Kipin/Dictionary/Kipin to English

A

agel

/agel/

AI, strong

egil, fobil

/egil/, /ɸobil/

(adj) white, pale

*hagil

agor

/agor/

AU, strong

fogur, ebir

/ɸogur/, /ebir/

(n, Human) husband

*hagur

agnno

/aŋːo/

A strong

emmi, fognnu

/emːi/, /ɸoŋːu/

(n) Human year

*hanŋu

aldor

/aldor/

AU strong

foldur, eldwir

/ɸoldur/, /eldwir/

(adj) loud, clear, sonorous

*haldur

ale

/ale/

AI, weak

eli, folwi

/eli/, /ɸoɫi/

(n, Inanimate) bread

*hali

altor:/altor/

AU, strong

foltur, eltwir

/ɸoltur/, /eltwir/

(n, Human) merchant (v) trade

*haltur

an

/an/

(conj) or

*han

ankota

/aŋkota/

A, strong

empite, fonkuto

/empite/, /ɸoŋkuto/

(n, Inanimate) beer

*hankuta

aragne 

/araŋe/

AI, weak

eregni, foromi

/ereŋi/, /ɸoromi/

(n, Animal) spider

*haraŋi

are

/are/

AI, weak

eri, forwi

/eri/, /ɸorwi/

(n) Inanimate neck

* hari

arfo

/arɸo/

A, strong

erfi, forfu

/efɸi/, /ɸorɸu/

(n, Human) brother

*harhu*

argon

/argon/

AU, strong

forgun, erbin

/ɸorgun/, /erbin/

(n, Human) son

*hargun

arkel

/arkel/

AI, strong

erkil, forpil

/erkil/, /ɸorpil/

(n, Human) daughter

*harkil

asan

/azan/

A, strong

esen, forfon

/ezen/, /ɸorɸon/

(n, Animal) ladybird

*harhan

ase

/aze/

A, strong

esi, forfi

/ezi/, /ɸorɸi/

(n, Human) sister

*harhi

ator

/ator/

AU strong

fotur, etwir

/ɸotur/, /etwir/

(n) Inanimate cottage

*hatur

B

balebale

/balebale/

AI, weak

belibeli, bolwibolwi

/belibeli/, /boɫiboɫi/

(n, Animal) butterfly

*balibali

basa

/baza/

A, strong

bese, borfo

/beze/, /borɸo/

(adj) black, dark

*barha

bilumi

/bilumi/

UI, weak

gilwigni, gelogne

/giɫiŋi/, /geloŋe/

(v) imagine

*giluŋi

buldo

/buldo/

U, strong

bwilde, bolda

/bwilde/, /bolda/

(n) Inanimate horn (musical instrument)

*bulda

C

ce

/t͡ʃe/

IA weak

tea, twifo

/tea/, /twiɸo/

(v) see, foresee, infer (also used as inferred future tense prefix)

