Nukimau Dictionary

Pronunciation table

Latin	m	n	p	t	k	s	f	h	y	l	i	e	a	o	u
IPA	/m/	/n/	/p/	/t/	/k/	/s/	/ɸ/	/h/	/j/	/l/	/i/	/e/	/a/	/o/	/u/

Dictionary

A

• a, an, det. ya, yu.
• able, be, v. kosi.
• act, v. yuya.
• adze, komoso.
• afraid, be, v. kosu.
• after, prep. iu.
• air, yonopo.
• all, det. soku.
• although, cnj. oyuso.
• and, cnj. o.
• animal, maya.
• arrange, v. soki.
• arrow, toposo.
• as, cnj. saeno.
• ascend, v. tese.
• ash, mayi.

B

• baby, toti.
• back, yoni.
• bad, adj. sepu.
• bamboo, soimo.
• bank, koye.
• bark, yeosu.
• beach, koye.
• bear, v. tosoi.
• beautiful, adj. falu.
• because, cnj. ano.
• bed, nuapo.
• before, prep. ao.
• beget, v. liha.
• begin, v. yuku.
• belly, tisi.
• belt, tama.
• big, adj. pie.
• billow, somipi.
• bird, nopi.
• bit, teye.
• bite, v. seke.
• black, adj. seka.
• blood, komo.
• blood vessel, yimoko.
• blow, v. ete.
• blowpipe, finete.
• blue, adj. temo
• boat, noso.
• body, kepopo.
• bone, ene.
• bow, tifimi.
• boy, sopoposu.
• brain, sikoso.
• branch, kosopo.
• brave, adj. kuso.
• breadfruit, simimi.
• breakfast, tosesona.
• breathe, v. papa.
• brick, piliki.
• bridge, koloko
• bring, v. tosoi.
• brother, sopofieso.
• build, v. yopo; building, ha yopo.
• bundle, tasa.
• burn, v. kumo.
• butterfly, tepe.
• buy, v. tame

C

• carry, v. tosoi.
• cattail, saloye.
• center, kaposo.
• chest, kofo.
• chew, v. nono.
• child, posu.
• city, siti.
• climb, v. tese.
• cloth, soepe.
• clothes, clothing, soepesoepe.
• cloud, sotiu.
• coast, koye.
• coconut, peimo.
• cold, adj. opi.
• come, v. nofe.
• come down, v. nomama.
• come up, v. tese.
• cone, sume.
• cook, v. kopi.
• copulate, v. liki.
• cord, koimo.
• correct, adj. tapa.
• count, v. kokosa.
• country, oepo.
• crab, totoso.
• crayfish, sanoe.
• crest, suisui.
• cry, v. kope.
• cup, usu.
• current, somifi.
• cut, v. hoye.

D

• daughter, hohepa.
• day, nome; ~ before yesterday, ao ao ~; ~ after tomorrow, ie ie ~.
• descend, v. noama.
• desire, nepo.
• dew, anata.
• die, v. noka.
• dig, v. su.
• dirt, kanaka .
• distant, adj. loi.
• do, v. fata.
• domesticated animal, solona.
• dream, v. fate.
• drink, v. pine.
• dry, adj. keli.
• dull, adj. tiyue.
• dust, yotiso.
• dwell, v. puyu.

E

• each, det. tosoye.
• ear, komepo.
• earth, topio. ~quake, ~mae.
• east, moneke.
• eat, v. soape.
• egg, yase.
• eight, omi; eighth, ~fi.
• empty, adj. fiya.
• entire, adj. soku.
• equal, adj. otu.
• evening, oye.
• eye, noko.

F

• fabric, soepe.
• face, sopuye.
• fall, v. yeli.
• family, suyopo.
• far, adj. loi.
• fat, molu.
• father, hoa.
• fear, v. kosu.
• feather, timi.
• female, yepa.
• few, det. miu.
• fight, nonoe.
• find, v. muoso.
• finger, nesoi.
• fire, yotili.
• first, efofi.
• fish, yeso.
• fish trap, titi.
• five, eno; fifth, ~fi.
• flame, nimo.
• flat, koku.
• flesh, sesu.
• float, v. tuni.
• flow, v. somi.
• flower, kite.
• fly, v. mama.
• food, sona.
• foot, noa.
• for, prep. ui.
• for purpose, prep. uyo.
• forehead, kosefe.
• forest, neli moso.
• form, oyio.
• four, ato; fourth, ~fi.
• frog, tatase.
• from, prep. ua.
• fruit, tiosu.
• full, adj. teyo.
• function, lahu.

