea, infusion v. to infuse in liquid

sepisha - ceremonial form of sepi (infusion)

sera - n. riverbank

seren - n. dog

sesai'iit - n. swirling pattern/texture v. to apply a swirling pattern/texture to, to acquire a swirling pattern/texture adj. with a swirling pattern/texture

sesimu - n. solid cylinder v. to form into a cylinder adj. cylindrical

seske - v. to turn upside down adj. upside down

sesori - n. pattern v. to arrange in a pattern

sesorida - n. irregularity v. to make irregular, to become irregular adj. irregular

sespa - n. rash (on the skin) v. to cause a rash, to breakout in a rash adj. with a rash

seteta - n. jewellery worn across the shoulders, often attached to a low collar v. to put on or wear such jewellery

seve - n. fang, long animal's tooth v. to use one's fang, (said of animals) to chew

seveti'ia - n. ceremonial bowl for a wedding adj. by marriage, in law (e.g. 'j'tywi seveti'ia' - 'mother in law')

sh'kirra - int. thankyou

sh'kisa - n. dust, powder

sh'kisa faa - n. sugar v. to use sugar

sh'men - n. bag v. to carry in a bag

sh'mena - ceremonial form of sh'men (bag)

sh'ta - n. family

sh'taya - ceremonial form of sh'ta (family)

sh'taykat - n. death in the family v. to kill a family member

sh'taythen - ceremonial form of sh'te (home)

sh'te - n. home

sh'tesh - n. race of people

sh'tuii - n. exile v. to send into exile

sh'tuiia - ceremonial form of sh'tuii (exile)

sha - n. cause v. to cause

shaan - n. musical note

shaanik - n. victory v. to win adj. victorious

shaav - n. coming v. to come

shachana - n. pen, field, enclosure for animals v. to pen in animals

shade - n. braid v. to braid

shadte - n. disease, illness

shal - n. passing v. to pass

shala - n. protection v. to protect

shamy - n. projectile weapon v. to wield a projectile weapon

shan - n. welcomeness v. to make welcome, to be welcomed adj. welcome

shandi - int. hello (informal)

sharkra - n. good luck v. to make lucky, to become lucky adj. lucky

shato - n. meeting v. to meet

shay - n. leaving v. to leave

sheibi - n. chest, torso

shen - n. curve v. to curve adj. curved

shen - n. dark colour v. to make dark coloured, to become dark coloured adj. dark coloured

shepron - n. muscle v. to use one's muscles

shes - n. hiss v. to hiss

shesta - n. thought v. to think (about)

shiifa - n. disrespect v. to make disrespectful, to become disrespectful adj. disrespectful

shikela - ceremonial form of kela (smile)

shili - n. rolling v. to roll

shina - n. gist, general impression

shiwa - n. gratuitousness v. to make gratuitous, to become gratuitous adj. gratuitous

sholeke - n. influence v. to influence

shorri - n. mind v. to feel that..., to believe that...

shude - n. coal v. to use coal

shy - n. wall v. to build a wall

sia - pron. nothing pron. none det. no

siaka - ceremonial form of sia (none)

sii - n. uselessness v. to make useless, to become useless adj. useless

-sii - suff. '(one) who will', indicates future tense clausal verb

siiendik - n. harvest v. to harvest

siienloi - n. quarry v. to quarry

siika - adj. & adv. very much otherwise

siiliv - n. pupil (of the eye)

siiwe - n. path/way

sildi - n. year

silpa - n. boat v. to travel by boat

sin - n. joy, happiness v. to make joyful, to become joyful adj. joyful

sin - n. shot v. to shoot

siri - n. tube, pipe, conduit v. to use a tube or pipe

siry - n. current (in water)

sis - num. seventh -di sis - seven

sisaka - num. septuple

sisana - ceremonial form of sis (seven)

sisari - n. whisper v. to whisper

sisas - n. poison v. to use poison

sisasi - num. seventh (1/7, of seven divisions)

sitan'ii - ceremonial form of san'ii (promise)

sitarri - ceremonial form of sarri (true)

sitash - n. proof v. to prove

sith - n. nose v. to sniff, to smell (voluntary action)

