The lexicon of Ilomi is in the public domain.
Version 2
Last update: 2006-04-03
1114 entries in this section.
| ELOMI | ENGLISH |
| a | {clause division marker} |
| afale | locomotive; train |
| afati | core; heart (metaphoric); liver (metaphoric and literal) |
| afe | one; abstract thing; unknown thing |
| afekatu | light switch; lever; switch [Lat. vectis] |
| afekwi | other thing [As opposed to afe = this thing] |
| afenlu | riverbank; shore; beach |
| afenti | window [Lat. ventilare] |
| afenyalu | native; non-visitor; local one |
| afenyekofa | visitor |
| afenyemu | learner |
| afenyexamamwa | unknown thing; unnamed thing [a thing with no name] |
| afenyulu | neighbour |
| afese | occurrence; time [Port. vez] |
| afikexa | energy [Lat. efficacia] |
| afilimanto | fiber; thread; filament [Eng. filament] |
| afilomu | twine; string; cord [Lat. filum] |
| afilomuswe | hawser; rope; cord; cable |
| afilomutwi | fiber; thread; filament [Eng. filament] |
| afiti | hyphen |
| afito | person (not implicitly adult); human; people [Jap. hito] |
| afomo | egg [Lat. ovum] |
| afu | few; little [obsolete] |
| afuli | few; little |
| afumento | wheat [Ital. frumento] |
| afunta | farm [Lat. fundus] |
| aka | water |
| akale | route; road; street; path; way |
| akalome | electricity [contraction of akanyalome = fluid of light] |
| akalu | wood [The material, not forest] |
| akanpa | field |
| akanpaswe | plain |
| akanpatwi | plot of land; yard |
| akanputa | computer [informal] |
| akansu | dog |
| akanu | custom [Samoan aganu'u] |
| akanyapute | perfume |
| akanyelele | running water; river |
| akanyenka | teardrop; tear |
| akatami | cotton |
| akaxa | storage chest; dresser; cabinet |
| akaxanyalumi | storage room; closet |
| akema | gram |
| aketa | square |
| aketanyatu | brick [stone square] |
| aki | day |
| akifa | Thursday |
| akilo | kilogram; kilometre [colloquial] |
| akilokema | kilogram |
| akilometa | kilometre |
| akime | Monday |
| akimi | scheme; plan (of action) |
| akinxa | arm |
| akinxaku | hand |
| akinxakuta | finger |
| akinyaxelo | holy day; holiday |
| akinyonsu | tomorrow |
| akinyose | yesterday |
| akinyoto | today [lit. 'day + now'] |
| akipe | task-force; team; committee [French equipe] |
| akipo | Friday |
| akisi | Wednesday |
| akisu | Sunday |
| akisuki | Sunday |
| akitu | Tuesday |
| akixeki | Saturday |
| akolo | tar; adhesive; glue |
| akolonyatu | mortar [stone glue] |
| akonpensa | equilibrium; balance [Lat. compensare] |
| akonto | amount; quantity [Span. conto. Use akonto anke for how much, how many] |
| akonxo | pork; pig; ham [Fr. cochon] |
| akoxo | coach; car |
| akoxotwi | cart; wagon ["akoxo"+"ne" = lit. coach-small] |
| aku | thing, inanimate |
| akule | tower |
| akunxi | key |
| akunyaku | whatsit; gizmo; doodad; thingamajig; doohickey [unidentified mechanical object or device] |
| akunyale | everything |
| akunyekanto | song [vocal music] |
| akunyekoto | power [e.g. watts, footpounds] |
| akunyeku | gift [the thing given] |
| akunyemu | subject; lesson |
| akunyesi | painting; picture |
| akunyete | food [the stuff eaten] |
| akunyokalinsu | alkali; base |
| akunyola | decoration; ornament |
| akunyosalu | acid |
| akunyunxa | property; possesion; belongings; goods |
| akusa | gust; wind |
| akusanyelota | cyclone; tornado |
| akusaswe | typhoon; hurricane |
| akuta | horse |
| alaka | flame; fire [from the movie "Caveman": "haraka"] |
| alakanyanki | lightning [sky fire; sky light] |
| alali | sweets; candy |
| alami | night |
| alante | Internet (informal); web; spider web [Lat. araneum] |
| alantenyatelu | www; Internet [See alante] |
| alapitu | rabbit |
| alapitukya | doe; rabbit, female |
| alapu | hat |
| alaxu | ruler; monarch |
| alaxukya | queen |
| alaxupyu | king |
| ale | group; collective; set |
| aleki | body of fresh water; lake; pond |
| alekinyunpa | lagoon; bay [lake alongside] |
| alekiswe | ocean; sea |
| alelu | control center; station; base; node |
| alelunyafale | train station; railroad station |
| alemwa | individual |
| alenyafenyalu | community |
| alenyakanu | culture |
| alenyapiti | word treasury; vocabulary; lexicon |
| alenyapoli | woods; forest |
| alenyapuka | library |
| alenyapunta | keypad; keyboard [as on computer or calculator] |
| alenyata | people [The people, collectively] |
| alenyatimo | time allotment; time-span; duration |
| alenyatoma | molecule [collection of atoms] |
| alenyatulu | series |
| alete | Internet; net; fishnet; network [Lat. rete. Also computer network] |
| aletenyulu | computer network; network, local; LAN |
| alinte | skiff; boat [Lat. linter] |
| alinteswe | boat; ship; yacht [large vessel] |
| alita | liter; litre |
| alitanti | ceremony, religious; ritual; rite [Lat. litania] |
| alitima | rhythm |
| alo | this; previous one; the [the one previously mentioned] |
| alokwi | "not this one"; that one |
| alome | illumination; light [Fr. allume] |
| alomemwa | shade; shadow |
| alomemwanyanki | eclipse [sky shadow] |
| alomenyanki | lightning [sky fire; sky light] |
| alomenyasoli | sunlight |
| alomenyomatu | spook; ghost; apparition; phantom; shade; spector [light of the dead] |
| alomwa | that one [not this one ] |
| alopota | slave [czech robota - servitude] |
| alosa | language |
| alosanyinli | English language |
| alu | place; locale |
| alu anke | place; locale |
| alumi | inside location; room; interior of a hut or building [alu-umi] |
| aluminyatelu | cave [earth room] |
| aluminyekasati | exhibition hall; museum; gallery |
| alunyekoto | workplace |
| alunyepexa | shop; market; marketplace; bizaar; store |
| alupi | door |
| aluxa | lamp |
| aluxi | halucination; illusion; mirage |
| amakinxa | device; machine; mechanism; appliance |
| amakinxanyatata | data processing machine; computer |
| amakusi | president [lat. magister] |
| amalu | bird |
| amalunyaka | duck [water-bird] |
| amalunyape | baby bird; chick |
| amalunyolo | canary |
| amanka | cartoon; comic [Japanese "manga", Korean "manhwa"] |
| amanso | palm; hand |
| amape | plan; chart; map |
| amasi | mass [religious service] |
| amasinyixalisito | Christmas |
| amate | medicine |
| ame | many; much |
| amesa | table |
| ameta | meter; metre |
| ametanyatimo | time-interval; interval |
| ametelo | weather |
| ametelonyonxon | orm [bad weather] |
| ameto | way; method; mode; manner |
| ameto anke | which method?; how? |
| ami | me; I |
| amiko | friend [Sp. amigo] |
| amikomwa | enemy |
| amilosu | brown |
| amiloti | music |
| amilotinyalumi | concert hall; music room |
| aminku | week |
| amintu | minute |
| amisi | madam; honoured one; sir |
| amisikya | mizz; lady; ma'am; miss; missus |
| amisipyu | mister; gentleman; sir |
| amite | we (you and I) |
| amixa | we (they and I) |
| amixami | blot; blemish |
| amo | parent |
| amokya | mother |
| amonta | hill |
| amontanyalaka | volcano [fire mountain] |
| amontaswe | mountain |
| amontatwi | hillock; mound |
| amopyu | father |
| amu | month |
| amufeme | November |
| amufepu | February |
| amuka | cow |
| amukanyape | calf |
| amukapyu | bull |
| amukopa | October |
| amukosi | August |
| amulu | June |
| amumala | March |
| amume | May |
| amupila | April |
| amusepa | September |
| amutese | December |
| amuxalu | January |
| amuxuli | July |
| amwa | {clause end marker} |
| anfami | family |
| anfi | child; offspring [not generic "child" but specifically "offspring"] |
| anfikya | daughter |
| anfipyu | son |
| anfo | entirety; all; total |
| anka | number |
| ankanyalu | address (location) |
| anke | which [Question word, asks which of a group] |
| anki | sky |
| ankifo | archive; file; data-file |
| ankolo | color |
| ankolonyanki | rainbow [sky colors] |
| ankusi | hook [Lat. uncus] |
| anla | one that is particular but newly-mentioned; a; a certain one |
| anli | no particular one; a; any one |
| anloma | aroma; smell; odor |
| anlu | moon |
| anma | it [pronoun for animate but not human; animal, demon, robot, etc. See also antisa; aso] |
| anpali | wall |
| anpalinyanki | ceiling [sky-wall] |
| anpalinyatelu | cliff [earth wall] |
| anpelato | tyrant; dictator [Lat.imperator] |
| anpesa | shelf |
| anpi | other one; another one |
| anpu | no one |
| anselu | goose [Lat. anser] |
| ansiku | eye |
| anso | causer [one who causes, esp. in a compound] |
| ansonyemu | teacher |
| anta | land; country; nation |
| antanka | battle; war |
| antanyinli | England |
| anteke | tag; tail |
| antesta | mouth |
| anteta | mouth |
| antisa | it {abstract non-noun pronoun} |
| anto | head |
| antopi | tuber, edible; root |
| antopinyapata | potato [pot-root] |
| antopinyenka | onion [tear-root] |
| antopinyope | turnip [white-root] |
| antopinyosuta | carrot [orange-root] |
| anxa | every one; each one individually |
| anxo | self |
| anxonyanpi | one another; each other |
| anxonyesi | mirror |
| any | {noun conversion prefix} |
| anyakunyale | cosmos; universe |
| anyefapo | blow; stroke; jolt [blow of force] |
| anyefaposwe | blow; stroke; jolt [blow of force] |
| anyefinyakale | fate; life path; destiny |
| anyefulu | desire; wish |
| anyekanto | opera; concert, choral [an occasion of singing] |
| anyekantonyalumi | opera house |
| anyekasati | display; exhibit |
| anyekaxe | stash; cache [a secret hiding place or the contents of a hiding place] |
| anyekenyatame | religion [knowledge of God] |
| anyekoto | job; work; labor |
| anyekotonyaxelo | miracle [Lt. work of heaven] |
| anyeku | gift giving occasion |
| anyelonyatika | magnet [north-finder] |
| anyeloso | ride |
| anyemata | source of; beginning of; creation of |
| anyeme | purpose; cause; motive |
| anyenku | force [that which forces or impells] |
| anyenkunyatelu | gravity [earth force] |
| anyenpuso | cloud (informal); cover; blanket |
| anyenpusonyaka | deluge; flood [water blanket] |
| anyenpusonyanki | cloud [cloud cover] |
| anyenyaposi | marriage |
| anyepa | talk; discussion; dialogue |
| anyepenso | thought |
| anyepulu | rain [raining; rain storm] |
| anyepulunyasisa | hail storm |
| anyepulunyasisakya | blizzard; snow storm |
| anyesi | sight (a seen thing) |
| anyete | banquet; meal; dinner; feast [an occasion of eating] |
| anyetenyalumi | cafe; meal room; dining room; kitchen; restaurant |
| anyewepulu | an occurrence of rain; raining |
| anyewesi | look; appearance |
| anyexakonyatelu | earthquake |
| anyexama | name [obsolete. See axama] |
| anyexusa | decision; choice [the thing choosen] |
| anyofeno | frequency (of occurrence) |
| anyofexo | age; oldness |
| anyofi | happiness; joy |
| anyofimwa | suffering; unhappiness; sadness; misery |
| anyofinyeme | happiness, the causing of; entertaining [gerund] |
| anyoli | fewer (things, stuff, people) |
| anyolixa | model; prototype; exemplar; archetype |
| anyolixamwa | duplicate; copy [a duplicate] |
| anyoma | extra; excess |
| anyomafyo | adequacy; sufficiency |
| anyomamwa | shortfall; insufficiency; lack |
| anyonsu | future |
| anyopepasa | freedom |
| anyopu | more (things, stuff, people) |
| anyopusu | strength |
| anyopusumwa | folly; weakness; silliness; defenselessness |
| anyosantemwa | sickness; disease |
| anyose | earlier time; past |
| anyotasito | silence |
| anyoto | present time |
| anyotu | truth |
| anyotumwa | falsehood; lie |
| anyoxepata | velocity; speed |
| anyulansu | opposite side |
| anyulu | nearness |
| anyuso | reason; purpose |
| anyutaximwa | foundation; basis |
| apafi | deck; floor |
| apake | smell; odour |
| apalaku | window frame; frame; picture frame |
| apalu | globe; ball; sphere |
| apalunyakatami | cotton-ball |
| apapila | paper |
| apata | kettle; pot |
| apate | west |
| apaxu | peace [Lat. pax] |
| ape | child |
| apekatu | mistake; error [Lat. peccatum] |
| apekya | girl |
| apelu | atmosphere; air |
| apelumwa | vacuum |
| apelunyaka | fog; vapor; mist |
| apennyamalu | baby bird; chick |
| apensilu | pencil |
| apensu | writing instrument; pen; quill |
| apenyamalu | baby bird; chick |
| apepyu | boy |
| apetwi | baby |
| apetwitwi | newborn; infant |
| api | daddy; dad; papa [informal, familiar] |
| apiku | ear |
| apinkepu | prime minister [Lat. princeps] |
| apipi | seed; pip |
| apiti | word |
| apitinyakolo | functional word (grammar) |
| apitinyaku | noun |
| apitinyatelu | lexical word (grammar) |
| apitinyaxelo | mystical vision; revelation [word of heaven] |
| apitinyefa | coining (of words) |
| apitinyefu | verb |
| apitinyola | modifier |
| apitinyulu | preposition |
| apoki | nose |
| apolalu | polarity [electric, magnetic, etc.] |
| apoli | tree |
| apomu | apple |
| aponte | valley |
| aposi | spouse |
| aposikya | wife |
| aposipyu | husband |
| apotela | flask; bottle; jug |
| apoxi | next one |
| apoximwa | previous; prior; preceding |
| apuka | book |
| apule | chicken [Fr. poulet, BrEn. pullet] |
| apulekya | hen |
| apulepyu | rooster |
| apuletwi | chick [baby chicken] |
| apunta | key; button |
| apusa | cat |
| asala | salt [alkali + acid] |
| asamana | epoch; period; era; |
| asapo | query; question |
| aselu | degree Celsius |
| asentile | sense [i.e. smell, taste, hearing, etc.] |
| asentimeta | centimetre |
| asetu | basket |
| asi | hour |
| asikilu | repeating process; cycle; oscillation; pulse |
| asikilunyaka | tide |
| asikilunyakolo | pulse; heartbeat |
