1. a little bit
Composicion:
expression
Morfemas |
tiiski |
tiiski |
small |
small |
Notas:
- Gramatical:
Reduplicated form.
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1. animal,insect leafcutter ant ,
[ESP] Zompopo Ejemplo de Frase-Phrase example:
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Tiktik paapu bii barka saala. Tiktik kalka kaa ingatik traali. Yaing kaanu ki yaapauki.
The wiwi is an ant too but it is red. It go cut leaves about. It put it in its nest.
La wiwi (el zompopo) es tambien una hormiga pero es roja. Va a cortar las hojas. Alli hace su nido.
Notas:
- Etnográfica:
They worry about this wiwi ant destroying their food crops. - Gramatical:
Reduplication common in animal names.
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V
1. get
2. become
3. happen
4. feel
5. do
Notas:
- Gramatical:
In the 'do' or 'get' senses, 'ting' can be a helping verb in new compound verbs.
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N
1. time day before yesterday
Composicion:
expression
Morfemas |
tingung |
baki |
yesterday |
before |
Notas:
- Gramatical:
Other possible translation : 'two days ago'.
1. time three days ago
Composicion:
expression
Morfemas |
tingung |
naitik |
baki |
yesterday |
ahead |
before |
Notas:
- Gramatical:
One more day in distance than 'tingung baki'.
I.
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1. toponomy Shoal
Notas:
- Etnográfica:
It is situated below the Three Sisters Cay. It is a place near the sea where people go hunt turtle.
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N
1. animal,bird unidentified black bird
Notas:
- Etnográfica:
One of several grackle-sized black birds around creeks and rivers
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N
1. animal,bird hummingbird
Notas:
- Etnográfica:
There are many different kinds. There is a month when they cover the swampwood tree all over.
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N
1. plant unidentified weed with thorns
Notas:
- Etnográfica:
There are two different kinds: one with big leaves, and one with small leaves. There are many such bothersome plants in the bush that are one of the less enjoyable aspects of life there.
I.
V
1. body,mov jump
Notas:
- Gramatical:
The 'a' can be elided when the verb is suffixed with tense marker. The form used for imperative and when suffixed with subordinator is 'tkit'.
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N
1. geo land
2. dirt
3. space ground
4. earth
Notas:
- Gramatical:
The long vowel 'ii' can be shortened.
1. nat. earthquake
Composicion:
expression
Morfemas |
tkii |
aataik |
i |
earth |
pass |
PRES |
Notas:
- Gramatical:
When humans are involved, they take the postposition 'u' such as in 'Tkii anulu aataiki' (literaly 'the earth passed with them').
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N
1. geo,space highland
Composicion:
expression
Morfemas |
tkii |
kuyakba |
ground |
high up |
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N
1. geo,space grave, cemetery
Notas:
- Etnográfica:
Formerly a person's possessions were left on the grave, e.g., plate, bow and arrow, etc. (even into the 70s in southern communities), but this custom has been abandoned largely because people were stealing these items, and people decided it was more practical to keep them to use. Some old people also used to keep lumber for their coffin and a pair of pants and a shirt (men) put up in the house for years. But, these items increasingly came to be used as needed, or taken by other family members to use, especially lumber. The old-times Rama also used to put food on the grave in the morning and at noon (not always at night if they didn't feel like it) for one year. (Supposedly some of the Miskitu still do (2009). They also used to keep nine-night, a "set-up" for nine nights after a death, but they just sat up all night; they didn't sing as the Creoles do. - Gramatical:
Possible derivation from 'tkii-uruk' (under ground). - Léxica:
Also tkeeruk
1. land,toponomy Red Hill
Composicion:
expression
Morfemas |
tkii |
saala |
taasup |
land |
red |
hill |
Notas:
- Etnográfica:
Big red hill near the beach at Wiring Cay. Where the 'ngulang arii' comes out.
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N
1. geo mainland
Composicion:
expression
Notas:
- Gramatical:
Pronounced 'tkiitaaraik'.
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N
1. geo bank side
Composicion:
expression
Morfemas |
tkii |
taik |
land |
end |
1. land,toponomy,water Red Point Lagoon
Notas:
- Etnográfica:
Name of a lagoon south of Wiring Cay.
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V
1. jump
Notas:
- Gramatical:
Variant of 'tkar' for imperative and when suffixed with subordinator.
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Notas:
- Gramatical:
Optional variant of 'tkar' (to jump) when suffixed with tense.