Miskito/Vocabulary (English)

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A -------------------- A a, an det kum afterwards adv ningkara all quan sut American (from the US) n Miriki and then, and so con bara animal n daiwan B -------------------- B be irreg v kaia stem ka-, pres. sa bed n krikri big adj tara book n buk (Eng.) buy v atkaia C -------------------- C car n truk (Eng.) chicken n kalila chicken meat cpd n kalila wîna child n tuktan lig. tuktika church cpd n prias watla (prias: Eng. "prayers") come irreg v balaia pres. aula, balisa cook v piakaia cordoba, dollar, money n lalah cry v inaia D -------------------- D dog n yul door n dur (Eng.) drink v diaia stem di- E -------------------- E eat v piaia stem pi- English n Inglis (Eng.) F -------------------- F father n aisa first adv taura fish n inska food n plun from post wina from here naha wina from there baha wina G -------------------- G go irreg v waia stem wa-, pres. auya, wisa go in, enter v dimaia go out v takaia ground, floor n tasba lig. -ya H -------------------- H have v briaia stem bri- hear v walaia help cpd v hilp munaia (Eng.) here adv nahara his, her ai house n utla I -------------------- I I, me pron yang in, on, at post ra K -------------------- K key n kî (Eng.) kill v ikaia know cpd v nu kaia (Eng. "know") L -------------------- L learn cpd v lan takaia (Eng.) leave, let, forget v swiaia stem swi- like cpd v laik kaia (Eng.) look for v plikaia M -------------------- M make, do v daukaia man n waitna mango n mangu Miskito (language) cpd n Miskitu bila Miskito n. Miskitu mother n yapti much, many quan ailal my child tuktiki my father aisiki my mother yaptiki my name nini N -------------------- N no apia not apia now adv nanara O -------------------- O old man n dama only adv baman open v kwakaia other quan wala our (inclusive) wan P -------------------- P path, road n yabal play v pulaia poor adj umpira R -------------------- R river n awala room n rum S -------------------- S say v wiaia stem wi- school n skul (Eng.) see yaura see v kaikaia she, he pron witin shop, store n sap (shap) (Eng.) sit v iwaia sleep v yapaia small adj sirpi some, a few det kum kum soon adv tisku Spanish n Ispail speak v aisaia stem aisa- stay v takaskaia stone n walpa lig. -ya T -------------------- T table n tibil (Eng.) tall, high adj yakwra that det baha that pron baha the det ba there adv bahara there is, there are bara sa they pron witin nani thing, anything n/pron diara this det na this det naha this pron naha three quan yumhpa today adv naiwa tomorrow adv yauhka too, also sin tree n dus lig. -a two quan wâl V -------------------- V very pali village n tawan W -------------------- W want cpd v want kaia (Eng.) water n li lig. laya we (exclusive) pron yang nani we (inclusive) pron yawan well adv pain (Eng. "fine") what int pron dia when adv ahkia where int adv anira where from ani wina which det ani who int pron ya why dia muni window n windar (Eng.) with post wal woman n mairin lig. mairka work cpd v wark takaia work n wark (Eng.) Y -------------------- Y yes au yesterday adv nahwala you (plural) pron man nani you pron man young adj tiara young man, youth n wahma young woman n tiara your child tuktikam your father aisikam your mother yaptikam your name ninam