Dadaba Dhugunogiy Surichɛn ko Aranjachɛn ko Gɔlachɛn

ሱሪኛ- እንግሊዝኛ- አማርኛ መዝገበ ቃላት

Suri--English/English-Suri Dictionary

Suri-English-Amharic Dictionary. 3rd edition. 2013. 400 copies. Michael Bryant, Kite Siralugu.

Introduction This Suri-Amharic-English/English-Suri Dictionary contains around 1400 Suri words which are organized in alphabetical order and includes mainly the words describing the lifestyle, traditions etc. of the Suri people. It is hoped that this dictionary will be helpful for many people: those of any age who are learning about the Suri language and culture; for anyone doing translation from or into the Suri language; and for the Suri themselves who may desire to learn Amharic or English. Any improvements and suggestions would be appreciated. Suri Translation Project P.O. Box 2576 Addis Ababa Acknowledgments The Suri Translation Project is a project of the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus in cooperation with SIL . We want to thank the many Suri speakers who helped us with the editing of the dictionary. Some of them were Daniel Bambu, Bargola Dera, Gergere Siralugu, Aribhoroy Bhoshobarke, Barlusa Olekurɔbhatɔ, Bargola Lemudigir and Bardima Bhukolu. We also thank Dawit Adi-Burji and Mengistu Mulat who helped us with the Amharic definitions; Angela Roundy and the Suri students (Barshota, Bardasay, Barkabari, Bargute and others) who collected over fifty plant samples for botanical analysis and identification. The Suri language is spoken by the Suri people in the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Regional State, in the Wereda of the Bench-Maji Zone. Most of the people are located in the Kibish and Tulge valleys. The number of speakers is approximately 27,000 according to the 2007 census.

Abbreviations adj – Ajective n - Noun adv – Adverb num – Numeral conj – Conjunction pl – Plural det – Determiner poss – Possessive pronoun excl – exclusive pro – Pronoun incl – inclusive sg – Singular interj – Interjection v – Verb Words written in upper case (EUPHORBIACEAE) are Latin names

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a - (v) - ነው - is (to be) anyanɛyɔ1 - (v) - መድከም - afraid (to be) achoy - (n) - የዛፍ ዓይነት - tree species anyanɛyɔ2 - (v) - መፈራት - weak (to be) age - (pro) - እኛ፤ እኔ(ማከበር) - we (polite for one person) anyanyogi - (n) - ፈሪ - fearful person ahi - (n) - ዕቃ - thing; stuff anye - (pro) - እኔ - I; me ahuyɔ - (v) - መጥባት - suck (breast) aranjay - (n) - ፈረንጅ - foreigner ajɛyɔ - (v) - መስጠት - give archumay - (n) - ከመዳብ የሠራ algay - (n) - አልጋ - bed ይጆሮ ጌጥ - earrings ali halɛ - (adv) - በኋላ - after (copper earrings in top of female's ears) alley1 - (n) - በርጩማ፤ ወምበር - stool, chair ari - (n) - ሳንጋ - steer

alley2 - (n) - ጠረጴዛ - table arku - (n) - እረፍት፤ እሑድ፤ በዓል፤ ሳምንት - Sunday (a alubtay - (n) - ዳስ ቤት - day without work; has come small house to represent week) (v) - ambɔ - መብላት - eat artɔ - (v) - መጮኸ - shout; angiytɔ - (v) - መንከስ - bite yell

anjoy - (n) - ዘምባባ - doum asanayɔ1 - (v) - ማመንዘር - palm commit adultery asanayɔ 6

ashuy - (n) - ዋንዛ - tree species asanayɔ2 - (v) - ከጓዴኛ ጋር መወያየት - together with aw - (n) - የመጀመሪያ ልጅ፤ smb (to be) የበኩር ልጅ - eldest child ashay - (n) - የልጅ ልጅ - awreni - (adj) - ሙቀት - hot grandchild; descendant awsɔ - (v) - ማረፍ - rest ayu - (n) - ሥጋ - meat

