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===Nouns===
====Body : ''Sueng''====
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! English !! Norþimris
! English !! Is Burunking
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| style="width: 120px;" | '''head''' || style="width: 400px;" |  ni. ''fulu''
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| '''hair''' || ni. ''iyezoi'' (collective); ''iye'' (singular)
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| style="width: 120px;" | '''head''' || style="width: 400px;" |  ''fulu''
| '''body''' || ni. ''sueng''
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| '''hair''' || ''iyezoi''
| '''eyebrow''' || ni. ''bigidang''
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| '''eyebrow''' || ''bigidang''
| '''eye''' || ni. ''bigi''
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| '''eye''' || ''bigi''
| '''ear''' || ni. ''berez''
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| '''ear''' || ''berez''
| '''nose''' || ni. ''xuz''
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| '''nose''' || ''xuz''
| '''cheek''' || ni. ''gada''
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| '''cheek''' || ''gada''
| '''mouth''' || ni. ''au''
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| '''mouth''' || ''au''
| '''tooth''' || ni. ''oros''
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| '''tooth''' || ''oros''
| '''tongue''' || ni. ''jing''
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| '''tongue''' || ''jing''
| '''chin''' || ni. ''gawe''
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| '''chin''' || ''gawe''
| '''face''' || ni. ''borosu''
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| '''face''' || ''borosu''
| '''neck''' || ni. ''lefo''
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| '''neck''' || ''lefo''
| '''shoulder''' || ni. ''bau''  
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| '''shoulder''' || ''bau''  
| '''arm''' || ni. ''bexo''
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| '''arm''' || ''bexo''
| '''elbow''' || ni. ''bexoxinji''
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| '''elbow''' || ''bexoxinji''
| '''wrist''' || ni. ''yipuxinji''
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| '''wrist''' || ''yipuxinji''
| '''hand''' || ni. ''yipu''
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| '''hand''' || ''yipu''
| '''finger''' || ni. ''iri''
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| '''finger''' || ''iri''
| '''chest''' || ni. ''boraz''
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| '''chest''' || ''boraz''
| '''breast''' || ni. ''ogas''
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| '''breast''' || ''ogas''
| '''lung''' || ni. ''liya''
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| '''lung''' || ''liya''
| '''heart''' || ni. ''byos''  
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| '''heart''' || ''byos''  
| '''stomach''' || ni. ''xabei'' (compound: ''xabeu-'')
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| '''back''' || ni. ''beekaz''
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| '''liver''' || ni. ''gibei'' (compound: ''gibeu-'')
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| '''kidney''' || ni. ''goya''
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| '''womb, uterus''' || ni. ''leing''
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| '''stomach''' || ''xabei''
| '''intestine''' || ni. ''erese''
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| '''back''' || ''beekaz''
| '''bladder''' || ni. ''gabang''
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| '''liver''' || ''gibei''
| '''penis''' || ni. ''hekii'' (compound: ''hekyu-'')
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| '''kidney''' || ''goya''
| '''vagina''' || ni. ''oyu''
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| '''womb, uterus''' || ''leing''
| '''buttocks''' || ni. ''furuji''
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| '''anus''' || ni. ''fuyo''
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| '''hip''' || ni. ''hong''
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| '''waist''' || ni. ''gizi''
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| '''leg''' || ni. ''beiwang''
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| '''knee''' || ni. ''beiwanxinji''
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| '''testicle''' || ni. ''burai''
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| '''scrotum''' || ni. ''gabansho''
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| '''ankle''' || ni. ''wenxinji''
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| '''foot''' || ni. ''weng''
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| '''toe''' || ni. ''wengiri''
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| '''nail''' || ni. ''zua''
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| '''blood''' || ni. ''dodoi'' (compound: ''dodou-'')
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| '''joint''' || ni. ''xinji''
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| '''sea''' || nmi.  ''eshayo''
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| '''land, earth''' || ni. ''luz''
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| '''river''' || nmi. ''ibya''
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| '''stream''' || nmi. ''ji''
