Translations (Vocabulary for Taylor & Windsor)

PES QASYAN eher veqomaqaizet ai qisi iloub:

Hasyan uher James Taylor e ashasyan uher Mary Windsor

VOCABULARY for the following translations:

Poem by James Taylor and prose by Mary Windsor

(Words already discussed or listed in the Vocabulary for Lessons not included.)

abeja, das, to have an effect

acyer i cer, more or less

acyedet, breakage

agairecatten, fatigue

ahani, giant (adj.), gigantic

aher … iher, from … to

aibaqi, early

aibas, enthusiasm

aibasyati, educated, cultured, cultivated, civilised

aibes, choice

aibibasatti, to put [one’s] arms around: to hug

aibovi, enough

aicyidi, to efface

aicyi gabehban, fire department

aidega ledub, shaft of light

aigagasati, imprisoned

ailebecyatti, to burden

aima, amid[st], among[st], in

aimabaqat, interlude

ainiyotti, to hook up (machine)

ainses, cup; trophy

aipaqidi, to be envious of someone: to envy

aipasiaris[, pu], radio or television

aipeilatti, to position

airebairescyatti, to indulge someone

aireblibanatta, to be too painful, to hurt too much

airecadi, mas, to tire

aireitta, to escape

airenta, excitation

ais, against

aive, day. aivet. the whole day. aiveyo beqi, every day. aiveyo marnui, one day

aive sirnoya, birthday

ajor, smell

ala, image, memory

alabesatti, to sieve (alabesatqa, to be sieved).

alandaratti, to put in order

aluh, alas

amadi, mas, to take out

amabejaratta, 1 to waver, to falter. 2 to be unhealthy

amaqavatti, to find again: (a) to recover; (b) to recall

amasedirat, excerpt. amasedirati, excerpted. amasediratti, to excerpt

amioviarisgara, anarchists

amuviqat > uma amuviqatta, to leave the nest or home

anua, potion: anua aivuai e Jeneva, Geneva gin; anua apoun, love potion: philtre

apoun, infatuation

aqeda, to pass (of period of time)

aqe i oge, sooner or later

aqouga, however

asaisyanasti, inexplicable

asatasyuasti, intolerable

asbanasta, acceptability

asen abeja, luck. das asen abejada, to be lucky

ashangiristada, to be useless

asibdi, to read (sign, etc.)

aslesqiestada, to be impossible

asmaqabatta, go around

asnasuisgara, the poor

asoubovatis, unknown person, “unknown quantity”

aspeu bus, besides

aspireuten, freedom, liberty

aspiyoi, short

astranabi, non-violent

asyuca hus, winter. Passorqa is preferred usage nowadays.

asyuca saban, autumn. Uspassorqa is preferred usage nowadays.

atasyudi, to tolerate, to bear

auanaive, week

aumahabdonatis. decrepit person (simply through age)

aumahabdonatta, to be decrepit (simply through aging)

aumalebecyatti, to weigh down

aunjoun, luxury

aut, blood

aut iyoha, period, menstruation

ayoi, his, her or its/their

ayoti, his, her or its own/their own

balout, ankle

bana, travel

baqe boub, shrinking of one’s acquaintances (due to age, infirmity, etc.)

barei, dark

bargarocyisgara, beggars, blighters (sedvosti bargarocyisgara, bedridden people).

bariq[qa]. tomb

barun > mas uma barundi, to drag one’s

becyouqa, hallway

begara, [city] lights

bebes, after

beijí. animal or cat (adj.)

benbu, infestation

benbucya, annoyance[s]

bepiri, appropriate, proper. See in peila

beqa ga, everywhere

beqa go, always

beqa nu = 1 beqa bu saqir, everything. 2 beqa nu tou, everyone, everybody

bequni, half

bereda, uma , to empty or drain itself

bes beqa, after all

bes jes, finished or done with

besyuq, forehead, brow

betar, end (n.). betaridi, to end

bilab, shock

bileq, article (written)

biloqi, 1 resolute. 2 see in gadi, mas uma

biso, arrangement

bisya, instance, example, case. ai bisya, in the case [-a / of]

biya, satisfaction, contentment

bocyabeidu, false tooth/teeth

boubda, to be present at: to attend

bounjout, authority

bouzida, to be aware

buhai ayo, at his, her or their place: at home

buqaib, boy

buqancu, husband. As we see in buqaib, buqancu & buzuab, bu- indicates masculine gender, which can just as easily be left off if so desired.