B b

ba - (n) - መሬት - dirt; land balangi - (n) - የእሕል ቆጥ - storage (upper grain storage baba - (n) - አባት - father part of a house) badhungay - (n) - የዛፍ ዓይነት balay - (n) - አንጎል - brain - tree species (with edible fruit) balday - (n) - አዲስ ጨረቃ - period of time (when the bagay - (n) - ወተት መያዣ moon starts growing until it ከእንጨት የተሠራ - milk becomes full) container balesi - (n) - የዚልማሙ ሰው - (n) - ምንም - zero bahɔlɔng - Baale people (Tirmag name (this word is used in a game for the Kacipo-Balesi people) when your balls cannot make around to your opponent's balyay - (n) - የሳር ዓይነት - side) cattail plant balagaray - (n) - ጠላት - banasɔ - (v) - መነሳት፤ ተነስቶ enemy መቆም - stand 7 bayuwi

banduy - (n) - ጥድ - juniper bari - (n) - ሽማግሌ - old man tree (the next step up from rori) bangadhi - (n) - ኩይሳ - barwadhoy - (n) - የወፍ ዓይነት termite mound - nightjar bird species (v) - bangɛy1 - (n) - ኩሬ - pond; basɔ - መዳን - healed swamp (to be); alive; well

bangɛy2 - (n) - ሚንጭ - bawuray - (n) - የእንጨት ድንች spring of water - cassava Manihot esculenta EUPHORBIACEAE (arrow (n) - ገጀራ - bangka - root) machete bay - (adv) - በታች፤ ከታች - (n) - ሌሊት - night bar - under, around, down (n) - የኮሶ ትል - bara - bayay - (n) - የዛፍ ዓይነት -

tapeworm acacia tree species (dark barabaray - (n) - በርበሬ - red barked acacia with small hot pepper bean pods) (n) - የስኳር ድንች - barari1 - (adj) - ኃይልኛ - bayoy -

powerful (in a spiritual way) yam

1 (adj) - ጠፈፍያለ - barari2 - (adj) – የሚመር - baysi -

strong taste partially dried out (n) - barcha - (n) - ዳጉሣ - millet baysi2 - ጎበዝ ሰው - clever person bardhuchinya - (n) - ቦላሌ (n) - ሱሪ - pants baysi3 - ብልጥ - firm (mud, tila, etc) bare - (adv) - ትላንትና - (n) - yesterday bayuwi - ድንች - potatoes bele 8

bele - (n) - መላጣ - bald spot bokoy - (n) - የዛፍ ውሃ - tree sap bere - (adv) - ዱሮ - long ago bolisay - (n) - አሸናፊነትን bɛ - (n) - ድንጋይ - stone አማሳየት በዛፍ ላይ የሚደረግ (n) - bɛkay - ጓደኛ - friend ምልክት - victory markings bɛnay - (n) - ብዕር - pen (on a tree making by a champion stick fighter) bɛr - (n) - ጦር - spear bolku - (n) - ጉድጓድ - hole in bɛrgu1 - (n) - ወራት - lunation the ground; pit bɛrgu2 - (n) - ወር - month bolli - (n) - ጉሎ - castor bɛrtɔ - (v) - መለቀም፤ መምረጥ - bean tree Ricinus communis choose; pick out EUPHORNIACEAE (n) - ጉንጭ - cheek bi - (n) - ላም - cow bollongi - (adj) - ነጠብጠብ ያለበት binjogi - (n) - የድንጋይ ዓይነት bolo - - reddish flint-type rock; መልክ ለእንስሳት - spot;

laterite (sharp rock used to spotted cut meat) bolobogotoy - (n) - የዛፍ birgi - (n) - ከእንጨት የተሠራ ዓይነት - tree species የከንፈር ጌጥ - wooden Strychnos innocua LOGANIACEAE lip-plate bolobongguy - (n) - ጌሾ - biri - (n) - ብር - birr tree/plant birni - (n) - እሾክ - thorn bolokonguy - (n) - ከዝሆን bohe - (n) - ኮብራ እባብ - ጥርስ የተሠራ ትልቅ ጥሩንባ - cobra elephant tusk horn 9 buti

