Kipin/Dictionary/Kipin to English

A

agel

/agel/

AI, strong

egil, fobil

/egil/, /ɸobil/

(adj) white, pale

*hagil

agor

/agor/

AU, strong

fogur, ebir

/ɸogur/, /ebir/

(n, Human) husband

*hagur

agnno

/aŋːo/

A strong

emmi, fognnu

/emːi/, /ɸoŋːu/

(n) Human year

*hanŋu

aldor

/aldor/

AU strong

foldur, eldwir

/ɸoldur/, /eldwir/

(adj) loud, clear, sonorous

*haldur

ale

/ale/

AI, weak

eli, folwi

/eli/, /ɸoɫi/

(n, Inanimate) bread

*hali

an

/an/

(conj) or

*han

ankota

/aŋkota/

A, strong

empite, fonkuto

/empite/, /ɸoŋkuto/

(n, Inanimate) beer

*hankuta

aragne

/araŋe/

AI, weak

eregni, foromi

/ereŋi/, /ɸoromi/

(n, Animal) spider

*haraŋi

are

/are/

AI, weak

eri, forwi

/eri/, /ɸorwi/

(n) Inanimate neck

* hari

asan

/azan/

A, strong

esen, forfon

/ezen/, /ɸorɸon/

(n, Animal) ladybird

*harhan

ator

/ator/

AU strong

fotur, etwir

/ɸotur/, /etwir/

(n) Inanimate cottage

*hatur

B

balebale

/balebale/

AI, weak

belibeli, bolwibolwi

/belibeli/, /boɫiboɫi/

(n, Animal) butterfly

*balibali

basa

/baza/

A, strong

bese, borfo

/beze/, /borɸo/

(adj) black, dark

*barha

buldo

/buldo/

U, strong

bwilde, bolda

/bwilde/, /bolda/

(n) Inanimate horn (musical instrument)

*bulda

C

ce

/t͡ʃe/

IA weak

tea, twifo

/tea/, /twiɸo/

(v) see, foresee, infer (also used as inferred future tense prefix)

*tiha

cer

/t͡ʃer/

IA, strong

tear, twifor

/tear/, /twiɸor/

'(n, Human) social standing, status, renown, honour, prestige

*tihar

cinhi

/t͡ʃiɲi/

I strong

teenhe, twifiniwi

/teːɲe/, /twiɸiniwi/

(v) flatter, deceive by flattery

*tihinji

D

dipi

/dipi/

IU weak

dwiku, deko

/dwiku/, /deko/

(n) Animal egg

*diku

dufi

/duɸi/

UI, weak

duyi, doe

/duji/, /doe/

(n, Inanimate) colour

*duhi

Dj

djil

/d͡ʒil

I, strong

deel, dwifil

/deːl/, /dwiɸil/

(v) do something recently mentioned

• dihil

E

ecer

/et͡ʃer/

IA, strong

atear, fotwifor

/atear/,/ɸotwiɸor/

(n, Human) lord, noble

*hatihar

enhe

/eɲe/

IA, weak

anea, fomwifo

/anea/, /ɸomwiɸo/

(adj) simple, modest, temperate

*haniha

F

fiturfo

/ɸiturɸo/

U strong

itwise, etosa

/itwize/, /etoza/

(n) Inanimate the rural hinterland of a city-state, countryside, territory

• hiturha

fulbi

/ɸulbi/

U strong

filgi, folge

/ɸilgi/, /ɸolge/

(n, Inanimate) rain

*hulgi

fur

/ɸur/

U, strong

fir, for

/ɸir/, /ɸor/

(n, Animal) herd, flock. Also used as a prefix forming collective nouns, which are consequently all Animal gender.

*hur

furol

/ɸurol/

UA strong

foral, firel

/ɸoral/, /ɸirel/

(v) stretch

hural

G

gato

/gato/

AU, weak

gotu, getwi

/gotu/, /getwi/

(n) Animal cat

loanword from Portuguese

gessagno

/gessaŋo/

AU, weak

bissognu, gissemi

/bisoŋu/, /gisemi/

(n) Inanimate box-tree

*gisaŋu

gissen

/gisen/

IA strong

gessan, bisson

/gesan/, bison/

(n, Animal) seal

*gisan

goragnne

/goraŋːe/

A, strong

biregnni, gurommi

/bireŋːi/, /guromːi/

(n, Animal) dog

*guranŋi

gunrwi

/gunrwi/

U, strong

binri, gonre

/binri/, /gonre/

(n, Human) idiot

*gunri

gurfin

/gurɸin/

UI Strong

bisin, gosen

/bizin/, /gozen/

(n) Human Widow - a woman whose lawful husband has died and has not remarried or taken a lover.

