Behru cesik/Vocabulary

Behru alphabetical order
k,g,x,gh,h,ng,hng,a

c,j,sh,zh,ñ,hñ,r,hr,y,hy,e,i

t,d,s,z,n,hn,l,hl

p,b,f,v,m,hm,w,hw,o,u

Verbs of motion
''Note: infinitive is used for ease of translation. Behru has no infinitive)''

kát: to raise kádla: to float, rise

ksùra: to spin ksùla: to be spinning

kyòca: to push

kyòjre: to put on

kyòña: to close

kyòr: to shake

kyòt: to put in, insert kyèdl: to enter

kyòsa: to squeeze, crush

kyòn: to stab, embed inside

kyòl: to shake, shiver

kòt: to fly kwồt: to throw

gyàj: to turn, change directions tògyàj: to turn around, return

xét: to discover, come across, run into

ghòn: to wander, lose direction

ngyòba: to get, recieve

hngát: to put down, set down

cák: to set down, to put down

cèl to fall

cèm: to drop

còr: to cross over, to overcome

jl`to: to climb

jóp: to search for

shrán: to throw away, remove, shránlu: to be exiled, shunned

zhék: to hide (something) zhégl: to hide

ñèng: to chase, pursue

ròp: to follow, go along

rwát: to throw

yáp: to slide yábla: to slide, become lost

yùt: to take, grab

yùl: to walk

bu tsél: to start

tòk: to flip, invert tò-: reverse-

tfèr: to knock over

túsha: to pluck, grab, remove, take out

túja: to leave

túña: to pull, draw out, open

túca: to pull, drag

tusha: to pull apart, rip

tújre: to take off, remove

dére: to carry, to hold

dúr: to fill, add in, mix in -dúlu:-ful, containing

dúm: to stack, pile up

sùri: to find

zén: to go tòzén: to come

nága: to flee, run away, escape

nèba: to run

hlép: to pack up, contain hlébzo: box, container

bék: to release, let free

byòk: to give, hand to

byùt: to press forward, oppose, go against

bu bòsha: to stop

mál: to soak through, leak (from)

mála: to move

myùm: to grab

mén: to flow

mél: to pour

mém: to let go

mún: to lower

mùr: to cause to spill, to lose, to waste

múl: to sink

mùl: to overflow, to spill out, bleed

wégi: to turn, revolve

wùbe: to live, dwell hwègu: to leave behind hwowègu: to be forgotten, ignored

(verbs in bold are intransitive by default, and have no transitive form. The itmarker l is removed from all endings.)

Verbs that change the object
kxùni: to crowd, condense, come together, coagulate, swarm kxùnizo: swarm, crowd, flock

kyát: to cook, singe, burn, toast

gòng: to squeeze

xyùla: to clean, polish, wash xyùlu: clean, smooth xyùhlon: brush, scrub

ghèng: to rot, decay, fall apart ghèngu: mold

ghèt: to wear down, wear away

ghúza: (direction) to award (to)

céra: to grow stiff, stale, stagnate, age

cút: to constrain, tighten cúson: cuff, chains, yoke

ját: to break apart

jèr: to burn (to ashes), to set fire jèrang: ashes jèhron: lighter

ñép: to take apart, dissasemble

shéhi: to smooth, sand shéhilu: smooth

shér: to make dirty, foul shél: to become dirty shézo: filth,dirt

zháho: to confine, encircle zháhohón: barrier, wall zháhohen: guards (to a prison)

zhlún: to build, assemble, put together zhlúnzo: structure, creation

hrèp: to stretch hrèbla: to stretch (yourself)

yál: to spread,expand, extend, grow(living thing, city) yálu: expansive, wide, large

yét: to divide (between) share yédzo: portion

yòl: to melt yòlang: liquid

hyék: to knot, tie, weave hyégla: to cross, intersect

hyép: to eat hyébang: food hyépcú: meal

hyém: to feed

txér: to mark, draw, write (onto) txérzo: picture cèttxéhrik: writing system

tála: to untie, loosen, relax tálalu: relaxed, lax, slack, easy

trélya: to calm, settle trérya: to put to sleep, make peaceful, compromise tréña: to force down, supress trélyu: calm

tsùk: to crumble, make into dust tsùgang: gravel, crumbs

tláp: to devour, consume, use up tlábang: trash

tlón: to bathe in water, wash tlól: to bathe (onesself) tlózo: bath

dàr: to mess up, tangle, ruin dàl: to become tangled, ruined dàlu: screwed up, broken, out of order, ruined

