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| ==Behru alphabetical order== | | ===Notes on conventions=== |
| k,g,x,gh,h,ng,hng,a | | Behru alphabetical order |
| | k, g, x, gh, h, ng, hng, a |
| | c, j, sh, zh, ñ, hñ, r, hr, y, hy, e, i |
| | t, d, s, z, n, hn, l, hl |
| | p, b, f, v, m, hm, w, hw, o, u |
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| c,j,sh,zh,ñ,hñ,r,hr,y,hy,e,i
| | Word roots are listed with all principle parts and related words. |
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| t,d,s,z,n,hn,l,hl
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| p,b,f,v,m,hm,w,hw,o,u
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| ==Verbs==
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| ===Verbs of motion===
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| ''Note: infinitive is used for ease of translation. Behru has no infinitive)''
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| kát: to raise kádla: to float, rise
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| ksùra: to spin''' ksùla:''' to be spinning
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| kyòca: to push
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| kyòjre: to put on
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| kyòña: to close
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| kyòr: to shake
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| kyòt: to put in, insert kyèdl: to enter
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| kyòsa: to squeeze, crush
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| kyòn: to stab, embed inside
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| '''kyòl''': to shake, shiver
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| '''kòt: '''to fly
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| '''gyàj: '''to turn, change directions '''tògyàj: '''to turn around, return
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| ghòn: to wander, lose direction
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| ngyòba: to get, recieve
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| hngát: to put down, set down
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| cák: to set down, to put down
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| '''cèl''' to fall
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| cèm: to drop
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| còr: to cross over, to overcome
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| jl`to: to climb
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| shrán: to throw away, remove, shránlu: to be exiled, shunned
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| ñèng: to chase, pursue
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| ròp: to follow, go along
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| rwát: to throw
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| yáp: to slide yábla: to slide, become lost
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| yùt: to take, grab
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| '''yùl''': to walk
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| bu tsél: to start
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| tòk: to flip, invert tò-: reverse-
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| tfèr: to knock over
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| túsha: to pluck, grab, remove, take out
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| '''túja: '''to leave
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| túña: to pull, draw out, open
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| túca: to pull, drag
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| túshka: to pull apart, rip
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| tújre: to take off, remove
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| dére: to carry, to hold
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| dúm: to stack, pile up
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| '''zén''': to go''' tòzén:''' to come
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| nága: to flee, run away, escape
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| '''nèb''': to run
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| hlép: to pack up, contain hlébzo: box, container
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| byòk: to give, hand to
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| byùt: to press forward, oppose, go against
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| bu bòsha: to stop
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| mál: to soak through, leak (from)
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| mála: to move
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| mén: to flow
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| mún: to lower
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| mùr: to cause to spill, to lose, to waste
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| '''múl: '''to sink
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| '''mùl:''' to overflow, to spill out, bleed
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| wégi: to turn, revolve
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| wùbe: to live, dwell
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| hwègu: to leave behind hwowègu: to be forgotten, ignored
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| ''(verbs in bold are intransitive by default, and have no transitive form. The itmarker l is removed from all endings.)''
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| ===Verbs that change the object===
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| kyát: to cook, singe, burn, toast
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| gòng: to squeeze
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| xyùla: to clean, polish, wash
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| '''ghèng''': to rot, decay, fall apart
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| ghèt: to wear down, round out
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| ghúza: (direction) to award (to)
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| '''céra''': to grow stiff, stale, stagnate, age
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| cút: to constrain, tighten
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| ját: to break apart
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| jèr: to burn (to ashes), to set fire
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| shér: to make dirty, foul shél: to become dirty shézo: filth
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| ñép: to seperate, share, take apart
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| hrèp: to stretch
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| yòl: to melt
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| hyék: to knot, tie, weave hyégla: to cross, intersect
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| hyép: to eat
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| tsùk: to crumble, make into dust
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| dàr: to mess up, tangle, ruin
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| dázo: to freeze dá,dálu- frozen
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| '''dzék: '''do drift apart, seperate, go different ways, differentiate, spread across
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| dwén: to cool
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| dvúbe: to boil, cook
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| sáro: to arrange, order, organize
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| zòt: to break, split open
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| lwóm: to heat
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| bàn: to defeat, beat, win
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| br´sa: to weave, interconnect, fuse
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| byék: to disturb, interrupt
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| byúdu: to glue, paste
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| bòl: to confuse bòlla: to become confused, lost
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| fùt: to drink
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| mák: to crush, destroy mágla: to collapse
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| màr: to attach, add on
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| màt: to calm down, become peaceful
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| myùk: to make wet
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| mòt: to wash, bathe
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| wóro: to mix together
