Mis Hio/Idioms

Nouns, verbs and adjectives in this vocabulary are given in their base forms. Other entries are given in their linked forms when it is necessary to correctly convey the meaning that corresponds to a particular English part of speech.

In parentheses after the word or idiom are given forms that are most frequently linked to it. E.g. you will see sakti (-u) as translation for "about", meaning that you will frequently see a direct object following this form, like in Men hiksa sakti tû "He talked about you".

OPERATIONS
come – ti

get – ti akti

give – har, har akti

go – mi, mi lai nou (by foot)

keep – mir, mir akti

let – li; li kikti

make – pa

put – na

seem – san sikki

take – ha

be – te (something), ku (someone), na (somewhere)

do – pa

have – a

say – hi

see – si

send – li mikti; (to someone) li mikti akti

may – ki

about – sakti (-u)

talk to N about M – hi sakti M-u N sâ

across – poi quuo; pokti quuo

after – sori (-o)

against – queti (-u, -ti)

among – nî lano (-o)

at – nai (-o)

before – soi (-o)

between – pori (-o e -o)

between N and M – N pora lena M pora leta

down – plerti

from – niksi, naksi; (since) toksi

in – ni

on, over – plei (-o)

through – pu (-u)

to – nakti (-o)

under – pleri (-o)

up – plekti

with – lani (-o)

as – sani (-u)

for – akti; (use the -ti link)

till – tokti (-o, -a)

than – more than: ploi (plori)

all, every – pan

any – ner

little – plor, (few) a manu plora, a matu

much – mani, roi; (Adj) man, a manu ploa, a manu

no – ne; ar (-u)

other – quuo

some – pat

such – kai

that – kar

this – ka

I – mu

he – ku

you – tu

who – ku hoa

and – e

because – (use the -si link)

but – oi

or – ai

if – (use -sia -si for subjunctive and -tia -si for conditional)

while – toi

how – hoi

when – toi hoa

where – nai hoa

why – ho lia -ti

again – quui; toi quuo

ever – pati, toi pata; (forever) pani, toi pana

far – nai mio quoa (from: mi naksi -o)

forward – sokti

here – nai kâ

near – nai mio quora (to: mi naksi -o)

now – toi kâ

out – nirti

still – kakti, (til now) tokti kâ

then – toi kara

there – nai kara

together – lani (with: -u, -o)

well – loi

almost – sani quoti

enough – quoti; squi plou; (Noun) man quota

not – nei; (use the s'- prefix)

only – kei

quite – pliri; loi

so – kai; misi kâ

very – roi

tomorrow – toi suno to tia

yesterday – toi suno to tirsa

north – pin plua

south – pin plura

east – pin pleo teno suno

west – pin plero teno suno

please – mu hia loi

yes – lo; ken; ka kena; mu hia sani

THINGS - General Words
account – (VT) man nî plao; a nî plao; (Noun) man lao kaso

act – pa

add – lan; li lanti

adjust – sat lokti

adventure – pa pina plau

advertise – li sikti kasti

agree – hi sani

air – ko

amount – man

amuse – plun

animal – hon

answer – hi sorti; hi sakti; (Noun) sa hiksi

apparatus – te pâ; te pâ te meso

approve – hi lokki (approve N: hi lokki N loa)

argue, argument – hi queti

art – lan teo sia loi

attack – tat

attempt – (VM) le, le pakti; (Noun) le; pa; le pakti

attention, pay attention – pin plau, pin siu

attract – li tikti; attraction – li tikti, te lia tikti

authority – ro plao kû; ro pla roksi pla kû

back – sorti

balance – (VI) a pou sana po quua

base – (Noun) ru nô; te nô; te nâ pleri nô; (VT) pâ lotti pa plei

behavior – mis pao

believe – si keni

give birth – (VT) ti mokti; har mokti; birth (day) – to tio mokti (to suno)

