adj. adjective | adv. adverb | art. article | conj. conjunction | det.

determiner |
interj. interjection | n. noun | num. numeral | part. particle | prep. preposition |
pron. pronoun | v. verb
a /a/ prep. out awau /ˈawau̯/ n. daunaai /ˈdau̯naːi̯/
sand, gravel n. dagger
aaima /ˈaːi̯ma/
prep. beyond baaikï /ˈbaːi̯kɪ/ v. dæʻï /ˈdæʔɪ/ v.
wake, wake up, get accuse
aaunïwe /aːu̯
up
ˈnɪwe/ n. glove devï /ˈdevɪ/ n.
bæ /bæ/ v. meet, door, gate
ækai /ˈækai̯/ v.
encounter
focus diʻä /ˈdiʔɑ/ n.
bæwou /ˈbæwou̯/ paper, document
æluau /æˈluau̯/ n.
v. exercise
step (footstep) dïlaai /ˈdɪlaːi̯/ n.
balä /ˈbalɑ/ v. trouble
æpaelo /æˈpae̯lo/
improve
n. excitement dïnalou /dɪˈnalou̯/
baone /ˈbao̯ne/ v. construct,
ahï /ˈahɪ/ n. baby
adj. red, purple assemble, mold,
ai /ai̯/ v. would grow (help to)
bauʻaau /ˈbau̯ʔaːu̯/
ainoi /ˈai̯noi̯/ n. n. athlete doä /ˈdoɑ/ n.
edge, shore, coast, patient
belai /ˈbelai̯/ v.
rib
serve, deliver doinou /ˈdoi̯nou̯/
aki /ˈaki/ n. foot, adj. clear,
bïhä /ˈbɪhɑ/ n.
ground, bottom transparent
task, chore
(lowest part)
dowa /ˈdowa/ v.
biko /ˈbiko/ n.
ämao /ˈɑmao̯/ n. take, steal,
servant
winter remove, deprive,
bïwivo /bɪˈwivo/ v. take away, rob,
anai /ˈanai̯/ adj. erase, expel,
agree, compromise
big, obese, ripe accumulate
bokulao /boˈkulao̯/
anau /ˈanau̯/ v. duna /ˈduna/ n.
adj. natural
request, demand, bay
impose boule /ˈbou̯le/ n.
gender æhä /ˈæhɑ/ v. wait,
aokoi /ˈao̯koi̯/ adj. linger, expect, rely
huge buni /ˈbuni/ n. ball on, predict,
aove /ˈao̯ve/ v. daelao /ˈdae̯lao̯/ v. anticipate
stretch talk æʻakæ /æˈʔakæ/
auhe ïwe /ˈau̯he daʻa /ˈdaʔa/ n. n.
ˈɪwe/ n. lower class chair, stool (seat) ekïke /eˈkɪke/ n.
aulehaau /au̯ dakä /ˈdakɑ/ v. lounge, couch, sofa
ˈlehaːu̯/ n. sister deserve emæ /ˈemæ/ n.
auwai /ˈau̯wai̯/ daokiʻaai /dao̯ back (of body),
prep. outside ˈkiʔaːi̯/ n. product XXXX
(item made)
ænou /ˈænou̯/ n. inoi /ˈinoi̯/ v. keep kikæ /ˈkikæ/ v. call
society (save, retain), (refer to by), name
accumulate
hae /hae̯/ adv. here kïlæ /ˈkɪlæ/ n.
ive /ˈive/ v. edit stump
hælï /ˈhælɪ/ v. cry,
weep, mourn, rain iwa / i’wa/ n. kohi /ˈkohi/ v. turn
water, semen, on
haʻu /ˈhaʔu/ adj.
discharge
fair, just koiʻau /ˈkoi̯ʔau̯/
iwi /ˈiwi/ v. seek interj. no
haku /ˈhaku/ v.
respect, worship kaaine /ˈkaːi̯ne/ n. konæ /ˈkonæ/ n.
trial world, earth, body
hanä /ˈhanɑ/ adj.
firm kaauʻä /ˈkaːu̯ʔɑ/ n. koukä /ˈkou̯kɑ/ n.
dream, nightmare stem, root, spine
hapai /ˈhapai̯/ n.
risk, threat kaehae /ˈkae̯hae̯/ kuhu /ˈkuhu/ n.
