The Amazon Language

(Ba Tae'Nah Isandil)

This is the Amazon language as created by Themiscyra for Themiscyra.

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As with all language, pronunciation varies from tribe to tribe as well, with different inflections and vowel choices.

 

A

American Amazon   Amazon American
A ena Abacha council
Abandon egkataleipo Adelpsos brother
Advice akofe Adriano arrows
Advisor akrofe Adriano bow
After feos Aima yell
Agent kanta Ak be
Air tav'n Akofe advice
All sheppi Akou pig
Always clarafi Akris wisdom
Am klaio Akrofe advisor
Amazon Tae'Nah Alefes true
Ancestor gienasata Algeinos painful
And e Alia life
Animal kuntai Al'lay yay (a cheer)
Anniversary nodil Alogo horse
Annoy remev Alogoa mare
Apprentice koritsi Alogoi horses
Archer (archery) quilla Alogon gelding
Arctic (snow, winter) cheimonas Alogos stallion
Arctic Fox cheimonas zurak Alogosida horse rider
Are kanete Alogospiti stable
Around groo Alovasuri cavalry
Arrive quam Ani one
Arrows adriano Anifes truth
Ask roto Anoize spring
At oe Apo of
Aunt kizkin Apsesa left
Autumn psfinoporo Arche beginning
    Archila high rank (master, leader)
    Arcis nation, homeland, home
    Argyn tired
    Ar'ka tailed
    Arisal bee
    Arsenikos man (men/male)
    Athelfi sister
    Atmak screech
    Auta name
    Aute she
    Aute'un her
    Awiss was

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B

American Amazon   Amazon American
Baby mushia Balir possible
Back zaku Bardil bat
Banish sepon Barrabi traitor
Bar (inn/tavern) chani Basavis torture
Bard kallitechnes Bekrit congratulations
Bastard kilan Benba in
Bat bardil Betalt get
Bathroom lavet Be'tri lessons
Be ak Biyan coward
Beast vayan Bocan herdsman
Bear yuki Bonba on
Beauty pulchurum Buree race
Bed kaya    
Bee arisal    
Been rayit    
Before (previous) tasida    
Beginning arche    
Believe pistevo    
Bet pairno    
Better tsoglani    
Beware niv    
Big zafla    
Bird pouli    
Birth gundai    
Birthday yagu    
Bite orane    
Black mauros    
Blacksmith demerci fenal    
Blade lepida    
Bless dakis    
Blind seti    
Blood tulanith    
Blue viam    
Boat Builder rescini    
Both hoge    
Bottle mpoukali    
Boyfriend drakaas    
Bow adriano    
Bread psomi    
Bride teru    
Brother adelpsos    
Build culm    

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C

American Amazon   Amazon American
Call chazos Caliah teller (speaker)
Can fad Calix correct
Candle rinda Chalmak will (question)
Can't fadif Chani bar (inn/tavern)
Carver cymi Chazos call
Cat merak Cheimonas arctic (snow, winter)
Catapults spilikos Cheimonas zurak arctic fox
Cavalry alovasuri Chindo'wen love slave
Celestial cindolgu Clarafi always
Chair karekla Cild weapon
Chameleon sa'eeng Cindolgu celestial
Change sa Cu to
Chicken uvat Culm build
Child/Children paros Cumae guardian
City Dweller ghat Cymi  carver
Cold kruos    
Come tatmin    
Compassion misak    
Congratulations bekrit    
Copper moro    
Correct calix    
Couch kanapes    
Cougar mera    
Council abacha    
Cousin zeyet    
Cow tupslos    
Coward biyan    
Creek sernomai    
Cry zem    
Cup pslitzani    

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D

American Amazon Amazon American
Damn dali Dakis bless
Dance, dancing daksoz Daksoz dance, dancing
Daughter kouri Dali damn
Day liya Danedgo Solstice
Dead jaman Dasos forest
Deaf deti Delu high
Death jamate Demerci fenal blacksmith
Destroy strepso Dentia staff
Devoted nesiyi Dentit don't
Devotion nesi Dentro tree
Die pethano Deti deaf
Did ekana Diklo your
Difficult duskolos Dikos sas You're
Dinner zradino Dinay disgrace
Disgrace dinay Dinle hear
Dishonor notik Diu we
Do tel Domev house, hut, household, residence
Dog skulos Dotse information
Dolphin yubas Drakaas boyfriend
Done telos Duc not
Donkey ij'nes Duc kala sick (not well)
Don't dentit Durus strong
Down gorud Duskolos difficult
Dragon kudik    
Duck kedor    

