English-Valware Dictionary

Pronunciation table

Latin	a	v	e	i	y	l	m	n	ń	o	r	s	t	u	w	f	h	ʻ
IPA	/a/	/β/	/e/	/i/	/j/	/l/	/m/	/n/	/ŋ/	/o/	/ɾ/	/s/	/t/	/u/	/w/	/ɸ/	/h/	/ʔ/

English-Valware Dictionary

A

• a, an, det. yuń.
• able, be, v. yeri.
• act, v. weńwa.
• afraid, be, v. yota.
• all, det. owe.
• although, cnj. ńos.
• and, cnj. o(ʻ).
• any, det. vun.
• apple, limo.
• arise (from bed), v. uwńa.
• arrive, v. avi.
• as, cnj. yat.
• awaken, v. vasa.

B

• baby, fara.
• before, prep. fel.
• before, cnj. fel.
• begin, v. nura.
• behave, v. weńwa.
• bird, vilo.
• blood, ihwi.
• bloom, v. vuwi.
• boat, tena.
• boy, tańwa.
• brave, adj. vati.
• brother, sin ńohi.
• build, v. woma.
• burn, v. taru.
• buy, v. neri.

C

• child, yanla.
• cook, v. fońya.
• cut, v. towa.

D

• day, savi.
• deed, hatola.
• describe, v. lamo.
• desire, v. ńeti.
• distant, adj. rele.
• do, v. tola.
• drink, v. ara.

E

• eagle, ńeve.
• early, adj. elwa.
• eat, v. ya.
• eight, yaro.
• empty, adj. wosi.
• evening, hole.

F

• far, adj. rele.
• fast, adj. tesa.
• father, wana.
• fear, v. yota.
• female, adj. yim.
• fish, sine.
• five, wuma.
• flower, wuya.
• food, tane.
• for (purpose), prep. va.
• four, fińe.
• friend, eńyi.

G

• get up (from bed), v. uwńa.
• go, v. ruma.
• good, adj. wawe.
• good (fresh), adj. wava.
• group, tuńwi.
• grow, v. falsa.

H

• he, prn. s(a).
• here, adv. wato.
• hope, v. hońa.
• house, yavi.
• how, intrg. adv. veń.
• hurt, v. fori.

I

• I, prn. n(e).
• if, cnj. wa.
• island, vali.
• it, prn. s(a).

J

• just (recently), adv. falu.

K

• know (be certain), v. vańa.
• know (be acquainted), v. firu.

L

• late, adj. hino.
• laugh, v. live.
• leave, v. hala.
• less, adv. tan.
• lie down, v. sitwa.
• like, v. vuta.
• limb, ʻowu.
• love, v. hero.

M

• make (cause to be), v. weswa.
• male, adj. sin.
• man (adult male), yerńa.
• man (species), nuńwu.
• many, det. imi.
• may, v. fiva.
• meal, tane.
• modify, v. fato.
• more, det. fev.
• morning, yala.
• mother, wińa.

N

• name, suwi.
• need, v. walha.
• not, adv. tar.
• now, adv. ńas.

O

• oblige, v. weva.
• of (possession), prep. ye.
• old, adj. leti.
• one, wasi.
• or, cnj. u.
• other, det. ńol.

P

• part, fale.
• pear, silne.
• person, wayo.
• plant, v. ńawu.
• prefer, v. maha.

Q

• quick, adj. tesa.

R

• red, adj. sona.
• river, nayu.
• road, taye.
• rock, ʻaʻa.
• room, wuńfu.
• rule, tawa.
• run, v. huwu.

S

• same, adj. vaya.
• say, v. hova.
• see, v. witi.
• seven, yutu.
• she, prn. s(a).
• short, adj. tiva.
• sibling, ńohi.
• sick, adj. rala.
• sing, v. fińa.
• sink, v. votya.
• sister, yim ńohi.
• six, tuvi.
• sleep, v. vońa.
• some, det. fam.
• speak, v. hova.
• spring (season), wuńwo.
• stone, ʻaʻa.
• strong, adj. tayi.
• sun, savi.
• swim, v. ińwu.

T

• talk, v. ware.
• tall, adj. ranfa.
• tell, v. hova.
• than, cnj. rav.
• thank, v. tańva.
• that, det. sat.
• that, prn. sata.
• the, det. (a)ń.
• there, adv. heci.
• they, prn. sayi.
• thing, nońo.
• think, v. nopo.
• this, det. hul.
• this, prn. hulu.
• three, silu.
• time (instance), nali.
• to, (indir. obj.), tu.
• touch, v. rata.
• tree, sawa.
• two, yili.

U

• usual, adj. vana.

V

W

• want, v. ńeti.
• water, infi.
• we, prn. neyi.
• what, intrg. prn. yańu.
• what, rel. prn. yawe.
• where, intrg. adv. yel.
• which, intrg. prn. teńu.
• which, intrg. adj. teńu.
• which, rel. prn. tewe.
• who, intrg. prn. nińu.
• who, rel. prn. niwe.
• why, intrg. adv. nis.
• wide, adj. rifi.
• wish, v. ńeti.
• without, prep. sef.
• woman, nuvo.
• word, nira.

Y

• yellow, adj. luvo.
• yesterday, adv. fel savi.
• you, prn. w(i) (sg.); wiyi (pl.).
• young, adj. yuha.