buqaratti, to throw  off

buzuab, brother

casarisgara, youths

casarunqa, youth

cecer, before

ceicyat. bowl[ful]

celat, bag

cer, more [than]

cyaimoq, bottle

cyaimoq ucya, milk bottle

cyaqocyi, squalid, grimy, dirty

dai, depth: e dai e, as deep as

darhasyan, poet

darningara, the police

darpeu, body

darrai xirar, tailor

dartiranqa, medical profession

dauqa, meditation

dausirocyadi, mas, to bore

dayole, that which: what is/are

depa, chair

desvo, quarrel

deveqdi, mas. to reduce, to lessen

deyehatti, to sweep away

dibsyada, to be warm

duvon[qa], time

e, as, like. e yas e. as, like (indicating analogy, simile, metaphor, etc.)

ebica ibis, the ability to feel: feeling, the sense of touch

ebica laguan, the ability to hear: hearing

ebica meter, memory

ebica qain, the ability to see: eyesight

eher, for (followed by n.); in order to (followed by v.)

elenten, pity

elexiatis, loved one

ema, under, beneath. ema ibecau -a, under the auspices of

emeb beyau, tou, fair-haired or -headed person

emeuqa, cloth

emidoliajon, basement

emosya, almost. emosya rah, hardly, barely

emou, permission. emouga, to be allowed or permitted

emovidi, to permit or allow

epa sezoq. rainy weather: rain. ema epa sezoq, in the rain

epuma, pimple[s]

es, above. es beqa, above all

eslacyeq, cause (n.). eslacyeqdi, to cause (eslacyeqqa, be caused)

esorxisti, horrible, terrible

esouqira. identity. uma esouqirada, identify oneself

esyabeti, senior (adj.)

ga > mas uma gadi, raise one’s … (mas uma gadi raucya biloqo, hold one’s head high).

gai! what!

gali galu, the more so: moreso

gandunqa, adolescence

garuaitta, to creak

garuauanaivei, weekly

garubaresdi, to stroke

garubarunda, to drag on (of time)

garuediyasyada, to purr

garupauranda, to study

garuyarqada, to shine or sparkle

garuyeunrigi see in yeunri

garuyusqada see in yusqa

gejonda, to be upset [-i / with s.o.]

gen, in that way

geyis, evil

gi, why. gi …, gin. since. nu gi? why?

giranisqou, celebration

go haunta, in the meantime: meanwhile

gomayun, daughter

goqancu, wife

gozuab, sister. As we see in goqancu & gozuabgo- indicates feminine gender, which can just as easily be left off if so desired.

ha, particle showing emphasis for following word.

habaga, disease

habdonatis, [old-age] pensioner, retiree

habrida, to stay

habuega, development[s]

hajesat, request. hajesdi, to ask (a favour); see in mousiri

hamoqonat, glass[ful]

hangirdi, to use (v.) mas hangirdi, to carry out: to perform (mas hangirdi saqir xayaristu, make good use of something).

hapou, drop (n.)

haulanestada, to stop or prevent oneself

haulanocyadi, to intrude on: to interfere with, to hinder

hauntada, to last, to endure

hederi, distant

heibreqa, difficulty

heibrou, faeces

helila, peel, skin (n.)

hemoqa, dream (n.). hemoqada, to dream

husda, to sleep

ibecavo, thanks [-a / to]

ibesyi, fast, quickly

ibeyoda, to be far

ibeyoi, far away, remote, distant

ibeyo jabeqa, old age

ibidir meter, fading or failing memory

ibosu, eventuality. ibosú, eventually. ibosui. eventual. see peibosutu

ilir, meaning

iloubdi, to follow. ilougga, to be followed [-u / by]

inlaqui, frequent

inlarqon see in laquti

inmout su, lap

ista, desinence equivalent to “worth” or “worthiness of”, used more often than in English.

