Alel thematic lexicon

This article is one of many about Alel

Numbers

cardinals

• ua - one
• ni - two
• uc - three
• yon - four
• go - five
• ca - six
• seb - seven
• ota - eight
• nen - nine
• da - ten
• sad - hundred
• hezra - thousand

ordinals

• Ordinals are formed by adding -ma or -ema to numbers ending in a consonant.
  • uama - first
  • sebema - seventh

Colors

• anil - indigo
• asud - black
• azul - blue
• cakra - brown
• gul - yellow
• kijan - green
• lila - purple, violet
• naruj - orange
• ruj - red

4

• abaku - abacus
• abu - father of [ x ]
• acam - sun / solar
• aho - garlic
• ajim - flavor
• ajud - adjutant
• al - the
• amado - shutter, storm door
• am-ek - to love
• amik - friend
• amir - prince / commander
• ana - I / me
• angla - English
• aren - person
• arum - why / because
• asud - black
• azul - blue
• bada - after / behind
• badra / baba - father
• bahara - spring [ time / season ]
• bara - outside
• barik - without
• bec-ek - to kiss
• ben - boy / son
• beyad - egg / embryo
• bita - please
• bukra - tomorrow
• bunya - brown
• buyuk - big / large / grand
• ca - six / 6
• cai - tea
• calam - peace
• cetra - Thursday
• ci-mak - to eat / consume
• cok / coka - many / much
• da - ten / 10
• da-mak - to give
• dem-ek - to say / speak
• denad - you're welcome
• doma - home / house
• don-ek - to donate / gift
• eku-mak - to listen
• elat - lieutenant
• eleto - summer [ time / season ]
• elila - purple
• emr-ek - to purchase / buy
• ena - eye
• enab - grape
• enak - color / hue / shade
• fara - fruit
• feg-ek - to adhere / stick
• fila - elephant
• gan-ek - to want / crave
• gida - food / sustenance
• go - five / 5
• goba - mushroom
• gula - yellow
• hada / hadam - this / these
• ha-mak - to be [ informal ]
• harifa - fall / autumn
• heleb - bread
• hemra - wine
• hezra - thousand / 1000
• hinak - there
• hira - yesterday
• hum - they / them
• hunda - dog
• ibda - abbot
• ihad - Sunday
• il - it / that / he / her
• ila - she / her
• ilu - he / him
• ima - now / yet
• imil - wheat / grain
• imta / mata - when
• inak - tonight
• isad - cent / coin | 1/100
• isbanya - Spain / Spanish
• iyom - today
• jama - never
• juma - Friday
• juta - million
• ka - here
• kabo - corporal
• kadab - dead body / corpse
• kahid - colonel
• kahua - coffee
• katar - Qatar
• kebza - head
• keso - cheese
• ket-ek - to cut
• kijan - green
• kotla - snake
• kuc-ek - to cook / prepare food
• kul / kulu - all / every / each
• kulyom - always
• kuzu - lamb / young sheep
• lec - milk / dairy
• luga - language / dialect
• luna - Monday
• madra / mama - mother / momma
• mala - bad
• man - ten thousand / 10000
• marud - Tuesday
• matam - restaurant
• maya - water
• min - who
• minak - whose
• mit / mita - with
• mon - month
• muj - man
• munud - minute
• nahara - river
• nak - night
• naruj - orange
• nayeb - white
• ne / la - no / not
• neko - cat
• nemza - nation / country
• nen - nine / 9
• ni - two / 2
• nikab - lance corporal
• nizra - nose
• nom - name
• nos - we / us
• nul / nula - zero / 0 / nothing
• oba - grandfather
• oda - room / chamber
• olya - oil [ cooking ]
• oma - grandmother
• ota - eight / 8
• oy-ek - to hear
• ra-mak - to see
• ruta - road / route / path
• ruza - rice
• sa / ai - yes
• sabad - Saturday
• sab-ek - to know / understand
• sabza - vegetable
• samal - sergeant
• sar-ek - to be [ formal ]
• seb - seven / 7
• segun - second
• sela / selat - that / those
• sem / sema - week / 7 days
• semaka - fish
• sinza - silver
• sulhad - soldier
• suyob - Wednesday
• tabak - tobacco
• tahet - under / below
• tam - three / 3
• taseb - prayer beads
• tayeb / tama - good / well / fine
• te / ta - you
• teba - nautre
• ten-ek - to have / possess
• tinuk - baby
• tomad - tomato
• tum - you [ plural ]
• tura - bull
• turuk - Turkey
• ua - one / 1
• udun - ear
• ura - hour
• usra - bear
• yama - mountain / hill / peak
• yara - year
• yom - day
• yon - four / 4
• yoza - face
• yuzeb - captain
• za - for
• zakan - beard
• zaman - time
• zatun - olive
• zima - winter [ time ]
• zuga - train / locomotion