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| hwán: to blow hwálu: to be windy
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| hwèra: to dry
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| hwòng: to divide, isolate hwòngzo: wall
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| ===Verbs that decribe feelings and perceptions===
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| kyòt: to hear kyòsen: ear
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| bu kwàdo: to answer, reveal, solve
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| gék: to smell géxen: nose
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| gzáp: to count
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| bu gòru: to envy, long for, want
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| gòt: to rule, control gòdlun: powerful, strong
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| bu xót: to deserve, earn
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| bu ngùk: to hate, despise ngùgla: to be angry
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| bu cán: to enjoy, partake in
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| bu cét: to like
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| jébi: to feed, support, raise
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| bu jùce: to argue (about)
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| bu jùp: to agree
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| bu shùk: to talk (about)
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| bu shùn: to think (about)
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| bu zhèr: to be disgusted by, dislike zhèlu: disgusting, unappealing,
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| hñúzha: to reward
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| bu yába: to name, label
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| bu téng: to understand, know
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| bu tép: to serve, work for
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| bu dàm: to love, adore
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| bu dèp: to fight for, compete
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| dóla: to feel (physically)
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| sám: to see sáhmen: eye
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| bu sét: to be very fond of, be one's favorite
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| bu nòl: to be considered as, seen to be as
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| bu nùr: to be confused (by)
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| pxán: to sell
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| bu pèso: to love, serve
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| vùde: to buy
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| vún: to taste vúhnen: tongue
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| bu már: to give up, quit, stop doing
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| bu máya: to hope (for)
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| mègu: to wake(someone else up), sober up mèdu: to wake up (yourself)
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| mòzu: to obscure, make unclear, fog up myô`zu: to be unclear, obscured, foggy
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| mùgu: to sleep
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| bu hmádu: to sense, anticipate
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| bu hmèn: to think, to feel, to beleive (that)
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| ===Verbs describing a property===
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| kshén: to color, slightly alter kshék: color kshél: to be tinted
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| '''gòp''': to grow, increase gòblu: large, massive
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| '''xùwe''': to fluorish, grow, become lively, xùwelu: green, young xùwekshélu: green
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| ghám: to drift, float ghámlu: light
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| '''cát''': to become sick, grow pale cádlu: blue, pale, sick
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| cáne: to widen, free cánelu: wide
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| yáp: to wither away, grow fragile, become barren, lose weight yáblu: weak, skinny
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| '''yùn: '''to fade yùlu: dark, gloomy
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| bu '''dázhu:''' to be passionate about, love '''dázhul:'''to blush dázhulu: passionate, intense, blushing dázhukshélu: red
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| '''dék: '''to work, be productive, function
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| bu dèt: to look like
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| bu (object) dèt: to order to
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| bu''' zúfe''': to be disinterested, apathetic about zúfelu: , apathetic, bored zúfekshélu: white
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| nèk: to shorten nèglu: short
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| lyòr: to lengthen lyòr:long
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| bu''' zúfe''': to be disinterested, apathetic about zúfelu: , apathetic, bored zúfekshélu: white
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| fòt: to narrow, confine, choke, restrict fòdlu: narrow
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| mása: to support, withstand másalu: strong, sturdy
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| myùra: to thicken, gain weight myùralu: thick, heavy, stout
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| '''méb''': to shrink méblu: small
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| mòr: to warm: mòlu warm
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| '''hmòn: '''to shine, glow hmònlu: shiny, bright
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| hwóshu: to strain, exceed capacity '''hwóshul: '''to gain weigh'''t''' hwóshulu: heavy
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| (bu)''' zúfe''': to be disinterested, apathetic about zúfelu: , apathetic, bored zúfekshélu: white
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| =Nouns=
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| ===Kinship nouns===
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| mother náwa
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| father báwa
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| daughter kùm
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| son cèm
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| brother tséng
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| sister cóng
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| husband ryòm
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| wife kl`m
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| aunt céng
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| uncle tséng
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| cousin myòt
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| grandfather básan
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| grandmother násan
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| neice còt
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| nephew tsòt
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| ===Animals and people===
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| gr`k: insect
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| fish: xl`p
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| cat: jwòja
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| Shún: Person
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| shû´ng: People
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| ñàwa bird
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| yón: man yó: male
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| tsó(ka,ma) one's child
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| dòn: child dò-: little, young
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| vén: woman vé-: female
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| múk: dog
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| ===Plants===
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| Tree krèla
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| The sky plants: jéslmásazo (sky supports)
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| grass shèdmik
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| shrub, plant dásl
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| bush, thicket cèpo
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| flower byóna