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E

American Amazon   Amazon American
Eagle elyo'd E and
Earth tarsa Easa fight
Easy eukolos Echfros enemy
Eat sar Edo here
Economist fiski Efharisto thank
Elder yabatani Egkataleipo abandon
Elk zafla erk Egkuos pregnant
End zared Ekana did
Enemy echfros Ekei there
Enter gir Elyo'd eagle
Evening kalispera Ena a
Ever salah Epises too
Everything zeo Epivetoras stallion
    Erk stag
    Es is
    Esotas love
    Ethione here is
    Eucharistese pleasure
    Eukolos easy
    Ezo out

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F

American Amazon Amazon American
Falcon tal'ak Fad  can 
FALSE lathos Fadif  can't 
Family ilaev Faman  then 
Fantasy hayalem Felicis  fortune 
Farewell (good bye) herete Feos  after 
Father pateras Fetek  small 
Fight easa Fetek galne  wolverine 
Fine (healthy) kala Firis  nothing 
Fire fultik Fisey indisposed 
First Primus Fiski  economist 
Food tropse Fiyaz  weak 
For gia Fotia  punch 
Forest dasos Fultik  fire 
Forever yedi    
Forgive walim    
Fortune felicis    
Forward usek    
Fox zurak    
Friend kasanie    
Friendly kasanete    
From namizo    
Fun zol    
Funny zollae    

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G

American Amazon   Amazon American
Garden jilika Galne wolf
Gelding alogon Ge if
Get betalt Gelia laugh (giggle)
Girl kiz Genna soon
Go kio Ghat city dweller
Goat zagin Glossa words
God Sael Gia for
Goddess Saelah Gienasata ancestor
Gold kai'e Gios son
Good kalos Gir enter
Goodbye (farewell) herete Gkrizos gray
Goods (supplies) meslek Gorud down
Goose marap Groo around
Grand kalla Gubun today
Granddaughter kallakouri Gunaika woman (women/female)
Grandmother kallakarif Gundai birth
Gray gkrizos Guramak meet
Green prasinos    
Greeting (hello) yasoo    
Groom zebo    
Guard verlisi    
Guardian cumae    
Guilds suntechnia    

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H

American Amazon   Amazon American
Happy opah Habt luck
Hard skleros Hadaro later
Harm palsheo Hagyar rain
Hate zineh Hajar prey
Have lapinos Hatha wood
Hawk saben Hayalem fantasy
He ka Herete farewell (good bye)
Heal keta Hevem jewel
Healer keturah Hevemur jewelry
Hear dinle Hitka think
Heart yeru Hoge both
Hello (greeting) yasoo Hubri promotion
Her aute'un    
Herb iktibi    
Here edo    
Here is ethione    
Herdsman bocan    
High delu    
High rank (master, leader) archila    
His ka'un    
Hit palsh    
Home arcis    
Homeland arcis    
Honor sevamos    
Horse alogo    
Horses alogoi    
Horse rider alogosida    
Hope timu    
Hot kautos    
House, household, hut, residence domev    
How tre    
Hungry ismik    
Hunt venkyn    
Huntress Ve'Kyna    
Hurt pimkima    
Hut, house, household, residence domev    

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I

American Amazon   Amazon American
I Plie Icedel insane
I'm Pliera Ij'nes donkey
Idea nara'te Iktibi herb
Idiot (foolish) ilithios Ilaev family
If ge Ilithios idiot (foolish)
Impossible sahnli Inreg ugly
In benba Ipkan this
Indisposed fisey Isabis water
Information dotse Isandil language
Initiate yannkho Ismik hungry
Inn (tavern/bar) chani Isos maybe
Insane icedel Istoria story
Insult prosvallo Izul soul
Iron lakat    
Is es    
It z    

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J

American Amazon   Amazon American
Jewel hevem Jaman dead
Jewelry hevemur Jamate death
Journey (trip, quest) nok'tana Jamor like
    Jarca trade
    Jarcit trader
    Jemekte pardon
    Jil shut
    Jilika garden
    Jumak mask
    Jundee stupid
    Jusita law

