Tauli alaarki alkabingi. Aakustanik, tabiikama tauli su.
The sea is breaking and rolling. It is dangerous to get out to sea.
Ning kaanu aakustanik aalbut baingi kwaakar.
This place is dangerous. It has plenty snakes.

Notas:

Gramatical:
The initial 'aa-' maybe the derivational negative prefix but there is no evidence of a lexical item 'kustanik'. We can also find it suffixed with the derivational '-ba'.

[arriba]

aakustanikba

I. ADJ

1. dangerous , [ESP] peligroso

[arriba]

aakutkuula

I. ADJ

1. good

Composicion:

derivation

Morfemas
aa	kutkuula
not	bad

[arriba]

aakwaala

I. ADJ

1. measuring pretty

Composicion:

derivation

Morfemas
aa	kwaala
not	bad

[arriba]

aakwaalka

I. ADJ

1. food,percep. sweet , [ESP] dulce

Composicion:

derivation

Morfemas
aa	kwaalka
not	bad

[arriba]

aakwaals

I. ADJ

1. percep. pretty , [ESP] bonito

Composicion:

derivation

Morfemas
aa	kwaals
not	bad

[arriba]

aalukwa

I. ADJ

1. animal,body with bones , [ESP] con huesos

Ejemplo de Frase-Phrase example:

Siirik salpka aalukwa.
The macharca is a bony fish.
La macharca es un pez espinudo.

Composicion:

derivation

Morfemas
aaluk	wa
bone	with
hueso

[arriba]

aamliika

I. ADJ

1. measuring bad , [ESP] malo

Composicion:

derivation

Morfemas
aa	mliika
not	good

Notas:

Gramatical:
See other forms with 'mlii...' adjectives with positive sense: 'mliis', 'mliima'.

[arriba]

aamliis

I. ADJ

1. measuring bad

Composicion:

derivation

Morfemas
aa	mliis
not	pretty

[arriba]

aamliisang

I. ADJ

1. measuring ugly , [ESP] feo

[arriba]

aanamaa

I. ADJ

1. hard , [ESP] duro

Composicion:

derivation

Morfemas
aa	namaa
not	slow

[arriba]

aangalma

I. ADJ

1. measuring soft , [ESP] suave

Composicion:

derivation

Morfemas
aa	ngalma
long a	hard
a larga, doble a

[arriba]

aangaringkingima

I. ADJ

1. walled around

[arriba]

aangaska

I. ADJ

1. measuring slow , [ESP] despacio

Composicion:

derivation

Morfemas
aa	ngaska
not	fast

[arriba]

aasabii

I. ADJ

1. measuring unclear , [ESP] confuso

Composicion:

derivation

Morfemas
aa	sabii
not	clear

[arriba]

aasikima

I. ADJ

1. food boiled , [ESP] hervido

Composicion:

derivation

Morfemas
aasik	ima
boil	participle

Notas:

Etnográfica:
"boil-up" is usually the least preferred meal preparation as it means boiled breadkind with no meat, fish, beans, or even coconut milk.

"Hervida" es una forma poco preferida para preparar esta comida pues significa bastimento hervido sin carne, pescado o frijoles, o incluso leche de coco.

[arriba]

aasumsuma

I. ADJ

1. measuring short , [ESP] corto, bajo

Composicion:

derivation

Morfemas
aa	sumsuma
not	very long
negación

[arriba]

aataara

I. ADJ

1. measuring small , [ESP] pequeño

Composicion:

derivation

Morfemas
aa	taara
not	big

Notas:

Gramatical:
Derived by affixation of negation 'aa-' from 'taara' (big). See also 'tiiski' (small).

