Hadokai Tubatonona Lexicon – In Progress

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Lexicon

A “a”: /a/ – Pronounced as in “father” or “car.” An open-front unrounded vowel sound.

  • Ae: /aɪ/ – Eat or partake
  • Al: /al/ – 1. Water (Noun) 2. beside or alongside (suffix)
  • Alcha: /al.cha/ – Blue, literally water color
  • Alda: /’al.da/ – Calm, nice, good
  • Aldagiroda: /’al.da.’gi.ro.da/ – GoodEvil, Balance
  • Alirti: /’al.ir.ti/ – Gentle or subtle form of floating or swimming
  • Aldavudoh: /’al.da.’vu.do.h/ – Good life area (Nature).
  • Albe: /’al.be/ – Steam, literally water soft, or water fluffy
  • Alpo: /’al.po/ – Ice, literally water hard

B “b”: /b/ – Articulated as in “bed” or “bat.” A voiced bilabial plosive sound.

  • Ba: /ba/ – Work or labor
  • Baka: /’ba.ka/ – Create or build
  • Bakanano: /ba.ka.’na.no/ – We (my community) are creating (baka – create, na – individual, no – community)
  • Bakanono: /ba.ka.’no.no/ – We (our communities) are creating; emphasizes the collective aspect (baka – create, no – community/plural, no – community)
  • Bala: /’ba.la/ – Speak
  • Balaaldatu: /ba.la.’al.da.tu/ – To express joy or amusement (Laugh).
  • Balana: /ba.’la.na/ – I am speaking (singularly)
  • Balano: /ba.’la.no/ – We are speaking
  • Bapa: /’ba.pa/ – to Write
  • Bapava: /’ba.pa.va/ – The writings
  • Bato: /’ba.to/ – Divine communal creation
  • Batonana: /ba.to.’na.na/ – My community is spiritually creating (singularly)
  • Batonano: /ba.to.’na.no/ – Our communities are spiritually creating
  • Batova: /ba.’to.va/ – Divine creator
  • Batau: /ba.to.u/ – Formal greetings and Relious/spiritual passages open and close with this
  • Be: /be/ – Soft or fluffy; describes objects or substances that are light, airy, or yielding to touch.
  • Bo: /bo/ – an object or item, some thing

Ch “ch”: /ʧ/ – Articulated as in “check” or “church.” A voiceless postalveolar affricate sound, which combines a plosive and a fricative. The tongue initially makes a complete closure near the palate (as in the sound ‘t’), followed by a fricative release similar to the “sh” sound.

  • Cha: /ʧa/ – having color or colored
  • Chavi: /ʧa.vi/ – to color or coloring
  • Che: /ʧe/ –
  • Chi: /ʧi/ – plant
  • Chim: /ʧi/ – tree
  • Chimti: /ʧi.ti/ – sapling (small)
  • Chimta: /ʧi.ta/ – mature tree (normal average)
  • Chimto: /ʧi.to/ – old tree (large)
  • Chimzutoto: /ʧi.zu.to.to/ – ancient tree
  • Cho: /ʧo/ – Air
  • Chogiro: /ʧo.gi.ro/ – Smoke (as from a fire)
  • Chu: /ʧu/ – to become

D “d”: /d/ – As in “dog” or “door.” A voiced dental or alveolar plosive sound.

  • Da: /da/ – Feeling or sensation (suffix)
  • De: /de/ – Second person indicator, defaults to individual if verb is unmodified for quantity indicators (de bata – You, as an individual, create spiritually/divinely)
  • Di: /di/ – Lesser or smaller version of an action (suffix)
  • Do: /do/ – greater or larger version of an action (suffix)
  • Doh: /do.h/ – Area indicator
  • Dohna: /’do.h.na/ – My area, my space, my home
  • Dohnati: /’do.h.na.ti/ – My little area or space

E “e”: /e/ – Similar to “bed” or “met.” A close-mid front unrounded vowel sound.

  • E: /e/ – with
    example, she tu navaena – cow [first person] run with [singular]
  • En: /en/ – Directional “around” (suffix)
  • Em: /em/ – Food
  • Es: /es/ – Directional “towards” or “to” (suffix)
  • Et: /et/ – Directional “away” (suffix)

F “f”: /f/ – As in “fair” or “flame.” A voiceless labiodental fricative sound.