dázo: to freeze, harden, congeal dá,dálu- frozen, firm dázwang: ice, solid

dzék: do drift apart, seperate, go different ways, differentiate, spread across, fall (leaves, fruit)

dzén: to scatter, drive apart

dwén: to cool dwénir: cold dwéhnon: cooler, refrigerator

dvúbe: to boil, cook dvúbyang: gas, vapor, steam

zhòya: to accumulate, absorb, gather, grow zhòrya: to attract zhòña: to gather, pull in

hnédo: to rub, scrub

sáro: to arrange, order, organize

sóm: to connect sóhmon: connection

zéhu: to force together, mix, unite zéhlu: to be united, as one zéhlùn: to unite, come together

zòt: to break, split open

lwóm: to heat up (by itself) lwór: to heat up (something else) lwómlu: warm lwómir: heat

lùp: to muffle, make quiet lùblu: quiet lùpcèt: to whisper

hlám: to dig, scoop hlámu: shovel

bàn: to defeat, beat, win

br´sa: to weave, interconnect, fuse

byék: to disturb, interrupt byéglu: rough, chaotic, disordered, violent

byúdu: to glue, paste byúduhon: glue, paste

bváre: to level, flatten, equalize bvárelu: level, equal, flat

bòl: to confuse bòlla: to become confused, lost

bùdwo: to waste

fòr: to heat up intensely, scald, burn fòlu: hot, burning

féza: to fold, wrinkle, make waves fézo: wrinkle, ripple fézalu: wrinkly, wavy

fùt: to drink fùdang: drink

mák: to crush, destroy mágla: to collapse

màr: to attach, add on màhron: connection, attachment

myùk: to soak

mòt: to wash, bathe

hmút: to step on, crush

wóro: to mix together wórola: to mingle, diffuse wóroka: mixture

hwán: to blow hwálu: to be windy

hwèra: to dry hwèracú: drought

hwòng: to divide, isolate hwòhngón: wall, barrier hwònglu: isolated, lonely, seperate

Verbs that decribe feelings and perceptions
kyòt: to hear kyòsen: ear

(direction)kshún: to challenge kshúñcu: game, competition

bu kwàdo: to answer, reveal, solve kwàdoka: answer

gék: to smell géxen: nose

gzáp: to count gzápka: number

bu gòru: to envy, long for, want gòruka: desire

gòt: to rule, control gòdlun: powerful, strong

bu xót: to deserve, earn xódzu: pay, earnings, profit

bu ngùk: to hate, despise ngùgla: to be angry

bu cán: to enjoy, partake in

bu cét: to like

bu cówe: to do wrong, incorrectly có- incorrect, wrong (adverb) incorrectly cówehen: fool

jébi: to feed, support, raise jébihen: parent, guardian, caretaker

bu jàn: to teach jàhnen: teacher

bu jàr: to learn

bu jàl: to know, remember jàlzòhot: knowledge jàlzo: memory jàhlen: scholar

bu jùce(jùite): to argue (about)

bu jùp: to agree

bu shùk: to talk (about)

bu shùn: to think (about), imagine

bu zhèr: to be disgusted by, dislike zhèlu: disgusting, unappealing

bu ñéle: to admit, confess, come to terms with

(direction)hñúzha: to reward, pay to hñúzhazo: prize, trophy

bu yába: to name, label yábaka: name, identity

bu téng: to understand, know

bu tégha: to teach, reveal, expain

bu ték: to learn

ték: to play, enjoy tégzo, -tek: toy téxik:game

tép: to serve, work for téfen: servant

bu dàm: to love, adore

bu dèp: to fight for, compete

dóla: to feel (physically)

sám: to see sáhmen: eye

bu sát: to guess, aprroximate, size up sádle: indicates that an action was done in a guess

bu sét: to be very fond of, be one's favorite sésen: used as greeting term for relatives and close friends

zùng: to clean off, clarify zùnglu: clear zùngtwíng(causative): to enlighten, reveal

bu nòl: to be considered as, to be seen as -bu nòlir: they say, I hear(indicates hearsay of public perception)

bu nùr: to be confused (by), be dazed (by) nùrru: dazzling, amazing, complex, incomprehensible

nùl: to become drunk,, high wasted, confused nùlngáp: psychoactive chemical nùhlen: drunkard

bu páze: to mean pázeka: meaning pázezo: symbol, character

pxán: to sell

bu pèso: to love, serve pèsohen: lover, spouse

bu bghúre: to guess, take a shot in the dark bghúrelu: random bghúrele:randomly, wildly, without control

