bae
bae
/baɛ/
to fetch, to retrieve, to get
bátshang
bátshang
/báʨaŋ/
attempt
to try, to attempt
bátshe
bátshe
/báʨɛ/
unique
béntsha
béntsha
/bɛ́nʨa/
vision, sight
to watch, to observe
béshin
béshin
/bɛ́ɕin/
fight, conflict
to fight, to compete
bu
bu
/bɯ/
beside
bú
bú
/bɯ́/
big, large
búheng
búheng
/bɯ́hɛŋ/
whale
búkun
búkun
/bɯ́kɯn/
beast; large animal
to bully; to torment, to harass
bun
bun
/bɯn/
with, alongside; together
búzu
búzu
/bɯ́zɯ/
tree
byeirén
byeirén
/bjɛiɾɛ́n/
ibex
byeirénshó
byeirénshó
/bjɛiɾɛ́nɕɔ́/
ibex horn, sickle horn; sickle
byúnla
byúnla
/bjɯ́nla/
(mystic) to bless; to place a charm (on)
blessing, charm
dá
dá
/dá/
exist
dáe
dáe
/dáɛ/
truth; true, correct
yes, indeed
(informal) to be, emphatic affirmative
dagyu
dagyu
/dagjɯ/
bamboo; bamboo pole
dagyu zhyu
dagyu zhyu
/dagjɯ ʑjɯ/
bamboo shark
dái
dái
/dái/
abbreviation of dyondái
already
dáku
dáku
/dákɯ/
displacement, removal
to displace, to remove
dáng
dáng
/dáŋ/
damaged thing; broken, damaged, harmed
to break, to harm, to damage; to wound
dangsa
dangsa
/daŋsa/
sex, intercourse
to have sex
dáo
dáo
/dáɔ/
method, way, technique
to teach, especially in a technical sense
dázyen
dázyen
/dázjɛn/
sky
de
de
/dɛ/
male, boy, man
deng
deng
/dɛŋ/
but; however; yet
derng
derng
/dɚŋ/
goat
derngshó
derngshó
/dɚŋɕɔ́/
goat horn
dobá
dobá
/dɔbá/
house, home
to reside, to dwell
dyemó
dyemó
/djɛmɔ́/
to return; to revisit; to come/go back
dyéosao
dyéosao
/djɛ́ɔsaɔ/
ferry; transport boat
dyondái
dyondái
/djɔndái/
already
previous; past
fang
fang
/ɸaŋ/
wise; wisdom
to teach, especially in a spiritual or moral sense
fang shí
fang shí
/ɸaŋ ɕí/
lit. "wise souls"
a group of highly respected traveling sages
fao
fao
/ɸaɔ/
three
fei
fei
/ɸɛi/
moth, butterfly
feishen
feishen
/ɸɛiɕɛn/
moth-folk
fúng
fúng
/ɸɯ́ŋ/
ancient, archaic; historic
ancient times; history
arcane; of the power of the ancients
fúng zhéng
fúng zhéng
/ɸɯ́ŋ ʑɛ́ŋ/
a term for the universe, related to the cosmological idea of the universe as a cosmic harp
fúrang
fúrang
/ɸɯ́ɾaŋ/
shape, form
to form, to mold; to give shape
fúshen
fúshen
/ɸɯ́ɕɛn/
a term referring to archaic humans, as they were before the Total War
gá
gá
/gá/
non-subject topic marker (see documentation)
gáijam
gáijam
/gáiʥam/
hunger; hungry, starving
to hunger (for); to be hungry
gi
gi
/gi/
end
to complete, to finish
ginga
ginga
/giŋa/
finger
to touch
gó
gó
/gɔ́/
that
gonghon
gonghon
/gɔŋhɔn/
fire
to burn
gonghon she shé
gonghon she shé
/gɔŋhɔn ɕɛ ɕɛ́/
lit. “fire within the eyes”
refers to an aspect of ráo kái which causes the irises of Ráoshen to radiate light, and in extreme cases, combust, in response to strong feelings
gún
gún
/gɯ́n/
ox
gúnshó
gúnshó
/gɯ́nɕɔ́/
oxhorn
gyang
gyang
/gjaŋ/
hand
to give
gyeir
gyeir
/gjɛiɾ/
edge, precipice
gyen
gyen
/gjɛn/
story; narrative
gyo
gyo
/gjɔ/
only, simply
gyú
gyú
/gjɯ́/
west
há
há
/há/
topic marker (see documentation)
háe
háe
/háɛ/
wing (as of a bird, moth, etc)
to unfurl, to unroll; to spread
háeru
háeru
/háɛɾɯ/
river, stream
to run
háeto
háeto
/háɛtɔ/
light, radiance, illumination; luminous, radiant
to illuminate, to radiate
háeto kentshá
háeto kentshá
/háɛtɔ kɛnʨá/
lit. "light fracture"
lightning, thunderbolt
háfyang
háfyang
/háɸjaŋ/
group
to collect
hang
hang
/haŋ/
glyph, character
hángbe
hángbe
/háŋbɛ/
wave
to roll, to push
hao
hao
/haɔ/
two
háo
háo
/háɔ/
parent
hása
hása
/hása/
vibration
to vibrate, to oscillate; to cycle
hekún
hekún
/hɛkɯ́n/
animal
heng
heng
/hɛŋ/
bird
to fly
herhúe
herhúe
/hɚhɯ́ɛ/
anger, frustration, irritation; angry, irritated
herhúe tai
herhúe tai
/hɚhɯ́ɛ tai/
rage, fury, passion; reightous anger; passionate, furious
Connotates a desire to act on one's emotion; generally denotes anger, but can refer to any emotion so strong that it produces an intense desire to act. Among Ráoshen, this idea is also tied to gonghon she shé.
