bá
/bá/
object
bátshang
/báʨaŋ/
attempt
to try, to attempt
bátshe
/báʨe/
unique
béntsha
/bénʨa/
vision, sight
to watch, to observe
béshin
/béɕin/
fight, conflict
to fight, to compete
bu
/bɯ/
beside
bú
/bɯ́/
big, large
búkun
/bɯ́kɯn/
beast; large animal
to bully; to torment, to harass
búzu
/bɯ́zɯ/
tree
byúnla
/bjɯ́nla/
(mystic) to bless; to place a charm (on)
blessing, charm
dá
/dá/
exist
dágen
/dágen/
truth; true
dagyu
/dagjɯ/
bamboo; bamboo pole
dagyu zhyu
/dagjɯ ʑjɯ/
bamboo shark
dáku
/dákɯ/
displacement, removal
to displace, to remove
dáng
/dáŋ/
damaged thing; broken, damaged, harmed
to break, to harm, to damage; to wound
dangsa
/daŋsa/
sex, intercourse
to have sex
dáo
/dáo/
method, way, technique
to teach, especially in a technical sense
dázha
/dáʑa/
sky
de
/de/
male, boy, man
deng
/deŋ/
but; however; yet
dobá
/dobá/
house, home
to reside, to dwell
fae
/ɸae/
moth, butterfly
faeshen
/ɸaeɕen/
faery, fae-folk
fang
/ɸaŋ/
wise
wisdom
to teach, especially in a spiritual or moral sense
fang shí
/ɸaŋ ɕí/
lit. "wise souls"
a group of highly respected traveling sages
fao
/ɸao/
three
fúng
/ɸɯ́ŋ/
ancient, archaic; historic
ancient times; history
arcane; of the power of the ancients
fúng zhéng
/ɸɯ́ŋ ʑéŋ/
a term for the universe, related to the cosmological idea of the universe as a cosmic harp
fúrang
/ɸɯ́ɾaŋ/
shape, form
to form, to mold; to give shape
fúshen
/ɸɯ́ɕen/
a term referring to archaic humans, as they were before the Total War
gá
/gá/
non-subject topic marker (see documentation)
gáijam
/gáiʥam/
hunger; hungry, starving
to hunger (for); to be hungry
gi
/gi/
end
to complete, to finish
ginga
/giŋa/
finger
to touch
gonghon
/goŋhon/
fire
to burn
gyang
/gjaŋ/
hand
to give
gyen
/gjen/
story; narrative
gyo
/gjo/
only, simply
gyú
/gjɯ́/
west
há
/há/
topic marker (see documentation)
háe
/háe/
wing (as of a bird, moth, etc)
to unfurl, to unroll; to spread
háeru
/háɚɯ/
river, stream
to run
háfyang
/háɸjaŋ/
group
to collect
háito
/háito/
lightning
to smite
hángbe
/háŋbe/
wave
to roll, to push
hao
/hao/
two
háo
/háo/
parent
hása
/hása/
vibration
to vibrate, to oscillate; to cycle
hekún
/hekɯ́n/
animal
heng
/heŋ/
bird
to fly
héshen
/héɕen/
person
heshú
/heɕɯ́/
lattice
to weave
hí
/hí/
high
hiráo
/hiɾáo/
horn
ho
/ho/
through
hua
/hɯa/
quarter, fourth; division, partition
to divide, to partition, to cut in four
huá
/hɯá/
half
to halve, to split, to cut in two
húfu
/hɯ́ɸɯ/
supression
to suppress
hun
/hɯn/
above, atop, upward
hyú
/hjɯ́/
east
hyung
/hjɯŋ/
path
to follow
jánsung
/ʥánsɯŋ/
vessel
to carry
je
/ʥe/
air
to breathe
jesán
/ʥesán/
moon
jesán ko jetán
/ʥesán ko ʥetán/
solar eclipse
jetán
/ʥetán/
sun
ji
/ʥi/
low
jí
/ʥí/
hundred
jieshé
/ʥieɕé/
acceptance; indulgence
to accept; to indulge
jin
/ʥin/
heart; core, crux
jun
/ʥɯn/
beneath, below, under
jun zen
/ʥɯn zen/
lit. “beneath the stars”
the way of referring to the world
ka
/ka/
non-topic subject marker (see documentation)
kái
/kái/
power, strength (especially of will or spirit)
to overpower, to overcome (especially in a spiritual sense)
kentshá
/kenʨá/
arrow, bolt
to fire, to shoot
ko
/ko/
before; in front of
kong
/koŋ/
start
to begin
kózu
/kózɯ/
plant
kú
/kɯ́/
movement
to go, to move, to travel
kúbo
/kɯ́bo/
fact
to know
kúna
/kɯ́na/
water
to drink
kyo
/kjo/
five
kyudai
/kjɯdai/
fruit
lae
/lae/
clean; pure
to cleanse; to purify
laerú
/laɚɯ́/
a name for a deity some believe to be the patron of Fúshen, who sent Matshakwe to ruin humans as punishment for the hubris of the Shao Kái.
