AGU DA PETER ZAFÊN |
Vocabulary List
The following is a complete list of words occurring in the story Agu da Peter Zafên. Vocabulary entries are read as follows:
Please note that only basic forms of words are included in this list. Plurals and other forms are not included. Consult the grammar for a complete explanation of what kind endings can be attached to words.
afênko 2 n tool, device
aga 2 x away
agasê 1 a old
agele 2 vti hear
agula 2 vti say, speak, talk
alagê 1 n something
alalam 1 x somewhere
albarga 2 vti examine, inspect
aldozûm 2 n window
alega 2 vti see, look
alepra 2 vi stare
aloj 2 n onion
alpe 1 n eye
aman 1 vi be named
ana 1 x three
avên 1 a brown
bana 1 x four
bargoda 2 a careful, cautious
bezo 1 n radish
bêlê 1 x two
bês 1 n sparrow
bufi 1 x unless
buna 1 x if
cade 1 vi hide
co 1 x that is, namely, that is to say, the one that
cofûnle 2 x just in (the nick of) time
cu 1 vv would, (subjunctive particle)
cuss 1 vi would be
da 1 x about, concerning
da 1 vi fall
dadzzumi 2 vt plant (a seed, etc.)
dafregêm 2 n sieve
dal 1 vvi can, be able, be possible
damas 1 vi escape
darpa 1 vt squeeze
de 1 n he, him, she, her, it
defwaleli 3 vi peek, peep
del 1 n they
deradagu 2 vti answer
di 1 n flower
dirapyn 2 n goldfish
dolafe 2 a well-behaved
dolapak 1 x enough
doledo 2 a wonderful
dolesû 2 n pair, couple
dosa 1 a better
dossoke 2 a pleasant, nice
dwahajka 2 n hoe
dwamava 2 n floor
dzzesal 2 n corner
dzzopa 1 n cabbage
dzzuas 1 vt buy, purchase
dzzudot 1 vt hang, hang up
dzzudotêkam 3 n rack
dzzula 1 vt put, place
dzzumba 1 vt take, get
dzzunûgeka 3 n rake
dzzuson 2 vt gather, collect
dzzûgezza 2 vt brandish, wave
dzzûmafam 2 vt put someone to bed
dzzûmba 1 vti give
ego 1 vi wonder, ask oneself
esaj 2 vt leave behind, cause to remain
fabu 1 vvti try, attempt
fagêmlêl 2 n work
fakatele 3 a safe, secure
fake 1 a excited
falasa 2 vt hold, contain
faleske 2 a busy
falê 1 vti do
famêlêt 2 vt make, build
famêta 2 vi sit down
famodona 3 vt turn upside-down
faragro 2 vt secrete (a liquid)
feznaim 2 n accident
figeza 2 vi be motionless, stand still
finebu 2 vi despair
fislore 2 a narrow, not spacious, tight
fjamurak 2 n umbrella
fla 1 x in
flale 1 x among
framivêm 2 n cotton
fre 1 x through
friparmas 2 vi crawl (on stomach)
fris 1 a soft
fuke 1 a sudden, suddenly
fûfamat 3 vi jump up, stand up suddenly
fûfwini 2 vti forget
fûgezak 2 vti jerk, make one sudden movement
fûmado 2 vi jump
fûmun 2 a fast, quick(ly)
fûmuna 2 vi hurry
fûn 1 x now
fwa 1 vi stop
fwadzza 1 vi get stuck, jam
fwil 1 x not
fwilagê 2 n nothing
gabena 2 vti look for, search for, seek
gabila 2 vti look around
gace 1 n path
gaco 1 n way
gadokesum 2 n (male) cousin
galamê 2 vi be located at or in, be found at or in
galasê 1 vi there is, there are
galic 2 vt find
gatamas 2 vt chase
gedorke 2 a quiet, quietly
gefa 1 vvti continue
gelaga 2 x beyond
gêmdzzotûs 2 vvti tire (of doing something)
gêmlass 1 a tired
glûgezzu 2 vi tremble with fear
gnu 1 x until
gnudal 1 x as hard as one can, as much as possible
golêta 2 vti be concerned about, be worried about
grûcep 2 n gooseberry
gûlûnû 2 vt scare, frighten
gûlûnûske 2 a afraid (of)
hagidir 1 n black raspberry
hamês 1 vti cook
hamikaras 1 n supper
hamilarêm 1 n evening
i 1 x and
ic 1 x also
icera 2 a new, young
imagasê 2 vi happen, occur
imaske 2 vti experience, go through, live through
is 1 x but
jakrûdwa 2 n field
jana 1 a big
janglu 1 x more
jansa 1 x many, much
jansapa 2 vt fill
janslar 1 x often
jarmelak 1 n wheelbarrow
jasi 1 x a few, several
jasikir 1 x a while later
kakleg 1 n rock, stone
kal 1 n you (plural)
kamo 1 n thing
karal 2 vti eat
karap 2 vti drink
kareve 2 n parsley
kavotas 1 n coat
ke 1 x as, like, that, so, thus, it
kebu 1 x as if
kira 1 x after, next
kiro 1 n pea
klêdagu 1 vti ask (a question)
klêdefa 1 vti beg, plead
kolo 1 x five
koma 1 vi fly
kraf 1 x maybe, perhaps
krap 1 a wet
kûsa 1 vti shut, close
la 1 x at, to, towards
laf 1 x near
lafirlêm 2 x soon
lafla 1 x inside (a room)
lag 1 x there
lagnu 1 x in (a period of time), by the time of
lagro 1 x outside (a room)
lale 1 vti reach, get to, arrive
lalono 2 x at first
lami 1 vi live, dwell
laolka 2 x around it, around there
lapûnda 2 n end, tip
larla 1 x during, while
le 1 x with
ledono 2 a second (i.e., 2nd)
lefûmis 2 vi be out of breath
lekûs 1 vt lock
lese 1 x very
lessimkel 1 n beloved, a beloved one
lesu 1 x too (much)
logakam 2 n door
logamat 1 n doorstep
lomafe 2 vti enter
lomago 2 vti come out from
lonjale 2 vt catch sight of
lonoêm 2 vvti begin, start
ludonizz 1 n medicine
ludos 1 vi be healthy, be well
madot 1 vi climb (up)
mafami 2 vi go to bed
mafu 1 vi run
mafweja 2 vi run here and there in different directions
maha 1 n tea
mala 1 vv did (used for making verb past tense)
malagro 2 vi go out, leave home
malass 1 vi was, were
male 1 vt bring
manau 2 x back (e.g., come back, give back, etc.)