  • Fa: /fa/ – Nuetral, specifically neither gender version
  • Fe: /fe/ – Combined gender or both genders
  • Fi: /fi/ – Feminine, female version
  • Fo: /fo/ – Masculine, male version

G “g”: /g/ – As in “go” or “green.” A voiced velar plosive sound.

  • Ga: /ga/ – Dark, absence of light
  • Gi: /’gi/ – Danger
  • Giro: /’gi.ro/ – Fire
  • Girocha: /gi.ro.cha/ – Red
  • Giroda: /’gi.ro.da/ – Anxious, bad, evil

H “h”: /h/ – As in “hat” or “hello.” A voiceless glottal fricative sound.

  • Ha: /ha/ – Utter or make sound with your mouth
  • Hadi: /’ha.di/ – Whisper
  • Hado: /’ha.do/ – Language or talk
  • Hadoalda: /’ha.do.’al.da/ – Singing
  • Hadokai: /ha.do.’kaɪ/ – Unique language
  • Han: /han/ – Surface or covering of an object (tunahan – human skin)
  • Ho: /ho/ –

I “i”: /i/ – As in “machine” or “beet.” A close front unrounded vowel sound.

  • I: /i/ –
  • Il: /il/ – Under or beneath (suffix)
  • Ir: /ir/ – through or inside or within (suffix)
  • Im: /im/ – represents the concept of temperature, along with the use of the gender morphemes to denote intensity, and the various colors to indicate level of heat, aldo

J “j”: /ʤ/ – As in “judge” or “gel.” A voiced postalveolar affricate sound, like a combination of a soft “d” and “zh.”

  • Ja: /ʤa/ – sharp, able to cut, (adjective suffix)
  • javi: /ʤa.vi/ – to cut (verb)
  • Ji: /ʤi/ – Sharp, able to pierce, (adjective suffix)
  • Jivi: /ʤi.vi/ – to cut (verb)
  • Jo: /ʤo/ – Rock
  • Jobaal: /ʤo.ba.al/ – metal, literally rock work water, rock that can be liquid when worked (such as in a forge)

K “k”: /k/ – As in “kite” or “key.” A voiceless velar plosive sound.

  • Ka: /ka/ – Rare, arms-side hand (right hand), the number 5 (see numbering system)
  • Kai: /ka.i/ – Unique (noun modifier), the number 1 (see numbering system)
  • Ki: /ki/ – changing size
  • Kiti: /ki.ti/ – growing smaller in size
  • Kito: /ki.to/ – growing larger in size
  • Ko: /ko/ – texture rough

L “l”: /l/ – As in “like” or “lamp.” A voiced alveolar lateral approximant sound.

  • Lasi
  • Li: /li/ – eye
  • Lira: /’li.ra/ – To see
  • Ludi: /’lu.di/ – To Play

M “m”: /m/ – As in “moon” or “man.” A voiced bilabial nasal sound.

  • Ma: /ma/ – Sky
  • Magiro: /ma.gi.ro/ – The sun, literally sky fire
  • Mak: /mak/ – Wall or divider
  • Makvi: /’mak.vi/ – To divide or separate
  • Mo: /mo/ – texture fine or smooth
  • Mu: /mu/ – Slower version of an action (

N “n”: /n/ – As in “now” or “nice.” A voiced alveolar nasal sound.

  • Na: /na/ – Singular action or adverbial modifier
  • Nad: /nad/ – separate singular appendage ie. gironad – singular focused flame, literally a fire appendage.
  • Nada: /’na.da/ – To walk
  • Nava: /’na.va/ – To run
  • Nama: /’na.ma/ – to fly
  • Ni: /ni/ –
  • No: /no/ – 1. Third person indicator, defaults plural if verb is unmodified for quantitiy indicators (no bata – They create spiritually/divinely) 2. Multiple indicator or adverbial modifier (suffix

O “o”: /o/ – As in “go” (without the w-like offglide) or “note.” A mid-back rounded vowel sound.

