Náŋifi Fasúxa Thematic Lexicon

F

FASU PNF 'SHARE'

fasufa – to mate

fasufi – to reveal

fasuŋa - (mpl) shared traits

fasuku - to distribute

fasunu - custom

fasupi – to recite

fasupu – offering, to offer

fasusa – to explain

fasusi - to share reluctantly

fasuti – to ask

fasuxa – commonality, common

fasuxi – to provide

fasuxu – arbitrate, arbitrator

Ŋ

ŊAFI PNF 'particular'

ŋafifu – target; aim

ŋafiŋa - particular composite entity

ŋafinu – vague, to vacillate

ŋafipi – on

ŋafisa - maternal family

ŋafisi - solid

ŋafisu – one (1); (pl) a few

ŋafiti – paternal family

ŋafixa – bower, to mate

ŋafixi – a particular

ŋafixu – sweetheart; to love

ŊASI PNF 'SOMEBODY'

ŋasifa - oneself

ŋasifi – together, joint; with

ŋasiŋa - description (esp. of character)

ŋasinu - anybody

ŋasipi - between

ŋasipu – he/she/it

ŋasisa – to twist

ŋasiti – to bend

ŋasixa - somewhere

ŋasixi – nobody, none, not

ŋasixu – somebody

ŊUXA PNF 'heat'

ŋuxafa - hearth

ŋuxafi - passionate

ŋuxafu - logs, kindling

ŋuxaku – fire, to burn

ŋuxanu - hot

ŋuxapi - sunburn

ŋuxapu - the sun; to shine

ŋuxasa - warm

ŋuxasi - hot, dry heat of the desert

ŋuxasu - temperature

ŋuxati - brush fire

ŋuxaxi - horniness; (fpl) hot flashes

ŋuxaxu - angry

ŊUXU 'standard movement'

ŋuxufa - standard moverment (not necessarily job-related)

ŋuxufi - a craftsman; properly trained

ŋuxufa - to do correctly

ŋuxuŋa - a technique (with many steps)

ŋuxuku - instrument; with, by (instrumental)

ŋuxunu - a method (involving many guxuag or guxuus)

ŋuxupi - proper motion to make something

ŋuxupu - to push up

ŋuxusa - to tap

ŋuxusi - to strike

ŋuxusu - a technique (with one or two steps)

ŋuxuti - to strike as hard as possible

ŋuxuxa - master (of an apprentice)

ŋuxuxi - to press down

K

KAMA PNF 'EARTH, LAND'

kamafa – earth; (fpl) invertebrate

kamafi – tree; (f) plant; (mfpl) vegetation

kamaŋa - environment

kamaku - gritstorm

kamanu – world, Earth (=home planet of the Pi'naax)

kamapi – homeland, forest

kamapu – sky, heaven

kamasa – to revolve; year

kamasi - earth which cannot be broken, as in winter

kamasu – clod of dirt

kamati – to turn; season

kamaxa - land

kamaxi – ground, underground

kamaxu – animal

KANA PNF 'PLACE'

kanafa - there

kanafu – place; to stay; at

kanaŋa - an area (composed of several distinct buildings or place)

kanaku - to travel back and forth

kananu – plain; (f) field, meadow

kanapi – to stand; here

kanapu – mountain

kanasa – circle, circular

kanasi - public place

kanasu – property

kanati - square

kanaxa – house-and-huts compound, esp. council compound (<ONF village)

kanaxi – desert wasteland; (f) valley

kanaxu – villager

KUŊA 'mark'

kuŋafi – distinct, conspicuous

kuŋafa – personal characteristic

kuŋafu - stomach

kuŋaku - prey animal

kuŋanu – general (adj)

kuŋapi - middle

kuŋapu – to increase

kuŋasa – small

kuŋasi - far; far away

kuŋasu - write

kuŋati – big, great

kuŋaxa – addressee, direct object

kuŋaxi – to decrease

kuŋaxu – ONF addressee, direct object

M

MANI PNF 'parts'

manifa - distribution; scattered; distributively

manifi - composition; to be composed of; to be complex

manifu - interior; innards; in(side)

maniŋa – whole, entire

maniku - loose, loosely attached

manipi - chest, midriff, back, butt

manipu - male part, "plug"

manisa - toe, finger

manisi - a part without holes

manisu - a part (of something more complex)

maniti - foot, hand

manixa - position (esp. correct position)

manixi - female part, socket

manixu - body parts (esp. human body parts)