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| leaf: hwót
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| stem,stalk: gér
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| trunk: kùt
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| branch: dzék
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| bud: ghùmu
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| root: vùt
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| kár: seed
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| xréju: fruit
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| tèsu: a sweet fruit with a stiff peel
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| ===Terms for geography===
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| múgha: stream
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| myék: river
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| mòk: ocean, sea, large body of water
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| sép: pond, lake
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| mùr: land, region
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| ===Substances===
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| water myéng
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| air fùmik
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| fire tsúmik
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| flame: tsúp
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| earth, soil: káng
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| ground, base, the world: màro
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| dust: kâ´ke (always plural)
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| metal bzéng zhèbzéng: money
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| zhèk: precious thing zhèng: precious substance zhè-: valuable
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| oil gyùng butter, lard, solid oils: dágyùng
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| meat jòmik
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| stone kr`dmik
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| ice dámik dá- indicates frozen thing
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| snow dâ´ze (always plural)
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| cloth br´zmik
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| juice myùmik
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| ===Man-made things===
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| hón: device, machine -hón: machine suffix
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| jésón: aircraft
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| bèm: wheel, ring bèm: to make round, circular
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| féde: town, village féde: to settle, establish, found
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| máhlón: car, self moving machine
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| málahón: cart, machine that must be pushed
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| méhón: boat, ship
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| mùk: bed
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| wùtse: dwelling, home
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| ===Parts of the body===
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| head:gár
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| chest: bùse
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| arm: néca
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| hand: tsáp
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| leg: dzép
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| Finger: wèmo
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| foot: tòk
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| belly: gòt
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| eye sáhmen
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| ear kyòsen
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| nose géxen
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| mouth vúhnen
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| neck: zùra
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| finger, toe: páje
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| nail,claw: ksùl
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| (a) hair: fyúdo
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| bone: pát, pádmik
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| blood: mùng
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| guts: ryéng
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| flesh, muscle: bvùng
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| ===Phenomena, weather and the heavens===
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| cloud: hyábu
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| wind: hwál
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| fog: mòzu
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| '''to rain: kèm'''
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| '''to storm: bzén'''
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| sky, atmosphere: jésl
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| sun: nóra
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| moon: básr
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| star: shùde
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| (a)light: zrùco
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| frost: ksék
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| night: méde
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| light night
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| dawn: shèn
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| morning: clúr
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| late morning: dàk
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| daytime: vyáng
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| noon: dèsa
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| afternoon: kxòn
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| shúña: Behru cycle of waking and sleeping, around 23 hours long
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| day: nóya (Behru day is roughly 280 earth days long, or 288 shúña)
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| year: nóyu(Behru year is 79000 earth years long, and nóyu is often used to mean eon)
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| evening: zwèzha
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| dusk: jòr
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| shadow: làk to shade: làr
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| to reflect: hl`t mirror hl`dzo
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| ===Abstractions===
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| color:
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| shape, form: mábo
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| thing: zò or -zo
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| act: kà or -ka
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| place: tsék
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| origin: ngáp
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| time: yér, -r
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| destination: nòsha
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| cycle, rotation: tòya
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| north: yùhnik
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| south: hmòhnik
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| east:kádlahik
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| west: mùhlik
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| exactly, precisely: dzù- point: dzùk
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| most (noun suffix): -(a)he
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| more (noun suffix): -(a)ho
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| least (noun suffix): -(a)ne
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| less (noun suffix): -(a)no
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| final, last: gò-
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| This(nearby) sù-, sùk here: sùtsék sùr: now sùya: today sùyu: this year
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| that(far off but in view) yù-, yùk there: yùtsék yùpr: then(in the future) yùtr: then(the past) yùca: yesterday yùpya: tomorrow yùcu: last year yùpyu: next year
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| that(out of view) ghù-, ghùk there: ghùtsék ghùpr: then( the far future) ghùtr: then (distant past)
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| which gà- gàk where: gàtsék when:gàr, gàya, gáyu(used for longer time periods)
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