boloy - (n) - የቅርብ ጎረቤቶች bu - (adj) - ትልቅ - large; big ተሰብስበው እሳት አንድደው budhtɔ - (v) - ወደ ኋላ ለማየት - ምግብ የሚመገቡበት ሥፍራ - look back fire area (enclosed by wood of rocks where people from buga - (n) - ጅብ - hyena different houses can come buluku - (n) - ብርድ ልብስ - together to talk and/or eat) blanket bolu - (n) - የራስ ጀርባ - nape bunay - (n) - ቡና - coffee borkodhi - (n) - የዛፍ ዓይነት - bunjalay - (n) - ሙጄሌ - sand falcon's claw acacia tree Acacia polyacantha flea FABACEAE (small with bur - (n) - አመድ - ash thorns) burakandi - (n) - የዛፍ ዓይነት (n) - የሾላ ፍሬ - fruit bortoy - - tree species (used for of shamushi (after it is cleaning teeth) ripe) burcho - (n) - በደንብ ያልተሠራ 1 (v) - መጮህ - bark boytɔ - ሙቅ ገንፎ - porridge (that boytɔ2 - (v) - መንሸራሸር - go has chunks in it) for a walk busi - (n) - የእግር መገጣጠሚያ - bɔnggɔray - (n) - አደንጓሬ - joint just below the knee beans busiyɔ - (v) - መመንጠር - cut (v) - bɔrɔtɔ - መዝለል - jump busoy - (n) - ቡዳ (ለሴቶች) - bɔrtɔ - (n) - ከትናንት ወዲያ - curse (curse used only by day before yesterday females) (n) - bɔytɔ - (v) - መንቀል - pull buti - ኖራ ድንጋይ - rock

out; pull off flour from soft rocks butogi 10

butogi - (n) - ውሸታም - liar buy - (adj) - ሽልምልሜ - white legs and black body butomo - (n) - ውሸት - false; lie

Bh bh

bhadhtɔ - (v) - ብልጭታ bharinɛyɔ - (v) - መገናኘት (ለመብረቅ) - strike መተላለፍ - meet in passing (for lightning) bharoy - (n) - ልጥ - bark for bhaktɔ - (v) - መኖር - live; tying (could also be specific dwell type of bush). bhalal - (n) - ትኩሳት፤ ወባ - bharriytɔ - (v) - መንቀጥቀጥ - fever shiver bhalayay - (adj) - ቡራቡሬ bhaseni1 - (adv) - ቀላል - easy

ለከብድ - spots on back bhaseni2 - (adj) - ርካሽ - only (small sizes) cheap (n) - bhallay - ፍሬው የሚበላ bhayaktɔ - (v) - መብላት - eat የሐረግ ዓይነት - vine species (n) - Tylosema fassoglensis bhe - ቦታ - place; FABACEAE (with edible portion seeds found in pods) bhelley - (n) - ከሌሊቱ 10 bhallogi - (n) - ቅጠል - leaf ሰዓት ገደማ - around 4 am. bhanydɔ - (v) - መማጸን - bhey - (n) - መጥረቢያ፤ ፋስ - plead (hand motions are axe involved) 11 bholongguy

bhɛktɔ - (v) - መጠበቅ - guard; bhiy - (n) - የሐረግ ዓይነት - watch vine species Abrus precatorius subsp. africanus 1 (v) - መፍጠር - bhɛlanayɔ - FABACEAE (red and black create berries) (v) - bhɛlanayɔ2 - መብዛት - bhogoni - (n) - ዋርካ - fig reproduce tree species Ficus vasta bhɛldɔ - (v) - መሠንጠቅ - cut MORACEAE (which gives something like chicle from its open; split milk) bhɛnɛni - (n) - ዘመድ - bhogum - (n) - ቡቅል - relative sprouting sorghum grain bhibhi - (adj) - የተለያየ - bhokon - (n) - ግማሽ - half; different some bhichang - (adj) - ልዩ - bhokonnɔ - (n) - ሌላ ቦታ - different another place bhiiktɔ - (v) - መስበር - break bholisi - (n) - ፖሊስ - police (using for non-fragile thing) bholisoy - (n) - የዛፍ ዓይነት - bhilday - (n) - ቃጭል - bell Croton (high sounding) tree species zambesicus bhiley - (adj) - ቢጫ - yellow EUPHORBACEAE (used by traditional healer to take bad (n) - የሚፈልቅ bhinbhinoy - spirits) የምንጭ ውሃ - spring (place where the water comes up bhololdɔ - (v) - መጮኽ፤ from the ground) ሁካታ - talk loudly (like when people are drunk) bhirɛ - (n) - በትር - stick bholongguy - (n) - ቆረቆንዳ - corn cob bholoytoy 12

