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The following is a lexicon of known Lufkan words. The standard five letter
words are broken into their three-letter stem (in bold) with translations
of their various completions following. Other words are included directly
with their translations.
aba -pa, tree
aga -su, again
aka -ca, pharmacy; -ra, drug; -ta, herbal drug
ako -fa, alcoholic drink
akofa-birtu, beer
akofa-gretu, wine
ala -mo, analyse; -na, analysis
ale -da, Adelaide
alu, that
ama -da, America
amo -ba, heart; -ma, love
ana -no, know
ane -da, Los Angeles; -ja, angel
anu, every
apo -va, fish
are -ta, silver; -zu, silver (colour)
ata -mo, hate
ave -zo, have (a physical thing)
aza -ta, air
bac -da, Barcelona
bal -sa, number
ban -da, Bangkok; -fa, banana
bar -da, Hobart; -ra, pottery
be, but
bej -da, Bejing
bel -ka, Bronwyn
ber -da, Berlin
bet -go, hit/beat
bib -ra, library
bic -fa, biscuit
bir -pa, barley
bis -ra, brick; -ta, stone
bit -go, bite
bon -ba, bone; -sa, good; -va, cow
bra -go, break
bri -da, Brisbane
buf -da, Buffalo
bug -da, Hamburg
bur -ra, blouse
can -da, Canada; -go, sing
cap -ra, hat
car -za, brown
cel -go, clean
cem -ra, cement
cen -go, burn
cer -mo, find
ci, with
cik -da, Chicago
cil -ta, salt
cin -ca, cinema; -ra, movie
cir -mo, decide
cok -fa, chocolate
cre -ra, dress
cri -sa, crime
cu, conditional
dal -ga, sunrise
dam -za, danger
dan -go, dance
de, yes, true
dec -da, Washington DC; -go, descend
deg -da, San Diego
del -da, Delaware
den -da, Denmark
des -mo, desire
dev -da, Denver
dib -ra, dictionary
dic -ra, ring; -zu, ring shaped
dir -mo, say
dis -ga, disaster
div -ru, different
dog -va, dog
dom -ra, road
dor -ju, deep; -ta, gold
dov -zo, located at
dra -ja, dragon
dre -mo, dream
dru, here
dub -za, doubt
e, and
ebo -sa, phrase
ejo -mo, enjoy
eka -mo, wish; -sa, example
eko -go, explode
ena -da, England
eni -da, Edinburgh
eno -pa, cotton
etu, each other
fam -go, make (physical)
fas -go, fade
fel -mo, feel (emotion)
fen -ra, window
fil -da, Philippines
fin -da, Finland; -go, finish, end
fir -da, Florence
fis -na, physics
fle -zu, well, fine
flo -go, follow
fol -go, fall; -pa, leaf
for -pa, flower
fra -da, France
fre -ba, foot; -zu, cold
fu, future
fuc -da, Babel; -zu, confused
fun -sa, role
gal -zo, float
gen -da, Genoa; -go, breed; -na, genetics; -va, rabbit
gla -da, Glasgow; -ra, glass
glu -go, depart
gof -fa, coffee
gol -pa, rice
gra -da, Greenland; -na, grammar
gre -da, Greece; -pa, grape
gri -go, migrate
gu, past imperfect
gur -sa, today
ice -da, Iceland
iga -va, goat
iko -go, tie
iku -za, price, cost
imo -ra, string
ina -sa, infinity
ja, what
jad -ta, jade
jag -pa, potato
jak -la, Jack
jal -zu, hot
jam -la, James
jar -ca, garden
jeg -na, geography
jel -na, geology
jen -ka, Jenny; -zu, full, complete
jer -da, Germany; -sa, yesterday
jes -ka, Jessica; -sa, beauty
jil -ka, Jill
jim -ca, bank; -ra, coin, unit of currency; -sa, money
jok -sa, joke
jol -ba, face; -sa, happiness
jon -da, Johannesburg; -la, John
jor -sa, language
jos -la, Joseph
ju, which
kal -ba, hair
kam -go, come; -ra, room; -va, camel
kan -va, crab
kap -va, woman
kar -fa, carrot
kas -ka, Catherine; -ra, house
kasra-galzu, houseboat
kat -va, cat
kaz -ta, wind
kel -sa, calendar
kem -na, chemistry
ker -da, Cairns; -va, frog
kes -ka, Kate
kev -da, Kiev
kim -ka, Kim; -la, Kim
kin -ta, silk
kir -pa, cucumber
kit -da, Kyoto
kla -sa, clarity
kle -zu, clean
klo -go, close
kol -fa, food colouring; -za, colour
kom -mo, buy
kon -da, Hong Kong
kop -da, Copenhagan
kor -fa, cola
kre -fa, cream
kri -go, cross
kul -sa, culture
kum -ta, cloud
kun -so, begin
kur -sa, day
kut -ra, shoe
laba, four
lap -va, man
lazaba, twenty
lazazaba, hundred
len -ba, lens (eye); -da, Helsinki; -ra, lens
lib -ma, memory; -mo, learn; -ra, book
libra-ebosu, phrasebook
lim -da, Lima
lis -ba, lung; -ja, living thing; -ka, Lisa; -pa, plant; -sa, life; -va, animal
lit -da, Lithuania
liv -da, Latvia
lon -da, Launceston
lor -ga, journey
lun -da, London; -ta, moon
lut -go, look back; -mo, reflect
ma, me
maba, one
mac -pa, mushroom
mad -ka, Madoka
maga, five
mak -fa, roll
mal -za, sickness; -zu, sick, ill