• hezra 1000
• el a / an
• el a, one
• abad abbey
• zagra abroad
• gayod actually, indeed
• mujen adult
• mujen adult
• megra adult
• Sa e La Affirmation and Negation
• elash although
• kulyom always
• shagri ambassador
• e / u and
• ma and / also / as well
• melha apple
• melha apple
• nequd April
• nisan April
• gunta army
• yegek arrive 
• dayezra August
• shaban August
• yenga aunt
• qarib autumn
• ona`a baby
• malu bad
• omda because, in order that, so that
• narek become... 
• asud black
• asud black
• azul blue
• azul blue
• ketab book
• amba...u both...and...
• ben boy, son
• dejun breakfast
• sadra breast
• bruda brother
• brun brown
• brun brown
• emra bucket
• aba but
• duba by all means
• dubla by no means
• kunek can, could, am able to... 
• uratek cause to... 
• sadrayi century
• zekra certainly
• gumba cheers!
• alad child
• jida city
• makada clear
• kahua coffee
• kahua coffee
• kahua coffee
• enak color
• enak-at Colors
• jamak come back 
• talek come 
• hasub computer
• enzi-m Conjunctions
• inamu cousin
• taz cup
• tumsha dark
• yom day
• yum day
• yom day
• al Yom-at de Sema Days of the Week
• dayar decade
• edasa December
• dalhija December
• alek depart, leave 
• gihaz dessert
• murimak die 
• erota divorce
• abhu down, below, underneath
• esata east
• ota eight
• enda...o either...or
• daua eleven
• nadas enemy
• entrek enter 
• nakra evening
• meles evidently
• tayebha excellent
• delek exit 
• bok face
• eban fair, blond
• esek fall 
• zudra family
• badra / baba father
• alud February
• ebra February
• elyenek fill 
• uaha first
• go five
• degla flag / banner
• zubrek fly 
• tsegek follow 
• esen food
• esen food
• yon four
• juma Friday
• amik friend
• ya future
• iha girl, daughter
• alek go 
• tayeb good
• tayeb good / nice
• arobua good-bye
• oba grandfather
• oma grandmother
• sinza gray
• kijan green
• kijan green
• anhalek hang 
• ilu he / him
• ilu he / him
• ilu / -an / -i he, him, his
• maraba hello
• shalam hello / bye | peace
• shobra horn / bugle
• shubra horn / bugle
• ura hour
• ura hour, time
• iza how
• kam how much/how many
• kam how much/many
• sad hundred
• zahuj husband
• me I / me
• me I / me / my
• me / -u / -na I, me,  my
• kiza if, whether
• ...giri in-law
• il it
• esa it
• il it / he / she
• il / -an / -i it, its
• janua January
• janua January
• ebra July
• rajab July
• satlek jump 
• sadiz June
• jun June
• bamon last week
• semba last week
• semba last week
• alasek let, allow, permit to... 
• ebad lunch
• muj man
• muj man
• muj man
• March
• nayon March
• jehun marriage
• ashahu May
• ayar May
• kiza maybe / if / perhaps
• ujab meal, dinner
• ujab-at Meals
• ayom midday, noon
• anak midnight
• lesh milk
• lesh milk
• milyara millennia
• milya million
• mina minute
• luna Monday
• mon month
• mun month
• mon month
• mon-at Months
• mera more
• yomua morning
• madra / mama mother
• aban Mr., sir, gentleman...
• enam Mrs., Miss, Ms., ma'am, lady...
• muko mucus
• zudek must, should, need to... 
• nom name
• nela...ne neither...nor
• monya next month
• yasem next week
• semya next week
• byara next year
• nebok niece, nephew
• nak night
• nak night
• non nine
• ne / la no / not
• ne / la no, not