lo
/lo/
many
luhé
/lɯhé/
ground
luhém
/lɯhém/
arm
luhi
/lɯhi/
earth
lyú
/ljɯ́/
south
mája
/máʥa/
pain
májo
/máʥo/
fear
to fear, to be afraid
máo
/máo/
mom, mother
to provide care
mer
/mɚ/
fish
to swim
merhua
/mɚhɯa/
half-merfolk
literally, 'quarter-fish'
mershen
/mɚɕen/
merfolk
meyin
/mejin/
sleep
to rest, to sleep
mo
/mo/
genitive
to have, to hold, to own
moyá
/mojá/
ocean
náne
/náne/
nose
to smell, to sense
nguóng
/ŋɯóŋ/
garden
pao
/pao/
one
páo
/páo/
father, dad
pátshe
/páʨe/
alone
to isolate
pérnga
/pɚ́ŋa/
crowd; cluster
to crowd, to cluster (around)
pó
/pó/
small, little; some
ráng
/ɾáŋ/
art; especially visual, as in ink brush paintings or charcoal drawing or calligraphy
ráoshen
/ɾáoɕen/
term for hornfolk; humans with horns
remá
/ɾemá/
rain; to rain
remá suno
/ɾemá sɯno/
rainbow
ró
/ɾó/
other; another
ró zen
/ɾó zen/
lit. "other stars"
the way of referring to the world through the portals
rú
/ɾɯ́/
deity; god
ryú
/ɾjɯ́/
north
safúrang
/saɸɯ́ɾaŋ/
incarnation
sama
/sama/
time
to wait
sanang
/sanaŋ/
tongue
to taste
sanang wang
/sanaŋ waŋ/
lit. "to make tastes"
(idiomatic) to prepare food
sángba
/sáŋba/
night
sásha
/sáɕa/
cloud
to fog, to blur; to make hazy
sebú
/sebɯ́/
center, middle
central, medial
sen
/sen/
no, not (negative verb)
none; zero
seng
/seŋ/
gold
shá
/ɕá/
below
shai shyan
/ɕai ɕjan/
musician
shapé
/ɕapé/
life
to live
she
/ɕe/
within
shé
/ɕé/
eye
to see, to look at
sheitsu
/ɕeiʦɯ/
roots (of a plant)
rooted, firmly in place
to take root; to take a position
ancestors; ancestral
sheom
/ɕeom/
deer, elk
sherhuá
/ɕɚhɯá/
to remain, to be left over or left behind
remainder
(euphemistic) corpse, cadaver
(by analogy) one's final state
shéshen
/ɕéɕen/
woman, girl; female; feminine
shí
/ɕí/
soul
to be
shífo
/ɕíɸo/
ear
to hear, to listen
sho
/ɕo/
alike
shójo
/ɕóʥo/
opening, door, portal
to open
shúfen
/ɕɯ́ɸen/
belief in; faith, piety
shúfyang
/ɕɯ́ɸjaŋ/
cult; a group centered around a particular belief system
shúhua
/ɕɯ́hɯa/
sect (of a religion)
shukán
/ɕɯkán/
wind
to blow
shúzho
/ɕɯ́ʑo/
head
to think, to believe
shyan
/ɕjan/
music
to sing, to play an instrument
shyán
/ɕján/
song
(of birds) to chirp, to warble
shyan rú
/ɕjan ɾɯ́/
a name for a deity which plays the cosmic harp
shyáo
/ɕjáo/
master, expert (of a skill, discipline, or technique); refers to females
