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**Tense affixes come between the root verb and the negative affix
**Tense affixes come between the root verb and the negative affix


==Vocabulary==
==Common Usage==
Useful phrases
 
===Numbers===
The '''numeral system''' used is Duodecimal (base 12). When using Arabic numerals, please note the following:
*Numbers 0 - 9 are shown as normal
*Number ten is shown as 'A'
*Number eleven is shown as 'B'
*Number twelve is shown as '10' (meaning 1 dozen and 0 units)
**Continuing in this pattern, fourteen is shown as '12' (meaning 1 dozen and 2 units)
 
===Useful phrases===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
! English !! Gapauti
! English !! Gapauti !! Pronunciation
|-
|-
| Welcome ||
| Welcome || Meyit || /'mejit/
|-
|-
| Hello (General greeting) ||  
| Hello (General greeting) || Xeze || /'xeze/
|-
|-
| How are you? ||   
| How are you? ||  Ti lue puyi || /ti 'lue pu'ji/
|-
|-
| Reply to "how are you?" ||   
| Reply to "how are you?" ||  Tsuash, pukna || /tsu'aʃ 'pʰukna/
|-
|-
| What's your name? ||  
| What's your name? || Shid ming ti gas ruknexe? || /ʃid miŋ ti gas ɾukˈnexe/
|-
|-
| My name is ... ||  
| My name is ... || ... tse gas ming rukne || /tse gas miŋ ɾukˈne/
|-
|-
| Where are you from? ||  
| Where are you from? || Ti din dzer tue? || /ti din dzeɾ 'tʰue/
|-
|-
| I'm from ... ||  
| I'm from ... || Tse din ... tu || /tse din ... tʰu/
|-
|-
| Pleased to meet you ||  
| Pleased to meet you || Rupe tugem || /ɾu'pe 'tʰugem/
|-
|-
| Good morning (Morning greeting) ||  
| Good morning (Morning greeting) || Rupe tat xinsag || /ɾu'pe tat xin'sag/
|-
|-
| Good afternoon (Afternoon greeting) ||  
| Good afternoon (Afternoon greeting) || Rupe tat kas || /ɾu'pe tat kas/
|-
|-
| Good evening (Evening greeting) ||  
| Good evening (Evening greeting) || Rupe tat kilash || /ɾu'pe tat 'kilaʃ/
|-
|-
| Goodbye (Parting phrase ||  
| Goodbye (Parting phrase) || Tsuash tatsuti || /tsuˈaʃ tat'sʰuti/
|-
|-
| Good night ||  
| Good night || Rupe tat kuke || /ɾu'pe tat 'kukʰe/
|-
|-
| Good luck! ||  
| Good luck! ||  
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| I don't understand ||  
| I don't understand ||  
|-
|-
| Yes ||  
| Yes || Yud || /jud/
|-
|-
| No ||  
| No || Ru || /ɾu/
|-
|-
| Maybe ||  
| Maybe || Nu || /nu/
|-
|-
| I don't know ||  
| I don't know ||  
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| Get well soon ||  
| Get well soon ||  
|-
|-
| Help! ||  
| Help! || Dinge! || /'diŋe/
|-
|-
| Fire! ||  
| Fire! || Yaa! || /ja'a/
|-
|-
| Stop! ||  
| Stop! || Kukese! || /'kʰukʰese/
|-
|-
| Christmas and New Year greetings ||   
| Christmas and New Year greetings ||   
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|}