| asimu | season (of year) [Malay "musim"] |
| asimunyolo | autumn |
| asimunyomi | summer |
| asimunyope | winter |
| asimunyosulo | spring |
| asisa | ice |
| asisakya | snow [soft, i.e. "feminine" ice] |
| asisanyanki | hail [sky ice] |
| asiti | town; city |
| asitika | stick [Cant. sihdik] |
| asitimo | regards; esteem; respect [also as a closing salutation in a letter or note] |
| aso | they {inanimate}; it |
| asoli | sun |
| asolitwi | star |
| asolo | only one |
| asonto | sound |
| asontomwa | silence |
| asontonyanki | thunder |
| ata | person (implicitly adult) |
| atafu | year |
| atakya | woman |
| atame | spirit; god; deity |
| atametwi | spirit; soul [Sanskrit 'atman' (soul), Ilomi 'small god'] |
| atanyakalu | carpenter |
| atanyalome | supernatural being; angel; fairy |
| atanyamate | doctor |
| atanyantanka | soldier |
| atanyapaxu | ambassador |
| atanyatame | clergyman; priest |
| atanyaxelo | supernatural being; angel; fairy |
| atanyaxuma | sorcerer; magician; shaman, medicine man; wizard |
| atanyekaku | swimmer |
| atanyemu | pupil; student |
| atanyepanyoxu | windbag; braggart; blowhard |
| atanyesiswe | examiner; inspector |
| atanyexu | pedestrian; hiker; walker |
| atanyoka | doppelganger; twin; double |
| atanyomusi | joker; clown; jester; fool; commedian |
| atapyu | man |
| atata | document; data; information |
| atatwinyaxelo | supernatural being; angel; fairy |
| ate | thee; you (singular); thou |
| atefo | sibling [Greek "adelfos" = 'brother'] |
| atefokya | sister |
| atefopyu | brother |
| atelu | earth; world |
| atelukya | mother earth; nature |
| atelunyaka | wetlands; swamp; marsh [water land] |
| atelunyanki | planet [sky world] |
| atelunyonakamwa | desert [dry land] |
| atelunyonixako | earthquake |
| atenko | chair |
| atesa | home; house |
| atesanyalante | web site; home page [Internet home page. Lit. Home on the web.] |
| atete | garden [Fijian teitei] |
| atexa | you [plural] |
| atika | north; arctic |
| atiku | instant; moment |
| atimo | time |
| atinpa | drum [Lat. timpanum] |
| atito | dress [Italic vestito] |
| atixi | digit; finger [Lat. digitus] |
| atoli | east |
| atoma | atom |
| atominto | lord; master [Lat. dominus] |
| atopa | box; container |
| atopanyaketa | box |
| atu | rock; stone |
| atuka | island |
| atukanyosemi | peninsula |
| atulu | order; sequence |
| atunyefa | brick [made stone, artificial stone] |
| atupu | tunnel; tube |
| atutwi | gravel; pebble |
| aw' | {glyph class prefix} |
| aw'xay | X; x |
| awa | yes; indeed |
| awatwi | merely; just |
| awi | {gerund marker} |
| awu | {subject marker} |
| axa | (this) animate thing; he; she; it |
| axakwe | other [one that is neither here nor there; the other animate thing; the third-mentioned one; that one over yonder] |
| axakwi | that one there; that animate thing; the second-mentioned one |
| axakwo | one that is neither here nor there; the other animate thing; the third-mentioned one; that one over yonder |
| axakya | she [the specifically female form of axa. Seldom used.] |
| axalisu | tumbler; glass; chalice [Eng. chalice] |
| axama | name |
| axami | leg |
| axamiku | foot |
| axamikuta | toe |
| axamwa | that one there [that animate thing; the second-mentioned one] |
| axanxu | ressurection; rebirth; renewal; regeneration [the phoenix rising from the ashes] |
| axapyu | he [the specifically male form of axa. Seldom used.] |
| axata | vegetable |
| axelo | Valhalla; heaven; Paradise; Nirvana |
| axelomwa | hell [generic very bad place] |
| axemata | ultimate nature; essence; reality |
| axike | saga; story; tale |
| axonta | member (of group or organization) [Eng. joined] |
| axu | honoured one; sir/madam |
| axuki | toy; plaything |
| axukinyata | doll [lit. toy-person] |
| axukya | lady; ma'am; miss; missus; mizz |
| axuma | sorcery; magic |
| axunka | reply; answer; response |
| axupi | beast; animal |
| axupinyata | gorilla; ape; monkey |
| axupinyeloso | pack animal; donkey; burro; ass |
| axupyu | gentleman; sir; mister |
| ay' | {number class prefix} |
| ay'fa | four |
| ay'ki | eight |
| ay'lo | none; zero |
| ay'lo'lo | no big deal; zilch; nada; nothing [colloquial, lit. 'zero-zero'] |
| ay'lotwi | shucks [humble utterance; lit. 'little zero'] |
| ay'me | 1 |
| ay'me'lo'lo | one-hundred |
| ay'me'tu | twelve |
| ay'nfe | tenths (roughly); tenth |
| ay'nfo | tens (roughly); ten |
| ay'nfo' | ten(s) |
| ay'nfo'nko | ten(s) of thousands |
| ay'nka | one-quarter |
| ay'nke | thousandths (roughly); thousandth |
| ay'nko | thousands (roughly); thousand |
| ay'nlu | one-half |
| ay'nme | millionths (roughly); millionth |
| ay'nmo | millions (roughly); million |
| ay'npu | decimal point |
| ay'nte | trillionths (roughly); trillionth |
| ay'nto | trillions (roughly); trillion |
| ay'nxe | hundredths (roughly); hundredth |
| ay'nxo | hundreds (roughly); hundred |
| ay'po | five |
| ay'si | 3 |
| ay'su | seven |
| ay'ta | nine |
| ay'tu | 2 |
| ay'xay | X of |
| ay'xe | six |
| aya | by God; Aha; Hah [marks an exclamation.] |
| ayo | very |
| ayomwa | slightly |
| e | {name class marker} |
| efa | create; make [In compounds signifies artificial or man-made: atunyefa (made stone = brick)] |
| efapo | strike; slap; hit |
| efaposwe | pound; clobber; smite; hit; strike [deal a heavy blow to] |
| efapotwi | tap |
| efi | live |
| efo | need |
| efole | fly |
| efu | do; make |
| efulu | want; desire |
| efulute | care for; protect |
| efunyakimi | scheme; plan |
| efunyolamata | postpone; delay; retard; tarry |
| efunyomo | duplicate; copy |
| efunyonka | repeat |
| efunyoxepata | hasten; rush; hurry |
| efunyuta | show up; out-do; one-up [lit. 'do + on top'] |
| efusi | scatter; disperse; spread |
| efyo | or [inclusive or, this or that or both] |
| ekaku | swim |
| ekanto | sing |
| ekasati | display; show; exhibit [Slavic root "kazat"] |
| ekase | fracture; break [French "casser"] |
| ekaxe | conceal; hide [French "cacher"] |
| ekaxemwa | disclose; reveal |
| eke | know (about) |
| ekepu | occupy; inhabit [a place or location] |
| ekila | to understand |
| ekilamwa | understand not; misunderstand [do not understand] |
| ekofa | to visit |
| ekonte | to enumerate; to count |
| ekoto | to work; to labour |
| eku | receive; take |
| ekuko | cook |
| ekumwa | to acquire; to take |
| elapela | domesticate; catch; capture; enslave |
| elapelamwa | liberate; free |
| elefa | stand [transitive; stand something up] |
| elefakya | stand [reflexive; to stand oneself up] |
| elele | run |
| eletunlo | go back; return |
| elexe | read |
| elimo | stretch toward; reach |
| elintu | acquainted with; know [Tamil arindu] |
| elisu | to use |
| eliti | open [Tahitian 'iriti] |
| elitimwa | shut; close |
| elo | discover; find |
| elomwa | conceal; hide |
| eloso | take; carry; transport [but not take as in take away or accept] |
| elota | revolve; spin; rotate |
| elu | help |
| emante | beg; request; ask [French demander] |
| emata | commence; begin; start |
| ematamwa | stop; cease |
| emaxu | bite |
| eme | cause |
| emi | have |
| emimwa | have not; lack; without, to be |
| eminle | to have a meaning of; to mean |
| emise | transmit; send |
| emitate | mimic; imitate |
| emito | give forth; emit; expel; discharge; exude |
| emolu | love; like |
| emu | learn |
| emwa | (exclusive) or |
| enfe | regret; blame, to accept |
| enfe a | I'm sorry; I apologize |
| enka | to cry; to weep |
| enku | compel; force |
| enpoka | call forth; invoke; summon [as in invoke a spirit, demon; cast a spell, etc.] |
| enpokanyoke | wish good upon; bless; invoke blessing |
| enpokanyonxo | invoke misfortune; curse; damn; wish evil upon |
| enpuso | eclipse; cover; obscure; blanket |
| enpusonyaka | flood; cover with water |
| entente | intend |
| enti | become [to enter a state as in to become old; to become happy see inay] |
| entulo | continue; last; endure; carry on |
| eny | {verb conversion prefix} |
| enyalome | light (as a candle or lamp; ignite |
| enyamiloti | play [as on a musical instrument] |
| enyaposi | married (in passive); marry ["u inaposi" = 'married'] |
| enyasapo | query; ask; question |
| enyasikilu | repeat regularly; cycle; oscillate; pulse |
| enyasisakya | snow |
| enyatenko | sit |
| enyaxama | call; name [give a name to] |
| enyaxunka | reply; answer; respond |
| enyefole | pitch; throw; toss; hurl [cause to fly] |
| enyekesita | entrance another; hypnotize |
| enyeku | to cause to receive; to give; to donate |
| enyelefa | stand, to cause [to cause a thing to stand] |
| enyelintu | present; introduce [as in making social introductions] |
| enyelo | disclose; reveal [cause find] |
| enyemi | donate; give |
| enyemu | instruct; teach |
| enyenfe | implicate; blame; criticize |
| enyepexa | peddle; sell |
| enyepo | enable |
| enyepomwa | disable |
| enyesa | permit to; allow |
| enyesamwa | ban; forbid; prohibit |
| enyesi | point out; show |
| enyetako | persuade; convince |
| enyetase | silence [to cause something to be silent] |
| enyete | feed |
| enyewesi | to look (appear); to cause to see oneself; to show oneself |
| enyexu | walk something [to cause something to walk; ami inixu akansu = I walk the dog.] |
| enyofe | darken; blacken |
| enyofele | frighten; terrify; scare |
| enyofi | amuse; entertain; please; cheer [to make someone happy] |
| enyofo | drill; train; instruct [impart skill] |
| enyofomwa | to undermine; to make bad; to ruin; to adulterate |
| enyofunte | deepen |
| enyoka | equals |
| enyoke | enhance; improve; refine; enrich [to make better] |
| enyokemwa | defile; corrupt; contaminate; degrade; pervert |
| enyokili | explicate; explain; clairify |
| enyokuluso | shut; close |
| enyola | beautify [to make pretty] |
| enyolamwa | uglify [to make ugly] |
| enyolanke | lenghthen |
| enyoli | dimish; decrease |
| enyomamwa | empty; deplete; exhaust |
| enyomatu | murder; kill |
| enyomoka | sleep, to cause to sleep [put to sleep] |
| enyomusi | clown; joke; jest; frolic |
| enyonte | shrink |
| enyonyaka | wet; moisten; dampen |
| enyonyakamwa | dehydrate; dry [dry up; dry out] |
| enyonyalome | radiate light; shine light upon [give off light] |
| enyopepasa | release; free; set free [delivery from bondage] |
| enyosante | treat sickness; heal; cure |
| enyosantemwa | sicken [make unwell] |
| enyotemo | heat up; warm |
| enyoxu | grow; increase; expand [to grow larger] |
| enyufe | leave; come from; go away from; depart [to go from a place] |
| enyulu | arrive; come [here; come near] |
| enyumi | include; contain; hold |
| enyunxa | belong to; owned by |
| enyunyunxa | have; own; possess |
| enyutu | go to |
| enyutunyumi | go into; enter ["inutu"+"umi" = lit. go-in] |
| enyutuswe | journey; travel; voyage [to travel far] |
| epa | talk about; tell about; say; speak about |
| epamwa | quiet; shut up; silent [to be silent; to not talk] |
| epanyaxelo | pray [talk to heaven. To pray TO a being] |
| epanyonte | demur; understate |
| epanyosemi | to imply |
| epanyotu | honest, to be; truth, to tell |
| epanyotumwa | mislead; lie; deceive |
| epanyoxanto | cry out; shout; scream |
| epanyoxu | boast; brag ["talk big", originally "to shout"] |
| epaswe | to holler; to shout |
| epelimwa | doubt; distrust; disbelieve |
| epenso | consider; think; ponder |
| epensonyefa | design; invent |
| epexa | purchase; buy |
| epiku | cease [OBSOLETE see imatani] |
| epo | can; able to |
| epomwa | cannot |
| eposo | suspend action temporarily; pause; hesitate |
| epu | put; place |
| epulu | rain |
| epulunyasisa | hail |
| epulunyasisakya | snow |
| epunyemise | upload [place + send = upload] |
| epusala | to take turns with; to alternate with |
| epy | {change of state prefix} |
| esa | allowed to, is; may; permission to, has; permitted to, is |
| esamwa | forbidden to, is; may not |
| esi | to watch; to see; to look at |
| esinyapekatu | proofread [check for errors] |
| esinyaxelo | meditation, religious; vision [religious vision] |
| esiswe | inspect; examine |
| esopa | misplace; lose |
| esopamwa | recover; find [said of something lost] |
| esotetwi | bounce; hop [French "sauter"] |
| esuki | succeed |
| esukimwa | fail |
| esupilo | beg; pray [Lat. suplico. To pray FOR a thing] |
| etako | agree with |
| etanse | dance [Ger. tanz] |
| etase | quiet, be; silent, be |
| ete | eat |
| etonse | hear; listen to |
| etonsenyaxelo | revelation, to have [to experience a mystical revelation] |
| ewa | then; afterward |
| ewa e ewa | by and by; eventually |
| ewekesita | trance, in a state of; meditate [Lat. ecstasia. Be in a trance state] |
| ewematamwa | to cease; to stop |
| eweny | {intransitive verb conversion prefix} |
| ewenyomatu | die |
| ewenyomoka | to sleep |
| ewenyonxo | wilt; rot; spoil; decompose |
| ewepulu | to rain |
| ewesi | to see oneself |
| ewete | eating {active participle} |
| ewi | {active participle marker} |
| ewo | however; but; except |
| exako | tremble; shake; quiver |
| exama | name [OBSOLETE See inaxama] |
| exanxi | vary; change [become or make different] |
| exesute | exist |
| exi | greet |
| exilo | overtake; catch up [to draw even with] |
| exisu | inscribe; write; scribe |
| exo | oblige |
| exu | walk |
| exuka | play with [as with a toy or game. Not applied to music or other performance arts.] |
| exusa | decide; choose; pick |