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| '''spring''' || <fountain> nmi. ''weng''
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| '''mountain''' || ni. ''binji''
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| '''valley''' || ni. ''ebaz'' (broad), ''arang'' (narrow)
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| '''lake, pool''' || nmi. ''izuni''
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| '''pool (in river)''' || nmi. ''uying''
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| '''road, track, path''' || ni. ''bide''
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| '''way''' || ni. ''bide''
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| '''settlement''' || ni. ''yi'', ''eshezoi''
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| '''village''' || ni. ''yi'', ''eshezoi''
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| '''town''' || ni. ''yi'', ''yiteng''
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| '''inhabited place''' || ni. ''izi''
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| '''uninhabited place''' || ni. ''weyang''
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| '''woods, forest''' || ni. ''fuzoi''
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| '''plain, moor''' || ni. ''heya''
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| '''field''' || ni. ''laze''
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| '''stone''' || ni. ''anes'' (important rock), ''lefis'' (flat rock); ''ezi'' (material, stone of any description) • adj. ''eziri''
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| '''cliff, crag''' || ni. ''anes'', ''bue''
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| '''headland''' || ni. ''xuuto''
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| '''beach''' || ni. ''ondaz''
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| '''swamp, marsh''' || ni. ''inizoi''
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|  '''bed''' || ni. ''we''
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| '''board, bench''' || ni. ''onoi'' (compound: ''onou-'')
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| '''table''' || ni. ''banga''
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| '''pot''' || ni. ''euse''
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| '''door''' || ni. ''ate''
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| '''hearth''' || ni. ''fulefis''
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| '''window''' || ni. ''yeu''
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| '''knife''' || ni. ''aneeto''
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| '''hand-cart''' || ni. ''buruji''
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| '''key''' || ni. ''geusa''
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| '''friend''' || na. ''lobung''
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| '''person''' || na. ''gyong''
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| '''man''' || <male adult> nma. ''az'' • <human> na. ''gyong''
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| '''fruit''' || ni. ''banash''
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| '''nut''' || ni.  ''xini''
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| '''berry''' || ni. ''banaito''
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| '''thorny plant''' || ni ''herei'', ''laaz''
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| '''bush''' || ni. ''xash''
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| '''tradition''' || ni. ''wi''
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| '''dew''' || ni. ''inis''
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| '''sun''' || nmi. ''oi''
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| '''moon''' || nf. ''ye''
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| '''star''' || nmi.  ''xaz''
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| '''cloud''' || ni. ''oje''
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| '''sky''' || nma. ''urushi''
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| '''rain''' || ni. ''yori''
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| '''wind''' || ni. ''yai''
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| '''gale''' || ni. ''yaiyai''
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| '''storm''' || ni. ''yaiyai''
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| '''north''' || ni. ''basuki'' • adj. ''basuki, basukichi''
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| '''south''' || ni. ''ibunsuki'' • adj. ''ibunsuki, ibunsukichi''
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| '''east''' || ni. ''bueesuki'' • adj. ''bueesuki, bueesukichi''
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| '''west''' || ni. ''dazaisuki'' • adj. ''dazaisuki, dazaisukichi''
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| '''northern, ~erly''' || see '''north'''
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| '''western, ~erly''' || see '''west'''
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| '''southern, ~erly''' || see '''south'''
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| '''eastern, ~erly''' || see '''east'''
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| '''morning''' || ni. ''bues''
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| '''evening''' || ni. ''dazash''
