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