Kukʉp/Lexicon

Nouns

Kukʉp	IPA	Gender	English	Source	Notes
nevo	/’nevɒ/	Person	child	True Ongo	ñethox /ɲeθɔx/
erku	/’ɛɾku/	Land	tree	True Ongo	erkuw /'ɛrkuw/
kure	/’kuɾɛ/	Sea	fish	Akʉlehe
roi	/’ɾoi/	Sky	bird	True Ongo	droi /'droi/
ee	/’ɛɛ/	Land	wood	True Ongo	ee /ɛ'ɛ/
nihue	/ni'huɛ/	Person	key	True Ongo	nive /'niuɛ/
inu	/’inu/	Person	door	True Ongo	hinud /'hinu/
romokupi	/ɾɒmo'kupi/	Person	any device or marker, outside the ship, which aides in navigation	Akʉlehe	(direction) + (help)
womoreke	/wɒmo'ɾɛkɛ/	Sea	a place suitable for dropping anchor	Akʉlehe	(sweet) + (rest)
unkowʉ'i	/unkɒ'vʉʔi/	Person	changes made to the structure, rigging and equipment of a non Pineti crafted ship	Akʉlehe	(ship) + (better) + (suffix: adj>n)
unkelumwe	/unke'lumvɛ/	Person	a ship's weapon	Akʉlehe	(ship) + (genitive) + (weapon)
kovoa	/ko'voa/	Sky	the combination of the true wind and the headwind caused by a ship's forward motion	Akʉlehe	(wind) + (feeling)
pu'oi	/pu'ʔoi/	Land	vermin, pest	Akʉlehe	(awful, terrible) + (suffix: adj>n)

Verbs

Kukʉp	IPA	English	Source	Notes
kutet	/'kukɛt/	open	Old Kukʉp
petʉp	/’pɛkʉp/	study	Old Kukʉp
miwʉngo'o	/mivʉŋ'oʔo/	hire (a ship)	Akʉlehe	(pay) + (ship) or (crew)

Adjectives

Kukʉp	IPA	English	Source	Notes
a'o	/’aʔɒ/	red	True Ongo	ao /ˈaɔ/
wowʉput	/wo'vʉput/	above the deck of a ship; overhead	Old Kukʉp	(floor) + (above)
enki	/'ɛnki/	floating loose, unsecured and unsteered	Old Kukʉp	(float) + (suffix: v>adj)
lo'	/lɒʔ/	at, near, or toward the rear of a ship	Old Kukʉp	(south)
wʉnetu	/wʉ'neku/	on or touching the sea floor in shallow water	Old Kukʉp	(upon) + (bottom)
kupilev	/ku'pilev/	opposite from the direction the wind is coming from	Old Kukʉp	(away) + (wind)
rongʉp	/'ɾɒŋʉp/	in or toward the center of a ship	Old Kukʉp	(ship) + (center)

Adverbs

Kukʉp	IPA	English	Source	Notes
lo'ow	/'lɒʔow/	in or behind the rear of a ship	Old Kukʉp	(south) + (suffix: adj>adv)
roewmo	/ɾɒ'ɛvmo/	at right angles to the keel of a ship, but not on the ship	Old Kukʉp	(off) + (right angle)
wowʉp	/'wovʉp/	on the deck	Old Kukʉp	(floor) + (on)
langano	/la'ŋanɒ/	along side	Old Kukʉp
enkiwow	/ɛn'kivow/	floating loose, unsecured and unsteered	Old Kukʉp	(float) + (suffix: v>adj) + (suffix: adj>adv)
wʉnetuw	/wʉ'nekuw/	on or touching the sea floor in shallow water	Old Kukʉp	(upon) + (bottom) + (suffix: adj>adv)
wukolu	/wu'kɒlu/	in a forward direction	Old Kukʉp	(forward) + (direction)
kupilevow	/kupi'levow/	opposite from the direction the wind is coming from	Old Kukʉp	(away) + (wind) + (suffix: adj>adv)
wowʉputow	/wovʉp'utow/	above the deck of a ship; overhead	Old Kukʉp	(floor) + (above) + (suffix: adj>adv)
rongʉpow	/ɾɒŋ'ʉpow/	in or toward the center of a ship	Old Kukʉp	(ship) + (center) + (suffix: adj>adv)
ewolu	/ɛv'ɒlu/	in a backward direction	Old Kukʉp	(reverse) + (direction)
vupewmo	/we'pɛvmo/	at right angles to the keel of a ship and on or touching the ship	Old Kukʉp	(on) + (right angle)
rovetu	/ɾov'eku/	raised or lifted off a sea or riverbed	Old Kukʉp	(off) + (bottom)
wevup	/'wɛvup/	on or into a ship	Old Kukʉp	(into) + (on)

Prepositions

Kukʉp	IPA	English	Source	Notes
linʉw	/'linʉw/	with	Akʉlehe
ome	/'omɛ/	behind; toward the rear	Akʉlehe	(south)
varo	/'waɾɒ/	on or into a ship	Akʉlehe	(into) + (on)
letʉlimel	/lɛkʉ'limɛl/	above the deck of a ship; overhead	Akʉlehe	(floor) + (above)

Numbers

Kukʉp	IPA	English	Source	Notes
evo	/’evɒ/	one	True Ongo	evwo /evˈwɔ/

Expressions

Kukʉp	IPA	English	Source	Notes
kanupa	/ka'nupa/	a reply used to indicate that an order has been heard and will be carried out	Akʉlehe	(hear) + (Suffix: augment)
ni'ongo	/ni'ʔɒŋo/	a command to stop whatever is being done	Akʉlehe	(Imperative) + (stop)