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| '''day''' || ni. ''ibung''
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| '''night''' || ni. ''ba''
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| '''good''' || adj. ''ong''
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| '''bad''' || adj. ''gyas''
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| '''old''' || adj. ''haaz''
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| '''young''' || adj. ''gaate''
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| '''new''' || adj. ''bizi''
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| '''alive''' || adj. ''bixi''
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| '''dead''' || adj. ''yi''
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| '''full''' || adj. ''bete''
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| '''empty''' || adj. ''ush''
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| '''happy''' || adj. ''axe''
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| '''sad''' || adj. ''iyung''
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| '''beautiful, handsome''' || adj. ''dedez''
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| '''ugly''' || adj. ''ishush''
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| '''large, big''' || adj. ''enji''
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| '''small''' || adj. ''buchi''
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| '''dark''' || adj. ''bei'' (compound: ''beu-'')
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| '''light, bright''' || adj. ''eregi''
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| '''easy, calm, quiet''' || adj. ''lasha''
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| '''difficult''' || adj. ''gyas''
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| '''clean''' || adj. ''gerebi''
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| '''dirty''' || adj. ''xiking''
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| '''hot, warm''' || adj. ''bero''
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| '''cold''' || adj. ''os''
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| '''deep''' || adj. ''xakong''
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| '''dry''' || adj. ''yeyoz''
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| '''wet''' || adj. ''basai''
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| '''fat''' || adj. ''gyeng''
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| '''thin''' || adj. ''burush'' (having little fat)
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| '''hard''' || adj. ''goz''
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| '''soft''' || adj. ''bibung''
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| '''high''' || adj. ''gaza''
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| '''tall''' || adj. ''gaza''
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| '''low''' || adj. ''bende''
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| '''short''' || adj. <height> ''bende''; <length> lobuz
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| '''long''' || adj. ''lue''
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| '''wide''' || adj. ''habai'' (compound: ''habau-'')
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| '''whole, healthy''' || adj. ''xoyo''
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| '''sick''' || adj. ''iri''
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| '''ill''' || adj. ''iri''
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| '''first''' || adj. ''leneng''
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| '''last''' || adj. ''aakeng''
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| '''quick, fast''' || adj. ''laitez''
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| '''early'''' || adj. ''laitez''
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| '''slow''' || adj. ''nang''
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| '''late''' || adj. ''nang''
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| '''smooth''' || adj. ''yong''
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| '''rough''' || adj. ''las''
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| '''sour''' || adj. ''las''
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| '''sweet''' || adj. ''yichi''
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| '''intestine''' || ''erese''
| '''bitter''' || adj. ''bing''
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| '''bladder''' || ''gabang''
| '''thick, stout''' || adj. ''luji''
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| '''penis''' || ''hekii''
| '''thin, narrow''' || adj. ''bene''
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| '''vagina''' || ''oyu''
| '''true''' || adj. ''xing''
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| '''untrue, false''' || adj. ''halai'' (compound: ''halau-'')
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| '''heavy''' || adj. ''oosung''
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| '''light''' || adj. ''garoi''
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| '''strong''' || adj. ''xai''
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| '''weak''' || adj. ''wano''
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| '''proud''' || adj. ''azo''
