Akachenti Lexicon

This is the current existing lexicon. Subject to change at the whim of the conlanger.

Pronunciation

Pronunciation key is provided in IPA. This is a click language, where consonant "clusters" containing l are always clicked and the l itself is often realized as a soft, fricated click. See also Akachenti Phonology.

A

avii

1. aeve • [ ai̯.vɛ ], [ av.e ] • lit. of our mother(s). mother's tea — noun; milky; pale green brown; smoothed over; — adjective. From nu:saevie, mother's tea, a traditional Ogunn nonalcoholic tea brewed in milk that has a pale hazel color
2. aviavii • [ a.vja.viɪ̯ ] • ancestor, forebear — indefinite noun. Definite: aviaviis • [ a.vja.viɪ̯s ]
3. avii • [ aviɪ̯ ], [ avjɪ̯ ] • biological father or parents, biological family, as in Hiavii? Iehi, isi rihat., Biological family (or parents)? No, I don't have any.
4. iaviaviebet • [ ia.vja.vjɛ̯.bɛt ] • ancestors, ancestry — indefinite noun. Definite: aviaviebos • [ a.vja.viɛ̯.bos ]
5. iaviebet • [ ia.vjɛ̯.bɛt ] • elders, parents — indefinite noun. Definite: aviebos • [ a.viɛ̯.bos ]

A:

a:bi:

1. a:bi: • [ a:.bi: ] • more

a:ch

1. -'acha • [ ʔa:.tʃa ] • one who is {noun} (imprecative) — evening construction, taken with a noun.
2. -a:ch • [ a:tʃ ] • one who is {noun} — evening construction, taken with a noun.
3. -a:sh • [ a:ʃ ] • one who does {verb} — evening construction, taken with a (sometimes shortened) verb.

a:gi

1. a:gi • [ a:.gi ] • parent or aunt/uncle, whether related biologically or simply acting in that relationship
2. a:giat • [a:.gjat̚ ] • my mother/father/aunt — verbal construction. Denotes a social relationship, regardless of biology.

a:vi:

1. a:vi: • [ a:.vi: ] • elsewhen

B

baen

1. ibaen • [ i.baɛn ] • red (brown) desert color, red brown rock desert

baga:

1. baga: • [ ba.ga: ] • to love
2. iba:sh • [ i.ba:ʃ ] • one's love, someone's romantic companion in a committed relationship. Connotes emotional intimacy with any degree of physical intimacy or lack thereof. From baga:, to love

bagl

1. baglasha • [ ba.ᶢǁˡa.ʃa ] • morning and evening construction, to choose one's dress, appearance, and impression on others with care or deliberation — verb. From baglo, one's dress, appearance, and manner
2. baglo • [ ba.ᶢǁˡo ] • one's dress, appearance, and manner, often used to indicate the persona one wears in a particular context, with the connotation that the above is intentional and not simply one's natural inclination. It is generally approved of, especially in formal situations and/or high society circles. It is only considered good for children to always act on their natural inclination, though they are supposed to learn baglasha before they become adults.

bangl

1. bangla • [ bãŋ.ᶢǁˡa ] • to bury, submerge — verb
2. bangleste • [ baŋ.ᶢǁˡɛs.te ] • to suppress, especially one's expression of emotion — verb. Shortened from banglabeste, to bury underneath in oneself.

bek

1. abekito • [ a.bɛ.ki.to ] • to make sound, to make noise; to be known, to make others aware of oneself — verb
2. abreki • [ a.bɹɛ.ki ] • to be quiet, lit. to make no sound
3. bekebeki • [ bɛ.kɛ.bɛ.ki ] • very noisy, clamourous — adjective
4. beki • [ bɛ.ki ] • noisy, making sound, audible — adjective. Indefinite noun: ibek, "noise, sound".
5. bekiste • [ bɛ.kis.te ] • to be known, to be made aware of
6. breki • [ bɹɛ.ki ] • quiet, hidden, kept secret — adjective. Indefinite noun: ibrek, "quiet, secret, hidden thing".

