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| A conlang for fun by [[User:Masako|masako]] ([[User talk:Masako|talk]]) and his 8 year old daughter. It's me helping her make a language that makes sense.
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| = Phonology =
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| {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width: 600px;"
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| |+ '''consonants'''
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| !
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| !Bilabial
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| !Alveolar
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| !Palatal
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| !Velar
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| !Labiovelar
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| |- align="center" <!-- Stops -->
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| ! Plosives
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| | {{IPA|p b}}
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| | {{IPA|t d}}
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| | {{IPA|k g}}
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| ! Nasals
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| | {{IPA|m}}
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| | {{IPA|n}}
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| ! Fricatives
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| | {{IPA|s z}}
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| | {{IPA|ʃ}} ('''sh''')
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| ! Approximants
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| | {{IPA|j}} ('''y''')
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| | {{IPA|w}}
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| ! Trill
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| | align="center"|{{IPA|r}}
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| |+vowels
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| !Front
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| !Central
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| !Back
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| |- style="text-align:center;"
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| !Close
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| |i~ɪ || || u~ʊ
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| |- style="text-align:center;"
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| !Mid
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| |e~ɛ || || o
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| |- style="text-align:center;"
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| !Open
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| == Pronouns ==
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| '''Kerusha''' has three basic pronouns; '''bu''' [1sg], '''ti''' [2sg], and '''ma''' [3sg]. These do not indicate gender. These can be made plural using the suffix "'''-shi'''", and possessive with "'''a-'''".
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| !
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| ! singular
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| ! plural
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| ! possessive
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| ! 1st person
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| | '''bu'''<br>I; me
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| | '''bushi'''<br>we; us
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| | '''abu/shi'''<br>my; mine / our(s)
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| ! 2nd person
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| | '''ti'''<br>you
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| | '''tishi'''<br>you (all)
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| | '''ati/shi'''<br>your/(s)
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| ! 3rd person
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| | '''ma'''<br>he; she; him; her; it
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| | '''mashi'''<br>they; them; those
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| | '''ama/shi'''<br>their/(s)
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| == Numbers ==
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| '''Kerusha''' uses a base 10 number system. The basic numbers are as follows:
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| ! Kerusha
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| ! number
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| ! English
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| ! Kerusha
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| ! English
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| ! Kerusha
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| | '''ozi''' || 0 || zero || '''ni''' || 6 || six || '''wekiyo''' || 500 || five hundred
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| | '''da''' || 1 || one || '''go''' || 7 || seven || '''tiyo''' || 10<sup>3</sup> || (one) thousand
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| | '''sho''' || 2 || two || '''ro''' || 8 || eight || '''metiyo''' || 10<sup>4</sup> || ten thousand
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| | '''pa''' || 3 || three || '''bi''' || 9 || nine || '''kitiyo''' || 10<sup>5</sup> || (one) hundred thousand
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| | '''ke''' || 4 || four || '''me''' || 10 || ten || ''' ''' || 10<sup>6</sup> || (one) million
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| | '''we''' || 5 || five || '''kiyo''' || 100 || (one) hundred || ''' ''' || 10<sup>9</sup> || (one) billion
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| ==== Forming Larger Numbers ====
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| * '''meda''' - eleven / 11
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| * '''shome''' - twenty / 20
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| * '''dakiyogo''' - one hundred seven / 107
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| * '''pakiyoshomeni''' (''long form'') / '''pashoni''' (''short form'') - three hundred twenty six / 326
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| * '''nitiyoshoke''' - six thousand and twenty four / 6024
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| ==== Other Number Forms ====
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| ! Kerusha
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| ! English
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| ! ordinal
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| ! multiple
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| ! fractional
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| | '''da''' || 1 || one || '''x'''<br>first || '''x'''<br>once || -
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| | '''mesho''' || 12 || twelve || '''x'''<br>twelfth || '''x'''<br>duodecuple || '''x'''<br>a twelfth
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| | '''wemeke'''<br>'''(weke)''' || 54 || fifty four || '''x'''<br>fifty fourth || '''x'''<br>54 times || '''x'''<br>a fifty fourth
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| | '''kiyoni''' || 106 || one hundred (and) six || '''x'''<br>106<sup>th</sup> || '''x'''<br>106 times || '''x'''<br>a 106<sup>th</sup>
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| | '''gotiyo''' || 7000 || seven thousand || '''x'''<br>seven thousandth || '''x'''<br>7000 times || '''x'''<br>1/7000
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| = Lexicon =
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| == a ==
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| * '''a-''' - possessive
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| * '''abi''' - live
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| * '''abiru''' - die
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| * '''awabi''' - be born
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| == ba ==
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| * '''ba''' - in order that, so that
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| * '''baba''' - father