G

• garden, tosolo.
• girl, yepoposu.
• give, v. yuoki.
• go, v. foma.
• go down, v. nomama.
• go up, v. tese.
• good, adj. hemi.
• grass, noisi.
• grasshopper, neke.
• green, adj. sefo.
• greens, sumama.
• group, neli
• grow, v. kiti.
• grub, kumusi.
• gut(s), kamu.

H

• half, adj. yoimi.
• hand, meso.
• happy, adj. yoisu.
• he, prn. eo.
• head, simi.
• health, yoimo.
• hear, v. kapa.
• heart, pefono.
• heaven, mope.
• heavy, adj. taso.
• here, adv. pase.
• high, adj. esa.
• hit, v. toesa.
• hold, v. yese.
• home island, topi.
• honey, lafua.
• hope, v. soma.
• horn, noema.
• hot, adj. namo.
• house, tomo.
• how, intrg. adv. tayao.
• hunt, sene.
• hurt, v. sayo.
• husband, tirakopa.

I

• I, prn. oi.
• if, cnj. opo.
• imagine, v. tuyano.
• inhabit, v. umo.
• intestine(s), kamu.
• invite, v. fosa.
• island, nuki.
• it, prn. eo.

J

K

• kill, v. yusu.
• king, koki.
• knee, kime.
• know, v. sesa.
• know how, v. kosi.

L

• lake, muku.
• land, oepo.
• language, mau.
• large, adj. pie.
• laugh, v. soko.
• leaf, koya.
• left, adj. nemi.
• leg, nonoa.
• less, adj. mese.
• lest, cnj. sae...oya.
• level, adj. toa.
• lie down, v. koase.
• life, umo.
• lift, v. soka.
• lightning, semoko.
• like, v. situ.
• like, adj. yuni.
• limb, himo.
• lip, piki.
• little, adj. mese.
• live, v. umo.
• live (dwell), v. puyu.
• liver, sokolo.
• locust, tosoimama.
• loincloth, nomu.
• long, adj. muo.
• loom, nokisohe.
• louse, siki.
• love, v. hela.

M

• make, v. yopo.
• male, sopo.
• man (adult male), kopa.
• man (species), kopoko.
• many, det. mono.
• marry, tira.
• meat, sesu.
• meet, v. kikose.
• mix, v. nese.
• modest, adj. tumao.
• month, sepo.
• moon, sepo.
• morning, tose.
• mortar, yopokonoi.
• mother, noa.
• mountain, noiso.
• mouth, hoyo.
• move, v. mesa.
• much, adj. tula.
• muscle, noeyo.
• mushroom, nomaokio.
• music, inama.

N

• nail, sisi.
• name, esu.
• narrow, adj. hoso.
• near, adj. foiso.
• neck, sose.
• new, yui.
• night, ti.
• noon, esanome.
• nose, nisepe.
• not, adv. oya.
• noun, esu.
• now, adv. kumu.
• nut, poke.

O

• old, adj. soye.
• one, efo.
• open, v. tiso.
• or, cnj. mo.
• organize, v. soki.
• other, det. melo.
• own, v. hihofu.
• oyster, keu.

P

• package, tasa.
• parent, kisofo.
• past, adv. epu.
• path, fomo.
• pear, tao.
• person, tusa.
• people, tutusa.
• pestle, sofama.
• phase, oyio.
• place, v. lulu.
• plant, keti.
• play, v. halu.
• please, sahe.
• possess, v. hihofu.
• powder, sotiso.
• pretty, adj. falu.
• procreate, v. liha.
• pull, v. sina.
• push, v. suto.
• put, v. lulu.

Q

R

• rain, sifo.
• red, adj. emo.
• (hold in) reserve, v. koso
• reside, v. puyu.
• restrain, v. oyoi.
• right (direction), adj. nopu.
• right (correct), adj. tapa.
• river, lufeni.
• road, fomo.
• role, lahu.
• roof, sokata.
• root, oso.
• rope, koimo.
• rose, muye.
• rot, v. tutu.
• round, adj. tuto.
• rub, v. umu.