bholoytoy - (n) - ሽጉጥ - bhɔkɔli2 - (adj) - ዝንጉርጉር - pistol spots in between stripes (small sizes) bhonosɔ - (v) - መውጣት - leave bhɔktɔ - (v) - መቆፈር - dig bhorsonoy - (n) - አህያ - bhɔllɔytɔ - (v) - መፈልፈል - donkey shell (beans, etc.) (n) - bhoy1 - (adj) - በሙሉ - all bhɔngi - የወፍ ዓይነት - egret type of bird bhoy2 - (adv) - በሙሉ - every bhɔɔ - (adj) - ሰፊ - wide bhoyogi - (n) - ደሐ - orphan (poor; having no father, bhɔray - (n) - የዛፍ ዓይነት - mother, siblings, corn, tree species (fruit has oil nothing) that can be used for cooking) bhɔ - (adv) - ውጭ - out; bhɔrɔgɛ - (n) - ቀስተደመና - outside rainbow bhɔanayɔ - (v) - ማውጣት - bhuguy - (n) - ጀርባ - upper pick out back bhɔcha - (n) - ከሲታ bhuhogi - (n) - ቡዳ - curse (ለእንስሳትና ሰው አንዳንድ ጊዜ) (with eyes only) - thin (used for animals bhukoy - (n) - አባሎ - usually) Brown's myrobalan tree bhɔdhtɔ - (v) - መገልበጥ - Terminalia brownii turn over COMBRETACEAE bhɔgɛ - (n) - የተቋተ ውሃ፤ bhungay - (n) - ጌጥ የተደረገለት የተጠራቀመ ውሃ - waterpool በሬ (ባለን ብረቱ ስለሚወደው) - person's special bull bhɔkɔli1 - (n) - የመኒት ሰው - Me'en person bhuran - (n) - ሠፋ ያለ የከብቶች በረት - cattle camp (large) 13 chalagutumay

bhuray - (n) - ቆለጥ - testicles bhuseni - (adj) - ዝንጉርጉር - black spots on white bhurbhur - (n) - መስኮት - background window bhusɔ - (v) - መረገም - cursed bhurray - (n) - ዕንቁላል - egg (to be) bhurray bhatoyne belesho bhusukoy - (n) - ትልቅ ነጭ (n) - የእንቁላል አስኳል - - እንጉዳይ - mushroom

yolk species (big white edible) bhurrey - (n) - ጭስ - smoke bhurruchoy - (n) - የዛፍ ዓይነት - India plum tree Flacourtia indica FLACOURTIACEAE (with small edible fruit)

Ch ch

chabbala - (n) - ትከሻ - chahi1 - (n) - rubber; plastic shoulder blade chahi2 - (n) - ጫማ - shoe chabbalday - (n) - የሸክላ ጌጥ chahɔli - (adj) - ሰማያዊ - blue (ለጆሮ) - clay lip plug color chabbali - (adj) - ጠፍጣፋ - chalagutumay - (n) - የዛፍ flat ዓይነት - tree species Senne chagi - (adj) - አረንጓዴ - petersiana FABACEAE (like green; unripe; new the tamarind tree has black fruit) chalay 14