bu bzùng: to have an idea (of) think of something new bzùngka: thought, idea

fùr: to touch

vùde: to buy

vún: to taste vúhnen: tongue

bu már: to give up, quit, stop doing

bu máya(mái): to hope (for)

mègu: to wake(someone else up) mèdu: to wake up (yourself), become sober

mòzu: to obscure, make unclear, fog up myô`zu: to be unclear, obscured, foggy

mùgu: to sleep

bu hmádu: to sense, anticipate

bu hmèn: to think, to feel, to beleive (that) hmènzo: feelings hmèhnik: religion, philosophy

Verbs describing a property
kshén: to color, slightly alter kshék: color kshél: to be tinted

gùn: to shrivel, dry up gùnka: wrinkle

gòp: to grow, increase gòblu: large, massive

xùwe: to fluorish, live, thrive xùwelu: green, young xùwekshélu: green xùgwe: life màtxùwelu: immortal

ghám: to drift, float ghámlu: light

cát: to become sick, grow pale cádlu: blue, pale, sick

cáne: to widen, free cánelu: wide

yáp: to wither away, grow fragile, become barren, lose weight yáblu: weak, skinny

yùn: to fade yùlu: dark, gloomy

bu dázhu: to be passionate about, love dázhul: to blush dázhulu: passionate, intense, blushing dázhukshélu: red

dzúre: to break down, simplify dzúrelu: simple, easy bu dzúreshùk: to explain dzúrezo: element, simplest part

dék: to work, be productive, function

bu dèt: to look like dèdzo: facsimile, copy

bu (object) dèt: to order to

bu zúfe: to be disinterested, apathetic about zúfelu:, apathetic, bored zúfekshélu: white

nèk: to shorten nèglu: short

lúse: to persist, last, endure màtlúse: everlasting, immortal

lyòr: to lengthen lyòr:long

fòt: to narrow, confine, choke, restrict fòdlu: narrow

mása: to support, withstand másalu: strong, sturdy

myùra: to thicken, gain weight myùralu: thick, heavy, stout

mép: to shrink méblu: small

mòr: to warm: mòlu warm

hmòn: to shine, glow hmònlu: shiny, bright

hwóshu: to strain, exceed capacity hwóshul: to gain weight hwóshulu: heavy

Kinship nouns
mother náwa

father báwa

daughter kùm

son cèm

brother tséng

sister cóng

husband ryòm

wife kl`m

aunt céng

uncle tséng

cousin myòt

grandfather básan

grandmother násan

neice còt

nephew tsòt

to give birth to, produce (seeds, fruit) lúr

Animals and people
gr`k: insect

fish: xl`p

friend: yár friendly: yárlu

cat: jwòja Shún: Person

cáng: People

ñàwa bird

yón: man yó: male

tsó(ka,ma) one's child

dòn: child dò-: little, young

vén: woman vé-: female

múk: dog

Plants
Tree krèla

The sky plants: jétl

plant: váda to grow, sprout: vádan to raise, farm: vádi

plantlife(in mass): xwèng

grass shèdmik

shrub, plant dásl

bush, thicket cèpo

flower byóna

leaf: hwót

stem,stalk: gér

trunk: kùt

branch: dzék

bud: ghùmu

root: vùt

kár: seed

xréju: fruit

tèsu: a sweet fruit with a stiff peel

Terms for geography
dozha, dëzhaa: the world

múnga, müngáa, múun'ge: stream

numgi, nümgii, nuumkihngye: river

ráju, rëjwáa, ráajrwe: ocean, sea, large body of water

hméldu, hmldúu, hmíltlwe: pond, pool

muur, müré, muuhre: land, region

Substances
water myéng

air fùmik

fire tsúmik

flame: tsúp

earth, soil: káng

ground, base, the world: màro

dust: kâ´ke (always plural)

metal bzéng zhèbzéng: money

zhèk: precious thing zhèng: precious substance zhè-: valuable

oil gyùng butter, lard, solid oils: dágyùng

meat jòmik

stone kr`dmik

ice dámik dá- indicates frozen thing

snow dâ´ze (always plural)