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K

American Amazon   Amazon American
Kick kani Ka he
Kill kisay Kai'e gold
King Vasilias Kairos time
Knife machairi Kala fine (feeling good)
Know sin'a Kaleh them
    Kalimera morning
    Kalinihta night
    Kalispera evening
    Kalla grand
    Kallakarif grandmother
    Kallakouri granddaughter
    Kallitechnes bard
    Kalokairi summer
    Kalos good
    Kanapes couch
    Kanete are
    Kani kick
    Kanta agent
    Karekla chair
    Karif mother
    Karkar mama
    Kasanete friendly
    Kasanie friend
    Kata under
    Katalaeno understand
    Ka'un his
    Kautos hot
    Kawat what
    Kaya bed
    Kax sorry
    Kedor duck
    Keta heal
    Ketsi will (strength)
    Keturah healer
    Keva leave
    Kiji liar
    Kika war
    Kilan bastard
    Kilmit quill
    Kinzin niece
    Kio go
    Kisay kill
    Kise owl
    Kitrinopos yellow
    Kiz girl
    Kizkin aunt
    Klaio am
    Kleepka sleep
    Kokkinos red
    Kokkinos ar'ka saben red-tailed hawk
    Komal need
    Konil payat leopard
    Koritsi apprentice
    Koupsos when
    Kouri daughter
    Krassi wine
    Kreas meat
    Kruos cold
    Kudik dragon
    Kuk'Tai Shamaness
    Kundai mean
    Kuntai animal
    Kuva mate

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L

American Amazon   Amazon American
Language isandil Laca Princess
Later hadaro Laeno moon
Laugh (giggle) gelia Lakat iron
Law jusita Lapinos have
Leader (high rank, master) archila Lathos FALSE
Leopard konil payat Latra Queen
Learn malak Lavet bathroom
Leave keva Leio were
Left apsesa Lemba want
Legend xefabe Lemyn mistake
Last ons Lepida blade
Lessons be'tri Lepsta money
Let us/Let's T'ie Leukos white
Liar kiji Lieh they
Life alia Lilka scout
Lightening seksim Liris listen
Like jamor Liy year
Listen liris Liya day
Livestock vanyarli Liyami month
Love esotas Liyaz week
Love Slave chindo'wen Lumov positive
Low rank (apprentice) koritsi Lyane pigeon
Loyalty tofikila Lyna Regent
Luck habt      

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M

American Amazon   Amazon American
Magic (powers, knowledge) mageia Machairi knife
Mama karkar Mache spar
Man (men/male) arsenikos Mageia magic (powers, knowledge)
Mare alogoa Malak learn
Master (high rank, leader) archila Malati palace
Mask jumak Manchra temple
Mate kuva Marap goose
Maybe isos Matai see
Me sumana Mauros black
Meadow yicar Menauzuri zoo
Mean kundai Menuma message
Meat kreas Mera cougar
Meet guramak Merak cat
Message menuma Meslek goods (supplies)
Messenger urkye Mire tiger
Mine sumano Misak compassion
Missed one psogonos Moro copper
Mistake lemyn Mou that
Money lepsta Mousike music
Month liyami Mov purple
Moon laeno Mpoukali bottle
Morning kalimera Mur silver
Most powerful she'ra Mushia baby
Mother karif    
Music mousike    
My sumani    

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N

American Amazon   Amazon American
Name auta Nai yes
Nation arcis Namit nature
Nature namit Namizo from
Need komal Nara'te idea
Nephew zembat Nayadma stand
Niece kinzin Neden where
Night kalinihta Nesi devotion
No ohi Nesiyi devoted
Not duc Nguri warthog
Nothing firis Niray tomorrow
Now tora Niv beware
Nut pazmadi Nodil anniversary
Nutbread pazmadi psomi Nomdek return
    Nok'tana journey (trip, quest)
    Nosita wake
    Notik dishonor
    Noto spear
    Nuhd yesterday

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O

American Amazon   Amazon American
Of apo O the
Off  zi'im Oe at
Okay tepae Ohi no
Old yabat Omka open
On bonba Ona up
One ani Oname upset
Open omka Onawah quiet (silence)
Orange portokali Ons last
Orchard yevem Opah happy
Our simi Opoios who
Out ezo Orane bite
Owl kise Orisate welcome