héshen
héshen
/hɛ́ɕɛn/
person
heshú
heshú
/hɛɕɯ́/
lattice
to weave
hí
hí
/hí/
high
hiráo
hiráo
/hiɾáɔ/
horn
ho
ho
/hɔ/
through
hua
hua
/hɯa/
half; quarter, fourth; division, partition
to divide, to partition, to cut in four; to halve, to split, to cut in two
hufong
hufong
/hɯɸɔŋ/
to rob, to steal
robbery, thievery; a stolen item
húfu
húfu
/hɯ́ɸɯ/
supression
to suppress
hun
hun
/hɯn/
above, atop, upward
hye
hye
/hjɛ/
into; to the inside of
hyú
hyú
/hjɯ́/
east
hyung
hyung
/hjɯŋ/
path
to follow
jánsung
jánsung
/ʥánsɯŋ/
vessel
to carry
je
je
/ʥɛ/
air
to breathe
jéiseng
jéiseng
/ʥɛ́isɛŋ/
generation; epoch
jeng
jeng
/ʥɛŋ/
and, as well, in addition to; additionally, too
jéo
jéo
/ʥɛ́ɔ/
gulf, bay
jesán
jesán
/ʥɛsán/
moon
jesán ko jetán
jesán ko jetán
/ʥɛsán kɔ ʥɛtán/
solar eclipse
jetán
jetán
/ʥɛtán/
sun
ji
ji
/ʥi/
low
jí
jí
/ʥí/
hundred
jin
jin
/ʥin/
heart; core, crux
jú
jú
/ʥɯ́/
town, settlement
jun
jun
/ʥɯn/
beneath, below, under
jún
jún
/ʥɯ́n/
to learn, to gain understanding (of);
to blossom, to bloom
flower, blossom; floral
jun zen
jun zen
/ʥɯn zɛn/
lit. “beneath the stars”
the way of referring to the world
jyeshé
jyeshé
/ʥjɛɕɛ́/
acceptance; indulgence
to accept; to indulge
ka
ka
/ka/
non-topic subject marker (see documentation)
kái
kái
/kái/
power, strength (especially of will or spirit)
to overpower, to overcome (especially in a spiritual sense)
kentshá
kentshá
/kɛnʨá/
crack, fracture (especially as in glass or bone)
to fracture, to crack
kí
kí
/kí/
this
ko
ko
/kɔ/
before; in front of
kó
kó
/kɔ́/
crescent, arc
kong
kong
/kɔŋ/
start
to begin
kózu
kózu
/kɔ́zɯ/
plant
kú
kú
/kɯ́/
movement
to go, to move, to travel
kúbo
kúbo
/kɯ́bɔ/
fact
to know
kúna
kúna
/kɯ́na/
water
to drink
kyer
kyer
/kjɚ/
when; at the time of, once
kyo
kyo
/kjɔ/
five
kyudai
kyudai
/kjɯdai/
fruit
lae
lae
/laɛ/
clean; pure
to cleanse; to purify
laerú
laerú
/laɛɾɯ́/
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.
