Dictionary
Lexicon and word definitions
| Lemma | Gloss |
|---|---|
| Curisumase• | Christmas |
| Déo | god |
| Floresano Luna | Blossoming Moon, the second month of the year |
| Namari Luna | Newyear Moon, the first month of the year |
| Tovvan Luna | Gale Moon, the third month of the year |
| abita | to dwell, live in |
| achetta | to buy, purchase |
| achi | leg |
| amure | bitter |
| amé | rain |
| ansillen | ancient |
| aralle | ear |
| arasi | storm (usually thunderstorm) |
| arechi• | pleased, feeling good, happy |
| aregile | clay, mud |
| ari | year |
| ari | near, close by, around |
| arre | air |
| arretois | cold air, wintry air |
| aruco | to walk, to move |
| ba | down |
| bele | good, beautiful, correct |
| beleso• | hello, good afternoon |
| bole | ball, sphere |
| boshe | mouth, door |
| cacha | to hide |
| caisata | to bring about, to cause |
| caisatillere | bringer, one who causes |
| caji | fire, flame, blaze |
| cami | hair, fur, wool |
| camo | to bite, attack, crash against (e.g. waves) |
| cate | four |
| caten | fourth |
| catture | cat |
| caturocco | kitten |
| cejore | this morning |
| cemuri | smoke, fog, mist |
| cero | to come |
| chende | ash |
| chiba | often |
| chicculi | mortar |
| chirame | pest, louse, flea |
| chiro | white |
| chirocu• | bright, brightly |
| cico | to hear |
| cin | now |
| como | child, young person (10-16) |
| comocco | young child, toddler (3-9) |
| comojo | young girl |
| comonen | young boy |
| conature | to know |
| conola | leaf |
| coroga | to roll, fall, steer |
| cota | thing |
| curache | rock, stone, boulder |
| daicu | twice |
| dainten | second |
| damasa | to confuse, to confound, to trick |
| de | from, away from |
| de fase | directly opposite, on the other side of |
| deca | to be able to |
| decai | big |
| deuse | two |
| dira | to say |
| disan | tenth |
| dise | ten |
| dochi | back, behind (location) |
| dona | to give, pay, bring about |
| ecirato | to write |
| ere | to be (inanimate/general) |
| ese | east |
| fare to | whose |
| felaga | to burn |
| ferra | to make, to build, to create |
| fetaicu | slowly |
| fetois | cold, slow, sluggish |
| flore | flower |
| floresa | to blossom, to bloom, to come into one's own |
| furo | to precipitate |
| gesot | navel, central point, indent |
| goné | bone |
| hara | to clear, clear up, be sunny, refresh (one's spirits) |
| icari | anger |
| ico | to go |
| ilesacere | forbidden thing, taboo |
| ilesaracu | forbidden |
| illa | great, excellent |
| ire | to be (animate, honorific) |
| je | yes |
| jenu | knee, joint (mechanical) |
| jin | person, people |
| jocha | to want to have/own |
| julla | to play, to mess around |
| llasé | wild, untamed |
| llere | yesterday |
| llonera | to be burnt |
| lollon | tongue |
| luna | moon, month |
| lé | onto |
| lùde | arm |
| madira• | to shout |
| maji | town |
| mala | evil, badness |
| malechandi | lightning |
| malenari | thunder |
| mane | hand |
| miju | water |
| mira• | happy |
| miro | to see, meet, seem |
| modera | to return |
| mot | a lot, many of |
| motto | too much |
| mune | one |
| mune na mune | each other |
| munen | first |
| mésone | house |
| mùna | chest, breast, center |
| nacubi | neck |
| nagare | while |
| nagero | to strike |
| nama | new, fresh, raw, clean |
| namaicu | cleanly, neatly |
| naro | to become |
| nefan | ninth |
| nefe | nine |
| nicu | meat, flesh |
| noborro | to go up, to rise |
| noirre | black |
| noit | night |
| noma | to drink |
| nome | name |
| né | nose, tip, point (geographical) |
| odù | slime, mire, dregs |
| otere | again, another time, more |
| pate | foot |
| pelase | place, location |
| pepen | tooth, seed |
| pessa | to take (with you) |
| peti | small |
| petijin | baby |
| peu | some, a bit, a few |
| pore | for |
| regara | to look, observe |
| rillen | nothing |
| risé | root, cause, source |
| ro | pole |
| ruje | red |
| récan | commander, general |
| sabele | sand |
| sacane | fish |
| sacema | to split, tear, scatter, separate |
| saceracu | sacred |
| sacere | sacred thing |
| sallacu | breeze, whisper |
| san | blood, kin, sap |
| satolé• | tomorrow |
| saté | next, and then |
| senece | five |
| senecen | fifth |
| sentalle | all, whole, entire |
| sentalliche | completely, wholly |
| seta | seven |
| setan | seventh |
| sisa | six |
| sisan | sixth |
| sole | sun, day |
| sora | sky, weather, heaven |
| soro | soon, before long |
| sotto | to jump, leap |
| su | south |
| subase | wing |
| sujalla | to be born |
| sujillo | to birth |
| sujillocuvain• | mother tongue, birth tongue |
| sulida• | to emit light, to shine |
| suro | to do |
| tabera | to eat, devour, swallow |
| tabettace | dining table |
| tabé | food |
| tara | if |
| tassura | to reach for, to grasp, to try to understand |
| tatto | to stand, watch, cease |
| tenira | to have, hold |
| terra | earth, land, ground, soil, floor |
| terracu | all over, across |
| tochi | city |
| tolle | far |
| tomo | together, as one |
| toripen | egg |
| torit | bird |
| torregile | brick |
| torro | tower, spire, pillar |
| totta | very, very much so |
| tottera | region, area, country |
| tovvain• | strong wind, gale, strong force |
| tunot | horn |
| turejo | to catch (fish), fish up, reel in |
| tusot | same, similar, uniform, coordinated |
| tùva | to find |
| ulle | up, upwards |
| vacasa | to win, defeat |
| vain | wind, breath, language (spoken) |
| vallo | to labour, work, toil |
| vanasa | to blow, speak |
| varaga | keeper, protector, watcher, guardian |
| veu | to want to do |
| vi | life |
| vichi | village |
| vicota | animal |
| vola | fly |
| wacaro | to understand |
| wane | three |
| wanen | third |
| ware ire• | excuse me, pardon me |
| warera | impoliteness, rudeness |
| warillere | killjoy, mood killer |
| waro | to laugh |
| waro | to end, to conclude |
| wita | eight |
| witan | eighth |
| y | and |
| éllat | plain, grassland |