[arriba]

aatangaa

I. ADJ

1. measuring cheap

Composicion:

derivation

Morfemas
aa	tangaa
not	expensive

[arriba]

aatataara

I. ADJ

1. measuring very small

Composicion:

derivation

Morfemas
aa	tataara
not	very big

[arriba]

aatiisanga

I. ADJ

1. geo,measuring,space deep

Composicion:

Compounds

Morfemas
aa	tiisanga
not	shore

[arriba]

aatiiskiba

I. ADJ

1. measuring big , [ESP] grande

Composicion:

derivation

Morfemas
aa	tiiskiba
not	small

[arriba]

aatkaima

I. ADJ

1. left

Composicion:

derivation

Morfemas
aatka	ima
leave	participle

[arriba]

aatkukiba

I. ADJ

1. measuring long

Composicion:

derivation

Morfemas
aa	tkukiba
not	short

[arriba]

abanga

I. ADJ

1. emot poor , [ESP] pobre

Ejemplo de Frase-Phrase example:

Dolfo abanga yaap aamlis aakulaalingatkulakari anaungi
Poor Dolfo's body is all spoiled (up),

2. unlucky , [ESP] desafortunado

[arriba]

abiisa

I. ADJ

1. new , [ESP] nuevo

Ejemplo de Frase-Phrase example:

Naing nguu abiisa ma nipis batingi.
I want to show you my new house.

[arriba]

aikba

I. ADJ

1. space side

Notas:

Gramatical:
Derived from noun 'aik' (side).

[arriba]

aingwa

I. ADJ

1. real

[arriba]

airung

I. ADJ

1. big

II. N

1. family,human mother

Notas:

Etnográfica:
Can mean the biggest, mother of all, as with huge oyster from which the other oysters come.

[arriba]

alaaluima

I. ADJ

1. straightened

Notas:

Gramatical:
Used for hair. Participial form of 'alaalu' (to drift).

[arriba]

alaukima

I. ADJ

1. break burned

Composicion:

derivation

Morfemas
alauk	ima
burn	participle

Notas:

Etnográfica:
You burn the house down when someone dies in it, but you save the beams.

[arriba]

alburnima

I. ADJ

1. twirling

[arriba]

alisba

I. ADJ

1. dry

[arriba]

alistingima

I. ADJ

1. dried , [ESP] Seco

[arriba]

alkaa

I. ADJ

2. dry

II. N

1. nat. sun , [ESP] Sol

III. V

3. sun

Notas:

Gramatical:
The final 'aa' can be shortened.

[arriba]

alkangima

I. ADJ

1. health constipated

Notas:

Etnográfica:
Constipation and diarrhea are common health concerns. Many home preparations to try to help with these conditions, including purges.

[arriba]

alkungima

I. ADJ

1. human wise

Notas:

Gramatical:
Literally 'awake, not asleep'.

[arriba]

alkutkima

I. ADJ

1. health crippled

Composicion:

derivation

Morfemas
alkutk	ima
cramp	participle

[arriba]

almtungima

I. ADJ

1. bent

Composicion:

derivation

Morfemas
almtung	ima
bend	participle

[arriba]

almuumu

I. ADJ

1. joined

II. N

2. family,human twin

[arriba]

alptingima

I. ADJ

1. dropped

Composicion:

derivation

Morfemas
alpting	ima
drop	participle
botar

Notas:

Gramatical:
Harmony of the last verbal vowel with the participle suffixe -ima.

[arriba]

altarkima

I. ADJ

1. split

[arriba]

amaikima

I. ADJ

1. cooking rubbed

Composicion:

derivation

Morfemas
amaik	ima
rub on rock	participle

[arriba]

ansam

I. ADJ

1. pretty , [ESP] Bonito

Notas:

Gramatical:
Borrowing from English 'handsome'.

[arriba]

ariisba

I. ADJ

1. empty

[arriba]

aubri

I. ADJ

1. measuring heavy , [ESP] Pesado

[arriba]

baanu

I. ADJ

1. virgin , [ESP] Virgen

2. health sterile , [ESP] Esteril

3. plant fruitless

[arriba]

baing

I. ADJ

2. space right , [ESP] Correcto, derecha

II. ADV

1. very

2. too , [ESP] Demasiado, tambien

Notas:

Gramatical:
When suffixed to a verb it means that the subject like to do it : 'naas aakis-baing-i' (I like to sing).

