English-Limli: A-C

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/ㅇ		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

A

a, an, det. ya. able, be, vb. fia. accept, v. fofeyo. act, vb. ńiyu. adapt, vb. silila. advantage, ǵuini.

afraid, be, vb. ńihu. again, adv. ime. all, det. ǵio. allow, vb. foloi. also, adv. yelu. although, cnj. yilei.

always, adv. ao rio lu. and, cnj. na. animal, luwaya. ant, ima. any, det. fafi. arise (from bed), vb. toli.

arrive, vb. yiawe. as, cnj. tufa. ascend, vb. toli. ash(es), tayo. awaken, vb. eyila. away, adv. ifo.

B

baby, laulu. back, fawi. bad, adj. hume. barter, vb. yele. bare, vb. lika. basket, fiuli. bath, liwo. beauty, ǵuwu.

because, cnj. lońo. because of, prep. lońo ve. become, vb. ǵimemu. bed, ńeani. bedframe, sifi. before, cnj. ńoi. begin, vb. fuńi. behave, vb. ńiyu.

benefit, ǵuini. big, adj. mohu. bite, vb. nio. bitter, adj. liki. black, adj. hata. bloom, vb. ǵoili. blow, vb. uyu. blue, adj. otu.

born, vb. simio. boundary, firi. boy, aemun. brave, adj. fehi. breakfast, riwilo. breath, yimo. brother, ove. build, vb. yini.

burden, isali. burn, vb. fimyo. busy, adj. lońiyu. but, cnj. ia.

C

care, tomi. carry, vb. lika. cause, lońo. cause to be, vb. lońo. change, vb. vou. charge, tomi.

chief, liwulu. child, laulu. choose, vb. sutu. circle, ǵehu. climb, vb. iha. cold, adj. viyo.

come, vb. yiawe. complete, vb. lefu. concern, vb.sifio. conscience, yumanwe. continue, vb. fońio. cook, vb. fomo.

correct, adj. fuli. count, vb. yato. create, vb. sihu. cross, vb. sufu. crowd, wero. cut, vb. helu.

Note:

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

English-Limli: D-M