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P

American Amazon   Amazon American
Pain ponos Pairno bet
Painful algeinos Palsh hit
Palace malati Palsheo harm
Panther payat Parakalo please
Pardon jemekte Paros child/children
Party tamboo Pateras father
Pig akou Payat panther
Pigeon lyane Pazmadi nut
Please parakalo Pazmadi psomi nutbread
Pleasure eucharistese Perpato walk
Positive lumov Pethano die
Possible balir Pimkima hurt
Power ti Pinakas table
Precious revitas Pistevo believe
Pregnant egkuos Plie I
Previous (before) tasida Pliera I'm
Prey hajar Pluno wash
Priestess Ti'Sa Poli very
Princess Laca Ponos pain
Prison shipa Portokali orange
Promotion hubri Potami river
Punch fotia Pouli bird
Purple mov Prasinos green
    Primus first
    Prosvallo insult
    Psfinoporo autumn
    Pslitzani cup
    Psogonos missed one
    Psomi bread
    Psrastikos spoken (verbal)
    Pulchurum beauty

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Q

American Amazon   Amazon American
Queen Latra Qasatour village
Quest (journey, trip) nok'tana Qua say
Quiet (silence) onawah Qualaka well (water)
Quill kilmit Quam arrive
    Quani secret
    Quilla archer (archery)

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R

American Amazon   Amazon American
Race buree Rayit been
Rain hagyar Rel scroll
Red kokkinos Remev annoy
Red-Tailed Hawk kokkinos ar'ka saben Rescini boat builder
Regent Lyna Revitas precious
Residence domev Ria write (writer, writing)
Return nomdek Riheti right
Rider sida Rinda candle
Right riheti Roloi watch
River potami Roto ask
Run trecho Rumat sit

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S

American Amazon   Amazon American
Say qua Sa change
Scout lilka Saben hawk
Screech atmak Sadfa tease
Scroll rel Sa'eeng chameleon
Seamstress (sewing) weyal Sael God
Secret quani Saelah Goddess
See matai Sahnli impossible
Send stelno Salah ever
Servant ukyu Sar eat
Shamaness Kuk'Tai Seksim lightening
She aute Selti sign
Sheep yokun Sempri ship
Ship sempri Sepon banish
Shut jil Sernomai creek
Sick (not well) duc kala Seti blind
Sign selti Sevamos honor
Silence onawah Shealt simple (easy)
Silver mur Sheppi all
Simple shealt She'ra most powerful
Sister athelfi Shipa prison
Sit rumat Sida rider
Slap souze Simi our
Sleep kleepka Sin'a know
Small fetek Skleros hard
Smile upnos Skulos dog
Snow (winter, arctic) cheimonas Soste star
Solstice Danedgo Souze slap
Son gios Spilikos catapults
Soon genna Stamata stop
Sorceress ubak gunaika Stelno send
Sorry kax Strepso destroy
Soul izul Sumana me
Spar mache Sumani my
Speaker (teller) caliah Sumano mine
Spear noto Suntechnia guilds
Spirit thelo    
Spoken (verbal) psrastikos    
Spring anoize    
Stable alogospiti    
Staff dentia    
Stallion alogos    
Stag erk    
Stand nayadma    
Star soste    
Step vema    
Stop stamata    
Story istoria    
Strong durus    
Stupid jundee    
Summer kalokairi    
Sun vev    
Supplies (goods) meslek    
Sword zifos    
Sweet zanik    

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T

American Amazon   Amazon American
Table pinakas Tae'Nah Amazon
Tailed ar'ka Tal'ak falcon
Talk tir Tamboo party
Tavern (inn/bar) chani Tarsa earth
Tease sadfa Tasida previous (before)
Teller (speaker) caliah Tatmin come
Temple manchra Tavita tribe
Torture basavis Tav'n air
Thank efharisto Tavoto tribal
That mou Tel do
The o Telos done
Them kaleh Tepae okay
There ekei Terent trust
Their usha Terrase world
Then faman Teru bride
They lieh Thelo spirit
Thing xeo Ti power
Think hitka T'ie let us/let's
This ipkan Timu hope
Thunder zos Tir talk
Tiger mire Ti'Sa priestess
Time kairos Ti'Vev warrior
Tired argyn Ti'Ya warrioress
To cu Tofikila loyalty
Today gubun Tora now
Tomorrow niray Tre how
Too epises Trecho run
Trade jarca Tropse food
Trader jarcit Tsoglani better
Trainer xetigi Tu you
Traitor barrabi Tulanith blood
Tree dentro Tupslos cow
Tribe tavita    
Tribal tavoto    
TRUE alefes    
Trust terent    
Truth anifes    