léibu
léibu
/lɛ́ibɯ/
to know, to be familiar with
acquaintance
léigong
léigong
/lɛ́igɔŋ/
heron, crane
léila
léila
/lɛ́ila/
to greet; to meet; to introduce
greeting, salutation; "hello"
léishen
léishen
/lɛ́iɕɛn/
heronfolk
lo
lo
/lɔ/
many
luhé
luhé
/lɯhɛ́/
ground
luhém
luhém
/lɯhɛ́m/
arm
luhi
luhi
/lɯhi/
earth
lung
lung
/lɯŋ/
object, thing
luorúom
luorúom
/lɯɔɾɯ́ɔm/
to reach; to arrive (at)
arrival
lye
lye
/ljɛ/
to, toward in the direction of; for, to be received by; for the purpose of
lyú
lyú
/ljɯ́/
south
mája
mája
/máʥa/
pain
májo
májo
/máʥɔ/
fear
to fear, to be afraid
máo
máo
/máɔ/
mom, mother; motherly; careful, protective
to provide care; to protect, to ward
másu
másu
/másɯ/
peach blossom
mer
mer
/mɚ/
fish
to swim
merhua
merhua
/mɚhɯa/
half-merfolk
literally, 'quarter-fish'
merngkyao
merngkyao
/mɚŋkjaɔ/
guts, viscera
to gut, to disembowel
mershen
mershen
/mɚɕɛn/
merfolk
meyin
meyin
/mɛjin/
sleep
to rest, to sleep
mo
mo
/mɔ/
genitive
to have, to hold, to own
moyá
moyá
/mɔjá/
ocean
myer
myer
/mjɚ/
deep
depths, abyss
myui
myui
/mjɯi/
rude, vulgar, inappropriate; (by analogy) carnal
náne
náne
/nánɛ/
nose
to smell, to sense
ngúong
ngúong
/ŋɯ́ɔŋ/
garden
nísao
nísao
/nísaɔ/
boat, ship
pao
pao
/paɔ/
one
páo
páo
/páɔ/
father, dad
pátshe
pátshe
/páʨɛ/
alone
to isolate
pérnga
pérnga
/pɚ́ŋa/
crowd; cluster
to crowd, to cluster (around)
pó
pó
/pɔ́/
small, little; some
póng
póng
/pɔ́ŋ/
who, what, which, where, how, why; generic interrogative determiner
ráng
ráng
/ɾáŋ/
art; especially visual, as in ink brush paintings or charcoal drawing or calligraphy
ráoshen
ráoshen
/ɾáɔɕɛn/
term for hornfolk; humans with horns
ráoshó
ráoshó
/ɾáɔɕɔ́/
elkhorn; antler
remá
remá
/ɾɛmá/
rain; to rain
remá suno
remá suno
/ɾɛmá sɯnɔ/
rainbow
ró
ró
/ɾɔ́/
other; another
ró zen
ró zen
/ɾɔ́ zɛn/
lit. "other stars"
the way of referring to the world through the portals
rú
rú
/ɾɯ́/
deity; god
rúkae
rúkae
/ɾɯ́kaɛ/
markhor
rúkaeshó
rúkaeshó
/ɾɯ́kaɛɕɔ́/
markhor horn
ryú
ryú
/ɾjɯ́/
north
safúrang
safúrang
/saɸɯ́ɾaŋ/
incarnation
sam
sam
/sam/
time
to wait
sanang
sanang
/sanaŋ/
tongue
to taste
sanang wang
sanang wang
/sanaŋ β̞aŋ/
lit. "to make tastes"
(idiomatic) to prepare food
sángba
sángba
/sáŋba/
night
sanhua
sanhua
/sanhɯa/
half-moon
sanko
sanko
/sankɔ/
crescent moon
sásha
sásha
/sáɕa/
cloud
to fog, to blur; to make hazy
sebú
sebú
/sɛbɯ́/
center, middle
central, medial
sen
sen
/sɛn/
no, not (negative verb)
none; zero
seng
seng
/sɛŋ/
silver
shai shyan
shai shyan
/ɕai ɕjan/
musician
shai yútshún
shai yútshún
/ɕai jɯ́ʨɯ́n/
researcher, scholar
shapé
shapé
/ɕapɛ́/
life
to live
she
she
/ɕɛ/
within
shé
shé
/ɕɛ́/
eye
to see, to look at
sheitsu
sheitsu
/ɕɛiʦɯ/
roots (of a plant)
rooted, firmly in place
to take root; to take a position
ancestors; ancestral
sheitsu sya
sheitsu sya
/ɕɛiʦɯ sja/
lit. "root piece"
foundation, support structure, base
to break at the base; to crumble at the foundation; to be crushed under one's own weight
sheom
sheom
/ɕɛɔm/
deer, elk
sher
sher