Numeral system is Duodecimal (base 12). When using Arabic numerals, please note the following:
===Swear Words===
*Numbers 0 - 9 are shown as normal
{| class="wikitable sortable"
*Number ten is shown as 'A'
|-
*Number eleven is shown as 'B'
! Gapauti !! Pronunciation !! English !! Notes
*Number twelve is shown as '10' (meaning 1 dozen and 0 units)
|-
**Continuing in this pattern, fourteen is shown as '12' (meaning 1 dozen and 2 units)
| tie ||  /ti'e/ || you || pronoun, conveys annoyance, may be used with affection
|-
| die || /di'e/ || you || pronoun, vulgar, commonly used by younger folk
|-
| tedzii || /tedzi'i/ || you || pronoun, conveys hatred and/or disgust
|-
| ada kuris || /a'da 'kʰuris/ || crap, damn || exclamation, "hot sand"
|-
| renghunsadulap || /reŋhunsa'dulap/ || a foolish, awkward, or clumsy person || noun, "a cracked shell"
|-
| kilat || /kʰi'lat/ || gross, cool (fashionable) || adjective, mild, versatile, difficult to translate
|-
| kues mitash || /kʰu'es 'mitaʃ/ || fucking fantastic || exclamation, a vulgar way to express happiness, "rotten eyeballs"
|-
| renghunsagad tsulengaki || /reŋ'hunsagad tsʰu'leŋakʰi/ || idiot, asshole || noun, "a cracked egg"
|-
| tsulengaki tsalere seyyush ripeta || /tsʰu'leŋakʰi tsa'leɾe 'sejjuʃ ri'petʰa/ || fuck off || verb, "lay an egg in a fish", often shorted to 'tsulengaki tsalere'
|-
| tsulenga renghunsagin || /tsʰu'leŋa reŋ'hunsagin/ || --- || noun, vulgar, offensive, "an egg cracker"
|-
| tsulenga taten || /tsʰu'leŋa 'taten/ || --- || noun, vulgar, very offensive, frequently used to start a fight, "an egg eater"
|}
 
===Common names===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Name !! Pronunciation !! Translation !! Notes
|-
| Beyigi || /'bejigi/ || little sound || "sound" + diminutive suffix
|-
| Dexiting || /de'xitiŋ/ || sea-sky ||
|-
| Dureng || /'dureŋ/ || ocean ||
|-
| Durengzash || /du'reŋzaʃ/ || ocean-power ||
|-
| Kuyi || /'kuji/ || beautiful ||
|-
| Kurisashpele || /kurisaʃ'pele/ || sandy shore || "sand" + (N > Adj) suffix + "shore"
|-
| Luku || /'luku/ || current ||
|-
| Milee || /mi'lee/ || treasure || "precious" + (Adj > N) suffix
|-
| Mukeiyaad || /mukei'jaad/ || brightest star || "bright" + augmentative suffix + "star"
|-
| Nuyen || /nu'jen/ || warrior ||
|-
| Palad || /pa'lad/ || joy ||
|-
| Payegapa || /Pajega'pa/ || cool breeze ||
|-
| Pege || /'pege/ || young one || "young" + (Adj > N) suffix
|-
| Pidag || /'pidag/ || gift ||
|-
| Puda || /'puda/ || pearl ||
|-
| Tettee || /tet'tee/ || clever one || "clever" + (Adj > N) suffix
|-
| Ting || /tiŋ/ || sky ||
|-
| Xukee || /'xuhee/ || calm one || "calm" + (Adj > N) suffix
|-
| Xulang || /'xulaŋ/ || song ||
|-
| Yaa || /ja'a/ || fire ||
|-
| Zae || /'zae/ || good one || "good" + (Adj > N) suffix
|-
| Zitsakesh || /zitsa'keʃ/ || sweetheart ||
|-
| Nge || /ŋe/ || friend ||
|-
| Ngeki || /'ŋeki/ || stone ||
|-
| Ngelerin || /'ŋeleɾin/ || trickster || "trick" + (one who Xs) suffix
|-
| Ngeyish || /ŋe'jiʃ/ || home ||
|-
| Shatyakabus || /ʃatjaka'bus/ || storm winds ||
|-
| Shiy || /ʃij/ || strong ||
|-
| Atad || /a'tad/ || famous one || "well" + "know" + (V > Adj) suffix
|-
| Ebu || /e'bu/ || flower ||
|}


===See also===
===See also===
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