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a: word class prefixnoun marker
an: clause markeropens a complement clause — a clause used as a referring expression
ba: Npart, piece, portion, fraction, section, component, segment; Qpartial, incomplete, fragmentary; Vmake up, comprise, form part of; Cpartly, partially, in part
ban: Nmaximum, peak; Qgreatest, maximal, utmost, supreme; Omost, -est
be: Ncause, reason, source, origin; Qcausal, underlying; Vcause, bring about, lead to, give rise to; Ctherefore, consequently, as a result
ben: Nacquisition, gain; Vget, receive, obtain, acquire, take
bi: Npossession, property, belongings; Qowned, possessed, held; Vhave, possess, own, hold, keep
bin: Nhole, opening, gap, aperture, cavity; Qopen, perforated; Vpierce, bore, open up
bo: Npast, front; Qprevious, prior, former, preceding; Vprecede, come before, lead; Cbefore, previously, earlier, beforehand, ago
bon: Ncloth, fabric, textile, clothing, garment; Qwoven, cloth, textile; Vclothe, dress, drape, cover
bu: Ncreation, production, construction, making; Qcreated, artificial, constructed; Vmake, create, produce, build, construct
bun: Nsurface, face, exterior, outside, skin; Qouter, external, surface, superficial; Con, upon, on top of, over the surface of
da: Nthing, matter, material, substance, object, entity, item, stuff; Qphysical, material, tangible, concrete; Vexist, be real, be there
dan: Nend, cessation, pause; Qstopped, halted, still; Vstop, halt, cease, end, finish
de: Nbody, torso, figure; Qbodily, corporeal, embodied
den: Nwriting, drawing, text, document; Vwrite, draw, inscribe, record
di: Ndeath, dying, demise; Qdead, deceased, lifeless; Vdie, perish, pass away
din: Nstone, rock, mineral, ore; Qstony, rocky, hard
do: Narrival, approach, coming; Vcome, arrive, approach
don: Nfemale, woman; Qfemale, feminine
du: Nsize, magnitude, extent, bulk; Qbig, large, great; Vgrow, enlarge, expand
dun: Npersistence, permanence, continuation; Qremaining, lasting, permanent, enduring; Vstay, remain, persist, continue, last
e: word class prefixqualifier marker
en: clause markeropens a relative clause — a clause used as a modifier
ga: Nnearness, proximity, vicinity; Qnear, close, adjacent; Vapproach, come close to; Cnearby, close by
gan: Ngroup, set, collection, gathering; Qgrouped, collective, communal, shared; Vgather, group, collect, assemble
ge: Ntop, upper part, height, summit; Qupper, high, top, raised; Vrise, raise, lift; Cabove, over, on top, up, overhead
gen: Nstrength, force, power, intensity; Qstrong, powerful, forceful, intense; Vstrengthen, reinforce, intensify
gi: Nhearing; Vhear, listen to
gin: Nfood, drink, meal, nourishment; Qedible, drinkable; Vconsume, eat, drink, ingest
go: Nbottom, underside, base; Qlower, bottom, under, low; Vlower, descend, drop; Cbelow, under, beneath, underneath, down
gon: Nwater, liquid, fluid; Qwet, liquid, damp; Vwet, moisten, water, soak
gu: Nwhole, entirety, totality, everything; Qwhole, entire, complete, total; Oall, every, each
gun: Nfight, conflict, battle, struggle, war; Qhostile, combative, opposed; Vfight, battle, struggle, oppose, resist
i: word class prefixverb marker; used alone as the copula
in: clause markeropens a non-finite clause — a bare predication taking its subject from outside
ja: Nbreakage, damage, ruin; Qbroken, damaged, ruined; Vbreak, damage, destroy, ruin
jan: Nlight, brightness, illumination, glow; Qbright, light, luminous, shining; Vshine, glow, illuminate, light up
je: Nfeeling, sensation, emotion, experience, perception; Qemotional, sensory; Vfeel, sense, experience, perceive
jemu: (a good feeling); interjectionhello! (general greeting); Nhappiness, contentment, love, joy; Qhappy, content, joyful, glad; Vbe happy, enjoy, delight in
jen: Nstart, beginning, onset, origin; Qinitial, first, beginning, original; Vstart, begin, initiate
ji: Ntruth, fact, reality; Qtrue, real, correct, genuine, accurate; Vconfirm, verify, affirm
jin: Nchoice, selection, option, decision; Qchosen, selected, preferred; Vchoose, select, pick, decide
