Kipin/Dictionary/Kipin to English

A

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

an

/an/

(conj) or

*han

are

/are/

AI, weak

eri, forwi

/eri/, /ɸorwi/

(n) Inanimate neck

* hari

ator

/ator/

AU strong

fotur, etwir

/ɸotur/, /etwir/

(n) Inanimate cottage

*hatur

B

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

cinhi

/t͡ʃiɲi/

I strong

teenhe, twifiniwi

/teːɲe/, /twiɸiniwi/

flatter, deceive by flattery

*tihinji

D

dipi

/dipi/

IU weak

dwiku, deko

/dwiku/, /deko/

(n) Animal egg

*diku

Dj

djil

/d͡ʒil

I, strong

deel, dwifil

/deːl/, /dwiɸil/

(v) do something recently mentioned

• dihil

E

enhe

/eɲe/

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

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

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

gnufo

/ŋuɸo/

UA weak

gnoa, mye

/ŋoa/, /mje/

(n) Animal milk

* ŋuha

gnuso

/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

ilhen

/iʎen/

IA strong

elean /elean/, filwifon /ɸiɫiɸon/

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

* hilihan

iswi

/iswi/

IU weak

fissu, esso

/ɸisu/, /eso/

(n) Inanimate eye

* hisu

K

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

kipin

/kipin/

IU strong

pikun /pikun/ kekon /kekon/

(n) Inanimate voice, language

* kikun

kufor

/kuɸor/

UA strong

koar, pyer

/koar/, /pjer/

(n) Human man

*kuhar

kurso

/kurso/

U, strong

pirse, korsa

/pirse/,/korsa/

(n) Inanimate meat

*kursa

L

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

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

R

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

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

surfo

/surɸo/

U, strong

swise, sosa

/swize/, /soza/

(adj) cowardly, timorous

* surha

W

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