Taila/Dictionary

Here is a growing dictionary of the Taila language's lexicon. Expect it to expand as time goes on. If you would like to propose/contribute new words, please leave them in the Discussion section of this page. I will review them and add vocabulary as I see fit.

An lonso nok dhistun ya luyera taila i luyera inland alai fudais piam tia ya. Zin su tium zak dembuli no. Na han oba zak no mat on do nok piam yuni ti gintiu aidi lo ya bal, game "Discussion" alai nok ve aidi ba.

=A= a part.

adam sv. to be young; to have lived for only a few years

agi mw. for spaces, areas, locations: room, country, expanse

aidi fv. AGT gives OBL to PAT ; EFF sends OBL to PAT ; PAT gets/receives OBL from AGT / EFF ; AFF allows/permits

amerika n. America

an pron. this, that, said thing

an-da pron. that

an-ni pron. this

ano part. 

an-yo pron. that, yonder

arai part. 

arinzu pron. I, me 

avat sv. to be free, unrestrained

=B= ba n. (go) one's own father, dad, step-father, male parent; part. must

baba n. (go) father, dad, step-father, male parent

badio n. (xaum) week

bal part. would, if

bilan n. (agi) country, nation

biniam n. dignity, worth, worthiness

bobom mw. for weather: cloud, rain, snow

bol pron. you 

bu part. has ...-ed

buva mw. for concepts and thoughts: ethics, intelligence, logic

=D= -da part. that

daha n. (xaum) hour

dandam n. (go) human child

dembuli sv. to be growing, maturing, transitioning

dhistun n. (ke) Internet

dian part.

diaran pron. he, she, him, her 

dioti n. (xaum) second

diun part. 

do num. a few, some, not too many

doisland n. Germany

du part. not, no

dura part. 

=E= e num. ; cv. towards a medial location; (zak) IND goes (to you), AGT brings (to near you) OBL to PAT

elde n. (xaum) minute

=F= ferro sv. to be desired, wanted, coveted; part. 

frans n. France

fudais n. (rafo) manual, reference document

fudais piam n. (rafo) dictionary for definitions 

fudais piam tia n. (rafo) dictionary to translate between languages

=G= game conj. then, in that case 

gintiu fv. thinking, communicating to oneself within the mind: AGT ponders/considers OBL, AGT develops/formulates PAT (an idea), AFF finds themselves thinking OBL , EFF convinces AFF about OBL

go mw. for humans: man, woman, child

=H= halid n. (buva) right, ability, prerogative

han part. 

helu adv. very, quite, really, truly; sv. to be true, honest

hoi pron. I, me

hunen pron. you 

=I= i conj. and, also, with

inland n. England

=K= kanada n. Canada

ke mw. generic measure word 

keke n. (nok) thing, something, anything

ki pron. he, she, it, him, her

kiotet fv. AFF behaves/acts like COMP ; AGT manipulates/moves/plays with PAT

konsa n. (go) person, human, human being, homo sapien

krinos pron. you 

kunon fv. AFF sees/catches sight of OBL ; IND watches/reads OBL ; AGT inspects PAT ; EFF shows OBL to AFF

=L= lanu mw. for land animals: rabbit, dog, snake

lasin sv. to be old ; to have lived for many years

lian n. (go) one's own daughter, female child

lialian n. (go) daughter, female child

lino n. (ke) rice; (nok) grain of rice

lo part.

lonso mw. for pages and stationary: page, paper, sheet

lui part. 

luyera n. (ke) language, method of communication

luyera inlis n. (ke) English language

luyera taila n. (ke) Taila language

=M= ma n. (go) one's own mother, mom, step-mother, female parent

mai part. generally, habitually, usually

mama n. (go) mother, mom, step-mother, female parent

mat pron. who, what, which, that

men part. <effectuative thematic role: EFF >

midix n. (buva) conscience, morality, ethics

munghe sv. to live, be alive; part.

