uy
doy
trey
kay
chey
sey
sëy
oy
nay
dey
pronouns possessive det.
1 sg key keyk
2 sg hu huk
3 sg yu/ya yuk/yak
1 pl ho hok
2 pl ne nek
3 pl yë yëk
verbs: yina (learn)/ nhet (pay/spend)
present past remote past future
1 sg yinawke/ nhetowket yinat/ nhetet yinashë/ nhetishë heyowket yina
2 sg yinae/ nhete yinaya/ nhetaya yinash/ nhetash heye yina
3 sg yinaap/ nhetap yinas/ nhetas yinaa/ nheta heyap yina
1 pl yinak/ nhetuk yinats/ nhetuts yinatsa/ nhetutsa heyuk yina
2 pl yinap/ nhetep yinam/ nhetom yinach/ nhetach heyep yina
3 pl yinayp/ nhetayp yinawa/ nhetiwa yinashu/ nhetush heyayp yina
if verb is conjugated you can omit pronoun
Derivational morphology
Adjective → adverb = Suffix -a ex: michnhek(frequent) > michnheka(frequently)
Adjective → noun (the quality of being [adj]) = Suffix -o
Adjective → verb (to make something [adj]) = If ends with vowel: Suffix -p
Else: Suffix -ip
Noun → adjective (having the quality of [noun]) = Suffix -ap
Noun → adjective relating to noun (e.g. economy → economic) = Suffix -ek
Noun to verb = Suffix -eʃ
Verb → adjective (result of doing [verb]) = Suffix -as
Tending to = If ends with vowel: Suffix -ʃta
Else: Suffix -iʃta
Verb → noun (the act of [verb]) = If ends with vowel: Suffix -p
Else: Suffix -ɨp
Verb → noun that verb produces (e.g. know → knowledge) = If ends with vowel: Suffix -p
Else: Suffix -ip
One who [verb]s (e.g. paint → painter) = Suffix -ap
Place of (e.g. wine → winery) = If ends with vowel: Suffix -p
Else: Suffix -ɨp
Diminutive = Suffix -ot
Augmentative = If ends with vowel: Suffix -t
Else: Suffix -et
nominative everything agreement
accusative everything agreement
genitive noun
dative everything agreement
Oblique (comp obliquo) noun
instrumental noun
adessive noun
inessive noun
subessive noun
allative noun
prolative noun
essive noun
limitative noun
comitative noun
sociative noun
definite - can be omited
future
heyowket yina future - particle "hey" conjugated in the present + verb
heyap yina
heyuk yina
heyep yina key yinatots hishse completion = conjucated form (except present
heyayp yina
eu terminei de aprender esse livro
key yinatot hishse perlongated action = conjugated form + (o)t
eu estava a aprender esse livro
a /a/ n. school, academy
apmaesh /ˈapmaeʃ/ v. prepare
at /at/ num. seven
awkap /ˈawkap/ adv. why
chak /ʧak/ n. store, shop, arsenal
chash /ʧaʃ/ n. evidence, contract
chawi /ˈʧawi/ adj. loud, noisy
chekti /ˈʧekti/ n. vagina
chenta /ˈʧenta/ n. dog
ches /ʧes/ v. hate, resent
cheysíap /ˈʧejsɨap/ n. poet
chik /ʧik/ v. kill, murder, destroy
chimow /ˈʧimow/ n. quality, essence
chish /ʧiʃ/ n. door
chiu /ˈʧiu/ n. vegetable
chohitpi /ˈʧohitpi/ adj. alone
choset /ˈʧoset/ n. trunk (large box)
chuha /ˈʧuha/ n. fire, flame
chupshu /ˈʧupʃu/ n. fear
echisip /ˈeʧisip/ n. abuse
ene /ˈene/ adv. least
ets /eʦ/ adv. however
haha /ˈhaha/ n. respect
hanyaw /ˈhaɲaw/ adj. difficult
hassaw /ˈhassaw/ n. confidence
he /he/ v. become (begin to be)
hektu /ˈhektu/ n. horn
heshutsap /ˈheʃuʦap/ adj. dirty
