English-Limli: D-M

Table of Phonemes

POA	labial				dental			alveolar		palatal				glottal		nasal				vowels
IPA	/φ/	/β/	/w/		/l/	/t/		/s/		/k/	/j/	/ɣ/		/h/		/m/	/n/	/ŋ/		/ä/	/e/	/o/	/u/	/i/
Hangul	ㅍ	ㅂ	1		ㄹ	ㄷ		ㅅ		ㄱ	2	ㅋ		ㅎ		ㅁ	ㄴ	ㄲ		아	에	오	우	이
Latin	f	v	w		l	t		s		k	y	ǵ		h		m	n	ń		a	e	o	u	i

Notes:

• ¹ The compound vowels are used for <w>, e.g., ㅘ, wa.
• ² The iotified vowels are used for <y>, e.g., 요, yo.

English-Limli Dictionary

D

dance, vb. yoti. danger, katu. daughter, niufu. day, tihi. day after tomorrow, uauatihi. day before yesterday, ńoińoitihi. deaf, adj. fotu. deep, adj. wafe.

describe, vb. fiti. desire, vb. yuyu. determine, vb. yeyete. die, vb. ńifa. different, adj. helehi. dig, vb. lawu. direct, vb. iyoni. dirt, taǵe.

dish, wuyu. dislike, vb. savu. distant, adj. fisu. dive, vb. foǵeo. do, vb. ńiyu. drink, vb. umo. dry, adj. ńite. dry season, adj. ńiwela.

dugout, kili. dull, adj. ǵoyo. dust, hayo. dwell, vb. meye.

E

each, det. fihu. early, adj. ńeifi. earth (world), samoi. earth (soil), taǵe. earthquake, etihu. eat, vb. liu.

edge, firi. effort, liye. egg, yalu. eight, kimo. either, det. riyi. either...or, cnj. ǵiyi...ǵiyi.

empty, adj. ǵofoi. enough, det. wikili. entire, adj. lifei. equal, adj. tufa. err, vb. viti. evening, iyo.

every, det. ǵio. evil, adj. hume. exception, yioni. exchange, vb. yele.

F

fall, vb. yuni. family, heyimi. far, adj. fisu. fast, adj. fawa. fat, ńemi. father, wińi. fear, vb. ńihu.

female, adj. oyi. few, det. woi. fight, vb. kikiu. find, vb. ńiui. finish, vb. lefu. fire, isu. five, ria.

flame, ńowi. float, vb. ńimo. flood, yitimi. flow, vb. liya. fly, vb. wawa. foam, ǵofu. follow, vb. siyu.

food, lihu. four, fińe. freeze, vb. silifu. friend, yei. front, tońi. full, adj. semo. function, lotimi.

G

garden, ńili. gather, vb. lirou. genuine, adj. ńiletu. get, vb. fine. get up (from bed), vb. toli.

ghost, lufo. girl, yuma. give, vb. yiku. go, vb. ito. go up, vb. toli.

good, adj. ǵisu. good (fresh), adj. yoe. ground, samoi. group, weǵo. great, adj. tivu.

green, adj. ńihe. greet, vb. esi. grow, vb. foro.

H

happen, vb. foǵo. happy, adj. ohetu. hard, adj. fońwe. hate, vb. savu. have to, vb. ǵeme. he, prn. vui. headman, ńifiu. heal, vb. yeheti.

hear, vb. teya. heaven, timu. heavy, adj. lońiyi help, leloi. here, adv. lemau. hide, lutu. high, adj. fau. hold, vb. wisu.

hole, ǵoli. holy, adj. fiǵo. home, sita ya. honey, yemu. hope, hetimi. horn, ruyu. hospitality, ńimilu. hot, adj. simi.

house, sita. how, intrg. adv. hime. hunt, vb. huńu. hurry, vb. ikuku. hurt, vb. siwi. husband, (ńita) lima.

I

I, prn. ilo. ice, yilo. identify, vb. fiofo.

if, cnj. ńa. infrared, adj. hoti. inherit, vb. fesu.

inland, lofi. intention, lewemi. -ish, adj. sili.

island people (species), limli. it, prn. vui.

J

join, vb. yefe. journey, yoihu. just (recently), adv. mei.

K

kill, vb. rarayu. knife, helu ńai. know (be certain), vb. utei. know (be acquainted), vb. kiwi.

L

large, adj. mohu. late, adj. teyu. like, vb. wali. limb, titi. limit, vb. yeyete.

laugh, vb. hili. left, adj. wilu. less, adv. ańu. let, vb. foloi. lie (down), vb. filefe.

little, adj. tuhu. live (be alive), vb. ńiwu. live (dwell), vb. meye. load, isali. log, wifili.

loincloth, ńiwe. long, adj. tehi. love, vb. weyi.

M

make, vb. siu. make (cause to be), vb. lońo. man (adult male), lima. male, adj. fimi. manner, hime. many, det. taya.

marry, vb. ńita. mat, siti. meal, lihu. method, hime. middle, kiani. misfortune, ńiti.

modify, vb. silila. month, ńiyumi. moon, ńiyumi. moon phase, limeyu. more, det. ilo. morning, yuili.

mother, aka. music, ǵoewe. must, vb. ǵeme.

Note

• The prepositions are placed in a separate dictionary where they can be better defined.

English-Limli: N-Y