| eye | therefore; consequently; then |
| eyemwa | because {conjunction} |
| eyo | {copula} |
| eyomwa | isn't; {negative copula} |
| fyo | {neutrality / averageness suffix} |
| i | {sentence division marker} |
| ibebala | Babel |
| idagaru ilanu ipo | Poe, Edgar Allen |
| ifali | Harry |
| ifalotu | Harold |
| ifansu | Vance |
| ifeledeliku | Frederick |
| ifeyotole | Theodore |
| ifunikula | Funicular |
| ifunikulala | Funicular |
| ikala | Carla |
| ikali | Gary |
| ikalola | Carol |
| ikalolu | Carl |
| ikalu | Carl |
| ikanata | Canada |
| ikari | Gary |
| ikifu | Keith |
| ikuwentino | Quentin |
| ilaxakumalu | Rajakumar |
| ileli | Larry |
| ilisapeta | Elizabeth |
| iloku | poetry of a form specific to Ilomi; Iloku |
| ilokuswe | Ilokuno [greater iloku. A form of poetry having 5 lines of 9, 9, 11, 11, and 9 syllables.] |
| ilokutwi | Ilokune [lesser iloku. A form of poetry having 3 lines of 9, 11, and 9 syllables.] |
| ilolensu | Lawrence |
| ilomi | Ilomi [our speech. The name of this language] |
| ilopeletu | Robert |
| ilopetu | Robert |
| ima | Mom; Mama; Mommy |
| imalakomu | Malcolm |
| imatafoswe | Matterhorn |
| imatelefoloswe | Matterhorn |
| imeli | Mary |
| imelika | America |
| imetelo | Metro |
| infeswe | Inferno, The; Hell [The Inferno of Dante] |
| inli | English language |
| inlinyanta | England |
| inwilamu | William |
| inwiliyamu | William |
| iny | {name conversion prefix} |
| inyafaya | Yahya |
| inyalapaza | Alps |
| inyamokya | Mother [formal, as title or name] |
| inyamonyanki | Sky Parent; God [A particular named deity] |
| inyamopyu | Father [formal, as title or name] |
| inyantalu | Andrew |
| inyatame | Creator, The; God [A particular named deity] |
| inyatanyamate | Doctor; Dr. [as title or name] |
| inyaw'ni'bay'may | IBM Corp. |
| inyaxiketa | Nakhiketas; Nachiketa [Character from the Upanishads; Katha Unpanishad (Kathopanishad) son of Uddalaka] |
| inyefele | Eiffel |
| inyekolasu | Nicholas |
| inyiyapyu | Ian |
| inyolosopyu | Orson |
| inyosopyu | Orson |
| inyulusula | Ursula |
| inyusula | Ursula |
| ipalo | Paolo |
| ipanixar | Upanishads [Ancient Vedic literature of India] |
| ipaxo | Basho [Basho Matsuo. Japanese Zen Haiku poet (1644-1694)] |
| ipeti | Betty |
| ipo | Dad; Papa; Daddy |
| irlkemwa | Erlkoenig [Name of the king of the elves from German Erlkoenig] |
| isafiyeru | Xavier |
| isilifapyu | Sirhan |
| isolotanu | Zoltan |
| isotanu | Zoltan |
| itafitu | David |
| itemi | Tammy {name} |
| iteyotole | Theodore |
| itupu | Tube |
| iw | {reflexive/intransitive conversion prefix} |
| iwa | {possible attitude marker} |
| iwo | {foreign name marker} |
| iwomwa | {foreign name end marker} |
| ixalisito | Jesus; Christ |
| ixinara | Shinar [Biblical place name] |
| ixopyu | John |
| ixukya | June |
| iye | negation |
| iyu | if [See sample sentences] |
| kwe | {neutrality / averageness suffix} |
| kwi | {secondary proximity suffix} |
| kwo | {tertiary proximity suffix} |
| kya | {feminine suffix} |
| me | "1" morpheme |
| mwa | {opposite suffix} |
| npu | {decimal point} |
| ny | {compounding hyphen} |
| o | {vocative marker}; {imperative marker} |
| ofa | black |
| ofalexa | neat; cool [idiomatic exclamation of approval; Fr. fraīche, En. fresh] |
| ofanyopu | blacker |
| ofanyopuswe | blackest |
| ofele | scared; terrified; afraid; fearful; frightened |
| ofelemwa | tranquil; unafraid; calm; serene |
| ofexo | old |
| ofexomwa | young (of little age) [aj] |
| ofi | joyful; merry; happy |
| ofimwa | sad; unhappy |
| ofisa | artificial [OBSOLETE See onifanyata] |
| ofo | skilled; adept |
| ofomwa | maladroit; bad; poor; unskilled |
| ofu | new [Samoan fou; Port. novo] |
| ofumwa | old (of long standing) |
| ofunte | deep |
| oka | identical; same |
| okalaka | proper; moral [Ar. akhlak] |
| okalinsu | basic; alkaline |
| oke | of good quality; good; correct |
| okemwa | of poor quality; bad; incorrect |
| okenyopu | better |
| okenyopunyopu | outstanding; excellent |
| okenyopuswe | best |
| okeswe | terrific; outstanding; wonderful; great |
| okili | understandable; clear |
| okuluso | obscured; closed; shut; blocked [Lat. occlusus] |
| ola | beautiful; pretty |
| olamwa | ugly |
| olanke | long [in size, not duration] |
| olaswe | beautiful |
| olaswemwa | hideous; ugly |
| olate | tardy; late |
| olatefyo | prompt; timely |
| olatemwa | premature; early |
| olemeta | ultimate; beyond; outside of; transcendent; beyond measure; absolute |
| oleta | violet [Tagalog "biyoleta"] |
| oli | less |
| olilo | negative; minus |
| olixa | original [non-imitative] |
| olo | yellow |
| olomi | orange |
| oluke | green [Cantonese "luhk"] |
| oma | too much; excessive |
| omafyo | neither excessive nor insufficient; just enough |
| omakwe | sufficient; adequate |
| omamwa | inadequate; insufficient |
| omatu | dead |
| omeli | joyful; merry; happy |
| omelinyopu | happier; merrier |
| omenlo | brown [Tongan "melomelo"] |
| omi | red |
| omilosu | brown |
| omisu | purple |
| omo | similar |
| omoka | asleep |
| omokanyaxelo | dead [sleeping in heaven] |
| omomwa | different |
| omusi | humourous; funny |
| onka | again |
| onle | exclusively; only; solely |
| onsu | following (in time or in sequence); later; (in) future |
| onsunyulu | soon |
| onsuswe | eventually |
| onta | feminine; female |
| onte | little; small |
| ontenyopu | littler; smaller |
| onteso | stiff; sore [Spanish "tieso"] |
| onxa | harsh; violent |
| onxamwa | mild; gentle |
| onxe | expensive; dear |
| onxemwa | inexpensive; cheap |
| onxo | unethical; evil; bad; immoral |
| onxunta | together |
| onxuntamwa | separately; apart |
| ony | {modifier conversion prefix} |
| onyaka | moist; watery; wet; damp |
| onyakale | correct; right [of the path, 'on the right track'] |
| onyakalemwa | astray; wrong [not of the path, 'on the wrong track'] |
| onyakamwa | dry |
| onyakinyose | yesterday'ly |
| onyalome | illuminated; bright |
| onyalomemwa | dim; dark |
| onyanfo | entirely; completely; totally |
| onyasentile | sensitive; touchy |
| onyasikilu | iscillating; cyclic; periodic; pusating |
| onyasolo | alone |
| onyatame | sacred; holy |
| onyatapyu | manly; guy-like |
| onyatenko | sitting; seated [in a sitting position] |
| onyay'si | third (in sequence) |
| onyay'si'tu | thirty-second (in sequence) |
| onyay'xay | X'th |
| onyay'xaytwi | x'th |
| onyekase | broken |
| onyelimo | reaching [which reaches to] |
| onyeliti | unblocked; open |
| onyematamwa | final; last |
| onyemi | having [which has] |
| onyentulo | enduring; long (in time) |
| onyentulomwa | brief; short |
| onyepa | speaking; talking |
| onyepanyonte | self-deprecating; modest |
| onyepanyoxu | pretentious; boastful; bragging |
| onyepo | possible |
| onyepomwa | impossible |
| onyesa | allowably; permissibly |
| onyesamwa | forbiddenly [without permission] |
| onyetako | agreeing [in agreement with] |
| onyete | eating [in the state of eating; active participle] |
| onyexakom | quivering; embling; shaking |
| onyexanxi | transient; temporary |
| onyexanximwa | stable; constant; invariant |
| onyexanximwaswe | perpetual; permanent |
| onyikanata | Canadian |
| onyimelika | American |
| onyinli | English |
| onyo | doubtful attitude marker [See sample sentences] |
| onyolamata | slowly |
| onyoli | less [OBSOLETE See oli] |
| onyopu | more [OBSOLETE See opu] |
| onyoso | approximately; about [OBSOLETE See oso] |
| onyoxepata | swiftly; quickly; rapidly |
| onyute | low |
| onyutemwa | high |
| onyutu | thereto; to that place; thither |
| opatulu | proper; correct [Mal. betul] |
| ope | white |
| opefa | grey |
| opelenti | many; plenty; lots of [a great many; more than enough] |
| opepasa | free [not enslaved Mal. "bebas"] |
| opetu | proper; correct [Mal. betul] |
| opi | continuous; ongoing |
| opiko | abrupt; sudden |
| opikomwa | gradual |
| opu | more |
| opula | purple [Latin purpura] |
| opulo | positive; plus |
| opusu | strong [Lat. robustus] |
| opusumwa | foolish; weak; silly; defenseless |
| opuswe | most (adj.) |
| osalu | sour; acidic [Eng. sour] |
| osante | healthy |
| osantemwa | unwell; sick; ill |
| osasate | wrong; astray [Mal. "sesat"] |
| ose | preceding (in time or in sequence); earlier; in the past |
| osemi | nearly; partial; semi-; almost |
| oseswe | "once upon a time"; past, distant |
| osi | abstract [Use in compound to abstact a word, e.g.: atanyosi = mankind] |
| osifo | grey [Bulgarian "sivo"] |
| oso | approximately; about |
| osomwa | precise; exact |
| osu | blue |
| osulo | green |
| osuta | orange |
| otanto | to such a degree; so; such [ame otanto - so much] |
| otapato | precise; exact [Mal. tepat] |
| otasito | silent |
| otemenso | insane; crazy; demented [Eng. demented] |
| otemo | warm |
| otemomwa | cold |
| otile | tall |
| otilefyo | of average height; neither tall nor short |
| otilekwe | average height [neither tall nor short] |
| otili | fair; just [even handed; Ar. adil] |
| oto | now |
| ototo | periodic; regular |
| ototomwa | intermittent; irregular; sporadic |
| otu | correct; true |
| otule | difficult; effortful; hard |
| otumwa | untrue; false |
| owete | eaten {passive participle} |
| owi | {passive participle marker} |
| owo | foreign word marker [See sample sentences] |
| oxanto | loud |
| oxe | kind; gentle; gracious |
| oxe a | please; thank you; you're welcome |
| oxeme | usual; standard |
| oxememwa | unusual; strange |
| oxu | big |
| oxumwa | little; small |
| oxunyasonto | loud; noisy |
| oya | {spoken paragraph/theme break} |
| oyo | {adverb class marker} |
| oyofeno | often; frequently |
| oyofomwa | maladroitly; badly; poorly |
| oyoka | identically; equally; also; too |
| oyolale | rarely; seldom |
| oyonsu | {future tense marker}; later; (in) future |
| oyony | {adverb conversion prefix} |
| oyonyakinyose | "yesterday-ly" |
| oyonyentulo | even until; still; yet |
| oyopelana | ever |
| oyopelanamwa | never |
| oyopi | in ongoing fashion; continuously |
| oyopu | additionally; moreover |
| oyopuswe | most (adv.) |
| oyose | {past tense marker}; earlier; (in the) past; already; before |
| oyosenpile | always |
| oyosenyulu | recently |
| oyoto | right now; now |
| oyotule | effortfully; hard |
| oyu | {doubtful attitude marker} |
| pyu | {masculine suffix} |
| si | "3" morpheme |
| swe | {bigness suffix} |
| tu | "2" morpheme |
| twi | {smallness / slightness suffix} |
| u | {adjectival preposition class marker} |
| u emu | to be learned by |
| u enyomoka | to sleep; to be caused to sleep |
| u exo | ought; to be obliged |
| u umu | consisting of; containing; comprising |
| ufe | from |
| ufo | related to; possessed by; held by |
| uka | {general purpose preposition} |
| ula | by means of; using; with |
| ulali | with respect to; regarding; to; toward [in connection with] |
| ulansu | opposite; across; across from [as on the opposite side of of the street] |
| ulu | near |
| ulumwa | far |
| uma | at |
| umi | within; inside |
| umimwa | exterior to; outside [not inside] |
| umu | contained by; comprised by |
| unku | containing; including |
| unkumwa | excluding; except for; besides; apart from; other than |
| unmilo | amidst; between; among [inter-] |
| unpa | next to; at; near; alongside; with [at, or in the company of] |
| unpamwa | far away; distant [far from] |
| unsi | minus |
| unsuka | surrounding; around; encircling |
| unta | for [in exchange for] |
| unxa | owned by; belonging to |
| unxi | because of |
| uny | {adjectival preposition conversion prefix} |
| unyalu | rather than; instead of; in place of |
| unyemi | having; with |
| unyemimwa | lacking; without; with no ... |
| unyoka | equally to; as much as |
| unyolemeta | exceeding; beyond; farther than |
| unyoli | less than |
| unyomo | similar to |
| unyonsu | later than; after [in the future of] |
| unyopu | more than |
| unyose | before {in time} |
| unyumu | comprising; consisting of; containing |
| unyunxa | owning |
| upe | ago |
| upemwa | from now |
| upento | during |
| upu | plus |
| uso | for; purpose of; so that; to [for the purpose of...] |
| uta | atop; on; on top of |
| utafe | through |
| utamwa | not upon; off of |
| utaxi | over; above |
| utaximwa | beneath; under; below |
| ute | along; down; descending [as in walk down the path] |
| utu | to |
| utumi | into |
| uwe | {question marker} |
| uxaka | in back of; behind |
| uxakamwa | in front of; before [before in position, not in time] |
| uxe | divided by |
| uxefe | pertaining to; about [on the topic of] |
| uxi | by an amount of; by |
| uxo | behalf of, on; benefit of, for; for |
| uya | {figurative phrase marker} |
| uyamwa | {figurative phrase end marker} |
| uye | {subordinate / parenthetical clause marker} |
| uyemwa | {subordinate / parenthetical clause end marker} |
| uyu | {literal quote begin} |
| uyumwa | quotation end |
| wakapalama | blow, sound of; kablam! [comic sound effect word] |
| wapa | slap, sound of; smack! [comic sound effect word, idiomatically "doh!" "How stupid of me!", etc.] |
| wapifi | punch, sound of; pow!; biff! [comic sound effect word] |
| wuxu | airflow, sound of; whoosh! [comic sound effect word] |
| yafafa | laughter, sound of; ha-ha! [comic sound effect word] |
| yikiki | giggle, sound of; tee-hee!; titter, sound of [comic sound effect word] |
1853 entries in this section.