sithiuh - ceremonial form of sith (nose)

situa - n. perception v. to perceive

situsi - n. borrowing v. to borrow

sivina - n. peace v. to make peaceful, to become peaceful v. peaceful

sivten - n. walking v. to walk

skarla - n. impressiveness v. to make impressive, to become impressive adj. impressive

skeita - n. prosperity v. to make prosperous, to become prosperous adj. prosperous

skende - n. mirror v. to look in a mirror

skesa - v. to put the right way up adj. the right way up

soa - n. kind, sort, category

soida - n. halo/penumbra

soita - n. fitting-ness v. to fit, to make fit adj. fitting, that fits

soka - aux. v. not often, infrequently

soke - n. collision v. to collide

son - n. case v. to carry in a case

soni - num. fifth -di soni - five

sonika - num. quintuple

sonina - ceremonial form of soni (five)

sonisi - num. fifth (1/5, of five divisions)

spa - n. thinness v. to make thin or slender, to become thin or slender adj. thin, slender

sra - n. flash of light

srafa - n. grey v. to make grey, to become grey adj. grey

sraka - n. tray v. to use a tray

sray - n. dragging, trailing v. to drag, trail

sree - n. yellow v. to make yellow, to become yellow adj. yellow

srel - n. gold v. to make from gold adj. made from gold

sren - n. pet

sri - n. crime v. to commit a crime

sriarlika - n. crime punishable by death v. to commit a crime punishable by death

srila - n. servant (fem. - 'srilee', masc. - 'srilu')

srilee - see srila

srilu - see srila

sritaava - n. distance v. to place distantly, to become distant adj. distant

srithvela - n. iron v. to make from iron adj. made from iron

staka - n. order v. to put in order, to become ordered adj. ordered

stali - n. waste, rubbish

stasila - n. rottenness v. to make rotten, to become rotten, to rot adj. rotten

steka - n. afternoon n. steka sassi - mid-afternoon

stera - n. prohibition v. to forbid, to prohibit, to become forbidden adj. forbidden, prohibited

stia - n. old age v. to make old, to become old adj. old

stinda - n. barrier v. to place a barrier

suka - n. pallor v. to make pallid, to become pallid adj. pallid

sula - n. white v. to make white, to become white adj. white adj. (of hair) - blonde

susa - n. convexity v. to make convex, to become convex adj. convex

suvala - ceremonial form of sula (white)

sva - n. courage v. to make courageous, to become courageous adj. courageous

svani - ceremonial form of sva (courage)

svara - n. charm, talisman v. to use a charm or talisman

svesa - n. council, committee

svesana - ceremonial form of svesa (council)

svin - n. bearing, holding, carrying v. to bear, to hold, to carry

svinda - n. anklet v. to put on an anklet, to wear an anklet

svu - n. day n. svu kaniki (... a) - (...-th) birthday n. svu kathaysa - 15th birthday

svuchi - n. yesterday

sy - pron. it, its

sy - n. thing

sydan - n. state, condition, form

syi'iinel - n. tube, hollow cylinder v. to form into a tube or cylinder adj. cylindrical

syjen - n. project, plan

sytan - n. phrase, saying, wording v. to put into words v. sytan(-che) ay - to rephrase oth. sytan ay, ... - in other words, ...

sytanda - ceremonial form of sytan (phrase)

sytay - n. model, diagram v. to produce a model or diagram (of)

T

t'selin - n. bone

taai - n. exclusion v. to exclude, to be excluded adj. excluded

taamsike - ceremonial form of taamsk (choose)

taamsk - n. choice v. to choose

taana - n. drop (of liquid) adj. a drop of

taaniisha - n. mysteriousness, v. to make mysterious, to become mysterious adj. mysterious

taaniisha - n. old name for the Iilkana

taapa - n. approximation v. to approximate the value of

taarna - n. stage, podium, dais

tabechi - n. stillness v. to make still, to become still adj. still

tacha - n. dizziness v. to make dizzy, to become dizzy adj. dizzy

tad - n. thunder and lightning oth. aara tad(-che) - there is thunder and lightning n. tad miska - lightning (rare) n. tad rrinka - thunder (rare)

