English-Limli: N-Y

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

N

name, yunei. narrow, adj. yulu. near, adj. lele. need, vb. ńifai.

new, adj. seheo. night, wohu. no, det. liwa. noon, fau tihi.

north, adj. wilu. not, adv. ta. now, adv. miki. number, yato.

O

oblige, vb. ǵeme. obsidian, foyoi. occupied, adj. lońiyu. old, adj. liyu.

one, ivi. or, cnj. ǵiyi. origin, rolo. other, det. afiyu.

ought to, vb. ǵeme. outside, kiye. oven, eońo. owe, vb. hiuha.

P

palm tree, mulio. parent, ńifoli. part, ńiyata. party, ǵihumi. past, ńoli. path, iwi.

pearl, ńeńu. permit, vb. foloi. persevere, vb. fońio. person, fio. pertain, vb.sifiio. pick, vb. fiyewi.

place, vb. ǵini. plant, vb. fuǵo. play, vb. ǵimu. please, vb. lei. power, ńimi. prefer, vb. vutu.

pull, vb. lao. purpose, lewemi. push, vb. rimi.

Q

quick, adj. fawa.

R

raft, ńeluyu. rafter, live. rainy season, fuńo. real, adj. ńiletu. receive, vb. fofeyo. red, adj. sawe.

regard, vb. sifiio. relate, vb. hita. remain, vb. yaka. replace, vb. wusu. request, vb. feme. respect, vb. sifiio.

right (correct), adj. fuli. right (direction), adj. yańi. rock, rifo. room, refo. role, lotimi. rope, fiowi.

rot, vb. ǵiti. round, adj. wefili. rub, vb. ńuwu. rule, fowa. run, vb. eńi.

S

salt, ńivu. salt water, ńiwiki. same, adj. tufa. sand, hema. sap, liho kihu. say, vb. hita. scratch, vb. wilo. see, vb. lufi. self, suwe. seven, yufo. sew, vb. fou. sharp, adj. leu.

she, prn. vui. shelf, sifi. shell, ǵoǵo. short, adj. leta. should, vb. ǵeme. sick, adj. ńivilu. side, fiyi. similar, adj. wufa. sin, vb. viti. sing, vb. kiufi. sink, vb. feyo. sister, ufi.

sit, vb. ńoso. six, eme. sky, tinu. sleep, vb. ńea. small, adj. tuhu. smell, vb. hiti. smoke, oiyu. smooth, adj. tioni. soil, taǵe. solid, adj. fońwe. some, det. afi. son, fińi.

soul, hoyima. sound, ewe. sour, adj. liki. speak, vb. iru. spear, leǵa. spit, vb. foyi. split, vb. ńiyia. squeeze, vb. wińu. stab, vb. reli. stale, adj. ńiso. stand, vb. fu. star, safo.

stay, vb. yaka. steppe, ǵiǵo. stick, wilio. stone, ǵifo. straight, adj. ǵeteteu. strong, adj. ńitevu. suck, vb. vovo. sun, tihi. sup, vb. fumi. swell, vb. heyo. swift, adj. fawa. swim, vb. hio.

T

taboo, adj. firo. talk, vb. wawe. tall, adj. fau. tell, vb. hita. than, cnj. ila. thank, vb. safiu. that, det. lama...ae. that, prn. lamae. thatch, life.

the, det. ae (sg.); le (pl.). there, adv. wauwa. there is/are, vb. aya. these, det. fama...le; prn. famle. they, prn. tile. thick, adj. fewo. thin, adj. ani. thing, ńai. think, vb. muhu.

this, det. fama...ae; prn. famae. those, det. lama...le; prn. lamle. three, feto. throw, vb. hetai. tide, fiu. tie, vb. milu. time (duration), ki. time (instance), lu. to, prep. (indir. obj.), a.

today, fam tihi ae. together, adv. fiyu. tomorrow, uatihi. too, adv. yelu. touch, vb. yehe. true, adj. ńiletu. turn, vb. fiyo. two, fovi.

U

usual, adj. vana.

V

village, lete. violet, adj. remu. voice, tae. vomit, vb. woilu.

W

walk, vb. timli. want, vb. yuyu. warm, adj. ńayi. wash, vb. yeweu. water, kihu. we, prn. nile. web, folo.

weigh, soi. wet, adj. ǵoto. what, prn. iyi. when, adv. iyai. where, adv. yai. which, prn., adj. ayai. white, adj. fai.

who, prn. kiu. whole, adj. lifei. why, adv. lońo. wide, adj. yimu. wife, (ńita) sisu. wipe, vb. olou. wish, vb. yuyu.

woman, sisu. wood, wilili. word, horo. world, samoi.

Y

year, filo. yellow, adj. lesiu. yesterday, fawitihi.

you, prn. hea (sg.); hele (pl.). young, adj. herue.

Note:

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

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