itosya, piece of furniture

iyohqa, the moon

jabaqu, problem, trouble

jabe, age (n.). das jabeda cer, to be aged over (20, etc.). das jabedi. to be aged (20, etc.)

jalanten, pleasure[s]

jascyaban, club, association

jau, disease (especially incurable)

jauniyoh, August

je, and (linking plural nouns)

jebo babuq, (a) incontinence; (b) incontinent

jebo ebica qain, blindness

jebo mou, (a) homelessness; (b) homeless

jebo sanegira, (a) hardship; (b) hard

jesdi, to reach, to attain

jula au, glasses, spectacles

juli, glass (adj.)

juni, so (adv.)

la, hair[s]

labeut, habit

laquti, electric. laquti inlarqon, refrigerator

lasqanda, to hang [down]. uma maulasqanda, to hang oneself

lasyada, to be furry

le, foot/feet

lebe, heart [anat.]. lebet, heart [fig.]

lebecyocyadi, das, to be a burden on someone

ledovistada, to be full of promise

ledui, horrible

ledubqa, the sun

lesqida, to happen (lesqiestada, can happen).

lesqi mepa. [one’s] present. ai lesqi mepa. in one’s present

lesqi pas, [one’s] past. ai lesqi pas. in one’s past

lesqova, happiness

lesqovi, happy

lesubdi, to hold

lesva qudou, demonstration, protest

liacyedeti, broken, smashed

liaibebatti, to encounter, to find

liaireitatta, to escape

liaitatta, to crackle

libandi, to hurt someone

lingan, cessation. uzeus lingan, ceaseless

lipapeinosi, illegal

lipianqoubanat, a/the kidnapping

lipoube[, sedia], murder (n.)

lipoube tou, homicide, murder (n.)

lirebiatti, to chance upon: to greet

litanet, outburst (of feeling)

lun, year

macyuqatis, beloved person

macyuqda, to be dear to one

mamalei, personal, individual

manaibaqda, to be late

manaibeuda, to disappear

mancasaris, old person

mancasarqa, old age

mangaruda, to go out

manpeu, death

mansenuscyis, ill person: patient

maraive, Monday

marnui, certain. see in aive

marusyi, once (followed by usya)

masra, ideal (n.)

mau-, prefix meaning “to death”; see uma maulasqanda, in lasqan

marnu, one. marnui marnú, one by one

maujaudi, mas, to kill (of disease)

mayun, son or daughter: child. mayungara, children

mebayadi, to look just like

mepaceti, nowadays

mepirocyi, imaginary

mepunoi, absolute

meseri, important

mesuyi, [all] alone

meter, forgetting. meterda, to forget. meterdi, to forget something or someone

mieu, let us (indicates lesser imperative)

mouda, vas, to live (at home, in a city, etc.)

moudi, idea; plan (n.)

moudir, mind

moudiva, purpose

mousiri, insistent (asbandi mousiri hajesat, to give in to someone’s request, to accede to the demands of someone).

mousyati, dear (avi xayari e mousyati esnula, very dear friend [at the beginning of a letter]).

mugaruqastandi, to search for (frequentive of muqastandi)

mulourdi, to come to something

muyen, proverb, saying

naijabemat, disaster, catastrophe

naisyitten, science

naqela, snow

nali, deeply

nayi, newly

nesilia, fate

nesoucya, nesoucyi, just (merely)

neubiloqatta, to stick together: to show solidarity

neuqancutis, [married] partner

neusirnoyatun, twin[s]

nevangatta, das. to have or share the same interest[s] (das nevangatta jalanteni yesi, to share the same pleasures).