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U

American Amazon   Amazon American
Ugly inreg Ubak gunaika sorceress
Uncle zemphan Ukyu servant
Under kata Urkye messenger
Understand katalaeno Upnos smile
Union Ceremony zanorabe' Usek forward
Up ona Usha their
Upset oname Uvat chicken

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V

American Amazon   Amazon American
Verbal (spoken) psrastikos Vanyarli livestock
Very poli Vasilias King
Victory wa’zyik Vasla waves
Village qasatour Vayan beast
    Ve'Kyna Huntress
    Vema step
    Venkyn hunt
    Verlisi guard
    Vev sun
    Viam blue

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W

American Amazon   Amazon American
Wake nosita Walim forgive
Walk perpato Wa’zyik victory
Want lemba Weyal seamstress (sewing)
War kika    
Ware psorada    
Warrior Ti'Vev    
Warrioress Ti'Ya    
Warthog nguri    
Was awiss    
Wash pluno    
Watch roloi    
Water isabis    
Waves vasla    
We diu    
Weak fiyaz    
Weapon cild    
Week liyaz    
Welcome orisate    
Well (water) qualaka    
Were leio    
What kawat    
Will (question) chalmak    
Will (strength) ketsi    
When koupsos    
Where neden    
White leukos    
Who opoios    
Why yeni    
Wine krassi    
Winter cheimonas    
Wisdom akris    
Wolf galne    
Wolverine fetek galne    
Woman (women/female) gunaika    
Wood hatha    
Words glossa    
World terrase    
Write (writer, writing) ria    
Wrong zikash    

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X

American Amazon   Amazon American
    Xefabe legend
    Xeo thing
    Xetigi trainer

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Y

American Amazon   Amazon American
Yay (a cheer) al'lay Yabat old
Year liy Yabatani elder
Yell aima Yagu birthday
Yellow kitrinopos Yannkho initiate
Yes nai Yeru heart
Yesterday nuhd Yasoo greeting (hello)
You tu Yedi forever
Your diklo Yeni why
You're dikos sas Yevem orchard
    Yicar meadow
    Yokun sheep
    Yubas dolphin
    Yuki bear

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Z

American Amazon   Amazon American
Zoo menauzuri Zafla big
    Zafla erk elk
    Zagin goat
    Zaku back
    Zanik sweet
    Zanorabe' Union Ceremony
    Zared end
    Zebo groom
    Zem cry
    Zembat nephew
    Zemphan uncle
    Zeo everything
    Zeyet cousin
    Zi it
    Zifos sword
    Zi'im off
    Zikash wrong
    Zineh hate
    Zol fun
    Zollae funny
    Zos thunder
    Zradino dinner
    Zurak fox

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Phrases

 
Words ending in ING: ‘ze

To a strong Amazon nation! - Cu ena durus Tae'nah arcis!

Bite me. - Orane sumana.

First in beauty, fortune and wisdom - Primus benba pulchurum, felicis e acris.

Goodbye (farewell) - Herete!

Good evening - Kalos kalispera!

Good morning - Kalos kalimera!

Good night - Kalos kalinihta!

High Council - Delu Abacha

How are you? - Tre kanete tu?

I believe - Plie pistevo.

I believe in Amazons. - Plie pistevo benba Tae'nah.

I'm sorry - Pliera kax.

I understand - Plie katalaeno.

Not well (sick) - Duc kala.

Shut up - Jil meh!

Thank You - Efharisto tu.

The beginning and end of all things- Ahu.

Tribal Council - Tavoto Abacha

Very fine and you? - Poli kala e tu?

Wake up - Zupno!

War Cry ( "to war") - Cu kika!

Welcome back. - Orisate zaku.

You're welcome - Dikos sas orisate.

 

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