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| '''arrogant''' || adj. ''azo''
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| '''humble''' || adj. ''funuz''
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| '''clever''' || adj. ''funuz''
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| '''stupid''' || adj. ''eregei'' (compound: ''eregeu-'')
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| '''fertile, fruitful''' || adj. ''fubuz''
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| '''barren''' || adj. ''agoz''
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| '''dry''' || adj. ''agoz''
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| '''serious''' || adj. ''beng''
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| '''important''' || adj. ''beng''
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| '''straight''' || adj. ''fueng''
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| '''correct''' || adj. ''fueng''
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| '''crooked''' || adj. ''weyez''
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| '''bent''' || adj. ''weyez''
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| '''twisted''' ||  adj. ''byuz''
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| '''perverse''' || adj. ''byuz''
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| '''naked''' ||  adj. ''ash''
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| '''nude''' || adj. ''ash''
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| '''bare''' || adj. <naked> ''ash''; <empty> ''ush''
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| '''buttocks''' || ''furuji''
| '''blind''' || adj. ''ishu''
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| '''deaf''' ||  adj. ''xoz''
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| '''mad''' ||  adj. <insane> ''horo''
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| '''insane''' || adj. ''horo''
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| '''hungry''' ||  adj. ''goye''
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| '''thirsty''' ||  adj. ''egezi''
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| '''bald''' || adj. ''fei'' (compound: ''feu-'')
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| '''vile''' ||  adj. ''anash''
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| '''repulsive''' ||  adj. ''anash''
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| '''filthy''' ||  adj. ''anash''
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| ''red'' || adj. ''buzi'' (colour of a sunset/fire); ''dodouri'' (colour of blood/flesh)
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| '''orange''' || adj. ''buzi''
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| '''pink''' || adj. ''buzi''
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| '''purple''' || adj. ''dodouri''
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| '''yellow''' || adj. ''uri''
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| '''green''' || adj. ''urujing'' (colour of the sea); ''uziri'' (colour of leaves, grass)
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| '''blue''' || adj. ''urujing''
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| '''grey''' || adj. ''urujing'' (colour of the sea/sky); ''aze'' (colour of rock/sand)
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| '''brown''' || adj. ''busori'' (colour of shit/dirt); ''aze'' (colour of rock/sand)
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| '''black''' || adj. ''beles'' (colour of night)
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| '''white''' || adj. ''furi'' (colourless)
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| '''pale''' || adj. ''furi''
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| '''variegated''' || adj. ''balang
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| '''speckled''' || adj. ''balang''
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| '''human being''' || na. ''gyong''
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| '''woman''' || nf. ''buya''
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| '''male''' || nma. ''az'' • adj. ''acchi''
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| '''female''' || ''nf. ''buya'' • adj. ''buyachi''
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| '''sex'''
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| '''boy''' || nmi. ''omba'' (prepubescent male); nma. ''atto'' (teen male); nmi. ''xinito'' (teen of 'middle' gender)
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| '''girl''' || nmi. ''omba'' (prepubescent female); nf. ''buyato'' (teen female); nmi. ''xinito'' (teen of 'middle' gender)
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| '''child''' || nmi. ''omba''
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| '''anus''' || ''fuyo''  
| '''baby''' || nmi. ''bumi''
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| '''hip''' || ''hong''
| '''husband''' || nma. ''az''; na. ''xengaz''
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| '''waist''' || ''gizi''
| '''wife''' || nf. ''buya''; na. ''xengaz''
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| '''leg''' || ''beiwang''
| '''marry''' || v.
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| '''knee''' || ''beiwanxinji''
| '''father''' || nma. ''yata''