* gurhin

Gn

gnilwi

/ŋiɫi/

IU, weak

milu, gnelo

/milu/, /ŋelo/

(n, Inanimate) money

*ŋilu

gnufo

/ŋuɸo/

UA weak

gnoa, mye

/ŋoa/, /mje/

(n) Animal milk

* ŋuha

gnurpi

/ŋurpi/

U, strong

mirki, gnorke

/mirki/, /ŋorke/

(v) work

*ŋurki

gnusso

/ŋuso/

UA weak

gnossa, misse

/ŋosa/, /mise/

(v) feed, provide, support

* ŋusa

I

ije

/iʒe/

I strong

esea, firfifo

/ezea/, /ɸirɸiɸo/

(n) Animal hen

* hirhiha

ilde

/ilde/

I, strong

elda, fildo

/elda/, /ɸildo/

(adj) yellow

*hilda

ilhen

/iʎen/

IA strong

elean /elean/, filwifon /ɸiɫiɸon/

(n) Animal Cock - male bird, especially domestic fowl

* hilihan

imbi

/imbi/

I, strong

embe, fimbwi

/embe/, /ɸimbwi/

(n, Inanaimate) garden

*hinbi

imbi

/imbi/

I strong

engo, fingu

/eŋgo/, /ɸiŋgu/

(adj) hungry

*hingu

iswi

/iswi/

IU weak

fissu, esso

/ɸisu/, /eso/

(n) Inanimate eye

* hisu

K

Ketifi

/ketiɸi/

IU, strong

Kotwifu, Katefo

/kotwiɸu/, /kateɸo/

(n, Human) one of the people who speak Kipin

*katihu

kiluwi

/kiluwi/

I, strong

kelho, pilhu

/keɫo/,/piɫu/

(n) Inamimate grove, copse, small woodland

* kilhu

kin

/kin/

I, strong

ken, pin

/ken/, /pin/

(v) eat

* kin

kije

/kiʒe/

I, strong

kesea, pirfifo

/kezea/, /pirɸiɸo/

(n, human) lieutenant, a soldier who acts as a deputy to a kulwo

*kirhiha

kipin

/kipin/

IU strong

pikun /pikun/ kekon /kekon/

(n) Inanimate voice, language

* kikun

kossase

/kosaze/

A, strong

pissesi, kussorfi

/pisezi/, /kosarɸi/

(n, Human) levy or company of soldiers

*kusarhi

kufor

/kuɸor/

UA strong

koar, pyer

/koar/, /pjer/

(n) Human man

*kuhar

kulfo

/kulɸo/

U strong

pilze, kolza

/pilze/, /kolza/

(n, Inanimate) shoe

*kulha

kulwo

/kuɫo/

U, strong

pilwe, kolwa

/piɫe/, /koɫa/

(n, human) captain, a man appointed by a noble to levy and lead a company of soldiers

*kulwa

kurso

/kurso/

U, strong

pirse, korsa

/pirse/,/korsa/

(n) Inanimate meat

*kursa

L

lugur

/lugur/

U strong

lwibir, logor

/ɫibir/, /logor/

(v) walk

*lugur

lumbi

/lumbi/

U, strong

lwingi, longe

/ɫiŋgi/, /loŋge/

(n) Human (formerly) secondary wife in polygynous household (currently) servant who acts as the mistress of an aristocrat Animal female mate

* lungi

lun

/lun/

U, strong

lwin, lon

/ɫin/, /lon/

(n, Inanimate) Jug. Also used as a prefix forming singulative nouns, which are consequently all Inanimate.