[arriba]

balbaliika

I. ADJ

1. measuring barely warm

[arriba]

biibing

I. ADJ

1. only

II. ADV

1. just

[arriba]

isima

I. ADJ

1. break,food,percep. stinky

Notas:

Etnográfica:
For anything that smells really stinky, like spoiled food, rotten meat, babies with diarrhea.
Gramatical:
A hypothesis would be that this word is a derivation of 'isi' (liquor) and '-ima' or '-ma', suffix making adjectives. In which case the translation would be more like 'fermented'.

[arriba]

kaalba

I. ADJ

1. cogn sharp

II. ADV

2. only

III. QUANT

3. measuring plenty

[arriba]

kaasin

I. ADJ

1. thick

[arriba]

kaas tahma

I. ADJ

1. meager

[arriba]

kainima

I. ADJ

1. break cut

Composicion:

derivation

Morfemas
kain	ima
carve	participle

[arriba]

kalkalkba

I. ADJ

1. drizzly

[arriba]

kamikamiiba

I. ADJ

1. sleepy

[arriba]

kansima

I. ADJ

1. cooking fried

Composicion:

derivation

Morfemas
kans	ima
fry	participle

Notas:

Etnográfica:
They fry fish, flour "tortillas," ripe and green plantain, green breadfruit, occasionally boiled cassava, sometimes beans, occasionally chicken eggs. Coconut oil preferred. Meat such as turtle, wari in its own oil. Iibo oil also used by some to fry food.

[arriba]

kaukima

I. ADJ

1. standing up

Composicion:

derivation

Morfemas
kauk	ima
stand	participle

[arriba]

kaungkaungba

I. ADJ

1. measuring tough

II. N

1. health hard boil

Notas:

Gramatical:
Reduplication.
Has a variant 'kaungkaungma' resulting from nasalisation of the final derivational suffix '-ba' after nasal velar 'ng'.

[arriba]

kiibingba

I. ADJ

1. measuring straight

Composicion:

derivation

Morfemas
kiibing	ba
straight	ADJ

Notas:

Gramatical:
The derivational suffix '-ba' can be nasalized into '-ma' because of the preceeding nasal 'ng'.

[arriba]

kiikna

I. ADJ

1. male

II. N

1. human man

Notas:

Gramatical:
Modern variant of the original 'nkiikna', with simplification of the initial consonant cluster. All the compound words were writen with the original 'nkiikna'.

[arriba]

kingkaas kaalba

I. ADJ

1. body,cogn wise

Composicion:

expression

[arriba]

kingkaas tahma

I. ADJ

1. stupid

[arriba]

kiup kaalba

I. ADJ

1. body courageous

Composicion:

expression

Morfemas
kiup	kalba
heart	plenty

[arriba]

kleerka

I. ADJ

1. body ticklish

[arriba]

kliin

I. ADJ

1. none

II. NEG

2. none

Notas:

Gramatical:
Borrowing from English 'clean'. Rama: yatkulu.
Léxica:
kliin and yatkulu translated as finished, done, while mahaling translated as "none there."

[arriba]

kraa

I. ADJ

1. food addicted

Notas:

Etnográfica:
Added to the end of, or after food or drink items

[arriba]

kruk

I. ADJ

1. big

Notas:

Gramatical:
Has a variant 'kurk'. Both are equivalent.

[arriba]

kruskrus

I. ADJ

1. fuzzy

Notas:

Etnográfica:
For Black people hair.
Gramatical:
From 'krus' (coal) reduplicated. With a noun, the derived form is used : 'kruskrusba'.

[arriba]

kruskrusba

I. ADJ

1. body,percep. fuzzy

Notas:

Etnográfica:
For Black people hair.
Gramatical:
Reduplication.

[arriba]

kukatwa

I. ADJ

1. animal,body with wings

Composicion:

derivation

Morfemas
kukat	-wa
wing, the two front ventral fins on fish

[arriba]

kumaa

I. ADJ

1. animal,plant female

Ejemplo de Frase-Phrase example:

Ngaukngauk parnga ikaat ngaarak ikuaakar. Ikaat aabak kuaakar. Ngaukngauk nuknuknga kumaa.
The black spider has many feet. He has hairy feet. The yellow one is a she - spider.
La araña negra tiene muchas patas. Tiene patas peludas. Las amarillas son arañas hembras.