niamo, unobtrusiveness or restraint

ninta, night

noub, hand[s]

nuggara, saqir, possessions

nu gi see in gi

nunien, this [one] (thing), these [ones] (things)

nunis, that [one] (person), those [ones] (people)

nuris, someone/somebody

obequdi, to keep [on]

oma, across, along

osi, first (beforehand)

osmoudicyanat, something preplanned

osqainatta, to foresee

otai, should [be]: must

otuqiaris, caller, visitor

oube, death. oubeda, to die. mas oubedi, to kill

oubier, knee[s]

oubqendi, to kiss (chastely)

painosun e Francia, Frenchman, -woman

pameu, leaving behind

panga, leg[s]

pangaq, however, but

panpa, lesson

pasela peu, vitality

paselostada, to be compelling

pasgot, the past. pasgoti. in the past. e pasgot, as in the past, as of old

pasyan, lie (n.). pasyanda, to lie (mas pasyandi, to make someone lie).

pauranatis, pupil, student. pauranten, school[ing]

pau sabeu, communism. dayole pau sabeu, communist (adj.)

pe see in rah

pebaqat, coda

pebenat, remainder

pebutati, real. pebutatu, really

pecyuralati,  1 certain. 2 doubtless, expected

pedigat, solution

peher, except [for] (followed by preposition or verb [gerund])

peibosuti, last, final (= peibosutu after intr. v.). peibosutu, at last: finally

peila, place. vas bepiri peila, be in its place

peisuti, permanent

peiyohati aibaqqa, menopause

pelija, sheet

pepamevanatta, to leave [for the final time]: to depart

pepeva, most, -est (superlative)

peraquti, most absorbing or engrossing: heightened

peresotis, the former [person]. peresotisi, aforementioned. Peresotis[i] is used in Taneraic much more than in English, for yo- alone may cause confusion.

pesogei, late. pesogei pesogeu, slowly but surely

peta. if. e peta, as if

peu, (peuqa) life. iher peu vauda, for life

peuda, to live. Vas is used with peuda to accentuate the habitual nature of living.

pevi. more (followed by n.). pevi pevu, more and more

peyedovat, final or last wish

picyir, fulness > mas picyirdi, to satisfy

piní, grey/gray

piniaris. recluse

piniocyi, grey [pej.]

pinocya, loneliness

pugoti, former, old

puno, at all

puspemira, myth

pu sucyan, machine [med.]

qab aspireu, open road

qainat, the sight

qahanati, silk[en]

qancuqa, marriage

qasan, livelihood

qasida, to look forward

qasinicyi, full of rice

qasyan, word

qata, contact, touch (n.). qatadi. to touch. e qata e, with regard to: concerning

qaudi, to lose something. qavat, loss

qebin jabe, senility

qende are, door-knob

qessoda, uma, to rest

qoisu troutougara, saqir, souvenirs

qoste, however

qussa, love

qussatis, loved one[s]: beloved

rah. no[t]. rah nu [saqir], nothing. rah nu [tou], nobody, no one. [syau] rah … pe, only (followed by [qualified] n.). Rah is used explicitly where neither “no longer” nor “not yet” is implied. See in emosya

raucya, head

rauganestadi, to manage

raut, matter (n.)

raxi, writing

rebia jascya, rally (n.)

remí remiu, many or much (emphatic): superabundant. Remí remiu always follows the noun it qualifies.

remou, way

renaircuocyada, to be bureaucratic

renauva, statistics

resó, called, named

rinda, to make a/the mistake. uma rinda, to be mistaken

riqa, mirror

riza, urine

rusocya, wrinkle[s] (unwanted). rusocyi, wrinkled

sabanda bouzí, to realise

sancyab, consideration

sanqanda, to continue

sa qu! my God!

