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 tú "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 sá

across – poi quuo; pokti quuo

after – sori (-o)

against – queti (-u, -ti)

among – ní 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 ká

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

now – toi ká

out – nirti

still – kakti, (til now) tokti ká

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 ká

very – roi

also – quui; (as well) loi sani

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

A
account – (VT) man ní plao; a ní plao; (Noun) man lao kaso

act – pa

add – lan; li lanti

adjust – sat lokti

adventure – mis 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 pá; te pá 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 kú; ro pla roksi pla kú

B
back – sorti

balance – (VI) a pou sana po quua

base – (Noun) ru nó; te nó; te ná pleri nó; (VT) pá 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 pú

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 – ple puna ple suo mina

C
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 rú

coal – pun mita; pun mita plursi

color – kos

comfortable, comfort – pi loi

committee – lan kuo plá

company (of people) – lan kuo; (buisness) – lan kuo pá; lan kuo pá 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 quó mina; (material) quo mina, lan quó 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 – tó ká

curve – quo pita

D
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 há

divide – lat

doubt – (V) sa puti

dream – si rai; (N) si rao

drink – má sú

drive – pin plasu mia lai tenu

dust – lan ploro; lan ploro plito

E
earth – kor; (soil) kan koro

eat – ma

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 sá paksi; ku sá misu

F
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 ní 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 ní kó; (2) (insect) has plito

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

fold – lan epou; na latu na plekti lato

follow – plar misu (-o); mi sini (-u); mia sori (-o)

food – ma

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

form – ta

friend – quen; ku quena

front – so

fruit – re seo puna

G
glass – ru si pui rú

gold – mes quea

government – lan kuo plá koru

grain – re puna

grass – se nó

grip – ha peti; ha puni

group – lan; lan kuo

grow – ti plokti

guide – si misu; li mikti

H
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 tó tirsa (2) lan sao tó tirsa

hole – pu

hope – si tikka ló; si lou tia; si lou si ní plao

hour – lat tó suna

humor – hi pluna

I
ice – pun suo

idea – mi nuna mi ní plao

impulse – pet mikti

increase – ti plokti

industry – lan huo pao

ink – su tao; su ta lai sú

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

J
jelly – su mira; su rá

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

K
kick – tat lai nou

kiss – pi lai pú

knowledge – sa; lan sao

L
land – kor; kor kuo

language – mis hio; mis hi misi

laugh – plan plunsi

law – hin mó; hin lano kuo

lead – pla

learn – ti saksi

leather – ru niro hono

letter – (1) lat tao (2) ru mia ru tao

level – lon; lon pleo sana

lift – ple; (N) la plea

light – (1) pet rori (2) sun

limit – ka mira (-u)

linen – ru rao; ru lono rao

liquid – su

list – lan lato hio

look – si

look for, search – si sakti nau

look after – si hinti; si kenti

loss – ka ti arti kau; ar aksi

love – lu

M
machine – lan meso lan pá

man – men

manager – ku plá

mark – ta; te tao; te ta teu

market – ru hao kassi

mass (weight) – ro peto plerti; ro plero; ro pet roi pet plerti

meal – (1) ma, (2) to mao

measure – (length) man quó; (volume, weight) man rano

meat – kan hono

meet – si soa (-o)

