Limli-English: H-O

Table of Phonemes

POA	labial				dental			alveolar		palatal				glottal		nasal				vowels
IPA	/φ/	/β/	/w/		/l/	/t/		/s/		/k/	/j/	/ɣ/		/h/		/m/	/n/	/ŋ/		/ä/	/e/	/o/	/u/	/i/
Hangul	ㅍ	ㅂ	1		ㄹ	ㄷ		ㅅ		ㄱ	2	ㅋ		ㅎ		ㅁ	ㄴ	ㄲ/ㅇ		아	에	오	우	이
Latin	f	v	w		l	t		s		k	y	ǵ		h		m	n	ń		a	e	o	u	i

Notes:

• ³ The compound vowels are used for <w>, e.g., ㅘ, wa.
• ⁷ The iotified vowels are used for <y>, e.g., 요, yo.

Limli-English Dictionary

H

hata, adj. black. hayo, dust. he, past tense particle (PST). hea, prn. you (sg.). heǵue, adj. young. hele, prn. you (pl.). helu, vb. cut.

helehi, adj. different. helu ńai, knife. hema, sand. hetai, vb. throw. hetimi, hope. heyimi, family. heyo, vb. swell.

hili, vb. laugh. hime, manner, method, how. hitimu, adj. orange. hio, vb. swim. hita, vb. relate, say, tell. hiti, vb. smell. hiuha, vb. owe.

hoǵo, word. hoti, adj. infrared. hoyima, soul. hoyima yawa, conscience. hume, adj. bad, evil. huńu, vb. hunt.

I

ia, cnj. but. ifo, adv. away. iha, vb. climb. ikuku, vb. hurry. ila, cnj. than.

ilo, det. more. ime, adv. again. iǵu, vb. talk, speak. isali, burden, load. isu, fire.

ito, vb. go. ivi, adj. one, single. iwi, path. iyai, adv. when. iyi, prn. what.

iyo, evening. iyoni, vb. direct.

K

katu, danger. ke, past perfect tense. ki, time (occurrence). kiani, middle.

kihu, water. kikiu, vb. fight. kili, canoe. kimo, eight.

kiu, vb. prn. who. kiufi, vb. sing. kiwi, vb. know (be acquainted). kiye, outside.

kiyu, place.

L

lam...ae, det. that. lamae, prn. that. lam...le, det. those. lamle, det. those. lao, vb. pull. laulu, child. lawu, vb. dig. le, det. the (pl.). lefu, vb. finish, complete. leǵa, spear.

lei, vb. please. lele, adj. near. leloi, help. lemau, adv. here. lesiu, adj. yellow. leta, adj. short. lete, village. leu, adj. sharp. lewemi, intention, purpose. life, thatch.

lifei, adj. entire, whole. liǵou, vb. gather, harvest. lihu, food, meal. lika, vb. bear, carry. liki, adj. bitter, sour. lima, man (adult male). limeyu, face, moon phase. limli, island people (species). liu, vb. eat. live, rafter.

liwa, det. no. liwo, vb. bathe. liwulu, chief. liya, vb. flow. liye, effort. liyo, current. liyu, adj. old. lofi, inland. lońiyi, adj. heavy. lońiyu, busy, occupied.

lońo, vb. make, cause (to be). lońo, cause. lońo, cnj. because. lońo, adv. why. lotimi, function, role. lu, direct object particle. lua, time (distance). lufi, vb. see. lufo, ghost. lui, jussive particle.

M

mau, interrogative particle. me, passive particle. mei, adv. just (recently).

meye, vb. live (dwell). mi, cnj. if. miki, adv. now.

milu, vb. tie. mohu, adj. big, large. muho, coconut.

muhu, vb. think.

N

na, cnj. and. nio, vb. bite. niufu, daughter.

Ń

ńa, cnj. if. ńai, thing. ńayi, adj. warm. ńea, vb. sleep. ńeani, bed. ńeifi, adj.early. ńeluyu, raft. ńemi, fat. ńeńu, pearl. ńifa, vb. die. ńifai, vb. need. ńifiu, headman.

ńifoli, parent. ńihe, adj. green. ńihu, vb. fear. ńiletu, adj. genuine, real, true. ńili, garden. ńilika, hair (single). ńimi, power. ńimilu, hospitality. ńimo, vb. float. ńiso, adj. stale. ńita, vb. marry. (ńita) sisu, wife.

(ńita) lima, husband. ńite, adj. dry. ńitevu, adj. strong. ńiti, misfortune, disaster. ńiu, negative imperative. ńiui, find. ńivilu, adj. sick. ńivu, salt. ńiwe, loincloth. ńiwela, adj. dry season. ńiwiki, salt water. ńiwu, vb. live (be alive).

ńiyata, part. ńiyia, vb. split. ńiyu, vb. act, do, behave. ńiyumi, moon, month. ńoli, past. ńoso, vb. sit. ńowi, flame. ńumi, vb. wish, want, desire. ńuwu, vb. rub.

O

ohetu, adj. happy. oiyu, smoke. olou, vb. wipe.

otu, adj. blue. ove, brother. oyi, adj. female.

Note:

• The prepositions are placed in a separate dictionary where they can be better defined.

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