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
• pron. - pronoun
• adp. - adposition
• num. - number
• art. - article
• inter. - interjection

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

• qo -- n. the sound /q/ or [X], the first grapheme in the Qatama collating sequence

• qu -- n. wall, barrier, border

• qung -- n. phoneme, indivisible unit of sound in language, sound, noise

K

• kang -- n. adult male, man, male partner in marriage, mate, husband

• ko -- n. the sound /k/, the second grapheme in the Qatama collating sequence | adj./adv. fast, quick, quickly, rapid

• koto -- n. a drum or a performance of several drummers in an ensemble | v. drum, perform with a drum

• kotoq -- n. tempo or speed of a beat, song, or repeated event | n. variation of the duration of sounds over time; a beat or meter | n. flow, repetition or regularity

• kumaq -- n. the day after the present day, tomorrow

G

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

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

• go -- n. the sound /g/ or [G\], the third grapheme in the Qatama collating sequence

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

• tamaja -- 'all is well, peace', a common response to being greeted

• tan -- num. hundred

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

• to -- num. two | n. the sound /t/ , the fourth grapheme in the Qatama collating sequence

• tong -- num. eight

• tojla -- n. a traditional sword worn by the warrior class and nobility

TL

• tla -- n. sky, air, oxygen | adj. lofty, idealistic

• tlaq -- n. language, dialect, utterance | v. dictate

• tla`a -- n. the sound /tK/ or [tl], the fifth grapheme in the Qatama collating sequence

D

• da -- n. encampment, camp, fort | v. camp, set up camp

• daq -- n. mountain, peak

• do -- num. five | -- n. the sound /d/ or [D], the sixth grapheme in the Qatama collating sequence

• d`haq -- n. hill, mound

M

• ma -- conj. and, too, also, as well

• maq -- n. day, daylight, hours between dawn and sunset

• man -- num. ten

• maj -- n. commander, chief, leader | v. lead, command

• mo -- num. three | adj. having to do with the heel of the foot | -- n. the sound /m/, the seventh grapheme in the Qatama collating sequence

• moq -- n. place, location | adj. locative

• moj -- n. writing, letter, glyph, grapheme | v. write, scribe, record

• mo`oj -- n. calligraphy | adj. calligraphic

• mu -- v. stop, wait, be patient | n. vertical components that form the sides of a door frame, window frame, or fireplace

• muq -- v. be, exist, stand | n. existence, being | adj. true, valid

Rarely used in the copula sense when speaking.

N

• naj -- adp. to, toward(s), at, in the direction of

• no -- num. six | -- n. the sound /n/, the eighth grapheme in the Qatama collating sequence

• noq -- num. nine

• nura -- n. life, vitality | v. to live, exist

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

• ngan -- num. thousand

• ngaj -- adp. away from, away, from the direction of

• 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).

• ngumja -- adj. the property of not existing for indefinitely long durations | n. impermanence

• ngo -- n. the sound /N/, the ninth grapheme in the Qatama collating sequence

J

• ja -- n. the sound /Z/, /tS/ or /dZ/, the tenth grapheme in the Qatama collating sequence

H

• han -- n. Title of respect conferred on a man, with or without a name added, placed after the name.

• hana -- n. Title of respect conferred on a woman, with or without a name added, placed after the name.

• hu -- n. the sound /h/ or [H], the eleventh grapheme in the Qatama collating sequence

Y

• yu -- n. the sound /h/ or [H], the twelfth grapheme in the Qatama collating sequence

L

• la`a -- n. the sound /l/, the thirteenth grapheme in the Qatama collating sequence

R

• ra`a -- n. the sound /r/ or [r\], the fourteenth grapheme in the Qatama collating sequence

• ru -- part. Indicating an agent, a person who makes or renders (adj.), does... (verb), or works with... (noun), commonly as part of his or her role or job

A

• a -- n. the sound /a/ or [a:], the fifteenth grapheme in the Qatama collating sequence

• aq -- conj. or, either, other

• aqla -- conj. nor neither, no other

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

O

• o -- n. the sound /o/ or [o:], the sixteenth grapheme in the Qatama collating sequence

• oq -- num. seven

• oqla -- n. theme, topic | adj. thematic, topical

• oko -- num. four

• oga -- n./adj. black, absorbing all light, without light

• ogo -- n. number | v. count, enumerate, number

• om -- num. zero | pron. nothing, nothingness

• ong -- num. one | adj. single, singular

• oha -- adv. n. yes, answer that shows agreement or acceptance, vote of support | v. affirm, accept

U

• u -- n. the sound /u/ or [u:], the seventeenth grapheme in the Qatama collating sequence

`

• `mya -- n. a ligature for /mj/

• `nja -- n. a ligature for /nZ/

• `lha -- n. a ligature for /lh/

• `a -- n. the sound /@/ or [V], the eighteenth grapheme in the Qatama collating sequence