v. ask (inquire), candle
he /he/ prep. for (a
consult
period of time or la /la/ num. first
length of distance) kaekä /ˈkae̯kɑ/ v.
lae /lae̯/ pron.
copy, imitate,
hæwæʻaau /hæ which
replicate
ˈwæʔaːu̯/ adv.
laepa /ˈlae̯pa/ n.
simply, only kæme /ˈkæme/
property
adj. mean, rude
hïli /ˈhɪli/ v. branch,
lahau /ˈlahau̯/
finger käho /ˈkɑho/ v.
turn, rotate, twist laʻo /ˈlaʔo/ v. hope
hïvo /ˈhɪvo/ n.
public kakae /ˈkakae̯/ adj. laku /ˈlaku/ n.
old, former, late, smoke, cloud,
hoiha /ˈhoi̯ha/
antique steam
hoivepï /hoi̯ˈvepɪ/
kaoni /ˈkao̯ni/ n. laonaaupï /lao̯
adj. fashionable
table, bench ˈnaːu̯pɪ/ adj.
houlai /ˈhou̯lai̯/ n. confident
kauwi /ˈkau̯wi/ v.
ink
torture läwepa /lɑˈwepa/
hua /ˈhua/ v. solve, v. moan
ke /ke/ v. move,
figure out go, come li /li/ n. altitude
iʻau /ˈiʔau̯/ n. sun, kæ /kæ/ prep. like linaauku /li
day
ˈnaːu̯ku/ n. flood
keʻaopï /keˈʔao̯pɪ/
ikaaiho /iˈkaːi̯ho/ v. adj. urban liva /ˈliva/ n. block,
like, admire
cube
kælo /ˈkælo/ v.
ïkemi /ɪˈkemi/ v. doubt loma /ˈloma/ n.
analyze
text, prose
kæpæ /ˈkæpæ/
inæ /ˈinæ/ v. listen, adj. curious loupä /ˈlou̯pɑ/ n.
hear
dead body, dead
kiʻï /ˈkiʔɪ/ conj.
plant
unless
lunu /ˈlunu/ adj. mu /mu/ v. try pahaai /ˈpahaːi̯/ n.
strong, tough, (strive), struggle beast
solid, sturdy,
naaikæ /ˈnaːi̯kæ/ päʻïmaau /pɑ
robust
n. neck, collar ˈʔɪmaːu̯/ n.
maau /maːu̯/ v. put alphabet
naema /ˈnae̯ma/ v.
(place), put on
sing, pray panu /ˈpanu/ n. tail
mælä /ˈmælɑ/ n.
nai /nai̯/ n. pawæ /ˈpawæ/
thorn
member adv. yesterday
mæne /ˈmæne/ n.
nanila /naˈnila/ pelae /ˈpelae̯/ n.
study
adj. drunk field, pasture
mäʻae /ˈmɑʔae̯/ v. (inebriated)
pevæ /ˈpevæ/ adj.
cut
navæwa /na real
maka /ˈmaka/ n. ˈvæwa/ n.
pikæ /ˈpikæ/ n.
soil perception
shit
mamï /ˈmamɪ/ n. nenæ /ˈnenæ/ n.
pïwoæ /pɪˈwoæ/ n.
cat
nie /ˈnie/ n. engine, motor
maowä /ˈmao̯wɑ/ information, data
poikoulo /poi̯
n. wall
nili /ˈnili/ adj. ˈkou̯lo/ n. work
mäwa /ˈmɑwa/ n. serious
pomeha /po
farm
nïvæ /ˈnɪvæ/ n. ˈmeha/ n. chicken
mekäpï /meˈkɑpɪ/ blasphemy, heresy
poukænoi /pou̯
adj. distant
nomu /ˈnomu/ v. ˈkænoi̯/ adj.
mekæ /ˈmekæ/ v. kick foreign, external
catch, capture,
nuve /ˈnuve/ v. pukï /ˈpukɪ/ n.
seize, arrest
please, satisfy silver, money
menækæpoi /
oʻo /ˈoʔo/ n. thing, raau /raːu̯/ v.
ˌmenæˈkæpoi̯/ n.
slave decide
grocer
okæ /ˈokæ/ n. ræki /ˈræki/ n. bow
mï /mɪ/ adj. tired
record (written (decorative
(needing rest)
account) material)
milaau /ˈmilaːu̯/
omina /oˈmina/ rake /ˈrake/ n.
minae /ˈminae̯/ n. adj. only stand