S

• sad, adj. male.
• sail, molomo.
• salt, sofu.
• sand, supa.
• sap, konoi.
• say, v. sumu.
• scatter, v. kekome.
• scratch, v. mote.
• sea, kofesi.
• seaweed, meno.
• second, ifofi.
• see, v. tale.
• seed, tamo.
• self, mesi.
• seven, eki; seventh, ~fi.
• sew, v. yini.
• shake, v. mae.
• shape, oyio.
• sharp, adj. lela.
• she, prn. eo.
• shoot, v. topo.
• shore, koye.
• short, adj. tuku.
• shoulder, sotoso.
• sibling, fiose.
• sick, adj. nose.
• sing, nama.
• sink, v. kuku.
• sister, yepafieso.
• sit, v. puyu.
• six, apa; sixth, ~fi.
• skin, seme.
• sky, mope.
• sleep, v. nua.
• small, adj. mese.
• smell, v. yola.
• smoke, ioye.
• smooth, adj. nuye.
• snake, pasa.
• so...that, cnj. sae.
• soil, fayi.
• some, det. mohu.
• son, komese.
• soon, adv. honu.
• speak, say, tell, sumu.
• speech, mau.
• spit, v. kiyo.
• split, v. soyo.
• spring (season), ieso.
• squeeze, v. soki.
• stab, v. uso.
• stand, v. keso.
• star, teki.
• stick, hayo.
• stomach, suti.
• stone, toki.
• stop, v. oyoi.
• storm, tomumu.
• straight, adj. take.
• stream, ono.
• street, fomo.
• string, koimo.
• strong, adj. soyo.
• suck, v. nune.
• summit, kefe.
• sun, nome.
• supper, oyesona.
• swell, v. kuino.
• swim, v. soi.

T

• table, kati.
• tail (land animal), yeuma.
• tail (fish), yesi.
• tail (shrimp, etc.), soti.
• tall, adj. esa.
• tear, nokonoye.
• tell, v. sumu.
• termite, opolo.
• thank, v. nuanene.
• that, det. eku/eku.
• thatch, moi.
• the, det. ha, hu.
• there, adv. oyo.
• therefore, adv. maemo
• they, prn. moi.
• thick, adj. puo.
• thin, adj. moye.
• thing, sehi.
• think, nopo.
• third, amifi.
• this, det. epu, epa.
• three, ami.
• thrice, amitu.
• throw, v. noso.
• thumb, supie.
• tie, v. yoyo.
• tisane, sofa.
• to, prep. ui.
• toad, tusape.
• tomorrow, iu nome
• tool, tomoyo.
• tooth, petapa.
• tomorrow, iu nome; day after tomorrow, iu iu nome.
• tongue, kemoso.
• top, kefe.
• tower, esoyopo.
• transfer, v. eutosoi.
• translate, v. eutosoi.
• travel, v. foma.
• tree, moso.
• turn, v. kohe.
• turtle, tapi.
• twice, ifotu.
• two, ifo.

U

• understand, v. onisu.

V

• vagina, tomoso.
• valley, onono.
• vegetable, yiona.
• village, sameso.
• violet, adj. isi.
• volcano, yotilinoiso.
• vomit, v. miosa.

W

• wake up, v. tosi.
• walk, v. yoama.
• want, nepo.
• warm, adj. tioyi.
• wash, v. yumue.
• water, noye.
• way, fomo.
• weave, v. noki.
• wed, tira.
• weep, v. kope.
• welcome, adj. telo.
• west, fotomo .
• wet, adj. nasi.
• what, intrg. prn. noe.
• what, rel. prn. pae.
• when, intrg. adv. oyao.
• where, intrg. adv. yao.
• which, rel. prn. pae.
• while, cnj. saeno.
• white, adj. tike.
• who, intrg. prn. noe.
• who, rel. prn. oe.
• whole, adj. soku.
• why, adv. oto.
• wide, adj. mato.
• wife, tiratoye.
• wind, yopepi.
• wing, fanene.
• wipe, v. isie.
• without, prep. ai.
• woman, toye.
• worm, pusa.

Y

• yawn, v. fiota
• year, koi.
• yellow, adj. sipe.
• yesterday, ao nome; day before yesterday, ao ao nome.
• you, prn. sua (sg.); sui (sg.).
• young, v. piso.