Pictures/Imagenes:

II. N

2. human woman

Ejemplo de Frase-Phrase example:

Kumaa kalma sukuinglut.
women wash clothes

Pictures/Imagenes:

2. family,human wife

[arriba]

kungima

I. ADJ

1. made

[arriba]

kutkubis

I. ADJ

1. round

[arriba]

kutkubisang

I. ADJ

1. round

[arriba]

kutkubisba

I. ADJ

1. round

[arriba]

kutkuula

I. ADJ

1. measuring bad

Notas:

Gramatical:
See also 'aamliima' and other negative forms of adjectives for 'good'.

[arriba]

kuyakba

I. ADJ

1. space upper

Composicion:

derivation

Morfemas
kuyak	ba
high up

Notas:

Gramatical:
Enters into numerous compositions for naming object parts with the meaning upper.

[arriba]

kwaala

I. ADJ

1. measuring bad

2. break rotten

3. measuring,percep. ugly

4. mean

5. measuring dangerous

[arriba]

kwaalka

I. ADJ

1. measuring bad

2. emot ashamed

Notas:

Gramatical:
See 'kwaalka aating' for meaning of ashamed.

[arriba]

kwaals

I. ADJ

1. measuring bad

[arriba]

maarukmaarukwa

I. ADJ

1. color striped with lines

Composicion:

derivation

Morfemas
maaruk	maaruk	wa
mark	mark	with

Notas:

Gramatical:
Reduplication for emphasis.

[arriba]

maaruk puksakba

I. ADJ

1. color two colored

Composicion:

expression

Morfemas
maaruk	puksak	ba
mark	two

[arriba]

maarukwa

I. ADJ

1. with marks

Composicion:

derivation

Morfemas
maaruk	wa
mark	with

[arriba]

malangka

I. ADJ

1. time old

[arriba]

malikmalikba

I. ADJ

1. body,percep. curly

2. twisted

Notas:

Gramatical:
Reduplication.

[arriba]

mamaama

I. ADJ

1. animal tame

Notas:

Etnográfica:
There are tame plants and animals, such as tame chocolate and tame bribri, meaning that people purposefully plant it, and wild chocolate and bribri, other varieties which you go find in the bush.

[arriba]

mamaamisang

I. ADJ

1. measuring very tame

[arriba]

mamaamisba

I. ADJ

1. very tame

[arriba]

matmalangka

I. ADJ

1. measuring very old

Notas:

Gramatical:
Intensive of 'malangka'

[arriba]

mitmali

I. ADJ

1. good ones

[arriba]

mliika

I. ADJ

1. measuring good

2. emot happy

3. food tasty

II. ADV

1. easy

Notas:

Gramatical:
See variant form maliika. Constructed with postposition 'su' (about).

[arriba]

mliikaba

I. ADJ

1. food,health sweet

Composicion:

derivation

Morfemas
mliika	ba
tasty	ADJ

[arriba]

mliima

I. ADJ

1. measuring good

2. percep. pretty

3. good for

Notas:

Gramatical:
See also 'mliika' and 'mliis'. 'mliima' can be used to qualify something that is 'adequate' = 'good for some practical use'.

[arriba]

mliis

I. ADJ

1. measuring good

2. percep. pretty

II. ADV

1. measuring easy

2. measuring well

[arriba]

mliisang

I. ADJ

1. measuring,percep. pretty

[arriba]

mutmutba

I. ADJ

1. measuring clear

Composicion:

derivation

Morfemas
mutmut	ba
clear	ADJ

Notas:

Gramatical:
Reduplication.

[arriba]

naangaik

I. ADJ

1. space far

Notas:

Gramatical:
Contains 'aik' (side).