/ɕɚ/
to focus, to concentrate; to attend, to watch closely
focus, concentration, attention
sherhuá
sherhuá
/ɕɚhɯá/
to remain, to be left over or left behind
remainder
(euphemistic) corpse, cadaver
(by analogy) one's final state
shéshen
shéshen
/ɕɛ́ɕɛn/
woman, girl; female; feminine
shéshúng
shéshúng
/ɕɛ́ɕɯ́ŋ/
young woman, girl; unmarried woman
shí
shí
/ɕí/
soul
to be
shífo
shífo
/ɕíɸɔ/
ear
to hear, to listen
shójo
shójo
/ɕɔ́ʥɔ/
opening, door, portal
to open
shojún
shojún
/ɕɔʥɯ́n/
student; apprentice
shúfen
shúfen
/ɕɯ́ɸɛn/
belief in; faith, piety
shúfyang
shúfyang
/ɕɯ́ɸjaŋ/
cult; a group centered around a particular belief system
shúhua
shúhua
/ɕɯ́hɯa/
sect (of a religion)
shukán
shukán
/ɕɯkán/
wind
to blow
shúzho
shúzho
/ɕɯ́ʑɔ/
head
to think, to believe
shyan
shyan
/ɕjan/
music
to sing, to play an instrument
shyán
shyán
/ɕján/
song
(of birds) to chirp, to warble
shyan rú
shyan rú
/ɕjan ɾɯ́/
a name for a deity which plays the cosmic harp
shyáo
shyáo
/ɕjáɔ/
master, expert (of a skill, discipline, or technique); refers to females
shyo
shyo
/ɕjɔ/
alike
so
so
/sɔ/
at
song
song
/sɔŋ/
poem; poetry
to write poetry
sózhu
sózhu
/sɔ́ʑɯ/
to affine; to have affinity (with)
compare with related sózu
affinity; close relationship with, tendency or disposition toward
sózu
sózu
/sɔ́zɯ/
love, affection
to love
sun
sun
/sɯn/
gold
súng
súng
/sɯ́ŋ/
young, youthful; juvenile, adolescent
suno
suno
/sɯnɔ/
bridge
to connect, to join
sya
sya
/sja/
piece, part
to break down, to decompose; to deconstruct
syálang
syálang
/sjálaŋ/
language
to speak, to say, to talk
syályá
syályá
/sjáljá/
to ask; to exhort
question, exhortation
tai
tai
/tai/
will; desire
to want
tam
tam
/tam/
event, instance
to happen, to occur
tángba
tángba
/táŋba/
day
tasa
tasa
/tasa/
cloth, clothing
tíkam
tíkam
/tíkam/
striped, lined, scored
tíkam zhyu
tíkam zhyu
/tíkam ʑjɯ/
tiger shark
tómo
tómo
/tɔ́mɔ/
more; greater, better
to improve; to increase
tsáe
tsáe
/ʦáɛ/
season; circle; cycle, period; repetition; seasonal; cyclical, repetitive
to repeat, to cycle
tsáem
tsáem
/ʦáɛm/
winter; cool, dry season
tsáen
tsáen
/ʦáɛn/
summer; wet, hot season
tsáeng
tsáeng
/ʦáɛŋ/
autumn or spring; transition season
tsáe zen
tsáe zen
/ʦáɛ zɛn/
lit. "repeating stars"
sidereal year
tsam
tsam
/ʦam/
again; another time
tsáotsu
tsáotsu
/ʦáɔʦɯ/
nature; wilderness
to free, to liberate
tsatsuno
tsatsuno
/ʦaʦɯnɔ/
to reconnect, to rejoin
reconnection
tseng
tseng
/ʦɛŋ/
island
tseong
tseong
/ʦɛɔŋ/
mud, clay
tserrú
tserrú
/ʦɚɾɯ́/
complete, total, entire; inclusive
to encompass, to include
tshéshen
tshéshen
/ʨɛ́ɕɛn/
non-binary, third-gender; neutral, neuter
tshéshúng
tshéshúng
/ʨɛ́ɕɯ́ŋ/
young person, adolescent; unmarried person
tshí
tshí
/ʨí/
six
tshu
tshu
/ʨɯ/
mouth
tshyáo
tshyáo
/ʨjáɔ/
master, expert (of a skill, discipline, or technique); refers to gender ambiguous or non-binary individuals
tsíba
tsíba
/ʦíba/
to halt, to stop; to prevent
prevention
tsónha
tsónha
/ʦɔ́nha/
child
tsyángjí
tsyángjí
/ʦjáŋʥí/