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| * '''baba-zi''' - unusual; weird
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| * '''babe''' - wear (clothes)
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| * '''babo''' - case, instance
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| * '''bada''' - cashier, purser
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| * '''bade''' - below, downstairs, downward
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| * '''badi''' - Asia
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| * '''bage''' - berry
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| * '''bapa''' - cathedral
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| * '''bari''' - below, under
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| * '''bawaba''' - grandfather
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| * '''beba''' - Africa
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| * '''bebi''' - in vain
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| * '''begu''' - waken; be awake; wake up
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| * '''beguru''' - sleep
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| * '''bemo''' - after
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| * '''bewa''' - explain
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| * '''bi''' - nine
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| * '''bida''' - beyond, past
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| * '''bigi''' - warm, tepid
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| * '''bine''' - after
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| * '''bipo''' - bell (door)
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| * '''birodo''' - niece
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| * '''biruwa''' - nephew
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| * '''bita''' - as… as, like
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| * '''bo''' - is it the case that…? (question particle)
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| * '''boba''' - agree
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| * '''bogo''' - inferior
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| * '''bopu''' - bicycle
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| * '''boro''' - pink
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| * '''bosa / sabo''' - orange
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| * '''bota''' - red
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| * '''bu''' - I, me
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| * '''bube''' - at least
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| * '''buda''' - want, intend
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| * '''budu''' - air
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| * '''buga''' - beverage, drink
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| * '''buko''' - insect
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| * '''buta''' - at most
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| == da ==
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| * '''da''' - one
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| * '''dabe''' - Weather
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| * '''dabo''' - between, among
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| * '''dapo''' - after, afterwards
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| * '''dapu''' - in-law
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| * '''data''' - carrot
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| * '''debe''' - carry
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| * '''dedu''' - incredible
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| * '''deka''' - card
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| * '''deki''' - wash
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| * '''depa''' - astonished
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| * '''diga''' - besides
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| * '''dime''' - watch
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| * '''dini''' - ugly; gross
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| * '''diwa''' - why
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| * '''do''' - this (here)
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| * '''dori''' - see
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| == e ==
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| == ga ==
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| * '''gado''' - war
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| * '''gara''' - at
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| * '''gata''' - art
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| * '''gebe''' - cauliflower
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| * '''geda''' - at first
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| * '''gedi''' - Biological adjectives
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| * '''gepo''' - black
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| * '''giro''' - family
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| * '''gise''' - pale
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| * '''go''' - seven
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| * '''-go''' - diminutive "smaller"
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| * '''godo''' - alcohol
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| * '''gopo''' - covered
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| * '''goporu''' - uncover
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| * '''goru''' - in, into
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| * '''gu''' - if, whether
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| == i ==
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| * '''ima''' - dark
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| * '''iri''' - flute
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| * '''-iy-''' - past tense
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| == ka ==
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| * '''kaba''' - in front of
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| * '''kabu''' - ink
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| * '''kamo''' - drink
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| * '''kapa''' - at the latest
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| * '''kara''' - love
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| * '''ke''' - four
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| * '''ki-''' - abilitative "can; able"
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| * '''kiga''' - wallet, purse
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| * '''kima''' - in general
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| * '''kiyo''' - hundred
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| * '''koba''' - in the past
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| * '''kodo''' - high
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| * '''kodoru''' - low
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| * '''koki''' - color
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| * '''Kokisa''' - Colors
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| * '''ku''' - and
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| * '''kuge''' - wardrobe
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| * '''kuma''' - actually, indeed
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| * '''kuma''' - yes
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| * '''kura''' - smile
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| == ma ==
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| * '''ma''' - he, she, him, her
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| * '''mama''' - mother
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| * '''mawama''' - grandmother
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| * '''me''' - ten
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| * '''-me''' - someone who does; -ist
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| * '''meda''' - eleven
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| * '''miga''' - against, opposite
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| * '''misha''' - healthy