bar (pub)
ou /ou̯/ adj. new, raonaau /ˈrao̯naːu̯/
moʻu /ˈmoʔu/ n. recent v. destroy,
hint devastate
oupæ /ˈou̯pæ/ n.
molaau /ˈmolaːu̯/ trousers rauwoi /ˈrau̯woi̯/
adv. however
moulu /ˈmou̯lu/ n. paaimaeva /paːi̯
cloth, fabric, ˈmae̯va/ n. helmet reme /ˈreme/ v. fit,
textile, linen, rag, belong, apply
paealo /pae̯ˈalo/ n.
napkin
start, beginning
rewela /reˈwela/ n. unæ /ˈunæ/ v. vouhï /ˈvou̯hɪ/ n.
interior twist, distort metal
rïni /ˈrɪni/ n. uvoi /ˈuvoi̯/ v. sit waau /waːu̯/ v. run
mansion
vaai /vaːi̯/ adj. big, waenä
rolaai /ˈrolaːi̯/ det. great (very large), noiliʻu /ˈwae̯nɑ noi̯
several massive, ˈliʔu/ n. death
enormous, popular
rulo lahau /ˈrulo waiælo /wai̯ˈælo/ n.
ˈlahau̯/ n. fox vaaimï /ˈvaːi̯mɪ/
wänæ /ˈwɑnæ/ n.
adj. sweet,
taaika /ˈtaːi̯ka/ n. bone, mountain
delicious
impulse
wava
vaho /ˈvaho/ adj.
tai /tai̯/ v. ask raaupoi /ˈwava
stiff, sturdy
(request) ˈraːu̯poi̯/
vaimoukepï /
tamo /ˈtamo/ n. wawo /ˈwawo/ n.
ˌvai̯mou̯ˈkepɪ/
mathematics bell
vakælo /vaˈkælo/
täpo /ˈtɑpo/ n. weʻai /ˈweʔai̯/ n.
n. behavior
leader resident
vapile /vaˈpile/ v.
tenæ /ˈtenæ/ n. wænï /ˈwænɪ/ n.
polish
oven trade
vela /ˈvela/ n. bow
tikai /ˈtikai̯/ v. fire wï /wɪ/ n. room
(weapon)
(from job) (space), capacity
vænoiikou /
tohu /ˈtohu/ n. ray wïnaaukaau /wɪ
ˌvænoi̯ˈikou̯/ adj.
(of light), radius ˈnaːu̯kaːu̯/ adj. hot
offensive
(attractive)
towe /ˈtowe/ n.
viʻaai /ˈviʔaːi̯/ n.
morning, dawn woemo /woˈemo/
south
v. bark, skin
uhïnu /uˈhɪnu/ n.
vïnelä /vɪˈnelɑ/ v.
race (competition), wolæ /ˈwolæ/ n.
arrive, reach
marathon glass
voinou /ˈvoi̯nou̯/
adv. soon
aaivou /ˈaːi̯vou̯/ ai /ai̯/ n. area, aunai /ˈau̯nai̯/
adv. forever region, territory
awæ /ˈawæ/ n.
æhae /ˈæhae̯/ aiwï loiʻau /ˈai̯wɪ journey, tour,
prep. onto ˈloi̯ʔau̯/ n. turtle voyage
aekæ /ˈae̯kæ/ n. äloi /ˈɑloi̯/ n. leaf baau mupi /baːu̯
sponge ˈmupi/ n. prince
anä /ˈanɑ/ v. chase
æno /ˈæno/ adj. bæwähi /ˈbæwɑhi/
aokae /ˈao̯kae̯/ n.
awful, terrible
violence bakæ /ˈbakæ/
aewoi /ˈae̯woi̯/ n.
apaiwoi /ˈapai̯woi̯/ bamoilou /
description
n. election ˈbamoi̯lou̯/ adj.
political
baomouki / dune /ˈdune/ v. rule hunewæ /
ˈbao̯mou̯ki/ ˈhunewæ/ n. silk
æhau /ˈæhau̯/ v.
bawa /ˈbawa/ n. dig, bore ïhai /ˈɪhai̯/ v. prove
map
ekæmi /ˈekæmi/ v. ikeʻi /ˈikeʔi/ v.
beʻukä /ˈbeʔukɑ/ n. smell (emit odor), touch, feel (sense
youth stink by touch)
benae /ˈbenae̯/ v. evaepai /ˈevae̯pai̯/ iu /ˈiu/ n. angle,
receive, collect, n. elevation direction (way)
compile
haailo /ˈhaːi̯lo/ n. kä /kɑ/ v. become