cloth br´zmik

juice myùmik

Man-made things
hóon, hëné, hóonde: device, tool, machine -hón: machine suffix

jésóon: aircraft

biim, bime, biimbe: wheel, ring bem: to make round, circular

féde, fidíi, fíidleye: town, village féde: to settle, establish, found

sáhnóon: vehicle

málahlón: motor

míin, miné, míinde: boat, ship

tógo, tëgóo, tóogëngowe: bar, rod

muk, müguu, muuge: bed

wudi, wüdii, wuuje: dwelling, home

pláci, plëcáa, pláaclye: building

cwenk, cwin'guu, cwiingwe: apartment, division of house

ñiln, ñlne, ñilnde: pouch

dvasa, dvësaa. dvaatse: pit, cellar

tádo, tëdóo, táadowe: door

hwogu, hwëgwii, hwoogüngwe: room

xworji. xwërjuu, xwóordlye: basin

móbi, mëpshíi, móopüfye: bowl

ryagi, ryëgyuu, ryaagingye: string, fiber

náji, nëjjíi, náajrye: cable, yarn

zlecu, zlicwaa, zliicrwe: cloth, clothes

ghúri, ghürii, ghúurzhie: belt

tóbi, tëbyáa, tóobüvye: overshirt

ngusu, ngüsuu, nguutlwe: undershirt

xúwehóon: artificial intellegence, robot

kúxi: box, container

Parts of the body
head:gár

chest: bùse

arm: néca

hand: tsáp

leg: dzép

Finger: wèmo

foot: tòk

belly: gòt

eye sáhmen

ear kyòsen

nose géxen

mouth vúhnen

neck: zùra

finger, toe: páje

nail,claw: ksùl

(a) hair: fyúdo

bone: pát, pádmik

blood: mùng

guts: ryéng

flesh, muscle: bvùng

Phenomena, weather and the heavens
cloud: hyábu

wind: hwál

fog: mòzu

to rain: kèm

to storm: bzén

sky, atmosphere: jésl

Heavens, space: nége

sun: nóra

moon: básr

Star, bright light: zùzho

Light(force): zwìng

frost: ksék

night: méde

light night

dawn: shèn

morning: clúr

late morning: dàk

daytime: vyáng

noon: dèsa

afternoon: kxòn

shúña: Behru cycle of waking and sleeping, around 23 hours long

day: nóya (Behru day is roughly 280 earth days long, or 288 shúña)

year: nóyu(Behru year is 79000 earth years long, and nóyu is often used to mean eon)

evening: zwèzha

dusk: jòr

shadow: làk to shade: làr

to reflect: hl`t mirror hl`dzo

Abstractions and affixes
-lòn: to be (an object)

-lòr: to become

-lû`r: to change (into preceding object(

-tr`: to make, create

-sán: to drive

-sál: to ride

-nút: to undergo, experience -sén: to occur, happen

-sr´lu: resembling, -like sr´t: likeness

-dùlu: -ful, containing dùluzo: container

-màt: always

-mèt: never

The universe, existence, everything: màsok

All, every: -hok everything: zòhok

None, no: -mok nothing: zòmok

some, part: -hot some people shúhnot

some, a,any (indefinite prefix): cò- someone, anyone còhen

most: -huk most people: shúhnuk

few: -muk few dogs: múkmuk

other: rùna other people rùnashúne (with comparative) people other than x

together, inside, your group: gén- géñshún: ones friends, family(with comparitive people other with x)

the same as(use with comparative: yú- rúnadòhno yúhèn: the same as the other child

shape, form: mábo

thing: zò or -zo

act: kà or -ka

event: -cu or cú

person, -er: -hen, hèn

in the manner of, -like zòlu

place: tsék

origin: ngáp

time: yér, -r

land, region: -sa

destination: nòsha

cycle, rotation: tòya, -ya

good, ideal, effective, pleasant: sé-

bad, broken, poorly: nù-

well(adverb): zhán

honorable, wonderful, glorious, grand: yù-

north: yùhnik

south: hmòhnik

east:kádlahik

west: mùhlik

exactly, precisely: dzù- point: dzùk

most (noun suffix): -(a)he

more (noun suffix): -(a)ho

least (noun suffix): -(a)ne

less (noun suffix): -(a)no

final, last: gò-

This(nearby) sù-, sùk here: sùtsék sùr: now sùya: today sùyu: this year

that(far off but in view) yù-, yùk there: yùtsék yùpr: then(in the future) yùtr: then(the past) yùca: yesterday yùpya: tomorrow yùcu: last year yùpyu: next year

that(out of view) ghù-, ghùk there: ghùtsék ghùpr: then( the far future) ghùtr: then (distant past)

which gà- gàk where: gàtsék when:gàr, gàya, gáyu(used for longer time periods)