| ENGLISH | ELOMI |
| 1 | ay'me |
| "1" morpheme | me |
| 2 | ay'tu |
| "2" morpheme | tu |
| 3 | ay'si |
| "3" morpheme | si |
| a; a certain one; one that is particular but newly-mentioned | anla |
| a; any one; no particular one | anli |
| able to; can | epo |
| about; approximately | oso |
| about; pertaining to | uxefe [on the topic of] |
| above; over | utaxi |
| abrupt; sudden | opiko |
| absolute; beyond; outside of; transcendent; beyond measure; ultimate | olemeta |
| abstract | osi [Use in compound to abstact a word, e.g.: atanyosi = mankind] |
| abstract thing; unknown thing; one | afe |
| acid | akunyosalu |
| acidic; sour | osalu [Eng. sour] |
| acquainted with; know | elintu [Tamil arindu] |
| to acquire; to take | ekumwa |
| across; across from; opposite | ulansu [as on the opposite side of of the street] |
| across from; across; opposite | ulansu [as on the opposite side of of the street] |
| {active participle marker} | ewi |
| additionally; moreover | oyopu |
| address (location) | ankanyalu |
| adept; skilled | ofo |
| adequacy; sufficiency | anyomafyo |
| adequate; sufficient | omakwe |
| adhesive; glue; tar | akolo |
| {adjectival preposition class marker} | u |
| {adjectival preposition conversion prefix} | uny |
| to adulterate; to make bad; to ruin; to undermine | enyofomwa |
| {adverb class marker} | oyo |
| {adverb conversion prefix} | oyony |
| afraid; terrified; fearful; frightened; scared | ofele |
| after; later than | unyonsu [in the future of] |
| afterward; then | ewa |
| again | onka |
| age; oldness | anyofexo |
| ago | upe |
| agree with | etako |
| agreeing | onyetako [in agreement with] |
| Aha; Hah; by God | aya [marks an exclamation.] |
| air; atmosphere | apelu |
| airflow, sound of; whoosh! | wuxu [comic sound effect word] |
| alkali; base | akunyokalinsu |
| alkaline; basic | okalinsu |
| all; total; entirety | anfo |
| allow; permit to | enyesa |
| allowably; permissibly | onyesa |
| allowed to, is; may; permission to, has; permitted to, is | esa |
| almost; partial; semi-; nearly | osemi |
| alone | onyasolo |
| along; down; descending | ute [as in walk down the path] |
| alongside; at; near; with; next to | unpa [at, or in the company of] |
| Alps | inyalapaza |
| already; earlier; (in the) past; before; {past tense marker} | oyose |
| also; equally; too; identically | oyoka |
| to alternate with; to take turns with | epusala |
| always | oyosenpile |
| ambassador | atanyapaxu |
| America | imelika |
| American | onyimelika |
| amidst; between; among | unmilo [inter-] |
| among; between; amidst | unmilo [inter-] |
| amount; quantity | akonto [Span. conto. Use akonto anke for how much, how many] |
| amuse; entertain; please; cheer | enyofi [to make someone happy] |
| Andrew | inyantalu |
| angel; fairy; supernatural being | atatwinyaxelo |
| animal; beast | axupi |
| another one; other one | anpi |
| answer; respond; reply | enyaxunka |
| answer; response; reply | axunka |
| any one; a; no particular one | anli |
| apart from; except for; besides; other than; excluding | unkumwa |
| apart; separately | onxuntamwa |
| ape; monkey; gorilla | axupinyata |
| apparition; ghost; phantom; shade; spector; spook | alomenyomatu [light of the dead] |
| appearance; look | anyewesi |
| apple | apomu |
| appliance; machine; mechanism; device | amakinxa |
| approximately; about | oso |
| April | amupila |
| archetype; prototype; exemplar; model | anyolixa |
| archive; file; data-file | ankifo |
| arctic; north | atika |
| arm | akinxa |
| aroma; smell; odor | anloma |
| around; encircling; surrounding | unsuka |
| arrive; come | enyulu [here; come near] |
| artificial | ofisa [OBSOLETE See onifanyata] |
| as much as; equally to | unyoka |
| ask; question; query | enyasapo |
| ask; request; beg | emante [French demander] |
| asleep | omoka |
| ass; donkey; burro; pack animal | axupinyeloso |
| astray; wrong | osasate [Mal. "sesat"] |
| at | uma |
| at; near; alongside; with; next to | unpa [at, or in the company of] |
| atmosphere; air | apelu |
| atom | atoma |
| atop; on; on top of | uta |
| atop; on; on top of; upon | uta |
| August | amukosi |
| autumn | asimunyolo |
| average height | otilekwe [neither tall nor short] |
| of average height; neither tall nor short | otilefyo |
| Babel | ibebala |
| baby | apetwi |
| baby bird; chick | apennyamalu |
| bad; evil; immoral; unethical | onxo |
| bad; incorrect; of poor quality | okemwa |
| bad; poor; unskilled; maladroit | ofomwa |
| badly; poorly; maladroitly | oyofomwa |
| balance; equilibrium | akonpensa [Lat. compensare] |
| ball; sphere; globe | apalu |
| ban; forbid; prohibit | enyesamwa |
| banquet; meal; dinner; feast | anyete [an occasion of eating] |
| base; alkali | akunyokalinsu |
| base; station; node; control center | alelu |
| Basho | ipaxo [Basho Matsuo. Japanese Zen Haiku poet (1644-1694)] |
| basic; alkaline | okalinsu |
| basis; foundation | anyutaximwa |
| basket | asetu |
| battle; war | antanka |
| bay; lagoon | alekinyunpa [lake alongside] |
| beach; shore; riverbank | afenlu |
| beast; animal | axupi |
| beautiful | olaswe |
| beautiful; pretty | ola |
| beautify | enyola [to make pretty] |
| because {conjunction} | eyemwa |
| because of | unxi |
| become | enti [to enter a state as in to become old; to become happy see inay] |
| before; earlier; (in the) past; already; {past tense marker} | oyose |
| before; in front of | uxakamwa [before in position, not in time] |
| before {in time} | unyose |
| beg; pray | esupilo [Lat. suplico. To pray FOR a thing] |
| beg; request; ask | emante [French demander] |
| begin; start; commence | emata |
| beginning of; creation of; source of | anyemata |
| behalf of, on; benefit of, for; for | uxo |
| behind; in back of | uxaka |
| belong to; owned by | enyunxa |
| belonging to; owned by | unxa |
| belongings; possesion; goods; property | akunyunxa |
| below; under; beneath | utaximwa |
| beneath; under; below | utaximwa |
| benefit of, for; for; behalf of, on | uxo |
| besides; except for; apart from; other than; excluding | unkumwa |
| best | okenyopuswe |
| better | okenyopu |
| Betty | ipeti |
| between; among; amidst | unmilo [inter-] |
| beyond; farther than; exceeding | unyolemeta |
| beyond measure; beyond; outside of; transcendent; absolute; ultimate | olemeta |
| beyond; outside of; transcendent; beyond measure; absolute; ultimate | olemeta |
| biff!; pow!; punch, sound of | wapifi [comic sound effect word] |
| big | oxu |
| {bigness suffix} | swe |
| bird | amalu |
| bite | emaxu |
| bizaar; market; marketplace; store; shop | alunyepexa |
| black | ofa |
| blacken; darken | enyofe |
| blacker | ofanyopu |
| blackest | ofanyopuswe |
| blame; criticize; implicate | enyenfe |
| blame, to accept; regret | enfe |
| blanket; cover; cloud (informal) | anyenpuso |
| blanket; cover; obscure; eclipse | enpuso |
| blemish; blot | amixami |
| bless; invoke blessing; wish good upon | enpokanyoke |
| blizzard; snow storm | anyepulunyasisakya |
| blocked; closed; shut; obscured | okuluso [Lat. occlusus] |
| blot; blemish | amixami |
| blow, sound of; kablam! | wakapalama [comic sound effect word] |
| blow; stroke; jolt | anyefaposwe [blow of force] |
| blowhard; braggart; windbag | atanyepanyoxu |
| blue | osu |
| boast; brag | epanyoxu ["talk big", originally "to shout"] |
| boastful; bragging; pretentious | onyepanyoxu |
| boat; ship; yacht | alinteswe [large vessel] |
| boat; skiff | alinte [Lat. linter] |
| body of fresh water; lake; pond | aleki |
| book | apuka |
| bottle; jug; flask | apotela |
| bounce; hop | esotetwi [French "sauter"] |
| box | atopanyaketa |
| box; container | atopa |
| boy | apepyu |
| brag; boast | epanyoxu ["talk big", originally "to shout"] |
| braggart; blowhard; windbag | atanyepanyoxu |
| bragging; boastful; pretentious | onyepanyoxu |
| break; fracture | ekase [French "casser"] |
| brick | atunyefa [made stone, artificial stone] |
| brief; short | onyentulomwa |
| bright; illuminated | onyalome |
| broken | onyekase |
| brother | atefopyu |
| brown | omilosu |
| bull | amukapyu |
| burro; donkey; ass; pack animal | axupinyeloso |
| but; except; however | ewo |
| button; key | apunta |
| buy; purchase | epexa |
| by an amount of; by | uxi |
| by and by; eventually | ewa e ewa |
| by; by an amount of | uxi |
| by God; Aha; Hah | aya [marks an exclamation.] |
| by means of; using; with | ula |
| cabinet; dresser; storage chest | akaxa |
| cable; rope; cord; hawser | afilomuswe |
| cache; stash | anyekaxe [a secret hiding place or the contents of a hiding place] |
| cafe; meal room; dining room; kitchen; restaurant | anyetenyalumi |
| calf | amukanyape |
| call forth; invoke; summon | enpoka [as in invoke a spirit, demon; cast a spell, etc.] |
| call; name | enyaxama [give a name to] |
| calm; unafraid; serene; tranquil | ofelemwa |
| can; able to | epo |
| Canada | ikanata |
| Canadian | onyikanata |
| canary | amalunyolo |
| candy; sweets | alali |
| cannot | epomwa |
| capture; catch; enslave; domesticate | elapela |
| car; coach | akoxo |
| care for; protect | efulute |
| Carl | ikalu |
| Carla | ikala |
| Carol | ikalola |
| carpenter | atanyakalu |
| carrot | antopinyosuta [orange-root] |
| carry on; last; endure; continue | entulo |
| carry; transport; take | eloso [but not take as in take away or accept] |
| cart; wagon | akoxotwi ["akoxo"+"ne" = lit. coach-small] |
| cartoon; comic | amanka [Japanese "manga", Korean "manhwa"] |
| cat | apusa |
| catch; capture; enslave; domesticate | elapela |
| catch up; overtake | exilo [to draw even with] |
| cause | eme |
| cause; motive; purpose | anyeme |
| to cause to receive; to give; to donate | enyeku |
| to cause to see oneself; to show oneself; to look (appear) | enyewesi |
| to be caused to sleep; to sleep | u enyomoka |
| causer | anso [one who causes, esp. in a compound] |
| cave | aluminyatelu [earth room] |
| cease | epiku [OBSOLETE see imatani] |
| cease; stop | ematamwa |
| to cease; to stop | ewematamwa |
| ceiling | anpalinyanki [sky-wall] |
| centimetre | asentimeta |
| ceremony, religious; ritual; rite | alitanti [Lat. litania] |
| a certain one; a; one that is particular but newly-mentioned | anla |
| chair | atenko |
| chalice; glass; tumbler | axalisu [Eng. chalice] |
| {change of state prefix} | epy |
| change; vary | exanxi [become or make different] |
| chart; map; plan | amape |
| cheap; inexpensive | onxemwa |
| cheer; entertain; please; amuse | enyofi [to make someone happy] |
| chick | apuletwi [baby chicken] |
| chick; baby bird | apennyamalu |
| chicken | apule [Fr. poulet, BrEn. pullet] |
| child | ape |
| child; offspring | anfi [not generic "child" but specifically "offspring"] |
| choice; decision | anyexusa [the thing choosen] |
| choose; pick; decide | exusa |
| Christ; Jesus | ixalisito |
| Christmas | amasinyixalisito |
| city; town | asiti |
| clairify; explain; explicate | enyokili |
| {clause division marker} | a |
| {clause end marker} | amwa |
| clear; understandable | okili |
| clergyman; priest | atanyatame |
| cliff | anpalinyatelu [earth wall] |
| clobber; smite; hit; strike; pound | efaposwe [deal a heavy blow to] |
| close; shut | enyokuluso |
| closed; shut; blocked; obscured | okuluso [Lat. occlusus] |
| closet; storage room | akaxanyalumi |
| cloud | anyenpusonyanki [cloud cover] |
| cloud (informal); cover; blanket | anyenpuso |
| clown; jester; fool; commedian; joker | atanyomusi |
| clown; joke; jest; frolic | enyomusi |
| coach; car | akoxo |
| coining (of words) | apitinyefa |
| cold | otemomwa |
| collective; set; group | ale |
| color | ankolo |
| come; arrive | enyulu [here; come near] |
| come from; go away from; depart; leave | enyufe [to go from a place] |
| comic; cartoon | amanka [Japanese "manga", Korean "manhwa"] |
| commedian; clown; jester; fool; joker | atanyomusi |
| commence; begin; start | emata |
| committee; team; task-force | akipe [French equipe] |
| community | alenyafenyalu |
| compel; force | enku |
| completely; totally; entirely | onyanfo |
| {compounding hyphen} | ny |
| comprised by; contained by | umu |
| comprising; consisting of; containing | unyumu |
| comprising; containing; consisting of | u umu |
| computer | akanputa [informal] |
| computer; data processing machine | amakinxanyatata |
| computer network; network, local; LAN | aletenyulu |
| conceal; hide | elomwa |
| concert, choral; opera | anyekanto [an occasion of singing] |
| concert hall; music room | amilotinyalumi |
| consequently; then; therefore | eye |
| consider; think; ponder | epenso |
| consisting of; containing; comprising | unyumu |
| constant; invariant; stable | onyexanximwa |
| contain; hold; include | enyumi |
| contained by; comprised by | umu |
| container; box | atopa |
| containing; comprising; consisting of | u umu |
| containing; consisting of; comprising | unyumu |
| containing; including | unku |
| contaminate; corrupt; degrade; pervert; defile | enyokemwa |
| continue; last; endure; carry on | entulo |
| continuous; ongoing | opi |
| continuously; in ongoing fashion | oyopi |
| control center; station; base; node | alelu |
| convince; persuade | enyetako |
| cook | ekuko |
| cool; neat | ofalexa [idiomatic exclamation of approval; Fr. fraīche, En. fresh] |
| {copula} | eyo |
| copy; duplicate | efunyomo |
| cord; rope; cable; hawser | afilomuswe |
| cord; string; twine | afilomu [Lat. filum] |
| core; heart (metaphoric); liver (metaphoric and literal) | afati |
| correct; good; of good quality | oke |
| correct; proper | opetu [Mal. betul] |
| correct; right | onyakale [of the path, 'on the right track'] |
| correct; true | otu |
| corrupt; contaminate; degrade; pervert; defile | enyokemwa |
| cosmos; universe | anyakunyale |
| cotton | akatami |
| cotton-ball | apalunyakatami |
| to count; to enumerate | ekonte |
| country; nation; land | anta |
| cover; blanket; cloud (informal) | anyenpuso |
| cover; obscure; blanket; eclipse | enpuso |
| cover with water; flood | enpusonyaka |
| cow | amuka |
| crazy; demented; insane | otemenso [Eng. demented] |
| create; make | efa [In compounds signifies artificial or man-made: atunyefa (made stone = brick)] |
| creation of; beginning of; source of | anyemata |
| Creator, The; God | inyatame [A particular named deity] |
| criticize; blame; implicate | enyenfe |
| cry out; shout; scream | epanyoxanto |
| to cry; to weep | enka |
| culture | alenyakanu |
| cure; heal; treat sickness | enyosante |
| curse; damn; wish evil upon; invoke misfortune | enpokanyonxo |
| custom | akanu [Samoan aganu'u] |
| cycle; oscillate; pulse; repeat regularly | enyasikilu |
| cycle; oscillation; pulse; repeating process | asikilu |
| cyclic; periodic; pusating; iscillating | onyasikilu |
| cyclone; tornado | akusanyelota |
| Dad; Papa; Daddy | ipo |
| daddy; dad; papa | api [informal, familiar] |
| Daddy; Papa; Dad | ipo |
| damn; curse; wish evil upon; invoke misfortune | enpokanyonxo |
| damp; watery; wet; moist | onyaka |
| dampen; moisten; wet | enyonyaka |
| dance | etanse [Ger. tanz] |
| dark; dim | onyalomemwa |
| darken; blacken | enyofe |
