Limli-English: A-G

Table of Phonemes

POA	labial				dental			alveolar		palatal				glottal		nasal				vowels
IPA	/φ/	/β/	/w/		/l/	/t/		/s/		/k/	/j/	/ɣ/		/h/		/m/	/n/	/ŋ/		/ä/	/e/	/o/	/u/	/i/
Hangul	ㅍ	ㅂ	1		ㄹ	ㄷ		ㅅ		ㄱ	2	ㅋ		ㅎ		ㅁ	ㄴ	ㄲ		아	에	오	우	이
Latin	f	v	w		l	t		s		k	y	ǵ		h		m	n	ń		a	e	o	u	i

Notes:

• ¹ The compound vowels are used for <w>, e.g., ㅘ, wa.
• ² The iotified vowels are used for <y>, e.g., 요, yo.

Limli-English Dictionary

A

a, indir. obj., to. ae, det. the (sg.). aemun, boy. afi, det. some. afiyu, det. other.

aka, mother. ama, prn. this. ama...ae, det. this. ama...le, det. these. ama tihi ae, today.

amale, prn. these. ani, adj. thin. ańu, adv. less. ao ǵio ki, adv. always. awa, prn. that.

awa...ae, det. that. awa...le, det. those. awale, prn. those. aya, vb. there is/are. ayai, prn., adj. which.

E

eme, six. eńi, vb. run. eońo, oven. esi, vb. greet.

etihu, earthquake. ewe, sound. eyila, vb. awaken.

F

fafi, det. any. fai, adj. white. fau, adj. high, tall. fau tihi, noon. faumi, brother. fawa, adj. fast, quick, swift. fawi, back. fawi fawi tihi, day before yesterday. fawi tihi, yesterday. fe, progressive verb particle. fehi, adj. brave. feme, vb. request. fesu, vb. inherit. feto, three. fewo, adj. thick.

feyo, vb. sink. fia, vb. able, be. fiǵo, adj. holy. fihu, det. each. filefe, vb. lie (down). filo, year. fimi, adj. male. fine, vb. get. fińe, four. fińi, son. fio, person. fiofo, vb. identify. fiowi, rope. firi, edge, boundary. firo, adj. taboo.

fisu, adj. far, distant. fiti, vb. describe. fiuli, basket. fiyewi, vb. pick. fiyo, vb. turn. fiyowu, vb. accept. fiyu, adv. together. fofeyo, vb. accept, receive. foǵeo, vb. dive. foǵo, vb. happen. folimi, sibling. folo, web. foloi, vb. allow, permit, let. fomo, vb. cook. fońio, vb. continue, endure, last, persevere.

fońiwe, adj. hard, solid. foro, vb. grow. fotu, adj. deaf. fou, vb. sew. fovi, two. fowa, rule. foyi, vb. spit. foyoi, obsidian. fu, vb. stand. fuǵo, vb. plant. fuli, adj. correct, right. fulini wawe, adverb. fumi, vb. sup. fuńi, vb. begin.

Ǵ

ǵarayu, vb. kill. ǵayai, adv. how. ǵe, apodosis particle. ǵefo, room. ǵehu, circle. ǵeli, vb. stab. ǵeme, vb. should, ought, have to, must, oblige ǵemu, adj. violet.

ǵeteteu, adj. straight. ǵia, five. ǵifo, stone, rock. ǵihumi, party. ǵimemu, vb. become. ǵimi, vb. push. ǵimu, vb. play. ǵini, put, place.

ǵio, det. all, every. ǵisu, adj. good. ǵiti, vb. rot. ǵiula, vb. hit. ǵiwani, bank. ǵiwilo, breakfast. ǵiyi, det. either, or; ǵiyi...ǵiyi, cnj. either...or. ǵoewe, music.

ǵofoi, adj. empty. ǵofu, foam. ǵoǵo, shell. ǵoli, hole. ǵoto, adj. wet. ǵoyo, adj. dull. ǵuwu, beauty. ǵuini, benefit, advantage.

Note:

• The prepositions are placed in a separate dictionary where they can be better defined.

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