Behru cesik/Vocabulary

Behru alphabetical order (page will be rearranged later)
k,g,x,gh,h,ng,a

c,j,sh,zh,ñ,y,r,e,i

t,d,s,z,n,l

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

Verbs
lón: to be (at a place), there is/are

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

mála: to move

yùl: to walk

nèb: to run

kòt: to fly

còr: to cross over, to overcome

kát: to raise kádla: to float, rise

mùn: to lower

mùl: to sink

zén: to go tòzén: to come

jl`to: to climb

dére: to carry, to hold

dúm: to stack, pile up

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

cák: to set down, to put down

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

yáp: to slide yábla: to slide, become lost

ghòn: to wander, lose direction

hwègu: to leave behind hwowègu: to be forgotten, ignored

hngát: to put down, set down

ròp: to follow, go along

ñèng: to chase, pursue

wégi: to turn, revolve

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

byùt: to press forward, oppose, go against

nága: to flee, run away, escape

tòk: to flip, invert tò-: reverse-

ksùra: to spin ksùla: to be spinning

tfèr: to knock over

cèl to fall

cèm: to drop

kyòl: to shake

rwát: to throw

bu bòsha: to stop

bu tsél: to start

mén: to flow

mál: to soak through, leak (from)

mùl: to overflow, to spill out, bleed

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

yùt: to take, grab

byòk: to give, hand to

ngyòba: to get, recieve

túsha: to pluck, grab, remove, take out

túja: to leave

túña: to pull, draw out, open

túca: to pull, drag

túshka: to pull apart, rip

tújre: to take off, remove

kyòt: to put in, insert kyèdl: to enter

kyòn: to stab, embed inside

kyòña: to close

kyòca: to push

kyòtka: to squeeze, crush

kyòjre: to put on

wùbe: to live, dwell

(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
hyép: to eat

fùt: to drink

zhása: to change

zòt: to break, split open

lwóm: to heat

dwén: to cool

dázo: to freeze

yòl: to melt

ját: to break apart

mák: to crush, destroy mágla: to collapse

shúk: to make

bòl: to confuse bòlla: to become confused, lost

sáro: to arrange, order, organize

jèr: to burn (to ashes), to set fire

kyát: to cook, singe, burn, toast

dwúbe: to boil, cook

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

dàr: to mess up, tangle, ruin

hrèp: to stretch

gòng: to squeeze

wóro: to mix together

xyùla: to clean, polish, wash

mòt: to wash, bathe

byék: to disturb, interrupt

ñép: to seperate, share, take apart

hwòng: to divide, isolate hwòngzo: wall

màr: to attach, add on

myùk: to make wet

hwèra: to dry

tsùk: to crumble, make into dust shér: to make dirty, foul shél: to become dirty shézo: filth

byúdu: to glue, paste

dzék: do drift apart, seperate, go different ways, differentiate, spread across

céra: to grow stiff, stale, stagnate, age

màt: to calm down, become peaceful

br´sa: to weave, interconnect, fuse

hwán: to blow hwálu: to be windy

ghúza: (direction) to award (to)

bàn: to defeat, beat, win

cút: to constrain, tighten

ghèng: to rot, decay, fall apart

ghèt: to wear down, round out

Verbs that decribe feelings and perceptions(hmèngka bu cèdlun higzë`ngo cèdzole)
bu cét: to like

bu már: to give up, quit, stop doing

bu nòl: to be considered as, seen to be as

bu jùp: to agree

bu hmèn: to think, to feel, to beleive (that)

bu máya: to hope (for)

bu shùn: to think (about)

gòt: to rule, control gòdlun: powerful, strong

bu yába: to name, label

bu shùk: to talk (about) sám: to see sáhmen: eye

kyòt: to hear kyòsen: ear

gék: to smell géxen: nose

vún: to taste vúhnen: tongue

dóla: to feel (physically)

bu cán: to enjoy, partake in

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

bu hmádu: to sense, anticipate

bu gòru: to envy, long for

bu dàm: to love, adore

bu tép: to serve, work for

mòzu: to obscure, make unclear, fog up myòzu: to be unclear, obscured, foggy

cál: to be happy, rejoice

bu dèp: to fight for, compete

bu jùce: to argue (about)

bu kwàdo: to answer, reveal, solve

bu xót: to deserve, earn

vùde: to buy

pxán: to sell

bu téng: to understand, know

bu nùr: to be confused (by)

gzáp: to count

hñúzha: to reward

mùgu: to sleep

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

jébi: to feed, support, raise

Verbs describing a property
mòr: to warm: mòlu warm lyòr: to lengthen lyòr:long

cáne: to widen, free cánelu: wide

nìk: to shorten nìglu: short

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

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

hwóshu: to strain, exceed capacity hwóshalu: heavy

ghám: to drift, float ghámlu: light

méb: to shrink méblu: small

mása: to support, withstand másalu: strong

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

gòp: to grow, increase gòblu: large, massive

(bu) dázhu: to be passionate about, to blush dázhulu: passionate, intense, blushing dázhukshélu: red

kshén: to color, slightly alter kshék: color kshél: to be tinted

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

xùwe: to fluorish, grow, become lively, xùwelu: green, young xùwekshélu: green

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

hmòn: to shine, glow hmònlu: shiny, bright

yùn: to fade yùlu: dark, gloomy

brét: to cover

bu dèt: to look like

bu (object) dèt: to order to

other verbs (rùnacèdlun higzòwe)
dék: to work, be productive, function =Nouns=

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

Animals and people
Shún: Person

yón: man yó: male

vén: woman vé-: female

dòn: child dò-: little, young

tsú(ka,ma) one's child

múk: dog

cat: jwòja

ñàwa bird

gr`k: insect

fish: ghl`p

Plants
Tree krèla

The sky plants: jéslmásazo (sky supports)

grass shèdmik

shrub, plant dásl

bush, thicket cèpo

flower byóna

leaf: hwót

stem,stalk: gér

trunk: kùt

branch: dzék

bud: ghùmu

root: vùt

Terms for geography
múgha: stream

myék: river

mòk: ocean, sea, large body of water

sép: pond, lake

mùr: 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
féde: town, village féde: to settle, establish, found

hón: device, machine -hón: machine suffix

máhlón: car, self moving machine

málahón: cart, machine that must be pushed

jésón: aircraft

bèm: wheel, ring bèm: to make round, circular

mùk: bed

wùtse: dwelling, home

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

sun: nóra

moon: básr

star: shùde

(a)light: zrùco

frost: ksék

night: méde

dawn: shèn shè-

morning: clúr clú-

daytime: vyáng vyá-

day: nóya

week: shúña

month: báya

year: nóyu

evening: zwèzha zwè-

dusk: jòr jò-

shadow: làk to shade: làr

to reflect: hl`t mirror hl`dzo

Abstractions
color:

shape, form: mábo

thing: zò or -zo

act: kà or -ka

place: tsék

origin: ngáp

time: yér, -r

destination: nòsha

cycle, rotation: tòya

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)