| data-file; file; archive | ankifo |
| data; information; document | atata |
| data processing machine; computer | amakinxanyatata |
| daughter | anfikya |
| David | itafitu |
| day | aki |
| dead | omokanyaxelo [sleeping in heaven] |
| dear; expensive | onxe |
| deceive; lie; mislead | epanyotumwa |
| December | amutese |
| decide; choose; pick | exusa |
| {decimal point} | npu |
| decision; choice | anyexusa [the thing choosen] |
| deck; floor | apafi |
| decompose; rot; spoil; wilt | ewenyonxo |
| decoration; ornament | akunyola |
| decrease; dimish | enyoli |
| deep | ofunte |
| deepen | enyofunte |
| defenseless; weak; silly; foolish | opusumwa |
| defenselessness; weakness; silliness; folly | anyopusumwa |
| defile; corrupt; contaminate; degrade; pervert | enyokemwa |
| degrade; corrupt; contaminate; pervert; defile | enyokemwa |
| degree Celsius | aselu |
| dehydrate; dry | enyonyakamwa [dry up; dry out] |
| deity; god; spirit | atame |
| delay; retard; tarry; postpone | efunyolamata |
| delivered from; from; issued from; yielded from | ufe |
| deluge; flood | anyenpusonyaka [water blanket] |
| demented; crazy; insane | otemenso [Eng. demented] |
| demur; understate | epanyonte |
| depart; come from; go away from; leave | enyufe [to go from a place] |
| deplete; exhaust; empty | enyomamwa |
| descending; down; along | ute [as in walk down the path] |
| desert | atelunyonakamwa [dry land] |
| design; invent | epensonyefa |
| desire; want | efulu |
| desire; wish | anyefulu |
| destiny; life path; fate | anyefinyakale |
| device; machine; mechanism; appliance | amakinxa |
| dialogue; discussion; talk | anyepa |
| dictator; tyrant | anpelato [Lat.imperator] |
| die | ewenyomatu |
| different | omomwa |
| difficult; effortful; hard | otule |
| digit; finger | atixi [Lat. digitus] |
| dim; dark | onyalomemwa |
| dimish; decrease | enyoli |
| dining room; meal room; kitchen; restaurant; cafe | anyetenyalumi |
| dinner; meal; feast; banquet | anyete [an occasion of eating] |
| disable | enyepomwa |
| disbelieve; distrust; doubt | epelimwa |
| discharge; emit; expel; exude; give forth | emito |
| disclose; reveal | enyelo [cause find] |
| discover; find | elo |
| discussion; dialogue; talk | anyepa |
| disease; sickness | anyosantemwa |
| disperse; spread; scatter | efusi |
| display; exhibit | anyekasati |
| display; show; exhibit | ekasati [Slavic root "kazat"] |
| distant; far away | unpamwa [far from] |
| distrust; disbelieve; doubt | epelimwa |
| divided by | uxe |
| do; make | efu |
| doctor | atanyamate |
| Doctor; Dr. | inyatanyamate [as title or name] |
| document; data; information | atata |
| doe; rabbit, female | alapitukya |
| dog | akansu |
| doll | axukinyata [lit. toy-person] |
| domesticate; catch; capture; enslave | elapela |
| donate; give | enyemi |
| to donate; to give; to cause to receive | enyeku |
| donkey; burro; ass; pack animal | axupinyeloso |
| doodad; gizmo; thingamajig; doohickey; whatsit | akunyaku [unidentified mechanical object or device] |
| doohickey; gizmo; doodad; thingamajig; whatsit | akunyaku [unidentified mechanical object or device] |
| door | alupi |
| doppelganger; twin; double | atanyoka |
| double; twin; doppelganger | atanyoka |
| doubt; distrust; disbelieve | epelimwa |
| {doubtful attitude marker} | oyu |
| down; descending; along | ute [as in walk down the path] |
| Dr.; Doctor | inyatanyamate [as title or name] |
| dress | atito [Italic vestito] |
| dresser; cabinet; storage chest | akaxa |
| drill; train; instruct | enyofo [impart skill] |
| drum | atinpa [Lat. timpanum] |
| dry | onyakamwa |
| dry; dehydrate | enyonyakamwa [dry up; dry out] |
| duck | amalunyaka [water-bird] |
| duplicate; copy | efunyomo |
| duration; time-span; time allotment | alenyatimo |
| during | upento |
| each one individually; every one | anxa |
| each other; one another | anxonyanpi |
| ear | apiku |
| earlier; (in the) past; already; before; {past tense marker} | oyose |
| earlier; in the past; preceding (in time or in sequence) | ose |
| earlier time; past | anyose |
| early; premature | olatemwa |
| earth; world | atelu |
| earthquake | atelunyonixako |
| east | atoli |
| eat | ete |
| eaten {passive participle} | owete |
| eating | onyete [in the state of eating; active participle] |
| eating {active participle} | ewete |
| eclipse | alomemwanyanki [sky shadow] |
| eclipse; cover; obscure; blanket | enpuso |
| effortful; hard; difficult | otule |
| effortfully; hard | oyotule |
| egg | afomo [Lat. ovum] |
| Eiffel | inyefele |
| eight | ay'ki |
| electricity | akalome [contraction of akanyalome = fluid of light] |
| Elizabeth | ilisapeta |
| embling; shaking; quivering | onyexakom |
| emit; expel; discharge; exude; give forth | emito |
| empty; deplete; exhaust | enyomamwa |
| enable | enyepo |
| encircling; around; surrounding | unsuka |
| endure; last; carry on; continue | entulo |
| enduring; long (in time) | onyentulo |
| enemy | amikomwa |
| energy | afikexa [Lat. efficacia] |
| England | inlinyanta |
| English | onyinli |
| English language | inli |
| enhance; improve; refine; enrich | enyoke [to make better] |
| enrich; improve; refine; enhance | enyoke [to make better] |
| enslave; catch; capture; domesticate | elapela |
| enter; go into | enyutunyumi ["inutu"+"umi" = lit. go-in] |
| entertain; please; cheer; amuse | enyofi [to make someone happy] |
| entertaining; happiness, the causing of | anyofinyeme [gerund] |
| entirely; completely; totally | onyanfo |
| entirety; all; total | anfo |
| entrance another; hypnotize | enyekesita |
| to enumerate; to count | ekonte |
| epoch; period; era; | asamana |
| equally; also; too; identically | oyoka |
| equally to; as much as | unyoka |
| equals | enyoka |
| equilibrium; balance | akonpensa [Lat. compensare] |
| era; period; epoch; | asamana |
| Erlkoenig | irlkemwa [Name of the king of the elves from German Erlkoenig] |
| error; mistake | apekatu [Lat. peccatum] |
| essence; reality; ultimate nature | axemata |
| esteem; respect; regards | asitimo [also as a closing salutation in a letter or note] |
| even until; still; yet | oyonyentulo |
| eventually | onsuswe |
| eventually; by and by | ewa e ewa |
| ever | oyopelana |
| every one; each one individually | anxa |
| everything | akunyale |
| evil; bad; immoral; unethical | onxo |
| exact; precise | otapato [Mal. tepat] |
| examine; inspect | esiswe |
| examiner; inspector | atanyesiswe |
| exceeding; beyond; farther than | unyolemeta |
| excellent; outstanding | okenyopunyopu |
| except; but; however | ewo |
| except for; besides; apart from; other than; excluding | unkumwa |
| excess; extra | anyoma |
| excessive; too much | oma |
| excluding; except for; besides; apart from; other than | unkumwa |
| (exclusive) or | emwa |
| exclusively; only; solely | onle |
| exemplar; prototype; archetype; model | anyolixa |
| exhaust; deplete; empty | enyomamwa |
| exhibit; display | anyekasati |
| exhibit; show; display | ekasati [Slavic root "kazat"] |
| exhibition hall; museum; gallery | aluminyekasati |
| exist | exesute |
| expand; increase; grow | enyoxu [to grow larger] |
| expel; emit; discharge; exude; give forth | emito |
| expensive; dear | onxe |
| explain; clairify; explicate | enyokili |
| explicate; explain; clairify | enyokili |
| exterior to; outside | umimwa [not inside] |
| extra; excess | anyoma |
| exude; emit; expel; discharge; give forth | emito |
| eye | ansiku |
| fail | esukimwa |
| fair; just | otili [even handed; Ar. adil] |
| fairy; angel; supernatural being | atatwinyaxelo |
| false; untrue | otumwa |
| falsehood; lie | anyotumwa |
| family | anfami |
| far | ulumwa |
| far away; distant | unpamwa [far from] |
| farm | afunta [Lat. fundus] |
| farther than; beyond; exceeding | unyolemeta |
| fate; life path; destiny | anyefinyakale |
| Father | inyamopyu [formal, as title or name] |
| fearful; terrified; afraid; frightened; scared | ofele |
| feast; meal; dinner; banquet | anyete [an occasion of eating] |
| February | amufepu |
| feed | enyete |
| female; feminine | onta |
| feminine; female | onta |
| {feminine suffix} | kya |
| few; little | afuli |
| fewer (things, stuff, people) | anyoli |
| fiber; thread; filament | afilomutwi [Eng. filament] |
| field | akanpa |
| {figurative phrase end marker} | uyamwa |
| {figurative phrase marker} | uya |
| filament; thread; fiber | afilomutwi [Eng. filament] |
| file; data-file; archive | ankifo |
| final; last | onyematamwa |
| find; discover | elo |
| find; recover | esopamwa [said of something lost] |
| finger | akinxakuta |
| finger; digit | atixi [Lat. digitus] |
| fire; flame | alaka [from the movie "Caveman": "haraka"] |
| fishnet; net; network; Internet | alete [Lat. rete. Also computer network] |
| five | ay'po |
| flame; fire | alaka [from the movie "Caveman": "haraka"] |
| flask; bottle; jug | apotela |
| flood; cover with water | enpusonyaka |
| flood; deluge | anyenpusonyaka [water blanket] |
| floor; deck | apafi |
| fly | efole |
| fog; vapor; mist | apelunyaka |
| following (in time or in sequence); later; (in) future | onsu |
| folly; weakness; silliness; defenselessness | anyopusumwa |
| food | akunyete [the stuff eaten] |
| fool; clown; jester; commedian; joker | atanyomusi |
| foolish; weak; silly; defenseless | opusumwa |
| foot | axamiku |
| for | unta [in exchange for] |
| for; benefit of, for; behalf of, on | uxo |
| for; purpose of; so that; to | uso [for the purpose of...] |
| forbid; prohibit; ban | enyesamwa |
| forbidden to, is; may not | esamwa |
| forbiddenly | onyesamwa [without permission] |
| force | anyenku [that which forces or impells] |
| force; compel | enku |
| {foreign name end marker} | iwomwa |
| {foreign name marker} | iwo |
| foreign word marker | owo [See sample sentences] |
| forest; woods | alenyapoli |
| foundation; basis | anyutaximwa |
| four | ay'fa |
| fracture; break | ekase [French "casser"] |
| frame; picture frame; window frame | apalaku |
| Frederick | ifeledeliku |
| free | opepasa [not enslaved Mal. "bebas"] |
| free; liberate | elapelamwa |
| free; set free; release | enyopepasa [delivery from bondage] |
| freedom | anyopepasa |
| frequency (of occurrence) | anyofeno |
| frequently; often | oyofeno |
| Friday | akipo |
| friend | amiko [Sp. amigo] |
| frighten; terrify; scare | enyofele |
| frightened; terrified; afraid; fearful; scared | ofele |
| frolic; joke; jest; clown | enyomusi |
| from | ufe |
| from; delivered from; issued from; yielded from | ufe |
| from now | upemwa |
| functional word (grammar) | apitinyakolo |
| Funicular | ifunikulala |
| funny; humourous | omusi |
| future | anyonsu |
| {future tense marker}; later; (in) future | oyonsu |
| gallery; museum; exhibition hall | aluminyekasati |
| garden | atete [Fijian teitei] |
| Gary | ikari |
| {general purpose preposition} | uka |
| gentle; gracious; kind | oxe |
| gentle; mild | onxamwa |
| gentleman; sir; mister | axupyu |
| {gerund marker} | awi |
| ghost; apparition; phantom; shade; spector; spook | alomenyomatu [light of the dead] |
| gift | akunyeku [the thing given] |
| gift giving occasion | anyeku |
| giggle, sound of; tee-hee!; titter, sound of | yikiki [comic sound effect word] |
| girl | apekya |
| give; donate | enyemi |
| give forth; emit; expel; discharge; exude | emito |
| to give; to donate; to cause to receive | enyeku |
| gizmo; doodad; thingamajig; doohickey; whatsit | akunyaku [unidentified mechanical object or device] |
| glass; chalice; tumbler | axalisu [Eng. chalice] |
| globe; ball; sphere | apalu |
| glue; adhesive; tar | akolo |
| {glyph class prefix} | aw' |
| go away from; come from; depart; leave | enyufe [to go from a place] |
| go back; return | eletunlo |
| go into; enter | enyutunyumi ["inutu"+"umi" = lit. go-in] |
| go to | enyutu |
| God; Creator, The | inyatame [A particular named deity] |
| god; deity; spirit | atame |
| God; Sky Parent | inyamonyanki [A particular named deity] |
| good; correct; of good quality | oke |
| of good quality; good; correct | oke |
| goods; possesion; belongings; property | akunyunxa |
| goose | anselu [Lat. anser] |
| gorilla; ape; monkey | axupinyata |
| gracious; gentle; kind | oxe |
| gradual | opikomwa |
| gram | akema |
| gravel; pebble | atutwi |
| gravity | anyenkunyatelu [earth force] |
| great; outstanding; wonderful; terrific | okeswe |
| green | osulo |
| greet | exi |
| grey | osifo [Bulgarian "sivo"] |
| group; collective; set | ale |
| grow; increase; expand | enyoxu [to grow larger] |
| gust; wind | akusa |
| guy-like; manly | onyatapyu |
| ha-ha!; laughter, sound of | yafafa [comic sound effect word] |
| Hah; Aha; by God | aya [marks an exclamation.] |
| hail | epulunyasisa |
| hail storm | anyepulunyasisa |
| halucination; illusion; mirage | aluxi |
| ham; pig; pork | akonxo [Fr. cochon] |
| hand | akinxaku |
| hand; palm | amanso |
| happier; merrier | omelinyopu |
| happiness; joy | anyofi |
| happiness, the causing of; entertaining | anyofinyeme [gerund] |
| happy; merry; joyful | omeli |
| hard; effortful; difficult | otule |
| hard; effortfully | oyotule |
| Harold | ifalotu |
| Harry | ifali |
| harsh; violent | onxa |
| hasten; rush; hurry | efunyoxepata |
| hat | alapu |
| have | emi |
| to have a meaning of; to mean | eminle |
| have not; lack; without, to be | emimwa |
| have; own; possess | enyunyunxa |
| having | onyemi [which has] |
| having; with | unyemi |
| hawser; rope; cord; cable | afilomuswe |
| he | axapyu [the specifically male form of axa. Seldom used.] |
| he; she; it; (this) animate thing | axa |
| head | anto |
| heal; cure; treat sickness | enyosante |
| healthy | osante |
| hear; listen to | etonse |
| heart (metaphoric); liver (metaphoric and literal); core | afati |
| heartbeat; pulse | asikilunyakolo |
| heat up; warm | enyotemo |
| heaven; Paradise; Nirvana; Valhalla | axelo |
| held by; possessed by; related to | ufo |
| hell | axelomwa [generic very bad place] |
| Hell; Inferno, The | infeswe [The Inferno of Dante] |
| help | elu |
| hen | apulekya |
| hesitate; pause; suspend action temporarily | eposo |
| hide; conceal | elomwa |
| hideous; ugly | olaswemwa |
| high | onyutemwa |
| hiker; walker; pedestrian | atanyexu |
| hill | amonta |
| hillock; mound | amontatwi |
| hit; clobber; smite; strike; pound | efaposwe [deal a heavy blow to] |
| hit; slap; strike | efapo |
| hold; contain; include | enyumi |
| holiday; holy day | akinyaxelo |
| to holler; to shout | epaswe |
| holy day; holiday | akinyaxelo |
| holy; sacred | onyatame |
| home; house | atesa |
| home page; web site | atesanyalante [Internet home page. Lit. Home on the web.] |
| honest, to be; truth, to tell | epanyotu |
| honoured one; sir/madam | axu |
| hook | ankusi [Lat. uncus] |
| hop; bounce | esotetwi [French "sauter"] |
| horse | akuta |
| hour | asi |
| house; home | atesa |
| how?; which method? | ameto anke |
| however; but; except | ewo |
| human; people; person (not implicitly adult) | afito [Jap. hito] |
| humourous; funny | omusi |
| hundred; hundreds (roughly) | ay'nxo |
| hundreds (roughly); hundred | ay'nxo |