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| '''testicle''' || ''burai''
| '''mother''' || nf. ''ama''
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| '''scrotum''' || ''gabanko''
| '''parent''' || na. ''ombazung''
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| '''ankle''' || ''wenxinji''
| '''son''' || nmi. ''omba'' (prepubescent); nma. ''xemba''
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| '''foot''' || ''weng''
| '''daughter''' || nmi. ''omba'' (prepubescent); nf. ''ayaba'' (adult)
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| '''toe''' || ''wengiri''
| '''brother''' ||  
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| '''nail''' || ''zua''
| '''skin''' || ni. ''hai'' (compound: ''hau-'')
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| '''furrow''' || ni. ''ilido''
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| '''wrinkle''' || ni. ''ilido''
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| '''groove''' || ni. ''ilido''
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| '''seed''' || ni. ''aye''
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| '''semen''' || ni. ''aye''
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| '''ability''' || ni. ''anai'' (compound: ''anau-'')
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| '''able''' || adj. ''anauchi''
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| '''worm''' || nmi. ''anaz'', ''anaano''
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| '''snake''' ||  nmi. ''anaz''
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| '''dragon''' || nmi. ''anaz''
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| '''horn''' || ni. ''adaz''
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| '''fish''' || nmi. ''azeng''
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| '''eat''' || vt. ''yang'' (''ANG'')
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| '''food''' || ni. ''yanki''
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| '''drink''' || vt. ''danang'' • ni. ''danki''
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| '''hunger''' || ni. ''goye''
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| '''thirst''' || ni. ''egezi''
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| '''suck''' || vi, vt. ''doikiging''
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| '''line''' || ni. ''eri''
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| '''speck''' || ni. ''gora'
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| '''hook''' || ni. ''maka''
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| '''cover || vt. ''eiteusuang''
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| '''weave''' || vt. ''yunging''
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| '''cloth''' || ni. ''wei''
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| '''ice''' || ni. ''xos''
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| '''vessel''' || ni. ''unshi''
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| '''
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===Colours===
===Adjectives===
| '''red, orange, pink''' || style="width: 120px;" |  ''buzi'' || style="width: 280px;" | a sunset, fire
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| style="width: 120px;" | '''colour''' || style="width: 120px;" |  ''hokuz'' || style="width: 280px;" |
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| '''red, orange, pink''' || ''buzi'' || a sunset, fire
| '''red, purple''' || ''dodouri'' || blood, flesh
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| '''red, purple''' || ''odouri'' || blood, flesh
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| '''yellow''' || ''uri'' || bright yellow, the sun
| '''yellow''' || ''uri'' || bright yellow, the sun
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| '''remember''' || '' ''
| '''remember''' || '' ''
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| '''consider''' || '' ''
| '''consider''' || ''ishi''
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| '''appear''' || '' ''
| '''appear''' || ''iji''
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| '''buy''' || '' ''
| '''buy''' || ''ebangas''
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| '''serve''' || '' ''
| '''serve''' || ''beeriging''
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| '''die''' || '' ''
| '''die''' || ''ilu''
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| '''send''' || '' ''
| '''send''' || ''erawang''
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| '''build''' || '' ''
| '''build''' || ''erakash''
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| '''stay''' || '' ''
| '''stay''' || ''egong''
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| '''fall''' || '' ''
| '''fall''' || ''ewash''
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| '''cut''' || '' ''
| '''cut''' || ''eba''
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| '''reach''' || '' ''
| '''reach''' || '' ''
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| '''kill''' || '' ''
| '''kill''' || ''eralu''
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| '''raise''' || '' ''
| '''raise''' || ''eragang''
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| '''pass''' || '' ''
| '''pass''' || '' ''
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| '''sell''' || '' ''
| '''sell''' || ''ebangas''