bes

1. bastia • [ bas.tja ] • a form of dagabiri gameplay that plays one game "on top" and another "underneath". From ibesit, that which is underneath
2. bestebesit • [ bɛs.tɛ.bɛ.sit ] • foundational, that which is at the foundation or the very bottom
3. ibesit • [ i.bɛ.sit ] • underside, that which is underneath
4. ubasti • [ u.bas.ti ] • to be new, unexpected; to hide one manner or series of actions beneath another. From bastia, a form of dagabiri gameplay that plays one game "on top" and another "underneath"
5. ibasot • [ i.ba.sot ] • stranger, foreigner, new immigrant, new person — imprecative noun
6. obiasdahe • [ o.bias.da.ɦe ] • (true) foreigner, foreign national, member of another nation or non-native ethnic background — noun. Connotes someone who is not an immigrant or a tourist, but perhaps an expatriate, visitor, or used in reference to people of other nations who are not physically in the speaker's. From bastia, new.
7. obiasdahet • [ o.bias.da.ɦɛt ] • foreigner, member of another nation or non-native ethnic background who would rather not be — noun. Connotes someone seeking naturalization, missionaries, or someone otherwise trying to ingratiate themselves with the natives. They don't want to be seen as a foreigner. From bastia, new.

bien

1. ibien • [ i.biɛn ] • five — noun. Verb: abiano

biri

1. dagabiri • [ da.ga.biɹ.i ] • a traditional card strategy game played in sets using various forms of standardized gameplay

bi:sh

1. abi:sh • [ a.bi:ʃ ] • ambiguous, processing, in between not fine and fine, as in bi:shdá, we want you to get better. Connotes expected improvement and/or resolution.

bo

1. bago • [ ba.go ] • should do, as in Abaga dáko., He [wants] we should (do that). — verb
2. bo • [ bo ] • to do, as in Ibé., It was done to me. or Bodáko., You want to do [that] to me.
3. ibat • [ i.bat ] • doing (something) — indefinite noun. From bo, to do. Definite: ibas • [ i.bas ] • the doing (of something)
4. b(a)ta- • [ ba.ta ] • in the appearance or function of, lit. the doing like — morning construction
5. o(b)ru- • [ o.bɹu ] • to not do, to do the opposite of — morning construction, taken with a verb. The /b/ may be changed to the first consonant of a verb amenable to apophony (regular vowel changes).

bokos

1. shinebokos • [ ʃi.ne.bo.kos ] • to cook food — verb
2. abokoso • [ a.bo.ko.so ] • to prepare, to get or make ready — verb

bond

1. bonda • [ bon.da ] • to breathe — verb

bongd

1. bongda • [ bõŋ.da ] • to play (a game) — verb. Connotes manipulation, stakes, and/or risk, not entertainment

CH

chan

1. achano • [ atʃ.a.no ] • to voice; to speak (with language) — verb. For noun, see ichan
2. chan • [ tʃan ] • voice; language; way of speaking — noun
3. chenut • book — indefinite noun. Definite: chenus
4. ichan • [ i.tʃan ] • voice; language — indefinite noun. For verb, see achano
5. icheneb • [ iʔ.tʃɛn.ɛp̚ ] • grammatical construction — indefinite noun
6. liichen • written work — noun
7. siichen • [ siɪ̯.tʃɛn ] • morning construction — indefinite noun. Compound: siit + cheneb
8. siitagochen • [ siɪ̯.tag.o.tʃɛn ] • morning and evening construction — indefinite noun
9. tagochen • [ tag.o.tʃɛn ] • evening construction — indefinite noun. Compound: tago + cheneb
10. vagonchan • [ va.gon.tʃan ] • the language or way of speaking one uses at home; one's family dialect — noun. [ compound: vagon + chan ]

cherich

1. cherich • [ tʃɛ.ɹitʃ ], [ tʃɛ.ɹiʔtʃ ] • ice cream, lit. the ice — noun form derived from an older form of the definite, before this construction would have been considered imprecative; some native speakers pronounce it in the imprecative with the "final" glottal stop and others have dropped the stop to treat it like an irregular definite noun
2. Cherinagos • [ tʃɛ.ɹi.na.gos ] • Ice Queen

D

da

1. -da • [ da ] • to want — auxiliary verb appended to the verbs it supports. It takes its own evening construction when necessary: -k-[person marker], e.g. dako, you want
2. -dahe • [ da.ɦe ] • to truly be / belong to {noun / adjective} and want that — evening construction, taken with an adjective or noun.

dag

1. daga • [ da.ga ] • to mingle, to mix, to join — verb
2. dagach' • [ da.gat̚ ʔtʃ ] • sex — imprecative definite noun
3. dagachiete • [ da.ga.tʃjɛ̯.te ] • to have sex with — verb. Less formal/technical term than mivuikh, used in swearing. Imprecative: dagachiet' • [ da.ga.ʔtʃi.jɪ̯t ]
4. dagem • [ da.gɛm ] • the news, lit. stories or tales — definite noun

da:s

1. da:si • [ da:.si ] • ready — adjective

di

1. d(i) • [ di ] • {noun} and theirs, {noun} and the rest (associative plural) — evening construction, taken with a noun or incorporated as object into a verb

dial

1. adialo • [ a.dia.ɺo ], [ a.dia.sgǃˡo ] • twenty-five — verb. Compounds with amu:t to form mu:tialiin, "fifty", and ahlut to form hludialiin, "one hundred".