[arriba]

nakaskingba

I. ADJ

1. whole

Composicion:

derivation

Morfemas
nakasking	ba
totally	ADJ

[arriba]

namaa

I. ADJ

2. measuring slow

4. still

II. ADV

1. quietly

[arriba]

namahka

I. ADJ

1. different

[arriba]

ngaangka

I. ADJ

1. measuring light

[arriba]

ngaling kungima

I. ADJ

1. health coagulated

Composicion:

expression

Morfemas
ngaling	kung	ima
rock	make	participle

[arriba]

ngalma

I. ADJ

1. measuring strong

1. percep. hard

2. measuring difficult

Notas:

Etnográfica:
Used to qualify wood, dory, shell, bag, cough, wind, hard boil, food taste, ... Metaphorically it is used with 'kukaa' (ear) to mean 'stubborn'. In the abstract sens 'difficult' it means an action hard to achieve.

[arriba]

ngarikngarikba

I. ADJ

1. color smooth

2. color silky

3. color shiny

Notas:

Gramatical:
See also 'ngarngarikis' or 'ngarngarikisang' with the same meaning. It is probably the same root than 'ngarngaring' (green/blue).

[arriba]

ngarngarikis

I. ADJ

1. percep. smooth

2. percep. silky

3. percep. shiny

Notas:

Gramatical:
See also 'ngarikngarikba' with the same meaning. It is probably the same root than 'ngarngaring' (green/blue).

[arriba]

ngarngaring

I. ADJ

1. color green

2. color blue

Notas:

Gramatical:
Reduplication.
Usually not used alone but with derivational suffixes such as '-ba/-ma' (neutral suffix to make adjectives) or '-is/-isang/-isba' (sort of). See also 'ngarngarikis' and 'ngarikngarikba' (smooth, silky, shiny) with probably the same root.

[arriba]

ngarngaringba

I. ADJ

1. color green

Ejemplo de Frase-Phrase example:

Uriaup supkaaba yuup tiiskiba barka supka. Taimka pwatpa arii yuniuungi. Yuuk ngarngaringba.
the lime seed is small but sour. Sometimes I make fresco with it. Its skin is green.

Pictures/Imagenes:

2. color blue

Ejemplo de Frase-Phrase example:

Nuunik kaas ngarngaringba.
The sky is blue.

Notas:

Gramatical:
Reduplication common to some color names. Has a frequent variant 'ngarngaringma' where the final suffix '-ba' is nasalised in contact with the velar nasal 'ng'. Has also a rare variant 'ngringringma'.

[arriba]

ngarngaringis

I. ADJ

1. color greenish, blue

[arriba]

ngasngasang

I. ADJ

1. measuring thin

Notas:

Gramatical:
Reduplication.

[arriba]

ngasngasba

I. ADJ

1. measuring thin

[arriba]

ngiira parngawa

I. ADJ

1. color with black stripes

Composicion:

expression

Morfemas
ngiira	parnga	wa
stripe	black	with

[arriba]

ngiira saalawa

I. ADJ

1. with red stripes

Composicion:

expression

Morfemas
ngiira	saala	wa
stripe	red	with

Notas:

Gramatical:
The suffix '-wa' (with) applies to the whole expression.

[arriba]

nguringba

I. ADJ

1. food,percep. delicious

[arriba]

nkiikna

I. ADJ

2. animal male

Ejemplo de Frase-Phrase example:

Nkiikna katkup angatki, nguu anparkkama.
The men cut logs to make houses.
Ikursking aabak baingbing ning nkiikna.
This man has plenty chest hair.

II. N

1. human man

Ejemplo de Frase-Phrase example:

Nkiikna katkup angatki, nguu anparkkama.
The men cut logs to make houses.
Ikursking aabak baingbing ning nkiikna.
This man has plenty chest hair.

Notas:

Gramatical:
Original pronunciation of the word, with initial consonant cluster. Today semi spealers use a simplified version 'kiikna'.The plural form is with either -dut 'nkiiknadut' or -lut 'nkiiknalut'.

[arriba]

nuknukisba

I. ADJ

1. color yellow

Notas:

Gramatical:
Reduplication.
Usually 'nuknuknga' is used to mean 'yellow'.

[arriba]

nuknuknga

I. ADJ

1. color yellow

Ejemplo de Frase-Phrase example:

Bleera aabak nuknuknga.
The spider monkey has yellow hair.
El mono araña tiene el pelo amarillo.
Taulkup uup nuknuknga, pwatpa kwiiskama.
The bribri seed is yellow and sweet to eat.