bewaukä / swamp (change into), get
ˈbewau̯kɑ/ adj.
haauwæ /ˈhaːu̯wæ/ kaaukæ /ˈkaːu̯kæ/
dead
n. blade, razor adj. nice
bïnuli /ˈbɪnuli/ n.
hæle /ˈhæle/ v. kaeʻevou /
enemy
explain, discuss ˈkae̯ʔevou̯/ n. size,
bo kï /bo kɪ/ n. amount, quantity
haiki /ˈhai̯ki/ adj.
season (quarter of
general kæmi /ˈkæmi/ n.
the year)
interview
hama /ˈhama/ adv.
bolæla /ˈbolæla/ n.
maybe, perhaps kæoi /ˈkæoi̯/ n.
answer
crown
hapi /ˈhapi/ n. dog
buhæ /ˈbuhæ/
kähinaau /
hapili /ˈhapili/ n.
daai /daːi̯/ n. ˈkɑhinaːu̯/ n. rate
puppy
worker
kailaai /ˈkai̯laːi̯/ v.
havæpai /
dæʻa /ˈdæʔa/ n. act, behave
ˈhavæpai̯/ n.
elbow
author, writer kanäke /ˈkanɑke/
dakæ boi /ˈdakæ adj. fine (okay)
heʻe /ˈheʔe/
boi̯/ n. appearance
kaoʻïhai /ˈkao̯ʔɪhai̯/
(looks) hæmï /ˈhæmɪ/ adj.
adj. skilled
pretty
daohe /ˈdao̯he/ n.
kau /kau̯/ n. man
greed hiha /ˈhiha/ n.
hammer kävä /ˈkɑvɑ/ n.
de /de/ adj. hungry
theater, stage,
hino /ˈhino/ n. gold
dæ /dæ/ prep. like arena
hohipai /ˈhohipai̯/
denaohai / keʻa nïnu /ˈkeʔa
n. abuse
ˈdenao̯hai̯/ adj. ˈnɪnu/ n. horizon
painful hoivaai /ˈhoi̯vaːi̯/ n.
kæmani /ˈkæmani/
tin
dihuʻæ /ˈdihuʔæ/ v. v. enter, penetrate,
acquire houka /ˈhou̯ka/ adj. invade
quick
dini /ˈdini/ v. offer kæpa /ˈkæpa/ n.
hu /hu/ v. change, referendum
doimä /ˈdoi̯mɑ/
modify
kihï /ˈkihɪ/ v. flow,
du /du/ n. ear
leak, drain
kïla /ˈkɪla/ n. broom lewaaivo /ˈlewaːi̯vo/ mæpï /ˈmæpɪ/ n.
v. hit, beat (strike), plot
kinaovai /ˈkinao̯vai̯/
punch, slap, collide
v. have sex miʻækä /ˈmiʔækɑ/
lilau /ˈlilau̯/ n. n. characteristic
kipai /ˈkipai̯/ adj.
favour
sharp, steep minou /ˈminou̯/ n.
lo /lo/ adv. today price, fee, tariff
koʻo /ˈkoʔo/ n. sin
loimu /ˈloi̯mu/ adj. mono /ˈmono/ n.
koka /ˈkoka/ n.
furious waist, forest
second (time),
moment loma /ˈloma/ n. movi /ˈmovi/ n.
sap, blood knot
konæ /ˈkonæ/ n.
point, position lovïkï /ˈlovɪkɪ/ n. munakä /ˈmunakɑ/
(location) food, cuisine n. difference
kovæ /ˈkovæ/ n. luʻu /ˈluʔu/ n. birth naau /naːu̯/ prep.
advice from
ma /ma/ num. four
kula /ˈkula/ v. næho væke /ˈnæho
maauhae /
sneeze ˈvæke/ n. poultry
ˈmaːu̯hae̯/ prep.
kupaau /ˈkupaːu̯/ v. beside naenïla /ˈnae̯nɪla/
plan
mæʻï /ˈmæʔɪ/ n. naʻa /ˈnaʔa/ n. beer
laau /laːu̯/ n. family key
naivai /ˈnai̯vai̯/ n.
(children and
maho /ˈmaho/ det. victim
parents)
such
namæve /
læhoukæ /
mainao /ˈmai̯nao̯/ ˈnamæve/ adj.
ˈlæhou̯kæ/ v. open
v. organize necessary
læu /ˈlæu/ v. climb
mäkopai /ˈmɑkopai̯/ nau /nau̯/ n. state
läkaʻau /ˈlɑkaʔau̯/ n. order (condition),
adj. sticky condition (state)
