Li̬o̬a 'e Gweû Lexicon

48 items currently in the lexicon. B D G L R V W Y

'

'e
preposition genitive, particle introduces a relative clause
preposition topic marker
'iu̬
pronoun, article that (inanimate)
'iu̬bî
pronoun, article this (near listener)
'iu̬go̬
pronoun, article this (near speaker)
'o̬o̬
n. river
'o̬o̬rûîi
place the River Tydotsu

B

bâê
particle future/conditional
bâêvîu
v.vol. come
bëëë
n. dolphin
bî
pronoun second person singular; used to refer to any individual who is currently present and can hear
bio̬
v.vol. go there, place there
bo̬o
v.nv. eat (with inanimate subject and object; loaâ indicates the thing eaten, ye indicates the eater)
böö
v.nv. eat (with animate object, or with an object that's more animate than the subject, though often the object is placed first; loaâ indicates the thing eaten, ye indicates the eater)
bu̬e̬
v.vol. eat (with animate subject; loaâ indicates the thing eaten, ye indicates the eater)

D

dää
particle negation
dê
adj. one
dêdê
adj. two
dêdêdê
adj. three
dêdêdêdê
adj. four
de̬eê
adj. some (number larger than four)
didôdu̬
place the country of Tydotsu
di̬e
adj. light (color)
dîîî
preposition vocative
interjection used to get attention
dîoî
v.vol. ascend, place up, preposition above
diu
n. taste
diuyeea̬
n. salt
doo
adj. red, yellow
duî
n. person (from Tydotsuy nwil)

G

gïïï
adj. dangerous, interjection danger!
go̬
pronoun first person singular
go̬uo̬
particle reflexive and reciprocal marker
gwâa
adj. dark (color)
gwe
particle stative/imperfective, somewhat implies that the statement is thought to still be true
pronoun something, anything
gweû
n. mermaid

L

lêeo̬
v.vol. descend, place down, preposition below
li̬o̬a
v.vol. say, n. language, particle reportative evidential
looâ
preposition from

R

ra̬o
particle if, generic topic marker
ra̬o̬go
n. coral
re
pronoun third person animate
ro̬iê
n. fish

V

va̬e
particle stative/imperfective, indicates that the statement is known to no longer be true
place not here
vîu
place here

W

wa
v.vol. go, move, become
wâôa
n. mermaids, people, animate plural marker
wava̬e
v.vol. go away

Y

ye
preposition dative marker
yeea̬
n. ocean