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‘ä’ [ʔæʔ] intj. oops! ‘evi [ˈʔɛ.vi] n. kid (affectionate form of)
‘a’aw [ˈʔa.ʔaw] adj. a few, several ‘ewan [ˈʔɛ.wan] adj. young
‘ä’o [ˈʔæ.ʔo] n. pitcher plant ‘ewll [ˈʔɛ.wḷ] n. plant
‘ak [ʔak̚ ] intj. ow, ouch ‘ewrang [ˈʔɛw.ɾaŋ] n. loom
‘akra [ˈʔak.ɾa] n. soil (fertile) ‘eylan [ˈʔɛj.lan] n. friend
‘aku [ˈʔ·a.k·u] vtr. remove, take away, ‘eylanay [ʔɛj.la.ˈnaj] n. acquaintance
take off (with the potential for becoming a friend)
‘al [ʔ·al] vtr. waste ‘eyng [ʔ·ɛjŋ] v. answer, respond,
‘älek [ˈʔæ.lɛk̚ ] adj. determined respond to
‘ali’ä [ʔa.ˈli.ʔæ] n. collar / choker ‘eyt [ʔɛjt̚ ] n. the symbol 8 (not the value
‘ampi [ˈʔ·am.p·i] vtr. touch eight)
‘ampirikx [ˈʔam.pi.ɾik’] n. leaf pitcher ‘i’a [ˈʔ·iʔ.·a] vin. end, conclude
plant ‘ì’awn [ʔ·ɪ.ˈʔ·awn] vin. remain, stay
‘ana [ˈʔa.na] n. hanging vine ‘ia [ˈʔ·i.·a] vin. lose oneself (spiritual
‘ango [ˈʔa.ŋo] adj. soft (of a sound) sense)
‘angtsìk [ˈʔaŋ.t͡ sɪk̚ ] n. hammerhead ‘ìheyu [ʔɪ.ˈhɛ.ju] n. spiral
‘anla [ˈʔ·an.l·a] vtr. yearn for ‘ìn [ʔ·ɪn] svin. be busy, be occupied
‘änsyem [ʔæn.ˈsjɛm] adj. complete ‘Ìnglìsì [ˈʔɪŋ.lɪ.sɪ] n. English language
‘are [ˈʔa.ɾɛ] n. poncho, cape, shawl ‘ìp [ʔ·ɪp̚ ] vin. disappear, vanish, recede
‘ärìp [ˈʔ·æ.ɾ·ɪp̚ ] vtr. move from view
‘asap [ˈʔa.sap̚ ] n. sudden shock ‘ipu [ˈʔi.pu] adj. humorous, funny,
‘asap si [ˈʔa.sap s·i] vin. be shocked, be amusing
startled ‘it [ʔit̚ ] n. bit, a small amount
‘avun [ˈʔ·a.v·un] vtr. save (time, food, ‘itan [ˈʔi.tan] n. son
etc.) ‘ite [ˈʔi.tɛ] n. daughter
‘aw [ʔaw] num. one ‘itetsyìp [ˈʔi.tɛ.t͡ sjɪp̚ ] n. little daughter
‘awkx [ʔawk’] n. cliff (term of endearment)
‘awlie [ʔaw.ˈli.ɛ] adv. once (in the past) ‘llngo [ˈʔḷ.ŋo] n. hip
‘awlo [ˈʔaw.lo] adv. once ‘o’ [ʔoʔ] adj. bringing fun, exciting
‘awm [ʔawm] n. camp ‘ok [ʔok̚ ] n. remembrance
‘awnìm [ˈʔ·aw.nɪm] vtr. avoid ‘okrol [ʔok.ˈɾol] n. history (ancient)
‘awpo [ˈʔaw.po] pn. one individual ‘oktrr [ˈʔok.tṛ] n. day of commemoration
‘awsiteng [ʔaw.si.ˈtɛŋ] adv. together ‘okvur [ʔok.ˈvuɾ] n. history (nonancient)
‘awstengyem [ʔaw.stɛŋ.ˈj·ɛm] vtr. bind / ‘om [ʔom] adj. violet, purple, magenta
bring two or more things together (ii) ‘ompin [ˈʔom.pin] n. violet, purple,
‘awve [ˈʔaw.vɛ] adj. first (ordinal) magenta