chalay - (n) - ጨሌ - bead chargɔlɔny - (n) - የደጋ ቆቅ - red-necked spur fowl challi - (adj) - ጥሩ - good charki - (n) - ጨርቅ - cloth chaloy - (n) - የዛፍ ዓይነት - tree species (large lowland chasɔ - (v) - መጥገብ - full tree that has red fruit) (to be); satisfied (to be) (n) - chalu - ሙቅ - porridge chawuy - (n) - የጎመን ዓይነት - (that is dissolved in water) shrub species Solanum chamamagi - (v) - አይጣፍጥም nigrum SOLANACEAE - tastes bad (not as good as (edible leaves) it should taste) chawzey - (n) - የዛፍ ዓይነት - chamani - (n) - ተኳሽ፤ አላሚ፤ tree species አዳኝ - good hunter chay - (n) - የሱርማ ብሄር ዘር - chamochi - (n) - ሾላ - Chay (Suri clan that lives sycamore fig tree Ficus mainly east of the Kibbish sycomorus MORACEAE river) (that's fruits can be eaten chaytɔ1 - (v) - መለወጥ - when they are still green) exchange chamun1 - (n) - ፂም - beard chaytɔ2 - (v) - መበቀል - chamun2 - (n) - አገጭ - chin avenge changgalay - (n) - የጎመን cheriyɔ - (v) - ማዥጎርጉር - ዓይነት - greens draw designs (using straight lines) char - (n) - ነብር - leopard chɛrɛtɛni - (n) - ጃርት - chargaley - (n) - ኦቦሽማኔ - porcupine leopard like chargi - (adj) - እርጥብ - wet 15 chɔdhay

chɛrgɛchani - (n) - ወይባ - chochi - (n) - መውቀሪያ ድንጋይ velvet leaf combretum - geode type rocks tree Combterum molle chodhigay - (n) - ቋንጣ ሥጋ - COMBRETACEAE dried meat chidhinɛyɔ - (v) - መውረድ፤ chol - (n) - ለጨዋታ ዒላማ ማሽቆልቆል - go downhill ለማነጣጠር የተዛጋጅ ሹል chigtɔ - (v) - መሳቅ - laugh እንጨት - spear (little spear for use with rolling ring childɔ - (v) - መቆም - stop; game) stand chonggi - (n) - ክራር - finger chinggilikita - (n) - አለብላቢት piano - nettle species Tragia abortiva EUPHORBIACEAE chori - (n) - የወፍ ዓይነት - bird species chinyi1 - (adj) - ትንሽ - small chorigani - (n) - እኩል ጨረቃ chinyi2 - (adj) – ወጣት - young - full moon (comes up chirartɔ - (v) - ማድመጥ - within one hour after dark) listen chormote - (n) - የጎመን ዓይነት chirbhisiyɔ1 - (v) - መመኘት - - greens species covet choy - (adj) - ጣፋጭ - good chirbhisiyɔ2 - (v) - ማረ - tasting merciful (to be) chɔbhɔsɔ - (v) - መሳም - kiss chita - (n) - የጎመን ዓይነት - chɔdhay - (n) - ፍሬው የሚበላ edible cultivated green የሐረግ ዓይነት - vine species chiyigtɔ - (v) - መሸልቀቅ Corchorous oliterius (ለበቆሎ እሸት) - husk; skin TILIACEAE (edible plant) chɔgɔnɛ 16

chɔgɔnɛ1 - (n) - አባቱ - his chɔrra - (n) - ሽንት - urine father chɔrti - (n) - ጸጉር - hair chɔgɔnɛ2 - (n) - አባቷ - her chɔrtɔ - (v) - መርገም - curse father chɔwa - (n) - አሰማ - bushpig chɔgɔnu - (n) - አባትህ፤ አባትሽ (n) - - your father chɔyay - ጅግራ - guinea fowl chɔktɔ - (v) - ግብረ ሥጋ (v) - መፈጸም - sexual chudhtɔ - ሟሟ ለፈሳሽ intercourse (to have) ነገር - dissolve (v) - መዝፈን - chɔllanɛyɔ1 - (v) - ማስቸገር - chuguldɔ - wrong someone sing (n) - ቡዳ፤ ሰላቢ - chɔllanɛyɔ2 - (v) – በጠበጠ - chumaray - trouble or be troubled witch (may mean wizard that can do curse) chɔlɔsɔ - (v) - መቆጨት - (n) - ጎመን - generic disappointed chunoy - word for edible greens chɔmbɔ - (v) - ማመግ - eat (v) - ማጠብ (ለራስ together with another churtɔ - food ወይም ልብስ) - wash clothes etc. chɔrgɔni - (n) - የዛፍ ዓይነት - 1 (v) - ማጥበቅ - tree species churuyɔ - tighten chɔrɔgɛni - (n) - የአፍንጫ 2 (v) - መጨቆን - ኮሽኳሼ - cartilage in the churuyɔ -