=N= na pron. you

ne pron. you

newa sv. to be first, initial, primary

nghen part. <originative thematic role: ORIG >

nghera n. (xaum) day

-ni part. this

nihongh n. Japan

nin sv. to be current, contemporary, now; part.

niom n. (go) one's own son, male child

nioniom n. (go) son, male child

no part. is ...-ing

nok n. (ke) a dot, point, speck, piece, instance; mw. part of a whole/collection: piece, grain, bit

nok dhistun n. (lonso) webpage

nok yanse n. (uli) a specific color (as opposed to color in general)

nok zalauk n. (xaum) a point in time, instance, moment

=O= oba cv. concerning wants/desires: (gintiu) AGT thinks he/she wants OBL (but isn't certain); (zak) AGT wants to do OBL, AFF finds themselves wanting to do OBL

on part. <agentive thematic role: AGT >

ondam n. (go) boy, male human child <contraction of ongh adam>

ongh n. (go) man, male human, adult man

onsin n. (go) old man, male senior <contraction of ongh lasin>

=P= pandam n. (go) girl, female human child <contraction of pane adam>

pane n. (go) woman, female human, adult woman

pansin n. (go) old woman, female senior <contraction of pane lasin>

partil sv. to be equal, not lesser, not greater

piam n. (nok) word, particle

piogen pron. I, me <exclusively female, heightened formality>

=R= rafo mw. for documents of any kind: book, magazine, poster

rua part. I hear that...

=S= saban sv. to be of the past, old, no longer; part.

sam num. quite a few, a large number <especially when acting collectively>

sanai n. (xaum) day of the week

sariun n. (xaum) month

se part. <general possessive: POSS >

sia pron. I, me

sinsin n. (go) old human

son n. (go) one's own brother, step-brother, half-brother, male sibling

sonson n. (go) brother, step-brother, half-brother, male sibling

stariam n. (rafo) book, novel

su part. <inductive thematic role: IND >

=T= tan part. <comparative thematic role: COMP >

ti part. <patientive thematic role: PAT >

tia cv. toward a distal location; (zak) IND goes/leaves/exits/departs, EFF repels PAT away from him/her, AGT takes (there) OBL to PAT

tianum n. (xaum) year

tiau part. should

tip sv. to be last, final, ultimate

tiriste sv. to be tall, high

tium sv. to be of the future, not yet existent; part.

tomo part. <comitative thematic role: CMT >

toniam part. over, above

tonsai n. (lanu) rabbit, hare

tun n. (go) one's own sister, step-sister, half-sister, female sibling

tuntun n. (go) sister, step-sister, half-sister, female sibling

=U= uli mw. for properties: color, scent, taste

=V= ve part. <locative thematic role: LOC >

vio part. <beneficial thematic role: BEN >

=W= wastun n. (buva) reason, intelligence, logic

won part. <vialis thematic role: VIA >

=X= xal part. <productive possessive: PROD >

xaum mw. for temporal words: day, month, year

xoi cv. towards a proximal location; (zak) IND comes/arrives/gets closer, EFF attracts PAT, AGT brings (here) OBL to PAT

xut n. (nok) decimal point; part. <used within numbers to separate whole numbers and decimals>

=Y= ya part. <oblique thematic role: OBL >

yak part. yes, do, especially, really

yangha pron I, me <exclusively male, heightened formality>

yanse n. (ke) spectrum of color, a colorful thing, color in general (as opposed to a specific color)

yensiato fv. EFF causes AGT to give birth to PAT ; IND gets pregnant from EFF ; AFF goes into labor

-yo part. that, yonder

yuni sv. to be new, recent, just created

=Z= zak fv. to do <acts as a "pro-verb", analogous to a pronoun; often combined with sv.s>; cv. to move, journey, travel

zalauk n. (xaum) time, passage of time <general term, not a specific time>

zara sv. to be all, everything, total

zenia n. (bobom) snow

zi part. <directive thematic role: DIR >

zin pron. he, she, it, him, her

ziongo n. China