tad miska - see tad

tad rrinka - see tad

tafa - n. stupidity v. to make stupid, to become stupid adj. stupid

tafuhs - ceremonial form of tafa (stupid)

tah - n. kindness v. to make kind, to become kind adj. kind

tahi - n. bright white v. to make bright white, to become bright white adj. bright white

tahvi - n. indulging v. to humour, to indulge v. tahvi(-che) ii - to spoil

tahvu - n. flesh

tahvu - n. strike, blow, hit v. to strike, to hit

tak - n. juice, sap v. to drink juice (from)

tala - n. fairy, poltergeist

talana - n. understanding, empathy v. to understand

talarii - n. the Shela afterlife

tancheden - n. strangeness v. to make strange, to become strange adj. strange

tanda - n. road, track, path

tanto - n. sitting cross-legged v. to sit cross-legged

tapatri - n. pregnancy v. to impregnate, to get pregnant adj. pregnant

tareitra - ceremonial form of areit (bridge)

tarim - n. cart v. to travel in a cart, to transport by cart

tarna - n. compliment n. compliment

tasani - n. importance v. to make important, to become important adj. important

tash - n. knowledge v. to know

tashiila - n. proposal v. to make a proposal

taspaa - n. latest gossip, the word on the street v. to hear (news)

tastama - n. clue, trace

tastu - n. footprint, trail

tastu - n. seaweed v. to use seaweed

tat - n. blade

tava - n. west v. to go west, to send west adj. western

tavi - n. discovery v. to discover, to find out

tawi - n. forgetting v. to forget

tayasha - n. orphan (fem. - 'tayashee', masc. - 'tayashu')

tayashee - see tayasha

tayashu - see tayasha

tayat - n. hematite v. to make from hematite adj. made from hematite

tayee - n. wrongness, incorrectness v. to make wrong or incorrect, to become wrong or incorrect adj. wrong, incorrect

tayfa - n. chant v. to chant

taylisa - n. relative, family member (fem. - 'taylisee', masc. - 'taylisu')

taylisee - see taylisa

taylisu - see taylisa

tayniina - n. reading v. to read

tayrruad - n. writing, style of writing v. to write

te - aux. v. to want to do

te'iish - n. meat of ground fowl v. to eat meat of ground fowl

techi - n. word functioning as a verb

ted - num. hundred

teda - ceremonial form of ted (hundred)

tedree - n. century

teedu - n. ugliness v. to make ugly, to become ugly adj. ugly

tefa - n. vibration, reverberation, resonation v. to cause to vibrate, to begin to vibrate adj. vibration, reverberating, resonating

tehijena - ceremonial form of hijen (the rainy season)

tei'iinel - n. ring v. to draw a ring, to arrange in the shape of a ring adj. ring shaped

tei'iit - n. circle v. to draw a circle, to arrange in the shape of a circle adj. circular

tei'io - n. sphere, globe v. to form into a sphere or globe adj. globular

teinra - n. maker (fem. - 'teinree', masc. - 'teinru')

teinree - see teinra

teinru - see teinra

tek - n. skirt v. to put on a skirt, to wear a skirt

tekade - ceremonial form of tek (skirt)

tekhii - n. price v. to name a price

tel - aux. v. always

telasi - n. eternity

temel - n. pants v. to put on pants, to wear pants

temera - n. domestic ground fowl

temi - n. word functioning as a noun

tenda - n. armband, bracelet v. to put on an armband or bracelet, to wear an armband or bracelet

tepa - n. pond, puddle

tepidis - n. detailed-ness v. to make detailed, to become detailed adj. detailed

tepii - n. acceptance v. to accept

teriisa - n. water v. to make wet

teriisaloi - n. mortar v. to use mortar

teriisashude - n. tar v. to use tar

terri - n. word functioning as a modifier

terrish - n. meat of water fowl v. to eat meat of waterfowl

tes - n. loss v. to lose

tes'hijena - n. annual flooding

teseeii - n. salt water v. to use salt water

teskat - n. flood v. to cause a flood

tesiiwe - n. channel of water

tesikesa - ceremonial form of teskes (panic)