dig

1. diga • [ di.ga ] • to say (with words) — verb
2. ivhedigiin • narrative speech, storytelling — noun. Was ivhedigian before it got regularized via analogy

dij

1. dija • [ di.dʒa ] • to opine, to suggest (a thing is so) — verb

dik

1. dika • [ di.ka ] • a scar, especially from a burn or disfiguring injury

dikl

1. dikla • [ diʔ.ǁa ] • blade, knife, any device specifically used for cutting regardless of the material it is made of
2. adiklohoto • [ a.diʔ.ǁo.ɦo.to ] • to prune — verb
3. ahu:shdiklo • [ a.ɦu:ʃ.diʔ.ǁo ] • to have a headache — verb

donok

1. batadonok • [ ba.ta.do.nok ] • The Turtle, a form of gameplay in dagabiri, lit. in the form or function of a turtle

duis

1. duis • [ dui̯s ] • pleasure, delight in
2. duiste • [ dui̯s.te ] • to bring happiness, to give pleasure — verb

duit

1. aduit • [ a.dui̯t ] • six — verb

du:t

1. du:te • [ du:.te ] • flat, said of terrain — adjective

DL

dluk

1. idluk • [ i.gǃuk ] • cooking, food prepared to be served, e.g. in a restaurant, for a feast, at a bed and breakfast, for an event, etc. — noun. Verb: adluko

E

eb

1. - / -eb • [ ɛp̚ ] • the system or enjoining framework of {noun}s; the connection of/between {noun}s — morning and evening construction, taken with an indefinite noun meaning the plural. No longer productive.
2. i- / -(e)bet • [ ɛb.ɛt ] • 1) an organization or collection of {noun}; an associated group of {noun}; 2) the drawing together or gathering thereof — morning and evening construction, taken with an indefinite noun meaning the plural.

eh

Possibly from an original ehet

1. iet • [ iɛt ] • oh no, or other expression of dismay or negative reaction
2. e:t • [ e:t ] • don't do that, a sound made in warning - related to iet, "oh no" or "that's bad"
3. eh, iehi • [ eʎ̥˔ ], [ iɛ.ɦi ] • no
4. ehis • [ eç.is ] • that which is not done, being generally wrong or incorrect or inappropriate — definite noun
5. ehiste • [ eç.is.te ] • to ruin, to spoil, to anger, to cause a falling out socially — verb

ehof

1. ehofe • [ ɛ.ço.fe ] • waste, of or like waste material or refuse — adjective
2. iehofen • [ ie.ço.fɛn ] • orphaned or homeless children that live in the streets — noun. From ehofe, waste.

enti

1. a- / -anta • [ an.ta ] • to be [x] because of [x] — morning and evening construction, taken with a simple or compound word having both noun and adjective definitions
2. a- / -enti • [ ɛn.ti ] • to do [x] with [x] — morning and evening construction, taken with a simple or compound word having both noun and verb definitions.

G

ga

1. ago • [ a.go ] • should: to deserve, merit, or ought to [x] — auxiliary verb
2. igot • [ i.got ] • one's "oughts", the things that one should do — noun. From ago, should (verb)
3. gri • [ gɹi ] • should not

gach

1. igacho • [ i.ga.tʃo ] • turkey, particularly a type of wild turkey kept on personal land — noun
2. ori'ga:cha • [ o.ɹiʔ.ga:.tʃa ] • motherless son of a turkey, lit. orphaned male turkey (impr.) — imprecative indefinite noun

gaj

1. agajo • [ a.gadʒ.o ] • ten — verb. Noun: avolit

ganch

1. ganche • [ gan.tʃe ] • beautiful
2. indehiganchot • [ in.de.ɦi.gan.tʃot ] • inner beauty, beauty that is inherent or essential

gaskt

1. gaskiit • [ gas.kiɪt ] • hot, sweltering wind; overwhelmingly hot and oppressive wind, particularly of summer or by day in the desert — noun

gat

1. agato • [ a.ga.to ] • to meet, to encounter, to reconcile or return to each other

gien

1. gien • [gjɛn] or [giɛn] • information gathered by oneself — noun

gliit

1. gliit • [ ᶢǁˡiɪ̯t ] • fish — noun

gon

1. guda • [ gu.da ] • person who stays at home or does not get out much — noun. From gone, (related to) home and da, to want
2. gone • [ go.ne ] • (related to) home, as in Igonar isiganchanta., My home, it is beautiful. — adjective
3. igon • [ i.gon ] • one's home — noun. Connotes the place one is comfortable in and belongs in.
4. ivagon • [ iv.a.gon ] • residence, house, home, place: the place where one lives — noun

gu:n

1. igu:nebet • [ i.gu:.nɛb.ɛt ] • family — indefinite noun. Definite: gu:nebos • [ gu:.ne.bos ]
2. Ogunn • [ o.gu:n: ] • the people, to be the people of; the name of the cultural group originating in the nations of the Ogunn block who are also the primary speakers of Kachan with its various dialects — verbal noun

