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The author wishes to thank Payap University and the Payap Linguistics Institute,
Chiang Mai Thailand for sponsoring the English - Kayah Dictionary section of this
book. Payap University is a strong advocate for language communities in
Mainland Southeast Asia. A special thanks to the Payap Language Software
Group (Palaso Group) in the Linguistics Institute for their technical assistance. As
the creators of the WeSay dictionary program, they helped to transfer data,
program the mapping to incorporate the IPA phonetic entry and format the final
typeset copy.
Finally, this dictionary is the result of the efforts of the Kayah Li people
themselves who in recent years have resettled throughout the world. The author
wishes to thank those living in Winston Salem, North Carolina, for their help in
filling in the dictionary gaps and Khu Myar Reh for his help on the grammar
section.
The author wishes to also acknowledge the following helps:
The Modern Kayah Li – English Lexicon, pub. by the Karenni Literature
Department, 1994.
Nolan, Dr. Stephen with assistance from Nyi Nyi Lwin, Pocket Burmese
Dictionary: Burmese-English, English-Burmese, Periplus Editions, 2008.
Introduction
Kayah Li (Red Karen) is a Central Karenic language of the Tibeto Burman Language family. It
is spoken by the Kayah Li people from Myanmar. (Li means "red") The Kayah people live
predominantly in Kayah State, Shan State and along Thailand's northwestern border. In more
recent years, Kayah Li people have been given the opportunity to immigrate all over the world
from New Zealand and Australia to Finland, the USA and other countries. While there is no
recent census data to draw official figures from, an estimate of the Kayah Li speaking population
is over 100,000 people.
While the Kayah language has three dialects, western, eastern and northern, the reality is that
different speech varieties can be found from village to village. One man illustrated the richness
of varieties with some hyperbole, complaining that even in one household, the Kayah spoke
differently from each other.
In the following pages, the English-Kayah Dictionary with Helps is based on the Western Kayah
Li dialect from the Keliya area of Kayah State. The Keliya area might be called the "royal"
dialect or the prestige dialect due to its history as the home of the historically famous Chief
Kephodu. While the population of speakers is small, Chief Kephodu's fame, the prominent
history of the Keliya area, and a decision by the Kayah leadership, have impacted the choice to
base language development on the Western Kayah Li dialect. Furthermore, while there are three
different scripts and fonts used by the Kayah people, the author has chosen to use the Kebogyi
Script, developed by Thara Hta Bu Phae in the 1950s. It is the most accessible and familiar to
the Kayah who are living outside the homeland area.
The Dictionary and Helps are written with three audiences in mind. The first is the Kayah
people themselves who are interested in learning English and need resources or help to
understand a word in English. The second audience is the non-linguist who has an interest or
need to communicate with the Kayah. Whether they are a volunteer, case-worker helping the
Kayah in their resettlement to a third country or just a friend interested to learn to speak Kayah,
the author hopes they will find this resource helpful. The third audience is the linguist who
would like to understand more about the Kayah language sound system along with some
descriptive examples of its grammatical functions. That said, in order to make the Helps
accessable to a wider audience, I have intentionally sought to explain the linguistic aspects in an
easier to understand format.
The reader will surely find mistakes within the pages of this first edition. Despite this, the author
trusts that this will be a helpful foundation for the Kayah Li people to use as they develop
resources in their language.
The reader will find the following resources within this publication:
Structure of an Entry
Kayah Li Sound System Inventory
Special Features of Kayah Li
English - Kayah Dictionary
Appendix:
Guide to Kayah Li Language Sounds
Helpful Phrases Quick List
Grammatical Helps
More on the Kayah Li Sound System
Structure of an Entry:
To help the reader, here is an example of how dictionary entries are structured:
amazed adj ꤞꤢꤕꤜꤢꤘꤢ / ʂɛ˦plɔ˨du˨/ lit. big heart der: ꤞꤢꤕꤜꤢꤓꤛꤢ
Entry Part of
Speech
Kayah Gloss Pronunciation context/lit.
meaning
Derivatives/Other
Variations
angry adj ꤞꤢꤕꤜꤢꤘꤢ /ʂɛ˦plɔ˨du˨/ lit. big heart ꤞꤢꤕꤜꤢꤓꤛꤢ
Additional Phrases/Verb Phrases: Following an entry, additional phrases using the English
entry word may be included as sub-entries. Further, in order to demonstrate the productive verb
phrase in Kayah Li, the verb entry may also include serial verb sub-entries.
Here is an example of serial verb sub-entries following the verb 'come':
come v ꤟꤛꤢ /hja˧/ come and ask ꤟꤛꤢꤊꤝꤤ come change ꤟꤛꤢꤓꤢꤜꤟꤛꤢ come see ꤟꤛꤢꤗꤛꤢꤓꤛꤢ come take back ꤟꤛꤢꤖꤛꤢꤊꤟꤢ come take down ꤟꤛꤢꤖꤛꤢꤒꤟꤢ
Kayah Li Sound System Inventory In the Western Kayah Li national script there are 24 consonants and 9 vowels (plus 9 breathy vowels), 1
diphthong and 3 tones. Each Kayah Li letter below is followed by it's corresponding sound according to
the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA).
CONSONANTS
Kayah IPA Kayah IPA Kayah IPA
ꤊ = /k/ ꤒ = /t/ ꤚ = /r/
ꤋ = /kʰ/ ꤓ = /tʰ/ ꤛ = /j/
ꤌ = /g/ ꤔ = /n/ ꤜ = /l/
ꤍ = /ŋ/ ꤕ = /p/ ꤝ = /w/
ꤎ = /s/ ꤖ = /pʰ/ ꤞ = /ʂ/
ꤏ = /sʰ/ ꤗ = /m/ ꤟ = /h/
ꤐ = /z/ ꤘ = /d/ ꤠ = /v/
ꤑ = /ɲ/ ꤙ = /b/ ꤡ = /ʤ/
VOWELS
ꤢ = /a/ ꤥ = /o/ ꤢ = /u/
ꤣ = /ә/ ꤢ = /ɯ/ ꤢ = /e/
ꤤ = /i/ ꤢ = /ɛ/ ꤢ = /ɔ/
Each of the vowels can also occur with a breathy feature (marked in IPA by two dots below the vowel i.e. e)
DIPTHONG (incl. breathy) ꤛꤣ = /ɯә/
ꤟꤌꤣ = / ɯә/
TONES
- = low¹ ˨
- = mid³ ˧
- = mid-high ˦
SPECIAL FEATURES of Kayah Li:
1. Kayah is a TONAL language. English speakers are not familiar with tone but it makes a huge
difference to the meaning of a word. Two or three words may be spelled exactly the same but have
different meanings depending on whether the syllable has a low tone (1), mid tone (
3) or high tone (not
marked with a number).
¹Low tone: adjust your voice downward when you say the word
³Mid Tone: adjust your voice at a mid range
High Tone: adjust your voice at slightly higher than the mid
Does it sound hard? It is! Practice the following examples with a Kayah speaker and see if you can hear
the difference between the tones:
2. Breathiness: written with two dots under the vowel /a- / breathiness is a feature in the Western dialect
of the Kayah language and can result in two words that are spelled the same having different meanings.
The breathy word may sound a bit heavier to your ear. In other dialects of Kayah (northern, eastern),
breathiness is not a factor but because the script is written based on the Western dialect, the spellings of
words will contain breathiness. Compare the following examples:
English Word Phonetic Kayah
husband vɛ¹ ꤠꤢ
bamboo vɛ-¹ ꤠꤟꤢ
letter li¹ ꤜꤤ
the color red li -¹ ꤜꤟꤤ
English Word Phonetic Kayah
climb tʰya¹ ꤓꤛꤢ
sharp tʰya³ ꤓꤛꤢ
pig tʰya ꤓꤛꤢ
sour shyay¹ ꤏꤛꤢ
chicken shyay³ ꤏꤛꤢ
ten shyay ꤏꤛꤢ
A a
a little bit phr ꤒꤢꤊꤤꤖꤢ /ta˨ki˨pʰu˦/ phr ꤙꤢꤗꤢ /bɛ˨mɛ˦/
a lot adv ꤢ /ɛ˦/a short while ago pron ꤕꤟꤢꤔꤢ /pa˦ nu˨/abandon v ꤘꤛꤢꤊꤛꤢ /dja˨kja˧/; to put and leave
there v ꤠꤤꤊꤛꤢ /vi˧kja˧/; to throw away
abdomen n ꤟꤢꤊꤢ /hɔ˦ku˧/; belly; der. ꤟꤢ
abdominal pain n ꤏꤢꤟꤢ /sʰɛ˧hɔ˦/ v ꤏꤢꤟꤢ /sʰɛ˧hɔ˦/
ability n ꤒꤟꤢꤡꤟꤛꤢꤒꤟꤢꤘꤢ /tɛ˨ ʤja˦ tɛ ˨ dɛ˨/; der. ꤒꤟꤢꤡꤟꤛꤢꤘꤢ
able adj ꤡꤟꤛꤢ /ʤja˦ /; can, able or learned; der. ꤡꤟꤛꤢꤙꤢ v ꤕꤢ /pe˦/; can; able
abomination n ꤒꤟꤢꤏꤤꤐꤟꤢꤏꤤꤚꤟꤛꤢ /tɛ˨ ʃi˦zɔ˦ ʃi˦rja˧ /; disgusting thing
aborted v ꤖꤢꤜꤢꤜꤝꤥ /pʰu˦la˨lwo˦/; miscarried
abounding adj ꤒꤟꤢꤕꤢꤒꤟꤢꤕꤟꤢ /ta˧ pɔ˨ta˧ pɛ˧ /about prep ꤢꤚꤤꤢꤊꤛꤢ /a˨ri˨a˨kja˧/ n
ꤒꤟꤢꤚꤤꤒꤟꤢꤊꤛꤢ /tɛ˨ ri˨tɛ˨ kja˧/; the details relating to adv ꤙꤢꤊꤛꤢꤔꤢ /bɛ˨kja˦na˦/
about to phr ꤊꤟꤢꤚꤟꤢ /kɯ˦re˦ /above prep ꤢꤋꤢ /a˨kʰu˨/above the head phr ꤋꤢꤊꤜꤢꤓꤢ /kʰu˨klɔ˦tʰɛ˦/abscess n ꤠꤢꤓꤢ /va˧tʰe˨/; der. ꤓꤢꤞꤤꤓꤢꤠꤢ
absent adj ꤥꤒꤥ /o˨to˨/abyss n ꤊꤚꤢ /krɔ˧/; der. ꤊꤚꤢꤊꤢꤐꤟꤢ n
ꤗꤤꤕꤟꤥꤘꤢꤊꤢ /mi˨po˨du˨ku˧/accept v ꤐꤟꤢꤢꤖꤛꤢꤏꤢ /zɯ˦e˨pʰje˦sʰɯ˨/ v
ꤐꤟꤢꤢꤖꤛꤢꤏꤢ /zɯ˦e˨pʰje˦sʰɯ˨/accompany v ꤡꤛꤣꤚꤟꤥ /dʒɯᵊ˦ro˦/; go together
according to phr ꤡꤟꤢ /dʒu˦/account n ꤚꤢꤒꤟꤢꤚꤢ /rɯ˧tɛ˨ ra˧/
accurate adj ꤒꤟꤢꤒꤟꤢ /ta˧ te˨ /; careful
accusation n ꤜꤟꤢꤘꤛꤢꤒꤟꤢꤞꤢ /le˦ dja˨tɛ˨ ʂɯ˦/written charge n ꤜꤤꤘꤛꤢꤒꤟꤢꤞꤢ
/li˨dja˨tɛ˨ ʂɯ˦/accuse v ꤊꤢ /kɛ˨/; der. ꤕꤟꤢꤊꤢꤕꤟꤢꤔꤢ v ꤔꤢ
/nɛ˧ ka˨ kʰje˧/; der. ꤔꤢꤊꤟꤢꤋꤛꤢ v ꤘꤛꤢꤒꤟꤢꤞꤢ
/dja˨tɛ˨ ʂɯ˦/; der. ꤙꤢꤒꤟꤢꤞꤢ
falsely accuse v ꤊꤢꤙꤢꤊꤢꤙꤛꤢ /kɛ˨bɔ˧kɛ˨bje˨/accustomed adj ꤜꤟꤢꤊꤜꤥ ꤗꤟꤢꤕꤢꤔꤟꤌꤣ /le˦ klo˧
me˨ pa˨nɯᵊ/; accustomed to doing adj ꤔꤢꤕꤢꤔꤟꤌꤣ /nɔ˧pa˨nɯᵊ˦/
ache v ꤏꤢ /sʰɛ˧/; der. ꤏꤢꤊꤚꤝꤤꤏꤢꤊꤚꤝꤥ
acne n ꤖꤢꤞꤢꤕꤚꤟꤛꤢ /pʰɔ˧ʂɯ˦prje˧ /across prep ꤙꤢꤚꤟꤢ /bɛ˦rɛ˧ /; across from
act v ꤗꤟꤢꤒꤟꤢ /me˨ tɛ˨ /; to do something
act brave phr ꤋꤢꤟꤢꤐꤢ /kʰɯ˧ha˧zɔ˦/; put on a brave face
act dead phr ꤡꤟꤛꤢꤞꤛꤢ /dʒje˦ ʂje˧/actually adv ꤊꤤꤟꤢꤜꤢꤊꤥꤗꤢ /ki˨he˦la˨ko˧ma˨/; if
you want to say truthfully
Adam's apple n ꤊꤟꤛꤢꤔꤤ /kja˧ ni˧/add v ꤏꤢꤔꤟꤌꤣꤕꤟꤥ /sʰu˨nɯᵊ˧po˦/; put more in v
ꤜꤟꤤꤕꤜꤢꤘꤛꤢꤗꤢ /li ˨ plɔ˨dja˦ma˨/; to add numbers
address n ꤥꤋꤢꤜꤟꤢ /o˨kʰa˧le˦ /adequate adj ꤜꤣꤙꤢ /lə˦ba˧/adjust v ꤤꤠꤟꤤꤒꤥ /i˨vi ˧ to˧/; adjust the machine
admit v ꤕꤜꤝꤥꤔꤟꤌꤣ /plwo˧nɯᵊ˧/; allow to enter; der. ꤔꤟꤌꤣꤔꤟꤤ; ꤘꤛꤢꤔꤟꤌꤣ
adolescent adj ꤖꤢꤞꤢ ꤟꤤꤒꤥ /pʰu˦ʂɛ˨ hi˦to˨/adopt v ꤤꤔꤟꤤꤙꤟꤌꤣꤔꤟꤤ /i˦ni ˦ bɯᵊ˨ni ˦ /adorn v ꤒꤢꤚꤤꤏꤢꤏꤢ /ta˨ri˨sʰu˨sʰɛ˦/
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adult n ꤊꤢꤛꤢꤘꤢ /ka˨ja˧du˨/adultery n ꤞꤢꤢꤗꤢ /ʂɯ˦u˧me˧/; wrong one's wife;
der. ꤞꤢꤢꤠꤟꤢ
adverb n ꤍꤟꤥꤗꤟꤢꤙꤢ /ŋo˦me˨ ba˧/; word that completes
advice n ꤒꤟꤢꤡꤛꤢꤒꤟꤢꤑꤢ /tɛ˨ dʒja˨tɛ˨ ɲa˨/; counsel
advise v ꤘꤛꤢꤡꤛꤢ /dje˦dʒja˨/; to give advice
adviser n ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤘꤛꤢꤡꤛꤢ /prɛ˨ dje˦dʒja˨/; counselor
affirmative adj ꤢ /ɔ˨/; to answer "yes"
afraid v ꤞꤢꤤꤏꤢ /ʂɛ˦i˨sʰe˧/; der. ꤞꤢꤏꤢ
Africa n ꤢꤠꤖꤚꤤꤊꤢ /a˨fri˦ka˦/after prep -ꤋꤛꤢ /-kʰje˧/; der. ꤘꤣꤋꤛꤢ adv ꤔꤥ
/no˨/; afterwards; later; der. ꤢꤔꤥ
afternoon n ꤗꤟꤢꤊꤝꤟꤤꤜꤟꤛꤢ /mɔ˦ kwi ˦ lja˨ /; 1:00-2:00 PM n ꤗꤟꤢꤓꤟꤌꤣ /mɔ˦tʰɯᵊ˨/
afterwards n ꤏꤛꤢꤔꤥꤋꤛꤢ /ʃje˦no˨kʰje˧/; der. ꤘꤣꤔꤥꤘꤣꤋꤛꤢ
again adv ꤋꤛꤢꤞꤛꤢ /kʰje˧ʂja˦/; der. ꤋꤛꤢꤞꤛꤢꤕꤟꤥ
again and again phr ꤒꤣꤖꤟꤌꤣꤓꤛꤣ ꤒꤣꤖꤟꤌꤣ /tə˨pʰɯᵊtʰɯᵊ˧ tə˨pʰɯᵊ/; one time after another
against prep ꤗꤟꤢꤒꤢꤊꤢ /me˨ ta˨kɛ˨/; on purpose
age n -ꤒꤣꤓꤢ /-tə˨tʰɯ˧/; generation n ꤔꤢ /na˨/; age (how many years are you)
agree v ꤏꤢꤒꤥ /sʰu˨to˧/; der. ꤏꤢꤊꤢ;
ꤞꤢꤕꤜꤢꤏꤢꤒꤥ ꤞꤛꤣꤓꤛꤢꤏꤢꤙꤢ v ꤞꤢꤕꤜꤢꤒꤥ /ʂɛ˦plɔ˨to˧/ v ꤡꤟꤢ /ʤṳ˧/; agree or obey
agree together phr ꤡꤟꤢ ꤋꤛꤢꤜꤢ /dʒu˧ kʰje˧lu˧/; agree with each other; der. ꤞꤢꤕꤜꤢꤒꤥꤊꤟꤌꤣ
agreeable adj ꤢꤒꤥꤢꤙꤢ /a˨to˧a˨bɛ˨/agriculture n ꤤꤏꤢꤢꤜꤟꤛꤢ /i˨sʰɔ˦e˨lja˦ /ahead adj ꤚꤟꤢ /re˦ /aim v ꤐꤢ /ze˨/
air n ꤊꤟꤢꤜꤢꤞꤢ /ke˦ la˨ʂɛ˦/airplane n ꤊꤟꤌꤣꤞꤢꤖꤢ /kɯᵊ˧ʂɔ˨pʰɔ˧/; der.
ꤟꤌꤣꤞꤢꤖꤢ
ajinomoto (msg) n ꤤꤞꤝꤤꤞꤥꤚꤥꤗꤢ /i˨ʂwi˦ʂo˧ro˧mɯ˨/; mono sodium glutamate
alcohol n ꤓꤛꤢꤏꤤꤕꤚꤟꤢ /tʰje˧ʃi˧pre˦ /alert adj ꤥꤞꤢꤊꤜꤛꤢ /o˨ʂa˧klja˧/; der. ꤞꤢꤊꤜꤛꤢ
alien n ꤊꤟꤢꤊꤜꤢꤖꤢ /ke˦ klɔ˧pʰu˦/; person from outside the country
alive adj ꤥꤓꤝꤟꤥꤕꤚꤟꤢ /o˨tʰwo˧prɛ˨ /; der. ꤓꤝꤟꤥꤕꤚꤟꤢ
all pron ꤜꤟꤢ /lɔ˧ /; der. ꤜꤟꤢꤕꤜꤤ; ꤜꤟꤢꤊꤚꤛꤢ pron ꤜꤢꤟꤛꤢ /la˨hja˧/; used in reference with people pron ꤜꤟꤢꤞꤢꤜꤟꤢꤞꤢ /lɔ˧ ʂu˨lɔ˧ ʂɛ˦/
all day phr ꤒꤣꤑꤢꤗꤟꤢꤟꤢ /tə˨ɲe˧mɔ˦ he˦/all gone phr ꤢꤜꤟꤢꤟꤢ /a˨lɔ˧ hɔ˦/allegiance v ꤐꤟꤢꤑꤟꤢ /zɯ˦ɲa˦ /allergic adj ꤚꤟꤢꤒꤥ /rɛ˧ to˨/allergy (food) v ꤢꤞꤢꤏꤢ /e˨ʂɯ˦sʰɛ˨/; eat-wrong-
food
alliance n ꤋꤥꤞꤛꤥ /kʰo˧ʂwo˦/; friends
allocate v ꤙꤢꤕꤟꤢꤒꤟꤢ /be˧pe˦ ta˧ /; divide up
allow v ꤕꤜꤝꤥ /plwo˧/allow to be free phr ꤕꤜꤝꤥꤕꤢꤜꤢ
/plwo˧pa˨la˧/allow to come phr ꤕꤜꤝꤥꤟꤛꤢ /plwo˧hja˧/allow to do phr ꤕꤜꤝꤥꤗꤟꤢ /plwo˧me˨ /allow to enter phr ꤕꤜꤝꤥꤔꤟꤌꤣ /plwo˧nɯᵊ˧/allow to go phr ꤕꤜꤝꤥꤡꤛꤣ /plwo˧ʤɯᵊ/allow to leave phr ꤕꤜꤝꤥꤓꤢꤡꤛꤣ
/plwo˧tʰe˨ʤɯᵊ/allow to return phr ꤕꤜꤝꤥꤊꤟꤢ /plwo˧ka˨ /allow to see phr ꤕꤜꤝꤥꤗꤛꤢ /plwo˧mja˦/
almost adv ꤊꤟꤢꤚꤟꤢ /kɯ˦re˦ /; about to happen adv ꤖꤢꤟꤛꤢꤟꤢ /pʰɯ˨hja˧hɔ˦/; close to arriving
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adv ꤒꤢꤜꤤ /ta˨li˦/; almost to
almost right (correct) phr ꤖꤢꤒꤥ /pʰɯ˨to˧/; der. ꤖꤢꤒꤥꤒꤢꤜꤤ
alone adv ꤒꤢꤘꤢ /tɯ˦dɯ˨/; der. ꤥꤒꤢꤘꤢ; ꤘꤢ
along prep ꤚꤝꤥ /rwo˦/; along the side of; der. ꤥꤚꤝꤥ n ꤋꤢꤕꤚꤤ /kʰu˨pri˧/; along side?
alphabet n ꤜꤟꤤꤕꤜꤢꤗꤟꤌꤣ /li ˨ plɔ˨mɯᵊ˦/already adv ꤟꤢ /hɔ˦/also adv ꤊꤟꤌꤣ /kɯᵊ˧/altar n ꤒꤟꤢꤜꤢꤒꤛꤢꤚꤟꤢ /tɛ˨ lu˧tja˧rɛ˦ /; offering
shelf; der. ꤒꤟꤢꤜꤢꤚꤟꤢ; ꤒꤟꤢꤜꤢꤚꤟꤢꤓꤢ
alum n ꤜꤟꤢꤏꤛꤢ /lɔ˦ ʃje˨/always adv ꤕꤝꤟꤥ꤮ ꤒꤣꤖꤟꤌꤣ /pwo˧tə˨pʰɯᵊ˦/;
der. ꤕꤝꤟꤥꤖꤟꤌꤣ
am v ꤗꤢ /ma˨/; verb "to be"
amazed adj ꤋꤛꤢꤞꤢꤋꤛꤢꤞꤢ /kʰje˦ʂu˨kʰje˦ʂɛ˦/ adj ꤓꤢꤙꤤꤓꤢꤒꤢꤕꤟꤢ /tʰe˨bi˦tʰe˨ta˨pa˨ /; shocked; der. ꤓꤢꤒꤢꤕꤟꤢ; ꤒꤢꤕꤟꤢꤋꤛꤢꤞꤢ
America n ꤢꤗꤢꤚꤤꤊꤢꤊꤟꤢ /a˨me˨ri˦ka˨ke˦ /amniotic fluid n ꤖꤢꤓꤛꤢ /pʰu˦tʰje˧/among prep ꤊꤜꤢ /klɛ˧/; der. ꤢꤊꤜꤢ; ꤢꤊꤜꤢ
amount n ꤒꤟꤥ /to˦/ n ꤙꤢꤔꤛꤣ /ba˦nɯᵊ˨/ancestors n ꤗꤟꤌꤣꤖꤢꤖꤛꤢꤖꤟꤌꤣ ꤘꤣ꤮ ꤑꤢꤔꤢ
/mɯᵊ˦pʰɛ˧pʰje˧pʰɯᵊ˧ də˦ŋje˦nu˨/; parents and grandparents from the past
anchor n ꤜꤟꤢꤗꤟꤢꤥꤊꤟꤌꤣ ꤞꤢꤊꤜꤛꤢꤘꤢ /le˦ me˨ o˨kɯᵊ˦ ʂɔ˨klje˧du˨/; that which causes the ship to stop
and conj ꤔꤢ /na˦/; joins two clauses conj ꤚꤢ /rɔ˦/and then phr ꤓꤛꤣꤚꤢ /thɯᵊ˧˧ ˧rɔ˦/anemia n ꤞꤝꤤꤟꤢꤡꤟꤢ /ʂwi˨hɛ˧dʒɛ˦/; lit. weak
blood
angel n ꤗꤟꤢꤋꤢꤒꤢꤔꤢꤖꤢ /mɔ˦ kʰu˨ta˨ne˦pʰu˦/; der. ꤒꤢꤔꤢꤖꤢ; ꤒꤢꤔꤢꤗꤟꤢꤋꤢꤖꤢ
anger v ꤗꤟꤢꤞꤢꤕꤜꤢꤘꤢ /me˨ ʂɛ˦plɔ˨du˨/ n
ꤒꤟꤢꤞꤢꤕꤜꤢꤘꤢ /tɛ˨ ʂɛ˦plɔ˨du˨/
angry adj ꤞꤢꤕꤜꤢꤘꤢ /ʂɛ˦plɔ˨du˨/; lit. big heart; der. ꤞꤢꤕꤜꤢꤓꤛꤢ
animal n ꤒꤟꤢꤖꤢꤒꤟꤢꤜꤟꤛꤢ /tɛ˨ pʰu˦tɛ˨ lje˨ /ankle n ꤋꤢꤘꤟꤌꤣ ꤒꤢꤚꤢ /kʰa˧dɯᵊ˨ ta˨ra˧/ n
ꤋꤢꤘꤟꤌꤣ ꤏꤛꤢꤘꤛꤢ /kʰa˧dɯᵊ˨ ʃje˧dje˨/; the bumps on the side of the ankle; der. ꤋꤢꤘꤟꤌꤣ ꤗꤢꤞꤢꤕꤜꤢ
anoint v ꤕꤜꤟꤢ /plɔ˦ /; der. ꤕꤜꤟꤢ ꤔꤢ ꤓꤢꤓꤛꤢ
another adj ꤕꤟꤥ /po˦/ adj ꤢꤚꤟꤌꤣ /a˨rɯᵊ˨/; another one; other
answer v ꤟꤢꤏꤢ /he˦ʃɯ˨/; reply; der. ꤟꤢꤏꤥꤊꤟꤢꤋꤛꤢꤏꤢ
ant n ꤒꤟꤢ /tɔ˦ /anus n ꤋꤢꤕꤜꤛꤢꤊꤢ /kʰa˧plje˦ku˧/anxiety n ꤒꤟꤢꤙꤢꤐꤟꤢꤙꤢꤞꤤ /tɛ˨ bɛ˨zɔ˨ bɛ˨ʂi˨/ n
ꤒꤟꤢꤊꤟꤢꤒꤟꤢꤊꤟꤛꤢ /tɛ˨ ku˦tɛ˨ kja˧ /anxious adj ꤞꤢꤕꤜꤢꤊꤟꤢ ꤞꤢꤕꤜꤢꤊꤟꤛꤢ
/ʂɛ˦plɔ˨kṳ˦ ʂɛ˦plɔ˨kja˧ /; worried heart; der. ꤞꤢꤕꤜꤢꤊꤟꤢꤊꤟꤛꤢ; ꤙꤢꤊꤟꤢꤙꤢꤊꤟꤛꤢ v ꤙꤢꤐꤟꤢꤙꤢꤞꤤ /bɛ˨zɔ˨ bɛ˨ʂi˨/
anyone pron ꤢꤕꤢ ꤙꤢꤙꤢ /u˧pe˧ bɛ˨bɛ˨/; whoever
anytime adv ꤙꤤꤋꤢꤒꤢ꤮ ꤙꤢꤙꤢ /bi˦kʰɛ˧te˧ bɛ˨bɛ˨/; whenever
anywhere adv ꤙꤤꤒꤢ꤮ ꤒꤣꤖꤥ ꤙꤢꤙꤢ /bi˦te˧ tə˨pʰo˨ bɛ˨bɛ˨/; wherever
apologize v ꤊꤝꤤꤞꤢꤐꤟꤢ /kwi˧ʂɛ˦zɔ˨ /apostle n ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤘꤣꤑꤢꤖꤢ /prɛ˨ də˨ɲa˧pʰu˦/apparition n ꤜꤟꤌꤣꤒꤢꤕꤚꤟꤛꤢ /lɯᵊ˧ta˨prja˨ /;
ghost
appeal n ꤒꤟꤢꤊꤝꤤꤞꤢꤐꤟꤢ /tɛ˨ kwi˧ʂɛ˦zɔ˨ /; asking for mercy
appear v ꤥꤜꤟꤌꤣꤓꤛꤢ /o˨lɯᵊ˧tʰja˨/; der. ꤥꤜꤟꤌꤣ; ꤥꤓꤛꤢꤜꤟꤌꤣ
appendix n ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤒꤢꤔꤢ /pra˧ ta˨nɛ˦/; body part
appetite n ꤢꤠꤤꤥꤏꤢ /e˨vi˨o˧sʰɯ˧/apple n ꤖꤥꤞꤢ /pʰo˧ʂɛ˨/
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appoint v ꤔꤝꤥꤓꤛꤢ /nwo˦tʰja˨/; der. ꤔꤝꤥ
appointment n ꤒꤟꤢꤔꤝꤥꤓꤛꤢ /tɛ˨ nwo˦tʰja˨/; the choosing of someone
approach v ꤟꤛꤢꤒꤟꤌꤣꤖꤢꤟꤢ /hja˧tɯᵊ˦pʰɯ˨hɔ˦/; to come arrive close to; der. ꤟꤛꤢꤖꤢ
aqueduct n ꤜꤟꤛꤢ /lja˧ /; dry river bed
aramanthus n ꤤꤊꤜꤟꤢꤜꤢ /i˨klɯ˨lɛ˨/; herb
arch n ꤋꤛꤢꤘꤛꤢꤋꤢ /kʰja˨dja˦kʰu˨/; foot
are v ꤗꤢ /ma˨/argue v ꤊꤚꤢꤊꤚꤟꤛꤢ /kre˦krja˦ /; der. ꤊꤚꤢ;
ꤊꤚꤟꤛꤢꤏꤢ; ꤊꤚꤢꤊꤚꤟꤛꤢꤏꤢ; ꤊꤜꤛꤢ; ꤊꤜꤛꤢꤏꤢ; ꤊꤜꤛꤢꤜꤢ v ꤊꤚꤢꤞꤛꤢꤊꤚꤢꤥ /kre˦ʂje˧kre˦o˨/; argue strongly and insistently
argument n ꤒꤟꤢꤊꤚꤢꤒꤟꤢꤊꤚꤟꤛꤢ /tɛ˨ kre˦tɛ˨ krja˦ /; der. ꤒꤟꤢꤊꤚꤢꤊꤚꤟꤛꤢ
arm n ꤕꤜꤢ /pla˧/; der. ꤒꤢꤊꤟꤛꤢ
armadillo n ꤐꤟꤢ /zu˨/armpit n ꤕꤜꤢꤜꤟꤢ /pla˧le˧ /; der. ꤕꤜꤢꤜꤟꤢꤏꤢ
army n ꤊꤜꤛꤢꤊꤜꤥ /klje˧klo˧/army unit n ꤊꤜꤛꤢꤗꤟꤢꤘꤢ /klje˧mṳ˨du˨/aroma n ꤒꤟꤢꤔꤟꤌꤣꤗꤢꤔꤟꤌꤣꤏꤢ
/tɛ˨ nɯᵊ˨mɯ˦nɯᵊ˨sʰɯ˧/around adv ꤒꤢꤠꤤꤒꤢꤠꤟꤢ /ta˨vi˧ta˨va˨ /; der.
ꤒꤢꤠꤟꤢ; ꤥꤒꤢꤠꤟꤢ; ꤥꤒꤢꤠꤤꤒꤢꤠꤟꤢ adv -ꤠꤟꤢ /-vɔ˨ /; to go around; der. ꤡꤛꤣꤠꤟꤢ adv
ꤒꤢꤚꤤꤒꤢꤠꤟꤢ /ta˨ri˦ta˨va˨ /; to turn around adv
ꤒꤢꤠꤟꤢ /ta˨vɯ˨/arrange v ꤒꤢꤚꤤꤒꤢꤚꤛꤢ /ta˨ri˨ta˨rja˧/; prepare
arrest v ꤕꤟꤢ /pɯ˦/arrive v ꤒꤟꤌꤣ /tɯᵊ/; der. ꤟꤛꤢꤒꤟꤌꤣ; ꤊꤟꤢꤒꤟꤌꤣ
not arrive to phr ꤒꤟꤌꤣꤒꤥ /tɯᵊto˨/; not reach
unreachable adj ꤒꤟꤌꤣꤓꤝꤟꤥꤙꤢ ꤒꤥ /tɯᵊtʰwo˦bɛ˦ to˨/
arrogance v ꤖꤛꤢꤘꤢꤖꤛꤢꤓꤛꤢꤜꤟꤌꤣ /pʰje˦du˨pʰje˦tʰja˨lɯᵊ˧/; show arrogance
arrogant n ꤊꤢꤛꤢ ꤖꤛꤢꤓꤛꤢꤗꤢꤓꤛꤢꤖꤥ ꤢꤔꤟꤢ /ka˨ja˧ pʰje˦tʰja˨mɔ˦tʰja˨pʰo˨ a˨ne˦ /
arrow n ꤕꤜꤢ /plɛ˦/artery n ꤞꤝꤤꤊꤜꤥ /ʂwi˨klo˧/; vein; blood vessel
arthritis n ꤗꤟꤢꤓꤢꤛꤛꤢ /ma˧ tʰɯ˧zja˦/artist n ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤚꤢꤐꤟꤢꤐꤟꤥ /prɛ˨ ra˧za˨ zo˨/;
person who draws pictures
as adv ꤖꤢ /pʰu˦/; like
as much as adv ꤥꤢꤊꤚꤟꤢ /o˨ɛ˦krɯ˨/as usual phr ꤒꤟꤢꤕꤚꤢ /tɔ˧ prɛ˦/ascend v ꤓꤛꤢ /tʰja˨/; der. ꤊꤢꤓꤛꤢ
ascend and enter phr ꤓꤛꤢꤔꤟꤌꤣ /tʰja˨nɯᵊ˧/ascend and ride phr ꤓꤛꤢꤏꤤꤘꤛꤢ /tʰja˨ʃi˨dja˦/ascend and rule phr ꤓꤛꤢꤕꤣ /tʰja˨pə˦/ascend and sit phr ꤓꤛꤢꤥꤔꤛꤢ /tʰja˨o˨nja˧/ascend and stay phr ꤓꤛꤢꤥ /tʰja˨o˨/ascend quickly phr ꤓꤛꤢꤏꤛꤥ /tʰja˨ʃjo˨/
ashamed adj ꤞꤢꤒꤢꤚꤟꤢ /ʂɛ˦ta˨rɛ˧ /; shy; der. ꤒꤢꤚꤟꤢ
ashes n ꤊꤢꤖꤢ /kɔ˦pʰɛ˨/; der. ꤊꤢꤖꤢꤋꤢ;
ꤊꤢꤖꤢꤗꤢꤋꤢ n ꤗꤤꤤ /mi˨i˨/Asia n ꤢꤏꤛꤢꤊꤟꤢ /a˨ʃja˦ke˦ /Asians n ꤢꤏꤛꤢꤊꤟꤢꤖꤢ /a˨ʃja˦ke˦ pʰu˦/aside adv ꤒꤢꤖꤢꤡꤛꤣꤋꤥꤊꤛꤢ
/ta˨pʰa˧ʤɯᵊkʰo˦kja˧/ask v ꤊꤝꤤ /kwi˧/; request; der. ꤊꤝꤤꤓꤛꤢ v
ꤏꤢꤘꤛꤢ /sʰu˨dja˧/; ask as a question; der. ꤏꤢꤘꤝꤥ
ask-test-examine v ꤏꤢꤘꤛꤢꤏꤢꤡꤟꤢ /sʰu˨dja˧sʰu˨ʤe˨ /; der. ꤏꤢꤘꤛꤢ
asleep v ꤥꤗꤛꤢꤔꤟꤤ /o˨mje˧ni ˦ /; der. ꤥꤗꤛꤢꤔꤟꤤ
ꤏꤥꤒꤢꤕꤟꤢ
assemble v ꤡꤝꤤꤕꤜꤢꤓꤢꤕꤜꤢ; pull together the people; der. ꤓꤢꤡꤢ
assert v ꤟꤢꤏꤢꤊꤢꤘꤟꤌꤣ /he˦sʰɔ˧ka˨dɯᵊ/
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assign v ꤘꤛꤢꤒꤟꤢ /dja˨ta˧ /; put down
asthma n ꤗꤢꤊꤚꤥ /mu˨kro˨/at prep ꤘꤣ /də˦/at least phr ꤕꤢꤒꤤꤒꤢꤘꤢ /pa˨ti˦ta˨dɯ˨/at once phr ꤒꤢꤕꤜꤌꤣꤒꤢꤕꤜꤛꤢ /ta˨plə˦ta˨plje˧/at that time (future) phr ꤙꤤꤔꤛꤣꤋꤢꤕꤟꤢ
/bi˦nɯᵊ˨kʰɛ˧pa˧ /at the foot of prep ꤋꤢꤛꤥ /kʰa˨jo˦/attack v ꤏꤢꤏꤢ /sʰa˦ʃɯ˨/; to fight against
attentive adj ꤙꤢꤞꤢꤙꤢꤞꤢ /be˨ʂu˨be˨ʂɛ˦/aunt n ꤗꤟꤌꤣꤘꤢ /mɯᵊ˦du˨/authority n ꤒꤢꤚꤛꤢꤏꤛꤥꤏꤢ /ta˨rje˧ʃwo˨sʰɔ˧/;
der. ꤐꤢꤕꤚꤟꤥ
avoid v ꤡꤛꤣꤠꤟꤢ /ʤɯᵊvɔ˨ /; to go around v ꤘꤟꤌꤣ
/dɯᵊ˨/; to fast from (i.e. food) v ꤡꤟꤛꤢꤕꤜꤝꤥ /dʒje˦ plwo˦/; avoid work v ꤚꤟꤢ /rɔ˨ /
awaken v ꤓꤢꤚꤟꤛꤢꤊꤢꤓꤢ /tʰu˨rja˧ ka˨tʰɔ˨/; der. ꤓꤢꤚꤟꤛꤢꤓꤛꤢ; ꤓꤢꤚꤟꤛꤢꤤꤓꤢ
award n ꤏꤛꤢꤐꤟꤢ /ʃje˧zu˦/ n
ꤒꤟꤢꤗꤟꤢꤔꤟꤤꤋꤝꤥꤊꤢ /tɛ˨ ˨˨me˨ ni ˦ kʰwo˦kɛ˨/; payment for work
away from phr ꤥꤒꤢꤖꤢ /o˨ta˨pʰa˧/; der. ꤥꤒꤢꤖꤢꤐꤛꤢ; ꤒꤢꤖꤢꤊꤛꤢ; ꤒꤢꤖꤢꤡꤛꤣꤋꤥꤊꤛꤢ
ax n ꤊꤝꤥ /kwo˧/axle n ꤤꤊꤢ /i˨kɛ˨/
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baby n ꤖꤢꤕꤢꤒꤤ /pʰu˦pa˨ti˦/; child; der. ꤕꤢꤡꤟꤢꤕꤢꤒꤤꤖꤢ
back n ꤑꤟꤢ /ɲa˦ /; upper back of body; der. ꤑꤟꤢꤋꤢ adv ꤜꤟꤛꤢ /lje˧ /; to do something back to in response; der. ꤜꤟꤛꤢ ꤊꤟꤢꤋꤛꤢ prep ꤘꤣ ꤋꤛꤢ /də˦ kʰje˧/; in back; behind
back and forth phr ꤊꤟꤢꤋꤛꤢꤟꤛꤢꤑꤢ /ka˨ kʰje˧hja˧ɲe˧/; physically but also with the meaning of changing your mind phr ꤊꤟꤢꤋꤛꤢꤟꤛꤢꤑꤢ /ka˨ kʰje˧hja˧ɲe˧/; physical movement as well as changing your mind
back to life phr ꤓꤝꤟꤥꤕꤚꤟꤢꤊꤟꤢ /tʰwo˧prɛ˨ ka˨ /; back to life from death
backwards adv ꤞꤛꤢꤊꤟꤢꤋꤛꤢ /ʂje˦ka˨ kʰje˧/; walk backwards adv ꤒꤢꤊꤜꤝꤤ /ta˨klwi˦/; opposite
bad adj ꤢꤚꤛꤢꤒꤥ /a˨rja˦to˨/; not good; der. ꤚꤛꤢꤒꤥ
bag n ꤕꤟꤛꤢ /pje˧ /; der. ꤕꤟꤛꤢꤟꤥ
bail v ꤗꤟꤢꤞꤤ /me˨ ʂi˦/; to bail water
bait n ꤒꤟꤢꤏꤢ /tɛ˧ sʰɛ˨/; fish food
balance n ꤡꤝꤟꤢ /dʒwɛ˦ /; weight
balcony n ꤜꤢꤊꤢ /la˦kɯ˨/bald adj ꤗꤟꤢꤓꤢꤘꤢ /ma˧ tʰɛ˦dɛ˧/ball n ꤖꤢꤒꤢꤜꤢ /pʰa˦ta˨lu˧/; for playing n
ꤋꤢꤔꤟꤌꤣꤒꤢꤥ /kʰa˧nɯᵊ˨ta˨o˧/; the ball of the foot
ballot n ꤗꤟꤢ /mɛ˦ /bamboo n ꤠꤢ /vɛ˨/; der. ꤠꤢꤞꤢ
bamboo cluster n ꤠꤢꤊꤚꤟꤢ /vɛ˨krɔ˨ /bamboo pole/stick n ꤠꤢꤜꤟꤢ /vɛ˨la˧ /bamboo shoot n ꤤꤙꤛꤢ /i˨bja˨/bamboo that holds curry n ꤤꤞꤝꤤꤗꤛꤢ
/i˨ʂwi˦mja˧/bamboo ties n ꤞꤢꤞꤢ /ʂu˨ʂɛ˧/; used to tie
bamboo together
banain n ꤊꤜꤢꤞꤢ /klɔ˨ʂɛ˨/; fruit
banana n ꤘꤤꤊꤜꤝꤤꤞꤢ /di˧klwi˧ʂɛ˨/; der. ꤘꤤꤊꤜꤝꤤꤍꤝꤟꤢꤞꤢ
banana tree n ꤍꤟꤢꤗꤟꤢ /ŋɛ˧ mɔ˦ /band n ꤒꤟꤢꤘꤢꤒꤟꤢꤟꤌꤣ /tɛ˨ dɔ˨tɛ˨ ɯᵊ˦/; music
band
bank n ꤋꤥꤋꤢ /kʰo˧kʰu˨/; river bank n
ꤜꤟꤢꤘꤛꤢꤕꤜꤢꤚꤢ /le˧ dja˨plɔ˦rɯ˧/; der. ꤙꤢ
banyan tree n ꤊꤜꤢꤗꤟꤢ /klɔ˨mɔ˦ /; der. ꤊꤜꤢꤞꤢ
baptism n ꤒꤟꤢꤕꤜꤝꤥꤓꤛꤢ /tɛ˨ plwo˧tʰje˧/; der. ꤒꤟꤢꤡꤟꤢꤓꤛꤢ
Baptist n ꤙꤛꤢꤋꤛꤢ /bja˧kʰja˨/baptize v ꤕꤜꤝꤥꤓꤛꤢ /plwo˧tʰje˧/; der. ꤡꤟꤢꤓꤛꤢ
baptizer n ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤕꤜꤝꤥꤓꤛꤢ /prɛ˨ plwo˧tʰje˧/; person that baptizes
barbecue v ꤤꤏꤢꤢ /i˨sʰɯ˦e˨/barber n ꤜꤟꤢꤡꤤ ꤋꤢꤜꤟꤌꤣ ꤊꤜꤢ; place for
cutting hair
barefoot adj ꤋꤢꤘꤛꤢꤖꤢ ꤕꤢꤒꤥ /kʰu˨dja˦pʰa˦ pa˧to˨/
bark v ꤢ /ɔ˨/; the dog barks n ꤞꤢꤖꤢ /ʂɔ˨pʰa˦/; tree bark
barley n ꤙꤟꤌꤣꤙꤢꤜꤟꤤ /bɯᵊba˨li ˨ /; der. ꤞꤝꤤ
barn n ꤡꤛꤢ /ʤja˧/; silo; place for storing food; der. ꤙꤟꤌꤣꤡꤛꤢ
barrack n ꤊꤜꤛꤢꤟꤤꤚꤟꤢ /klje˧hi˨ra˦ /; soldier's house
barrel n ꤏꤤꤑꤟꤢꤊꤜꤢ /ʃi˦ɲa˨ klu˧/; barrel of gun n ꤕꤢ /pu˧/
barren adj ꤏꤥꤖꤢ /sʰo˧pʰu˦/; der. ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤗꤢꤏꤥꤖꤢ
barrette n ꤋꤢꤏꤛꤢꤘꤢ /kʰu˨ʃja˦du˨/basic adj ꤋꤢꤏꤛꤢ /kʰa˧ʃje˦/; der.
ꤋꤢꤏꤛꤢꤋꤢꤚꤟꤛꤢ
basil n ꤜꤟꤢꤠꤟꤛꤢꤜꤢ /lɔ˦ vja˨ lɛ˨/
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basket n ꤊꤚꤟꤤ /kri ˦ /; with head strap n ꤞꤢ /ʂu˨/ n ꤏꤛꤢꤓꤢ /ʃje˧tʰɔ˧/; used to cover chickens n
ꤖꤢꤕꤛꤢ /pʰɔ˦pje˨/; basket for fish n
ꤜꤟꤢꤡꤟꤢ /le˦ dʒɔ˧/bat n ꤕꤜꤢ /plɛ˦/; the animal; der. ꤕꤜꤢꤗꤢꤊꤢ
bathe v ꤤꤜꤟꤌꤣꤕꤜꤤꤤꤜꤟꤌꤣꤖꤟꤌꤣ /i˨lɯᵊpli˧i˨lɯᵊpʰɯᵊ/ v ꤤꤜꤟꤌꤣꤓꤛꤢ /i˨lɯᵊtʰje˧/
bathroom n ꤏꤢꤟꤢꤕꤟꤥ /sʰɛ˧hɔ˦po˨/battalion n ꤊꤜꤛꤢꤒꤣꤚꤤ /klje˧tə˨ri˦/; 1000
soldiers; der. ꤙꤢꤡꤢ
batter v ꤜꤢꤞꤢꤏꤢ /la˨ʂɛ˦sʰɔ˧/; when the wind blows strongly against
battery n ꤙꤢꤓꤚꤟꤤ /bɛ˨tʰri ˨ /; borrowed word from English
battle v ꤏꤢꤒꤟꤢ /sʰa˦tɛ˨ /; to fight
bay n ꤒꤢꤔꤟꤢꤔꤟꤌꤣ /ta˨nɔ˧ nɯᵊ˧/be careful phr ꤚꤟꤢ /rɔ˨ /; guard against; der.
ꤚꤟꤢꤔꤟꤤ
Be quiet! phr ꤞꤛꤣꤞꤛꤣ꤮ ꤥꤗꤛꤢ꤮ /ʂɯᵊ˨ʂɯᵊ˨ o˨mja˦/
be with v ꤥꤊꤟꤌꤣ /o˨kɯᵊ˧/beach n ꤓꤛꤢꤘꤢꤒꤢꤠꤟꤢꤓꤢ /tʰje˧du˨ta˨va˨ tʰɯ˧/;
shore; der. ꤓꤛꤢꤓꤢ n ꤕꤢꤜꤢꤓꤢ /pa˧lɛ˧tʰɯ˧/; ocean shore
beak (bird) n ꤓꤢꤋꤢꤢ /tʰu˨kʰa˧u˨/bean n ꤊꤢꤙꤤꤕꤜꤢ /kɔ˨bi˧plɔ˨/bear v ꤥꤋꤛꤢ /o˨kʰja˧/; able to suffer or withstand
n ꤓꤢ /tʰe˧/; the animal; der. ꤓꤢꤜꤢꤞꤢ
bear fruit phr ꤞꤢꤓꤛꤢꤖꤥꤓꤛꤢ /ʂɛ˨tʰja˨pʰo˧tʰja˨/; der. ꤞꤢꤓꤛꤢ; ꤞꤢꤓꤢ
bear in mind phr ꤞꤢꤑꤢꤞꤢꤔꤟꤢ /ʂɛ˦ŋe˧ʂɛ˦ne˦ /beard n ꤋꤢꤏꤢ /kʰɛ˨ʃɯ˨/; chin hair
bearing n ꤒꤟꤢꤋꤛꤢꤙꤢꤒꤟꤢ /tɛ˨ kʰja˦bɛ˦tɛ˨ /; able to bear something; der. ꤒꤟꤢꤋꤛꤢꤙꤢ
beat v ꤗꤟꤢꤕꤟꤢ /mɯ˧pɔ˨ /; to hit; punch; der. ꤗꤟꤢ; ꤗꤟꤢꤓꤢ v ꤕꤜꤤꤏꤢ /pli˦sʰɛ˧/; to spank v
ꤘꤢ /dɔ˨/; beat a drum; (also strum a guitar or play piano) v ꤕꤢ /pe˦/; to win
beat to death phr ꤗꤟꤢꤞꤛꤢ /mɯ˧ʂje˧/beating n ꤒꤟꤢꤗꤟꤢꤒꤟꤢꤕꤟꤢ /tɛ˨ mɯ˧tɛ˨ pɔ˨ /beautiful adj ꤒꤝꤟꤥ /two˦/; pretty
beautify v ꤗꤟꤢꤒꤝꤟꤥ /me˨ two˦/beauty n ꤒꤟꤢꤒꤝꤟꤥꤒꤟꤢꤚꤛꤢ /tɛ˨ two˦tɛ˨ rja˦/;
pretty and good
because conj ꤗꤟꤢꤒꤢꤟꤢꤚꤢ /me˨ te˧he˦rɔ˦/; der. ꤗꤢꤒꤢꤟꤢꤚꤢ; ꤗꤟꤢꤒꤢꤟꤢꤔꤛꤣꤗꤢ; ꤗꤟꤢꤒꤢꤟꤢꤔꤛꤣꤚꤢ; ꤗꤢꤗꤟꤢꤒꤢꤟꤢꤚꤢ conj ꤢꤋꤢꤢꤋꤛꤢ /a˨kʰu˨a˨kʰje˧/; therefore: for that reason; der. ꤋꤢꤋꤛꤢ
become v ꤓꤝꤟꤥꤓꤛꤢ /tʰwo˧tʰja˨/; der. ꤓꤝꤟꤥ v
ꤥꤓꤛꤢ /o˨tʰja˨/; to happen
bed n ꤜꤟꤢꤗꤛꤢ /le˦ mje˧/; der. ꤜꤟꤢꤗꤛꤢꤚꤟꤢ;
ꤋꤢꤚꤟꤢ
bed bug n ꤒꤢꤊꤚꤟꤢ /ta˨kre˨ /bedroom n ꤜꤟꤢꤗꤛꤢꤚꤥ /le˦ mje˧ro˧/bee n ꤠꤛꤢ /vja˦/; der. ꤘꤤꤍꤢ n ꤕꤜꤢ /plɯ˧/;
ground bee n ꤒꤢꤔꤤ /ta˨ni˧/; der. ꤒꤢꤋꤝꤥ
beef n ꤕꤟꤢꤐꤛꤢ /pu˦zje˨/; der. ꤕꤟꤢꤛꤛꤢ
beehive n ꤒꤢꤔꤤꤕꤜꤟꤌꤣ /ta˨ni˧plɯᵊ˨/; bee's nest
beer n ꤙꤤꤛꤢ /bi˨ja˨/; borrowed word from English
beet (sugar) n ꤒꤢꤕꤜꤢꤏꤢ /ta˨plɛ˨ʃɯ˧/beetle n ꤕꤟꤢꤤꤊꤚꤟꤢ /pu˦i˨krɛ˦ /before prep ꤒꤛꤢꤟꤤꤒꤥ /tja˨hi˦to˨/; der. ꤒꤛꤢꤟꤤ;
ꤒꤛꤢꤟꤤꤙꤤ prep ꤑꤢꤟꤛꤢ /ɲe˧hja˧/; in front of
beforehand adv ꤥꤔꤟꤢ /o˨ne˨ /; der. ꤔꤢ
befriend v ꤙꤢꤞꤛꤥꤔꤟꤤ /bɔ˦ʂjo˦ni ˦ /; to become friends with
beg v ꤊꤝꤤꤒꤢꤘꤢ /kwi˧ta˨dɯ˨/beggar n ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤊꤝꤤꤢꤏꤢ /prɛ˨ kwi˧e˨sʰɛ˨/
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begin v ꤡꤢꤓꤛꤢ /ʤa˦tʰja˨/; der. ꤡꤢ unknown -ꤜꤢ
/-lu˦/; first
beginning prep ꤊꤢꤜꤢꤋꤢ /ka˨lu˦kʰɛ˧/; der. ꤜꤢ;
ꤊꤢꤜꤢ; ꤋꤢꤏꤛꤢ
behave adv ꤞꤢꤚꤛꤢ /ʂa˧rja˧/; der. ꤞꤢꤚꤛꤢꤏꤢꤕꤚꤟꤢ; ꤥꤓꤝꤟꤥꤕꤚꤟꤢ ꤞꤢꤚꤛꤢ ꤚꤛꤢ
behavior n ꤒꤟꤢꤥꤞꤢꤚꤛꤢ /tɛ˨ o˨ʂa˧rja˧/; der. ꤒꤟꤢꤥꤞꤢꤚꤛꤢꤏꤢꤕꤚꤟꤢ n ꤞꤢꤕꤜꤢꤞꤛꤣꤓꤛꤢ /ʂɛ˦plɔ˨ʂɯᵊ˨tʰje˦/ n
ꤒꤟꤢꤊꤢꤓꤢꤥꤔꤛꤢ /tɛ˨ ka˨tʰɔ˨o˨nja˧/behind adv ꤋꤛꤢ /kʰje˧/; der. ꤋꤛꤢꤋꤢ; ꤘꤣ ꤋꤛꤢ
belief n ꤒꤟꤢꤐꤟꤢꤢ /tɛ˨ zɯ˦e˨/believe v ꤐꤟꤢꤊꤟꤢꤑꤟꤢꤊꤟꤢ /zɯ˦ka˨ ɲa˦ ka˨ /; der.
ꤐꤟꤢꤊꤟꤢ; ꤐꤟꤢꤢꤑꤟꤢꤢ
incorrect thinking or belief phr ꤒꤟꤢꤐꤟꤢꤢꤞꤢ
/tɛ˨ zɯ˦e˨ʂɯ˦/believer n ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤐꤟꤢꤢꤑꤟꤢꤢꤒꤟꤢ
/prɛ˨ zɯ˦e˨ɲa˦ e˨tɛ˨ /; Christian term for someone who believes; der. ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤐꤟꤢꤢ; ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤐꤟꤢꤢꤒꤟꤢ; ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤐꤟꤢꤢꤑꤟꤢꤢꤖꤢ; ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤐꤟꤢꤢꤒꤟꤢꤖꤢ; ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤐꤟꤢꤊꤟꤢꤑꤟꤢꤊꤟꤢ; ꤐꤟꤢꤢꤒꤟꤢꤖꤢ
bell n ꤜꤢꤓꤢꤞꤢ /la˨tʰa˦ʂɛ˨/belly n ꤟꤢꤊꤢ /hɔ˦ku˧/; abdomen
belly button n ꤘꤤꤙꤥ /di˧bo˧/; navel
below prep ꤢꤜꤟꤢ /a˨lɛ˧ /; der. -ꤜꤟꤢ
belt n ꤑꤟꤢꤓꤢ /ɲa˦ tʰa˦/; der. ꤑꤟꤢꤓꤛꤢꤗꤢꤑꤟꤢꤓꤢ n ꤑꤟꤢꤓꤢ /ɲa˦ tʰɔ˦/; der. ꤑꤟꤢꤓꤛꤢꤗꤢꤑꤟꤢꤓꤢ
bench n ꤋꤢꤊꤜꤛꤢ /kʰu˨klja˦/; chair
bend down phr ꤍꤟꤢꤒꤢꤊꤢ /ŋɔ˨ ta˨kɔ˨/; der. ꤒꤟꤢꤍꤟꤢ phr ꤐꤢ /zɔ˦/; pull down; der. ꤐꤢꤊꤟꤢ
beneath prep ꤢꤜꤟꤢ /a˨lɛ˧ /; der. -ꤜꤟꤢ
benefit n ꤙꤝꤤꤒꤢꤚꤛꤢ /bwi˦ta˨rje˧/bent adj ꤊꤟꤢꤒꤢꤍꤟꤢ /kɔ˦ ta˨ŋɛ˨ /; to have a bent
back adj ꤒꤢꤊꤟꤢ /ta˨ka˨ /; curved
beseech v ꤊꤝꤤꤒꤢꤘꤢ /kwi˧ta˨dɯ˨/beside prep ꤋꤢꤏꤛꤢ /kʰa˧ʃje˦/; next to
best adj ꤚꤛꤢꤊꤜꤢꤜꤣ /rja˦klɔ˧lə˦/; der. ꤚꤛꤢꤜꤣ
good n ꤒꤟꤢꤚꤛꤢ /tɛ˨ rja˦/ adj ꤢꤚꤛꤢ /a˨rja˦/; der. -ꤚꤛꤢ; ꤚꤛꤢꤚꤛꤢꤘꤢꤘꤢ adj ꤢꤒꤝꤟꤥ ꤗꤟꤥꤚꤛꤢ /a˨two˦ mo˨rja˦/; der. ꤢꤒꤝꤟꤥꤢꤚꤛꤢ adj ꤢꤏꤛꤣ /a˨ʃɯᵊ˧/; good seed; der. ꤢꤏꤛꤣꤚꤛꤢ
bet v ꤙꤛꤢ /bja˧/; gamble; der. ꤙꤛꤢꤢ v ꤙꤢ /bɔ˦/; der. ꤙꤢ ꤜꤢꤟꤛꤢ ꤒꤟꤢꤙꤛꤢꤙꤝꤤ
betel nut n ꤗꤢꤞꤢ /mɛ˦ʂɛ˨/; der. ꤕꤢꤜꤢ
betray v ꤤꤏꤢꤞꤛꤢ /i˨sʰɛ˧ʂje˧/; sell to be killed; der. ꤤꤏꤢꤢ ꤢꤗꤝꤟꤤ
betrayer n ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤤꤏꤢꤒꤟꤢ /prɛ˨ i˨sʰɛ˧ta˧ kja˧/betroth v ꤘꤝꤥ ꤖꤢꤠꤟꤢ /dwo˦ pʰu˦vɛ˨ /; der.
ꤟꤛꤢꤘꤝꤥꤜꤢꤕꤚꤢ
betrothal n ꤏꤥꤗꤟꤢꤏꤥꤘꤛꤢ /sʰo˧mɛ˧ sʰo˧dja˨/; der. ꤘꤝꤥ ꤖꤢꤠꤟꤢ
better adv ꤚꤛꤢꤊꤜꤢ /rja˦klɔ˧/; more good; der. ꤢꤚꤛꤢꤜꤣ; ꤚꤛꤢꤜꤣꤘꤢꤒꤢꤊꤤ adv ꤗꤟꤥꤜꤣ /mo˨ lə˦/; more happy or well
even better adj ꤚꤛꤢꤊꤜꤢꤕꤟꤥ /rja˦klɔ˧po˦ /good n ꤒꤟꤢꤚꤛꤢ /tɛ˨ rja˦/ adj ꤢꤚꤛꤢ /a˨rja˦/;
der. -ꤚꤛꤢ; ꤚꤛꤢꤚꤛꤢꤘꤢꤘꤢ adj ꤢꤒꤝꤟꤥ ꤗꤟꤥꤚꤛꤢ /a˨two˦ mo˨rja˦/; der. ꤢꤒꤝꤟꤥꤢꤚꤛꤢ adj ꤢꤏꤛꤣ /a˨ʃɯᵊ˧/; good seed; der. ꤢꤏꤛꤣꤚꤛꤢ
between prep ꤢꤕꤜꤢꤊꤢ /a˨plɛ˨ku˧/; der. ꤕꤜꤢ
beware v ꤚꤟꤢꤔꤟꤤ /rɔ˨ ni ˦ /; be on your guard v
ꤥꤚꤟꤢꤥꤚꤟꤛꤢ /o˨rɔ˨ o˨rhje˧/; on guard
beyond prep ꤒꤢꤜꤝꤥꤊꤛꤢ /ta˨lwo˦kja˧/; der. ꤒꤢꤜꤝꤥ
Bible n ꤜꤤꤡꤢꤏꤢ /li˨ʤa˧sʰɛ˧/; holy book
biceps n ꤒꤢꤊꤟꤛꤢꤕꤜꤢ /ta˨kja˧ plɔ˨/; arm muscles
bicycle n ꤜꤟꤥꤤꤐꤟꤤ /lo˦i˨zi ˦ /big adj -ꤘꤢ /du˨/; der. ꤢꤘꤢ
bigger adj ꤘꤢꤜꤣ /du˨lə˦/
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bile n ꤞꤛꤣꤓꤛꤢ /ʂɯᵊ˨tʰje˧/billow v ꤒꤢꤢꤓꤛꤢ /ta˨ɔ˧tʰja˨/; der. ꤗꤤꤋꤟꤌꤣ
ꤒꤢꤢꤓꤛꤢ
bind v ꤡꤢꤊꤜꤟꤢꤗꤢ /ʤɔ˧klɔ˨ ma˨/; der. ꤡꤢꤊꤜꤟꤢ
bird n ꤓꤢꤖꤢꤐꤟꤌꤣꤖꤢ /tʰu˨pʰu˦zɯᵊpʰu˦/; der. ꤓꤢ; ꤓꤢꤖꤢ
birth n ꤒꤟꤢꤥꤕꤢꤡꤟꤢꤜꤟꤛꤢ /tɛ˨ o˨pa˨ʤɛ˦ lja˨ / v
ꤥꤕꤢꤡꤟꤢꤜꤟꤛꤢ /o˨pa˨ʤɛ˦ lja˨ /; der. ꤘꤛꤢꤥꤖꤢ; ꤖꤢꤥꤟꤢꤏꤢ
about to give birth phr ꤖꤢꤥ ꤒꤢꤜꤤꤟꤢ /pʰuo˨ ta˨li˦hɔ˦/
birthday n ꤥꤕꤢꤡꤟꤢꤜꤟꤛꤢ ꤗꤟꤢꤔꤛꤢ /o˨pa˨ʤɛ˦ lja˨ mɔ˦ nje˧/
birthing v ꤖꤢꤥꤟꤢꤏꤢ /pʰu˦o˨hɔ˦sʰɛ˧/birthplace n ꤜꤟꤢꤥꤕꤢꤡꤟꤢꤜꤟꤛꤢ
/le˦ o˨pa˨dʒɛlja˨ /bite v ꤢꤟꤢ /a˨ / v ꤤꤖꤌꤣ /i˨pʰə˧/; snake bite v
bitter adj ꤋꤢ /kʰɛ˨/; bitter taste; der. ꤢꤋꤢ n
bitterness n ꤒꤟꤢꤞꤢꤕꤜꤢꤏꤢ /tɛ˨ ʂɛ˦plɔ˨sʰɛ˧/; bitterness of the heart n ꤒꤟꤢꤋꤢ /te,˨kʰɛ˨/; bitter taste
black adj ꤜꤟꤢ /lɔ˦ /; der. ꤢꤜꤟꤢ
black fly n ꤖꤟꤌꤣꤞꤢ /pʰɯᵊ˧ʂa˦/blackboard n ꤜꤟꤢꤙꤢꤘꤢ /lɔ˦ ba˨du˨/; chalkboard
bladder n ꤏꤛꤢꤖꤥ /ʃje˨pʰo˨/blame v ꤘꤛꤢꤒꤟꤢꤞꤢ /dja˨tɛ˨ ʂɯ˦/; place the
sin/blame v ꤊꤢ /kɛ˨/; to accuse
blanket n ꤤꤊꤟꤢ /i˨kɛ˧ /; der. ꤟꤤꤊꤟꤢ
blaspheme v ꤟꤢꤞꤢ /he˦ʂɯ˦/; speak wrongly about God or others; der. ꤟꤢꤞꤢꤟꤢꤖꤛꤢ
blaze v ꤚꤢꤓꤥꤓꤛꤢ /ra˨tʰo˧tʰja˨/; der. ꤚꤢꤓꤥꤘꤢ
bleed n ꤞꤝꤤꤒꤟꤢꤗꤢ /ʂwi˨ta˧ mɛ˦/; when drops of blood come down; der. ꤞꤝꤤꤓꤢ
blend adv ꤏꤤꤜꤟꤛꤢ /ʃi˧lja˦ /bless v ꤏꤢꤚꤤꤏꤢꤙꤢ /sʰɔ˧ri˨sʰɔ˧bu˧/; der. ꤏꤢꤚꤤ
blessing n ꤒꤟꤢꤏꤢꤚꤤꤏꤢꤙꤢ /tɛ˨ sʰɔ˧ri˨sʰɔ˧bu˧/; der. ꤒꤟꤢꤏꤢꤚꤤ
blind adj ꤗꤢꤞꤢꤋꤤ /mɛ˨ʂɛ˨kʰi˦/; der. ꤗꤢꤞꤢꤜꤢ n
ꤊꤢꤛꤢ ꤗꤢꤞꤢꤋꤤ /ka˨ja˧ mɛ˨ʂɛ˨kʰi˦/; person who is blind
block v ꤗꤟꤢꤒꤟꤢꤒꤟꤢ /me˨ ta˧ tɯ˧/; prevent
blood n ꤞꤝꤤꤓꤛꤢ /ʂwi˨tʰje˧/; der. ꤞꤝꤤ
blood pressure (high) n ꤞꤝꤤꤓꤛꤢ /ʂwi˨tʰja˨/blood vessel n ꤞꤝꤤꤊꤜꤥ /ʂwi˨klo˧/; vein; artery
blossom v ꤖꤢꤓꤛꤢꤖꤥꤓꤛꤢ /pʰɛ˦tʰja˨pʰo˧tʰja˨/; grow; der. ꤞꤢꤓꤛꤢ v ꤖꤥꤓꤢ /pʰo˧tʰe˨/
blow v ꤢꤟꤌꤣ /ɯᵊ˦/; i.e. blow a trumpet; der. ꤢꤟꤌꤣꤓꤛꤢ v ꤜꤢꤞꤢꤡꤛꤣ /la˨ʂɛ˦ʤɯ˦/; the wind blows; der. ꤜꤢꤜꤛꤢ v ꤊꤟꤌꤣ /kɯᵊ˧/; blow away; der. ꤊꤟꤌꤣꤊꤛꤢ v ꤟꤤꤋꤢꤤ /hi˧kʰa˧i˨/; blow nose
blow up v ꤗꤟꤢꤕꤟꤢ /me˨ pɔ˨ /; explode
blue adj ꤢꤒꤢꤖꤢ /a˨ta˨pʰɛ˨/blunt adj ꤢꤘꤢ /a˨dɯ˧/boa constrictor n ꤚꤟꤢꤒꤢꤜꤟꤛꤢ /ru˦ta˨lja˦ /boar n ꤓꤛꤢꤖꤢꤏꤤꤘꤛꤢ /tʰja˦pʰɛ˧ʃi˧dje˨/; der.
ꤓꤛꤢꤗꤟꤤ
board serial verb ꤡꤛꤣꤔꤟꤌꤣ ꤏꤤꤘꤛꤢ /dʒɯ˦nɯᵊ˧ ʃi˨dja˦/; get on and ride; der. ꤓꤛꤢ ꤏꤤꤘꤛꤢ n
ꤞꤢꤙꤛꤢ /ʂɔ˨bje˨/; plank; flat piece of wood
boast v ꤟꤢꤙꤢ ꤓꤛꤢꤗꤢꤓꤛꤢꤖꤥ /he˦bɛ˨ tʰja˨mɔ˦tʰja˨pʰo˨/; der. ꤓꤛꤢꤜꤣꤓꤛꤢꤗꤢ;
ꤖꤛꤢꤓꤛꤢꤗꤢꤓꤛꤢꤖꤥ ꤢꤔꤟꤢ
boasting n ꤒꤟꤢꤖꤛꤢꤓꤛꤢꤗꤢꤓꤛꤢꤖꤥ /tɛ˨ pʰje˦tʰja˨mɔ˦tʰja˨pʰo˨/; der. ꤒꤟꤢꤖꤛꤢꤘꤢꤖꤛꤢꤓꤛꤢꤜꤣ
boat n ꤞꤢꤊꤜꤛꤢ /ʂɔ˨klje˧/; der. ꤞꤢꤊꤜꤛꤢꤖꤢ
bobby pin n ꤋꤢꤏꤛꤢꤖꤢ /kʰu˨ʃja˦pʰu˦/bodice n ꤡꤟꤢꤖꤢꤊꤢ /dʒa˨pʰu˦kɔ˧/body n ꤔꤟꤢ /ne˦ /; der. ꤔꤟꤢꤊꤜꤢ unknown
ꤔꤟꤢꤜꤟꤥ /ne˦ lo˨/; on the body
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finger n ꤊꤢꤔꤢ /ka˨nɔ˧/finger (middle) n ꤊꤢꤔꤢꤊꤜꤢꤗꤢ
/ka˨nɔ˧kla˧me˧/finger (ring) n ꤊꤢꤔꤢꤒꤢꤕꤜꤥ /ka˨nɔ˧ta˨plo˦/;
der. ꤊꤢꤔꤢꤘꤢꤐꤟꤢ
boil v ꤙꤢ /bɔ˦/; der. ꤙꤢꤟꤢ; ꤖꤥꤙꤢ v ꤜꤝꤥ /lwo˦/ v ꤗꤤꤓꤢꤗꤤꤊꤟꤢ /mi˧tʰɔ˧mi˧kɔ˨ /
bold adj ꤋꤢꤟꤢ /kʰɯ˧ha˧/; der. ꤟꤢꤙꤢꤋꤢꤟꤢꤙꤢꤟꤢ
bolt v ꤜꤝꤟꤥꤗꤢ /lwo˧ma˨/; bolt the door
bomber n ꤊꤟꤌꤣꤞꤢꤖꤢ ꤏꤢꤒꤟꤢ /kɯᵊ˧ʂɔ˨pʰɔ˧ sʰa˦tɛ˨ /; fighting plane
bone n ꤊꤚꤝꤤꤊꤚꤝꤥ /krwi˦krwo˦/; der. ꤊꤚꤝꤤ
skeleton n ꤊꤚꤝꤤꤕꤜꤢ /krwi˦plɔ˦/booger n ꤋꤢꤤꤊꤚꤢ /kʰa˧i˨kra˧/; dried nose mucus
book n ꤜꤤꤢ /li˨u˦/booklet n ꤜꤤꤢꤖꤢ /li˨u˦pʰu˦/boots n ꤋꤢꤘꤛꤢꤖꤢ ꤒꤢꤕꤜꤝꤥ /kʰu˨dja˦pʰa˦
ta˨plwo˦/; der. ꤋꤢꤖꤢꤒꤢꤕꤜꤝꤥ
border n ꤊꤟꤢꤊꤢ /ke˦ kɯ˧/; der. ꤊꤟꤢꤊꤢꤕꤜꤢ
bore v ꤊꤤ /ki˧/; press into with a pointed tool
bored adj ꤞꤢꤒꤢꤊꤜꤢ /sɛ˦ta˨kle˧/; see lazy
boredom n ꤊꤜꤢꤍꤝꤢ /klu˨ŋwɛ˧/born v ꤥꤕꤢꤡꤟꤢꤜꤟꤛꤢ /o˨pa˨ʤɛ˦ lhja˨/; der. ꤥꤓꤢ
borrow v ꤖꤛꤢꤊꤟꤌꤣ /pʰje˦kɯᵊ/; borrow for a little while v ꤖꤛꤢꤙꤢ /pʰje˦bɔ˨/; borrow money; der. ꤊꤝꤤꤙꤢꤊꤝꤤꤜꤟꤥ
boss n ꤘꤢꤋꤢ; der. ꤊꤢꤛꤢꤘꤢ; ꤋꤢꤊꤜꤢꤘꤢ
both pron ꤞꤢꤔꤛꤢ /ʂɛ˦nje˧/bother v ꤗꤟꤢꤘꤤꤘꤛꤢ /me˨ di˦dja˧/; der.
ꤗꤟꤢꤘꤤꤘꤢꤘꤤꤘꤛꤢ v ꤗꤟꤢꤏꤢꤏꤢ /me˨ sʰu˦sʰa˦/
bothersome adj ꤏꤢꤏꤢ /sʰu˦sʰa˦/bottle n ꤊꤢ /kɔ˧/
bottom n -ꤜꤟꤢ /-lɛ˧ /; under n ꤋꤢꤕꤜꤛꤢ /kʰa˧plje˦/; buttocks
bounce v ꤔꤝꤟꤢ /nwɛ˦ /; bounce with feet
bow v ꤘꤢꤍꤟꤢ /da˦ŋɯ˨/; with your body; der. ꤘꤢꤍꤟꤢꤒꤟꤢ; ꤘꤢꤍꤟꤢꤜꤟꤛꤢ v ꤍꤟꤢꤜꤟꤛꤢ /ŋɔ˨ lja˨ /; bow your head; der. ꤍꤟꤢꤒꤟꤢ;
ꤒꤟꤢꤍꤟꤢ; ꤍꤟꤢꤒꤢꤊꤜꤝꤤ
bow down and pray phr ꤘꤢꤍꤟꤢꤡꤢꤙꤢ /da˦ŋɯ˨ʤɔ˦bɛ˧/; der. ꤘꤢꤍꤟꤢꤡꤢꤙꤢꤜꤟꤛꤢ
bowl n ꤙꤢꤜꤟꤢ /be˧lɔ˦ /box n ꤒꤣ /tə˦/boy n ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤋꤢ /prɛ˦ kʰu˨/boyfriend n ꤋꤥꤕꤚꤟꤢꤋꤢ /kʰo˧prɛ˨ kʰu˧/bra n ꤡꤟꤢꤟꤢꤊꤢ /dʒa˨ hɔ˦ku˧/; der. ꤡꤟꤢꤖꤢ
bracelet n ꤒꤢꤊꤟꤛꤢꤙꤥ /ta˨kja˧ bo˧/brag v ꤟꤢꤙꤢ ꤓꤛꤢꤗꤢꤓꤛꤢꤖꤥ /he˦bɛ˨
tʰja˨mɔ˦tʰja˨pʰo˨/; der. ꤓꤛꤢꤜꤣꤓꤛꤢꤗꤢ
braid v ꤤꤞꤛꤢꤤꤊꤟꤤ /i˨ʂje˨i˨ki ˦ / v ꤤꤠꤟꤤ /i˨vi ˧ /; to braid a rope
brain n ꤋꤢꤊꤜꤢꤔꤟꤢ /kʰu˨klɔ˦nɔ˧ /brake v ꤤꤐꤟꤤ ꤥꤊꤟꤌꤣ /i˨zi ˦ o˨kɯᵊ˦/branch n ꤞꤢꤖꤛꤢ /ʂɔ˨pʰja˧/; tree branch; der.
ꤞꤢꤖꤛꤢꤖꤢ; ꤖꤛꤢꤕꤜꤛꤢ
brass n ꤒꤢꤜꤤꤙꤛꤢ /ta˨li˧bja˧/brave adj ꤋꤢꤟꤢ /kʰɯ˧ha˧/bread n ꤋꤢꤗꤢ /kʰɔ˦mu˧/break v ꤥꤊꤟꤌꤣ /o˨kɯᵊ/; pause; rest; der.
ꤥꤊꤟꤌꤣꤞꤢꤙꤢ v ꤗꤟꤢ ꤜꤢꤊꤟꤢ /me˨ la˨kɛ˦ /; to break; der. ꤘꤢꤊꤟꤢ v ꤤꤙꤤꤗꤢ /i˨bi˨mɯ˨/; break apart using two hands (i.e. bread)
break out phr ꤓꤢꤞꤤꤓꤢꤠꤢ /tʰe˨ʂi˦tʰe˨va˧/; with sores
breakable adj ꤕꤛꤢꤡꤟꤛꤢ /pje˦ʤja˦ /; able to be destroyed or broken adj ꤜꤢꤊꤟꤢꤐꤢ /la˨kɛ˦ zu˧/; easy to break; fragile
breakfast n ꤗꤟꤢꤜꤤ ꤏꤢꤢ /mɔ˦ li˧ sʰɛ˨e˨/; morning food
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breast n ꤔꤟꤌꤣ /nɯᵊ˦/breastplate n ꤡꤟꤢꤒꤟꤢꤓꤢ /ʤa˨ tɔ˦ tʰɛ˦/; metal
shirt
breathe v ꤞꤢ /ʂɛ˦/; der. ꤞꤢꤓꤢꤞꤢꤔꤟꤌꤣ; ꤞꤢꤓꤛꤢ
unable to breath phr ꤊꤟꤢꤜꤢꤞꤢꤒꤟꤢꤙꤤ /ke˦ la˨ʂɛ˦tɯ˧bi˦/
breathing n ꤒꤟꤢꤞꤢꤔꤟꤌꤣꤞꤢꤓꤢ /tɛ˨ ʂɛ˦nɯᵊ˧ʂɛ˦tʰe˨/
bride n ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤋꤥꤗꤟꤢ ꤗꤢꤗꤟꤌꤣ /prɛ˨ kʰo˧mɛ˧ mɔ˨mɯᵊ/
bridegroom n ꤋꤥꤗꤟꤢꤋꤢꤖꤢ /kʰo˧mɛ˧ kʰu˧pʰɛ˧/bridge n ꤋꤥ /kʰo˦/; a place for crossing
briefly adj ꤒꤢꤕꤜꤟꤣꤖꤢ /ta˨plə˨ pʰu˦/; der. ꤒꤢꤕꤜꤟꤣꤒꤢꤕꤜꤛꤢꤖꤢ;ꤒꤢꤕꤜꤟꤣꤒꤢꤕꤜꤛꤢ adj
bright v ꤜꤤꤒꤢꤋꤢꤚꤢꤏꤥ /li˧ta˨kʰɛ˧ra˨sʰo˧/brightness n ꤒꤟꤢꤜꤤꤒꤢꤋꤢ /tɛ˨ li˧ta˨kʰɛ˧/brilliance n ꤒꤟꤢꤒꤢꤋꤢꤚꤢꤏꤥ /tɛ˨ ta˨kʰɛ˧ra˨sʰo˧/bring v ꤖꤛꤢꤟꤛꤢ /pʰje˦hja˧/; take it and come;
der. ꤐꤟꤢꤟꤛꤢ
bring back phr ꤡꤝꤤꤊꤟꤢ /ʤwi˨ka˨ /; to physically bring back
bring in phr ꤖꤛꤢꤟꤛꤢꤔꤟꤌꤣ /pʰje˦hja˧nɯᵊ˧/; take it and come in
Britain n ꤊꤢꤜꤢꤊꤟꤢ /ku˧la˧ke˦ /British n ꤊꤢꤜꤢ /ku˧la˧/; der. ꤊꤢꤜꤢꤖꤢ
brittle adj ꤊꤚꤢ /kru˦/; trees, branches, etc.
broad adj ꤜꤟꤛꤢ /lja˦ /; der. ꤢꤜꤟꤛꤢ
broke adj ꤕꤛꤢ /pje˦/; destroyed adj ꤜꤢꤊꤟꤢ /la˨kɛ˦ /; broken bone
broken adj ꤢꤜꤢꤊꤟꤢ /a˨la˨kɛ˦ /; der. ꤊꤚꤝꤤ
ꤜꤢꤊꤟꤢ adj ꤖꤢꤊꤛꤢ /pʰɛ˦kja˧/; to break or split apart
bronze n ꤒꤢꤜꤤꤙꤛꤢ /ta˨li˧bja˧/brook n ꤓꤛꤢꤊꤜꤥꤖꤢ /tʰje˧klo˧pʰu˦/; stream
broom n ꤤꤘꤢ /i˨du˧/; der. ꤤꤘꤢꤞꤢ
brother (older) n ꤠꤟꤛꤢꤕꤚꤟꤢꤋꤢ /vja˦ prɛ˨ kʰu˧/brother (younger) n ꤕꤟꤌꤣꤕꤚꤟꤢꤋꤢ
/pɯᵊ˦prɛ˨ kʰu˧/brother-in-law n ꤋꤤ /kʰi˧/; term for brother-in-
law who is the opposite sex from yourself n ꤔꤢ /na˨/; term for brother-in-law when your in-law is also male
brothers n ꤕꤟꤌꤣꤠꤟꤛꤢ /pɯᵊ˦vja˦ /; siblings (male or female)
brothers and sisters phr ꤕꤟꤌꤣꤠꤟꤛꤢ /pɯᵊ˦vja˦ /brown adj ꤢ /ɔ˦/; der. ꤢꤊꤚꤢ; ꤜꤟꤢꤞꤢ
brush v ꤋꤝꤤ ꤋꤢꤜꤟꤌꤣ /kʰwi˦ kʰu˨lɯᵊ˨/; to brush hair n ꤜꤟꤢꤋꤝꤤ ꤋꤢꤜꤟꤌꤣ /le˦ kʰwi˦ kʰu˨lɯᵊ˨/; brush for hair v ꤓꤢ /tʰɯ˦/; to brush (i.e. paint)
brutal (person) n ꤊꤢꤛꤢꤟꤢ ꤊꤢꤛꤢꤊꤢꤊꤢ /ka˨ja˧ha˧ ka˨ja˧ka˧kɛ˨/
buck n ꤊꤚꤢꤖꤢ /krɔ˦pʰɛ˧/bucket n ꤓꤛꤢꤕꤢ /tʰje˧pu˦/buckle n ꤏꤢꤓꤢ /sʰu˨tʰɔ˧/; belt buckle
buddha n ꤡꤟꤢꤙꤝꤤ /dʒɔ˦ bwi˦/; der. ꤙꤟꤥꤘꤟꤢ
Buddhist n ꤡꤢꤙꤢ ꤡꤟꤢꤙꤝꤤ /dʒɔ˦bɛ˧ dʒɔ˦ bwi˦/; worships Buddhist
Buddhist monastery n ꤡꤟꤢꤙꤝꤤꤟꤥ /dʒɔ˦bwi˦ho˧/
buffalo n ꤕꤢꤔꤟꤢ /pa˨nɛ˦ /; water buffalo; der. ꤕꤢꤔꤟꤢꤗꤟꤤ
buffet v ꤏꤢꤏꤢ /sʰa˦sʰɯ˨/; by the wind
bug n ꤞꤤ /ʂi˦/ n ꤒꤢꤊꤚꤟꤢ /ta˨kre˨ /; bed bug
bugle n ꤤꤊꤟꤥ /i˨ko˦/; made with a buffalo's horn
build v ꤤꤏꤢ /i˨sʰɔ˦/; der. ꤤꤏꤢꤥ; ꤤꤏꤢꤓꤛꤢ;
ꤤꤏꤢꤜꤟꤛꤢ v ꤡꤢ /dʒɔ˦/ v ꤗꤟꤢꤓꤛꤢ /me˨ tʰja˨/; der. ꤗꤟꤢꤘꤢꤓꤛꤢꤓꤢꤓꤛꤢ
builder n ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤏꤢꤟꤤ /prɛ˨ sʰɔ˦hi˨/; der. ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤏꤢꤡꤟꤛꤢꤟꤤ
bull n ꤕꤟꤢꤖꤢ /pu˦pʰɛ˧/; male cow
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bullet n ꤏꤤꤑꤟꤢꤕꤜꤢ /ʃi˦ɳa˨ plɔ˨/bump n ꤒꤢꤔꤢ /ta˨nu˨/; raised area
burden n ꤒꤟꤢꤠꤤꤒꤟꤢꤐꤟꤢ /tɛ˨ vi˦tɛ˨ za˦ /; der. ꤤꤐꤟꤢ v ꤗꤟꤢꤓꤌꤣꤗꤟꤢꤑꤢ /me˨ tʰɯᵊ˨me˨ ɲe˦/
burglars n ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤕꤟꤢꤖꤢ ꤛꤢꤕꤜꤢꤖꤢ ꤢ /prɛ˨ pɯ˦pʰe˨ jɛ˦plɛ˦pʰe˨ u˧/
Burma n ꤗꤟꤛꤢꤊꤟꤢ /mja˨ ke˦ /Burman n ꤗꤟꤛꤢꤜꤟꤢ /mja˨ lɔ˨ /Burmese n ꤗꤟꤛꤢꤍꤟꤥ /mja˨ ŋo˦/; the language
burn v ꤤꤏꤢꤢ /i˨sʰɯ˦ɯ˧/; der. ꤢ; ꤏꤢꤢ;
ꤏꤢꤊꤟꤛꤢ; ꤏꤢꤢ n ꤗꤤꤜꤢꤢ /mi˨la˦ɯ˧/ v
ꤗꤤꤜꤝꤥ /mi˨lwo˦/; to get burned; der. ꤗꤤꤢ
burp v ꤕꤢꤢꤟꤌꤣ /pa˨ɯᵊ˧/; der. ꤏꤤꤕꤢꤢꤟꤌꤣ
burst v ꤖꤢꤕꤛꤢꤊꤛꤢ /pʰɛ˦pje˦kja˧/; burst and broken v ꤕꤟꤢꤕꤚꤌꤣ /pɔ˦ prə˦/
bury v ꤤꤜꤟꤌꤣ /i˨lɯᵊ/; to bury a person; der. ꤤꤜꤟꤌꤣꤔꤟꤌꤣ v ꤏꤢꤕꤜꤢ /sʰɔ˦plɯ˧/; plant by burying
bus n ꤜꤟꤥꤙꤢ /lo˦ba˦/bus station n ꤜꤟꤢꤥꤊꤟꤌꤣ ꤜꤟꤥꤙꤢ ꤋꤢꤜꤟꤢ
/le˦ o˨kɯᵊ˦ lo˦ba˦ kʰa˨le˦ /bus stop n ꤜꤟꤥꤙꤢ ꤋꤢꤜꤟꤢ ꤥꤊꤟꤌꤣ /lo˦ba˦
kʰa˧le˦ o˨kɯᵊ˦/bush n ꤡꤟꤢꤡꤟꤌꤣ /ʤa˧ ʤɯᵊ/; der.
ꤡꤟꤢꤡꤟꤌꤣꤡꤟꤢꤕꤚꤛꤢꤗꤟꤢ n ꤞꤢꤒꤟꤢ /ʂɔ˨tɔ˧ /; low bush or small tree
business v ꤗꤟꤢꤊꤟꤢꤗꤟꤢꤋꤢ /me˨ kɯ˦me˨ kʰa˦/; to do business n ꤤꤏꤢꤤꤕꤚꤟꤤ /i˨sʰɛ˧i˨pri ˨ /; buy and sell
business person n ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤗꤟꤢꤊꤟꤢꤗꤟꤢꤋꤢ /prɛ˨ me˨ kɯ˦me˨ kʰa˦/; person who does business
busy adj ꤥꤊꤥꤒꤥ /o˨ko˧to˨/; not free
but conj ꤗꤢꤔꤢꤚꤢ /ma˨na˦rɔ˦/; der. ꤗꤢꤔꤢ;
ꤒꤢꤘꤣꤚꤢ; ꤙꤢꤚꤤꤚꤢ
Butea tree n ꤊꤥꤗꤟꤢ /ko˨mɔ˦ /; type of tree that flowers
butterfly n ꤕꤤꤕꤟꤛꤢ /pi˧pja˦ /buttocks n ꤋꤢꤕꤜꤛꤢ /kʰa˧plje˦/; bottom
button n ꤡꤟꤢꤕꤜꤢ /dʒa˨plɔ˨/; der. ꤡꤟꤢꤞꤢꤕꤜꤢ
buy v ꤤꤕꤚꤟꤤ /i˨pri ˨ /; der. ꤤꤕꤚꤟꤤꤢꤕꤚꤟꤤꤥ
buy and sell phr ꤤꤕꤚꤟꤤꤤꤏꤢ /i˨pri ˨ i˨sʰɛ˧/; der. ꤤꤕꤚꤟꤤꤤꤏꤢꤒꤟꤢ
by prep ꤔꤢ /na˦/; see 'with'
by oneself phr ꤔꤟꤤꤘꤢ /ni ˦ dɯ˨/ adv ꤔꤟꤤꤘꤛꤢ /ni ˦ dje˦/
bypass v ꤋꤢꤒꤢꤜꤝꤥꤡꤛꤣꤒꤢꤜꤟꤛꤢ /kʰɛ˧ta˨lwo˦ʤɯᵊta˨lje˨ /; to go past
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cabbage n ꤒꤢꤕꤜꤢꤙꤥ /ta˨plɛ˨bo˨/cabin n ꤟꤤꤖꤢ /hi˨pʰu˦/; small house
cackle v ꤏꤛꤢꤗꤟꤌꤣꤊꤢꤒꤢ /ʃje˧mɯᵊka˨te˦/; sound of a chicken
cafe n ꤓꤛꤢꤊꤟꤢꤏꤢꤊꤜꤢ /tʰje˧ku˦sʰɛ˧klɛ˧/; tea shop
cage n ꤢꤕꤟꤥ /a˨po˨/ v ꤘꤢꤥ /dɔ˦o˨/; to place in a cage
calendar n ꤜꤤꤔꤢꤜꤢ /li˨na˨lɛ˧/calf n ꤕꤟꤢꤖꤢ /pṳ˦pʰu˦/; der. ꤕꤟꤢꤖꤢꤖꤢ
call v ꤢ /ɛ˦/call out phr ꤢꤓꤢꤊꤟꤢ /ɛ˦tʰe˨ka˨ /; der. ꤢꤓꤢ
call to come down phr ꤢꤒꤟꤢ /ɛ˦ta˧ /call to come together phr ꤢꤟꤛꤢꤕꤜꤢꤒꤟꤣ
/ɛ˦hja˧plɔ˦tə˦ /; der. ꤢꤥꤕꤜꤢ
call to leave phr ꤢꤓꤢꤡꤛꤣ /ɛ˦tʰe˨ʤɯᵊ/call to meet phr ꤢꤥꤊꤢ /ɛ˦o˨ku˦/call to return phr ꤢꤊꤟꤢꤋꤛꤢ /ɛ˦ka˨ kʰje˧/; der.
ꤢꤊꤟꤢ
calm v ꤥꤟꤌꤣꤥꤞꤝꤢ /o˨hɯᵊ˨o˨ʂwɛ˦/; der. ꤥꤟꤌꤣ adj ꤊꤟꤢꤒꤢꤡꤣ /ke˦ ta˨ʤə˦/; no wind or waves adj ꤞꤛꤣꤊꤚꤢ /ʂɯᵊ˨kre˧/; quiet
Cambodia n ꤋꤢꤙꤟꤢꤘꤤꤛꤢ /kʰa˨bɔ˦ di˦ja˦/camel n ꤒꤢꤞꤤꤙꤟꤌꤣꤘꤢ /ta˨ʂi˦bɯᵊ˧du˨/camera n ꤋꤢꤗꤣꤚꤢ /kʰɛ˨mə˨ra˨/; borrowed word
from English n ꤜꤟꤢꤗꤟꤢꤐꤟꤢꤐꤟꤥ /le˦ mɯ˧za˦ zo˨/
can v ꤡꤟꤛꤢ /ʤja˦ /; able v ꤕꤢ /pe˦/; able
Canada n ꤋꤢꤔꤢꤘꤢꤊꤟꤢ /kʰɛ˨ne˨da˨ke˦ /cancer n ꤋꤢꤎꤣ /kʰɛ˨sə˨/; borrowed word from
english
candle n ꤒꤢꤚꤢꤙꤥ /ta˨rɛ˦bo˧/candy n ꤋꤢꤏꤢꤕꤜꤢ /kʰɛ˨ʃɯ˧plɔ˨/
canine (teeth) n ꤋꤢꤋꤛꤢꤓꤝꤤ /kʰu˨kʰje˧tʰwi˨/; teeth
canker sore v ꤊꤟꤛꤢꤊꤢꤏꤢ /kja˧ ku˧sʰɛ˧/; when the inside of the mouth hurts
cannot v ꤡꤟꤛꤢꤒꤥ /ʤja˦ to˨/; unable; incapable of doing v ꤗꤟꤢꤙꤢꤒꤥ /me˨ bɛ˦to˨/; not able to succeed in doing v ꤔꤟꤤꤒꤥ /ni ˦ to˨/; cannot
canvass v ꤡꤝꤤꤗꤟꤢ /dʒwi˨mɛ˦ /; help to get elected
cape n ꤊꤜꤢꤒꤢꤘꤢ /klɯ˦ta˨dɯ˨/capital n ꤠꤟꤤꤗꤟꤌꤣ /vi ˧ mɯᵊ/; lit. city-mother n
ꤚꤢꤚꤢ /rɯ˧ra˧/; money
capsize v ꤒꤟꤢꤊꤜꤟꤢ /ta˧ klɔ˧ /; spill over
car n ꤜꤟꤥꤡꤢ /lo˦dʒɛ˦/car park n ꤜꤟꤢꤙꤢꤥ ꤜꤟꤢꤡꤢ ꤋꤢꤜꤟꤢ /le˦ be˨o˨
lɔ˦ dʒɛ˦ kʰa˧le˦ /; place for putting the car
carcass n ꤒꤟꤢꤞꤢꤒꤟꤢꤜꤟꤢ /tɛ˨ ʂɔ˧tɛ˨ lɔ˨ /; rottenness; decay
card n ꤜꤤꤙꤢ /li˨ba˨/; paper
cardboard n ꤡꤟꤢꤙꤢꤘꤟꤌꤣ /dʒe˨ ba˨dɯᵊ˧/; thick paper
cards (playing) v ꤙꤢ ꤖꤢ /ba˦ pʰa˦/; to play cards
care n ꤒꤟꤢꤗꤛꤢꤋꤝꤢ /tɛ˨ mja˦kʰwɛ˨/; der. ꤒꤟꤢꤗꤛꤢꤒꤟꤢꤋꤝꤢ
care for v ꤗꤛꤢꤋꤝꤢ /mja˦kʰwɛ˨/; to take care of; der. ꤗꤛꤢꤔꤟꤤꤋꤝꤢꤔꤟꤤ
carefully adv ꤒꤟꤢꤒꤟꤢ /ta˧ te˨ /; der. ꤒꤟꤢꤒꤟꤢꤚꤛꤢ
careless adj ꤘꤛꤢꤞꤢꤘꤛꤢꤞꤢꤒꤥ /dja˨ʂu˨dja˨ʂɛ˦to˨/; to not pay attention to adj ꤋꤝꤢꤚꤛꤢꤒꤥ /kʰwɛ˨rja˦to˨/; not care for well adj ꤒꤟꤢꤒꤟꤢꤒꤥ /ta˧ te˨ to˨/
carnelian n ꤜꤟꤢꤞꤢ ꤏꤛꤢꤞꤝꤤ /lɔ˦ ʂe˦ ʃje˧ʂwi˨/; kind of gem
carpet n ꤜꤟꤢꤘꤢ /le˦ dɛ˧/
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carrot n ꤒꤢꤕꤜꤢꤒꤟꤛꤢꤜꤟꤤ /ta˨plɛ˨tje˦ li ˨ /; der. ꤒꤢꤕꤜꤢꤒꤟꤛꤢꤙꤢ
carry v ꤐꤟꤢ /za˦ /; on the shoulder (bamboo poles, etc.); der. ꤐꤟꤢꤓꤛꤢ; ꤐꤟꤢꤡꤛꤣ v ꤏꤢ /sʰa˧/; carry over the shoulder (bag, pocket book, sash); der. ꤏꤢꤙꤢꤜꤝꤥ v ꤠꤤ /vi˦/; carry with a head strap (basket); der. ꤠꤤꤐꤟꤢ v ꤊꤟꤌꤣ /kɯᵊ/; carry on or over the head (i.e. umbrella) v ꤠꤢ /va˨/; carry a backpack, two shoulder straps v
ꤕꤤ /pi˨/; carry a small child with a long cloth on the back; der. ꤕꤤꤚꤟꤛꤢ v ꤚꤟꤛꤢ /rhja˦/; carry a knife at your side v ꤡꤟꤢ /ʤɔ˧/; lift and carry (box, things); der. ꤡꤟꤢꤓꤛꤢ serial verb ꤖꤛꤢꤟꤛꤢ; carry a child v -ꤓꤢ /tʰɔ˧/; carried or blown by the wind (i.e. a boat)
carry a heavy load phr ꤠꤤꤓꤌꤣꤐꤟꤢꤓꤌꤣ /vi˦tʰɯᵊ˨za˦ tʰɯᵊ˨/
cart n ꤜꤟꤥ /lo˦/; cart
cartilage n ꤊꤚꤝꤤꤡꤟꤢ /krwi˦ʤɛ˦ /cartwheel v ꤠꤤꤒꤢꤊꤜꤝꤤ /vi˧ta˨klwi˦/cash n ꤚꤢ /rɯ˧/cassava n ꤊꤚꤟꤢꤞꤢ /krɯ˨ʂɔ˨/cat n ꤓꤛꤥ /tʰwo˦/cat (Asiatic golden) n ꤓꤛꤥꤗꤟꤤ /tʰwo˦mi ˨ /catch v ꤜꤟꤢꤜꤢ /lɯ˨lɛ˦/; to catch up to; der.
ꤜꤟꤢꤜꤢ ꤒꤥ
cattle n ꤕꤟꤢꤕꤢꤔꤟꤢ /pṳ˦pa˨nɛ˦ /cauliflower n ꤒꤢꤕꤜꤢꤖꤥ /ta˨plɛ˨pʰo˧/cause trouble phr ꤗꤟꤢ ꤏꤢꤏꤢꤗꤢꤟꤛꤢ /me˨
sʰu˦sʰa˦ma˨hja˧/cave n ꤊꤚꤢꤊꤢ /krɔ˧ku˧/; der. ꤜꤟꤢꤊꤢ
ceiling n ꤗꤟꤢꤘꤢ /ma˧ dɛ˦/ n ꤒꤢꤡꤟꤢꤋꤢ /ta˨dʒɔ˨ kʰu˨/; der. ꤒꤢꤡꤟꤢ
celebrate v ꤗꤟꤢꤕꤝꤢꤘꤢ /me˨ pwɛ˨du˨/; make a big celebration; der. ꤗꤟꤢꤕꤝꤢ
celebration n ꤤꤜꤢ /i˨lu˧/ n
ꤒꤟꤢꤗꤟꤢꤕꤝꤢꤗꤟꤢꤜꤢ /tɛ˨ me˨ pwɛ˨me˨ la˧/; der. ꤕꤝꤢ; ꤕꤝꤢꤗꤟꤢꤑꤢ
celery n ꤖꤥꤡꤟꤤꤖꤢꤜꤢ /pʰo˧dʒi ˧ pʰu˦lɛ˨/; der. ꤖꤥꤡꤟꤤꤟꤢꤜꤢ
cell phone n ꤓꤢꤜꤤꤖꤥ /tʰɛ˨li˨pʰo˧/; telephone
cement n ꤜꤟꤢꤒꤢꤗꤢꤙꤢ /lɔ˦ ta˨ma˦bɯ˨/cemetery n ꤜꤟꤌꤣꤋꤢ /lɯᵊ˧kʰu˨/censer n ꤘꤤꤙꤢꤓꤢꤒꤢꤢ /di˧be˧tʰɛ˧ta˨ɛ˨/center n ꤊꤜꤢꤗꤢ /kla˧me˧/; der. ꤊꤜꤢꤗꤢꤊꤜꤢꤗꤢ;
ꤊꤜꤢꤗꤢꤊꤢ
centipede n ꤒꤢꤓꤢ /ta˨tʰɛ˦/certain adj ꤒꤟꤢꤒꤟꤢ /ta˧ te˨ /; careful
chaff n ꤙꤟꤌꤣꤞꤢ /bɯᵊʂu˨/chain n ꤏꤢꤕꤜꤛꤢꤒꤟꤢꤓꤢ /sʰu˨plje˨tɔ˦ tʰɛ˦/; der.