*tiha

cer

/t͡ʃer/

IA, strong

tear, twifor

/tear/, /twiɸor/

(n, Human) social standing, status, renown, honour, prestige

*tihar

cinhi

/t͡ʃiɲi/

I strong

teenhe, twifiniwi

/teːɲe/, /twiɸiniwi/

(v) flatter, deceive by flattery

*tihinji

D

dipi

/dipi/

IU weak

dwiku, deko

/dwiku/, /deko/

(n) Animal egg

*diku

dufi

/duɸi/

UI, weak

duyi, doe

/duji/, /doe/

(n, Inanimate) colour

*duhi

Dj

djer

/ʤer/

IA, strong

dear, dwifor

/dear/, /dwiɸor/

(n, Human) woman

*dihar

djil

/d͡ʒil/

I, strong

deel, dwifil

/deːl/, /dwiɸil/

(v) do something recently mentioned

*dihil

E

ecer

/et͡ʃer/

IA, strong

atear, fotwifor

/atear/,/ɸotwiɸor/

(n, Human) lord, noble

*hatihar

enhe

/eɲe/

IA, weak

anea, fomwifo

/anea/, /ɸomwiɸo/

(adj) simple, modest, temperate

*haniha

F

fimmi

/ɸimːi/

U, strong

fignni, fognne

/ɸiŋːi/, /ɸoŋːi/

(v) wrap

*hunŋi

fiturfo

/ɸiturɸo/

U strong

itwise, etosa

/itwize/, /etoza/

(n) Inanimate the rural hinterland of a city-state, countryside, territory

• hiturha

fulbi

/ɸulbi/

U strong

filgi, folge

/ɸilgi/, /ɸolge/

(n, Inanimate) rain

*hulgi

fulfir

/ɸulɸir/

UI, strong

filzir, folzer

/ɸilzir/, /ɸolzer/

(n, Human) family

*hulhir

fongurfi

/ɸoŋgurɸi/

U, strong

embisi, angose

/embizi/, /aŋgose/

(n, Inanimate) loom (v) weave

*hangurhi

fur

/ɸur/

U, strong

fir, for

/ɸir/, /ɸor/

(n, Animal) herd, flock. Also used as a prefix forming collective nouns, which are consequently all Animal gender.

*hur

furno

/ɸurno/

U, strong

firne, forna

/ɸirne/, /ɸorna/

(n, Inanimate) shield, especially large military type

*hurna

furol

/ɸurol/

UA strong

foral, firel

/ɸoral/, /ɸirel/

(v) stretch

hural

G

gato

/gato/

AU, weak

gotu, getwi

/gotu/, /getwi/

(n) Animal cat

loanword from Portuguese

gessagno

/gessaŋo/

AU, weak

bissognu, gissemi

/bisoŋu/, /gisemi/

(n) Inanimate box-tree

*gisaŋu

gissen

/gisen/

IA strong

gessan, bisson

/gesan/, bison/

(n, Animal) seal

*gisan

goragnne

/goraŋːe/

A, strong

biregnni, gurommi

/bireŋːi/, /guromːi/

(n, Animal) dog

*guranŋi

gulbi

/gulbi/

U, strong

bilgi, golge

/bilgi/, /golge/

(n, Animal) octopus

*gulgi

gunrwi

/gunrwi/

U, strong

binri, gonre

/binri/, /gonre/

(n, Human) idiot

*gunri

gurfin

/gurɸin/

UI Strong

bisin, gosen

/bizin/, /gozen/

(n) Human Widow - a woman whose lawful husband has died and has not remarried or taken a lover.

* gurhin

Gn

gnilwi

/ŋiɫi/

IU, weak

milu, gnelo

/milu/, /ŋelo/

(n, Inanimate) money

*ŋilu

gnite

/ŋite/

IA, strong

gneta, mito

/ŋeta/, /mito/

(n, Inanimate) clock, any device for measuring time

*ŋita

gnufo

/ŋuɸo/

UA weak

gnoa, mye

/ŋoa/, /mje/

(n) Animal milk

* ŋuha

gnul

/ŋul/

U, strong

mil, gnol

/mil/, /ŋol/

(n, Inanimate) weight, a traditional unit of weight whose exact value varies from city to city, (v) weigh