tesin - n. swimming adj. to swim

teska - n. want, desire v. to want, to desire

teskata - n. fickleness v. to make fickle, to become fickle adj. fickle (Southern Kardii)

teskem - n. syrup, gel v. to use syrup or gel

teskes - n. panic v. to panic

tesrehe - n. lava

tesura - n. justice

tetmaal - n. wheel v. to use a wheel

tetmakichoni - n. machine v. to use a machine

tha - n. heaviness v. to make heavy, to become heavy adj. heavy

thada - n. hunt v. to hunt

thadeda - ceremonial form of tha (heavy)

thafa - n. foot v. to use one's foot

thanoia - adj. how heavy?

thava - n. proneness v. to make prone (to), to become prone (to) adj. prone to

theeden - n. confusion v. to confuse, to become confused adj. confused

theeii - n. sea

theetes - n. lake

thekat - n. collapse of a building v. to collapse a building

thekta - n. toe v. to use one's toe

theloi - n. brick v. to build with bricks

thenoia - n. weight v. to weigh

thep - n. brace (in architecture) v. to build a brace

theriimi - n. house v. to build a house

thestra - n. nest, lair, den v. to house an animal

thira - n. lowness, shortness v. to shorten, to become low or short v. low, short

thiri - n. looseness v. to loosen, to become loose adj. loose

tianda - n. prophesy

tiasa - n. snake's tail v. to crawl with one's (snake's) tail

tiheeii - n. salt v. to use salt

tihi - n. rust

tiicha - int. sorry!

tijekumi - ceremonial form of ekumi (summer)

tijeni - n. silver v. to make from silver adj. made from silver

tiko - n. fountain

tileri - n. deafness v. to deafen, to become deaf adj. deaf

tini - n. green v. to make green, to become green adj. green

tinina - ceremonial form of tini (green)

tira - n. smallness, littleness v. to make small or little, to become small or little, to shrink adj. small

tiras - n. smallness, littleness v. to make small or little, to become small or little, to shrink adj. small

tista - n. sharpness v. to sharpen, to become sharp adj. sharp

tivana - n. dullness v. to make dull, to become dull adj. dull, matt

tivi - n. Iilkana priest

toawe - n. flow v. to flow

toba - n. hammer v. to hit with a hammer

tobatat - n. axe v. to cut with an axe

toina - n. string (of a musical instrument) v. to pluck such a string

tokaka - n. slave

tol - n. silk v. to make from silk adj. made from silk

toln - n. excitement v. to excite, to become excited adj. excited

ton - n. badness v. to make bad, to become bad adj. bad

tonay - v. to bring together p. together with

tonen - int. really!, hmph! (expression of indignation)

tor - p. like, as, in the manner of

toshi - n. entwinement v. to twist together, to entwine, to become twisted or entwined together adj. twisted together, entwined

tra - n. primacy v. to make primary, to become primary adj. primary

traje - n. archer (fem. - 'trajeree', masc. - 'trajeru')

trajeree - see traje

trajeru - see traje

treba - n. weed

tree - n. red v. to make red, to redden adj. red

trist - n. bird's wing v. to fly with one's (bird's) wings

trista - ceremonial form of trist (bird wing)

tu - n. care v. to make careful, to become careful adj. careful

tuda - n. weakness v. to make weak, to become weak adj. weak

tuhl - conj. because

tuii - adv. not

ty - v. is, to be int. yes

ty ki i la? - int. what's wrong? what's the matter?

ty tuii - int. no

tyba - n. difference v. to make different, to become different adj. different tyba vin - a different degree to (e.g. vikii tyba vin ki - not as good as you (either better or worse)

U

u - conj. or

uhlida - n. dormancy, inactivity v. to make dormant or inactive, to become dormant or inactive adj. dormant, inactive

uhlta - n. cause v. to cause conj. because..., then...