ꤒꤟꤢꤓꤢꤕꤜꤛꤢ
chair n ꤋꤢꤊꤜꤛꤢ /kʰu˨klja˦/; der. ꤋꤢꤊꤜꤛꤢꤖꤢ
chalk n ꤟꤢꤙꤢ /he˨bu˧/chalkboard n ꤜꤟꤢꤙꤢꤘꤢ /lɔ˦ ba˨du˨/; blackboard
challenge v ꤢꤊꤟꤢꤢꤏꤝꤢ /ɛ˦kɯ˦ɛ˦sʰwe˧/chance n ꤢꤋꤝꤢꤢꤛꤢ /a˨kʰwa˦a˨ja˨/; opportunity
change v ꤓꤢꤜꤟꤛꤢ /tʰu˨lja˨ /; der. ꤓꤢꤜꤟꤛꤢꤊꤟꤢ
v ꤒꤢꤊꤜꤛꤢ /ta˨klja˨/ v ꤓꤝꤟꤥꤓꤛꤢ ꤋꤥꤋꤛꤢ /tʰwo˧tʰja˨ kʰo˦kʰje˧/; to become different
changeable adj ꤒꤢꤊꤜꤛꤢꤡꤟꤛꤢ /ta˨klja˨ʤja˦ /; able to change
chapped adj ꤖꤢꤕꤟꤢꤖꤢ /pʰa˦pɔ˦ pʰɛ˦/; dry skin
chapter n ꤢꤗꤟꤢꤘꤢ /a˨ma˧ du˨/character n ꤒꤟꤢꤊꤢꤓꤢꤥꤔꤛꤢ /tɛ˨ ka˨tʰɔ˨o˨nja˧/ n
ꤒꤟꤢꤥꤞꤢꤚꤛꤢ /tɛ˨ o˨ʂa˧rja˧/ n
ꤒꤟꤢꤘꤛꤢꤞꤢꤘꤛꤢꤞꤢ /tɛ˨ dja˨ʂu˨dja˨ʂɛ˦/; der. ꤘꤛꤢꤞꤢꤘꤛꤢꤞꤢ
charcoal n ꤊꤢꤖꤢꤞꤢ /kɔ˦pʰɛ˨ʂu˨/charge v ꤙꤢꤒꤟꤢꤞꤢ /be˨tɛ˨ ʂɯ˦/; accuse v
ꤟꤢꤊꤜꤟꤢꤗꤢꤊꤛꤢ /he˦klɔ˨ ma˨kja˧/; to command
chase v ꤜꤟꤢ /lɯ˨/; pursue; der. ꤊꤚꤝꤥꤜꤟꤢ;
ꤜꤟꤢꤊꤚꤝꤥ n ꤒꤟꤢꤜꤟꤢ /tɛ˨ lɯ˨/chase to catch phr ꤜꤟꤢꤕꤟꤢ /lɯ˨pɯ˦/
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chasm n ꤜꤟꤛꤢꤐꤟꤢꤘꤢ /lja˧ ˧˧za˧ du˨/cheap adj ꤢꤍꤟꤢꤊꤢ /a˨ŋu˨kɔ˨/cheat v ꤢꤒꤟꤢꤥꤕꤜꤢ /e˨tɯ˧o˧plɛ˨/ v ꤘꤢꤢ ꤢꤋꤢ
/da˧e˨ u˧kʰu˨/; rip off; cheat
check v ꤓꤢꤡꤟꤢ /tʰɯ˦dʒe˨ /; der. ꤓꤢꤗꤛꤢ
cheek n ꤋꤢꤜꤤꤏꤛꤢ /kʰa˧li˦ʃje˦/; der. ꤔꤟꤤꤏꤛꤢ
cheetah n ꤕꤟꤌꤣꤋꤤꤊꤚꤤ /pʰɯᵊ˧kʰi˧kri˦/chef n ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤤꤖꤥ ꤏꤢꤢ /prɛ˨ i˨pʰo˧ sʰɛ˨e˨/; person
who cooks food
cherubim n ꤋꤢꤚꤢꤙꤢ /kʰe˨ru˦be˨/; transliteration of cherubim
chest n ꤒꤢꤥ /ta˨o˧/chew v ꤤꤏꤛꤢ /i˨ʃja˧/chick n ꤏꤛꤢꤖꤢ /ʃje˧pʰu˦/chicken n ꤏꤛꤢ /ʃje˧/; hen n ꤏꤛꤢꤐꤛꤢ /ʃje˧zje˨/;
chicken meat
chicken egg n ꤏꤛꤢꤘꤛꤢ /ʃje˧dje˨/chickpea n ꤊꤢꤙꤤ ꤙꤛꤢꤊꤛꤢ /kɔ˦bi˧ bja˧kje˧/child n ꤕꤢꤡꤟꤢꤖꤢ /pa˨ʤɛ˦ pʰu˦/; der. ꤕꤢꤡꤟꤢ;
ꤖꤢ n ꤖꤢꤕꤢꤒꤤ /pʰu˦pa˨ti˦/; small child
childhood n ꤕꤢꤡꤟꤢꤋꤢ /pa˨ʤɛ˦ kʰɛ˧/children n ꤖꤢꤗꤢꤖꤢꤋꤢ /pʰu˦mɔ˨pʰu˦kʰu˧/; der.
ꤖꤢꤜꤟꤛꤢ n ꤕꤢꤡꤟꤢ /pa˨dʒɛ˦ /; der. ꤕꤢꤡꤟꤢꤖꤢ
chile pepper n ꤞꤢꤟꤛꤢ /ʂɛ˨hja˦/; der. ꤞꤢꤟꤛꤢꤞꤢ
chilly adj ꤊꤟꤢꤚꤟꤥꤒꤢꤔꤟꤛꤢ /ke˦ ro˦ta˨nja˧ /; cold and shaking
chimpanzee n ꤐꤟꤢꤊꤟꤢ /zɔ˧ kɯ˦/chin n ꤋꤢ /kʰɛ˨/China n ꤟꤢꤊꤟꤢ /he˧ke˦ /Chinese n ꤟꤢꤊꤟꤢꤖꤢ /he˧ke˦ pʰu˦/; Chinese
people
chocolate n ꤡꤛꤢꤊꤜꤢ /dʒjɔ˦klɛ˦/; borrowed word from English
choke v ꤋꤛꤢꤙꤤ /kʰja˦bi˦/; der. ꤞꤢꤙꤤ v ꤡꤤ /ʤi˨/; to choke or strangle v ꤢꤒꤢꤓꤢ /e˨ta˨tʰɔ˦/; to get something stuck in your throat
cholera n ꤒꤟꤢꤏꤝꤤ ꤏꤢꤟꤢꤜꤟꤥ /tɛ˨ ʃwi˦ sʰɛ˧hɔ˦lo˨/
choose v ꤔꤝꤥꤖꤛꤢꤔꤝꤥꤗꤟꤢ /nwo˦pʰje˦nwo˦me˨ /; der. ꤔꤝꤥꤖꤛꤢ; ꤔꤝꤥ
choosing n ꤒꤟꤢꤔꤝꤥꤓꤛꤢ /tɛ˨ nwo˦tʰja˨/; appointing
chop v ꤤꤊꤝꤥ /i˨kwo˧/; with an ax; der. ꤤꤊꤝꤥꤊꤟꤢ; ꤤꤊꤝꤥꤋꤢ v ꤤꤊꤜꤟꤛꤢ /i˨klja˧ / v
ꤕꤟꤢꤊꤟꤢ /pa˧ kɛ˦ /; cut; slice
Christ n ꤋꤚꤤ /kʰri˦/Christian n ꤋꤚꤤꤖꤢ /kʰri˦pʰu˦/chuckle v ꤑꤟꤢꤟꤌꤣꤑꤟꤢꤞꤝꤢ /ɲe˧ hɯᵊ˨ɲe˧ ʂwɛ˦/;
der. ꤑꤟꤢꤟꤌꤣ
church n ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤐꤟꤢꤢꤒꤟꤢꤕꤜꤢꤗꤟꤢ /prɛ˨ zɯ˦e˨tɛ˨ plɔ˦mṳ˨/; referring to the church as a group of people; der. ꤒꤟꤢꤡꤢꤙꤢꤟꤥꤖꤢ n ꤞꤢꤚꤢ /ʂɔ˦rɔ˦/; der. ꤒꤟꤢꤡꤢꤙꤢꤟꤥ
cigar n ꤒꤢꤚꤛꤢꤙꤥ /ta˨rje˨bo˧/cigarette n ꤎꤤꤊꤚꤢ /si˦krɛ˦/; borrowed word from
English n ꤒꤢꤚꤛꤢꤙꤥꤙꤢ /ta˨rje˨bo˧bu˧/circle n ꤒꤢꤜꤢ /ta˨lu˧/; round
circumcise v ꤘꤢꤒꤢꤜꤤꤖꤢ /dɯ˦ta˨li˦pʰa˦/circumcision n ꤒꤟꤢꤘꤢꤒꤢꤜꤤꤖꤢ
/tɛ˨ dɯ˦ta˨li˦pʰa˦/citizens n ꤓꤛꤢꤊꤟꤢꤖꤢ /tʰje˧ke˦ pʰu˦/; citizens of
a country; der. ꤓꤛꤢꤖꤢ; ꤊꤟꤢꤖꤢ n ꤠꤟꤤꤊꤢꤖꤢ /vi ˧ ku˧pʰu˦/; citizens of a city; der. ꤠꤟꤤꤖꤢ n ꤓꤛꤢꤜꤟꤢꤊꤟꤢꤊꤢꤖꤢ /tʰje˧le˦ ke˦ ku˧pʰu˦/; citizens of a kingdom
citrus n ꤞꤢꤞꤝꤤꤞꤢ /ʂɔ˨ʂwi˦ʂɛ˨/city n ꤠꤟꤤ /vi ˧ /; der. ꤠꤟꤤꤘꤢ; ꤠꤟꤤꤘꤢꤠꤟꤤꤓꤢ
city gate phr ꤠꤟꤤꤊꤢꤘꤢ /vi ˧ ka˨da˧/city leaders phr ꤠꤟꤤ ꤋꤢꤊꤜꤢꤋꤢꤊꤜꤛꤢ /vi ˧
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kʰu˨klɔ˦kʰu˨klja˧/; municipal government
city street phr ꤠꤟꤤꤊꤢꤊꤜꤛꤢ /vi ˧ ku˧klja˦/city walls phr ꤠꤟꤤꤒꤢꤚꤢꤊꤢ /vi ˧ ta˨rɛ˦ku˧/
civet cat n ꤓꤛꤥꤒꤢꤞꤤ /tʰwo˦ta˨ʂi˦/; der. ꤓꤛꤥꤔꤟꤌꤣꤗꤢ
civil war n ꤊꤟꤢꤊꤢ ꤒꤟꤢꤏꤢ /ke˦ ku˧ tɛ˨ sʰa˦/; war inside the country
claim v ꤘꤢꤊꤝꤥ /da˦kwo˦/clamp v ꤊꤜꤥꤗꤢ /klo˦ma˨/ v ꤘꤢꤘꤛꤢ /da˦dje˦/;
squeeze together to pick up
clap v ꤕꤜꤟꤛꤢ ꤒꤢꤋꤢꤊꤢ /plja˦ ta˨kʰu˨ku˧/clarity n ꤒꤟꤢꤞꤢꤑꤢꤕꤜꤥꤖꤢ /tɛ˨ ʂɛ˦ɲe˧plo˧pʰɛ˦/;
clear understanding
clashing adj ꤊꤚꤟꤢꤊꤜꤢꤒꤥ /krɯ˧klɛ˧to˨/; don't get along together
clasp v ꤊꤚꤟꤤ /kri ˨ / n ꤓꤢꤏꤛꤢ /tʰɛ˦ʃja˦/; clips
class n ꤒꤟꤥ /to˦/; stage; level; der. ꤢꤒꤟꤥꤢꤒꤢ
clay n ꤟꤢꤤ /he˨i˧/clean adj ꤗꤝꤟꤥꤕꤜꤤꤞꤤꤕꤜꤥ /mwo˧ pli˧ʂi˧plo˨/;
der. ꤗꤝꤟꤥꤕꤜꤤ; ꤗꤝꤟꤥꤕꤜꤤꤙꤢꤖꤟꤌꤣ; ꤖꤟꤌꤣꤗꤝꤟꤥ v ꤏꤤꤕꤜꤤꤏꤤꤕꤜꤟꤢ /ʃi˧pli˧ʃi˧plɛ˦ /; der. ꤏꤤꤕꤜꤤ; adj -ꤏꤢ /-sʰɛ˦/; clean water n ꤒꤟꤢꤗꤝꤟꤥꤕꤜꤤꤞꤤꤕꤜꤥ /tɛ˨ mwo˧pli˧ʂi˧plo˨/; clean or pure; i.e. a pure heart v ꤗꤟꤢꤕꤜꤤꤗꤟꤢꤖꤟꤌꤣ /me˨ pli˧me˨ pʰɯᵊ˦/; to clean or cleanse; der. ꤗꤟꤢꤕꤜꤤ; ꤗꤟꤢꤖꤟꤌꤣ; ꤗꤟꤢꤗꤝꤟꤥ adj ꤖꤟꤌꤣ /pʰɯᵉ˦/; white and clean v ꤗꤟꤢꤜꤟꤢ /me˨ la˦ /; to clear v ꤓꤢꤗꤝꤟꤥ /tʰɯ˦mwo˧/; wipe clean
cleansing n ꤒꤟꤢꤗꤟꤢꤗꤝꤟꤥꤕꤜꤤ /tɛ˨ me˨ mwo˧ pli˧/; der. ꤒꤟꤢꤗꤟꤢꤗꤝꤟꤥꤕꤜꤤꤞꤤꤕꤜꤥ
clear adv ꤒꤟꤢꤕꤜꤢ /ta˧ plu˦/; in terms of understanding clearly adj ꤏꤛꤢꤊꤢꤜꤤ /ʃje˦ka˨li˧/; transparent adv ꤜꤟꤌꤣꤜꤤ /lɯᵊ˧li˧/; plainly v ꤗꤟꤢꤜꤟꤢꤜꤤ /me˨ la˦ li˧/; clear (brush, weeds, etc.) adj ꤖꤟꤌꤣ /pʰɯᵊ˦/; white and clean
clearly adv ꤜꤟꤌꤣꤕꤜꤥ /lɯᵊ˧plo˧/; to explain clearly; der. ꤕꤜꤥꤚꤛꤢꤜꤢ; ꤜꤟꤌꤣꤜꤤ adv ꤜꤤꤖꤥꤚꤛꤢ /li˧pʰo˦rja˦/; see clearly adv
clerk n ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤗꤟꤢꤒꤢꤚꤢ /prɛ˨ me˨ ta˨ra˨/clever adj ꤜꤤꤗꤛꤢ /li˨mja˧/; shrewd
cleverness n ꤒꤟꤢꤡꤟꤛꤢꤒꤟꤢꤘꤢ /tɛ˨ ʤja˦ tɛ ˨ dɛ˨/; der. ꤒꤟꤢꤡꤟꤛꤢꤘꤢ
cliff n ꤒꤢꤑꤢ /ta˨ɲa˨/ n ꤜꤟꤢ /la˦ /; der. ꤜꤟꤢꤏꤥ
climate n ꤒꤢꤜꤟꤛꤢꤞꤢ /ta˨lje˨ ʂɛ˦/climb v ꤓꤛꤢ /tʰja˨/; ascend
cling to v ꤘꤤꤊꤜꤟꤢ /di˦kla˦ /clock n ꤗꤢꤒꤥ /mɯ˧to˧/close v ꤗꤟꤢꤙꤤ /me˨ bi˦/; shut; der. ꤞꤢꤙꤤ adv
ꤒꤢꤒꤟꤢ /ta˨tɔ˨ /; near in distance; blood relative; belonging to oneself; der. ꤒꤢꤖꤟꤌꤣꤒꤢꤒꤟꤢ; ꤏꤛꤢꤒꤟꤢ; ꤖꤢꤒꤢꤒꤟꤢ adj ꤖꤢ /pʰɯ˨/; to be close by; der. ꤥꤖꤢ; ꤥꤖꤢꤥꤝꤥ; ꤖꤢꤑꤢ v ꤙꤢꤊꤚꤟꤤꤙꤤ /bɔ˨kri ˨ bi˦/; close your eyes shut v ꤕꤣꤙꤤ /pə˧bi˦/; close your mouth tightly
close off v ꤤꤚꤟꤢꤒꤢꤠꤟꤢꤙꤤ /i˨ra˨ ta˨va˨ bi˦/; to put a wall or fence around; enclose v ꤡꤟꤢꤒꤟꤢꤒꤟꤢꤙꤤ /ʤɔ˦ ta˧ tɯ˧bi˦/; close off with a curtain v ꤞꤢꤙꤤ /ʂɛ˧bi˦/; obstruct
close to arriving phr ꤖꤢꤟꤛꤢꤒꤟꤌꤣꤟꤢ /pʰɯ˨hja˧tɯᵊhɔ˦/
cloth n ꤤꤊꤟꤢ /i˨kɛ˧ / n ꤎꤢꤒꤢꤕꤚꤟꤛꤢ /sa˨ta˨prhje˧/; thin and transparent cloth n ꤙꤢꤢ
/bɛ˨u˧/; der. ꤙꤢꤢꤊꤚꤤ
piece of cloth n ꤊꤢꤐꤟꤢ /ka˨zɛ˧ /clothes n ꤟꤛꤢꤊꤢꤡꤟꤢꤞꤛꤢ /hje˨kɯ˧dʒa˨ʂja˦/clothing n ꤟꤛꤢꤡꤟꤢ /hje˨ʤa˨ /; der.
ꤒꤟꤢꤊꤢꤒꤟꤢꤞꤛꤢ; ꤒꤟꤢꤊꤢꤟꤛꤢꤞꤛꤢꤡꤟꤢ n ꤜꤟꤢꤊꤢꤜꤟꤢꤞꤛꤢ /le˦ kɯ˧le˦ ʂja˦/
cloud n ꤢꤜꤟꤌꤣ /ɔ˦lɯᵊ/cloudless adj ꤗꤟꤢꤜꤟꤢ /mɔ˦ la˦ /cloudy n ꤊꤟꤢꤢꤟꤌꤣ /ke˦ ɯᵊ˨/; der. ꤊꤟꤢꤜꤢ adj
ꤢꤜꤟꤌꤣ ꤘꤟꤌꤣ /ɔ˨lɯᵉ˦ dɯᵉ˧/; overcast adj
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ꤋꤤꤢꤜꤟꤌꤣ /kʰi˦ɔ˦lɯᵊ˦/; dark clouds adj ꤢꤚꤟꤌꤣ /ɔ˦rɯᵊ˦/; referring to vision
clsf (animals) Classifier -ꤘꤟꤌꤣ /-dɯᵊ˧/; der. ꤒꤣꤘꤟꤌꤣ Classifier -ꤊꤜꤢ /-klɔ˦/; group of animals; der. ꤒꤣꤊꤜꤢ
clsf (blanket) Classifier -ꤕꤟꤢ /-pɯ˨/; der. ꤒꤣꤕꤟꤢ
Classifier -ꤟꤢ /-hɯ˧/; der. ꤒꤣꤟꤢ
clsf (books) Classifier ꤢ /u˦/; der. ꤒꤣꤢ
clsf (branch/tree) Classifier -ꤖꤛꤢ /-pʰja˧/clsf (bundle) Classifier ꤊꤜꤢ /klɔ˧/; firewood
clsf (coin) Classifier -ꤗꤛꤢ /-mje˦/clsf (decorative leg rings) Classifier ꤠꤟꤢ /vɔ˨ /clsf (dessert) Classifier -ꤙꤢ /-bɯ˨/; der. ꤒꤣꤙꤢ
clsf (fish, leaves, money, birds) Classifier ꤙꤢ /bɛ˨/; der. ꤒꤣꤙꤢ
clsf (flat things) Classifier ꤙꤢ /ba˨/; blanket, book, shirt, paper
clsf (flower) Classifier -ꤖꤥ /-pʰo˧/clsf (friend) Classifier ꤞꤛꤥ /ʂwo˦/clsf (garden plot; field) Classifier -ꤜꤟꤢ /-le˦ /;
der. ꤒꤣꤜꤟꤢ
clsf (general things) Classifier ꤡꤣ /ʤə˨/; der. ꤒꤣꤡꤣ
clsf (group of animals) Classifier ꤊꤜꤢ /klɔ˦/clsf (group of people) Classifier ꤗꤟꤢ /mṳ˨/clsf (hill; seed) Classifier ꤕꤜꤢ /plɔ˨/clsf (hour) Classifier -ꤗꤢ /-mɯ˧/clsf (island) Classifier -ꤊꤜꤢ /-klɯ˦/clsf (item in family of like things) Classifier
ꤊꤟꤌꤣ /kɯᵊ˨/clsf (item of clothing) Classifier ꤕꤟꤢ /pɯ˨/clsf (language) Classifier ꤗꤢ /mɯ˧/clsf (large items; fruits, things, house) Classifier
ꤗꤢ /me˧/
clsf (leg rings) Classifier ꤠꤟꤢ /vɔ˨ /clsf (levels) Classifier -ꤒꤟꤥ /-to˦/clsf (long things; river, tree) Classifier ꤙꤥ /bo˧/clsf (nights) Classifier -ꤞꤢ /-ʂɛ˧/clsf (one sleeve; one shoe) Classifier ꤖꤛꤢ /pʰje˨/clsf (pairs of things) Classifier -ꤖꤢ /-pʰu˨/clsf (parts, sections) Classifier -ꤊꤛꤢ /-kje˧/clsf (person) Classifier -ꤕꤚꤟꤢ /-prɛ˨ /; der.
ꤒꤣꤕꤚꤟꤢ
clsf (piece) Classifier ꤊꤥ /ko˨/; piece of wood, bamboo, money
clsf (places) Classifier -ꤖꤥ /-pʰo˨/clsf (plants, trees, flowers) Classifier ꤗꤟꤢ /mɔ˦ /clsf (round thing) Classifier -ꤠꤟꤢ /-vɔ˨ /clsf (scroll) Classifier -ꤊꤜꤢ /-klu˧/clsf (thick things) Classifier ꤘꤟꤌꤣ /dɯᵊ˧/clsf (thing) Classifier -ꤡꤣ /-ʤə˨/; der. ꤒꤣꤡꤣ
clsf (things that...) Classifier ꤗꤢ /me˧/clsf (things) Classifier ꤗꤤ /mi˧/clsf (time) n -ꤟꤢ /-hɯ˨/clsf (town, city) Classifier -ꤠꤟꤤ /-vi ˧ /clsf (transportation) Classifier ꤋꤢ /kʰu˨/clsf (trees/plants) Classifier -ꤞꤢ /-ʂɔ˨/clsf (two sides) Classifier -ꤋꤥ /-kʰo˦/clsf (verse, point) Classifier -ꤗꤟꤢ /-ma˧ /clsf (village) Classifier -ꤘꤢ /-dɔ˧/; der. -ꤏꤥ
clsf (vineyard) Classifier -ꤖꤢ /-pʰɛ˨/clsf (well, pool, lake) Classifier -ꤢ /-ɔ˨/clsf (wings) Classifier -ꤊꤚꤢ /-krɯ˨/clsf (word) Classifier -ꤗꤢ /-mɯ˦/; der. ꤒꤣꤗꤢ
clsf (written materials, paper, map) Classifier -ꤙꤢ /-ba˨/
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club n ꤤꤗꤟꤢꤤꤕꤟꤢ /i˨mɯ˧i˨pɔ˨ /; der. ꤤꤗꤟꤢ;
ꤤꤕꤟꤢ
cluck v ꤊꤢꤘꤢ /ka˨da˦/; a clucking noise to drive away cows or buffalo
cluttered adj ꤒꤢꤖꤤꤒꤢꤖꤟꤌꤣ /ta˨pʰi˧ta˨pʰɯᵊ˨/; messy
co-worker n ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤗꤟꤢꤚꤟꤥꤜꤢꤒꤟꤢ /prɛ˨ me˨ ro˦lu˧tɛ˨ /; der. ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤗꤟꤢꤒꤟꤣꤒꤟꤢ
coal n ꤗꤤꤊꤜꤝꤥ /mi˨klwo˦/coarse adj ꤞꤝꤢꤒꤢꤊꤟꤢ /ʂwɛ˦ta˨ka˧ /; rough
coast n ꤋꤥꤗꤟꤢꤋꤥꤜꤥ /kʰo˧ma˦ kʰo˧lo˨/coat v ꤡꤟꤢꤊꤜꤢꤘꤢ /ʤa˨ klɔ˧du˨/; an outer large
shirt; der. ꤡꤟꤢꤜꤟꤢ
coax v ꤤꤜꤥꤤꤜꤛꤢ /i˨lo˨i˨lja˦/; tempt
cobra n ꤚꤟꤢꤕꤜꤢ /ru˦plɔ˨/; der. ꤚꤟꤢꤞꤢ
cock n ꤏꤛꤢꤖꤢ /ʃje˧pʰɛ˧/; chicken (male)
cockerel n ꤏꤛꤢꤖꤢꤖꤢ /ʃje˧pʰɛ˧pʰu˦/cockroach n ꤜꤟꤢꤊꤤ /lɔ˨ ki˦/cocky adj ꤒꤢꤔꤟꤢꤘꤢ ꤘꤛꤢꤔꤟꤢ /ta˨ne˨ du˨
dje˦ne˦ /; think great of oneself
coconut n ꤗꤢꤢꤞꤢ /ma˦u˨ʂɛ˨/coconut oil n ꤗꤢꤢꤓꤛꤢ /ma˦u˧tʰje˧/cocoon number ꤞꤤꤜꤢ /ʂi˦lu˨/; der. ꤞꤤꤜꤢꤊꤢ
coffee n ꤊꤢꤖꤤ /ka˨pʰi˨/; borrowed word from English
coffin n ꤜꤥ /lo˧/; der. ꤜꤟꤌꤣꤤꤜꤥ
coil v ꤤꤠꤟꤢ /i˨va˨ / v ꤤꤙꤤ /i˨bi˧/; using rope or metal wire
coin n ꤚꤢꤛꤝꤟꤢ /rɯ˧zwɛ˨/cold adv ꤊꤟꤢꤚꤟꤥꤊꤟꤢꤏꤝꤤ /ke˦ ro˦ke˦ sʰwi˦/;
related to weather; der. ꤊꤟꤢꤚꤟꤥ adj ꤊꤢꤡꤟꤢ /ka˨ʤṳ˦/; der. ꤓꤛꤢꤊꤢꤡꤟꤢ; ꤒꤢꤊꤜꤢ n ꤞꤢꤢ /ʂɛ˦ɔ˦/; common cold
collaborate v ꤗꤟꤢꤕꤜꤢꤗꤟꤢꤡꤢ /me˨ plɔ˦me˨ dʒɯ˧/
collapse v ꤜꤢꤒꤟꤢꤕꤚꤟꤢ /la˨ta˧ prɔ˨ /; to fall down destroyed v ꤜꤢꤋꤢꤜꤢꤕꤟꤢ /la˨kʰɯ˦la˨pɔ˨ /; when a person falls down
collar v ꤕꤜꤢꤘꤢ /pla˧da˧/; body part
colleague n ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤗꤟꤢꤚꤟꤥꤒꤟꤢ /prɛ˨ me˨ ro˦ tɛ ˨ /; fellow worker
collect v ꤤꤓꤌꤣꤕꤜꤢ /i˨tʰɯᵊ˨plɔ˦/; der. ꤤꤓꤌꤣ v
ꤊꤝꤥ /kwo˧/; collect taxes, offerings v
ꤙꤢꤕꤜꤢ /be˨plɔ˦/; combine; der. ꤘꤛꤢꤕꤜꤢ v
ꤓꤢꤕꤜꤢ /tʰɔ˦plɔ˦/; pull together
collide v ꤕꤟꤢꤙꤢ /pɔ˦ bɛ˨/color n ꤢꤜꤢ /a˨la˨/colorless adj ꤢꤜꤢꤥꤒꤥ /a˨la˨o˨to˨/colt n ꤒꤢꤞꤤꤖꤢ /ta˨ʂi˦pʰu˦/coma v ꤓꤛꤢꤒꤢꤕꤟꤢ /tʰja˨ta˨pa˨ /; unconscious
comb n ꤊꤢꤞꤛꤢ /kɔ˦ʂje˨/ v ꤤꤋꤝꤤ /i˨kʰwi˦/; der. ꤋꤝꤤꤕꤚꤟꤥ n ꤏꤛꤢꤋꤢꤘꤤ /ʃje˧kʰa˧di˨/; comb on the rooster's head
combine v ꤙꤢꤕꤜꤢ /be˨plɔ˦/; collect v
ꤘꤛꤢꤒꤟꤣ /dja˨tə˦ /; put together
come v ꤟꤛꤢ /hja˧/come see phr ꤟꤛꤢꤗꤛꤢꤓꤛꤢ /hja˧mja˦tʰje˨/come take back phr ꤟꤛꤢꤖꤛꤢꤊꤟꤢ
/hja˧pʰje˦ka˨ /come and argue phr ꤟꤛꤢꤊꤚꤢꤟꤛꤢꤊꤚꤟꤛꤢ
/hja˧kre˦hja˧krja˦ /come arrive phr ꤟꤛꤢꤒꤟꤌꤣ /hja˧tɯᵊ/come ask phr ꤟꤛꤢꤊꤝꤤ /hja˧kwi˧/come ask for mercy phr ꤟꤛꤢꤊꤝꤤꤞꤢꤐꤟꤢ
/hja˧kwi˧ʂɛ˦zɔ˨ /come become phr ꤟꤛꤢꤓꤝꤟꤥꤓꤛꤢ
/hja˧tʰwo˧tʰja˨/come bend down and look phr
ꤟꤛꤢꤍꤟꤢꤗꤛꤢꤡꤝꤟꤥ /hja˧ŋɔ˨ mja˦ʤwo˧/come call phr ꤟꤛꤢꤢ /hja˧ɛ˦/come change phr ꤟꤛꤢꤓꤢꤜꤟꤛꤢ /hja˧tʰu˨lja˨ /
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come choose phr ꤟꤛꤢꤔꤝꤥꤖꤛꤢ /hja˧nwo˦pʰje˦/
come cry phr ꤟꤛꤢꤍꤟꤌꤣ /hja˧ŋɯᵊ/come down phr ꤟꤛꤢꤒꤟꤢ /hja˧ta˧ / v
ꤟꤤꤒꤟꤢ /hi˦ta˧ /; descend
come eat phr ꤟꤛꤢꤢ /hja˧e˨/come enter and see phr ꤟꤛꤢꤔꤟꤌꤣꤗꤛꤢ
/hja˧nɯᵊ˧mja˦/come explain phr ꤟꤛꤢꤟꤢꤏꤥ /hja˧he˦sʰo˨/come fight phr ꤟꤛꤢꤏꤢ /hja˧sʰa˦/come grab phr ꤟꤛꤢꤕꤟꤢ /hja˧pɯ˦/come kiss phr ꤟꤛꤢꤔꤟꤌꤣꤗꤢ /hja˧nɯᵊ˨mɯ˦/come meet phr ꤟꤛꤢꤥꤊꤢꤥꤊꤛꤢ
/hja˧o˨ku˦o˨kja˦/; to come and have a meeting together phr ꤟꤛꤢꤗꤛꤢꤏꤢ /hja˧mja˦sʰɯ˨/
come open phr ꤟꤛꤢꤙꤢꤗꤥ /hja˧ba˦mo˧/come out to see phr ꤟꤛꤢꤓꤢꤗꤛꤢ
/hja˧tʰe˨mja˦/come pray phr ꤟꤛꤢꤡꤢꤙꤢ /hja˧ʤɔ˦bɛ˧/come put in phr ꤟꤛꤢꤏꤢꤔꤟꤌꤣ /hja˧sʰu˨nɯᵊ˧/come question phr ꤟꤛꤢꤏꤢꤘꤛꤢ /hja˧sʰu˨dja˧/come say phr ꤟꤛꤢꤟꤢ /hja˧he˦/come send phr ꤟꤛꤢꤞꤢ /hja˧ʂu˧/come speak phr ꤟꤛꤢꤟꤢꤙꤢ /hja˧he˦bɛ˨/come stand phr ꤟꤛꤢꤊꤢꤓꤢ /hja˧ka˨tʰɔ˨/come stay phr ꤟꤛꤢꤥ /hja˧o˨/come take phr ꤟꤛꤢꤖꤛꤢ /hja˧pʰje˦/come take care of phr ꤟꤛꤢꤗꤛꤢꤋꤝꤢ
/hja˧mja˦kʰwɛ˨/come take down phr ꤟꤛꤢꤖꤛꤢꤒꤟꤢ
/hja˧pʰje˦ta˧ /come up phr ꤟꤛꤢꤓꤛꤢ /hja˧tʰja˨/come visit phr ꤟꤛꤢꤥꤜꤢ /hja˧o˨le˧/
come again phr ꤟꤛꤢ ꤋꤛꤢꤞꤛꤢ /hja˧ kʰje˧θja˦/
come in phr ꤟꤛꤢꤔꤟꤌꤣ /hja˧nɯᵊ˧/; enter
comfort v ꤤꤜꤢꤤ /i˨lɔ˧i˦/; der. ꤤꤜꤢ
comma n ꤏꤛꤢ /ʃja˦/command v ꤗꤢꤊꤛꤢꤍꤟꤥ /me˨kja˧ŋo˦/; der.
ꤗꤢꤊꤛꤢ; ꤟꤢꤊꤜꤟꤢꤗꤢꤊꤛꤢ n ꤒꤟꤢꤗꤢꤊꤛꤢꤍꤟꤥ /tɛ˨ me˨kja˧ŋo˦/; der. ꤒꤟꤢꤗꤢꤊꤛꤢ; ꤒꤟꤢꤟꤢꤊꤛꤢꤍꤟꤥ v ꤔꤢ /nɔ˧/; ask to do
commandment n ꤍꤟꤥꤗꤢꤊꤛꤢ /ŋo˦me˨kja˧/committee n ꤊꤢꤗꤤꤒꤤ /kɔ˨mi˨ti˨/; borrowed word
from English
commotion n ꤒꤟꤢꤏꤢꤏꤤꤏꤢꤏꤢ /tɛ˨ sʰu˦ʃi˧sʰu˦sʰa˦/; der. ꤒꤟꤢꤏꤢꤏꤢ n
ꤒꤟꤢꤒꤢꤚꤢꤒꤢꤕꤛꤢ /tɛ˨ ta˨rɯ˧ta˨pja˧/community n ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤢꤕꤜꤢꤢꤗꤟꤢ
/prɛ˨ a˨plɔ˦a˨mu˨ /; group of people
company n ꤙꤢꤕꤜꤢ /bɛ˦plɔ˦/; 30 soldiers
compare v ꤒꤢꤜꤣ /ta˨lə˨/; der. ꤒꤢꤜꤣꤗꤛꤢ; ꤒꤢꤜꤣ
ꤙꤛꤢꤙꤢ v ꤒꤢꤚꤢꤘꤢ /te˧ra˨dɯ˧/; der. ꤒꤢꤜꤣ
ꤒꤢꤚꤢꤘꤢꤗꤛꤢ v ꤒꤢꤘꤤꤡꤢ /te˧di˧dʒɛ˧/compassion n ꤒꤟꤢꤞꤢꤐꤟꤢꤊꤜꤟꤢꤙꤢ
/tɛ˨ ʂɛ˦zɔ˨ kla˨ bɛ˨/; der. ꤒꤟꤢꤞꤢꤐꤟꤢ
compensate v -ꤜꤟꤛꤢ /-lje˧ /; pay back
compensation n ꤊꤜꤛꤢꤚꤢꤜꤟꤛꤢ /klje˧rɯ˧lhje˧/; compensation for war; der. ꤚꤢꤜꤟꤛꤢ
compete v ꤘꤤꤡꤢ /di˦ʤɛ˧/competence n ꤒꤟꤢꤡꤟꤛꤢꤘꤢ /tɛ˨ dʒja˦ dɛ˨/; ability
competent v ꤡꤟꤛꤢꤘꤢ /ʤja˦ dɛ˨/competition n ꤒꤟꤢꤘꤤꤡꤢ /tɛ˨ di˦ʤɛ˧/complain v ꤟꤢꤊꤟꤢꤟꤢꤟꤛꤢ /he˦ka˨ he˨hja˧/; also:
give reasons, tell here and there
complete adj ꤓꤛꤣꤕꤜꤢ /tʰɯᵊ˧plɯ˦/; finished already; der. ꤒꤢꤕꤜꤢ adj ꤥꤕꤝꤟꤥꤥꤘꤝꤥ /o˨pwo˧ o˨dwo˧/ prep ꤓꤛꤣꤟꤢ /tʰɯᵊ˧hɔ˦/; der.
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ꤓꤛꤣ v ꤗꤟꤢꤒꤢꤘꤢꤊꤛꤢ /me˨ ta˨dɯ˨kja˧/; finish; bring to an end; der. ꤗꤟꤢꤓꤛꤣ; ꤗꤟꤢꤓꤛꤣꤕꤜꤢ; ꤗꤟꤢꤓꤛꤣꤗꤟꤢꤕꤜꤢ adj ꤙꤢ /ba˧/; full; der. ꤙꤢꤟꤢ
completed v ꤗꤟꤢꤓꤛꤣꤟꤢ /me˨ tʰɯᵊ˧hɔ˦/completely adv ꤜꤟꤢꤜꤟꤢꤒꤢꤊꤜꤤ /lɔ˧ la˦ ta˨kli˨/;
do fully do something i.e. conquer completely; der. ꤜꤟꤢꤜꤟꤢꤊꤢꤞꤢ
compliment n ꤍꤟꤥ ꤓꤢꤞꤢ /ŋo˨ tʰu˨ʂɛ˦/ v
ꤓꤢꤞꤢ /tʰu˨ʂɛ˦/; to praise
comply v ꤜꤟꤢꤜꤢꤞꤢꤕꤜꤢ /lɯ˨lɛ˦ʂɛ˦plɔ˨/; indulge
compress v ꤜꤢꤊꤜꤟꤛꤢ /la˨klja˨ /compromise v ꤞꤢꤕꤜꤢꤗꤤꤋꤛꤢꤜꤢ
/ʂɛ˦plɔ˨mi˧kʰje˧lu˧/compute v ꤘꤛꤢꤗꤢ /dja˦ma˦/; record
computer n ꤊꤢꤕꤛꤢꤒꤣ /kɔ˨pju˨tə˨/; borrowed word from English
conceal v ꤙꤢꤢꤟꤌꤣꤙꤢꤙꤤ /be˨ɯᵊ˦be˨bi˦/; hide
conceited adj ꤒꤢꤔꤟꤢꤘꤢ ꤘꤛꤢꤔꤟꤢ /ta˨ne˨ du˨ dje˦ne˦ /; think great of oneself; der. ꤡꤟꤛꤢꤕꤣ;
ꤡꤟꤛꤢꤘꤢ adj ꤖꤛꤢꤘꤢꤔꤟꤢ /pʰje˦du˨ne˦ /concinna leaves n ꤏꤛꤢꤗꤢꤜꤢ /ʃje˨mɯ˧lɛ˨/conclusion n ꤒꤟꤢꤟꤢꤙꤢꤒꤢꤘꤢ /tɛ˨ he˦bɛ˨ta˨dɯ˨/condemn v ꤐꤟꤢꤒꤢꤚꤟꤛꤢꤒꤟꤢ /zṳ˧ta˨rja˧ ta˧ / v
ꤙꤢꤒꤟꤢꤞꤢ /be˨tɛ˨ ʂɯ˦/; accuse; charge
conference n ꤒꤟꤢꤥꤊꤢꤥꤊꤛꤢ /tɛ˨ o˨ku˦u˨kja˦/; meeting
confess v ꤢꤜꤟꤛꤢꤔꤟꤌꤣꤜꤟꤛꤢ /ɔ˦lja˨ nɯᵊ˨lja˨ /confidence n ꤒꤟꤢꤋꤢꤒꤟꤢꤟꤢ /tɛ˨ kʰɯ˧tɛ˨ ha˧/confident adj ꤞꤢꤕꤜꤢꤋꤢ ꤞꤢꤕꤜꤢꤟꤢ
/ʂɛ˦plɔ˨kʰɯ˧ ʂɛ˦plɔ˨ha˧/confirm v ꤙꤢꤊꤜꤟꤢꤗꤢ /be˨klɔ˨ ma˨/; der.
ꤘꤛꤢꤊꤜꤟꤢꤘꤛꤢꤗꤢ
confiscate v ꤟꤢꤕꤜꤢꤊꤛꤢ /hɔ˧plɔ˦kja˧/conflicting v ꤊꤚꤟꤢꤊꤜꤢꤒꤥ /krɯ˧klɛ˧to˨/; not at
peace with another
confounded v ꤒꤢꤕꤟꤢꤤꤟꤢ /ta˨pa˨ i˨hɯ˦/confuse v ꤗꤟꤢꤏꤢꤏꤤꤏꤢꤏꤢ /me˨ sʰu˦ʃi˧sʰu˦sʰa˦/confused adj ꤞꤢꤕꤜꤢꤏꤢꤏꤢ /ʂɛ˦plɔ˨sʰu˦sʰa˦/confusing adj ꤏꤢꤏꤢ /sʰu˦sʰa˦/connect v ꤕꤜꤝꤥꤓꤢ /plwo˧tʰɯ˧/connected adj ꤕꤜꤝꤥꤓꤢ ꤥꤔꤢ ꤟꤢ /plwo˧tʰɯ˧
o˨ne˨ hɔ˦/conquer v ꤏꤢꤕꤢ /sʰa˦pe˦/consider v ꤒꤢꤔꤟꤢꤗꤛꤢ /ta˨ne˨ mja˦/; der.
ꤒꤢꤔꤟꤢꤜꤟꤛꤢ v ꤒꤢꤔꤟꤢꤕꤜꤢꤕꤜꤤ /ta˨ne˨ plɯ˦pli˦/; consider all the options
consideration n ꤒꤟꤢꤒꤢꤔꤟꤢ ꤡꤟꤛꤢꤕꤟꤢ ꤘꤣ ꤢꤑꤢ /tɛ˨ ta˨ne˨ ʤja˦ pe˦ də˦ u˧ɲe˧/; able to think of others
console v ꤤꤜꤢ /i˨lɔ˧/constipation n ꤤꤒꤢꤡꤟꤛꤢ /i˨ta˨ʤje˧ /consult v ꤘꤣꤑꤢꤜꤢ /də˨ɲa˧lu˧/consume v ꤢꤜꤟꤢ /e˨lɔ˧ /contagious adj ꤚꤟꤢꤔꤟꤤ ꤡꤟꤛꤢ /rɛ˦ ni ˦ dʒja˦ /contend v ꤏꤢꤒꤢꤔꤛꤢ /sʰa˦ta˨nja˧/; der. ꤏꤢꤏꤢ
content adj ꤞꤢꤕꤜꤢꤗꤤ /ʂɛ˦plɔ˨mi˧/; der. ꤘꤛꤢꤗꤤꤡꤟꤛꤢ v ꤗꤟꤢꤞꤢꤕꤜꤢꤗꤤ /me˨ ʂɛ˦plɔ˨mi˧/
contentment n ꤒꤟꤢꤞꤢꤕꤜꤢꤗꤤ /tɛ˨ ʂɛ˦plɔ˨mi˧/continent n ꤊꤟꤢꤗꤟꤌꤣ /ke˦ mɯᵊ/continue v ꤗꤟꤢꤕꤜꤢꤟꤛꤢ /me˨ ple˨hja˧/ v
ꤡꤛꤣꤕꤢꤟꤛꤢ /dʒɯᵊpa˨hja˧/; go forward; der. ꤕꤢꤟꤛꤢ
contract n ꤜꤤꤊꤜꤟꤢꤗꤢ /li˨klɔ˨ ma˨/contrary adj ꤋꤥ /kʰo˦/; different
control v ꤋꤢ /kʰɔ˧/; control our bodies or hearts; der. ꤋꤢꤕꤢ v ꤕꤢꤢꤕꤢꤥ /pe˦e˨pe˦o˧/; force
convenient adj ꤢꤒꤥꤢꤙꤢ /a˨to˧a˨ebɛ˨/; perfect
conversation n ꤒꤟꤢꤟꤢꤙꤢꤋꤛꤢꤜꤢ /tɛ˨ he˦bɛ˨kʰje˧lu˧/
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converse v ꤟꤢꤙꤢꤟꤢꤏꤛꤣ ꤋꤛꤢꤜꤢ /he˦bɛ˨he˦ʃɯᵊ˧ kʰje˧lu˧/
convinced v ꤒꤢꤔꤟꤢꤒꤟꤛꤢ /ta˨ne˨ thja˦/cook v ꤤꤖꤥ /i˨pʰo˧/; der. ꤖꤥꤢ v ꤤꤙꤢ /i˨bɯ˧/;
cook in coals
cooked adj ꤏꤝꤤ /sʰwi˦/; cooked rice adj ꤝꤥ /wo˧/cool adj ꤊꤢꤡꤟꤢ /ka˨dʒu˦/ v ꤕꤢꤜꤝꤤ /pa˨lwi˧/;
cooling
cooperate v ꤗꤟꤢꤕꤜꤢꤗꤟꤢꤡꤢ /me˨ plɔ˦me˨ dʒɯ˧/cooperation n ꤒꤟꤢꤗꤟꤢꤕꤜꤢꤗꤟꤢꤡꤢ
/tɛ˨ me˨ plɔ˦me˨ dʒɯ˧/; grouped together
copper n ꤊꤚꤢ /kre˧/ n ꤒꤢꤜꤤ /ta˨li˧/copulate v ꤠꤛꤢ /vja˨/copy v ꤗꤟꤢꤙꤢꤙꤢ /me˨ ba˦bɯ˧/; imitate
cord n ꤤꤕꤜꤤ /i˨pli˦/core of tree n ꤊꤤ /ki˦/coriander n ꤖꤥꤡꤟꤤꤜꤢ /pʰo˧dʒi ˧ lɛ˨/corn n ꤏꤤꤜꤢ /ʃi˨lɔ˧/; der. ꤋꤢꤞꤢ
corner n ꤢꤔꤟꤢ /a˨na˦ /corpse n ꤜꤟꤌꤣꤒꤟꤥ /lɯᵊ˧to˨/; dead body
correct v ꤤꤞꤛꤥꤚꤛꤢꤊꤟꤢ /i˨ʂjo˦rja˦ka˨ / adj ꤒꤥ /to˧/; correct; right; der. ꤢꤒꤥꤢꤙꤢ
exactly right adj ꤒꤟꤢꤒꤥꤒꤟꤢꤙꤢ /ta˧ to˧ta˧ bɛ˨/corrode v ꤓꤢꤤꤓꤢꤊꤚꤟꤢ /tʰe˨i˨tʰe˨krɔ˨ /corrosion n ꤒꤟꤢꤓꤢꤤꤓꤢꤊꤚꤟꤢ /tɛ˨ tʰe˨i˨tʰe˨krɔ˨ /;
rust
cost n ꤢꤍꤟꤢ /a˨ŋu˨/costly adj ꤍꤟꤢꤘꤢꤕꤚꤟꤤꤘꤢ /ŋṳ˨du˨pri ˨ du˨/; the
cost is great; der. ꤍꤟꤢꤘꤢ
cotton n ꤒꤢꤖꤛꤢ /ta˨pʰja˦/; der. ꤒꤢꤖꤛꤢꤗꤟꤢ
cotton gin n ꤤꤊꤟꤥ /i˨ko˨/; machine that separates the seeds from the cotton
cough v ꤒꤢꤋꤢ /ta˨kʰɯ˦/counsel n ꤒꤟꤢꤡꤛꤢꤒꤟꤢꤑꤢ /tɛ˨ dʒja˨tɛ˨ ɲa˨/
counselor n ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤘꤛꤢꤡꤛꤢ /prɛ˨ dje˦dʒja˨/; adviser
count v ꤘꤛꤢꤗꤢ /dja˨ma˦/; der. ꤘꤛꤢ ꤗꤢꤒꤥ
country n ꤓꤛꤢꤊꤟꤢ /tʰje˧ke˦ /; der. ꤊꤟꤢ n
ꤊꤟꤢꤗꤟꤌꤣ /ke˦ mɯᵊ/country at peace phr ꤊꤟꤢꤞꤛꤣꤊꤟꤢꤊꤚꤢ
/ke˦ ʂɯᵊ˨ke˦ kre˧/couple n ꤔꤛꤢꤞꤛꤣ /nje˧ʂɯᵊ˧/; two or three n
ꤗꤢꤠꤟꤢ /me˧vɛ˨ /; wife-husband
courage n ꤒꤟꤢꤞꤢꤕꤜꤢꤋꤢꤟꤢ /tɛ˨ ʂɛ˦plɔ˨kʰɯ˧ha˦/; der. ꤒꤟꤢꤋꤢꤒꤟꤢꤟꤢ
courageous adj ꤞꤢꤕꤜꤢꤋꤢꤟꤢ /ʂɛ˦plɔ˨kʰɯ˧ha˧/; der. ꤞꤢꤕꤜꤢꤋꤢ ꤞꤢꤕꤜꤢꤟꤢ; ꤋꤢꤟꤢ; ꤟꤢ n ꤊꤢꤛꤢꤟꤢ ꤊꤢꤛꤢꤊꤢꤊꤢ /ka˨ja˧ha˧ ka˨ja˧ka˧kɛ˨/; a person with courage
court n ꤒꤟꤢꤡꤤꤚꤛꤢꤟꤥ /tɛ˨ ʤi˨rja˨ho˧/; place of punishment; der. ꤜꤟꤢꤡꤤꤚꤛꤢ ꤢꤋꤢꤜꤟꤢ
courtyard n ꤟꤤꤠꤟꤤꤊꤢ /hi˨vi ˧ ku˧/; within the wall around the house
cousin n ꤕꤟꤌꤣꤙꤢ /pɯᵊbu˧/cousin (first) n ꤒꤣꤕꤟꤌꤣꤙꤢ /tə˨pɯᵊbu˧/cousin (second) n ꤔꤛꤢꤕꤟꤌꤣꤙꤢ /nje˧pɯᵊ˦bu˧/
covenant n ꤒꤟꤢꤣꤜꤟꤛꤢ /tɛ˨ ə˧lja˨ /; agreement; promise; der. ꤒꤟꤢꤢꤜꤟꤛꤢꤔꤟꤌꤣꤜꤟꤛꤢ v ꤢꤗꤢꤏꤢ /e˨ma˨sʰɛ˨/
cover v ꤤꤓꤢ /i˨tʰɔ˦/; with a blanket v
ꤊꤢꤊꤟꤌꤣꤙꤤ /kɛ˧kɯᵊbi˦/ v ꤕꤜꤢꤙꤤ /plɯ˧bi˦/; bury v ꤗꤟꤢꤙꤤ /me˨ bi˦/; cover; shut v
ꤡꤢꤢꤙꤤ /dʒa˨ɔ˦bi˦/; cover over n ꤋꤢꤘꤢ /kʰu˨dɔ˦/; i.e. bottle cap v ꤒꤟꤤꤙꤤ /ti ˨ bi˦/; to cover your ears
covered adj ꤊꤜꤥ /klo˦/ adj ꤤꤕꤜꤢ /i˨plɯ˨/; covered with water
cow n ꤕꤟꤢ /pṳ˦/; der. ꤕꤟꤢꤊꤢꤜꤤ; ꤕꤟꤢꤤꤜꤢ;
ꤕꤟꤢꤗꤟꤌꤣ; ꤕꤟꤢꤖꤢ
cowardly adj ꤒꤢꤚꤟꤌꤣ /ta˨rɯᵊ˨/crab n ꤏꤛꤥ /ʃwo˨/; der. ꤏꤝꤥ
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crack v ꤖꤢꤚꤢ /pʰɛ˦re˦/; shatter
cracked adj ꤕꤟꤢꤖꤢ /pɔ˦ pʰɛ˦/; exploded
cradle n ꤤꤡꤟꤢ /i˨ʤɔ˧ /crash v ꤕꤟꤢꤙꤢ /pɔ˦ bɛ˨/; i.e. car crash
crawl v ꤕꤢꤍꤟꤢꤡꤛꤣ /pu˧ŋɔ˧ dʒɯ˦/crayon n ꤜꤤꤙꤥꤢꤜꤢ /li˨bo˧a˨la˨/crazy adj ꤒꤢꤗꤝꤤꤞꤢꤚꤟꤢ /ta˨mwi˧ʂɛ˧rɛ˨ /; der.
ꤒꤢꤗꤝꤤ
create v ꤙꤛꤢꤜꤟꤛꤢꤒꤢꤜꤟꤛꤢ /bja˦lja˨ te˧lja˨ /; der. ꤙꤛꤢ; ꤙꤛꤢꤜꤟꤛꤢ; ꤒꤢꤜꤟꤛꤢ
create anew phr ꤙꤛꤢꤒꤢꤕꤜꤢꤞꤢ /bja˦ta˨ple˨ʂɛ˧/creation n ꤒꤟꤢꤙꤛꤢꤜꤟꤛꤢ /tɛ˨ bja˦lja˨ /; created
things; der. ꤒꤟꤢꤙꤢꤙꤛꤢ
creator n ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤙꤛꤢ /prɛ˨ bja˦/crevasse n ꤊꤚꤢ /krɔ˧/crime n ꤒꤟꤢꤞꤢ /tɛ˨ ʂɯ˦/; sin; mistake
cripple n ꤊꤢꤛꤢ ꤘꤢꤒꤢ /ka˨ja˧ da˦tɔ˧/; der. ꤊꤢꤛꤢꤘꤢꤒꤢꤚꤟꤢ
crippled adj ꤋꤢꤘꤟꤌꤣꤒꤟꤢ /kʰa˧dɯᵊ˨tɯ˧/; foot is cut off adj ꤘꤢꤒꤢ /da˦tɔ˧/; der. ꤘꤢꤒꤢꤚꤟꤢ
criticism n ꤒꤟꤢꤕꤢꤡꤟꤛꤢꤤꤏꤛꤢ /tɛ˨ pa˨ʤje˦ i˨ʃje˦/
criticize v ꤕꤢꤡꤟꤛꤢꤤꤏꤛꤢ /pa˨ʤje˦ i˨ʃje˦/; der. ꤕꤢꤡꤟꤛꤢ
crocodile n ꤒꤢꤐꤟꤢ /ta˨zɛ˦ /crooked adj ꤊꤢꤕꤜꤟꤛꤢ /ka˨plja˨ /; liar; crooked
person; der. ꤊꤢ v ꤡꤢꤒꤥ /ʤɔ˦to˨/; not straight adj ꤒꤢꤊꤤꤒꤢꤊꤟꤢ /ta˨ki˧ta˨ka˨ /; crooked road; der. ꤒꤢꤊꤟꤢ
crop n ꤞꤢꤞꤢꤠꤢꤖꤥ /ʂɔ˨ʂɛ˨vɛ˨pʰo˧/; fruit-flower n ꤒꤟꤢꤗꤟꤢꤒꤟꤢꤙꤥ /tɛ˨ mɔ˦ tɛ˨ bo˧/; general word for vegetation n ꤒꤟꤢꤞꤢꤒꤟꤢꤖꤥ /tɛ˨ ʂɛ˨tɛ˨ pʰo˧/; fruit or harvest
good crop-fruit phr ꤞꤢꤒꤝꤟꤥꤞꤢꤚꤛꤢ /ʂɛ˨two˦ ʂɛ˨rja˦/
cross n ꤒꤥꤜꤛꤢꤟꤤꤓꤢ /to˧lja˧hi˨tʰɯ˨/; the Christian cross n ꤟꤤꤓꤢꤘꤤꤊꤢ /hi˨tʰɯ˨di˦kɛ˨/
crossbow n ꤊꤜꤛꤢ /klje˨/crow v ꤤꤢ /i˨u˨/; der. ꤤꤢꤒꤢꤐꤛꤢ; ꤤꤢꤓꤛꤢ n
ꤡꤢꤠꤢ /dʒɔ˦vɛ˨/crowd n ꤊꤢꤛꤢ ꤙꤢꤗꤟꤢ /ka˨ja˧ bɛ˦mṳ˨/; der.
ꤊꤢꤛꤢ ꤙꤢꤊꤜꤢꤙꤢꤗꤟꤢ v ꤒꤢꤘꤝꤤꤒꤢꤏꤛꤢ /ta˨dwi˦ta˨ʃja˨/
crowded adj ꤥꤕꤜꤢꤥꤖꤢ /o˨plu˨o˨pʰɛ˨/; der. ꤥꤕꤜꤢ; ꤥꤕꤜꤢꤥꤕꤜꤢ
crowding v ꤒꤢꤘꤝꤤꤒꤢꤏꤛꤢ /ta˨dwi˦ta˨ʃja˨/crown v ꤊꤜꤝꤟꤥꤓꤛꤢ /klwo˧tʰja˨/; to crown or
place on the head n ꤋꤢꤊꤜꤝꤟꤥꤓꤢ /kʰu˨klwo˧tʰɛ˧/; gold crown
cruel v ꤗꤟꤢꤡꤟꤛꤢꤡꤢ /me˨ dʒje˧ dʒɯ˨/; to treat severely; persecute
crumbs n ꤏꤢꤢ ꤒꤟꤢꤊꤟꤌꤣꤒꤟꤢꤠꤟꤢ /sʰɛ˨e˨ ta˧ kɯᵊta˧ vɛ˧ /; food that has fallen
crush v ꤗꤢ ꤊꤢꤕꤚꤟꤤ /mɯ˨ ka˨pri ˧ / v
ꤐꤟꤤꤒꤟꤢ /zi ˦ ta˧ /; crush with the foot
cry v ꤍꤟꤌꤣ /ŋɯᵊ/; der. ꤍꤟꤌꤣꤙꤢꤟꤢꤏꤤ;
ꤍꤟꤌꤣꤕꤜꤟꤛꤢ; ꤍꤟꤌꤣꤕꤜꤟꤛꤢꤍꤟꤌꤣꤚꤟꤛꤢ; ꤍꤟꤌꤣꤞꤛꤢꤍꤟꤌꤣꤥ v ꤗꤢꤞꤢꤓꤛꤢꤒꤟꤢ /mɛ˨ʂɛ˨tʰje˧ta˧ /; der. ꤗꤢꤞꤢꤓꤛꤢꤜꤟꤛꤢ
cucumber n ꤘꤛꤢꤞꤢ /dje˧ʂɛ˨/culture n ꤒꤟꤢꤡꤟꤢꤘꤢꤞꤢꤚꤛꤢ
/te˨ dʒɛ˦ dɛ˨ʂa˧rja˧/; der. ꤜꤟꤢꤊꤜꤥ
cumin n ꤋꤢꤗꤢ /kʰa˨mɛ˦/; transliteration of the spice cumin
cup n ꤙꤢ /be˧/; der. ꤓꤛꤢꤙꤢ
cure v ꤐꤢꤜꤢꤗꤟꤢꤊꤟꤢ /za˨la˨me˦ ka˨ /; der. ꤐꤢꤏꤤꤗꤟꤢ adj ꤚꤟꤤ /ri ˨ /
curled adj ꤘꤢꤋꤟꤌꤣ /da˦kʰɯᵊ˧/; curled up; der. ꤥꤗꤛꤢ ꤘꤢꤋꤟꤌꤣ
currency n ꤚꤢ /rɯ˧/; money
current n ꤓꤛꤢꤓꤝꤤꤊꤜꤥ /tʰje˧tʰwi˦klo˧/; water flow
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curry n ꤤꤞꤝꤤ /i˨ʂwi˦/curse v ꤤꤏꤢꤟꤢ /i˨sʰɔ˧ha˧/; der. ꤤꤏꤢꤤꤙꤢ n
ꤒꤟꤢꤏꤢꤟꤢ /tɛ˨ sʰɔ˧ha˧/; der. ꤒꤟꤢꤤꤏꤢꤤꤙꤢ
curtain n ꤤꤊꤟꤢꤙꤢꤘꤢ /i˨kɛ˧ ba˨du˨/; large cloth n ꤙꤢꤢꤜꤟꤢꤗꤟꤢꤙꤤ /bɛ˨u˧le˦ me˨ bi˦/
curve n ꤒꤢꤊꤟꤢ /ta˨ka˨ /curvy adj ꤒꤢꤊꤤꤒꤢꤊꤟꤢ /ta˨ki˧ta˨ka˨ /; crooked;
not straight; der. ꤒꤢꤊꤟꤢ
custom n ꤜꤟꤢꤊꤜꤥ /le˦ klo˧/; der. ꤜꤟꤢꤊꤜꤥꤜꤟꤢꤋꤛꤢ n ꤚꤥꤚꤛꤢ /ro˨rja˧/; folklore
cut v ꤤꤡꤤ /i˨ʤi˧/; cutting hair v ꤤꤡꤟꤥꤒꤟꤢ /i˨ʤo˧ tɯ˧/ v ꤤꤊꤟꤢꤊꤟꤢ /i˨kɛ˦ ka˨ /; cutting of small things; der. ꤊꤟꤢꤒꤟꤢ v ꤐꤟꤢꤊꤟꤢꤊꤟꤢ /zɔ˦ kɛ˦ ka˨ /; to cut off a branch v ꤕꤟꤢꤒꤟꤢ /pa˧ tɯ˧/; to cut or slice with an ax or sword; der. ꤒꤟꤢꤒꤟꤢ v ꤘꤢ /cut with a knife/; cut back and forth; sawing v ꤖꤟꤌꤣꤊꤛꤢ /pʰɯᵊ˧kje˧/; split; cut with knife v ꤓꤛꤢ /tʰja˧/ v ꤕꤚꤢꤖꤢ /pra˧pʰɛ/; cut open; operate
cute adj ꤞꤢꤒꤢꤡꤢ /ʂɛ˦ta˨ʤa˦/; cute baby; der. ꤒꤝꤟꤥ ꤞꤢꤒꤢꤡꤢ ꤋꤥꤘꤢ
cymbal n ꤡꤢꤡꤛꤢ /ʤa˦ʤje˦/
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daily adv ꤕꤝꤟꤥꤑꤢꤕꤝꤟꤥꤞꤢ /pwo˧ɲe˧pwo˧ ʂɛ˧/dam n ꤓꤛꤢꤋꤟꤢ /tʰje˧kʰɔ˨ ˨˨/damage v ꤗꤟꤢꤕꤛꤢ /me˨ pje˦/damaged adj ꤢꤕꤛꤢꤢꤜꤟꤢ /a˨pje˦a˨lu˦/dance v ꤤꤜꤢ /i˨le˧/; der. ꤤꤜꤢꤕꤚꤟꤢꤤꤜꤢꤗꤟꤛꤢ
v ꤕꤢꤑꤟꤢ ꤜꤢꤠꤟꤢ /pa˨ɲa˦ la˨vɔ˧ /danger n ꤒꤟꤢꤒꤢꤚꤟꤢꤞꤢ ꤞꤢꤤꤏꤢ /tɛ˨ ta˨rɔ˨ ʂɛ˦
ʂɛ˦i˨sʰe˧/; der. ꤒꤟꤢꤋꤢꤒꤟꤢꤟꤢ
dangerous adj ꤞꤢꤤꤏꤢꤡꤟꤛꤢ /ʂɛ˦i˨ʃe˧dʒja˦ /; frightening
dare v ꤥꤙꤢ /o˨bɯ˨/; der. ꤗꤟꤢꤙꤢ v
ꤢꤊꤟꤢꤢꤏꤝꤢ /ɛ˦kɯ˦ɛ˦sʰwe˧/daring adj ꤙꤢ /bɯ˨/; der. ꤙꤢꤒꤥ
dark adj ꤋꤤꤒꤢꤚꤟꤢ /kʰi˦ta˨rɯ˨/; der. ꤢꤋꤤ;
ꤋꤤꤒꤢꤕꤟꤢ adj ꤗꤟꤢꤋꤤꤢ /mɔ˦ kʰi˦ɔ˦/; early in the morning before it's still light
darken v ꤗꤟꤢꤋꤤꤗꤟꤢꤒꤢꤕꤟꤢ /me˨ kʰi˦me˨ ta˨pa˨ /; to cause to not see; der. ꤗꤟꤢꤋꤤ
darkness n ꤒꤟꤢꤋꤤꤒꤟꤢꤜꤟꤢ /tɛ˨ kʰi˦tɛ˨ lɔ˨ /; der. ꤋꤤ; ꤢꤋꤤ; ꤋꤤꤒꤢꤕꤟꤢ; ꤒꤟꤢꤋꤤ; ꤒꤟꤢꤋꤤꤒꤟꤢꤒꤢꤕꤟꤢ adj ꤋꤤꤒꤢꤚꤟꤢ
date n ꤑꤢꤞꤢ /ɲe˧ʂɛ˧/; day
daughter n ꤖꤢꤕꤚꤟꤢꤗꤢ /pʰu˦prɛ˨ mɔ˨/; der. ꤖꤢꤕꤚꤟꤢꤗꤢꤖꤢ n ꤖꤢꤗꤢ /pʰu˦mɔ˨/; term of endearment
daughter-in-law n ꤘꤛꤢ /dja˨/dawn n ꤗꤟꤢꤜꤤꤙꤢ /mɔ˦ li˧bu˧/; daybreak; der.
ꤗꤟꤢꤜꤤꤚꤟꤥ
day n ꤗꤟꤢꤑꤢ /mɔ˦ ɲe˧/; der. ꤗꤟꤢꤑꤢꤗꤟꤢꤞꤢ
day after tomorrow phr ꤏꤥꤠꤤ /sʰo˧vi˦/day off (holiday) n ꤗꤟꤢꤑꤢꤥꤊꤟꤌꤣ
/mo˦ ɲe˧o˨kɯᵊ˦/daytime n ꤗꤟꤢꤏꤢꤊꤜꤢ /mɔ˦ sʰɛ˧klɛ˧/
dead adj ꤞꤛꤢꤟꤢ /ʂje˧hɔ˦/; der. ꤞꤢꤒꤟꤢꤕꤜꤢꤊꤛꤢ
n ꤊꤢꤛꤢꤞꤛꤢ /ka˨ja˧ʂje˧/deaf adj ꤋꤢꤜꤢꤊꤢꤢ /kʰa˧lɛ˨ka˨ɔ˧/deal v ꤤꤏꤢꤤꤕꤚꤟꤤ /i˨sʰɛ˧i˨pri ˨ /; buy and sell
death n ꤒꤟꤢꤞꤛꤢ /tɛ˨ ʂje˧/; der. ꤒꤟꤢꤞꤛꤢꤗꤟꤌꤣꤖꤢ
debt n ꤏꤢ /sʰu˨/; der. ꤔꤟꤌꤣꤏꤢ; ꤔꤟꤌꤣꤏꤢꤥ;
ꤏꤢꤥ
decay v ꤞꤢ /ʂɔ˧/deceive v ꤊꤜꤝꤥꤜꤢꤟꤥ /klwo˨la˨ho˧/; disguise-lie
v ꤜꤢꤟꤥꤢꤢ /la˨ho˧e˨u˧/; der. ꤜꤢꤟꤥꤜꤟꤛꤢ;
ꤜꤢꤟꤥꤜꤢꤠꤟꤛꤢ v ꤤꤜꤥꤜꤢꤟꤥ /i˨lo˨la˨ho˧/; to tempt
deceiver n ꤊꤢꤛꤢꤊꤟꤢ /ka˨ja˧ka˨ /; crooked person n ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤤꤜꤥꤤꤜꤛꤢ /prɛ˨ i˨lo˨i˨lja˦/
December n ꤘꤤꤐꤟꤢꤙꤣ /di˨ze˨ bə˨/; borrowed word from English
deception n ꤒꤟꤢꤤꤜꤥ ꤜꤢꤟꤥꤢ ꤢ /tɛ˨ i˨lo˨ la˨ho˧e˨ u˧/
decide v ꤒꤢꤐꤛꤢꤥꤔꤟꤢ /ta˨zje˨o˨ne˨ / v
ꤘꤛꤢꤜꤟꤛꤢ ꤞꤢꤕꤜꤢ /dja˨lja˨ ʂɛ˦plɔ˨/; der. ꤙꤢꤜꤟꤛꤢ ꤞꤢꤕꤜꤢ
decision n ꤒꤟꤢꤒꤢꤐꤛꤢꤥꤔꤟꤢ /tɛ˨ ta˨zje˨o˨ne˨ /declare v ꤟꤢꤏꤥ ꤒꤟꤢꤜꤟꤌꤣ /he˦sʰo˨ ta˧ lɯᵊ˧/decompose v ꤖꤢꤊꤚꤢꤞꤢꤚꤟꤢ /pʰa˦kra˧ʂɔ˧re˦ /;
when a seed decomposes in the soil
decorate v ꤗꤟꤢꤒꤝꤟꤥꤗꤟꤢꤚꤛꤢ /me˨ two˦ me˨ rja˦/
decrease v ꤛꤥ /jo˨/; der. ꤛꤥꤊꤢꤜꤟꤛꤢ v
ꤒꤟꤢꤛꤝꤥ /ta˧ zjo˨/; decrease in amount
dedicate v ꤙꤢꤡꤢꤏꤢ /be˨ʤa˧sʰɛ˧/; put-holy
deduct v ꤓꤢꤓꤢ /tʰɔ˦tʰe˨/deep adj ꤐꤟꤢ /za˧ /; der. ꤐꤛꤢ
deepen v ꤗꤟꤢꤒꤟꤢꤐꤟꤢ /me˨ ta˧ za˧ /
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deer n ꤊꤚꤢ /krɔ˦/; der. ꤊꤚꤢꤖꤢ; ꤊꤚꤢꤗꤟꤌꤣ n
ꤒꤢꤋꤛꤢ /ta˨kʰje˧/; yellow deer
deer (yellow) n ꤒꤢꤋꤛꤢ /ta˨kʰje˧/defeat v ꤕꤢ /pe˦/; win
defecate v ꤤꤓꤢ /i˨tʰe˨/defend v ꤟꤢ ꤜꤢꤕꤜꤢꤔꤟꤤ ꤔꤟꤢꤔꤟꤢ /he˦
la˨plɛ˦ni ˦ nɛ˨ ne˦ /; to speak in defense of yourself; der. ꤟꤢꤙꤢꤏꤤꤕꤜꤢ v ꤋꤢꤏꤢꤏꤢ /kʰa˨sʰa˦ʃɯ˨/; to fight in defense v ꤒꤢꤊꤟꤢꤔꤟꤤ
/ta˨kɛ˨ ni ˦ /; protect
defense n ꤒꤟꤢꤟꤢꤙꤢꤏꤤꤕꤜꤢ /tɛ˨ he˦bɛ˨ʃi˧plɛ˦/; speaking in defense of oneself
definitely adv ꤢꤒꤟꤢꤢꤒꤟꤢ /a˨ta˧ a˨te˨ /definitely not adv ꤔꤟꤢꤒꤥ /na˦ to˨/defraud v ꤢꤒꤟꤢꤥꤕꤜꤢ /e˨tɯ˧o˧plɛ˨/delay v ꤗꤟꤢꤋꤢꤗꤟꤢꤐꤢ /me˨ kʰɔ˧me˨ zɔ˧/; to put
off; hesitate; do slowly; der. ꤗꤟꤢꤕꤟꤛꤢꤐꤟꤢ
delete v ꤗꤟꤢꤕꤜꤤꤊꤛꤢ /me˨ pli˧kja˧/deliberate v ꤒꤢꤔꤟꤢꤒꤟꤢꤒꤟꤢ /ta˨ne˨ ta˧ te˨ /;
think-carefully; der. ꤒꤢꤔꤟꤢꤕꤜꤢꤕꤜꤤ
deliberately adj ꤗꤟꤢꤒꤢꤊꤢ /me˨ ta˨kɛ˨/; to do on purpose
delicate adj ꤢꤡꤟꤢꤢꤔꤢ /a˨dʒɛ˦a˨nu˦/delicious adj ꤢꤠꤤꤢꤏꤢ /a˨vi˨a˨ʃɯ˧/; tasty; der.
ꤢꤠꤤ
deliver v ꤗꤟꤢꤏꤤꤕꤜꤢ /me˨ ʃi˧plɛ˦/; cause to escape
deliverance n ꤒꤟꤢꤏꤤꤕꤜꤢ /tɛ˨ ʃi˧plɛ˦/delusion n ꤒꤟꤢꤜꤢꤟꤥꤡꤟꤛꤢꤘꤢ
/tɛ˨ la˨ho˧ʤja˦ dɛ˨/; clever lie
demand n ꤒꤟꤢꤊꤝꤤꤓꤛꤢꤜꤟꤌꤣ /tɛ˨ kwi˧tʰja˨lɯᵊ˧/; der. ꤒꤟꤢꤊꤝꤤꤕꤜꤤ
democracy n ꤘꤟꤤꤗꤥꤊꤚꤢꤎꤤ /di ˨ mo˨kre˨si˨/; borrowed word from English
demolish v ꤗꤟꤢꤒꤟꤢꤕꤚꤟꤢ /me˨ ta˧ prɔ˨ /
demon n ꤋꤤꤔꤢꤋꤤꤔꤢ /kʰi˧ne˦kʰi˧nɔ˧/; der. ꤋꤤꤔꤢ; ꤋꤤꤔꤢꤗꤢꤗꤟꤛꤢ; ꤋꤤꤔꤢꤚꤤꤡꤟꤛꤢ n ꤜꤟꤌꤣꤔꤢ ꤗꤢꤗꤟꤛꤢ; evil spirit
dental disease n ꤋꤢꤋꤛꤢ ꤒꤟꤢꤏꤝꤤ /kʰu˨kʰje˧ tɛ˨ ʃwi˦/
dentist n ꤋꤢꤋꤛꤢ ꤞꤢꤚꤢ /kʰu˨kʰje˧ ʂa˦ra˦/; teeth doctor
deny v ꤓꤢꤙꤤꤗꤟꤢꤙꤤ /tʰe˦bi˦me˨ bi˦/; der. ꤓꤢꤙꤤ;
ꤓꤢꤏꤢ; ꤓꤢꤏꤢꤙꤤꤊꤛꤢ; ꤏꤢꤗꤝꤥ v ꤊꤚꤢꤏꤢꤕꤜꤤ /kre˦sʰɯ˨pli˦/ v ꤛꤥ /jo˨/; deny/refuse/do not want to give to
depart v ꤓꤢ /tʰe˨/; leave; exit; der. ꤓꤢꤡꤛꤣ
department n ꤗꤢꤙꤥ /ma˦bo˧/departure time n ꤓꤢꤡꤛꤣ ꤢꤏꤛꤣꤢꤋꤢ /tʰe˨dʒɯ˦
a˨ʃɯᵊ˦a˨kʰɛ˧/depend v ꤞꤢꤜꤟꤢ /ʂɛ˦lɛ˨ /; der. ꤞꤢꤜꤟꤢꤓꤛꤢꤔꤟꤤ
v ꤡꤟꤢ /ʤṳ˦/; up to you; depends on you v
ꤒꤢꤒꤢꤓꤛꤢ /ta˨te˨tʰja˨/deplete v ꤛꤥꤊꤢꤜꤟꤛꤢ /jo˨ka˨lja˨ /; decrease
deposit v ꤙꤢꤔꤟꤌꤣ ꤚꤢ /be˨nɯᵊ˧ rɯ˧/; to put in money
descend v ꤒꤟꤢ /ta˧ /; der. ꤟꤤꤒꤟꤢ v ꤊꤢꤜꤟꤛꤢ /ka˨lja˨ /; to step off or get off something like a car; be descended from; der. ꤜꤟꤛꤢ; ꤒꤟꤢꤊꤢꤜꤟꤛꤢ v ꤟꤤꤒꤟꤢ /hi˦ta˧ /; to descend down a mountain;
descendants n ꤊꤜꤝꤤꤊꤢꤜꤟꤛꤢ /klwi˧ka˨lja˨ /; der. ꤊꤜꤝꤤꤜꤛꤢꤖꤢ; ꤖꤢꤜꤟꤛꤢꤜꤟꤢ
descended from phr ꤒꤟꤢꤊꤜꤝꤤꤒꤟꤢꤜꤛꤢ ꤊꤢꤜꤟꤛꤢ /ta˧ klwi˧ta˧ lja˧ ka˨lja˨ /; down-relative-down; der. ꤒꤟꤢꤊꤢꤜꤟꤛꤢ v ꤤꤡꤢꤒꤟꤢ /i˦ʤɯ˧ta˧ /
describe v ꤟꤢꤜꤟꤌꤣ /he˦lɯᵊ˧/; der. ꤘꤛꤢꤜꤟꤌꤣ
desert v ꤊꤟꤢꤖꤢꤊꤛꤢ /ka˨ pʰe˨kja˧/; to leave; der. ꤓꤢꤊꤜꤛꤢ n ꤊꤟꤢꤏꤢꤓꤛꤢꤊꤛꤢ ꤜꤟꤢꤒꤢꤗꤢꤋꤢ
/ke˦ sʰɛ˧tʰje˧kja˨ lɔ˦ ta˨ma˦kʰu˨/; wilderness; der. ꤊꤜꤢ; ꤜꤟꤢꤒꤢꤗꤢꤗꤢ ꤑꤟꤢꤋꤢ n ꤜꤟꤢꤗꤤꤏꤥꤊꤜꤢ /la˦ mi˨sʰo˨klɛ˧/
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deserve v ꤊꤢꤙꤢ /kɔ˨bɛ˨/; der. ꤒꤥꤊꤢꤔꤟꤤ
desire v ꤞꤢꤕꤜꤢꤥ /ʂɛ˦plɔ˨o˨/ n
ꤒꤟꤢꤞꤢꤐꤟꤢꤞꤢꤜꤟꤢ /tɛ˨ sɛ˦zɯ˦ʂɛ˦lɔ˧ /despise v ꤞꤢꤒꤢꤋꤥ /ʂɛ˦ta˨kʰo˧/dessert n ꤊꤢꤗꤢ /kɔ˦mu˧/destroy v ꤗꤟꤢꤕꤛꤢ /me˨ pje˦/; der.
ꤗꤟꤢꤕꤛꤢꤗꤟꤢꤊꤛꤢ; ꤗꤟꤢꤕꤛꤢꤕꤜꤢ v -ꤒꤟꤢꤕꤚꤟꤢ /-ta˧ prɔ˨ /; der. ꤗꤟꤢꤒꤟꤢꤕꤚꤟꤢ v
ꤗꤟꤢꤕꤚꤌꤣ /me˨ prɯᵊ˦/destructible adj ꤗꤟꤢꤕꤛꤢꤡꤟꤛꤢ /me˨ pje˦ʤja˦ /;
able to be destroyed
destruction n ꤒꤟꤢꤕꤛꤢꤒꤟꤢꤊꤛꤢ /tɛ˨ pje˦tɛ˨ kja˧/; brokenness n ꤒꤟꤢꤗꤟꤢꤒꤟꤢꤕꤚꤟꤢꤊꤛꤢ /tɛ˨ me˨ ta˧ prɔ˨ kja˧/; the work of destruction
details n ꤒꤟꤢꤚꤤꤒꤟꤢꤊꤛꤢ /tɛ˨ ri˨tɛ˨ kja˧/; news; information; der. ꤢꤚꤤꤢꤊꤛꤢ
detestable adj ꤞꤢꤐꤟꤢꤞꤢꤚꤛꤢ /ʂɛ˦zɔ˦ ʂɛ˦rja˧/develop v ꤗꤟꤢꤘꤢꤓꤛꤢꤓꤢꤓꤛꤢ
/me˨ du˨tʰja˨tʰu˧tʰja˨/; der. ꤗꤟꤢꤘꤢꤓꤛꤢꤜꤟꤛꤢꤓꤛꤢ
development n ꤒꤟꤢꤘꤢꤓꤛꤢꤓꤢꤓꤛꤢ /tɛ˨ du˨tʰja˨tʰu˨tʰja˨/
devil n ꤋꤤꤔꤢꤚꤤꤡꤟꤛꤢ ꤋꤢꤊꤜꤢ /kʰi˧ne˦ri˨dʒja˦ kʰu˨klɔ˦/; satan; the head of demons; der. ꤖꤤꤞꤢꤜꤢ
devoted adj ꤞꤢꤕꤜꤢꤤꤡꤢ /ʂɛ˦plɔ˨i˦ʤɯ˧/; heart-joined adv ꤊꤚꤟꤢꤊꤚꤟꤢ /krɯ˧krɯ˧/; devotedly
dew n ꤓꤛꤢꤒꤢꤏꤤ /tʰje˧ta˨ʃi˦/diabetes n ꤤꤏꤛꤢꤏꤢ ꤒꤟꤢꤏꤝꤤ /i˨ʃje˨ʃɯ˧ tɛ˨ ʃwi˦/dialogue v ꤟꤢꤙꤢ ꤊꤟꤢꤋꤛꤢꤟꤛꤢꤑꤢ /he˦bɛ˨
ka˨ kʰje˧hja˧ɲe˧/diamond n ꤜꤟꤢꤞꤢ /lɔ˦ ʂe˦/diarrhea n ꤏꤢꤟꤢꤜꤟꤥ /sʰɛ˧˧ ˧hɔ˦lo˨/; hurts in the
abdominal area n ꤊꤜꤛꤢꤤ /klja˦i˨/dictionary n ꤍꤟꤥꤡꤟꤢꤐꤟꤢ /ŋo˦ʤɔ˦ za˧ /; der.
ꤜꤤꤍꤟꤥꤡꤟꤢꤐꤟꤢ
die v ꤞꤛꤢ /ʂje˧/; der. ꤞꤢꤒꤟꤢꤕꤜꤢꤊꤛꤢ v
ꤋꤢꤞꤛꤢ /kʰa˨ʂje˧/; die for
about to die phr ꤊꤟꤢꤚꤟꤢ ꤞꤛꤢꤒꤢꤜꤤ /kɯ˦re˦ ʂje˧ta˨li˦/
different adv ꤋꤥꤘꤢ /kʰo˦dɯ˨/; der. ꤋꤥ; ꤋꤥꤋꤛꤢ;
ꤥꤋꤢꤘꤢ; ꤥꤋꤥꤊꤛꤢ adv ꤋꤥꤜꤢ /kʰo˦lu˧/; different from each other; der. ꤥꤋꤥꤜꤢ; ꤋꤥꤋꤛꤢꤜꤢ
very different adj ꤋꤥꤊꤛꤢꤜꤢ /kʰo˦kja˧la˧/difficult adj ꤕꤟꤛꤢꤛꤢꤕꤟꤛꤢꤏꤢ /pja˦ jɛ˦pja˦ sʰɛ˧/;
der. ꤕꤟꤛꤢ; ꤕꤟꤛꤢꤏꤢ; ꤕꤟꤛꤢꤛꤢꤜꤢ; ꤢꤕꤟꤛꤢꤜꤢ adj ꤒꤢꤋꤢ /ta˨kʰa˦/
difficulty n ꤒꤟꤢꤕꤟꤛꤢꤒꤟꤢꤏꤢ /tɛ˨ pja˦ tɛ ˨ sʰɛ˧/; problem; trouble
dig v ꤤꤋꤢ /i˨kʰɯ˨/; der. ꤤꤋꤢꤊꤢꤔꤟꤌꤣ;
ꤤꤋꤢꤒꤟꤢ; ꤤꤋꤢꤔꤟꤌꤣ; ꤤꤋꤢꤥ v ꤤꤖꤌꤣꤤꤠꤟꤢ /i˨pʰɯᵊ˧i˨vɛ˧ /; der. ꤤꤖꤌꤣ; ꤠꤟꤢ
dim adj ꤢꤚꤟꤌꤣ /ɔ˦rɯᵊ/ adj ꤕꤢꤜꤟꤌꤣ /pa˨lɯᵊ˦/dining room n ꤜꤟꤢꤢꤥꤋꤢꤜꤟꤢ /le˦ e˨o˧kʰa˧le˦ /dinner n ꤗꤟꤢꤟꤢꤏꤢꤢ /mɔ˦ he˦sʰɛ˨e˨/; evening-
food; der. ꤘꤤꤗꤟꤢꤟꤢ
dip v ꤡꤟꤛꤢ /dʒje˧ /; scoop
direct v ꤐꤟꤢꤊꤜꤛꤢ /zu˧klja˦/; guide
direction n ꤡꤤ /dʒi˦/directive n ꤐꤟꤢꤒꤟꤢꤕꤜꤤ /zu˧ta˧ pli˦/; der.
ꤒꤟꤢꤐꤟꤢꤒꤟꤢꤕꤜꤤ
dirt n ꤊꤚꤛꤢ /krje˨/ n ꤟꤢ /he˨/; earth
dirty adj ꤒꤢꤕꤚꤥꤒꤢꤕꤚꤢ /ta˨pro˦ta˨pra˨/; der. ꤒꤢꤕꤚꤥ
disagree v ꤡꤟꤢꤒꤥ /ʤṳ˧to˨/; not agree; object to v
ꤞꤢꤕꤜꤢ ꤜꤟꤢꤋꤥꤋꤛꤢꤜꤢ /ʂɛ˦plɔ˨ lṳ˨kʰo˦kʰje˧lu˧/; hearts going different directions
disagreeing v ꤊꤚꤟꤢꤊꤜꤢꤒꤥ /krɯ˧klɛ˧to˨/; to not get along; to not be at peace with each other
disappear v ꤏꤤꤗꤟꤢ /ʃi˧me˦ / v ꤜꤢꤗꤟꤢ /la˨me˦ /disappointed adj ꤞꤢꤕꤜꤢ ꤗꤟꤥꤒꤥ /ʂɛ˦plɔ˦
mo˨to˨/; unhappy heart adj ꤞꤢꤕꤜꤢꤕꤛꤢ
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/ʂɛ˦plɔ˨pje˦/discard v ꤠꤤꤊꤛꤢ /vi˧kja˧/; throw away
disciple n ꤋꤥꤕꤢꤡꤟꤢ /kʰo˧pa˨ʤɛ˦ /discipline v ꤕꤜꤤ /pli˦/; physically punish
disciplined adj ꤚꤟꤢ ꤙꤢꤔꤟꤤ ꤢꤔꤟꤢ /rɔ˨ bɛ˦ni ˦ a˨ne˦ /
disclose v ꤗꤟꤢꤓꤢꤜꤟꤌꤣ /me˨ tʰe˨lɯᵊ˧/discouraged adj ꤞꤢꤕꤜꤢꤕꤛꤢ /ʂɛ˦plɔ˨pje˦/; lose
heart; give up; broken heart
discredit v ꤗꤟꤢꤗꤝꤟꤤꤕꤟꤤꤓꤛꤢꤞꤤ /me˨ mwi ˨ pi ˧ tʰje˧ʂi˦/; disrepute
discriminate v ꤗꤛꤢꤕꤢꤒꤤ /mja˦pa˨ti˦/; look down on
discuss v ꤟꤢꤙꤢꤘꤣꤑꤢ /he˦bɛ˨də˨ɲa˧/; der. ꤘꤣꤑꤢꤟꤢꤙꤢ v ꤟꤢꤙꤢ ꤊꤟꤢꤋꤛꤢꤟꤛꤢꤑꤢ /he˦bɛ˨ ka˨ kʰje˧hja˧ɲe˧/
discussion n ꤒꤟꤢꤟꤢꤙꤢꤘꤣꤑꤢ /tɛ˨ he˦bɛ˨də˨ɲa˧/; der. ꤒꤟꤢꤘꤣꤑꤢꤟꤢꤙꤢ
disdain v ꤒꤢꤔꤟꤢꤕꤢꤒꤤ /ta˨ne˨ pa˨ti˦/; to look down on
disease n ꤒꤟꤢꤏꤝꤤ /tɛ˨ ʃwi˦/; sickness
disembark v ꤊꤢꤒꤟꤢ /ka˨ta˧ /disguise v ꤊꤜꤝꤥꤢꤔꤟꤢ /klwo˨a˨ne˦ /; der. ꤊꤜꤝꤥ
disgusting adj ꤞꤢꤐꤟꤢꤞꤢꤚꤛꤢ /ʂɛ˦zɔ˦ ʂɛ˦rja˧/; der. ꤏꤤꤐꤟꤢ; ꤐꤟꤢ adj ꤒꤢꤕꤚꤥꤚꤤꤡꤟꤛꤢ /ta˨pro˦ri˨dʒja˦ /; dirty; foul
dish n ꤤꤞꤝꤤꤙꤢ /i˨ʂwi˦be˧/; curry dish n
ꤘꤤꤙꤢ /di˧be˧/; dish
dishonest adj ꤊꤢ /ka˨/; liar; dishonest; crooked; lie; der. ꤊꤟꤢ
disinterested adj ꤞꤢꤒꤢꤋꤥ /ʂɛ˦ta˨kʰo˧/; dislike v
ꤞꤢꤕꤜꤢꤕꤢꤒꤥ /ʂɛ˦plɔ˨pa˧to˨/dislike v ꤞꤢꤐꤟꤢ ꤒꤥ /ʂɛ˦zɯ˦ to˨/; to not want v
ꤞꤢꤒꤢꤋꤥ /ʂɛ˦ta˨kʰo˧/; der. ꤞꤢꤒꤢꤊꤢ;
ꤒꤢꤋꤥꤒꤢꤋꤛꤢ
disown v ꤓꤢꤏꤢꤙꤤꤊꤛꤢ /tʰe˦sʰɯ˨bi˦kja˧/; to deny; der. ꤏꤢꤗꤝꤥ
disperse v ꤠꤟꤤꤕꤢꤏꤤ /vi ˧ pa˨ʃi˧/; to throw-scatter adv ꤏꤤꤕꤚꤛꤢ /ʃi˨prja˧/; scattered; dispersed v
ꤜꤟꤢꤕꤢꤏꤤ /lu˧pa˨ʃi˧/; spread
display v ꤘꤛꤢꤜꤟꤌꤣ /dje˦lɯᵊ˧/dispose v ꤠꤤꤊꤛꤢ /vi˧kja˧/; throw away
dispute v ꤊꤜꤛꤢꤜꤢꤍꤢꤜꤢ /klje˦lu˧ŋa˧lu˧/ n
ꤒꤟꤢꤊꤚꤢꤊꤚꤟꤛꤢ /tɛ˨ kre˦krhja˦/; der. ꤒꤟꤢꤊꤚꤢꤒꤛꤢ n ꤒꤟꤢꤊꤜꤛꤢ /tɛ˨ klje˦/
disrobe v ꤕꤜꤝꤥꤊꤛꤢ ꤟꤛꤢꤡꤟꤢ /plwo˦kja˧ hje˨dʒa˨ /; undress; remove clothes
dissolve v ꤗꤟꤢꤙꤟꤌꤣ /me˨ bɯᵊ˨/; soften
distance n ꤢꤖꤢꤢꤐꤟꤛꤢ /a˨pʰɯ˨a˨zje˨ /distant adj ꤥꤒꤢꤖꤢꤐꤛꤢ /o˨ta˨pʰa˧zje˨/; far from
distracted adj ꤒꤢꤔꤟꤢꤏꤢꤏꤢ /ta˨ne˨ sʰu˦sʰa˦/; think-confusing
distress n ꤡꤟꤛꤢꤡꤟꤢ /dʒje˧ dzɯ˨/; guilt; distress
distressed adj ꤒꤢꤔꤟꤢꤗꤟꤥꤒꤥ /ta˨ne˨ mo˨ to˨/; when something or someone doesn't make you or someone else happy
distribute v ꤐꤟꤢꤒꤟꤢ /zṳ˦ta˧ / v ꤘꤛꤢꤜꤟꤛꤢ /dje˦lja˨ /
disturb v ꤗꤟꤢꤏꤢꤏꤢ /me˨ sʰu˦sʰa˦/; bother
disturbance n ꤏꤢꤏꤤꤏꤢꤏꤢ ꤓꤛꤢ /sʰu˦ʃi˧sʰu˦sʰa˦ tʰja˨/; der. ꤏꤢꤏꤢꤓꤛꤢ
dive v ꤜꤟꤛꤢꤍꤟꤌꤣꤓꤛꤢ /lja˨ ŋɯᵊ˧tʰje˧/divide v ꤤꤙꤢ /i˨be˧/; der. ꤤꤙꤢꤖꤛꤢ; ꤤꤙꤢꤖꤢ;
ꤤꤙꤢꤢꤙꤢꤥ v ꤤꤙꤤꤖꤢꤊꤛꤢ /i˨bi˨pʰɛ˦kje˧/; der. ꤤꤙꤤꤖꤢ; ꤤꤙꤤꤊꤛꤢ v ꤐꤟꤢꤊꤟꤢꤊꤟꤢꤊꤥ /zɔ˦ kɛ˦ ka˦ ko˨/ v ꤜꤟꤢꤋꤥꤊꤛꤢ /lṳ˨kʰo˦kja˧/; go a different way; der. ꤜꤟꤢ v ꤙꤢꤒꤟꤢ /be˨ta˧ /; divide up; distribute; share v ꤗꤟꤢꤏꤤꤕꤚꤌꤣꤏꤤꤕꤚꤛꤢ /me˨ ʃi˧prɯᵊ˦ʃi˧prja˧/; der. ꤜꤟꤢ ꤏꤤꤕꤚꤌꤣꤏꤤꤕꤚꤛꤢ
division n ꤒꤟꤢꤏꤤꤕꤚꤌꤣꤏꤤꤕꤚꤛꤢ /tɛ˨ ʃi˧prɯᵊ˦ʃi˧prja˧/ n ꤞꤢꤕꤜꤢ
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ꤜꤟꤢꤋꤥꤋꤛꤢꤜꤢ /ʂɛ˦plɔ˨ lṳ˨kʰo˦kʰje˧lu˧/divorce v ꤥꤊꤛꤢꤗꤢ /o˨kja˧me˧/; der. ꤏꤤꤕꤚꤛꤢ
divorce paper n ꤜꤤꤥꤊꤛꤢꤗꤢ /li˨o˨kja˧me˧/; divorce document
dizzy adj ꤢꤗꤟꤢ ꤋꤢꤊꤜꤢ /a˨mɯ˨ kʰu˨klɔ˦/ adj ꤋꤤꤋꤢꤊꤜꤢ /kʰi˦kʰu˨klɔ˦/; darkness in the head; der. ꤋꤤꤓꤛꤢꤗꤢꤞꤢ
do v ꤗꤟꤢ /me˨ /; make
do again phr ꤗꤟꤢꤒꤢꤕꤜꤢ /me˨ ta˨ple˨/; do again but in place of what was previously done
dock v ꤙꤢꤥ /ba˦o˨/; to place halfway in the water and halfway on the land
doctor n ꤒꤟꤢꤋꤢꤞꤢꤚꤢꤘꤢ /tɛ˨ kʰu˨ʂa˦ra˦du˨/; der. ꤒꤟꤢꤋꤢꤞꤢꤚꤢ
document n ꤜꤤꤙꤢ ꤡꤟꤢꤐꤟꤢ /li˨ba˨ dʒɔ˦ za˧ /; important document
doe n ꤊꤚꤢꤖꤢ /krɔ˦pʰɛ˧/dog n ꤓꤝꤤ /tʰwi˨/don't phr -ꤒꤢꤗꤟꤢ /-tɛ˧me˦ /; der. (verb)-ꤒꤢꤗꤟꤢ
donate v ꤗꤟꤢꤜꤢꤒꤟꤢ /me˨ lu˧tɛ˨ /; der. ꤘꤛꤢꤔꤟꤌꤣꤡꤝꤟꤥ v ꤘꤛꤢꤊꤚꤢ /dje˦kra˧/; give freely
donkey n ꤗꤟꤛꤢꤢꤜꤛꤢ /mja˨ ɔ˦lja˦/donkey's colt n ꤗꤟꤛꤢꤢꤜꤛꤢ ꤒꤢꤜꤥꤖꤢ
/mja˨ ɔ˦lja˦ ta˨lo˦pʰu˦/door n ꤊꤢꤘꤢ /ka˨da˧/; der. ꤟꤤꤊꤢꤘꤢ
double-minded adj ꤞꤢꤕꤜꤢ ꤥꤢ /ʂɛ˦plɔ˨ o˨ɛ˦/; lit. many hearts
doubt v ꤚꤢꤚꤢꤚꤢꤚꤢ /ra˨rɔ˧ra˨re˨/; der. ꤚꤢꤚꤢ;
ꤞꤢꤕꤜꤢ ꤚꤢꤚꤢꤚꤢꤚꤢ
doubtful adj ꤜꤢꤚꤢꤜꤢꤚꤢ /la˨rɔ˧la˨re˨/; inadequate; hesitant; undecided adj ꤞꤢꤕꤜꤢꤚꤢꤚꤢ /ʂɛ˦plɔ˨ra˨re˨/
douse v ꤗꤟꤢꤕꤟꤤ /me˨ pi ˧ /; to extinguish a fire
dove n ꤓꤢꤜꤝꤟꤤ /tʰu˨lwi ˦ /; der. ꤓꤢꤜꤝꤟꤤꤞꤥ
down adv ꤢꤜꤟꤢ /a˨lɛ˧ /; under; below adv ꤒꤟꤢ /ta˧ /; direction going down; der. ꤊꤢꤜꤟꤛꤢ;
ꤜꤟꤛꤢ
downpour n ꤊꤟꤢꤡꤟꤢꤘꤢ /ke˦ ʤɯ˨du˨/downstairs n ꤘꤣ ꤢꤜꤟꤢ ꤒꤢꤒꤟꤥ /də˦ a˨lɛ˧
ta˨to˦/; at a level below
drag v ꤡꤝꤤꤒꤢꤚꤟꤢ /ʤwi˨ta˨rṳ˦/; der. ꤡꤝꤤꤒꤢꤚꤟꤢꤓꤢꤒꤢꤢ
dragon n ꤕꤜꤟꤛꤢꤘꤢ /plja˨ du˨/drain v ꤕꤚꤟꤛꤢ /prje˧ /draw v ꤘꤢꤔꤟꤤꤓꤛꤢ /dɯ˨ni ˦ tʰje˧/; to draw water
v ꤚꤢ ꤐꤟꤢꤐꤟꤥ /ra˧ za˦ zo˨/draw back phr ꤞꤛꤢꤊꤟꤢꤋꤛꤢ /ʂje˦ka˨ kʰje˧/;
move/step back
dream v ꤥꤗꤛꤢꤗꤟꤛꤢ /o˨mje˧mja˦ / n
ꤒꤟꤢꤥꤗꤛꤢꤗꤟꤛꤢ /tɛ˨ o˨mje˧mja˦ / v
ꤥꤗꤛꤢꤗꤟꤛꤢꤜꤝꤥ /o˨mje˧mja˦ lwo˦/; have a vision; der. ꤗꤛꤢꤓꤛꤢꤜꤝꤥ
dress v ꤊꤢꤞꤛꤢ /kɯ˧ʂja˦/; general word for wearing clothes; der. ꤊꤢꤞꤛꤢꤓꤛꤢ; ꤊꤢꤓꤛꤢꤞꤛꤢꤓꤛꤢ v ꤞꤛꤢꤓꤛꤢ /ʂja˦tʰja˨/; put on clothes (upper body)
dress up phr ꤒꤢꤚꤤꤏꤢꤏꤢ /ta˨ri˨sʰu˨sʰɛ˦/; der. ꤏꤢꤏꤢꤔꤟꤢ
dried adj ꤞꤤꤊꤚꤢꤊꤛꤢ /ʂi˦kra˧kja˧/drink v ꤥ /o˧/; der. ꤥꤓꤛꤢ
drinks n ꤏꤢꤥ /sʰɛ˨o˧/; der. ꤓꤛꤢꤥ
drip down v ꤜꤢꤡꤟꤛꤢꤒꤟꤢ /la˨dʒje˧ ta˧ / v
ꤒꤟꤢꤗꤢ /ta˧ mɛ˧/drive v ꤠꤟꤢ /vɛ˦ /drive away v ꤠꤟꤢꤓꤢ /vɛ˦ tʰe˨/; to force to leave;
der. ꤠꤟꤢꤓꤢꤡꤛꤣ
drizzle v ꤊꤟꤢꤡꤟꤢꤡꤢ /ke˦ ʤɯ˨ʤa˦/drool v ꤕꤜꤟꤤꤓꤛꤢꤛꤝꤟꤥꤜꤟꤛꤢ
/pli ˨ tʰje˧zwo˨lja˨ /drop v ꤜꤢꤒꤟꤢ /la˨ta˧ /; drop down v
ꤡꤟꤛꤢꤒꤟꤢ /dʒja˨ ta˧ /; let down like an anchor
dropsy n ꤛꤢꤙꤟꤌꤣꤒꤟꤢꤓꤛꤢ /ja˦bɯᵊ˧tɔ˨ tʰje˧/drought n ꤊꤟꤢꤊꤜꤢꤊꤛꤢ /ke˦ kla˨kja˧/; country
drought; der. ꤔꤢꤊꤜꤢ
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drown v ꤒꤟꤢꤡꤢꤞꤛꤢꤓꤛꤢ /ta˧ dʒɯ˦ʂje˧tʰje˧/; to fall in the water and die
drowsy n ꤥꤗꤛꤢꤋꤢ /o˨mje˧kʰa˧/; der. ꤞꤢꤥꤗꤛꤢ
drug n ꤒꤟꤢꤋꤢ /tɛ˨ kʰu˨/drum n ꤓꤢ /tʰɔ˧/drunk adj ꤥꤗꤟꤢ /o˧mɯ˨/; der. ꤥꤗꤟꤢꤓꤛꤢ;
ꤢꤗꤟꤢꤥꤕꤚꤛꤢ
drunkard n ꤊꤢꤛꤢ ꤢꤗꤟꤢꤥꤕꤚꤛꤢ /ka˨ja˧ e˨mɯ˨o˧prja˦/
drunkenness n ꤒꤟꤢꤢꤗꤟꤢꤥꤕꤚꤛꤢ /tɛ˨ e˨mɯ˨o˧prja˦/
dry adj ꤊꤚꤢ /kra˧/; der. ꤓꤛꤢꤞꤤ v ꤤꤜꤢꤊꤚꤢ /i˨lu˧kra˧/; dry in the sun; der. ꤜꤢꤊꤚꤢ adj ꤒꤢꤋꤛꤢ /ta˨kʰje˦/; dry and bland
dry up v ꤞꤤꤊꤚꤢ /ʂi˦kra˧/duck n ꤒꤢꤞꤢ /ta˨ʂa˦/; der. ꤒꤢꤞꤢꤗꤟꤤ
duck (brahminy) n ꤏꤛꤢꤜꤢꤗꤥ /ʃje˧la˨mo˧/ n
ꤏꤛꤢꤜꤢꤗꤥ /ʃje˧la˨mo˧/dull adj ꤕꤢꤜꤟꤛꤢ ꤔꤟꤌꤣꤞꤢ /pa˨lja˧ nɯᵊ˨ʂɛ˧/dumb n ꤊꤢꤛꤢꤕꤢ /ka˨ja˧pɛ˦/; mute person adj
ꤟꤢꤙꤢ ꤡꤟꤛꤢꤒꤥ /he˦bɛ˨ dʒja˦ to˨/; unable to speak
dump n ꤜꤟꤢꤊꤜꤟꤢꤢꤚꤝꤟꤤ ꤋꤢꤜꤟꤢ /le˦ klɔ˧ a˨rwi ˦ kʰa˧le˦ /; place to dump trash v
ꤊꤜꤟꤢꤊꤛꤢ /klɔ˧ kja˧/; to dump out
durable adj ꤋꤝꤥ /kʰwo˦/; sturdy; der. ꤋꤢꤑꤟꤢ
durian n ꤕꤢꤜꤟꤛꤢꤔꤟꤌꤣꤞꤢ /pa˨lja˧ nɯᵊ˨ʂɛ˨/; der. ꤞꤢꤔꤛꤣꤤꤗꤟꤢ
during prep ꤙꤤꤔꤛꤣꤢꤋꤢ /bi˦nɯᵊ˨a˨kʰɛ˧/; lit. at that time
dusk n ꤗꤟꤢꤋꤤ ꤒꤢꤒꤤꤜꤢ /mɔ˦ kʰi˦ ta˨ti˧lɛ˦/; almost evening
dust n ꤟꤢꤗꤢ /he˨mɯ˨/dwarf n ꤊꤢꤛꤢꤒꤢꤊꤢ /ka˨ja˧ta˨kɛ˦/
dye v ꤡꤟꤢꤋꤥ ꤢꤜꤢ ꤒꤟꤢꤋꤢ /dʒe˨ kʰo˦ a˨la˨ te˨ kʰu˨/; medicine to immerse and change the color; der. ꤡꤟꤢ
dysentery n ꤏꤢꤟꤢꤢ /sʰɛ˧hɔ˦a˨/
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each (person) phr ꤒꤣꤕꤚꤟꤢ ꤔꤢ ꤒꤣꤕꤚꤟꤢ /tə˨prɛ˦ na˦ tə˨prɛ˦ /
each (thing) phr ꤒꤣꤡꤣ ꤔꤢ ꤒꤣꤡꤣ /tə˨dʒə˨ na tə˨dʒə˨/
each other adv ꤋꤛꤢꤜꤢ /kʰje˧lu˧/ n ꤞꤤꤔꤢꤞꤤ /ʂi˧na˦ʂi˧/; each other/ the same group/family
eager v ꤞꤢꤕꤜꤢꤏꤛꤥ /ʂɛ˦plɔ˨ʃwo˨/; der. ꤞꤢꤕꤜꤢꤒꤢꤏꤢ
eager to do phr ꤞꤢꤕꤜꤢꤏꤛꤥꤗꤟꤢ /ʂɛ˦plɔ˨ʃwo˨me˨ /
eagle n ꤜꤟꤢ /la˦ /; or kite (bird)
ear n ꤋꤢꤜꤢ /kʰa˧lɛ˨/; der. ꤋꤢꤜꤢꤊꤟꤌꤣ
ear (inner) n ꤋꤢꤜꤟꤤꤊꤢ /kʰa˧li ˦ ku˧/; der. ꤞꤤ
ꤋꤢꤜꤟꤤꤊꤢ ꤥꤊꤟꤌꤣꤢ ꤒꤥ
ear infection n ꤋꤢꤜꤢꤊꤢ ꤒꤟꤢꤏꤝꤤ /kʰa˧lɛ˨ku˧ tɛ˨ ʃwi˦/; otitis
ear wax n ꤋꤢꤜꤢꤤ /kʰa˧lɛ˨i˨/eardrum n ꤋꤢꤜꤢꤖꤢ /kʰa˧lɛ˨pʰu˦/earlobe n ꤋꤢꤜꤢꤕꤜꤟꤛꤢ /kʰa˧lɛ˨plje˨ /early adv ꤚꤟꤥ /ro˨/early morning n ꤗꤟꤢꤜꤤꤚꤟꤥꤗꤢ
/mɔ˦ li˧ro˨mɯ˦/; der. ꤚꤟꤥꤗꤢ
earring n ꤋꤢꤞꤛꤢ /kʰa˧ʂja˧/earth n ꤟꤢꤋꤢ /he˨kʰu˨/; der. ꤟꤢꤋꤢꤏꤤꤙꤢ
earthquake n ꤒꤢꤔꤢꤓꤢꤘꤤ /ta˨ne˦tʰɔ˦di˧/earthworm n ꤐꤟꤢꤊꤚꤥ /za˧ kro˧/; der. ꤛꤛꤢꤊꤚꤥ
east n ꤡꤤꤓꤢ /ʤi˦tʰe˨/; der. ꤊꤟꤢꤡꤤꤓꤢ; ꤙꤢꤓꤢ
easy adj ꤐꤢ /zu˧/; der. ꤐꤢꤑꤢ; ꤐꤢꤑꤟꤢ; ꤢꤐꤢ
eat v ꤢ /e˨/; der. ꤢꤘꤤ; ꤢꤏꤢ; ꤢꤏꤢꤢ
eat a lot v ꤢꤘꤢ /e˨du˨/eat all v ꤢꤕꤝꤟꤥꤢꤘꤝꤥ /e˨pwo˧e˨dwo˧/eat and drink v ꤢꤏꤢꤥꤓꤛꤢ /e˨sʰɛ˨o˧tʰje˧/; der.
ꤢꤥ
eat and drink together v ꤢꤒꤟꤣꤥꤒꤟꤣ /e˨tə˦ o˧tə˦ /; der. ꤢꤡꤢꤥꤡꤢ; ꤢꤚꤟꤥꤥꤚꤟꤥ;
ꤢꤒꤟꤣꤕꤜꤢꤢꤒꤟꤣꤖꤢ
eat too much v ꤢꤒꤢꤜꤝꤥ /e˨ta˨lwo˦/eaves n ꤟꤤꤋꤢꤡꤥ /hi˨kʰa˧dʒo˧/edge n ꤓꤢ /tʰɯ˧/ n ꤜꤢꤗꤟꤛꤢ /la˨mja˧ / n
ꤒꤢꤜꤤ /ta˨li˦/edit v ꤓꤢꤡꤟꤢ /tʰɯ˦ʤe˨ /; examine
educate v ꤟꤢꤞꤛꤥꤟꤢꤞꤛꤢ /he˦ʂwo˦he˨ʂja˨/; teach; study v ꤘꤛꤢꤒꤟꤢꤞꤤꤖꤢ /dje˦tɛ˨ ʂi˦pʰɛ˦/; give knowledge
education n ꤒꤟꤢꤞꤤꤒꤟꤢꤖꤢ /tɛ˨ ʂi˦tɛ˨ pʰɛ˦/; knowledge; der. ꤒꤟꤢꤞꤤꤖꤢ
eel n ꤒꤟꤢꤚꤟꤢ /tɛ˧ ru˦/; der. ꤒꤟꤢꤓꤢ
effect v ꤙꤢ /bɛ˦/; hit
egg n ꤘꤛꤢ /dje˨/ n ꤓꤢꤘꤛꤢ /tʰu˨dje˨/; der. ꤏꤛꤢꤘꤛꤢ
egg whites n ꤓꤢꤘꤛꤢꤕꤜꤛꤢ /tʰu˨dje˨plje˦/egg yolk n ꤓꤢꤘꤛꤢꤊꤟꤤ /tʰu˨dje˨ki ˦ /eggplant n ꤊꤟꤛꤢꤞꤢ /kja˧ ʂɛ˨/; der.
ꤊꤟꤛꤢꤊꤚꤢꤞꤢ; ꤊꤟꤛꤢꤟꤢꤞꤢ; ꤋꤢꤒꤢꤗꤛꤢꤞꤢ
egret n ꤓꤢꤓꤛꤢꤖꤢꤙꤢ /tʰu˨tʰje˧pʰɛ˧bu˧/eight number ꤞꤛꤥ /ʂwo˦/eighteen n ꤏꤛꤢꤜꤝꤟꤤꤞꤛꤥ /ʃje˦lwi ˧ ʂwo˦/; der.
ꤏꤛꤢꤞꤛꤥ
eighty number ꤞꤛꤥꤏꤛꤢ /ʂwo˦ʃje˧/either phr ꤒꤣꤊꤟꤌꤣ ꤒꤥꤗꤢ ꤒꤣꤊꤟꤌꤣ /tə˨kɯᵊ
to˨ma˨ tə˨kɯᵊ˨/; either this thing or that thing
ejaculate v ꤓꤤꤓꤛꤢꤓꤢ /tʰi˨tʰje˧tʰe˨/elastic adj ꤐꤝꤥ /zwo˧/; rubbery; stretchy
elbow n ꤒꤢꤊꤟꤛꤢꤗꤟꤢ /ta˨kja˧ ma˧ /; der. ꤒꤢꤗꤟꤢꤊꤛꤢ
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elbow crook n ꤒꤢꤘꤥꤊꤢ /ta˨do˧ku˧/elder n ꤗꤟꤌꤣꤕꤚꤢꤗꤟꤌꤣꤕꤚꤟꤢ
/mɯᵊprɯ˧mɯᵊprɛ˦ /; those who are older in age; der. ꤗꤟꤌꤣꤕꤚꤟꤢ
elder leader n ꤊꤢꤛꤢꤘꤢꤕꤚꤟꤢ /ka˨ja˧du˨prɛ˦ /elder's teaching n ꤍꤟꤥꤗꤟꤌꤣꤕꤚꤟꤢ
/ŋo˦mɯᵊprɛ˦ /elect v ꤔꤝꤥꤓꤛꤢ /nwo˦tʰja˨/; der. ꤔꤝꤥ
election n ꤒꤟꤢꤔꤝꤥꤓꤛꤢ /tɛ˨ nwo˦tʰja˨/electricity n ꤗꤤ /mi˨/elephant n ꤒꤢꤏꤛꤢ /ta˨ʃja˧/elephantiasis n ꤒꤢꤏꤛꤢꤋꤢꤘꤟꤌꤣ ꤒꤟꤢꤏꤝꤤ
/ta˨ʃja˧kʰa˧dɯᵊ˨ tɛ˨ ʃwi˦/; elephantitis
eleven n ꤏꤛꤢꤒꤣ /ʃje˦tə˨/embarrass v ꤗꤟꤢꤞꤢꤒꤢꤚꤟꤢ /me˨ ʂɛ˦ta˨rɛ˧ /; der.
ꤗꤟꤢꤒꤢꤚꤟꤢ
embarrassed adj ꤞꤢꤒꤢꤚꤟꤢ /ʂɛ˦ta˨rɛ˧ /; der. ꤒꤢꤚꤟꤢꤡꤢꤡꤣ
embarrassed to say phr ꤞꤢꤒꤢꤚꤟꤢꤟꤢ /ʂɛ˦ta˨rɛ˧ he˨/
embarrassment n ꤜꤟꤢꤞꤢꤒꤢꤚꤟꤢ /le˦ ʂɛ˦ta˨rɛ˧ /; der. ꤒꤟꤢꤞꤢꤒꤢꤚꤟꤢ
embrace v ꤖꤛꤢꤙꤢ /pʰja˧bɯ˦/; hug
emerge v ꤓꤢꤜꤟꤌꤣ /tʰe˨lɯᵊ˧/; come out-appear; der. ꤓꤢꤜꤟꤌꤣꤋꤛꤢ
employ v ꤘꤛꤢ ꤒꤟꤢꤗꤟꤢ /dje˦ tɛ˨ me˨ /; to give work to v ꤘꤢꤊꤢ /da˨kɛ˨/; work for pay
employee n ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤘꤢꤊꤢꤢꤖꤢ /prɛ˨ da˨kɛ˨e˨pʰu˦/; person who is hired to do a job; der. ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤗꤟꤢꤘꤢꤊꤢꤢ
employer n ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤘꤢꤊꤢ /prɛ˨ da˨kɛ˨/; someone who hires
empty adv ꤊꤢꤋꤢ /kɔ˧kʰu˧/; der. ꤊꤢ; ꤥꤊꤢꤋꤢ adj ꤥꤘꤢ /o˨da˧/
empty handed adj ꤊꤢꤐꤛꤣꤊꤜꤤ /ka˨zɯᵊ˧kli˦/
enclose v ꤤꤚꤟꤢꤒꤢꤠꤟꤢꤙꤤ /i˨ra˨ ta˨va˨ bi˦/; to put a wall or fence around; der. ꤙꤤꤒꤢꤠꤟꤢ
encompass v ꤙꤢꤒꤢꤠꤟꤢ /bɔ˨ta˨va˨ /; surround
encourage v ꤘꤛꤢꤟꤢꤘꤛꤢꤚꤢ /dje˦hɛ˧dje˦re˨/ v
ꤒꤢꤏꤛꤢꤓꤛꤢ /ta˨ʃja˨tʰja˨/encouraged adj ꤞꤢꤕꤜꤢꤏꤢꤓꤛꤢ
/ʂɛ˦plɔ˨sʰɔ˧tʰja˨/; when the heart is strengthened
encouragement n ꤜꤟꤢꤘꤛꤢꤟꤢꤘꤛꤢꤚꤢ /le˦ dje˦hɛ˧dje˦re˨/
end prep ꤋꤛꤢꤒꤢꤘꤢ /kʰje˧ta˨dɯ˨/; der. ꤒꤢꤘꤢ;
ꤥꤒꤢꤘꤢ n ꤗꤢꤘꤢ /mɔ˦da˦/ending n ꤒꤟꤢꤢꤒꤢꤘꤢ /tɛ˨ a˨ta˨dɯ˨/endurance n ꤒꤟꤢꤋꤛꤢꤞꤢꤕꤜꤢꤓꤢ
/tɛ˨ kʰja˦ʂɛ˦plɔ˨tʰu˧/; der. ꤒꤟꤢꤋꤛꤢꤞꤢꤘꤥ
endure v ꤋꤛꤢꤒꤟꤢ /kʰja˧tɛ˨ /; der. ꤋꤛꤢꤞꤢꤘꤥ v
ꤞꤢꤕꤜꤢꤗꤤꤔꤟꤤꤔꤟꤢ /ʂɛ˦plɔ˨mi˧ni ˦ ne˦ /enemy n ꤊꤜꤛꤢꤍꤢ /klje˦ŋa˧/; der. ꤋꤢꤚꤛꤢ n
ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤞꤢꤋꤢꤞꤢꤓꤢ /prɛ˨ ʂɛ˦kʰa˦ʂɛ˦tʰe˨/; der. ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤞꤢꤓꤢ
energy n ꤟꤢꤚꤢ /hɛ˧re˨/engine n ꤡꤢ /dʒɛ˦/England n ꤊꤢꤜꤢꤊꤟꤢ /ku˧la˧ke˦ /; English-
country
English n ꤊꤢꤜꤢꤍꤟꤥ /ku˧la˧ŋo˦/; English-language; der. ꤊꤢꤜꤢ n ꤊꤢꤜꤢꤙꤢ /ku˧la˧bu˧/
enjoy v ꤞꤢꤜꤟꤢꤞꤢꤜꤟꤛꤢ /ʂɛ˦lɔ˧ ˧˧ʂɛ˦lja˨ / v
ꤗꤟꤥꤞꤢꤗꤟꤥꤞꤢ /mo˨ ʂu˨mo˨ʂɛ˦/enlarge v ꤗꤟꤢꤘꤢꤓꤛꤢ ꤜꤟꤛꤢꤓꤛꤢ /me˨ du˨tʰja˨
lja˦ tʰja˨/; to make larger and wider
enough adj ꤜꤣꤙꤢ /lə˦ba˧/; der. ꤥꤜꤣꤥꤙꤢ v ꤊꤢ /kɔ˦/; full adj ꤕꤢ /pɔ˨/; completed; der. ꤕꤢꤟꤢ;
ꤕꤢꤕꤢ
enter v ꤔꤟꤌꤣ /nɯᵊ˧/; der. ꤊꤢꤔꤟꤌꤣ
enter and do phr ꤔꤟꤌꤣꤗꤟꤢ /nɯᵊ˧me˨ /enter and eat and drink phr
ꤔꤟꤌꤣꤢꤔꤟꤌꤣꤥ /nɯᵊ˧e˨nɯᵊ˧o˧/
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enter and find phr ꤔꤟꤌꤣꤗꤛꤢꤕꤟꤢ /nɯᵊ˧mja˦pṳ˧/
enter and get phr ꤔꤟꤌꤣꤔꤟꤤꤙꤢ /nɯᵊ˧ni ˦ bɛ˦/enter and go phr ꤔꤟꤌꤣꤡꤛꤣ /nɯᵊ˧ʤɯᵊ/enter and pass through phr
ꤔꤟꤌꤣꤡꤛꤣꤜꤢꤕꤜꤢ /nɯᵊ˧ʤɯᵊlu˦plu˦/enter and put phr ꤔꤟꤌꤣꤘꤛꤢ /nɯᵊ˧dja˨/enter and see phr ꤔꤟꤌꤣꤗꤛꤢꤓꤛꤢ
/nɯᵊ˧mja˦tʰje˨/enter and stay phr ꤔꤟꤌꤣꤥ /nɯᵊ˧o˨/enter take and go phr ꤔꤟꤌꤣꤖꤛꤢꤡꤛꤣ
/nɯᵊ˧pʰje˦ʤɯᵊ/entering v ꤔꤢꤔꤟꤌꤣ /na˦nɯᵊ˧/entrance n ꤊꤜꤛꤢꤜꤟꤢꤔꤟꤌꤣ /klja˦le˦ nɯᵊ˧/; the
way into n ꤟꤤꤑꤢꤟꤛꤢ /hi˨ɲe˧hja˧/; entrance to house
envelop v ꤜꤢꤕꤟꤢꤙꤤ /la˨pɔ˨ bi˦/envelope n ꤜꤤꤊꤢ /li˨kɔ˧/envious v ꤞꤢꤋꤝꤢ /ʂɛ˦kʰwɛ˦/environment n ꤒꤢꤠꤤꤒꤢꤠꤟꤢ /ta˨vi˧ta˨va˨ /;
around you
envy adj ꤞꤢꤋꤝꤢ /ʂɛ˦kʰwɛ˦/; der. ꤞꤢꤋꤝꤢꤔꤟꤤꤢꤒꤟꤢ; ꤞꤢꤋꤢꤞꤢꤓꤢ n ꤒꤟꤢꤞꤢꤋꤢꤞꤢꤓꤢ /tɛ˨ ʂɛ˦kʰa˦ʂɛ˦tʰe˨/; der. ꤒꤟꤢꤞꤢꤋꤢ
equal adv ꤊꤚꤟꤢꤑꤟꤢ /krɯ˨ɲa˨ /; der. ꤊꤚꤟꤢꤑꤟꤢꤜꤢ adj ꤚꤢꤘꤢ /ra˨dɯ˧/; even
equipment n ꤊꤚꤟꤢꤊꤚꤟꤢ /krɯ˨krɔ˧ /erase v ꤛꤝꤥꤕꤜꤤ /jwo˦pli˧/; der. ꤚꤝꤤꤊꤛꤢ
erect adv ꤊꤢꤓꤢꤡꤢ /ka˨tʰɔ˨ʤɔ˦/; standing up straight
error n ꤞꤢ /ʂɯ˦/; der. ꤢꤞꤢ
escape v ꤏꤤꤕꤜꤢ /ʃi˧plɛ˦/; der. ꤏꤤꤕꤜꤢꤓꤢ;
ꤏꤢꤕꤜꤢ; ꤕꤜꤢꤡꤛꤣ n ꤒꤟꤢꤏꤤꤕꤜꤢ /tɛ˨ ʃi˧plɛ˦/especially adv ꤋꤥꤕꤟꤢꤘꤢ /kʰo˦pe˦ dɯ˨/essay n ꤜꤤꤒꤢꤜꤤꤞꤛꤢ /li˨te˧li˨ʂje˨/; composition
eternal adj ꤜꤢꤡꤟꤢꤜꤢꤓꤢ /la˨ʤṳ˦la˨tʰɯ˧/ethnic group n ꤗꤛꤢꤡꤣ /mje˦dʒə˨/evaluate v ꤒꤢꤔꤟꤢꤙꤥꤙꤢ /ta˨ne˨ bo˧bɛ˨/; der.
ꤒꤢꤔꤟꤢꤙꤥꤙꤢꤕꤜꤤ
evaporate v ꤞꤤ /ʂi˦/even adv ꤡꤢ /ʤɔ˦/; for emphasis (i.e. They even
sell ice-cream there.) adj ꤜꤢ /lɛ˦/; to be even with (as smart as, as tall as); der. ꤜꤢ ꤒꤥ
evening n ꤗꤟꤢꤟꤢꤗꤟꤢꤒꤟꤢ /mɔ˦ he˦mɔ˦ ta˧ /; der. ꤗꤟꤢꤟꤢ ꤗꤟꤢꤒꤟꤢ; ꤗꤟꤢꤟꤢꤜꤟꤛꤢ; ꤗꤟꤢꤟꤢꤜꤢ n ꤗꤟꤢꤋꤤꤕꤢꤜꤟꤥ /mɔ˦ kʰi˦pa˨lo˦/; early evening n ꤗꤟꤢꤋꤤꤛꤛꤢ /mɔ˦ kʰi˦zja˧/; 8-11 PM
ever adv ꤔꤢ /nɔ˦/; where(ever), how(ever), who(ever), what(ever) adv ꤙꤢꤙꤢ /bɛ˨bɛ˨/
everlasting adj ꤥꤒꤢꤡꤟꤢꤕꤚꤟꤢ /o˨ta˨ʤṳ˨prɛ˨ /every adj ꤕꤝꤟꤥ /pwo˧/
every city n ꤕꤝꤟꤥꤒꤣꤠꤟꤤ /pwo˧tə˨vi ˧ /every country n ꤕꤝꤟꤥꤓꤛꤢꤕꤝꤟꤥꤊꤟꤢ
/pwo˧tʰje˧pwo˧ ke˦ /every group n ꤕꤝꤟꤥꤒꤣꤗꤟꤢ /pwo˧tə˨mṳ˨/every month n ꤕꤝꤟꤥꤜꤢꤜꤢ /pwo˧lɛ˧lɛ˧/every night n ꤕꤝꤟꤥꤞꤢꤞꤢ /pwo˧ʂɛ˧ʂɛ˧/every page n ꤕꤝꤟꤥꤒꤣꤙꤢ /pwo˧tə˨ba˨/every year n ꤕꤝꤟꤥꤔꤢꤔꤢ /pwo˧na˨na˨/
every day n ꤕꤝꤟꤥꤑꤢꤕꤝꤟꤥꤞꤢ /pwo˧ɲe˧pwo˧ ʂɛ˧/; der. ꤕꤝꤟꤥꤑꤢ
every time n ꤕꤝꤟꤥꤖꤟꤌꤣꤖꤟꤌꤣ /pwo˧pʰɯᵊpʰɯᵊ/everybody n ꤕꤝꤟꤥꤒꤣꤕꤚꤟꤢ /pwo˧tə˨prɛ˨ /; der.
ꤕꤝꤟꤥꤕꤚꤟꤢ
everyday adj ꤗꤟꤢꤟꤢꤗꤟꤢꤜꤤ /mɔ˦ he˦mɔ˦ li˧/; ordinary; everyday usage
everyone n ꤕꤝꤟꤥꤒꤣꤕꤚꤟꤢ /pwo˧tə˨prɛ˨ /; der. ꤕꤝꤟꤥꤕꤚꤟꤢ; ꤕꤝꤟꤥꤘꤝꤥꤕꤝꤟꤥꤕꤚꤟꤢ
everything n ꤒꤟꤢꤕꤝꤟꤥꤒꤣꤡꤣ /tɛ˨ pwo˧ tə˨ʤə˨/; der. ꤕꤝꤟꤥꤒꤣꤡꤣ; ꤒꤟꤢꤜꤟꤢꤕꤜꤤ
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everywhere n ꤕꤝꤟꤥꤒꤣꤖꤥ /pwo˧tə˨pʰo˨/evil n ꤒꤟꤢꤗꤢꤗꤟꤛꤢꤚꤤꤡꤟꤛꤢ
/tɛ˨ mu˧mja˦ ri˨ʤja˦ /; der. ꤒꤟꤢꤗꤢꤗꤟꤛꤢ adj ꤟꤢꤚꤤꤡꤟꤛꤢ /ha˧ri˨ʤja˦ /; der. ꤗꤢꤗꤟꤛꤢꤚꤤꤡꤟꤛꤢ adj ꤊꤟꤢꤕꤜꤟꤛꤢ /ka˨ plhja˨/ adj ꤡꤟꤛꤢꤚꤤꤡꤟꤛꤢ /ʤhje˧ri˨ʤhja˦/
evil person n ꤊꤢꤛꤢꤚꤤꤡꤟꤛꤢ /ka˨ja˧ri˨ʤja˦ /; der. ꤊꤢꤛꤢꤡꤟꤛꤢꤚꤤꤡꤟꤛꤢ
evil spirit n ꤋꤤꤔꤢꤋꤤꤔꤢ /kʰi˧ne˦kʰi˧nɔ˧/; der. ꤋꤤꤔꤢ; ꤋꤤꤔꤢꤗꤢꤗꤟꤛꤢ; ꤋꤤꤔꤢꤚꤤꤡꤟꤛꤢ; ꤋꤤꤔꤢ
exactly v ꤒꤟꤢꤒꤥꤒꤟꤢꤙꤢ /ta˧ to˧ta˧ bɛ˨/ adj ꤒꤥꤘꤢ /to˧dɛ˧/
exam n ꤜꤤꤓꤢꤡꤢ /li˨tʰɯ˦dʒe˧/examine v ꤓꤢꤡꤟꤢ /tʰɯ˦ʤe˨ / v ꤏꤢꤘꤛꤢꤡꤟꤢꤗꤛꤢ
/sʰu˨dja˧dʒe˨ mja˦/; examine-test
example n ꤙꤛꤢꤙꤢ /bja˦bɯ˧/ n ꤢꤚꤢ /a˨rɔ˦/; for example
excessive adj ꤒꤢꤜꤝꤥꤒꤢꤜꤟꤛꤢ /ta˨lwo˦ta˨lje˨ /; to go past what is necessary; der. ꤒꤢꤜꤝꤥ adj ꤏꤢꤜꤢ /sʰɯ˧lɯ˧/; too much of something
exchange v ꤓꤢꤜꤟꤛꤢ ꤒꤢꤕꤜꤢꤞꤢ /tʰu˨lja˨ ta˨ple˨ʂɛ˧/; to change with something new in it's place; der. ꤓꤢꤜꤛꤢꤜꤢ v ꤓꤢꤊꤜꤟꤢ /tʰu˨kla˨ / v
ꤒꤢꤜꤛꤢ /ta˨lja˨/excited adj ꤞꤢꤊꤚꤟꤢꤞꤢꤜꤟꤢ /ʂɛ˦krɯ˧ʂɛ˦lɔ˧ /; der.
ꤞꤢꤊꤚꤟꤢ; ꤞꤢꤕꤜꤢꤒꤢꤏꤢ
excrete v ꤤ /i˨/excuse v ꤋꤛꤢꤞꤢꤘꤥ /kʰja˦ʂɛ˦do˧/; to bear; endure
exemplify v ꤋꤛꤢꤙꤛꤢꤙꤢ /kʰja˦bja˦bɯ˧/exert v ꤡꤛꤢꤕꤚꤛꤢꤡꤛꤢꤚꤟꤢ /ʤje˦prje˧ʤje˦rɔ˦ /;
der. ꤡꤛꤢꤕꤚꤛꤢ v ꤖꤛꤢꤓꤢꤟꤢꤚꤢ /pʰje˦tʰe˨hɛ˧re˨/ v ꤓꤢꤟꤢꤓꤢꤚꤢ /tʰɔ˦hɛ˧tʰɔ˦re˨/; pull on your strength
exhale v ꤞꤢꤓꤢ /ʂɛ˦tʰe˨/
exhausted adj ꤟꤢꤚꤢ ꤜꤟꤢꤊꤛꤢ /hɛ˧re˨ lɔ˧ kja˧/; no more strength adj ꤜꤢꤘꤛꤢꤜꤢꤚꤟꤢ /la˨dja˦la˨ru˨/; faint; der. ꤜꤢꤘꤛꤢ
exhibit v ꤘꤛꤢꤜꤟꤌꤣ /dja˨lɯᵊ˧/; to show
exist v ꤥ /o˨/; to be; live
existence n ꤞꤢꤓꤝꤟꤥꤕꤚꤟꤢ /ʂɛ˦tʰwo˧prɛ˨ /; soul n ꤒꤟꤢꤥꤓꤝꤟꤥꤕꤚꤟꤢ /tɛ˨ o˨tʰwo˧prɛ˨ /
exit v ꤓꤢ /tʰe˨/exit and follow phr ꤓꤢꤊꤚꤝꤥ /tʰe˨krwo˧/exit and return back phr ꤓꤢꤊꤟꤢ /tʰe˨ka˨ /exit and run phr ꤓꤢꤊꤜꤛꤢ /tʰe˨klja˨/exit and run-go phr ꤓꤢꤊꤜꤛꤢꤡꤛꤣ
/tʰe˨klja˨ʤɯᵊ/exited v ꤓꤢꤊꤛꤢꤟꤢ /tʰe˨kja˧hɔ˦/
expand v ꤒꤢꤖꤥ /ta˨pʰo˨/; yeast; der. ꤒꤢꤖꤥꤓꤛꤢ
expect v ꤗꤛꤢꤏꤢ /mja˦ʃɯ˧/; to hope for; der. ꤒꤢꤔꤟꤢꤒꤟꤌꤣ
expectation n ꤒꤟꤢꤗꤛꤢꤏꤢ /tɛ˨ mja˦ʃɯ˧/; hope
expenses n ꤒꤟꤢꤜꤟꤢꤒꤟꤢꤊꤛꤢ /tɛ˨ lɔ˧ tɛ ˨ kja˧/expensive adj ꤍꤟꤢꤘꤢꤕꤚꤟꤤꤘꤢ /ŋṳ˨du˨pri ˨ du˨/;
der. ꤍꤟꤢꤘꤢ
experience v ꤋꤛꤢꤙꤢ /kʰja˦bɛ˨/; endure or experience (something unpleasant) v ꤏꤤꤒꤣꤙꤢ /ʃi˦tə˨bɛ˨/; der. ꤏꤤꤒꤣ v
ꤗꤛꤢꤓꤛꤢꤞꤢꤑꤢ /mja˦tʰje˨ʂɛ˦ɲe˧hɔ˦/; to see and know
experienced v ꤗꤛꤢꤓꤛꤢꤏꤤꤒꤣ ꤟꤛꤢꤙꤢꤔꤢ /mja˦tʰje˨ʃi˦tə˨ hja˧bɛ˨nɔ˦/
experiment v ꤗꤟꤢꤗꤛꤢ /me˨ mja˦/; to try something to see if it works; der. ꤡꤢꤗꤛꤢ
expert n ꤊꤢꤛꤢꤡꤟꤛꤢꤊꤢꤛꤢꤘꤢ /ka˨ja˧ʤja˦ ka˨ja˧dɛ˨/
explain v ꤟꤢꤏꤥ /he˦sʰo˨/; der. ꤟꤢꤏꤥꤜꤟꤌꤣ;
ꤟꤢꤏꤥꤘꤣꤑꤢ; ꤘꤣꤑꤢ v ꤘꤛꤢ /dja˦/; to talk or tell i.e. a story; der. ꤘꤛꤢꤏꤥꤜꤟꤌꤣ
explain carefully v ꤟꤢꤏꤥ ꤒꤟꤢꤒꤟꤢ /he˦sʰo˨
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ta˨ te˨ /explanation n ꤒꤟꤢꤟꤢꤏꤥꤘꤣꤑꤢ
/tɛ˨ he˦sʰo˨də˨ɲa˧/; der. ꤒꤟꤢꤟꤢꤏꤥ;
ꤒꤟꤢꤟꤢꤏꤥꤜꤟꤌꤣ
explode v ꤝꤥꤞꤤ /wo˦ʂi˧/; to explode prematurely v ꤗꤟꤢꤕꤟꤢ /me˨ pɔ˦ /; blow up; der. ꤕꤟꤢꤖꤢ
exploit v ꤢꤒꤟꤢꤥꤊꤟꤢ /e˨tɯ˧o˧kɛ˦ /expose v ꤗꤟꤢꤓꤢꤜꤟꤌꤣ /me˨ tʰe˨lɯᵊ˧/; reveal; der.
ꤖꤛꤢꤓꤢꤜꤟꤌꤣ
extend v -ꤓꤢꤓꤛꤢ /-tʰu˧tʰja˨/external n ꤢꤊꤜꤢꤢꤘꤢ /a˨klɔ˧a˨dɔ˦/extinguish v ꤗꤟꤢꤕꤟꤤ /me˨ pi ˧ /; to put out a fire
extort v ꤕꤟꤢꤖꤢꤛꤢꤕꤜꤢ ꤔꤟꤤ ꤢꤚꤢꤢꤓꤢ /pɯ˦pʰe˨jɛ˦plɛ˦ ni ˦ u˧rɯ˧u˧tʰɛ˧/
extra adj ꤥꤜꤣꤥꤊꤜꤢ /o˨lə˦o˨klɔ˧/; der. ꤥꤜꤣꤊꤛꤢ; ꤥꤜꤣ adv ꤊꤛꤢꤏꤢꤊꤛꤢꤏꤢ /kja˧sʰɔ˧kja˧sʰe˨/; leftovers/what they had to spare n ꤒꤟꤢꤥꤜꤣꤥꤊꤜꤢ /tɛ˨ o˨lə˦o˨klɔ˧/
eye n ꤗꤢꤞꤢꤕꤜꤢ /mɛ˨ʂɛ˨plò˨/open your eyes phr ꤗꤛꤢꤊꤢꤜꤢꤓꤢ
/mja˦ka˨lɔ˧tʰe˦/ v ꤕꤢꤢ /pa˨a˦/; for checking your eyes
eye pain phr ꤗꤢꤞꤢꤏꤢ /mɛ˨ʂɛ˨sʰɛ˧/; der. ꤗꤢꤞꤢ
ꤒꤟꤢꤏꤝꤤ
eyebrow n ꤗꤟꤢꤊꤟꤌꤣꤏꤢ /ma˧ kɯᵊ˧ʃɯ˧/eyelid n ꤗꤢꤞꤢꤖꤢ /mɛ˨ʂɛ˨pʰa˦/eyetooth n ꤋꤢꤋꤛꤢꤓꤝꤤ /kʰu˨kʰje˧tʰwi˨/; canine
tooth; fang
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face n ꤗꤢꤞꤢ /mɛ˨ʂɛ˨/face-down v ꤍꤟꤢꤒꤢꤊꤜꤝꤤ /ŋɔ˨ ta˨klwi˦/; bow v
ꤏꤢꤒꤢꤊꤜꤝꤤꤒꤟꤢ /sʰa˦ta˨klwi˦ta˧ / v ꤥꤗꤛꤢ
ꤒꤢꤊꤜꤌꤣ /o˨mje˧ ta˨klə˧/facecloth n ꤊꤢꤓꤥꤖꤢ /ka˨tʰo˧pʰu˦/; small towel
facing v ꤒꤥꤘꤢꤡꤛꤣ /to˧dɛ˧ʤɯᵊ˦/; standing opposite to
fade v ꤡꤟꤢꤊꤢꤜꤟꤛꤢ /ʤɛ˦ ka˨lja˨ /fail v ꤜꤢꤡꤟꤢ /la˨dʒu˦/; der. ꤜꤢꤡꤟꤢꤜꤢꤕꤚꤟꤢ
faint v ꤜꤢꤘꤛꤢꤜꤢꤚꤟꤢ /la˨dja˦la˨ru˨/; der. ꤜꤢꤘꤛꤢ
fair n ꤏꤛꤢꤖꤢꤊꤚꤛꤢ ꤤꤠꤟꤤ ꤗꤟꤢꤋꤢ /ʃje˧pʰu˦krja˦ i˨vi ˧ mɔ˦ kʰu˨/; colloquial expression regarding a day without many clouds
fairy n ꤋꤢꤔꤛꤢꤗꤢ /kʰa˨nja˧mɔ˨/faith n ꤒꤟꤢꤐꤟꤢꤢꤑꤟꤢꤢ /tɛ˨ zɯ˦e˨ɲa˦ e˨/; der.
ꤒꤟꤢꤐꤟꤢꤢ; ꤒꤟꤢꤐꤟꤢꤒꤟꤢꤑꤟꤢ;ꤒꤟꤢꤐꤟꤢ
faithful adj ꤞꤢꤕꤜꤢꤡꤢ /ʂɛ˦plɔ˨ʤɔ˦/; straight heart
falcon n ꤜꤟꤢꤘꤤꤊꤝꤟꤤ /la˧ di˧kwi ˦ /fall v ꤜꤢꤋꤢꤜꤢꤜꤢ /la˨kʰɯ˦la˨lɔ˧/; stumble or
fall; der. ꤜꤢꤋꤢꤒꤟꤢ v ꤜꤢꤒꤟꤢ /la˨ta˧ /fall dead phr ꤒꤟꤢꤞꤛꤢ /ta˧ ʂje˧/fall down phr ꤡꤟꤛꤢꤒꤟꤢ /ʤje˦ ta˧ /; when hail
comes down phr ꤒꤟꤢꤊꤚꤥ /ta˧ kro˧/; hair; leaves
fall out phr ꤜꤢꤒꤟꤢꤕꤜꤢ /la˨ta˧ pla˦/; fall out of (i.e. your purse) phr ꤒꤟꤢꤓꤢ /ta˧ tʰe˨/
fall off phr ꤒꤟꤢꤊꤜꤛꤢ /ta˧ klja˦/; peeling off phr ꤒꤟꤢꤓꤢ /ta˧ tʰe˨/; i.e. wheel falls off
fallen adj ꤋꤢꤊꤛꤢ /kʰɯ˦kja˧/false witness n ꤋꤛꤢꤜꤢꤟꤥ /kʰja˦la˨ho˧/family n ꤟꤤꤖꤢꤖꤛꤢꤖꤢ /hi˨pʰu˦pʰja˧pʰu˦/; der.
ꤒꤢꤟꤤꤖꤛꤢ n ꤕꤟꤌꤣꤠꤟꤛꤢꤗꤟꤌꤣꤖꤢ
/pɯᵊvhja˦mɯᵊpʰɛ˧/own family phr ꤏꤛꤢꤊꤜꤟꤢ /ʃje˧klɔ˦ /
famine n ꤊꤟꤢꤠꤤꤊꤟꤢꤊꤢ /ke˦ vi˧ke˦ kɔ˧/; famine in the land n ꤒꤟꤢꤥꤠꤟꤤꤥꤊꤢ /tɛ˨ o˨vi ˧ o˨kɔ˧/
famous adj ꤗꤝꤟꤤꤘꤢꤗꤝꤟꤤꤓꤢ /mwi ˨ du˨mwi ˨ tʰu˧/; der. ꤗꤝꤟꤤꤘꤢ;
ꤗꤝꤟꤤꤜꤢꤘꤢ
fan v ꤟꤢꤕꤢꤜꤝꤤ /hɯ˦pa˨lwi˧/far adj ꤐꤛꤢ /zje˨/; der. ꤐꤛꤢꤜꤣ adj ꤒꤢꤖꤢꤐꤛꤢ
/ta˨pʰa˧zje˨/farm n ꤕꤚꤢꤋꤢ /prɛ˦kʰu˨/; der. ꤋꤢꤊꤜꤢ
farmer n ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤗꤟꤢꤢꤜꤟꤛꤢꤖꤢ /prɛ˨ me˨ e˨lja˦ pʰu˦/; der. ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤟꤛꤢꤢꤜꤟꤛꤢꤖꤢ; ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤗꤟꤢꤕꤚꤟꤢꤖꤢ
fart v ꤤꤔꤢ /i˨ne˧/fast v ꤘꤟꤌꤣꤢꤘꤟꤌꤣꤥ /dɯᵊ˨e˨dɯᵊ˨o˧/; to fast
from eating; der. ꤘꤟꤌꤣꤢ; ꤘꤟꤌꤣꤢꤏꤢ n ꤒꤟꤢꤘꤟꤌꤣꤢꤏꤢ /tɛ˨ dɯᵊ˨e˨sʰɛ˨/ adv ꤕꤚꤛꤢ /prja˧/; quickly
fasten v ꤚꤟꤛꤢꤓꤛꤢꤔꤟꤤ /rja˦ tʰja˨ni ˦ /; to fasten around the waist; belt v ꤤꤡꤢꤜꤢ /i˦ʤɯ˧lu˧/; to fasten onto; der. ꤥꤤꤡꤢꤜꤤꤜꤥꤗꤢ v ꤒꤢꤊꤜꤣ /ta˨klə˦/; der. ꤕꤟꤢꤗꤢ ꤒꤢꤊꤜꤣ
fat adj ꤢꤙꤢ /a˨bɯ˨/; fat in appearance; der. ꤙꤢ n
ꤙꤢꤥ /ba˦o˨/; the fat on meat n ꤞꤢ /ʂu˦/; fat on meat
father n ꤖꤢ /pʰɛ˧/father-in-law n ꤕꤚꤟꤢ /prɛ˦ /; der.
ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤕꤚꤟꤢꤋꤢ
fattened adj ꤊꤢꤒꤢꤊꤢꤒꤛꤢ /ka˨tu˦ka˨tja˨/ adj ꤙꤟꤌꤣꤙꤢꤊꤢꤒꤢ /bɯᵊ˨bɯ˨ka˨tu˦/
favor v ꤗꤛꤢꤘꤢ /mja˦du˨/; see as big/great n
ꤒꤟꤢꤗꤛꤢꤘꤢ /tɛ˨ mja˦du˨/; to receive the good favor of another v ꤙꤢꤞꤢ /bɛ˨ʂɛ˦/; agree with
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favoritism n ꤒꤟꤢꤗꤛꤢꤘꤢꤗꤛꤢꤕꤢꤒꤤ /tɛ˨ mja˦du˨mja˦pa˨ti˦/
fear n ꤒꤟꤢꤞꤢꤤꤏꤢ /tɛ˨ ʂɛ˦i˨sʰe˧/ v ꤒꤢꤚꤟꤢꤞꤢ
ꤞꤢꤤꤏꤢ /ta˨rɔ˨ ʂɛ˦ θɛ˦i˨ʃe˧/; danger
fearful adj ꤞꤢꤤꤏꤢ /ʂɛ˦i˨ʃe˧/; afraid adj ꤒꤢꤚꤟꤌꤣ
/ta˨rɯᵊ˨/feast v ꤒꤢꤊꤚꤌꤣꤒꤢꤊꤚꤟꤢ /ta˨krɯᵊ˧ta˨krɛ˦ /; der.
ꤒꤢꤊꤚꤌꤣꤢꤒꤢꤊꤚꤌꤣꤥ n ꤕꤝꤢꤘꤢ /pwɛ˨du˨/; big celebration
feather n ꤓꤢꤏꤢ /tʰu˨sʰɯ˨/; bird feather; der. ꤏꤛꤢꤏꤢ
fee n ꤊꤢ /kɛ˨/; expense; der. ꤋꤝꤥꤊꤢ
feeble adj ꤊꤚꤢ /kru˦/feed n ꤙꤟꤌꤣꤢꤙꤟꤌꤣꤥ /bɯᵊ˨e˨bɯᵊ˨o˧/; to feed-
take care of-raise; der. ꤙꤟꤌꤣ: ꤙꤟꤌꤣꤢ v ꤘꤛꤢꤢꤘꤛꤢꤥ /dje˦e˨dje˦o˧/; to give to eat; der. ꤘꤛꤢꤢ
feel v ꤊꤚꤟꤢ /kra˦ /; feel with your fingers v ꤞꤢ- /sɛ˦-/; there is no word for "feel" but most feeling words begin with ꤞꤢ
fellow servant n ꤋꤥꤜꤢꤜꤢ /kʰo˧lu˨le˦/fellowship n ꤒꤟꤢꤙꤢꤞꤛꤥꤋꤢꤋꤥ
/tɛ˨ bɔ˦ʂwo˦kʰɛ˦kʰo˧/; der. ꤒꤟꤢꤙꤢꤞꤛꤥꤙꤢꤜꤢ v ꤙꤢꤞꤛꤥꤋꤢꤋꤥ /bɔ˦ʂwo˦kʰɛ˦kʰo˧/; make friends
female n ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤗꤢ /prɛ˨ mɔ˨/fence v ꤤꤚꤟꤢꤒꤢꤠꤟꤢꤙꤤ /i˨ra˨ ta˨va˨ bi˦/; close
off with a fence; der. ꤚꤟꤢꤙꤤ n ꤒꤢꤚꤢ /ta˨rɛ˦/; fence; der. ꤒꤢꤚꤢꤚꤟꤢ; ꤒꤢꤚꤢꤒꤢꤕꤟꤥ
fertile n ꤟꤢꤐꤛꤢꤚꤤꤐꤛꤢꤚꤛꤢꤋꤢ /he˨zje˨ri˨zje˨rja˦kʰu˨/; good soil
festival v ꤤꤜꤢ /i˨lu˧/; celebrate n ꤕꤝꤢ /pwɛ˧/; der. ꤕꤝꤢꤗꤟꤢꤑꤢ
fever n ꤔꤟꤢꤊꤟꤢ /ne˦ kṳ˦/; hot body n
ꤒꤟꤢꤊꤟꤢ /tɛ˨ kṳ˦/few adj ꤕꤢꤒꤤꤕꤚꤟꤢ /pa˨ti˦prɛ˨ /; not many
people; der. ꤥꤕꤢꤒꤤ adj ꤒꤢꤊꤤ /ta˨ki˨/
field n ꤜꤟꤛꤢ /lja˦ /; der. ꤜꤟꤛꤢꤋꤢ n
ꤑꤟꤢꤜꤟꤢꤋꤢ /ɲe˨ la˦ kʰu˨/; der. ꤊꤟꤢꤜꤟꤢꤋꤢ;
ꤑꤟꤢꤋꤢ n ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤜꤟꤢ /prɛ˦ le˦ /; i.e. grain field; der. ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤚꤟꤛꤢꤋꤢ n ꤒꤢꤚꤢꤒꤢꤚꤢ /ta˨rɛ˦ta˨ra˨/
field of crops n ꤓꤛꤢꤢꤜꤟꤛꤢꤚꤟꤢ /tʰje˧ɔ˨lja˦ rɔ˨ /; field of rice, corn, etc. for earning one's living
fifteen n ꤏꤛꤢꤑꤟꤢ /ʃje˦ɲa˧ /fifty n ꤑꤟꤢꤏꤛꤢ /ɲa˧ ʃje˧/fig n ꤊꤢꤘꤝꤤꤞꤢ /ka˨dwi˦ʂɛ˨/; der. ꤊꤥꤗꤢꤞꤢ n
ꤗꤢꤘꤣꤞꤢ /ma˦də˧ʂɛ˨/fig tree n ꤊꤢꤘꤝꤤꤗꤟꤢ /ka˨dwi˦mɔ˦ /fight v ꤏꤢꤒꤟꤢ /sʰa˦tɛ˨ /; der. ꤏꤢꤏꤢꤓꤢꤏꤢ; ꤏꤢꤏꤢ
v ꤠꤢ /vɯ˦/; ꤠꤢꤏꤢ
fill v ꤞꤌꤣꤙꤢ /ʂə˦ba˧/; --full v ꤐꤢꤙꤢ /zɯ˧ba˧/; fill full of liquid; der. ꤐꤢꤔꤟꤌꤣ ꤙꤢꤜꤟꤢ v ꤋꤟꤌꤣꤒꤢꤢ /kʰɯᵊ˨ta˨ɔ˧/; when smoke fills up an area v ꤘꤛꤢꤔꤟꤌꤣꤙꤢ /dja˨nɯᵊ˧ba˧/; to fill
filthy adj ꤚꤤꤡꤟꤛꤢ /ri˨dʒja˦ /final n ꤒꤢꤘꤢ /ta˨dɯ˨/; end of adv ꤘꤣ ꤋꤛꤢꤜꤣ
/də˦ kʰje˧lə˦/; the final; last
finally adv ꤘꤣꤋꤛꤢꤒꤢꤘꤢ /də˦kʰje˧ta˨dɯ˨/find v ꤗꤛꤢꤓꤛꤢ /mja˦tʰje˨/; see; der. ꤗꤛꤢꤕꤟꤢ
finger n ꤊꤢꤔꤢ /ka˨nɔ˧/finger (index) n ꤊꤢꤔꤢꤐꤟꤢ /ka˨nɔ˧zṳ˧/;
pointing finger
finger (middle) n ꤊꤢꤔꤢꤊꤜꤢꤗꤢ /ka˨nɔ˧kla˧me˧/
finger (ring) n ꤊꤢꤔꤢꤒꤢꤕꤜꤥ /ka˨nɔ˧ta˨plo˦/; der. ꤊꤢꤔꤢꤘꤢꤐꤟꤢ
finger (little/pinky) n ꤊꤢꤔꤢꤖꤢꤏꤢ /ka˨nɔ˧pʰu˦sʰɛ˦/
fingernail n ꤊꤢꤔꤢꤗꤟꤌꤣꤙꤢ /ka˨nɔ˧mɯᵊ˦ba˨/; der. ꤊꤢꤔꤢꤗꤟꤌꤣꤙꤢ
fingertip n ꤊꤢꤔꤢꤋꤛꤢ /ka˨nɔ˧kʰje˧/finger n ꤊꤢꤔꤢ /ka˨nɔ˧/
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finish v ꤗꤟꤢꤒꤢꤘꤢꤊꤛꤢ /me˨ ta˨dɯ˨kja˧/; complete; bring to an end v ꤗꤟꤢꤕꤜꤢꤗꤟꤢꤓꤛꤣ
/me˨ plɯ˦me˨ tʰɯᵊ˧/; der. ꤗꤟꤢꤓꤛꤣꤊꤛꤢ
finished adj ꤓꤛꤣꤟꤢ /tʰɯᵊ˧hɔ˦/; der. ꤓꤛꤣ
finished (not yet) adj ꤓꤛꤣꤟꤤꤒꤥ /tʰɯᵊ˧hi˦to˨/fire n ꤗꤤ /mi˨/firelight n ꤗꤤꤜꤤ /mi˨li˧/fireplace n ꤊꤢꤖꤢꤕꤟꤥ /kɔ˦pʰɛ˨po˦/; der. ꤕꤟꤥ
firewood n ꤊꤚꤢ /kru˨/; trees, branches
firm adv ꤊꤜꤟꤢꤗꤢ /klɔ˨ ma˨/; der. ꤥꤊꤜꤟꤢꤏꤢꤗꤢ;
ꤥꤏꤢꤊꤜꤟꤢꤗꤢ; ꤥꤊꤜꤟꤢꤥꤗꤢ; ꤥꤊꤜꤟꤢꤗꤢ adj ꤏꤢꤊꤢꤘꤟꤌꤣ /sʰɔ˧ka˨dɯᵊ/ v
ꤗꤟꤢꤊꤜꤟꤢꤗꤟꤢꤗꤢ /me˨ klɔ˨ me˨ ma˨/; to cause to be firm
first adj ꤊꤢꤜꤢꤜꤣ /ka˨lu˦lə˦/; der. ꤊꤢꤜꤢ; ꤜꤢ adj ꤚꤟꤢꤜꤣ /re˦ lə˦/; der. ꤚꤟꤢ; ꤢꤚꤟꤢꤜꤣ adv
ꤊꤟꤌꤣꤚꤢ /kɯᵊ˧re˦/firstborn n ꤖꤢꤠꤟꤛꤢꤕꤚꤟꤢ /pʰu˦vhja˦prɛ˦ /fish n ꤒꤟꤢꤖꤢ /tɛ˧ pʰu˦/; der. ꤒꤟꤢ; ꤒꤟꤢꤙꤢꤘꤢ
fish paste n ꤒꤟꤢꤞꤎꤢ /tɛ˧ ʂɔ˧/fish sauce n ꤒꤟꤢꤞꤎꤢ ꤓꤛꤢꤏꤢ /tɛ˧ ʂɔ˧ tʰje˧ʃɯ˧/fish scales n ꤒꤟꤢꤙꤢ /tɛ˧ ba˨/fisherman n ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤗꤟꤢꤢꤒꤟꤢꤖꤢ
/prɛ˨ me˨ e˨tɛ˧ pʰu˦/fits v ꤓꤛꤢꤒꤢꤕꤜꤟꤌꤣꤞꤛꤢ /tʰja˨ta˨plɯᵉ˦ʂje˧/five n ꤞꤢꤑꤟꤢ /ʂɛ˦ɲa˧ /; der. ꤑꤟꤢ
five days from now phr ꤏꤥꤒꤣꤊꤜꤟꤢ /sʰo˧tə˨klɛ˨ /five hundred n ꤑꤟꤢꤐꤟꤢ /ɲa˧ zɛ˨ /five thousand n ꤑꤟꤢꤚꤤ /ɲa˧ ri˦/fix v ꤗꤟꤢꤚꤛꤢꤊꤟꤢ /me˨ rja˦ka˨ /; der.
ꤗꤟꤢꤚꤛꤢꤓꤛꤢ
flag n ꤙꤢꤜꤢ /bɛ˨lɛ˨/flame v ꤊꤟꤛꤢꤚꤢꤓꤥ /kja˧ ra˨tʰo˧/; der. ꤗꤤꤊꤟꤛꤢ
flare up v ꤊꤟꤛꤢꤓꤛꤢ /kja˧ tʰja˨/; with fire; der. ꤊꤟꤛꤢ; ꤊꤟꤛꤢꤓꤛꤢꤋꤛꤢ
flat adj ꤒꤢꤙꤛꤢ /ta˨bje˨/ adj ꤚꤢꤘꤢ /ra˨dɯ˧/; equal
flatter v ꤟꤢꤙꤢꤓꤢꤞꤢ /he˦bɛ˨tʰu˨ʂɛ˦/; speak-praise
flavor n ꤢꤞꤎꤥꤚꤥ /a˨ʂo˧ro˧/flea n ꤒꤢꤊꤜꤢ /ta˨kla˦/flee v ꤓꤢꤊꤜꤛꤢ /tʰe˨klja˨/; run away
flesh n ꤔꤟꤢꤊꤜꤢꤖꤢꤐꤛꤢ /ne˦ klɔ˦pʰa˦zje˨/; der. ꤖꤢꤐꤛꤢ n ꤞꤝꤤꤓꤛꤢꤖꤢꤐꤛꤢ /ʂwi˨tʰje˧pʰa˦zje˨/
flint n ꤜꤟꤢꤗꤤꤘꤢ /lɔ˦ mi˨da˧/flip flops n ꤋꤢꤖꤢꤓꤛꤢꤢ /kʰu˨pʰa˦tʰja˨ɛ˧/; thongs;
sandals; der. ꤋꤢꤘꤛꤢꤖꤢ
flip over v ꤒꤢꤊꤜꤌꤣꤓꤛꤢ /ta˨klɯᵊ˨tʰja˨/flit v ꤐꤟꤌꤣꤖꤝꤤꤐꤢ /zɯᵊpʰwi˧zu˧/; fly lightly and
easily
float v ꤊꤟꤌꤣ /kɯᵊ˧/; float in the air v ꤜꤟꤥ /lo˨ʤɯᵊ˦/; float in the water; der. ꤜꤟꤥꤡꤛꤣ
flock n ꤞꤤꤗꤟꤤꤗꤟꤢ /ʂi˦mi ˦ mṳ˨/; sheep
flog v ꤡꤟꤛꤢꤕꤚꤟꤢꤕꤜꤤ /ʤje˦ pre˧ pli˦/; to flog with a whip
flood n ꤓꤛꤢꤘꤢ /tʰje˧du˨/floor n ꤒꤝꤟꤥ /two˨/; der. ꤒꤝꤟꤥꤋꤢ; ꤜꤟꤢꤘꤢ
flow v ꤓꤝꤤ- /tʰwi˦-/flow down phr ꤓꤝꤤꤒꤟꤢ /tʰwi˦ta˧ /; der.
ꤓꤝꤤꤜꤟꤛꤢ
flow out phr ꤓꤝꤤꤓꤢ /tʰwi˦tʰe˨/flow in phr ꤓꤝꤤꤔꤟꤌꤣ /tʰwi˦nɯᵉ˧/
flowers n ꤒꤟꤢꤖꤥꤒꤟꤢꤊꤟꤤ /tɛ˨ pʰo˧tɛ˨ ki ˦ /; der. ꤒꤟꤢꤖꤥ
fluffy adj ꤡꤟꤢꤊꤢꤔꤢ /dʒɛ˦ ka˨nu˦/; very soft
flute n ꤒꤢꤜꤥ /te˧lo˦/ n ꤕꤤꤜꤢ /pi˧la˧/; der. ꤕꤤ;
ꤕꤤꤒꤢꤜꤤ
flutist n ꤊꤢꤛꤢ ꤢꤟꤌꤣꤒꤢꤜꤥ /ka˨ja˧ ɯᵊ˦te˧lo˦/
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fly v ꤐꤟꤌꤣ /zɯᵊ˨/; der. ꤜꤟꤢ serial verb
ꤐꤟꤌꤣꤓꤢ /zɯᵊ˨tʰe˨/; der. ꤐꤟꤌꤣꤓꤛꤢ
fly (green) n ꤖꤢꤞꤛꤣ /pʰɔ˧ʂɯᵊ˧/fly (tsetse) n ꤖꤢꤏꤤꤒꤢꤏꤛꤢ /pʰɔ˧ʃi˦ta˨ʃja˧/foam v ꤓꤛꤢꤙꤢꤙꤢ /tʰje˧bɔ˦bɛ˦/; foam on the
water v ꤙꤢꤙꤢꤓꤢ /bɔ˦bɛ˦tʰe˨/; foam at the mouth
fog n ꤢꤜꤟꤌꤣ /ɔ˦lɯᵊ˦/fold v ꤙꤥꤒꤢꤜꤢ /bo˨ta˨lu˧/; roll up n ꤒꤢꤔꤟꤌꤣ
/ta˨nɯᵊ˦/; the folds in cloth
fold up v ꤊꤟꤢꤊꤜꤛꤢꤘꤝꤥ /kɛ˦ klje˦dwo˦/ v ꤒꤢꤋꤤ
/ta˨kʰi˨/; fold up or gather up into
folktale n ꤍꤟꤥꤒꤟꤢꤘꤛꤢ /ŋo˦tɛ˨ dja˦/follow v ꤊꤚꤝꤥ /krwo˧/; der. ꤊꤚꤝꤥꤡꤛꤣ;
ꤊꤚꤝꤥꤡꤛꤣꤚꤝꤥ; ꤊꤚꤝꤥꤗꤟꤢꤊꤟꤌꤣ
follow along phr ꤊꤚꤝꤥꤡꤛꤣꤚꤝꤥ /krwo˧ʤɯᵊ˦rwo˦/
follow back phr ꤊꤚꤝꤥꤊꤟꤢ /krwo˧ka˨ /follow and enter in phr ꤊꤚꤝꤥꤔꤟꤌꤣ
/krwo˧nɯᵊ˧/follow and go as a crowd phr ꤊꤚꤝꤥꤡꤛꤣꤕꤜꤢ
ꤊꤚꤝꤥꤡꤛꤣꤖꤢ /krwo˧ʤɯᵊplu˨ krwo˧ʤɯᵊpʰɛ˨/; der. ꤊꤚꤝꤥꤕꤜꤢꤊꤚꤝꤥꤖꤢ
follow and go see phr ꤊꤚꤝꤥꤡꤛꤣꤗꤛꤢ /krwo˧ʤɯᵊmja˦/
follow and go wrong phr ꤊꤚꤝꤥꤡꤛꤣꤞꤢ /krwo˧ʤɯᵊʂɯ˦/; der. ꤊꤚꤝꤥꤞꤢ
follow and listen phr ꤊꤚꤝꤥꤔꤟꤤꤘꤢ /krwo˧ni ˦ da˧/
follow out phr ꤊꤚꤝꤥꤓꤢ /krwo˧tʰe˨/follow and say phr ꤊꤚꤝꤥꤟꤢ /krwo˧he˦/follow and go up phr ꤊꤚꤝꤥꤓꤛꤢ /krwo˧tʰja˨/follow and chase and catch phr
ꤊꤚꤝꤥꤜꤟꤢꤕꤟꤢ /krwo˧lɯ˨pɯ˦/follow and come phr ꤊꤚꤝꤥꤟꤛꤢ /krwo˧hja˧/
fond of adj ꤟꤢ /hɯ˨/
fontanel n ꤋꤢꤏꤝꤤꤋꤢ /kʰu˨ʃwi˦kʰu˨/; soft spot on baby's head
food n ꤏꤢꤢꤏꤢꤥ /sʰɛ˨e˨sʰɛ˨o˧/; food-drink; der. ꤏꤢꤢ n ꤜꤟꤢꤢꤜꤟꤢꤥ /le˦ e˨le˦ o˧/; der. ꤒꤟꤢꤢꤒꤟꤢꤥ
foolish adj ꤢꤟꤌꤣꤢꤛꤢ /ɯᵊ˦a˦ja˦/ adj ꤙꤢꤙꤛꤢ /bɔ˧bje˨/; foolish; without meaning or truth n
ꤊꤢꤛꤢꤙꤢꤙꤛꤢ /ka˨ja˧bɔ˧bje˨/; foolish person
foolishly v ꤗꤟꤢꤙꤢꤗꤟꤢꤙꤛꤢ /me˨ bɔ˧me˨ bje˨/; to do something without meaning; joking
foot n ꤋꤢꤘꤟꤌꤣ /kʰa˧dɯᵊ˨/; der. ꤋꤢꤘꤟꤌꤣꤜꤢ;
ꤋꤛꤢꤜꤢ
footprint n ꤋꤢꤘꤟꤌꤣ ꤋꤢꤜꤟꤢ /kʰa˧dɯᵊ˨ kʰa˧le˨ /footstool n ꤋꤢꤘꤟꤌꤣ ꤜꤟꤢꤐꤟꤤ /kʰa˧dɯᵊ˨ le˦ zi ˦ /for prep -ꤑꤢ /-ɲe˧/ prep ꤕꤟꤢ /pe˦ /forbid v ꤗꤟꤢꤒꤟꤢꤒꤟꤢ /me˨ ta˧ tɯ˧/forbidden adj ꤗꤟꤢꤒꤟꤢꤒꤟꤢꤊꤛꤢ /me˨ ta˧ tɯ˧kja˧/force v ꤕꤢꤢꤕꤢꤥ /pe˦e˨pe˦o˧/; control v
ꤔꤢꤡꤟꤛꤢꤔꤢꤡꤟꤢ /nɔ˧dʒje˧ nɔ˧dʒɯ˨/forefathers n ꤗꤟꤌꤣꤖꤢꤖꤛꤢꤖꤟꤌꤣ
/mɯᵊpʰɛ˧pʰje˧pʰɯᵊ˧/; parents-grandparents; der. ꤗꤟꤌꤣꤖꤢꤖꤛꤢꤖꤟꤌꤣ ꤘꤣ꤮ ꤑꤢꤔꤢ ꤒꤢꤟꤢ
forehead n ꤗꤟꤢꤓꤢ /ma˧ tʰɛ˦/foreign countries n ꤓꤛꤢꤚꤟꤌꤣꤊꤟꤢꤊꤜꤢ
/tʰje˧rɯᵊ˨ke˦ klɔ˧/foreign nation n ꤗꤛꤢꤡꤣꤚꤟꤌꤣ /mje˧ʤə˨rɯᵊ˨/;
other nation
foreigner n ꤓꤛꤢꤚꤟꤌꤣꤊꤟꤢꤊꤜꤢꤖꤢ /tʰje˧rɯᵊ˨ke˦ klɔ˧pʰu˦/; der. ꤊꤢꤜꤢꤙꤢ;
ꤊꤟꤢꤊꤜꤢꤖꤢ; ꤓꤛꤢꤊꤟꤢꤚꤟꤌꤣꤖꤢ; ꤗꤛꤢꤡꤣꤚꤟꤌꤣꤖꤢ
foresight n ꤒꤟꤢꤞꤢꤑꤢꤔꤢ /tɛ˨ ʂɛ˦ɲe˧ne˨/forest n ꤗꤟꤤꤊꤜꤢ /mi ˨ klɛ˧/; jungle n
ꤒꤢꤔꤢꤒꤢꤟꤥ /ta˨nɔ˧ta˨ho˧/foretell v ꤟꤢꤥꤔꤟꤢ /he˦o˨ne˨ /; to say beforehand
foretelling n ꤒꤟꤢꤟꤢꤥꤔꤟꤢ /tɛ˨ he˦o˨ne˨ /
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forever adv ꤒꤢꤡꤟꤢꤕꤚꤟꤢ /ta˨ʤṳ˦prɛ˨ /; der. ꤒꤢꤡꤟꤢꤕꤚꤟꤢꤒꤢꤜꤟꤢꤊꤚꤢ n ꤜꤢꤓꤢꤜꤢꤕꤜꤢ /la˨tʰɯ˧la˨plɯ˦/; all generations
forget v ꤏꤥꤒꤢꤕꤟꤢ /sʰo˧ta˨pa˨ /forgive v ꤕꤜꤝꤥꤊꤛꤢ ꤒꤟꤢꤞꤢ /plwo˧kja˧ tɛ˨ ʂɯ˦/;
to let sin go
forgiveness n ꤒꤟꤢꤕꤜꤝꤥꤊꤛꤢ ꤒꤟꤢꤞꤢ /tɛ˨ plwo˧kja˧ tɛ˨ ʂɯ˦/
fork n ꤊꤜꤛꤢꤕꤜꤢ /klja˦plɛ˨/; the area within the fork of the road
forty n ꤜꤝꤟꤤꤏꤛꤢ /lwi ˧ ʃje˧/forward adv ꤘꤣꤑꤢ /də˦ɲe˧/ adv ꤕꤢꤟꤛꤢ
/pa˨hja˧/; der. ꤗꤟꤢꤕꤢꤟꤛꤢ
foul adj ꤔꤟꤌꤣꤞꤢꤔꤟꤌꤣꤗꤟꤛꤢ /nɯᵊ˨ʂɔ˧nɯᵊ˨mja˦ /; bad smell or odor; putrid
foundation n ꤋꤢꤘꤟꤌꤣꤋꤢꤏꤛꤢ /kʰa˧dɯᵊ˨kʰa˧ʃje˦/ n ꤟꤤꤊꤛꤢꤚꤟꤛꤢ /hi˨kja˧rhja˧/; house foundation
four n ꤞꤢꤜꤝꤟꤤ /ʂɛ˦lwi ˧ /; der. ꤜꤝꤟꤤ
four days from now phr ꤏꤥꤔꤤ /sʰo˧ni˦/fourteen n ꤏꤛꤢꤜꤝꤟꤤ /ʃje˦lwi ˧ /fourth n ꤜꤝꤟꤤꤜꤢꤜꤣ /lwi ˧ lu˦lə˦/; der.
ꤜꤝꤟꤤꤕꤚꤟꤢꤒꤣꤕꤚꤟꤢ n ꤜꤝꤟꤤꤕꤝꤤꤒꤣꤕꤝꤤ /lwi ˨ pwi˦tə˨pwi˦/; a quarter; one fourth
fowl n ꤓꤢꤏꤛꤢ /tʰu˨ʃje˧/fox n ꤓꤝꤤꤗꤟꤤ /tʰwi˨mi ˨ /fracture n ꤊꤚꤝꤤ ꤜꤢꤊꤟꤢ /krwi˦ la˨kɛ˦ /fragile adj ꤕꤛꤢꤐꤢ /pje˦zu˧/; easily broken
fragrance n ꤒꤟꤢꤔꤟꤌꤣꤗꤢꤔꤟꤌꤣꤏꤢ /tɛ˨ nɯᵊ˨mɯ˦nɯᵊ˨sʰɯ˧/; good smelling thing
fragrant adj ꤔꤟꤌꤣꤗꤢꤠꤤ /nɯᵊ˨mɯ˦vi˨/; der. ꤔꤟꤌꤣꤗꤢꤔꤟꤌꤣꤏꤢ
frail adj ꤜꤢꤊꤟꤢꤐꤢ /la˨kɛ˦ zu˧/; breaks easily
frame up v ꤡꤛꤢꤚꤤꤡꤟꤛꤢꤕꤜꤤ /dʒja˨ri˨dʒja˦ pli˦/freckle n ꤗꤢꤊꤚꤢ /ma˦kra˧/
free adj ꤥꤕꤢꤜꤢ /o˨pa˨la˧/; not under rule; der. ꤕꤢꤜꤢ adj ꤥꤊꤥ /o˨ko˧/; not occupied; der. ꤥꤊꤥꤥꤘꤢ
free person n ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤕꤢꤜꤢꤖꤢ /prɛ˨ pa˨la˧pʰu˦/; der. ꤕꤢꤜꤢꤖꤢ
freedom n ꤒꤟꤢꤕꤢꤜꤢ /tɛ˨ pa˨la˧/; der. ꤙꤢꤙꤢꤜꤢ
freely adv ꤜꤟꤢꤜꤟꤢꤜꤤꤜꤤ /la˦ la˦ li˧li˧/; clear
freezing adj ꤒꤢꤊꤜꤢꤒꤢꤕꤟꤤ /ta˨klu˨ta˨pi ˨ /; very cold; der. ꤒꤢꤊꤜꤢꤕꤚꤟꤛꤢꤏꤢ
frequently adv ꤒꤢꤗꤥ /ta˨mo˧/; often; der. ꤒꤢꤗꤥꤒꤢꤗꤥ
fresh adj ꤐꤟꤢ adj ꤞꤤꤞꤛꤣꤊꤢꤛꤝꤤ /ʂi˦ʂɯᵊ˧ka˨zwi˧/; lush; green
Friday n ꤗꤟꤢꤑꤟꤢꤑꤢ /mɔ˦ ɲa˧ ɲe˧/fried adj ꤤꤍꤝꤟꤥ /i˨ŋwo˦/friend n ꤋꤥꤙꤢꤞꤛꤥ /kʰo˧bɔ˦ʂwo˦/; der. ꤋꤥ;
ꤋꤥꤞꤛꤥ; ꤋꤥꤗꤟꤥ v ꤙꤢꤞꤛꤥꤋꤢꤋꤥ /bɔ˦ʂjo˦kʰɛ˦kʰo˧/; to be friendly with; der. ꤙꤢꤞꤛꤥꤙꤢꤜꤢ
good friend phr ꤋꤥꤙꤢꤞꤛꤥꤗꤟꤥ /kʰo˧bɔ˦ʂwo˦mo˨ /; der. ꤋꤥꤗꤟꤥ
friendship n ꤒꤟꤢꤙꤢꤞꤛꤥꤋꤢꤋꤥ /tɛ˨ bɔ˦ʂwo˦kʰɛ˦kʰo˧/
frighten v ꤗꤟꤢꤞꤢꤤꤏꤢ /me˨ ʂɛ˦i˨ʃe˧/; cause to be afraid
frightened v ꤞꤢꤤꤏꤢ /ʂɛ˦i˨sʰe˧/frigid adj ꤒꤢꤊꤜꤢꤒꤢꤕꤟꤤ /ta˨klu˨ja˨pi ˨ /; very
cold; freezing
frog n ꤘꤤ /di˨/; der. ꤘꤤꤗꤢ
from now on phr ꤒꤟꤢꤕꤢꤟꤛꤢ /ta˧ pa˨hja˧/from top to bottom phr ꤊꤢꤓꤛꤢꤊꤢꤜꤟꤛꤢ
/ka˨tʰja˨ka˨lja˦ / v ꤊꤢꤓꤛꤢꤊꤢꤜꤟꤛꤢ /ka˨tʰja˨ka˨lhja˨/
front prep ꤘꤣꤑꤢ /də˦ɲe˧/fruit n ꤞꤢꤞꤢ /ʂɔ˨ʂɛ˨/; der. ꤞꤢꤞꤢꤠꤢꤖꤥ n
ꤒꤟꤢꤞꤢꤒꤟꤢꤖꤥ /tɛ˨ ʂɛ˨tɛ˨ pʰo˧/; crop; harvest;
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fruit; der. ꤢꤖꤥꤢꤞꤢ; ꤢꤞꤢ; ꤖꤥꤞꤢ
fry v ꤤꤖꤥꤊꤚꤢ /i˨pʰo˧kra˧/fuel n ꤞꤢ /ʂu˦/full adj ꤢꤊꤢꤥꤙꤢ /e˨kɔ˦o˧ba˧/; der. ꤢꤊꤢ; ꤥꤙꤢ;
ꤙꤢ; ꤙꤢꤜꤟꤢ adj ꤊꤚꤢ /kre˧/; quantity unchanged adj ꤙꤢ /ba˧/; full; der. ꤙꤢꤒꤢꤕꤤ
fun adj ꤢꤗꤟꤥ ꤑꤢꤡꤢ /a˨mo˨ ɲa˨dʒɔ˦/funny adj ꤜꤟꤢꤞꤢꤑꤟꤢ /le˦ ʂɛ˦ɲe˧ /fur n ꤏꤢ /sʰɯ˨/further conj ꤓꤛꤣꤒꤥ /tʰɯᵊ˧to˨/; not finished
future n ꤔꤥꤕꤟꤢ /no˨pa˧ /future marker unknown ꤕꤟꤢ /pa˧ /
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gale n ꤊꤟꤢꤜꤢꤞꤢꤏꤛꤥ /ke˦ la˨ʂɛ˦ʃwo˨/gall bladder n ꤞꤛꤣꤓꤛꤢꤊꤢ /ʂɯᵊ˨tʰje˧kɔ˧/gamble n ꤒꤟꤢꤙꤛꤢꤙꤝꤤ /tɛ˨ bja˧bwi˦/; lucky thing
v ꤙꤛꤢꤢ /bja˧e˨/; bet; der. ꤙꤛꤢ
game n ꤒꤟꤢꤜꤢꤠꤤꤜꤢꤠꤢ /tɛ˨ la˨vi˨la˨vɔ˧/garbage n ꤒꤢꤞꤢꤓꤢ /ta˨ʂɔ˦tʰɔ˧/ n
ꤢꤚꤝꤟꤤꤢꤚꤝꤟꤥ /a˨rwi ˦ a˨rwo˧/garden n ꤕꤚꤟꤢ /prɛ˦ /; der. ꤕꤚꤢꤋꤢ
gardener n ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤥꤕꤟꤢ ꤗꤛꤢꤋꤝꤢ ꤒꤢꤚꤢ /prɛ˨ o˨pɔ˦ mja˦kʰwɛ˨ ta˨rɛ˦/
garlic n ꤖꤥꤟꤥꤙꤢ /pʰo˧ho˦bu˧/gasoline n ꤔꤢꤗꤟꤤꤞꤢ /na˨mi ˨ ʂu˦/; der. ꤞꤢ
gastritis n ꤖꤟꤌꤣꤒꤟꤢꤏꤝꤤ /pʰɯᵊ˧tɛ˨ ʃwi˦/; stomach sickness
gate n ꤊꤢꤘꤢꤖꤢ /ka˨da˧pʰu˦/; small door n
ꤜꤟꤥꤊꤢꤘꤢ /lo˨ka˨da˧du˨/; gate
gather v ꤤꤙꤢꤕꤜꤢ /i˨ba˨plɔ˦/; to harvest; der. ꤕꤟꤢꤊꤟꤢꤕꤜꤢ v ꤤꤓꤢꤊꤟꤢ /i˨tʰe˧ka˨ /; gather firewood? v ꤤꤓꤌꤣꤕꤜꤢ /i˨tʰə˨plɔ˦/; der. ꤤꤓꤌꤣ
v ꤖꤛꤢ /pʰja˦/; gather v ꤥꤕꤜꤢꤡꤢ /o˨plɔ˦dʒɯ˧/; gathered together
gaur n ꤕꤟꤢꤗꤟꤤ; wild ox
gave v ꤘꤛꤢꤊꤛꤢ /dje˦kja˧/gazelle n ꤒꤢꤋꤛꤢ /ta˨kʰje˧/gecko n ꤐꤟꤌꤣꤟꤤ /zɯᵊhi˨/; der. ꤛꤥꤟꤤ
gem n ꤜꤟꤢꤍꤟꤢꤘꤢꤕꤚꤟꤤꤘꤢ /lɔ˦ ŋṳ˨du˨pri ˨ du˨/; costly stone; der. ꤜꤟꤢꤞꤢꤜꤟꤢꤕꤚꤟꤥ
genealogy n ꤒꤟꤢꤘꤛꤢꤊꤜꤝꤤꤘꤛꤢꤜꤛꤢ /tɛ˨ dja˦klwi˧dja˦lja˧/
general n ꤊꤜꤛꤢꤋꤢꤊꤜꤢ /klje˧kʰu˨klɔ˦/; soldier head; der. ꤊꤜꤛꤢꤘꤢꤋꤢ ꤒꤢꤘꤢ
generation n ꤓꤢꤋꤢ /tʰɯ˧kʰɛ˧/generous adj ꤘꤛꤢꤐꤢꤘꤛꤢꤐꤛꤢ /dje˦zu˧dje˦zje˨/
gentle adj ꤞꤢꤘꤥꤞꤢꤍꤟꤢ /ʂɛ˦do˧ʂɛ˦ŋa˨ /geography n ꤟꤢꤋꤢꤔꤟꤢꤋꤢ /he˨kʰu˨ne˦ kʰu˨/Germany n ꤡꤟꤢꤗꤢꤔꤤ /dʒa˨ma˨ni˨/gesture v ꤠꤟꤢꤠꤟꤛꤢ /vɯ˦vja˦ /; wave with your
hands
get v ꤔꤟꤤꤙꤢ /ni ˦ bɛ˨/; to receive something; der. ꤔꤟꤤ
get along phr ꤚꤟꤢ /rɛ˧ /; when people get along together; harmonious (including music)
get better phr ꤒꤟꤢꤏꤝꤤꤒꤟꤢꤏꤢ ꤥꤗꤟꤢꤊꤛꤢ /tɛ˨ ʃwi˦tɛ˨ sʰɛ˧ o˨me˦ kja˧/; recover
get down phr ꤊꤢꤒꤟꤢ /ka˨ta˧ /; to disembark; der. ꤊꤢꤜꤝꤥꤒꤟꤢ
get drunk phr ꤢꤗꤟꤢꤥꤕꤚꤛꤢ /e˨mɯ˨o˧prja˦/; der. ꤢꤗꤟꤢꤥꤗꤟꤢ
get off phr ꤊꤢꤒꤟꤢ /ka˨ta˧ /; get down; disembark
get on phr ꤊꤢꤓꤛꤢ /ka˨tʰja˨/get rid of phr ꤠꤟꤢꤓꤢ /vɛ˦ tʰe˧/; to drive away
get up phr ꤊꤢꤓꤢ /ka˨tʰɔ˨/; stand up
ghost n ꤜꤟꤌꤣꤒꤢꤕꤚꤟꤛꤢ /lɯᵊ˧ta˨prja˨ /; der. ꤜꤟꤌꤣꤔꤢ; ꤔꤢ
gibbon n ꤐꤟꤢꤜꤟꤢ /zɔ˧ lɔ˨ /gift n ꤏꤛꤢꤐꤟꤢ /ʃje˧zṳ˦/ n ꤒꤟꤢꤘꤛꤢꤊꤚꤢ
/tɛ˨ dje˦kra˧/giggle v ꤑꤟꤢꤟꤌꤣꤑꤟꤢꤞꤝꤢ /ɲe˧ ɯᵊ˨ɲe˧ ʂwɛ˦/; der.
ꤑꤟꤢꤟꤌꤣ
ginger n ꤒꤢꤢ /ta˨a˧/girl n ꤕꤢꤡꤟꤢꤗꤟꤌꤣꤖꤢ /pa˨ʤɛ˦ mɯᵊpʰu˦/ n
ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤗꤢꤖꤢ /prɛ˨ mɔ˨pʰu˦/girlfriend n ꤋꤥꤕꤚꤟꤢꤗꤟꤢ /kʰo˧prɛ˨ mɔ˨ /; der.
ꤋꤥꤗꤟꤥ
give v ꤘꤛꤢ /dje˦/give back phr ꤘꤛꤢꤊꤟꤢꤋꤛꤢ /dje˦ka˨ kʰje˧/;
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give down phr ꤘꤛꤢꤒꤟꤢ /dje˦ta˧ /give freely phr ꤘꤛꤢꤊꤚꤢ /dje˦kra˧/; see donate
give in phr ꤘꤛꤢꤔꤟꤌꤣ /dje˦nɯᵊ˧/give to become phr ꤘꤛꤢꤓꤝꤟꤥꤓꤛꤢ
/dje˦tʰwo˧tʰja˨/give to drink phr ꤘꤛꤢꤥ /dje˦o˧/give to eat phr ꤘꤛꤢꤢ /dje˦e˨/give to go phr ꤘꤛꤢꤡꤛꤣ /dje˦ʤɯᵊ/give to know phr ꤘꤛꤢꤞꤢꤑꤢ /dje˦ʂɛ˦ɲe˧/give to read phr ꤘꤛꤢꤟꤣ /dje˦hə˦/give to rest phr ꤘꤛꤢꤥꤊꤟꤌꤣ /dje˦o˨kɯᵊ/give to sit phr ꤘꤛꤢꤥꤔꤛꤢ /dje˦o˨nja˧/; der.
ꤘꤛꤢꤥꤔꤛꤢꤥ
give to stay phr ꤘꤛꤢꤥ /dje˦o˨/give to use phr ꤘꤛꤢꤔꤢꤢ /dje˦nɔ˧e˨/give each other phr ꤘꤛꤢꤜꤢ /dje˦lu˧/give birth phr ꤘꤛꤢꤥꤖꤢ /dje˦o˨pʰu˦/
glad adj ꤞꤢꤊꤚꤟꤢꤞꤢꤜꤟꤢ /ʂɛ˦krɯ˧ʂɛ˦lɔ˧ /gladden v ꤗꤟꤢꤞꤢꤊꤚꤟꤢ /me˨ ʂɛ˦krɯ˧/gladness n ꤞꤢꤜꤟꤌꤣꤖꤢꤖꤢ /ʂɛ˦lɯᵊpʰɔ˨pʰɯ˧/glass n ꤜꤟꤢꤞꤢꤙꤢ /lɔ˦ ʂu˦bu˧/ adj ꤏꤢꤊꤢꤜꤤ
/sʰɛ˦ka˨li˧/; clear, transparent
glasses n ꤗꤟꤢꤘꤟꤌꤣꤊꤛꤢ /ma˧ dɯᵊ˨kja˦/; for the eyes
gleaming adj ꤒꤢꤋꤢꤚꤢꤏꤥ /ta˨kʰɛ˧ra˨sʰo˧/glorify v ꤙꤢꤘꤢꤙꤢꤐꤟꤢ /be˨du˨be˨zɯ˦/; to place
as great and respected
glory n ꤒꤟꤢꤜꤤꤒꤟꤢꤒꤢꤋꤢ /tɛ˨ li˧tɛ˨ ta˨kʰɛ˧/; der. ꤒꤟꤢꤜꤤꤒꤢꤋꤢ n ꤒꤟꤢꤒꤢꤚꤛꤢꤘꤢꤓꤢ /tɛ˨ ta˨rje˧du˨tʰu˧/; der. ꤒꤟꤢꤒꤢꤚꤛꤢꤘꤢ
glove n ꤒꤢꤋꤢꤊꤢ /ta˨kʰu˨kɔ˧/; der. ꤒꤢꤋꤢꤒꤢꤕꤜꤝꤥ
glue n ꤢꤤ /a˨i˧/
glutton n ꤊꤢꤛꤢ ꤢꤒꤢꤜꤝꤥ ꤥꤒꤢꤜꤟꤛꤢ /ka˨ja˧ e˨ta˨lwo˦ o˧ta˨lje˨ /; person who eats and drinks too much
gluttonous adj ꤢꤏꤛꤥꤥꤕꤚꤟꤛꤢ /e˨ʃjo˨o˧prja˦ /; der. ꤢꤒꤢꤜꤝꤥ ꤥꤒꤢꤜꤟꤛꤢ
gluttony n ꤒꤟꤢꤢꤒꤢꤜꤝꤥꤥꤒꤢꤜꤟꤛꤢ /tɛ˨ e˨ta˨lwo˦o˧ta˨lje˨ /
gnat n ꤖꤢꤞꤢꤖꤢ /pʰɔ˧ʂa˦pʰu˦/; der. ꤖꤟꤌꤣꤞꤢ n
ꤖꤢꤏꤤꤗꤟꤤ /pʰɔ˧ʃi˦mi ˨ /go v ꤡꤛꤣ /ʤɯᵊ/
go and kill phr ꤡꤛꤣꤗꤟꤢꤞꤛꤢ /ʤɯᵊme˨ ʂje˧/go and listen phr ꤡꤛꤣꤔꤟꤤꤘꤢ /ʤɯᵊni ˦ da˧/go argue phr ꤡꤛꤣꤊꤚꤢꤊꤚꤟꤛꤢ
/ʤɯᵊkre˦krja˦ /go ask phr ꤡꤛꤣꤏꤢꤘꤛꤢ /ʤɯ˦sʰu˨dja˧/go ask for mercy phr ꤡꤛꤣꤊꤝꤤꤞꤢꤐꤟꤢ
/ʤɯ˦kwi˧ʂɛ˦zɔ˨ /go ask to see phr ꤡꤛꤣꤊꤝꤤꤗꤛꤢ
/ʤɯ˦kwi˧mja˦/go back and forth phr ꤡꤛꤣꤊꤟꤢꤡꤛꤣꤟꤛꤢ
/ʤɯ˦ka˨ ʤɯᵊhja˧/go buy phr ꤡꤛꤣꤤꤕꤚꤟꤤ /ʤɯ˦i˨pri ˨ /go down phr ꤊꤢꤜꤟꤛꤢ /ka˨lja˨ /go enter phr ꤡꤛꤣꤊꤢꤔꤟꤌꤣ /ʤɯ˦ka˨nɯᵊ˧/go fight phr ꤡꤛꤣꤏꤢ /ʤɯ˦sʰa˦/go follow phr ꤡꤛꤣꤊꤚꤝꤥ /ʤɯ˦krwo˧/go guide phr ꤡꤛꤣꤐꤟꤢ /ʤɯ˦zṳ˧/go harvest phr ꤡꤛꤣꤊꤢ /ʤɯ˦kɛ˦/go inside and take phr ꤡꤛꤣꤔꤟꤌꤣꤖꤛꤢ
/ʤɯ˦nɯᵊ˧pʰje˦/go plead phr ꤡꤛꤣꤊꤝꤤꤒꤢꤘꤢ
/ʤɯ˦kwi˧ta˨dɯ˨/go pray phr ꤡꤛꤣꤊꤝꤤꤡꤢꤙꤢ
/ʤɯ˦kwi˧ʤɔ˦bɛ˧/go request phr ꤡꤛꤣꤊꤝꤤ /ʤɯ˦kwi˧/
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go stand phr ꤡꤛꤣꤊꤢꤓꤢꤥ /ʤɯ˦ka˨tʰɔ˨o˨/go take down phr ꤡꤛꤣꤖꤛꤢꤒꤟꤢ
/ʤɯ˦pʰje˦ta˧ /go the wrong way phr ꤡꤛꤣꤞꤢꤊꤜꤛꤢ
/ʤɯ˦ʂɯ˦klja˦/; go astray phr
ꤡꤛꤣꤒꤢꤕꤟꤢ /ʤɯᵊta˨pa˨ /; because of day-dreaming
go too far phr ꤋꤢꤒꤢꤜꤝꤥꤡꤛꤣꤒꤢꤜꤟꤛꤢ /kʰɛ˧ta˨lwo˦ʤɯ˦ta˨lje˨ /; step-go-too far
go up phr ꤓꤛꤢ /tʰja˨/; der. ꤊꤢꤓꤛꤢ
go up and in phr ꤡꤛꤣꤓꤛꤢꤔꤟꤌꤣ /ʤɯ˦tʰja˨nɯᵊ˧/
go weep phr ꤡꤛꤣꤍꤟꤌꤣꤡꤛꤣꤟꤢ /ʤɯ˦ŋɯᵊʤɯ˦hɛ˨/
go with phr ꤡꤛꤣꤊꤟꤌꤣ /ʤɯ˦kɯᵊ˧/go from town to town phr ꤡꤛꤣ ꤔꤟꤌꤣꤒꤣꤠꤟꤤ
ꤓꤢꤒꤣꤠꤟꤤ /ʤɯ˦ nɯᵊ˧tə˨vi ˧ tʰe˨tə˨vi ˧ /go along with phr ꤡꤛꤣ ꤒꤢꤊꤚꤟꤥ ꤊꤟꤌꤣ
/dʒɯ˦ ta˨kro˨ kɯᵊ˧/go around phr ꤡꤛꤣ ꤒꤢꤠꤟꤢ /dʒɯ˦ ta˨va˨ /go in a group phr ꤡꤛꤣꤕꤜꤢ /dʒɯ˦plɔ˦/go forward phr ꤡꤛꤣꤕꤢꤟꤛꤢ /dʒɯ˦pa˨hja˧/;
continue
go often phr ꤡꤛꤣꤡꤢ /dʒɯ˦dʒɯ˧/goal n ꤒꤟꤢꤒꤢꤐꤛꤢ ꤗꤛꤢꤏꤢ /tɛ˨ ta˨zje˨
mja˦sʰɯ˧/; purpose-hope n
ꤒꤟꤢꤗꤟꤢꤕꤢꤗꤢꤙꤥ /tɛ˨ me˨ pe˦ma˦bo˧/; the prize or goal ahead to overcome or win; der. ꤒꤟꤢꤕꤟꤢꤗꤢ
goat n ꤕꤟꤢ /pe˦ /; der. ꤐꤟꤢ; ꤕꤟꤢꤗꤟꤤ
God n ꤡꤢꤗꤢꤚꤛꤢ /ʤɔ˦ma˨rja˨/goiter n ꤊꤟꤛꤢꤙꤥꤖꤥ /kja˧ bo˧pʰo˨/gold n ꤓꤢ /tʰɛ˧/gone v ꤡꤛꤣꤊꤛꤢ /ʤɯ˦kja˧/gong n ꤊꤜꤌꤣ /klɯᵊ˨/; large round gong or frog
drum n ꤗꤟꤥ /mo˨ /
gonorrhea n ꤟꤤꤗꤢꤖꤢ ꤒꤟꤢꤏꤝꤤ /hi˨ma˨pʰɛ˨ tɛ˨ ʃwi˦/
good n ꤒꤟꤢꤚꤛꤢ /tɛ˨ rja˦/ adj ꤢꤚꤛꤢ /a˨rja˦/; der. -ꤚꤛꤢ; ꤚꤛꤢꤚꤛꤢꤘꤢꤘꤢ adj ꤢꤒꤝꤟꤥ ꤗꤟꤥꤚꤛꤢ
/a˨two˦ mo˨rja˦/; der. ꤢꤒꤝꤟꤥꤢꤚꤛꤢ adj ꤢꤏꤛꤣ /a˨ʃɯᵊ˧/; good seed; der. ꤢꤏꤛꤣꤚꤛꤢ
good deeds phr ꤒꤟꤢꤗꤟꤢꤚꤛꤢꤒꤟꤢ /tɛ˨ me˨ rja˦tɛ˨ /; doing of good; der. ꤒꤟꤢꤗꤟꤢꤚꤛꤢ
good place phr ꤋꤢꤜꤟꤢꤚꤛꤢ /kʰa˧le˦ rja˦/good things phr ꤒꤟꤢꤒꤝꤟꤥꤒꤟꤢꤚꤛꤢ
/tɛ˨ two˦tɛ˨ rja˦/good luck phr ꤙꤝꤤꤘꤢꤒꤢꤚꤛꤢꤓꤢ
/bwi˦du˨ta˨rje˧tʰu˧/; of great profit
very good phr ꤚꤛꤢꤔꤛꤢꤡꤢ /rja˦nja˨zɔ˦/; der. ꤚꤛꤢꤜꤢ
goods n ꤒꤟꤢꤊꤟꤢꤒꤟꤢꤋꤢ /tɛ˨ kɯ˦tɛ˨ kʰa˦/gooseberry n ꤒꤢꤜꤟꤢꤞꤢ /ta˨lɛ˦ ʂɛ˨/gorilla n ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤗꤟꤤ /prɛ˨ mi ˨ /; ape
gospel n ꤒꤟꤢꤞꤢꤊꤚꤟꤢꤗꤤꤜꤢ /tɛ˨ ʂɛ˦krɯ˧mi˨la˨/; joyful news
gossip v ꤘꤛꤢꤢꤐꤟꤥ /dja˦u˧zo˨/; talk about someone; der. ꤕꤟꤥꤢꤗꤝꤟꤤ
gouge out v ꤊꤢꤢꤓꤢꤊꤛꤢ /ka˨u˧tʰe˨kja˧/gourd n ꤊꤚꤟꤢꤞꤢ /kra˧ ʂɛ˨/gourd (bitter) n ꤋꤢꤒꤢꤗꤛꤢꤞꤢ /kʰɛ˨ta˨mje˧ʂɛ˨/;
wild small eggplant
gourd (ridge) n ꤘꤤꤊꤢꤊꤢꤓꤢꤞꤢ /di˧ku˨kɔ˦tʰu˧ʂɛ˨/
gourd (snake) n ꤘꤤꤊꤢꤊꤢꤞꤢ /di˧ku˨kɔ˦ʂɛ˨/gourd (sponge) n ꤘꤤꤊꤢꤊꤢꤖꤟꤌꤣꤞꤢ
/di˧ku˨kɔ˦pʰɯᵊ˨ʂɛ˨/govern v ꤕꤣꤒꤢꤚꤤ /pə˦ta˨ri˦/; rule; der. ꤕꤣ;
ꤕꤣꤓꤛꤢꤕꤣꤊꤟꤢ
governing n ꤒꤟꤢꤕꤣꤒꤢꤚꤤ /tɛ˨ pə˦ta˨ri˦/; der. ꤒꤟꤢꤕꤣꤜꤟꤛꤢ
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government n ꤋꤝꤤ /kʰwi˦/governor n ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤕꤣꤓꤛꤢꤊꤟꤢ /prɛ˨ pə˦tʰje˧ke˦ /;
ruler of a state or country; der. ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤕꤣ; ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤕꤣꤒꤟꤢ; ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤕꤣꤒꤢꤚꤤꤒꤟꤢ; ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤕꤣꤓꤛꤢꤕꤣꤊꤟꤢ n ꤋꤝꤤ /kʰwi˦/
grab v ꤕꤟꤢ /pɯ˦/; hold v ꤊꤚꤟꤤꤑꤢ /kri ˨ ɲe˦/; grasp; to hold by putting hands or claws around v ꤡꤟꤢ /dʒɯ˨/; grab a handful of
grace n ꤙꤝꤤꤒꤢꤚꤛꤢ /bwi˦ta˨rje˧/; der. ꤙꤝꤤꤘꤢꤒꤢꤚꤛꤢꤓꤢ; ꤙꤝꤤꤒꤢꤚꤛꤢꤘꤢꤓꤢ n ꤒꤟꤢꤙꤝꤤꤒꤟꤢꤒꤢꤚꤛꤢ /tɛ˨ bwi˦tɛ˨ ta˨rje˧/
grade n ꤢꤒꤟꤥꤢꤒꤢ /a˨to˦a˨ta˧/; level
graft v ꤗꤟꤢꤤꤡꤢ /me˨ i˦ʤɯ˧/; to join together; der. ꤕꤜꤌꤣꤓꤢ ꤤꤡꤢ
grain n ꤙꤟꤌꤣꤊꤢꤜꤢ /bɯᵊ˦ku˧la˧/grain field n ꤙꤟꤌꤣꤊꤢꤜꤢ ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤜꤟꤢꤋꤢ
/bɯᵊ˦ku˧la˧ prɛ˦ le˦ kʰu˨/grandchild n ꤖꤢꤜꤟꤛꤢ /pʰu˦lje˨ /; der. ꤜꤟꤛꤢ
grandfather n ꤖꤟꤌꤣ /pʰɯᵊ˧/grandmother n ꤖꤛꤢ /pʰje˧/grandparents n ꤖꤛꤢꤖꤟꤌꤣ /pʰje˧pʰɯᵊ˧/;
grandmother-grandfather
grape n ꤎꤢꤕꤛꤤꤞꤢ /sa˨pji˦ʂɛ˨/grape vine n ꤎꤢꤕꤛꤤꤖꤛꤢ /sa˨pji˦pʰja˧/grape wine n ꤎꤢꤕꤛꤤꤓꤛꤢꤐꤟꤢ
/sa˨pji˦tʰje˧za˧ /grapevine n ꤎꤢꤕꤛꤤꤗꤟꤢ /sa˨pji˦mɔ˦ /
grape juice n ꤎꤢꤕꤛꤤꤓꤛꤢ /sa˨pji˦tʰje˧/grape wine n ꤎꤢꤕꤛꤤꤓꤛꤢꤐꤟꤢ
/sa˨pji˦tʰje˧za˧ /grapefruit n ꤞꤢꤘꤢꤞꤢ /ʂɔ˨du˨sɛ˨/grasp v ꤊꤚꤟꤤꤑꤢ /kri ˨ ɲe˦/; to hold by putting
hands or claws around
grass n ꤗꤟꤤꤞꤢ /mi ˨ ʂɛ˨/; der. ꤗꤟꤤꤗꤟꤢ;
ꤗꤟꤤꤞꤛꤣꤜꤢ
grasshopper n ꤒꤢꤊꤤ /ta˨ki˧/; der. ꤒꤢꤊꤤꤕꤟꤢ
gratitude n ꤙꤝꤤꤒꤢꤚꤛꤢ /bwi˦ta˨rje˧/grave n ꤜꤟꤌꤣꤊꤢ /lɯᵊ˧ku˨/; der. ꤜꤟꤌꤣꤋꤢ
graveyard n ꤜꤟꤌꤣꤋꤢ ꤢꤋꤢꤜꤟꤢ /lɯᵊ˧kʰu˨ a˨kʰa˧le˦ /
gray adj ꤒꤢꤖꤢ /ta˨pʰɛ˨/; blue
great adj ꤢꤘꤢꤢꤐꤟꤢ /a˨du˨a˨za˧ /; der. -ꤘꤢ
great things phr ꤒꤟꤢꤢꤘꤢꤢꤐꤟꤢ /tɛ˨ a˨du˨a˨za˧ /; things that are big and deep
great-grandchild n ꤜꤟꤛꤢꤜꤟꤢ /lje˨ lṳ˨/; der. ꤜꤟꤢ
great-great grandchild n ꤜꤟꤛꤢ /lje˨ /greater adj ꤘꤢꤜꤣꤊꤜꤢ /du˨lə˦klɔ˧/; der.
ꤘꤢꤊꤜꤢꤓꤢꤜꤣ
greatness n ꤒꤟꤢꤘꤢꤒꤟꤢꤓꤢ /tɛ˨ du˨tɛ˨ tʰu˧/Greece n ꤊꤚꤤꤊꤟꤢ /kri˦ke˦ /greed n ꤒꤟꤢꤊꤢꤠꤟꤢꤊꤢꤕꤚꤟꤢ ꤢ
ꤔꤟꤤꤘꤛꤢꤘꤢꤑꤢ /tɛ˨ kɔ˦va˦ kɔ˦pra˨ e˨ ni ˦ dje˦dɯ˨ɲe˧/; der. ꤊꤢꤠꤟꤢꤊꤢꤕꤚꤟꤢ n
ꤒꤟꤢꤜꤢꤖꤢ /tɛ˨ lɔ˧pʰa˧/greedy v ꤢꤘꤢ /e˨du˨/; eat-big adj ꤜꤢꤖꤢꤢ
ꤔꤟꤤꤚꤢꤔꤟꤤꤓꤢ /lɔ˧pʰa˧e˨ ni ˦ rɯ˧ni ˦ tʰɛ˧/; greedy to get money
Greek n ꤊꤚꤤꤍꤟꤥ /kri˦ŋo˦/; Greek language n
ꤊꤚꤤꤖꤢ /kri˦pʰu˦/ n ꤊꤚꤤꤗꤛꤢꤡꤣꤖꤢ /kri˦mje˧ʤə˨pʰu˦/
green adj ꤞꤛꤣ /ʂɯᵊ˧/green pepper n ꤞꤢꤟꤛꤢꤞꤤꤞꤛꤣ /ʂɛ˨hja˦ʂi˦ʂɯᵊ˧/greet v ꤟꤢꤗꤟꤥꤟꤢꤚꤛꤢ /he˦mo˨he˦rja˦/greeting n ꤒꤟꤢꤟꤢꤗꤟꤥꤟꤢꤚꤛꤢ
/tɛ˨ he˦mo˨ he˦rja˦/grieve v ꤞꤢꤕꤜꤟꤢꤔꤢꤐꤟꤢ /ʂɛ˦plɛ˧ ne˨zɔ˨ /grill v ꤤꤏꤢꤢ /i˨sʰɯ˦e˨/grin v ꤑꤟꤢꤒꤢꤊꤚꤥ /ɲe˧ ta˨kro˧/grind v ꤤꤏꤢꤒꤢꤏꤢ /i˨sʰa˦tɯ˧sʰɯ˨/; grind wheat v
ꤢꤟꤢ ꤒꤢꤊꤚꤤꤒꤢꤊꤚꤟꤢ /a˨ ta˨kri ˧ ta˨krɯ˨/; to grind your teeth; der. ꤢꤟꤢ ꤒꤢꤊꤚꤟꤢ
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groan v ꤞꤢꤗꤟꤌꤣꤊꤚꤟꤌꤣꤟꤢ /ʂɛ˦mɯᵊkrɯᵊ˨ha˧/ v
ꤒꤢꤢꤟꤌꤣꤒꤢꤏꤢ /ta˨ɯᵊ˧ta˨sʰɛ˧/; ꤒꤢꤢꤟꤌꤣ
groom n ꤋꤥꤗꤟꤢꤋꤢꤖꤢ /kʰo˧mɛ˧ kʰu˧pʰɛ˧/; der. ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤋꤥꤗꤟꤢ ꤋꤢꤖꤢ; ꤋꤥꤗꤟꤢꤕꤚꤟꤢꤋꤢ
grope v ꤊꤜꤛꤣꤗꤛꤢ /klɯᵊ˦mja˦/; feel around for; der. ꤊꤜꤌꤣꤖꤢ
ground n ꤟꤢꤋꤢ /he˨kʰu˨/groundnut n ꤊꤢꤙꤤꤞꤢ /kɔ˦bi˧ʂu˦/; der.
ꤊꤢꤙꤤꤞꤢꤓꤛꤢ
group n ꤕꤜꤢꤗꤟꤢꤖꤢ /plɔ˦mṳ˨pʰu˦/; der. ꤢꤕꤜꤢꤢꤗꤟꤢ; ꤙꤢꤗꤟꤢ
grouse n ꤓꤢꤓꤢꤒꤢꤕꤣ /tʰu˨tʰɛ˧ta˨pə˦/; type of bird
grow v ꤘꤢꤓꤛꤢꤓꤢꤓꤛꤢ /du˨tʰja˨tʰu˧tʰja˨/; der. ꤘꤢꤓꤛꤢ
growl v ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤜꤝꤟꤥ /pra˧ lwo˧/; stomach growls v ꤒꤢꤍꤟꤢ /ta˨ŋɛ˨ /; i.e. lion
grown up adj ꤘꤢꤓꤛꤢ /du˨tʰja˨/; der. ꤘꤢꤓꤢ
grub n ꤊꤚꤛꤢ /krje˨/grumble v ꤒꤢꤗꤝꤟꤥꤒꤢꤜꤢ /ta˨mwo˧ta˨lɛ˧/guard n ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤥꤕꤟꤢ /prɛ˨ o˨pɔ˦ /; der.
ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤥꤕꤟꤢꤊꤢꤘꤢ; ꤊꤜꤛꤢꤥꤕꤟꤢ v ꤥꤕꤟꤢꤥꤏꤛꤢ /o˨pɔ˦ o˨ʃja˦/; der. ꤥꤕꤟꤢꤗꤛꤢ;
ꤥꤕꤟꤢꤗꤛꤢꤋꤝꤢ
guava n ꤜꤥꤗꤤꤊꤛꤢꤞꤢ /lo˦mi˧kja˦ʂɛ˨/guess v ꤜꤢꤞꤢꤗꤛꤢ /la˧ʂa˧mja˦/; der.
ꤜꤢꤞꤢꤟꤢꤗꤛꤢ
guest n ꤏꤤꤕꤚꤟꤢꤏꤤꤗꤟꤛꤢ /ʃi˧pre˦ ʃi˧mhja˨/; der. ꤏꤤꤕꤚꤟꤢ
guest friends n ꤋꤥꤏꤤꤕꤚꤟꤢ /kʰo˧ʃi˧pre˦ /guesthouse n ꤏꤤꤕꤚꤟꤢꤟꤤ /ʃi˧pre˦ hi˨/guestroom n ꤏꤤꤕꤚꤟꤢꤚꤥ /ʃi˧pre˦ ro˧/
guidance n ꤒꤟꤢꤐꤟꤢꤊꤜꤛꤢꤐꤟꤢꤊꤜꤥ /tɛ˨ zṳ˧klja˦zṳ˧klo˧/; instruction; der. ꤐꤟꤢꤜꤟꤌꤣꤕꤜꤤ
guide v ꤐꤟꤢꤊꤜꤛꤢꤐꤟꤢꤊꤜꤥ /zṳ˧klja˦zṳ˧klo˧/; point out the way; der. ꤐꤟꤢꤒꤟꤢꤜꤟꤌꤣ; ꤐꤟꤢꤊꤜꤛꤢ n ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤐꤟꤢꤊꤜꤛꤢꤐꤟꤢꤊꤜꤥ /prɛ˨ zṳ˧klja˦zṳ˧klo˧/
guidebook n ꤜꤤꤐꤟꤢꤊꤜꤛꤢꤐꤟꤢꤊꤜꤥ /li˨zṳ˧klja˦zṳ˧klo˧/
guilty adj ꤒꤟꤢꤞꤢꤥ /tɛ˨ ʂɯ˦o˨/; state of being guilty of; der. ꤒꤟꤢꤞꤢꤒꤟꤢꤕꤜꤢꤥ
guitar n ꤒꤤ /ti˨/guitarist n ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤘꤢꤒꤤ /prɛ˨ dɔ˨ti˨/gullet n ꤊꤟꤛꤢꤊꤚꤥ /kja˧ kro˨/gums n ꤋꤢꤋꤛꤢꤕꤜꤛꤢ /kʰu˨kʰje˧plje˦/gun n ꤏꤤꤑꤟꤢ /ʃi˦ɲa˨ /gunpowder n ꤛꤢꤞꤢ /ja˨ʂu˦/
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habit n ꤜꤟꤢꤊꤜꤥ ꤗꤟꤢꤕꤢꤔꤟꤌꤣ /le˦ klo˧ me˨ pa˨nɯᵊ/; custom-used to doing; der. ꤜꤟꤢꤊꤜꤥꤜꤟꤢꤋꤛꤢ
Hades n ꤜꤟꤌꤣꤊꤟꤢꤔꤢꤘꤢ /lɯᵊ˧ke˦ ne˦dɔ˧/; country of death
haemorrhage n ꤞꤝꤤꤓꤢꤒꤢꤜꤝꤥ /ʂwi˨tʰe˨ta˨lwo˦/; too much blood comes out; der. ꤞꤝꤤꤜꤢꤜꤛꤢꤓꤢ
hail n ꤒꤢꤊꤚꤟꤢꤞꤢ /ta˨krɯ˨ʂɛ˨/ v ꤒꤢꤊꤚꤟꤢꤞꤢ
ꤡꤟꤛꤢꤒꤟꤢ /ta˨krɯ˨ʂɛ˦ dʒje˦ ta˧ /fall down phr ꤡꤟꤛꤢꤒꤟꤢ /ʤje˦ ta˧ /; when hail
comes down phr ꤒꤟꤢꤊꤚꤥ /ta˧ kro˧/; hair; leaves
hair n ꤋꤢꤜꤟꤌꤣ /kʰu˨lɯᵊ˨/; der. ꤋꤢꤜꤟꤌꤣꤒꤢꤊꤟꤢ n ꤔꤟꤢꤊꤜꤢꤏꤢ /ne˦ klɔ˦ʃɯ˨/; der. ꤏꤢ
hairy adj ꤏꤢꤥꤢ /ʃɯ˨o˨ɛ˦/half adv ꤊꤜꤢꤗꤢ /kla˧me˧/; middle; halfway; der.
ꤊꤜꤢꤗꤢꤊꤜꤢꤗꤢ; ꤒꤢꤊꤜꤢꤗꤢ adv ꤊꤢꤊꤥ /ka˦ko˨/; half of something; der. ꤒꤣꤊꤝꤥ;
ꤒꤣꤊꤛꤢ adv ꤟꤢꤞꤛꤢ /ha˦ʂje˦/; one half
halfway adv ꤊꤜꤢꤗꤢ /kla˧me˧/; der. ꤊꤜꤢꤗꤢꤊꤜꤢꤗꤢ; ꤊꤜꤢꤗꤢꤊꤢ; ꤒꤟꤢꤊꤜꤢꤗꤢ
hammer n ꤤꤕꤟꤢ /i˨pɔ˨ / v ꤘꤢ /da˧/; the work a blacksmith does; to hammer out v ꤗꤟꤢ /mɯ˧/; to pound
hammock n ꤤꤡꤟꤢ /i˨ʤɔ˧ /hamstring n ꤋꤢꤘꤟꤌꤣꤕꤜꤢꤒꤟꤛꤢ
/kʰa˧dɯᵊ˨plɔ˨tje˦ /hand n ꤒꤢꤋꤢ /ta˨kʰu˨/; der. ꤒꤢꤋꤢꤑꤟꤢꤋꤢ
hand out phr ꤘꤛꤢ ꤕꤟꤢ ꤜꤢ ꤒꤣꤕꤚꤟꤢ ꤔꤢ ꤒꤣꤕꤚꤟꤢ /dje˦ pe˦ lu˧ tə˨prɛ˨ na tə˨prɛ˨ /; distribute
handkerchief n ꤊꤢꤓꤥꤖꤢ /ka˨tʰo˧pʰu˦/; small towel
handle n ꤜꤟꤢꤕꤟꤢꤒꤢꤋꤢ /le˦ pɯ˦ta˨kʰu˨/
handsome adj ꤖꤢꤒꤝꤟꤥꤖꤢꤞꤢꤚꤛꤢ /pʰɛ˧two˦pʰɛ˧ʂa˧rja˧/; nice looking
hang v ꤊꤜꤢ /klɛ˦/ v ꤤꤡꤢꤜꤤꤜꤥꤥꤗꤢ /i˦ʤɯ˧li˧lo˦o˨ma˨/; hang while fastened onto; der. ꤡꤢꤜꤤꤜꤥ v ꤘꤢꤗꤟꤢ /dɔ˦ma˧ /; to hang a bag
happen v ꤥꤓꤥꤥꤜꤟꤛꤢ /o˨tʰo˧o˨lja˨ /; der. ꤥꤓꤛꤢꤓꤥꤥꤓꤛꤢꤜꤟꤛꤢ v ꤓꤝꤟꤥꤓꤛꤢ /tʰwo˧tʰja˨/
happened v ꤓꤝꤟꤥꤟꤢ /tʰwo˧hɔ˦/happening n ꤒꤟꤢꤓꤝꤟꤥꤓꤛꤢꤢꤔꤟꤢ
/tɛ˨ tʰwo˧tʰja˨a˨ne˦ /; der. ꤒꤟꤢꤓꤝꤟꤥꤓꤛꤢ;
ꤒꤟꤢꤗꤟꤢꤢꤔꤟꤢ
happens v ꤥꤓꤛꤢ /o˨tʰja˨/; something happens; comes up
happiness n ꤒꤟꤢꤥꤗꤟꤥꤥꤕꤟꤢ /tɛ˨ o˨mo˨o˨pe˧ /; goodness, happiness, peace
happy adj ꤞꤢꤕꤜꤢꤗꤟꤥ /ʂɛ˦plɔ˨mo˨/; der. ꤗꤟꤥꤞꤢꤗꤟꤥꤞꤢ v ꤞꤢꤊꤚꤟꤢꤞꤢꤜꤟꤢ /ʂɛ˦krɯ˧ʂɛ˦lɔ˧ /; der. ꤞꤢꤊꤚꤟꤢ adj ꤞꤢꤜꤟꤢꤞꤢꤜꤟꤛꤢ /ʂɛ˦lɔ˧ ʂɛ˦lja˨ /; enjoy
harbor n ꤜꤟꤢꤊꤟꤢꤙꤢꤥꤊꤟꤌꤣ /le˦ ka˨ ba˦o˨kɯᵊ/hard adj ꤕꤚꤛꤢꤊꤢꤘꤤ /prje˧ka˨di˦/; der. ꤕꤚꤛꤢ
hard-hearted adj ꤞꤢꤕꤜꤢ ꤕꤚꤛꤢꤊꤢꤘꤤ; hard and stubborn
harden v ꤗꤟꤢꤕꤚꤛꤢ /me˨ prje˧/; to make hard
hardworking adj ꤊꤚꤟꤢ /krɯ˧/; der. ꤊꤚꤟꤢꤊꤚꤟꤢ
harelip n ꤋꤢꤢꤕꤟꤛꤢ /kʰa˧u˨pja˧ /harm v ꤗꤟꤢꤙꤢꤗꤟꤢꤏꤢ /me˨ bɛ˨me˨ sʰɛ˧/; to cause
pain; der. ꤗꤟꤢꤙꤢ v ꤗꤟꤢꤡꤢꤗꤟꤢꤓꤛꤢ /me˨ ʤu˨me˨ tʰja˧/; to wound and cut
harmonious v ꤊꤚꤟꤢꤊꤜꤢ /krɯ˧klɛ˧/harp n ꤒꤤ /ti˨/harvest v ꤊꤢꤊꤟꤢꤘꤝꤥ /kɛ˦ka˨ dwo˦/; der. ꤊꤢꤊꤟꤢ
harvest rice phr ꤊꤢꤙꤟꤌꤣ /kɛ˦bɯᵊ/
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harvest the grain or rice phr ꤤꤕꤚꤟꤢꤢ /i˨pra˦ e˨/; pull off by the handful (grain or rice)
harvest time phr ꤊꤢꤙꤟꤌꤣꤋꤢ /kɛ˦bɯᵊkʰɛ˧/; rice cutting time
harvester n ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤊꤢꤕꤜꤢꤘꤝꤥ /prɛ˨ kɛ˦plɔ˦dwo˦/; lit. person-cuts-piles-stores; der. ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤊꤢ; ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤊꤢꤙꤟꤌꤣ
hat n ꤋꤢꤊꤜꤝꤟꤥ /kʰu˨klwo˧/; der. ꤋꤢꤊꤟꤌꤣꤊꤜꤥꤙꤢ
hatch v ꤖꤢꤖꤢ /pʰu˦pʰɛ˦/; chicks hatch
hate v ꤞꤢꤓꤢꤞꤢꤒꤢꤋꤥ /ʂɛ˦tʰe˨ʂɛ˦ta˨kʰo˧/; der. ꤞꤢꤓꤢꤞꤢꤟꤢ; ꤞꤢꤓꤢ; ꤞꤢꤒꤢꤋꤥ v ꤞꤢꤐꤟꤢꤊꤛꤢ /θɛ˦zɔ˦ kja˧/
hate to give up phr ꤞꤢꤜꤥꤔꤟꤤ /ʂɛ˦lo˧ni ˦ /; don't want to give up
hating n ꤒꤟꤢꤞꤢꤓꤢꤞꤢꤟꤢ /tɛ˨ ʂɛ˦tʰe˨ʂɛ˦ha˧/; der. ꤒꤟꤢꤞꤢꤓꤢ
have v ꤥ /o˨/; der. ꤢꤥ
don't have v ꤥꤒꤥ /o˨to˨/; der. ꤥꤊꤟꤌꤣꤢꤒꤥ
hay n ꤗꤟꤤꤊꤚꤢ /mi ˨ kra˧/; dry grass
he pron ꤢ /a˨/; 3rd person singular; der. ꤢ
head n ꤋꤢꤊꤜꤢ /kʰu˨klɔ˦/; head (of the human body) n ꤋꤢꤊꤜꤢꤋꤢꤊꤜꤛꤢ /kʰu˨klɔ˦kʰu˨klja˧/ n ꤕꤜꤟꤛꤢ /plja˧ /; the head of grain or rice
headache n ꤏꤢꤋꤢꤊꤜꤢ /sʰɛ˧kʰu˨klɔ˦/; head hurts
headmaster n ꤞꤛꤥꤜꤤꤟꤥꤋꤢ /ʂwo˦li˨ho˧kʰu˨/; principal
heal v ꤐꤢ /za˨/; in reference to illness or disability; der. ꤐꤢꤏꤤꤗꤟꤢꤊꤟꤢ v ꤐꤢꤚꤟꤤ /za˨ri ˨ /; heal-restore; der. ꤏꤤꤗꤟꤢ v ꤗꤟꤢꤏꤤꤗꤟꤢ /me˨ ʃi˧me˦ /; cause to disappear
healed adj ꤜꤢꤗꤟꤢ /la˨me˦ /healing n ꤒꤟꤢꤐꤢꤏꤤꤗꤟꤢ /tɛ˨ za˨ʃi˧me˦ /health n ꤒꤟꤢꤥꤏꤝꤥꤥꤕꤚꤛꤢ /tɛ˨ o˨sʰwo˨o˨prja˧/
healthy adj ꤥꤏꤝꤥꤥꤕꤚꤛꤢ /o˨sʰwo˨o˨prja˧/; strong-healthy; der. ꤥꤏꤝꤥ adj ꤚꤟꤤ /ri ˨ /; healthy (plants)
heap v ꤘꤛꤢꤙꤢꤓꤛꤢꤎꤢꤗꤥ /dja˨ba˧tʰja˨sa˧mo˧/; heap up; der. ꤘꤛꤢꤕꤜꤢ
hear v ꤔꤟꤤꤟꤌꤣ /ni ˦ hɯᵊ˧/ adj ꤋꤢꤜꤢꤜꤤ /kʰa˧lɛ˨li˧/; able to hear
heart n ꤞꤢꤕꤜꤢ /ʂɛ˦plɔ˨/heart (desire) n ꤞꤢꤕꤜꤢꤞꤢꤐꤟꤢ
/ʂɛ˦plɔ˨ʂɛ˦zɯ˦/heart (divided) adj ꤞꤢꤕꤜꤢꤙꤤꤖꤢ
/ʂɛ˦plɔ˨bi˨pʰɛ˧/heart (weakness) n ꤞꤢꤕꤜꤢꤟꤢꤡꤟꤢ
/ʂɛ˦plɔ˨hɛ˧dʒɛ˦/heat n ꤊꤟꤢꤊꤟꤢ /ke˦ kṳ˦/; der. ꤒꤟꤢꤢꤊꤟꤢꤢꤜꤝꤥ
scorching heat n ꤒꤟꤢꤢꤊꤟꤢꤢꤜꤝꤥ /tɛ˨ a˨kṳ˦a˨lwo˦/
heat up phr ꤘꤥꤊꤟꤢ /do˧ku˦/heaven n ꤗꤟꤢꤋꤢ /mɔ˦ kʰu˨/heavier adj ꤢꤘꤢꤢꤓꤌꤣ ꤊꤜꤢꤜꤣ /a˨du˨a˨tʰɯᵊ˨
klɔ˧lə˦/heavy adj ꤢꤓꤌꤣ /a˨tʰə˨/; der. ꤢꤓꤌꤣꤢꤑꤢ adj
ꤢꤙꤢ /a˨bɯ˨/; fat
hedgehog n ꤓꤝꤤꤓꤛꤢ /tʰwi˨tʰja˦/; lit. dog-pig
heel n ꤋꤢꤔꤟꤌꤣ /kʰa˧nɯᵊ˨/; der. ꤋꤢꤔꤟꤌꤣꤊꤛꤢ
height n ꤢꤓꤛꤢꤜꤣ /a˨tʰja˨lə˧/heir phr ꤕꤚꤟꤢ ꤘꤣ ꤔꤟꤤꤙꤢ ꤢꤡꤢꤒꤢꤐꤟꤢ /prɛ˨
də˦ ni ˦ bɛ˨ u˨dʒɛ˧ta˨zɛ˦ /; the person who receives inheritance
helicopter n ꤊꤟꤌꤣꤞꤢꤖꤢꤟꤢꤑꤟꤢ /kɯᵊ˧ʂɔ˨pʰɔ˧hɯ˦ɲa˦ /
hell n ꤍꤢꤚꤢ /ŋa˨ra˨/ n ꤗꤢꤚꤢꤕꤟꤢꤒꤟꤛꤢ /mɔ˦ra˨pɔ˨ tja˨ /
helmet n ꤋꤢꤊꤜꤝꤟꤥꤒꤟꤢꤓꤢ /kʰu˨klwo˧tɔ˦ tʰɛ˦/; metal hat
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help v ꤗꤟꤢꤡꤝꤟꤥꤗꤟꤢꤊꤥ /me˨ ʤwo˦me˨ ko˧/; der. ꤗꤟꤢꤡꤝꤟꤥ; ꤗꤟꤢꤚꤛꤢꤡꤝꤟꤥ; ꤟꤢꤡꤝꤟꤥ n ꤒꤟꤢꤗꤟꤢꤡꤝꤟꤥ /tɛ˨ me˨ ʤwo˦/; der. ꤒꤟꤢꤗꤟꤢꤡꤝꤟꤥꤗꤟꤢꤊꤥ
helper n ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤗꤟꤢꤡꤝꤟꤥ /prɛ˨ me˨ ʤwo˦/hem in v ꤙꤢꤒꤟꤢꤒꤟꤢ ꤒꤢꤠꤟꤢꤙꤤ /bɔ˨ta˧ tɯ˧
ta˨va˨ bi˦/hen n ꤏꤛꤢꤗꤟꤌꤣ /ʃje˧mɯᵊ/her pron ꤢ /ɛ˨/; 3rd person singular pron ꤜꤢ /lu˧/herald n ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤟꤢꤏꤥꤘꤣꤑꤢ /prɛ˨ he˦sʰo˨də˨ɲa˧/herd (cattle) n ꤒꤟꤢꤖꤢꤒꤟꤢꤜꤟꤛꤢ ꤢꤗꤟꤢ
/tɛ˨ pʰu˦tɛ˨ lje˨ a˨mu˨/here adv ꤙꤤꤛꤢ /bi˦je˧/hernia n ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤒꤟꤢ /pra˧ ta˧ /; lit. intestine falls
hesitant adj ꤒꤢꤚꤟꤢꤡꤢꤡꤣ /ta˨rɛ˧ dʒa˨dʒə˦/; embarrassed
hesitate v ꤗꤟꤢꤋꤢꤗꤟꤢꤐꤢ /me˨ kʰɔ˧me˨ zɔ˧/hesitating v ꤜꤢꤚꤢꤜꤢꤚꤢ /la˨rɔ˧la˨re˨/;
inadequate; doubtful; undecided
hiccup v ꤏꤤꤕꤢꤢꤟꤌꤣ /ʃi˦pa˨˨ ˨ɯᵊ˧/hide v ꤥꤝꤥꤥꤙꤤ /o˨wo˦o˨bi˦/; to be hidden; der.
ꤥꤝꤥ v ꤟꤌꤣꤙꤤ /hɯᵊbi˦/; hide-close; der. ꤒꤢꤘꤝꤥꤢꤟꤌꤣꤙꤤ v ꤘꤢꤢꤟꤌꤣꤘꤢꤙꤤ /dɔ˦ɯᵊ˦dɔ˦bi˦/; to hide something; der. ꤗꤟꤢꤙꤤꤗꤟꤢꤢꤟꤌꤣ v ꤙꤢꤘꤝꤥꤢꤟꤌꤣ /be˨dwo˦a˦ɯᵊ/; keep-hide; der. ꤙꤢꤢꤟꤌꤣꤙꤢꤙꤤ
v ꤒꤢꤘꤝꤥ /ta˨dwo˧/hid v ꤊꤟꤌꤣꤙꤤꤊꤛꤢ /kɯᵊ˧bi˦kja˧/hidden adj ꤥꤝꤥꤥꤢꤟꤌꤣꤙꤤ /o˨wo˦o˨hɯᵊbi˦/;
der. ꤥꤝꤥꤥꤢꤟꤌꤣ; ꤥꤝꤥꤢꤟꤌꤣꤙꤤ adj ꤥꤢꤟꤌꤣꤥꤙꤤ /o˨hɯᵊo˨bi˦/; der. ꤥꤢꤟꤌꤣꤙꤤ;
ꤥꤢꤟꤌꤣ; ꤟꤌꤣꤒꤟꤢꤒꤟꤢ
high adj ꤓꤛꤢꤜꤣ /tʰja˨lə˧/; der. ꤓꤛꤢꤜꤣꤊꤜꤢ
highest adj ꤓꤛꤢꤜꤣꤜꤣ /tʰja˨lə˧lə˦/; der. ꤋꤢꤜꤟꤢꤓꤛꤢꤜꤣ adj ꤒꤟꤢꤓꤢꤒꤢꤘꤢ /tɛ˨ tʰu˧ta˨dɯ˨/
highway n ꤊꤜꤛꤢꤘꤢ /klja˦du˨/; der. ꤊꤜꤛꤢꤗꤟꤌꤣꤘꤢ
hill n ꤋꤥꤗꤟꤢꤋꤥꤜꤥ /kʰo˧ma˦ kʰo˧lo˧/; der. ꤏꤥꤖꤢ; ꤋꤥꤜꤥ
hilly adj ꤕꤜꤢꤥꤢ /plɔ˨o˨ɛ˦/him pron ꤢ /ɛ˨/; 3rd person singular pron ꤜꤢ /lu˧/hinder v ꤗꤟꤢꤘꤤꤘꤛꤢꤒꤟꤢꤒꤢ /me˨ di˦dja˧ta˧ tɯ˧/hip n ꤊꤜꤢ /kla˨/; der. ꤊꤜꤢꤊꤚꤝꤤ
hippopotamus n ꤒꤢꤞꤤꤓꤛꤢ /ta˨ʂi˦tʰje˧/hire v ꤘꤢꤊꤢ /da˨kɛ˨/; der. ꤘꤢꤊꤢꤢ
history n ꤒꤟꤢꤘꤛꤢꤊꤛꤢ /tɛ˨ dja˦kja˧/hit v ꤕꤜꤤ /pli˦/; punish v ꤙꤢ /bɛ˨/ v ꤗꤟꤢ /mɯ˧/;
beat with a stick; der. ꤗꤟꤢꤓꤢ v ꤕꤟꤢ /pɔ˦ /; crash (i.e. car accident) v ꤕꤜꤟꤛꤢ /plja˦ /; hit the ball
hoe v ꤤꤠꤟꤢ /i˨vɛ˧ / n ꤒꤢꤔꤢ /ta˨ne˨/; broad hoe
hold v ꤕꤟꤢ /pɯ˦/; der. ꤕꤟꤢꤗꤢ v ꤊꤚꤟꤤ /kri ˨ /; grasp
hold tightly phr ꤍꤛꤢꤗꤢ /ŋje˦ma˨/hole n ꤊꤢ /ku˧/; der. ꤊꤢꤗꤥ n ꤕꤜꤥ /plo˧/
hole (deep) n ꤊꤢꤐꤟꤢ /ku˧za˧ /hole (shallow) n ꤊꤢꤒꤢꤜꤟꤢ /ku˧ta˨lɯ˦/hole (small) n ꤊꤢꤕꤢꤒꤤ /ku˧pa˨ti˦/
holiday n ꤗꤟꤢꤑꤢꤥꤊꤥ /mɔ˦ ɲe˧o˨ko˧/; free day
holier adj ꤡꤢꤏꤢꤜꤣ /ʤa˧sʰɛ˧lə˦/holiest n ꤡꤢꤏꤢꤜꤣꤢ /ʤa˧sʰɛ˧lə˦u˧/holy adj ꤡꤢꤏꤢ /ʤa˧sʰɛ˧/Holy Spirit n ꤞꤢꤡꤢꤏꤢ /ʂɛ˦ʤa˧sʰɛ˧/home n ꤟꤤ /hi˨/home ownership v ꤔꤢꤟꤤꤔꤢꤖꤛꤢ
/na˦hi˨na˦pʰja˧/homeland n ꤓꤛꤢꤜꤟꤢꤊꤟꤢꤊꤢ /tʰje˧le˦ ke˦ ku˧/;
State
homeless adj ꤏꤥꤘꤥꤟꤤ ꤏꤥꤘꤥꤕꤚꤟꤢ /sʰo˧do˧hi˨ sʰo˧do˧prɛ˦ /; without home and garden
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homesick adj ꤔꤟꤢꤞꤛꤣ ꤘꤢ /ne˨ ʂɯᵊ˨ dɔ˧/; to miss your village
hometown n ꤥꤜꤟꤛꤢꤋꤢꤜꤟꤢ /o˨lja˨ kʰa˧le˦ /homework n ꤜꤤꤟꤤꤘꤢ /li˨hi˨dɔ˦/honest adj ꤡꤢꤒꤟꤢ /dʒɔ˦te˨ /; der. ꤡꤢꤡꤢ n ꤊꤢꤛꤢ
ꤡꤢꤒꤟꤢ /ka˨ja˧ dʒɔ˦te˨ /; person who is honest or righteous
honey n ꤠꤛꤢꤓꤛꤢ /vja˦tʰje˧/; der. ꤒꤢꤔꤤꤓꤛꤢ
honor n ꤒꤟꤢꤙꤢꤐꤟꤢꤙꤢꤑꤟꤢ /tɛ˨ be˨zɯ˦be˨ɲa˦ /; respect; der. ꤒꤟꤢꤙꤢꤘꤢꤐꤟꤢꤑꤟꤢ v ꤙꤢꤐꤟꤢꤑꤟꤢ /be˨zɯ˦ɲa˦ /; der. ꤐꤟꤢꤑꤟꤢ v
ꤘꤛꤢꤘꤢꤘꤛꤢꤓꤢ /dja˨du˨dja˨tʰu˧/; der. ꤘꤛꤢꤘꤢ; ꤘꤛꤢꤘꤢꤘꤛꤢꤓꤛꤢꤜꤣ; ꤘꤛꤢꤘꤢꤐꤟꤢꤑꤟꤢꤒꤟꤢ
hoof n ꤊꤢꤗꤟꤢ /ka˨mɛ˦ /; der. ꤋꤢꤗꤟꤢ
hook n ꤤꤙꤤꤊꤟꤢ /i˨bi˦ka˦ / v ꤊꤟꤢ /ka˦ /hope v ꤗꤛꤢꤏꤢ /mja˦sʰɯ˧/; der.
ꤗꤛꤢꤏꤢꤗꤛꤢꤒꤟꤢ n ꤒꤟꤢꤗꤛꤢꤏꤢ /tɛ˨ mja˦sʰɯ˧/
horn n ꤔꤟꤢ /nɔ˨ /horse n ꤒꤢꤞꤤ /ta˨ʂi˦/horse carriage n ꤒꤢꤞꤤꤜꤟꤥ /ta˨ʂi˦lo˦/hospital n ꤒꤟꤢꤏꤝꤤꤟꤤ /tɛ˨ ʃwi˦hi˨/hot adj ꤊꤟꤢꤊꤟꤢ /ke˦ kṳ˦/; weather; hot to touch;
der. ꤊꤟꤢꤊꤟꤢꤊꤟꤢꤙꤢ; ꤢꤊꤟꤢꤢꤜꤝꤥ adj ꤊꤟꤢꤊꤟꤢꤒꤢꤊꤜꤟꤤ /ke˦ kṳ˦ta˨kli ˦ /; extremely hot adj ꤢꤟꤛꤢ /a˨hja˦/; hot food; spicy
hotel n ꤟꤢꤒꤢ /hɔ˨tɛ˨/; borrowed word from English; der. ꤜꤟꤢꤥꤊꤟꤌꤣꤟꤤ
hour n ꤗꤢ /mɯ˧/house n ꤟꤤ /hi˨/; der. ꤟꤤꤕꤚꤢ
house owner n ꤟꤤꤙꤛꤢꤡꤢ /hi˨bja˨ʤɛ˨/household n ꤟꤤꤖꤢꤖꤛꤢꤖꤢ /hi˨pʰu˦pʰja˧pʰu˦/housework n ꤟꤤꤘꤢꤊꤢꤊꤢ ꤒꤟꤢꤗꤟꤢ
/hi˨dɔ˦kɔ˦ku˧ tɛ˨ me˨ /
how adv ꤖꤢꤒꤢ /pʰu˦te˧/how many? adv ꤙꤢꤒꤢ /ba˦te˧/; how much; der.
ꤙꤢ-
how many days? phr ꤙꤢꤔꤛꤢꤒꤢ /ba˦nje˧te˧/how many years? phr ꤙꤢꤔꤢꤒꤢ /ba˦na˨te˧/how many people? phr ꤙꤢꤕꤚꤟꤢꤒꤢ
/ba˦prɛ˨ te˧/howl v ꤓꤝꤤꤢꤗꤟꤥ /tʰwi˧ɔ˨mo˨/; when a dog
howls
hug v ꤖꤛꤢꤙꤢ /pʰja˦bɯ˦/; der. ꤖꤛꤢ
huge adj ꤢꤘꤢ ꤑꤢꤡꤢ /a˨du˨ ɲa˨dʒɔ˦/; very big
human n ꤊꤢꤛꤢ /ka˨ja˧/human rights n ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤜꤟꤢ ꤢꤋꤝꤢꤢꤛꤢ /prɛ˨ lu˨
a˨kʰwa˦a˨ja˨/; lit. people's opportunity
humble v ꤏꤛꤢꤜꤟꤛꤢ ꤞꤢꤕꤜꤢ /ʃja˨lja˨ ʂɛ˦plɔ˨/; lit. to push down your heart; der. ꤋꤛꤢꤡꤢ
humiliate v ꤗꤟꤢꤒꤢꤚꤟꤢ /me˨ ta˨rɛ˧ /; embarrass
humiliation n ꤒꤟꤢꤒꤢꤚꤟꤢ /te˨ ta˨rɛ˧ /; that which embarrasses
humility n ꤒꤟꤢꤏꤛꤢꤜꤟꤛꤢ ꤞꤢꤕꤜꤢ /tɛ˨ ʃja˨lja˨ ʂɛ˦plɔ˨/
hunched over adj ꤑꤟꤢꤘꤢꤋꤢ /ɲa˦ da˦kʰɔ˧/; to have a bent over back; der. ꤑꤟꤢꤒꤢꤊꤢ
hundred number -ꤐꤟꤢ /-zɛ˨ /; used for things and people; der. ꤒꤣꤐꤟꤢ number -ꤡꤝꤟꤢ /-dʒwɛ/; used for money; der. ꤒꤣꤡꤝꤟꤢ
hundred thousand n -ꤞꤤ /-ʂi˧/; der. ꤒꤣꤞꤤ
hungry adj ꤞꤢꤢꤞꤢꤥ /ʂɛ˦e˨ʂɛ˦o˧/; lit. want to eat and drink; der. ꤞꤢꤢꤘꤤ; ꤞꤢꤠꤟꤤꤞꤢꤢ adj ꤒꤢꤠꤟꤤꤒꤢꤊꤢ /ta˨vi ˧ ta˨kɔ˧/ adj ꤜꤢꤘꤛꤢꤢꤜꤢꤘꤛꤢꤥ /la˨dja˦e˨la˨dja˦o˧/; hungry-tired adj ꤒꤢꤜꤤꤒꤢꤡꤥ /ta˨li˦ta˨dʒo˨/
hunt v ꤟꤛꤢꤜꤢꤋꤢ ꤒꤟꤢꤗꤟꤤ /hja˧le˧kʰɛ˦ tɛ˨ mi ˨ /; coming and shooting animals; der. ꤜꤟꤢꤒꤟꤢꤗꤟꤤ
hunter n ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤜꤟꤢꤒꤟꤢꤗꤟꤤ /prɛ˨ lɯ˨tɛ˨ mi ˨ /
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hurricane n ꤊꤟꤢꤜꤢꤞꤢꤘꤢ /ke˦ la˨ʂɛ˦du˨/hurriedly adv ꤒꤢꤕꤜꤟꤌꤣꤒꤢꤕꤜꤟꤛꤢ
/ta˨plɯᵊ˦ta˨plje˧ /hurt adj ꤞꤢꤕꤜꤢꤏꤢ /ʂɛ˦plɔ˨sʰɛ˧/; referring to hurt
feelings v ꤏꤢ /sʰɛ˧/; der. ꤢꤏꤢ; ꤗꤟꤢꤙꤢꤏꤢ n
ꤊꤢꤛꤢꤏꤢ /ka˨ja˧sʰɛ˧/; der. ꤒꤟꤢꤙꤢꤏꤢ v
ꤗꤟꤢꤏꤢ /me˨ sʰɛ˧/; make hurt; der. ꤗꤟꤢꤙꤢꤗꤟꤢꤏꤢ
hurts a lot v ꤏꤢꤏꤛꤥ /sʰɛ˧ʃjo˨/hurt-tingles v ꤏꤢꤒꤢꤠꤤ /sʰɛ˧ta˨vi˦/; hitting the
funny bone will cause a pain and tingling
husband n ꤠꤟꤢ /vɛ˨ /; der. ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤋꤢ
husk (rice) n ꤖꤤꤞꤢ /pʰi˧ʂɔ˦/hut for resting n ꤊꤜꤛꤢꤜꤟꤢꤞꤢ /klja˦le˦ ʂɯ˨/;
der. ꤜꤟꤢꤞꤢ
hyena n ꤓꤝꤤꤕꤢ /tʰwi˨pɛ˦/hygiene n ꤒꤟꤢꤗꤝꤟꤥꤕꤜꤤꤞꤤꤕꤜꤥ
/te˨ mwo˧ pli˧ʂi˧plo˧/hypertension n ꤞꤝꤤꤓꤛꤢ /ʂwi˨tʰja˨/; lit. blood
rises
hypocrisy v ꤡꤟꤛꤢꤋꤢꤡꤟꤛꤢꤋꤥ /ʤje˦ kʰa˦ʤje˦ kʰo˨/; der. ꤡꤟꤛꤢꤋꤥꤡꤟꤛꤢꤋꤢ n
ꤒꤟꤢꤡꤟꤛꤢꤡꤢꤡꤟꤛꤢꤒꤟꤢ /tɛ˨ ʤje˦ ʤɔ˦ʤje˦ te˨ /; pretending to be right
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I i
I/me pron ꤠꤢ /va˧/; 1st person singular
ice n ꤓꤛꤢꤋꤛꤢ /tʰje˧kʰja˦/; der. ꤓꤛꤢꤋꤛꤢꤘꤟꤌꤣ
ice cube n ꤓꤛꤢꤋꤛꤢꤊꤜꤢ /tʰje˧kʰja˦klɔ˦/idea n ꤒꤟꤢꤏꤢꤒꤢꤔꤟꤢ /ta˧ sʰa˦ta˨ne˨ /; thought
idle adj ꤒꤢꤊꤜꤢꤜꤢꤙꤛꤢ /ta˨kle˧le˧bja˦/idol n ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤐꤟꤥꤕꤚꤟꤢꤊꤟꤤ /prɛ˨ zo˨prɛ˨ ki ˦ /;
der. ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤐꤟꤥ; ꤐꤟꤢꤐꤟꤥꤐꤟꤢꤊꤟꤤ
idolatry n ꤒꤟꤢꤡꤢꤙꤢ ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤐꤟꤥꤕꤚꤟꤢꤊꤟꤤ /tɛ˨ ʤɔ˦bɛ˧ prɛ˨ zo˨prɛ˨ ki ˦ /; worshiping idols
if conj ꤊꤤ /ki˨/ conj ꤛꤥ /jo˧/ v ꤟꤢꤊꤟꤌꤣꤚꤢ /he˦kɯᵊre˦/
if like that, then phr ꤊꤤꤟꤢꤚꤢ /ki˨he˦rɔ˦/if not, then phr ꤊꤤꤗꤟꤢꤒꤥꤚꤢ /ki˨ma˦ to˨rɔ˦/; or
if you say that, then phr ꤊꤤꤟꤢꤗꤢ /ki˨he˦ma˨/ignore v ꤔꤟꤤꤘꤢ ꤒꤥ /ni ˦ da˧ to˨/; not listen v
ꤘꤛꤢꤒꤢꤊꤜꤝꤥ /dja˦ta˨klwo˨/ v ꤡꤛꤢꤊꤢꤢ /dʒje˦ka˨ɔ˨/
ill adj ꤥꤏꤝꤤꤥꤏꤢ /o˨sʰwi˦o˨sʰɛ˧/; der. ꤏꤝꤤꤏꤢ;
ꤞꤢꤏꤝꤤꤔꤟꤢꤊꤟꤢ; ꤥꤗꤟꤥꤚꤛꤢꤒꤥ n ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤏꤝꤤꤕꤚꤟꤢꤏꤢ /prɛ˨ sʰwi˦prɛ˨ sʰɛ˧/; der. ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤏꤝꤤ
illegal adj ꤏꤢꤊꤥ ꤔꤢ ꤒꤟꤢꤞꤛꤥꤒꤟꤢꤞꤛꤢ /sʰa˦ko˨ na˦ tɛ˨ ʂwo˦tɛ˨ ʂja˨/; against the law
illiterate v ꤡꤟꤛꤢꤜꤤꤒꤥ /ʤja˦ li˨to˨/; unlearned
illness n ꤒꤟꤢꤏꤝꤤ /tɛ˨ ʃwi˦/; der. ꤒꤟꤢꤏꤝꤤꤒꤟꤢꤏꤢ
image n ꤐꤟꤢꤐꤟꤥꤐꤟꤢꤊꤟꤤ /za˦ zo˨za˦ ki ˦ /; image or idol; der. ꤐꤟꤢꤐꤟꤥ n ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤐꤟꤥ /prɛ˨ zo˨/; in the likeness of a person
imagine v ꤒꤢꤔꤟꤢ /ta˨ne˨ /; think
imitate v ꤊꤚꤝꤥꤗꤛꤢꤙꤢ /krwo˧mja˦bɯ˧/; follow-imitate; der. ꤊꤚꤝꤥꤗꤟꤢ; ꤗꤟꤢꤙꤢꤙꤢ v ꤗꤟꤢꤊꤜꤝꤥ /me˨ klwo˨/
immature adj ꤖꤢꤙꤢꤜꤢꤒꤥ /pʰu˦ba˧lɛ˧to˨/; not yet of age
immediately adv ꤒꤣꤖꤟꤌꤣꤒꤛꤣ /tə˨pʰɯᵊtɯᵊ˧/; at the same time; simultaneously adv ꤒꤢꤕꤜꤌꤣꤒꤢꤕꤜꤛꤢ /ta˨plə˦ta˨plje˧/
immerse v ꤡꤟꤢꤓꤛꤢ /dʒe˨ tʰje˧/; put down into water
immoral v ꤡꤛꤣꤞꤢ ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤗꤢꤕꤚꤟꤢꤋꤢ /ʤɯᵊʂɯ˦ prɛ˨ mɔ˨prɛ˨ kʰu˧/; sexual immorality with men or women adj ꤜꤢꤚꤟꤌꤣꤜꤢꤚꤟꤢ /la˨rɯᵊla˨rɛ˧ /; der. ꤒꤟꤢꤥꤓꤝꤟꤥꤕꤚꤟꤢ ꤜꤢꤚꤟꤌꤣꤜꤢꤚꤟꤢ
immortal v ꤞꤛꤢꤡꤟꤛꤢꤒꤥ /ʂje˧ʤhja˦to˨/; can't die
immunize v ꤏꤢꤒꤢꤊꤟꤢ ꤒꤟꤢꤋꤢ /sʰa˦ta˨kɛ˨ tɛ˨ kʰu˨/
immutable adj ꤒꤢꤊꤜꤛꤢꤡꤟꤛꤢ ꤒꤥ /ta˨klja˨dʒja˨ to˨/; cannot change
impartial adj ꤗꤛꤢꤘꤢ ꤗꤛꤢꤕꤢꤒꤤ ꤢ ꤒꤥ /mja˦du˨ mja˦pa˨ti˦ u˧ to˨/; lit. not look-big-look-small others; not showing favoritism
impatient adj ꤞꤢꤕꤜꤢ ꤓꤢꤒꤥ /ʂɛ˦plɔ˨ tʰu˨to˨/imperishable adj ꤞꤢꤕꤛꤢꤡꤟꤛꤢꤒꤥ
/ʂɔ˧pje˦dʒja˦to˨/; not able to spoil or rot
implement v ꤒꤢꤚꤟꤌꤣ /ta˨rɯᵊ˧/impolite adj ꤒꤟꤢꤐꤟꤢꤑꤟꤢ ꤥꤒꤥ /tɛ˨ zɯ˨ɲa˦
o˨to˨/; no respect adj ꤞꤢꤑꤟꤢ ꤒꤥ /θɛɲa to˨/important adj ꤜꤥꤘꤢ /lo˨du˨/; der. ꤢꤜꤥꤘꤢ n
ꤒꤟꤢꤜꤥꤘꤢ /tɛ˨ lo˨du˨/; thing that is important
even more important adj ꤜꤥꤘꤢꤜꤣꤊꤜꤢ /lo˨du˨lə˦klɔ˧/
most important phr ꤜꤥꤘꤢꤜꤣꤢ /lo˨du˨lə˦u˧/; or 'most important'; der. ꤜꤥꤘꤢꤜꤣ; ꤜꤥꤘꤢꤊꤜꤢ
imprison v ꤘꤢꤔꤟꤌꤣ /dɔ˦nɯᵊ˧/; der. ꤘꤢꤒꤟꤢꤥ
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improve v ꤗꤟꤢꤘꤢꤓꤛꤢꤓꤢꤓꤛꤢ /me˨ du˨tʰja˨tʰu˧tʰja˨/; to develop
impure adj ꤡꤢꤏꤢꤒꤥ /ʤa˧sʰɛ˧to˨/; unholy n
ꤖꤟꤌꤣꤗꤝꤟꤥꤒꤥ /pʰɯᵊ˦mwo˧to˨/; not clean and white
in prep -ꤊꤢ /-ku˧/; der. ꤢꤊꤢ
in front of phr -ꤑꤢ /-ɲe˧/; der. ꤘꤣꤑꤢ phr ꤚꤟꤢ /re˦ /; der. ꤚꤟꤢꤜꤣ
in order that phr ꤞꤛꤢꤖꤢ /ʂja˦pʰu˦/in the back phr -ꤋꤛꤢ /-kʰje˧/; der. ꤘꤣꤋꤛꤢ
in the future phr ꤏꤛꤢ꤮ ꤔꤥꤕꤟꤢ /ʃje˦ no˨pa˧ /in the future it will phr ꤕꤟꤢꤗꤢ /pa˧ ma˨/in the past phr ꤗꤢꤔꤢꤗꤢꤞꤢꤋꤢ
/mu˦nu˨mu˦ʂa˨kʰɛ˧/ n ꤘꤣꤑꤢꤔꤢ /də˦ɲe˦nu˨/in time for phr ꤜꤢ /lɛ˦/in-laws v ꤋꤥꤗꤟꤢ /kʰo˧mɛ˧ /; what in-laws call
each other
inaccurate adj ꤒꤥꤒꤥ /to˧to˨/; not right or correct; der. ꤢꤒꤥꤒꤥ
inadequate adv ꤜꤢꤚꤢꤜꤢꤚꤢ /la˨rɔ˧la˨re˨/; not enough; insufficient in amount; der. ꤘꤤꤛꤢ ꤢ ꤥꤊꤛꤢ ꤜꤢꤚꤢꤜꤢꤚꤢ
incapable v ꤡꤟꤛꤢꤒꤥ /dʒja˦ to˨/; unable to do; der. ꤗꤟꤢꤡꤟꤛꤢꤒꤥ
incense n ꤒꤟꤢꤔꤟꤌꤣꤗꤢꤔꤟꤌꤣꤏꤢ /tɛ˨ nɯᵊ˨mɯ˦nɯᵊ˨sʰɯ˧/; der. ꤒꤟꤢꤔꤟꤌꤣꤗꤢ;
ꤒꤟꤢꤔꤟꤌꤣꤗꤢꤔꤟꤌꤣꤟꤢ
incisors n ꤋꤢꤋꤛꤢꤖꤢ /kʰu˨kʰje˧pʰu˦/; teeth
included adj ꤥꤕꤟꤢꤔꤟꤌꤣ /o˨pa˨ nɯᵊ˧/; der. ꤥꤕꤟꤢꤒꤟꤣ; ꤥꤕꤟꤢꤒꤟꤣꤊꤟꤌꤣ; ꤥꤕꤟꤢ; ꤥꤔꤟꤌꤣꤒꤟꤣꤊꤟꤌꤣ
not included phr ꤊꤟꤌꤣꤒꤥ /kɯᵊ˧to˨/including prep ꤕꤟꤢ /pa˨ /; der. ꤕꤟꤢꤒꤟꤣ;
ꤕꤟꤢꤒꤟꤣꤊꤟꤌꤣ prep ꤏꤤꤓꤢ /ʃi˧tʰe˧/income n ꤚꤢ ꤊꤢꤔꤟꤌꤣ /rɯ˧ ka˨nɯᵊ˧/incomplete adj ꤓꤛꤣꤒꤥ /tʰɯᵊ˧to˨/; not finished
inconvenient adj ꤒꤟꤢꤒꤥꤒꤟꤢꤙꤢ ꤒꤥ /ta˧ to˧ta˧ bɛ˨ to˨/; isn't perfect, exactly right
incorrect adj ꤒꤥꤒꤥ /to˧to˨/; not right or correct; der. ꤢꤒꤥꤒꤥ
increase adv ꤥꤕꤟꤥ /o˨po˦/; is more
independence n ꤊꤟꤢꤙꤢꤙꤢꤜꤢ /ke˦ bɛ˨bɯ˨la˧/; country freedom n ꤒꤟꤢꤕꤢꤜꤢ /tɛ˨ pa˨la˧/; freedom
indestructible adj ꤕꤛꤢꤡꤟꤛꤢꤒꤥ /pje˦dʒja˦ to˨/; cannot be destroyed
India n ꤊꤢꤜꤤꤊꤟꤢ /ku˧li˦ke˦ /Indonesia n ꤢꤘꤥꤔꤟꤤꤏꤛꤢ ꤊꤟꤢ /e˨do˨ni ˧ sʰja
ke˦ /indulge v ꤜꤟꤢꤜꤢꤞꤢꤕꤜꤢ /lɯ˨lɛ˦ʂɛ˦plɔ˨/; to
chase after the heart
industrious adj ꤊꤚꤟꤢ /krɯ˧/ adj ꤒꤢꤔꤢꤒꤢꤔꤟꤢ /ta˨nɯ˦ta˨nɔ˨ /
inexpensive adj ꤢꤍꤟꤢꤊꤢ /a˨ŋu˨kɔ˨/inform v ꤘꤛꤢ ꤞꤢꤑꤢꤕꤜꤤ /dje˦ ʂɛ˦ɲe˧pli˦/;
notify; der. ꤘꤛꤢ ꤞꤢꤑꤢ
information n ꤢꤚꤤꤢꤊꤛꤢ /a˨ri˨a˨kja˧/; details n
ꤒꤟꤢꤚꤤꤒꤟꤢꤊꤜꤥ /tɛ˨ ri˨tɛ˨ klo˧/inhabit v ꤥ ꤜꤢꤜꤟꤌꤣꤜꤢꤊꤜꤛꤢ /o˨
la˨lɯᵊ˦la˨klja˨/; live
inhale v ꤞꤢꤔꤟꤌꤣ /ʂɛ˦nɯᵊ˧/inharmonious v ꤊꤚꤟꤢꤊꤜꤢꤒꤥ /krɯ˧klɛ˧to˨/inheritance n ꤢꤡꤢꤒꤢꤐꤟꤢ /u˨ʤɛ˧ta˨zɛ˦ /; der.
ꤢꤡꤢ
initiate n ꤊꤢꤛꤢꤞꤢ /ka˨ja˧ʂɛ˧/; new person
inject v ꤏꤢꤒꤟꤢꤋꤢ /sʰa˦tɛ˨ kʰu˨/; inject medicine
injection n ꤒꤟꤢꤋꤢ ꤜꤟꤢꤏꤢ /tɛ˨ kʰu˨ le˦ sʰa/injure v ꤗꤟꤢꤏꤝꤤꤗꤟꤢꤏꤢ /me˨ sʰwi˦me˨ sʰɛ˧/;
der. ꤗꤟꤢꤏꤢ
injury n ꤢꤡꤢꤢꤓꤛꤢ /a˨dʒu˨a˨tʰja˧/ink n ꤜꤤꤙꤥꤓꤛꤢ /li˨bo˧tʰje˧/innocent adj ꤒꤟꤢꤞꤢ ꤥꤒꤥ /tɛ˨ ʂɯ˦ o˨to˨/; without
sin/wrong
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insane adj ꤒꤢꤗꤝꤤ /ta˨mwi˧/; crazy
insects n ꤞꤤ ꤒꤣꤡꤣꤡꤣ /ʂi˦ tə˨dʒə˨dʒə˨/insert v ꤊꤟꤤꤔꤟꤌꤣ /ki ˧ nɯᵊ˧/; inserting finger into
inside prep ꤢꤊꤢ /a˨ku˧/; der. -ꤊꤢ
insist v ꤏꤢꤊꤢꤘꤟꤌꤣ /sʰɔ˧ka˨dɯᵊ/inspect v ꤓꤢꤡꤢꤗꤛꤢ /tʰɯ˦dʒe˧mja˦/; examine
instead adv (ꤗꤟꤢ) ꤒꤢꤕꤜꤢ /me˨ ta˨ple˨/; to prefer over another adv ꤒꤛꤢ ꤢꤋꤢꤜꤟꤢ /tja˦ a˨kʰa˧le˦ / adv (ꤗꤟꤢ)ꤊꤛꤢ ꤢꤋꤢꤜꤟꤢ /me˨ kja˧ a˨kʰa˧le˦ /
instruct v ꤐꤟꤢꤒꤟꤢꤜꤟꤌꤣ /zṳ˧ta˧ lɯᵊ˧/ v
ꤗꤢꤡꤛꤣꤔꤟꤤ /me˨ʤɯᵊni ˦ /; instruct to do something
instructor n ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤤꤞꤛꤥꤤꤞꤛꤢ /prɛ˨ i˨ʂjo˦i˨ʂja˧/ n ꤞꤢꤚꤢ /ʂa˦ra˦/; der. ꤞꤢꤚꤢꤘꤢ
instrument n ꤒꤟꤢꤘꤢꤒꤟꤢꤢꤟꤌꤣ /tɛ˨ dɔ˨tɛ˨ ɯᵊ˦/; for making music
insufficient adj ꤜꤣꤙꤢꤒꤥ /lə˦ba˧to˨/; der. not
enough adj ꤕꤢꤕꤢꤒꤥ /pɔ˨pe˦to˨/ adj ꤒꤢꤜꤤꤒꤢꤡꤥ /ta˨li˦ta˨ʤo˨/ adv ꤜꤢꤚꤢꤜꤢꤚꤢ /la˨rɔ˧la˨re˨/; not enough; der. ꤘꤤꤛꤢ ꤢ ꤥꤊꤛꤢ
ꤜꤢꤚꤢꤜꤢꤚꤢ adj ꤢꤜꤥꤕꤢ /a˨lo˨pa˧/; not enough; more needed
insult v ꤟꤢꤗꤢꤗꤟꤛꤢ /he˦mu˧mja˦ /; speak evil v
ꤟꤢ ꤒꤢꤋꤝꤥꤒꤢꤊꤢ /he ta˨kʰwo˦ta˨kɛ˨/; to speak against
intelligent adj ꤘꤢ /dɛ˨/intention n ꤒꤢꤔꤟꤢꤐꤢꤕꤜꤤ /ta˨ne˨ ze˨pli˦/intercourse n ꤠꤛꤢ /vja˨/; sex
interest n ꤚꤢꤖꤢ /rɯ˧pʰu˦/; interest on your money; der. ꤢꤖꤢꤖꤢ ꤢꤗꤟꤌꤣꤗꤟꤌꤣ
interested adj ꤞꤢꤕꤜꤢ ꤕꤢ /ʂɛ˦plɔ˨ pa˨/; der. ꤞꤢꤕꤜꤢꤥ adj ꤞꤢꤥꤞꤢꤥ /ʂu˨o˨ʂɛ˦o˨/; care to do
interesting adj ꤒꤥꤞꤢꤕꤜꤢ /to˧ʂɛ˦plɔ˧/; correct with the heart
interfere v ꤘꤤꤘꤛꤢ /di˦dja˧/; der. ꤗꤟꤢꤘꤤꤘꤛꤢ
interference adv ꤏꤤꤠꤟꤛꤢꤘꤤꤘꤛꤢ /ʃi˦vja˦ di˦dja˧/; der. ꤏꤤꤠꤟꤛꤢ
international n ꤟꤢꤋꤢ ꤏꤤꤙꤢ /he˨kʰu˨ ʃi˧ba˨/; the whole earth
internet n ꤢꤓꤣꤔꤢ /e˨tʰə˨nɛ˦/; borrowed from English
interpret v ꤕꤟꤥꤓꤢ /po˨tʰe˨/; translate
interpreter n ꤕꤚꤟꤢ ꤕꤟꤥꤓꤢ /prɛ˨ po˨tʰe˨/interrupt v ꤘꤤꤘꤛꤢ /di˦dja˧/; interfere; der.
ꤘꤤꤘꤛꤢꤒꤟꤢꤒꤟꤢ; ꤗꤟꤢꤘꤤꤘꤛꤢ
intersection n ꤒꤟꤢ /tɛ˦ /; where a road or tree divides off
intestine n ꤕꤚꤟꤢ /pra˧ /; der. ꤖꤟꤌꤣꤕꤚꤟꤢ n
ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤘꤢ /pra˧ du˨/; large intestine n
ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤖꤢ /pra˧ pʰu˦/; small intestine
into prep ꤘꤣ ꤢꤊꤢ /də˦ a˨ku˧/; inside
intoxicated adj ꤥꤗꤟꤢ /o˧mɯ˨/introduce v ꤟꤢꤏꤥꤜꤟꤌꤣ ꤚꤢ
ꤒꤟꤢꤚꤤꤒꤟꤢꤋꤛꤢ /he˦sʰo˨lɯᵊ˧ re˦ tɛ˨ ri˨tɛ˨ kʰja˧/; explain beforehand
investigate v ꤏꤢꤘꤛꤢꤗꤛꤢ /sʰu˨dja˧mja˦/invitation n ꤜꤤ ꤢꤗꤟꤥ /li˨ ɛ˨mo˨/invite v ꤢꤗꤟꤥꤏꤢ /ɛ˦mo˨sʰɯ˨/; der. ꤢꤏꤢ;
ꤢꤏꤢꤗꤟꤥꤚꤛꤢ; ꤢ
invite in phr ꤢꤔꤟꤌꤣ /ɛ˦nɯᵊ˧/; der. ꤢꤊꤢꤔꤟꤌꤣ
invite to come phr ꤢꤟꤛꤢ /ɛ˦hja˧/invite to come and eat phr ꤢꤟꤛꤢꤢ /ɛ˦hja˧e˨/invite to come inside phr ꤢꤟꤛꤢꤔꤟꤌꤣ
/ɛ˦hja˧nɯᵊ˧/invite to eat phr ꤢꤢ /ɛ˦e˨/invite to follow phr ꤢꤊꤚꤝꤥ /ɛ˦krwo˧/invite to follow-come phr ꤢꤊꤚꤝꤥꤟꤛꤢ
/ɛ˦krwo˧hja˧/invite to follow-go phr ꤢꤊꤚꤝꤥꤡꤛꤣ
/ɛ˦krwo˧ʤɯᵊ/
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invite to go phr ꤢꤡꤛꤣ /ɛ˦ʤɯᵊ/iron n ꤒꤟꤢꤓꤢ /tɔ˦ tʰɛ˦/; metal v ꤓꤢꤞꤢ
(ꤟꤛꤢꤡꤢ) /tʰɯ˦ʂe˨ hje˨dʒa˧/; to iron clothes
irritate v ꤗꤟꤢꤘꤤꤘꤢꤘꤤꤘꤛꤢ /me˨ di˦dɔ˦di˦dja˧/; to bother; der. ꤗꤟꤢꤘꤤꤘꤛꤢ
is v ꤗꤢ /ma˨/; the verb "to be"
island n ꤊꤜꤢ /klɯ˦/islanders n ꤊꤜꤢꤋꤢꤖꤢ /klɯ˦kʰu˨pʰu˦/isle n ꤊꤜꤢꤖꤢ /klɯ˦pʰu˦/
Israel n ꤤꤎꤢꤚꤟꤢꤜꤢ /i˨sa˨re˦ la˨/Israelite n ꤤꤎꤢꤚꤟꤢꤜꤢꤖꤢ /i˨sa˨re˦ la˨pʰu˦/
it pron ꤢ /a˨/; 3rd person singular
itchy adj ꤊꤢꤞꤢ /ka˨ʂɛ˦/ivory n ꤒꤢꤏꤛꤢꤒꤢꤗꤛꤢ /ta˨ʃja˧ta˨mja˦/; elephant
tusk
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J j
jack fruit n ꤕꤢꤜꤟꤛꤢꤞꤢ /pa˨lja˧ ʂɛ˨/jacket n ꤡꤟꤢꤊꤜꤢ /dʒa˨klɔ˧/; der. ꤡꤟꤢꤘꤢ
jade n ꤜꤟꤢꤞꤛꤣ /lɔ˦ ʂɯᵊ˧/; green stone
jail n ꤓꤢ /tʰɔ˧/; der. ꤓꤢꤊꤢ n ꤕꤟꤥꤊꤢ /po˨ku˧/; der. ꤢꤕꤟꤥ v ꤘꤢꤔꤟꤌꤣ /dò˦nɯᵊ˧/; put in jail
January n ꤡꤛꤢꤔꤢꤝꤟꤢꤚꤟꤤ /dʒja˨sa˨wa˨ ri ˨ /Japan n ꤡꤛꤢꤕꤢ ꤊꤟꤢ /dʒja˨pa˨ ke˦ /jar n ꤞꤥꤠꤤ /ʂo˧vi˦/; der. ꤞꤥꤘꤢ; ꤞꤥꤙꤛꤢꤖꤢ n
ꤡꤟꤥ /ʤo˧ / n ꤕꤟꤛꤢ /pja˧ / n ꤕꤟꤢꤟꤢ /pɔ˨ he˨/; clay pot
jasper n ꤜꤟꤢꤞꤢ ꤜꤤꤞꤛꤣꤜꤢ /lɔ˦ ʂe˦ li˨ʂɯᵊ˧lɛ˧/; kind of gem
jaundice adj ꤛꤢꤙꤛꤢ /je˨bja˧/jaw n ꤋꤢꤊꤚꤝꤤ /kʰɛ˨krwi˦/; maxilla; der.
ꤔꤟꤤꤔꤟꤢ
jealous adj ꤞꤢꤊꤥꤞꤢꤋꤝꤢ /ʂɛ˦ko˨ʂɛ˦kʰwɛ˦/; envy; der. ꤞꤢꤋꤝꤢ; ꤞꤢꤋꤢꤞꤢꤓꤢ
jealousy n ꤒꤟꤢꤞꤢꤋꤝꤢ /tɛ˨ ʂɛ˦kʰwɛ˦/; envy
jeans n ꤟꤛꤢꤡꤟꤛꤢ /hje˨dʒje˦/Jerusalem n ꤛꤢꤚꤢꤏꤛꤢꤜꤢ /ja˨ru˦ʃja˨le˨/Jesus Christ n ꤛꤢꤏꤛꤢꤋꤚꤤ /je˨ʃu˦kʰri˦/; der.
ꤛꤢꤏꤛꤢ
jewel n ꤜꤟꤢꤞꤢꤜꤟꤢꤕꤚꤟꤥ /lɔ˦ ʂe˦lɔ˦ pro˨/Jews n ꤛꤢꤘꤢꤖꤢ /ju˦da˨pʰu˦/job n ꤒꤟꤢꤗꤟꤢ /tɛ˨ me˨ /join v ꤗꤟꤢꤤꤡꤢ /me˨ i˦ʤɯ˧/; to connect; graft v
ꤒꤟꤢ /tɔ˦ /; to join a tool handle to a tool
join with others phr ꤕꤢꤔꤟꤌꤣ /pa˨nɯᵊ˧/joined adj ꤥꤤꤡꤢꤒꤟꤣ /o˨i˦ʤɯ˧tə˦ /; der. ꤡꤢ;
ꤥꤏꤢꤤꤡꤢꤗꤢ
joint n ꤕꤜꤢ /plɛ˨/; in between n ꤓꤝꤥ /tʰwo˨/; body part n ꤊꤚꤝꤤꤤꤡꤢ /krwi˦i˧ʤɯ˧/; bones-joined
joke v ꤏꤢꤙꤢ /sʰu˨bɛ˦/ v ꤟꤢꤙꤢ ꤕꤢꤒꤢꤖꤟꤌꤣꤓꤛꤢ
/he˦bɛ˨ pa˨ta˦pʰɯᵊ˧tʰja˨/; tease
joking v ꤟꤢꤐꤢꤟꤢꤜꤢ /he˦zɔ˦he˦le˧/; in joking; der. ꤟꤢꤐꤢ
journey n ꤒꤟꤢꤡꤛꤣꤒꤟꤢꤊꤟꤢ /tɛ˨ ʤɯᵊtɛ˨ ka˨ /; der. ꤒꤟꤢꤡꤛꤣ
joy n ꤒꤟꤢꤞꤢꤊꤚꤟꤢꤞꤢꤜꤟꤢ /tɛ˨ ʂɛ˦krɯ˧ʂɛ˦lɔ˧ /; der. ꤒꤟꤢꤞꤢꤊꤚꤟꤢ n ꤞꤢꤜꤟꤌꤣꤖꤢꤖꤢ /ʂɛ˦lɯᵊpʰɔ˨pʰɯ˧/
joyful adj ꤞꤢꤊꤚꤟꤢꤞꤢꤜꤟꤢ /ʂɛ˦krɯ˧ʂɛ˦lɔ˧ /; der. ꤞꤢꤊꤚꤟꤢ
judge v ꤡꤤꤚꤛꤢ /ʤi˨rja˨/; punish; sentence for crime v ꤒꤢꤔꤟꤢꤞꤢꤙꤢꤞꤢꤙꤛꤢ /ta˨ne˨ ʂɯ˦bɔ˧ʂɯ˦bje˨/; in judging others by how they look or act; der. ꤒꤢꤔꤟꤢꤞꤢꤙꤢ ꤒꤢꤔꤟꤢꤞꤢꤙꤛꤢ n ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤡꤤꤚꤛꤢꤒꤟꤢ /prɛ˨ ʤi˨rja˨tɛ˨ /; der. ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤡꤤꤚꤛꤢ;
ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤡꤤꤚꤛꤢꤒꤟꤢꤖꤢ
judge rightly phr ꤡꤤꤚꤛꤢꤡꤢ /ʤi˨rja˨ʤɔ˦/; der. ꤡꤤꤚꤛꤢꤡꤢ ꤡꤤꤚꤛꤢꤒꤟꤢ
judgment n ꤒꤟꤢꤟꤢꤙꤢꤟꤢꤙꤛꤢ ꤢ /tɛ˨ he˦bɔ˧he˦bje˨ u˧/
jugular notch n ꤊꤟꤛꤢꤢꤊꤢ /kja˧ ɔ˨ku˧/; hollow at front base of neck
July n ꤡꤟꤛꤥꤜꤟꤢ /dʒuo˨lɛ˨ /jump v ꤕꤟꤢ /pa˦ /; der. ꤕꤟꤢꤤꤏꤛꤢꤤꤕꤚꤢ
jump and stand up phr ꤕꤟꤢꤊꤢꤓꤢ /pa˦ ka˨tʰɔ˨/; der. ꤕꤟꤢꤤꤓꤢ
jump down phr ꤕꤟꤢꤒꤟꤢ /pa˦ ta˧ /jump up phr ꤕꤟꤢꤓꤛꤢ /pa˦ tʰja˨/
June n ꤡꤟꤛꤥ /dʒuo˨/jungle n ꤗꤤꤘꤢꤞꤢꤊꤜꤢ /mi˨du˨ʂu˨klɛ˧/ n
ꤒꤢꤔꤢꤒꤢꤟꤥ /ta˨nɔ˧ta˨ho˧/; deep forest or jungle
Jupiter n ꤡꤟꤛꤢꤕꤤꤒꤣ /dʒje˨ pi˨tə˨/
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just particle ꤕꤚꤢ /prɛ˦/ adj ꤡꤢꤒꤟꤢ /dʒɔ˦te˨ /; righteous; true
just happened phr ꤗꤥꤕꤢ /mo˦pa˧/; something that just occurred; der. ꤗꤥꤕꤢꤕꤚꤢ
justify v ꤙꤢꤡꤢꤙꤢꤒꤟꤢ /be˨dʒɔ˦be˨te˨ /
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kapok tree n ꤒꤟꤢꤗꤟꤢ /tɔ˨ mɔ˦ /Karenni n ꤊꤢꤛꤢꤜꤟꤤꤖꤢ /ka˨ja˧li ˨ pʰu˦/; Kayah
Li Phu (red people)
keep v ꤙꤢꤘꤝꤥ /be˨dwo˦/keep on (doing) phr ꤗꤟꤢꤕꤢꤟꤛꤢ /me˨ pa˨hja˧/;
der. ꤗꤟꤢꤕꤜꤢꤟꤛꤢ
kerosene n ꤔꤢꤗꤤꤓꤛꤢ /na˨mi˨tʰje˧/kettle n ꤓꤛꤢꤊꤟꤢꤕꤟꤢ /tʰje˧ku˦pɔ˧ /key n ꤞꤢꤓꤤ /ʂɔ˦tʰi˨/kick v ꤒꤢꤕꤟꤢ /ta˨pɛ˧ / v ꤓꤟꤌꤣ /tʰɯᵊ˧/ v ꤤꤕꤢ
ꤙꤢꤘꤥ /i˨pa˧ ba˧do˨/; kick a person's feet out from under them
kidney n ꤜꤤꤜꤢ /li˦lu˧/kidney disease n ꤜꤤꤜꤢ ꤒꤟꤢꤏꤝꤤ /li˦lu˧ tɛ˨ ʃwi˦/kidney stone n ꤜꤟꤢꤥꤒꤟꤛꤢ ꤜꤤꤜꤢꤊꤢ /le˦ o˨tja˦
li˦lu˧ku˧/kill v ꤗꤟꤢꤞꤛꤢ /me˨ ʂje˧/; der.
ꤗꤟꤢꤞꤛꤢꤗꤟꤢꤗꤟꤢ
kilogram n ꤊꤤꤜꤥꤊꤚꤟꤢ /ki˨lo˨kra˨ /kindergarten n ꤒꤟꤥꤋꤢꤏꤛꤢ /to˦kʰa˧ʃje˦/kindness n ꤒꤟꤢꤞꤢꤐꤟꤢꤊꤜꤟꤢꤙꤢ
/tɛ˨ ʂɛ˦zɔ˨ kla˨ bɛ˨/; der. ꤒꤟꤢꤞꤢꤐꤟꤢ n
ꤒꤟꤢꤗꤟꤢꤚꤛꤢꤒꤟꤢ /tɛ˨ me˨ rja˦tɛ˨ /; der. ꤒꤟꤢꤗꤟꤢꤗꤟꤥꤗꤟꤢꤚꤛꤢ n ꤙꤝꤤꤒꤢꤚꤛꤢ /bwi˦ta˨rje˧/; gratitude
king n ꤋꤝꤤꤡꤢꤖꤛꤢ /kʰwi˦ʤɔ˦pʰja˨/; der. ꤡꤢꤖꤛꤢ; ꤋꤝꤤꤘꤢ; ꤋꤝꤤꤘꤢꤡꤢꤖꤛꤢꤓꤢ
kingdom n ꤓꤛꤢꤜꤟꤢꤊꤟꤢꤊꤢ /tʰje˧le˦ ke˦ ku˧/kiss v ꤔꤟꤌꤣꤗꤢ /nɯᵊ˨mɯ˦/; also fragrant smell
kitchen n ꤗꤤꤕꤟꤥ /mi˨po˨/kite n ꤜꤟꤢꤐꤟꤢꤐꤟꤥ /la˧ za˦ zo˨/kitten n ꤓꤝꤥꤖꤢ /tʰuo˦pʰu˦/
knee n ꤋꤛꤢꤗꤟꤢ /kʰja˨ma˧ /knee cap n ꤋꤛꤢꤗꤟꤢꤕꤜꤛꤢꤙꤢ
/kʰja˨ma˧ plja˧ba˧/kneed v ꤡꤤ /dʒi˨/kneel v ꤘꤢꤍꤟꤢ /da˦ŋɯ˨/; der. ꤘꤢꤍꤟꤢꤜꤟꤛꤢ
knife n ꤘꤤꤓꤥ /di˨tʰo˦/; der. ꤟꤤꤓꤥ
knock v ꤘꤢ /dɔ˨/; der. ꤘꤢ v ꤒꤢꤊꤜꤟꤢ /ta˨klɛ˧ /knot n ꤏꤢꤕꤜꤟꤛꤢ ꤤꤋꤢ /sʰu˨plje˨ i˨kʰu˨/ v
ꤕꤜꤝꤥꤓꤢ /plwo˧tʰɯ˧/know v ꤞꤢꤑꤢ /ʂɛ˦ŋe˧/; der. ꤞꤢꤑꤢꤓꤛꤢ
knowledge n ꤒꤟꤢꤞꤤꤒꤟꤢꤖꤢ /tɛ˨ ʂi˦tɛ˨ pʰɛ˦/; der. ꤒꤟꤢꤞꤤꤖꤢ n ꤒꤟꤢꤞꤢꤋꤢꤞꤢꤑꤢ /tɛ˨ ʂɛ˦kʰu˨ʂɛ˦ɲe˧/
knuckle n ꤊꤢꤔꤢꤗꤟꤢ /ka˨nɔ˧ma˧ /Korea n ꤊꤥꤚꤤꤛꤢ ꤊꤟꤢ /ko˦ri˦ja˦ ke˦ /
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labium n ꤜꤟꤤꤗꤟꤢ /li ˦ mɛ˨ /labor v ꤢꤚꤟꤛꤢ /e˨rja˨ /; der.
ꤊꤚꤟꤢꤢꤊꤚꤟꤢꤚꤟꤛꤢ; ꤊꤚꤟꤢꤢꤚꤟꤛꤢ; ꤚꤟꤛꤢ
laborer n ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤗꤟꤢꤒꤟꤢꤗꤟꤢ /prɛ˨ me˨ tɛ˨ me˦ /lacking v ꤛꤥ /jo˨/ adj ꤒꤢꤜꤤꤒꤢꤡꤥ /ta˨li˦ta˨ʤo˨/;
insufficient
ladder n ꤊꤢꤙꤥ /ka˨bo˧/lady n ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤗꤢ /prɛ˨ mɔ˨/; woman
lake n ꤓꤛꤢꤢ /tʰje˧ɔ˨/; der. ꤓꤛꤢꤢꤘꤢ; ꤔꤥꤊꤢ
lamb n ꤞꤤꤗꤟꤤꤖꤢ /ʂi˦mi ˦ pʰu˦/ n ꤞꤤꤗꤟꤤꤐꤛꤢ /ʂi˦mi ˦ zje˨/; mutton
lame adj ꤘꤢ /da˦/; der. ꤋꤢꤘꤟꤌꤣꤘꤢ n ꤊꤢꤛꤢ
ꤋꤢꤘꤟꤌꤣꤘꤢ ꤒꤢꤚꤟꤢꤥꤒꤟꤛꤢ /ka˨ja˧ kʰa˧dɯᵊ˨da˦ ta˨rṳ˨o˨thja˦/; a person who is lame; der. ꤊꤢꤛꤢ ꤘꤢꤒꤢꤚꤟꤢ
lamp n ꤗꤤꤊꤢ /mi˨kɔ˧/land n ꤟꤢꤋꤢ /he˨kʰu˨/; der. ꤋꤥ; ꤋꤥꤋꤢ
landing n ꤋꤢꤙꤥꤗꤟꤛꤢ /kʰa˨bo˧mja˧ /; top of the stairs
landlord n ꤟꤤꤙꤛꤢꤡꤢ /hi˨bja˨ʤɛ˨/; house-owner
language n ꤜꤟꤢꤍꤟꤥ /la˧ ŋo˦/; der. ꤍꤟꤥ
lantern n ꤗꤤꤊꤢ /mi˨kɔ˧/Laos n ꤜꤟꤢ ꤊꤟꤢ /lɔ˦ ke˦ /lap n ꤋꤛꤢꤔꤢ /kʰja˨nɔ˧/large adj -ꤘꤢ /-du˨/; big; great
laryngitis n ꤊꤟꤛꤢꤊꤚꤥꤊꤢꤛꤛꤢ /kja˧ kro˨ku˧zja˦/larynx n ꤊꤟꤛꤢꤔꤤ /kja˧ ni˧/lasso v ꤘꤢꤍꤝꤟꤥ /da˨ŋwo˧/; noose
last adj ꤢꤔꤥꤜꤣ /a˨no˨lə˦/; final or last; der. ꤔꤥꤜꤣ adv ꤘꤣ ꤋꤛꤢꤜꤣ /də˦kʰje˧lə˦/; at the back; final
last month phr ꤒꤢꤜꤝꤥꤊꤛꤢꤒꤣꤜꤢ /ta˨lwo˦kja˧tə˨lɛ˧/; der. ꤢꤚꤟꤢꤋꤢ ꤒꤣꤜꤢ
last night phr ꤒꤢꤜꤝꤥꤊꤛꤢꤒꤣꤟꤢ /ta˨lwo˦kja˧tə˨he˨/; der. ꤢꤚꤟꤢꤋꤢ ꤒꤣꤟꤢ phr
ꤕꤢꤟꤢꤔꤢ /pa˨he˦nu˨/; yesterday
last week phr ꤒꤢꤜꤝꤥꤊꤛꤢꤒꤣꤊꤜꤢ /ta˨lwo˦kja˧tə˨klɛ˦/; der. ꤢꤚꤟꤢꤋꤢ ꤒꤣꤊꤜꤢ
last year phr ꤔꤢꤟꤢꤔꤢ /na˨he˦nu˨/lasting adj ꤋꤛꤢꤑꤟꤢ /kʰja˧ɲe˧ /lasting yet longer phr ꤥꤑꤟꤢꤊꤟꤌꤣꤕꤟꤥ
/o˨ɲe˧ kɯᵊ˧po˦ /late adv ꤒꤟꤢꤔꤥ /ta˧ no˨/; der. ꤒꤟꤢꤖꤟꤌꤣ
later adv ꤏꤛꤢꤔꤥꤕꤟꤢ /ʃje˦no˨pa˧ /; in the future; der. ꤏꤛꤢ꤮ ꤔꤥꤕꤟꤢ; ꤔꤥ adv ꤢꤔꤥꤊꤜꤢ /a˨no˨klɔ˧/
latest adj ꤒꤟꤢꤔꤥꤜꤣ /ta˧ no˨lə˦/; der. ꤔꤥꤜꤣ
laugh v ꤑꤟꤢ /ɲe˧ / v ꤑꤟꤢꤊꤚꤟꤌꤣ /ɲe˧ krɯᵊ˧/laugh hard v ꤑꤟꤢꤟꤢꤒꤢꤊꤟꤢ /ɲe˧ ha˧ta˨ka˧ /;
der. ꤑꤟꤢꤟꤢ v ꤑꤟꤢꤏꤛꤥꤏꤛꤥ /ɲe˧ ʃjo˨ʃjo˨/laughter n ꤒꤟꤢꤑꤟꤢꤟꤢ /tɛ˨ ɲe˧ ha˧/lava n ꤜꤟꤢꤗꤤꤢ /lɔ˦ mi˨ɯ˧/; burning rock
law n ꤒꤟꤢꤞꤛꤥꤒꤟꤢꤞꤛꤢ /tɛ˨ ʂwo˦tɛ˨ ʂja˨/lay v ꤤꤘꤢꤒꤟꤢ /i˨dɛ˧ta˧ /; lay down something on
the ground; der. ꤘꤢ; ꤤꤘꤢ; ꤤꤘꤢꤓꤛꤢ ꤘꤢꤒꤟꤢ v ꤥꤗꤛꤢꤋꤢ /o˨mje˧kʰɯ˦/; lay down and sleep v
ꤥꤒꤢꤊꤜꤟꤌꤣ /o˨ta˨klɯᵊ˧/; lay on your stomach v ꤙꤢꤒꤟꤢ /be˨ta˧ /; lay/put down
lazy adj ꤞꤢꤒꤢꤊꤜꤢ /ʂɛ˦ta˨kle˧/; der. ꤒꤢꤊꤜꤢꤜꤢꤙꤛꤢ; ꤒꤢꤊꤜꤢ; ꤜꤢꤙꤛꤢ
lazy person n ꤊꤢꤛꤢꤜꤢꤙꤛꤢ /ka˨ja˧le˧bja˦/; der. ꤊꤢꤛꤢꤒꤢꤊꤜꤢ; ꤊꤢꤛꤢꤜꤢꤙꤛꤢ; ꤊꤢꤛꤢ ꤒꤢꤊꤜꤢꤜꤢꤙꤛꤢꤖꤢ
lead n ꤡꤢ /dʒɯ˨/leader n ꤋꤢꤊꤜꤢꤋꤢꤊꤜꤛꤢ /kʰu˨klɔ˦kʰu˨klja˧/;
der. ꤊꤢꤛꤢꤘꤢ; ꤘꤢꤋꤢ; ꤋꤢꤊꤜꤢꤘꤢ; ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤓꤝꤟꤥꤘꤢꤓꤝꤟꤥꤓꤢ
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leaders n ꤊꤢꤛꤢꤘꤢꤊꤢꤛꤢꤓꤢ /ka˨ja˧du˨ka˨ja˧tʰu˧/; der. ꤘꤢꤋꤢ;
ꤋꤢꤊꤜꤢꤘꤢꤊꤢꤏꤢꤓꤢ
leaf n ꤜꤢ /lɛ˨/; der. ꤞꤢꤜꤢ
leak v ꤡꤟꤛꤢ /dʒje˧ /lean v ꤒꤢꤜꤝꤟꤥ /ta˨lwo˨/leap n ꤤꤕꤟꤢ /i˨pa˦ /learn v ꤤꤞꤛꤥꤤꤞꤛꤢ /i˨ʂwo˦i˨ʂja˧/; der.
ꤗꤟꤢꤞꤛꤥ
learned n ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤕꤟꤢꤞꤢꤑꤢꤒꤟꤢꤖꤢ /prɛ˨ pṳ˧ʂɛ˦ɲe˧tɛ˨ pʰu˦/; person who seeks to know adj ꤡꤟꤛꤢ /dʒja˦ /; learned; able; der. ꤡꤟꤛꤢꤓꤛꤢꤟꤢ
lease v ꤘꤢꤊꤢꤢ /da˨kɛ˨e˨/; to lease or hire the land for use n ꤟꤤꤊꤢ ꤒꤢꤚꤟꤢ /hi˨kɛ˨ ta˨ra˧ /; rental document
least adj ꤥꤕꤢꤒꤤꤜꤣ /o˨pa˨ti˦lə˦/leather n ꤖꤢꤊꤚꤢ /pʰa˦kra˧/leave v ꤓꤢꤡꤛꤣ /tʰe˨ʤɯᵊ/; der. ꤓꤢ v ꤘꤛꤢꤊꤛꤢ
/dja˨kja˧/; to leave someone or something behind
leave and do phr ꤓꤢꤡꤛꤣꤗꤟꤢ /tʰe˨ʤɯᵊme˦ /leave and get into phr ꤓꤢꤡꤛꤣꤓꤛꤢꤔꤟꤌꤣ
/tʰe˨ʤɯᵊtʰja˨nɯᵊ˧/; leave and get into a boat, etc.
leave and see phr ꤓꤢꤡꤛꤣꤗꤛꤢ /tʰe˨ʤɯᵊmja˦/leave and stay phr ꤓꤢꤡꤛꤣꤥ /tʰe˨ʤɯᵊo˨/leave and visit phr ꤓꤢꤡꤛꤣꤜꤢ /tʰe˨ʤɯᵊle˧/
leaving v ꤊꤟꤢꤟꤢ /ka˨ hɔ˦/ledge n ꤜꤟꤢꤒꤢꤗꤟꤛꤢ /lɔ˦ ta˨mja˧ /; overhang
lee n ꤒꤢꤔꤢꤖꤢ /ta˨nɔ˧pʰu˦/; point of land that sticks out; to the lee of
leech n ꤐꤛꤢ /zja˨/; der. ꤐꤟꤢ
leek n ꤖꤥꤟꤥꤗꤟꤤ /pʰo˧ho˦mi ˨ /leek (Indian) n ꤕꤢꤕꤢꤚꤝꤟꤤ /pa˦pɛ˧rwi ˦ /
left v ꤡꤛꤣꤊꤛꤢ /ʤɯᵊkja˧/; go (past tense); der. ꤓꤢꤡꤛꤣꤊꤛꤢꤟꤢ adv ꤡꤢꤡꤤ /ʤɔ˦ʤi˨/; to be on the left of something v ꤥꤚꤟꤛꤢꤊꤛꤢ; to be left (by oneself)
left-handed adj ꤒꤢꤋꤢ ꤡꤢꤡꤤ /ta˨kʰu˨ dʒɔ˦dʒi˨/leftover adj ꤥꤊꤛꤢ /o˨kja˧/; der. -ꤊꤜꤟꤢ
leftovers n ꤏꤢꤢꤥꤊꤛꤢ /sʰɛ˨e˨o˧kja˧/; food left; der. ꤏꤢꤢ ꤥꤜꤣꤊꤛꤢ
leg n ꤋꤛꤢꤘꤟꤌꤣ /kʰa˨dɯᵊ˨/; der. ꤋꤛꤢ; ꤋꤢꤕꤟꤛꤢ
leg hair n ꤋꤢꤘꤟꤌꤣꤏꤢ /kʰa˧dɯᵊ˨ʃɯ˨/lemon n ꤞꤢꤘꤢꤞꤢ /ʂɔ˨dɛ˨ʂɛ˨/lemon tree n ꤞꤢꤘꤢꤗꤟꤢ /ʂɔ˨dɛ˨mɔ˦ /lemonade n ꤞꤢꤘꤢꤞꤢꤓꤛꤢ /ʂɔ˨dɛ˨ʂɛ˨tʰje˧/lend v ꤘꤛꤢꤙꤢꤘꤛꤢꤜꤟꤥ /dje˦bɔ˨dje˦lo˦/; der.
ꤖꤛꤢꤙꤢꤖꤛꤢꤜꤟꤥ
length n ꤢꤜꤟꤛꤢ /a˨lja˦ /; width
leopard n ꤖꤟꤌꤣꤋꤤꤊꤚꤤꤖꤢ /pʰɯᵊ˧kʰi˧kri˦pʰu˦/less adv ꤛꤥ /jo˨/; der. ꤛꤝꤥ
lessen v ꤛꤥꤊꤢꤜꤟꤛꤢ /jo˨ka˨lja˨ / v
ꤒꤣꤖꤟꤌꤣꤒꤣꤊꤤ /tə˨pʰɯᵊtə˨ki˨/lesson n ꤒꤟꤢꤤꤞꤛꤥ /tɛ˨ i˨ʂwo˦/; der. ꤒꤟꤢꤟꤢꤞꤛꤥ
n ꤜꤤ /li˨/; literature
let v ꤕꤜꤝꤥ /plwo˧/let know phr ꤘꤛꤢ ꤞꤢꤑꤢ /dje˦ ʂɛ˦ɲe˧/letter n ꤜꤤ /li˨/; correspondence n ꤜꤤꤕꤜꤢ
/li˨plɔ˨/; letter of an alphabet
lettuce n ꤒꤢꤕꤜꤢꤒꤢꤓꤢ /ta˨plɛ˨ta˨tʰa/level n ꤒꤟꤥ /to˦/; step v ꤗꤟꤢꤚꤢꤘꤢ /me˨ ra˨dɯ˧/;
to make equal
liar n ꤊꤢꤛꤢꤜꤢꤟꤥ /ka˨ja˧la˨ho˧/; der. ꤊꤢꤛꤢꤊꤟꤢ
liberty n ꤙꤢꤙꤢꤜꤢ /bɛ˨bɯ˨la˧/library n ꤜꤟꤢꤗꤛꤢꤜꤤ ꤋꤢꤜꤟꤢ /le˦ mja˦li˨
kʰa˧le˦ /; place for looking at books
lice n ꤞꤛꤣ /ʂɯᵊ˨/; der. ꤞꤛꤣꤘꤛꤢ
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lick v ꤤꤜꤛꤢ /i˨lje˨/lid n ꤋꤢꤘꤢ /kʰu˨dɔ˦/; der. ꤘꤤꤕꤟꤢꤋꤢꤘꤢ
lie v ꤜꤢꤟꤥꤜꤢꤟꤛꤢ /la˨ho˧la˨hja˨/; der. ꤜꤢꤟꤥ;
ꤟꤢꤙꤛꤢ n ꤒꤟꤢꤜꤢꤟꤥꤜꤢꤟꤛꤢ /tɛ˨ la˨ho˧la˨hja˨/; der. ꤒꤟꤢꤜꤢꤟꤥ v
ꤥꤒꤢꤊꤜꤟꤌꤣ /o˨ta˨klɯᵊ˧/; to lie on your stomach v ꤥꤗꤛꤢꤒꤟꤢ /o˨mje˧/; lie down
life n ꤞꤢꤕꤜꤢꤓꤝꤟꤥꤕꤚꤟꤢ /ʂɛ˦plɔ˨tʰwo˧prɛ˨ / n
ꤒꤟꤢꤥꤓꤝꤟꤥꤕꤚꤟꤢ /tɛ˨ o˨tʰwo˧prɛ˨ /; der. ꤒꤟꤢꤓꤝꤟꤥꤕꤚꤟꤢ
lift v ꤡꤟꤢ /ʤɔ˧ /; lift using your hands; der. ꤡꤟꤢꤓꤛꤢ v ꤏꤢꤓꤛꤢ /sʰu˨tʰja˨/; lift up to put inside v ꤐꤟꤥꤓꤛꤢ /zo˦tʰja˨/; lift up-raise your hands; der. ꤐꤟꤥꤟꤛꤢ; ꤐꤟꤥꤓꤢ v ꤒꤢꤓꤛꤢ /tu˦tʰja˨/; lift up your eyes to see v ꤞꤢ /ʂa˦/; lift up your dress or longyi
lift down phr ꤡꤟꤢꤒꤟꤢ /ʤɔ˧ ta˧ /lift up phr ꤡꤟꤢꤓꤛꤢ /ʤɔ˧ tʰja˨/lift out phr ꤡꤟꤢꤓꤢ /dʒɔ˧ tʰe˨/
lifted up phr ꤘꤛꤢꤓꤛꤢꤜꤣ /dja˨tʰja˨lə˧/ligament n ꤚꤝꤟꤤꤓꤝꤥ /rwi ˦ tʰwo˨/; der.
ꤊꤚꤝꤤꤒꤢꤔꤢ
light n ꤜꤤ /li˧/ v ꤤꤏꤤꤜꤤ /i˨ʃi˧li˧/; der. ꤤꤏꤤꤗꤤ;
ꤏꤤꤜꤤ; ꤤꤏꤢ; ꤤꤏꤢꤊꤟꤛꤢ; ꤕꤟꤢꤊꤟꤛꤢꤗꤤ adj ꤖꤝꤤ /pʰwi˧/; not heavy; der. ꤖꤝꤤꤐꤢ
light shines phr ꤜꤤꤒꤢꤋꤢ /li˧ta˨kʰɛ˧/; der. ꤒꤟꤢꤜꤤꤒꤢꤋꤢ
light shines brightly phr ꤜꤤꤏꤢꤒꤢꤋꤢ /li˧sʰa˦ta˨kʰɛ˧/
light shining down phr ꤜꤤꤒꤢꤋꤢꤒꤟꤢ /li˧ta˨kʰɛ˧ta˧ /
lighter adj ꤖꤝꤤꤟꤛꤢ /pʰwi˧hja˧/; becoming less heavy adj ꤜꤤꤒꤢꤋꤢꤜꤣ /li˧ta˨kʰɛ˧lə˦/; brighter; lighter n ꤗꤤꤘꤢ /mi˨da˧/
lightness adj ꤢꤖꤝꤤꤢꤗꤟꤥ /a˨pʰwi˧a˨mo˨/; light and happy
lightning n ꤏꤛꤢꤜꤟꤤꤙꤢ /ʃje˨li ˨ bɔ˦/; der. ꤏꤛꤢ
lightning bolt strike n ꤏꤛꤢꤊꤢꤓꤛꤢ /ʃje˨ka˨tʰja˨/; der. ꤏꤛꤢꤜꤟꤛꤢ
like prep ꤞꤛꤢꤔꤢ /ʂja˦na˦/; der. ꤞꤛꤢ v
ꤞꤢꤐꤟꤢꤞꤢꤜꤟꤢ /ʂɛ˦zɯ˦ʂɛ˦lɔ˧ /like that phr ꤖꤢꤔꤛꤣ /pʰu˦nɯᵊ˨/ conj
ꤞꤛꤢꤖꤢꤔꤛꤣ /ʂja˦pʰu˦nɯᵊ˨/like this phr ꤖꤢꤛꤢ /pʰu˦je˧/lime n ꤞꤢꤘꤢꤞꤢ /ʂɔ˨dɛ˨ʂɛ˨/limit v ꤙꤢꤕꤜꤤ /be˨pli˦/; der. ꤒꤥꤕꤜꤤ
line n ꤜꤤꤊꤜꤥ /li˨klo˧/; written line
line up phr ꤊꤢꤓꤢ ꤘꤢꤚꤟꤢ /ka˨tʰɔ˨ da˦ra˦ /linen adj ꤙꤢꤕꤜꤤ /ba˦pli˧/; der. ꤤꤊꤟꤢꤙꤢꤕꤜꤤ
lion n ꤢꤛꤢꤞꤤ /ja˧ʂi˧/lips n ꤋꤢꤢꤋꤢꤖꤢ /kʰa˧u˨kʰa˧pʰɛ˨/; der. ꤋꤢꤢꤖꤢ
liquor n ꤓꤛꤢꤏꤤꤕꤚꤟꤢ /tʰje˧ʃi˦pre˦ /list n ꤜꤤꤚꤢꤗꤢꤚꤢꤘꤛꤢ /li˨ra˧ma˦ra˧dja˧/; written
record
listen v ꤔꤟꤤꤘꤢ /ni ˦ da˧/; der. ꤔꤟꤤꤘꤢꤊꤢꤢ
liter n ꤜꤤꤒꤢ /li˨ta˨/; borrowed from English
literate v ꤡꤟꤛꤢꤜꤤ /ʤja˦ li˨/; learned-book
literature n ꤜꤤꤜꤢ /li˨lɛ˨/little adj ꤕꤢꤒꤤ /pa˨ti˦/; not much; der. ꤥꤕꤢꤒꤤ
live v ꤓꤝꤟꤥꤕꤚꤟꤢ /tʰwo˧prɛ˨ /; der. ꤥꤓꤝꤟꤥꤕꤚꤟꤢ; ꤥ; ꤞꤢꤓꤝꤟꤥꤕꤚꤟꤢ v ꤜꤢꤜꤟꤌꤣꤜꤢꤊꤜꤛꤢ /la˨lɯᵊ˦la˨klja˨/; inhabits; lives; der. ꤥ ꤜꤢꤜꤟꤌꤣꤜꤢꤊꤜꤛꤢ
live life in a good manner phr ꤥꤓꤝꤟꤥꤥꤚꤛꤢ /o˨tʰwo˦o˨rja˦/
live with phr ꤥꤜꤢꤊꤟꤌꤣ /o˨la˧kɯᵊ˧/livelihood n ꤟꤢꤊꤢꤏꤢ /hɔ˦ku˧sʰɛ˨/; food for the
belly
liver n ꤞꤣ /ʂə˧/living harmoniously phr ꤥꤊꤚꤟꤢꤥꤊꤜꤢ
/o˨krɯ˧o˨klɛ˧/
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lizard n ꤋꤝꤤ /kʰwi˨/; small lizard; der. ꤒꤢꤋꤝꤥ;
ꤕꤜꤟꤛꤢꤊꤝꤥ
lizard (Tuk-kae) n ꤒꤢꤊꤢ /tɔ˦kɛ˨/loan v ꤖꤛꤢꤙꤢꤚꤢ /pʰje˨bɔ˨rɯ˧/; to loan money
lobster n ꤏꤝꤥꤊꤟꤥ /ʃwo˨ko˦/; crawfish; crayfish
locate v ꤐꤟꤢꤋꤢꤜꤟꤢ /zṳ˧kʰa˧le˦ /location n ꤋꤢꤜꤟꤢꤋꤢꤙꤛꤢ /kʰa˧le˦ kʰa˧bja˨/lock v ꤊꤟꤢꤗꤢꤙꤤꤊꤛꤢ /ka˦ ma˨bi˦kja˧/; to secure
n ꤞꤢ /ʂɔ˦/; der. ꤞꤢꤙꤤ v ꤋꤢꤗꤢ /kʰa˦ma˨/locust n ꤒꤢꤊꤤ /ta˨ki˧/log n ꤞꤢꤊꤜꤟꤢ /ʂɔ˨klɔ˦ /; short log
long adj ꤊꤢꤚꤟꤥꤓꤢ /ka˨ro˦tʰu˧/; long-tall robe; der. ꤡꤝꤟꤥ adj ꤓꤢ /tʰu˧/; long
long ago phr ꤘꤣꤔꤢꤘꤣꤞꤢ /də˦nu˨də˦ʂa˨/; der. ꤔꤢꤋꤢ phr ꤘꤣꤑꤢꤔꤢ /də˦ɲe˦nu˨/; long time ago
long time phr ꤑꤟꤢꤜꤢ /ɲe˧ la˧/; der. ꤑꤢꤜꤢ phr ꤔꤢꤑꤟꤢꤜꤢꤑꤟꤢ /na˨ɲe˧ lɛ˧ɲe˧ /; year-month-long
longest adj ꤑꤟꤢꤒꤢꤘꤢ /ɲe˧ ta˨dɯ˨/longyi n ꤟꤛꤢꤒꤢꤠꤟꤢ /hje˨ta˨va˨ /; wrap around
sarong
look v ꤗꤛꤢ /mja˦/; der. ꤘꤣꤗꤛꤢ v ꤗꤛꤢꤗꤢꤜꤢ /mja˦mɔ˧le˦/; Look!
look around phr ꤗꤛꤢꤒꤢꤚꤤꤒꤢꤠꤟꤢ /mja˦ta˨ri˦ta˨va˨ / v ꤗꤛꤢꤊꤟꤢꤗꤛꤢꤟꤛꤢ /mja˦ka˨ mja˦hja˧/; to look back and forth v
ꤗꤛꤢꤡꤥꤗꤛꤢꤊꤤ /mja˦ʤo˧mja˦ki˧/look back phr ꤗꤛꤢꤊꤟꤢꤋꤛꤢ /mja˦ka˨ kʰje˧/look carefully phr ꤗꤛꤢꤒꤟꤢꤒꤟꤢ /mja˦ta˧ te˨ /;
der. ꤗꤛꤢꤒꤟꤢꤗꤛꤢꤒꤟꤢ
look down on phr ꤒꤢꤔꤟꤢꤕꤢꤒꤤ /ta˨ne˨ pa˨ti˦/; think small of v ꤗꤛꤢꤕꤢꤒꤤ /mja˦pa˨ti˦/
open your eyes phr ꤗꤛꤢꤊꤢꤜꤢꤓꤢ /mja˦ka˨lɔ˧tʰe˦/ v ꤕꤢꤢ /pa˨a˦/; for checking your eyes
look into phr ꤗꤛꤢꤡꤥꤔꤟꤌꤣ /mja˦ʤo˧nɯᵊ˧/; to peer or look into a place
look up phr ꤗꤛꤢꤓꤛꤢ /mja˦tʰja˨/; der. ꤒꤟꤢꤓꤛꤢꤗꤛꤢ; ꤒꤟꤢꤗꤛꤢ
look for phr ꤕꤟꤢ /pṳ˧/; to search for
look with disdain phr ꤗꤛꤢꤊꤜꤢꤗꤛꤢꤜꤢ /mja˦klu˨mja˦lɛ˧/; avoid looking at; look away
look back and forth phr ꤗꤛꤢꤊꤟꤢꤗꤛꤢꤟꤛꤢ /mja˦ka˨ mja˦hja˧/
look after phr ꤗꤛꤢꤋꤝꤢ /mja˦kʰwɛ˨/; take care of
loom n ꤓꤢꤊꤚꤟꤢꤓꤢꤊꤚꤟꤢ /tʰɛ˦krɯ˨tʰɛ˦krɔ˧ /loose adj ꤒꤢꤊꤜꤛꤢ /ta˨klja˧/lord n ꤙꤛꤢꤡꤢ /bja˨ʤɛ˨/lose v ꤜꤢꤡꤟꤢꤜꤢꤕꤚꤟꤢ /la˨ʤṳ˦la˨prɔ˨ /; der.
ꤜꤢꤡꤟꤢ
lose heart phr ꤞꤢꤕꤜꤢꤕꤛꤢꤊꤛꤢ /ʂɛ˦plɔ˨pje˦kja˧/lose reputation phr ꤗꤝꤟꤤꤕꤟꤤ ꤓꤛꤢꤞꤤ /mwi ˨ pi ˧
tʰje˧ʂi˦/lose temper phr ꤞꤢꤕꤜꤢꤓꤛꤢ /ʂɛ˦plɔ˨tʰja˨/;
become angry
lose your way phr ꤞꤢꤕꤜꤢ ꤒꤢꤕꤟꤢ /ʂɛ˦plɔ˨ ta˨pa˨ /
loss n ꤒꤟꤢꤜꤢꤡꤟꤢꤜꤢꤕꤚꤟꤢ /tɛ˨ la˨ʤṳ˦la˨prɔ˨ /lost adj ꤏꤤꤗꤟꤢ /ʃi˧me˦ /; disappeared; lost adj
ꤜꤢꤗꤟꤢ /la˨me˦ /; disappear v ꤜꤢꤡꤟꤢꤊꤛꤢ /la˨ʤṳ˦kja˧/; opposite of win; der. ꤕꤢꤒꤥ
lots adj ꤢꤜꤢ /ɛ˦la˧/loud adj ꤒꤢꤠꤢꤒꤢꤞꤢ /ta˨vɔ˦ta˨ʂɯ˧/; roaring; der.
ꤕꤚꤟꤢ ꤒꤢꤠꤢꤒꤢꤞꤢ adj ꤢꤊꤢꤢ /a˨ka˨ɔ˧/; noisy adj ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤏꤛꤥ /pra˨ ʃwo˨/; loud voice or sound
loudly n ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤏꤛꤥ /pra˨ ʃjo˨/; strong voice adj ꤒꤢꤝꤢꤒꤢꤞꤢ /ta˨wɔ˦ta˨ʂɯ˧/
love n ꤒꤟꤢꤗꤟꤥ /tɛ˨ mo˨/; der. ꤒꤟꤢꤗꤟꤥꤒꤟꤢꤊꤜꤢ
v ꤗꤟꤥꤔꤟꤤ /mo˨ni ˦ /; der. ꤗꤟꤥ v
ꤗꤟꤥꤋꤢꤗꤟꤥꤋꤥ /mo˨ kʰa˦mo˨kʰo˨/; to love
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lovely adj ꤒꤝꤟꤥꤚꤛꤢ /two˦rja˦/ adj ꤞꤢꤒꤢꤡꤢ /ʂɛ˦ta˨ʤa˦/; cute baby; der. ꤒꤝꤟꤥ ꤞꤢꤒꤢꤡꤢ
ꤋꤥꤘꤢ
low adj ꤒꤢꤚꤟꤢ /ta˨rɯ˦/lower v ꤡꤟꤛꤢꤒꤟꤢ /ʤja˨ ta˧ /; to lower-down v
ꤙꤢꤒꤟꤢꤛꤝꤥ /be˨ta˧ jwo˨/; lower the price; reduce
loyal v ꤋꤛꤢꤡꤢ /kʰja˦dʒɔ˦/luck n ꤙꤝꤤ /bwi˦/; profitable; gratitude; der.
ꤙꤝꤤꤘꤢꤒꤢꤚꤛꤢꤓꤢ
lucky adj ꤙꤝꤤꤚꤛꤢ /bwi˦rja˦/luggage n ꤒꤣ /tə˦/; box n ꤕꤟꤛꤢ /pje˧ /; bag
lunch n ꤗꤟꤢꤓꤛꤣꤏꤢꤢ /mɔ˦ tʰɯᵊ˨sʰɛ˨e˨/lung n ꤞꤢ /ʂu˨/lust v ꤕꤢꤒꤢꤕꤢꤒꤣ /pa˨ta˦pa˨tə˧/ n
ꤒꤟꤢꤕꤢꤒꤢꤕꤢꤒꤣ /tɛ˨ pa˨ta˦pa˨tə˧/lymph nodes n ꤊꤟꤛꤢꤜꤟꤢꤒꤟꤢ /kja˧ le˦ ta˧ /; on
your neck n ꤋꤛꤢꤜꤟꤤꤙꤢ /kʰja˨˨ ˨li ˨ ˨˨bɔ˨/lynx n ꤓꤛꤥꤔꤢ /tʰwo˦ne˦/
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machete n ꤟꤤꤘꤢ /hi˦dɯ˨/machine n ꤡꤢ /dʒɛ˦/mad v ꤞꤢꤕꤜꤢꤘꤢ /ʂɛ˦plɔ˨du˨/; angry adj
ꤒꤢꤗꤝꤤꤞꤢꤚꤟꤢ /ta˨mwi˧ʂɛ˧rɛ˨ /; crazy
maggot n ꤜꤢ /lɔ˨/magic v ꤢꤢꤐꤟꤥ /e˨u˧zo˨/; to eat someone's
image/spirit
magnet n ꤒꤟꤢꤓꤢꤔꤢ /tɔ˦ tʰɛ˦ne˦/mail n ꤜꤤ /li˨/ v ꤜꤤꤜꤟꤢꤞꤢ /li˨le˦ ʂu˧/; sending
of mail
mailbox n ꤜꤤꤞꤢꤜꤤꤟꤛꤢ ꤒꤣ /li˨ʂu˧li˨hja˧ tə˦/; box for the sending and receiving of mail
maize n ꤋꤢꤋꤢ /kʰu˨kʰe˦/; der. ꤋꤢꤋꤢꤞꤢ;
ꤋꤢꤙꤟꤌꤣꤤ
majority n ꤊꤢꤛꤢ ꤢꤕꤚꤟꤢ /ka˨ja˧ ɛ˦prɛ˨ /; many people
make v ꤗꤟꤢ /me˨ /; do
make a mistake phr ꤗꤟꤢꤞꤢ /me˨ ʂɯ˦/make a profit phr ꤗꤟꤢꤗꤛꤢꤓꤢ /me˨ mje˦tʰe˨/;
receive a gain on money invested
make excuses phr ꤊꤢꤓꤥꤊꤢꤜꤟꤛꤢ /kɛ˨tʰo˧kɛ˨lja˨ /
make friends phr ꤙꤢꤞꤛꤥꤋꤢꤋꤥ /bɔ˦ʂwo˦kʰɛ˦kʰo˧/
make love phr ꤠꤛꤢ /vja˨/make music phr ꤘꤢꤓꤢꤘꤢꤗꤟꤥ /dɔ˨tʰɔ˧dɔ˨mo˨/;
bang drums and gongs
make new phr ꤗꤟꤢꤞꤢ /me˨ ʂɛ˧/make peace phr ꤗꤟꤢꤕꤟꤢꤗꤟꤢꤘꤝꤥ
/me˨ pe˧ me˨ dwo˧/ v ꤗꤟꤢꤊꤚꤟꤢꤗꤟꤢꤊꤜꤢ /me˨ krɯ˧me˨ klɛ˧/
make pretty phr ꤗꤟꤢꤒꤝꤟꤥ /me˨ two˦/malaria n ꤏꤝꤤꤒꤢꤔꤟꤛꤢ /sʰwi˦ta˨nja˧ /Malaysia n ꤗꤢꤜꤟꤢꤏꤛꤢꤊꤟꤢ /ma˨le˧ ʃja˧ ke˦ /
male n ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤋꤢ /prɛ˨ kʰu˧/man n ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤋꤢ /prɛ˨ kʰu˧/; der. ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤋꤢꤘꤢ;
ꤊꤢꤛꤢꤖꤢ
manage v ꤕꤣ ꤒꤟꤢꤗꤟꤢ /pə˦ tɛ˨ me˨ /; manage or govern the work
manager n ꤋꤢꤊꤜꤢꤘꤢ /kʰu˨klɔ˦du˨/; der. ꤗꤟꤢꤔꤤꤡꤛꤢ
mane n ꤊꤟꤛꤢꤙꤥꤏꤢ /kja˧ bo˧sʰɯ˨/; lion's mane
mango n ꤒꤢꤋꤛꤢꤞꤢ /ta˨kʰja˦ʂɛ˨/mango tree n ꤒꤢꤋꤛꤢꤗꤟꤢ /ta˨kʰja˦mɔ˦ /manner n ꤊꤜꤛꤢꤊꤜꤥ /klja˦klo˧/manuscript n ꤜꤤꤖꤢ /li˨pʰa˦/many adj ꤢ /ɛ˦/; der. ꤢꤜꤢ; ꤥꤢ; ꤥꤢꤜꤢ;
ꤥꤚꤟꤥꤥꤢ; ꤥꤚꤟꤥ; ꤢꤢ; ꤢꤊꤟꤌꤣꤜꤟꤢ; ꤢꤊꤟꤌꤣꤜꤢ n ꤚꤟꤥ /ro˦/; together
many groups phr ꤢꤕꤜꤢ /ɛ˦plɔ˦/many more phr ꤥꤚꤟꤥꤥꤢꤓꤛꤢ /o˨ro˦o˨ɛ˦tʰja˨/many people phr ꤢꤕꤚꤟꤢ /ɛ˦prɛ˨ /many places phr ꤢꤖꤥ /ɛ˦pʰo˨/many things phr ꤢꤡꤣ /ɛ˦ʤə˨/many times phr ꤢꤖꤟꤌꤣ /ɛ˦pʰɯᵊ/many together phr ꤊꤟꤌꤣꤜꤢ /kɯᵊ˧la˧/many tribes phr ꤢꤗꤛꤢꤢꤡꤣ /ɛ˦mje˧ɛ˦ʤə˨/
map n ꤟꤢꤋꤢꤐꤟꤥ /he˨kʰu˨zo˨/march v ꤊꤜꤛꤢꤚꤟꤢ /klje˧ra˦ /; march in formation
March n ꤗꤢ ꤜꤢ /ma˦ lɛ˧/mark n ꤒꤟꤢꤗꤢꤘꤛꤢ /tɛ˨ ma˦dja˧/; a visible mark
mark off phr ꤒꤢꤗꤢ /te˧ma˦/; to mark off boundaries or by measurement
market n ꤊꤜꤢ /klɛ˦/; der. ꤊꤜꤢꤊꤢ; ꤊꤟꤛꤢꤊꤜꤢ
marketplace n ꤊꤜꤢꤘꤢ /klɛ˦da˧/
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marriage n ꤏꤥꤗꤟꤢꤏꤥꤘꤛꤢ /sʰo˧mɛ˧ sʰo˧dja˨/ n
ꤒꤟꤢꤖꤛꤢꤖꤢꤖꤛꤢꤗꤢ /tɛ˨ pʰje˦pʰu˦pʰje˦me˧/; for the man who marries n ꤒꤟꤢꤖꤛꤢꤖꤢꤖꤛꤢꤠꤟꤢ /tɛ˨ pʰje˦pʰu˦pʰje˦vɛ˨ /; for the woman who marries n ꤒꤟꤢꤖꤛꤢꤗꤢꤖꤛꤢꤠꤟꤢ /tɛ˨ pʰje˦me˧pʰje˦vɛ˨ /; general marriage term n ꤕꤝꤢꤋꤥꤗꤟꤢ /pwɛ˨kʰo˧mɛ˧ /; marriage celebration
married adj ꤟꤤꤔꤢꤕꤚꤟꤢ /hi˨na˦prɛ˦ /; der. ꤥ ꤔꤢ
ꤟꤤꤔꤢꤕꤚꤟꤢ
marrow n ꤊꤚꤝꤤꤊꤟꤤ /krwi˦ki ˦ /; in the bone; der. ꤊꤚꤝꤤꤌꤤ
marry v ꤋꤥꤗꤟꤢ /kʰo˧mɛ˧ /; der. ꤊꤟꤢꤏꤥꤗꤟꤢꤏꤥꤘꤛꤢ v ꤖꤛꤢꤗꤢꤖꤛꤢꤠꤟꤢ /pʰje˦me˧pʰje˦vɛ˨ /; der. ꤖꤛꤢꤖꤢꤖꤛꤢꤗꤢ; ꤖꤛꤢ
ꤖꤢꤗꤢꤖꤢꤠꤟꤢ; ꤖꤛꤢꤖꤢꤖꤛꤢꤠꤟꤢ
massage v ꤡꤤ /dʒi˨/; stretch v ꤡꤢ /dʒɯ˨/; der. ꤡꤢ
ꤕꤟꤢ ꤜꤢ
master n ꤙꤛꤢꤡꤢ /bja˨ʤɛ˨/; lord; owner
mat n ꤊꤜꤥ /klo˨/; der. ꤊꤜꤥꤜꤟꤢꤗꤛꤢ; ꤊꤜꤥꤘꤢ n ꤤꤡꤟꤢ /i˨ʤɔ˧ / n ꤜꤟꤢꤘꤢ /le˦ dɛ˧/
match n ꤒꤟꤢꤘꤤꤡꤢ ꤕꤝꤢ /tɛ˨ di˧dʒɛ˧ pwɛ˧/; competition celebration v ꤗꤤꤖꤥ /mi˨pʰo˧/; to light a fire
material n ꤒꤟꤢꤗꤟꤌꤣꤒꤤꤒꤟꤢ /ta˧ mɯᵊ˦ti˧tɛ˨ /mattress n ꤖꤢꤚꤟꤢ /pʰu˨rɛ˦ / n ꤜꤟꤢꤒꤟꤥ /le˦ to˦/mature adj ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤓꤛꤢꤟꤢ /prɛ˦ tʰja˨hɔ˦/May n ꤗꤟꤢ ꤜꤢ /me˨ lɛ˧/maybe adv ꤊꤥꤜꤢ /ko˦le˧/; der. ꤊꤟꤌꤣꤊꤥ; ꤗꤢꤔꤢ
me pron ꤠꤢ /va˧/; also "I"
meal n ꤜꤟꤢꤢ /le˦ e˨/meaning n ꤢꤍꤟꤥꤜꤢꤏꤢ /a˨ŋo˦la˨sʰa˦/measles n ꤓꤢꤒꤢꤤ /tʰe˨ta˨i˦/measure v ꤒꤢꤔꤟꤢꤒꤢꤗꤛꤢ /ta˨ne˨ te˧mja˦/; der.
ꤒꤢꤗꤛꤢ; ꤒꤢ
measurement n ꤒꤟꤢꤒꤢꤗꤛꤢ /tɛ˨ te˧mja˦/ n
ꤒꤣꤕꤜꤟꤢ /tə˨plɛ˦ /; from the elbow to the top of
fingers n ꤒꤣꤊꤜꤤ /tə˨kli˧/; from one hand to the other n ꤒꤣꤊꤢ /tə˨kɯ˧/; measurement of a fist
meat n ꤒꤟꤢꤐꤛꤢ /tɛ˨ zje˨/; der. ꤐꤛꤢ
meddle v ꤏꤤꤠꤟꤛꤢꤘꤤꤘꤛꤢ /ʃi˦vja˦ di˦dja˧/mediate v ꤟꤢꤙꤢꤜꤤ /he˦bɛ˨li˧/medicine n ꤒꤟꤢꤋꤢꤒꤟꤢꤒꤟꤛꤢ /tɛ˨ kʰu˨tɛ˨ tje˦ /;
der. ꤒꤟꤢꤋꤢꤓꤛꤢ
medium n ꤒꤢꤜꤥ /ta˨lo˦/; medium sized
meet v ꤥꤊꤢ /o˨ku˦/; to have a meeting; der. ꤥꤊꤢꤥꤊꤛꤢ v ꤗꤛꤢꤏꤢ /mja˦sʰɯ˨˨ ˨/; meet someone; der. ꤗꤛꤢꤓꤛꤢꤏꤢ adv -ꤏꤢ /-sʰɯ˨/; focal point of meeting
meet together phr ꤒꤟꤢꤏꤢꤒꤟꤢꤕꤜꤢ /ta˧ sʰɯ˨ta˧ plɔ˦/
meeting v ꤥꤊꤢꤥꤊꤛꤢ /o˨ku˦o˨kja˦/ n ꤒꤟꤢꤥꤊꤢ /tɛ˨ o˨ku˦/
melt v ꤡꤟꤢ /ʤṳ˨/; der. ꤘꤥꤡꤟꤢ
memorize v ꤒꤟꤥꤔꤟꤤ /to˧ni ˦ /mend v ꤤꤏꤢꤖꤢ /i˨sʰɛ˦pʰɛ˨/; mend a tear; der.
ꤤꤏꤢꤚꤟꤤ v ꤗꤟꤢꤚꤛꤢ /me˨ rja˦/; fixmeningitis n ꤋꤢꤊꤜꤢꤔꤟꤢꤌꤤꤛꤛꤢ
/kʰu˨klɔ˦sɔ˧ ki˦zja˦/; swelling in the brain; der. ꤋꤢꤊꤜꤢꤔꤟꤢꤙꤢꤛꤛꤢ
menstrual pain n ꤒꤟꤢꤏꤢꤞꤝꤤꤒꤟꤢ /tɛ˨ sʰɛ˧ʂwi˨ta˧ /; lit. pain-blood-down
menstruate v ꤞꤝꤤꤒꤟꤢ /ʂwi˨ta˧ /; der. ꤞꤝꤤꤟꤛꤢꤜꤢ; ꤜꤢꤟꤛꤢ v ꤥꤘꤢꤒꤥ /o˨da˧to˨/
merchandise n ꤒꤟꤢꤊꤟꤢꤒꤟꤢꤋꤢ /tɛ˨ kɯ˦tɛ˨ kʰa˦/; things for buying and selling
merchant n ꤊꤜꤢꤙꤛꤢꤡꤢ /klɛ˦bja˨ʤɛ˨/; market/store-owner n ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤗꤟꤢꤊꤟꤢꤗꤟꤢꤋꤢ /prɛ˨ me˨ kɯ˦me˨ kʰa˦/; person who does business
mercy v ꤞꤢꤐꤟꤢꤊꤜꤟꤢꤙꤢ /ʂɛ˦zɔ˨ kla˨ bɛ˨/; der. ꤞꤢꤐꤟꤢꤔꤟꤤ n ꤒꤟꤢꤞꤢꤐꤟꤢꤔꤟꤤ /tɛ˨ ʂɛ˦zɔ˨ ni ˦ /
mess n ꤒꤢꤞꤢꤙꤢꤙꤤ /ta˨ʂɔ˦bɔ˦bi˧/; messy; cluttered; der. ꤒꤢꤖꤤꤒꤢꤖꤟꤌꤣ
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message n ꤒꤟꤢꤘꤣꤑꤢ /tɛ˨ də˨ɲa˧/; something spoken
metal n ꤒꤟꤢꤓꤢ /tɔ˦ tʰɛ˦/method n ꤊꤜꤛꤢꤊꤜꤥ /klja˦klo˧/Mexico n ꤗꤢꤊꤎꤤꤊꤥ /mɛ˦ksi˨ko˨/midday n ꤗꤟꤢꤓꤛꤣ /mɔ˦ tʰɯᵊ˨/middle n ꤊꤜꤢꤗꤢ /kla˧me˧/; der.
ꤊꤜꤢꤗꤢꤊꤜꤢꤗꤢ; ꤊꤜꤢꤗꤢꤊꤢ
midnight n ꤗꤟꤢꤔꤟꤢꤋꤢ /mɔ˦ ne˨ kʰɛ˧/midway adv ꤒꤟꤢꤊꤜꤢꤗꤢ /ta˧ kla˧me˧/mildew spots n ꤟꤛꤢꤡꤟꤢꤢ /hje˨dʒa˨ ɔ˦/; on
clothes
mildly adv ꤡꤟꤢꤔꤟꤛꤢ /dʒɛ˦ɲja˨ /mile n ꤗꤤꤜꤢ /mi˦le˨/; distance
milk n ꤤꤔꤟꤌꤣꤓꤛꤢ /i˨nɯᵊtʰje˧/; der. ꤕꤟꤢꤔꤟꤌꤣꤓꤛꤢ
milk powder n ꤔꤟꤌꤣꤓꤛꤢꤊꤚꤢꤗꤢ /nɯᵊtʰje˧kra˧mɯ˨/
millstone n ꤊꤢꤏꤢꤤꤠꤟꤤ /ka˨sʰɯ˨i˨vi ˧ /; millstone made out of wood
mind n ꤞꤢꤕꤜꤢꤒꤢꤔꤟꤢ /ʂɛ˦plɔ˨ta˨ne˨ /mine adv ꤏꤛꤢꤒꤟꤢ /ʃje˧tɔ˦ /; belonging to me; i.e.
he is my own child pron ꤠꤢꤒꤢ /va˧tɛ˧/minimum n ꤥꤕꤢꤒꤤꤜꤣ /o˨pa˨ti˦lə˦/ n
ꤕꤢꤒꤤꤒꤢꤘꤢ /pa˨ti˦ta˨dɯ˨/; at least
minority n ꤊꤢꤛꤢ ꤕꤢꤒꤤꤕꤚꤟꤢ /ka˨ja˧ pa˨ti˦prɛ˨ /; not many people; der. ꤒꤢꤟꤢꤟꤢ
mint n ꤜꤢꤠꤟꤛꤢꤜꤢ /lɔ˦vja˨ lɛ˨/; herb
minus v ꤛꤥꤊꤛꤢ ꤕꤢꤒꤤ /jo˦kja˧ pa˨ti˦/; subtract; der. ꤚꤝꤤꤊꤛꤢ
minute n ꤕꤚꤛꤢ /prje˦/; der. ꤗꤤꤔꤤ
miracle n ꤒꤟꤢꤒꤢꤊꤜꤤꤋꤥꤋꤛꤢ /tɛ˨ ta˨kli˦kʰo˦kʰje˨/; amazing-wonderful thing; der. ꤒꤟꤢꤒꤢꤊꤜꤤ; ꤒꤟꤢꤒꤢꤊꤜꤤꤊꤜꤢꤑꤢ
miraculous adj ꤒꤢꤊꤜꤤꤋꤥꤋꤛꤢ /ta˨kli˦kʰo˦kʰje˨/
mirror n ꤗꤟꤢꤘꤟꤌꤣ /ma˧ dɯᵊ˨/miscarried v ꤖꤢꤕꤛꤢ /pʰu˦pje˦/; child is
destroyed; der. ꤖꤢꤜꤢꤜꤝꤟꤥ
mischievous adj ꤏꤢꤏꤢ /sʰu˦sʰa˦/misguide v ꤐꤟꤢꤞꤢ /zṳ˧ʂɯ˦/misperception n ꤒꤟꤢꤒꤢꤔꤟꤢꤞꤢ /tɛ˨ ta˨ne˨ ʂɯ˦/miss v ꤔꤟꤢꤞꤛꤣ /ne˨ ʂɯᵊ˨/; the feeling of missing
or longing for someone; der. ꤞꤢꤕꤜꤟꤢꤔꤢꤙꤢ; ꤞꤢꤞꤛꤣ v ꤒꤢꤜꤟꤛꤢ /ta˨lje˨ /; fail to see
missing adj ꤜꤢꤗꤟꤢꤊꤛꤢ /la˨me˦ kja˧/; der. ꤏꤤꤗꤟꤢꤊꤛꤢ
mist n ꤒꤟꤢꤋꤟꤌꤣꤓꤛꤢ /tɛ˨ kʰɯᵊ˨tʰja˨/; der. ꤓꤛꤢꤒꤢꤏꤤ
mistake n ꤞꤢ /ʂɯ˦/; der. ꤢꤞꤢ
mistaken adj ꤒꤢꤔꤟꤢꤞꤢ /ta˨ne˨ ʂɯ˦/; lit. think-wrong; der. ꤐꤟꤢꤢꤞꤢ
mistreat v ꤗꤟꤢꤔꤢꤗꤟꤢꤡꤢ /me˨ nɯ˧me˨ ʤa˦/misunderstand v ꤞꤢꤑꤢ ꤒꤟꤢꤕꤜꤢ ꤋꤥꤘꤢ /ʂɛ˦ɲe˧
ta˧ plu˦ kʰo˦dɯ˨/; not understand clearly
misunderstanding n ꤒꤟꤢꤒꤢꤔꤟꤢꤞꤢ /tɛ˨ ta˨ne˨ sɯ˦/; incorrect thinking
mite n ꤕꤢꤊꤟꤛꤢꤖꤢ /pu˧kja˦ pʰu˦/mix v ꤊꤜꤌꤣ /klə˧/; der. ꤊꤜꤌꤣꤏꤤꤜꤟꤛꤢ v
ꤡꤤꤗꤢꤜꤝꤤꤒꤟꤣ /ʤi˨mɯ˨lwi˦tə˦ /; to mix into (i.e. dough)
mixed adj ꤏꤤꤜꤟꤛꤢ /ʃi˧lja˦ /; der. ꤏꤤꤜꤟꤛꤢꤒꤟꤣ;
ꤥꤏꤤꤜꤟꤛꤢ
mobile phone n ꤗꤢꤙꤟꤢ ꤠꤖꤥ /mɔ˨bɛ˧ fo˧/; borrowed word from English
mock v ꤗꤟꤢꤐꤢꤗꤟꤢꤜꤢ ꤑꤟꤢꤊꤚꤟꤌꤣ /me˨ zɔ˦me˨ le˧ ɲe˧ krɯᵊ˧/; to laugh at; der. ꤑꤟꤢꤊꤚꤟꤌꤣ; ꤟꤢꤐꤢꤟꤢꤜꤢ v ꤟꤢꤙꤢ ꤜꤢꤠꤤꤜꤢꤠꤢ ꤊꤢꤔꤤꤊꤢꤔꤟꤥ /he˦bɛ˨ la˨vi˨la˨vɔ˧ ka˨ni˧ka˨no˦/
moist adj ꤡꤢꤤ /ʤa˨i˧/; der. ꤡꤥꤡꤢꤤ
molars n ꤋꤢꤋꤛꤢꤗꤟꤌꤣꤘꤢ /kʰu˨kʰje˧mɯᵊ˦du˨/; teeth
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mold v ꤙꤛꤢꤕꤢ /bja˦pɔ˨/; to shape clay; der. ꤙꤛꤢ
mole n ꤐꤟꤌꤣꤠꤤ /zɯᵊvi˨/ n ꤗꤢ /ma˦/; on the skin
moment n ꤒꤢꤕꤜꤌꤣꤖꤢ /ta˨plɯᵊ˨pʰu˦/; just a moment; briefly
momentarily adv ꤒꤢꤕꤜꤌꤣꤒꤢꤕꤜꤛꤢ /ta˨plɯᵊ˨ta˨plja˦/
Monday n ꤗꤟꤢꤒꤣꤑꤢ /mɔ˦ tə˨ɲe˧/money n ꤚꤢ /rɯ˧/; der. ꤚꤢꤐꤛꤢ n ꤓꤢꤙꤢ
/tʰɛ˧ba˨/; gold currency
money bag n ꤚꤢꤕꤟꤛꤢ /rɯ˧pje˧ /monk n ꤡꤟꤢꤙꤝꤤ /dʒɔ˦bwi˦/; specific to Buddhist
monkey n ꤐꤟꤢ /zɔ˧ /; der. ꤒꤢꤏꤢ
month n ꤜꤢ /lɛ˧/moon n ꤜꤢ /lɛ˧/moonlight n ꤜꤢꤜꤤ /lɛ˧li˧/; der. ꤜꤢꤜꤤꤒꤢꤋꤢ
more adv -ꤜꤣ /-lə˦/; der. ꤜꤣꤊꤜꤢ adv ꤥꤢꤓꤛꤢ;
ꤥꤢꤓꤛꤢꤓꤛꤢ /o˨ɛ˦tʰja˨; o˨ɛ˦tʰja˨tʰja˨/ adj ꤕꤟꤥ
/po˦/ adv -ꤊꤜꤢ /-klɔ˧/; der. ꤊꤜꤢꤜꤣ v
ꤟꤛꤢꤒꤟꤥ /hja˧to˦/even more than before adj -ꤊꤜꤢꤒꤢꤕꤜꤢ
/-klɔ˧ta˨ple˦/more again phr ꤕꤟꤥꤋꤛꤢꤞꤛꤢ /po˦kʰje˧ʂja˦/;
der. ꤕꤟꤥꤋꤛꤢ adv ꤢꤓꤛꤢꤕꤟꤥ /ɛ˦tʰja˨po˦/ adv -ꤊꤜꤢꤕꤟꤥ /-klɔ˧po˦/
more and more phr ꤥꤚꤟꤥꤓꤛꤢ /o˨ro˦tʰja˨/; der. ꤥꤚꤟꤥꤓꤛꤢꤢ; ꤢꤓꤛꤢꤢꤓꤛꤢ
more than phr ꤢꤜꤣ /ɛ˦lə˦/; der. ꤢꤊꤜꤢ;
ꤢꤜꤣꤊꤜꤢ; ꤢꤓꤛꤢꤜꤣꤊꤜꤢ
more than that phr ꤊꤢꤒꤥ /ka˦to˨/; i.e. not only that, but also; der. ꤓꤛꤣꤒꤥ
more with/also phr ꤕꤟꤥꤊꤟꤌꤣ /po˦kɯᵊ˧/even more adv ꤜꤢ /le˦/; the more...the more
morning n ꤗꤟꤢꤜꤤ /mɔ˦ li˧/; der. ꤗꤟꤢꤜꤤꤋꤢ;
ꤗꤟꤢꤜꤤꤙꤢ n ꤗꤟꤢꤕꤜꤟꤛꤢꤏꤢ /mɔ˦ plja˧ sʰɛ˧/; 9-11 AM
mortal adj ꤞꤛꤢꤡꤟꤛꤢ /ʂje˧ʤja˦ /; can die
mortar n ꤊꤢꤏꤢ /ka˨sʰɯ˨/ n ꤏꤤꤑꤟꤢꤘꤢ /ʃi˦ɲa˨ du˨/
mosquito n ꤖꤟꤌꤣꤏꤤ /pʰɯə˧ʃi˦/; der. ꤖꤢꤏꤤ;
ꤖꤟꤌꤣꤏꤤꤜꤟꤢꤘꤢ
mosquito net n ꤤꤊꤟꤢꤓꤢ /i˨kɛ˧ tʰɔ˧/; der. ꤎꤢꤟꤢꤓꤢ
moss n ꤒꤢꤕꤜꤟꤛꤢ /ta˨plja˨ /; sponge
most adv ꤢꤓꤛꤢꤜꤣ /ɛ˦tʰja˨lə˦/; der. ꤢꤊꤜꤢꤜꤣ
moth n ꤢꤊꤚꤟꤢꤢꤓꤝꤥ /a˨krɛ˦ a˨tʰwo˨/; der. ꤊꤢꤚꤟꤢ ꤢꤊꤚꤟꤢ
mother n ꤗꤟꤌꤣ /mɯᵊ/mother tongue n ꤗꤟꤌꤣꤖꤢꤍꤟꤥ /mɯᵊpʰɛ˧ŋo˦/;
mother-father language; der. ꤗꤟꤌꤣꤜꤟꤢꤖꤢꤍꤟꤥ
mother-in-law n ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤕꤚꤟꤢꤗꤢ /prɛ˦ prɛ˨ mɔ˨/motion v ꤠꤟꤢꤠꤟꤛꤢꤡꤛꤣ /vɯ˦vja˦ ʤɯᵊ/; to wave
with the hands n ꤒꤟꤢꤊꤟꤢꤊꤟꤢꤚꤢꤚꤟꤛꤢ /tɛ˨ ku˦ka˨ ru˦rja˧ /
motivated adj ꤞꤢꤕꤜꤢꤏꤛꤥ /ʂɛ˦plɔ˨sjo˨/motor n ꤗꤢꤒꤢ /mɔ˨ta˨/; borrowed word
motorboat n ꤞꤢꤊꤜꤛꤢꤡꤢ /ʂɔ˨klje˧dʒɛ˦/motorcycle n ꤗꤢꤒꤢꤏꤢꤊꤢ /mɔ˨tɔ˨sʰɛ˨kɛ˨/;
borrowed word
mountain n ꤏꤥ /sʰo˨/; der. ꤏꤥꤘꤢꤏꤥꤓꤢ
mountain people n ꤏꤥꤋꤢꤖꤢ /sʰo˨kʰu˨pʰu˦/mountain top n ꤏꤥꤋꤢ /sʰo˨kʰu˨/mountainside n ꤏꤥꤚꤟꤢꤜꤟꤥ /sʰo˨rɔ˧ lo˨/on the mountain n ꤏꤥꤜꤟꤥ /sʰo˨lo˨/small mountain n ꤏꤥꤖꤢ /sʰo˨pʰu˦/base n ꤏꤥꤜꤟꤢ /sʰo˨lɛ˧ /; base of a mountain
mourn v ꤤꤟꤢ /i˨hɛ˨/; to mourn through singing; der. ꤍꤟꤌꤣꤟꤢ
mourning n ꤒꤟꤢꤍꤟꤌꤣꤒꤟꤢꤟꤢ /tɛ˨ ŋɯᵊtɛ˨ hɛ˨/mouse n ꤐꤟꤌꤣꤘꤢ /zɯᵊdɔ˧/mouth n ꤋꤢꤢ /kʰa˧u˨/; der. ꤊꤟꤛꤢꤊꤢ
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move v ꤊꤟꤢꤊꤟꤢꤚꤟꤢꤚꤟꤛꤢ /kṳ˦ka˦ rṳ˦rja˨ /; jump around v ꤞꤢꤞꤢ /ʂɔ˦ʂɯ˦/; to move by pushing? v ꤊꤢꤐꤟꤌꤣ /ka˨zɯᵊ˧/; shake back and forth?
move forward phr ꤟꤛꤢꤑꤢ /hja˧ɲe˧/; continue; come forward
movement n ꤒꤟꤢꤊꤟꤢꤊꤟꤢꤚꤟꤢꤚꤟꤛꤢ /tɛ˨ kṳ˦ka˦ rṳ˦rja˨ /
movie n ꤐꤟꤢꤐꤟꤥ ꤓꤝꤟꤥꤕꤚꤟꤢ /za˦ zo˧ tʰwo˧prɛ˨ /; a picture that is "alive"; der. ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤐꤟꤥꤓꤝꤟꤥꤞꤢ
MSG n ꤤꤞꤝꤤꤞꤥꤚꤥꤗꤢ /i˨ʂwi˦ʂo˧ro˧mɯ˨/; ajinomoto; mono sodium glutamate seasoning
much adj ꤢꤑꤢꤡꤢ /ɛ˦ɲa˨dʒɔ˦/mucus n ꤋꤢꤤ /kʰa˧i˨/; snot; from the nose
mud n ꤕꤢꤢ /pa˨a˦/; mud; also clay; der. ꤕꤢꤢꤕꤢꤥ
mud clod n ꤟꤢꤊꤜꤢꤋꤛꤢ /he˨klɔ˦kʰja˦/muddy adj ꤕꤢꤢꤘꤟꤌꤣ /pa˨adɯᵊ˧/; thick mud
multiply v ꤕꤚꤢꤕꤜꤢ /prɔ˦plɔ˦/mumps n ꤋꤢꤛꤛꤢ /kʰɛ˨zja˦/; swollen chin
murder v ꤗꤟꤢꤞꤛꤢ /me˨ ʂje˧/; der. ꤗꤟꤢꤞꤛꤢꤗꤟꤢꤗꤟꤢ n ꤒꤟꤢꤗꤟꤢꤞꤛꤢ /tɛ˨ me˨ ʂje˧/
muscle n ꤒꤢꤊꤟꤛꤢꤕꤜꤢ /ta˨kja˧ plɔ˨/; arm muscles n ꤐꤛꤢꤕꤜꤢ /zje˨plɔ˨/; meat muscle
mushroom n ꤊꤚꤟꤢ /krɯ˨/music n ꤒꤟꤢꤘꤢꤒꤟꤢꤢꤟꤌꤣ /tɛ˨ dɔ˨tɛ˨ ɯᵊ˦/;
instruments for hitting and blowing
Muslim n ꤗꤢꤎꤢꤜꤤ /mu˨sa˨li˨/must v ꤒꤥꤙꤢ /to˧bɛ˨/; der. ꤙꤢ
mustache n ꤋꤢꤢꤏꤢ /kʰa˧u˨ʃɯ˨/mustard seed n ꤒꤢꤕꤜꤢꤕꤜꤢ /ta˨plɛ˨plɔ˨/mute adj ꤕꤢ /pɛ˦/; unable to speak n ꤊꤢꤛꤢ ꤕꤢ
/ka˨ja˧ pɛ˦/; person who cannot speak adj ꤟꤢꤙꤢ ꤡꤟꤛꤢꤒꤥ /he˦bɛ˨ dʒja˦ to˨/; unable to speak
mutter v ꤒꤢꤗꤝꤟꤥꤒꤢꤜꤢ /ta˨mwo˧ta˨lɛ˧/; grumble
mutton n ꤞꤤꤗꤟꤤꤐꤛꤢ /ʂi˦mi ˦ zje˨/muzzle v ꤢꤙꤤ ꤊꤟꤛꤢꤊꤢ /u˧bi˦ kja˧ ku˧/my pron ꤠꤢ /va˧/; same pronoun for "me" and "I"
Myanmar n ꤗꤟꤛꤢꤊꤟꤢ /mja˨ ke˦/myself pron ꤠꤢꤑꤢ /va˧ɲe˧/; der. ꤠꤢꤐꤟꤥ n
ꤏꤛꤢꤒꤟꤢ /ʃje˧tɔ˦ /; i.e. I myself will go there
mystery n ꤒꤟꤢꤘꤢꤒꤟꤢꤢꤟꤌꤣ /tɛ˨ dɔ˦tɛ˨ ɯᵊ˦/; hidden thing; der. ꤒꤟꤢꤘꤢꤢꤟꤌꤣꤕꤜꤤ; ꤒꤟꤢꤘꤢꤢꤟꤌꤣꤘꤢꤙꤤ n ꤒꤟꤢꤡꤢꤐꤟꤢ /tɛ˨ ʤɔ˦za˧ /; deep things; der. ꤒꤟꤢꤡꤟꤢꤒꤟꤢꤐꤟꤢ; ꤒꤟꤢꤢꤡꤢꤢꤐꤟꤢ
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N n
nail n ꤜꤤꤕꤢꤔꤢ /li˨pa˨na˨/ n ꤊꤢꤔꤢꤗꤟꤌꤣꤙꤢ /ka˨nɔ˧mɯᵊ˦ba˨/; fingernail v ꤓꤢꤓꤛꤢ /tʰɛ˦tʰja˨/; to nail up
nail head n ꤋꤢꤘꤢ /kʰu˨dɛ˨/naked adj ꤥꤋꤢꤊꤜꤟꤥ /o˨kʰa˧klo˨/; der. ꤋꤢꤊꤜꤟꤥ
name n ꤗꤝꤟꤤ /mwi ˨ / v ꤕꤟꤥꤓꤛꤢ /po˦tʰja˨/; to give someone a name or title
good reputation phr ꤗꤝꤟꤤꤒꤝꤟꤥꤗꤝꤟꤤꤚꤛꤢ /mwi ˨ two˦mwi ˨ rja˦/; a good name
nameless adj ꤏꤥꤘꤥꤗꤝꤟꤤ /sʰo˧do˧mwi ˧ /nape n ꤊꤟꤛꤢꤓꤢꤋꤢ /kja˧ tʰɯ˨kʰu˨/; back of neck
narrow adj ꤢꤤ /a˨i˨/ adj ꤒꤢꤡꤟꤛꤢ /ta˨dʒje˧ /; der. ꤒꤢꤡꤟꤛꤢꤚꤢꤢ
nation n ꤗꤛꤢꤡꤣ /mje˧ʤə˨/; der. ꤓꤛꤢꤊꤟꤢ; ꤊꤟꤢ
n ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤜꤟꤢꤗꤛꤢ /prɛ˨ lṳ˨mje˧/national n ꤓꤛꤢꤖꤢꤊꤟꤢꤖꤢ /tʰje˧pʰu˦ke˦ pʰu˦/;
country's people; der. ꤗꤛꤢꤡꤣꤖꤢ
nationality n ꤗꤛꤢꤡꤣ /mje˧dʒə˨/navel n ꤘꤤꤙꤥ /di˧bo˧/near adj ꤖꤢ /pʰɯ˨/; der. ꤢꤖꤢ; ꤖꤢꤑꤢ adj ꤒꤢꤒꤟꤢ
/ta˨tɔ˨ /nearby adv ꤋꤢꤏꤢꤋꤢꤏꤛꤢ /kʰa˧sʰɔ˧kʰa˧ʃje˦/;
things or people nearby or around you; der. -ꤏꤛꤢ
nearly adv ꤊꤟꤢꤚꤟꤢ /kɯ˦re˦ /necessary adj ꤜꤥꤙꤢ /lo˨bɛ˨/; needed; der. ꤜꤥ
neck n ꤊꤟꤛꤢꤙꤥ /kja˧ bo˧/necklace n ꤊꤢꤜꤟꤢ /ka˨la˧ /; der. ꤊꤢꤜꤟꤢꤓꤢ
need v ꤜꤥꤙꤢ /lo˨bɛ˨/; der. ꤜꤥ; ꤢꤜꤥꤘꤢ n
ꤒꤟꤢꤜꤥ /tɛ˨ lo˨/need to do phr ꤜꤥꤗꤟꤢ /lo˨me˨ /need to give phr ꤜꤥꤘꤛꤢ /lo˨dje˦/need to pay phr ꤜꤥꤕꤜꤢ /lo˨pla˦/
need to help phr ꤜꤥꤗꤟꤢꤡꤝꤟꤥ /lo˨me˨ ʤwo˦/needle n ꤓꤢ /tʰɛ˦/needy adj ꤏꤥꤚꤟꤛꤢꤏꤥꤖꤢ /sʰo˧rja˨ sʰo˧pʰa˦/; der.
ꤏꤥꤚꤟꤛꤢ n ꤏꤥꤚꤟꤛꤢꤏꤥꤖꤢꤖꤢ /sʰo˧rja˨ sʰo˧pʰa˦pʰu˦/; poor person
negative marker adv ꤒꤥ /to˨/; negative marker that occurs at the end of a sentence (not, no) particle ꤒꤢꤗꤟꤢ /tɛ˧me˦ /; 'don't'
neighbor n ꤟꤤꤥꤖꤢ /hi˨o˨pʰɯ˨/; close by house; der. ꤟꤤ ꤋꤢꤏꤢꤋꤢꤏꤛꤢ
neighborhood n ꤟꤤ ꤋꤢꤏꤢꤋꤢꤏꤛꤢ /hi˨ kʰa˧sʰɔ˧ kʰa˧ʃje˦/
nephew n ꤖꤢꤘꤢ /pʰu˦du˨/; also niece
nerve n ꤚꤝꤟꤤꤓꤝꤥ /rwi ˦ tʰwo˨/nest n ꤕꤝꤟꤤ /pwi ˨ /; der. ꤓꤢꤕꤝꤟꤤ
net n ꤤꤒꤣꤠꤤ /i˨tə˨vi˧/; for fishing n ꤗꤥ /mo˨/; big net for catching fish
never adv ꤔꤢꤒꤥ /nɔ˦to˨/; lit. 'not ever' adv
ꤒꤢꤋꤛꤢꤒꤥ /ta˨kʰja˦to˨/new adj -ꤞꤢ /-ʂɛ˧/; der. ꤢꤞꤢ adj ꤞꤢꤊꤚꤢ
/ʂɛ˧kre˧/; brand new
new year n ꤔꤢꤓꤢꤞꤢ /na˨tʰe˨ʂɛ˧/New Zealand n ꤔꤛꤢꤐꤤꤜꤢ /nju˦zi˨la˨/newborn n ꤖꤢꤥꤞꤢ /pʰu˦o˨ʂɛ˧/news n ꤗꤤꤜꤢ /mi˨la˨/ n ꤢꤚꤤꤢꤊꤛꤢ /a˨ri˨a˨kja˧/;
information; details
newspaper n ꤜꤤꤕꤢꤏꤤ /li˨pa˨ʃi˧/next adv ꤘꤣ ꤑꤢ ꤕꤟꤢ /də˦ ɲe˧ pa˧ /next day phr ꤢꤔꤥꤒꤣꤑꤢ /a˨no˨tə˨ɲe˧/next time phr ꤔꤥꤕꤟꤢꤒꤣꤖꤟꤌꤣ /no˨pa˧ tə˨pʰɯᵊ˦/;
der. ꤘꤣ ꤑꤢ ꤕꤟꤢ ꤒꤣꤟꤢ
next to adj ꤋꤢꤏꤛꤢ /kʰa˧ʃje˦/; beside
next week phr ꤔꤥꤕꤟꤢ ꤒꤣꤊꤜꤢ /no˨pa˧ tə˨klɛ˦/; der. ꤘꤣ ꤑꤢ ꤕꤟꤢ ꤒꤣꤊꤜꤢ
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next year phr ꤔꤢꤔꤟꤥ /na˨no˦/niece n ꤖꤢꤘꤢ /pʰu˦du˨/; also nephew; der. ꤖꤢꤘꤢ
ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤗꤢ
night n ꤗꤟꤢꤋꤤ /mɔ˦ kʰi˦/; der. ꤗꤟꤢꤋꤤꤋꤢ n
ꤞꤢ /ʂɛ˧/; one night
nighttime n ꤗꤟꤢꤋꤤꤗꤟꤢꤔꤟꤢ /mɔ˦ kʰi˦mɔ˦ ne˨ /nine number ꤞꤛꤥꤞꤛꤥꤒꤣ /ʂwo˦ʂwo˦tə˨/; der. ꤘꤢ
nineteen number ꤏꤛꤢꤞꤛꤥꤞꤛꤥꤒꤣ /ʃje˦ʂwo˦ʂwo˦tə˨/; der. ꤏꤛꤢꤘꤢ
ninety number ꤘꤢꤏꤛꤢ /da˨ʃje˧/nipple n ꤔꤟꤌꤣꤋꤢꤞꤢ /nɯᵊ˦kʰu˨ʂɛ˨/no unknown ꤗꤟꤢꤒꤥ /ma˦ to˨/; not true unknown
ꤒꤥ /to˨/no more phr ꤕꤟꤢꤒꤥꤟꤢ /pa˧ to˨hɔ˦/; future-neg-
completed
no one pron ꤒꤣꤕꤚꤟꤢꤒꤥ /tə˨prɛ˨ to˨/no problem! phr ꤜꤟꤢꤟꤢꤥꤒꤥ /le˦ he˦o˨to˨/;
there's nothing to be said
nobody pron ꤒꤣꤕꤚꤟꤢꤒꤥ /tə˨prɛ˨ to˨/nod v ꤔꤛꤣꤜꤟꤛꤢ /nɯᵊ˨lja˨ /noise n ꤕꤚꤟꤢ /pra˨ /; voice; sound n
ꤒꤢꤊꤚꤟꤌꤣꤒꤢꤊꤚꤟꤢ /ta˨krɯᵊ˧ta˨krɛ˦ /; make noise (party)
noisy adj ꤊꤢꤢꤊꤢꤞꤛꤢ /ka˨ɔ˧ka˨ʂja˨/; der. ꤊꤢꤢꤊꤢꤢꤛꤢ
nominalizer1 unknown ꤒꤟꤢ- /tɛ˨ -/; prefix used to make a verb into a noun
nominalizer2 unknown ꤜꤟꤢ /le˦ /; prefix before a verb or noun to denote a place or thing (i.e. place for sitting= thing + sit)
none pron ꤒꤣꤡꤣꤒꤥ /tə˨dʒə˨to˨/nonsense n ꤙꤢꤙꤛꤢ /bɔ˧bje˨/; without meaning n
ꤢꤍꤟꤥꤜꤢꤏꤢ ꤥꤒꤥ /a˨ŋo˦la˨sʰa˦ o˨to˨/; meaningless
noodles n ꤘꤤꤒꤣ /di˧tə˦/
noon n ꤗꤟꤢꤓꤛꤣ /mɔ˦ tʰɯᵊ˨/; der. ꤗꤟꤢꤓꤛꤣꤋꤢ;
ꤗꤟꤢꤖꤢ
normally adv ꤢꤒꤢꤊꤤ /ɛ˦ta˨ki˨/north n ꤡꤤꤓꤛꤢ /ʤi˦tʰja˨/nose n ꤋꤢꤖꤟꤌꤣ /kʰa˧pʰɯᵊ˧/; der. ꤋꤢꤖꤟꤌꤣꤊꤢ
not adv ꤗꤟꤢꤒꤥ /ma˦ to˨/; negative; not true
not only that phr ꤒꤢꤔꤛꤣꤓꤛꤣꤒꤥ /tɯ˦nɯᵊ˨tʰɯᵊ˧to˨/
notebook n ꤜꤟꤢꤚꤢ /le˦ ra˧/; der. ꤢꤗꤢꤒꤢꤜꤤꤢ
nothing pron ꤒꤣꤡꤣꤒꤥ /tə˨dʒə˦to˨/ pron
ꤒꤢꤊꤤꤒꤥ /ta˨ki˨to˨/; without even a little bit
notify v ꤘꤛꤢ ꤞꤢꤑꤢꤕꤜꤤ /dje˦ ʂɛ˦ɲe˧pli˦/; inform; der. ꤘꤛꤢ ꤞꤢꤑꤢ
noun n ꤍꤟꤥꤢꤗꤝꤟꤤ /ŋo˦ɛ˦mwi ˧ /water surface n ꤓꤛꤢꤋꤢ /tʰje˧kʰu˨/
now adv ꤋꤥꤑꤟꤢ /kʰo˧ɲa˦ /; der. ꤋꤥꤑꤟꤢꤛꤢ
nowhere pron ꤒꤣꤖꤥꤒꤥ /tə˨pʰo˨to˨/; no place
numb adj ꤒꤢꤠꤤꤒꤢꤊꤜꤢ /ta˨vi˦ta˨klɯ˧/; tingly; paralyzed; der. ꤒꤢꤊꤜꤢ
number n ꤗꤢꤒꤥ /ma˦to˧/nurse v ꤥꤔꤢ /o˧nu˦/; when a baby drinks from the
breast n ꤒꤟꤢꤋꤢꤞꤢꤚꤢꤗꤟꤌꤣ /tɛ˨ kʰu˨ʂa˦ra˦mɯᵊ˦/; woman who works in the medical field
nutcracker n ꤤꤟꤤ /i˨hi˦/
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oak tree n ꤓꤛꤢꤓꤛꤢꤗꤟꤢ /tʰje˧tʰja˦mɔ˦ /oar n ꤞꤢꤊꤜꤛꤢꤖꤢ /ʂɔ˨klje˧pʰa˨/obedience n ꤒꤟꤢꤡꤟꤢꤜꤟꤢꤖꤛꤢꤍꤟꤥ
/tɛ˨ ʤṳ˧la˧ pʰje˦ŋo˦/; der. ꤒꤟꤢꤡꤟꤢꤢ;
ꤡꤟꤢꤢꤕꤜꤤ
obey v ꤔꤟꤤꤘꤢ /ni ˦ da˧/; lit.'listen'; der. ꤔꤟꤤꤘꤢꤡꤟꤢꤢ v ꤡꤟꤢꤢ /dʒu˧e˨/; agree; der. ꤡꤟꤢꤜꤟꤢꤖꤛꤢꤍꤟꤥ
object v ꤡꤟꤢꤒꤥ /dʒu˧to˨/; not agree
objects n ꤒꤟꤢꤗꤟꤌꤣꤒꤟꤢꤒꤟꤢ /ta˧ mɯᵊta˧ tɛ ˨ /; der. ꤒꤟꤢꤒꤟꤢ; ꤒꤟꤢꤒꤢꤟꤢ
obstacle n ꤒꤟꤢꤗꤟꤢꤒꤟꤢꤒꤟꤢ /tɛ˨ me˨ ta˧ tɯ˧/obstinate adj ꤋꤢꤜꤢꤘꤟꤌꤣ /kʰa˧lɛ˨dɯᵊ˧/; lit.
'thick-eared' adj ꤋꤢꤊꤜꤢꤕꤚꤟꤛꤢ /kʰu˨klɔ˦prje˧ /
obstruct v ꤒꤟꤢꤒꤟꤢ /ta˧ tɯ˧/; der. ꤒꤟꤢꤒꤟꤢꤙꤤ;
ꤘꤤꤘꤛꤢꤒꤟꤢꤒꤟꤢ v ꤗꤟꤢꤒꤟꤢꤒꤟꤢ /me˨ ta˧ tɯ˧/obstruction n ꤒꤟꤢꤗꤟꤢꤘꤤꤘꤛꤢ ꤒꤟꤢꤒꤟꤢ
/tɛ˨ me˨ di˦dja˧ ta˧ tɯ˧/obvious adj ꤥꤜꤟꤌꤣꤜꤤꤖꤥ /o˨lɯᵊ˧li˧pʰo˦/; clearly
visible adj ꤜꤟꤢꤜꤤ /la˦ li˧/; plain
occasionally adv ꤑꤟꤢꤒꤣꤖꤟꤌꤣ /ɲe˦ tə˨pʰɯᵊ/occupation n ꤒꤟꤢꤗꤟꤢ /tɛ˨ me˨ /occupy v ꤖꤛꤢꤋꤢꤜꤟꤢ /pʰje˦kʰa˧le˦ /occur v ꤥꤓꤛꤢ /o˨tʰja˨/ocean n ꤓꤛꤢꤘꤢꤒꤢꤠꤟꤢ /tʰje˧du˨ta˨va˨ /; der.
ꤕꤢꤜꤢ
odor n ꤔꤟꤌꤣꤗꤟꤛꤢ /nɯᵊ˨mja˦ /; smell
off adv ꤕꤟꤤ /pi ˧ /; when electricity goes off; der. ꤗꤤ ꤕꤟꤤ
offended adj ꤞꤢꤕꤜꤢꤏꤢ /ʂɛ˦plɔ˨sʰɛ˧/; hurt feelings
offer v ꤗꤟꤢꤜꤢꤗꤟꤢꤒꤛꤢ /me˨ lu˧me˨ tja˧/; as a gift; make an offering; der. ꤜꤢꤒꤛꤢ
offering n ꤒꤟꤢꤜꤢꤒꤟꤢꤒꤛꤢ /tɛ˨ lu˧tɛ˨ tja˧/; der. ꤒꤟꤢꤜꤢꤒꤛꤢ; ꤒꤟꤢꤜꤢ; ꤒꤟꤢꤗꤟꤢꤜꤢ; ꤒꤟꤢꤗꤟꤢꤜꤢꤗꤟꤢꤒꤛꤢ
office n ꤐꤥ /zo˧/officer n ꤢꤘꤢꤢꤓꤢ /u˧du˨u˧tʰu˧/; officials
often adv ꤒꤢꤗꤥ /ta˨mo˧/; der. ꤒꤢꤗꤥꤒꤢꤗꤥ
oil n ꤓꤢꤓꤛꤢ /tʰa˨tʰje˧/ n ꤔꤢꤗꤤꤞꤢ /na˨mi˨ʂu˦/; crude oil; der. ꤞꤢꤡꤢ
okay adj ꤏꤢꤜꤟꤢ /sʰa˦le˦ /; pretty good
okra (ladyfinger) n ꤙꤢꤕꤜꤝꤤꤞꤢ /ba˦plwi˧ʂɛ˨/old adj ꤗꤟꤌꤣꤕꤚꤟꤢ /mɯᵊprɛ˦ /; elder; der.
ꤗꤟꤌꤣꤕꤚꤢ adj ꤜꤟꤛꤢ /lje˨ /; old (things)
older adj ꤗꤟꤌꤣꤕꤚꤟꤢꤜꤣ /mɯᵊprɛ˦ lə˦/; more elder adj ꤜꤟꤛꤢꤜꤣ /lje˨ lə˦/; older or oldest (thing)
olive n ꤢꤜꤤꤠꤢ /ɔ˦li˦va˨ʂɛ˨/; borrowed from English; der. ꤢꤜꤤꤠꤢꤞꤢ
on prep -ꤋꤢ /-kʰu˨/; on the top of; above; der. ꤢꤋꤢ prep -ꤜꤟꤥ /-lo˨/; on the body of
on behalf of phr ꤢꤑꤢ /a˨ɲe˧/once adv ꤒꤣꤖꤟꤌꤣ /tə˨pʰɯᵊ˦/; one time; der.
ꤒꤣꤖꤟꤌꤣꤒꤛꤣ
one n ꤒꤣ /tə˨/one animal phr ꤒꤣꤘꤟꤌꤣ /tə˨dɯᵊ˧/one day phr ꤒꤣꤑꤢ /tə˨ɲe˧/; der. ꤒꤣꤑꤢꤋꤢ
one night phr ꤒꤣꤞꤢ /tə˨ʂɛ˧/one part phr ꤒꤣꤊꤛꤢ /tə˨kje˧/one person phr ꤒꤣꤕꤚꤟꤢ /tə˨prɛ˨ /one place phr ꤒꤣꤖꤥ /tə˨pʰo˨/one thousand phr ꤒꤣꤚꤤ /tə˨ri˦/one time phr ꤒꤣꤖꤟꤌꤣ /tə˨pʰɯᵊ/ prep
ꤒꤣꤖꤟꤌꤣꤋꤢ /tə˨pʰɯᵊkʰɛ˧/; der. ꤙꤢꤒꤣꤖꤟꤌꤣ
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one thing phr ꤒꤣꤡꤣ /tə˨ʤə˨/ongoing from phr ꤥꤕꤜꤢꤟꤛꤢ /o˨ple˨hja˧/onion n ꤖꤥꤟꤥ /pʰo˧ho˦/; der. ꤖꤥꤟꤥꤜꤟꤤ
only adj ꤒꤢꤕꤚꤢ /tɯ˦prɛ˦/; der. ꤒꤢ; ꤥꤒꤢ;
ꤥꤒꤢꤕꤚꤢ; ꤕꤚꤢꤒꤢ adv ꤏꤛꤣ /ʃɯᵊ˧/; der. ꤏꤛꤣꤖꤢ adj ꤒꤛꤣꤕꤚꤢ /tɯᵊ˧prɛ˦/; der. ꤒꤛꤣ
onward adv ꤒꤟꤢꤕꤜꤢꤟꤛꤢ /ta˧ ple˨hja˧/; der. ꤕꤜꤢꤟꤛꤢ; ꤒꤟꤢꤕꤢꤟꤛꤢ
open v ꤙꤢꤗꤥ /ba˦mo˧/; open, disclose; der. ꤙꤢꤗꤥꤓꤛꤢ v ꤡꤢꤢꤗꤥꤓꤛꤢ /ʤa˨a˦mo˧tʰja˨/; open a seal adj ꤥꤗꤥꤓꤛꤢ /o˨mo˧tʰja˨/ v
ꤜꤟꤢꤗꤥꤢꤛꤢ /lṳ˨mo˧a˦ja˧/; heaven opened
openable adj ꤙꤢꤗꤥꤡꤟꤛꤢ /ba˦mo˧ʤja˦ /; able to open
operate v ꤕꤚꤢꤖꤢ /pra˧pʰɛ˦/; cut open; der. ꤕꤚꤢ
opinion n ꤞꤢꤕꤜꤢꤒꤢꤔꤟꤢ /ʂɛ˦plɔ˨ta˨ne˨ /opium n ꤖꤤ /pʰi˧/; der. ꤖꤤꤗꤟꤢ; ꤖꤤꤖꤥ
opportunity n ꤒꤟꤢꤏꤛꤣꤒꤟꤢꤋꤢ /tɛ˨ ʃɯᵊtɛ˨ kʰɛ˧/; der. ꤒꤟꤢꤏꤛꤣꤋꤢ n ꤢꤋꤝꤢꤢꤛꤢ /a˨kʰwa˦a˨ja˨/
oppose v ꤗꤟꤢꤒꤟꤢꤒꤟꤢꤏꤢ /me˨ ta˧ tɯ˧sʰɯ˨/; der. ꤓꤢꤏꤢꤗꤟꤢꤏꤢ; ꤠꤢ v ꤗꤟꤢꤒꤢꤋꤝꤥꤒꤢꤊꤢ /me˨ ta˨kʰwo˦ta˨kɛ˨/
opposite adj ꤒꤢꤊꤜꤝꤤ /ta˨klwi˦/; der. ꤢꤒꤢꤊꤜꤝꤤ
oppress v ꤗꤟꤢꤔꤢꤗꤟꤢꤡꤢ /me˨ nɯ˧me˨ dʒa˦/oppressor n ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤗꤟꤢꤡꤟꤛꤢꤗꤟꤢꤡꤟꤢ
/prɛ˨ me˨ ʤje˧ me˨ ʤɯ˨/or conj ꤗꤟꤢꤒꤥꤗꤢ /ma˦ to˨ma˨/; der. ꤗꤟꤢꤒꤥꤚꤢ;
ꤒꤥꤗꤢꤔꤢ; ꤒꤥꤗꤢ; ꤊꤤꤗꤟꤢꤒꤥ; ꤊꤤꤗꤟꤢꤒꤥꤗꤢ; ꤒꤥꤚꤢꤗꤢ
orange n ꤞꤢꤏꤢꤞꤢ /ʂɔ˨ʃɯ˧ʂɛ˨/orange juice n ꤞꤢꤏꤢꤓꤛꤢ /ʂɔ˨ʃɯ˧tʰje˧/; fruit
juice
orange tree n ꤞꤢꤏꤢꤗꤟꤢ /ʂɔ˨ʃɯ˧mɔ˦ /order v ꤔꤢ /nɔ˧/; to order to do something; to wish
for something to be done; to have someone do something (softer than in the English sense of order); der. ꤔꤢꤜꤟꤛꤢ; ꤗꤢ n ꤍꤟꤥꤡꤟꤤ
/ŋo˦ʤi ˦ /; command
order to ask phr ꤔꤢꤏꤢꤘꤛꤢ /nɔ˧sʰu˨dja˧/order to be quiet phr ꤔꤢꤥꤞꤛꤣ /nɔ˧o˨ʂɯᵊ˨/order to become phr ꤔꤢꤓꤝꤟꤥꤓꤛꤢ
/nɔ˧tʰwo˧tʰja˨/order to bring phr ꤔꤢꤖꤛꤢꤟꤛꤢ /nɔ˧pʰje˦hja˧/order to carry and go phr ꤔꤢꤐꤟꤢꤡꤛꤣ
/nɔ˧za˦ ʤɯᵊ/order to climb on and ride phr
ꤔꤢꤓꤛꤢꤏꤤꤘꤛꤢ /nɔ˧tʰja˨ʃi˨dja˦/order to come phr ꤔꤢꤟꤛꤢ /nɔ˧hja˧/order to do phr ꤔꤢꤗꤟꤢ /nɔ˧me˨ /order to follow and go phr ꤔꤢꤊꤚꤝꤥꤡꤛꤣ
/nɔ˧krwo˧ʤɯᵊ/order to go back phr ꤔꤢꤊꤟꤢ /nɔ˧ka˨ /order to go take phr ꤔꤢꤡꤛꤣꤖꤛꤢ
/nɔ˧ʤɯᵊpʰje˦/order to leave phr ꤔꤢꤓꤢꤡꤛꤣ /nɔ˧tʰe˨ʤɯᵊ/order to prepare phr ꤔꤢꤒꤢꤚꤤꤒꤢꤚꤛꤢ
/nɔ˧ta˨ri˨ta˨rja˧/order to request phr ꤔꤢꤊꤝꤤ /nɔ˧kwi˧/order to sit down phr ꤔꤢꤥꤔꤛꤢꤒꤟꤢ
/nɔ˧o˨nja˧ta˧ /order to sleep phr ꤔꤢꤥꤗꤛꤢ /nɔ˧o˨mje˧/order to stand or wake up phr ꤔꤢꤊꤢꤓꤢ
/nɔ˧ka˨tʰɔ˨/order to stay phr ꤔꤢꤥ /nɔ˧o˨/order to take and go and get phr
ꤔꤢꤖꤛꤢꤡꤛꤣꤔꤟꤤ /nɔ˧pʰje˦ʤɯᵊni ˦ /order to think phr ꤔꤢꤒꤢꤔꤟꤢ /nɔ˧ta˨ne˨ /order to write phr ꤔꤢꤚꤢ /nɔ˧ra˧/strongly order adv ꤔꤢꤏꤛꤥ /nɔ˧ʃjo˨/
orderly adj ꤒꤢꤔꤟꤢꤒꤢꤏꤛꤣ /ta˨na˦ ta˨ʃɯᵊ˧/ordinary adj ꤗꤟꤢꤟꤢꤗꤟꤢꤜꤤ /mɔ˦ he˦mɔ˦ li˧/
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origin n ꤋꤢꤏꤛꤢꤋꤢꤚꤟꤛꤢ /kʰa˧ʃje˦kʰa˧rja˨ /; der. ꤒꤟꤢꤋꤢꤏꤛꤢ
orphan n ꤖꤢꤥꤊꤚꤛꤢꤥꤓꤢ /pʰu˦o˨krja˦o˨tʰɯ˧/orphaned adj ꤥꤊꤚꤛꤢꤖꤢ /o˨krja˦pʰu˦/; der.
ꤖꤢꤥꤊꤚꤛꤢꤥꤓꤢ; ꤊꤚꤛꤢꤖꤢ; ꤥꤊꤚꤛꤢ; ꤊꤚꤛꤢ
other adj ꤢꤚꤟꤌꤣ /a˨rɯᵊ˨/others pron ꤢꤚꤟꤌꤣ /u˧rɯᵊ˨/; other people
otitis n ꤋꤢꤜꤢꤊꤢꤒꤟꤢꤏꤝꤤ /kʰa˧lɛ˨ku˧tɛ˨ ʃwi˦/; earache; ear infection
ought v ꤊꤢ /kɔ˨/; der. ꤊꤢꤙꤢ v ꤒꤥꤊꤢ /to˧kɔ˨/out v ꤓꤢ /tʰe˨/; leave; exit
out of it phr ꤒꤢꤕꤟꤢ /ta˨pa˨ /; conscious but not thinking clearly; frozen
out of place phr ꤥꤒꤟꤢ /o˨tɔ˧ /outside prep ꤢꤊꤜꤢ /a˨klɔ˧/; der. -ꤊꤜꤢ n
ꤟꤤꤒꤢꤊꤜꤢ /hi˨ta˨klɔ˧/; outside the house
over here phr ꤙꤤꤛꤢ /bi˦je˧/over there phr ꤙꤤꤔꤛꤣ /bi˦nɯᵊ˨/; der. ꤘꤣ ꤔꤛꤣ
overcast n ꤢꤜꤟꤌꤣ ꤘꤟꤌꤣ /ɔ˦lɯᵊ dɯᵊ˧/; thick clouds
overcome v ꤗꤟꤢꤕꤢꤙꤢ /me˨ pe˦bɛ˦/; able to win over
overeat v ꤢꤒꤢꤜꤝꤥꤥꤒꤢꤜꤟꤛꤢ /e˨ta˨lwo˦o˧ta˨lje˨ /
overflow v ꤒꤟꤢꤕꤟꤢ /ta˧ pɛ˧ /overlook v ꤗꤛꤢꤒꤟꤢꤖꤟꤌꤣꤙꤢꤋꤢ
/mja˦ta˧ pʰɯᵊ˨bɛ˦kʰu˨/overshadow v ꤟꤌꤣꤙꤤꤒꤟꤢ /ɯᵊbi˦ta˧ /overtake phr ꤜꤟꤢꤜꤢ /lɯ˨lɛ˦/; der. ꤜꤢ
overturn adj ꤘꤤꤒꤢꤊꤛꤢ /di˨ta˨kja˦/; backwards
owl n ꤓꤢꤙꤟꤌꤣ /tʰu˨bɯᵊ˨/own v ꤠꤢꤒꤟꤢ ꤔꤟꤤꤘꤢ; lit. my own thing; der.
ꤔꤟꤤꤘꤢ
owner n ꤙꤛꤢꤡꤢ /bja˨ʤɛ˨/; der. ꤔꤟꤢꤙꤛꤢꤡꤢ n
ꤟꤤ ꤙꤛꤢꤡꤢ /hi˨ bja˨dʒɛ˨/; house owner n
ꤒꤟꤢꤒꤟꤢ ꤙꤛꤢꤡꤢ /ta˧ tɛ ˨ bja˨dʒɛ˨/; owner of things
oxen n ꤕꤟꤢꤖꤢꤘꤢ /pṳ˦pʰɛ˧du˨/
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paddle v ꤋꤛꤢ /kʰja˧/; to paddle a boat
paddy rice n ꤙꤟꤌꤣ /bɯᵊ˦/page n ꤜꤤꤕꤜꤢ /li˨plɛ˨/pagoda n ꤙꤥꤡꤤ /bo˧dʒi˨/pain n ꤒꤟꤢꤏꤢꤔꤟꤢꤏꤢꤙꤛꤢ /tɛ˨ sʰɛ˧ne˦ sʰɛ˧bja˨/;
der. ꤏꤢ
painful adj ꤏꤢꤢꤟꤢ /sʰɛ˧a˨ /; lit. pain-eats
paint v ꤕꤜꤟꤢ /plɔ˦ /; rub on
palace n ꤋꤝꤤꤟꤥ /kʰwi˦ho˧/; der. ꤋꤝꤤꤟꤤ
palate n ꤊꤟꤛꤢꤘꤢ /kja˧ dɛ˨/palm n ꤒꤢꤋꤢꤊꤢ /ta˨kʰu˨ku˧/; inside the hand
palm branch n ꤊꤢꤔꤢꤘꤢꤖꤛꤢ /ka˨nɔ˧du˨pʰja˧/palm nut n ꤓꤢꤍꤢꤞꤢ /tʰa˨ŋɛ˦ʂɛ˨/pamphlet n ꤜꤤꤢꤖꤢ /li˨u˦pʰu˦/; small book
pan n ꤕꤟꤢꤒꤟꤛꤢ /pɔ˨ tja˨ /pant v ꤞꤢꤟꤥꤞꤢꤘꤢ /ʂe˦ho˦ʂɛ˦da˧/; from exerting
oneself
pants n ꤟꤛꤢꤋꤛꤢꤓꤢ /hje˨kʰja˨tʰu˧/; trousers; der. ꤟꤛꤢ
papaya n ꤘꤤꤊꤜꤝꤤꤟꤢꤞꤢ /di˧klwi˧he˧ʂɛ˨/paper n ꤡꤟꤢꤙꤢ /ʤe˨ ba˨/; der. ꤜꤤꤕꤜꤤ
parable n ꤍꤟꤥꤋꤢꤋꤥ /ŋo˦kʰa˦kʰo˨/; der. ꤋꤢꤋꤥ;
ꤋꤢꤋꤥꤍꤟꤥ; ꤒꤟꤢꤟꤢꤙꤢꤋꤢꤋꤥ
paralyzed n ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤞꤛꤢꤒꤣꤊꤛꤢ /prɛ˨ ʂje˧tə˨kje˧/parentheses n ꤊꤜꤥꤗꤥꤊꤜꤥꤙꤤ /klo˦mo˧klo˦bi˦/parents n ꤗꤟꤌꤣꤖꤢ /mɯᵊpʰɛ˧/; mother-father
parents-in-law n ꤕꤚꤟꤢ /prɛ˦ /parishioners n ꤒꤟꤢꤡꤢꤙꤢꤟꤥꤖꤢ
/tɛ˨ ʤɔ˦bɛ˧ho˧pʰu˦/park n ꤒꤟꤢꤖꤥ ꤒꤢꤚꤢꤊꤢ /tɛ˨ pʰo˧ ta˨rɛ˦ku˧/;
flower garden
parking area n ꤜꤟꤢꤙꤢꤥ ꤜꤟꤢꤡꤢ ꤋꤢꤜꤟꤢ /le˦ be˨o˨ lɔ˦ dʒɛ˦ kʰa˧le˦ /; garage
parrot n ꤓꤢꤋꤝꤤ /tʰu˨kʰwi˨/part n ꤒꤣꤊꤛꤢ /tə˨kje˧/; part or half
partial v ꤗꤛꤢꤙꤢꤋꤢ ꤒꤟꤢꤖꤟꤌꤣ ꤢ /mja˦bɛ˦kʰu˨ ta˧ pʰɯᵊ˨ u˧/
particle emphasizing a lack of belief v ꤘꤢ /da˧/particle emphasizing having said or done too
much already Particle ꤊꤢꤒꤟꤢ꤮ /ka˨tɛ˦ /particle emphasizing singularity particle ꤟꤢ
/hu˨/; only one, alone, a little
particle emphasizing the negative Particle ꤠꤤꤔꤛꤢ /vi˦nja˧/
particle expressing possibility Particle ꤊꤥ /ko˧/; maybe; possible
particle for supporting when someone says that is true Particle ꤔꤛꤣ /nɯᵊ˧/
particle in asking a question; could this be? Particle ꤡꤢꤊꤥ /ʤɔ˦ko˧/
particle of negation particle ꤒꤢ /tɛ˧/particle of separation Particle -ꤊꤛꤢ /-kja˧/; when
you leave away from something
particle that softens statements Particle ꤔꤤ꤮ /ni˦/
particle that supports that the statement is true Particle ꤠꤟꤢ /va˧ /
particle used in negation Particle ꤔꤟꤢ /na˦ /; usually used before the negative; der. ꤔꤟꤢ ꤒꤥ
particle when comparing something Particle ꤊꤢ /ku˧/; when you think something is better; like English '-er' words
particle when comparing something with others Particle ꤊꤟꤌꤣꤢ /kɯᵊ˧u˧/
particle when requesting something Particle ꤊꤟꤌꤣꤚꤢ /kɯᵊre˦/; to soften when requesting something
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particle when talking about an additional person or situation Particle ꤊꤢ /ke˨/
particularly adj ꤏꤛꤣꤏꤢ /ʃɯᵊ˧sʰɯ˦/; only; pure
parts n ꤊꤚꤟꤢꤊꤚꤟꤢ /krɯ˨krɔ˧ /party n ꤕꤢꤒꤤ ꤕꤝꤢ /pa˨ti˨ pwɛ˨/pass v ꤡꤛꤣꤒꤢꤜꤝꤥ /dʒɯᵊ˦ta˨lwo˦/; go past
Passover n ꤒꤟꤢꤡꤛꤣꤒꤢꤜꤝꤥꤕꤝꤢ /tɛ˨ ʤɯᵊta˨lwo˦pwɛ˨/; religious term for Jewish celebration
passport n ꤕꤢꤎꤕꤥ /paspo/; borrowed term from English
password n ꤍꤟꤥꤘꤢꤟꤌꤣ /ŋo˦dɔ˦ɯᵊ/; secret or hidden word
past prep ꤒꤢꤜꤝꤥ /ta˨lwo˦/; to go beyond; der. ꤒꤢꤜꤝꤥꤊꤛꤢ; ꤡꤛꤣꤒꤢꤜꤝꤥ ꤋꤢꤒꤢꤜꤟꤛꤢ v ꤜꤟꤢꤕꤜꤢ /lɔ˧ plu˦/; to pass by; der. ꤜꤢ
past tense marker v -ꤊꤛꤢ /-kja˧/; completed v
ꤓꤛꤣꤟꤢ /tʰɯᵊ˧hɔ˦/; finished-already
pastor n ꤒꤟꤢꤥꤊꤢꤞꤢꤚꤢ /tɛ˨ o˨ku˦ʂa˦ra˦/; lit. meeting teacher
path n ꤊꤜꤛꤢꤖꤢ /klja˦pʰu˦/pathway n ꤊꤜꤛꤢꤘꤢꤊꤢ /klja˦dɛ˧ku˧/patience n ꤒꤟꤢꤋꤛꤢꤞꤢꤘꤥ /tɛ˨ kʰja˦ʂɛ˦do˧/; lit. to
bear slowly n ꤒꤟꤢꤞꤢꤕꤜꤢꤓꤢ /tɛ˨ ʂɛ˦plɔ˨tʰu˧/ n ꤒꤟꤢꤞꤢꤡꤝꤟꤥꤞꤢꤡꤝꤟꤥ /tɛ˨ ʂu˨dʒwo˨ʂɛ˦dʒwo˨/
patient adj ꤞꤢꤕꤜꤢꤓꤢ /ʂɛ˦plɔ˨tʰu˧/; lit. long heart; der. ꤋꤛꤢꤞꤢꤕꤜꤢꤓꤢ adj ꤋꤛꤢꤞꤢꤘꤥ /kʰja˦ʂɛ˦do˧/; lit. bear slowly
patriotism n ꤞꤢꤕꤜꤢ ꤘꤣ ꤗꤟꤥꤔꤟꤤ ꤓꤛꤢꤊꤟꤢ /ʂɛ˦plɔ˦ də˦ mo˨ ni ˦ tʰje˦ke˦ /; heart that loves their country
pave v ꤤꤘꤢꤊꤜꤛꤢ /i˨dɛ˧klja˦/paw v ꤊꤢꤊꤚꤥ /kɔ˦kro˨/; to paw the ground n
ꤋꤛꤢꤚꤟꤢ /kʰja˨rɛ˧ /; animal feet
pay v ꤕꤜꤢ /pla˦/; der. ꤡꤢꤢ
payment n ꤋꤝꤥꤊꤢ /kʰwo˦kɛ˨/; der. ꤊꤢ; ꤜꤢꤊꤢ;
ꤜꤢꤋꤝꤥꤜꤢꤊꤢ
peace n ꤒꤟꤢꤊꤢꤡꤟꤢꤊꤢꤙꤢ /tɛ˨ ka˨ʤṳ˦ka˨bɛ˦/ n
ꤒꤟꤢꤗꤟꤥꤒꤟꤢꤕꤟꤢ /tɛ˨ mo˨tɛ˨ pe˧ /; der. ꤒꤟꤢꤕꤟꤢꤒꤟꤢꤘꤝꤥ n ꤒꤟꤢꤞꤛꤣꤒꤟꤢꤊꤚꤢ /tɛ˨ ʂɯᵊ˨tɛ˨ kre˧/; quietness n
ꤒꤟꤢꤊꤚꤟꤢꤒꤟꤢꤊꤜꤢ /tɛ˨ krɯ˧tɛ˨ klɛ˧/; to get along with one another
peaceful adj ꤥꤊꤢꤡꤟꤢꤊꤢꤙꤢ /o˨ka˨ʤṳ˦ka˨bɛ˦/ v
ꤊꤚꤟꤢꤊꤜꤢ /krɯ˧klɛ˧/; to get along together adj ꤥꤕꤟꤢꤥꤘꤝꤥ /o˨pe˧ o˨dwo˧/; at peace
peacock n ꤓꤢꤕꤚꤟꤢ /tʰu˨prɛ˧ /peak n ꤏꤥꤋꤛꤢ /sʰo˨kʰje˧/peals of thunder phr
ꤏꤛꤢꤜꤟꤛꤢꤕꤜꤟꤛꤢꤗꤟꤌꤣ /ʃje˨lja˨ plja˨ mɯᵊ/peanut n ꤊꤢꤙꤤꤞꤢ /kɔ˦bi˧ʂu˦/pearl n ꤕꤚꤛꤢꤞꤢ ꤍꤟꤢꤘꤢꤕꤚꤟꤤꤘꤢ /prja˧ʂɛ˨
ŋu˨du˨pri ˨ du˨/ n ꤜꤟꤢꤞꤢꤜꤟꤢꤕꤚꤟꤥ /lɔ˦ θe˦lɔ˦ pro˨/
peas n ꤊꤢꤙꤢꤞꤢ /kɔ˦bɛ˨ʂɛ˨/; der. ꤊꤢꤙꤢꤜꤢ n
ꤊꤢꤙꤢꤒꤣꤜꤢ /kɔ˦bɛ˨tə˨lɛ˧/; one month pea-bears fruit and is edible in one month n ꤊꤢꤙꤢꤒꤢꤊꤜꤢ /kɔ˦bɛ˨ta˨kle˧/; lazy pea (non-climbing pea)
pee v ꤤꤏꤛꤢ /i˨ʃje˨/peek v ꤗꤛꤢꤡꤥ /mja˦dʒo˧/; peep
peel v ꤒꤢꤊꤜꤤ /ta˨kli˦/peg n ꤤꤓꤢ /i˨tʰɛ˦/pen n ꤜꤤꤙꤥ /li˨bo˧/; writing utensil n ꤕꤟꤥ /po˨/;
enclosure for animals
pencil n ꤡꤟꤢꤙꤥ /dʒe˨bo˧/; der. ꤜꤤꤙꤥꤞꤢ
penetrate v ꤏꤛꤢꤔꤟꤌꤣ /ʃja˦nɯᵊ˧/; pierce into
penis n ꤓꤤ /tʰi˨/; der. ꤓꤤꤋꤢꤊꤜꤢ
pennywort (Asiatic) n ꤒꤢꤞꤤꤋꤢꤗꤟꤢꤜꤢ /ta˨ʂi˦kʰa˨mɛ˦ lɛ˨/
people n ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤜꤟꤢ /prɛ˨ lṳ˨/; der. ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤜꤟꤢꤊꤢꤛꤢ; ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤜꤟꤢꤟꤢꤋꤢꤖꤢ
pepper n ꤞꤢꤟꤛꤢꤞꤤꤞꤛꤣ /ʂɛ˨hja˦ʂi˦ʂɯᵊ˧/; green pepper n ꤞꤢꤟꤛꤢ /ʂɛ˨hja˦/; chile pepper
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percent n ꤕꤝꤤꤙꤢꤐꤟꤢ /pwi˦bɛ˦zɛ˨ /perfect adj ꤒꤥꤒꤢ /to˧tɯ˦/; correct; right; der.
ꤢꤚꤛꤢꤜꤣ
perfume n ꤓꤛꤢꤔꤟꤌꤣꤗꤢ /tʰje˧nɯᵊ˨mɯ˦/perhaps adv ꤒꤢꤚꤛꤢꤗꤢ /ta˨rja˦ma˨/ adv
ꤙꤢꤒꤢꤙꤢ /bɛ˨ta˨bɛ˨/period n ꤏꤛꤣꤋꤢ /ʃɯᵊkʰɛ˧/; time n ꤏꤢ /sʰa˦/; full-
stop in a sentence n ꤜꤢꤟꤛꤢ /lɛ˧hja˧/; period of menstruating
perishable adj ꤞꤢꤕꤛꤢꤡꤟꤛꤢ /ʂɔ˧pje˦dʒja˦ /; able to spoil or rot
permission n ꤢꤋꤝꤢꤢꤛꤢ /a˨kʰwa˦a˨ja˨/; opportunity
permit v ꤘꤛꤢ ꤢꤋꤝꤢ /dje˦ a˨kʰwa˦/persecute v ꤗꤟꤢꤡꤟꤛꤢꤗꤟꤢꤡꤟꤢ
/me˨ ʤje˧ me˨ ʤɯ˨/persecution n ꤒꤟꤢꤡꤟꤛꤢꤒꤟꤢꤡꤟꤢ
/tɛ˨ ʤje˧ tɛ ˨ ʤɯ˨/; der. ꤒꤟꤢꤡꤟꤛꤢꤡꤟꤢ;
ꤒꤟꤢꤡꤟꤛꤢ; ꤒꤟꤢꤗꤟꤢꤡꤟꤛꤢꤗꤟꤢꤡꤟꤢ
perseverance n ꤒꤟꤢꤋꤛꤢꤞꤢꤕꤜꤢꤓꤢ /tɛ˨ kʰja˦ʂɛ˦plɔ˨tʰu˧/
persevere v ꤋꤛꤢꤙꤢ /kʰja˧bɛ˦/; der. ꤗꤟꤢꤋꤛꤢꤗꤟꤢꤢꤛꤢ; ꤙꤢꤋꤛꤢꤞꤢꤕꤜꤢꤓꤢ
person n ꤊꤢꤛꤢ /ka˨ja˧/; human n ꤕꤚꤟꤢ /prɛ˨ /perspiration n ꤊꤟꤢꤞꤢ /kṳ˦ʂa˧/ v ꤊꤟꤢꤞꤢꤓꤢ
/kṳ˦ʂa˧tʰe˨/persuade v ꤤꤜꤢꤤꤜꤛꤢ /i˨lɔ˧i˨lja˦/ v ꤤꤜꤥꤡꤛꤣ
/i˨lo˨ʤɯᵊ/; tempt or persuade to go v ꤟꤢꤙꤢ
ꤡꤝꤤꤔꤟꤤꤓꤢꤔꤟꤤ /he˦bɛ˨ ʤwi˨ni ˦ tʰɔ˦ni ˦ /pestilence n ꤒꤟꤢꤏꤢꤊꤟꤢꤚꤟꤢ /tɛ˨ sʰɛ˧ke˦ ra˦ /pestle n ꤊꤢꤏꤛꤣ /ka˨ʃɯᵊ˧/pharmacy n ꤒꤟꤢꤋꤢꤒꤟꤢꤒꤟꤛꤢꤊꤜꤢ
/tɛ˨ kʰu˨tɛ˨ tje˦ klɛ˦/pharynx n ꤊꤟꤛꤢꤊꤚꤥ /kja˧ kro˨/pheasant n ꤓꤢꤓꤢ /tʰu˨tʰɛ˧/; der. ꤓꤢꤚꤢ
Philippines n ꤖꤤꤜꤢꤕꤢ ꤊꤟꤢ /pʰi˦la˨pɛ˨ ke˦ /
phlegm n ꤒꤢꤋꤢ /ta˨kʰa˦/; der. ꤒꤢꤋꤢ ꤒꤢꤋꤢꤓꤢ
photograph n ꤐꤟꤢꤐꤟꤥ /za˦ zo˨/; photo v
ꤗꤟꤢꤐꤟꤢꤐꤟꤥ /mɯ˧za˦ zo˨/pick v ꤔꤝꤥꤖꤛꤢꤔꤝꤥꤗꤟꤢ; to choose; der. ꤔꤝꤥ;
ꤔꤝꤥꤖꤛꤢ v ꤤꤙꤢ /i˨ba˨/; der. ꤤꤙꤢꤢ v
ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤢ /pra˦ e˨/; pluck or pick off; der. ꤤꤕꤚꤟꤢꤢ
pick up phr ꤖꤛꤢꤓꤛꤢ /pʰje˦tʰja˨/; der. ꤡꤟꤢꤓꤛꤢ
picture n ꤐꤟꤢꤐꤟꤥ /za˦ zo˨/; photo
piece n ꤒꤣꤊꤝꤥ /tə˨kwo˨/; half of something
pieces n ꤊꤢꤊꤤꤊꤢꤊꤝꤥ /ka˦ki˧ka˦kwo˨/pierce v ꤏꤢ /sʰɯ˧/; with a sword; der. ꤏꤛꤢ;
ꤏꤛꤢꤔꤟꤌꤣ
pig n ꤓꤛꤢ /tʰja˦/pigeon n ꤓꤢꤜꤝꤟꤤ ꤘꤤꤊꤚꤢ /tʰu˨lwi ˦ di˧kra˧/pile v ꤘꤛꤢꤙꤢꤓꤛꤢꤎꤢꤗꤥ /dja˨ba˧tʰja˨sa˧mo˧/; to
pile up; der. ꤘꤛꤢꤕꤜꤢ
pill n ꤒꤟꤢꤋꤢꤕꤜꤢ /tɛ˨ kʰu˨plɔ˨/; medicine
pillow n ꤗꤝꤥ /mwo˦/pimple n ꤖꤢꤞꤢ /pʰɔ˧ʂɯ˦/pin n ꤓꤢꤊꤟꤢ /tʰɛka˦ /; der. ꤓꤢꤊꤟꤤ v ꤊꤜꤢ /klɛ˦/;
to hang on the wall; der. ꤏꤛꤢꤓꤛꤢ
pinch v ꤤꤡꤟꤥ /i˨ʤo˦/pine tree n ꤒꤢꤍꤢꤗꤟꤢ /ta˨ŋu˧mɔ˦ /; der. ꤒꤢꤍꤢ
pineapple n ꤗꤢꤋꤢꤞꤢ /ma˦kʰe˧ʂɛ˨/pinky n ꤊꤢꤔꤢꤖꤢꤏꤢ /ka˨nɔ˧pʰu˦sʰɛ˦/; little finger
pity v ꤞꤢꤐꤟꤢꤔꤟꤤ /ʂɛ˦zɔ˨ ni ˦ /; feel sorry for; have compassion or mercy on; der. ꤞꤢꤐꤟꤢ
place n ꤋꤢꤜꤟꤢꤋꤢꤙꤛꤢ /kʰa˧le˦ kʰa˧bja˨/; der. ꤋꤢꤜꤟꤢ v ꤙꤢ /be˨/; to place something Classifier ꤖꤥ /pʰo˨/good place phr ꤋꤢꤜꤟꤢꤚꤛꤢ /kʰa˧le˦ rja˦/pleasant place n ꤋꤢꤜꤟꤢꤗꤟꤥ /kʰa˧le˦ mo˨/wide place n ꤋꤢꤜꤟꤢꤜꤟꤛꤢ /kʰa˧le˦ lja˦ /
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place down phr ꤘꤛꤢꤒꤟꤢ /dja˨ta˧ /place hands on phr ꤒꤣꤚꤟꤢ /tə˨rɛ˧ /place of the dead phr ꤜꤟꤌꤣꤊꤟꤢꤔꤢꤘꤢ
/lɯᵊ˧ke˦ ne˦dɔ˧/; Hades
placenta n ꤖꤢꤊꤢ /pʰu˦kɔ˧/plague n ꤒꤟꤢꤞꤛꤢꤚꤟꤢꤞꤛꤢꤘꤝꤥ
/tɛ˨ ʂje˧ra˦ ʂje˧dwo˧/; ꤊꤟꤢꤚꤟꤢꤊꤟꤢꤘꤝꤥ
plain n ꤊꤟꤢꤕꤢꤋꤢ /ke˦ pe˧kʰu˨/; der. ꤊꤟꤢꤋꤥ adj ꤜꤟꤢꤜꤤ /la˦ li˧/; clear, obvious; der. ꤜꤟꤌꤣꤜꤤ
plan n ꤒꤟꤢꤒꤢꤐꤛꤢꤥꤔꤟꤢ /tɛ˨ ta˨zje˨o˨ne˨ /; der. ꤒꤟꤢꤒꤢꤚꤤ v ꤡꤛꤢ /dʒja˨/
plane v ꤓꤢꤞꤛꤢ /tʰɯ˦ʂje˨/; make smooth; der. ꤒꤢꤓꤢꤞꤛꤢ
plant v ꤤꤏꤢꤤꤕꤜꤢ /i˨sʰɔ˦i˨plɯ˧/; der. ꤤꤏꤢꤒꤟꤢ;
ꤤꤏꤢ; ꤤꤏꤢꤜꤟꤛꤢ v ꤤꤜꤟꤌꤣꤤꤕꤜꤢ /i˨lɯᵊi˨plɯ˧/; bury in the ground??; der. ꤤꤜꤟꤌꤣ; ꤤꤜꤟꤌꤣꤒꤟꤢ;
plantain n ꤘꤤꤊꤜꤝꤤꤗꤟꤤꤞꤢ /di˧klwi˧mi ˨ ʂɛ˨/plate n ꤘꤤꤙꤢ /di˧be˧/; plate; platter
plateau n ꤊꤟꤢꤑꤟꤢꤋꤥꤜꤥ /ke˦ ɲe˨ kʰo˧lo˧/; der. ꤊꤟꤢꤋꤥ
platoon n ꤊꤜꤛꤢꤒꤣꤐꤟꤢ /klje˧tə˨zɛ˨ /; 100 soldiers
play v ꤜꤢꤠꤢ /la˨vɔ˧ /; der. ꤜꤢꤠꤤꤜꤢꤠꤢ v ꤘꤢ /dɔ˨/; play piano v ꤙꤢ ꤖꤢ /ba˦ pʰa˦/; play cards
play cards phr ꤙꤢꤖꤢ /ba˦pʰa˦/plea n ꤒꤟꤢꤊꤝꤤꤞꤢꤐꤟꤢ /tɛ˨ kwi˧ʂɛ˦zɔ˨ /; asking
for mercy
plead v ꤊꤝꤤꤒꤢꤘꤢ /kwi˧ta˨dɯ˨/pleasant adj ꤢꤖꤝꤤꤢꤗꤟꤥ /a˨pʰwi˧a˨mo˨hja˧/;
light-happy
please adv ꤋꤛꤢꤞꤢꤘꤥ /kʰja˦ʂɛ˦do˧/; please allow me to do something
pleased to do phr ꤞꤢꤕꤜꤢꤥ /ʂɛ˦plɔ˨o˨/; der. ꤞꤢꤊꤚꤟꤢꤞꤢꤜꤟꤢ
plenty adv ꤜꤣꤙꤢꤜꤢ /lə˦ba˧la˧/
plot v ꤊꤚꤢ /kre˨/; der. ꤊꤚꤢꤗꤟꤢ
plot together secretly phr ꤏꤢꤊꤢꤟꤌꤣ /sʰu˨ku˧ɯᵊ˨/
plow n ꤓꤢ /tʰa˦/; der. ꤓꤢꤓꤢ; ꤓꤢꤕꤚꤢ n ꤓꤢ /tʰa˦/pluck v ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤢ /pra˦ e˨/; der. ꤤꤕꤚꤟꤢꤢ
plunder v ꤜꤢꤐꤢꤢ /lu˦za˦e˨/; accost and rob
pneumonia n ꤞꤢꤒꤟꤢꤏꤢ /ʂu˨tɛ˨ ʂɛ˧/pocket n ꤡꤟꤢꤓꤢ /dʒa˨tʰɔ˧/; shirt pocket n
ꤟꤛꤢꤓꤢ /hje˨tʰɔ˧/; pants pocket n ꤕꤟꤛꤢꤓꤢ /pje˧ tʰɔ˧/; bag pocket
poet n ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤚꤢꤍꤟꤥꤤꤚꤥ /prɛ˨ ra˧ŋo˦i˨ro˧/poetry n ꤜꤤꤟꤢꤚꤥ /li˨he˦ro˧/; song
point v ꤐꤟꤢꤊꤜꤛꤢꤐꤟꤢꤊꤜꤥ /zṳ˧klja˦zṳ˧klo˧/; point the way; der. ꤐꤟꤢ n ꤡꤛꤣꤚꤢꤗꤤ /dʒɯᵊ˧ra˨mi˦/; sharp point of a stick
point out v ꤐꤟꤢꤜꤟꤌꤣ /zu˧lɯᵊ˧/; explain; show
poison v ꤢꤚꤟꤛꤢ /a˨rja˧ /; der. ꤢꤕꤟꤛꤢ n
ꤒꤟꤢꤡꤢꤒꤟꤢꤕꤜꤟꤢ ꤓꤛꤢ /tɛ˨ ʤɯ˨tɛ˨ plɛ˦ tʰje˧/; der. ꤢꤡꤢꤢꤕꤜꤟꤢ
poke v ꤊꤟꤤ /ki ˧ /; der. ꤊꤟꤤꤕꤜꤥ
pole n ꤟꤤꤓꤢ /hi˨tʰɯ˨/; post/pole of house n
ꤊꤟꤢꤓꤝꤥꤙꤥ /ke˦ tʰwo˧bo˧/; name of pole used in Karenni pole festival
polestar n ꤏꤢꤒꤢꤜꤥ /sʰɛ˨te˧lo˦/; three stars in straight line
police n ꤊꤜꤛꤢꤠꤟꤤꤊꤢ /klje˧vi ˧ ku˧/policy n ꤊꤜꤛꤢꤊꤜꤥ /klja˦klo˧/polite adv ꤡꤟꤢꤘꤢ /dʒɛ˦dɛ˨/politician n ꤕꤚꤟꤢ ꤗꤟꤢ ꤓꤛꤢꤊꤟꤢꤚꤢ /prɛ˨ me˨
tʰje˧ke˦ re˨/; person who does country work
politics n ꤓꤛꤢꤊꤟꤢꤚꤢ /tʰje˧ke˦ re˨/pomegranate n ꤞꤢꤗꤤꤡꤛꤢꤞꤢ /ʂɔ˨mi˨dʒja˧ʂɛ˨/pond n ꤓꤛꤢꤢꤖꤢ /tʰje˧ɔ˧pʰu˦/; small lake
pool n ꤓꤛꤢꤢ /tʰje˧ɔ˨/poop v ꤤ /i˨/
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poor adj ꤏꤥꤖꤢꤏꤥꤚꤟꤛꤢ /sʰo˧pʰa˦sʰo˧rja˨ /; der. ꤏꤥꤚꤟꤛꤢꤏꤥꤖꤢ n ꤏꤥꤖꤢꤏꤥꤚꤟꤛꤢꤖꤢ /sʰo˧pʰa˦sʰo˧rhja˨pʰu˦/; der. ꤏꤥꤚꤟꤛꤢꤏꤥꤖꤢꤖꤢ; ꤊꤢꤛꤢ ꤏꤥꤖꤢꤏꤥꤚꤟꤛꤢꤖꤢ; ꤊꤢꤛꤢ ꤏꤥꤚꤟꤛꤢ
popliteal n ꤋꤛꤢꤊꤟꤛꤢꤜꤟꤢ /kʰja˨kja˧ lɛ ˧ /; back of knee
popular adj ꤊꤢꤛꤢ ꤢꤕꤚꤟꤢ ꤞꤢꤐꤟꤢ /ka˨ja˧ ɛ˦prɛ˨ ʂɛ˦zɯ˦/; many people like
porch n ꤟꤤꤜꤢꤊꤢ /hi˨la˦kɯ˨/porcupine n ꤞꤢ /ʂɯ˨/pore n ꤏꤢꤊꤢ /sʰɯ˨ku˧/pork n ꤓꤛꤢꤐꤛꤢ /tʰja˦zje˨/port n ꤜꤟꤢꤙꤢꤥꤊꤟꤌꤣ ꤞꤢꤊꤜꤛꤢꤘꤢ ꤋꤢꤜꤟꤢ
/le˦ ba˦o˨kɯᵊ ʂɔ˨klje˧du˨ kʰa˧le˦ /; harbor; place for putting a big boat
porter n ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤐꤢꤒꤟꤢꤖꤢ /prɛ˨ za˦tɛ˨ pʰu˦/portrait n ꤋꤢꤊꤜꤢꤐꤟꤢꤐꤟꤥ /kʰu˨klɔ˦za˦ zo˨/possibly adv ꤊꤥꤜꤢ /ko˦le˧/; der. ꤗꤢꤔꤢ
post n ꤟꤤꤓꤢ /hi˨tʰɯ˨/; pole of house
pot n ꤘꤤꤤꤞꤝꤤꤕꤟꤢ /di˧i˨ʂwi˦pɔ˨ /; for rice-curry; der. ꤕꤟꤢ; ꤘꤤꤕꤟꤢꤘꤤꤘꤥ
pots and pans n ꤘꤤꤕꤟꤢꤘꤤꤓꤢ /di˧pɔ˨ di˧tʰa˧/potter n ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤙꤛꤢꤕꤢꤟꤢ /prɛ˨ bja˦pɔ˨he˨/pottery n ꤕꤢꤟꤢ /pɔ˨he˨/; der. ꤙꤢꤟꤢ
poultry n ꤏꤛꤢꤘꤢ /ʃje˧dɔ˧/; der. ꤓꤢꤘꤢ
pound v ꤤꤏꤢ /i˨sʰa˦/; pound rice v ꤗꤟꤢ /mɯ˧/; pound with a hammer v ꤓꤢꤓꤛꤢ /tʰɛ˦tʰja˨/; nail up; crucify v ꤓꤢ /tʰɔ˧/; with fists; der. ꤕꤜꤢꤓꤢ
pour v ꤊꤜꤟꤢꤜꤟꤛꤢ /klɔ˧ lja˨ /; pour down; der. ꤊꤜꤟꤢꤒꤟꤢ ꤊꤜꤟꤢꤜꤟꤛꤢꤜꤟꤛꤢꤜꤟꤛꤢ; ꤊꤜꤟꤢꤊꤛꤢ; ꤐꤢꤓꤛꤢ; ꤊꤜꤟꤢꤕꤜꤢꤘꤛꤢꤕꤜꤢ v ꤜꤟꤛꤢ; i.e. pour liquid; der. ꤜꤟꤛꤢꤒꤟꤢ v ꤊꤟꤢꤡꤟꤢꤘꤢ /ke˦ ʤɯ˨du˨/; heavy rain v ꤕꤜꤟꤢ
/plɔ˦ / v ꤐꤟꤢꤓꤛꤢ /zɯ˨tʰja˨/; pour on v
ꤐꤟꤢꤒꤟꤢ /zɯ˨ta˧ /; pour down
pout v ꤘꤛꤢ ꤒꤢꤊꤜꤝꤥ /dja˦ ta˨klwo˨/poverty n ꤒꤟꤢꤏꤥꤖꤢꤏꤥꤚꤟꤛꤢ
/tɛ˨ sʰo˧pʰa˦sʰo˧rja˨ /power n ꤒꤟꤢꤕꤚꤟꤥꤒꤟꤢꤕꤚꤟꤛꤢ /tɛ˨ pro˨tɛ˨ prja˧ /;
der. ꤕꤚꤟꤥꤕꤚꤟꤛꤢ; ꤕꤚꤟꤥꤕꤚꤟꤛꤢꤏꤛꤥꤏꤢ; ꤒꤟꤢꤕꤚꤟꤥꤕꤚꤟꤛꤢ; ꤒꤟꤢꤒꤢꤚꤛꤢꤕꤚꤟꤥꤕꤚꤟꤛꤢ; ꤒꤟꤢꤕꤚꤟꤥꤕꤚꤟꤛꤢꤏꤛꤥꤏꤢ ꤒꤟꤢꤒꤢꤚꤛꤢꤏꤛꤥꤏꤢ; ꤒꤟꤢꤏꤛꤥꤒꤟꤢꤏꤢ; ꤒꤢꤚꤛꤢꤕꤚꤟꤥꤕꤚꤟꤛꤢ
most powerful phr ꤕꤚꤟꤥꤕꤚꤟꤛꤢꤜꤣꤢ /pro˨prja˧ lə˦u˧/
practice v ꤗꤟꤢꤞꤛꤥ /me˨ ʂwo˦/praise v ꤓꤢꤞꤢꤓꤛꤢ /tʰu˨ʂɛ˦tʰja˨/; der.
ꤟꤢꤙꤢꤓꤢꤞꤢ n ꤒꤟꤢꤓꤢꤞꤢꤓꤛꤢ /tɛ˨ tʰu˨ʂɛ˦tʰja˨/; der. ꤒꤟꤢꤓꤢꤞꤢ;
ꤒꤟꤢꤟꤢꤙꤢꤓꤢꤞꤢ n ꤜꤟꤢꤓꤢꤞꤢꤓꤛꤢ /le˦ tʰu˨ʂɛ˦tʰja˨/
pray v ꤊꤝꤤꤡꤢꤙꤢ /kwi˧ʤɔ˦bɛ˧/; der. ꤊꤝꤤꤡꤢꤙꤢꤒꤟꤢ; ꤡꤢꤙꤢꤡꤢꤙꤢ; ꤡꤢꤙꤢ
prayer n ꤒꤟꤢꤊꤝꤤꤡꤢꤙꤢ /tɛ˨ kwi˧ʤɔ˦bɛ˧/; der. ꤒꤟꤢꤊꤝꤤꤡꤢꤙꤢꤓꤛꤢ
pre-elect v ꤔꤝꤥꤓꤛꤢꤥꤔꤟꤢ /nwo˦tʰja˨o˨ne˨ /; choose beforehand
preach v ꤘꤣꤑꤢ /də˨ɲa˧/; der. ꤘꤣꤑꤢꤟꤢꤏꤥ v
ꤟꤢꤒꤢꤚꤢ /hɔ˧ta˨ra˧/preacher n ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤘꤣꤑꤢꤘꤛꤢꤏꤥ
/prɛ˨ də˨ɲa˧dja˦sʰo˨/; der. ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤟꤢꤒꤢꤚꤢ
precaution n ꤚꤟꤢꤚꤟꤛꤢ /rɔ˨ rje˧ /precede v ꤡꤛꤣꤘꤣꤑꤢ /dʒɯᵊ˦də˦ɲe˧/; go before;
go to the front; der. ꤡꤛꤣꤚꤟꤢ
precise adj ꤒꤟꤢꤒꤟꤢ /ta˧ te˨ /; sure
predict v ꤜꤢꤞꤢꤔꤢ /la˧ʂa˧ne˨/prefer v ꤘꤛꤢꤘꤢ /dja˨du˨/; der. ꤘꤛꤢꤘꤢꤚꤟꤢ
pregnant adj ꤗꤟꤌꤣꤘꤢ /mɯᵊ˦dɔ˧/; der. ꤗꤟꤌꤣꤘꤢꤓꤛꤢ adj ꤟꤢꤞꤢ /hɔ˦ʂɛ˦/; der. ꤟꤢꤜꤢ
preparation n ꤒꤟꤢꤒꤢꤚꤤꤒꤢꤚꤛꤢ /tɛ˨ ta˨ri˨ta˨rja˧/
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prepare v ꤒꤢꤚꤤꤒꤢꤚꤛꤢ /ta˨ri˨ta˨rja˧/; der. ꤒꤢꤚꤤ
prepared adj ꤥꤒꤢꤚꤤꤒꤢꤚꤛꤢ /o˨ta˨ri˨ta˨rja˧/; der. ꤥꤒꤢꤚꤤ; ꤥꤒꤢꤚꤤꤏꤢ n ꤒꤟꤢꤚꤟꤢꤚꤟꤛꤢ /tɛ˨ rɔ˨ rje˧ / v ꤐꤢ /ze˨/; to be in a ready position
present n ꤏꤛꤢꤐꤟꤢ /ʃje˧zṳ˦/preserve v ꤙꤢꤘꤝꤥ /be˨dwo˦/; der. ꤘꤝꤥꤞꤢ v
ꤘꤛꤢꤢꤟꤌꤣꤒꤢꤘꤝꤥ /dja˨ɯᵊ˦ta˨dwo˧/president n ꤊꤟꤢꤙꤛꤢꤡꤢ /ke˦ bja˨ʤɛ˨/ n
ꤋꤢꤡꤢ /kʰu˨dʒɔ˦/press down phr ꤏꤢꤒꤟꤢ /sʰa˦ta˧ /; water fall
rushing down; roots extending down; beat down
pretend v ꤡꤟꤛꤢ /ʤje˦ /; appear to be; der. ꤡꤟꤛꤢꤐꤟꤢ v ꤟꤢꤋꤥꤙꤛꤢ /he˦kʰo˨bje˨/; not really true; (e.g. she is pretending to be your friend in her speech)
pretend to be dead phr ꤡꤟꤛꤢꤞꤛꤢ /dʒje˦ ʂje˧/pretend to be righteous phr ꤡꤟꤛꤢꤡꤢꤡꤟꤛꤢꤒꤟꤢ
/ʤje˦ ʤɔ˦ʤje˦ te˨ /; see hypocrisy
pretension n ꤒꤟꤢꤖꤛꤢꤘꤢꤖꤛꤢꤓꤛꤢꤜꤣ /tɛ˨ pʰje˦du˨pʰje˦tʰja˨lə˧/
pretty adj ꤒꤝꤟꤥ /two˦/; der. ꤒꤝꤟꤥꤜꤢ; ꤢꤒꤝꤟꤥ
pretty and smart phr ꤒꤝꤟꤥꤞꤢꤚꤛꤢ /two˦ʂa˧rja˧/pretty woman phr ꤗꤟꤌꤣꤒꤝꤟꤥ /mɯᵊ˦two˦/; lit.
mother-pretty
prevent v ꤟꤢꤒꤟꤢꤒꤟꤢ ꤗꤟꤢꤒꤟꤢꤒꤟꤢ /he˦ta˧ tɯ˧ me˨ ta˧ tɯ˧/; to say or do something to make the actor stop what they are doing
price n ꤍꤟꤢ /ŋṳ˨/; der. ꤢꤍꤟꤢꤢꤕꤚꤟꤤ;
ꤍꤟꤢꤘꤢꤍꤟꤢꤏꤤ n ꤍꤟꤢꤕꤚꤟꤤꤒꤥ /ŋu˨pri ˨ to˧/; a good price
full price adj ꤍꤟꤢꤊꤢ /ŋṳ˨kɔ˨/pride n ꤒꤟꤢꤘꤛꤢꤓꤛꤢꤜꤣ ꤞꤢꤕꤜꤢ
/tɛ˨ dja˨tʰja˨lə˧ ʂɛ˦plɔ˨/priest n ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤜꤢꤒꤛꤢꤒꤟꤢꤖꤢ
/prɛ˨ lu˧tja˧tɛ˨ pʰu˦/; der. ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤜꤢꤒꤛꤢꤒꤟꤢ
prime minister n ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤋꤛꤢꤋꤢꤘꤢ /prɛ˨ kʰja˦kʰu˨du˨/
principal n ꤞꤛꤥꤜꤤꤟꤥꤋꤢ /ʂwo˦li˨ho˧kʰu˨/; headmaster
prioritize v ꤘꤛꤢꤘꤢꤚꤟꤢ /dja˨du˨re˦ /prison n ꤕꤟꤥꤊꤢ /po˨ku˧/; der. ꤜꤟꤢꤘꤢꤔꤟꤌꤣ
ꤊꤢꤛꤢꤕꤟꤥꤊꤢ
prisoner n ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤒꤟꤢꤓꤢ /prɛ˨ ta˧ tʰɔ˧/prize n ꤏꤛꤢꤐꤟꤢ /ʃje˧zu˦/probably adv ꤊꤥꤜꤢ /ko˧le˨/problem n ꤒꤟꤢꤕꤟꤛꤢꤒꤟꤢꤏꤢ /tɛ˨ pja˦ tɛ ˨ sʰɛ˧/;
difficulty; trouble
proclaim v ꤘꤛꤢꤏꤥꤘꤣꤑꤢ /dja˦sʰo˨də˨ɲa˧/procure v ꤔꤟꤤꤙꤢ /ni ˦ bɛ˨/produce v ꤗꤟꤢꤓꤝꤟꤥꤓꤛꤢ /me˨ tʰwo˧tʰja˨/; cause
to become; der. ꤗꤟꤢꤓꤢ
professor n ꤞꤢꤚꤢꤘꤢ /ʂa˦ra˦du˨/profit n ꤙꤝꤤ /bwi˦/; der. ꤙꤝꤤꤥ; ꤙꤝꤤꤘꤢ
profitable adj ꤓꤝꤟꤥꤙꤝꤤꤓꤝꤟꤥꤒꤢꤚꤛꤢ /tʰwo˧bwi˦tʰwo˧ta˨rje˧/
profound adj ꤡꤟꤢꤐꤟꤢ /dʒɔ˦ za˧ /; serious; deep
promise v ꤢꤜꤟꤛꤢ /ɔ˦lja˨ /; der. ꤣꤜꤟꤛꤢ ꤍꤟꤥ;
ꤢꤜꤟꤛꤢꤔꤟꤌꤣꤜꤟꤛꤢ n ꤒꤟꤢꤙꤛꤢꤜꤟꤛꤢꤔꤟꤤ /tɛ˨ bja˧lja˨ ni ˦ / n
ꤒꤟꤢꤢꤜꤟꤛꤢ /tɛ˨ ɔ˦lja˨ /; ꤒꤟꤢꤢꤜꤟꤛꤢꤔꤟꤌꤣꤜꤟꤛꤢ v ꤙꤛꤢꤜꤟꤛꤢ /bja˧lja˨ /
prone adj ꤒꤢꤊꤜꤟꤌꤣ /ta˨klɯᵊ˧/; i.e. sleep on your stomach
property n ꤟꤢꤋꤢꤔꤟꤤꤘꤢ /he˨kʰu˨ni ˦ dɯ˦/; estate; der. ꤟꤢꤋꤢꤘꤛꤢꤘꤢ
prophecy n ꤒꤟꤢꤟꤢꤕꤚꤟꤥꤟꤢꤕꤚꤟꤛꤢ /tɛ˨ he˦pro˨he˦prja˧ /; der. ꤒꤟꤢꤟꤢꤕꤚꤟꤥ;
ꤒꤟꤢꤟꤢꤕꤚꤟꤥꤥꤔꤟꤢ n ꤒꤟꤢꤟꤢꤥꤔꤟꤢ /tɛ˨ he˦o˨ne˨ /
prophesy v ꤕꤚꤟꤥ /pro˨/ v ꤟꤢꤥꤔꤟꤢ /he˦o˨ne˨ /; foretell or say beforehand
prophet n ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤕꤚꤟꤥ /prɛ˨ pro˨/prophetess n ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤕꤚꤟꤥꤗꤟꤌꤣ /prɛ˨ pro˨mɯᵊ/
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prosper v ꤢꤙꤢꤥꤓꤝꤟꤥ /e˨bɛ˨o˧tʰwo˧/prostitute n ꤟꤤꤗꤢꤖꤢꤗꤟꤌꤣ /hi˨ma˦pʰɛ˨mɯᵊ˦/protect v ꤒꤢꤊꤢꤒꤢꤊꤢ /ta˨kɔ˦ta˨kɛ˨/; der.
ꤒꤢꤊꤢꤔꤟꤤ; ꤒꤢꤊꤢꤙꤤꤔꤟꤤ v ꤜꤟꤢꤒꤢꤘꤛꤢ /le˦ ta˨dja˧/; protect from like a shield v
ꤘꤝꤥꤞꤢ /dwo˦ʂɛ˦/proud adj ꤘꤛꤢꤓꤛꤢꤜꤣ ꤞꤢꤕꤜꤢ /dja˨tʰja˨lə˧
ʂɛ˦plɔ˨/; der. ꤒꤢꤔꤟꤢꤘꤢ; ꤘꤛꤢꤘꤢꤔꤟꤢ;
ꤖꤛꤢꤘꤢꤔꤟꤢ adj ꤡꤟꤛꤢꤕꤣ /dʒje˦ pə˦/; der. ꤡꤟꤛꤢꤘꤢ
prove v ꤋꤛꤢꤜꤟꤌꤣ /kʰja˦lɯᵊ˧/proverb n ꤍꤟꤥꤋꤢꤋꤥ /ŋo˦kʰa˦kʰo˨/pull v ꤡꤝꤤ /ʤwi˨/; drag v ꤤꤐꤢ /i˨zɛ˦/; pull up by
the roots v ꤙꤢꤥ /ba˦o˨kja˧/; pull a boat up onto the shore v ꤡꤢ /dʒɯ˦/ v ꤓꤢ /tʰɔ˦/; pull out with a jerk
pull tight phr ꤡꤝꤤꤊꤚꤟꤢ /dʒwi˨kre˨ /; der. ꤡꤢꤊꤚꤟꤢ
pull up phr ꤡꤝꤤꤓꤛꤢ /dʒwi˨tʰja˨/pull down phr ꤡꤝꤤꤒꤟꤢ /dʒwi˨ta˧ /pull out phr ꤡꤝꤤꤓꤢ /dʒwi˨tʰe˨/ v ꤋꤢꤓꤢ
/kʰa˦tʰe˨/; pull out a nail v ꤓꤢꤓꤢ /tʰɔ˦tʰe˨/; pull out with a jerk
pull together phr ꤡꤝꤤꤕꤜꤢꤓꤢꤕꤜꤢ /dʒwi˨plɔ˦tʰɔ˦plɔ˦/; assemble the people
pulse n ꤞꤝꤤꤕꤟꤢ /ʂwi˨pa˦ /pump n ꤡꤢ ꤜꤟꤢꤡꤝꤤꤓꤛꤢ /dʒɛ˦ le˦ dʒwi˦tʰje˧/;
water pump n ꤜꤟꤢꤏꤢ ꤊꤟꤢꤜꤢꤞꤢ /le˦ sʰa˦ ke˦ la˨ʂɛ˦/; air pump
pumpkin n ꤜꤟꤢꤟꤢꤞꤢ /lɯ˦he˧ʂɛ˨/punch v ꤕꤜꤢ /plu˦/; strike with your fist
punctual v ꤏꤛꤣꤋꤢꤒꤥ /ʃɯᵊkʰɛ˧to˧/puncture v ꤊꤤꤕꤜꤥ /ki˧plo˧/punish v ꤡꤤꤚꤛꤢ /ʤi˨rja˨/; sentence for a crime v
ꤕꤜꤤ /pli˦/; spank, hit or punish
punishment n ꤒꤟꤢꤡꤤꤚꤛꤢ /tɛ˨ ʤi˨rja˨/ n
ꤍꤢꤚꤢ /ŋa˨ra˨/; reference to hell
pupil n ꤋꤥꤕꤢꤡꤟꤢ /kʰo˧pa˨ʤɛ˦ /pure v ꤥꤡꤢꤥꤏꤢꤘꤢ /o˨ʤa˧o˨sʰɛ˧dɯ˨/; to be holy
or pure; der. ꤡꤢꤏꤢ adj ꤏꤛꤣꤖꤢ /ʃɯᵊ˧pʰa˧/; only; purely
purify v ꤗꤟꤢꤗꤝꤟꤥꤕꤜꤤꤞꤤꤕꤜꤥ /me˨ mwo˧ pli˧ʂi˧plo˨/; to make clean v
ꤙꤢꤡꤢꤏꤢ /be˨dʒa˧sʰɛ˧/; to make holy
purple n ꤒꤢꤖꤢꤜꤢꤞꤢ /ta˨pʰɛ˨lɔ˦ʂɔ˧/; der. ꤒꤢꤖꤢꤢ
purpose n ꤒꤟꤢꤒꤢꤐꤛꤢꤥꤔꤟꤢ /tɛ˨ ta˨zje˨o˨ne˨ /; der. ꤒꤟꤢꤒꤢꤐꤛꤢ; ꤒꤟꤢꤒꤢꤐꤛꤢ ꤗꤛꤢꤏꤢ; ꤒꤟꤢꤒꤢꤚꤤ ꤥꤔꤟꤢ
purposeful v ꤊꤜꤟꤢꤗꤟꤢ /kle˨ me˦ /; to do wrong on purpose; der. ꤊꤜꤟꤢꤟꤢ; ꤊꤜꤟꤢꤡꤟꤛꤢ
purse n ꤚꤢꤓꤢ /rɯ˧tʰɔ˧/; der. ꤚꤢꤊꤢ n
ꤕꤟꤛꤢꤟꤥ /pje˧ ho˦/; bag; der. ꤚꤢꤕꤟꤛꤢ
pursue v ꤜꤟꤢ /lɯ˨/; chase
push v ꤏꤛꤢ /ʃja˨/ v ꤓꤢꤜꤢꤡꤛꤣ /tʰɔ˧lu˨ʤɯᵊ˦/; blow; driving wind v ꤓꤢ /tʰu˨/ v ꤒꤣ /tə˦/; move with force v ꤢ /ɔ˧/; to push with the head
push down phr ꤏꤛꤢꤒꤟꤢ /ʃja˨ta˧ /; der. ꤏꤛꤢꤜꤢꤒꤟꤢ; ꤏꤛꤢꤜꤟꤛꤢ
push forward phr ꤘꤝꤤꤟꤛꤢꤒꤥ /dwi˦hja˧to˧/put v ꤙꤢ /be˨/ v ꤘꤛꤢ /dja˨/ v ꤏꤢꤔꤟꤌꤣ
/sʰu˨nɯᵊ˧/; to place inside; der. ꤘꤛꤢꤔꤟꤌꤣ v
ꤊꤛꤢ /kja˦/; to wear (put on) glasses or shoes
put in and pull out phr ꤊꤢꤜꤟꤢꤤꤖꤌꤣ /ka˨lṳ˧i˨pʰə˦/ v ꤊꤢꤜꤟꤢ
put up phr ꤘꤛꤢꤓꤛꤢ /dja˨tʰja˨/; to place in a higher location
put in phr ꤙꤢꤔꤟꤌꤣ /bɔ˦nɯᵊ˧/putrid adj ꤔꤟꤌꤣꤞꤢꤔꤟꤌꤣꤗꤟꤛꤢ
/nɯᵊ˨ʂɔ˧nɯᵊ˨mja˦ /
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quarrel n ꤒꤟꤢꤊꤜꤛꤢꤒꤟꤢꤍꤢ /tɛ˨ klje˦tɛ˨ ŋa˧/; der. ꤒꤟꤢꤊꤜꤛꤢꤜꤢꤍꤢꤜꤢ v ꤊꤚꤢꤊꤚꤟꤛꤢ /kre˦krja˦ /; der. ꤊꤚꤢ; ꤊꤚꤟꤛꤢꤏꤢ;
ꤊꤚꤢꤊꤚꤟꤛꤢꤏꤢ; ꤊꤜꤛꤢ; ꤊꤜꤛꤢꤏꤢ; ꤊꤜꤛꤢꤜꤢ
quarter n ꤜꤝꤟꤤꤕꤝꤤꤒꤣꤕꤝꤤ /lwi ˧ pwi˦tə˨pwi˦/; one fourth
queen n ꤋꤝꤤꤗꤟꤌꤣ /kʰwi˦mɯᵊ/quenched v ꤥꤊꤢꤥꤙꤢ /o˧kɔ˦o˧ba˧/; to have drunk
enough
question v ꤏꤢꤘꤛꤢ /sʰu˨dja˧/; der. ꤏꤢꤘꤛꤢꤏꤢꤡꤟꤢ n ꤒꤟꤢꤏꤢꤘꤛꤢ /tɛ˨ sʰu˨dja˧/ v
ꤏꤢꤘꤛꤢꤗꤛꤢ /sʰu˨dja˧mja˦/; der. ꤓꤢꤡꤟꤢꤗꤛꤢ
question marker -ꤒꤢ /-te˧/; what, where, how, why, who questions ꤟꤟꤢ /ɛ˧ /; yes-no question marker
questioning n ꤒꤟꤢꤏꤢꤘꤛꤢꤡꤟꤢꤗꤛꤢ /tɛ˨ sʰu˨dja˧ʤe˨ mja˦/; examination by questioning
quick-tempered adj ꤞꤢꤕꤜꤢꤓꤛꤢꤕꤚꤛꤢ /ʂɛ˦plɔ˨tʰja˨prja˧/; der. ꤞꤢꤕꤜꤢꤖꤟꤌꤣ
quickly adv ꤕꤚꤛꤢ /prja˧/; der. ꤜꤟꤢꤕꤚꤛꤢ adv
ꤗꤢ /mɔ˧/; der. ꤗꤟꤢꤗꤢ
quiet adj ꤞꤛꤣꤊꤚꤢꤞꤛꤣꤊꤚꤢ /ʂɯᵊ˨krɯ˦ʂɯᵊ˨kre˧/; in reference to a quiet place; der. ꤥꤞꤛꤣꤥꤊꤚꤢ adj ꤏꤢꤕꤚꤟꤢ /sʰa˧prɛ˦ /; in reference to people
quit v ꤜꤟꤢꤜꤤꤘꤢ /la˦ li˧dɯ˨/; resign
quiver n ꤕꤜꤢꤊꤢ /plɛ˦kɔ˧/quote markers n ꤓꤢꤙꤤ /tʰɛ˦bi˦/; right closing
marker n ꤓꤢꤗꤟꤥ /tʰɛ˦mo˧ /; left opening marker
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rabbit n ꤘꤢꤞꤢ /da˧ʂɛ˨/; der. ꤘꤢꤞꤢꤗꤟꤌꤣ n
ꤘꤢꤞꤢꤗꤟꤤ /da˧ʂɛ˨mi ˨ /; wild rabbit
race v ꤊꤜꤛꤢꤘꤤꤡꤢ /klja˨di˦ʤɛ˧/; run in competition n ꤒꤟꤢꤊꤜꤛꤢ ꤘꤤꤡꤢ /tɛ˨ klja˨ di˦ʤɛ˧/
raft n ꤓꤥ /tʰo˦/rage v ꤞꤢꤕꤜꤢꤘꤢ ꤜꤤꤊꤢꤞꤝꤤ /ʂɛ˦plɔ˨du˨
li˨ka˨ʂwi˦/rain v ꤊꤟꤢꤡꤟꤢ /ke˦ ʤɯ˨/ v ꤡꤟꤢ /ʤɯ˨/; rain
down on; der. ꤡꤟꤢꤒꤟꤢ
rainbow n ꤓꤛꤢꤜꤢꤗꤟꤢꤏꤢ /tʰje˧la˨mɔ˦ sʰa˦/rainwater n ꤊꤟꤢꤡꤟꤢꤓꤛꤢ /ke˦ ʤɯ˨tʰje˧/rainy season phr ꤊꤟꤢꤡꤟꤢꤋꤢ /ke˦ ʤɯ˨kʰɛ˧/raise v ꤙꤟꤌꤣ /bɯᵊ˨/; to feed, raise livestock; der.
ꤙꤟꤌꤣꤢ
raisin n ꤎꤢꤕꤤꤞꤢꤊꤚꤢ /sa˨pi˦ʂɛ˨kra˧/
rake n ꤤꤋꤝꤤ /i˨kʰwi˦/rat n ꤐꤟꤌꤣ /zɯᵊ/rather adv ꤗꤟꤢꤒꤣꤋꤥꤔꤛꤣ /ma˦ tə˨kʰo˦nɯᵊ˨/; on
the contrary
rattan n ꤚꤟꤤ /ri ˦ /raven n ꤡꤢꤠꤢ /ʤɔ˦vɛ˨/raw adj ꤞꤤꤞꤢ /ʂi˦ʂɔ˧/; uncooked
razor n ꤜꤟꤢꤤꤡꤤꤊꤛꤢ ꤋꤢꤏꤢ ꤟꤤꤘꤢ /le˦ i˨dʒi˨kja˧ kʰɛ˨ʃɯ˧ hi˦dɯ˨/
reach v ꤒꤟꤌꤣꤙꤢ /tɯᵊbɛ˦/; der. ꤒꤟꤌꤣꤙꤢ
read v ꤟꤣ /hə˦/ready v ꤥꤒꤢꤚꤤꤒꤢꤚꤛꤢ /o˨ta˨ri˨ta˨rja˧/; ꤥꤒꤢꤚꤤ
real adj ꤗꤟꤢꤜꤢꤊꤥ /ma˦ la˨ko˧/; true; der. ꤢꤗꤟꤢꤒꤟꤢꤒꤟꤢ
realize v ꤒꤢꤔꤟꤢꤒꤟꤌꤣ /ta˨ne˨ tɯᵊ˦/
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really adv ꤔꤛꤢ /nja˧/; sure adv
ꤏꤢꤕꤚꤟꤢꤑꤢꤡꤢ /sʰa˧prɛ˦ ɲa˨ʤɛ˧/ adv
ꤊꤢꤔꤟꤥ꤮ ꤒꤥ /ka˨no˦ to˨/ adv ꤏꤢꤜꤟꤢ /sʰa˦le˦ /; used when their is doubt-is it really good? adv ꤗꤟꤢꤘꤢ /ma˦ dɯ˨/; is true
reap v ꤊꤢꤢ /kɛ˦e˨/; der. ꤊꤢꤊꤟꤢ v ꤤꤚꤛꤢ /i˨rja˧/; slash and cut
reason v ꤊꤚꤟꤛꤢꤞꤛꤢꤊꤚꤟꤛꤢꤥ /krja˦ ʂje˧krja˦ o˨/; der. ꤜꤟꤢꤓꤝꤥꤋꤛꤢ n
ꤒꤟꤢꤚꤤ /tɛ˨ ri˨/rebel v ꤠꤢ /vɯ˦/; der. ꤏꤢꤏꤢ
rebuke v ꤞꤢꤕꤚꤝꤟꤥꤞꤢꤜꤟꤤ /ʂɛ˦prwo˧ʂɛ˦li ˨ /; der. ꤞꤢꤕꤚꤝꤟꤥ
recall v ꤥꤞꤢꤔꤟꤢ /o˨ʂe˦ne˦ /receipt n ꤚꤟꤤꤎꤤ /ri ˨ si˦/receive v ꤔꤟꤤꤙꤢ /ni ˦ bɛ˨/; der. ꤔꤟꤤ; ꤔꤟꤤꤊꤚꤢ v
ꤋꤢꤒꤟꤢ /kʰa˨tɛ˨ /not yet received v ꤔꤟꤤꤙꤢ ꤟꤤꤒꤥ /ni ˦ bɛ˨
hi˦to˨/recently prep ꤕꤟꤢꤔꤢ /pa˦ nu˨/; a short while ago;
der. ꤘꤣꤕꤢꤔꤢ
reciprocate v ꤗꤟꤢꤜꤟꤛꤢ /me˨ lje˧ /recognize v ꤒꤥꤗꤢꤔꤟꤤ /to˧ma˨ni ˦ /reconcile v ꤗꤟꤢꤊꤚꤟꤢꤗꤟꤢꤊꤜꤢ
/me˨ krɯ˧me˨ klɛ˧/; der. ꤗꤟꤢꤊꤚꤟꤢꤊꤜꤢ
record n ꤒꤟꤢꤚꤢꤗꤢꤚꤢꤘꤛꤢ /tɛ˨ ra˧ma˦ra˧dja˧/; census; divorce certificate; etc.; der. ꤒꤟꤢꤚꤢꤗꤢ v ꤚꤢꤗꤢꤚꤢꤘꤛꤢ /ra˧ma˦ra˧dja˧/; write-record; der. ꤚꤢꤗꤢ; ꤘꤛꤢꤗꤢ n ꤜꤤꤚꤢꤗꤢꤚꤢꤘꤛꤢ /li˨ra˧ma˦ra˧dja˧/; written record; bill
recount v ꤘꤛꤢ ꤒꤟꤢꤘꤛꤢ /dja˨ tɛ˨ dja˦/; to tell a story
recover v ꤛꤢꤋꤛꤢ /ja˨kʰje˨/; get better; der. ꤛꤢꤋꤛꤢꤟꤛꤢꤒꤟꤥ; ꤥꤗꤟꤥꤥꤏꤢ ꤊꤟꤢꤋꤛꤢ; ꤛꤢꤋꤢ v ꤟꤛꤢꤒꤟꤥ /hja˧to˦/ v ꤒꤟꤢꤏꤝꤤ
ꤏꤤꤗꤟꤢ /tɛ˨ ʃwi˦ ʃi˧me˦ /; lit. sickness-disappear
recruit n ꤊꤜꤛꤢꤖꤢꤞꤢ /klje˧pʰu˦ʂɛ˧/; new soldier
rectum n ꤋꤢꤕꤜꤛꤢꤊꤢ /kʰa˧plje˦ku˧/red adj ꤜꤟꤤ /li ˨ /Red Karen n ꤊꤢꤛꤢꤜꤟꤤꤖꤢ /ka˨ja˧li ˨ pʰu˦/; lit.
human-red-people
redeem v ꤤꤓꤢꤊꤟꤢ /i˨tʰa˨ka˨ /; der. ꤤꤓꤢ
redemption n ꤒꤟꤢꤤꤓꤢꤊꤟꤢ /tɛ˨ i˨tʰa˨ka˨ /reduce v ꤙꤢꤒꤟꤢꤛꤝꤥ /be˨ta˧ jwo˨/; lower the
price v ꤞꤢꤘꤥꤒꤟꤢ /ʂɛ˦do˧ta˧ /; decrease the speed
reflection n ꤚꤢꤏꤥ /ra˨sʰo˧/refrigerator n ꤓꤛꤢꤋꤛꤢꤒꤣ /tʰje˧kʰja˦tə˦/refugee n ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤙꤢꤕꤟꤛꤢꤙꤢꤏꤢ
/prɛ˨ bɛ˨pja˦ bɛ˨sʰɛ/refuse n ꤞꤢꤞꤝꤤꤞꤢꤘꤢ /ʂɔ˨ʂwi˦ʂɔ˨dɔ˧/; trash; der.
ꤞꤢꤞꤝꤤ v ꤛꤥ /jo˨/regularly adv ꤒꤥꤙꤢ /to˧bɛ˨/reject v ꤞꤢꤒꤢꤔꤟꤢꤒꤢꤖꤢꤊꤛꤢ
/ʂɔ˦ta˨na˦ ta˨pʰa˧kja˧/rejoicing n ꤞꤢꤜꤟꤌꤣꤖꤢꤖꤢ /ʂɛ˦lɯᵊpʰɔ˨pʰɯ˧/ n
ꤜꤟꤢꤞꤢꤊꤚꤟꤢꤞꤢꤜꤟꤢ /le˦ ʂɛ˦krɯ˧ʂɛ˦lɔ˧ /relative n ꤊꤜꤝꤤꤜꤛꤢ /klwi˧lja˧/; der.
ꤊꤜꤝꤤꤜꤛꤢꤚꤛꤢ
release v ꤕꤜꤝꤥ /plwo˧/; der. ꤕꤜꤝꤥꤓꤢ
religion n ꤒꤟꤢꤡꤢꤙꤢꤡꤢꤙꤢ /tɛ˨ dzɔ˦bu˨dʒɔ˦bɛ˧/remain v ꤥꤊꤛꤢ /o˨kja˧/remember v ꤞꤢꤔꤟꤢꤓꤛꤢ /ʂɛ˦ne˦ tʰja˨/; der.
ꤞꤢꤔꤟꤢ; ꤒꤢꤔꤟꤢꤓꤛꤢ; ꤥꤞꤢꤔꤟꤢ; ꤞꤢꤑꤢ ꤊꤟꤢꤋꤛꤢ v ꤒꤥꤗꤢꤔꤟꤤ /to˧ma˨ni ˦ /; der. ꤒꤥꤔꤟꤤ
remembrance n ꤒꤟꤢꤞꤢꤔꤟꤢꤓꤛꤢ /tɛ˨ ʂɛ˦ne˦ tʰja˨/remind v ꤘꤛꤢꤞꤢꤔꤟꤢ /dje˦ʂɛ˦ne˦ /; der.
ꤘꤛꤢꤞꤢꤔꤟꤢꤓꤛꤢ
remove v ꤕꤜꤝꤥꤓꤢ /plwo˦tʰe˨/; take off or remove clothing or other items; der. ꤕꤜꤝꤥꤊꤛꤢ v ꤒꤢꤋꤝꤥ /ta˨kʰwo˦/; to remove something from the eye
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renewal adj ꤞꤢꤒꤢꤕꤜꤢ /ʂɛ˧ta˨ple˨/; to replace with a new one
rent v ꤤꤕꤚꤟꤤꤊꤟꤌꤣ /i˨pri ˨ kɯᵊ/; to rent something (house, etc.) v ꤋꤛꤢꤢ /kʰja˧e˨/ v
ꤤꤕꤚꤟꤤꤊꤟꤌꤣ /i˨pri ˨ kɯᵊ/; to rent something (house, etc.)
repair v ꤗꤟꤢꤚꤛꤢꤊꤟꤢꤋꤛꤢ /me˨ rja˦ka˨ kʰje˧/; der. ꤗꤟꤢꤚꤛꤢ ꤋꤛꤢꤞꤛꤢ
repay v ꤕꤜꤢ ꤊꤟꤢꤋꤛꤢ /pla˦ ka˨ kʰje˧/; to pay back money owed v ꤗꤟꤢꤜꤟꤛꤢꤏꤢ ꤊꤟꤢꤋꤛꤢ /me˨ lje˧ sʰɯ˨ ka˨ kʰje˧/; retaliate; take revenge upon
repeat v ꤟꤢꤕꤟꤥꤞꤛꤢ /he˦po˦ʂja˦/; der. ꤗꤟꤢꤕꤟꤥꤞꤛꤢ
repent v ꤕꤟꤛꤢꤛꤢꤏꤛꤢꤜꤟꤛꤢ /pja˦ jɛ˦ʃja˨lja˨ /; der. ꤕꤟꤛꤢꤛꤢꤏꤛꤢꤜꤟꤛꤢꤊꤟꤢ; ꤕꤟꤛꤢꤛꤢꤜꤟꤛꤢ; ꤕꤟꤛꤢꤛꤢꤜꤟꤛꤢꤊꤟꤢ v ꤐꤟꤢ /za˨ /
repentance n ꤒꤟꤢꤕꤟꤛꤢꤛꤢꤜꤟꤛꤢꤊꤟꤢꤞꤢ /tɛ˨ pja˦ jɛ˦lja˨ ka˨ ʂɛ˦/; der. ꤒꤟꤢꤕꤟꤛꤢꤛꤢꤜꤟꤛꤢꤊꤟꤢ
replace v ꤞꤢꤒꤢꤕꤜꤢ /ʂɛ˧ta˨ple˨/reply v ꤟꤢꤏꤢ /he˦sʰɯ˨/; der. ꤟꤢꤏꤢꤊꤟꤢꤋꤛꤢ n
ꤒꤟꤢꤟꤢꤏꤢ /tɛ˨ he˦sʰɯ˨/report v ꤘꤛꤢꤏꤥꤜꤟꤌꤣ /dja˦sʰo˨lɯᵊ˧/; to tell or
report something
reptile n ꤚꤟꤢꤕꤜꤛꤢ ꤒꤢꤓꤢ /ru˦plja˦ ta˨tʰɛ˦/reputation n ꤗꤝꤟꤤꤜꤢꤚꤛꤢ /mwi ˨ la˨rja˦/; good
name
request v ꤊꤝꤤ /kwi˧/ v ꤔꤢ /nɔ˧/request extra phr ꤊꤝꤤꤜꤣꤊꤝꤤꤊꤜꤢ
/kwi˧lə˦kwi˧klɔ˧/request help phr ꤊꤝꤤꤗꤟꤢꤡꤝꤟꤥ
/kwi˧me˨ ʤwo˦ /request mercy phr ꤊꤝꤤꤞꤢꤐꤟꤢꤓꤛꤢ
/kwi˧ʂɛ˦zɔ˨ tʰja˨/request strongly phr ꤊꤝꤤꤏꤛꤥ /kwi˧ʃjo˨/request to be paid back phr ꤊꤝꤤꤕꤜꤢ
/kwi˧pla˦/
request to borrow phr ꤊꤝꤤꤙꤢꤊꤝꤤꤜꤟꤥ /kwi˧bɔ˨kwi˧lo˦/
request to drink phr ꤊꤝꤤꤥ /kwi˧o˧/request to eat phr ꤊꤝꤤꤢꤏꤢ /kwi˧e˨sʰɛ˨/; der.
ꤊꤝꤤꤢ
request to go phr ꤊꤝꤤꤡꤛꤣ /kwi˧ʤɯᵊ/request to leave phr ꤊꤝꤤꤓꤢ /kwi˧tʰe˨/request to see phr ꤊꤝꤤꤗꤛꤢ /kwi˧mja˦/
rescue v ꤗꤟꤢꤏꤤꤕꤜꤢꤊꤟꤢ /me˨ ʃi˧plɛ˦ka˨ /resemble v ꤜꤟꤛꤢ /lja˨ / v ꤊꤚꤟꤢꤑꤟꤢꤜꤢ
/krɯ˨ɲa˨ lu˧/; der. ꤚꤢꤘꤢꤜꤢ
reserve v ꤟꤢꤔꤢꤘꤢ /he˦ne˨dɯ˨/resign v ꤜꤟꤢꤜꤤꤘꤢ /la˦ li˧dɯ˨/resist v ꤋꤢꤏꤢꤏꤢ /kʰa˨sʰa˦ʃɯ˧/; fight in defense
respect v ꤐꤟꤢꤑꤟꤢ /zɯ˦ɲa˦ /; der. ꤙꤢꤐꤟꤢꤙꤢꤑꤟꤢ; ꤘꤛꤢꤘꤢꤐꤟꤢꤑꤟꤢ v ꤞꤢꤑꤟꤢꤞꤢꤒꤢꤚꤟꤢ /ʂɛ˦ɲa˦ ʂɛ˦ta˨rɛ˧ / v
ꤙꤢꤘꤢ /be˨du˨/respond v -ꤏꤢ /-sʰɯ˨/; in reply; der. ꤏꤢꤋꤛꤢ v
ꤟꤢꤊꤟꤢꤋꤛꤢ /he˦ka˨ kʰje˧/responsibility n ꤒꤟꤢꤘꤛꤢꤋꤢ /tɛ˨ dja˨kʰu˨/rest v ꤥꤊꤟꤌꤣ /o˨kɯᵊ/; pause to take a rest; der.
ꤥꤊꤟꤌꤣꤞꤢꤙꤢ; ꤥꤊꤟꤌꤣꤜꤢ n ꤜꤟꤢꤥꤊꤟꤌꤣ ꤒꤢꤙꤢꤞꤢꤕꤚꤟꤢ /le˦ o˨kɯᵊ ta˨bɛ˦θɛ˦pra˦ /
restaurant n ꤏꤢꤢꤏꤢꤥꤊꤜꤢ /sʰɛ˨e˨sʰɛ˨o˧klɛ˦/; der. ꤒꤟꤢꤢꤏꤢꤋꤢꤜꤟꤢ
restore v ꤘꤛꤢꤊꤟꤢꤋꤛꤢ /dje˦ka˨ kʰje˧/; return; give back
restored adj ꤚꤛꤢꤊꤟꤢꤋꤛꤢ /rja˦ka˨ kʰje˧/resurrect v ꤞꤛꤢꤤꤓꤢꤊꤟꤢꤋꤛꤢ
/ʂje˧i˨tʰɔ˨ka˨ kʰje˧/; der. ꤞꤛꤢꤤꤓꤢꤊꤟꤢ;
ꤞꤛꤢꤤꤓꤢ; ꤤꤓꤢꤓꤝꤟꤥꤕꤚꤟꤢ
resurrection n ꤒꤟꤢꤞꤛꤢꤤꤓꤢ ꤓꤝꤟꤥꤕꤚꤟꤢ ꤊꤟꤢꤋꤛꤢ /tɛ˨ ʂje˧i˨tʰɔ˨ tʰwo˧prɛ˨ ka˨ kʰje˧/
retaliate v ꤗꤟꤢꤜꤟꤛꤢꤏꤢ ꤊꤟꤢꤋꤛꤢ /me˨ lje˧ sʰɯ˨ ka˨ kʰje˧/
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retreat v ꤞꤢꤊꤟꤢꤋꤛꤢ /ʂɔ˦ka˨ kʰje˧/; der. ꤞꤢꤒꤢꤔꤟꤢ
return v ꤊꤟꤢ /ka˨ /; der. ꤊꤟꤢꤋꤛꤢ v
ꤘꤛꤢꤊꤟꤢꤋꤛꤢ /dje˦ka˨ kʰje˧/; give back
return and ask phr ꤊꤟꤢꤏꤢꤘꤛꤢ /ka˨ sʰu˨dja˧/return and complete phr ꤊꤟꤢꤗꤟꤢꤓꤛꤣ
/ka˨ me˨ tʰɯᵊ˧/return and do phr ꤊꤟꤢꤗꤟꤢ /ka˨ me˨ /return and drink phr ꤊꤟꤢꤥ /ka˨ o˧/return and eat phr ꤊꤟꤢꤋꤛꤢꤢ /ka˨ kʰje˧e˨/return and explain phr ꤊꤟꤢꤟꤢꤏꤥꤜꤟꤌꤣ
/ka˨ he˦sʰo˨lɯᵊ˧/return and give phr ꤊꤟꤢꤘꤛꤢ /ka˨ dje˦/return and live phr ꤊꤟꤢꤥ /ka˨ o˨/return and meet phr ꤊꤟꤢꤥꤊꤢ /ka˨ o˨ku˦/return and place inside phr ꤊꤟꤢꤏꤢꤔꤟꤌꤣ
/ka˨ sʰu˨nɯᵊ˧/return and report-share phr
ꤊꤟꤢꤘꤛꤢꤜꤟꤌꤣ /ka˨ dja˦lɯᵊ˧/return and say phr ꤊꤟꤢꤟꤢ /ka˨ he˦/return and send phr ꤊꤟꤢꤞꤢ /ka˨ ʂu˧/return and sit phr ꤊꤟꤢꤥꤔꤛꤢ /ka˨ o˨nja˧/return and stay phr ꤊꤟꤢꤥꤊꤟꤌꤣ /ka˨ o˨kɯᵊ˧/return and visit phr ꤊꤟꤢꤥꤜꤢ /ka˨ o˨le˧/return and arrive phr ꤊꤟꤢꤋꤛꤢꤒꤟꤌꤣ
/ka˨ kʰje˧tɯᵊ/return and enter phr ꤊꤟꤢꤊꤢꤔꤟꤌꤣ
/ka˨ ka˨nɯᵊ˧/; der. ꤊꤟꤢꤔꤟꤌꤣ
return good phr ꤊꤟꤢꤚꤛꤢꤚꤛꤢ /ka˨ rja˦rja˦/; blessing given to those leaving; der. ꤊꤟꤢꤗꤟꤥꤗꤟꤥ
return and see phr ꤊꤟꤢꤗꤛꤢꤓꤛꤢ /ka˨ mja˦tʰje˨/
return with phr ꤊꤟꤢꤊꤟꤌꤣ /ka˨ kɯᵊ˧/returned v ꤊꤟꤢꤊꤛꤢ /ka˨ kja˧/
reveal v ꤘꤛꤢꤓꤢꤜꤟꤌꤣ /dje˦tʰe˨lɯᵊ˧/; der. ꤘꤛꤢꤜꤟꤌꤣꤗꤛꤢ; ꤜꤟꤌꤣ
revelation n ꤒꤟꤢꤘꤛꤢꤜꤟꤌꤣꤓꤛꤢ /tɛ˨ dje˦lɯᵊ˧tʰja˨/
reverberate v ꤒꤢꤕꤜꤟꤢꤊꤢꤐꤟꤌꤣ /ta˨plɔ˨ ka˨zɯᵊ˧/; der. ꤒꤢꤕꤜꤟꤢ
revolver n ꤏꤤꤑꤟꤢꤖꤟꤌꤣ /ʃi˦ɲa˨ pʰɯᵊ˨/reward n ꤒꤟꤢꤗꤟꤢꤔꤟꤤꤋꤝꤥꤊꤢ
/tɛ˨ me˨ ni ˦ kʰwo˦kɛ˨/rhinoceros n ꤡꤢ /dʒu˦/rib n ꤚꤟꤢꤊꤚꤝꤤ /rɔ˧ krwi˦/rice n ꤘꤤ /di˧/; cooked rice; der. ꤘꤤꤞꤢ n
ꤙꤟꤌꤣ /bɯᵊ/; uncooked rice; der. ꤟꤌꤣ
rice plant n ꤙꤟꤌꤣꤗꤟꤢ /bɯᵊ˦mɔ˦ /; der. ꤙꤟꤌꤣꤞꤢ
rice sack n ꤟꤌꤣꤓꤢ /hə˧tʰɔ˧/rich adj ꤢꤙꤢꤥꤓꤥ /e˨bɛ˨o˧tʰo˧/ n
ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤘꤢꤐꤟꤢꤓꤛꤢꤞꤢ /prɛ˨ du˨za˦ tʰja˨ʂɛ˧/; person who is rich; der. ꤊꤢꤛꤢꤘꤢꤐꤟꤢ; ꤊꤢꤛꤢ ꤘꤢꤐꤟꤢꤓꤛꤢꤞꤢꤖꤢ adj ꤘꤢꤐꤟꤢꤓꤛꤢꤞꤢ /du˨za˦ tʰja˨ʂɛ˧/; der. ꤘꤢꤐꤟꤢ
ride v ꤏꤤꤘꤛꤢ /ʃi˨dja˦/; der. ꤏꤤꤘꤛꤢꤓꤛꤢ
ride and go phr ꤏꤤꤘꤛꤢꤡꤛꤣ /ʃi˨dja˦ʤɯᵊ/ridicule v ꤑꤢꤊꤚꤌꤣ /ɲe˧krɯᵊ˧/right adv ꤡꤢꤓꤝꤥ /ʤɔ˦tʰwo˦/; right hand side adj
ꤡꤢꤒꤟꤢ /ʤɔ˦te˨ /; righteous adj ꤒꤥ /to˧/; correct; der. ꤢꤒꤥ
right-handed adj ꤒꤢꤋꤢ ꤡꤢꤓꤝꤥ /ta˨kʰu˨ dʒɔ˦tʰwo˦/
righteous adj ꤞꤢꤕꤜꤢꤡꤢ /ʂɛ˦plɔ˨ʤɔ˦/; lit. straight heart; der. ꤥꤡꤢꤥꤒꤟꤢ n ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤡꤢꤕꤚꤟꤢꤒꤟꤢ /prɛ˨ ʤɔ˦prɛ˨ te˨ /; der. ꤊꤢꤛꤢꤡꤢꤒꤟꤢ
righteousness n ꤒꤟꤢꤡꤢꤒꤟꤢꤒꤟꤢ /tɛ˨ ʤɔ˦tɛ˨ ˨˨te˨ /; rightness; der. ꤒꤟꤢꤡꤢꤒꤟꤢ
ring n ꤒꤢꤕꤜꤥ /ta˨plo˦/; der. ꤒꤢꤕꤜꤝꤥ
rinse v ꤡꤟꤢꤕꤜꤤ /dʒe˨ pli˧/; immerse to clean
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riot n ꤒꤟꤢꤒꤢꤚꤢꤒꤢꤕꤛꤢ /tɛ˨ ta˨rɯ˧ta˨pja˧/; riots; revolutions v ꤗꤟꤢꤒꤢꤚꤢꤒꤢꤕꤛꤢ /me˨ ta˨rɯ˧ta˨pja˧/; cause commotion or uproar
rioting n ꤒꤟꤢꤏꤢꤏꤤꤏꤢꤏꤢ /tɛ˨ sʰu˦ʃi˧sʰu˦sʰa˦/rip n ꤓꤢꤒꤢꤛꤝꤤ /tʰɔ˦ta˨jwi˦/; a tear; der. ꤓꤢꤐꤟꤢ
v ꤜꤢꤐꤟꤢ /la˨za˧ /; to tear; der. ꤜꤢꤐꤟꤢ
ripe adj ꤗꤤ /mi˧/ adj ꤒꤥꤊꤢ /to˧kɛ˦/; ready to harvest adj ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤓꤛꤢꤟꤢ /prɛ˦ tʰa˨hɔ˦/
rise v ꤑꤟꤢꤊꤢꤓꤢ /ɲa˧ ka˨tʰɔ˨/ v ꤋꤟꤌꤣꤓꤛꤢ /kʰɯᵊ˨tʰja˨/; when smoke or mist rises
river n ꤓꤛꤢꤜꤟꤛꤢꤗꤟꤌꤣ /tʰje˧lja˧ mɯᵊ/; der. ꤜꤟꤛꤢꤗꤟꤌꤣ
flowing river v ꤓꤛꤢꤜꤟꤛꤢꤓꤛꤢꤋꤥ /tʰje˧lja˦ tʰje˧kʰo˧/
riverbed n ꤜꤟꤛꤢ /lja˧ /; dry river bed
road n ꤊꤜꤛꤢ /klja˦/; street; der. ꤊꤜꤛꤢꤊꤢ;
ꤊꤜꤛꤢꤜꤟꤥ
roadside n ꤊꤜꤛꤢꤓꤢ /klja˦tʰɯ˧/roadway n ꤊꤜꤛꤢꤡꤛꤣ /klja˦ʤɯᵊ/; way to go
roar v ꤊꤟꤢꤊꤚꤟꤢ /kɔ˦ kru˦/; der. ꤊꤟꤢ;
ꤊꤟꤢꤕꤚꤟꤢ
roast v ꤤꤋꤢ /i˨kʰɛ˨/rob v ꤢꤟꤌꤣꤢꤟꤤ /e˨ɯᵊ˨e˨hi˦/; der. ꤢꤟꤌꤣ;
ꤕꤟꤢꤖꤢꤛꤢꤕꤜꤢ; ꤕꤟꤢꤖꤢ; ꤕꤟꤢꤖꤢꤛꤢꤕꤜꤢꤖꤢ v ꤖꤛꤢꤖꤢ /pʰje˦pʰe˨/ v
ꤕꤟꤢꤖꤢꤛꤢꤕꤜꤢꤖꤢ /pɯ˦pʰe˨jɛ˦plɛ˦pʰe˨/robber n ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤕꤟꤢꤖꤢ ꤛꤢꤕꤜꤢꤖꤢ ꤢ
/prɛ˨ pɯ˦pʰe˨ jɛ˦plɛ˦pʰe˨ u˧/ n
ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤢꤟꤌꤣꤢꤟꤤ /prɛ˨ e˨hɯᵊ˨e˨hi˦/robe n ꤡꤟꤢꤊꤜꤢꤓꤢ /ʤa˨ klɔ˧tʰu˧/; lit. long outer
shirt; der. ꤡꤟꤢꤡꤝꤟꤥꤊꤢꤚꤟꤥ
rock n ꤜꤟꤢ /lɔ˦ / v ꤊꤢꤊꤜꤤ /kɔ˦kli˦/; usually used when a boat rocks back and forth
rocks n ꤜꤟꤢꤕꤜꤤꤜꤟꤢꤕꤜꤢ /lɔ˦ pli˧lɔ˦ plɛ˨/roll v ꤓꤢꤜꤢ /tʰu˨lɔ˧/; der. ꤓꤢꤜꤢ
ꤒꤢꤕꤜꤢꤒꤢꤕꤜꤢ v ꤒꤢꤜꤢ /ta˨lu˧/ v ꤜꤢꤜꤢ /la˨lɔ˧/
roll up v ꤓꤢꤜꤢꤘꤝꤥ /tʰu˨lu˧dwo˦/roof n ꤟꤤꤋꤢꤊꤜꤝꤥ /hi˨kʰu˨klwo˦/; der. ꤟꤤꤋꤢ;
ꤟꤤꤋꤢꤊꤜꤝꤥ ꤒꤢꤙꤛꤢꤋꤢ
room n ꤚꤥ /ro˧/; der. ꤚꤥꤊꤢ
rooster n ꤏꤛꤢꤖꤢ /ʃje˧pʰɛ˧/rooster crow n ꤏꤛꤢꤤꤢꤒꤢꤐꤛꤢ
/ʃje˧i˨u˨ta˨zjɛ˧/root n ꤞꤢꤚꤝꤟꤤ /ʂɔ˨rwi ˦ / v ꤊꤢꤔꤢꤢ /ka˨nu˦e˨/;
when a pig roots up dirt
rope n ꤏꤢꤕꤜꤛꤢ /sʰu˨plje˨/; der. ꤕꤜꤛꤢ
rope tree n ꤞꤢꤋꤝꤤ /ʂɔ˨kʰwi˨/roselle n ꤒꤢꤖꤛꤢꤏꤛꤢꤜꤢ /ta˨pʰja˦ʃje˨lɛ˨/; der.
ꤙꤢꤏꤛꤢꤜꤢ
rot v ꤞꤢ /ʂɔ˧/; der. ꤞꤢꤕꤛꤢ n ꤒꤟꤢꤞꤢꤒꤟꤢꤜꤟꤢ /tɛ˨ θɔ˧tɛ˨ lɔ˨ /
rotate v ꤓꤢꤒꤢꤚꤤ /tʰu˨ta˨ri˦/; der. ꤒꤢꤚꤟꤤ
rotten adj ꤔꤟꤌꤣꤞꤢꤔꤟꤌꤣꤢ /nɯᵊ˨ʂɔ˧nɯᵊ˨u˧/; der. ꤔꤟꤌꤣꤞꤢ adj ꤊꤚꤢꤕꤢꤢ /krɛ˦pa˨u˧/
rough adj ꤒꤢꤕꤚꤤꤒꤢꤕꤚꤢ /ta˨pri˧ta˨pru˦/ adj ꤞꤝꤢꤒꤢꤊꤟꤢ /ʂwɛ˦ta˨ka˧ /; coarse; der. ꤞꤝꤢ
round adj ꤒꤢꤜꤢ /ta˨lu˧/; circle; der. ꤒꤢꤜꤢ
ꤒꤢꤠꤟꤢ adv ꤒꤢꤠꤟꤢ /ta˨vɔ˨ /; to pass by or avoid
rub v ꤤꤞꤤꤕꤜꤤꤊꤛꤢ /i˨ʂi˧pli˧kja˧/; to rub clean v
ꤊꤟꤤꤚꤟꤢ /ki ˦ rɛ˧ /; rub smooth v ꤡꤤꤔꤟꤌꤣ /ʤi˧nɯᵊ˧/; rub into (i.e. salve) v ꤖꤢ /pʰɯ˧/; der. ꤖꤢꤞꤛꤢꤊꤢꤜꤛꤢ
rubber n ꤖꤢꤛꤝꤥ /pʰa˦jwo˦/rubbery adj ꤐꤝꤥ /zwo˧/; der. ꤛꤝꤥ
rudder n ꤞꤢꤤꤕꤟꤢ /ʂɔ˨i˨pɛ˨ /; to steer the boat; der. ꤜꤟꤢꤕꤟꤢ
rue n ꤙꤢꤋꤢꤜꤢ /bɔ˨kʰɛ˨lɛ˨/; plant
ruin n ꤒꤟꤢꤒꤟꤢꤕꤚꤟꤢꤒꤟꤢꤚꤟꤢ /tɛ˨ ta˧ prɔ˨ ta˧ rɛ˧ /; destruction
rule v ꤕꤣꤒꤢꤚꤤ /pə˦ta˨ri˦/; govern; der. ꤕꤣ n
ꤒꤟꤢꤕꤣꤒꤟꤢꤞꤢ /tɛ˨ pə˦tɛ˨ ʂu˧/; governance, guidance n ꤒꤟꤢꤞꤛꤥꤒꤟꤢꤞꤛꤢ
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/tɛ˨ ʂwo˦tɛ˨ ʂja˨/; law
ruler n ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤕꤣꤒꤟꤢ /prɛ˨ pə˦tɛ˨ /; ; ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤕꤣ; ;ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤕꤣꤒꤢꤚꤤꤒꤟꤢ ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤕꤣꤓꤛꤢꤊꤟꤢ
ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤕꤣꤓꤛꤢꤕꤣꤊꤟꤢ n ꤒꤟꤢꤙꤥ /tɯ˨bo˧/; for measuring
rules n ꤒꤟꤢꤘꤟꤌꤣꤒꤟꤢꤘꤝꤥ /tɛ˨ dɯᵊ˨tɛ˨ dwo˦/rumor v ꤟꤢꤚꤢꤟꤢꤚꤢ /he˦rɔ˨he˦re˨/ v
ꤟꤢꤙꤢꤟꤢꤙꤛꤢ /he˦bɔ˧he˦bje˨/run v ꤊꤜꤛꤢ /klja˨/ v ꤒꤟꤢꤊꤜꤛꤢ ꤘꤤꤡꤢ /tɛ˨ klja˨
di˦ʤɛ˧/run aground phr ꤏꤢꤗꤢ ꤑꤢꤒꤢꤊꤜꤣ /sʰa˦ma˨
ɲe˦ta˨klə˦/; a ship that runs aground; der. ꤒꤢꤙꤢ ꤥꤒꤟꤛꤢ
run all over phr ꤊꤜꤛꤢꤓꤥꤊꤜꤛꤢꤜꤟꤛꤢ /klja˨tʰo˧klja˨lja˨ /
run as a group phr ꤊꤜꤛꤢꤕꤜꤢꤊꤜꤛꤢꤖꤢ /klja˨plu˨klja˨pʰɛ˨/
run back phr ꤊꤜꤛꤢꤊꤟꤢ /klja˨ka˨ /run and come see phr ꤊꤜꤛꤢꤟꤛꤢꤗꤛꤢ
/klja˨hja˧mja˦/run down phr ꤊꤜꤛꤢꤒꤟꤢ /klja˨ta˧ /run and go take phr ꤊꤜꤛꤢꤡꤛꤣꤖꤛꤢ
/klja˨ʤɯᵊpʰje˦/run and come in phr ꤊꤜꤛꤢꤟꤛꤢꤔꤟꤌꤣ
/klja˨hja˧nɯᵊ˧/run off on phr ꤊꤜꤛꤢꤖꤢ /klja˨pʰe˨/run out phr ꤊꤜꤛꤢꤓꤢ /klja˨tʰe˨/run up phr ꤊꤜꤛꤢꤓꤛꤢ /klja˨tʰja˨/run away phr ꤓꤢꤊꤜꤛꤢ /tʰe˨klja˨/; der.
ꤓꤢꤊꤜꤛꤢꤋꤥ
rush off phr ꤒꤢꤜꤝꤟꤥꤕꤚꤛꤢ /ta˨lwo˧prja˧/; to run away quickly
Russia n ꤚꤟꤢꤏꤛꤢ ꤓꤛꤢꤊꤟꤢ /ra˦ ʃja˦ tʰje˨ke˦ /rust n ꤓꤢꤤꤓꤢꤊꤚꤢ /tʰe˨i˨tʰe˨krɛ˦/; der.
ꤒꤟꤢꤓꤢꤓꤢꤤ
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sackcloth n ꤟꤛꤢꤙꤢꤡꤟꤢꤙꤢ /hje˨bɔ˦ʤa˨ bɔ˦/sacrifice n ꤒꤟꤢꤜꤢꤒꤟꤢꤒꤛꤢ /tɛ˨ lu˧tɛ˨ tja˧/;
offering; der. ꤒꤟꤢꤜꤢꤒꤛꤢ; ꤒꤟꤢꤜꤢꤒꤛꤢꤓꤛꤢ v ꤗꤟꤢꤜꤢꤓꤛꤢ /me˨ lu˧tʰja˨/; to make a sacrifice or offering
sad adj ꤞꤢꤕꤜꤟꤢꤞꤢꤐꤟꤢ /ʂɛ˦plɛ˧ ʂɛ˦zɔ˨ /; der. ꤞꤢꤕꤜꤟꤢ adj ꤗꤢꤞꤢꤕꤛꤢ /mɛ˨ʂɛ˨pje˦/
sadden v ꤗꤟꤢꤞꤢꤕꤜꤟꤢ /me˨ ʂɛ˦plɛ˧ /sadness n ꤒꤟꤢꤞꤢꤕꤜꤟꤢ /tɛ˨ ʂɛ˦plɛ˧ /; der.
ꤒꤟꤢꤞꤢꤕꤜꤟꤢꤔꤟꤢꤙꤢ
sail n ꤞꤢꤊꤜꤛꤢꤘꤢ ꤤꤊꤟꤢꤙꤢꤘꤢ /ʂɔ˨klje˧du˨ i˨kɛ˧ ba˨du˨/
saint n ꤊꤢꤛꤢꤡꤢꤏꤢ /ka˨ja˧ʤa˧sʰɛ˧/; holy person; der. ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤡꤢꤏꤢꤖꤢ; ꤡꤢꤏꤢꤖꤢ
Sal tree n ꤒꤢꤜꤢꤙꤢ /ta˨lɛ˨bɯ˨/salary n ꤜꤢꤋꤝꤥꤜꤢꤊꤢ /lɛ˧kʰwo˦lɛ˧kɛ˨/; der.
ꤜꤢꤊꤢ; ꤊꤢ; ꤢꤋꤝꤥꤢꤊꤢ n ꤚꤢꤊꤢꤔꤟꤌꤣ /rɯ˧ka˨nɯᵊ˧/
salt n ꤤꤞꤢ /i˨ʂɛ˨/; der. ꤢꤞꤢ
saltiness n ꤒꤟꤢꤏꤢꤟꤢ /tɛ˨ sʰɯ˧hɛ˧/salty adj ꤏꤢꤟꤢ /sʰɯ˧hɛ˧/salute v ꤘꤛꤢꤐꤟꤢꤑꤟꤢ /dja˨zɯ˦ɲa˦ /; respect
salvation n ꤒꤟꤢꤗꤟꤢꤏꤤꤕꤜꤢꤊꤟꤢ /tɛ˨ me˨ ʃi˧plɛ˦ka˨ /; der. ꤒꤟꤢꤏꤤꤕꤜꤢꤊꤟꤢ;
ꤒꤟꤢꤋꤛꤢꤊꤟꤢꤖꤟꤌꤣꤊꤟꤢ; ꤒꤟꤢꤢꤊꤟꤢꤖꤟꤌꤣꤊꤟꤢ n ꤒꤟꤢꤗꤟꤢꤜꤢꤓꤢꤊꤟꤢ
/tɛ˨ me˨ lu˧tʰe˨ka˨ /; Catholic term for salvation
same adv ꤞꤛꤢꤔꤢ /a˨ʂja˦na˦/; same as each other; der. ꤞꤛꤢꤜꤢ; ꤞꤛꤢꤋꤛꤢꤜꤢ
sanctified adj ꤡꤢꤏꤢ /dʒa˧sʰɛ˧/; holy
sanctify v ꤗꤟꤢꤡꤢꤏꤢ /me˨ ʤa˧sʰɛ˧/; make holy
sand n ꤜꤟꤢꤒꤢꤗꤢꤗꤢ /lɔ˦ ta˨ma˦mɯ˨/; der. ꤒꤢꤗꤢꤗꤢ n ꤟꤢꤞꤥ /he˨ʂo˧/
sandals n ꤋꤢꤖꤢ /kʰu˨pʰa˦/; der. ꤋꤢꤖꤢꤕꤜꤛꤢ;
ꤋꤢꤖꤢꤓꤛꤢꤢ; ꤋꤢꤘꤛꤢꤖꤢ
sandbar n ꤟꤢꤞꤥꤋꤢ /he˨ʂo˧kʰu˨/sap n ꤞꤢꤡꤛꤢꤓꤛꤢ /ʂɔ˨ʤja˧tʰje˧/; tree sap
sarong n ꤟꤛꤢꤕꤚꤟꤢꤗꤢ /hje˨prɛ˨ mɔ˨/; sarong for woman
satan n ꤋꤤꤔꤢꤚꤤꤡꤟꤛꤢ ꤋꤢꤊꤜꤢ /kʰi˧ne˦ri˨dʒja˦ kʰu˨klɔ˦/; head of demons; devil; der. ꤖꤤꤞꤢꤜꤢ
satisfied adj ꤞꤢꤕꤜꤢꤗꤤ /ʂɛ˦plɔ˨mi˧/Saturday n ꤗꤟꤢꤊꤢꤒꤟꤢ /mɔ˦ ka˨tɔ˨ /sausage n ꤒꤟꤢꤐꤛꤢꤕꤜꤢ /tɛ˨ zje˨plɔ˨/save v ꤙꤢꤘꤝꤥ /be˨dwo˦/; to keep or save
something for later; der. ꤘꤝꤥ; ꤙꤢꤥꤘꤝꤥ; ꤖꤛꤢꤘꤝꤥ v ꤗꤟꤢꤏꤤꤕꤜꤢꤊꤟꤢ /me˨ ʃi˧plɛ˦ka˨ /; to deliver or cause to escape; der. ꤗꤟꤢꤏꤤꤕꤜꤢ; ꤋꤛꤢꤊꤟꤢꤖꤟꤌꤣꤊꤟꤢ; ꤗꤟꤢꤜꤢꤓꤢꤊꤟꤢ
savior n ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤗꤟꤢꤏꤤꤕꤜꤢꤊꤟꤢ /prɛ˨ me˨ ʃi˧plɛ˦ka˨ /; person who delivers or saves
saw v ꤙꤢ /bɯ˦/; to cut wood
say v ꤟꤢ /he˦/scale n ꤡꤢꤡꤢꤜꤢ /ʤa˦ʤu˦lɛ˨/scalp n ꤋꤢꤊꤜꤢꤖꤢ /kʰu˨klɔ˦pʰa˦/scant adj ꤜꤣꤙꤢꤒꤥ /lə˦ba˧to˨/; not enough
scar n ꤡꤝꤢ /ʤwɛ˧/; der. ꤗꤤꤜꤝꤥꤡꤝꤢ
scarce adv ꤊꤟꤛꤢ /kja˨ / adj ꤕꤢꤒꤥ /pɔ˨to˨/scare v ꤗꤟꤢꤞꤢꤤꤏꤢ /me˨ ʂɛ˦i˨ʃe˧/; make-afraid
scared adj ꤞꤢꤤꤏꤢ /ʂɛ˦i˨sʰe˧/; der. ꤋꤛꤢꤐꤟꤢ;
ꤋꤛꤢ adj ꤒꤢꤚꤟꤌꤣ /ta˨rɯᵊ˨/; timid
scarlet adj ꤜꤟꤤꤊꤢꤞꤝꤤ /li ˨ ka˨ʂwi˦/; der. ꤜꤟꤤꤜꤢꤞꤢ
scatter v ꤠꤟꤤꤕꤢꤏꤤ /vi ˧ pa˨ʃi˧/ v
ꤊꤜꤛꤢꤡꤛꤣꤕꤚꤌꤣꤡꤛꤣꤕꤚꤛꤢ /klja˨ʤɯᵊprə˦ʤɯᵊprja˧/; der. ꤊꤜꤛꤢꤕꤚꤌꤣꤊꤜꤛꤢꤕꤚꤛꤢ v ꤏꤤꤕꤚꤌꤣꤏꤤꤕꤚꤛꤢ /ʃi˧prə˦ʃi˧prja˧/ v
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ꤜꤟꤢꤕꤚꤌꤣꤜꤟꤢꤕꤚꤛꤢ /lṳ˨prə˦lṳ˨prja˧/scavenge v ꤡꤛꤣꤜꤟꤢꤢ /dʒɯᵊ˦le˦ e˨/scholar n ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤞꤤꤖꤢꤡꤟꤛꤢꤘꤢ
/prɛ˨ ʂi˦pʰɛ˦ʤja˦ dɛ˨/school n ꤞꤛꤥꤜꤤꤟꤥ /ʂwo˦li˨ho˧/
school (elementary) number ꤒꤟꤥꤖꤢꤞꤛꤥꤜꤤꤟꤥ /to˦pʰu˦ʂwo˦li˨ho˧/
school (high) n ꤒꤟꤥꤓꤢꤞꤛꤥꤜꤤꤟꤥ /to˦tʰu˧ʂwo˦li˨ho˧/
school (middle) n ꤒꤟꤥꤊꤜꤢꤗꤢꤞꤛꤥꤜꤤꤟꤥ /to˦kla˧me˧ʂwo˦li˨ho˧/
scissors n ꤚꤢꤚꤢ /ru˧re˧/; der. ꤤꤡꤤ
scold v ꤤꤏꤢꤤꤙꤢ /i˨sʰɔ˧i˨ba˨/; der. ꤤꤏꤢ
scoop v ꤊꤟꤌꤣ /kɯᵊ˨/ v ꤡꤟꤛꤢ /dʒje˧ /; dip
scorch v ꤢ /ɯ˧/ v ꤏꤢꤊꤟꤢꤔꤥ /sʰa˦kṳ˦no˦/ adj ꤢꤊꤟꤢꤜꤝꤥꤊꤚꤢ
scorpion n ꤘꤢꤗꤟꤢ /da˦mɛ˨ /scrape v ꤒꤢꤊꤚꤟꤢ /ta˨kra˦ /; scratch
scrape out v ꤊꤚꤢꤢ /kra˦e˨/; der. ꤊꤤ v ꤚꤟꤢꤓꤢ /ru˨tʰe˨/
scratch v ꤒꤢꤕꤚꤟꤢ /ta˨prɛ˦ /; i.e. thorn v ꤒꤢꤊꤚꤟꤢ
/ta˨kra˦ / v ꤊꤢꤠꤟꤢ /kɔ˦va˦ /scratch out v ꤊꤢꤢꤓꤢ /ka˨u˧tʰe˨/; scrape out with
finger v ꤚꤟꤢꤓꤢ /ru˨tʰe˨/; scrape out
scream v ꤢꤓꤥꤢꤗꤟꤥ /ɛ˦tʰo˧ɛ˦mo˨/; der. ꤢꤓꤥꤊꤢꤜꤟꤢ; ꤢꤓꤥꤒꤢꤊꤟꤢ
screw n ꤤꤒꤢꤞꤢ /i˨tɔ˦ʂɛ˦/screwdriver n ꤤꤒꤢꤞꤢꤙꤥ /i˨tɔ˦ʂɛ˨bo˧/scroll n ꤜꤤꤒꤢꤜꤢ /li˨ta˨lu˧/; der. ꤜꤤꤒꤢꤊꤜꤢ
scrotum n ꤘꤛꤢꤊꤢ /dje˨kɔ˧/scrub v ꤤꤕꤚꤢ /i˨pra˨/; to scrub clean your hair;
der. ꤊꤢꤕꤚꤢ v ꤓꤢꤔꤟꤤ /tʰɔ˧ni ˦ /; scrub together
sea n ꤓꤛꤢꤘꤢꤒꤢꤠꤟꤢ /tʰje˧du˨ta˨va˨ /; der. ꤕꤢꤜꤢ
seagull n ꤜꤟꤢꤓꤛꤢ /la˧ tʰje˧/; der. ꤓꤢꤘꤤꤊꤢꤕꤜꤛꤢ
seal v ꤊꤜꤢꤤꤡꤢꤗꤢ /klɛ˦i˦ʤɯ˧ma˨/; to seal together n ꤒꤟꤢꤗꤟꤢꤗꤢꤗꤟꤢꤘꤛꤢ /tɛ˨ me˨ ma˦me˨ dja˧/ n ꤒꤢꤏꤤ /ta˧ʃi˦/; stamp; badge
sear v ꤊꤟꤢꤜꤝꤥ /kṳ˦lwo˦/search v ꤗꤛꤢꤕꤟꤢꤒꤟꤢ ꤗꤛꤢꤕꤟꤢꤒꤟꤢ
/mja˦pṳ˧ta˧ ˨ mja˦pṳ˧te˨ /; look for carefully; der. ꤕꤟꤢ
season n ꤊꤟꤢ- /ke˦ -/hot season phr ꤊꤟꤢꤊꤟꤢꤋꤢ /ke˦ ku˦kʰɛ˧/
seat n ꤜꤟꤢꤥꤔꤛꤢ /le˦ o˨nja˧/second number ꤔꤛꤢꤜꤢꤜꤣ /nje˧lu˦lə˦/secret n ꤒꤟꤢꤘꤢꤒꤟꤢꤢꤟꤌꤣ /tɛ˨ dɔ˦tɛ˨ ɯᵊ˦/; der.
ꤒꤟꤢꤘꤢꤢꤟꤌꤣ; ꤒꤟꤢꤘꤢꤢꤟꤌꤣꤘꤢꤙꤤ; ꤍꤟꤥꤘꤢꤟꤌꤣ
secretary n ꤋꤢꤘꤛꤢ /kʰu˨dja˧/secretly adv ꤟꤌꤣ /hɯᵊ˨/ v ꤗꤟꤢꤟꤌꤣꤗꤟꤢꤞꤝꤢ
/me˨ ɯᵊ˨me˨ ʂwɛ˦/; do secretly
secure v ꤗꤟꤢꤊꤜꤟꤢꤗꤟꤢꤗꤢ /me˨ klɔ˨ me˨ ma˨/; to cause to be firm
see v ꤗꤛꤢꤓꤛꤢ /mja˦tʰje˨/; der. ꤗꤛꤢ v
ꤒꤟꤢꤓꤝꤟꤥ /tṳ˦tʰwo˦/seed n ꤒꤟꤢꤊꤜꤝꤤꤒꤟꤢꤜꤝꤤ /tɛ˨ klwi˧tɛ˨ lwi˦/; der.
ꤒꤟꤢꤊꤜꤝꤤ; ꤊꤜꤝꤤ
seek v ꤜꤟꤢꤗꤛꤢꤕꤟꤢ /lɯ˨mja˦pṳ˧/; lit. chase-seek to find; der. ꤕꤟꤢ
seize v ꤊꤚꤟꤤꤑꤢ /kri ˨ ɲe˦/select v ꤔꤝꤥꤓꤢ /nwo˦the˨/; choose; der.
ꤔꤝꤥꤓꤛꤢ
self adv ꤔꤟꤤꤘꤢ /ni ˦ dɯ˨/; to do by oneself; der. ꤋꤛꤢꤘꤢ; ꤘꤢ; ꤘꤛꤢꤘꤢ n -ꤔꤟꤢ /-ne˦ /
self control n ꤒꤟꤢꤋꤢꤕꤢ ꤔꤟꤤꤘꤛꤢ ꤔꤟꤢ /tɛ˨ kʰɔ˧pe˦ ni ˦ dje˦ ne˦ /; der. ꤒꤟꤢꤋꤢꤕꤢꤘꤛꤢ
ꤞꤢꤕꤜꤢ; ꤕꤣꤜꤟꤛꤢꤡꤟꤛꤢ ꤔꤟꤤꤘꤛꤢ ꤢꤔꤟꤢ
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selfish adj ꤗꤛꤢꤘꤢ ꤔꤟꤤꤘꤢ ꤒꤟꤢ /mja˦du˨ ni ˦ dɯ˨ tɛ˨ /
sell v ꤤꤏꤢ /i˨sʰɛ˧/; der. ꤤꤏꤢꤢ
semen n ꤓꤤꤓꤛꤢ /tʰi˨tʰje˧/send v ꤞꤢ /ʂu˧/; send with the idea of
accompanying; der. ꤞꤢꤡꤛꤣ
send back phr ꤞꤢꤊꤟꤢꤋꤛꤢ /ʂu˧ka˨ kʰje˧/; der. ꤞꤢꤊꤟꤢ
send come phr ꤞꤢꤟꤛꤢ /ʂu˧hja˧/send come into phr ꤞꤢꤟꤛꤢꤔꤟꤌꤣ
/ʂu˧hja˧nɯᵊ˧/send down phr ꤞꤢꤒꤟꤢ /ʂu˧ta˧ /; der. ꤞꤢꤜꤟꤛꤢ
send in phr ꤞꤢꤡꤛꤣꤔꤟꤌꤣ /ʂu˧ʤɯᵊnɯᵊ˧/send out phr ꤞꤢꤓꤢ /ʂu˧tʰe˨/send up phr ꤞꤢꤓꤛꤢ /ʂu˧tʰja˨/send quickly phr ꤞꤢꤕꤚꤛꤢ /ʂu˧prja˧/
senseless adj ꤢꤟꤌꤣꤢꤛꤢ /ɯᵊ˦a˦ja˦/ n ꤊꤢꤛꤢ
ꤢꤟꤌꤣꤢꤛꤢ ꤊꤢꤛꤢ ꤖꤟꤌꤣꤓꤛꤢ /ka˨ja˧ a˦ɯᵊa˦ja˦ ka˨ja˧ pʰɯᵊ˧tʰja˧/
sent v ꤞꤢꤊꤟꤢꤋꤛꤢꤟꤢ /ʂu˧ka˨ kʰje˧hɔ˦/sentence n ꤜꤤꤕꤚꤟꤥ /li˨pro˦/; der. ꤜꤤꤊꤜꤥ
separate v ꤤꤙꤢ /i˨be˧/; der. ꤤꤙꤢꤋꤥ; ꤤꤙꤢꤖꤢ adv ꤋꤢꤘꤢ /kʰɔ˨dɯ˨/ v ꤓꤢꤕꤟꤢ /tʰɔ˦pɛ˧ / v
ꤜꤟꤢꤏꤤꤕꤚꤟꤛꤢꤡꤛꤣ /lṳ˨ʃi˧prja˧ ʤɯᵊ/; der. ꤗꤟꤢ ꤏꤤꤕꤚꤌꤣꤏꤤꤕꤚꤛꤢ
separately adv ꤥꤋꤥꤗꤟꤢꤋꤥ /o˨kʰo˦me˨ kʰo˦/ adv
ꤏꤛꤣꤖꤢ /ʃɯᵊ˧pʰa˧/serious adj ꤡꤟꤢꤐꤟꤢ /dʒɔ˦ za˧ /; solemn
seriously adv ꤏꤢꤕꤚꤟꤢꤑꤢꤡꤢ /sʰa˧prɛ˦ ɲa˨ʤɛ˧/serpent n ꤕꤜꤟꤛꤢ /plja˨ /servant n ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤗꤟꤢꤒꤟꤢꤖꤢ /prɛ˨ me˨ tɛ˨ pʰu˦/ n
ꤜꤢꤜꤢ /lu˦le˦/; Shan word for servant
serve v ꤋꤝꤥꤢ /kʰwo˦e˨/; serve up rice
set v ꤙꤢꤊꤜꤟꤢꤙꤢꤗꤢ /be˨klɔ˨ be˨ma˨/; reserve
set aside phr ꤖꤛꤢꤘꤝꤥ /pʰje˦dwo˦/; put aside for saving
settle v ꤗꤟꤢꤜꤟꤢꤗꤟꤢꤜꤤ /me˨ la˦ me˨ li˧/; to settle the account
seven number ꤞꤛꤣꤞꤛꤥꤒꤣ /ʂɯᵊ˧ʂjo˦tə˨/; der. ꤔꤝꤥ
seventeen number ꤏꤛꤢꤏꤛꤣꤏꤛꤣꤒꤣ /ʃje˦ʃɯᵊʃɯᵊtə˨/; der. ꤏꤛꤢꤔꤝꤥ
seventy number ꤔꤝꤥꤏꤛꤢ /nwo˦ʃje˧/severe adj ꤡꤟꤛꤢ /ʤje˧ /; der. ꤡꤟꤛꤢꤡꤟꤢ
more severely phr ꤡꤟꤛꤢꤊꤜꤢ /ʤje˧ klɔ˧/; ; ꤡꤟꤛꤢꤊꤜꤢꤜꤣ ꤡꤟꤛꤢꤜꤣꤊꤜꤢ
sew v ꤤꤏꤢ /i˨sʰɛ˦/; der. ꤏꤢ
sex v ꤠꤛꤢ /vja˨/shade n ꤐꤟꤥꤢꤟꤌꤣ /zo˨ɯᵊ˨/shadow n ꤐꤟꤥꤢꤟꤌꤣ /zo˨ɯᵊ˨/; der. ꤐꤟꤥ n
ꤒꤟꤢꤐꤟꤥꤢꤟꤌꤣ /tɛ˨ zo˨a˦ɯᵊ˨/shake v ꤊꤢꤐꤟꤌꤣ /ka˨zɯᵊ˧/; der. ꤗꤟꤢꤊꤢꤐꤟꤌꤣ;
ꤗꤟꤢꤊꤢꤛꤤꤊꤢꤐꤟꤌꤣ; ꤊꤢꤐꤟꤌꤣꤚꤢꤚꤟꤌꤣꤓꤛꤢ v ꤒꤢꤔꤛꤢꤒꤢꤘꤢ /ta˨nja˧ta˨dɛ˨/; to tremble or shake; der. ꤒꤢꤔꤛꤢꤒꤢꤡꤣ v ꤔꤟꤌꤣ ꤋꤢꤊꤜꤢ /nɯᵊ˨ kʰu˨klɔ˦/; to shake your head v ꤓꤢ /tʰɔ˦/ v
ꤚꤟꤌꤣ /rɯᵉ˧/; the wiggle of your bottom; der. ꤋꤢꤕꤜꤛꤢꤚꤟꤌꤣ v ꤒꤟꤢꤙꤢ /tɔ˦ ba˧/; der. ꤒꤟꤢꤙꤢ ꤡꤢꤗꤥ
shake off phr ꤞꤛꤣꤒꤟꤢꤊꤛꤢ /ʂɯᵊ˧ta˧ kja˧/ phr
ꤒꤢꤟꤤ /ta˨hi˦/; to shake off the hands
shake violently phr ꤒꤢꤔꤛꤢꤒꤢꤕꤜꤟꤣ /ta˨nja˧ta˨plə˦ /
shake out phr ꤓꤢꤚꤟꤌꤣ /tʰɔ˦rɯᵊ/; der. ꤓꤢꤕꤚꤟꤌꤣ
shallow adj ꤒꤢꤜꤟꤢ /ta˨lɯ˦/shame v ꤗꤟꤢꤞꤢꤒꤢꤚꤟꤢ /me˨ ʂɛ˦ta˨rɛ˧ / n
ꤒꤟꤢꤞꤢꤒꤢꤚꤟꤢ /tɛ˨ ʂɛ˦ta˨rɛ˧ /shampoo n ꤓꤢꤗꤝꤟꤥꤓꤛꤢ /tʰɯ˦mwo˧tʰje˧/share v ꤖꤛꤢꤡꤝꤟꤥꤗꤟꤢꤊꤥ /pʰje˦ʤwo˦ me˨ ko˧/;
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sharp adj ꤓꤛꤢ /tʰja˧/; a sharp blade; der. ꤢꤓꤛꤢ adj ꤡꤛꤣ /dʒɯᵊ˧/; a sharp stick; point; der. ꤡꤛꤣꤚꤢꤗꤤ
sharpen v ꤞꤝꤥ /ʂwo˦/; to sharpen a stick
shatter v ꤖꤢꤚꤢ /pʰɛ˦re˦/; crack
shave v ꤊꤝꤥ /kwo˦/; hair, grass, etc. v ꤤꤊꤜꤟꤢ /i˨klɯ˨/; to shave the head; der. ꤤꤊꤜꤟꤢ
ꤒꤢꤕꤜꤢ ꤢꤋꤢꤜꤟꤌꤣ v ꤙꤝꤥꤕꤜꤤ /bwo˦pli˧/; shave off hair v ꤞꤢ /ʂa˦/; to whittle/shave from top to bottom
she pron ꤢ /a˨/; 3rd person singular; der. ꤢ
sheathe v ꤚꤟꤛꤢ /rja˧ /; to put a long shaped object into
sheep n ꤞꤤꤗꤟꤤ /ʂi˦mi ˦ /sheet n ꤕꤜꤢ /plɛ˨/; paper
shelf n ꤊꤚꤟꤌꤣ /krɯᵊ˨/; der. ꤊꤚꤟꤌꤣꤋꤢ n
ꤡꤟꤥꤋꤢ /dʒo˨kʰu˨/; on a large shelf
shepherd n ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤊꤛꤢ /prɛ˨ kje˧/; der. ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤊꤛꤢꤞꤤꤗꤟꤤ v ꤊꤛꤢ /kje˧/
shield n ꤊꤢꤒꤛꤢ /ka˨tja˨/shin n ꤋꤛꤢꤋꤤ /kʰja˨kʰi˨/shine v ꤒꤢꤋꤢꤒꤢꤋꤢ /ta˨kʰɔ˨ta˨kʰɛ˧/; der. ꤒꤢꤋꤢ;
ꤒꤢꤋꤢꤚꤢꤏꤥ; ꤏꤢꤒꤢꤋꤢ adj ꤒꤢꤋꤢꤕꤜꤛꤢꤚꤢꤏꤛꤤ /ta˨kʰɛ˧plja˦ra˨ʃji˦/; full of splendor
shining v ꤕꤜꤛꤢꤒꤢꤋꤢ /plja˦ta˨kʰɛ˧/ship n ꤞꤢꤊꤜꤛꤢꤘꤢ /ʂɔ˨klje˧du˨/; big boat
shirt n ꤡꤟꤢ /ʤa˨ /; der. ꤡꤟꤢꤕꤜꤢꤒꤟꤢ
outer shirt n ꤡꤟꤢꤊꤜꤢ /ʤa˨ klɔ˧/shirtless adj ꤥꤒꤢꤊꤜꤤ /o˨ta˨kli˨/shiver v ꤒꤢꤔꤟꤛꤢꤋꤢꤊꤜꤟꤢ /ta˨nja˧ kʰɛ˨kla˦ /; to
shiver with chattering teeth
shocked adj ꤓꤛꤢꤞꤛꤢ /tʰja˨ʂje˧/; in shock adj ꤒꤢꤕꤟꤢꤤꤟꤢ /ta˨pa˨ i˨hɯ˦/
shoes n ꤋꤢꤖꤢ /kʰu˨pʰa˦/
shoot v ꤋꤢ /kʰɛ˦/; with a gun v ꤒꤢꤜꤝꤟꤥ /ta˨lwo˧/; to shoot off; take off quickly; der. ꤒꤢꤜꤝꤟꤥꤕꤚꤛꤢ v ꤒꤢꤕꤜꤛꤢ /ta˨plje˧/; shoot elastic, slingshot
shore n ꤊꤢꤜꤥꤋꤢ /ka˨lo˧kʰu˨/; der. ꤊꤢꤜꤥꤋꤢꤊꤚꤢ; ꤋꤥꤋꤢ; ꤓꤛꤢꤓꤢ n ꤕꤢꤜꤢꤓꤢ /pa˧lɛ˧tʰɯ˧/; ocean shore; beach
short adj -ꤒꤢꤜꤣ /-ta˨lə˦/; short person; der. ꤒꤢꤜꤣꤢꤢꤛꤢ; ꤒꤢꤕꤢ adv ꤛꤥ /jo˨/; i.e. short of money; der. ꤐꤝꤥ adj ꤖꤟꤌꤣ /pʰɯᵊ˨/; short in length; der. ꤢꤖꤟꤌꤣ; ꤒꤟꤢꤖꤟꤌꤣ
short time adj ꤒꤢꤕꤜꤟꤣꤖꤢ /ta˨plə˨ pʰu˦/; brief amount of time; der. ꤒꤢꤕꤜꤟꤣꤒꤢꤕꤜꤛꤢ; ꤒꤢꤕꤜꤟꤣꤒꤢꤕꤜꤛꤢꤖꤢ; ꤋꤢꤜꤟꤢꤖꤢ
short-tempered adj ꤞꤢꤕꤜꤢꤖꤟꤌꤣ /ʂɛ˦plɔ˨pʰɯᵊ˨/shortly adv ꤏꤛꤢꤕꤟꤢ /ʃje˦pa˧ /; in a short time
should v ꤊꤢꤙꤢ /kɔ˨bɛ˨/ v ꤒꤥꤊꤢ /to˧kɔ˨/shoulder n ꤕꤜꤢꤋꤢ /pla˧kʰu˨/shout v ꤢꤓꤥꤢꤗꤟꤥ /ɛ˦tʰo˧ɛ˦mo˨/show v ꤐꤟꤢꤜꤟꤌꤣ /zṳ˧lɯᵊ˧/; to guide v
ꤘꤛꤢꤜꤟꤌꤣ /dje˦lɯᵊ˧/ v ꤋꤛꤢꤜꤟꤌꤣ /kʰja˦lɯᵊ˧/; bear witness
shrewd adj ꤜꤤꤗꤛꤢ /li˨mja˧/; clever
shriek v ꤢꤓꤥꤒꤢꤊꤟꤢ /ɛ˦tʰo˧ta˨ka˧ /shrink v ꤒꤢꤔꤟꤌꤣ /ta˨nɯᵊ/; when clothes shrink;
der. ꤓꤢꤒꤢꤔꤟꤌꤣꤊꤟꤢ
shrug v ꤓꤢ /tʰɔ˦/; to shrug your shoulders
shut v ꤒꤢꤊꤜꤝꤥꤙꤤ /ta˨klwo˧bi˦/; muzzle; hide v
ꤗꤟꤢꤙꤤ /me˨ bi˦/; cover, shut v ꤙꤢꤊꤚꤟꤤꤙꤤ /bɔ˨kri ˨ bi˦/; shut eyes
shut out phr ꤙꤤꤒꤢꤕꤟꤢ /bi˦ta˨pa˨ /; hidden; veiled
shut off phr ꤗꤟꤢꤙꤤꤊꤛꤢ /me˨ bi˦kja˧/; turn off
shy adj ꤞꤢꤒꤢꤚꤟꤢ /ʂɛ˦ta˨rɛ˧ /; ashamed
siblings n ꤕꤟꤌꤣꤠꤟꤛꤢ /pɯə˦vja˦ /sibling (eldest) n ꤖꤢꤠꤟꤛꤢꤕꤚꤟꤢ
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/pʰu˦vja˦ prɛ˦ /sibling (older) n ꤠꤟꤛꤢꤘꤢꤊꤜꤢ /vja˦ du˨klɔ˧/sibling (younger) n ꤕꤟꤌꤣ /pɯᵊ˦/
sick adj ꤏꤝꤤꤏꤢ /sʰwi˦sʰɛ˧/; der. ꤏꤝꤤ;
ꤥꤏꤝꤤꤥꤏꤢ; ꤒꤟꤢꤏꤝꤤꤥ; ꤞꤢꤏꤝꤤ; ꤞꤢꤏꤝꤤꤔꤟꤢꤊꤟꤢ adj ꤥꤗꤟꤥꤚꤛꤢꤒꤥ /o˨mo˨rja˦to˨/ n ꤊꤢꤛꤢꤏꤝꤤꤊꤢꤛꤢꤏꤢ /ka˨ja˧sʰwi˦ka˨ja˧sʰɛ˧/; person who is sick; der. ꤊꤢꤛꤢꤏꤝꤤ v ꤗꤟꤢꤏꤝꤤꤗꤟꤢꤏꤢ /me˨ sʰwi˦me˨ sʰɛ˧/; make sick; injure
sickle n ꤒꤢꤡꤢ /ta˨ʤe˧/sickness n ꤒꤟꤢꤏꤝꤤꤒꤟꤢꤏꤢ /tɛ˨ sʰwi˦tɛ˨ sʰɛ˧/; der.
ꤒꤟꤢꤏꤝꤤ
unable to breath phr ꤊꤟꤢꤜꤢꤞꤢꤒꤟꤢꤙꤤ /ke˦ la˨ʂɛ˦tɯ˧bi˦/
side n -ꤓꤢ /-tʰɯ˧/side by side phr ꤒꤢꤊꤚꤟꤥ /ta˨kro˨/sift v ꤒꤢꤜꤢꤏꤢ /ta˨lɛ˦sɛ˦/; der. ꤒꤢꤜꤢꤏꤢ ꤢꤙꤟꤌꤣ
v ꤒꤢꤒꤟꤢ /ta˨tɔ˧ /; using a side to side motion
sigh v ꤞꤢꤗꤟꤌꤣ /ʂɛ˦mɯᵊ/sign n ꤒꤟꤢꤗꤢꤒꤟꤢꤘꤛꤢ /tɛ˨ ma˦tɛ˨ dja˧/; der.
ꤒꤟꤢꤢꤗꤢꤢꤘꤛꤢ adj ꤋꤢꤋꤥꤗꤛꤢꤙꤛꤢ /kʰa˦kʰo˨mja˦bje˨/
silent adj ꤞꤛꤣꤊꤚꤢꤞꤛꤣꤊꤚꤢ /ʂɯᵊ˨krɯ˦ʂɯᵊ˨kre˧/; der. ꤥꤞꤛꤣ;
ꤥꤞꤛꤣꤒꤢꤊꤚꤢ adj ꤥꤘꤛꤢꤒꤢꤊꤜꤝꤥ /o˨dja˦ta˨klwo˨/
silk n ꤞꤤ /ʂi˦/silver n ꤚꤢ /rɯ˧/silver and gold phr ꤚꤢꤓꤢ /rɯ˧tʰɛ˧/similar prep ꤞꤛꤢ /ʂja˦/; like; similar to; der.
ꤗꤛꤢꤞꤛꤢ; ꤞꤛꤢꤔꤢ; ꤞꤛꤢꤖꤢ; ꤊꤟꤢꤞꤛꤢ; ꤊꤟꤢꤞꤛꤢꤖꤢ; ꤊꤟꤢꤞꤛꤢꤔꤢ
simmer v ꤘꤥꤙꤟꤌꤣ /do˧bɯᵊ˨/simultaneously adj ꤒꤢꤊꤚꤟꤢ /ta˨krɔ˧ /
sin v ꤗꤟꤢꤒꤟꤢꤞꤢ /me˨ tɛ˨ ʂɯ˦/; der. ꤗꤟꤢꤒꤟꤢꤞꤢꤒꤟꤢꤥꤚꤢ; ꤗꤟꤢꤞꤢꤗꤟꤢꤕꤜꤢ; ꤗꤟꤢꤞꤢ n ꤒꤟꤢꤞꤢꤒꤟꤢꤕꤜꤢ /tɛ˨ ʂɯ˦tɛ˨ pla˦/; der. ꤒꤟꤢꤞꤢ; ꤒꤟꤢꤞꤢꤒꤟꤢꤥꤚꤢ
since adv ꤡꤢꤓꤛꤢꤙꤤ /dʒa˦tʰja˨bi˦/sing v ꤤꤚꤥꤜꤤ /i˨ro˧li˨/; der. ꤤꤚꤥ; ꤤꤚꤥꤓꤛꤢ;
ꤤꤚꤥꤒꤟꤢ; ꤟꤢꤚꤥ
sing song of mourning v ꤤꤚꤥꤤꤟꤢ /i˨ro˧i˨hɛ˨/; song of mourning when someone dies; der. ꤤꤟꤢ; ꤤꤟꤢꤍꤟꤥ
sing praise v ꤤꤚꤥꤓꤢꤞꤢꤓꤛꤢ /i˨ro˧tʰu˨ʂɛ˦tʰja˨/
singer n ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤤꤚꤥꤤꤚꤢ /prɛ˨ i˨ro˧i˨rɛ˨/single adj ꤖꤢꤞꤢ /pʰu˦ʂɛ˨/; not yet married; der.
ꤖꤢꤞꤢꤖꤢ; ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤗꤢꤖꤢꤞꤢ; ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤋꤢꤖꤢꤞꤢ adj ꤘꤢꤕꤚꤟꤢ /du˨prɛ˦ /; single elderly person
single file phr ꤥꤒꤢꤜꤢ /o˨ta˨la˦/sink v ꤒꤟꤢꤡꤢꤓꤛꤢ /ta˧ dʒɯtʰje˧/sinner n ꤒꤟꤢꤞꤢꤖꤢ /tɛ˨ ʂɯ˦pʰu˦/; der.
ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤗꤟꤢꤒꤟꤢꤞꤢ; ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤗꤟꤢꤞꤢꤒꤟꤢꤖꤢ; ꤒꤟꤢꤞꤢꤒꤟꤢꤥꤚꤢꤖꤢ; ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤥꤚꤢꤖꤢ; ꤊꤢꤛꤢ ꤒꤟꤢꤞꤢꤒꤟꤢꤥꤚꤢꤖꤢ
sister (older) n ꤠꤟꤛꤢꤕꤚꤟꤢꤗꤢ /vja˦ prɛ˨ mɔ˨/sister (younger) n ꤕꤟꤌꤣꤕꤚꤟꤢꤗꤢ /pɯᵊ˦prɛ˨ mɔ˨/sister-in-law n ꤋꤤ /kʰi˧/; term for sister-in-law
who is the opposite sex from yourself n ꤊꤢꤔꤢ /ka˨na˨/; term for sister-in-law when your in-law is also female
sisters n ꤕꤟꤌꤣꤠꤟꤛꤢ /pɯᵊ˦vja˦ /; siblings (male or female)
sit v ꤥꤔꤛꤢ /o˨nja˧/; der. ꤥꤔꤛꤢꤥꤊꤛꤢ
sit and beg phr ꤥꤔꤛꤢꤊꤝꤤꤢ /o˨nja˧kwi˧e˨/sit and listen phr ꤥꤔꤛꤢꤔꤟꤤꤘꤢ /o˨nja˧ni ˦ da˧/sit and rest phr ꤥꤔꤛꤢꤥꤊꤟꤌꤣ /o˨nja˧o˨kɯᵊ/sit and take phr ꤥꤔꤛꤢꤖꤛꤢ /o˨nja˧pʰje˦/sit and talk phr ꤥꤔꤛꤢꤟꤢꤙꤢ /o˨nja˧he˦bɛ˨/sit as a group phr ꤥꤔꤛꤢꤥꤕꤜꤢ /o˨nja˧o˨plɔ˦/
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sit close phr ꤥꤔꤛꤢꤖꤢ /o˨nja˧pʰɯ˨/sit down phr ꤥꤔꤛꤢꤒꤟꤢ /o˨nja˧ta˧ /sit with phr ꤥꤔꤛꤢꤒꤟꤣ /o˨nja˧tə˦ /sit back phr ꤥꤔꤛꤢ ꤒꤢꤒꤢꤑꤟꤢ /o˨nja˧
ta˨te˨ɲa˦ /situation n ꤏꤛꤣꤋꤢ /ʃɯᵊkʰɛ˧/; period of time; der.
ꤒꤟꤢꤏꤛꤣꤒꤟꤢꤋꤢ
six number ꤞꤛꤣꤞꤛꤥ /ʂɯᵊ˧ʂjo˦/; der. ꤏꤛꤣ
sixteen number ꤏꤛꤢꤞꤛꤣꤞꤛꤥ /ʃje˦ʂɯᵊ˧swo˦/; der. ꤏꤛꤢꤏꤛꤣ
sixty number ꤏꤛꤢꤞꤛꤣꤞꤛꤥ /ʃje˧ʂɯᵊ˧ʂjo˦/; der. ꤏꤛꤣꤏꤛꤢ
size n ꤒꤤ /ti˦/skewer v ꤊꤟꤤ /ki ˧ /; to skewer in order to hang up
to dry; der. ꤊꤟꤤꤕꤜꤥ
skilled adj ꤡꤟꤛꤢꤘꤢ /ʤja˦ dɛ˨/; competent; der. ꤒꤢꤋꤢꤡꤟꤛꤢꤘꤢ
skin n ꤖꤢ /pʰa˦/skinny adj ꤊꤚꤟꤛꤢ /krja˧ /skirt n ꤟꤛꤢ /hje˨/; der. ꤡꤟꤢꤡꤝꤟꤥ
skull n ꤋꤢꤊꤜꤢꤊꤚꤝꤤ /kʰu˨klɔ˦krwi˦/sky n ꤗꤟꤢꤜꤟꤢ /mɔ˦ lɛ˧ /skyscraper n ꤟꤤꤘꤢꤟꤤꤓꤢ /hi˨du˨hi˨tʰu˧/; large
buildings
slander v ꤘꤛꤢꤗꤝꤟꤤꤓꤛꤢꤐꤟꤥ /dja˦mwi ˨ tʰje˧zo˨/ n ꤒꤟꤢꤟꤢꤕꤛꤢ ꤢꤗꤝꤟꤤ, /tɛ˨ he˦pje˦ u˧mwi ˨ /; to speak destroying someone's reputation or name
slant adj ꤒꤢꤋꤤ /ta˨kʰi˧/; i.e. sleep on your side
slap v ꤕꤜꤟꤛꤢ /plja˦ /; strike
slash v ꤤꤚꤛꤢ /i˧rja˧/; cut; der. -ꤚꤛꤢ
slave n ꤡꤟꤢ /ʤɯ˦/slave owner phr ꤡꤟꤢꤙꤛꤢꤡꤢ /ʤɯ˦bja˨ʤɛ˨/sleep v ꤥꤗꤛꤢ /o˨mje˧/; der. ꤥꤗꤛꤢꤥ;
ꤥꤗꤛꤢꤥꤒꤟꤛꤢ; ꤥꤗꤛꤢꤒꤟꤛꤢ
sleep deeply adj ꤥꤗꤛꤢꤏꤛꤥ /o˨mje˧ʃjo˨/; der. ꤥꤗꤛꤢꤔꤟꤤꤏꤢ v ꤥꤗꤛꤢꤏꤥꤒꤢꤕꤟꤢ /o˨mje˧sʰo˧ta˨pa˨ /
sleep together v ꤥꤗꤛꤢꤒꤟꤣꤜꤢ /o˨mje˧tə˦ lu˧/sleepy adj ꤞꤢꤥꤗꤛꤢ /ʂɛ˦o˨mje˧/; want to sleep adj
ꤥꤗꤛꤢꤋꤢ /o˨mje˧kʰa˧/; der. ꤥꤗꤛꤢꤋꤢꤗꤛꤢꤔꤛꤣ
sleeve n ꤡꤟꤢꤕꤜꤢ /dʒa˨pla˧/slender adj ꤒꤣꤜꤟꤌꤣꤒꤝꤟꤥ /tə˨lɯᵊ˨two˦/slice v ꤊꤢ /kɛ˦/ v ꤤꤙꤢ /i˨bɯ˨/slingshot n ꤖꤛꤢꤡꤟꤢ /pʰja˦dʒɔ˦ /slip v ꤜꤢꤜꤝꤟꤥ /la˨lwo˦/; der. ꤜꤟꤛꤢ ꤜꤝꤟꤥ
slit v ꤘꤢ /dɯ˦/; cut; der. ꤘꤢꤓꤢ
slogan n ꤍꤟꤥꤢꤓꤥ /ŋo˦ɛ˦tʰo˧/slow adj ꤐꤢ /zɔ˧/; der. ꤐꤢꤒꤢꤜꤝꤥ adj
ꤋꤢꤕꤜꤛꤢꤓꤌꤣ /kʰa˧plje˦tʰɯᵊ/; slow in moving
slowly adv ꤞꤢꤘꤥ /ʂɛ˦do˧/sluggish adj ꤐꤢꤙꤢꤊꤢꤓꤣ /zɔ˧ba˧ka˨tʰə˦/; lagging
adj ꤒꤢꤋꤢꤒꤢꤋꤟꤌꤣ /ta˨kʰa˦ta˨kʰɯᵊ˨/small adj ꤕꤢꤒꤤ /pa˨ti˦/
small amount n ꤒꤟꤢꤕꤢꤒꤤꤖꤢ /tɛ˨ pa˨ti˦pʰu˦/smaller adj ꤕꤢꤒꤤꤜꤣ /pa˨ti˦lə˦/; der. ꤕꤢꤒꤤꤊꤜꤢ;
ꤕꤢꤒꤤꤜꤣꤢ
smart adj ꤡꤟꤛꤢꤘꤢ /dʒja˦ dɛ˨/; wise; der. ꤘꤢ adj ꤜꤟꤤꤗꤛꤢ /li ˨ mja˧/; clever
smarter adj ꤘꤢꤜꤣꤊꤜꤢ /dɛ˨lə˦klɔ˧/; also more shrewd
smell n ꤔꤟꤌꤣꤗꤟꤛꤢ /nɯᵊ˨mja˦ /; odor v
ꤔꤟꤌꤣꤞꤛꤢ /nɯᵊ˨ʂja˧/smells good adj ꤔꤟꤌꤣꤗꤟꤥ /nɯᵊ˨mo˨ /; der.
ꤔꤟꤌꤣꤚꤛꤢ
smells bad phr ꤔꤟꤌꤣꤗꤟꤛꤢ ꤚꤛꤢꤒꤥ /nɯᵊ˨mja˦ rja˦to˨/; der. ꤔꤟꤌꤣꤤ; ꤔꤟꤌꤣꤞꤢ
smidgeon n ꤒꤟꤢꤕꤢꤒꤤꤖꤢ /tɛ˨ pa˨ti˦pʰu˦/; tiny amount
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smile v ꤑꤟꤢ /ɲe˧ /; der. ꤑꤟꤢꤒꤢꤊꤚꤥ
smoke n ꤗꤤꤢꤋꤟꤌꤣ /mi˨ɯ˧kʰɯᵊ˨/; smoke of a burning fire; der. ꤋꤟꤌꤣ
smooth adj ꤊꤜꤢ /kla˨/ adj ꤞꤛꤢ /ʂje˨/; der. ꤞꤛꤢꤊꤢꤜꤟꤛꤢ v ꤗꤟꤢꤞꤛꤢ /me˨ ʂje˨/; make smooth; der. ꤖꤢꤞꤛꤢꤊꤢꤜꤛꤢ adj ꤗꤝꤟꤥ /mwo˧/; brush clean your teeth
snack n ꤊꤢꤗꤢ /kɔ˦mu˧/; dessert
snag v ꤒꤢꤙꤢ ꤥꤒꤟꤛꤢ /ta˨bɔ˨ o˨tja˦ /snail n ꤊꤜꤢ /klu˨/; land snail; der. ꤊꤜꤢꤘꤢꤟꤤ
snake n ꤚꤟꤢ /rṳ˦/; der. ꤚꤟꤢꤒꤢꤜꤟꤛꤢ n
ꤚꤟꤢꤕꤜꤟꤛꤢ /rṳ˦plja˨ /; kind of large snake
snare n ꤘꤢꤘꤥ /da˦do˧/; trap
snatch v ꤊꤚꤟꤤꤑꤢ /kri ˨ ɲe˦/sneeze v ꤊꤢꤏꤛꤢ /ka˨ʃja˦/sniff v ꤞꤤꤚꤤ /ʂi˦ri˦/snore v ꤥꤗꤛꤢꤞꤢꤕꤚꤟꤢ /o˨mje˧ʂɛ˦pra˨ /; der.
ꤞꤢꤕꤚꤟꤢ
snot n ꤋꤢꤤ /kʰa˨i˨/; mucus
snow n ꤙꤢꤋꤢ /bu˧kʰu˨/; der. ꤓꤛꤢꤒꤢꤏꤤ
snuff out phr ꤗꤟꤢꤕꤟꤤ /me˨ pi ˧ /; to extinguish a fire
so conj ꤖꤢꤔꤛꤣꤚꤢ /pʰu˦nɯᵊ˨rɔ˦/; lit. like that so; der. ꤒꤢꤚꤢ
so that phr ꤞꤛꤢꤖꤢ /ʂja˦pʰu˦/soak v ꤕꤜꤟꤌꤣ /plɯə˨/; der. ꤡꤟꤢ v ꤡꤝꤤꤥ
/dʒwi˦o˧/sober adj ꤏꤢꤕꤚꤟꤢ /sʰa˧prɛ˦ /socks n ꤋꤛꤢꤊꤢ /kʰja˨kɔ˧/soft adj ꤡꤟꤢ /ʤɛ˦ /; der. ꤡꤟꤢꤊꤢꤔꤢ
soft spoken adj ꤟꤢꤙꤢꤡꤟꤢꤘꤢ /he˦bɛ˨dʒɛ˦ dɛ˨/soldier n ꤊꤜꤛꤢꤖꤢ /klje˧pʰu˦/; der. ꤊꤜꤛꤢ
sole n ꤋꤢꤑꤢꤜꤟꤢ /kʰa˨ɲe˧lɛ˧ /; of the foot; der. ꤋꤛꤢꤛꤢꤜꤟꤢ; ꤋꤢꤔꤟꤌꤣꤜꤟꤢ
solid adj ꤕꤚꤛꤢ /prje˧/; der. ꤕꤚꤛꤢꤊꤢꤘꤤ
some adj ꤒꤢꤟꤢ /ta˨he˨/; pluralizes adj ꤒꤢꤟꤢꤟꤢ /ta˨he˨he˨/; some people; some things, etc.
somebody n ꤊꤢꤛꤢ ꤒꤣꤕꤚꤟꤢꤕꤚꤟꤢ /ka˨ja˧ tə˨prɛ˨ prɛ˨ /
someone n ꤊꤢꤛꤢ ꤒꤣꤕꤚꤟꤢꤕꤚꤟꤢ /ka˨ja˧ tə˨prɛ˨ prɛ˨ /
somersault v ꤠꤤꤒꤢꤊꤜꤝꤤ /vi˧ta˨klwi˦/something n ꤒꤢꤗꤤꤒꤢꤡꤣ /ta˨mi˧ta˨dʒə˨/; der.
ꤒꤟꤢꤗꤟꤌꤣꤒꤟꤢꤒꤟꤢ
sometimes adv ꤒꤣꤖꤟꤌꤣꤖꤟꤌꤣ /tə˨pʰɯᵊpʰɯᵊ/; der. ꤒꤣꤖꤟꤌꤣꤒꤣꤋꤛꤢ
somewhat correct phr ꤖꤢꤜꤢꤖꤢꤐꤟꤛꤢ /pʰɯ˨lɛ˦pʰɯ˨zje˨ /
son n ꤖꤢꤕꤚꤟꤢꤋꤢ /pʰu˦prɛ˨ kʰu˧/; der. ꤖꤢꤋꤢ
son-in-law n ꤗꤟꤢ /mɛ˧ /song n ꤜꤤꤤꤚꤥ /li˨i˨ro˧/; der. ꤒꤟꤢꤤꤚꤥ
soon adv ꤑꤟꤢꤒꤛꤢꤒꤥ /ɲe˧ tja˨to˨/; der. ꤑꤟꤢꤒꤥ
sorcery n ꤒꤟꤢꤗꤟꤢꤒꤢꤕꤜꤢ ꤢꤗꤢꤞꤢ /tɛ˨ me˨ ta˨ple˨ u˧mɛ˨ʂɛ˨/; or magic
sore n ꤠꤢ /va˧/; der. ꤠꤢꤓꤢ n ꤡꤟꤢ /dʒu˨/sorrow n ꤒꤟꤢꤞꤢꤕꤜꤟꤢꤞꤢꤐꤟꤢ /tɛ˨ ʂɛ˦plɛ˧ ʂɛ˦zɔ˨ /sorrowful adj ꤞꤢꤕꤜꤟꤢꤔꤟꤢꤙꤢ /ʂɛ˦plɛ˧ ne˨ bɛ˨/;
der. ꤒꤢꤔꤟꤢꤞꤢꤕꤜꤟꤢ adj ꤞꤢꤕꤜꤟꤢꤞꤢꤐꤟꤢ /ʂɛ˦plɛ˧ ʂɛ˦zɔ˨ /
soul n ꤞꤢꤓꤝꤟꤥꤕꤚꤟꤢ /ʂɛ˦tʰwo˧prɛ˨ /; life; existence
sound n ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤚꤢꤕꤚꤟꤢꤒꤢ /pra˨ rɯ˦pra˨ tɛ˦/; noise; der. ꤕꤚꤟꤢ; ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤜꤟꤌꤣ n ꤢꤒꤢꤜꤟꤢ /a˨ta˨la˧ /; voice, tune
soup n ꤤꤞꤝꤤꤓꤛꤢ /i˨ʂwi˦tʰje˧/; curry soup
sour adj ꤢꤏꤛꤢ /a˨ʃje˨/south n ꤡꤤꤓꤥ /ʤi˦tʰo˧/; der. ꤡꤤꤜꤟꤛꤢ
sow v ꤠꤤꤒꤟꤢꤕꤢꤏꤤ /vi˧ta˧ pa˨ʃi˧/; to thrown down-spread; der. ꤤꤠꤤꤒꤟꤢ v ꤤꤓꤥ /i˨tʰo˨/; to sow and cover the seed v ꤕꤚꤌꤣꤒꤟꤢ /prə˦ta˧ /; sow seed n ꤓꤛꤢꤗꤟꤌꤣ /tʰja˦mɯᵊ˦/; female pig
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sower n ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤕꤚꤌꤣꤒꤟꤢ ꤒꤟꤢꤊꤜꤝꤤ /prɛ˨ prə˦ta˧ tɛ˨ klwi˧/; the person who sows seed
soya bean n ꤙꤤꤞꤢ /bi˧ʂɔ˧/space adj ꤘꤢ /da˧/; have room or space; der.
ꤋꤢꤜꤟꤢꤘꤢ
spade n ꤒꤢꤕꤟꤢ /ta˨pɯ˧/; der. ꤒꤢꤕꤟꤢꤘꤢ
Spain n ꤎꤢꤕꤢꤊꤟꤢ /sa˨pe˨ke˦ /spank v ꤕꤜꤤ /pli˦/spare v ꤞꤢꤜꤥꤞꤢꤐꤟꤢ /ʂɛ˦lo˧ʂɛ˦zɔ˨ /; der. ꤞꤢꤜꤥ
spark n ꤗꤤꤖꤥꤏꤢꤖꤢ /mi˨pʰo˧sʰɛ˨pʰu˦/sparrow n ꤓꤢꤕꤚꤟꤢ /tʰu˨pre˦ /speak v ꤟꤢꤙꤢ /he˦bɛ˨/; der. ꤟꤢ; ꤟꤢꤙꤢꤟꤢꤏꤛꤣ;
ꤟꤢꤙꤢꤘꤣꤑꤢ
speak gently phr ꤟꤢꤙꤢꤡꤟꤢꤟꤢꤙꤢꤑꤟꤢ /he˦bɛ˨ʤɛ˦ he˦bɛ˨ɲa˦ / v
ꤟꤢꤙꤢꤡꤟꤢꤟꤢꤙꤢꤑꤟꤢ /he˦bɛ˨ʤɛ˦ he˦bɛ˨ɲa˨ /
speak harshly to phr ꤓꤢꤒꤢꤢꤛꤢ ꤏꤢ /tʰe˦ta˨ja˧ sʰɯ˨/
speak boldly phr ꤟꤢꤙꤢꤋꤢꤟꤢꤙꤢꤟꤢ /he˦bɛ˨kʰɯ˧he˦bɛ˨ha˧/
speak the truth phr ꤟꤢꤏꤥꤡꤢꤡꤢ /he˦sʰo˨ʤɔ˦ʤɔ˦/
speak against phr ꤟꤢ ꤒꤢꤋꤝꤥꤒꤢꤊꤢ /he ta˨kʰwo˦ta˨kɛ˨/
speak confidently phr ꤟꤢꤙꤢ ꤕꤚꤛꤢꤊꤢꤘꤤ /he˦bɛ˨ prje˧ka˨di˦/
speak nonsense phr ꤟꤢꤙꤢꤟꤢꤙꤛꤢ /he˦bje˨/; fooling around, joking; der. ꤟꤢꤙꤛꤢ
speaker n ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤟꤢꤙꤢ /prɛ˨ he˦bɛ˨/; der. ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤟꤢꤙꤢꤒꤟꤢ; ꤊꤢꤛꤢꤟꤢꤙꤢ
speaking n ꤒꤟꤢꤟꤢꤙꤢꤟꤢꤏꤛꤣ /tɛ˨ he˦bɛ˨he˦ʃɯᵊ˧/; der. ꤒꤟꤢꤟꤢꤙꤢ
spear v ꤏꤢꤏꤢ /sʰɯ˧sʰɛ˧/ n ꤒꤢꤙꤛꤢ /ta˨bja˧/speck n ꤢꤊꤚꤢꤢꤊꤚꤤ /a˨krɔ˧a˨kri˨/; pieces
speech n ꤍꤟꤥꤟꤢꤙꤢ /ŋo˦he˦bɛ˨/ n ꤒꤟꤢꤟꤢꤙꤢ /tɛ˨ he˦bɛ˨/
spelling n ꤕꤜꤢꤜꤤꤕꤜꤢ /plɔ˦li˨plɔ˨/spend v ꤡꤢꤢ /dʒa˨e˨/spices n ꤢꤗꤤꤢꤊꤚꤢ ꤢꤟꤥꤢꤡꤤ /a˨mi˧a˨krɛ˧
a˨ho˦a˨dʒi˧/; der. ꤢꤊꤚꤢꤢꤙꤢ
spicy adj ꤢꤟꤛꤢ /a˨hja˦/; hot to taste
spider n ꤖꤟꤌꤣꤊꤟꤛꤢ /pʰɯᵊ˧kja˦ /spider web n ꤖꤟꤌꤣꤊꤟꤛꤢ ꤡꤟꤢ /pʰɯᵊ˧kja˦ dʒɔ˦/spill v ꤒꤟꤢꤊꤜꤟꤢ /ta˧ klɔ˧ /; to spill over
spin v ꤜꤟꤢꤒꤢꤚꤟꤤ /lu˧ta˨ri ˧ /; go in circles; der. ꤜꤟꤢꤤꤠꤟꤤ v ꤤꤟꤤ /i˨hi˦/; to make yarn; der. ꤤꤟꤤꤕꤜꤢ
spine n ꤑꤟꤢꤊꤚꤝꤤ /ɲa˦ krwi˦/spinning wheel n ꤊꤜꤢ /kla˨/spirit n ꤐꤟꤥ /zo˨/; your spirit; soul; der. ꤞꤢ n
ꤔꤢ /ne˦/; spirits; ghost
spiritual adj ꤘꤣꤞꤢꤘꤣꤞꤢ /də˦ʂu˨də˦ʂɛ˦/spit v ꤓꤢꤕꤜꤢꤓꤢꤞꤤ /tʰu˨pla˦tʰu˨ʂi˧/; der.
ꤓꤢꤕꤜꤢ n ꤕꤜꤟꤤꤓꤛꤢ /pli ˨ tʰje˧/splash v ꤟꤢ /ha˦/; splash with water
spleen n ꤔꤢ /nɛ˦/; der. ꤒꤢꤗꤛꤢꤘꤢ
split v ꤜꤟꤢꤢꤛꤢꤖꤢ /lu˧ja˧pʰɛ˦/; to be split apart; der. ꤖꤢꤊꤛꤢ v ꤡꤢꤢ /dʒa˨a˦/; split apart; split pieces off; peel off v ꤖꤟꤌꤣꤊꤛꤢ /pʰɯᵊkje˧/; cut with knife v ꤕꤟꤢꤊꤛꤢ /pa˧ kje˧/; to chop in pieces
spoiled adj ꤔꤟꤌꤣꤞꤛꤣ /nɯᵊ˨ʂɯᵊ˨/; rotten; gone bad (i.e. food)
spoon n ꤘꤤꤡꤟꤥ /di˧dʒo˦/; der. ꤘꤤꤘꤥ
sport n ꤒꤟꤢꤜꤢꤠꤤꤜꤢꤠꤢ /tɛ˨ la˨vi˨la˨vɔ˧/; der. ꤒꤟꤢꤜꤢꤠꤢ
spot n ꤋꤢꤜꤟꤢꤘꤢꤥ /kʰa˧le˦ da˧o˨/; der. ꤠꤤ
spray v ꤋꤢꤏꤤꤕꤚꤟꤛꤢ ꤓꤛꤢ /kʰɛ˦ʃi˧prja˧ tʰje˧/; lit. shoot-divide water
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spread v ꤕꤢꤏꤤ /pa˨ʃi˧/; der. ꤕꤢꤏꤤꤡꤛꤣ;
ꤜꤟꤢꤕꤢꤏꤤ v ꤜꤟꤌꤣꤕꤢꤏꤤꤡꤛꤣ /lɯᵊ˧pa˨ʃi˧ʤɯᵊ˦/; to become known v ꤜꤝꤤꤒꤟꤢ
/lwi˦ta˧ /; scatter (i.e. chicken feed) v
ꤐꤢꤒꤢꤘꤛꤢ /zɯ˦ta˨dja˧/; to spread hands or feet
spring n ꤓꤛꤢꤓꤢꤋꤢ /tʰje˧tʰe˨kʰu˨/; source of water
sprinkle v ꤊꤟꤢꤡꤟꤢꤒꤢꤕꤚꤤ /ke˦ ʤɯ˨ta˨pri˦/ v
ꤕꤚꤌꤣ /prə˦/ v ꤒꤢꤏꤛꤤ /ta˨ʃi˦/sprout v ꤒꤢꤗꤢꤓꤛꤢ /ta˨ma˨tʰja˨/ v
ꤖꤢꤓꤛꤢꤘꤢꤓꤛꤢ /pʰɛ˦tʰja˨du˨tʰja˨/; sprout and grow; der. ꤘꤛꤢꤓꤛꤢ
square n ꤔꤟꤢꤜꤝꤟꤤꤔꤟꤢ /na˦ lwi ˧ na˦ /; four corners; der. ꤜꤝꤟꤤꤔꤟꤢꤚꤢꤘꤢ
squat v ꤥꤔꤛꤢ ꤕꤢꤜꤥꤒꤟꤢ /o˨nja˧ pa˨lo˨ta˧ /; hunched down
squeak n ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤊꤚꤢ /pra˨ krɛ˦/squeeze v ꤤꤔꤥ /i˨no˨/; squeeze in order to pop v
ꤘꤢꤘꤛꤢ /da˦dje˦/; squeezed
squirrel n ꤐꤟꤌꤣꤜꤢꤗꤢ /zɯᵊ˦la˨mɔ˨/; der. ꤐꤟꤌꤣꤜꤛꤢ
stab v ꤏꤢ /sʰɯ˧/; der. ꤏꤢꤞꤛꤢ
stabilize v ꤒꤢꤓꤝꤥꤗꤢ /ta˨tʰwo˦ma˨/; gives the firmness for
staff n ꤤꤋꤛꤢꤙꤥ /i˨kʰja˦bo˧/; long stick; der. ꤤꤓꤛꤢꤙꤥ
stagger v ꤡꤛꤣꤜꤢꤒꤢꤜꤝꤟꤥ /dʒɯᵊ˦lu˧ta˨lwo˨/stain n ꤠꤤ /vi˦/; ꤠꤤꤗꤢ
stair n ꤋꤛꤢꤙꤥꤞꤢ /kʰja˨bo˧ʂu˧/stairway n ꤊꤢꤙꤥ /ka˨bo˧/; der. ꤋꤛꤢꤙꤥ
stake v ꤤꤏꤢꤒꤢꤗꤢ /i˨sʰɔ˦ta˨mɔ˧/; plant stakes in the ground n ꤒꤢꤗꤢ /ta˨mɔ˧/
stammer v ꤟꤢꤙꤢ ꤊꤢꤘꤥ /he˦bɛ˨ ka˨do˧/stand v ꤊꤢꤓꤢ /ka˨tʰɔ˨/; der. ꤤꤓꤢ
stand and come running phr ꤤꤓꤢꤊꤜꤛꤢꤟꤛꤢ
/i˨tʰɔ˨klja˨hja˧/stand and go phr ꤊꤢꤓꤢꤡꤛꤣ /ka˨tʰɔ˨ʤɯᵊ/;
der. ꤤꤓꤢꤡꤛꤣ
stand and go back phr ꤤꤓꤢꤊꤟꤢꤋꤛꤢ /i˨tʰɔ˨ka˨ kʰje˧/; der. ꤤꤓꤢꤊꤟꤢ
stand and leave phr ꤤꤓꤢꤓꤢꤊꤟꤢ /i˨tʰɔ˨tʰe˨ka˨ /
stand and look phr ꤊꤢꤓꤢꤗꤛꤢ /ka˨tʰɔ˨mja˦/stand and pray phr ꤤꤓꤢꤊꤝꤤꤡꤢꤙꤢ
/i˨tʰɔ˨kwi˧ʤɔ˦bɛ˧/stand and read phr ꤤꤓꤢꤟꤣ /i˨tʰɔ˨hə˦/stand and say phr ꤤꤓꤢꤟꤢ /i˨tʰɔ˨he˦/stand and tremble phr ꤤꤓꤢꤒꤢꤔꤛꤢ
/i˨tʰɔ˨ta˨nja˧/stand and warm oneself phr ꤤꤓꤢꤏꤝꤤ
/i˨tʰɔ˨sʰwi˦/stand around phr ꤊꤢꤓꤢꤥꤓꤥ
ꤊꤢꤓꤢꤥꤜꤟꤛꤢ /ka˨tʰɔ˨o˨tʰo˧ ka˨tʰɔ˨o˨lja˨ /stand firmly phr ꤤꤓꤢꤒꤢꤔꤛꤢ
ꤥꤊꤜꤟꤢꤏꤢꤗꤢ /i˨tʰɔ˨ta˨nja˧ o˨klɔ˨ sʰɔ˦ma˨/standing v ꤤꤓꤢꤥ /i˨tʰɔ˨o˨/; der. ꤥꤊꤢꤓꤢ
standing around phr ꤊꤢꤓꤢꤥꤓꤥ ꤊꤢꤓꤢꤥꤜꤟꤛꤢ /ka˨tʰɔ˨o˨tʰo˧ ka˨ tʰɔ˨lja˨ /
star n ꤏꤢ /sʰɛ˨/stare v ꤗꤛꤢꤒꤥꤘꤢꤟꤛꤢ /mja˦to˧dɛ˧hja˧/; to stare
straight at v ꤗꤛꤢꤊꤢꤜꤤ /mja˦ka˨li˧/start v ꤡꤢꤓꤛꤢ /dʒa˦tʰja˨/; begin
startle v ꤋꤛꤢ /kʰje˦/; der. ꤋꤛꤢꤐꤟꤢ; ꤗꤟꤢꤋꤛꤢ
starvation n ꤒꤟꤢꤥꤠꤟꤤꤥꤊꤢ /tɛ˨ o˨vi ˧ o˨kɔ˧/starve to death phr ꤥꤠꤟꤤꤞꤛꤢ /o˨vi ˧ ʂje˧/starving adj ꤥꤠꤟꤤꤥꤊꤢ /o˨vi ˧ o˨kɔ˧/; der.
ꤥꤠꤟꤤꤥꤓꤛꤢ adj ꤞꤢꤠꤟꤤꤞꤢꤢ /ʂɛ˦vi ˧ ʂɛ˦e˨/state n ꤊꤟꤢ /ke˦ /
representative n ꤊꤟꤢꤒꤛꤢꤔꤟꤢ /ke˦ tja˦ne˦ /stay v ꤥ /o˨/; der. ꤥꤊꤟꤌꤣ; ꤥꤊꤛꤢ
stay awake phr ꤥꤞꤢꤊꤜꤛꤢ /o˨ʂa˧klja˧/stay behind phr ꤥꤊꤛꤢ /o˨kja˧/
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steadfast adj ꤊꤜꤟꤢꤗꤢ /klɔ˨ ma˨/; der. ꤥꤊꤜꤟꤢꤏꤢꤗꤢ; ꤥꤏꤢꤊꤜꤟꤢꤗꤢ; ꤥꤊꤜꤟꤢꤥꤗꤢ; ꤥꤊꤜꤟꤢꤗꤢ
steal v ꤢꤟꤌꤣꤢꤟꤤ /e˨hɯᵊ˨e˨hi˦/; der. ꤢꤟꤌꤣ;
ꤢꤟꤤ v ꤢꤖꤢ /e˨pʰe˨/; steal another's food v
ꤕꤟꤢꤖꤢꤛꤢꤕꤜꤢꤖꤢ /pɯ˦pʰe˨jɛ˦plɛ˦pʰe˨/; der. ꤖꤛꤢꤟꤌꤣ
stealing n ꤒꤟꤢꤢꤟꤌꤣꤢꤟꤤ /tɛ˨ e˨hɯᵊ˨e˨hi˦/steam n ꤊꤟꤌꤣꤞꤝꤤ /kɯᵊ˨ʂwi˦/steamed adj ꤢ /u˦/; steamed rice adj ꤞꤝꤤ /ʂwi˦/steep adj ꤜꤟꤢꤒꤢꤕꤚꤤ /la˦ ta˨pri˦/; steep bank or
side of a cliff; der. ꤒꤢꤔꤛꤢ; ꤒꤢꤔꤛꤢꤤꤗꤣ
steer v ꤙꤟꤌꤣ ꤒꤢꤚꤤꤡꤛꤣ /bɯᵊ˧ ta˨ri˦dʒɯ˦/step v ꤋꤢ /kʰɛ˧/; der. ꤋꤢꤒꤟꤢ v ꤐꤟꤤꤙꤢ /zi ˦ bɛ˨/;
crush with the foot n ꤋꤛꤢꤙꤥꤞꤢ /kʰja˨bo˧ʂu˧/; stair n ꤒꤟꤥ /to˦/; level
step around v ꤋꤢꤠꤟꤢꤊꤛꤢ /kʰɛ˧vɔ˨ kja˧/steps n ꤋꤢꤙꤥ /kʰa˨bo˧/; der. ꤋꤢꤙꤥꤜꤥ
stew v ꤤꤖꤥꤢ /i˨pʰo˧u˧/stick n ꤤꤊꤝꤥ /i˨kwo˨/ n ꤤꤕꤜꤤ /i˨pli˦/sticky rice n ꤘꤤꤊꤢ /di˧ku˨/still v ꤕꤢ /pa˧/; der. ꤥꤕꤢ
sting v ꤢꤟꤢꤚꤟꤛꤢ /a˨ rja˧ /; der. ꤢꤟꤢꤚꤟꤛꤢꤏꤢ v
ꤒꤢꤡꤟꤢꤏꤢ /ta˨dʒɔ˦sʰɛ˧/; stings
stir up v ꤓꤢꤚꤟꤛꤢꤓꤛꤢ /tʰu˨rhja˧tʰja˨/; der. ꤓꤢꤚꤟꤛꤢ
stirred adj ꤒꤢꤕꤟꤢꤊꤢꤐꤛꤢ /ta˨pɯ˦ka˨zjɔ˦/; der. ꤞꤢꤕꤜꤢ ꤒꤢꤕꤟꤢꤊꤢꤐꤛꤢ
stomach n ꤖꤟꤌꤣ /pʰɯᵊ˧/; der. ꤟꤢꤊꤢ
stomach ache n ꤏꤢꤖꤟꤌꤣ /sʰɛ˧pʰɯᵊ˧/stomach growling phr ꤟꤢꤊꤢ ꤜꤝꤟꤥ /hɔ˦ku˧
lwo˧/stone n ꤜꤟꤢ /lɔ˦ / v ꤒꤟꤢꤞꤛꤢ /ta˦ ʂje˧/; throw
stones to kill
stone tablet n ꤜꤟꤢꤙꤢ /lɔ˦ ba˨/
stop v ꤥꤊꤟꤌꤣ /o˨kɯᵊ/; der. ꤥꤊꤟꤌꤣꤊꤛꤢ
storage container n ꤜꤟꤢꤙꤢꤔꤢ ꤒꤟꤢꤗꤟꤌꤣꤒꤤꤒꤟꤢ /le˦ be˨na˦ ta˧ mɯᵊ˦ti˧tɛ˨ /
store v ꤙꤢꤘꤝꤥ /be˨dwo˦/; to save; der. ꤘꤝꤥ;
ꤙꤢꤥꤘꤝꤥ; ꤖꤛꤢꤘꤝꤥ n ꤒꤟꤢꤤꤏꤢꤋꤢꤜꤟꤢ /tɛ˨ i˨sʰɛ˧kʰa˧le˦ /; place for selling v
ꤊꤢꤕꤜꤢꤙꤢꤘꤝꤥ /kɛ˦plɔ˦be˨dwo˦/; to cut and store the harvest; der. ꤊꤢꤊꤟꤢꤕꤜꤢ
storm n ꤊꤟꤢꤜꤢꤜꤛꤢ /ke˦ la˨lja˧/story n ꤒꤟꤢꤘꤛꤢ /tɛ˨ dja˦/straddle v ꤏꤤꤘꤛꤢ ꤙꤢꤘꤢ /ʃi˨dja˦ ba˧da˨/; to
straddle a horse
straight adj ꤡꤢꤚꤢꤔꤢ /ʤɔ˦ra˨nɛ˦/; der. ꤡꤢꤡꤢ
straighten v ꤗꤟꤢꤡꤢꤗꤟꤢꤕꤟꤢ /me˨ ʤɔ˦me˨ pe˧ /; make the road straight
strait n ꤊꤜꤢꤕꤜꤢ /klɯ˦plɛ˨/strange adj ꤋꤥꤋꤛꤢ /kʰo˦kʰje˨/strangle v ꤡꤤ /ʤi˨/; to choke or strangle; der.
ꤡꤤꤞꤛꤢ
strap n ꤏꤢꤕꤜꤛꤢꤖꤢ /sʰu˨plje˨pʰa˦/stream n ꤓꤛꤢꤊꤜꤥ /tʰje˧klo˧/street n ꤊꤜꤛꤢ /klja˦/; road
street corner n ꤊꤜꤛꤢꤓꤢꤊꤜꤛꤢꤒꤟꤥ /klja˦tʰɯ˧klja˦to˨/; der. ꤊꤜꤛꤢꤒꤟꤥ
strength n ꤒꤟꤢꤟꤢꤒꤟꤢꤚꤢ /tɛ˨ hɛ˧tɛ˨ re˨/; der. ꤟꤢ;
ꤟꤢꤚꤢ; ꤒꤟꤢꤟꤢꤏꤛꤥꤚꤢꤏꤢ
strengthen v ꤘꤛꤢꤟꤢꤘꤛꤢꤚꤢ /dje˦hɛ˧dje˦re˨/; to encourage; give strength v ꤗꤟꤢꤏꤛꤥꤗꤟꤢꤏꤢꤓꤛꤢ /me˨ ʃjo˨me˨ sʰɔ˧tʰja˨/; make stronger; der. ꤗꤟꤢꤏꤛꤥꤗꤟꤢꤏꤢ v ꤟꤢꤚꤢꤓꤛꤢ /hɛ˧re˨tʰja˨/; revive; strengthen
strengthened adj ꤟꤢꤏꤛꤥꤚꤢꤏꤢꤓꤛꤢ /hɛ˧ʃjo˨re˨sʰɔ˧tʰja˨/; der. ꤟꤢꤏꤛꤥꤟꤢꤏꤢꤓꤛꤢ adj ꤞꤢꤕꤜꤢꤏꤢꤓꤛꤢ /ʂɛ˦plɔ˨sʰɔ˧tʰja˨/
strengthening v ꤏꤛꤥꤓꤛꤢꤏꤢꤓꤛꤢ /ʃjo˨tʰja˨sʰɔ˧tʰja˨/; der. ꤏꤛꤥꤓꤛꤢ; ꤏꤢꤓꤛꤢ;
ꤏꤛꤥꤏꤢꤓꤛꤢ; ꤏꤢꤟꤛꤢ
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stretch v ꤡꤢ /dʒɯ˨/stretchy adj ꤐꤝꤥ /zwo˧/; stretchy like an elastic
band
stride v ꤐꤛꤢꤡꤟꤢ /zja˧dʒɛ˧ /; to walk with a long stride
strike v ꤕꤜꤟꤛꤢ /plja˦ /; with the fist; or slap
string n ꤏꤢꤕꤜꤛꤢ /sʰu˨plje˨/; rope
string bean n ꤊꤢꤙꤤꤞꤢ /kɔ˦bi˧ʂɛ˨/strip v ꤕꤜꤝꤥꤊꤛꤢ /plwo˦kja˧/; remove clothing
striped adj ꤢꤊꤚꤢ /a˨krɛ˦/; der. ꤊꤛꤢ
strive v ꤊꤚꤟꤢꤜꤢ /krɯ˧la˧/; labor hard; der. ꤊꤚꤟꤢꤗꤟꤢ
strong adj ꤟꤢꤏꤛꤥꤚꤢꤏꤢ /hɛ˧ʃjo˨re˨sʰɔ˧/; to have strength; der. ꤏꤛꤥꤏꤢ; ꤏꤛꤥ; ꤏꤢ; ꤢꤏꤢ; ꤢꤏꤛꤥꤢꤏꤢ adj ꤞꤢꤕꤜꤢꤏꤛꤥ ꤞꤢꤕꤜꤢꤏꤢ /ʂɛ˦plɔ˨ʃjo˨ ʂɛ˦plɔ˨sʰɔ˧/; strong heart v
ꤗꤟꤢꤏꤛꤥꤗꤟꤢꤏꤢ /me˨ ʃjo˨me˨ sʰɔ˧/; to do strongly (i.e. struggle to do, etc.)
stronger adj ꤏꤛꤥꤜꤣ /ʃjo˨lə˦/; der. ꤏꤛꤥꤊꤜꤢ;
ꤏꤢꤊꤜꤢ adj ꤟꤢꤏꤛꤥꤚꤢꤏꤢꤊꤜꤢ /hɛ˧ʃjo˨re˨sʰɔ˧klɔ˧/
struggle v ꤏꤢꤏꤢ /sʰa˦ʃɯ˨/; to fight with; contend with
strum v ꤘꤢ /dɔ˨/; to strum a guitar; beat a drum; play a piano v ꤒꤢꤕꤜꤛꤢ /ta˨plje˧/; guitar
stubborn adj ꤋꤢꤜꤢꤘꤟꤌꤣ /kʰa˧lɛ˨dɯᵊ˧/; lit. thick eared adj ꤋꤢꤊꤜꤢꤕꤚꤛꤢ /kʰu˨klɔ˦prje˧/; lit. hard headed; der. ꤋꤢꤊꤜꤢꤕꤚꤛꤢꤞꤢꤕꤜꤢꤛꤥ
stuck adj ꤥꤒꤟꤛꤢ /o˨thja˦/; unable to move adv
ꤑꤢꤒꤢꤊꤜꤣ /ɲe˦ta˨klə˦/; when a ship runs aground
stuck together adj ꤤꤡꤢ /i˦ʤɯ˧/; der. ꤤꤡꤢꤗꤢ
student n ꤞꤛꤥꤜꤤꤟꤥꤖꤢ /ʂwo˦li˨ho˧pʰu˦/study v ꤗꤟꤢꤞꤛꤥ /me˨ ʂwo˦/ v
ꤗꤛꤢꤕꤟꤢꤞꤢꤑꤢ /mja˦pu˧ʂɛ˦ŋe˧/; seek to know
stumble v ꤏꤤꤒꤢꤊꤜꤌꤣ /ʃi˦ta˨klə˧/; der. ꤏꤤꤒꤢꤊꤜꤌꤣꤙꤢ v ꤒꤢꤖꤢ; der. ꤒꤢꤖꤢ ꤜꤢꤋꤢ
stupid adj ꤒꤢꤊꤚꤟꤢ /ta˨krɔ˧ /; der. ꤕꤢꤒꤢꤊꤚꤟꤢ
sturdy adj ꤏꤢ /sʰɔ˧/; strong adj ꤋꤝꤥ /kʰwo˦/; durable; der. ꤋꤢꤑꤟꤢ
stutter v ꤟꤢꤙꤢ ꤊꤢꤘꤢꤊꤢꤘꤥ /he˦bɛ˨ ka˨da˦ka˨do˧/; stammer
submission n ꤒꤟꤢꤏꤛꤢꤜꤟꤛꤢ ꤞꤢꤕꤜꤢ /tɛ˨ ʃja˨lja˨ ʂɛ˦plɔ˨/
submissive adj ꤞꤢꤕꤜꤢꤥ ꤔꤟꤤꤘꤢ ꤢ ꤒꤟꤢꤟꤢꤙꤢ /ʂɛ˦plɔ˨o˨ ni ˦ da˧ u˧ tɛ˨ he˦bɛ˨/; heart willing to obey another
submit v ꤏꤛꤢꤜꤟꤛꤢ ꤞꤢꤕꤜꤢ /ʃja˨lja˨ ʂɛ˦plɔ˨/; lit. to push down the heart
subtract v ꤛꤥꤊꤛꤢ ꤕꤢꤒꤤ /jo˦kja˧ pa˨ti˦/; see minus; der. ꤚꤝꤤꤊꤛꤢ v ꤖꤛꤢꤓꤢꤊꤛꤢ /pʰje˦tʰe˨kja˧/; to take away
succeed v ꤜꤟꤢꤜꤢ /lɯ˨lɛ˦/; able to succeed v
ꤙꤢ /bɛ˦/; der. ꤗꤟꤢꤙꤢ
suck v ꤡꤝꤤ /ʤwi˦/; der. ꤡꤝꤤꤥ v ꤕꤟꤌꤣ /pɯᵊ˨/; to suck on in the mouth
suckle v ꤥꤔꤢ /o˧nu˦/suffer v ꤋꤛꤢꤙꤢ /kʰja˦bɛ˨/; der. ꤋꤛꤢꤙꤢꤒꤟꤢ v
ꤋꤛꤢꤡꤟꤛꤢꤋꤛꤢꤡꤟꤢ /kʰja˦dʒje˧ kʰja˦dʒɯ˨/; to suffer persecution
suffer death phr ꤋꤛꤢꤞꤛꤢ /kʰja˦ʂje˧/suffer badly phr ꤋꤛꤢꤡꤟꤛꤢꤋꤛꤢꤡꤟꤢ
/kʰja˦ʤje˧ kʰja˦ʤɯ˨/; der. ꤡꤟꤛꤢꤜꤢ;
ꤋꤢꤡꤟꤛꤢꤋꤢꤡꤟꤢ
sufficient adj ꤜꤣꤙꤢ /lə˦ba˧/sugar n ꤤꤞꤢꤏꤢ /i˨ʂɛ˨ʃɯ˧/sugar beet n ꤒꤢꤕꤜꤢꤏꤢ /ta˨plɛ˨ʃɯ˧/sugar palm n ꤓꤢꤍꤢꤗꤟꤢ /tʰa˨ŋɛ˦mɔ˦ /sugarcane n ꤘꤤꤊꤜꤛꤢꤙꤥ /di˧klja˧bo˧/; der.
ꤘꤤꤊꤜꤛꤢꤗꤟꤢ
suicide n ꤒꤟꤢꤗꤟꤢꤞꤛꤢ ꤔꤟꤤꤘꤢ ꤔꤟꤢ /tɛ˨ me˨ sje˧ ni ˦ dɯ˨ ne˦ /
suitable adj ꤒꤟꤢꤒꤥꤒꤟꤢꤙꤢ /ta˧ to˧ta˧ bɛ˨/suitcase n ꤕꤟꤛꤢꤘꤢ /pje˧ du˨/
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sulfur n ꤛꤢꤞꤢꤙꤛꤢ /ja˨ʂu˦bja˧/; der. ꤜꤟꤢꤗꤤꤢ
summer n ꤊꤟꤢꤊꤟꤢꤋꤢ /ke˦ kṳ˦kʰɛ˧/summit n ꤏꤥꤋꤛꤢ /sʰo˨kʰje˧/sun n ꤒꤢꤗꤟꤢ /ta˨mɔ˦ /; der. ꤗꤟꤢ; ꤒꤢꤗꤟꤢꤓꤛꤢ
Sunday n ꤗꤟꤢꤑꤢꤘꤟꤌꤣ /mɔ˦ ɲe˧dɯᵊ˨/sunflower seed n ꤒꤢꤗꤟꤢꤕꤜꤢ /ta˨mɔ˦ plɔ˨/sunrise n ꤒꤢꤗꤟꤢꤓꤛꤢ /ta˨mɔ˦ tʰja˨/sunset n ꤒꤢꤗꤟꤢꤒꤟꤢ /ta˨mɔ˦ ta˧ /; der. ꤗꤟꤢꤒꤟꤢ
sunshine n ꤊꤟꤢꤊꤟꤢꤢꤙꤛꤢ /ke˦ kṳ˦a˧bja˧/suppose v ꤟꤢꤊꤟꤌꤣꤚꤢ /he˦kɯᵊre˦/; also means
"if"
suppress v ꤏꤛꤢꤊꤜꤟꤢ ꤘꤢꤙꤤ /ʃja˨klɔ˨ dɔ˦bi˦/sure adj ꤒꤟꤢꤒꤟꤢ /ta˧ te˨ /; careful
surface n ꤋꤥꤋꤢ /kʰo˧kʰu˨/surprise n ꤒꤟꤢꤋꤛꤢꤞꤢꤋꤛꤢꤞꤢ
/tɛ˨ kʰje˦ʂu˨kʰje˦ʂɛ˦/surprised adj ꤋꤛꤢꤞꤢꤋꤛꤢꤞꤢ /kʰje˦ʂu˨kʰje˦ʂɛ˦/
adj ꤒꤢꤕꤟꤢꤋꤛꤢꤞꤢ /ta˨pa˨ kʰje˦ʂu˨/surrender v ꤙꤢꤒꤟꤢꤊꤛꤢ /be˨ta˧ kja˧/; to put
down something; der. ꤜꤢꤡꤟꤢꤊꤛꤢ
surround v ꤙꤢꤒꤢꤠꤟꤢ /bɔ˨ta˨va˨ /surrounding n ꤋꤢꤏꤢꤋꤢꤏꤛꤢ /kʰa˧sʰɔ˧kʰa˧ʃje˦/
adj ꤒꤢꤠꤤꤒꤢꤠꤟꤢ /ta˨vi˧ta˨va˨ /; der. ꤒꤢꤠꤟꤢ;
ꤥꤒꤢꤠꤟꤢ; ꤥꤒꤢꤠꤤꤒꤢꤠꤟꤢ
swallow v ꤐꤟꤢꤊꤜꤢ /zṳ˦klu˧/ v ꤕꤤꤊꤜꤢ /pi˦klu˧/; der. ꤕꤤꤊꤜꤢꤔꤟꤌꤣ v ꤓꤢꤕꤜꤢ /thu˨plɛ˦/; bird
swamp n ꤔꤥ /no˦/swarm adv ꤊꤚꤌꤣ /krə˧/; der. ꤊꤚꤝꤥꤊꤚꤌꤣ
sway v ꤝꤥ /wo˦/; to sway in the wind
swear v ꤙꤛꤢꤢꤍꤟꤥ /bja˧a˨ŋo˦/swear an oath v ꤢꤊꤜꤟꤢꤢꤗꤢ /e˨klɔ˨ e˨ma˨/
sweat n ꤊꤟꤢꤞꤢ /kṳ˦ʂa˧/ v ꤊꤟꤢꤞꤢꤓꤢ /kṳ˦ʂa˧tʰe˨/
sweater n ꤡꤟꤢꤞꤥꤏꤢ /dʒa˨ ʂo˧sʰɯ˨/sweep v ꤘꤢꤕꤜꤤꤘꤢꤜꤟꤢ /du˧pli˧du˧la˦ /; der. ꤘꤢ
sweet adj ꤏꤢ /sʰɯ˧/; der. ꤢꤏꤢ
sweet potato n ꤊꤚꤌꤣ /krɯᵊ˨/swell v ꤐꤟꤢꤟꤛꤢ /za˦ hja˧/swim v ꤤꤐꤟꤥꤓꤛꤢ /i˨zo˧tʰje˧/; der. ꤐꤥ; ꤐꤥꤓꤛꤢ;
ꤒꤢꤐꤟꤢꤓꤛꤢ
swimming pool n ꤤꤐꤟꤥꤓꤛꤢꤢꤘꤢ /i˨zo˧tʰje˧ɔ˨du˨/
swing v ꤓꤢꤝꤥ /tʰu˨wo˦/swollen adj ꤛꤝꤥ /jwo˦/; swollen bump
sword n ꤘꤤꤓꤥꤔꤢꤊꤟꤌꤣ /di˨tʰo˦nɛ˦kɯᵊ/ n ꤔꤢ /nɛ˦/
synagogue n ꤒꤟꤢꤡꤢꤙꤢꤟꤥ /tɛ˨ ʤɔ˦bɛ˧ho˧/syringe n ꤓꤢ /tʰɛ˦/; needle
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table n ꤋꤢꤊꤜꤛꤢꤓꤛꤢꤜꤣ /kʰu˨klja˦tʰja˨lə˧/tablet n ꤜꤟꤢꤙꤢ /lɔ˦ ba˨/; writing tablet n
ꤒꤟꤢꤋꤢꤕꤜꤢ /tɛ˨ kʰu˨plɔ˨/; medicine
tadpole n ꤘꤤꤕꤜꤢꤋꤢ /di˨plɔ˨kʰɛ˨/; pollywog
tail n ꤋꤢꤗꤟꤤ /kʰa˧mi ˦ /tailbone n ꤋꤢꤑꤟꤢ /kʰa˧ɲa˧ /take v ꤖꤛꤢ /pʰje˦/; der. ꤖꤛꤢꤔꤟꤤ v ꤗꤟꤢ
ꤐꤟꤢꤐꤟꤥ /mɯ˧ za˦ zo˨/; take a picture
take note of phr ꤗꤛꤢꤒꤥꤗꤢ /mja˦to˧ma˨/; see and remember
take by force phr ꤖꤛꤢꤖꤢ /pʰje˦pʰe˨/take captive phr ꤕꤟꤢꤘꤢꤥ /pɯ˦dɔ˦o˨/;
imprison
take revenge phr ꤗꤟꤢꤜꤟꤛꤢꤏꤢ ꤊꤟꤢꤋꤛꤢ /me˨ lje˧ sʰɯ˨ ka˨ kʰje˧/; repay; retaliate
take for a moment phr ꤖꤛꤢꤊꤟꤌꤣ /pʰje˦kɯᵊ˦/; borrow
take out phr ꤖꤛꤢꤓꤢ /pʰje˦tʰe˨/; remove
take in phr ꤖꤛꤢꤔꤟꤌꤣ /pʰje˦nɯᵊ/take away from phr ꤖꤛꤢꤖꤢꤋꤛꤢ
/pʰje˦pʰe˨kʰje˦/; grab back; der. ꤖꤛꤢꤊꤛꤢꤜꤟꤢꤖꤢ
take care of phr ꤗꤛꤢꤋꤝꤢ /mja˦kʰwɛ˨/; care for
talk v ꤟꤢꤙꤢ /he˦bɛ˨/; speak; der. ꤟꤢꤏꤛꤣ
talk together phr ꤟꤢꤙꤢ ꤋꤛꤢꤜꤢ /he˦bɛ˨ kʰje˧lu˧/
talk in circles phr ꤟꤢꤙꤢꤒꤢꤠꤟꤢ /he˦bɛ˨ta˨va˨ /talk up and down phr ꤟꤢꤙꤢꤓꤛꤢꤜꤟꤛꤢ
/he˦bɛ˨tʰja˨lja˨ /; talk up and down, always saying something different
tall adj ꤢꤓꤢ /a˨tʰu˧/; long; der. ꤓꤢꤓꤛꤢ
tallest adj ꤘꤢꤓꤢꤜꤣ /du˨tʰu˧lə˦/tamarind n ꤗꤢꤊꤜꤢꤞꤢ /ma˨kla˦ʂɛ˨/
tame adj ꤔꤟꤛꤢ /nja˨ /tapioca n ꤊꤚꤟꤢꤞꤢ /krɯ˨ʂɔ˨/tassle n ꤡꤟꤢꤊꤛꤢꤋꤢꤗꤟꤤ /ʤa˨ kja˧kʰa˧mi ˦ /; on
the edge of a shirt n ꤕꤟꤛꤢꤕꤚꤟꤛꤢ /pje˧ prja˨ /; tassles on a bag
taste v ꤥꤗꤛꤢ /o˧mja˦/; to try tasting v ꤕꤟꤌꤣꤗꤛꤢ
/pɯᵊ˨mja˦/; suck on-see/try v ꤤꤜꤛꤢꤗꤛꤢ /i˨lje˨mja˦/ n ꤞꤥꤚꤥ /ʂo˧ro˧/; der. ꤠꤟꤤ
tasty adj ꤠꤤ /vi˨/; der. ꤢꤠꤤ
tax n ꤢꤗꤥꤢꤚꤢ /a˨mo˨a˨ra˦/tax collector n ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤊꤝꤤꤢꤗꤥꤢꤚꤢ
/prɛ˨ kwi˧a˨mo˨a˨ra˦/; person who asks for tax
tax office n ꤜꤟꤢꤊꤝꤤꤢꤗꤥꤢꤚꤢ /le˦ kwi˧a˨mo˨a˨ra˦/
taxi n ꤜꤟꤥꤋꤛꤢꤞꤛꤣꤋꤥ /lo˦kʰja˨ʂɯᵊ˧kʰo˦/tea n ꤔꤤꤜꤢ /ni˧lɛ˨/ n ꤓꤛꤢꤊꤟꤢꤏꤢ /tʰje˧ku˦sʰɛ˧/tea leaves n ꤔꤤꤜꤢꤊꤚꤢ /ni˧lɛ˨kra˧/teach v ꤤꤞꤛꤥꤤꤞꤛꤢ /i˨ʂjo˦i˨ʂja˧/; der. ꤤꤞꤛꤥ;
ꤤꤞꤛꤥꤒꤟꤢ; ꤟꤢꤞꤛꤥꤟꤢꤞꤛꤢ
teach clearly phr ꤤꤞꤛꤥꤜꤟꤢꤤꤞꤛꤥꤜꤤ /i˨ʂjo˦la˦ i˨ʂjo˦li˧/
teach correctly phr ꤤꤞꤛꤥꤒꤥꤤꤞꤛꤥꤙꤢ /i˨ʂjo˦to˧i˨ʂjo˦bɛ˨/
teach falsely phr ꤤꤞꤛꤥꤞꤢ /i˨ʂjo˦ʂɯ˦/; teach wrongly
teach to know phr ꤤꤞꤛꤥꤞꤢꤑꤢ /i˨ʂjo˦ʂɛ˦ɲe˧/teacher n ꤞꤢꤚꤢ /ʂa˦ra˦/; der. ꤞꤢꤚꤢꤘꤢ
ꤞꤢꤗꤢꤓꤢ; ꤞꤢꤚꤢꤗꤟꤌꤣ n ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤤꤞꤛꤥꤤꤞꤛꤢ
/prɛ˨ i˨ʂjo˦i˨ʂja˧/teaching n ꤒꤟꤢꤤꤞꤛꤥꤤꤞꤛꤢ /tɛ˨ i˨ʂjo˦i˨ʂja˧/; der.
ꤒꤟꤢꤤꤞꤛꤥ
team n ꤒꤟꤢꤜꤢꤠꤢ ꤢꤗꤟꤢ /tɛ˨ la˨vɔ˧ a˨mu˨/; sports group; der. ꤒꤟꤢꤜꤢꤠꤢꤕꤜꤢ
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tear v ꤓꤢꤐꤟꤢ /tʰɔ˦zɛ˧ /; rip; der. ꤐꤟꤢ; ꤜꤢꤐꤟꤢ;
ꤜꤢꤐꤟꤢ n ꤓꤢꤒꤢꤛꤝꤤ /tʰɔ˦ta˨jwi˦/; a rip n
ꤗꤢꤞꤢꤓꤛꤢ /mɛ˨ʂɛ˨tʰje˧/; tears
tease v ꤏꤢꤙꤢ /sʰu˨bɛ˦/; joke v
ꤕꤢꤒꤢꤖꤟꤌꤣꤓꤛꤢ /pa˨ta˦pʰɯᵊ˧tʰja˧/; joke
tee-shirt n ꤡꤟꤢꤛꤝꤥ /dʒa˨ zjo˦/teeth n ꤋꤢꤋꤛꤢ /kʰu˨kʰje˧/teeth (baby) n ꤕꤢꤡꤟꤢ ꤋꤢꤋꤛꤢ /pa˨dʒɛ˦
kʰu˨kʰje˧/teeth (canine) n ꤋꤢꤋꤛꤢꤓꤝꤤ /kʰu˨kʰje˧tʰwi˨/;
fang, eyetooth
telephone n ꤓꤢꤜꤤꤖꤥ /tʰɛ˨li˨pʰo˧/; borrowed word from English
tell v ꤘꤛꤢ /dja˦/; to talk or tell about; explain; der. ꤘꤛꤢꤏꤥꤜꤟꤌꤣ v ꤟꤢꤏꤥ /he˦sʰo˨/; der. ꤟꤢ;
ꤟꤢꤏꤥꤘꤣꤑꤢ
temperate v ꤡꤟꤛꤢꤞꤢꤚꤛꤢꤏꤢꤕꤚꤟꤢ ꤢꤔꤟꤢ /ʤje˦ ʂa˧rja˧sʰa˧prɛ˦ a˨ne˦ /; to be sober-serious in character
temple n ꤒꤟꤢꤜꤢꤒꤛꤢꤟꤥ /tɛ˨ lu˧tja˧ho˧/; offering palace
tempt v ꤤꤜꤥꤤꤜꤛꤢ /i˨lo˨i˨lja˦/; der. ꤤꤜꤥ;
ꤤꤜꤥꤕꤛꤢꤤꤜꤥꤊꤛꤢ v ꤤꤜꤥꤓꤢꤡꤝꤤ /i˨lo˨tʰɔ˦dʒwi˨/; tempt-persuade
tempt to go phr ꤤꤜꤥꤡꤛꤣ /i˨lo˨ʤɯᵊ˦/temptation n ꤒꤟꤢꤤꤜꤥꤤꤜꤛꤢ /tɛ˨ i˨lo˨i˨lja˦/tempter n ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤤꤜꤥꤤꤜꤛꤢ /prɛ˨ i˨lo˨i˨lja˦/ten n ꤏꤛꤢ /ʃje˦/ten thousand n ꤒꤣꤞꤢ /tə˨ʂɔ˦/; der. -ꤞꤢ
tenant n ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤋꤛꤢꤢ /prɛ˨ kʰja˧e˨/; der. ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤋꤛꤢꤢꤕꤚꤟꤢ
tendon n ꤓꤝꤥ /tʰwo˨/; sinew; muscle to bone
termite n ꤊꤢꤚꤟꤢꤗꤟꤌꤣꤖꤢ /ka˨rɔ˦ mɯᵊpʰɛ˧/; found in bamboo; der. ꤊꤟꤛꤢ; ꤕꤟꤢꤝꤥ
termite dust n ꤊꤢꤚꤟꤢꤤ /ka˨rɔ˦ i˨/
test v ꤡꤟꤢꤗꤛꤢꤗꤟꤢꤗꤛꤢ /ʤe˨ mja˦me˨ mja˦/; to test someone; der. ꤡꤟꤢꤗꤛꤢ; ꤟꤢꤗꤛꤢꤗꤟꤢꤗꤛꤢ n ꤒꤟꤢꤗꤟꤢꤗꤛꤢ /tɛ˨ me˨ mja˦/
testicle n ꤘꤛꤢ /dje˨/testify v ꤋꤛꤢꤜꤟꤌꤣ /kʰja˦lɯᵊ˧/ v ꤟꤢꤓꤢꤜꤟꤌꤣ
/he˦tʰe˨lɯᵊ˧/testimony n ꤒꤟꤢꤋꤛꤢꤞꤢ /tɛ˨ kʰja˦ʂɛ˦/tetanus n ꤋꤢꤏꤢ /kʰɛ˨sʰɔ˧/Thailand n ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤐꤝꤤꤊꤟꤢ /pre˦ zwi˨ke˨ /thank v ꤟꤢꤙꤝꤤꤟꤢꤒꤢꤚꤛꤢ /he˦bwi˦he˦ta˨rje˧/;
der. ꤟꤢꤙꤝꤤ v ꤊꤢꤊꤥꤓꤛꤢ /kɛ˦ko˧tʰja˨/thank you phr ꤒꤟꤢꤙꤝꤤ /tɛ˨ bwi˦/thanks n ꤒꤟꤢꤙꤝꤤꤒꤟꤢꤒꤢꤚꤛꤢ
/tɛ˨ bwi˦tɛ˨ ta˨rje˧/; der. ꤒꤟꤢꤙꤝꤤ
thanksgiving n ꤒꤟꤢꤟꤢꤙꤝꤤꤟꤢꤒꤢꤚꤛꤢ /tɛ˨ he˦bwi˦he˦ta˨rje˧/
that pron ꤔꤛꤣ /nɯᵊ˨/ conj ꤔꤢ /na˦/; i.e. he said 'that'
that is phr ꤔꤛꤣꤗꤢ /nɯᵊ˨ma˨/theater n ꤒꤟꤢꤜꤢꤠꤤꤜꤢꤠꤢ ꤢꤋꤢꤜꤟꤢ
/tɛ˨ la˨vi˨la˨vɔ˧ a˨kʰa˧le˦ /; der. ꤜꤟꤢꤜꤢꤠꤤꤜꤢꤠꤢ ꤢꤋꤢꤜꤟꤢ
theft n ꤒꤟꤢꤢꤟꤌꤣꤢꤟꤤ /tɛ˨ e˨ɯᵊ˨e˨hi˦/them pron ꤢꤞꤤ /ɛ˨ʂi˧/; 3rd person plural; see
'they'
then conj ꤓꤛꤣꤚꤢ /tʰɯᵊ˧rɔ˦/ conj ꤚꤢ /rɔ˦/; and; then; so; der. ꤟꤢꤚꤢ conj ꤒꤢꤚꤢ /tɯ˦rɔ˦/; then, and then conj ꤟꤢꤗꤢ /he˦ma˨/; if it's like that, then
there adv ꤘꤣ ꤔꤛꤣ /də˦ nɯᵊ˨/; lit. at that; der. ꤙꤤꤔꤛꤣ
therefore conj ꤢꤋꤢꤢꤋꤛꤢ /a˨kʰu˨a˨kʰje˧/; for that reason; because; der. ꤋꤢꤋꤛꤢ; ꤖꤢꤔꤛꤣꤋꤢꤋꤛꤢꤚꤢ conj ꤖꤢꤔꤛꤣꤚꤢ /pʰu˦nɯᵊ˨rɔ˦/
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these pron ꤛꤢꤒꤢꤟꤢꤔꤛꤣ /je˧ta˨he˨nɯᵊ˨/; der. ꤛꤢꤔꤛꤣꤒꤢꤟꤢ; ꤛꤢꤒꤢꤟꤢ; ꤛꤢꤔꤛꤣ
these things n ꤒꤟꤢꤛꤢꤒꤢꤟꤢ /tɛ˨ je˧ta˨he˨/; der. ꤒꤟꤢꤛꤢꤒꤢꤟꤢꤔꤛꤣ; ꤒꤟꤢꤛꤢꤔꤛꤣꤒꤢꤟꤢ
they pron ꤢꤞꤤ /ɛ˨ʂi˧/; 3rd person plural
thick adj ꤘꤟꤌꤣ /dɯᵊ˦/thief n ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤢꤟꤌꤣꤢꤟꤤ /prɛ˨ e˨hɯᵊ˨e˨hi˦/; der.
ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤢꤟꤌꤣ
thigh n ꤋꤛꤢꤊꤛꤢ /kʰja˨kje˨/thin adj ꤊꤚꤟꤛꤢ /krja˧ / adj ꤙꤢ /bɯ˧˧ ˧/; der.
ꤙꤢꤚꤢꤟꤤ; ꤢꤙꤢ
thing n ꤒꤟꤢ /tɛ˨ / n ꤒꤟꤢꤗꤟꤌꤣꤒꤤꤒꤟꤢ /ta˧ mɯᵊ˦ti˧tɛ˨ / n ꤒꤢꤗꤤꤒꤢꤡꤣ /ta˨mi˧ta˨dʒə˨/; something
things n ꤒꤟꤢꤒꤢꤟꤢ /tɛ˨ ta˨he˨/think v ꤒꤢꤔꤟꤢ /ta˨ne˨ /; der. ꤒꤢꤔꤟꤢꤜꤟꤛꤢ
think beforehand phr ꤒꤢꤔꤟꤢꤥꤔꤟꤢ /ta˨ne˨ o˨ne˨ /
think incorrectly phr ꤒꤢꤔꤟꤢꤞꤢ /ta˨ne˨ ʂɯ˦/; think wrongly; mistaken
think through phr ꤒꤢꤔꤟꤢꤓꤢ /ta˨ne˦ tʰe˨/third number ꤞꤛꤣꤜꤢꤜꤣ /ʂɯᵊ˧lu˦lə˦/
third level phr ꤞꤛꤣꤒꤟꤥꤒꤣꤒꤟꤥ /ʂɯᵊ˧to˦tə˨to˦/
third person phr ꤞꤛꤣꤕꤚꤟꤢꤒꤣꤕꤚꤟꤢ /ʂɯᵊ˧prɛ˨ tə˨prɛ˨ /
third thing phr ꤞꤛꤣꤡꤣꤒꤣꤡꤣ /ʂɯᵊ˧ʤə˨tə˨ʤə˨/
third time phr ꤞꤛꤣꤖꤟꤌꤣꤒꤣꤖꤟꤌꤣ /ʂɯᵊ˧pʰɯᵊtə˨pʰɯᵊ/
thirsty adj ꤞꤢꤥꤓꤛꤢ /ʂɛ˦o˧tʰje˧/; der. ꤞꤢꤠꤟꤤꤞꤢꤥ
thirteen number ꤏꤛꤢꤞꤛꤣ /ʃje˦ʂɯᵊ˧/thirty number ꤞꤛꤣꤏꤛꤢ /ʂɯᵊ˧ʃje˧/
this pron ꤛꤢ /je˧/ n ꤒꤟꤢꤛꤢ /tɛ˨ je˧/; this thing; der. ꤒꤟꤢꤛꤢꤔꤛꤣ
this thing phr ꤒꤟꤢꤛꤢꤒꤣꤡꤣ /tɛ˨ je˧tə˨ʤə˨/thongs n ꤋꤢꤖꤢꤓꤛꤢꤢ /kʰu˨pʰa˦tʰja˨ɛ˧/; flip flops;
sandals; der. ꤋꤢꤘꤛꤢꤖꤢ
thorn bush n ꤞꤢꤏꤛꤢꤗꤟꤢ /ʂɔ˨ʃja˦mɔ˦ /thorns n ꤞꤢꤏꤛꤢꤞꤢꤕꤚꤢ /ʂɔ˨ʃja˦ʂɔ˨pru˧/; der.
ꤞꤢꤏꤛꤢ; ꤞꤢꤏꤛꤢ ꤊꤟꤤꤏꤛꤢ
those dem ꤔꤛꤣꤒꤢꤟꤢ /nɯᵊ˨ta˨he˨/thought n ꤒꤟꤢꤒꤢꤔꤟꤢ /tɛ˨ ta˨ne˨ /; der.
ꤞꤢꤕꤜꤢꤒꤟꤢꤒꤢꤔꤟꤢ; ꤒꤟꤢꤏꤢꤒꤢꤔꤟꤢ
thousand n ꤞꤢ /ʂɔ˦/; der. ꤢꤚꤤ
thousands n ꤢꤞꤤ /a˨ʂi˧/ n ꤢꤚꤤꤢꤞꤢꤊꤢ /a˨ri˦a˨ʂɔ˦ku˧/
thread n ꤜꤟꤌꤣ /lɯᵊ˨/; yarn
three number ꤞꤢꤞꤛꤣ /ʂɛ˦ʂɯᵊ˧/; der. ꤞꤛꤣ
three days from now phr ꤏꤥꤋꤛꤢ /sʰo˧kʰje˧/three hours phr ꤞꤛꤣꤗꤢ /ʂɯᵊ˧mɯ˧/three people phr ꤞꤛꤣꤕꤚꤟꤢ /ʂɯᵊ˧prɛ˨ /three things phr ꤞꤛꤣꤡꤣ /ʂɯᵊ˧ʤə˨/three times phr ꤞꤛꤣꤖꤟꤌꤣ /ʂɯᵊ˧pʰɯᵊ/three years phr ꤞꤛꤣꤔꤢ /ʂɯᵊ˧na˨/
throat n ꤊꤟꤛꤢꤊꤚꤥ /kja˧ kro˨/throne n ꤋꤢꤊꤜꤛꤢꤓꤛꤢꤜꤣ /kʰu˨klja˦tʰja˨lə˧/;
der. ꤋꤢꤊꤜꤛꤢꤓꤢꤓꤛꤢꤜꤣ; ꤋꤢꤊꤜꤛꤢꤓꤢ
through prep ꤘꤤꤒꤢ /di˧tɯ˦/ adv ꤜꤢꤕꤜꤢ /lu˨plu˦/; to pass through an area or know someone's thoughts; der. ꤡꤛꤣ ꤜꤢꤕꤜꤢ; ꤞꤢꤑꤢ ꤜꤢꤕꤜꤢ
throw v ꤠꤤ /vi˧/; der. ꤏꤢ v ꤒꤟꤢ /ta˦ /; throw stones v ꤟꤢ /ha˦/; throw water; splash
throw down phr ꤠꤤꤒꤟꤢꤕꤢꤏꤤ /vi˧ta˧ pa˨ʃi˧/; throw-spreading down (i.e. seeds); der. ꤏꤢꤒꤟꤢ; ꤟꤢꤒꤟꤢ phr ꤜꤝꤤꤒꤟꤢ /lwi˦ta˧ /; spread (i.e. chicken feed)
throw away phr ꤠꤤꤊꤛꤢ /vi˧kja˧/; discard
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throw up v ꤕꤚꤛꤢ /prja˦/; vomit; der. ꤕꤚꤛꤢꤞꤢꤕꤚꤛꤢꤜꤢ
thrust through phr ꤏꤢ /sʰɯ˧/; pierce with a sword
thumb n ꤊꤢꤔꤢꤗꤟꤌꤣꤘꤢ /ka˨nɔ˧mɯᵊdu˨/thumbnail n ꤊꤢꤔꤢꤘꤢꤜꤢ /ka˨nɔ˧du˨lɛ˨/thunder n ꤏꤛꤢꤜꤟꤛꤢ /ʃje˨lja˨ / n
ꤗꤟꤢꤊꤚꤟꤢꤗꤟꤢꤍꤟꤌꤣ /mɔ˦ krɔ˧ mɔ˦ ŋɯᵊ˦/; sound of thunder; der. ꤗꤟꤢꤊꤚꤟꤢ; ꤊꤚꤟꤢ
thunderstorm n ꤗꤟꤢꤊꤚꤟꤢꤏꤛꤢꤜꤟꤛꤢ /mɔ˦ krɔ˧ ʃje˨lja˨ /
Thursday n ꤗꤟꤢꤜꤝꤟꤤꤑꤢ /mɔ˦ lwi ˧ ɲe˧/tibia n ꤋꤛꤢꤋꤤꤊꤚꤝꤤ /kʰja˨kʰi˨krwi˦/tick n ꤋꤛꤢ /kʰje˨/ticket n ꤜꤤꤙꤢ /li˨ba˨/tickle v ꤊꤢꤜꤤ /kɔ˨li˦/ticklish adj ꤊꤢꤐꤟꤢ /ka˨zɔ˦ /tie v ꤊꤛꤢ /kje˧/; tie into a bundle; der. ꤊꤛꤢꤊꤜꤢ
v ꤑꤟꤢꤓꤛꤢ /ɲa˦ tʰja˨/; to tie around the waist v
ꤡꤢꤊꤜꤟꤢꤗꤢ /ʤɔ˧klɔ˨ ma˨/; bind or tie up; der. ꤡꤢ; ꤡꤢꤊꤜꤟꤢ
tiger n ꤖꤟꤌꤣꤋꤤ /pʰɯᵊ˧kʰi˧/tight adv ꤊꤜꤟꤢꤗꤢ /klɔ˨ ma˨/time n ꤏꤛꤣꤋꤢ /ʃɯᵊkʰɛ˧/; situation at that time;
der. ꤢꤏꤛꤣꤢꤋꤢ; ꤢꤋꤢ n -ꤖꤟꤌꤣ /-pʰɯᵊ˦/; classifier for one-time, two-times, etc. n ꤊꤟꤢ- /ke˦ -/; season of time (i.e. rainy season/time) n ꤢꤋꤢ /a˨kʰɛ˧/; at that (time) n
ꤟꤢ /hɯ˨/; der. ꤒꤣꤟꤢ
it's time phr ꤏꤛꤣꤋꤢꤙꤢ /ʃɯᵊkʰɛ˧bɛ˨/right time phr ꤏꤛꤣꤋꤢꤒꤥ /ʃɯᵊkʰɛ˧to˧/; der.
ꤒꤥꤏꤛꤣꤒꤥꤋꤢ
time after time phr ꤟꤢꤕꤜꤢ /hɯ˨ple˨/timid adj ꤒꤢꤚꤟꤌꤣ /ta˨rɯᵊ˨/tingly adj ꤒꤢꤠꤤ /ta˨vi˦/; numb
tiny n ꤕꤢꤒꤤꤖꤢ /pa˨ti˦pʰu˦/; very small amount; der. ꤕꤢꤒꤤꤖꤢꤕꤚꤢ; ꤒꤟꤢꤕꤢꤒꤤꤖꤢ
tired adj ꤞꤢꤕꤚꤟꤢꤜꤢꤘꤛꤢ /ʂɛ˦pra˦ la˨dja˦/; tired-faint; der. ꤞꤢꤕꤚꤟꤢ; ꤢꤜꤢꤘꤢ
title v ꤕꤟꤥꤓꤛꤢ /po˦tʰja˨/; to give a name or title to
to prep ꤘꤣ /də˦/; also 'at'
toast n ꤊꤢꤗꤢꤤꤙꤢ /kɔ˦mu˧i˨bɯ˧/ v ꤊꤜꤟꤢ /kla˦ /; to clink glasses together in a toast
tobacco n ꤒꤢꤚꤛꤢ /ta˨rje˨/; der. ꤒꤢꤚꤛꤢꤗꤟꤢ
tobacco pipe n ꤜꤢꤊꤢ /la˨kɔ˧/today n ꤛꤢꤒꤣꤑꤢ /je˧tə˨ɲe˧/toe n ꤋꤛꤢꤔꤢ /kʰja˨sɔ˧/
toe (middle) n ꤋꤛꤢꤔꤢꤊꤜꤢꤗꤢ /kʰja˨nɔ˧kla˧me˧/
toe (second) n ꤋꤛꤢꤔꤢꤐꤟꤢ /kʰja˨nɔ˧zu˧/toe (little) n ꤋꤛꤢꤔꤢꤖꤢꤏꤢ /kʰja˨nɔ˧pʰu˦sʰɛ˦/toe (big) n ꤋꤛꤢꤔꤢꤗꤟꤌꤣꤘꤢ
/kʰja˨nɔ˧mɯᵊ˦du˨/toe (fourth) n ꤋꤛꤢꤔꤢꤘꤢꤐꤟꤢ
/kʰja˨nɔ˧du˨za˦ /toenail n ꤋꤛꤢꤔꤢꤗꤟꤌꤣꤙꤢ /kʰja˨nɔ˧mɯᵊ˦ba˦/together adv ꤒꤟꤣ /tə˦ /; der. ꤒꤟꤣꤜꤢ; ꤥꤒꤟꤣ;
ꤥꤒꤟꤣꤊꤟꤌꤣ; ꤥꤒꤟꤣꤜꤢ adv ꤕꤚꤟꤥꤊꤟꤌꤣ /pro˦kɯᵊ˧/ adv ꤚꤟꤥꤜꤢ /ro˦lu˧/; der. ꤚꤟꤥ
together as a crowd phr ꤥꤕꤜꤢꤕꤜꤢꤖꤢ /o˨plɔ˦plu˨pʰɛ˨/
together in a group phr ꤥꤒꤟꤣꤥꤕꤜꤢ /o˨tə˦ o˨plɔ˦/; der. ꤥꤕꤜꤢꤥꤒꤟꤣ;
ꤥꤕꤜꤢꤒꤟꤣꤜꤟꤢ; ꤥꤕꤜꤢ; ꤥꤕꤜꤢꤒꤟꤣ; ꤥꤕꤜꤢꤜꤟꤢ; ꤚꤟꤥ
toilet n ꤤꤕꤟꤥ /i˨po˨/; der. ꤏꤢꤟꤢꤕꤟꤥ
toilsome adj ꤞꤢꤕꤚꤟꤢꤞꤢꤒꤟꤌꤣ /ʂɛ˦pra˦ ʂɛ˦tɯᵊ˧/tomato n ꤊꤟꤛꤢꤏꤛꤢꤞꤢ /kja˦ ʃje˨ʂɛ˨/tomb n ꤜꤟꤌꤣꤋꤢ /lɯᵊ˧kʰu˨/; der. ꤜꤟꤌꤣꤊꤢ
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tomorrow n ꤏꤛꤢꤕꤢꤚꤥ /ʃje˦pa˨ro˧/; der. ꤕꤢꤚꤥ
tongue n ꤕꤜꤟꤤ /pli ˨ /tonight n ꤛꤢꤒꤣꤞꤢ /je˧tə˨ʂɛ˦/ n ꤛꤢꤒꤣꤞꤢ
/je˧tə˨ʂɛ˧/tonsillitis n ꤊꤟꤛꤢꤓꤤꤛꤛꤢ /kja˧ tʰi˨zja˦/too much phr ꤒꤢꤜꤝꤥꤒꤢꤜꤟꤛꤢ /ta˨lwo˦ta˨lje˨ /;
der. ꤒꤢꤜꤝꤥ
tooth n ꤋꤢꤋꤛꤢ /kʰu˨kʰje˧/toothbrush n ꤜꤟꤢꤓꤢꤋꤢꤋꤛꤢꤙꤥ
/le˦ tʰɯ˦kʰu˨kʰje˧bo˧/toothpaste n ꤋꤢꤋꤛꤢꤜꤟꤢꤓꤢꤙꤥ
/kʰu˨kʰje˧le˦ tʰɯ˦bo˧/top n ꤢꤋꤢ /a˨kʰu˨/; der. -ꤋꤢ
top to bottom phr ꤊꤢꤓꤛꤢꤊꤢꤜꤟꤛꤢ /ka˨tʰja˨ka˨lja˨ /
torch n ꤗꤤꤊꤟꤛꤢ ꤒꤢꤚꤢꤙꤥ /mi˨kja˧ ta˨rɛ˦bo˧/; flaming candle
torn adj ꤜꤢꤐꤛꤢ /la˨zjɛ˧/tornado n ꤒꤢꤜꤟꤛꤢꤓꤢꤠꤟꤤ /ta˨lje˨ tʰɔ˦vi ˧ /torrent n ꤓꤛꤢꤜꤟꤛꤢꤓꤛꤢꤋꤥ /tʰje˧lja˦ tʰje˧kʰo˦/;
rushing water n ꤓꤛꤢꤜꤟꤛꤢꤓꤛꤢꤋꤥ /tʰje˧lhja˦tʰje˧kʰo˧/; torrent
tortoise n ꤒꤢꤊꤜꤤꤏꤥ /ta˨kli˦sʰo˨/; mountain turtle
torture v ꤗꤟꤢꤡꤟꤛꤢꤗꤟꤢꤡꤟꤢ /me˨ ʤje˧ me˨ ʤɯ˨/; persecute
touch v ꤒꤣ /tə˨/; der. ꤒꤣꤙꤢ
tough adj ꤐꤝꤥ /zwo˧/; tough meat
towel n ꤊꤢꤓꤥ /ka˨tʰo˧/town n ꤠꤟꤤ /vi ˧ /; city
township n ꤠꤟꤤꤗꤟꤌꤣ /vi ˧ mɯᵊ˧/toy n ꤒꤟꤢꤜꤢꤠꤢ /tɛ˨ la˨vɔ˧/trachea n ꤊꤟꤢꤜꤢꤞꤢꤊꤜꤥ /ke˦ la˨ʂɛ˦klo˧/;
windpipe
track v ꤜꤟꤢꤚꤝꤥ /lɯ˨rwo˦/; to track an animal
trade v ꤊꤟꤢ /kɯ˦/; to do business
tradition n ꤜꤟꤢꤊꤜꤥꤗꤟꤢ /le˦ klo˧me˨ /train n ꤜꤟꤥꤗꤤꤢ /lo˦mi˨ɯ˧/; railroad train v
ꤞꤛꤥꤞꤛꤢ /ʂwo˦ʂja˨/training n ꤒꤟꤢꤞꤛꤥꤒꤥ /tɛ˨ ʂwo˦to˧/; teaching;
der. ꤒꤟꤢꤞꤛꤥ
trample v ꤤꤐꤟꤤꤒꤢꤕꤚꤟꤢ /i˨zi ˦ ta˨prɔ˦ /; der. ꤐꤟꤤꤒꤢꤕꤚꤢ; ꤋꤢꤐꤟꤤꤡꤛꤣ
translate v ꤚꤢꤕꤟꤥꤓꤢ /ra˧po˨tʰe˨/; translate; publish; der. ꤕꤟꤥꤓꤢꤍꤟꤥ; ꤕꤟꤥꤓꤢꤜꤤ
translator n ꤕꤚꤟꤢ ꤕꤟꤥꤓꤢꤏꤢꤊꤟꤢꤋꤛꤢ /prɛ˨ po˨tʰe˨ʃɯ˨ka˨ kʰje˧/
transparent adj ꤗꤛꤢꤓꤛꤢ ꤜꤢꤕꤜꤢ /mja˦tʰje˨ lu˨plu˦/ adj ꤏꤢꤊꤢꤜꤤ /sʰɛ˦ka˨li˧/
trap n ꤤꤒꤢꤠꤟꤤ /i˨ta˨vi ˧ / n ꤎꤢ /sa˨/; type of fish trap n ꤘꤢꤕꤟꤢ /da˦pa˧ / n ꤘꤢꤘꤥ /da˦do˧/; trap for small animals n ꤒꤢꤡꤟꤛꤢ /ta˨dʒja˧ /; trap which lifts the animal off the ground
trash n ꤞꤢꤞꤝꤤꤞꤢꤘꤢ /ʂɔ˨ʂwi˦ʂɔ˨dɔ˧/; der. ꤞꤢꤞꤝꤤ
travel n ꤒꤟꤢꤡꤛꤣꤒꤟꤢꤊꤟꤢ /tɛ˨ ʤɯᵊtɛ˨ ka˨ /; der. ꤒꤟꤢꤡꤛꤣ v ꤡꤛꤣꤊꤜꤛꤢ /dʒɯᵊ˦klja˦/
tread v ꤤꤐꤟꤤ ꤒꤟꤢꤞꤛꤣ /i˨zi ˦ ta˧ ʂɯᵊ˧/; to tread out grain
treasure n ꤒꤟꤢꤍꤟꤢꤘꤢꤕꤚꤟꤤꤘꤢ /tɛ˨ ŋṳ˨du˨pri ˨ du˨/; expensive thing
treat v ꤐꤢ /za˨/; treat-heal
tree n ꤞꤢꤗꤟꤢ /ʂɔ˨mɔ˦ /; der. ꤞꤢ
tremble v ꤒꤢꤔꤛꤢꤒꤢꤘꤢ /ta˨nja˧ta˨dɛ˨/; der. ꤒꤢꤔꤛꤢꤒꤢꤡꤣ
tribe n ꤗꤛꤢꤡꤣꤕꤜꤢ /mje˧dʒə˨plɔ˦/; der. -ꤗꤟꤌꤣ
trip v ꤒꤢꤖꤢꤙꤢ /ta˨pʰɔ˧bɛ˨/; der. ꤒꤢꤖꤢ ꤜꤢꤋꤢ
trouble v ꤗꤟꤢꤏꤢꤏꤢ /me˨ sʰu˦sʰa˦/; cause trouble n ꤏꤢꤏꤢꤘꤤꤘꤛꤢ /sʰu˦sʰa˦di˦dja˧/ n
ꤒꤟꤢꤕꤟꤛꤢꤒꤟꤢꤏꤢ /tɛ˨ pja˦ tɛ ˨ sʰɛ˧/; difficulty
troubled adj ꤞꤢꤕꤜꤢꤊꤟꤢ ꤞꤢꤕꤜꤢꤊꤟꤛꤢ /ʂɛ˦plɔ˨kṳ˦ ʂɛ˦plɔ˨kja˧ /; der. ꤞꤢꤕꤜꤢꤊꤟꤢꤊꤟꤛꤢ; ꤒꤢꤔꤟꤢꤕꤟꤛꤢꤒꤢꤔꤟꤢꤏꤢ
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trough n ꤊꤜꤥ /klo˦/true adj ꤗꤟꤢꤜꤢꤊꤥ /ma˦ la˨ko˧/; ꤜꤢꤊꤥ n
ꤒꤟꤢꤢꤗꤟꤢꤜꤢꤊꤥ /tɛ˨ a˨ma˦ la˨ko˧/; that which is really true n ꤢꤗꤟꤢ /a˨ma˦ /; yes, that is true or sure adv ꤏꤢꤕꤚꤟꤢ ꤔꤛꤢꤡꤢ /sʰa˧prɛ˦ nja˨dʒɛ˧/; real; der. ꤔꤛꤢ
truly adv ꤏꤢꤕꤚꤟꤢꤏꤢꤗꤛꤢ /sʰa˧prɛ˦ sʰa˧mja˧/; der. ꤏꤢꤕꤚꤟꤢ; ꤏꤢꤕꤚꤟꤢꤑꤢꤡꤢ adv ꤜꤢꤊꤢꤜꤢꤊꤥ /la˨ka˦la˨ko˧/; emphasizing the greatest or the reality of
trumpet n ꤊꤝꤟꤥ /kwo˨/; der. ꤊꤝꤟꤥꤕꤚꤟꤢ; ꤊꤥ
trunk n ꤞꤢꤒꤟꤢ /ʂɔ˨tɯ˧/trust v ꤐꤟꤢꤢ /zɯ˦e˨/; belief; der. ꤐꤟꤢꤢꤊꤟꤢ n
ꤒꤟꤢꤐꤟꤢꤢꤑꤟꤢꤢ /tɛ˨ zɯ˦e˨ɲa˦ e˨/; der. ꤒꤟꤢꤐꤟꤢꤢ; ꤒꤟꤢꤐꤟꤢꤒꤟꤢꤑꤟꤢ;ꤒꤟꤢꤐꤟꤢ
truth n ꤒꤟꤢꤗꤟꤢꤒꤟꤢꤡꤢ /tɛ˨ ma˦ tɛ˨ ʤɔ˦/; der. ꤒꤟꤢꤢꤗꤟꤢꤢꤡꤢ
try v ꤢꤛꤢꤡꤢꤢꤛꤢꤚꤢ /ja˦ʤɯ˦ja˦re˨/; to seek to do something; der. ꤢꤛꤢꤡꤢ; ꤛꤢꤡꤢꤛꤢꤚꤢ v ꤗꤟꤢꤗꤛꤢ /me˨ mja˦/; to experiment with or try something new v ꤒꤢꤚꤟꤢ /ta˨ru˦/
tuberculosis n ꤓꤤꤙꤤ /tʰi˨bi˨/; TB
Tuesday n ꤗꤟꤢꤑꤢꤑꤢ /mɔ˦ ɲe˧ɲe˧/tune n ꤒꤟꤢꤘꤢꤕꤚꤟꤢ ꤢꤒꤢꤜꤟꤢ /tɛ˨ dɔ˨pra˨
a˨ta˨la˧ /turkey n ꤏꤛꤢꤒꤢꤏꤛꤢ /ʃje˧ta˨ʃja˧/; lit. chicken-
elephant
turmeric n ꤗꤟꤤꤙꤛꤢꤋꤢ /mi ˨ bja˧kʰu˨/; yellow colored seasoning
turn v ꤒꤢꤚꤤ ꤊꤢꤊꤜꤢꤊꤛꤢ /ta˨ri˦ kɔ˦klɔ˧kja˧/; der. ꤊꤢ; ꤒꤢꤚꤤꤒꤢꤠꤟꤢ
turn upside down phr ꤓꤢꤜꤢꤊꤜꤟꤢꤊꤛꤢ /tʰu˨la˨klɔ˧ kja˧/
turn around phr ꤒꤢꤊꤜꤛꤢ /ta˨klje˦/; turn around or back v ꤋꤟꤌꤣ /kʰɯᵊ˧/; to turn your back-side towards (i.e. horse)
turn down phr ꤗꤟꤢꤕꤚꤟꤢꤕꤢꤒꤤ /me˨ pra˨ pa˨ti˦/; to lessen the noise
turn off phr ꤗꤟꤢꤙꤤꤊꤛꤢ /me˧ bi˦kja˧/turn on phr ꤗꤟꤢꤗꤥ /me˨ mo˧/
turtle n ꤒꤢꤊꤜꤤ /ta˨kli˦/; der. ꤒꤢꤊꤜꤤꤓꤛꤢ
tusk n ꤒꤢꤏꤛꤢꤕꤜꤟꤛꤢ /ta˨ʃja˧plja˧ /; elephant tusk
twelve number ꤏꤛꤢꤞꤢꤔꤛꤢ /ʃje˦ʂɛ˦nje˧/; der. ꤏꤛꤢꤔꤛꤢ
twenty number ꤔꤛꤢꤏꤛꤢ /nje˧ʃje˧/twenty thousand number ꤔꤛꤢꤞꤢ /nje˧ʂɔ˦/twins n ꤘꤤꤊꤚꤟꤢ /di˦kre˧ /; der. ꤘꤤꤊꤚꤟꤛꤢ
twist v ꤤꤋꤢ ꤒꤢꤠꤟꤢ /i˨kʰu˨ ta˨va˨ /; twist together; der. ꤊꤟꤛꤢ
two number ꤞꤢꤔꤛꤢ /ʂɛ˦nje˧/; der. ꤔꤛꤢ
two hundred number ꤔꤛꤢꤐꤟꤢ /nje˧zɛ˨ /two or three days phr ꤔꤛꤢꤞꤛꤣꤑꤢ
/nje˧ʂɯᵊ˧ɲe˧/two or three times phr ꤔꤛꤢꤞꤛꤣꤖꤟꤌꤣ
/nje˧ʂɯᵊ˧pʰɯᵊ/type v ꤗꤟꤢ /mɯ˧/; to hit the keys; der.
ꤗꤟꤢꤜꤤꤕꤜꤢ
typhoid n ꤒꤟꤢꤏꤝꤤꤕꤚꤟꤢꤛꤛꤢ /tɛ˨ ʃwi˦pra˧ zja/; sickness-swollen intestine
typhoon n ꤊꤟꤢꤜꤢꤞꤢꤘꤢ /ke˦ la˨ʂɛ˦du˨/typist n ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤗꤟꤢꤜꤤ /prɛ˨ mɯ˧li˨/
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ugliness n ꤒꤟꤢꤗꤢꤗꤟꤛꤢ /tɛ˨ mu˧mja˦ /ugly adj ꤗꤢꤗꤟꤛꤢ /mu˧mja˦ /umbilical cord n ꤘꤤꤙꤥꤕꤜꤟꤛꤢ /di˧bo˧plje˨ /umbrella n ꤋꤢꤊꤟꤌꤣ /kʰu˨kɯᵊ˦/unable v ꤡꤟꤛꤢꤒꤥ /ʤja˦ to˨/; physically incapable
of; der. ꤗꤟꤢꤡꤟꤛꤢꤒꤥ adj ꤙꤢꤒꤥ /bɛ˦to˨/; not successful
unashamed adj ꤞꤢꤒꤢꤚꤟꤢꤒꤥ /ʂɛ˦ta˨rɛ˧ to˨/; not embarrassed
unavailable v ꤜꤢꤒꤥ /lɛ˦/; I am not available/free
unbelief n ꤐꤟꤢꤢꤒꤥ /zɯ˦e˨to˨/; to not believe
unbroken adj ꤕꤛꤢꤒꤥ /pje˦to˨/uncircumcised v ꤘꤢꤒꤢꤜꤤꤖꤢꤒꤥ
/dɯ˦ta˨li˦pʰa˦to˨/uncle n ꤖꤢꤘꤢ /pʰɛ˧du˨/unclean adj ꤗꤝꤟꤥꤕꤜꤤꤒꤥ /mwo˧pli˧to˨/; der.
ꤖꤟꤌꤣꤗꤝꤟꤥꤒꤥ
uncomfortable adj ꤥꤋꤢꤜꤟꤢꤏꤥꤚꤛꤢ /o˨kʰa˧le˦ so˧˧ ˧rja˨/; referring to a place; der. ꤢꤏꤥꤚꤛꤢ
unconscious v ꤞꤛꤢꤍꤟꤌꤣ /ʂje˧ŋɯᵊ˧/; in a coma adj ꤓꤛꤢꤞꤛꤢꤒꤢꤕꤟꤢ /tʰja˨ʂje˧ta˨pa˨ /; der. ꤓꤛꤢꤒꤢꤕꤟꤢ
uncooked adj ꤞꤤꤞꤢ; raw
undecided v ꤜꤢꤚꤢꤜꤢꤚꤢ; der. ꤢ ꤜꤢꤚꤢꤜꤢꤚꤢ ꤑꤢ ꤠꤢꤞꤢꤕꤜꤢ
under prep -ꤜꤟꤢ /-lɛ˧ /; der. ꤢꤜꤟꤢ
underneath prep ꤢꤜꤟꤢ /a˨lɛ˧ /; der. -ꤜꤟꤢ
understand v ꤞꤢꤑꤢ /ʂɛ˦ŋe˧/; der. ꤞꤢꤑꤢꤓꤛꤢ;
ꤞꤢꤑꤢꤒꤟꤢꤕꤜꤢ; ꤞꤢꤑꤢꤕꤜꤥꤖꤢꤚꤛꤢ v ꤒꤢꤔꤟꤢꤕꤜꤥꤒꤢꤔꤟꤢꤖꤢ /ta˨ne˨ plo˧ta˨ne˨ pʰɛ˦/; der. ꤒꤢꤔꤟꤢꤕꤜꤥ
not understand clearly phr ꤞꤢꤑꤢꤕꤜꤥꤒꤥ /ʂɛ˦ɲe˧plo˧to˨/
understanding n ꤒꤟꤢꤞꤢꤑꤢꤕꤜꤥꤖꤢ /tɛ˨ ʂɛ˦ɲe˧plo˧pʰɛ˦/; clarity
underwater n ꤓꤛꤢꤜꤟꤢ /tʰje˧lɛ˧ /underwear n ꤟꤛꤢꤖꤢ /hje˨pʰu˦/; der. ꤟꤛꤢꤒꤢꤖꤢ
undesirable adj ꤞꤢꤕꤜꤢꤥꤒꤥ /ʂɛ˦plɔ˨o˨to˨/; not desired
undone adj ꤗꤟꤢꤟꤤꤒꤥ /me˨ hi˦to˨/; not yet done
undress v ꤕꤜꤝꤥꤊꤛꤢ /plwo˦kja˧/uneducated adj ꤡꤟꤛꤢꤜꤤꤒꤥ /ʤja˦ li˨to˨/;
unschooled; der. ꤊꤢꤛꤢ ꤡꤟꤛꤢꤜꤤꤡꤟꤛꤢꤜꤢ ꤗꤟꤢꤒꤥ
unemployed adj ꤒꤟꤢꤗꤟꤢꤥꤒꤥ /tɛ˨ me˨ o˨to˨/; without work
uneven adj ꤒꤢꤡꤢ /ta˨dʒa˧/; raised on one side
unfinished adj ꤓꤛꤣꤒꤥ /tʰɯᵊ˧to˨/unhappy adj ꤞꤢꤕꤜꤢꤗꤟꤥꤒꤥ /ʂɛ˦plɔ˨mo˨to˨/;
heart not happy adj ꤡꤟꤛꤢꤜꤢ /dʒje˧ la˧/; severe
unhealthy adj ꤒꤢꤐꤟꤌꤣꤒꤢꤖꤟꤌꤣ /ta˨zɯᵊta˨pʰɯᵊ˧/
unified adj ꤥꤡꤢꤒꤟꤣꤜꤢ /o˨ʤɯ˧tə˦ lu˧/uniform n ꤟꤛꤢꤡꤟꤢꤘꤝꤥ /hje˨dʒa˨ dwo˧/unify v ꤗꤟꤢꤕꤜꤢꤗꤟꤢꤡꤢ /me˨ plɔ˦me˨ ʤɯ˧/united adj ꤥꤕꤜꤢꤥꤡꤢ /o˨plɔ˦o˨ʤɯ˧/; der. ꤡꤢ;
ꤥꤕꤜꤢꤡꤢ
university n ꤒꤟꤥꤘꤢꤒꤟꤥꤓꤢ /to˦du˨totʰu˧/; high level
unlucky adj ꤙꤝꤤꤚꤛꤢꤒꤥ /bwi˦rja˦to˧/unmerciful adj ꤒꤟꤢꤞꤢꤐꤟꤢ ꤥꤒꤥ /tɛ˨ ʂɛ˦zɔ˨ o˨to˨/unnecessary adj ꤜꤥꤙꤢꤒꤥ /lo˨bɛ˨to˨/; not needed
unoccupied adv ꤥꤊꤥ /o˨ko˧/; not busy; idle; der. ꤥꤊꤥ ꤒꤟꤢꤘꤢ
unpleasant adj ꤏꤥꤚꤟꤛꤢ /sʰo˧rja˨ /unrighteous v ꤡꤢꤒꤟꤢꤒꤥ /ʤɔ˦te˨ to˨/; not straight;
der. ꤥꤡꤢꤒꤥ
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unroll v ꤓꤢꤜꤛꤢꤗꤥ /tʰu˨lje˧mo˧/unseen n ꤒꤟꤢꤒꤢꤘꤝꤥ /tɛ˨ ta˨dwo˧/; that which is
unseen or hidden
unshrunk adj ꤒꤢꤔꤟꤌꤣ ꤟꤤꤒꤥ /ta˨nɯᵊ hi˨to˨/unsuccessful adj ꤗꤟꤢꤙꤢꤒꤥ /me˨ bɛ˦to˨/; not able
to succeed adj ꤕꤢꤒꤥ /pe˦to˨/; not able to win or do
unsuitable adj ꤒꤟꤢꤒꤥꤒꤟꤢꤙꤢ ꤒꤥ /ta˧ to˧ta˧ bɛ˨ to˨/
unsure adj ꤒꤟꤢꤒꤟꤢꤒꤥ /ta˧ te˨ to˨/; uncertain
untie v ꤓꤢꤜꤛꤢ /tʰu˨lje˧/; der. ꤤꤜꤛꤢ; ꤤꤜꤛꤢꤓꤢ
untie and release phr ꤤꤜꤛꤢꤕꤜꤝꤥꤊꤛꤢ /i˨lje˧plwo˧kja˧/
until prep ꤒꤟꤌꤣ /tɯᵊ/ prep ꤓꤢ /tʰu˦/untrue adj ꤢꤗꤟꤢꤒꤥ /a˨ma˦ to˨/; no, that is not
correct/true/sure adv ꤊꤢꤔꤤꤊꤢꤔꤟꤥ /ka˨ni˧ka˨no˦/
unwell adj ꤥꤗꤟꤥꤚꤛꤢꤒꤥ /o˨mo˨rja˦to˨/unworthy adj ꤊꤢꤒꤥ /kɔ˨to˨/up prep ꤓꤛꤢ /tʰja˨/upon prep ꤜꤟꤥ /lo˨/upper adj ꤢꤋꤢꤓꤛꤢ /a˨kʰu˨˨ ˨tʰja˨/uproar n ꤒꤟꤢꤒꤢꤞꤢꤒꤢꤜꤟꤢ /tɛ˨ ta˨ʂɯ˧ta˨lɯ˧/;
der. ꤒꤢꤞꤢꤒꤢꤜꤟꤢ n ꤒꤟꤢꤒꤢꤚꤢꤒꤢꤕꤛꤢ /tɛ˨ ta˨rɯ˧ta˨pja˧/; commotion, riot
uproot v ꤡꤟꤢꤓꤢꤚꤝꤟꤤ /ʤɯ˦tʰe˨rwi ˦ / v
ꤏꤛꤢꤓꤢꤚꤝꤟꤤ /ʃje˧tʰe˧rwi ˦ /upstairs n ꤘꤣ ꤢꤋꤢ ꤒꤣꤒꤟꤥ /də˦ a˨kʰu˨ tə˨to˦/upturn v ꤗꤟꤢꤒꤢꤞꤥ /me˨ ta˨ʂo˨/; to turn up the
soil
urge v ꤏꤛꤢꤊꤚꤝꤥ /ʃja˨krwo˧/; der. ꤞꤢꤏꤛꤢꤊꤚꤝꤥꤔꤟꤤ
urinate v ꤤꤏꤛꤢ /i˨ʃje˨/urinary infection phr ꤏꤛꤢꤊꤜꤥ ꤒꤟꤢꤏꤝꤤ
/ʃje˨klo˧ tɛ˨ sʰwi˦/; urinary track sickness; der. ꤏꤛꤢꤊꤜꤥ ꤛꤛꤢ
urinary problem phr ꤤꤏꤛꤢꤏꤛꤣ /i˨ʃje˨ʃɯᵊ/; cystitis
us n ꤕꤟꤢ /pɛ˨ /; 1st person plural; see 'we'
use v ꤔꤢꤢ /nɔ˧e˨/use a lot phr ꤔꤢꤢꤘꤢ /nɔ˧e˨du˨/used to doing phr ꤜꤟꤢꤊꤜꤥ ꤗꤟꤢꤕꤢꤔꤟꤌꤣ
/le˦ klo˧ me˨ pa˨nɯᵊ/useful adj ꤢꤙꤝꤤꤒꤢꤚꤛꤢꤥ /a˨bwi˦ta˨rje˧o˨/;
profitable; der. ꤔꤢꤢꤔꤤꤜꤢ
useless adj ꤊꤛꤢꤘꤢ /kja˧dɛ˧/; der. ꤒꤟꤢꤘꤢ
usually adj ꤢꤒꤢꤊꤤ /ɛ˦ta˨ki˨/uterus n ꤖꤢꤋꤢꤜꤟꤢ /pʰu˦kʰa˧le˦ /; womb
uvula n ꤊꤟꤛꤢꤔꤢ /kja˧ nɛ˨/; der. ꤜꤟꤤꤗꤟꤢ
V v
vaccination n ꤒꤟꤢꤋꤢ ꤜꤟꤢꤒꤢꤊꤢꤒꤟꤢꤒꤟꤢ /tɛ˨ kʰu˨ le˦ ta˨kɛ˨ta˧ tɯ˧/; medicine that protects-prevents
vacuum n ꤜꤟꤢꤡꤝꤤꤕꤜꤤ /le˦ dʒwi˦pli˧/vagina n ꤜꤟꤤ /li ˦ /valley n ꤊꤟꤢꤒꤟꤢꤊꤢ /ke˦ tɔ˨ ku˧/; der. ꤒꤟꤢꤊꤢ
valuable adj ꤍꤟꤢꤘꤢꤕꤚꤟꤤꤘꤢ /ŋu˨du˨pri ˨ du˨/
value v ꤒꤢꤔꤟꤢꤘꤢ /ta˨ne˨ du˨/; to consider great n ꤢꤍꤟꤢꤢꤕꤚꤟꤤ /a˨ŋṳ˨a˨pri ˨ /; price or cost; der. ꤍꤟꤢ
vapor v ꤞꤢꤓꤛꤢ /ʂɛ˦tʰja˨/; rising vapor or smoke from a hot pot when you open its lip n ꤒꤟꤢꤋꤟꤌꤣꤓꤛꤢ /tɛ˨ kʰɯᵊ˨tʰja˨/; like a mist
vase n ꤖꤥꤊꤢ /pʰo˧kɔ˧/
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vegetables n ꤤꤞꤝꤤꤘꤢꤙꤛꤢꤜꤢ /i˨ʂwi˦dɔ˧bja˧lɛ˨/; der. ꤞꤢꤒꤟꤢꤙꤛꤢꤜꤢ
vegetation n ꤒꤟꤢꤗꤟꤢꤒꤟꤢꤙꤥ /tɛ˨ mɔ˦ tɛ˨ bo˧/; der. ꤞꤢꤗꤟꤢꤠꤢꤙꤥ; ꤞꤢꤜꤢꤞꤢꤒꤟꤢ n ꤗꤟꤤꤞꤢꤠꤢꤖꤥ /mi ˨ ʂɛ˨vɛ˨pʰo˧/; grass and flowers
veil adj ꤟꤌꤣꤒꤟꤢꤒꤟꤢ /ɯᵊta˧ tɯ˧/; hide-obstruct v
ꤗꤟꤢꤋꤤ /me˨ kʰi˦/; der. ꤗꤟꤢꤋꤤꤗꤟꤢꤒꤢꤕꤟꤢ
veiled adj ꤙꤤꤒꤢꤕꤟꤢ /bi˦ta˨pa˨ /vein n ꤚꤝꤟꤤꤕꤚꤥ /rwipro˨/ n ꤞꤝꤤꤊꤜꤥ
/ʂwi˨klo˧/; blood vessel; artery
verb n ꤍꤟꤥꤗꤟꤢꤒꤟꤢ /ŋo˦me˨ tɛ˨ /verge v ꤊꤟꤢꤚꤟꤢ /kɯ˦re˦ /; about to do; on the
verge of doing
verse n ꤢꤗꤟꤢꤖꤢ /a˨ma˧ pʰu˦/; verse in the Bible
vertebrae n ꤗꤟꤢꤊꤚꤝꤤ /mɯ˨krwi˦/; spine
very adv ꤔꤛꤢꤡꤢ /nja˨ʤɔ˦/ adv ꤊꤢꤔꤟꤥ꤮ ꤒꤥ /ka˨no˦ to˨/ adv ꤜꤢ /la˧/
Vietnam n ꤠꤤꤛꤢꤔꤢ /vi˨jɛ˦na˦/viewpoint n ꤒꤟꤢꤗꤛꤢꤓꤛꤢ /tɛ˨ mja˦tʰje˨/; a
person's view or thinking on a subject
village n ꤘꤢ /dɔ˧/; der. ꤘꤢꤏꤥ
villagers n ꤘꤢꤖꤢꤏꤥꤖꤢ /dɔ˧pʰu˦sʰo˨pʰu˦/; der. ꤘꤢꤖꤢ; ꤘꤢꤊꤢꤖꤢ; ꤘꤢꤏꤥꤖꤢ
vine n ꤞꤢꤊꤚꤝꤤ /ʂɔ˨krwi˨/vineyard n ꤎꤢꤕꤛꤤꤖꤢꤋꤢ /sa˨pji˦pʰɛ˨kʰu˨/; wine
vineyard; der. ꤎꤢꤕꤛꤤꤜꤟꤢꤋꤢ n ꤞꤢꤞꤢꤖꤢ /ʂɔ˨ʂɛ˨pʰɛ˨/; fruit vineyard n ꤜꤟꤢꤋꤢ /le˦ kʰu˨/
virgin n ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤗꤢꤖꤢꤞꤢ /prɛ˨ mɔ˨pʰu˦ʂɛ˨/; der. ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤋꤢꤖꤢꤞꤢ
visible adj ꤥꤜꤟꤌꤣꤜꤤꤖꤥ /o˨lɯᵊ˧li˧pʰo˦/vision n ꤒꤟꤢꤗꤛꤢꤓꤛꤢꤜꤝꤥꤚꤟꤢ
/tɛ˨ mja˦tʰje˨lwo˦re˦ /; der. ꤒꤟꤢꤗꤛꤢꤓꤛꤢꤜꤝꤥ;
ꤒꤟꤢꤗꤛꤢꤜꤝꤥ; ꤒꤟꤢꤘꤛꤢꤜꤟꤌꤣ v ꤗꤛꤢꤓꤛꤢꤜꤝꤥꤚꤟꤢ /mja˦tʰje˨lwo˦re˦ /; have a vision
visit v ꤡꤛꤣꤥꤜꤢ /ʤɯᵊo˨le˧/; der. ꤡꤛꤣꤥꤜꤢ; ꤜꤢ;
ꤥꤜꤢꤊꤟꤌꤣꤜꤢ; ꤥꤊꤟꤢ
visitor n ꤏꤤꤕꤚꤟꤢ /ʃi˧pre˦ /voice n ꤕꤚꤟꤢ /pra˨ / n ꤢꤒꤢꤜꤟꤢ /a˨ta˨la˧ /; sound,
tune
voluntarily adj ꤗꤟꤢꤊꤚꤢ /me˨ kra˧/; to do freely
vomit v ꤕꤚꤛꤢ /prja/; der. ꤕꤚꤛꤢꤞꤢꤕꤚꤟꤛꤢꤜꤢ
vow v ꤣꤜꤟꤛꤢꤢꤜꤟꤛꤢ /ə˧lja˨ ɔ˦lja˨ /; der. ꤣꤏꤢ v
ꤙꤛꤢ /bja˧/; swear; promise
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wage n ꤢꤋꤝꤥꤢꤊꤢ /a˨kʰwo˦a˨kɛ˨/wail v ꤍꤟꤌꤣꤟꤢ /ŋɯᵊhɛ˨/waist n ꤑꤟꤢꤒꤟꤢ /ɲa˦ ta˧ /; der. ꤔꤟꤤꤒꤟꤢ
wait v ꤥꤛꤥꤥꤕꤟꤢ /o˨jo˧o˨pɔ˦ /; der. ꤥꤛꤥ; ꤥꤕꤟꤢ v ꤙꤢ /bɔ˨/; wait to shoot v ꤘꤥ /do˨/; wait when hunting
wait as a crowd phr ꤥꤕꤟꤢꤕꤜꤢꤥꤕꤟꤢꤖꤢ /o˨pɔ˦ plu˨o˨pɔ˦ pʰɛ˨/
wait in hope phr ꤥꤕꤟꤢꤗꤛꤢꤏꤢ /o˨pɔ˦ mja˦sʰɯ˧/; to wait with expectation or hope
wall n ꤠꤟꤤꤢꤘꤢ /vi ˧ u˧du˨/; der. ꤠꤟꤤꤢ ꤓꤛꤢꤜꤣ n ꤘꤢ /dɔ˦/; house wall
wallow v ꤊꤚꤟꤢꤋꤛꤢ /krɔ˧ kʰje˧/; wallow or roll; der. ꤒꤢꤚꤟꤢ
walnut tree n ꤤꤞꤢꤏꤢꤗꤟꤢ /i˨ʂɛ˨sʰɯ˧mɔ˦ /wander v ꤜꤢꤓꤥꤜꤢꤜꤟꤛꤢ /le˧tʰo˧le˧lja˨ /; to visit
or walk around; der. ꤜꤢꤊꤟꤢꤜꤢꤟꤛꤢ
want v ꤞꤢꤐꤟꤢꤞꤢꤜꤟꤢ /ʂɛ˦zɯ˦ʂɛ˦lɔ˧ /; der. ꤞꤢ;
ꤞꤢꤐꤟꤢ n ꤒꤟꤢꤞꤢꤐꤟꤢ /tɛ˨ ʂɛ˦zɯ˦/; der. ꤒꤟꤢꤞꤢꤐꤟꤢꤞꤢꤜꤟꤢ
want to come phr ꤞꤢꤟꤛꤢ /ʂɛ˦hja˧/want to do phr ꤞꤢꤐꤟꤢꤗꤟꤢ /ʂɛ˦zɯ˦me˨ / phr
ꤞꤢꤕꤜꤢꤥ /ʂɛ˦plɔ˨o˨/want to go phr ꤞꤢꤐꤟꤢꤡꤛꤣ /ʂɛ˦zɯ˦ʤɯᵊ/; der.
ꤞꤢꤡꤛꤣ
want to go visit phr ꤞꤢꤡꤛꤣꤥꤜꤢ /ʂɛ˦ʤɯᵊo˨le˧/
want to have do phr ꤞꤢꤐꤟꤢꤔꤢꤗꤟꤢ /ʂɛ˦zɯ˦nɔ˧me˨ /
want to hold phr ꤞꤢꤐꤟꤢꤕꤟꤢ /ʂɛ˦zɯ˦pɯ˦/want to love phr ꤞꤢꤐꤟꤢꤗꤟꤥꤔꤟꤤ
/ʂɛ˦zɯ˦mo˨ni ˦ /want to request phr ꤞꤢꤐꤟꤢꤊꤝꤤ /ʂɛ˦zɯ˦kwi˧/
want to say phr ꤞꤢꤟꤢ /ʂɛ˦he˦/want to speak phr ꤞꤢꤟꤢꤙꤢ /ʂɛ˦he˦bɛ˨/
wants n ꤒꤟꤢꤞꤢꤐꤟꤢ /tɛ˨ ʂɛ˦zɯ˦/war n ꤒꤟꤢꤏꤢꤒꤟꤢꤕꤟꤢ /tɛ˨ sʰa˦tɛ˨ pa˧ /; der.
ꤒꤟꤢꤏꤢ
warm adj ꤊꤟꤢꤜꤟꤢ /kṳ˦lɛ˨ /; der. ꤏꤝꤤꤜꤢ v
ꤤꤏꤝꤤ /i˨sʰwi˦/; to warm oneself; der. ꤤꤏꤝꤤꤗꤤ; ꤤꤏꤝꤤꤜꤟꤢ; ꤊꤢꤊꤟꤢꤊꤟꤢ
warn v ꤘꤛꤢꤚꤟꤢꤘꤛꤢꤚꤟꤛꤢ /dje˦rɔ˨ dje˦rje˧ /; der. ꤘꤛꤢꤚꤟꤢ; ꤟꤢꤚꤟꤢ
warning n ꤒꤟꤢꤘꤛꤢꤚꤟꤢꤘꤛꤢꤚꤟꤛꤢ /tɛ˨ dje˦rɔ˨ dje˦rje˧ /
wart n ꤐꤟꤌꤣꤓꤢ /zɯᵊtʰɯ˦/wash v ꤏꤤꤕꤜꤤꤏꤤꤕꤜꤟꤢ /ʃi˧pli˧ʃi˧plɛ˦ /; der.
ꤏꤤꤕꤜꤤ; ꤞꤤꤕꤜꤤ v ꤤꤏꤛꤣ /i˨ʃɯᵊ˨/; wash clothes; der. ꤤꤏꤛꤣꤕꤜꤤ; ꤤꤏꤛꤣꤖꤟꤌꤣ v ꤤꤕꤜꤟꤢ /i˨plɛ˦ /; wash your face; der. ꤕꤜꤟꤢꤕꤜꤤ v ꤡꤟꤢꤕꤜꤤ /dʒe˨ pli˧/; immerse to clean
washcloth n ꤤꤊꤟꤢꤖꤢ /i˨kɛ˧ pʰu˦/; small cloth; der. ꤊꤢꤓꤥꤖꤢ
waste n ꤊꤛꤢꤘꤢ /kja˧de˧/; der. ꤘꤢ
wasted n ꤒꤟꤢꤖꤟꤌꤣꤙꤢꤋꤢ /ta˧ pʰɯᵊ˨bɛ˦kʰu˨/; worthless
watch v ꤗꤛꤢ /mja˦/ n ꤗꤢꤒꤥ /mɯ˧to˧/; clock
watch over v ꤊꤛꤢ /kje˧/; like a shepherd watches over his sheep; der. ꤥꤕꤟꤢꤥꤏꤛꤢ
watchful adj ꤞꤢꤊꤜꤛꤢ /ʂa˧klja˧/; der. ꤥꤞꤢꤊꤜꤛꤢ
water n ꤓꤛꤢ /tʰje˧/; der. ꤓꤛꤢꤏꤢ
water's edge n ꤓꤛꤢꤓꤢ /tʰje˧tʰɯ˧/water bucket n ꤓꤛꤢꤜꤟꤢꤡꤟꤢ /tʰje˧le˦ ʤɔ˧ /water buffalo n ꤕꤢꤔꤟꤢ /pa˨nɛ˦ /watercress n ꤤꤑꤛꤢꤜꤢ /i˨ɲje˦lɛ˨/
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waterfall n ꤓꤛꤢꤒꤟꤢꤜꤟꤢ /tʰje˧ta˧ la˦ /waterfowl n ꤏꤛꤢꤓꤛꤢ /ʃje˧tʰje˧/watermelon n ꤘꤛꤢꤗꤢꤞꤢ /dje˧mɔ˨ʂɛ˨/; small
watermelon n ꤘꤛꤢꤜꤟꤢꤞꤢ /dje˧lɯ˦ʂɛ˨/; large watermelon
wave v ꤠꤟꤢꤠꤟꤛꤢ /vɯ˦vja˦ /; to wave your hand; der. ꤝꤢꤠꤟꤛꤢ v ꤤꤟꤢ /i˨hɯ˦/ n ꤓꤛꤢꤟꤢꤟꤥ /tʰje˧ha˦ho˦/; waves in the ocean or lake; der. ꤟꤢꤟꤥ
strong buffeting waves phr ꤟꤢꤟꤥꤘꤢꤟꤢꤟꤥꤏꤢ /ha˦ho˦du˨ha˦ho˦sʰɔ˧/; tossing, buffeting waves; der. ꤟꤢꤟꤥꤘꤢ
way n ꤊꤜꤛꤢ /klja˦/go the wrong way phr ꤡꤛꤣꤞꤢꤊꤜꤛꤢ
/ʤɯ˦ʂɯ˦klja˦/; go astray phr
ꤡꤛꤣꤒꤢꤕꤟꤢ /ʤɯᵊta˨pa˨ /; because of day-dreaming
on the way phr ꤊꤟꤌꤣꤜꤢꤊꤟꤌꤣ /kɯᵊla˦kɯᵊ˧/right way phr ꤊꤜꤛꤢꤒꤥꤊꤜꤛꤢꤙꤢ
/klja˦to˧klja˦bɛ˨/we n ꤕꤟꤢ /pɛ˨ /; 1st person plural
weak adj ꤟꤢꤡꤟꤢꤚꤢꤡꤟꤢ /hɛ˧ʤɛ˦ re˨ʤɛ˦ /; strength-weak; der. ꤟꤢꤡꤟꤢ; ꤟꤢꤚꤢꤡꤟꤢ
weakness n ꤒꤟꤢꤟꤢꤡꤟꤢꤚꤢꤡꤟꤢ /tɛ˨ hɛ˧ʤɛ˦ re˨ʤɛ˦ /
wealth n ꤒꤟꤢꤘꤢꤐꤟꤢꤓꤛꤢꤞꤢ /tɛ˨ du˨za˦ tʰja˨ʂɛ˧/wealthy adj ꤘꤢꤐꤟꤢꤓꤛꤢꤞꤢ /du˨za˦ tʰja˨ʂɛ˧/;
rich; der. ꤘꤢꤐꤟꤢ adj ꤢꤙꤢꤥꤓꤥ /e˨bɛ˨o˧tʰo˧/ n
ꤊꤢꤛꤢꤘꤢꤐꤟꤢ /ka˨ja˧du˨za˦ /; der. ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤘꤢꤐꤟꤢꤓꤛꤢꤞꤢ;ꤊꤢꤛꤢ ꤘꤢꤐꤟꤢꤓꤛꤢꤞꤢꤖꤢ
weapons n ꤒꤢꤊꤟꤌꤣꤒꤢꤙꤢ /ta˨kɯᵊ˨ta˨bɛ˧/; also armor
wear v ꤊꤢꤞꤛꤢ /kɯ˧ʂja˦/; der. ꤊꤢꤞꤛꤢ ꤟꤛꤢꤡꤟꤢ
v ꤊꤢ /kɯ˧/; wear lower garments (skirt, longyi, pants, shorts) v ꤞꤛꤢ /ʂja˦/; wear upper body garments (shirt, coat); der. ꤞꤛꤢꤓꤛꤢ v ꤊꤜꤝꤟꤥ
/klwo˧/; put on a hat or crown v ꤊꤟꤌꤣ /kɯᵊ/; put on a bamboo hat v ꤊꤛꤢ /kja˦/; wear glasses,
a belt, knee rings, a watch, shoes v ꤘꤛꤢ /dja˦/; wear shoes, sandals, flip flops v ꤞꤛꤢ /ʂja˧/; wear earrings; der. ꤤꤞꤛꤢ v ꤊꤢꤜꤟꤢ /ka˨la˧ /; wear a necklace, neck scarf; der. ꤊꤢꤜꤟꤢꤓꤛꤢ v ꤡꤢ /dʒɔ˦/; wear a tie; der. ꤏꤢ v ꤒꤢꤕꤜꤥ /ta˨plo˦/; wear socks, gloves v ꤒꤢꤕꤜꤝꤥ /ta˨plwo˦/; wear a ring
wear down v ꤘꤢꤘꤢ /da˦dɛ˨/; wear you hair down
weary adj ꤞꤢꤕꤚꤟꤢꤜꤢꤘꤛꤢ /ʂɛ˦pra˦ la˨dja˦/; der. ꤞꤢꤕꤚꤟꤢ; ꤢꤜꤢꤘꤢ
wearying adj ꤞꤢꤕꤚꤟꤢꤞꤢꤒꤟꤌꤣ /ʂɛ˦pra˦ ʂɛ˦tɯᵊ˧/ adj ꤜꤢꤘꤛꤢꤜꤢꤘꤢ /la˨dja˦la˨da˧/
weather n ꤏꤛꤢꤊꤜꤥ /ʃje˨klo˧/; der. ꤏꤛꤢꤊꤜꤛꤢꤊꤜꤥ; ꤊꤟꤢꤜꤢꤞꤢ
weave v ꤤꤓꤢ /i˨tʰa˧/; to weave bamboo together v
ꤙꤢꤓꤢ /bɔ˦tʰɛ˦/; to weave cloth; der. ꤙꤢ; ꤓꤢ
wed v ꤊꤟꤢꤏꤥꤗꤟꤢꤏꤥꤘꤛꤢ /ka˨ sʰo˧mɛ˧ sʰo˧dja˦/ v ꤊꤟꤢꤏꤥꤗꤟꤢꤏꤥꤘꤛꤢ /ka˨ sʰo˧mɛ˧ sʰo˧dja˨/
wedding n ꤒꤟꤢꤋꤥꤗꤟꤢꤋꤥꤗꤟꤢ /tɛ˨ kʰo˧mɛ˧ kʰo˧ma˨ /; der. ꤒꤟꤢꤋꤥꤗꤟꤢ n
ꤊꤟꤢꤏꤥꤗꤟꤢꤏꤥꤘꤛꤢ /ka˨ sʰo˧mɛ˧ sʰo˧dja˨/; der. ꤊꤟꤢꤏꤥꤘꤛꤢ
wedge v ꤋꤢ /kʰa˦/Wednesday n ꤗꤟꤢꤞꤛꤣꤑꤢ /mɔ˦ ʂɯᵊ˧ɲe˧/weed v ꤊꤜꤟꤛꤢꤜꤟꤢ /klja˦ la˦ / n ꤚꤝꤢꤗꤟꤢ
/rwɛ˦mɔ˦ /; weeds; der. ꤚꤝꤢꤊꤜꤝꤤ n
ꤞꤢꤒꤟꤢꤗꤟꤢ /ʂɔ˨tɔ˧ mɔ˦ /; small wild plants
week n -ꤊꤜꤢ /-klɛ˦/; der. ꤒꤣꤊꤜꤢ
weevil n ꤙꤟꤌꤣꤊꤚꤟꤢ /bɯᵊ˦krɛ˦ /welcome v ꤢꤗꤟꤥꤏꤢ /ɛ˦mo˨ʃɯ˨/; invite n
ꤒꤟꤢꤢꤏꤢ /tɛ˨ ɛ˦ʃɯ˨/well n ꤓꤛꤢꤊꤜꤢ /tʰje˧klɯ˨/ adj ꤥꤏꤛꤥꤥꤗꤟꤥ
/o˨ʃjo˨o˨mo˨ /; der. ꤥꤗꤟꤥꤥꤚꤛꤢ; ꤥꤗꤟꤥ;
ꤥꤗꤟꤥꤥꤏꤢ adv ꤚꤛꤢꤘꤢ /rja˦dɛ˨/; der. ꤚꤛꤢꤚꤛꤢꤘꤢꤘꤢ
went v ꤡꤛꤣꤊꤛꤢ /ʤɯᵊ˦kja˧/west n ꤡꤤꤔꤟꤌꤣ /ʤi˦nɯᵊ˧/; der. ꤙꤢꤓꤢ
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wet adj ꤡꤥ /dʒo˨/; der. ꤢꤡꤥ
what pron ꤤꤒꤢ /i˧te˧/; der. ꤤꤒꤟꤢ ꤒꤢ
whatever pron ꤤꤒꤢꤒꤢ /i˧te˧te˧/; der. ꤒꤟꤢꤤꤒꤢꤒꤢ
wheat n ꤙꤟꤌꤣꤊꤢꤜꤢ /bɯᵊku˧la˧/when conj ꤙꤤ /bi˦/ adv ꤙꤤꤋꤢꤒꤢ /bi˦kʰɛ˧te˧/; der.
ꤙꤢꤋꤢꤒꤢ adv ꤏꤛꤢꤗꤢꤟꤢꤒꤢ /ʃje˦mɔ˨hɔ˧te˧/; when in the future?
where adv ꤙꤤꤒꤢ /bi˦te˧/wherever adv ꤙꤤꤒꤢꤒꤣꤖꤥ ꤙꤢꤙꤢ /bi˦te˧tə˨pʰo˨
bɛ˨bɛ˨/whetstone n ꤜꤟꤢꤚꤝꤟꤥ /lɔ˦ rwo˧/; stone for
sharpening
which pron ꤊꤚꤛꤢꤒꤤꤒꤢ /krja˦ti˧te˧/; der. ꤊꤚꤛꤢ pron ꤙꤤꤒꤢꤒꤣꤊꤟꤌꤣ /bi˦te˧tə˨kɯᵊ˨/
whip n ꤏꤢꤕꤜꤛꤢꤤꤕꤜꤤ /sʰu˨plje˨i˨pli˦/; rope whip; der. ꤤꤕꤜꤤꤚꤝꤟꤤ v ꤘꤢꤗꤟꤢ /da˧mɯ˧/; lash or whip
whisper v ꤟꤢꤙꤢꤟꤌꤣꤙꤢꤞꤝꤢ /he˦bɛ˨hɯᵊ˨bɛ˨ʂwɛ˦/
whistle n ꤜꤟꤢꤖꤚꤤ /lɛ˨ pʰri˨/ v ꤞꤝꤤ ꤋꤢꤢꤖꤢ /ʂwi˦ kʰa˧u˨pʰa˦/; whistle with pursed lips; der. ꤞꤝꤤ v ꤞꤝꤤ ꤋꤢꤋꤛꤢꤕꤜꤢ /ʂwi˦ kʰu˨kʰje˧plɛ˨/; whistle between teeth; der. ꤞꤝꤤ
white adj ꤙꤢ /bu˧/; der. ꤢꤙꤢ; ꤙꤢꤞꤥ
whitewash v ꤕꤜꤟꤢꤙꤢ /plɔ˦ bu˧/who pron ꤢꤕꤢ /u˧pe˧/; der. ꤗꤢꤢꤕꤢ pron ꤢ /u˧/whoever pron ꤢꤕꤢ ꤙꤢꤙꤢ /u˧pe˧ bɛ˨bɛ˨/whole adj ꤏꤤ- /ʃi˧-/; prefix to classifier
whole (person) adj ꤏꤤꤕꤚꤟꤢ /ʃi˧prɛ˨ /whole (animal) adj ꤏꤤꤘꤟꤌꤣ /ʃi˧dɯᵊ˧/whole (plant) adj ꤏꤤꤗꤟꤢ /ʃi˧mɔ˦ /
wholeheartedly adv ꤜꤟꤢꤞꤢꤜꤟꤢꤞꤢ /lɔ˧ ʂu˨lɔ˧ ʂɛ˦/
whose pron ꤢꤒꤢꤕꤢ /u˧tɛ˧pe˧/
why adv ꤗꤢꤗꤟꤢꤒꤢ /ma˨me˨ te˧/; der. ꤗꤢꤒꤢ;
ꤗꤟꤢꤒꤢꤚꤢ
wick n ꤗꤤꤊꤢꤕꤚꤟꤢ /mi˨kɔ˧pra˧ /wicked adj ꤊꤢꤕꤜꤟꤛꤢ /ka˨plja˨ /wickedness n ꤒꤟꤢꤊꤢꤒꤟꤢꤕꤜꤟꤛꤢ
/tɛ˨ ka˨tɛ˨ plja˨ /wide adj ꤜꤟꤛꤢ /lja˦ /; broad; der. ꤒꤢꤊꤜꤛꤢ
wider adj ꤜꤟꤛꤢꤊꤜꤢ /lja˦ klɔ˦/widow n ꤗꤟꤌꤣꤥꤊꤚꤛꤢ /mɯᵊo˨krja˦/; der.
ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤗꤢꤥꤊꤚꤛꤢ
widowed adj ꤥꤊꤚꤛꤢ /o˨krja˦/; widows; orphans; der. ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤗꤢꤥꤊꤚꤛꤢ; ꤖꤢꤥꤊꤚꤛꤢꤥꤓꤢ
wife n ꤗꤢ /me˧/; der. ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤗꤢ
wild animals phr ꤒꤟꤢꤗꤟꤤꤒꤟꤢꤗꤟꤛꤢ /tɛ˨ mi ˨ tɛ ˨ mja˦ /
wild fowl n ꤏꤛꤢꤗꤟꤤ /ʃje˧mi ˨ /will v ꤊꤟꤢ /kɯ˦/; will
willing adj ꤞꤢꤕꤜꤢꤥ /ʂɛ˦plɔ˨o˨/; der. ꤏꤢꤜꤟꤢ
wilt v ꤔꤥꤊꤢ /no˦ka˧/wilted adj ꤔꤥꤊꤛꤢꤊꤚꤢꤊꤛꤢ /no˦kja˧kra˧kja˧/win v ꤏꤢꤕꤢ /sʰa˦pe˦/; fight-win; der. ꤏꤢꤕꤢꤊꤛꤢ;
ꤕꤢ ꤘꤢ n ꤒꤟꤢꤗꤟꤢꤕꤢ /tɛ˨ me˨ pe˦/ v ꤕꤢ /pe˦/; to win; defeat
wind n ꤊꤟꤢꤜꤢꤞꤢ /ke˦ la˨ʂɛ˦/window n ꤊꤢꤘꤢꤖꤢ /ka˨da˧pʰu˦/; small door
windpipe n ꤊꤟꤢꤜꤢꤞꤢꤊꤜꤛꤢꤟꤛꤢ /ke˦ la˨ʂɛ˦klja˦hja˧/; way for air to come; der. ꤊꤟꤢꤜꤢꤞꤢꤊꤜꤥ
windy adj ꤊꤟꤢꤜꤢꤞꤢ ꤜꤢꤜꤛꤢꤘꤢ /ke˦ la˨ʂɛ˦ la˨lja˧du˨/; strong winds
wine n ꤓꤛꤢꤐꤟꤢ /tʰje˧za˧ /; fermented liquid; der. ꤓꤛꤢꤐꤟꤢꤡꤛꤢ n ꤓꤛꤢꤏꤤꤕꤚꤟꤢ /tʰje˧ʃi˦pre˦ /
wine vinegar n ꤓꤛꤢꤐꤟꤢꤒꤢꤕꤚꤢ /tʰje˧za˧ ta˨prɛ˨/wineskin n ꤓꤛꤢꤥꤖꤢ /tʰje˧o˧pʰa˦/wing n ꤘꤢ /da˦/; der. ꤓꤢꤘꤢ
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wink v ꤙꤢꤊꤜꤢ /bɔ˨klɛ˦/winnow v ꤤꤊꤚꤢꤏꤢ /i˨krɛ˦sʰɛ˦/winnowing fork n ꤘꤢꤊꤟꤢ /da˧kɔ˨ /winter n ꤊꤟꤢꤚꤟꤥꤋꤢ /ke˦ ro˦kʰɛ˧/; cold-time
wipe v ꤓꤢ /tʰɯ˦/; wipe without water; der. ꤓꤢꤗꤝꤟꤥ v ꤓꤢꤞꤢꤕꤜꤤ /tʰɯ˦ʂu˧pli˧/; wipe dry-clean; der. ꤓꤢꤞꤢ
wisdom n ꤒꤟꤢꤒꤢꤔꤟꤢꤡꤟꤛꤢꤘꤢ /tɛ˨ ta˨ne˨ ʤja˦ dɛ˦/; der. ꤒꤟꤢꤞꤤꤖꤢꤡꤟꤛꤢꤘꤢ n
ꤒꤟꤢꤞꤤꤒꤟꤢꤖꤢ /tɛ˨ θi˦tɛ˨ pʰɛ˦/wisdom teeth n ꤋꤢꤋꤢ /kʰu˨kʰɛ˨/wise adj ꤕꤜꤥꤖꤢ /plo˧pʰɛ˦/; der. ꤊꤢꤛꤢ ꤕꤜꤥꤖꤢ
adj ꤡꤟꤛꤢꤘꤢ /dʒja˦ dɛ˨/with prep ꤔꤢ /na˦/; der. ꤕꤢꤔꤢ; ꤕꤢꤔꤟꤤ adv
ꤊꤟꤌꤣ /kɯᵊ˧/; together or along with; also
wither v ꤢꤊꤟꤢꤜꤝꤥꤊꤚꤢ /a˨kṳ˦lwo˦kra˧/withered adj ꤊꤚꤢꤞꤛꤢ /kra˧ʂje˧/; der.
ꤔꤥꤊꤛꤢꤊꤚꤢꤊꤛꤢ; ꤞꤛꤢꤊꤚꤢꤊꤛꤢ
within prep ꤢꤊꤢ /a˨ku˧/; der. -ꤊꤢ
without adv ꤏꤥꤘꤥ /sʰo˧do˧/; not having; not included in adv ꤥꤚꤟꤛꤢ /o˨rhja˦/; naked?
withstand v ꤋꤛꤢꤙꤢ /kʰja˧bɛ˦/; der. ꤋꤛꤢ; ꤥꤋꤛꤢ
v ꤜꤟꤢꤒꤢꤘꤛꤢ /le˦ ta˨dja˧/witness v ꤋꤛꤢꤞꤢ /kʰja˦ʂɛ˦/; der. ꤋꤛꤢ; ꤋꤛꤢꤢꤞꤢ
n ꤒꤟꤢꤋꤛꤢꤞꤢ /tɛ˨ kʰja˦ʂɛ˦/ n
ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤋꤛꤢꤢꤞꤢ /prɛ˨ kʰja˦a˨ʂɛ˦/; person who is witness; der. ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤋꤛꤢꤞꤢ; ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤋꤛꤢꤜꤟꤌꤣ
letter of witness v ꤜꤤꤋꤛꤢꤞꤢ /li˨kʰja˦ʂɛ˦/; recommendation
woman n ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤗꤢ /prɛ˨ mɔ˨/; der. ꤊꤢꤛꤢꤗꤟꤌꤣ
womb n ꤖꤢꤋꤢꤜꤟꤢ /pʰu˦kʰa˧le˦ /wood n ꤞꤢꤙꤛꤢ /ʂɔ˨bje˨/; der. ꤞꤢ n ꤞꤢꤊꤜꤟꤢ
/ʂɔ˨klɔ˦ /; larger piece of uncut wood
woodpecker n ꤓꤢꤊꤢ /tʰu˨kɛ˨/wool n ꤞꤤꤗꤟꤤꤏꤢ /ʂi˦mi ˦ sʰɯ˨/; sheep hair
word n ꤍꤟꤥ /ŋo˦/; der. ꤢꤍꤟꤥ
words n ꤒꤟꤢꤜꤟꤢꤒꤟꤢꤍꤟꤥ /tɛ˨ la˧ tɛ ˨ ŋo˦/; language
work v ꤢꤚꤟꤛꤢ /e˨rja˨ /; der. ꤚꤟꤛꤢ;
ꤊꤚꤟꤢꤢꤊꤚꤟꤢꤚꤟꤛꤢ; ꤊꤚꤟꤢꤢꤚꤟꤛꤢ n ꤘꤢꤊꤢ
/da˨kɛ˨/ n ꤒꤟꤢꤖꤛꤢꤒꤟꤢꤗꤟꤢ /tɛ˨ pʰje˦tɛ˨ me˨ /; der. ꤒꤟꤢꤗꤟꤢ; ꤒꤟꤢꤚꤟꤛꤢ v ꤗꤟꤢꤒꤟꤢ /me˨ tɛ˨ /
worker n ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤗꤟꤢꤒꤟꤢꤖꤢ /prɛ˨ me˨ tɛ˨ pʰu˦/world v ꤟꤢꤋꤢꤔꤟꤢꤋꤢ /he˨kʰu˨ne˦ kʰu˨/; earth n
ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤜꤟꤢ ꤟꤢꤋꤢꤖꤢ /prɛ˨ lṳ˨ he˨kʰu˨pʰu˦/; referring to the people of the world
worm n ꤐꤟꤢ /za˧ /; der. ꤤꤐꤟꤢ; ꤛꤛꤢ
worried adj ꤞꤢꤕꤜꤢꤊꤟꤢꤊꤟꤛꤢ /ʂɛ˦plɔ˨kṳ˦kja˧ /; anxious adj ꤙꤢꤐꤟꤢꤙꤢꤞꤤ /bɛ˨zɔ˨ bɛ˨ʂi˨/
worry v ꤙꤢꤊꤟꤢꤙꤢꤊꤟꤛꤢ /bɛ˨kṳ˦bɛ˨kja˧ /; der. ꤊꤟꤢꤊꤟꤛꤢ; ꤞꤢꤊꤟꤢꤞꤢꤊꤟꤛꤢ; ꤒꤢꤔꤟꤢꤊꤟꤢ n ꤒꤟꤢꤊꤟꤢꤒꤟꤢꤊꤟꤛꤢ /tɛ˨ kṳ˦tɛ˨ khja˧/; der. ꤒꤟꤢꤙꤢꤐꤟꤢꤙꤢꤞꤤ v ꤗꤟꤢꤊꤟꤢꤗꤟꤢꤊꤟꤛꤢ /me˨ kṳ˦me˨ khja˧/ v ꤙꤢꤐꤟꤢꤙꤢꤞꤤ /bɛ˨zɔ˨ bɛ˨ʂi˨/; der. ꤙꤢꤐꤟꤢ
worsen v ꤒꤢꤊꤜꤛꤢ /ta˨klja˨/worship v ꤤꤚꤥꤓꤢꤞꤢꤓꤛꤢ /i˨ro˧tʰu˨ʂɛ˦tʰja˨/; sing
praise v ꤊꤝꤤꤡꤢꤙꤢ /kwi˧ʤɔ˦bɛ˧/ v
ꤡꤢꤙꤢꤡꤢꤙꤢ /ʤɔ˦bu˨ʤɔ˦bɛ˧/; pray or worship n ꤒꤟꤢꤡꤢꤙꤢꤡꤢꤙꤢ /tɛ˨ ʤɔ˦bu˨ʤɔ˦bɛ˧/
worst adj ꤚꤛꤢꤒꤥꤜꤣ /rja˦to˨lə˦/worthless adj ꤊꤛꤢꤘꤢ /kja˧de˧/ adj
ꤒꤟꤢꤖꤟꤌꤣꤙꤢꤋꤢ /ta˧ pʰɯᵊ˨bɛ˦kʰu˨/worthy adj ꤊꤢ /kɔ˨/wound n ꤒꤢꤗꤢ /ta˨mɛ˨/; der. ꤒꤢꤗꤢꤔꤢ n
ꤒꤟꤢꤡꤟꤢꤒꤟꤢꤓꤛꤢ /tɛ˨ ʤu˨ tɛ˨ tʰja˧/; der. ꤡꤟꤢ
wrap v ꤙꤥꤙꤤ /bo˨bi˦/; der. ꤙꤥ; ꤙꤥꤒꤢꤜꤢ v
ꤡꤟꤢ /dʒɔ˨ /; wrap up; pack v ꤖꤟꤌꤣ /pʰɯᵊ˨/; wrap up (your sarong)
wrestle v ꤗꤟꤢꤔꤟꤤꤒꤟꤢ /me˨ ni ˦ ta˧ /wring out v ꤤꤠꤟꤤ /i˨vi ˧ /wrinkle n ꤒꤢꤐꤝꤤ /ta˨zwi˦/
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wrinkled adj ꤒꤢꤔꤤꤒꤢꤔꤟꤌꤣ /ta˨ni˧ta˨nɯᵊ/wrist n ꤒꤢꤋꤢꤒꤢꤚꤢ /ta˨kʰu˨ta˨ra˧/ n
ꤒꤢꤊꤛꤢꤙꤥ /ta˨kja˦bo˧/write v ꤚꤢ /ra˧/; der. ꤚꤢꤒꤟꤢ
writer n ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤚꤢꤜꤤ /prɛ˨ ra˧li˨/wrong adj ꤒꤥꤒꤥ /to˧to˨/; not right or correct; der.
ꤢꤒꤥꤒꤥ adj ꤞꤢ /ʂɯ˦/; mistake; der. ꤢꤞꤢ
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Y y
yam n ꤊꤚꤌꤣ /krɯᵊ˨/; der. ꤋꤛꤢꤒꤟꤛꤢ
yard n ꤢꤕꤜꤟꤢ /a˨plɛ˦ /; measurement n
ꤟꤤꤜꤢꤗꤛꤢ /hi˨la˨mja˧/; house yard
yarn n ꤜꤟꤌꤣ /lɯᵊ˨/; der. ꤞꤥꤏꤢ
yawn v ꤒꤢꤋꤢ /ta˨kʰa˧/year n ꤔꤢ /na˨/yeast n ꤟꤌꤣꤗꤢ /hɯᵊ˧mɯ˨/; der. ꤟꤌꤣꤗꤢꤒꤢꤖꤥ
yell v ꤢꤓꤥꤢꤗꤟꤥ /ɛ˦tʰo˧ɛ˦mo˨/; der. ꤢꤓꤥ
yellow adj ꤙꤛꤢ /bja˧/yesterday n ꤕꤟꤢꤟꤢꤔꤢ /pa˦ he˦nu˨/; der.
ꤕꤢꤟꤢꤔꤢ
yet adv ꤟꤤ /hi˦/not yet phr ꤟꤤꤒꤥ /hi˦to˨/
yolk n ꤏꤛꤢꤘꤛꤢꤌꤤ /ʃje˧dje˨ki˦/; der. ꤌꤤ; ꤊꤤ
you pron ꤔꤟꤢ /nɛ˨ /; 2nd person singular pron
ꤞꤤ /ʂi˧/; 2nd person plural
you yourself n ꤏꤛꤢꤔꤟꤢ /ʃje˧ne˦ /young adj ꤔꤢꤡꤟꤢ /na˨ʤɛ˦ /; der. ꤔꤢꤡꤟꤢꤊꤜꤢ;
ꤒꤢꤜꤟꤥ adj ꤖꤢꤘꤤꤖꤢꤞꤢ /pʰu˦di˦pʰu˦ʂɛ˨/; der. ꤖꤢꤘꤤ
young man phr ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤋꤢꤖꤢꤞꤢ /prɛ˨ kʰu˧pʰu˦ʂɛ˨/; der. ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤋꤢꤖꤢ; ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤋꤢ
ꤒꤢꤜꤟꤥ
young woman phr ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤗꤢꤖꤢꤞꤢ /prɛ˨ mɔ˨pʰu˦ʂɛ˨/
younger adj ꤕꤢꤡꤟꤢꤊꤜꤢ /pa˨ʤɛ˦ klɔ˧/younger brother phr ꤕꤟꤌꤣꤕꤚꤟꤢꤋꤢ
/pɯᵊ˦prɛ˨ kʰu˧/; der. ꤕꤟꤌꤣ
younger sister phr ꤕꤟꤌꤣꤕꤚꤟꤢꤗꤢ /pɯᵊprɛ˨ mɔ˨/; der. ꤕꤟꤌꤣ
youngest adj ꤊꤢꤔꤛꤢꤗꤢ /ka˨nja˧mɔ˨/; youngest in the family
your adj ꤔꤟꤢꤒꤟꤢ /nɛ˨ tɛ ˨ /
yourself pron ꤔꤟꤢꤔꤟꤢ /nɛ˨ ne˦ /; 2nd person singular n ꤔꤟꤢꤙꤛꤢꤡꤢ /ne˦ bja˨ʤɛ˨/
yourselves pron ꤞꤤꤔꤟꤢ /ʂi˧ne˦ /; 2rd person plural
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Z z
zealous adj ꤞꤢꤕꤜꤢꤏꤛꤥꤗꤟꤢ /ʂɛ˦plɔ˨ʃjo˨me˨ /; a strong desire to do; der. ꤞꤢꤕꤜꤢꤏꤛꤥ ꤗꤟꤢꤜꤟꤢꤞꤢꤜꤟꤢꤞꤢ
zero n ꤚꤢꤠꤟꤢ /ra˨va˨ /
Guide to Kayah Li Language Sounds (written in the order of the Kayah National Alphabet)
CONSONANTS
For Practice with a Kayah Person
Ka
ya
h
Co
nso
na
nts
Ph
on
etic
Sy
mb
ol
En
gli
sh
equ
ivale
nt
or
So
un
ds
Lik
e:
Co
mm
ent:
En
gli
sh
Ex
am
ple
Wo
rd
Eq
uiv
ale
nt
in K
ay
ah
Wo
rd i
n
sem
i- n
on
-
lin
gu
ist
Ph
on
etic
sa
ꤊ k k in
‘strike’
unaspiratedb stand up ꤊꤢꤓꤢ ka¹tʰaw¹
ꤋ kʰ c/k in
‘cool’
aspiratedb head ꤋꤢꤊꤜꤢ kʰu¹klaw
ꤌ g see
comment-
rarely used
except as part
of dipthong
/ɯə /
mother ꤗꤟꤌꤣ mɯə
ꤍ ŋ ng as in
‘sing’
can also occur
as the first
letter in a
word
language ꤍꤟꤥ ngo
ꤎ s same as
English
-rare usage grape ꤎꤢꤕꤛꤢꤞꤢ sa¹pyaythɛ¹
ꤏ sʰ s in the
word ‘sit’
when
given as a
strong
command
‘Sit
down!’
-or
aspirated food-drink ꤏꤢꤢꤏꤢꤥ sɛ¹-ay¹-
sɛ¹-o³
sometimes
‘sh’ as in
‘shoot’
ꤐ z same in
English
it’s easy ꤢꤐꤢ a¹zu³
ꤑ ɳ ny in nyet
(Russian)
not in English
inventory
five ꤑꤟꤢ nya³
ꤒ t t in the
word
‘stork’
unaspirated pretty ꤢꤒꤝꤟꤥ a¹two
ꤓ tʰ t in the
word
‘take’
aspirated drink water ꤥ ꤓꤛꤢ o³ tʰyay³
ꤔ n same as
English
seven ꤔꤝꤥ ꤔꤟꤢ
now
nay¹
ꤕ p p in the
word
‘spin’
unaspirated small; little
we
ꤕꤢꤒꤤ ꤕꤟꤢ
pa¹tee
pɛ¹
ꤖ pʰ p in the
word ‘put’
aspirated take
father
ꤖꤛꤢ ꤖꤢ
pʰyay
pʰɛ³
ꤗ m same as
English
mother ꤗꤟꤌꤣ mɯə
ꤘ d same as
English
give ꤘꤛꤢ dyay
ꤙ b same as
English
put in ꤙꤢꤔꤟꤌꤣ bay¹nɯə³
ꤚ r same as
English
good ꤢꤚꤛꤢ a¹rya
ꤛ j y in the
word
lack of ꤛꤥ yo¹
ꤜ l same as
English
enough;
ample
ꤜꤣꤙꤢ lerba³
ꤝ w same as
English
already
cooked
ꤝꤥ wo³
ꤞ θ or
ʂ
th in the
word ‘this’
see comment
belowc
you (plural)
heart
ꤞꤤ ꤞꤢꤕꤜꤢ
thee³
thɛplaw¹
ꤟ h same as
English
also used to
show that a
vowel is
breathy/heav
y sounding
come
speak
ꤟꤛꤢ ꤟꤢꤙꤢ
hya³
haybɛ¹
ꤠ v same as
English
I ꤠꤢ va³
ꤡ ʤ j in the
word
judge
paper ꤡꤟꤢꤙꤢ jay¹ba¹
VOWELS K
ay
ah
Vo
wel
s
Ph
on
etic
Sy
mb
ol
En
gli
sh
equ
ivale
nt
or
sou
nd
s
lik
e:
Co
mm
ent:
En
gli
sh
Ex
am
ple
Eq
uiv
ale
nt
in K
ay
ah
Wo
rd i
n
Ph
on
etic
s
ꤢ a -the first
sound of
‘a’ in the
English
alphabet
like ‘a’ in
‘about’
he/she/it
noisy
happy
ꤢ ꤢꤊꤢꤢ ꤢꤗꤟꤥ
a¹
a¹-ka¹-aw³
a¹mo¹
ꤣ ə -not in
English,
similar to
‘er’ in
‘her’ but
drop the
‘r’ and let
your
mouth
stay
slightly
open and
relaxed
box
one
ꤒꤣ ꤒꤣ
tə
tə¹
ꤤ i ‘ee’ in
‘beet’
cook ꤤꤖꤥ ee¹-pʰo³
ꤥ o o in ‘robe’ drink ꤥ o³
ꤢ ɯ like ‘oo’ in
‘moot’ but
with the
not in the
English
inventory
fire burn
fat
ꤗꤤꤢ ꤢꤙꤢ
mee¹-ɯ³
a¹bɯ¹
lips
spread
slightly
apart
instead of
rounded
ꤢ ɛ e in ‘pet’ invite/welc
ome
they
ꤢꤏꤢ ꤢꤞꤤ
ɛ-shɯ¹
ɛ¹thee³
ꤢ u ‘oo’ in
‘boot’
who? ꤢꤕꤢ u³pay³
ꤢ e ay in pay eat ꤢ ay¹
ꤢ ɔ ‘aw’ in
‘thaw’
promise ꤢꤜꤟꤛꤢ awlya¹
ꤛꤣ/ꤟꤌꤣ
ɯə a
dipthong;
begin with
the /ɯ/
sound
(spread
your lips)
followed
by /ə/
not in English
inventory;
practice w/a
native
speaker
go
younger
sibling
ꤡꤛꤣ ꤕꤟꤌꤣ
jɯə
pɯə
aNon-Linguist Phonetics: This chart is written for those not familiar with the International Phonetic
Symbols. Where it was too difficult to convey an English equivalent, phonetics was used. If you examine
the chart, you should be able to figure out how those symbols are pronounced.
bAspirated and Unaspirated Consonants: On unaspirated consonants, you should not feel any release of
air when you hold your hand in front of your mouth, but with aspirated consonants, you will feel that
slight puff of air.
c /θ/ ‘th’ or actually /ʂ/-these symbols are spoken as a /ʂ/ by a native speaker when they are speaking
unconsciously but due to the inability to write the sound /ʂ/ in Burmese, /θ/ which is like the “th” sound in
English has been written. As a result, it is now included in the Kayah inventory of sounds and is likely
used as well. If you want to really speak Kayah more natively, try curling your tongue up and backwards
just a tiny bit while making an English “s” sound. For example, try saying “thawmaw” which means
“tree”. You will hear a slight whistle sound on the /th/ sound as you say it.
dvelar ficative /x/- this sound, though not part of the Kayah inventory of sounds, can be found in the
words ‘uncooked rice’ /xə / or ‘hear’ /nee-xə/. First form the English word “hurt”. Notice that your
mouth is slightly closed. Now say “hurt” but drop the final “t”, do not voice the “ur” and let there be
friction up at the roof of your mouth. That is the sound of /x/.
Helpful Phrases Quick List Helpful English Words &
Phrases
English Equivalent Kayah
GREETINGS at AIRPORT Hello (to one person) tɛ-¹-rya-bɛ¹ nay¹ ꤒꤟꤢꤚꤛꤢ ꤙꤢ ꤔꤟꤢ Hello (to more than one person) tɛ-¹-rya-bɛ¹ thee³ ꤒꤟꤢꤚꤛꤢ ꤙꤢ ꤞꤤ We welcome you to America! pɛ -¹ ɛ¹-mo--shɯ thee³ də
A¹may¹-ree-ka¹
ꤕꤟꤢ ꤢꤗꤟꤥꤏꤢ ꤞꤤ ꤘꤣ ꤢꤗꤢꤚꤤꤊꤢ
We’re every happy you’ve come! thee³ hya³ bee-yay³ raw pɛ -¹
thɛ-krɯ-³ nya¹-zaw
ꤞꤤ ꤟꤛꤢ ꤙꤤꤛꤢ ꤚꤢ ꤕꤟꤢ ꤞꤢꤊꤚꤟꤢ ꤔꤛꤢꤡꤢ
Are you sleepy? th�-o¹-myay³ hɛ -³ ꤞꤢꤥꤗꤛꤢ ꤟꤟꤢ? Are your (pl) heads dizzy/motion
sick? a¹ mɯ-¹ thee³ kʰu¹-klaw hɛ -³ ꤢ ꤗꤟꤢ ꤞꤤ ꤋꤢꤊꤜꤢ ꤟꤟꤢ?
WHO/HOW ARE YOU? What is your name? nay¹ mwi-¹ na u³-pe³? ꤔꤟꤢ ꤗꤝꤟꤤ ꤔꤢ ꤢꤕꤢ? My name is ____________ va³ mwi-¹ na _____________ ꤠꤢ ꤗꤝꤟꤤ ꤔꤢ ------- How old are you (sing)? nay¹ o¹-haw ba-na-ta-y³ ꤔꤟꤢ ꤥꤟꤢ ꤙꤢ ꤔꤢ ꤒꤢ? Where did you (sing) just come
from? nay¹ o¹ bee-tay³ hja³ ꤔꤟꤢ ꤥ ꤙꤤꤒꤢ ꤟꤛꤢ?
How are you (sing)? nay¹ o¹-mo-¹-o¹-rya hɛ-³ ꤔꤟꤢ ꤥꤗꤟꤥꤥꤚꤛꤢ ꤟꤟꤢ? I am well (in heart). o¹-mo -¹-o¹-rya¹ prɛ ꤥꤗꤟꤥꤥꤚꤛꤢ ꤕꤚꤢ I am physically well. o¹syo¹-o¹prya³ prɛ ꤥꤏꤛꤥꤥꤕꤚꤛꤢ ꤕꤚꤢ Are you (plural) hungry? thee³ thɛ-ay¹-dee³ hɛ-³ ꤞꤤ ꤞꤢꤢꤘꤤ ꤟꤟꤢ? Are you (plural) thirsty? thee³ thɛ-o³-tʰyay³ hɛ -³ ꤞꤤ ꤞꤢꤥꤓꤛꤢ ꤟꤟꤢ? Do you want to go to the
bathroom? thee³ thɛ-zɯ- jɯə də
daw³klaw³ hɛ³-
ꤞꤤ ꤞꤢꤐꤟꤢ ꤡꤛꤣ ꤃ꤣ ꤃ꤢꤊꤜꤢ ꤟꤟꤢ?
COMING & GOING VOCAB Let’s go! pɛ -¹ jɯə haw po- ꤕꤟꤢ ꤡꤛꤣ ꤟꤢ ꤕꤟꤥ! Will you come with me? nay¹ jɯə kɯ-ə³ va³ hɛ -³ ꤔꤟꤢ ꤡꤛꤣ ꤊꤟꤌꤣ ꤠꤢ
ꤟꤟꤢ? Do you want to go? nay¹ thɛ-zɯ- jɯə kɯ-ə³ hɛ -³ ꤔꤟꤢ ꤞꤢꤐꤟꤢ ꤡꤛꤣ ꤊꤟꤌꤣ
ꤟꤟꤢ? I’m going home/leaving now. va³ ka¹ haw də hee¹ ꤠꤢ ꤊꤟꤢ ꤟꤢ ꤘꤣ ꤟꤤ I’m leaving. va³ ka¹ haw ꤠꤢ ꤊꤟꤢ ꤟꤢ
May I help you? lo -¹ may¹-juo nay¹ hɛ -³ ꤜꤟꤥ ꤗꤟꤢꤡꤝꤟꤥ ꤔꤟꤢ ꤟꤟꤢ?
What curry have you eaten?
(more natural way of greeting) nay¹ ay¹ ee¹-thwi ee³-tay³ ꤔꤟꤢ ꤢ ꤤꤞꤝꤤ ꤤꤒꤢ?
Where are you (plural) going? thee³ jɯə bee-tay³ ꤞꤤ ꤡꤛꤣ ꤙꤤꤒꤢ? We will come get you at
_______ o’clock pɛ¹ hya³ ɛ thee³ bee (3) mɯ³ ꤕꤟꤢ ꤟꤛꤢ ꤢ ꤞꤤ ꤙꤤ ---
ꤗꤢ SCHOOL VOCAB Do you like school? tʰya¹-ho³ ma¹ a¹mo hɛ³ ꤓꤛꤢꤟꤥ ꤗꤢ ꤢꤗꤟꤥ ꤏꤢꤜꤢ
ꤟꤟꤢ Do you have a problem? tɛ¹-pya-tɛ¹-sʰɛ³ o¹ hɛ³ ꤒꤟꤢꤕꤟꤛꤢꤒꤟꤢꤏꤢ ꤥ
ꤟꤟꤢ? If you have a problem, please tell
me. tɛ¹-pya-tɛ¹-sʰɛ³ kee¹ o¹ hay³
raw³ kʰya-thɛ-do³ hay-sʰo³-ray
va³ nee
ꤒꤟꤢꤕꤟꤛꤢꤒꤟꤢꤏꤢ ꤊꤤ ꤥ ꤟꤢ꤄ꤢ ꤋꤛꤢꤞꤢꤘꤥ ꤟꤢꤏꤥ꤄ꤢ ꤠꤢ ꤔꤤ꤯
You can take (this) home. yee-ay³-raw nay¹ pʰyay-ka -¹ də
hee¹ ma¹ a¹-nee pr�
ꤛꤢ꤄ꤢ ꤔꤟꤢ ꤖꤛꤢꤊꤟꤢ ꤘꤣ ꤟꤤ ꤗꤢ ꤢꤔꤟꤤ ꤕ꤄ꤢ
How do you say in the Kayah
language? ka¹ya³-ngo ma¹ thee³ hay pʰu-
tay³
ꤊꤢꤛꤢꤍꤟꤥ ꤗꤢ ꤞꤤ ꤟꤢ ꤖꤢꤒꤢ?
Do you speak English? nay¹ hay-bɛ¹-jya ku³-la³-ngo
hɛ³
ꤔꤟꤢ ꤟꤢꤙꤢ ꤡꤟꤛꤢ ꤊꤢꤜꤢꤍꤟꤥ ꤟꤟꤢ?
I am your teacher va³ ma¹ na-y¹ tha-ra ꤠꤢ ꤗꤢ ꤔꤟꤢ ꤞꤢꤚꤢ I am your teacher (female) va³ ma¹ na-y¹ tha-ra-mɯə ꤠꤢ ꤗꤢ ꤔꤟꤢ ꤞꤢꤚꤢꤗꤟꤌꤣ You may sit here o¹-nya³ bee-yay³ ma¹ a¹-nee
pr�
ꤥꤔꤛꤢ ꤙꤤꤛꤢ ꤗꤢ ꤢꤔꤟꤤ ꤕ꤄ꤢ
This girl will help you prɛ¹-maw yee-ay³-tə¹-pr�¹ kɯ
ma -y¹-juo nay¹ pa�³
ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤗꤢ ꤛꤢꤒꤣꤕ꤄ꤟꤢ ꤊꤟꤢ ꤗꤟꤢꤡꤝꤟꤥ ꤔꤟꤢ ꤕꤟꤢ
This boy will help you prɛ¹-kʰu yee-ay³-tə¹pr�¹ kɯ
ma -y¹-juo nay¹ pa�³
ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤋꤢ ꤛꤢꤒꤣꤕ꤄ꤟꤢ ꤊꤟꤢ ꤗꤟꤢꤡꤝꤟꤥ ꤔꤟꤢ ꤕꤟꤢ
We’re so happy you are here. thee³ hya³-o¹ bee-yay³ raw pɛ¹
thɛ-krɯ³-thɛ-law³ nya¹-zaw
ꤞꤤ ꤟꤛꤢꤥ ꤙꤤꤛꤢ ꤚꤢ ꤕꤟꤢ ꤞꤢꤊꤚꤢꤞꤢꤜꤟꤢ ꤔꤛꤢꤡꤢ
Give this to your parents yee-ay³-raw dyay na nay¹mɯə
nee nay¹pʰɛ³ nee
ꤛꤢ꤄ꤢ ꤘꤛꤢ ꤔꤢ ꤔꤟꤢꤗꤟꤌꤣ ꤔꤢ ꤔꤟꤢꤖꤢ ꤔꤤ
Do you understand? nay¹ thɛ-ngay³ hɛ -³ ꤔꤟꤢ ꤞꤢꤑꤢ ꤟꤟꤢ?
I understand thɛ-ngay³ va-³ ꤞꤢꤑꤢ ꤠꤟꤢ I don’t understand thɛ-ngay³ to¹ ꤞꤢꤑꤢ ꤒꤥ Are you feeling sad? nay¹ thɛ-plɛ-³ hɛ -³ ꤔꤟꤢ ꤞꤢꤕꤜꤟꤢ ꤟꤟꤢ? paper jay¹-ba¹ ꤡꤢꤙꤢ pen tʰyay³-lee¹-bo³- ꤓꤛꤢꤜꤤꤙꤥ book lee¹ba¹ ꤜꤤꤙꤢ school thu-lee¹ho³ ꤞꤛꤥꤜꤤꤟꤥ student thu-lee¹ho³pʰu ꤞꤛꤥꤜꤤꤟꤥꤖꤢ teach ee¹-thuo-ee¹-thya ꤤꤞꤛꤥꤤꤞꤛꤢ TIME RELATED VOCAB today yee-ay³-tə¹-nyay³ ꤛꤢꤒꤣꤑꤢ tomorrow shyay-pa¹-ro³ ꤏꤛꤢꤕꤢꤚꤥ yesterday pa-hay-nu ꤕꤢꤟꤢꤔꤢ day after tomorrow shyay-sʰo³-vee ꤏꤛꤢꤏꤥꤠꤤ before too long nyay³-tya¹-to¹ ꤑꤟꤢꤒꤛꤢꤒꤥ later-more than a few days shyay-no-pa-³ ꤏꤛꤢꤔꤥꤕꤟꤢ shortly-in a few minutes shyay- pa-³ ꤏꤛꤢꤕꤟꤢ CLEANING VOCAB sweep floor du³-plee³ hee³-daw-ku³ ꤘꤢꤕꤜꤤ ꤟꤤꤘꤢꤊꤢ make clean (heart) ma -y¹plee³ ma-y¹ph��� ꤗꤟꤢꤕꤜꤤꤗꤟꤢꤖꤟꤌꤣ wash/clean (i.e. dishes) sʰee³-plee³ ꤏꤤꤕꤜꤤ wash clothes ee-shɯə¹-plee³ hyay¹-ja¹ ꤤꤏꤛꤣꤕꤜꤤ ꤟꤛꤢꤡꤟꤢ take a bath/shower ee¹-lɯ-ə-tʰyay³ ꤤꤜꤟꤌꤣꤓꤛꤢ dirty/not clean a¹-ta¹-pro\ a mwo-³plee³ to¹ ꤢꤒꤢꤕꤚꤥ\ ꤢꤗ꤉ꤟꤥꤕꤜꤤ ꤒꤥ CHURCH VOCAB Bible lee¹-ja³-sʰɛ³ ꤜꤤꤡꤢꤏꤢ sing song ee¹-ro³ lee¹ ꤤ꤄ꤥ ꤜꤤ church tɛ-¹jaw-bɛ³ho³ ꤒꤟꤢꤡꤢꤙꤢꤟꤥ worship/pray jaw-bɛ³ ꤡꤢꤙꤢ bus mee¹-tʰyay³ lo - ꤗꤤꤓꤛꤢꤜꤟꤥ
Will you (singular) go to church? na -y¹ jɯə jaw-bɛ³ ɛ-³ ꤔꤟꤢ ꤡꤛꤣ ꤡꤢꤙꤢ ꤟꤟꤢ? God Jaw-ma¹-rya¹ ꤡꤢꤗꤢꤚꤛꤢ Jesus Christ Yay¹-shu Kʰree ꤛꤢꤏꤛꤢ ꤋꤚꤤ QUESTION WORDS Qmarker Word—this word acts
like a question mark at the end of
a sentence
hɛ - ꤟꤟꤢ?
Where? bee-tay³ ꤙꤤꤒꤢ? Who? u³-pay³ ꤢꤕꤢ? What? ee³-tay³ ꤤꤒꤢ How? pʰu-tay³ ꤖꤢꤒꤢ? When? bee-kʰɛ³-tay³ ꤙꤤꤋꤢꤒꤢ PRONOUNS I/me va³ ꤠꤢ you (singular) nay¹ ꤔꤟꤢ you (plural) thee³ ꤞꤤ we pɛ -¹ ꤕꤟꤢ they ɛ-¹thee³ ꤢꤞꤤ he/she/it a¹ or ɛ¹ ꤢ or ꤢ --- to him/her/it lu³ ꤜꤢ come hya³ ꤟꤛꤢ go jɯə ꤡꤛꤣ follow kruo³ ꤊꤚꤝꤥ take pʰyay ꤖꤛꤢ give dyay ꤘꤛꤢ bring pʰyay-hya³ ꤖꤛꤢꤟꤛꤢ put bay¹ (or) dya¹ ꤙꤢ / ꤃ꤛꤢ keep/save bay¹-duo (or) dya¹duo ꤙꤢꤘꤝꤥ / ꤃ꤛꤢꤘꤝꤥ make/do may¹ ꤗꤟꤢ help ma -y¹-juo ꤗꤟꤢꤡꤝꤟꤥ run/walk klya¹ ꤊꤜꤛꤢ
to leave/exit tʰay¹ (or) tʰay¹-jɯə (or)
tʰay¹-jɯə-kya³ (or) tʰay¹kya³
tʰay¹-klya¹
ꤓꤢ / ꤓꤢꤡꤛꤣ/
ꤓꤢꤡꤛꤣꤊꤛꤢ / ꤓꤢꤊꤛꤢ
enter nɯ-ə³ ꤔꤟꤌꤣ stand up ka¹-tʰaw¹ (or) ee¹-tʰaw¹ ꤊꤢꤓꤢ / ꤤꤓꤢ sit down o¹-nya³ ꤥꤔꤛꤢ
Grammatical Helps
'Mumbo-Jumbo Free'*
*freedictionary.com defines mumbo-jumbo as 'Unintelligible or incomprehensible language;
gibberish...' So…prepare yourselves to utilize the following certified 'mumbo-jumbo free' quick overview
of some important keys to understanding Kayah Li grammar! No attempt is made to present a
comprehensive grammar but the author hopes that an overview with some grammatical examples of
Kayah Li grammar may prove helpful to those who are motivated to attempt to learn a bit of Kayah.
Before you begin, I would encourage you to review the Kayah sound system. I have used the
International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) to represent each Kayah word. Most of the symbols are similar to
the traditional sounds you know in English but not all. If you want to learn to speak Kayah correctly, take
the time to familiarize yourself with the IPA symbols that are different from English (including tones).
1) Who Copied Who at Babel? (Sentence Word Order) Kayah Li sentence word order is Subject-Verb-Object (SVO) which is like English or perhaps English is
like Kayah Li! Regardless, whether you are a Kayah speaker learning English or an English speaker
learning Kayah, you can be thankful that you have the same sentence word order. When you say "I am
washing the dishes" in English, it's the same in Kayah Li but gratefully spoken more directly with fewer
words.
Subject Verb Direct Object
ꤠꤢ ꤏꤤꤕꤜꤤ ꤘꤤꤙꤢ va˧ ʃi˧pli˧ di˧be˧
I wash dishes
I am washing the dishes.
Or for another example, a sentence everyone likes to hear:
Subject Verb Direct Object
ꤠꤢ ꤗꤟꤥꤔꤟꤤ ꤔꤟꤢ va˧ mo˨ni ˦ nɛ ˨ ˨˨
I love you
I love you.
Lastly, an example of a sentence using the verb "to be". Again, the SVO order remains true.
Subject Verb (to be) Object
ꤠꤢ ꤗꤢ ꤞꤛꤥꤜꤤꤟꤥꤖꤢ꤯ va˧ ma˨ θjo˦li˨ho˧pʰu˦
I am student
I am a student.
2) Content to Stay Put (Indirect Objects) But, one difference between English and Kayah Li sentence order is where the Indirect Object (IO)
comes. For example, the Indirect Object of the sentence 'He showed his pictures to us' is 'to us'. In
English, the Indirect Object can be moved around and still result in a grammatical sentence. For
example, we can say, "He showed his pictures to us" or "He showed us his pictures." But in Kayah Li, the
Indirect Object ('to us') doesn't like getting moved around so it must always occur before the the Direct
Object ('his pictures'). So, in Kayah, you must say "He showed us his pictures." Here's how that would
look:
Subject Verb Phrase Indirect Object Direct Object
ꤢ ꤘꤛꤢꤜꤟꤌꤣꤕꤟꤢ ꤕꤟꤢ ꤢ ꤐꤟꤢꤐꤟꤥ a˨ dje˦lɯᵊ˧pe˦ pɛ ˨ a˨ za˦ zo˨
he show.for us his pictures
He showed us his pictures at our house.
Here's another example; In English, we can say, 'I will give a gift to you' or 'I will give you a gift' but in
Kayah, we must say, 'I will give you a gift.' The Indirect Object '(to) you' must come before the Direct
Object 'gift.'
Subject Verb Phrase Indirect Object Direct Object
ꤠꤢ ꤊꤟꤢ ꤘꤛꤢ ꤔꤟꤢ꤯ ꤏꤛꤢꤐꤟꤢ ꤕꤟꤢ va˧ kɯ˦ dje˦ ne˨ ʃje˦˦ ˦zṳ˦ pa˧
I will give you gift future tense
I will give you a gift.
3) Popcorn On A String (Verbs) 'He is going to get some food and bring it back to eat.' That's a nice English sentence but quite
challenging for a non-native speaker of English to learn. It's much easier to say that same sentence in
Kayah because you can string all the verbs together like popcorn on a string and forget about all those
small grammatical nuisances such as 'ing' 'to' 'it'. For example, to say that your friend is 'going to get
some food and bring it back home to eat,' you simple say:
ꤢ ꤡꤛꤣ ꤖꤛꤢ ꤊꤟꤢ ꤢ ꤔꤟꤤ ꤢꤏꤢꤢ꤯ a˨ dʒɯ˦ pʰje˦ ka˨ e˨ ni ˦ a˨sʰɛ˨e˨
He goes takes returns eats gets his.food
He goes and gets his food and brings it back to eat.
Often, only two or three popcorn verbs are strung together, though as you can see in the sentence
above, we have five verbs in one clause. When verbs are strung together, they are technically called
serial (think 'series') verbs. But that's mumbo-jumbo so we'll avoid using that word.
Now, let's take one verb and show how you can build on it with more verbs.
English Kayah Equivalent
go ꤡꤛꤣ go
go enter in ꤡꤛꤣ ꤔꤟꤌꤣ go enter
go in and get it ꤡꤛꤣ ꤔꤟꤌꤣ ꤖꤛꤢ
go enter take
go in and get it
and bring it back ꤡꤛꤣ ꤔꤟꤌꤣ ꤖꤛꤢ ꤊꤟꤢ
go enter take return
So, remember, within a phrase, don't interrupt the verbs! Like friends, they stick together side by side.
4) Feeling Tense (Verb Tenses) Kayah Li has several verb tenses for Past, Present and Future and this overview is only going to cover the
basics. For our discussion below, you will see three ways in which tense is communicated in Kayah
followed by example sentences.
Kayah tense is marked (or unmarked) by:
1) Present, Past and Future Tense Markers
a. Simple Present Tense
ꤢ ꤖꤥꤢ ꤘꤤ꤯ a˨ pʰo˧e˨ di˧
she cooks rice
She is cooking rice..
ꤢ ꤥꤗꤛꤢ ꤕꤢꤕꤢꤕꤢꤕꤢ ꤕꤚꤢ꤯ a˨ o˨mje˧ pa˧ prɛ˦
He sleeps still just
He is still sleeping. (to communicate that something is still ongoing, /pa˧/ 'still' is added)
ꤕꤝꤟꤥ꤮ ꤚꤥꤚꤥ ꤢ ꤢꤚꤟꤥ ꤘꤤ꤯ pwo˧ro˧ro˧ a˨ e˨ro˨ di˧
every morning he eats.early rice
He eats breakfast early every morning.
b. Past Tense Markers
Note the following markers
prepositional time phrase at the
beginning of a phrase meaning ꤘꤣ,,,,,ꤋꤢ də˦…..kʰɛ˧
'when ….time (past)"
prepositional time phrase at the
beginning of a phrase meaning
'when ….time (past)"
ꤙꤤ,,,,,ꤋꤢ bi˦……kʰɛ˧
finished ꤓꤛꤣ tʰɯᵊ˧
completely finished ꤓꤛꤣꤟꤢ tʰɯᵊ˧hɔ˦
already; finished but ongoing and
recent ꤟꤢ hɔ˦
emphasizing 'already' ꤟꤢ,,,,ꤟꤢ hɔ˦……hɔ˦
suffix on a verb which is similar
to English past '-ed' -ꤊꤛꤢ -kja˧
Let's look at some examples of past tense:
ꤘꤣꤘꤣꤘꤣꤘꤣ ꤢ ꤕꤢꤡꤟꤢꤋꤢꤋꤢꤋꤢꤋꤢꤔꤛꤣ, ꤢ ꤡꤛꤣ ꤓꤛꤣꤟꤢꤓꤛꤣꤟꤢꤓꤛꤣꤟꤢꤓꤛꤣꤟꤢ ꤘꤣ ꤊꤢꤜꤢꤊꤟꤢ ((((ꤟꤢ)꤯ꤟꤢ)꤯ꤟꤢ)꤯ꤟꤢ)꤯ də˦ a˨ pa˨dʒɛ˦kʰɛ˧nɯᵊ˨ a˨ dʒɯ˦ tʰɯᵊ˧hɔ˦ də˦ ku˧la˧ke˦ hɔ˦
when he child.time.that he went comp.already to England already
When he was a child, he went to England.
Here is an example using the suffix -ꤊꤛꤢ -/kja˧/ which is similar to the '-ed' suffix in English.
ꤒꤟꤢꤏꤝꤤꤒꤢꤔꤛꤢ ꤙꤢ ꤋꤢꤢꤚꤣ ꤚꤢ ꤢ ꤞꤛꤢꤊꤛꤢ꤯ꤊꤛꤢ꤯ꤊꤛꤢ꤯ꤊꤛꤢ꤯ tɛ ˨ ʃwi˦ta˨nja˧ bɛ˨ kʰu˧u˨rə˨ rɔ˦ a˨ ʂje˧kja˧
Malaria hit/affected Khu Ooreh and/so he died (die.past)
Malaria hit/affected Khu Oo Reh and he died.
ꤠꤢ ꤢ ꤓꤛꤣꤓꤛꤣꤓꤛꤣꤓꤛꤣ ꤟꤢꤟꤢꤟꤢꤟꤢ ꤘꤤꤗꤟꤢꤜꤤ꤯ va˧ e˨ tʰɯᵊ˧ hɔ˦ di˧mɔli˧
1s eat finish already rice morning
I ate breakfast already
c. Future Tense Markers
Note the following markers will/about to (immediate future ꤊꤟꤢ…(ꤕꤟꤢ) kɯ˧…(pa˧ )
future ꤊꤟꤢꤚꤟꤢ kɯ˦re˦
about to/immediate future ꤕꤟꤢ pa˧
Let's look at some examples of future tense:
ꤠꤢ ꤊꤟꤢꤊꤟꤢꤊꤟꤢꤊꤟꤢ ꤡꤛꤣ ꤘꤣ ꤟꤥ꤯ va˧ kɯ˧ dʒɯᵊ˦ də˦ ho˧
I will go to school
I will go to school. (immediate future)
ꤠꤢ ꤊꤟꤢꤚꤟꤢꤊꤟꤢꤚꤟꤢꤊꤟꤢꤚꤟꤢꤊꤟꤢꤚꤟꤢ ꤡꤛꤣ ꤘꤣ ꤟꤥ꤯ va˧ kɯ˦re˦ dʒɯᵊ˦ də˦ ho˧
I about to go to school
I am about to go to school. (immediate future)
ꤠꤢ ꤊꤟꤢꤊꤟꤢꤊꤟꤢꤊꤟꤢ ꤡꤛꤣ ꤘꤣ ꤟꤥ ꤕꤟꤢ꤯ꤕꤟꤢ꤯ꤕꤟꤢ꤯ꤕꤟꤢ꤯ va˧ kɯ˧ dʒɯᵊ˦ də˦ ho˧ pa˧
I will go to school fut. mkr
I will go to school. (future, not immediate)
ꤏꤛꤢꤕꤢꤚꤥ ꤠꤢ ꤡꤛꤣ ꤘꤣ ꤠꤟꤤꤊꤢ꤯ ꤕꤟꤢꤕꤟꤢꤕꤟꤢꤕꤟꤢ꤯꤯꤯꤯ ʃje˦pa˨ro˧ va˧ dʒɯᵊ˦ də˦ vi ˧ ku˦ pa˧
tomorrow 1s go to city fut.
Tomorrow, I will go to the city.
2) Time vocabulary related to past, present and future.
Time vocabulary such as 'yesterday,' 'tomorrow,' 'in the future,' are also helpful in determining tense.
English Time
Vocabulary
Kayah Phonetic
Description
Past Time
in the past/formerly ꤘꤣꤔꤢꤋꤢ də˦nu˨kʰɛ˦
yesterday ꤕꤟꤢꤟꤢꤔꤢ pa˦ he˦nu˨
when/at…..time ꤘꤣ,,,,,ꤋꤢ də….kʰɛ˦
Present Time
often ꤒꤢꤗꤥꤒꤢꤗꤥ ta˨mo˧ta˨mo˧
always ꤕꤝꤟꤥꤖꤟꤌꤣꤖꤟꤌꤣ pɯᵊ˧pʰɯᵊ˦pʰɯᵊ˦
usually ꤢꤒꤢꤊꤤ ɛ˦ta˨ki˨
sometimes ꤒꤢꤖꤟꤌꤣꤒꤢꤋꤛꤢ ta˨ pʰɯᵊ˦ta˨kʰja˨
Future Time in the future ꤏꤛꤢꤔꤥꤕꤟꤢ ʃje˦no˨pa˧
tomorrow ꤏꤛꤢꤕꤢꤚꤥ ʃje˦pa˨ro˧
later….future ꤏꤛꤢ꤮…. ꤕꤟꤢ ʃje˦…..pa˧
next year ꤔꤢꤙꤢꤕꤟꤢ na˨bɛ˨pa˧
3) Context:
Unfortunately, for the non-native speaker, this means that the listener is able to distinguish whether
something was in the past, in the present or will happen in the future by the context of what they hear.
This, of course, requires becoming familiar with Kayah.
Note the following example question followed by a response. The past tense is not marked in the
response because it is known by context.
ꤢꤕꤢ ꤢ ꤘꤤꤊꤜꤝꤤꤞꤢ ꤛꤢ꤯ u˧pe˧ e˨ di˧klwi˦ʂɛ˨ je˧
Who eats bananas this
Who ate the bananas?
ꤓꤢꤚꤢ ꤢ꤯ tʰɛ˧re˨ e˨
Hte Reh eats
Hte Reh ate (them).
5) Floating on Air (Yes & No Questions) If you have access to a Kayah person, get them to ask you the following question several times in
succession: "Will you go with me?" Listen to the final airy word at the end of the sentence ꤟꤟꤢ /ɛ ˧ /.
It sounds a bit like if you said "air" in a breathy floating way without the 'r' . This is what is called a YES-
NO Question Marker (YNQM) in Kayah Li. The Kayah language uses this word at the end of a question in
which they are expecting a response of 'yes' or 'no'. English doesn't have a yes-no question marker. In
natural speech, English speakers use a rising intonation at the end of a sentence to indicate they are
asking a question. In written form, they use a question mark. But, the Kayah are more interesting and
they use this breathy 'air.'
Compare the following clause which is then rewritten as a question. This was done by simply adding
ꤟꤟꤢ /ɛ ˧ / to the end of the clause in the second example.
ꤢ ꤢ ꤓꤛꤣ ꤟꤤ ꤘꤤ ꤒꤥ꤯ ɛ ˨ e˨ tʰɯᵊ˧ hi˦ di˧ to˨
He eat completed yet rice not/neg.
He has not yet eaten.
ꤢ ꤢ ꤓꤛꤣ ꤟꤤ ꤘꤤ ꤒꤥ ꤟꤟꤢꤟꤟꤢꤟꤟꤢꤟꤟꤢ???? ɛ ˨ e˨ tʰɯᵊ˧ hi di˧ to˨ ɛ
He eat completed yet rice not/neg. Q-mker
Has he not yet eaten?
The question marker ꤟꤟꤢ /ɛ ˧ / is only used for 'yes-no' answer question so don't try to use it if you are
asking a question that requires an answer to a where, when, what, why and how question! That's a
different word which we will now talk about.
6) What, Where, When, Who, Why & How Questions
For questions such as what, where, when, why and how, speakers use the suffix '-ꤒꤢ' /-te˧/. The only
odd question word is 'who?', where speakers use the suffix '-ꤕꤢ' /-pe˧/. See examples below.
Question Word Kayah Equivalent Where Do You Put It?
What ꤒꤤꤒꤢ at the end of the Sentence
ti˧te˧ can also be shortened to ꤒꤢ 'te˧'
or ꤤꤒꤢ 'i˧te˧'
Where ꤙꤤꤒꤢ at the end of the Sentence
(usually)
bi˦te˧
When ꤙꤢꤋꤢꤒꤢ at the end of the Sentence
bɔ˦kʰɛ˧te˧
Who ꤢꤕꤢ at the end of the sentence
u˧pe˧
Why ꤗꤟꤢꤒꤢ occurs at either the beginning or
end of the Sentence
me˨ te˧
How ꤖꤢꤒꤢ at the end of the Sentence
pʰu˦te˧
Here is one example of each of the six Question words:
What ꤔꤟꤢ ꤗꤟꤢ ꤒꤤꤒꤢ? ne˨ me˨ i˧te˧ 2s do what
What are you doing?
Where ꤔꤟꤢ ꤟꤤ ꤥ ꤙꤤꤒꤢ? ne˨ hi˨ o˨ bi˦te˧ 2s house is where
Where is your house?
When ꤔꤟꤢ ꤋꤥꤗꤟꤢ ꤓꤛꤣ ꤙꤢꤋꤢꤒꤢ? ne˨ kʰo˧mɛ˧ tʰɯᵊ˧ bɔ˦kʰɛ˧te˧ 2s marry already when
When did you get married?
Who ꤔꤟꤢ ꤗꤝꤟꤤ ꤔꤢ ꤢꤕꤢ? ne˨ mwi ˨ na˦ u˧pe˧ 2s name with who
What (who) is your name?
WHY#1 ꤔꤟꤢ ꤡꤛꤣ ꤘꤣ ꤞꤛꤥꤜꤤꤟꤥ ꤒꤥ ꤗꤢ ꤗꤟꤢꤒꤢ? ne˨ dʒɯᵊ˦ də˦ θwo˦li˨ho˧ to˨ ma˨ me˨ te˧ 2s go to school (neg) is why
Why don't you go to school?
WHY#2 ꤗꤟꤢꤒꤢꤚꤢ ꤔꤟꤢ ꤡꤛꤣ ꤘꤣ ꤞꤛꤥꤜꤤꤟꤥ ꤒꤥ? me˨ te˧rɔ˦ ne˨ dʒɯᵊ˦ də˦ θwo˦li˨ho˧ to˨ why 2s go to school (neg)
Why don't you go to school?
Note in the examples above that ꤗꤟꤢꤒꤢ /me˨ te˧/ 'why' can occur at the beginning or end of a
sentence.
HOW ꤠꤢ ꤒꤥ ꤚꤢ ꤜꤤ ꤖꤢꤒꤢ? va˧ to˧ ra˧ li˨ pʰu˦te˧ 1s should write letter how
How should I write the letter?
7) Just Say No (Negatives)
a. You're smart….not����
The Kayah have used the English colloquial way of joking by adding the word 'not' to the end of the
sentence hundreds of years before English speakers ever used it. Further, putting 'not' at the end of the
sentence is perfectly grammatical in Kayah as opposed to English where it is NOT. Still, it seems a bit
cruel to get someone's hopes up by saying "I love you (yeah!)… not �!" (note: I have pointed this out to
the Kayah people on occasion but no one seems to care to change it.)
Here's are two examples of ꤒꤥꤒꤥꤒꤥꤒꤥ ////to˨/ 'not':
Subject Verb Phrase NEGATION
ꤢ ꤡꤛꤣ ꤤꤜꤟꤌꤣꤓꤛꤢ ꤒꤥ a˨ dʒɯ˦ i˨lɯᵊtʰje˧ to˨
He go bathe not
He didn't go to take a bath.
Subject Verb Phrase NEGATION
ꤠꤢ ꤡꤟꤢ ꤕꤢ ꤒꤥ꤯ va˧ dʒɔ˧ pe˦ to˨
I lift overcome/win not
I am unable to lift it.
b. Please Don't Do That����
Don't is an important word to be able to use productively if you are helping Kayah refugees resettle in
a new home and community where so many things are new or different. For example, "Don't stick your
hand into the sink food disposal."
To say 'don't ' in Kayah is actually a bit complex because it includes two words ꤒꤢ/ tɛ˧/ and ꤒꤢꤗꤟꤢ
/tɛ˧me˨ / and they occur in different parts of the clause. Sorry about that.
Below are some examples using ꤒꤢ…ꤒꤢꤗꤟꤢ / tɛ˧…tɛ˧me˨ / 'don't' to illustrate. In the first two
examples, the first ꤒꤢ /tɛ˧/ is not necessary because the clause is only made up of verb without a
noun phrase present. But in the second two examples, generally when a noun or even a whole clause
comes after the verb, then you must adhere to the structure ꤒꤢ…ꤒꤢꤗꤟꤢ / tɛ˧…tɛ˧me˨ / 'don't'.
Verb Neg.
ꤗꤟꤢ ꤒꤢꤗꤟꤢ ꤔꤤ꤮꤯
me˨ tɛ˧me˦ ni˦
do neg particle (softening the directive)
Don't do that.
Verb Neg.
ꤍꤟꤌꤣ ꤒꤢꤗꤟꤢ ꤔꤤ꤮꤯
ŋɯᵊ˦ tɛ˧me˦ ni˦
cry neg particle (softening)
Don't cry.
Verb Neg. N Neg
ꤞꤢꤤꤏꤢ ꤒꤢ ꤜꤢꤟꤛꤢ ꤒꤢꤗꤟꤢ ꤔꤤ꤮꤯
θɛ˦i˨ʃe˧ tɛ˧ la˨hja˧ tɛ˧me˨ ni˦
afraid/fear neg (don't) all (people) neg (don’t) particle (softening)
Don't be afraid.
Verb Neg N Neg
ꤗꤟꤢꤘꤤꤘꤛꤢ ꤕꤟꤢ ꤒꤢ ꤏꤤꤕꤚꤟꤢ ꤒꤢꤗꤟꤢ꤯
me˨ di˦dja˧ pa˧ tɛ˧ ʃi˧pre˦ tɛ˧me˨
bother future neg (don't) guest neg (don't)
Don't bother the guest.
ꤒꤢ /tɛ˧/always follows the verb with the final ꤒꤢꤗꤟꤢ /tɛ˧me˨ / coming after the noun or at the
end of the clause.
8) The Powerful Nominalizer* (Making Nouns)
*(mumbo-jumbo word that refers to changing some Kayah verbs or adjectives into nouns)
In English, to make a noun out of the verb 'accomplish', we add the suffix '-ment' and get
'accomplishment.' Wah-lah! We now have a noun. Of course, this is not a rule that can be applied
across the board in English, but the same idea happens in Kayah, EXCEPT that it occurs by adding one
small prefix to the beginning of the verb or adjective. The prefix is 'ꤒꤟꤢ-' /tɛ-˨/ (it roughly means
'thing(s)') and it has the power to turn Kayah verbs and adjectives into nouns. Just like in English, it
doesn't work on every word, but it's always worth a try.
Here are some examples to demonstrate the nominalizer's ('ꤒꤟꤢꤒꤟꤢꤒꤟꤢꤒꤟꤢ----' /tɛ-˨/) power on verbs:
VERB Add the prefix 'ꤒꤟꤢꤒꤟꤢꤒꤟꤢꤒꤟꤢ----' /tɛ-˨/ and it becomes a ����
NOUN
ꤟꤢꤙꤢ ꤒꤟꤢ- ꤒꤟꤢꤟꤢꤙꤢ he˦bɛ˨ tɛ-˨ tɛ-˨he˦bɛ˨
speak speech (speaking)
ꤒꤢꤔꤟꤢ ꤒꤟꤢ- ꤒꤟꤢꤒꤢꤔꤟꤢ ta˨ne˨ tɛ-˨ta˨ne˨
think thought
ꤞꤛꤢ ꤒꤟꤢ- ꤒꤟꤢꤞꤛꤢ θje˦ tɛ-˨θje˦
die death
ꤥꤓꤝꤟꤥꤕꤚꤟꤢ ꤒꤟꤢ- ꤒꤟꤢꤥꤓꤝꤟꤥꤕꤚꤟꤢ o˨tʰwo˦prɛ ˨ tɛ-˨o˨tʰwo˦prɛ ˨
live life
ꤤꤞꤛꤥꤤꤞꤛꤢ ꤒꤟꤢ- ꤒꤟꤢꤤꤞꤛꤥꤤꤞꤛꤢ i˨θwo˦i˨θja˧ tɛ-˨i˨θwo˦i˨θja˧
teach teaching/lesson
Here are a few more examples to demonstrate the nominalizer's ('ꤒꤟꤢꤒꤟꤢꤒꤟꤢꤒꤟꤢ----' /tɛ-˨/) power on
adjectives:
ADJECTIVE Add the prefix 'ꤒꤟꤢꤒꤟꤢꤒꤟꤢꤒꤟꤢ----' /tɛ-˨/ and it becomes a ����
NOUN
ꤚꤛꤢ ꤒꤟꤢ- ꤒꤟꤢꤚꤛꤢ rja˦ tɛ-˨ tɛ-˨rja˦
good goodness
ꤗꤢꤗꤟꤛꤢ ꤒꤟꤢ- ꤒꤟꤢꤗꤢꤗꤟꤛꤢ mu˧mja˦ tɛ-˨mu˧mja˦
ugly ugliness
9) The –er Factor (Creating Comparatives) What if I want to say, "I'm stronger (read "more buff"), cuter, and smarter than you! And you, well you
are weaker, uglier and dumber than me." Well, of course, those are not really nice things to say so we
shouldn't say them, but the principle for adding –er is still the same and you can then make your own
kinder sentences. So here's how we add the –er factor.
-ꤊꤜꤢꤜꤣ /klɔ˧lə˦/ '-er (more)' is the suffix that one adds to an adjective such as small, great,
happy, sad, first, last, etc. to get smaller, greater, happier, first, last, etc. It's likely a bit more
complicated than this (read: needs more analysis), but in general, you can also just use part of -
ꤊꤜꤢꤜꤣ /klɔ˧lə˦/ '-er (more)' so you'd have -ꤊꤜꤢ /klɔ˧/ '-er (more)' or -ꤜꤣ /-lə˦/ '-er
(more).' Further, you can also switch -ꤊꤜꤢꤜꤣ /klɔ˧lə˦/ '-er (more)' to -ꤜꤣꤊꤜꤢ /
lə˦klɔ˧ / '-er (more)'. I call that flexible!
Here are some examples:
Adding The –er Factor Or You Can Also Say
small smaller
ꤕꤢꤒꤤ ꤕꤢꤒꤤꤜꤣꤜꤣꤜꤣꤜꤣ
great greater
ꤢꤘꤢ ꤢꤘꤢꤜꤣꤜꤣꤜꤣꤜꤣ ꤢꤘꤢꤊꤜꤢꤜꤣꤊꤜꤢꤜꤣꤊꤜꤢꤜꤣꤊꤜꤢꤜꤣ
ꤢꤘꤢꤜꤣꤊꤜꤢꤜꤣꤊꤜꤢꤜꤣꤊꤜꤢꤜꤣꤊꤜꤢ strong stronger
ꤏꤛꤥ ꤏꤛꤥꤜꤣꤜꤣꤜꤣꤜꤣ ꤏꤛꤥꤜꤣꤊꤜꤢꤜꤣꤊꤜꤢꤜꤣꤊꤜꤢꤜꤣꤊꤜꤢ
first the real first
ꤢꤚꤟꤢ ꤢꤚꤟꤢꤜꤣꤜꤣꤜꤣꤜꤣ
ꤜꤢꤜꤢꤔꤛꤣ ꤢꤘꤢꤊꤜꤢꤜꤣ ꤔꤢ ꤢꤙꤛꤢꤡꤢ ꤒꤣꤕꤚꤟꤢ꤮ ꤒꤥ꤯ lu˨le˦nɯᵊ˨ a˨du˨klɔ˧ə˦ na˦ a˨bja˨dʒɛ˨ tə˨prɛ ˨ to˨
servant.that greater than his.master no one
No servant is greater than his master. (Bible, John 13:16)
10) Mother-Father Words Now here's something you won't find in English but it's extremely prolific in Kayah Li. Mother-father
words are rich, full and sweet to the Kayah people's ears. A mother-father word most commonly
consists of four syllables of which the first and third syllable are usually the same.
Here's an example for the word ꤜꤢꤟꤥꤜꤢꤟꤛꤢꤜꤢꤟꤥꤜꤢꤟꤛꤢꤜꤢꤟꤥꤜꤢꤟꤛꤢꤜꤢꤟꤥꤜꤢꤟꤛꤢ ''''to lie':
syllable 1 syllable 2 syllable 3 syllable 4
ꤜꤢꤜꤢꤜꤢꤜꤢ ꤟꤥꤟꤥꤟꤥꤟꤥ ꤜꤢꤜꤢꤜꤢꤜꤢ ꤟꤛꤢꤟꤛꤢꤟꤛꤢꤟꤛꤢ la˨ ho˧ la˨ hja˨
lie
Note that the first and third syllable are the same. Also, you can always use a shortened version of the
mother-father word by using only the mother part, the first two syllables of the word (though this is not
a definitive rule). In the above example, we can just use the shortened version of ꤜꤢꤟꤥ /la˨ho˧/ 'to
lie' in a sentence but the second half of the mother-father word (ꤜꤢꤟꤛꤢ/la˨hja˨/) cannot be used
by itself.
Here are some more examples of mother-father words:
syllable 1 syllable 2 syllable 3 syllable 4
ꤋꤛꤢꤋꤛꤢꤋꤛꤢꤋꤛꤢ ꤡꤟꤛꤢꤡꤟꤛꤢꤡꤟꤛꤢꤡꤟꤛꤢ ꤋꤛꤢꤋꤛꤢꤋꤛꤢꤋꤛꤢ ꤡꤟꤢꤡꤟꤢꤡꤟꤢꤡꤟꤢ kʰja˦ dʒje˧ kʰja˦ dʒɯ˨
experience severity experience severity
to experience persecution or suffering
syllable 1 syllable 2 syllable 3 syllable 4
ꤗꤟꤢꤗꤟꤢꤗꤟꤢꤗꤟꤢ ꤊꤟꤢꤊꤟꤢꤊꤟꤢꤊꤟꤢ ꤗꤟꤢꤗꤟꤢꤗꤟꤢꤗꤟꤢ ꤋꤢꤋꤢꤋꤢꤋꤢ me˨ kɯ˦ me˨ kʰa˦
do business do business
to carry on business
syllable 1 syllable 2 syllable 3 syllable 4
ꤞꤢꤞꤢꤞꤢꤞꤢ ꤓꤢꤓꤢꤓꤢꤓꤢ ꤞꤢꤞꤢꤞꤢꤞꤢ ꤟꤢꤟꤢꤟꤢꤟꤢ
ʂɛ˦ tʰe˨ ʂɛ˦ ha˧
spirit/soul exit spirit/soul boldness/confidence
to hate
11) Sorry, That's Classified. (Quantifiers and Classifiers) In English, if we analyze the sentence, 'Today, I lost four pens,' we can see that the number of pens 'four'
precedes the noun 'pens.' So we could write a rule like this: In English, quantity precedes the noun that
it is referring to. But, in Kayah, they not only use quantifiers like 'four' but you must also classify the
noun you are referring to with special words called "classifiers." For example, 'pens' are thin and long so
they fall under a special category written as ꤙꤥ / /bo˧/. Other things (nouns) that are classified by
ꤙꤥ / /bo˧/ are staff, rod, road, and river because these all things that are long and thin. (English does
not use a classifier system.)
Here are some examples of Kayah classifiers: (this list is not exhaustive but you can see more in the
dictionary)
Kayah Classifier Phonetic Transcription Classification For:
-ꤘꤟꤌꤣ dɯᵊ˧ four-footed animals
-ꤢ u˦ books
-ꤙꤢ bɛ˨ fish, leaves, money, birds
-ꤗꤢ me˧ larger items; fruit;
house;
-ꤕꤚꤟꤢ prɛ ˨ people
-ꤗꤟꤢ mɔ˦ plants, trees, flowers
-ꤢ ɔ˨ pool, lake, well
So, let's say we wanted to write 'five cats'. In Kayah, the noun 'cats' comes first, then the quantifier 'five'
and then the classifier for four footed animals /dɯᵊ˧/. This is represented in the example below.
Noun Quantifier Classifier
ꤓꤛꤥ ꤑꤟꤢ ꤘꤟꤌꤣ tʰwo˦ ɲa˧ dɯᵊ˧
cats five classifier for 4-footed animals
five cats
But, what if the sentence is longer and a little more complicated?
In the case of our example above ('Today, I lost four pens'), in Kayah, it would look like this:
NP V Quantifier and Classifier
ꤛꤢꤒꤣꤑꤢ ꤠꤢ ꤜꤤꤙꤥ ꤒꤟꤢꤗꤟꤢꤊꤛꤢ ꤜꤝꤟꤤ ꤙꤥ꤯ je˧tə˨ɲe˧ va˧ li˨bo˧ ta˧ me˦ kja˧ lwi ˧ bo˧
Today my pen lost four (classifier of
lengthy
things)
Today I lost four pens.
Notice that the noun 'pen' and 'four long slim things' are actually seperated by the verb 'lost'. Here is
where I suggest that after you have learned some Kayah Li language, you might want to make some easy
drills to practice getting the right order of a clause such as the one above.
12) Do Re Mi Fa So (Tones) Another feature absent from English but present in Kayah Li are tones. Kayah Li is a tonal language with
3 tones (low-tone, mid-tone and mid-high tone). You have seen throughout this document the phonetic
representation of these tones throughout this document.
Tones Kayah Symbol (under
the vowel)
Phonetic Representation
Low Tone ˨
Mid Tone ˧
Mid-High Tone unmarked ˦
But, what ARE tones and can we just ignore them? Like Do Re Mi Fa So, each tone is different from each
other and causes a word to change in meaning depending on how you say it. So, if you are saying a
word with a low tone, you would seek to voice the word at a lower level. You may be thinking, "This is
sounding too complicated, let's just ignore the tones." There are several problems with that approach.
1) Kayah people will find it difficult to understand what you are saying, 2) you will never sound natural
and 3) you may say some funny or at the worst, offensive things by simply saying certain words with the
wrong tones.
To demonstrate how a word can change meaning, let's take the Kayah word ꤞꤢ /ʂu˦/ and add low
tone, mid tone or mid-high tone to the word.
Low Tone Mid Tone Mid-High Tone
ꤞꤢ ꤞꤢ ꤞꤢ
ʂu˨ ʂu˧ /ʂu˦/
lungs send fat; oil
As you can see, when we add low, mid or mid-high tone below the vowel, the meaning of the word
changes.
More On the Kayah Li Sound System
Phonetic Chart of Consonants
Bil
abia
l
Lab
iod
en
tal
Den
tal
Alv
eola
r
Po
st-
Alv
eola
r
Ret
rofl
ex
Pal
atal
Vel
ar
Glo
ttal
Plosives vl.
unasp p t k �
vl asp pʰ tʰ kʰ
vd b d
Fricatives vl (θ) ʃ
vl asp sʰ ʂ h
vd v z
Affricate vd ʤ
Nasals vd m n ɲ ŋ
Trill (or Flap) r
Approximants w j
Lateral l
Phonetic Chart of Vowels
Clear Breathy
Front Central Back Front Central Back
Close i ɯ u i ɯ ṳ
Close
-mid e
ə
o e
ə
o
Open
-mid ɛ ɔ ɛ ɔ
Open a a
Diphthong
Clear Breathy
ɯә ɯә
Tones
low mid mid-
high
˨ ˧ ˦
Description of Consonants
/p/ [p] ꤕ voiceless bilabial stop. /pi³/ [pi³] ‘flute’
/pʰ/ [pʰ] ꤖ voiceless aspirated bilabial stop. / pʰu/ [pʰu] ‘baby’
/b/ [b] ꤙ voiced bilabial stop. /bi³/ [bi³] ‘bean’
/m/ [m] ꤗ voiced bilabial nasal. /mɯ¹/ [mɯ¹] ‘drunk’
/v/ [v] ꤠ voiced labiodental fricative. /vi³/ [vi³] ‘sow seeds’
/θ / [θ] ꤞ voiceless interdental fricative. / θɔ³/ [θɔ³] ‘tree’
/t/ [t] ꤒ voiceless alveolar stop. /tja/ [tja] ‘before’
/ tʰ/ [tʰ] ꤓ voiceless aspirated alveolar stop. / tʰe³/ [tʰe³] ‘bear’
/d/ [d] ꤘ voiced alveolar stop. /dɔ¹/ [dɔ¹] ‘beat’
/n/ [n] ꤔ voiced alveolar nasal. /no¹/ [no¹] ‘later’
/ʤ / [ʤ] ꤡ voiced alveolar grooved affricate. /ʤo¹/ [ʤo¹] ‘wet’
/ʂ / [ʂ] ꤞ voiceless alveolar retroflexed grooved fricative. /ʂu/ [ʂu] ‘gas’
/sʰ/ [sʰ] ꤏ voiceless aspirated alveolar grooved fricative. /sʰe³/ [sʰe³] ‘afraid’
(never occurs before C [palatal approximant])
[ʃ] ꤏ voiceless alveopalatal grooved fricative. /sʰja/ [ʃja] ‘push’ (occurs
only before C [palatal approximant])
/z/ [z] ꤐ voiced alveolar grooved fricative. /zɔ/ [zɔ] ‘to bend’
/r/ [r] ꤚ voiced alveolar vibrant. /rja/ [rja] ‘good’
/l/ [l] ꤜ voiced alveolar lateral approximant. /lo¹/ [lo¹] ‘garden’
/j/ [j] ꤛ voiced palatal central approximant. /je³/ [je³] ‘this’
/k/ [k] ꤊ voiceless velar stop. /ki¹/ [ki¹] ‘if’
/kʰ/ [kʰ] ꤋ voiceless aspirated velar stop. /kʰi¹/ [kʰi¹] ‘appointment’
/�/ [�] ꤍ voiced velar nasal. /�a¹/ [�a¹] ‘turn head’ (occurs before V [+
back])
[�] ꤑ voiced alveopalatal nasal. /�e³/ [�e³] ‘for’ (occurs only before
V [-back])
/w/ [w] ꤝ voiced labial-velar central approximant. /wo³/ [wo³] ‘boil’
/h/ [h] ꤟ voiceless continuant glottal. /hi³/ [hi³] ‘house’
Description of Vowels
/i/ [i] ꤤ voiced close front unrounded vocoid. /hi¹/ [hi¹] ‘house’
/i/ [i] ꤟꤤ voiced breathy close front unrounded vocoid. /vi¹/ [vi¹] ‘wrap
around’
/e/ [e] ꤢ voiced half-close front unrounded vocoid. /ne/ [ne] ‘ghost’
/e/ [e] ꤟꤢ voiced breathy half-close front unrounded vocoid. /pe/ [pe] ‘for’
/ɛ/ [ɛ] ꤢ voiced half-open front unrounded vocoid. /ʤɛ/ [ʤɛ] ‘machine’
/ɛ/ [ɛ] ꤟꤢ voiced breathy half-open front unrounded vocoid. /ʤɛ³/ [ʤɛ³] ‘to
test’
/ə/ [ə] ꤣ voiced half-close central unrounded vocoid. /lə³/ [lə³] ‘high’
/ə/ [ə] ꤟꤣ voiced breathy half-close central unrounded vocoid. /tə/ [tə]
‘together’
/a/ [a] ꤢ voiced open central unrounded vocoid. /ma/ [ma] ‘scar’
/a/ [a] ꤟꤢ voiced breathy open central unrounded vocoid. /ka¹/ [ka¹] ‘return’
/ɯ/ [ɯ] ꤢ voiced close back unrounded vocoid. /zɯ / [zɯ] ‘distance oneself’
/ɯ/ [ɯ] ꤟꤢ voiced breathy close back unrounded vocoid. /lɯ¹/ [lɯ¹] ‘chase’
/u/ [u] ꤢ voiced close back rounded vocoid. /pu/ [pu] ‘square can’
/ṳ/ [ṳ] ꤟꤢ voiced breathy close back rounded vocoid. /pṳ/ [pṳ] ‘cow’
/o/ [o] ꤥ voiced half-close back rounded vocoid. / ʤo¹/ [ʤo¹] ‘wet’
/o/ [o] ꤟꤥ voiced breathy half-close back rounded vocoid. /ʤo¹/ [ʤo¹] ‘to
creep’
/ɔ/ [ɔ] ꤢ voiced half-open back rounded vocoid. /nɔ¹/ [nɔ¹] ‘to spar’
/ɔ/ [ɔ] ꤟꤢ voiced breathy half-open back rounded vocoid. /nɔ¹/ [nɔ¹] ‘horn’
Description of Diphthong
/ ɯә / [ɯә] ꤛꤣ voiced close back unrounded vocoid with half-close central
unrounded off glide. /tʰɯә / [tʰɯә] ‘heavy’
/ ɯә / [ɯә] ꤟꤌꤣ voiced breathy close back unrounded vocoid with half-close central
unrounded off glide. /pʰɯә / [pʰɯә] ‘clean’
Description of Tones
/˨/ [˨] - low tone /ʃje˨/ [ʃje˨] ‘sour’
/˧/ [˧] - mid tone /ʃje˧/ [ʃje˧] ‘chicken’
/˦/ [˦] - mid-high tone /ʃje˦/ [ʃje˦] ‘ten’
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