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Words

  • á : n., upper arm

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  • ablakela : peaceful time

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  • abló : n., part of the shoulders that is not at the top

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  • ahí: v., to arrive somewhere ; awahi : 1sg

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  • agléška : n., lizard

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  • ağúyapi : n., bread

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  • akáŋn : part., on, above

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  • akhé : part., again

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  • akíktoŋža : v., to forget

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  • akísni : v., to stop, referring to natural phenomena

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  • aslóhaŋkhel : adv., slowly

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  • apsíča : v., to jump over ; awápsiče : I jumped over (him, it)

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  • até : p., father

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  • atéya : p., to have someone as a father (paternal uncle); atéwaye : I have him as a father, he is my father

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  • atkúku : p., his/her father, paternal uncle

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  • ayúštaŋ : v.pr, to leave, abandon, stop ; ablúštaŋ : I left (him, it)

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  • áŋpaʔó : n., dawn

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  • aŋpétu : n., day

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Conversation Basics

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Anáǧoptan ye/yo = listen

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Amáyuštan ye/yo = leave me alone

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Dictionary Abbreviations

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  • adv. adverb

  • bot. botany term

  • eth. ethnonym, name of a people

  • lit. literal translation

  • n. noun

  • nb. number

  • p. kinship term

  • part. grammatical particle

  • v. verb

  • var. indicates a word that exists with phonetic variants

  • 1sg 1st person singular of the verb

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