H

haeb

1. ihaeb • hand

he

1. he- • [ ɦe ] • question particle, used to prefix a non-polarity question — morning construction, prefixing a complete sentence
2. -he • [ ɦe ] • really, truly; in reality — evening construction, taken with an adjective or noun. Can be used as an augmentative or emphatic of the stem.

hi

1. hi- • [ ɦi ] • question particle, turns a statement into a question — morning construction, prefixing a complete sentence
2. -hi • [ ɦi ] • factually; evidently, obviously; technically — evening construction, taken with an adjective or noun. Connotes judgment on the part of the speaker.

hlak

1. hlakos • [ sǃʱˡa.kos ] • the game one is currently playing — definite noun
2. ihlak • [ i.sǃʱˡak ] • a game, as in a soccer game rather than soccer is a game — indefinite noun

hleg

1. Bahlegeshi • term for the hordes, which call themselves Yiktanuk
2. hlegen • horde

hleh

1. ihleb • [ i.sǃʱˡɛp̚ ] • bones, the skeletal system; the architectural structure of a building — noun
2. ihleh • [ i.sǃʱˡɛʎ̥˔ ] • obsolete. the wooden support frame of a weaving device — noun

hlent

1. ahlento • [ a.sǃʱˡɛn.to ] • to support with actual resources — verb. Connotes having the means for effective support

hlet

1. hleta • [ sǃʱˡɛ.ta ] • compelling to look at — adjective

hlos

1. ihlosabenen • any computer or processing device, including robots, mobile devices, computers, phones, etc.
2. ihlosi • mind; the hardware parts of a computer or machine that function as processing or memory, in contrast to non-"thinking" components — noun

hlu

1. ahlut • four — verb

ho

1. ho- • [ ɦo ] • question particle, used to indicate a rhetorical question or a suggestion or command phrased as interrogative for reasons of politeness — morning construction, prefixing a complete sentence
2. -ho • [ ɦo ] • by assumption; probably — evening construction, taken with an adjective or noun. Can be used as a diminutive, to indicate temporal or superficial nature of the stem.

hot

1. ihot • an exhalation

hu

1. hu- • [ ɦu ] • question particle, used to prefix a yes or no (polarity) question — morning construction, prefixing a complete sentence. From ieh, no.
2. -r(u)- • [ ɹu ] • polar opposite — morning construction, taken with a nominalized verb, has mostly merged with o(b)ru-. From hru to not be, to be opposite: [ ɦɹu > ɹ̤u > ɹu ]

I

iab

1. iabat • consonant

iak

1. iak • ow, or other expression of pain
2. oria'kh • [ o.ɹi.a:x ] • to give aid to, i.e. a plea for help — imprecative verb

ier

1. ieri • an inhalation — indefinite noun; breathing — adjective. Compare to bonda, to breathe

ili

1. -ili(t) • dimunitive, endearment

I:

i:ku

1. i:ku • eye

K

kach

1. ikach • [ i.katʃ ] • tongue — noun. Used when referring specifically to spoken language.
2. kacha • [ ka.tʃa ] • tongue; verbal speech; thing said — noun
3. Kachan • [ kat̚ .tʃan ] • the name of the Ogunn spoken language, lit. tongue voice

ki

1. ki- • [ ki ] • to do twice, to do again, to do too — iterative verb prefix. As in, Kibuga:, "I love you too."
2. -ko • pair or couple — noun
3. ko • [ ko ] • couple, pair — evening construction, taken with a noun
4. kunte • companion to — adjective. From ko, pair or couple
5. ikunta:sh • one's companion — noun. Connotes an established substantive relationship. From kunte

kiit

1. kiit • [ kiɪ̯t ] • nothing, as in Isikiit. That, it's nothing.

klen

1. kleno • [ ǁˡɛ.no ] • to flood, pour over, or fill up like a high tide or tsunami wave, as in Inlaguís ih klenonti. They poured over their enemies' country like a flood. Connotes overwhelming power and force. Used metaphorically and literally.