memory, remember – ra ní plao; na nikti plao

metal – mes

middle – por

milk – su mina

mind – pla

mine – pu koro

minute – to quora

mist – ko mina ko plua

money – la kaso

month – lat tó kó pana

morning – so tó suno

mother – me, me meta

motion – mi

mountain – nu plea nu koro; kor plea

move – mi

music – plan loa

N
name – kin

nation – lan kuo koro

need – qui

news – hi nuna

night – to suto

noise – plan

note – (1) na nikti plao (2) lat plano loa

number – man

O
observe, observation – si mikki; si pakki

offer – hi kikki, hi kikki lai

oil – su nima

operation – pa hina

opinion – sa kuo kea

order – hin

organization – (1) hin lano; (2) lan kuo

ornament – si loi hinsa

owner – ku á

P
page – ru tao

pain – pi lora

paint – su kosa; (VT) kos lai sú

paper – kan tao

part – lat

paste – su mira

payment – kas

peace – ar tato

permission – hi likti; hi likti kikti

person – ku

place – na

plant – se

play – plun

pleasure – pi loa

point – plor tao

poison – su mora

polish – plin niru; (N) kan plina niru

porter – ku mia aru; ku mia plasu

position – na

powder – lan ploro

power – ro

price – kas; man kasa

print – ta peti

process – pa; pa hini

produce – pa; pa nirti

profit – kas; kas ploa

property – a; te ao

prose – hi tó pana

protest – hi queti; pa sikti quetki

pull – pen

punish – tat lorsi; tat paksi loru

purpose – ka pa kakti

push – pet

Q
quality – man ló

question – hi sakti; hi tikti sakti

R
rain – su tia pleksi

range – lat quó

rate – man keo; man mio kea

ray – rur suno

react – pa sorti

read – hi tau

reason – ka lia pakti; ka lia -ti

record – (1) ta; ta paksi; (2) pa ploa

regret – pi lori pi -si

relationship – lan lai piu

religion – sa kú plá panu

represent – hi hiu -o

request – hi pakti, hi -ti

respect – si plei

rest – ra

reward – har loksi

rhythm – hin plano

rice – re puna re mina

river – su quoa

road – quo mio

roll – mi teni

room – quon, quon huo, lat huo

rub – nit

rule – hin pao

run – mi roi

S
salt – kan kusa

sand – lan ploro quea; lan ploro puno koro

scale – la mana rou peto

science – lan sao

sea – su rua; ru suo ru ploa

sit – ra soru; seat – ru rao soru

secretary – ku tá

select – ha keu ma mansi

self – mu, tu, ku

sense – pi

servant – ku pá hiksi

sex – lu rano

shade – na suta, na suta rori; (shadow) ta suta

shake – mi rori mi mani

shame – sot sakti loru

shock – tat hitti

side – po

sign – ta pina

silk – ru nima he lai rú

silver – mes mina

sister – mon, mon meta

size – plo

sky – lon plea

sleep – ra; ra plau

slip – nim; nim plerti; nim nirti

slope – mis mia plerti

smash – tat ketti; tat latti

smell – pi kou

smile – (N) so pluno; (V) pa sou pluno; pa sou pa plunsi

smoke – ko mita

sneeze – plan lai nú só; plan lai nú pia kou

snow – min mia plerti

soap – pun tiro plitu; pun tir lai punu tir plitu

society – lan kuo pana

son – mer, mer mena

song – hi plano loa

sort – ni hinti

sound – plan

soup – ma sua

space – quon

stage lon sio; lon sio ku sia ku pana

start – so

statement – hi pakki

steam – ko mina

steel – mes puna

step – (V) mi nou; (N) quo mio nou; ru rao nou

stitch, sew – lan lai quou

stone – pun koro

stop – mir

story – hi tonti

stretch – li quokti

structure – hin lato

substance – (1) kan; (2) lat plá; kan plá

succeed – pa plinti loi; plin loi

sugar – kan kuna

suggest – hi kikki (-ti)

summer – to kó plura

support – ka lia lotti; li lotti

surprise – (V) tor; rar lai sau

swim – mi ní suo

system – lan lato; hin lano

T
talk – hi; hi tonti

taste – pi ní puo

tax – (V) ha latu lao keso ha aksi; (N) lat lao keso ha latu

teach – li sakti

tendency – pin mio; pin pao

test – man pao; le pakti

theory – lan hino

thing – te

thought – mi plao; mi ní plao

thunder – plan lono plea; plan pleo

time – to

tin – mes mina rori

top – ple; plir pleo

touch – pi lai hau

trade – har kasti

transport – (V) mi; (N) plas mio kú; plas mi ní plaso mi kú

trick – li sakti keti

trouble – pet plau; pet plerti pet plau

turn – pit

twist – pit satti; ten satti; ten satti tau

U
unit – ke; lat kea

use – la

V
value – man ló; man teo loa

verse – hi kato plea

vessel – plas

view – ru sio; lon sio

voice – ton hio; ton hi toni

W
walk – mi lai nou

war – to tato

wash – plin lai sú; tir plitu tir lai sú

waste – (1) rir; te lora tir teu (2) tir nekti

water – su

wave – nu suo

wax – kan huo haso kano kona

way – mis

weather – ko; pi kó

week – lan tó suno

weigh – pet plerti

win – tat ploi (battle); pa ploi (competition)

wind – ko; ko mia

wine – su lia hitti; su pluro

winter – to kó plua

woman – met

wood – kan seo; pun seo

wool – quo hono; lan quó hono

word – lat hio

work – pa

wound – ket ranu; ket niru (scratch)