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| '''decide''' || ''erobuging''
| '''decide''' || ''erobuging''
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| '''catch''' || ''yipuugaa''
| '''catch''' || ''yipuugaa''
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| '''draw''' || '' ''
| '''draw''' || ''beriipa''
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| '''choose''' || ''erobuging''
| '''choose''' || ''erobuging''
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| '''bury''' || ''norooging''
|}
|}

Revision as of 19:24, 4 October 2019

English Is Burunking
head ni. fulu
hair ni. iyezoi (collective); iye (singular)
body ni. sueng
eyebrow ni. bigidang
eye ni. bigi
ear ni. berez
nose ni. xuz
cheek ni. gada
mouth ni. au
tooth ni. oros
tongue ni. jing
chin ni. gawe
face ni. borosu
neck ni. lefo
shoulder ni. bau
arm ni. bexo
elbow ni. bexoxinji
wrist ni. yipuxinji
hand ni. yipu
finger ni. iri
chest ni. boraz
breast ni. ogas
lung ni. liya
heart ni. byos
stomach ni. xabei (compound: xabeu-)
back ni. beekaz
liver ni. gibei (compound: gibeu-)
kidney ni. goya
womb, uterus ni. leing
intestine ni. erese
bladder ni. gabang
penis ni. hekii (compound: hekyu-)
vagina ni. oyu
buttocks ni. furuji
anus ni. fuyo
hip ni. hong
waist ni. gizi
leg ni. beiwang
knee ni. beiwanxinji
testicle ni. burai
scrotum ni. gabansho
ankle ni. wenxinji
foot ni. weng
toe ni. wengiri
nail ni. zua
blood ni. dodoi (compound: dodou-)
joint ni. xinji
sea nmi. eshayo
land, earth ni. luz
river nmi. ibya
stream nmi. ji
spring <fountain> nmi. weng
mountain ni. binji
valley ni. ebaz (broad), arang (narrow)
lake, pool nmi. izuni
pool (in river) nmi. uying
road, track, path ni. bide
way ni. bide
settlement ni. yi, eshezoi
village ni. yi, eshezoi
town ni. yi, yiteng
inhabited place ni. izi
uninhabited place ni. weyang
woods, forest ni. fuzoi
plain, moor ni. heya
field ni. laze
stone ni. anes (important rock), lefis (flat rock); ezi (material, stone of any description) • adj. eziri
cliff, crag ni. anes, bue
headland ni. xuuto
beach ni. ondaz
swamp, marsh ni. inizoi
bed ni. we
board, bench ni. onoi (compound: onou-)
table ni. banga
pot ni. euse
door ni. ate
hearth ni. fulefis
window ni. yeu
knife ni. aneeto
hand-cart ni. buruji
key ni. geusa
friend na. lobung
person na. gyong
man <male adult> nma. az • <human> na. gyong
fruit ni. banash
nut ni. xini
berry ni. banaito
thorny plant ni herei, laaz
bush ni. xash
tradition ni. wi
dew ni. inis
sun nmi. oi
moon nf. ye
star nmi. xaz
cloud ni. oje
sky nma. urushi
rain ni. yori
wind ni. yai
gale ni. yaiyai
storm ni. yaiyai
north ni. basuki • adj. basuki, basukichi
south ni. ibunsuki • adj. ibunsuki, ibunsukichi
east ni. bueesuki • adj. bueesuki, bueesukichi
west ni. dazaisuki • adj. dazaisuki, dazaisukichi
northern, ~erly see north
western, ~erly see west
southern, ~erly see south
eastern, ~erly see east
morning ni. bues
evening ni. dazash
day ni. ibung
night ni. ba
good adj. ong
bad adj. gyas
old adj. haaz
young adj. gaate
new adj. bizi
alive adj. bixi
dead adj. yi
full adj. bete
empty adj. ush
happy adj. axe
sad adj. iyung
beautiful, handsome adj. dedez
ugly adj. ishush
large, big adj. enji
small adj. buchi
dark adj. bei (compound: beu-)
light, bright adj. eregi
easy, calm, quiet adj. lasha
difficult adj. gyas
clean adj. gerebi
dirty adj. xiking
hot, warm adj. bero
cold adj. os
deep adj. xakong
dry adj. yeyoz
wet adj. basai
fat adj. gyeng
thin adj. burush (having little fat)
hard adj. goz
soft adj. bibung
high adj. gaza
tall adj. gaza
low adj. bende
short adj. <height> bende; <length> lobuz
long adj. lue
wide adj. habai (compound: habau-)
whole, healthy adj. xoyo
sick adj. iri
ill adj. iri
first adj. leneng
last adj. aakeng
quick, fast adj. laitez
early' adj. laitez
slow adj. nang
late adj. nang
smooth adj. yong
rough adj. las
sour adj. las
sweet adj. yichi
bitter adj. bing
thick, stout adj. luji
thin, narrow adj. bene
true adj. xing
untrue, false adj. halai (compound: halau-)
heavy adj. oosung
light adj. garoi
strong adj. xai
weak adj. wano
proud adj. azo
arrogant adj. azo
humble adj. funuz
clever adj. funuz
stupid adj. eregei (compound: eregeu-)
fertile, fruitful adj. fubuz
barren adj. agoz
dry adj. agoz
serious adj. beng
important adj. beng
straight adj. fueng
correct adj. fueng
crooked adj. weyez
bent adj. weyez
twisted adj. byuz
perverse adj. byuz
naked adj. ash
nude adj. ash
bare adj. <naked> ash; <empty> ush
blind adj. ishu
deaf adj. xoz
mad adj. <insane> horo
insane adj. horo
hungry adj. goye
thirsty adj. egezi
bald adj. fei (compound: feu-)
vile adj. anash
repulsive adj. anash
filthy adj. anash
red adj. buzi (colour of a sunset/fire); dodouri (colour of blood/flesh)
orange adj. buzi
pink adj. buzi
purple adj. dodouri
yellow adj. uri
green adj. urujing (colour of the sea); uziri (colour of leaves, grass)
blue adj. urujing
grey adj. urujing (colour of the sea/sky); aze (colour of rock/sand)
brown adj. busori (colour of shit/dirt); aze (colour of rock/sand)
black adj. beles (colour of night)
white adj. furi (colourless)
pale adj. furi
variegated adj. balang
speckled adj. balang
human being na. gyong
woman nf. buya
male nma. az • adj. acchi
female nf. buya • adj. buyachi
sex
boy nmi. omba (prepubescent male); nma. atto (teen male); nmi. xinito (teen of 'middle' gender)
girl nmi. omba (prepubescent female); nf. buyato (teen female); nmi. xinito (teen of 'middle' gender)
child nmi. omba
baby nmi. bumi
husband nma. az; na. xengaz
wife nf. buya; na. xengaz
marry v.
