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Dictionary

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Special

silili — Silili

Grammatical

ju — connects two words or phrases (it's like "of")

wa — or

ja — introduces a subject for the next word or phrase

wi — introduces a condition for the next word or phrase

Pronouns

ana — me / us

anta — you

anun — them / her / him / it

ani — this / that

suwa — self

kuwa — what

Determiners

nu — not / nothing / no / zero

ata — any / thing

ala — whole (with singular) — all (with plural)

masa — very / intense (with singular) — much / many (with plural)

mawa — more intense (with singular) — more in quantity (with plural)

mata — most intense (with singular) — most in quantity (with plural)

lisi — mild (with singular) — some / few (with plural)

liwi — less intense (with singular) — less in quantity (with plural)

liti — least intense (with singular) — least in quantity (with plural)

sumu — only

Note When determiners with double meanings are singular, the first meaning applies to them. Otherwise, the second meaning applies. For example, ala on its own means whole, and ala ala on its own means all.

Interjections

These are just some interjections I thought of:

alu — hello / hey

kiki — haha

nn — um

mm — mm

uu — oo / oh

aa — AAA!

muwa — mwah

naa — yaaawn!

Note kiki can be written as kk for short.

Time

timi — time

ija — cycle / repeating

Nature

sin — real / yes

lawa — natural / raw

sija — sky / area where something is flying or hovering

mun — celestial body (star, planet, moon, asteroid or comet)

kiju — stone / ore

tisi — powder

nasa — air or any gas / smell

ama — water or any liquid

Rest and Movement

asata — inactive / passive

piki — active / acting / working

pipi — moving

kun — had / held

tuku — owned

asu — remaining / waiting / stopping

upa — taken

tuwa — turned

titi — given / sent

kapi — found

aki — hit

tata — fought / competed-with

Space and Directions

tala — place

umu — ground

pin — point / particle / microscopic / atomic

kalan — surface

iki — connection

tija — source / factor / cause

in — in / on / among / at

pija — to (a place, recipient, goal or new form) / until

kama — from / since / because of / by

kumu — with / using

aka — open / outside place

utu — closed / inside place

apa — high / tall

pumu — low / short (in height)

miti — middle

anpa — front

kuku — back

sita — left

taka — right

lati — side

nija — nearby / present

awa — far / absent

ika — start

muku — end / edge

Note When used in temporal contexts, anpa is about the future, and kuku is about the past.

Life

kiwa — alive

mulu — dead

kuwin — female / her

nala — male / him

sisi — sexual / sexy / erotic

lata — plant / mushroom / toadstool

lusu — insect or insect-like (like a worm)

pisin — fish or any water creature

isi — reptile

uki — amphibian

kiwi — bird

kawa — mammal

pukuku — monster / scary

Body

lapa — body / main

kapa — head

pasa — face

awi — ear

uku — eye

tulu — tear

nisi — nose

mumu — mouth

tunti — tooth

tunku — tongue

min — arm / hand / wing

piti — leg / foot

tiki — finger / toe

kilu — heart / core

napa — stomach / midriff

pilu — hair / feather

mimi — flesh

siju — sweat

silin — blood

usu — bone

kaka — waste / @#$%&!

Food

iti — food / fuel / consumed

mili — milk / dairy product

simi — seed

nipi — fruit / vegetable

pun — dough / pastry / bread

suwi — sweet / fragrant / cute

sali — salty

kiti — sour

pitu — bitter

pama — savory

kuwili — spicy

People

man — human

mama — parent

nin — offspring

sasa — sibling

kusa — someone who one knows and is known to

pansa — ruler / leader

ita — genderqueer (trans or non-binary)

Numbers

kija — quantity

un — one

tutu — two

tuwi — three

kata — four

pinki — five

sun — six

Note Numbers are cardinal with plurals, and ordinal with singulars.

Mind

kana — known / memorized

tinki — thought

pili — sensation / feeling

siwi — seen

kuti — heard

tusi — touched

kusi — tried / tasted / tested

kaja — uttered

saja — said / communicated

lunku — language

nimi — name / word / identifier

asaka — request / question

iwiki — promise / swear

lupu — wanted / chosen

kika — able / ready / possible

pawa — awake / aware / sane

lipi — asleep

lama — dreamt-of / imaginary

niti — intelligent

pipu — silly / stupified / intoxicated / crazy

musi — fun

papata — tired

lumu — calm / relaxed

misi — annoyed / uncomfortable

nama — good (as in liked) / beneficial / virtuous

iku — bad (as in disliked) / detrimental / evil

lala — easy / simple / basic

piliki — difficult / complex / advanced

maja — important / signficant / necessary

puki — tool / used / controlled

asan — allowed to exist or happen

uta — role / purpose

amu — romantically loved / romantic crush / romantic partner

kila — trusted / believed / dependency / condition

papapa — scared

nani — form / manner / example / instance

pimin — representation / plan / template

sawa — holy / divine

maki — supernatural / magical

sukuwa — ghost / invisible presence

Physical Properties

lili — small

maka — big

linki — thin / narrow

panpa — thick / wide

kisi — cold

pupu — warm / hot

limi — lightweight

kakuwa — heavy

mija — soft

kasi — rigid / solid

siwan — smooth / slippery

patata — rough

iju — round

palan — flat

satan — straight

luwi — bent

laka — rectangular

niki — triangular

sana — healthy / okay

pakaka — injured / broken

nana — orderly

sakala — messy

silimi — clean / clear / pure

saku — dirty / disgusting

susu — stroked / rubbed

siki — sharp

niwan — semisolid / semifluid

miwa — mixture

luwa — hole / cut

uwa — empty

pali — full / complete

tili — part

tiku — attached / sticky

puwa — protruding

puwi — pushed / pressed / compressed / folded

lanka — pulled / stretched / spread

paja — free (as in freedom)

putun — restricted

miwi — weak / fragile

Other Properties

sama — similar / same

ili — different / other

anti — contrasting / opposite

niju — new

sanu — old

tipi — lost / forgotten / abandoned

tan — normal / usual

naja — unusual / unique

aja — fast

sululu — slow

nawa — neutral / dull

ulu — obedient / responsive

lasa — trace / mark

saki — deserved / fair (as in justice)

piwi — decorative / fancy / beautiful

laki — luck

Fabrication

kin — made / achieved / artificial / fake

kipi — trap / bait / trick

lana — worn (as in clothes) / cloth

siti — seat

laja — thing made or used to lie on

tawila — thing made or used to put things on

tupa — framework / frame / structure

kanta — obstacle / wall / ceiling

imi — home / shelter

tama — room / building

tawa — door / window

tapan — level / step (like a stair)

lija — route / direction

muwi — container

linja — long flexible thing (string, hose, etc)

kuki — long rigid thing (stick, pole, etc)

supu — tube or tube-like

mapa — network / grid

panta — thing made or used to display something

papi — paper or paper-like

liki — drawing

kiliki — knob / switch / handle / key

sapa — medicine

lutu — vehicle

kimi — written

puta — rule / instruction

pakan — merchandise

isa — money

sipiki — electric

kanpa — computer

nata — online

Light

siliki — shining

luni — colorful

anka — white / pastel (soft-colored)

tumu — dark / black

lulu — red

kulu — green

pulu — blue

Combine existing words to describe other colors. For example, kulu lulu means yellow.