jo: Nneed, necessity, requirement; Qnecessary, needed, required, essential; Vneed, require, must
jon: Nusage, function, purpose, application; Quseful, used, functional, in use; Vuse, utilise, employ, apply
ju: Nwant, desire, wish, will; Qwanted, desirable; Vwant, desire, wish
jun: Nmiddle, centre, core; Qmiddle, central, intermediate, medium; Cbetween, among, amid, in the middle of
ka: Nkind, type, sort, category, class, variety; Qtypical, characteristic, representative; Vclassify, categorise, sort
kan: Nchange, transformation, shift; Qchanged, transformed; Vbecome, turn into, change into, come to be
kawa: (a kind of speaking); Nlanguage, dialect, accent; Qlinguistic, of language
kawaba: (the language of parts, after the roots it builds every word from); NKawaba, the language of parts
ke: Nability, capability, capacity, skill; Qable, capable, possible; Vcan, be able to, be capable of, manage to
ken: Nheat, warmth, temperature; Qhot, warm; Vheat, warm up
ki: Nknowledge, understanding, awareness; Qknown, familiar, understood; Vknow, understand, recognise, be aware of
kin: Ndifficulty, hardship, challenge, complexity; Qdifficult, hard, challenging, complex; Vcomplicate, make difficult
ko: Nsmallness, small size; Qsmall, little, tiny, slight; Vshrink, reduce, diminish
kon: Nsoftness, gentleness; Qsoft, gentle; Vsoften
ku: Nwhat, what thing; Qwhich, what kind of; Ohow many, how much
kun: Nease, simplicity; Qeasy, simple, straightforward; Vsimplify, ease, make easier
la: Nperson, human, individual, being, people; Qhuman, personal
ladu: (a big person); Nadult, senior, elder; Qadult, grown, senior
laki: (a person who knows); Nteacher, expert, scholar, one who knows
lako: (a small person); Nchild, youth, infant, baby, kid; Qyoung, childish, juvenile
lan: Nhealth, wellbeing, fitness; Qhealthy, well, sound, fit; Vheal, cure, restore, recover
lawa: (a person who speaks); Nspeaker, lecturer, orator
lawa-kawaba: NKawaba speaker
le: Nsight, vision, seeing, view, look; Qvisible, visual, seen; Vsee, look at, watch, observe
len: Nair, gas, atmosphere, breath, wind; Qairy, gaseous, airborne; Vbreathe, blow
li: Ninside, interior, inner part, contents; Qinner, internal, inside, interior; Vcontain, hold, enclose; Cinside, within, indoors
lin: Nlength, extent, span, duration; Qlong, lengthy, extended, tall; Vlengthen, extend, stretch, prolong
lo: Nlife, living, existence; Qalive, living; Vlive, be alive, dwell, reside
lon: Ntool, instrument, device, implement, machine; Qmechanical, instrumental
lu: N3rd person pronoun, she, her, he, him, it, they, them; Qher, hers, his, its, their, theirs
lun: Ncontrol, authority, power, governance, rule; Qcontrolling, dominant, governing; Vcontrol, govern, rule, manage, direct
ma: Nmovement, motion, travel, journey; Qmoving, mobile, in motion; Vmove, go, travel, proceed
man: Ncircle, sphere, ring, curve, ball; Qround, circular, spherical, curved; Vturn, rotate, spin, circle
me: Nside, edge, flank, margin, direction; Qlateral, side, sideways; Cbeside, alongside, next to
men: Ngift, giving, donation, offering; Vgive, hand over, offer, provide, donate
mi: N1st person pronoun, I, me, us, we; Qmy, mine, our, ours
min: Nhouse, home, building, dwelling, room; Vhouse, shelter, accommodate; Cat home, indoors, in the house
mo: Ndistance, remoteness, the distance; Qfar, distant, remote, faraway; Cfar away, in the distance, afar
mon: Ndirt, filth, impurity, waste; Qdirty, filthy, impure, unclean; Vdirty, soil, contaminate, pollute
mu: Ngood, goodness, benefit, virtue; Qgood, pleasant, positive, beneficial; Vimprove, better, benefit
mun: Nlove, affection, care, devotion; Qbeloved, loving, dear, cherished; Vlove, cherish, care for, be devoted to
na: prepositionof, belonging to, associated with (genitive)
nan: conjunctionbecause, since, for
ne: prepositionto, for (recipient, beneficiary)
nen: conjunctionand
ni: prepositionwith, by means of, using (instrument, means)
nin: conjunctionif, in the event that
no: prepositionabout, regarding (topic, subject)