  • Ou: /o.u/ – to gather
  • Oupensava: /’o.u.pen.sa.va/ – To acquire knowledge or skill, from “ou” for gather + “pensava” for knowledge (Learn).
  • Oram: /’o.ram/ – To love

P “p”: /p/ – As in “pen” or “pale.” A voiceless bilabial plosive sound.

  • Pensa: /’pen.sa/ – To think
  • Pensam: /’pen.sam/ – To Know
  • Pensava: /’pen.sa.va/ – A thought
  • Pi: /pi/ – Faster version of an action (navapi – run fast)
  • Po: /po/ – Hard or dense; refers to objects or substances that are firm, solid, or compact in structure.
  • Pra: /pra/ – Protection
  • Pramak: /pra.mak/ – protective wall, shield

R “r”: /r/ – As in the rolled ‘r’ in “arrive” or “red.” A voiced alveolar or postalveolar trill or tap/flap sound.

  • Ra: /ra/ – Closeness or proximity
  • Ro: /ro/ – light or absence of darkness
  • Ren: /ren/ – a stick or a rod
  • Renjaviti: – literally stick sharp small, a knife of sorts
  • Renjavita: – literally stick sharp moderate, a sword
  • Renjavito: – literally stick sharp large, a halberd

S “s”: /s/ – As in “sun” or “sand.” A voiceless alveolar sibilant sound.\

  • Sana: /’sa.na/ – To hear
  • Si: /si/ – To sleep
  • Siti: /’si.ti/ – To Nap
  • Sitva: /’si.ti.va/ – A Nap
  • Spa /spa/ – quality of an object
  • Spako /spa.ko/ – rought in quality, not well made
  • Spamo /spa.mo/ – of fine quality, well made
  • Spa /spa/ – quality of an object
  • Su: /su/ – a name (suffix), Emanresu – the name Emanre (what you call the person or thing specifically)

Sh “sh”: /ʃ/ – Pronounced as in “shoe” or “fish.” A voiceless postalveolar fricative sound, produced by slightly rounding the lips and directing air flow over the center of the tongue, which is raised towards the palate.

  • Sha:/ʃa/ – shield-side hand, the number 10 (see numbering system)
  • Shap: /ʃap/ – 100 (see numbering system)
  • Shai: /ʃa.i/ – the number six (see numbering system)
  • She: /ʃe/ – Cow, Bovine
  • Sheal: /ʃe.al/ – Milk, literally cow water

T “t”: /t/ – As in “top” or “table.” A voiceless dental or alveolar plosive sound.

  • Ta: /ta/ – Medium size/scope Medium or Average Degree
  • Single Use (“ta”): Denotes a medium or average degree. “Alchata” suggests an “average blue” or “moderately blue.”
  • Double Use (“tata”): Intensifies the averageness. “Alchatata” means “very average blue” or “the epitome of blue.”
  • Te: /te/ – Stay, Don’t move, hold still
  • Titato: /’ti.ta.to/ – Increase in size, quantity, or quality (indicated by the increasing descriptors: small medium large), “totati” for decrease in size, quantity or quality (Shrink: large medium small).
  • Ti: /ti/ – Small size/scope Lesser Degree
  • Single Use (“ti”): Indicates a lesser or reduced degree of a quality. For example, “Alchati” could mean “less blue” or “slightly blue.”
  • Double Use (“titi”): Emphasizes the reduction. “Alchatiti” would then mean “much less blue” or “very slightly blue.”
  • To: /to/ – Large size/scope – Greater or Intense Degree:
  • Single Use (“to”): Implies a greater or more intense degree. “Alchato” translates to “bluer” or “more intensely blue.”
  • Double Use (“toto”): Signifies the superlative degree. “Alchatoto” would be “bluest” or “most intensely blue.”
  • Tono: /’to.no/ – Something unpleasant or not pleasurable
  • Tu: /tu/ – First person indicator, defaults to singular if verb is unmodified for quantity indicators (tu bata – I create spiritually/divinely)
  • Tubatonona: /tu.’ba.to.no.na/ – The name for the race, direct translation is “We, the unique creators of the divine”
  • Tuna: /’tu.na/ – an object like me, in my image, ie. a singular human.
  • Tunapensa: /’tu.na.pen.sa/ – A companion or non-familial relationship (Friend) someone I know
  • Tunati: /’tu.na.ti/ – Young person or offspring (Child).
  • Tutototo: /’tu.to.to.’to/ – First person indicator of the cosmic or divine entity, similar to a god or the God speaking to man.

