Is Burunking/Vocabulary
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| 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 | buzi | 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
| English | Is Burunking |
|---|---|
| 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 |