non: conjunctionor
nu: prepositionwith, together with, accompanied by (comitative)
nun: conjunctionbut, yet, however
o: word class prefixoperator marker
on: clause markeropens a degree clause, marking the standard of a comparison
pa: Nthought, idea, mind; Qmental, thoughtful, cognitive; Vthink, consider, reflect, ponder
pan: Nsleep, rest, slumber; Qasleep, sleeping, dormant; Vsleep, rest, fall asleep
pe: Nattempt, effort, trial, test; Qattempted, experimental; Vtry, attempt, test
pen: None, connection, link, junction, joint; Qsingular, connected, joined, attached, linked; Vunify, connect, join, attach, link, combine; Oone
pi: Nincrease, addition, surplus, excess; Qadditional, extra, further; Vincrease, add, raise; Omore, greater, -er
pin: Nsound, noise, tone; Qaudible, sonic; Vmake a sound, ring
po: Nfuture, back; Qnext, subsequent, later, following; Vfollow, come after, succeed; Cafter, afterwards, later, then
pon: Nnovelty, newness; Qnew, fresh, recent, novel; Vrenew, refresh, update
pu: Nbad, badness, evil, wrong; Qbad, unpleasant, negative, detrimental; Vworsen, spoil, degrade
pun: Nanimal, creature, beast; Qanimal, bestial
punga: (dogs are close to humans as the first domesticated animal); Ndog, canine
sa: Nabundance, multitude, great quantity; Qnumerous, abundant, plentiful; Omany, much, a lot of, very
san: Nspeed, quickness, rate, pace; Qfast, quick, rapid, swift; Vhurry, hasten, speed up
se: Nidentity, equality, likeness; Qsimilar, identical, equal, alike; Vmatch, equal, be the same as; Osame, self; Csimilarly, likewise
sen: interjectionouch! (reaction to pain); Npain, wound, injury, harm; Qpainful, wounded, hurt, injured; Vhurt, harm, wound, injure, attack
si: Nthis one, that one; Othis, that, these, those
sin: Ncolour, hue, shade, tint; Qcoloured, colourful; Vcolour, dye, paint, tint
so: Ntime, period, duration, occasion; Qtemporal, timed; Cat a time, at the time
sodu: (a big time); Nage, era, epoch; Qold, aged, ancient
soko: (a small time); Nmoment, instant; Qbrief, shortly
son: Nshape, form, figure, outline; Qshaped, formed; Vshape, form, mould
su: Nword, term, name, expression; Vname, call, term
sun: Nplay, game, fun, recreation; Qplayful, fun, recreational; Vplay, have fun
ta: Nplace, location, position, area, site; Vplace, put, set, locate
tan: Nnumber, count, figure, quantity; Qnumerical, numeric; Vcount, number, enumerate
te: Nnegation, absence, nothing, lack; Qabsent, nonexistent, lacking; Vlack, be without, deny; Onot, no, non-
ten: Ntwo, division, separation; Qdual, separated, divided, split; Vdivide, split, separate, halve; Otwo of
ti: Nscarcity, shortage; Qscarce, sparse, rare; Ofew, little
tin: Nsex, sexuality; Qsexual; Vhave sex, copulate, mate
to: N2nd person pronoun, you; Qyour, yours
ton: Nline, row, stripe, sequence, edge; Qlinear, straight, lined; Vline up, align, arrange in a line
tu: Naction, act, deed, activity; Qactive, done; Vdo, act, perform, carry out
tun: Nplant, vegetation, flora, tree; Qplant, vegetal; Vplant, sow, cultivate
u: word class prefixcircumstantial marker
un: clause markeropens an adverbial clause — a clause used to situate the event in time, place or circumstance
wa: Nspeech, speaking, communication; Qspoken, verbal, oral; Vspeak, talk, say, tell, communicate
wan: Ntrade, exchange, commerce, transaction; Vtrade, exchange, buy, sell, barter
we: Nthe other, another one, difference; Qdifferent, distinct, unlike; Vdiffer, differ from; Oother, another, else
wen: Nimportance, significance, weight, value; Qimportant, significant, major, serious; Vmatter, be important
wi: Namount, quantity, portion; Osome, any, a certain
win: Ncold, coldness, chill; Qcold, cool, chilly; Vcool, chill, cool down
wo: Ntouch, contact; Qtactile, in contact, touching; Vtouch, contact, make contact with
won: Npoint, edge, blade, sharpness; Qsharp, pointed, keen, acute; Vcut, sharpen, pierce
wu: Nlikeness, similarity, resemblance; Qsimilar, alike, resembling; Vresemble, be like, be similar to; Clike, as, in the manner of
wun: Nmale, man; Qmale, masculine