uhn - p. under

uhn'ieila - ceremonial form of uhn (under)

uhnala - n. belt, sash v. to put on a belt or sash, to wear a belt or sash

una - n. growth v. to grow

ure - n. copper v. to make from copper adj. made from copper

urule - n. storage, keeping v. to store, to keep

usasa - n. concavity v. to make concave, to become concave adj. concave

utair - n. village

utaka - n. explosion v. to explode

uwali - n. main room of house

uweka - ceremonial form of weka (visit)

uwen - n. fruit v. to eat fruit

uwene - ceremonial form of uwen (fruit)

V

vaan - n. drift v. to drift

vake - n. teardrop shape v. to draw a teardrop shape adj. teardrop shaped

vaken - ceremonial form of vake (teardrop shape)

varenika - n. stink, bad smell

vasa - adv. just, barely

vay - n. love v. to love

vayeen - ceremonial form of vay (love)

ve - n. showing v. to show

veda - n. exploration v. to explore

velta - n. east v. to go east, to send east adj. eastern

ven - n. cousin (of the same generation) (fem. - 'venee', masc. - 'venu')

venee - see ven

vensira - n. forest

venu - see ven

vevina - n. tolerating, bearing v. to tolerate, to bear, to put up with

vi - n. fate

vida - n. spike v. to use a spike

vidatha - n. impaling, skewering v. to impale, to skewer

vifaan - n. fading v. to fade

vifi - n. sight v. to see adj. seen, visible

viisa - ceremonial form of iisa (basket)

vik - n. ruin, state of neglect v. to ruin or neglect, to become ruined or neglected adj. ruined, in a state of disrepair or neglect, (said of plants) dead

vikifa - n. obviousness v. to make obvious, to become obvious adj. obvious

vikii - n. goodness v. to make good, to become good adj. good adv. well

vikiia - ceremonial form of vik (ruined)

vikisii - int. good!, O.K!

vin - aux. v. 'by', indicates passive voice p. of, from, for, belonging to oth. than (used in comparisons)

vi naan - oth. may..., I hope that...

vi naan tah - int. goodbye

vi naan tiicha - int. I'm very sorry.

vi naan tuii - int. oh no, oh dear.

vinami - n. image, appearance, reputation

vinfiaa - ceremonial form of vifi (sight)

vinfiskende - n. reflection

vin kela ki - int. you're welcome. int. (from a shopkeeper or merchant) it's free.

vintay - n. map v. to read a map, to navigate with a map

vintayla - ceremonial form of vintay (map)

visi - n. cutting v. to cut

vivi - n. flute v. to play a flute

vree - n. blue v. to make blue, to become blue adj. blue

vres - aux. v. soon

vusa - n. night

W

wada - n. pole v. to use a pole

wasra - n. ride v. to ride

weka - num. sextuple

weka - n. visit v. to visit

wem - n. solid fat v. to use fat

wen - num. sixth -di wen - six

wena - ceremonial form of wen (six)

wenara - n. tears

wera - n. crawl v. to crawl

wesi - num. sixth (1/6, of six divisions)

westra - n. animal

wia - n. smear, smudge v. to smear or smudge, to become smeared or smudged adj. smeared, smudged

wik - n. paper v. to use paper

wikate - n. book v. to put into a book, to write a book about

wikene - ceremonial form of wik (paper)

win - n. dew/condensation

wvamiia - n. candle, lamp v. to light a candle/lamp

wvamiina - ceremonial form of wvamiia (candle, lamp)

wvamika - n. monster

wvanta - n. district

wvemi - n. blindness v. to blind, to become blind adj. blind wvemi tali - colour blind

wvepas - n. chair v. to sit on a chair

wveren - n. wolf

wvii - n. trembling v. to tremble

wvuhtera - n. horse

wvuhtne - n. ride v. to ride

Y

y - num. ninth -di y - nine

yda - aux. v. should not

yfaade - ceremonial form of faade (instance)

yka - n. tame-ness v. to tame, to become tame adj. tame

yla - ceremonial form of y (nine)

ylaka - num. nontuple

ylasi - num. ninth (1/9, of nine divisions)

yleki - n. cradle v. to place in a cradle

ymen - n. trust v. to trust

ymena - ceremonial form of ymen (trust)

yre - n. preference v. to prefer

yrola - ceremonial form of rola (citizen)