klo

1. aklo • [ a.ǁˡo ] • to bleed, to draw blood
2. iklot • [ i.ǁˡot ] • blood — noun
3. ikloteb • violence; assault
4. ruklo • [ ɹu.ǁˡo ] • no blood, i.e. no violent action that would draw blood or cause death. A verbal noun construction, from aklo, to bleed

kuint

1. akuint • [ a.kui̯nt ] • 1. to sing, 2. to chant (a prayer or traditional song, particularly in a religious or formal ceremony), 3. to appease one more powerful with words, prayer, or song — verb

kun

1. ikun • light blue color

KH

khiat

1. akhiato • [ a.xja.to ] • to be obedient, to be subordinate
2. ikhiet • [ i.xjɛt ] • obedience, subordination

khlet

1. khleta • [ sǁʱɛ.ta ] • fierce; having an overwhelming or commanding presence — adjective

L

lak

1. lakan • beverage, drink — noun

let

1. ilet • order, sequence, journey — noun. Inflecting stem: let; compounding: liit-, -let; construct: lit.
2. letiin • writing, composition, arrangement

liit

1. liit • eight — noun

lonl

1. lonla • twelve — verb

lue

1. alue • [ a.lwɛ̯ ] • graceful, having beauty of motion — adjective

M

miat

1. amiato • fifteen — verb

mien

1. imien • seven — noun

mikl

1. mikla • heart — noun

mivkh

1. ibe'mivkha:sh • boytoy, trophy mistress, arm candy — noun. Connotes a physical relationship with no emotional relationship
2. ibre'mivkha:sh • secret lover, friend with benefits — noun. Connotes a physical relationship with no emotional relationship
3. mivkha:sh • [ miv.xa:ʃ ] • sexual partner — noun
4. mivuikh • [ mi.vui̯x ] • the sexual act — noun

mon

1. imone • [ i.mo.nɛ ] • carving one's own path: to find or create one's own family, culture, way of doing things, etc. separate from those one belongs to — noun
2. monda • [ mon.da ] • an outlier, trailblazer, or freelancer / rogue; someone who prefers to operate outside the bounds of their society — noun
3. mrandahe • [ mɹan.da.ɦe ] • to be patriotic — verb
4. mrunda • [ mɹun.da ] • loyalty to those one belongs to — noun
5. mrundach' • [ mɹun.dat̚ ʔtʃ ] • one who is excessively conformist; a slavish follower after another, a yes-man — imprecative noun. Connotes disparagement or insult. Indefinite: mrun'da:cha • [ mɹunʔ.da:.tʃa ]

mot

1. mote • lower — adjective

mukl

1. mukle • [ mu.ǁˡe ] • sweet tasting
2. muklot • [ mu.ǁˡot ] • entertaining, bringing pleasure [to an audience]. Connotes a performance or deliberate effort to delight. Originally from the entertainment at feasts, applying the "sweet flavor" to the people hosting and performing.

mulut

1. mulute • orange or yellow brown desert color, yellow sand and rock desert

mu:

1. amu:t • two — verb

N

nago

1. Nagilit • "Queenie"
2. nagos • [ na.gos ] • the ruler — definite noun
3. nagoste • [ na.gos.te ] • to crown, coronate, make sovereign — verb

na:s

1. na:si • [ na:.si ] • grateful, thankful — adjective

na:t

1. na:ti • [ na:.ti ] • a desert spirit associated with fury and vengeance, also protection — noun

ndeh

1. indehit • [ in.dɛ.ɦit ] • inside, that which is inside or within
2. ingda:sh • [ iŋ.da:ʃ ] • lover, someone's romantic and physical companion in a committed relationship. From ndahe, to be intimate
3. ndahe • [ ŋda.ɦe ] • to be intimate; to be naked — verb construction. Connotes desire. [ compound: ndeh + dahe ] From indehit, that which is inside or within.
4. ndate • [ nda.te ] • stripped of all that is not inherent; denuded — adjective. Connotes discomfort. From indehit, that which is inside or within.
5. ndehendih • [ ndɛ.ɦɛn.diʎ̥˔ ] • inherent, that which is inherent. From indehit, that which is inside
6. ndehot • [ ndɛ.ɦot ] • one's personality — noun. From indehit, that which is inside
7. ndehendihot • soul

neng

1. nenga • one — verb

niik

1. iniik • caution

no:kh

1. dagano:khe • sediment; clay — noun
2. dagano:khe n|i • clay — noun
3. batano:khe • earth and rock colors

non

1. inon • [ i.non ] • thing, object — indefinite noun

no:n

1. no:n • [ no:n ] • soup, a food made of various ingredients cooked in broth — indefinite noun

no:s

1. ino:sebet • [ i.no:.sɛ.bɛt ] • a brotherhood — indefinite noun. Definite: no:sebos • [ no:.se.bos ]
2. no:s • [ no:s ] • brother
3. no:ste • [ no:s.te ] • to be familial to, to be brother to. Connotes a social or biological relationship.