bridge of the nose oppress (n) - ብርድ - cold chɔrɔsɔ - (v) - መሸናት - chuwan - urinate 17 dɛldɛlda

D d

dadab1 - (n) - ወረቀት - paper darchoy - (n) - ከቆዳ የተሠራ የእግር መከላከያ - leather dadab2 - (n) - ዳብዳቤ - letter shin guard dakumoy - (n) - የጉንጭ አጥንት darchɔngɔl - (n) - ዋሽንት - cheekbone የሚሰራበት ዛፍ ፍሬ - fruit dalle - (n) - ሞኝ - fool; (that is used to make a flute) stupid darginy - (n) - የደጋ አሣማ - dalnɛ - (adj) - ሞኝ - foolish forest hog dambi - (n) - ባህል - custom; dari - (adv) - በድብቅ መሄድ - ritual behavior sneakily dambɔ - (v) - ማድባት - stalk darmay - (n) - ሬት - aloe Aloe pirotte and dambu - (n) - ትምባሆ - vera plant aloe macrosarpa LILIACEAE tobacco (yellow and red flower) dana - (n) - ቀጭን ገንፎ - dehuny - (n) - ጓደኛ - friend watery or slimy deni - (n) - ጠንቋይ - fortune dandil - (n) - የዛፍ ዓይነት፤ teller እንደጎመን የሚያገለግል - tree species Boscia salicifolia dɛɛsɔ - (v) - መደንገጥ - CAPPARIDACEAE (with surprised (to be) edible leaves) dɛldɛlda - (n) - በሲበጎ ወይም dar - (n) - ረባዳ ቦታ - flat በጠፍር የተሰካ ጨሌ ጌጥ - area of land (underneath a string of many beads mountain) (long one that are given to a boy by his girlfriend) dɛmneyɔ 18

dɛmneyɔ - (v) - ትዕቢተኛ መሆን dir1 - (n) - በከብቶች በረት - stubborn (to be) የጎረምሶች መኝታ ቦታ - sleeping place (for boys at dɛmni1 - (n) - ነገረኛ ሰው - a cattle camp; married

stubborn women can't go there) dɛmni2 - (n) - ተንኮለኛ - hard dir2 - (adv) - ብዙ ጊዜ - long

person time (n) - ከጨሌ የተሠራ dɛrrɛ - dirmay - (n) - ጸናፍል ከእንጨት

መቀነት - girls beaded belt ፍሬ የሚሠራ የዛፍ ዓይነት - dib - (adj) - ቀጥ - straight musical instrument (made from the fruit of a 'dirmay' (n) - (used digir - ሸክላ - clay tree with sand or rocks in making lip plates and ear inside) plugs. It comes from a certain kind of termite mound) dirtɔ - (v) - መጥረግ - sweep digirey - (n) - የሳር ዓይነት - diy - (n) - ጭቅጭቅ ያለው grass species ሰብሰባ - difficult meeting

digiri - (n) - የቀለም ዓይነት - dob1 - (n) - ጥቅጥቅ ያለ ሳር - dirt (that is used to put on a dense grass person's body for spiritual dob2 - (n) - ዱር - forest area reasons) dokollu - (n) - አፈሰፊ ቅል - dindalata - (n) - የጠመንጃ gourd (with the top cut off) ዓይነት፤ ጅምሲሪ - FN rifle doktɔ1 - (v) - መርገጥ - stomp dinggoy - (n) - የዛፍ ዓይነት - plant species (the skin of doktɔ2 - (v) - መሞቀር - the fruit will make you itch, attempt but inside is a soft material (n) - used for making lip plates) dole - ማስሮ - cooking pot (small species) dolote - (n) - ኤሊ - turtle 19 dunggi

