Qatama thematic lexicon

This article is one of many about Qatama

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Numbers

• ogo = n. number, v. to count

• om = zero, nothing , none
• ong = one , single
• to = two
• mo = three
• oko = four
• do = five
• no = six
• oq = seven
• tong = eight
• noq = nine
• man = ten
• tan = hundred
• ngan = thousand

Larger Numbers

Larger numbers

• man ong = eleven
• man to = twelve
• man mo = thirteen
• to man = twenty
• to man oko = twenty-four
• tan to man oko = one hundred twenty-four
• mo tan mo to = 332
• oko man do ngan no oq tong = 45,678

Ordinals & Fractions

To form ordinals place the particle nu after the number. To form multiples the suffix -a is added, with seven and nine being irregular, I.e. o'aq seven-times, and no'aq nine-times.

Fractions are form by using the adposition aj meaning of/from.

• ong aj to = half (lit: one of two)

• oko aj do = four fifths

Addintional Vocabulary

• aja = all / every
• toa = twice / double
• daya = many / much / a lot
• dayu = few / a little / a bit
• m`hu = less / fewer / v. to subtract
• m`ha = more / v. to add
• anha = some

Colors

The Qatama color chart.

• aga -- n. color, pigment, hue | v. to color, paint
• oga -- black
• muga -- blue
• myoga -- brown
• huga -- clear, bright
• on -- dark, deep
• anyaga -- fair, blond
• tlaga -- gray
• namuga -- green
• konaga -- orange
• un -- pale in color, light
• koyuga -- pink
• komuga -- purple
• koga -- red
• uga -- white, bright, colorless
• naga -- yellow

Family terminology

Taq's family tree

• kang -- man, husband
• mung -- woman, wife
• -han -- Mr., sir, gentleman...(used as an unbound morpheme when name is 3 syllables)
• -hana -- Mrs., Miss, Ms., ma'am, lady...(used as an unbound morpheme when name is 3 syllables)
• ata -- n. name | v. to be called
• kong -- person
• tanga -- family (smallest unit in the kinship hierarchy)
• tang -- clan, tribe (ambiguous term that is usually followed by the name of clan/tribe.
• tang ru -- relative (lit: one of the clan/tribe)
• kangha -- father
• mungha -- mother
• taja -- brother
• munu -- sister
• taj -- boy, son
• mungu -- girl, daughter
• mungla -- aunt
• kangla -- uncle
• tajum -- niece, nephew
• kara | kangra -- grandfather
• mura | mungra -- grandmother
• tajal | munul -- cousin
• muhuka -- marriage | to marry | to be married
• muhula -- divorced | to divorce | to be divorced
• ...ajum -- ...in-law
• umun -- baby | child
• umunha -- teenager | adolescent
• kanga -- adult | people
• maja -- friend, ally
• ujuna -- enemy
• ongoq -- elder

• The difference between kangra/kara and mungra/mura is one of familiarity/respect. If you know the elder well enough you would simply refer to him/her with kara/mura, but in times when the goal is to show respect and tact, kangra/mungra are used.

Clothing

A picture of what a guma might look like.

• okada -- apron
• alaju -- belt
• noga -- boot, shoe, sandal, sock
• oka -- cloth, rag
• guma -- coat, shirt
• dohuq -- cotton
• kuha'a -- dress, skirt
• myanuq -- earring
• m`dan -- glove, wristband
• hanaka -- hat, headdress
• myar -- jewelry, jewel
• ongaya -- necklace
• tal -- rank, insignia
• yuj -- ring
• gon -- shield, armor
• akama -- shorts, trousers, pants
• onyom -- silk
• kuhaga -- suit
• kuha -- v. to wear clothes | n. clothing
• go`om -- tunic
• okuaha -- underclothes
• gumahu -- undershirt
• kuhan -- uniform
• ulana -- wool

Body

• amaq -- body / anatomy
• anaq -- head / brain
• anuq -- ear(s) / to hear
• ongo -- eye(s) / to see, look
• okota -- heart
• toru -- back, spine
• taruya -- hip / waist
• tara -- belly, stomach
• utar -- chest / breast
• nogra -- feet / toes
• anuja -- leg / calf, thigh
• udan -- hand/arm
• qongo -- joint
• gan -- bone
• gua -- mouth/face
• ogua -- facial hair
• uha -- skin
• udanju -- fingers/knuckles
• dong -- nose / to smell
• g`tla -- shoulder
• qono -- muscle
• anaqra -- neck, throat
• guata -- teeth / to bite
• guaja -- tongue / to taste
• unuq -- hair

Time

• ama -- time
• ung -- past
• naku -- present
• uq -- future
• njam - moment /instant
• maq -- day
• omaq -- sunrise / dawn / morning
• d`maq -- noon / midday break
• umaq -- afternoon / dusk / twilight / sunset
• onaq -- evening
• naq -- night
• unaq -- midnight
• aj maq -- daily
• ngumaq -- yesterday
• kun maq -- today
• kumaq -- tomorrow
• galam -- week
• aj galam -- weekly
• alam -- month
• aj alam -- monthly
• ngaja -- spring
• arung -- summer
• mugun -- fall / autumn
• ngumha -- winter
• alamu -- season
• ngaq -- year
• aj ngaq -- yearly
• ngaq aj umja -- leap-year
• maq aj umja -- leap-day
• kayata -- holiday / festival
• tangaq -- century
• amahaq -- epoch, age
• amaja -- forever, eternity
• maqla -- never / no more

Random Words

These words added in honor of the ZBBers that created them.

• kogyo -- shelf
• qalhangra -- n. a severe storm, particularly referring to noise and winds; (v) to howl and blow, referring to the sound the wind makes
• ogoyo -- n. annoyance, adj. annoying, v. to annoy, etc.
• k`ra -- conj. - but; denoting opposite, contradiction
• ayunha -- n. the horribly uncomfortable feeling that accompanies the inability to complete a sneeze
• q`dogo n. 1. Machinery. 2. A kludge; a hack; an unwieldy solution. 3. figurative A plot device, especially an implausible one. A cock-and-bull story.
• k'gaq - v.intrans to swallow something the wrong way
• d'mu - n. mouse
• ayula - n. star
• qadal - n. quicksand, soft/loose ground
• komoja - adj. the smell of vinegar
• kyutara - v. to ward off, to deter
• n'kara - n a bell, intr. v. to ring or chime (like a bell)
• kyor - n a rattle, shaken noise-maker
• nalha - trans. v to ring or shake (specifically a bell or a rattle)
• ulhu - v. to flow / n. flow
• g'laq - v. to explode
• kujanga - v. to sing a lullaby to make someone fall asleep
• doyoja - adj. confusing, difficult to follow or make sense of
• qung - n. phoneme, sound, utterance

Basic Phrases

• oha -- Yes
• nga -- No
• guqra -- Thank you
• t`ha guqra -- Thank you very much
• nguqra -- You're welcome
• aguq -- Please
• kya aguq -- Excuse me
• kalha -- Hello (formal)
• kalhaj -- Hello (formal to a group)
• aka -- Hello (informal)
• gyoha -- Goodbye / So long
• maq tama -- Good morning
• umaq tama -- Good afternoon /Good evening
• naq tama -- Good night
• nga mongha ta / mongla ta -- I do not understand.
• manha aj [Qatama] muta...qa -- How do you say this in [Qatama]?
• ...muta ga qa -- Do you speak ...?
• ata ga qa -- What is your name?
• kogra m`ta`aq tama -- Nice to meet you.
• guta ga qa -- How are you?
• moq al koda qa -- Where is the bathroom? Where is the toilet?