Behru cesik/Vocabulary

Verbs (Higzë`ngo cèdzole)
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

zén: to go, come

jl`to: to climb

dére: to carry, to hold

cák: to set down, to put down

shrán: to throw away, remove, ignore

yáp: to slide, become lost

hwègu: to leave behind

hngát: to put down, set down

ròp: to follow, go along

ñèng: to chase, pursue

wégi: to turn, revolve

tòk: to flip, invert

ksùra: to spin

tfèr: to knock over

cèl to fall

cèm: to drop

kyòn: to shake

rwát: to throw

bu bòsha: to stop

bu tsél: to start

dòn: to push

xém: to pull

mén: to flow

mùl: to overflow, to spill out

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

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

Verbs that change the object (Zë`ngo mr´sla zhásalun higzë`ngo cèdzole)
hyép: to eat

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

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

màr: to attach, add on

myùk: to make wet

hwèra: to dry

tsùk: to crumble, make into dust byúdo: to glue, attach

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

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

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

bu máya: to hope (for)

bu shún: to think (about)

gòt: to rule, control

bu yába: to name, label

bu shùm: 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

Verbs describing a property
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

(direction) 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

other verbs (rùnacèdlun higzòwe)
=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

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

Substances
water myéng

air fùmik

fire tsúmik

flame: tsúp

earth, soil: káng

ground, base, the world: màro

dust: káke (always plural)

metal bzéng

oil gyùng butter, lard, solid oils: dázgyùng

meat jòmik

stone kr`dmik

ice dázmik dáz- indicates frozen liquid

snow dáze (always plural)

cloth br´zmik

juice myùmik

Parts of the body
head

chest

arms

hands

legs

feet

belly

eyes

ears

nose

mouth

neck

fingers,toes

nail,claw

hair

bone

muscle

blood

guts

Phenomena, weather and the heavens
clouds

wind: hwál

fog mòzu

rain

storm

sun

moon

star

light

frost

Abstractions
color

thing

act

role

location

origin

destination