mämo /ˈmɑmo/ n.
länä /ˈlɑnɑ/ pron. religion, cult nekou /ˈnekou̯/ n.
everyone wheel, disk
maoʻi /ˈmao̯ʔi/ adj.
lano /ˈlano/ adj. tall nævæ /ˈnævæ/ v.
exact, precise fail
mau /mau̯/ v. be
lapæ /ˈlapæ/ n. (exist), be nïmi /ˈnɪmi/ n.
valley, cleavage (permanent state) magazine
lauʻou /ˈlau̯ʔou̯/ n. mæ /mæ/ prep. noihæ /ˈnoi̯hæ/ n.
clock through nail
lavoi /ˈlavoi̯/ n. mælae /ˈmælae̯/ n. nolekä /ˈnolekɑ/ n.
uniform evening foreigner
lehou /ˈlehou̯/ v. menæ /ˈmenæ/ n. nuä /ˈnuɑ/ adj. ugly
claim, allege fruit, seed
nulelai /ˈnulelai̯/ n. puʻi /ˈpuʔi/ n. scale tine /ˈtine/ n.
mistake, error, (instrument for expression, facade
defect weighing)
tohuwao /
oiho /ˈoi̯ho/ n. puvola /ˈpuvola/ ˈtohuwao̯/ adv.
story, fable, prose usually
raau /raːu̯/ adj.
oka /ˈoka/ n. route next tonipai /ˈtonipai̯/
conj. or, either
omou kolï /ˈomou̯ rænï /ˈrænɪ/ v.
ˈkolɪ/ n. astronomy starve unu /ˈunu/ n.
basket, container
owi /ˈowi/ n. insect rako /ˈrako/ n.
right, entitlement vä /vɑ/ n. history,
paaiʻa /ˈpaːi̯ʔa/ v.
past
execute rauʻi /ˈrau̯ʔi/ n.
result, outcome vai /vai̯/ v. work (be
paaupoiwoi /
employed), work
ˈpaːu̯poi̯woi̯/ n. rekæna /ˈrekæna/
(toil)
suggestion n. rotting thing
valoi /ˈvaloi̯/ adj.
paekæ /ˈpae̯kæ/ v. rï /rɪ/ n. mother
hard, difficult
hang, dangle
ripai /ˈripai̯/ n.
vapae /ˈvapae̯/ n.
paenï /ˈpae̯nɪ/ n. runner
mud
message, letter
roi /roi̯/ num.
(written vehï häpe /ˈvehɪ
hundred
document), note ˈhɑpe/ n. necklace
rou /rou̯/ n. idea,
pana /ˈpana/ adj. vænai /ˈvænai̯/ n.
concept, theory,
major mood
opinion
pau /pau̯/ v. want, vi /vi/ v. help, assist
ta /ta/ num. nine
require, oblige
vihoive /ˈvihoi̯ve/
taekai /ˈtae̯kai̯/ n.
peha /ˈpeha/ n.
research vima hapi /ˈvima
jewel, gem
ˈhapi/ n. wolf
taipae /ˈtai̯pae̯/ adj.
pælu /ˈpælu/ v.
middle viwo /ˈviwo/ n.
hold, clutch, grasp,
needle, pin
grip tanaaiwo /
ˈtanaːi̯wo/ n. mouse volæ /ˈvolæ/ v.
piha /ˈpiha/ adj.
shine, glow
able, capable, tapæ /ˈtapæ/ pron.
competent, ready anything wä /wɑ/ prep.
during
piʻa /ˈpiʔa/ v. cross taunoi /ˈtau̯noi̯/ v.
warn, alert wae /wae̯/ adj.
pilï /ˈpilɪ/
previous
teki /ˈteki/ n. face,
pini /ˈpini/ v. cure
XXX wæpau /ˈwæpau̯/ v.
polae /ˈpolae̯/ emphasize
tewenæ /ˈtewenæ/
povæ /ˈpovæ/ n. n. committee, waʻohapai /ˈwaʔo
lunch tribunal ˌhapai̯/ n. dancer
 wäme /ˈwɑme/ adv. wi /wi/ adj. bad wou /wou̯/ adv.
once there
wïkä /ˈwɪkɑ/ n.
wau /wau̯/ v. stay, wizard wovæ /’wovæ/ n.
remain, situate laugh
woikä /ˈwoi̯kɑ/ n.
wæ /wæ/ adv. coat, jacket
never