bit – plor, lat plora

bite – (VT) tat lai pû

blood – su seta

blow – ko; mi kou

body – ran

brass, copper – mes quea

bread – ma lano ploro; ma reo puna

breathe – pen kou; pen kou pen nikti rano

brother – mon, mon mena

build – pa hu; pa lotti; building – hu lota

burn – sun pluri, (VT) plur mitti

burst – nir roi

business – pa kasa, pa kasti

butter – pun suo mina

canvas – (drawing canvas) lon tao; lon tao kosi

care – pi lokti, pi -ti

catch – mir; ha mirti

cause – (VT, VM) pa tekti, (smth to happen) pa -ti

chalk – pun mina ta lai punu; pun tao pun mina

chance – le

change – sat

cloth – he; ru heo; ru he lai rû

coal – pun mita; pun mita plursi

color – kos

comfortable, comfort – pi loi

committee – lan kuo plâ

company (of people) – lan kuo; (buisness) – lan kuo pâ; lan kuo pâ kasti

compare – si pou quua

compete – mi lani; mi lani mi queti

conscience – sa lou sa loru

condition – (1) ka lia pakti, ka lia -ti (2) (state) man keto

connect – (with a wire) lana lai quou

control – pla; si pakti

cook – plur, plur makti; (person) ku plura mau

copy – pa sani

cork – (material) kan niro seo; (thing) te niro seo te pera plasu

cotton – (plant) se quô mina; (material) quo mina, lan quô mina

cough – plan niksi rano

country – kor; kor kuo

cover – he; (N) ru hea, te hea

crack – (V) lat lai quou (N) quo lata

credit – si keni si kaski sorti

crime – pa keta

crush – pet ketti; (deform) pet arti tau

cry – (1) (yell) hi roi; (2) plan plutsi; plan piksi lora

current – tô kâ

curve – quo pita

damage – keta

danger, dangerous – ki ketti, ki morti

daughter – mer meta

day – to suno

death – mor

debt – ka haro sorti; ka qui harti kau har sorti

decide – puna plau

defend – tan; tira tatu

degree – man; man pao

design – ta pakti

desire – (V) ri akti; ri lukti (N) ri; ri lukti / ri rano

destroy – li nekti; li ketti

detail – lat; lat plora

develop – pa plokti; pa lokti ploi

digest – la mau

direction – pin

discover – si nuni

discus – hi lani

disease – ket rano; lor rano

disgust – pi plitsi

distance – quo mio; quo miso

distribute – lat hakti; li hakti pan hâ

divide – lat

doubt – (V) sa puti

dream – si rai; (N) si rao

drink – mâ sû

drive – pin plasu mia lai tenu

dust – lan ploro; lan ploro plito

earth – kor; (soil) kan koro

edge – po; po ruo (-o)

educate – li sakti; har sau

effect – pa; ti paksi

end – plir

error – ket

event – pa

example – ke lia sikti; lat lia sikti, lat lia sakti

exchange – har hakti sorti

existence – ku keni

expand – ti rui; ti rui ploi; ti quoi, ti ploi

experience – lan pao; lan sao paksi

expert – ku sâ paksi; ku sâ misu

fact – ka kena

fall – (1) ti plerti; mi plerti (2) (season) to seo mora

family – lan mono; emon eme

father – me mena

fear – sot

feel – pi

fiction – pa nî plao

field – ru koro, ru koro seo

fight – tat; (fight off) tat tirti

find – ti sakti nau (-o); sa nau

fire – plur suna

fly – mi plei, mi nî kô; (2) (insect) has plito

flower – si loi si seo; nu sia loi nu seo

fold – lan epou; na latu na plekti lato

follow – plar siksi; mi sini; mia sori

food – ma

force – ro; ro peto; (V) ro -ti, ro likti (-ti)

form – ta

friend – quen; ku quena

front – so

fruit – re seo puna

glass – ru si pui rû

gold – mes quea

government – lan kuo plâ koru

grain – re puna

grass – se nô

grip – ha peti; ha puni

group – lan; lan kuo

grow – ti plokti

guide – si misu; li mikti

harbor – (1) hu (2) hu plaso mia plei suo

harmony – hin kena

hate – lur

hear – ton

heat – plur

help – li kikti; li ponti; lan pau (lan -ti)

history – (1) sa tô tirsa (2) lan sao tô tirsa

hole – pu

hope – si tikka lô; si lou tia; si lou si nî plao

hour – lat tô suna

humor – hi pluna

ice – pun suo

idea – mi nuna mi nî plao

impulse – pet mikti

increase – ti plokti

industry – lan huo pao

ink – su tao; su ta lai sû

insect – has

instrument – la; la pao

insure – ra plau; li rakti plau

interesting – pin plau; ri sakti -u

invention – sa nuna; ka ti sakti kau

iron – mes; mes suta rori

jelly – su mira; su râ

join – lan;(V) ti lanti; (VT) li lanti

journey – mis quoa

judge – (V) hi keni; (person) ku hia keni

jump – mi plekti mi lai nou; mi tati koru