| hundredth; hundredths (roughly) | ay'nxe |
| hundredths (roughly); hundredth | ay'nxe |
| hurl; throw; toss; pitch | enyefole [cause to fly] |
| hurricane; typhoon | akusaswe |
| hurry; rush; hasten | efunyoxepata |
| husband | aposipyu |
| hyphen | afiti |
| hypnotize; entrance another | enyekesita |
| I apologize; I'm sorry | enfe a |
| I'm sorry; I apologize | enfe a |
| I; me | ami |
| Ian | inyiyapyu |
| IBM Corp. | inyaw'ni'bay'may |
| ice | asisa |
| identical; same | oka |
| identically; equally; also; too | oyoka |
| if | iyu [See sample sentences] |
| ignite; light (as a candle or lamp | enyalome |
| ill; sick; unwell | osantemwa |
| illuminated; bright | onyalome |
| illumination; light | alome [Fr. allume] |
| illusion; mirage; halucination | aluxi |
| Iloku; poetry of a form specific to Ilomi | iloku |
| Ilokune | ilokutwi [lesser iloku. A form of poetry having 3 lines of 9, 11, and 9 syllables.] |
| Ilokuno | ilokuswe [greater iloku. A form of poetry having 5 lines of 9, 9, 11, 11, and 9 syllables.] |
| Ilomi | ilomi [our speech. The name of this language] |
| imitate; mimic | emitate |
| immoral; evil; bad; unethical | onxo |
| {imperative marker}; {vocative marker} | o |
| implicate; blame; criticize | enyenfe |
| to imply | epanyosemi |
| impossible | onyepomwa |
| improve; refine; enrich; enhance | enyoke [to make better] |
| in back of; behind | uxaka |
| in front of; before | uxakamwa [before in position, not in time] |
| (in) future; later; following (in time or in sequence) | onsu |
| (in) future; later; {future tense marker} | oyonsu |
| in ongoing fashion; continuously | oyopi |
| in place of; instead of; rather than | unyalu |
| (in the) past; earlier; already; before; {past tense marker} | oyose |
| in the past; earlier; preceding (in time or in sequence) | ose |
| inadequate; insufficient | omamwa |
| include; contain; hold | enyumi |
| including; containing | unku |
| (inclusive) or | efyo |
| incorrect; bad; of poor quality | okemwa |
| increase; expand; grow | enyoxu [to grow larger] |
| indeed; yes | awa |
| individual | alemwa |
| inexpensive; cheap | onxemwa |
| infant; newborn | apetwitwi |
| Inferno, The; Hell | infeswe [The Inferno of Dante] |
| information; data; document | atata |
| inhabit; occupy | ekepu [a place or location] |
| insane; crazy; demented | otemenso [Eng. demented] |
| inscribe; write; scribe | exisu |
| inside location; room; interior of a hut or building | alumi [alu-umi] |
| inside; within | umi |
| inspect; examine | esiswe |
| inspector; examiner | atanyesiswe |
| instant; moment | atiku |
| instead of; in place of; rather than | unyalu |
| instruct; teach | enyemu |
| instruct; train; drill | enyofo [impart skill] |
| insufficiency; lack; shortfall | anyomamwa |
| insufficient; inadequate | omamwa |
| intend | entente |
| interior of a hut or building; room; inside location | alumi [alu-umi] |
| intermittent; irregular; sporadic | ototomwa |
| Internet (informal); web; spider web | alante [Lat. araneum] |
| Internet; net; fishnet; network | alete [Lat. rete. Also computer network] |
| Internet; www | alantenyatelu [See alante] |
| interval; time-interval | ametanyatimo |
| into | utumi |
| {intransitive verb conversion prefix} | eweny |
| introduce; present | enyelintu [as in making social introductions] |
| invariant; constant; stable | onyexanximwa |
| invent; design | epensonyefa |
| invoke blessing; bless; wish good upon | enpokanyoke |
| invoke misfortune; curse; damn; wish evil upon | enpokanyonxo |
| invoke; summon; call forth | enpoka [as in invoke a spirit, demon; cast a spell, etc.] |
| irregular; sporadic; intermittent | ototomwa |
| iscillating; cyclic; periodic; pusating | onyasikilu |
| island | atuka |
| isn't; {negative copula} | eyomwa |
| issued from; from; delivered from; yielded from | ufe |
| it | anma [pronoun for animate but not human; animal, demon, robot, etc. See also antisa; aso] |
| it {abstract non-noun pronoun} | antisa |
| it; he; she; (this) animate thing | axa |
| it; they {inanimate} | aso |
| January | amuxalu |
| jest; joke; frolic; clown | enyomusi |
| jester; clown; fool; commedian; joker | atanyomusi |
| Jesus; Christ | ixalisito |
| job; work; labor | anyekoto |
| John | ixopyu |
| joke; jest; frolic; clown | enyomusi |
| joker; clown; jester; fool; commedian | atanyomusi |
| jolt; stroke; blow | anyefaposwe [blow of force] |
| journey; travel; voyage | enyutuswe [to travel far] |
| joy; happiness | anyofi |
| joyful; merry; happy | omeli |
| jug; bottle; flask | apotela |
| July | amuxuli |
| June | ixukya |
| just enough; neither excessive nor insufficient | omafyo |
| just; fair | otili [even handed; Ar. adil] |
| just; merely | awatwi |
| kablam!; blow, sound of | wakapalama [comic sound effect word] |
| Keith | ikifu |
| kettle; pot | apata |
| key | akunxi |
| key; button | apunta |
| keyboard; keypad | alenyapunta [as on computer or calculator] |
| keypad; keyboard | alenyapunta [as on computer or calculator] |
| kill; murder | enyomatu |
| kilogram | akilokema |
| kilogram; kilometre | akilo [colloquial] |
| kilometre | akilometa |
| kilometre; kilogram | akilo [colloquial] |
| kind; gentle; gracious | oxe |
| king | alaxupyu |
| kitchen; meal room; dining room; restaurant; cafe | anyetenyalumi |
| know (about) | eke |
| know; acquainted with | elintu [Tamil arindu] |
| labor; work; job | anyekoto |
| to labour; to work | ekoto |
| lack; insufficiency; shortfall | anyomamwa |
| lack; without, to be; have not | emimwa |
| lacking; without; with no ... | unyemimwa |
| lady; ma'am; miss; missus; mizz | axukya |
| lagoon; bay | alekinyunpa [lake alongside] |
| lake; pond; body of fresh water | aleki |
| lamp | aluxa |
| LAN; network, local; computer network | aletenyulu |
| land; country; nation | anta |
| language | alosa |
| Larry | ileli |
| last; endure; carry on; continue | entulo |
| last; final | onyematamwa |
| late; tardy | olate |
| later; (in) future; following (in time or in sequence) | onsu |
| later; (in) future; {future tense marker} | oyonsu |
| later than; after | unyonsu [in the future of] |
| laughter, sound of; ha-ha! | yafafa [comic sound effect word] |
| Lawrence | ilolensu |
| learn | emu |
| to be learned by | u emu |
| learner | afenyemu |
| leave; come from; go away from; depart | enyufe [to go from a place] |
| leg | axami |
| lenghthen | enyolanke |
| less | onyoli [OBSOLETE See oli] |
| less than | unyoli |
| lesson; subject | akunyemu |
| lever; switch; light switch | afekatu [Lat. vectis] |
| lexical word (grammar) | apitinyatelu |
| lexicon; vocabulary; word treasury | alenyapiti |
| liberate; free | elapelamwa |
| library | alenyapuka |
| lie; deceive; mislead | epanyotumwa |
| lie; falsehood | anyotumwa |
| life path; destiny; fate | anyefinyakale |
| light (as a candle or lamp; ignite | enyalome |
| light; illumination | alome [Fr. allume] |
| light switch; lever; switch | afekatu [Lat. vectis] |
| lightning | alomenyanki [sky fire; sky light] |
| like; love | emolu |
| listen to; hear | etonse |
| liter; litre | alita |
| {literal quote begin} | uyu |
| litre; liter | alita |
| little; few | afuli |
| little; small | oxumwa |
| littler; smaller | ontenyopu |
| live | efi |
| liver (metaphoric and literal); heart (metaphoric); core | afati |
| local one; non-visitor; native | afenyalu |
| locale; place | alu |
| locomotive; train | afale |
| long | olanke [in size, not duration] |
| long (in time); enduring | onyentulo |
| to look (appear); to cause to see oneself; to show oneself | enyewesi |
| look; appearance | anyewesi |
| to look at; to see; to watch | esi |
| lord; master | atominto [Lat. dominus] |
| lose; misplace | esopa |
| lots of; plenty; many | opelenti [a great many; more than enough] |
| loud | oxanto |
| loud; noisy | oxunyasonto |
| love; like | emolu |
| low | onyute |
| ma'am; lady; miss; missus; mizz | amisikya |
| ma'am; miss; missus; mizz; lady | axukya |
| machine; mechanism; appliance; device | amakinxa |
| madam; honoured one; sir | amisi |
| magic; sorcery | axuma |
| magician; shaman, medicine man; wizard; sorcerer | atanyaxuma |
| magnet | anyelonyatika [north-finder] |
| to make bad; to ruin; to adulterate; to undermine | enyofomwa |
| make; create | efa [In compounds signifies artificial or man-made: atunyefa (made stone = brick)] |
| make; do | efu |
| maladroit; bad; poor; unskilled | ofomwa |
| maladroitly; badly; poorly | oyofomwa |
| Malcolm | imalakomu |
| Mama; Mommy; Mom | ima |
| man | atapyu |
| manly; guy-like | onyatapyu |
| manner; method; mode; way | ameto |
| many; much | ame |
| many; plenty; lots of | opelenti [a great many; more than enough] |
| map; chart; plan | amape |
| March | amumala |
| market; marketplace; bizaar; store; shop | alunyepexa |
| marketplace; market; bizaar; store; shop | alunyepexa |
| marriage | anyenyaposi |
| married (in passive); marry | enyaposi ["u inaposi" = 'married'] |
| marry; married (in passive) | enyaposi ["u inaposi" = 'married'] |
| marsh; swamp; wetlands | atelunyaka [water land] |
| Mary | imeli |
| {masculine suffix} | pyu |
| mass | amasi [religious service] |
| master; lord | atominto [Lat. dominus] |
| Matterhorn | imatelefoloswe |
| May | amume |
| may not; forbidden to, is | esamwa |
| may; permission to, has; permitted to, is; allowed to, is | esa |
| me; I | ami |
| meal; dinner; feast; banquet | anyete [an occasion of eating] |
| meal room; dining room; kitchen; restaurant; cafe | anyetenyalumi |
| to mean; to have a meaning of | eminle |
| mechanism; machine; appliance; device | amakinxa |
| medicine | amate |
| meditate; trance, in a state of | ewekesita [Lat. ecstasia. Be in a trance state] |
| meditation, religious; vision | esinyaxelo [religious vision] |
| member (of group or organization) | axonta [Eng. joined] |
| merely; just | awatwi |
| merrier; happier | omelinyopu |
| merry; happy; joyful | omeli |
| meter; metre | ameta |
| method; mode; manner; way | ameto |
| metre; meter | ameta |
| Metro | imetelo |
| mild; gentle | onxamwa |
| million; millions (roughly) | ay'nmo |
| millions (roughly); million | ay'nmo |
| millionth; millionths (roughly) | ay'nme |
| millionths (roughly); millionth | ay'nme |
| mimic; imitate | emitate |
| minus | unsi |
| minus; negative | olilo |
| minute | amintu |
| miracle | anyekotonyaxelo [Lt. work of heaven] |
| mirage; illusion; halucination | aluxi |
| mirror | anxonyesi |
| misery; unhappiness; sadness; suffering | anyofimwa |
| mislead; lie; deceive | epanyotumwa |
| misplace; lose | esopa |
| miss; lady; ma'am; missus; mizz | amisikya |
| miss; ma'am; missus; mizz; lady | axukya |
| missus; lady; ma'am; miss; mizz | amisikya |
| missus; ma'am; miss; mizz; lady | axukya |
| mist; vapor; fog | apelunyaka |
| mistake; error | apekatu [Lat. peccatum] |
| mister; gentleman; sir | amisipyu |
| mister; sir; gentleman | axupyu |
| misunderstand; understand not | ekilamwa [do not understand] |
| mizz; lady; ma'am; miss; missus | amisikya |
| mizz; ma'am; miss; missus; lady | axukya |
| mode; method; manner; way | ameto |
| model; prototype; exemplar; archetype | anyolixa |
| modest; self-deprecating | onyepanyonte |
| modifier | apitinyola |
| {modifier conversion prefix} | ony |
| moist; watery; wet; damp | onyaka |
| moisten; dampen; wet | enyonyaka |
| molecule | alenyatoma [collection of atoms] |
| Mom; Mama; Mommy | ima |
| moment; instant | atiku |
| Mommy; Mama; Mom | ima |
| monarch; ruler | alaxu |
| Monday | akime |
| monkey; ape; gorilla | axupinyata |
| month | amu |
| moon | anlu |
| moral; proper | okalaka [Ar. akhlak] |
| more | opu |
| more than | unyopu |
| more (things, stuff, people) | anyopu |
| moreover; additionally | oyopu |
| mortar | akolonyatu [stone glue] |
| most (adj.) | opuswe |
| most (adv.) | oyopuswe |
| Mother | inyamokya [formal, as title or name] |
| mother earth; nature | atelukya |
| motive; cause; purpose | anyeme |
| mound; hillock | amontatwi |
| mountain | amontaswe |
| mouth | anteta |
| much; many | ame |
| murder; kill | enyomatu |
| museum; gallery; exhibition hall | aluminyekasati |
| music | amiloti |
| music room; concert hall | amilotinyalumi |
| mystical vision; revelation | apitinyaxelo [word of heaven] |
| Nachiketa; Nakhiketas | inyaxiketa [Character from the Upanishads; Katha Unpanishad (Kathopanishad) son of Uddalaka] |
| nada; zilch; nothing; no big deal | ay'lo'lo [colloquial, lit. 'zero-zero'] |
| Nakhiketas; Nachiketa | inyaxiketa [Character from the Upanishads; Katha Unpanishad (Kathopanishad) son of Uddalaka] |
| name | exama [OBSOLETE See inaxama] |
| name; call | enyaxama [give a name to] |
| {name class marker} | e |
| {name conversion prefix} | iny |
| nation; country; land | anta |
| native; non-visitor; local one | afenyalu |
| nature; mother earth | atelukya |
| near | ulu |
| near; at; alongside; with; next to | unpa [at, or in the company of] |
| nearly; partial; semi-; almost | osemi |
| nearness | anyulu |
| neat; cool | ofalexa [idiomatic exclamation of approval; Fr. fraīche, En. fresh] |
| need | efo |
| negation | iye |
| {negative copula}; isn't | eyomwa |
| negative; minus | olilo |
| neighbour | afenyulu |
| neither excessive nor insufficient; just enough | omafyo |
| neither tall nor short; of average height | otilefyo |
| net; fishnet; network; Internet | alete [Lat. rete. Also computer network] |
| network, local; LAN; computer network | aletenyulu |
| network; net; fishnet; Internet | alete [Lat. rete. Also computer network] |
| {neutrality / averageness suffix} | kwe |
| never | oyopelanamwa |
| new | ofu [Samoan fou; Port. novo] |
| newborn; infant | apetwitwi |
| next one | apoxi |
| next to; at; near; alongside; with | unpa [at, or in the company of] |
| Nicholas | inyekolasu |
| night | alami |
| nine | ay'ta |
| Nirvana; heaven; Paradise; Valhalla | axelo |
| no big deal; zilch; nada; nothing | ay'lo'lo [colloquial, lit. 'zero-zero'] |
| no one | anpu |
| no particular one; a; any one | anli |
| node; station; base; control center | alelu |
| noisy; loud | oxunyasonto |
| non-visitor; local one; native | afenyalu |
| none; zero | ay'lo |
| north; arctic | atika |
| nose | apoki |
| "not this one"; that one | alokwi |
| not upon; off of | utamwa |
| nothing; zilch; nada; no big deal | ay'lo'lo [colloquial, lit. 'zero-zero'] |
| noun | apitinyaku |
| {noun conversion prefix} | any |
| November | amufeme |
| now | oto |
| now; right now | oyoto |
| number | anka |
| {number class prefix} | ay' |
| oblige | exo |
| to be obliged; ought | u exo |
| obscure; cover; blanket; eclipse | enpuso |
| obscured; closed; shut; blocked | okuluso [Lat. occlusus] |
| occupy; inhabit | ekepu [a place or location] |
| an occurrence of rain; raining | anyewepulu |
| occurrence; time | afese [Port. vez] |
| ocean; sea | alekiswe |
| October | amukopa |
| odor; smell; aroma | anloma |
| odour; smell | apake |
| off of; not upon | utamwa |
| offspring; child | anfi [not generic "child" but specifically "offspring"] |
| often; frequently | oyofeno |
| old | ofexo |
| old (of long standing) | ofumwa |
| oldness; age | anyofexo |