‘e’al [ˈʔɛ.ʔal] adj. worst ‘on [ʔon] n. shape, form
‘e’in [ʔɛ.ˈʔin] n. pod, gourd ‘on si [ˈʔon s·i] vin. shape, give shape (to
‘e’insey [ʔɛ.ˈʔin.Sɛj] n. drinking gourd something)
‘efu [ˈʔ·ɛ.f·u] vtr. feel, sense, perceive ‘ong [ʔ·oŋ] vin. unfold, blossom
‘eko [ˈʔ·ɛ.k·o] vtr. attack ‘onglawn [ˈʔoŋ.lawn] n. exhilaration of
‘ekong [ˈʔɛ.koŋ] n. beat (rhythmic) first bonding
‘ekxin [ʔɛ.ˈk’in] adj. tight ‘ongokx [ˈʔ·o.ŋ·ok’] vin. be born
‘ekxinum [ʔɛ.ˈk’i.num] n. degree of ‘ongop [ˈʔo.ŋ·op̚ ] vtr. design
tightness, looseness ‘ongopyu [ˈʔo.ŋop.ju] n. designer
‘ekxinumpe [ʔɛ.ˈk’i.num.pɛ] inter. how ‘opin [ˈʔo.pin] n. color
tight, loose? ‘opinsung [ˈʔo.pin.s·uŋ] vtr. color, color
‘ele’wll [ˈʔɛ.lɛʔ.wḷ] n. thorny paw, cactus in
’em [ʔ·ɛm] vtr. cook ‘opinvultsyìp [ˈʔo.pin.vul.t͡ sjɪp̚ ] n. crayon
’emyu [ˈʔɛm.ju] n. cook, cooker ‘ora [ˈʔo.ɾa] n. lake
‘en [ʔɛn] n. guess, informed guess, ‘oratsyìp [ˈʔo.ɾa.t͡ sjɪp̚ ] n. pond, pool
hunch, intuition ‘otxang [ʔo.ˈt’aŋ] n. musical instrument
‘en si [ˈʔɛn ˈs·i] vin. make an informed (generic term)
guess ‘rrko [ˈʔ·ṛ.k·o] vin. roll
‘eng [ʔɛŋ] n. beak of a bird or animal ‘rrpxom [ˈʔṛ.p’om] n. thunder
‘engeng [ˈʔɛŋ.ɛŋ] adj. level ‘Rrta [ˈʔṛ.ta] prop.n. Earth
‘eoio [ˈʔɛ.o.i.o] adj. ceremonious ‘u [ʔu] n. thing (object, fact, abstraction)
‘etnaw [ˈʔɛt.naw] n. shoulder ‘ul [ʔ·ul] vin. increase
‘evan [ˈʔɛ.van] n. boy (colloquial) ‘umtsa [ˈʔum.t͡ sa] n. medicine
‘eve [ˈʔɛ.vɛ] n. girl (colloquial) ‘uo [ˈʔu.o] pn. something
‘eveng [ˈʔɛ.vɛŋ] n. child ‘upe [ˈʔu.pɛ] inter. what (thing)
‘evengan [ˈʔɛ.vɛ.ŋan] n. boy ‘upxare [ʔu.ˈp’a.ɾɛ] n. message
‘evenge [ˈʔɛ.vɛ.ŋɛ] n. girl ‘ur [ʔuɾ] n. sight, look, appearance
‘evi [ˈʔɛ.vi] n. kid (affectionate form of)
A [a]
Ä [æ]
äie [æ.ˈi.ɛ] n. vision (spiritual) äzan si [æ.ˈzan s·i] vin. force, compel
Änsìt [ˈæn.sɪt̚ ] prop.n. male Na’vi äzanluke [æ.ˈzan.lu.kɛ] adv. voluntarily,
äo [ˈæ.o] adp. under, below without force or compulsion
ätxäle [æ.ˈt’æ.lɛ] n. request äzantu [æ.ˈzan.tu] n. domineering
ätxäle si [æ.ˈt’æ.lɛ ˈs·i] vin. request (with person; one who is bossy, authoritarian, or
tsnì clause for object) dictatorial
äzan [æ.ˈzan] n. force, compulsion
äzan si [æ.ˈzan s·i] vin. force, compel
E [ɛ]
F [f] (Fä)
H [h] (Hä)
I [i]
Ì [ɪ]
K [k] (KeK)
KX [k’] (KxeKx)
L [l] (LeL)