nuis

1. inuisebet • [ i.nuɪ̯.sɛ.bɛt ] • a sisterhood — indefinite noun. Definite: nuisebos • [ nuɪ̯.se.bos ]
2. nuis • [ nui̯s ] • sister
3. nuiste • [ nui̯s.te ] • to be sister to, to claim as family. Connotes a social or biological relationship.

nu:k

1. bi:nu:ke • hilly or mountainous land — adjective
2. inu:kot • territory, land — indefinite noun. Definite: nu:kos.
3. shogonu:ke • broad plain, a broad or spacious land or property — adjective

nu:s

1. nu:s • [ nu:s ] • tea needles; any tea made from them
2. nu:sagot • [ nu:.sa.got ], [nus.sa.got ] • sweet tea — compound word from nu:s, tea and from sagot, as tea needles are naturally sharp and tangy. As in Hushídako nu:sagot? Would you like some sweet tea?

nu:sh

1. nu:sha • to be content

NL

nlabo

1. nlabos • body, limbs — definite noun
2. nlabobeste • to be tired, lit. body pushed under, that is "feeling heavy-limbed"— verb construction
3. nlaboko • a pair of limbs, i.e. arms or legs — noun
4. nlabokotla • one's arms — noun
5. nlabokomot • one's legs — noun

nlago

1. nlagos • [ ŋǃa.gos ] • the winter; the hostile territory — definite noun

nlako

1. nlakos • [ ŋ!a.kos ] • the plan(s) that certainly are, will be, or have been implemented, as in Hinlakos? Are those the plans? or The plan, please? — definite noun construction, can be used denuded without prefixes in certain contexts

nli

1. nli • hard (substance) — adjective

nlon

1. inlon • [ i.ŋǃon ] • bed, pallet, etc.: the place one sleeps — indefinite noun

NG

ngal

1. inglet • [ in.ŋǁˡɛt ] • knowledge or learning acquired through direct experience; hands-on learning — noun. For adjective, see ngale.
2. ngale • [ ŋa.lɛ ] • knowing or having learned via direct experience — adjective. For noun, see ing|let.
3. indehingale • inner light or understanding, used to connote wisdom from life experience and still does in literature

ngun

1. anguno • [ aŋ.gu.no ] • to see, to look at
2. ingunbast • [ iŋ.gun.bast̚ ], [ iŋ.gun.bas ] • revelation, something revealed or made known — noun. Connotes either a positive revelation or that the person revealing it wished to do so. From ngunbeste, to reveal; from anguno, to see and ibesit, that which is underneath.
3. ingunit - seen, that which is seen
4. ngunbeste • [ ŋun.bɛs.te ] • to reveal — verb. Connotes voluntary revelation. From anguno, to see and ibesit, that which is underneath.
5. ngunda • [ ŋun.da ] • to be close to, to be friends with, lit. to see inside — verb. Connotations are to know someone well or intimately and to know the person they are without any masks or put on personas, as in Hungundáhe? Do you really know me?. From anguno, to see, to look at, and indehit, that which is inside or within.
6. ngunengun - visible
7. asidenguniliste • to shine, lit. to light-glimpse (passivized)
8. angunili • to glimpse

NGL

nglanis

1. anglaniso • to work with or on, as in Íhlosabenen ínglanisi., He works with computers. — verb

R

rih

1. ri(h)- • [ ɹi ] • orphaned, motherless, without family — adjective. Compare with -ru- and obru-, used to negate verbs and with eh, used to negate nouns not referring to personal relationships.

S

sa

1. iseb • [ i.sɛp̚ ] • staying in touch, maintaining communication — noun
2. sa • [ sa ] • to be , as in Sa guda., I'm a shut-in. or Usa iba:sh., With you, I am a lover. or Isiganchanta., It's (being) beautiful to me. — copula.
3. se: • [ se: ] • to be, as in Ise: ganchá., It's beautiful. — copula.
4. sen • [ sɛn ] • "what it is", as in Isen ís., It is what it is. or Hesen? What is it? — copula.