*ŋul

gnurpi

/ŋurpi/

U, strong

mirki, gnorke

/mirki/, /ŋorke/

(v) work

*ŋurki

gnusso

/ŋuso/

UA weak

gnossa, misse

/ŋosa/, /mise/

(v) feed, provide, support

* ŋusa

I

ije

/iʒe/

I strong

esea, firfifo

/ezea/, /ɸirɸiɸo/

(n) Animal hen

* hirhiha

ilde

/ilde/

I, strong

elda, fildo

/elda/, /ɸildo/

(adj) yellow

*hilda

ilhen

/iʎen/

IA strong

elean /elean/, filwifon /ɸiɫiɸon/

(n) Animal Cock - male bird, especially domestic fowl

* hilihan

imbi

/imbi/

I, strong

embe, fimbwi

/embe/, /ɸimbwi/

(n, Inanaimate) garden

*hinbi

imbi

/imbi/

I strong

engo, fingu

/eŋgo/, /ɸiŋgu/

(adj) hungry

*hingu

imil

/imil/

IU, strong

fignul, egnol

/ɸiŋul/, /eŋol/

(n, Human) girl

*hiŋul

isse

/ise/

IA, weak

essa, fisso

/esa/, /ɸiso/

(v) use

*hisa

iswi

/iswi/

IU weak

fissu, esso

/ɸisu/, /eso/

(n) Inanimate eye

* hisu

K

kafor

/kaɸor/

AU, strong

kofur, kefir

/koɸur/, /keɸir/

(n, Inanimate) broom

*kahur

Ketifi

/ketiɸi/

IU, strong

Kotwifu, Katefo

/kotwiɸu/, /kateɸo/

(n, Human) one of the people who speak Kipin

*katihu

kije

/kiʒe/

I, strong

kesea, pirfifo

/kezea/, /pirɸiɸo/

(n, human) lieutenant, a soldier who acts as a deputy to a kulwo

*kirhiha

ki

/ki/

I, weak

ke, pi

/ke/, /pi/

(conj) and

*ki

kiluwi

/kiluwi/

I, strong

kelho, pilhu

/keɫo/,/piɫu/

(n) Inamimate grove, copse, small woodland

* kilhu

kime

/kime/

IA, weak

kema, pimo

/kema/, /pimo/

(adj): small compared to a human

• kima

kin

/kin/

I, strong

ken, pin

/ken/, /pin/

(v) eat

* kin

kipin

/kipin/

IU strong

pikun /pikun/ kekon /kekon/

(n) Inanimate voice, language

* kikun

kirte

/kirte/

I, strong

kerta, pirto

/kerta/, /pirto/

(n) Inanimate knife

* kirta

kossase

/kosaze/

A, strong

pissesi, kussorfi

/pisezi/, /kosarɸi/

(n, Human) levy or company of soldiers

*kusarhi

kufor

/kuɸor/

UA strong

koar, pyer

/koar/, /pjer/

(n) Human man

*kuhar

kulfo

/kulɸo/

U strong

pilze, kolza

/pilze/, /kolza/

(n, Inanimate) shoe

*kulha

kulwo

/kuɫo/

U, strong

pilwe, kolwa

/piɫe/, /koɫa/

(n, human) captain, a man appointed by a noble to levy and lead a company of soldiers

*kulwa

kurso

/kurso/

U, strong

pirse, korsa

/pirse/,/korsa/

(n) Inanimate meat

*kursa

L

lirmir

/lirmir/

IU, strong

lwirgnur, lergnor

/ɫirŋur/, /lerŋor/

(n, Inanimate) scales, balance

*lirŋur

lugur

/lugur/

U strong

lwibir, logor

/ɫibir/, /logor/

(v) walk

*lugur

lumbi

/lumbi/

U, strong

lwingi, longe

/ɫiŋgi/, /loŋge/

(n) Human (formerly) secondary wife in polygynous household (currently) servant who acts as the mistress of an aristocrat Animal female mate

* lungi

lun

/lun/

U, strong

lwin, lon

/ɫin/, /lon/

(n, Inanimate) Jug. Also used as a prefix forming singulative nouns, which are consequently all Inanimate.

