Miskito/Vocabulary (Miskito)

	Miskitu Aisas! Miskito Language Course
Vocabulary (English)			Miskito-English vocabulary
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Instructions: Scroll down the alphabetical list of Miskito words. Click on the "Show" button to the right of a word to see its meaning and other information. Hover the mouse pointer over the word to see the first lesson in which the word in introduced in the course. Click on the word itself to open the lesson at the appropriate section.

Vocabulary Miskito vocabulary · English vocabulary · Abbreviations · Subject index

A -------------------- A ahkia adv when ai his, her ailal quan much, many aisa n father aisaia v speak stem aisa- aisikam your father aisiki my father ani det which ani wina where from anira int adv where apia no apia not atkaia v buy au yes aula negative of balaia auya negative of waia awala n river B -------------------- B ba det the baha det that baha pron that baha wina from there bahara adv there balaia irreg v come pres. aula, balisa baman adv only banghwaia plural auxiliary bara con and then, and so bara sa there is, there are briaia v have stem bri- buk n book (Eng.) D -------------------- D daiwan n animal dama n old man daukaia v make, do dia int pron what dia muni why diaia v drink stem di- diara n/pron thing, anything dimaia v go in, enter dur n door (Eng.) dus n tree lig. -a H -------------------- H hilp munaia cpd v help (Eng.) I -------------------- I ikaia v kill inaia v cry Inglis n English (Eng.) inska n fish Ispail n Spanish iwaia v sit K -------------------- K kaia irreg v be stem ka-, pres. sa kaikaia v see kalila n chicken kalila wîna cpd n chicken meat kî n key (Eng.) ki question particle krikri n bed kum det a, an kum kum det some, a few kwakaia v open L -------------------- L laik kaia cpd v like (Eng.) lalah n cordoba, dollar, money lan takaia cpd v learn (Eng.) li n water lig. laya M -------------------- M mairin n woman lig. mairka man pron you man nani pron you (plural) mangu n mango Miriki n American (from the US) Miskitu n. Miskito Miskitu bila cpd n Miskito (language) N -------------------- N na det this naha det this naha pron this naha wina from here nahara adv here nahwala adv yesterday naiwa adv today nanara adv now nani plural marker ninam your name ningkara adv afterwards nini my name nu kaia cpd v know (Eng. "know") P -------------------- P pain adv well (Eng. "fine") pali very piaia v eat stem pi- piakaia v cook plikaia v look for plun n food prias watla cpd n church (prias: Eng. "prayers") pulaia v play R -------------------- R ra post in, on, at rum n room S -------------------- S sa present of kaia sap (shap) n shop, store (Eng.) sin too, also sirpi adj small skul n school (Eng.) sut quan all swiaia v leave, let, forget stem swi- T -------------------- T takaia v go out takaskaia v stay tara adj big tasba n ground, floor lig. -ya taura adv first tawan n village tiara adj young tiara n young woman tibil n table (Eng.) tisku adv soon truk n car, truck, motor vehicle (Eng.) tuktan n child lig. tuktika tuktikam your child tuktiki my child U -------------------- U umpira adj poor utla n house W -------------------- W wahma n young man, youth waia irreg v go stem wa-, pres. auya, wisa waitna n man wal post with wâl quan two wala quan other walaia v hear walpa n stone lig. -ya wan our (inclusive) want kaia cpd v want (Eng.) wark n work (Eng.) wark takaia cpd v work wiaia v say stem wi- wina post from windar n window (Eng.) witin pron she, he witin nani pron they Y -------------------- Y ya int pron who yabal n path, road yakwra adj tall, high yang pron I, me yang nani pron we (exclusive) yapaia v sleep yapti n mother yaptikam your mother yaptiki my mother yauhka adv tomorrow yaura see yawan pron we (inclusive) yul n dog yumhpa quan three