saf

1. isaf • a family meal — noun
2. savus • family dinner; one's usual eating habits at home — definite noun

sag

1. sage • [ sa.ge ] • a flavor both sweet and sharp, something that has a bite to it
2. sagot • [ sa.got ], [ sag.ot ] • sweet and sharp — adjective. From sage, a flavor both sweet and sharp

sagl

1. asaglo • twenty — verb

sa:s

1. sa:si • [ sa:.si ] • missing, wishing for the return of something or someone — adjective

sid

1. isid • lamp, source of light — indefinite noun. Definite noun: isidit, "the sun".
2. sidete • alight, lit — adjective
3. batalakasid • liquid bright colors, e.g. the colors named for varieties of tea, an expression like jewel tones
4. indehisid • inner brightness, one's natural magnetism and attractive qualities of personality
5. tlakusid • skylight — noun
6. asiditibanglo • [ a.si.di.ti.baŋ.ᶢǁo ] • to eclipse, lit. to sun-bury — verb

sidehlos

1. sidetehlosi • awake, alert, mentally awake — adjective
2. siridehlose • sleepy, mentally tired or weary — adjective

sidenlabo

1. sidetenaboste • to be awake, to be physically not asleep — verb

siget

1. isiget • [ is.i.gɛt ] • yellow, tangy tea, made from first harvest tea needles, brewed in alcohol. For the adjective, see sigete
2. sigete • [ si.gɛ.tɛ ] • a pale, yellowish gold color; having a strong, pleasantly sharp flavor, tangy. From isiget, a yellow tea, known for its tangy flavor

siit

1. asieto • [ a.sjɛ̯.to ] • to rise (physical motion) — verb. Connotes natural or inevitable motion rather than motion driven by will or intention
2. siit • [ siɪ̯t ] • morning — noun

siitag

1. isiitag • [ i.siɪ̯.tag ] • a day, lit. morning and evening — indefinite noun

sital

1. isital • [ is.i.tal ] • young tea, a tea made from fresh unripened needles with a bright, deep green color. For the adjective, see sitale
2. sitale • [ si.tal.e ] • moving, vibrant; bright, deep green; young, as of an inanimate object. From isital, the green tea made from young tea needles.

sot

1. isot • [ i.sot ] • a rose-type flower — noun

so:d

1. so:du • [ so:.du ] • cousin, whether related biologically or simply acting in that relationship

sungt

1. asungto • to taste, to bite — verb

sut

1. su • [ su ] • referring to a closed set or group of people or things — morning construction, taken with a noun
2. suta • [ su.ta ] • these — definite/specific relative pronoun, referring to a closed set of "things"
3. -ste • [ ste ] • to cause or induce — evening construction, taken with the definite form of a noun.

SH

shdah

1. shdah • [ ʃdaʎ̥˔ ] • information gathered from informants or primary sources — noun

shi

1. ashi • [ a.ʃi ] • 1. to eat; to consume, as in Hushi gahót?, Have you eaten? or íshi, it is eaten — verb. 2. to conquer, as in áshi, bite me or come at me — verb. 3. to do [main verb] utterly or with all one's effort or strength, as in Ibéshi:., It was completely done to me. — auxiliary verb.
2. ishinebet • [ iʃ.in.ɛb.ɛt ] • food(s) — indefinite noun. Definite: shinebos • [ ʃi.ne.bos ]

shivii

1. shivii • [ ʃi.viɪ̯ ] • to change or to pivot, usually in response to something; to adapt — a compound word that came from a phrase that meant "to eat one's earlier decision", from ashi, to eat or utterly consume and aviiso, to decide.
2. shiviin • [ ʃi.viɪ̯n ] • a form of dagabiri gameplay that involves switching from one "game" strategy to another, as needed — noun. See also bes and ivhot.

shog

1. shoga • [ ʃo.ga ] • broader, more expansive — adjective. -o • more, others, as in Hushogóda?, Do you want company? — noun.

shong

1. shonga • [ ʃõ.ŋa ] • demonstrative pronoun used to generalize a question or statement to apply to an entire paragraph or passage or to reference an earlier mentioned topic or object, as in Hushungdahe?, Is that what you really want? or Ishonga., What we talked about earlier.

T

tag

1. bientag • [ bjɛ̯n.tag ] • five days from now; a period of five days; lit. five-night
2. liitag • [ liɪ̯t.tag ] • eight days from now; a period of eight days; lit. eight-night
3. mientag • [ mjɛ̯n.tag ] • seven days from now; a period of seven days; lit. seven-night
4. tagienti • [ tag.iɛ̯n.ti ] • 1) nighttime; 2) to end the day; 3) to prepare to go to bed; to do one's usual end of the day, nighttime activities — verbal construction
5. tago • [ ta.go ] • evening — indefinite noun
6. vientag • [ vjɛ̯n.tag ] • three days from now; a period of three days; lit. three-night

teb

1. itebet • [ i.tɛ.bɛt ] • a set of furnishings and belongings — noun. Definite: tebos • [ te.bos ]