| on; atop; on top of; upon | uta |
| on; on top of; atop | uta |
| on top of; atop; on; upon | uta |
| on top of; on; atop | uta |
| "once upon a time"; past, distant | oseswe |
| one; abstract thing; unknown thing | afe |
| one another; each other | anxonyanpi |
| one-half | ay'nlu |
| one-hundred | ay'me'lo'lo |
| one-quarter | ay'nka |
| one that is neither here nor there; the other animate thing; the third-mentioned one; that one over yonder | axakwo |
| one that is particular but newly-mentioned; a; a certain one | anla |
| one-up; out-do; show up | efunyuta [lit. 'do + on top'] |
| ongoing; continuous | opi |
| onion | antopinyenka [tear-root] |
| only one | asolo |
| only; solely; exclusively | onle |
| open | eliti [Tahitian 'iriti] |
| open; unblocked | onyeliti |
| opera; concert, choral | anyekanto [an occasion of singing] |
| opera house | anyekantonyalumi |
| opposite; across; across from | ulansu [as on the opposite side of of the street] |
| opposite side | anyulansu |
| {opposite suffix} | mwa |
| or | efyo [inclusive or, this or that or both] |
| orange | osuta |
| order; sequence | atulu |
| original | olixa [non-imitative] |
| orm | ametelonyonxon [bad weather] |
| ornament; decoration | akunyola |
| Orson | inyosopyu |
| oscillate; cycle; pulse; repeat regularly | enyasikilu |
| oscillation; cycle; pulse; repeating process | asikilu |
| other | axakwe [one that is neither here nor there; the other animate thing; the third-mentioned one; that one over yonder] |
| the other animate thing; the third-mentioned one; that one over yonder; one that is neither here nor there | axakwo |
| other one; another one | anpi |
| other than; except for; besides; apart from; excluding | unkumwa |
| other thing | afekwi [As opposed to afe = this thing] |
| ought; to be obliged | u exo |
| out-do; one-up; show up | efunyuta [lit. 'do + on top'] |
| outside; exterior to | umimwa [not inside] |
| outside of; beyond; transcendent; beyond measure; absolute; ultimate | olemeta |
| outstanding; excellent | okenyopunyopu |
| outstanding; wonderful; great; terrific | okeswe |
| over; above | utaxi |
| overtake; catch up | exilo [to draw even with] |
| own; possess; have | enyunyunxa |
| owned by; belong to | enyunxa |
| owned by; belonging to | unxa |
| owning | unyunxa |
| pack animal; donkey; burro; ass | axupinyeloso |
| painting; picture | akunyesi |
| palm; hand | amanso |
| Paolo | ipalo |
| papa; dad; daddy | api [informal, familiar] |
| Papa; Daddy; Dad | ipo |
| paper | apapila |
| Paradise; heaven; Nirvana; Valhalla | axelo |
| parent | amo |
| partial; semi-; almost; nearly | osemi |
| {passive participle marker} | owi |
| past, distant; "once upon a time" | oseswe |
| past; earlier time | anyose |
| {past tense marker}; earlier; (in the) past; already; before | oyose |
| path; road; street; way; route | akale |
| pause; hesitate; suspend action temporarily | eposo |
| peace | apaxu [Lat. pax] |
| pebble; gravel | atutwi |
| peddle; sell | enyepexa |
| pedestrian; hiker; walker | atanyexu |
| pen; quill; writing instrument | apensu |
| pencil | apensilu |
| peninsula | atukanyosemi |
| people | alenyata [The people, collectively] |
| people; human; person (not implicitly adult) | afito [Jap. hito] |
| perfume | akanyapute |
| period; era; epoch; | asamana |
| periodic; cyclic; pusating; iscillating | onyasikilu |
| periodic; regular | ototo |
| permanent; perpetual | onyexanximwaswe |
| permissibly; allowably | onyesa |
| permission to, has; may; permitted to, is; allowed to, is | esa |
| permit to; allow | enyesa |
| permitted to, is; may; permission to, has; allowed to, is | esa |
| perpetual; permanent | onyexanximwaswe |
| person (implicitly adult) | ata |
| person (not implicitly adult); human; people | afito [Jap. hito] |
| persuade; convince | enyetako |
| pertaining to; about | uxefe [on the topic of] |
| pervert; corrupt; contaminate; degrade; defile | enyokemwa |
| phantom; ghost; apparition; shade; spector; spook | alomenyomatu [light of the dead] |
| pick; choose; decide | exusa |
| picture frame; frame; window frame | apalaku |
| picture; painting | akunyesi |
| pig; ham; pork | akonxo [Fr. cochon] |
| pip; seed | apipi |
| pitch; throw; toss; hurl | enyefole [cause to fly] |
| place; locale | alu |
| place; put | epu |
| plain | akanpaswe |
| plan; chart; map | amape |
| plan (of action); scheme | akimi |
| plan; scheme | efunyakimi |
| planet | atelunyanki [sky world] |
| play | enyamiloti [as on a musical instrument] |
| play with | exuka [as with a toy or game. Not applied to music or other performance arts.] |
| plaything; toy | axuki |
| please; entertain; cheer; amuse | enyofi [to make someone happy] |
| please; thank you; you're welcome | oxe a |
| plenty; lots of; many | opelenti [a great many; more than enough] |
| plot of land; yard | akanpatwi |
| plus | upu |
| plus; positive | opulo |
| Poe, Edgar Allen | idagaru ilanu ipo |
| poetry of a form specific to Ilomi; Iloku | iloku |
| point out; show | enyesi |
| polarity | apolalu [electric, magnetic, etc.] |
| pond; lake; body of fresh water | aleki |
| ponder; think; consider | epenso |
| poor; bad; unskilled; maladroit | ofomwa |
| of poor quality; bad; incorrect | okemwa |
| poorly; badly; maladroitly | oyofomwa |
| pork; pig; ham | akonxo [Fr. cochon] |
| positive; plus | opulo |
| possesion; belongings; goods; property | akunyunxa |
| possess; own; have | enyunyunxa |
| possessed by; held by; related to | ufo |
| possible | onyepo |
| {possible attitude marker} | iwa |
| postpone; delay; retard; tarry | efunyolamata |
| pot; kettle | apata |
| potato | antopinyapata [pot-root] |
| pound; clobber; smite; hit; strike | efaposwe [deal a heavy blow to] |
| pow!; biff!; punch, sound of | wapifi [comic sound effect word] |
| power | akunyekoto [e.g. watts, footpounds] |
| pray | epanyaxelo [talk to heaven. To pray TO a being] |
| pray; beg | esupilo [Lat. suplico. To pray FOR a thing] |
| preceding (in time or in sequence); earlier; in the past | ose |
| preceding; prior; previous | apoximwa |
| precise; exact | otapato [Mal. tepat] |
| premature; early | olatemwa |
| preposition | apitinyulu |
| present; introduce | enyelintu [as in making social introductions] |
| present time | anyoto |
| president | amakusi [lat. magister] |
| pretentious; boastful; bragging | onyepanyoxu |
| pretty; beautiful | ola |
| previous one; the; this | alo [the one previously mentioned] |
| previous; prior; preceding | apoximwa |
| priest; clergyman | atanyatame |
| prime minister | apinkepu [Lat. princeps] |
| prior; preceding; previous | apoximwa |
| prohibit; forbid; ban | enyesamwa |
| prompt; timely | olatefyo |
| proofread | esinyapekatu [check for errors] |
| proper; correct | opetu [Mal. betul] |
| proper; moral | okalaka [Ar. akhlak] |
| property; possesion; belongings; goods | akunyunxa |
| protect; care for | efulute |
| prototype; exemplar; archetype; model | anyolixa |
| pulse; cycle; oscillate; repeat regularly | enyasikilu |
| pulse; cycle; oscillation; repeating process | asikilu |
| pulse; heartbeat | asikilunyakolo |
| punch, sound of; pow!; biff! | wapifi [comic sound effect word] |
| pupil; student | atanyemu |
| purchase; buy | epexa |
| purple | opula [Latin purpura] |
| purpose; cause; motive | anyeme |
| purpose of; so that; to; for | uso [for the purpose of...] |
| purpose; reason | anyuso |
| pusating; cyclic; periodic; iscillating | onyasikilu |
| put; place | epu |
| quantity; amount | akonto [Span. conto. Use akonto anke for how much, how many] |
| queen | alaxukya |
| Quentin | ikuwentino |
| query; ask; question | enyasapo |
| query; question | asapo |
| question; ask; query | enyasapo |
| {question marker} | uwe |
| question; query | asapo |
| quickly; rapidly; swiftly | onyoxepata |
| quiet, be; silent, be | etase |
| quiet; shut up; silent | epamwa [to be silent; to not talk] |
| quill; pen; writing instrument | apensu |
| quiver; shake; tremble | exako |
| quivering; embling; shaking | onyexakom |
| quotation end | uyumwa |
| rabbit | alapitu |
| rabbit, female; doe | alapitukya |
| radiate light; shine light upon | enyonyalome [give off light] |
| railroad station; train station | alelunyafale |
| to rain | ewepulu |
| rainbow | ankolonyanki [sky colors] |
| raining; an occurrence of rain | anyewepulu |
| Rajakumar | ilaxakumalu |
| rapidly; quickly; swiftly | onyoxepata |
| rarely; seldom | oyolale |
| rather than; instead of; in place of | unyalu |
| reach; stretch toward | elimo |
| reaching | onyelimo [which reaches to] |
| read | elexe |
| reality; essence; ultimate nature | axemata |
| reason; purpose | anyuso |
| rebirth; renewal; regeneration; ressurection | axanxu [the phoenix rising from the ashes] |
| receive; take | eku |
| recently | oyosenyulu |
| recover; find | esopamwa [said of something lost] |
| red | omi |
| refine; improve; enrich; enhance | enyoke [to make better] |
| {reflexive/intransitive conversion prefix} | iw |
| regarding; to; toward; with respect to | ulali [in connection with] |
| regards; esteem; respect | asitimo [also as a closing salutation in a letter or note] |
| regeneration; rebirth; renewal; ressurection | axanxu [the phoenix rising from the ashes] |
| regret; blame, to accept | enfe |
| regular; periodic | ototo |
| related to; possessed by; held by | ufo |
| release; free; set free | enyopepasa [delivery from bondage] |
| religion | anyekenyatame [knowledge of God] |
| renewal; rebirth; regeneration; ressurection | axanxu [the phoenix rising from the ashes] |
| repeat | efunyonka |
| repeat regularly; cycle; oscillate; pulse | enyasikilu |
| repeating process; cycle; oscillation; pulse | asikilu |
| reply; answer; respond | enyaxunka |
| reply; answer; response | axunka |
| request; ask; beg | emante [French demander] |
| respect; esteem; regards | asitimo [also as a closing salutation in a letter or note] |
| respond; answer; reply | enyaxunka |
| response; answer; reply | axunka |
| ressurection; rebirth; renewal; regeneration | axanxu [the phoenix rising from the ashes] |
| restaurant; meal room; dining room; kitchen; cafe | anyetenyalumi |
| retard; delay; tarry; postpone | efunyolamata |
| return; go back | eletunlo |
| reveal; disclose | enyelo [cause find] |
| revelation; mystical vision | apitinyaxelo [word of heaven] |
| revelation, to have | etonsenyaxelo [to experience a mystical revelation] |
| revolve; spin; rotate | elota |
| rhythm | alitima |
| ride | anyeloso |
| right; correct | onyakale [of the path, 'on the right track'] |
| right now; now | oyoto |
| rite; ritual; ceremony, religious | alitanti [Lat. litania] |
| ritual; rite; ceremony, religious | alitanti [Lat. litania] |
| river; running water | akanyelele |
| riverbank; shore; beach | afenlu |
| road; street; path; way; route | akale |
| Robert | ilopetu |
| rock; stone | atu |
| room; interior of a hut or building; inside location | alumi [alu-umi] |
| rooster | apulepyu |
| root; tuber, edible | antopi |
| rope; cord; cable; hawser | afilomuswe |
| rot; spoil; decompose; wilt | ewenyonxo |
| rotate; spin; revolve | elota |
| route; road; street; path; way | akale |
| to ruin; to make bad; to adulterate; to undermine | enyofomwa |
| ruler; monarch | alaxu |
| run | elele |
| running water; river | akanyelele |
| rush; hurry; hasten | efunyoxepata |
| sacred; holy | onyatame |
| sad; unhappy | ofimwa |
| sadness; unhappiness; misery; suffering | anyofimwa |
| saga; story; tale | axike |
| salt | asala [alkali + acid] |
| same; identical | oka |
| Saturday | akixeki |
| say; tell about; speak about; talk about | epa |
| scare; terrify; frighten | enyofele |
| scared; terrified; afraid; fearful; frightened | ofele |
| scatter; disperse; spread | efusi |
| scheme; plan | efunyakimi |
| scheme; plan (of action) | akimi |
| scream; shout; cry out | epanyoxanto |
| scribe; write; inscribe | exisu |
| sea; ocean | alekiswe |
| season (of year) | asimu [Malay "musim"] |
| seated; sitting | onyatenko [in a sitting position] |
| the second-mentioned one; that animate thing; that one there | axakwi |
| {secondary proximity suffix} | kwi |
| to see oneself | ewesi |
| to see; to look at; to watch | esi |
| seed; pip | apipi |
| seldom; rarely | oyolale |
| self | anxo |
| self-deprecating; modest | onyepanyonte |
| sell; peddle | enyepexa |
| semi-; partial; almost; nearly | osemi |
| send; transmit | emise |
| sense | asentile [i.e. smell, taste, hearing, etc.] |
| sensitive; touchy | onyasentile |
| {sentence division marker} | i |
| separately; apart | onxuntamwa |
| September | amusepa |
| sequence; order | atulu |
| serene; unafraid; calm; tranquil | ofelemwa |
| series | alenyatulu |
| set; collective; group | ale |
| set free; free; release | enyopepasa [delivery from bondage] |
| seven | ay'su |
| shade; ghost; apparition; phantom; spector; spook | alomenyomatu [light of the dead] |
| shade; shadow | alomemwa |
| shadow; shade | alomemwa |
| shake; quiver; tremble | exako |
| shaking; embling; quivering | onyexakom |
| shaman, medicine man; magician; wizard; sorcerer | atanyaxuma |
| she | axakya [the specifically female form of axa. Seldom used.] |
| she; he; it; (this) animate thing | axa |
| shelf | anpesa |
| Shinar | ixinara [Biblical place name] |
| shine light upon; radiate light | enyonyalome [give off light] |
| ship; yacht; boat | alinteswe [large vessel] |
| shop; market; marketplace; bizaar; store | alunyepexa |
| shore; beach; riverbank | afenlu |
| short; brief | onyentulomwa |
| shortfall; insufficiency; lack | anyomamwa |
| shout; scream; cry out | epanyoxanto |
| to shout; to holler | epaswe |
| show; exhibit; display | ekasati [Slavic root "kazat"] |
| to show oneself; to cause to see oneself; to look (appear) | enyewesi |
| show; point out | enyesi |
| show up; out-do; one-up | efunyuta [lit. 'do + on top'] |
| shrink | enyonte |
| shucks | ay'lotwi [humble utterance; lit. 'little zero'] |
| shut; close | enyokuluso |
| shut; closed; blocked; obscured | okuluso [Lat. occlusus] |
| shut up; silent; quiet | epamwa [to be silent; to not talk] |
| sibling | atefo [Greek "adelfos" = 'brother'] |
| sick; ill; unwell | osantemwa |
| sicken | enyosantemwa [make unwell] |
| sickness; disease | anyosantemwa |
| sight (a seen thing) | anyesi |
| silence | enyetase [to cause something to be silent] |
| silent | otasito |
| silent, be; quiet, be | etase |
| silent; shut up; quiet | epamwa [to be silent; to not talk] |
| silliness; weakness; defenselessness; folly | anyopusumwa |
| silly; weak; defenseless; foolish | opusumwa |
| similar | omo |
| similar to | unyomo |
| sing | ekanto |
| sir; gentleman; mister | amisipyu |
| sir; honoured one; madam | amisi |
| sir/madam; honoured one | axu |
| sir; mister; gentleman | axupyu |
| Sirhan | isilifapyu |
| sister | atefokya |
| sit | enyatenko |
| sitting; seated | onyatenko [in a sitting position] |
| six | ay'xe |
| skiff; boat | alinte [Lat. linter] |
| skilled; adept | ofo |
| sky | anki |
| Sky Parent; God | inyamonyanki [A particular named deity] |
| slap; hit; strike | efapo |
