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ɑˈgɑf language

Lexicon

Nouns

Bear in mind than final /s/ are only underlying, and they become /h/ if the word takes no suffix.

ˈægɑxø - wife
æʊˈfɑxɛ - chair, seat
ɑgæʊˈnɑ - girl
ʲɑɰ - sheep
ˈbæɪxɑt - brother
bæx - father
bɑb - mouth
ˈbɑpʰɔɰ - strength
dæt - top
ˈdæʊlɑs - rival country
ˈdʲæskæl - kingdom
ˈdʲæsø - feast
dɑm - sun
dɑx - ghost, spirit
dɛɪt - tradition
ˈdisækʰæ - king
ˈedækʰi - mistress
ˈesɑɴ - arm
ɛˈgæʊ - man
fæʊl - moon
gæɪ - star
ˈgæʊseɴ - pagan
gʲæˈsi - prisoner
ˈgɛdɑx - chief, mayor
ˈgɛpʰø - child
ˈitʲæɴ - judiciary system (police, tribunals...)
kæɰ - pack of ten
ˈkʲɑlɑs - border
ˈkenuɴ - science
læˈgæɪ - word
ˈlætʰe - sky, heaven
lɑs - land, country
lʲɑt - year
leˈse - the Law
ˈmæɴbæ - gate
ˈmæɴlæ - day, daylight
ˈmeɴse - God, Truth
mɛɴ - mother
ˈmiɴnæɴ - home land, spiritual roots, nation
ˈnæɴkʰæ - god, powerfull spirit
ˈopʰækʰætʰʲæ - throne
œɪ - ox
ˈpæso - war
ˈsætʰi - traditional rites, religious ceremony, ritual
ˈtekʰiɴ - trading, commerce
ˈtetʰo - plain, field
tɛˈkʰo - table
tøs - house
tɔɴ - hand
xæɪ - light
ˈxælæ - herd, flock
xiˈlɨɴ - tooth

Adjectives

ˈædo - holy
æˈdotʰi - unholy
ˈæɪxɔɴ - hostile
bɑl - shining
ˈgædɔɰ - great
ˈkɑdøs - near, nearby
ɔʊɰ - short
ˈpædø - brave
peˈlæ - righteous, virtuous

Verbs

Each verb is given with three translations, separated by slashed, corresponding respectively to the meaning of the verb in the active, causative and reflexive voices (this is important, as very often a given voice on a given verb have an idiomatic, not easily predictable meaning). Remember that for nouns and adjective turned into verb, the pattern is :
Active voice : to be X(ed)
Causative voice : to cause someone/something to be(come) X(ed)
Reflexive voice : (to cause oneself) to become X(ed)

ˈæbi - (for a story, a legend) to be told/to tell/to dream
ˈæbise - to be sung, praised/to sing, to praise/to be prententious, arrogant, swelled
ˈægæ - to speak/to say/to be famous, well-known, familiar
ˈæɪdɑfɑ - to be struck/to strike/to suicide
ˈɑbɑfɑ - to be risen/to rise (something)/to rise (oneself)
ˈɑfæ - to be sat/to sit (someone, something)/to sit (oneself)
bɛˈdoxɔ - to be celebrated/to celebrate/to happen, occures
ˈbœɪxɑ - to be contested/to contest/to be humble, modest
bɔʊ - to grow/to feed/to eat
ˈdɑpʰe - to be given/to give/to eat
ˈdɑtʰɔ - to be heard/to hear/to concentrate
ˈdɔdɑ - to be carried, moved, shiped/to go/to introspect
ˈfætʰæ - to die/to kill/to kill oneself (accidentaly)
ˈgæɪbɔgɑ - to be captured/to capture/to be embushed
ˈœpʰɑ - to be conquered/to conquer/to dominate, controll one's feelings and instinct
ˈɔfɔ - to be crowded/to come/to think
ɔˈpʰodɑ - to be belittled/to belittle/to lack self-esteem
ˈpɑdɔ - to be under attack/to attack/to be confused
ˈpɑfɑdɑ - to be named/to name/to have a fearsome reputation
ˈpɛlɑdɑ - to be sent/to send/to receive (guests)
ˈsʲæsɛ - to born/to begin/to find one's way