tiak

1. tiake • [ tja.ke ] • foolish, ignorant, as in Kacha tiak., Ignorant tongue. or What a foolish thing to say. — adjective

tlang

1. tlangenti • [ ǃaŋ.ɛn.ti ] • bell-chiming, ringing — nominal

tomer

1. itomer • vowel

tonch

1. toncha • nine — verb

tong

1. itongeb • [ i.toŋ.gɛp̚ ] • writing system; script — noun. From tonga, letter or glyph
2. itonglet • glyph order, i.e. alphabetic or other writing system order
3. liitonga • any piece of writing, e.g. an essay, letter, note, or manuscript
4. tonga • [ to.ŋa ] • letter or glyph in a writing system — noun
5. ivhetonga • narrative writing, storytelling — noun

TL

tla

1. itlan • that which is above; the air overhead when one is on the ground; an upper level in a house — noun
2. tla- • upper, above, physically higher (note: older constructions may use it as a suffix)

tleb

1. itleb • kiss — noun
2. atlebo • to kiss — verb

V

valu

1. valus • [ va.lus ] • the way things are — definite noun
2. valut • [ va.lut ] • the way of things, i.e. the general path of events of the nature in question or the usual situational context of a person or topic — indefinite noun

vanch

1. ivanach • [ iv.an.atʃ ] • grace or favor received, as in Avanchar evegrie., I do not deserve such grace. (formal expression of appreciation for a compliment) — noun

veh

1. ivhot • [ iv.ɦo̤t ] • a traditional way of playing the Ogunn strategy card game, dagabiri, in which players use a particular game (or series of strategems) with variation but without deviation. From veh, as it is a form of play that builds upon each previous play toward a particular inevitable goal or endgame.
2. vahlitushi • [ va.sǃʱˡi.tu.ʃi ] • to travel or transport over a distance — sentence construction, inflected for topic, person, and number of arguments, i.e. it can be transitive or intransitive
3. vahienti • [ va.ʎ̥˔iɛ̯n.ti ] • time as the inevitable unfolding of consequences
4. veh • [ veç ] • time, to act through time, to always have been so
5. vehis • [ vɛ.ɦis ] • history. From veh, time
6. vehiste • [ vɛ.ɦis.te ] • to build upon the foundation of history

ves

1. batave • [ bat.a.vɛ ] • in the appearance or function of a waterfall — indefinite noun
2. bataveso • [ bat.a.vɛ.so ] • the waterfall gameplay in the strategy card game dagabiri — definite noun
3. baveset • [ ba.vɛs.ɛt ] • waterfall — indefinite noun. Definite: baveso • [ ba.vɛ.so ]
4. iveset • [ iv.ɛs.ɛt ] • water — indefinite noun
5. viis • [ viɪ̯s ] • moving water — definite noun
6. viiste • [ viɪ̯.ste ] • to be flowing with water — verb
7. viriis • [ vi.ɹiɪ̯s ] • burning fire — definite noun
8. viriiste • [ vi.ɹiɪ̯.ste ] • to be burning — verb. Imprecative: viriiset' • [ vi.ɹi.ji̯.sɪt ]
9. vaseshi • catastrophic fire, lit. water-eater

vien

1. ivien • [ i.vjɛ̯n ] • three — numeral

vig

1. avigo • [ a.vi.go ] • to be mutually hostile — verb
2. avrigu • [ av.ɹi.gu ] • to be mutually beneficial — verb
3. ivigot • [ iv.i.got ] • mutual hostility — indefinite noun
4. ivriges • [ iv.ri.gɛs ] • red, spicy tea, made from the ripened tea needles into an alcoholic tea beverage. For the adjective, see vrige
5. ivrigot • [iv.ɹi.got ] • mutual benefit — indefinite noun
6. vigoste • [ vi.go.ste ] • to declare war upon — verb
7. vrige • [ vɹi.ge ] • a deep red color, like red wines or tea; having a rich, spicy flavor; matured. From ivriges, a red tea with a spicy flavor.
8. vrigus • [ vɹi.gus ] • an arrangement of mutual social benefit — definite noun
9. vrigusashienti • to conquer (territory or social organization) through marriage or mutual formal alliance and co-residence, now commonly pronounced vriguashienti
10. vriguste • [ vɹi.gus.te ] • to make treaty with — verb

viis

1. aviiso • to decide, to choose among mutually exclusive paths. Connotes an irretrievable decision.

vikh

1. vikh' • [ vix ] • argument for the sake of argument; disruptive conversation that goes around in circles or results has no productive results or conclusions — imprecative noun

vond

1. vonda • eleven — verb

vuet

1. avueto • to be sorry