to sound, to ring; to strike (a bell); to pluck (a string)
resonation, reverberation
tsyósang
tsyósang
/ʦjɔ́saŋ/
to defend, to ward off; to fight in defense
forearm, especially the ulna
tsyótang
tsyótang
/ʦjɔ́taŋ/
to attack; to besiege; to offend, to insult
fist; knuckle
túna
túna
/tɯ́na/
stone
túnu
túnu
/tɯ́nɯ/
metal
tyanhúo
tyanhúo
/tjanhɯ́ɔ/
death; dead
to die
tyanhuó sen
tyanhuó sen
/tjanhɯɔ́ sɛn/
deathless, ageless; immortal
tyó
tyó
/tjɔ́/
soon
next
wai
wai
/β̞ai/
because; caused by
wang
wang
/β̞aŋ/
action
to do, to make
active; energetic
wangsa
wangsa
/β̞aŋsa/
gender
wang sanang
wang sanang
/β̞aŋ sanaŋ/
lit. "energetic taste"
(idiomatic) tasting of citrus: bright, sour yet refreshing; or the taste itself
weo
weo
/β̞ɛɔ/
to dive (to, for); to delve into; to submerge
dive; submersion
wóshi
wóshi
/β̞ɔ́ɕi/
pearl
wóshiweo
wóshiweo
/β̞ɔ́ɕiβ̞ɛɔ/
lit. to dive for pearls
idiomatic to seek unlikely treasure
by analogy to seek sex with merfolk
pearl diver, in any of the senses above
wung
wung
/β̞ɯŋ/
noise, distraction; noisy, loud, distracting
yang
yang
/jaŋ/
white; bright, brightness; clear, open
to reveal, to discover, to find
yao
yao
/jaɔ/
blood
to bleed
yaoshí
yaoshí
/jaɔɕí/
to write down, to transcribe, to record
record, transcription; resource (literary)
yaoshyo
yaoshyo
/jaɔɕjɔ/
recorded, written, transcribed; remembered; preserved
yarung
yarung
/jaɾɯŋ/
ram; bighorn sheep
to slam (into), to headbutt, to ram
yarungshó
yarungshó
/jaɾɯŋɕɔ́/
ramhorn
yébun
yébun
/jɛ́bɯn/
bile
yenla
yenla
/jɛnla/
name
to identify
yenya
yenya
/jɛnja/
identity
to call, to refer (to)
yézher
yézher
/jɛ́ʑɚ/
war; battle
yin
yin
/jin/
black; dark, darkness; covert, hidden, obscured
to obscure, to cover, to hide
yo
yo
/jɔ/
four
yontshei
yontshei
/jɔnʨɛi/
forgiveness; grace, mercy
to show mercy; to forgive
yú
yú
/jɯ́/
great, impressive
yúhan
yúhan
/jɯ́han/
origin; birthplace
to come from; to originate (at/in)
yuitsú
yuitsú
/jɯiʦɯ́/
bone
yún
yún
/jɯ́n/
local, regional; region, locus
yúngtshe
yúngtshe
/jɯ́ŋʨɛ/
flesh; meat
to lacerate, to gore; to badly wound
yúo
yúo
/jɯ́ɔ/
expresses surprise, shock
indicates that the preceding statement is unexpected or surprising to the speaker, usually placed after the verbal particle
yútshún
yútshún
/jɯ́ʨɯ́n/
to study, to research; study, area of research
zen
zen
/zɛn/
star
to lead, to guide
zén
zén
/zɛ́n/
opposite
to oppose, to counter
zheng
zheng
/ʑɛŋ/
place
zhéng
zhéng
/ʑɛ́ŋ/
string, cord; especially as in a stringed instrument
zhérla
zhérla
/ʑɚ́la/
fast, quick, rapid; speed, haste
zhéshen
zhéshen
/ʑɛ́ɕɛn/
man, boy; male; masculine
zhéshúng
zhéshúng
/ʑɛ́ɕɯ́ŋ/
young man, boy; unmarried man
zhimó
zhimó
/ʑimɔ́/
currency, money
to pay, to buy
zhin
zhin
/ʑin/
beyond
zhúng
zhúng
/ʑɯ́ŋ/
giant, titanic, enormous
whale
zhúng zhyu
zhúng zhyu
/ʑɯ́ŋ ʑjɯ/
whale-shark
zhyáo
zhyáo
/ʑjáɔ/
master, expert (of a skill, discipline, or technique); refers to males
zhyu
zhyu
/ʑjɯ/
shark
zo
zo
/zɔ/
all
zuhyún
zuhyún
/zɯhjɯ́n/
food
to eat, to consume