U “u”: /u/ – As in “food” or “rude.” A high back rounded vowel sound.

  • U: /u/ – up, upwards, above
  • Ul: /ʌl/ – Over or on top of (suffix)
  • Uo: /uo/ – receive
  • Uova: /’u.o.va/ – the reciever
  • Uu: /u.u/ – give
  • Uuva: /u.u.va/ – the giver

V “v”: /v/ – As in “van” or “violet.” A voiced labiodental fricative sound.

  • Va: /va/ – Turns a verb into a noun (suffix)
  • Ve: /ve/ – To come
  • Vi: /vi/ – Turns a noun into a verb (suffix)
  • Vu: /vu/ – Existence / life
  • Vualda: /vu.’al.da/ – Expectation for a positive outcome (Hope).
  • Vugiroda: /vu.’gi.ro.da/ – expectation for a negative outcome (dispair)
  • Vudohtoto: /vu.do.h.to.to/ – Life area very large, the world in which we live.
  • Vuviva: /vu.’vi.va/ – State of physical or mental well-being (Health).

Y “y”: /j/ – As in “yes” or “yellow.” A palatal approximant sound.

  • Ya: /ja/ – Question prefix
  • Yaba: /ja.ba/ – How
  • Yabo: /ja.bo/ – What
  • Yadoh: /ja.do.h/ – Where
  • Yahpensa: /ja.pen.sa/ – Why
  • Yatuna: /ja.tu.na/ – Who
  • Yazu: /ja.zu/ – when
  • Yu: /ju/ – To help

Z “z”: /z/ – As in “zoo” or “zebra.” A voiced alveolar sibilant sound.

  • Za: /za/ – exist, to exist, to be
  • Zavuti: /za.vu.ti/ – currently in existence for a short time; denotes something relatively new or recently begun.
  • Zavutiti: /za.vu.ti.ti/ – currently in existence for a very short time; refers to something extremely new or freshly started.
  • Zavuto: /za.vu.to/ – currently in existence for a long time; implies something old or long-standing.
  • Zavutoto: /za.vu.to.to/ – currently in existence for a very long time; used to describe something ancient or of great age.
  • Zavuzubavati: /za.vu.zu.ba.va.ti/ – To have existed for a short time. It denotes something that had a brief existence, without specifying if it is still existing or not.
  • Zavuzubavatiti: /za.vu.zu.ba.va.ti.ti/ – To have existed for a very short time. It denotes something that had a very brief existence, without specifying if it is still existing or not.
  • Zavuzubavato: /za.vu.zu.ba.va.to/ – To have existed for a long time. It denotes something that had a long existence, without specifying if it is still existing or not.
  • Zavuzubavatoto: /za.vu.zu.ba.va.toto/ – To have existed for a very long time. It denotes something that had a very long existence, without specifying if it is still existing or not.
  • Zu: /’zu/ – The time
  • Zuba: /’zu.ba/ – Past tense (prefix)
  • Zubava /’zu.ba.va/ – The past
  • Zubava bana zufova pensam /’zu.ba.va ‘ba.na ‘zu.fo.va ‘pen.sam/ – zubava:the past, bana:write, zufova:the future, pensam:to know (inscribe the past and know the future)
  • Zufo: /’zu.fo/ – Future tense (prefix)
  • Zufoti /’zu.fo.ti/ – Imminent or near future (prefix)
  • Zufova /’zu.fo.va/ – The future
  • Zufovualdi: /zu.fo.’vu.al.di/ – Future good thoughts (Dream; as in aspirations).
  • Zuti: /’zu.ti/ – now or immediately
  • Zuta: /’zu.ta/ – this day, dawn to dawn
  • Zuto: /’zu.to/ – longer than day, perhaps a week
  • Zufo: /’zu.fo/ – Future tense (prefix)