so
/so/
at
song
/soŋ/
poem; poetry
to write poetry
sózu
/sózɯ/
love, affection
to love
sun
/sɯn/
silver
suno
/sɯno/
bridge
to connect, to join
syálang
/sjálaŋ/
language
to speak, to say, to talk
tai
/tai/
will; desire
to want
tama
/tama/
event, instance
to happen, to occur
tángba
/táŋba/
day
tasa
/tasa/
cloth, clothing
tómo
/tómo/
more; greater, better
tsama
/ʦama/
again; another time
tsáotsu
/ʦáoʦɯ/
nature; wilderness
to free, to liberate
tsatsuno
/ʦaʦɯno/
to reconnect, to rejoin
reconnection
tseng
/ʦeŋ/
island
tserrú
/ʦɚɾɯ́/
complete, total, entire; inclusive
to encompass, to include
tshéshen
/ʨéɕen/
non-binary, third-gender; neutral, neuter
tshí
/ʨí/
six
tshu
/ʨɯ/
mouth
tshyáo
/ʨjáo/
master, expert (of a skill, discipline, or technique); refers to gender ambiguous or non-binary individuals
tsíba
/ʦíba/
to halt, to stop; to prevent
prevention
tsónha
/ʦónha/
child
túna
/tɯ́na/
stone
túnu
/tɯ́nɯ/
metal
tyanhuó
/tjanhɯó/
death; dead
to die
tyanhuó sen
/tjanhɯó sen/
deathless, ageless; immortal
tyó
/tjó/
soon
wai
/wai/
because; caused by
wang
/waŋ/
action
to do, to make
active; energetic
wangsa
/waŋsa/
gender
wang sanang
/waŋ sanaŋ/
lit. "energetic taste"
(idiomatic) tasting of citrus: bright, sour yet refreshing; or the taste itself
yang
/jaŋ/
white; bright, brightness; clear, open
to reveal, to discover, to find
yao
/jao/
blood
to bleed
yenla
/jenla/
name
to identify
yenya
/jenja/
identity
to call, to refer (to)
yézher
/jéʑɚ/
war; battle
yin
/jin/
black; dark, darkness; covert, hidden, obscured
to obscure, to cover, to hide
yo
/jo/
four
yontshei
/jonʨei/
forgiveness; grace, mercy
to show mercy; to forgive
yú
/jɯ́/
great, impressive
yúhan
/jɯ́han/
origin; birthplace
to come from; to originate (at/in)
yúngtshe
/jɯ́ŋʨe/
flesh; meat
to lacerate, to gore; to badly wound
zen
/zen/
star
to lead, to guide
zén
/zén/
opposite
to oppose, to counter
zheng
/ʑeŋ/
place
zhéng
/ʑéŋ/
string, cord; especially as in a stringed instrument
zhéshen
/ʑéɕen/
man, boy; male; masculine
zhimó
/ʑimó/
currency, money
to pay, to buy
zhin
/ʑin/
beyond
zhúng
/ʑɯ́ŋ/
giant, titanic, enormous
whale
zhúng zhyu
/ʑɯ́ŋ ʑjɯ/
whale-shark
zhyáo
/ʑjáo/
master, expert (of a skill, discipline, or technique); refers to males
zhyu
/ʑjɯ/
shark
zo
/zo/
all
zuhyún
/zɯhjɯ́n/
food
to eat, to consume