Pictures/Imagenes:

Notas:

Gramatical:
Partial reduplication commonly found in color names. Has variant form 'nguknguknga'

[arriba]

nupisba

I. ADJ

1. color brown

Ejemplo de Frase-Phrase example:

Abung puupu yuut nupisba. Ngalaali pwatpa yuungi. Yirii ki kat aap su yuungi.
The abung puupu bee is brown. It makes sweet honey. It makes it in the trees in the swamp.
Sii uut nupisba yarnguli.
The marching ants are brown.
Estas hormigas son de color cafe.

Pictures/Imagenes:

Notas:

Gramatical:
Form with the adjectival suffix '-ba'. The bare form 'nupis' was not found.

[arriba]

pain

I. ADJ

1. own

II. ADV

1. alone

III. REFL

1. self

Notas:

Gramatical:
The reflexive is used in the same form for every person. So it can be translated as 'myself, yourself, himself...'.

[arriba]

painba

I. ADJ

1. human single

[arriba]

paitkriima

I. ADJ

2. measuring small

[arriba]

pakaskaa

I. ADJ

1. food bitter

Notas:

Etnográfica:
Like coffee with no sugar or some kinds of medicinal teas.

[arriba]

pakaskaaba

I. ADJ

1. food bitter

Composicion:

derivation

Morfemas
pakaskaa	ba
bitter

Notas:

Gramatical:
Used to qualify a noun, whereas 'pakaskaa' is used predicatively.

[arriba]

pamama

I. ADJ

1. measuring thick

[arriba]

pamamisba

I. ADJ

1. flat

[arriba]

pamisba

I. ADJ

1. flat

[arriba]

panikba

I. ADJ

1. bent

[arriba]

parnga

I. ADJ

1. color black

Ejemplo de Frase-Phrase example:

Pilispilis parnga. Isiik sumaa, haap parnga haap sasaisba. suupa ikwsi.
The billbird is black and his bill is long, half black and half sort of red . He eats suupa.
El "billbird" es negro y su pico es largo, mitad negro y mitad casi rojo. Come bananos.

Pictures/Imagenes:

Notas:

Gramatical:
Gets an reduplicated intensive form 'parparnga' (very black).

[arriba]

parparnga

I. ADJ

1. color very black

Notas:

Gramatical:
Intensive form of the adjective 'parnga'. Reduplication.

[arriba]

pasba

I. ADJ

1. first one

[arriba]

plungkiingima

I. ADJ

1. dried

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pluuma

I. ADJ

1. color white

Ejemplo de Frase-Phrase example:

Krikam sinsak pluuma. Isiik taik saala. Kabiis ikwsi. Uut tangaik inganaaki.
The seagull is a white bird. The side of his bill is red. He eats shrimps. He follows the boat.
La gaviota es un ave blanca. Los lados del pico son rojos. Come camarones. Sigue a los barcos.
Biip kangali arii pluuma.
The cow milk is white.
La leche de vaca es blanca.

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pluus

I. ADJ

1. measuring dry

Notas:

Gramatical:
See also the derived form 'pluusba' and 'pluusang'.

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pluusang

I. ADJ

1. measuring dry

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pluusba

I. ADJ

1. measuring dry

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pulkaaba

I. ADJ

1. taste sweet

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pwatpa

I. ADJ

2. taste sweet

II. N

1. food sugar

Notas:

Etnográfica:
They use cane sugar or honey. They don"t use honey in cooking, they just eat it or sometimes use it as part of bush medicine.
Gramatical:
Sometimes pronounced 'poatpa'.

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saaima

I. ADJ

1. color,percep. painted

Composicion:

derivation

Morfemas
saa	ima
paint	participle

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saala

I. ADJ

1. color red

Ejemplo de Frase-Phrase example:

Aliup u anut saala uungima. Yupsi ki ankansima, anngut ki ansaima.
They make red with the naata seed. They fry it in oil and they paint their face.
Aliup namlaaki ikat skwa. Alkaa ki nsualiskiingi, urnga saala yuuungkama.
I pick the naata from its tree. In the sun we dry it to make the food red with it.

