1. time at midnight
Composicion:
expression
Morfemas |
kiikik |
kitkiibing |
night |
middle |
Notas:
- Gramatical:
Old Rama : 'kaitkiibing kiikik'.
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'.
I.
N
1. health,plant whit species
Notas:
- Etnográfica:
It is boiled to drink to strengthen your blood. - Léxica:
"Whit" is Kriol; refers to woody climbing vines.
I.
N
1. body head
2. body,plant bunch
Notas:
- Gramatical:
The vowel can be shorten, mostly for some compound words. The sense 'bunch' is only used for bananas.
I.
V
1. make
Notas:
- Gramatical:
Helping verb used in composition in a number of verbs.
I.
V
1. measuring measure
2. fish fish
Notas:
- Gramatical:
For the sense 'to fish', see the 'sauk kiinga' entry.
I.
V
1. time day break
Composicion:
expression
Morfemas |
kiinga |
aarik |
day |
break |
I.
N
1. geo,space east side
Composicion:
Compounds
Morfemas |
kiinga |
aik |
ba |
east |
side |
ADJ |
Notas:
- Gramatical:
Homonym with 'kiingaikba' (top, literally 'from head side') that is compound on 'kiing' (head).
I.
N
1. space top side
Notas:
- Gramatical:
Literally 'from head side'. Used with clothes ; see compounds on 'praak' (dress). Homonym with 'kiingaikba' (east side) that is compound on 'kiinga' (day, east).
I.
V
1. health have an headache
Composicion:
expression
Morfemas |
kiing |
astaik |
head |
hurt |
I.
N
1. plant sawgrass
Notas:
- Etnográfica:
On high ground, such as going up to the graveyard in cane creek, there is a lot of cuttin' grass. It is about waist high, does cut your skin, but also makes it almost impossible to see what's on the ground in the grass, which doesn't feel good.
I.
N
1. body neck
Composicion:
Compounds
Morfemas |
kiing |
kat |
head |
stick |
Notas:
- Gramatical:
With class marker 'kat' for longish shapes.
I.
N
1. body jugular vein
Composicion:
expression
Morfemas |
kiingkat |
y |
ausa |
|
|
vein |
I.
N
1. human,plant calabash head
Notas:
- Etnográfica:
Insult between kids.
I.
N
2. body crown of head
Composicion:
expression
Morfemas |
kiing |
tuk |
head |
end |
I.
N
1. body palate
Notas:
- Gramatical:
Probably compounded in 'kiing-tup-saa' (head-down-palm).
I.
V
1. body hair
Composicion:
Compounds
Morfemas |
kiing |
ulis |
head |
hair |
Notas:
- Gramatical:
Specifies hair of head.
I.
N
1. artef.,dory handle of paddle
Notas:
- Gramatical:
With class marker '-up' for roundish objects.
I.
N
1. artef.,clothes cap
Composicion:
expression
Morfemas |
kiing |
uuknga |
head |
container |
I.
V
1. health have a headache
Notas:
- Gramatical:
It must be used with a possessive on the noun subject. For example 'nkiing uungi' (I have a headache - lit. My head does).