dongdongi1 - (adj) - ወፍራም - dɔrdɔri - (adj) - ወፍራም - big fat (to describe animals) (animate objects) (n) - dongdongi2 - (n) - የአረም duguy - ዘር - seed ዓይነት - weed species duhu - (n) - ለቅሶ - funeral (n) - dori - ቤት - house duktɔ - (v) - መትከል - plant (n) - dori jagarɛ - ግድግዳ - dukuwa - (n) - ዣንጥላ - wall umbrella (n) - መግቢያ - dori tutug - dumay1 - (n) - ጉትቻ - silver entrance earrings (n) - ቁላ - penis dormi - dumay2 - (n) - ከሸፈ - bullet dowun - (n) - የሜዳ አህያ - that misfires zebra dumbɔ - (v) - ቁስልን መንካት - dɔkay - (n) - የዛፍ ዓይነት - hurt a sore Harrisonia tree species dun1 - (n) - ከገበጣ ጨዋታ ጋር abyssinica SIMARAUBCEAE የተያያዘ ነው - something (with thorn used as medicine (word is used in for malaria) very small a game) dɔlmɛ - (n) - እንቁራሪት - frog dun2 - (n) - ትንሽ ነገር፥ ጅረት - dɔlmɛy - (n) - የጡንቻ መቆጣት ravine (a small one, where - inside thigh there is always water) dɔlmɔchi - (adj) - ዝግታ - dungga - (n) - ደንቆሮ፤ slow የማይስማ - deaf person dɔra - (n) - ቀበሮ - fox or dunggi - (n) - ቁምቡሩስ - grub hunting dog (with black tail worms and gray body) dunu 20

dunu - (n) - ዲፋርሳ - dus - (n) - በረሐ - brushland water-buck dusendɔ - (v) - ማኩረፍ - duriyɔ - (v) - ዘፈን መዝፈን - pout; mad (to be) shuffle dance duu - (n) - ነቀዝ - weevil; durrum - (n) - የሸክላ ዓይነት፤ wood borer ቦሮቦር - white type of clay duy - (n) - ሳር ያለበት መንገድ - durrumey - (n) - ጉቶ - stump overgrown path

Dh dh

dhaa - (conj) - የመገረም ለሜትን dhere - (n) - እውነት፤ ትክክል - መማለጫ - expresses truth surprise dhergisɔ - (v) - ማላብ - sweat dhachi - (n) - ጠጅ - beer dheyɔ - (adv) - ከ--ጋር፤ (from other places than Suri) አብራችሁ - beside dhaktɔ - (v) - መምታት - hit dheytɔ - (v) - መጨረስ - finish dhandhali1 - (adj) - የጠንከረ dhɛchiyɔ - (v) - ማስነጠስ - ደረቅ - hard; difficult sneeze dhandhali2 - (adj) - ውድ - dhɛdhɛsiyay - (n) - የዛፍ expensive ዓይነት - tree species dhebe - (n) - ሸክላ በጆሮና dhɛdhɛyɔ - (v) - መውቀር - በከንፈር ላይ የሚንጠለጠል፤ knock; tap with a rock or ሸከላ ዓይነት - clay plug in baŋ ka the ear lobes or lip-plate dheno - (n) - መግል - puss 21 dhɔtɔ