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saalukwa

I. ADJ

1. with prickles

Composicion:

expression

Morfemas
saaluk	wa
prickle	with

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sabaa

I. ADJ

1. wet

2. food raw

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sabaak

I. ADJ

1. measuring low

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sabaakba

I. ADJ

1. space from down

Composicion:

derivation

Morfemas
sabaak	ba
low	ADJ

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sabiima

I. ADJ

2. measuring bright

Composicion:

derivation

II. ADV

1. clearly

Composicion:

derivation

Notas:

Gramatical:
Derived from 'sabii' by suffixation.

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sabiisabiima

I. ADJ

1. very clear

Notas:

Gramatical:
Reduplication.

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saima

I. ADJ

1. measuring cold

Notas:

Gramatical:
Interesting minimal pair with 'saaima' (painted, rubbed).

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saingka

I. ADJ

1. measuring cold

Notas:

Gramatical:
See also 'saima' that is more often used to say 'cold'.

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sais

I. ADJ

1. color red

Notas:

Gramatical:
See also 'saala' (red), that is much more used.

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sakaikba

I. ADJ

1. left

2. measuring faulty

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sasaisba

I. ADJ

1. color pink

2. color orange

3. color reddish

Notas:

Gramatical:
We recognize the derivationnal suffix '-ba' but '*sasais' does not exist alone.

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seerinba

I. ADJ

1. full

Notas:

Etnográfica:
For fruits and vegetables, to be full is a stage before being ripe.

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siikwa

I. ADJ

1. body with teeth

Composicion:

derivation

Morfemas
siik	wa
tooth	with

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siirka

I. ADJ

1. soft

2. lazy

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siirkaba

I. ADJ

1. measuring soft

Notas:

Gramatical:
Adjective formed by suffixation of -ba, typical of adjectives.

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sikal

I. ADJ

1. crazy

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sikalba

I. ADJ

1. crazy

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siksiknga

I. ADJ

1. color speckled

Notas:

Gramatical:
Partial reduplication common in color names; see 'nuknuknga' (yellow). The noun from which this adjective is derived is 'siiksiik' (spots).

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siktakba

I. ADJ

1. body,clothes naked

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sisiirkaba

I. ADJ

1. measuring very soft

Notas:

Gramatical:
Adjective formed from 'siirkaba', by reduplication for emphasis.

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sisitba

I. ADJ

1. measuring weak

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suk

I. ADJ

1. small

II. N

1. young

2. baby

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suknguang

I. ADJ

2. measuring very small

3. young

II. N

1. animal animal baby

2. human baby

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suksuk

I. ADJ

1. little

Ejemplo de Frase-Phrase example:

Nkiikna suksuk siktak yaami lakun ki.
The little boys swim naked in the lagoon.

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1. measuring small

Notas:

Gramatical:
Reduplication.

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suma

I. ADJ

1. measuring long

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sumsuma

I. ADJ

1. measuring very long

Composicion:

derivation

Morfemas
sum	suma
long	long

Notas:

Gramatical:
Reduplication. The first 'suma' is reduced to 'sum-'.

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supka

I. ADJ

1. food,taste sour

Notas:

Etnográfica:
Some fruits are sour, such as lime or sour orange. Different kinds of bunya are consumed either as fresh or sour (fermented), depending on a person's taste preference, for example, suupa or iibo bunya.

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supkaaba

I. ADJ

1. sour

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suskiiba

I. ADJ

1. longish

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suukia

I. ADJ

1. skinny

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taara

I. ADJ

1. big

Ejemplo de Frase-Phrase example:

Taapum salpka taara. Itris aatiiskiba ikuaakar. Kiiknadut mlingka, nsut sungi.
The tarpoon is a big fish. He has big scales. When the men kill it, we see it.
El ´sabalo real es un pez grande. Tiene escamas grandes. cuando los hombres lo matan, nosotros los vemos.
Maa na uruk su taara.
You are bigger than me.

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