*lun

lurfo

/lurɸo/

U, strong

lwise, losa

/ɫize/, /loza/

(adj) large compared to a human

*lurha

Lh

lhe

/ʎe/

IA, weak

lea, lwifo

/lea/, /ɫiɸo/

(adj) small for things of its kind

*liha

lhel

/ʎel/

IA, strong

leal, lwifol

/leal/, /ɫiɸol/

(n, Inanimate) bed

*lihal

lhen

/ʎen/

IA, strong

lean, lwifon

/lean/, /ɫiɸon/

(n, inanimate) day

*lihan

lhimi

/ʎimi/

IU, weak

lwifignu, leegno

/ɫiɸiŋu/, /leːŋo/

(n) Human Lawful, sole or principal wife

* lihiŋu

lhir

/ʎir/

I, strong

leer, lwifir

/leːr/, /ɫiɸir/

(v) sing

*lihir

Lw

lwignurfo

/ɫiŋurɸo/

U, strong

limise, legnosa

/limize/, /leŋoza/

(n, Human) a sorcerer in folklore who can command wild animals

*liŋurha

M

magol

/magol/

AU, strong

mogul, mebil

/mogul/, /mebil/

(n, Inanimate) axe

*magul

makon

/makon/

AU, strong

mokun, mepin

/mokun/, /mepin/

(n, Inanamate) bottle

*makun

mamo

/mamo/

AU, weak

momu, memwi

/mamo/, /memwi/

(n, Human) mother

*mamu

maren

/maren/

AI, strong

merin, morwin

/merin/,/morwin/

(n, Human) council, especially the council of the nobility that governs a city

*marin

markon

/markon/

AU, strong

morkun, merpin

/morkun/, /merpin/

(n, Animal) beetle

*markun

micel

/miʧel/

IA, strong

gnoteal,gnutwifol/

/ŋoteal/, /ŋutwiɸol/

(n, Human) companion, comrade

*ŋutihal

milusso

/miluso/

UA, strong

gnelossa, gnilwisse

/ŋilosa/, /ŋiɫise/

(n, Inanimate) communal feast

*ŋilusa

N

natal

/natal/

A, strong

netel, notol

/netel/, /notol/

(n, Inanimate) Christmas

Loanword from Portuguese

nulfo

/nulɸo/

U, strong

mwilze, nolza

/mwilze/, /nolza/

(n, Inanimate) ale

*nulha

Nh

nhibi

/ɲibi/

IU, weak

mwifigu, neego

/mwiɸigu/, /neːgo/

(n, Inanimate) wine

*nihigu

P

pate

/pate/

AI, weak

peti, potwi

/peti/,/potwi/

(n, Human) father

*pati

paton

/paton/

AU, strong

potun, petwin

/potun/, /petwin/

(n, Human) publicly practiced religion

patun

peraa

/peraː/

A, weak

piree, pwirofo

/pireː/, /pwiroɸo/

(n, Animal) mouse

*piraha

pigumi

/pigumi/

UI, weak

kibigni, kegogne

/kibiŋi/, /kegoŋe/

(n, Human) scribe, teacher, lawyer, person literate in the old syllabary

*kiguŋi'

R

ragno

/raŋo/

AU, weak

rognu, remi

/roŋu/, /remi/

(adj) red

*raŋu

rake

/rake/

AI, weak

reki, ropi

/reki/, /ropi/

(v) grab, snatch, seize

* raki

ral

/ral/

A strong

rel, rol

/rel/, /rol/

(v) chase, pursue (also used as intentional future tense prefix)