write – ta, ta hiu

Y
year -- to kó pana

A
angle – pit; nu pito; (corner) pit loto

ant – has lano

arch – ple teno; lat teno

arm – ha

army – lan kuo tata

B
baby – mer plora

bag – plas hao; plas mio lai hau; plas hao mi lai plasu

ball – ten pluno; ten plun lai tenu

band – ru quoa

basin – plas mio ní suo

basket – plas lano ruro

bath – plas plino lai sú

bed – na rao; lon rao

bee – has kano kuna

bell – la pluno pom-pomu; la pluno tikti

berry – re seo plera

bird – hon kó; hon mia plei

blade – ru; ru tata

board – ru kano seo

boat – plas mia plei suo

bone – pun rano

book – lan ruo; lan ruo tao

boot – he nó he plea

bottle – plas puo rura

box – plas pó pina

boy – men nuna

brain – por plao

brake – (V) mir; (N) la miro

branch – rur seo

brick – pun pó pina; pun pó pina pun koro

bridge – mis plea suo

brush – (paint brush) lan quó ta lai lanu; (cleaning brush) lan quó plin lai lanu

bucket – plas mio sú

bulb – nu tena; (light bulb) nu tena nu suna

button – nu heo

C
cake – ma kona

camera – la tá siu

card – ru puna ru tao

cart – plas teno

car – plas mia lai teno

cat – hon hia miau; hon tata honu plora

ceiling – lon plao

chain – quo lato

cheese – pun suo mina pun nuta

chest – so rano

chin – pler só; pler só plao

church – hu kuo plá panu

circle – ten; nir teno

clay – su mira su koro

clock – la sio tou

cloud – min lono plea

coat – he kó plua

collar – ten ruro plea plao

comb – (V) hin lanu quó; (N) lan ruro; la hino quou

cord – quo; (wire) quo meso

cow – hon hia muu; hon hara sú mina

cup – plas suo

curtain – he puo sio

cushion – (V) ror tatsi; (N) la rora tatsi; (pillow) la rao plau

D
dog – hon hia hauhau; hon slia nikti; hon tira kú lora

door – pu mio

drain – (V) tir sú; (N) rur nira sú

drawer – plas heo pen plasu

dress – he

drop – (V) li mikti plerti; (N) plor suo

E
ear – nu tono; nu ton lai nú

egg – ten hono; ten mero hono

engine – te mia tenu

eye – ten sia; ten si lai tenu

F
face – so plao

farm – kor rea; kor seo rea

feather – he hono kó

finger – rur hao

fish – hes suo

flag – ru kato plea

floor – lon nó

fly – (1) mi plei; mi ní kó (2) hes plito

foot – no; pler nó

fork – rur mao rur tata; rur tata ma lai ruru

fowl – hon kó hon lano seo

frame – pun niro; (framework) pun lia lotti

G
garden – lan seo rea; kor seo rea

girl – met nuna

glove – he hao; he pliro hao

goat – hon hí memeu

gun – la tato quoi; la tato ní mio quoi

H
hair – lan quó; lan quó plao

hammer – la tato petti

hand – ha; plir hao

hat – he plao

head – pla

heart – por rano

hook – rur pita

horn – rur plao

horse – hon mio; hon mio plei hono

hospital – hu ló ranu

house – hu

I
island – lat koro

J
jewel – pun suna; pun koro pun suna

K
kettle – plas suo plura; plas suo ruo seo

key – rur pea

knee – nu nó

knife – ru tata

knot – nu quó

L
leaf – ru seo

leg – no

library– hu lano tao; hu lano ruo tao

line – quo, quo tao; (straight line) quo pina

lip – nir puo

lock – (V) per puni; (N) la pero puni

M
map – ta koro; ta enao

match – (1) ti sikti sani, li sikti sani (2) rur pao pluru

monkey – hon sana menu

moon – ten tó suta

mouth – pu só; pu mao; pu hio

muscle – kan rano; te mia ranu

N
nail – pun ruro hao

neck – rur pleo plao

needle – rur pliro tata; rur lano lai quou

nerve – quo pio

net – ru quó

nose – nu só; nu pia kou

nut – re á niru puna; re niro puna

O
office – hu tao

orange – re quea seti

oven – plas pluro

P
parcel – plas lio mikti; plas mia

pen – rur tí lai sú

pencil – rur tá

picture – ta; ta sio; ru ta rú

pig – hon plita

pin – rur mira heu; rur lana heu

pipe – (tube) quo quona; rur quona; (smoking pipe) rur quona rur kó mita

plane – lon, lon koro; (airplane) plas mia plei

plate – ru mao

plough – rar koru

pocket – plas heo

pot – plas mao; plas mao plura

potato – re koro

prison – hu kuo pá keti

pump – (V) pen-e-pet; (N) la peno-e-peto