• norod north
• nazra nose
• ne / la not / not
• jila November
• shuna November
• ima now
• numra-t Numbers
• ayika occasion, time
• bayud October
• shalha October
• du of / from
• toza of course
• olya oil
• uahi once
• ua one
• o or
• naruj orange
• belek pale
• gutunek pardon 
• rani-m Particles
• ba past
• aren-at People
• kiza perhaps
• aren person
• aren person
• alyud person
• emba pink
• bita please
• byta please
• taseb prayer beads
• ima present
• elu`ul probably
• zamak-at Pronouns
• elila purple
• kuara-t Questions
• matarek rain 
• nusumak raise, rise, lift 
• ruj red
• ruj red
• matam restaurant
• selhida salad
• sabad Saturday
• tsala sauce
• seka second
• inza September
• elul September
• seb seven
• ila she / her
• ila she / her
• ila / -an / -i she, her
• ikua-m enka Simple Movements
• sora sister
• sha six
• abhad slope / incline
• samhala Society
• badan soon after
• marak soup
• sud south
• konga spring
• henosh stew
• nayaro summer
• ihad Sunday
• yashok supper
• mehud system / method
• tabla table / desk
• cha tea
• shay tea
• shai tea
• etahun teenager
• da ten
• grasa thank you
• grasa thank you
• dak that (there)
• al the
• abukra the day after tomorrow
• yomba`a the day before yesterday
• alyom the other day
• al tabla The Table
• al Jida The Town
• al the, the afore-mentioned
• tamen then, consequently
• hum they / them
• hum they / them
• hum / -um / -hum they, them, their
• hada this (here)
• imon this month
• isem this week
• isem this week
• iyara this year
• hada this, that, it
• tra three
• shetra Thursday
• sarek to be
• hamak to be (informal)
• hamak to be (informal)
• sarek to be (formal)
• taleq to come / move
• maheq to do / make
• andeq to have / possess
• ableq to speak / say
• badeq to want / desire
• tabak tobacco
• tabak tobacco
• tabak tobacco
• iyom today
• yyum today
• iyom today
• bukra tomorrow
• bukra tomorrow
• nabukra tomorrow evening
• yanak tomorrow night
• inak tonight
• tushek touch, knock, play 
• zuga train
• obra tree
• ubra tree
• marud Tuesday
• nida twenty
• nihi twice
• ni two
• oji uncle
• nos us / we
• dosh-at ze olenha Very Basic Verbs
• akomak want to, intend to... 
• nos we / us / our
• nos / -os / -nos we, us, our
• suyob Wednesday
• sem week
• sem week
• sema week
• ahalan welcome
• ahalan welcome!
• usta west
• kua what
• kua what, that
• kua what/that
• when
• kanda when
• ayin where
• ayyn where
• ena where
• which
• kela which (of several)
• kela which (of several)
• nayeb white
• nayeb white
• myn who
• min who
• min who
• min who / whom
• minak whose
• mynak whose
• minak whose
• minak whose
• arum why
• arum why
• arum why
• arum why
• tsuma wife
• saka wine
• zimas winter
• mit with / together
• ona without / separate
• jena woman
• jena woman
• jena woman
• yara year
• yara year
• yara year
• nahada yellow
• tsuba yellow
• sa yes
• sa / ai yes
• sa / ai yes
• ayera yesterday
• yomba yesterday
• yombua yesterday morning
• banak yesterday night
• te you
• te you
• tum you (pl)
• tum / -ut / -tum you (plural), your
• te / -e / -te you (singular), your
• tum you pl
• denad you're welcome
• denad you're welcome

Index

1. Alel grammar
2. Alel lexicon
3. Alel phrases
4. Alel thematic lexicon