| slap, sound of; smack! | wapa [comic sound effect word, idiomatically "doh!" "How stupid of me!", etc.] |
| slave | alopota [czech robota - servitude] |
| to sleep | ewenyomoka |
| to sleep; to be caused to sleep | u enyomoka |
| sleep, to cause to sleep | enyomoka [put to sleep] |
| slightly | ayomwa |
| slowly | onyolamata |
| smack!; slap, sound of | wapa [comic sound effect word, idiomatically "doh!" "How stupid of me!", etc.] |
| small; little | oxumwa |
| smaller; littler | ontenyopu |
| {smallness / slightness suffix} | twi |
| smell; odor; aroma | anloma |
| smell; odour | apake |
| smite; clobber; hit; strike; pound | efaposwe [deal a heavy blow to] |
| snow | epulunyasisakya |
| snow storm; blizzard | anyepulunyasisakya |
| so; such; to such a degree | otanto [ame otanto - so much] |
| so that; purpose of; to; for | uso [for the purpose of...] |
| soldier | atanyantanka |
| solely; only; exclusively | onle |
| son | anfipyu |
| song | akunyekanto [vocal music] |
| soon | onsunyulu |
| sorcerer; magician; shaman, medicine man; wizard | atanyaxuma |
| sorcery; magic | axuma |
| sore; stiff | onteso [Spanish "tieso"] |
| soul; spirit | atametwi [Sanskrit 'atman' (soul), Ilomi 'small god'] |
| sound | asonto |
| sour; acidic | osalu [Eng. sour] |
| source of; beginning of; creation of | anyemata |
| speak about; tell about; say; talk about | epa |
| speaking; talking | onyepa |
| spector; ghost; apparition; phantom; shade; spook | alomenyomatu [light of the dead] |
| speed; velocity | anyoxepata |
| sphere; ball; globe | apalu |
| spider web; web; Internet (informal) | alante [Lat. araneum] |
| spin; rotate; revolve | elota |
| spirit; god; deity | atame |
| spirit; soul | atametwi [Sanskrit 'atman' (soul), Ilomi 'small god'] |
| spoil; rot; decompose; wilt | ewenyonxo |
| {spoken paragraph/theme break} | oya |
| spook; ghost; apparition; phantom; shade; spector | alomenyomatu [light of the dead] |
| sporadic; irregular; intermittent | ototomwa |
| spouse | aposi |
| spread; disperse; scatter | efusi |
| spring | asimunyosulo |
| square | aketa |
| stable; constant; invariant | onyexanximwa |
| stand | elefakya [reflexive; to stand oneself up] |
| stand, to cause | enyelefa [to cause a thing to stand] |
| standard; usual | oxeme |
| star | asolitwi |
| start; begin; commence | emata |
| stash; cache | anyekaxe [a secret hiding place or the contents of a hiding place] |
| station; base; node; control center | alelu |
| stick | asitika [Cant. sihdik] |
| stiff; sore | onteso [Spanish "tieso"] |
| still; yet; even until | oyonyentulo |
| stone; rock | atu |
| stop; cease | ematamwa |
| to stop; to cease | ewematamwa |
| storage chest; dresser; cabinet | akaxa |
| storage room; closet | akaxanyalumi |
| store; market; marketplace; bizaar; shop | alunyepexa |
| story; tale; saga | axike |
| strange; unusual | oxememwa |
| street; road; path; way; route | akale |
| strength | anyopusu |
| stretch toward; reach | elimo |
| strike; clobber; smite; hit; pound | efaposwe [deal a heavy blow to] |
| strike; slap; hit | efapo |
| string; cord; twine | afilomu [Lat. filum] |
| stroke; jolt; blow | anyefaposwe [blow of force] |
| strong | opusu [Lat. robustus] |
| student; pupil | atanyemu |
| subject; lesson | akunyemu |
| {subject marker} | awu |
| {subordinate / parenthetical clause end marker} | uyemwa |
| {subordinate / parenthetical clause marker} | uye |
| succeed | esuki |
| to such a degree; so; such | otanto [ame otanto - so much] |
| such; so; to such a degree | otanto [ame otanto - so much] |
| sudden; abrupt | opiko |
| suffering; unhappiness; sadness; misery | anyofimwa |
| sufficiency; adequacy | anyomafyo |
| sufficient; adequate | omakwe |
| summer | asimunyomi |
| summon; invoke; call forth | enpoka [as in invoke a spirit, demon; cast a spell, etc.] |
| sun | asoli |
| Sunday | akisuki |
| sunlight | alomenyasoli |
| supernatural being; angel; fairy | atatwinyaxelo |
| surrounding; around; encircling | unsuka |
| suspend action temporarily; pause; hesitate | eposo |
| swamp; marsh; wetlands | atelunyaka [water land] |
| sweets; candy | alali |
| swiftly; quickly; rapidly | onyoxepata |
| swim | ekaku |
| swimmer | atanyekaku |
| switch; lever; light switch | afekatu [Lat. vectis] |
| table | amesa |
| tag; tail | anteke |
| tail; tag | anteke |
| take; carry; transport | eloso [but not take as in take away or accept] |
| take; receive | eku |
| to take; to acquire | ekumwa |
| to take turns with; to alternate with | epusala |
| tale; story; saga | axike |
| talk about; tell about; say; speak about | epa |
| talk; discussion; dialogue | anyepa |
| talking; speaking | onyepa |
| tall | otile |
| Tammy {name} | itemi |
| tap | efapotwi |
| tar; adhesive; glue | akolo |
| tardy; late | olate |
| tarry; delay; retard; postpone | efunyolamata |
| task-force; team; committee | akipe [French equipe] |
| teach; instruct | enyemu |
| teacher | ansonyemu |
| team; committee; task-force | akipe [French equipe] |
| tear; teardrop | akanyenka |
| teardrop; tear | akanyenka |
| tee-hee!; titter, sound of; giggle, sound of | yikiki [comic sound effect word] |
| tell about; say; speak about; talk about | epa |
| temporary; transient | onyexanxi |
| ten(s) | ay'nfo' |
| ten(s) of thousands | ay'nfo'nko |
| ten; tens (roughly) | ay'nfo |
| tens (roughly); ten | ay'nfo |
| tenth; tenths (roughly) | ay'nfe |
| tenths (roughly); tenth | ay'nfe |
| terrific; outstanding; wonderful; great | okeswe |
| terrified; afraid; fearful; frightened; scared | ofele |
| terrify; scare; frighten | enyofele |
| {tertiary proximity suffix} | kwo |
| thank you; you're welcome; please | oxe a |
| that animate thing; the second-mentioned one; that one there | axakwi |
| that one | alomwa [not this one ] |
| that one; "not this one" | alokwi |
| that one over yonder; the other animate thing; the third-mentioned one; one that is neither here nor there | axakwo |
| that one there | axamwa [that animate thing; the second-mentioned one] |
| that one there; that animate thing; the second-mentioned one | axakwi |
| to that place; thither; thereto | onyutu |
| the; previous one; this | alo [the one previously mentioned] |
| thee; you (singular); thou | ate |
| then; afterward | ewa |
| then; consequently; therefore | eye |
| Theodore | iteyotole |
| therefore; consequently; then | eye |
| thereto; to that place; thither | onyutu |
| they {inanimate}; it | aso |
| thing, inanimate | aku |
| thingamajig; gizmo; doodad; doohickey; whatsit | akunyaku [unidentified mechanical object or device] |
| think; ponder; consider | epenso |
| third (in sequence) | onyay'si |
| the third-mentioned one; the other animate thing; that one over yonder; one that is neither here nor there | axakwo |
| thirty-second (in sequence) | onyay'si'tu |
| (this) animate thing; he; she; it | axa |
| this; previous one; the | alo [the one previously mentioned] |
| thither; to that place; thereto | onyutu |
| thou; you (singular); thee | ate |
| thought | anyepenso |
| thousand; thousands (roughly) | ay'nko |
| thousands (roughly); thousand | ay'nko |
| thousandth; thousandths (roughly) | ay'nke |
| thousandths (roughly); thousandth | ay'nke |
| thread; filament; fiber | afilomutwi [Eng. filament] |
| through | utafe |
| throw; toss; hurl; pitch | enyefole [cause to fly] |
| thunder | asontonyanki |
| Thursday | akifa |
| tide | asikilunyaka |
| time | atimo |
| time allotment; time-span; duration | alenyatimo |
| time-interval; interval | ametanyatimo |
| time; occurrence | afese [Port. vez] |
| time-span; duration; time allotment | alenyatimo |
| timely; prompt | olatefyo |
| titter, sound of; tee-hee!; giggle, sound of | yikiki [comic sound effect word] |
| to | utu |
| to; purpose of; so that; for | uso [for the purpose of...] |
| to; regarding; toward; with respect to | ulali [in connection with] |
| today | akinyoto [lit. 'day + now'] |
| toe | axamikuta |
| together | onxunta |
| tomorrow | akinyonsu |
| too; equally; also; identically | oyoka |
| too much; excessive | oma |
| tornado; cyclone | akusanyelota |
| toss; throw; hurl; pitch | enyefole [cause to fly] |
| total; all; entirety | anfo |
| totally; completely; entirely | onyanfo |
| touchy; sensitive | onyasentile |
| toward; regarding; to; with respect to | ulali [in connection with] |
| tower | akule |
| town; city | asiti |
| toy; plaything | axuki |
| train; instruct; drill | enyofo [impart skill] |
| train; locomotive | afale |
| train station; railroad station | alelunyafale |
| trance, in a state of; meditate | ewekesita [Lat. ecstasia. Be in a trance state] |
| tranquil; unafraid; calm; serene | ofelemwa |
| transcendent; beyond; outside of; beyond measure; absolute; ultimate | olemeta |
| transient; temporary | onyexanxi |
| transmit; send | emise |
| transport; carry; take | eloso [but not take as in take away or accept] |
| travel; voyage; journey | enyutuswe [to travel far] |
| treat sickness; heal; cure | enyosante |
| tree | apoli |
| tremble; shake; quiver | exako |
| trillion; trillions (roughly) | ay'nto |
| trillions (roughly); trillion | ay'nto |
| trillionth; trillionths (roughly) | ay'nte |
| trillionths (roughly); trillionth | ay'nte |
| true; correct | otu |
| truth | anyotu |
| truth, to tell; honest, to be | epanyotu |
| Tube | itupu |
| tube; tunnel | atupu |
| tuber, edible; root | antopi |
| Tuesday | akitu |
| tumbler; glass; chalice | axalisu [Eng. chalice] |
| tunnel; tube | atupu |
| turnip | antopinyope [white-root] |
| twelve | ay'me'tu |
| twin; double; doppelganger | atanyoka |
| twine; string; cord | afilomu [Lat. filum] |
| typhoon; hurricane | akusaswe |
| tyrant; dictator | anpelato [Lat.imperator] |
| uglify | enyolamwa [to make ugly] |
| ugly | olamwa |
| ugly; hideous | olaswemwa |
| ultimate; beyond; outside of; transcendent; beyond measure; absolute | olemeta |
| ultimate nature; essence; reality | axemata |
| unafraid; calm; serene; tranquil | ofelemwa |
| unblocked; open | onyeliti |
| under; below; beneath | utaximwa |
| to undermine; to make bad; to ruin; to adulterate | enyofomwa |
| to understand | ekila |
| understand not; misunderstand | ekilamwa [do not understand] |
| understandable; clear | okili |
| understate; demur | epanyonte |
| unethical; evil; bad; immoral | onxo |
| unhappiness; sadness; misery; suffering | anyofimwa |
| unhappy; sad | ofimwa |
| universe; cosmos | anyakunyale |
| unknown thing; abstract thing; one | afe |
| unknown thing; unnamed thing | afenyexamamwa [a thing with no name] |
| unnamed thing; unknown thing | afenyexamamwa [a thing with no name] |
| unskilled; bad; poor; maladroit | ofomwa |
| untrue; false | otumwa |
| unusual; strange | oxememwa |
| unwell; sick; ill | osantemwa |
| Upanishads | ipanixar [Ancient Vedic literature of India] |
| upload | epunyemise [place + send = upload] |
| upon; atop; on; on top of | uta |
| Ursula | inyusula |
| to use | elisu |
| using; with; by means of | ula |
| usual; standard | oxeme |
| vacuum | apelumwa |
| Valhalla; heaven; Paradise; Nirvana | axelo |
| valley | aponte |
| Vance | ifansu |
| vapor; mist; fog | apelunyaka |
| vary; change | exanxi [become or make different] |
| vegetable | axata |
| velocity; speed | anyoxepata |
| verb | apitinyefu |
| {verb conversion prefix} | eny |
| very | ayo |
| violent; harsh | onxa |
| violet | oleta [Tagalog "biyoleta"] |
| vision; meditation, religious | esinyaxelo [religious vision] |
| to visit | ekofa |
| visitor | afenyekofa |
| vocabulary; lexicon; word treasury | alenyapiti |
| {vocative marker}; {imperative marker} | o |
| volcano | amontanyalaka [fire mountain] |
| voyage; travel; journey | enyutuswe [to travel far] |
| wagon; cart | akoxotwi ["akoxo"+"ne" = lit. coach-small] |
| walk | exu |
| walk something | enyexu [to cause something to walk; ami inixu akansu = I walk the dog.] |
| walker; hiker; pedestrian | atanyexu |
| wall | anpali |
| want; desire | efulu |
| war; battle | antanka |
| warm | otemo |
| warm; heat up | enyotemo |
| to watch; to see; to look at | esi |
| water | aka |
| watery; wet; damp; moist | onyaka |
| way; method; mode; manner | ameto |
| way; road; street; path; route | akale |
| we (they and I) | amixa |
| we (you and I) | amite |
| weak; silly; defenseless; foolish | opusumwa |
| weakness; silliness; defenselessness; folly | anyopusumwa |
| weather | ametelo |
| web site; home page | atesanyalante [Internet home page. Lit. Home on the web.] |
| web; spider web; Internet (informal) | alante [Lat. araneum] |
| Wednesday | akisi |
| week | aminku |
| to weep; to cry | enka |
| west | apate |
| wet; moisten; dampen | enyonyaka |
| wet; watery; damp; moist | onyaka |
| wetlands; swamp; marsh | atelunyaka [water land] |
| whatsit; gizmo; doodad; thingamajig; doohickey | akunyaku [unidentified mechanical object or device] |
| wheat | afumento [Ital. frumento] |
| which | anke [Question word, asks which of a group] |
| which method?; how? | ameto anke |
| white | ope |
| whoosh!; airflow, sound of | wuxu [comic sound effect word] |
| wife | aposikya |
| William | inwiliyamu |
| wilt; rot; spoil; decompose | ewenyonxo |
| wind; gust | akusa |
| windbag; braggart; blowhard | atanyepanyoxu |
| window | afenti [Lat. ventilare] |
| window frame; frame; picture frame | apalaku |
| winter | asimunyope |
| wish; desire | anyefulu |
| wish evil upon; curse; damn; invoke misfortune | enpokanyonxo |
| wish good upon; bless; invoke blessing | enpokanyoke |
| with; at; near; alongside; next to | unpa [at, or in the company of] |
| with; having | unyemi |
| with no ...; without; lacking | unyemimwa |
| with respect to; regarding; to; toward | ulali [in connection with] |
| with; using; by means of | ula |
| within; inside | umi |
| without, to be; lack; have not | emimwa |
| without; with no ...; lacking | unyemimwa |
| wizard; magician; shaman, medicine man; sorcerer | atanyaxuma |
| woman | atakya |
| wonderful; outstanding; great; terrific | okeswe |
| wood | akalu [The material, not forest] |
| woods; forest | alenyapoli |
| word | apiti |
| word treasury; vocabulary; lexicon | alenyapiti |
| work; labor; job | anyekoto |
| to work; to labour | ekoto |
| workplace | alunyekoto |
| world; earth | atelu |
| write; scribe; inscribe | exisu |
| writing instrument; pen; quill | apensu |
| wrong; astray | osasate [Mal. "sesat"] |
| www; Internet | alantenyatelu [See alante] |
| X of | ay'xay |
| x'th | onyay'xaytwi |
| X; x | aw'xay |
| Xavier | isafiyeru |
| yacht; ship; boat | alinteswe [large vessel] |
| Yahya | inyafaya |
| yard; plot of land | akanpatwi |
| year | atafu |
| yellow | olo |
| yes; indeed | awa |
| yesterday | akinyose |
| "yesterday-ly" | oyonyakinyose |
| yet; still; even until | oyonyentulo |
| yielded from; from; delivered from; issued from | ufe |
| you | atexa [plural] |
| you're welcome; thank you; please | oxe a |
| you (singular); thou; thee | ate |
| young (of little age) [aj] | ofexomwa |
| zero | ay'lo |
| zero; none | ay'lo |
| zilch; nada; nothing; no big deal | ay'lo'lo [colloquial, lit. 'zero-zero'] |
| Zoltan | isotanu |