Voihevai /voi̯ˈhevai̯/
Dine /ˈdine/
Waowaai /ˈwao̯waːi̯/

Consonant inventory

↓Manner/ Bilabi Labioden Alveol Vel Glott

Place→ al tal ar ar al

Nasal m n

Stop pb dt k ʔ

Fricative fv h

Trill r

Lateral l
approximant

Co-articulated phonemes

↓Manner/ Labial-
Place→ velar

Approximant w
Vowel inventory

Fro Bac
nt k

High i u

Near- ɪ
high

High- e o
mid

Near- æ
low

Low a ɑ

Diphthongs: ae̯ ai̯ ao̯ au̯ aːi̯ aːu̯ oi̯ ou̯

Main word order: Subject (Prepositional phrase) Object Verb. “Mary opened the
door with a key” turns into “Mary with a key the door opened”
Adjective order: Adjectives are positioned before the noun.
Adposition: postpositions

Nouns have two cases:

 Nominative is the doer of a verb: dog bites man. Uses prefix “ka”
 Accusative is the done-to of a verb: man bites dog. Uses prefix “be”
Singular uses affix “ni”
Plural uses affix “ma”

Nominati Accusati
ve ve

1st ae /ae̯/ da /da/

singular
I me

2nd dæ /dæ/ hao /hao̯/

singular
you you

1st plural rau /rau̯/ nae /nae̯/

we us

2nd tau /tau̯/ paai /paːi̯/

plural
you all you all

3rd plural dou /dou̯/ pæ /pæ/

they them