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A -------------------- A 0
ahkia adv when 7#The future tense
ai his, her 9#Other uses of ligature
ailal quan much, many 10#The -a or -ya ligature
aisa n father 9#Rules for adding -ka
aisaia v speak 4#The -isa form stem aisa-
aisikam your father 3#Your
aisiki my father 1#A
ani det which 9#Other uses of ligature
ani wina where from 5#To and from
anira int adv where 3#Who, what and where
apia no 3#Questions
apia not 2#Isn't/aren't
atkaia v buy 7#The future tense
au yes 3#Questions
aula negative of balaia 5#To and from
auya negative of waia 5#To and from
awala n river 10#The -a or -ya ligature
B -------------------- B 0
ba det the 1#The
baha det that 9#The -ka ligature after demonstratives
baha pron that 1#This and that
baha wina from there 5#Here and there
bahara adv there 5#Here and there
balaia irreg v come 5#To and from pres. aula, balisa
baman adv only 7#The present tense
banghwaia plural auxiliary 10#Banghwaia
bara con and then, and so 7#The present tense
bara sa there is, there are 3#There is/are
briaia v have 8#The negative stem bri-
buk n book 1#The (Eng.)
D -------------------- D 0
daiwan n animal 1#A
dama n old man 10#Vocabulary and reading
daukaia v make, do 4#The -isa form
dia int pron what 3#Who, what and where
dia muni why 4#The -ras form
diaia v drink 10#A-verbs and i-verbs stem di-
diara n/pron thing, anything 4#The -ras form
dimaia v go in, enter 7#The future tense
dur n door 2#In, on and at (Eng.)
dus n tree 10#The -a or -ya ligature lig. -a
H -------------------- H 0
hilp munaia cpd v help 6#With (Eng.)
I -------------------- I 0
ikaia v kill 9#Other uses of ligature
inaia v cry 4#The -ras form
Inglis n English 7#The present tense (Eng.)
inska n fish 8#The negative
Ispail n Spanish 7#The present tense
iwaia v sit 5#Here and there
K -------------------- K 0
kaia irreg v be 5#Direct objects stem ka-, pres. sa
kaikaia v see 5#Direct objects
kalila n chicken 8#The negative
kalila wîna cpd n chicken meat 8#The negative
kî n key 9#Other uses of ligature (Eng.)
ki question particle 3#Questions
krikri n bed 9#Other uses of ligature
kum det a, an 1#A
kum kum det some, a few 3#There is/are
kwakaia v open 9#Other uses of ligature
L -------------------- L 0
laik kaia cpd v like 8#The negative (Eng.)
lalah n cordoba, dollar, money 10#Vocabulary and reading
lan takaia cpd v learn 7#The present tense (Eng.)
li n water 10#The -a or -ya ligature lig. laya
M -------------------- M 0
mairin n woman 1#The lig. mairka
man pron you 7#I am
man nani pron you (plural) 10#Plural personal pronouns
mangu n mango 3#There is/are
Miriki n American (from the US) 2#Plural nouns
Miskitu n. Miskito 4#The -isa form
Miskitu bila cpd n Miskito (language) 7#The present tense
N -------------------- N 0
na det this 1#The
naha det this 9#The -ka ligature after demonstratives
naha pron this 1#This and that
naha wina from here 5#Here and there
nahara adv here 5#Here and there
nahwala adv yesterday 6#The past tense
naiwa adv today 8#Go, come, know and want
nanara adv now 4#The -isa form
nani plural marker 2#Plural nouns
ninam your name 3#Your
ningkara adv afterwards 6#The future tense
nini my name 1#Is
nu kaia cpd v know 8#Go, come, know and want (Eng. "know")
P -------------------- P 0
pain adv well 7#The present tense (Eng. "fine")
pali very 3#Your
piaia v eat 8#The negative stem pi-
piakaia v cook 4#The -isa form
plikaia v look for 4#The -ras form
plun n food 4#The -isa form
prias watla cpd n church 6#With (prias: Eng. "prayers")
pulaia v play 4#The -isa form
R -------------------- R 0
ra post in, on, at 2#In, on and at
rum n room 2#In, on and at
S -------------------- S 0
sa present of kaia 1#Is
sap (shap) n shop, store 3#There is/are (Eng.)
sin too, also 1#The
sirpi adj small 1#Is
skul n school 5#To and from (Eng.)
sut quan all 4#The -ras form
swiaia v leave, let, forget 10#A-verbs and i-verbs stem swi-
T -------------------- T 0
takaia v go out 7#The present tense
takaskaia v stay 8#The negative
tara adj big 1#Is
tasba n ground, floor 2#In, on and at lig. -ya
taura adv first 6#The future tense
tawan n village 3#There is/are
tiara adj young 1#Is
tiara n young woman 9#Rules for adding -ka
tibil n table 2#In, on and at (Eng.)
tisku adv soon 7#The future tense
truk n car, truck, motor vehicle 5#Here and there (Eng.)
tuktan n child 4#The -ras form lig. tuktika
tuktikam your child 3#Your
tuktiki my child 1#Is
U -------------------- U 0
umpira adj poor 1#Is
utla n house 2#In, on and at
W -------------------- W 0
wahma n young man, youth 10#Vocabulary and reading
waia irreg v go 5#To and from stem wa-, pres. auya, wisa
waitna n man 1#The
wal post with 6#With
wâl quan two 10#Vocabulary and reading
wala quan other 6#The future tense
walaia v hear 7#The present tense
walpa n stone 3#There is/are lig. -ya
wan our (inclusive) 9#Other uses of ligature
want kaia cpd v want 8#Go, come, know and want (Eng.)
wark n work 6#With (Eng.)
wark takaia cpd v work 7#The present tense
wiaia v say 10#A-verbs and i-verbs stem wi-
wina post from 5#To and from
windar n window 2#In, on and at (Eng.)
witin pron she, he 1#Is
witin nani pron they 10#Plural personal pronouns
Y -------------------- Y 0
ya int pron who 3#Who, what and where
yabal n path, road 3#There is/are
yakwra adj tall, high 10#The -a or -ya ligature
yang pron I, me 6#With
yang nani pron we (exclusive) 10#Plural personal pronouns
yapaia v sleep 9#Other uses of ligature
yapti n mother 9#Rules for adding -ka
yaptikam your mother 3#Your
yaptiki my mother 1#This and that
yauhka adv tomorrow 6#The future tense
yaura see 5#Direct objects
yawan pron we (inclusive) 2#We, they, these and those
yul n dog 1#A
yumhpa quan three 10#Vocabulary and reading