malaba, nine
mam -pa, bean
mamaba, six
mamazaba, thirty
man -da, Manila; -ra, manual (book); -sa, manner
map -sa, unit of distance (848.8m)
mapaba, eight
mapabapaga, thousand
mapazaba, forty
mar -da, Madrid; -ka, Mary; -sa, tomorrow
mat -la, Matthew; -na, mathematics
mataba, seven
mazaba, five
meb -ra, umbrella; -za, shade
mec -da, Mexico
mek -da, Mecca
mel -ba, breast; -da, Melbourne; -fa, milk; -ta, milk
mez -va, mouse
mic -da, Michigan; -la, Michael
mir -go, hide
miz -ta, water
mol -pa, apple
mom -pa, capsicum
mon -da, Montreal; -sa, world; -ta, Earth
mor -go, die; -zu, dead
mos -da, Moscow
mot -sa, word
mov -go, move
mu, my
mun -ja, human; -sa, humanity
nag -zu, long
nam -sa, name
nar -go, birth; -ja, baby (new-born)
nas -sa, nation
nej -da, New Jersey
nez -va, rat
nin -pa, garlic
nom -fo, drink
nor -da, Norway; -sa, note (music)
not -ra, note (paper)
nu, imperative
nur -ga, creation; -go, create; -ja, Creator; -su, new
nus -mo, rob
odo -sa, east
oki -zu, big
olo -da, Oslo
omo -zu, heavy
ore -da, Oregon; -pa, spinach
oro -fa, orange
osa -da, Osaka
oso -da, Houston
oto -go, drive (car); -ra, car
ove -go, bake
ozu -sa, hour
pa, he, she, it
paba, three
pal -go, speak; -la, Paul
palaba, nineteen
pamaba, sixteen
pan -ra, bread
papaba, eighteen
par -da, Paris; -ka, mother; -la, father
pas -ja, niaid
pat -ka, Patricia
pataba, seventeen
paz -sa, unit of distance (1.0864cm)
pazaba, fifteen
pem -mo, meet
per -da, Perth
pes -ta, plain
pet -ja, child; -ka, girl; -la, boy; -sa, youth
pik -ma, mental image; -ra, picture
pil -la, Phillip
pin -fa, pineapple
pir -mo, like
piv -ta, rain; -to, rain
plu, this
pol -da, Poland
pos -so, have (a quality)
pre -mo, prefer
pre, because
pro -ja, teacher; -mo, teach
pur -za, purity; -zu, pure
ra, we
raf -ra, radio
raj -sa, reason
rek -da, Reykjavik; -ra, record
rel -mo, contemplate
rem -mo, remind
ren -mo, remember
res -go, grease
rig -da, Riga
ril -da, Maryland
rir -go, laugh
rit -go, write; -jo, poetry; -sa, writing
riv -ta, river
rod -ba, rod (eye); -la, Rodney; -ra, rod
rok -ta, rock
rom -fa, roast meal; -go, roast
ron -da, Toronto
ros -zu, red
ru, our
rup -go, erupt
rus -da, Russia
rut -go, run away
sac -pa, cherry
sag -mo, dating; -ro, unite; -zu, united
san -da, Santiago
sar -mo, think
sat -pa, sugar cane; -ta, sugar
sde -da, Sweden
sem -mo, seem
set -da, Seattle
sid -da, Sydney
sir -ra, shirt
sje -mo, go
ska -da, Alaska
sko -da, Scotland
sle -ta, star
slo -gu, slow
slu, there
smo -ra, smog; -ta, smoke
smu -sa, sometime
sol -da, Seoul; -ta, sun
spa -da, Spain
spe -sa, aspect
spo -ja, mate
spu -go, spit
sra -zu, strange
sta -da, Australia; -go, build city; -sa, city
ste -su, common, shared
sto -da, Stockholm
stu -ca, school; -ja, student; -ka, student (female); -la, student (male); -mo, study
su, past perfect
sub -go, substitute
sug -fa, vinegar
suk -ra, skirt
sup -fa, soup
ta, you
taba, two
tak -mo, feel (touch)
tal -sa, unit of distance (5.4321cm)
talaba, fourteen
tam -pa, onion; -sa, unit of distance (6.790m)
tamaba, eleven
tap -sa, unit of distance (27.16cm)
tapaba, thirteen
tar -sa, time
tat -da, Tahiti; -sa, unit of distance (1.358m)
tataba, twelve
tatalabamamaga, million
tazaba, ten
tazazaba, fifty
ted -la, Ted
tek -ba, thumb; -sa, technology
tel -ba, brain; -sa, intelligence
tin -ra, pan (baking)
tir -go, tire, exhaust; -zu, tired
tok -da, Tokyo
tom -pa, tomato
tor -va, chicken
tos -ra, tower
tra -go, crack
tru, both
tu, your
tug -ba, hand; -bo, hold
tum -ra, bitumen; -ta, tar
tut -ba, finger; -bo, touch (fingers)
uka -da, Ukraine
uki -ta, snow
uma -va, horse
una -su, whole
usa -go, use
val -sa, object of affection
van -da, Vancouver; -go, enter
var -da, Warsaw; -su, evil; -zu, bad
ve, if
vec -go, settle
vek -zu, old
vel -ga, sunset
ven -ma, collar
ver -da, Vermont
ves -go, dress; -ra, clothing
vesra-mirzu, underwear
vesra-miztu, swimwear
vik -da, Victoria (Aus)
vir -ba, eye; -ca, lookout; -da, Virginia; -mo, see
vis -zu, white
vok -sa, vocabulary
vu, plural
was -da, Washington
zaba, zero
zan -mo, want
ze, no, false
zu, not
zub -ra, trousers
zum -ra, coat
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