MUFA PNF 'LEAD'

mufafi – attendant (<ONF council member)

mufaŋa - life achievements (of chief or expert)

mufaku - inconstance

mufanu – paramount chief (bretwalda) - NB: Mythical Concept

mufapi – to assist

mufasa – to obey

mufasi - to lead confidently

mufasu – chiefly genealogy; to recite such

mufati – to decree

mufaxa – village

mufaxu – chief; to rule

N

NAŊI PNF 'COMMUNICATE'

naŋifa – to think, consider; thought

naŋifi – language

naŋifu – subject (of communication)

naŋiŋa - subject (of communication)

naŋiku - word, root

naŋinu – message, messenger

naŋipi – argument (of speech); logic

naŋipu – to praise, to flatter

naŋisa – to learn

naŋisi - awkward, uncomfortable

naŋisu – to count; number

naŋiti – to teach; teacher

naŋixa – village crier (<ONF nagixa village common)

naŋixi – to belittle, berate

naŋixu – ONF village crier

NATU PNF 'ANOTHER'

natufa – you (equal rank)

natufi '2nd person'

natufu – to hide

natuŋa - different; to be different

natuku - a fickle lover

natunu – you, one (generic)

natupi – societal rank

natupu – you (superior rank)

natusa – to go backward

natusi - to refuse

natusu – to single out

natuti - to go forward

natuxi – you (inferior rank)

natuxa - elsewhere

natuxu - another; other

NIXI PNF 'FACE'

nixifa – to speak publicly

nixifi – ear, to hear

nixifu – nose, to smell

nixiŋa - expression (physical)

nixiku - to doubt

nixinu – head (n)

nixipi – say; use transmissive senses

nixipu – smell/hear/see (receptive senses)

nixisa – back (vs. front); behind

nixisi - an expressionless face

nixisu – expression

nixiti – front (vs. back); in front of

nixixa – face

nixixu – orate

P

PAŊA PNF 'chamber'

paŋafa – (m coll pl) heart

paŋafi – hollow

paŋafu - hearth

paŋaku - unsteady, badly constructed

paŋanu – wide

paŋapi - wall

paŋapu – roof

paŋasa – house; (f) hut

paŋasi - sturdy, well constructed

paŋati – latrine

paŋaxa - property

paŋaxi – floor

paŋaxu - owner

PINA PNF 'SURVIVE'

pinafa – to not self-incriminate

pinafi – necessary, necessity

pinaŋa - remain; remnant

pinaku - sick

pinanu - hominid

pinapi - outside

pinapu – to survive, to live

pinasa – to fail, lose

pinasi - to recover, esp. from illness

pinasu – census; population

pinati – to select, win; selection, lots

pinaxa – a man; (f) a woman; (mpl) the People

pinaxi – to die, death

pinaxu – ONF a Person, the People; the Ancestors

PUMA PNF 'I'

pumafa - '1st person'

pumafu - brain

pumafi – next to, near

pumaŋa - skill, to be skilled

pumaku - drunk

pumanu – to advocate

pumapu – I (higher rank)

pumasa – exclusive, to exclude

pumasi - self-confident

pumasu – I (no rank reference)

pumati – inclusive, to include

pumaxa - body

pumaxi – I (lower rank)

S

SAXU PNF '?'

saxupi '? + mid (btw. up & down)'

TAKA 'PAST' takafa – to finish; finished takafi – mother/father takaŋa - oral history; (f) tale about one's life takaku - shaky memory; lie about the past takasa - morning takasi - firm memory; be consistent about past events takasu – yesterday takati – day before yesterday takaxa – elder; to advise takaxu – ONF elder; to advise

TAMA 'GO' tamafa – to not delegate tamafi – accompany, companion tamaŋa - journey, destination ("telos"); to arrive tamaku - to wobble, to move unsteadily tamanu – wander, explore tamapi – to go tamapu – to ascend tamasa – to make crooked tamasi - to stride tamasu – step; to step tamati – to straighten tamaxi – descend

TIŊA 'PRESENT' tiŋafa – to continue tiŋafi – brother/sister tiŋaku - to lie tiŋasa - noon tiŋasi - to be certain tiŋasu – today tiŋati - ? tiŋaxa – adult; work (ONF place of work) tiŋaxu – ONF adult; work

TUNA 'material' tunafa - the surface of a material; to polish tunafi - to be ready; preparedness tunafu - interior; in(side) tunaŋa - composite materials, esp. composite rock tunaku - (mpl) coal or charcoal; (fpl) embers tunanu - skin of animal, cloth, clothing

• tunapi

tunapu - air, sky tunasa - pierced skin or cloth (opposite of tunati) tunasi - stone tunasu - costly, expensive tunati - thing which pierces another (needle, dominant reed); to sew, to weave tunaxa - collection site; to collect materials tunaxi - water; to flow tunaxu - fat person; prep. over

XIPU 'FUTURE' xipufa – to begin xipufi - son/daughter xipuŋa - detailed prophecy or prediction xipuku - hesitation; to hesitate xipunu – future xipusa - evening xipusi - apprenticeship xipusu – tomorrow xiputi – day after tomorrow xipuxi – (mpl) descendents; to reproduce xipuxa – child; to play xipuxu – ONF child; to play