hí /hɨ/ prep. by (using the means of), by (using a route)
hihya /ˈhihja/ v. attack
hino /ˈhino/ adv. where
hípmia /ˈhɨpmia/ n. heat
hishse /ˈhiʃse/ n. book, novel, magazine
híts /hɨʦ/ n. vehicle
ho /ho/ pron. we, us, ours
hompu /ˈhompu/ adj. current
howewap /ˈhowewap/ adj. long
hucha /ˈhuʧa/ n. impulse
hus /hus/ det. any
hutta /ˈhutta/ n. siege
íhmuk /ˈɨhmuk/ n. root, source
iktuse /ˈiktuse/ v. crawl, creep
inya /ˈiɲa/ n. silver, money
ípshe /ˈɨpʃe/ adv. together
ít /ɨt/ n. equipment, fixture
iwkusnok /ˈiwkusnok/ adj. delicious
kachap /ˈkaʧap/ n. liar
kamich /ˈkamiʧ/ n. color, hue
kashechnu /ˈkaʃeʧnu/ v. fly
kate /ˈkate/ n. shirt, top (clothing)
kaw /kaw/ n. human
kena /ˈkena/ n. order
keshso /ˈkeʃso/ adv. forever
kettsoap /ˈketʦoap/ n. slave
keysempi /ˈkejsempi/ v. combine
kík /kɨk/ adv. almost, barely
kip /kip/ n. belief
kíship /ˈkɨʃip/ v. bore
kít /kɨt/ v. come, arrive, reach, happen, occur
ko /ko/ n. reason, idea, concept, theory
koshach /ˈkoʃaʧ/ adv. that
kotsíp /ˈkoʦɨp/ n. division
kuk /kuk/ n. ceiling, canopy
kutnye /ˈkutɲe/ v. love, admire
ma /ma/ pron. that
mahohmí /ˈmahohmɨ/ adv. never
manníp /ˈmannɨp/ n. cut
matsep /ˈmaʦep/ n. silk
mech /meʧ/ n. family (related by blood)
mepkets /ˈmepkeʦ/ v. work (be employed), work (toil)
meshtot /ˈmeʃtot/ n. rank (military), rank (position)
mewki /ˈmewki/ n. emotion, affection
michnyek /ˈmiʧɲek/ adj. frequent
mínipi /ˈmɨnipi/ adj. gay, homosexual
mish /miʃ/ v. stop, arrest, halt
mits /miʦ/ v. put (place), put on
moch /moʧ/ v. value
momích /ˈmomɨʧ/ adj. vulgar
mosh /moʃ/ prep. down
mu /mu/ v. make, build, construct, mold
muna /ˈmuna/ n. mathematics
mus /mus/ v. laugh, chuckle, giggle
muw huts /muw huʦ/ n. psychology
muynep /ˈmujnep/ n. settlement (village)
nak /nak/ adv. quite, rather
nap /nap/ v. want, crave, desire, wish, choose
nasho /ˈnaʃo/ adj. firm
ne /ne/ pron. who
nektap /ˈnektap/ n. drawing
nesko /ˈnesko/ adj. sudden, abrupt
ni /ni/ v. ask (inquire), ask (request)
nihtu /ˈnihtu/ n. series
nimpe /ˈnimpe/ v. watch, monitor, spectate
nípwu /ˈnɨpwu/ n. afternoon
nít /nɨt/ v. contain, involve, entail
níyní /ˈnɨjnɨ/ n. paint
nok /nok/ n. region, territory
nonyuysoek /ˈnoɲujˌsoek/ adj. political
noti /ˈnoti/ adj. tired (needing sleep), tired (needing rest)
noyashta /ˈnojaʃta/ adj. careful
nuia /ˈnuia/ n. darkness
nup /nup/ n. land, soil, clay
nuw /nuw/ adj. fat
nyaktop /ˈɲaktop/ n. saliva
nyanpe /ˈɲanpe/ n. information
nyasis /ˈɲasis/ n. shell
nyatsu /ˈɲaʦu/ v. seem, appear
nyaynetsa /ˈɲajneʦa/ n. luck
nyennetew /ˈɲennetew/ v. like
nyento /ˈɲento/ adv. again
nyeshe /ˈɲeʃe/ adj. exotic
nyet /ɲet/ v. pay, spend
nyew /ɲew/ v. must, have to
nyich /ɲiʧ/ v. drive, chase, steer
nyichnye /ˈɲiʧɲe/ n. egg
nyíma /ˈɲɨma/ n. grass, hay
nyimwesh /ˈɲimweʃ/ n. castle, palace
nyipshu /ˈɲipʃu/ v. sneeze
nyit /ɲit/ v. wonder
nyíw /ɲɨw/ adj. big, great (very large)
nyiw yu /ɲiw ju/ n. decade
nyocha /ˈɲoʧa/ adv. certainly
nyomka /ˈɲomka/ n. transport
nyonwa /ˈɲonwa/ adj. fine (okay)