manausa 2 vi return, come back, go back
maoka 2 n container, any kind of vessel
masa 1 vi go, walk, travel, come
masat 2 vi step
maseja 2 vi wander
masku 1 vi rest
mazarmafu 3 vi run on all fours
mazarmat 2 vi stand on hands and knees
mazufjal 1 n shoe
mêkacfusum 2 n baker
mêssicep 1 n currant
mêsside 2 n currant bush
mêta 1 vi sit
mfa 1 vv should, ought to
mireva 2 n potato
misake 2 a alive
misarap 1 n milk
missenok 2 n bun, roll (of bread)
misseska 2 n bread
misseskûl 2 n loaf of bread
muhi 1 a blue
mulun 1 vv become, (also used for passive)
nagûvas 2 vi feel naseous, be sick to one's stomach
nakrûfja 2 vti plop something down upon something else, swat down
nalafa 2 vi be naughty
nalafe 2 a naughty
namadot 1 vti climb down
natnêl 1 x under, below
naukaroma 3 vi find one's way (after being lost)
nigo 1 vti know
nimêlake 3 a sure, with confidence
nimogosû 3 vti shake one's head
nimûd 2 vti believe, think
ninamêk 2 a confused (mentally)
njamuf 1 vvt intend, purpose
novane 2 n bean
nu 1 x well! (interjection)
nyvalu 2 n cat
okam 2 x which, that, what
oko 1 x only
olam 2 x where
olar 1 x once, at one time
olcemêk 2 n pie
omislarêm 3 x one morning
onsu 1 n father
onudzz 2 x by means of, by, with
onûn 1 a whole, complete
osokam 3 x who
otênelonke 4 a straight
pakûn 1 n side, edge
pênag 1 vi cry, weep
pênkeni 2 vti bemoan something, regard it a pity that...,
pêntês 1 n mouth
pênyk 1 vi sob
pênykan 2 n sobbing
ponsu 1 n mother
posumam 2 n Mrs.
pratêk 1 x immediately
pratên 1 x directly
pro 1 x for, for the benefit of, to (+ verb, for infinitive)
rap 1 n water
rapênag 1 n tear (from eyes)
rapezûm 2 n pond
recemisa 2 n plant, plant life, flora
recub 1 n cucumber
redwa 1 n garden
revada 2 n root
rêmgula 2 vti shout, yell
sa 1 vt have
saj 1 x across
samaok 2 n basket
samela 2 n mouse
sekarlam 2 n woods, forest
sêlûme 1 n lettuce
sêna 1 x one
sêno 1 n pine tree
sênokos 2 n blackbird
sialam 2 x here and there
sialar 2 x now and then
sidzzukarlûn 3 n teaspoon(ful)
sikak 2 n sand
sikar 1 n bush
sikili 2 a small, little
sikilsa 2 x few, a few
sikrêda 2 vt knock something over, tip something over
simulokam 3 n gate
siolsu 2 n button
ske 1 x one's self, oneself, self
slebo 1 a fat
slorêmlar 2 n week
so 1 n I, me
ssalam 1 x everywhere
ssalg 1 x each, every
ssisumke 1 a friendly
ssoêl 1 vt meet, come across
ssopuzza 2 vi sneeze
su 1 x of, from
sufjal 1 n clothes
sugûlko 2 n scarecrow
sukalam 2 n house
sulapak 3 x finally, at last
sumam 1 n Mr.
suzumi 2 n family
sû 1 a left
tajope 2 n tail
talgêmo 2 n net
tatên 1 x backwards
tavos 1 vti sit or stand with back towards
tê 1 x that
tên 1 n direction
togo 1 n land between ditches, bank of earth
topyle 2 n brass
tudzze 1 x that (as a result...)
tukanudzz 3 x this is how...
ûndoka 2 n wall
va 1 x on, upon
vaj 1 x along, across
vi 1 x so that
vol 1 x forth
vredzzusum 1 n thief
zafên 1 n rabbit, bunny
zûmba 1 n hole
zzapê 1 vt lose (opposite of find)
zzi 1 x because
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