dhɛmsa - (n) - የጉልቻ መደገፊያ dholdoy - (n) - ፊንጢጣ - ድንጋይ - rock (small rock anus used to help support a pot in (n) - ጋያ - pipe a fire pit if the main rock isn't dholdu - big enough) dhorrong - (n) - የቆላ አጋዘን - dhɛndɔ - (v) - ይሆድ መነፋት - topi bloated (to be) dhɔldɔ - (v) - ማሳየት - point dhɛri - (n) - ላብ - sweat to, show (n) - dhidhingi - (adv) - ከባድ - dhɔlmay - በዶንጋ ጨዋታ heavy ጊዜ እጅ ላይ የሚደረግ መከላከያ - handshield dhigandɔ - (v) - መሸኘት - (n) - accompany dhɔma - ስድብ - curse word; insult dhik - (adj) - ሙሉ - full dhɔmbɔ - (v) - መሳደብ - dhinyɛsɛndɔ - (v) - ይረሳል - insult forget dhɔnɛ - (num) - አንድ - one dhiy - (n) - ቆሽት - pancreas dhɔnggɔ - (v) - ከባድ ነገር dhiytɔ - (v) - መሙላት - fill; ማንሳት - raise; pick up cause to be full something heavy dhokkoli - (n) - ጉሜሮ - dhɔr - (n) - ጭቃ - mud shrub species Capparis tomentosa dhɔrɔgɔsi - (adj) - ደረቅ - dry CAPPARIDACEAE dhɔrɔgɔsɔ - (v) - መድረቅ - dhokol - (n) - caracal; serval dry cat dhɔtɔ - (v) - መቅረት - absent dhokoy - (n) - ቅልጥም - (to be) marrow dhɔyɛ 22

dhɔyɛ - (n) - ሻኛ - cow's dhumanay - (v) - መያዝ - get hump dhumbɔ - (v) - ማንሣት - dhudhubangguray - (n) - ሾላ gather (wood) - cape fig tree Ficus sur dhumbuli - (adj) - ደነዝ - dull MORACEAE dhumgolu - (n) - ድምቢጥ - dhugey - (n) - የሞተ ጥጃ ቆዳን fire finch bird አሰመስሎ ማሰራት - calf decoy dhundhuri - (adj) - ወፍራም (ለመጠጥ ለሚውል ነገር) - dhugumbɔ - (v) - ማጎንበስ - thick (soup, geso, etc) bend dhunggɔ - (v) - ማንቀላፋት - dhul - (adv) - ፍጹም - nod off to sleep completely; absolutely dhusiyɔ - (v) - መድማት ነስር - dhum - (n) - ጉብታ፤ ዳገት - ooze blood hill

E e

e - (interj) - አዎን - yes; OK; egisi - (adj) - በሰለ - ripe that's right egisɔ - (v) - መብሰል - ripe e so - (adv) - በእወነት፤ በትክክል (to be) - really ektɔ - (v) - መላክ (ለሰው) - ebbelechi - (n) - የዛፍ ዓይነት - send someone tree species Gnidia (v) - ማስጣት - lay out; involucrata A. Rich. elesɔ - THYMELACEAE spread out 23 ɛgtɔ

eliyɔ - (v) - መጥራት - call eriy - (n) - ቆዳ - skin emoy - (n) - የሳር ዓይነት - erri - (n) - የዛፍ ዓይነት - grass species (by river tall white-barked acacia tree with smaller tops and wider Acacia asak FABACEAE blades) ewo - (n) - ዕዳ - debt eresɔ - (v) - መሻገር - cross eytɔ1 - (v) - መተኮስ - shoot eri - (n) - ልጅ - child eytɔ2 - (v) - መንደፍ - sting

Ɛ ɛ

ɛ - (n) - መልክ - appearance ɛdhɛmiyɔ - (v) - መማር - (beauty) learn ɛanayɔ - (v) - መርዳት - help ɛgɛlbeyo - (n) - ጭሪ - bird ɛbɛktɔ - (v) - ማንፋስ - blow species (small bird that follows the cows) ɛdɛnydɔ - (v) - ማስረገዝ - ɛgɛrchogi1 - (n) - የዛፍ ዓይነት - make someone pregnant wild custard apple tree ɛdɛyɔ1 - (v) - ማጥፋት - Annona senegalensis accident (have); wrong ANNONACEAE (to do something) ɛgɛrchogi2 - (n) - ትኋን - ɛdɛyɔ2 - (v) - become spoiled bedbug (that stinks if you squish it) ɛdhɛmisiyɔ - (v) - ማስተማር - teach ɛgtɔ - (v) - መገለጥ - expose, reveal ