Lexicon: 122-ish roots
NOUNS
’akíŋka- deer
’àŋ’à- eclipse
’impàp- mango
a’ítu- mountain, hill
áanŋu- tree bark
àìtpu- town, village
akip- tuna
ámtim- weight, load
aŋŋù- egg
aŋika’- theater, play
atpaŋu- husband
i’utup- fishing spear, trident
íámnat- nature, outer space
iŋkúpaaí- praying mantis
ìpmíka- eagle
íkìà’- old bones, skeleton
iŋaa- grass
ipa- sound, noise
kà’unú- beeswax
ki’ti- rabbit
kìptú- plank
kùnúi- bridle
ma’aŋká- hip
minu’- volcano
mipi- bird
mù’- container that is difficult to open
ná’ímu- caterpillar
nààmiŋ- fox
nakpú- whale
napai- navel
ŋátan- dough
ŋúnaa- human, person
ŋaúúpaì- city
ŋíp- berry
niùt- tree
nù’ùm- (old) woman
nù’uak- (old) man
ŋúa’a- language
núŋŋak- cheese
pá’íp- shadow, shade
paànmú- house
patu- in-law relative
piapà- moss
pìmaí- dog
putu- ship
takùùn- bone
tippu- page
ti- bread
tipìpá- spice
tùnúmpu- coast, coastline
ú’ùki- fish
uiìkpi’- cupcake
ukip- sword
uta’- host, caregiver
úúntak- hawk
VERBS
’àkna- exceed, surpass (used in comparatives)
’amíta- mix, stir
’antà- turn purple
’immì- hide
’ú’ùm- cough
ámiat- begin, introduce
ammuì’- become drowsy, start nodding off
ànma- see
íìma- thank, be grateful for (alternative: án)
íkŋa- reside
ìna’a- endorse
inàŋa- dance
ínnu’níp- have trouble breathing
ip’ú- sneeze
iu’aŋa- give a signal
kat’a- post, send a message
manàp- throw
manta- eat
màp- sleep
mi’má- fish, go fishing
ŋáánaù- enrage
namtí- greet, welcome
nanmá’- say
ŋiip- turn into, become
nímma’- praise
ŋùúk- drink
ŋúpà’- drink out of one's hands
ŋuùtún- check, verify
pu’ŋuŋì- sleepwalk, wander, walk cautiously
puita- love
puún- like, enjoy
ta’iim- study
tààm- deliver
tikka- make a snap, crackle, or pop noise
tíŋtì- v/aux v to work hard, try hard (to X)
tú- be
tuk’a- avoid
túpímu- knead
ADJECTIVES/ADVERBS
’ítu- only
á’ua- happy, cheerful
aíkanpù- wise, learned > aíkanpùat wise man, teacher > aíkanpùmiì wisdom
áŋiuta’- senseless, easy to anger
ataku- beautiful, pretty > atakuat- possible future spouse
àíŋauk- hard-working
áŋta- awesome, good, nice, great
ità’- morally good
kàmu- strange, foreign, unrecognizable
ŋá’ka- angry
napak- strong
niŋka- expensive
ŋíuma- green
pánum- last, final
taùu’- clever, ingenious
tìpù- verdant, green with grass
túnŋi- smooth, creamy tasting (food)
uni’- quick, fast
úktuŋ- dark
inù’- once
SG PL
1 àn in (EXCL), ŋaú (EXCL)
2 í pà
aka- proximal
mì- medial
tuu- distal
-im- ergative
=nu- genitive
-a’- dative
=’ai- locative
-am- 1SG.ERG
-íŋmí- 2SG.ERG
-àì- 3SG.ERG
-kii 2PL.ERG
-nù-- past tense
-ti-- fut.
mù-- negative
-uá-- imperative (between neg and verb)
nàá- who
aun- what, which
na’- and
pim- but, however
tunta- here
kána- there
-at- one who _____s, who is _____
-miì- -ness
-ik- one/sth that is _____ed
Numbers:
nì’a- two