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| * '''misharu''' - unhealthy
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| * '''mishi''' - empty
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| * '''moba''' - fall
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| * '''mobi''' - cousin; female
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| * '''mota''' - airplane
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| * '''muse''' - clear
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| * '''muwabi''' - cousin; male
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| * '''muzo''' - poetry; poem
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| == na ==
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| * '''na''' - go
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| * '''nagu''' - washer, washing machine
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| * '''naru''' - come
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| * '''naya''' - fall
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| * '''ne''' - both… and
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| * '''ni''' - six
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| * '''nobe''' - ask
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| * '''nobu''' - wasp
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| * '''noga''' - eat
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| * '''nogaru''' - vomit
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| * '''nore''' - discuss; talk about
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| * '''norosha''' - express feelings
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| * '''nusa''' - gummy
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| * '''nusho''' - believe; trust
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| == o ==
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| * '''obi''' - sister
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| * '''ozi''' - zero
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| == pa ==
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| * '''pa''' - three
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| * '''pade''' - Beverages
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| * '''peba''' - in the morning
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| * '''pebo''' - agreeable
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| * '''peza''' - always
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| * '''pida''' - bird
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| * '''pigi''' - belt
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| * '''pito''' - in the evening
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| * '''pizo''' - house
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| * '''puyu''' - smell
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| == ra ==
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| * '''raya''' - white
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| * '''risha''' - hear
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| * '''risho''' - listen
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| * '''rita''' - deceive; trick
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| * '''ro''' - eight
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| * '''rogo''' - ceiling
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| * '''rosha''' - feel (well, etc.)
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| == sa ==
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| * '''-sa''' - plural marker
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| * '''sama''' - yellow
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| * '''setu''' - exit
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| * '''seturu''' - enter
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| * '''subu''' - dessert; candy
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| == sha ==
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| * '''sha''' - the / a; one
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| * '''sha pizo''' - The house
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| * '''shado''' - daughter
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| * '''shagodo''' - granddaughter
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| * '''shagowa''' - grandson
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| * '''shawa''' - son
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| * '''shayo''' - yummy
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| * '''-shi''' - plural pronoun
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| * '''sho''' - two
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| * '''shome''' - twenty
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| * '''shu''' - that (there)
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| * '''shuba / sato / tosa''' - green
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| == ta ==
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| * '''ta''' - with, by means of, in company of
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| * '''tabe''' - fear
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| * '''tade''' - carpet
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| * '''tagose''' - fair, blond
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| * '''tama''' - CD, record
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| * '''teba''' - in one week
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| * '''tedi''' - cattle
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| * '''tepa''' - water
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| * '''tepu''' - in the future
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| * '''ti''' - you (singular)
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| * '''tiga''' - again
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| * '''tiyo''' - thousand
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| * '''toke''' - asparagus
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| * '''topa''' - at night
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| * '''toro''' - need
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| * '''towabo''' - purple
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| * '''tozi''' - light blue, sky blue
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| * '''tozi-wa''' - dark blue, navy blue
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| * '''tuku''' - brown
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| == u ==
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| == wa ==
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| * '''-wa''' - augmentative "bigger"
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| * '''wabi''' - brother
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| * '''wama''' - be / stand
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| * '''wama''' - stand
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| * '''wamaru''' - sit
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| * '''we''' - five
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| * '''weshe''' - by all means
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| * '''wida''' - gray
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| * '''wira''' - have
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| == ya ==
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| * '''-ya''' - object marker
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| * '''yamu''' - study
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| * '''ye / pa / -ru''' - no, not
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| * '''yoso''' - give
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| * '''yume''' - taste
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| == za ==
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| * '''-za''' - future tense
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| * '''zaba''' - uncle
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| * '''zama''' - aunt
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| * '''zapa''' - age
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| * '''zeba''' - cave
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