nyossosa /ˈɲossosa/ n. perfection
nyoyi /ˈɲoji/ n. sorrow
nyuma /ˈɲuma/ n. race (ethnicity), ethnicity
nyushí /ˈɲuʃɨ/ pron. everyone
nyutep /ˈɲutep/ n. present (time)
oka /ˈoka/ v. smash, shatter, destroy
ot /ot/ v. wake, wake up, get up
pak /pak/ v. pass, excel
pas /pas/ n. will
payyich /ˈpajjiʧ/ n. hotel
pekta /ˈpekta/ adj. awful, terrible
peshitta /ˈpeʃitta/ n. interview
pi /pi/ adv. up
pík /pɨk/ v. bend, fold
pímuchíp /ˈpɨmuʧɨp/ n. existence
pish /piʃ/ v. provide
pítsaw /ˈpɨʦaw/ n. word
pochnyi /ˈpoʧɲi/ adj. exact, precise, definite
ponuka /ˈponuka/ v. arrest, capture
potpip /ˈpotpip/ n. frost
pucha /ˈpuʧa/ n. strength
pupshuch /ˈpupʃuʧ/ adv. down
puysesh /ˈpujseʃ/ n. garden
shakta /ˈʃakta/ n. resident
shanpescha /ˈʃanpesʧa/ n. change
shashtep /ˈʃaʃtep/ n. object
shattsí /ˈʃatʦɨ/ n. parent
shech /ʃeʧ/ interj. okay
shep /ʃep/ adv. ever
sheshew /ˈʃeʃew/ prep. like
shets /ʃeʦ/ n. liquid
sheymi /ˈʃejmi/ n. song
shich /ʃiʧ/ adj. round
shíhta /ˈʃɨhta/ v. understand, realize, comprehend
shinta /ˈʃinta/ n. scissors
shís chettsínyí /ʃɨs ˈʧetʦɨɲɨ/ n. soldier
shits /ʃiʦ/ n. well, reservoir
sho /ʃo/ num. eight
shopke /ˈʃopke/ v. damage, impair
shot /ʃot/ v. experience
shu /ʃu/ prep. for (a period of time or length of distance)
shumkí /ˈʃumkɨ/ n. sense
shushoa /ˈʃuʃoa/ n. subtlety
uch /uʧ/ v. fail
up /up/ num. thousand
wa /wa/ adv. well
waka /ˈwaka/ adv. recently
wanya /ˈwaɲa/ n. cat
was /was/ n. game, toy, sport
wat /wat/ v. catch, grab, notice
waye /ˈwaje/ prep. according to
wemwa /ˈwemwa/ v. receive, earn
wet /wet/ v. defend, protect, guard, resist, justify
wícha /ˈwɨʧa/ v. destroy, devastate
wikats /ˈwikaʦ/ n. nut, seed
wíntu /ˈwɨntu/ n. canvas
wíshtip /ˈwɨʃtip/ n. pleasure
wíw /wɨw/ v. shoot, fire (detonate weapon), blast, hurl
wonta /ˈwonta/ n. south
wuchech /ˈwuʧeʧ/ v. elect
wunyep /ˈwuɲep/ v. erase
wusma /ˈwusma/ n. question
yak /jak/ v. play (have fun), compete
yamwi /ˈjamwi/ adj. full
yap /jap/ v. help, assist, cater, improve
yashe /ˈjaʃe/ n. loop
yats /jaʦ/ n. west
ye /je/ prep. at
yekto /ˈjekto/ adj. close, dense, intimate
yep /jep/ v. look, consider, glance
yeschíap /ˈjesʧɨap/ adj. anxious
yetti /ˈjetti/ n. seat, chair, lounge, couch, sofa, stool (seat)
yí /jɨ/ det. their
yihta /ˈjihta/ v. waste
yíkwo /ˈjɨkwo/ n. project
yímwop /ˈjɨmwop/ n. explanation
yíp /jɨp/ n. perception
yish /jiʃ/ adv. about
yisya /ˈjisja/ n. credit (recognition)
yits /jiʦ/ v. pull
yiwup /ˈjiwup/ n. oven
yoch /joʧ/ adj. last (final), last (previous)
yoktí /ˈjoktɨ/ n. hell
yonu /ˈjonu/ n. opinion
yoshích /ˈjoʃɨʧ/ n. skeleton
yotpu /ˈjotpu/ n. speed, velocity
yuk /juk/ n. look, appearance (looks)
yuntawa /ˈjuntawa/ n. violence
yushe /ˈjuʃe/ n. matter (substance, material)
yutsutsí /ˈjuʦuʦɨ/ v. chase
aeiouë
m n nh p t k ts ch f s sh h y w
number
plural dual paucal
(a)p (o)y (ë)k
articles
definite ka
indefinite o
definite - can be omited, used for names, used for place names
ted form (except present) + ots
conjugated form + (o)t
m n nh p t k ts ch f s sh h y w