saroi, right, correct

scyoubri, facial expression: face

sebaqat, opening, overture

sebejatu, in fact

sebisyatu, for example

sedevosti, bedridden

sediniaris[, pu]. telephone

sedinsya, chitchat

seduasya, bead[s]. seduasyi seduasyu, bit by bit (literally, bead by bead)

seibevat, first or initial appearance

sejan[ten], creation

selasirat, securing something in the first instance

sentaqon, cassette

sescyudi, to belong to

sesidan, completion. sesidanda, to complete, to be complete[d]

sesiqí, complicated

sezoq, crying (2nd meaning of sezoq; for 1st meaning, see Lesson Vocabulary). das sezoq = sezoqda, to cry

sila, well [then]

sirnoya, birth

soton, turn[ing] or switching on > mas sotondi, to turn or switch on

spahi, or (linking two different phrases)

sqanten, dependence.  yuqou uzeus sqanten, independence

sqanustada, to be dependent

sqemoudiocya, secret plan[s]

stamovatta, uma, to move (house, etc.)

starebiatti, to meet someone [again]

stesocyatti, to change (sheets, etc.)

su ansib, self-denial

sunos, it seems that

syasyai sedua. sparkling wine (syasyai sedua e Cyampan, champagne).

syau, still. syau rah, no longer. syau rah … pe see in rah

syeza, slide

syi, syiten, knowledge, science

syula, document. syulagara, papers

syusat, letter

tari … tatari, the more … the more (tari piyoda, tatari, the longer …, the more.…).

taruh, while/whilst (same subject)

tesou, quiet, silence

tesouda, to be quiet or silent

tevamungunqa, region [of the world]

tiran, cu, medication, medicine

tiraqocyi, wayward, awry

tovunqa, childhood

trabeja, disaster

trajor, smell, stink

traledu, horror

traledui, horrible

tranabisti, violent (of things)

troutou, memory, remembrance, recollection. troutoudi, to remember, to recall, to recollect

ucya[, cu], milk

uherati, acquired

uma, 1 toward[s]. 2 oneself. Uma is used for all persons (1st/2nd/3rd persons singular & plural).

urqevat, source

usama, side (n.)

usesnula, companion, acquaintance

usiuni, besides

uspassorqa see asyuca saban

usqussa, affection

usta, desinence equivalent to noun form of “must” or “have to”, sometimes used, as in English, for decorative purposes rather than actual compulsion (Vayeyonustada yole.… I must confess that.…).

uzeqat, noise

uzeus, without (in a neutral sense), no (uzeus jabaqu, no problem[s]), -less (uzeus lesqi, eventless).

uzi, new

uzia, now [then]

uzo duvon, period

vau, end, finish

vauda, to be over

veca, concern, worry

vemiq, pattern. vemiqidi, to supply a pattern to: to pattern

veniar, walk[ing] (n.)

veqa ga, elsewhere

veqapainosatis, foreigner

veqis, [an]other [one/person]; other people

viole, auxiliary, not translated in English, to show that material is unrestricted (avi buzuab viole George, my brother George; i.e., I have more than one brother).

virdi, to wait for: to await

vonja, hour (n.)

vonja oube, hour or time of death

vonji, hour (adj.). vonji yahiqouqon, hour glass

vonti, part

xebten, sadness

yabaive, Tuesday

yabusyi, twice (followed by usya)

yanlesubatti, to take away

yas see in e

yastaneti, angelic

yaunsyada, to ring (of telephone)

ye aqe, for (followed by a period of time: ye aqe 10 luna, for 10 years). Ye aqe followed by the genitive is translated by “since”.

yeb ibecau, pension

yen, subject, theme. e yen e, on the subject of: about

yer[da eher] yenda, to mean [to say]

yes, 1 the same. 2 even (adv.). yesi. same

yeunri, caress, pat. garuyeunrigi, to be caressed or patted by

yeyudi, to stitch or sew

yodi, to sing

yo hus, lullaby

yoyoi, soft

yu, even [though]. yu rah, not even

yun i, next to: beside

yun ii, then, nevertheless (9). Yun is used with yu (see above) in drills starting with “even though”. The “then” is often dropped in English, but yun.

yuqou, situation, condition, state

yur, tense particle showing future in the past. yuri, supposed, so-called

yurdi, to offer

yusqa > uma garuyusqada, to wear out

yusqocyi, old (in pejorative sense)

zancyida, to walk (v.)

zandii, calm

zau, then

zeyes, exam[ination]

zon, home, house

zuabisqa, brotherhood, fraternity, brethren

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