father nma. yata
mother nf. ama
parent na. ombazung
son nmi. omba (prepubescent); nma. xemba
daughter nmi. omba (prepubescent); nf. ayaba (adult)
brother
skin ni. hai (compound: hau-)
furrow ni. ilido
wrinkle ni. ilido
groove ni. ilido
seed ni. aye
semen ni. aye
ability ni. anai (compound: anau-)
able adj. anauchi
worm nmi. anaz, anaano
snake nmi. anaz
dragon nmi. anaz
horn ni. adaz
fish nmi. azeng
eat vt. yang (ANG)
food ni. yanki
drink vt. danang • ni. danki
hunger ni. goye
thirst ni. egezi
suck vi, vt. doikiging
line ni. eri
speck ni. gora'
hook ni. maka
cover vt. eiteusuang
weave vt. yunging
cloth ni. wei
ice ni. xos
vessel ni. unshi

Colours

| red, orange, pink || style="width: 120px;" | buzi || style="width: 280px;" | a sunset, fire |- | red, purple || dodouri || blood, flesh |- | yellow || uri || bright yellow, the sun |- | green, blue, grey || urujing || the sea, the sky, water |- | green || uziri || leaves, grass |- | brown || busori || shit, dirt |- | black || beles || dark, night |- | white || furi || colourless, pale |- | grey, beige, dun || aze || rock, sand |- | variegated, pied, speckled || balang || |}

Verbs

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be yehang
have ilung
do, make iging
say, speak inua
go ewang
get egaa
know (fact) ipush
think gonlung
take ewang + com.
see ipush, bigipush
come etoz
want nei-zu (modal), neilung
use ilung
find egaa, eyogingaa
give ebang, ebeng
tell ipuinua
work langing
call (name) xenlung
try (attempt) yipugos
ask inuagaa
need bee-zu (modal), beelung
feel ipush
become etoz
put ebeng
mean
keep ilung
let
begin exoz
seem
help lobumbang
show
hear ipush, berepush
play
run
move
live
believe
bring
happen
write
sit
stand
lose
pay
meet
include
continue
set
learn
change
lead
understand
watch
follow
stop
create
speak
read
spend
grow
open
walk
win
teach
offer
remember
consider ishi
appear iji
buy ebangas
serve beeriging
die ilu
send erawang
build erakash
stay egong
fall ewash
cut eba
reach
kill eralu
raise eragang
pass
sell ebangas
decide erobuging
return
explain inuaji
hope amailung
develop eekiruging
carry ibiilung
break ilu (vi.), eralu (vt.)
receive egaa
agree onkigaa
support eyeki (+ com.)
hit eroro
produce exoz
eat yang, aratang
cover jibungehang (vi.), jibungerehang (vt.)
catch yipuugaa
draw beriipa
choose erobuging
bury norooging