Qatama dictionary

This article is one of many about Qatama

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This is the Qatama dictionary.

• Abbreviations used:

• n. - noun
• adj. - adjective
• adv. - adverb
• det. - determiner
• part. - particle
• conj. - conjunction

Q K G T TL D M N NG J H Y L R A O U `

Q

• qa - interrogative part.

always occurs at the end of a interrogative statement

• qatama -- n. the people of Qatama | adj. (abstract) timeless, universal

G

• ga -- pron. 2nd person singular; you

• gaq -- n. food, sustenance | v. to eat, consume, take in | adj. edible

T

• ta -- pron. 1st person singular; I, me

• taka -- pron. 1st person plural (inclusive); we, us

• taga -- n. tea/coffee | v. to drink tea/coffee

Any drink made by infusing parts of various plants.

• tama -- adj./adv. good, well, fine, favorable

• ta`aq -- pron. 1st person plural (exclusive); we, us

NG

• nga -- det. / adv. expressing negation | no, not

always appears at the beginning of the verb phrase

• ngaq -- n. a year, a period encompassing all four seasons

• nga`ayu -- n. an introvert, solitary individual | v. to be, act for, focus on oneself | adj. preferring the internal, satisfied with self, lacking interest or comfort in social interactions

A contraction formed from nja (for, about) and ayu (self, reflective particle).

A

• aq -- conj. or, either, other

• aqla -- conj. nor neither, no other

• aya -- n. beauty, wonder, grace | adj. beautiful, gracious, wondrous