Náŋifi Fasúxa Thematic Lexicon

F

FASU PNF 'SHARE'

fasufa – to mate

fasufi – to reveal

fasuŋa - (mpl) shared traits

fasuku - to distribute

fasunu - custom

fasupi – to recite

fasupu – offering, to offer

fasusa – to explain

fasusi - to share reluctantly

fasuti – to ask

fasuxa – commonality, common

fasuxi – to provide

fasuxu – arbitrate, arbitrator

Ŋ

ŊAFI PNF 'particular'

ŋafifu – target; aim

ŋafiŋa - particular composite entity

ŋafinu – vague, to vacillate

ŋafipi – on

ŋafisa - maternal family

ŋafisi - solid

ŋafisu – one (1); (pl) a few

ŋafiti – paternal family

ŋafixa – bower, to mate

ŋafixi – a particular

ŋafixu – sweetheart; to love

ŊASI PNF 'SOMEBODY'

ŋasifa - oneself

ŋasifi – together, joint; with

ŋasiŋa - description (esp. of character)

ŋasinu - anybody

ŋasipi - between

ŋasipu – he/she/it

ŋasisa – to twist

ŋasiti – to bend

ŋasixa - somewhere

ŋasixi – nobody, none, not

ŋasixu – somebody

ŊUXA PNF 'heat'

ŋuxafa - hearth

ŋuxafi - passionate

ŋuxafu - logs, kindling

ŋuxaku – fire, to burn

ŋuxanu - hot

ŋuxapi - sunburn

ŋuxapu - the sun; to shine

ŋuxasa - warm

ŋuxasi - hot, dry heat of the desert

ŋuxasu - temperature

ŋuxati - brush fire

ŋuxaxi - horniness; (fpl) hot flashes

ŋuxaxu - angry

ŊUXU 'standard movement'

ŋuxufa - standard moverment (not necessarily job-related)

ŋuxufi - a craftsman; properly trained

ŋuxufa - to do correctly

ŋuxuŋa - a technique (with many steps)

ŋuxuku - instrument; with, by (instrumental)

ŋuxunu - a method (involving many guxuag or guxuus)

ŋuxupi - proper motion to make something

ŋuxupu - to push up

ŋuxusa - to tap

ŋuxusi - to strike

ŋuxusu - a technique (with one or two steps)

ŋuxuti - to strike as hard as possible

ŋuxuxa - master (of an apprentice)

ŋuxuxi - to press down

K

KAMA PNF 'EARTH, LAND'

kamafa – earth; (fpl) invertebrate

kamafi – tree; (f) plant; (mfpl) vegetation

kamaŋa - environment

kamaku - gritstorm

kamanu – world, Earth (=home planet of the Pi'naax)

kamapi – homeland, forest

kamapu – sky, heaven

kamasa – to revolve; year

kamasi - earth which cannot be broken, as in winter

kamasu – clod of dirt

kamati – to turn; season

kamaxa - land

kamaxi – ground, underground

kamaxu – animal

KANA PNF 'PLACE'

kanafa - there

kanafu – place; to stay; at

kanaŋa - an area (composed of several distinct buildings or place)

kanaku - to travel back and forth

kananu – plain; (f) field, meadow

kanapi – to stand; here

kanapu – mountain

kanasa – circle, circular

kanasi - public place

kanasu – property

kanati - square

kanaxa – house-and-huts compound, esp. council compound (<ONF village)

kanaxi – desert wasteland; (f) valley

kanaxu – villager

KUŊA 'mark'

kuŋafi – distinct, conspicuous

kuŋafa – personal characteristic

kuŋafu - stomach

kuŋaku - prey animal

kuŋanu – general (adj)

kuŋapi - middle

kuŋapu – to increase

kuŋasa – small

kuŋasi - far; far away

kuŋasu - write

kuŋati – big, great

kuŋaxa – addressee, direct object

kuŋaxi – to decrease

kuŋaxu – ONF addressee, direct object