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Lexicon

Greetings / Politeness

  • tok!: (interj.) hello!
  • tok tok!: (interj.) hello (reply).

Verbs

  • juma: (v) to be cold.
  • maka: (v) to be hot.
  • shoke: (v) to be wet.
  • sen: (v) saw, past observation.
  • si: (v) see (currently).
  • sin: (v) forsee, predict.
  • tok: (v) talking.

Nouns

  • ase: (n) clouds.
  • asi: (n) fog.
  • fofe: (n) wind.
  • kakatoka: (n) storm.
  • lume: (n) sun, sunny, clear skies.
  • meso: (n) weather (generally speaking).
  • oshen: (n) snow.
  • oton: (n) air.
  • shu: (n) rain.
  • shuka: (n) hail.

Adverbs/Modifiers

  • konewi: (mod) expressing doubt, no precise probability.
  • loshen: (mod) expressing a 50-50 chance.
  • -ju: (mod) bigger, heavier, more intense.
  • -ta: (mod) lighter, smaller, less intense.
  • joken: (mod) bad, uncomfortable.
  • eleja: (mod) good, comfortable.

Misc.

  • awi: (adverb?) indeed, "me too", agree.
  • ake: (adverb?) no, disagree, I don't think so.
  • i: (conj.) and.
  • men: (conj.) or.
  • o: (copula) turns a sentence into a question.
  • tono: (adverb?) enough, the end, finish.

Contextual words

Time

  • atiwi: (time context) distant past.
  • tiwa: (time context) yesterday.
  • lesha: (time context) morning.
  • powa: (time context) today.
  • akile: (time context) evening.
  • mutuja: (time context) night.
  • lewa: (time context) tomorrow.
  • alewan: (time context) distant future.

Space

  • epoli: (space context) from the North.
  • lawuno: (space context) from the East.
  • lushin: (space context) from the West.
  • manete: (space context) from the South.
  • mitawa: (space context) in the mountains, up, above.
  • pewo: (space context) in the valley, below.