*lun

Lh

lhen

/ʎen/

IA, strong

lean, lwifon

/lean/, /ɫiɸon/

(n, inanimate) day

*lihan

lhimi

/ʎimi/

IU, weak

lwifignu, leegno

/ɫiɸiŋu/, /leːŋo/

(n) Human Lawful, sole or principal wife

* lihiŋu

lhir

/ʎir/

I, strong

leer, lwifir

/leːr/, /ɫiɸir/

(v) sing

*lihir

Lw

lwignurfo

/ɫiŋurɸo/

U, strong

limise, legnosa

/limize/, /leŋoza/

(n, Human) a sorcerer in folklore who can command wild animals

*liŋurha

M

makon

/makon/

AU, strong

mokun, mepin

/mokun/, /mepin/

(n, Inanamate) bottle

*makun

markon

/markon/

AU, strong

morkun, merpin

/morkun/, /merpin/

(n, Animal) beetle

*markun

milusso

/miluso/

UA, strong

gnelossa, gnilwisse

/ŋilosa/, /ŋiɫise/

(n, Inanimate) communal feast

*ŋilusa

N

natal

/natal/

A, strong

netel, notol

/netel/, /notol/

(n, Inanimate) Christmas

Loanword from Portuguese

nulfo

/nulɸo/

U, strong

mwilze, nolza

/mwilze/, /nolza/

(n, Inanimate) ale

*nulha

Nh

nhibi

/ɲibi/

IU, weak

mwifigu, neego

/mwiɸigu/, /neːgo/

(n, Inanimate) wine

*nihigu

R

ragno

/raŋo/

AU, weak

rognu, remi

/roŋu/, /remi/

(adj) red

*raŋu

rake

/rake/

AI, weak

reki, ropi

/reki/, /ropi/

(v) grab, snatch, seize

* raki

ral

/ral/

A strong

rel, rol

/rel/, /rol/

(v) chase, pursue (also used as intentional future tense prefix)

*ral

ranke

/raŋke/

A strong

renki, rompi

/reŋki/, /rompi/

(n) Inanimate boundary ditch

*ranki

renardo

/renardo/

A, strong

rinerdwi, rwinordu

/rinerdwi/, /rwinordu/

(n, Animal) fox

*rinardu

rwilhe

/rwiʎe/

IA, weak

rolea, rulwifo

/rolea/, /ruɫiɸo/

(n, Human) fool, jester

*ruliha

ryil

/rjil/

I, strong

reel, rwifil

/reːl/, /rwiɸil/

(n, Inanimate) ear (v) hear

*rihil**

S

saber

/saber/

AI strong

sebir, sobwir

/sebir/, /sobwir/

(v) send

*sabir

sagel

/sagel/

AI strong

segil, sobil

/segil/, /sobil/

(v) dance

*sagil

sarke

/sarke/

A, strong

serki, sorpi

/serki/, /sorpi/

(n) Inanimate yard

*sarki

sealher

/seaʎer/

AI, strong

xelhir, swifoliwir

/ʃeʎir/, /swiɸoliwir/

(n) Inanimate cheese

* sihaljir

sipil

/sipil/

IU, strong

swikul, sekol

/swikul/,/sekol/

(n, Inanimate) bath (v) bathe

*sikul

sipil

/sipil/

I, strong

sepel, swipwil

/sepel/, /swipwil/

(n, Human) magistrate, judge in minor court

*sipil

sobunho

/sobuɲo/

U, strong

sebwinhe, sabonha

/sebwiɲe/, /saboɲa/

(v) gather people together

*sabunja

subil

/subil/

UI, strong

swigil, sogel

/swigil/, /sogel/

(adj) green, blue

*sugil

subwil

/subwil/

UI, strong

swibil, sobel

/swibil/, /sobel/

(n, Human) moon

*subil

surfo

/surɸo/

U, strong

swise, sosa

/swize/, /soza/

(adj) cowardly, timorous

* surha

T

Talante

/talante/

A, strong

Telenti, Tolontwi

/telenti/, /tolontwi/

(n, Inanimate) the island on which Kipin is spoken

*talanti

talze

/talze/

A, strong

telzi, tolfi

/telzi/, /tolɸi/

(n, Human) court

*talhi

tealhe

/teaʎe/

A, strong

celhi, twifoliwi

/t͡ʃeʎi/, /twiɸoliwi/

(n, inanimate) city

*tihalji

W

wexen

/weʃen/

IA, strong

wasean, woswifon

/wasean/, /woswiɸon/

(n, animal) puffin

*wasihan

witwil

/witwil/

IU strong

uwitul, wetol

/uwitil/, /wetol/

(n) Animal feather

Note uwitul does not trigger r-z mutation or z insertion. It becomes wwitul after vowels.

* witul

X

xe

/ʃe/

IA weak

sea, swifo

/sea/, /swiɸo/

(n, animal) tail

*siha

xel

/ʃel/

IA strong

seal, swifol

/seal/,/swiɸol/

(adj) pert, pretty, flirtatious, impudent

* sihal

xirfi

/ʃirɸi/

I, strong

seerfo, swifirfu

/seːrɸo/, /swiɸirɸu/

(n, Inanimate) steam

*sihirhu