*ral

ranke

/raŋke/

A strong

renki, rompi

/reŋki/, /rompi/

(n) Inanimate boundary ditch

*ranki

renardo

/renardo/

A, strong

rinerdwi, rwinordu

/rinerdwi/, /rwinordu/

(n, Animal) fox

*rinardu

rwilhe

/rwiʎe/

IA, weak

rolea, rulwifo

/rolea/, /ruɫiɸo/

(n, Human) fool, jester

*ruliha

ryil

/rjil/

I, strong

reel, rwifil

/reːl/, /rwiɸil/

(n, Inanimate) ear (v) hear

*rihil**

rumon

/rumon/

UA, strong

roman, rwimen

/roman/, /rwimen/

(adj) large for things of its kind

*ruman

S

saber

/saber/

AI strong

sebir, sobwir

/sebir/, /sobwir/

(v) send

*sabir

sagel

/sagel/

AI strong

segil, sobil

/segil/, /sobil/

(v) dance

*sagil

saler

/saler/

AI, strong

selir, solwir

/selir/, /soɫir/

(n, Human) healer, medic, doctor, apothecary

*salir

samwe

/samwe/

A, strong

semwi, sonuwi

/semwi/, /sonuwi/

(n, Human) boy

*sanwi

sarke

/sarke/

A, strong

serki, sorpi

/serki/, /sorpi/

(n) Inanimate yard

*sarki

sealher

/seaʎer/

AI, strong

xelhir, swifoliwir

/ʃeʎir/, /swiɸoliwir/

(n) Inanimate cheese

* sihaljir

sipil

/sipil/

IU, strong

swikul, sekol

/swikul/,/sekol/

(n, Inanimate) bath (v) bathe

*sikul

sipil

/sipil/

I, strong

sepel, swipwil

/sepel/, /swipwil/

(n, Human) magistrate, judge in minor court

*sipil

sobunho

/sobuɲo/

U, strong

sebwinhe, sabonha

/sebwiɲe/, /saboɲa/

(v) gather people together

*sabunja

subil

/subil/

UI, strong

swigil, sogel

/swigil/, /sogel/

(adj) green, blue

*sugil

subwil

/subwil/

UI, strong

swibil, sobel

/swibil/, /sobel/

(n, Human) moon

*subil

sulbi

/sulbi/

U, strong

swilgi, solge

/swilgi/, /solge/

(n, Inanimate) grape

*sulgi

surfo

/surɸo/

U, strong

swise, sosa

/swize/, /soza/

(adj) cowardly, timorous

* surha

T

Talante

/talante/

A, strong

Telenti, Tolontwi

/telenti/, /tolontwi/

(n, Inanimate) the island on which Kipin is spoken

*talanti

talwe

/taɫe/

A, strong

telwi, toluwi

/teɫi/, /toluwi/

(v) play, (n, Inanimate) toy

*talwi

talze

/talze/

A, strong

telzi, tolfi

/telzi/, /tolɸi/

(n, Human) court

*talhi

tealhe

/teaʎe/

A, strong

celhi, twifoliwi

/t͡ʃeʎi/, /twiɸoliwi/

(n, inanimate) city

*tihalji

W

wexen

/weʃen/

IA, strong

wasean, woswifon

/wasean/, /woswiɸon/

(n, animal) puffin

*wasihan

wimwi

/wimwi/

IU, weak

uwinu, weno

/uwinu/, /weno/

(n, Inanimate) wine

Note uwinu does not trigger r-z mutation or z insertion. It becomes wwinu after vowels.

*winu

wirbin

/wirbin/

IU, strong

uwirgun, wergon

/uwirgun/, /wergon/

(n, Human) religion practiced in secret, mystery cult, paganism, heresy

Note uwirgun does not trigger r-z mutation or z insertion. It becomes wwirgun after vowels.

* wirgun

witwil

/witwil/

IU strong

uwitul, wetol

/uwitil/, /wetol/

(n) Animal feather

Note uwitul does not trigger r-z mutation or z insertion. It becomes wwitul after vowels.

* witul

X

xe

/ʃe/

IA weak

sea, swifo

/sea/, /swiɸo/

(n, animal) tail

*siha

xel

/ʃel/

IA strong

seal, swifol

/seal/,/swiɸol/

(adj) pert, pretty, flirtatious, impudent

* sihal

xirfi

/ʃirɸi/

I, strong

seerfo, swifirfu

/seːrɸo/, /swiɸirɸu/

(n, Inanimate) steam

*sihirhu

Y

ya

/ja/

'A, weak

ye, yo

/je/, /jo/

(conj) but

*ja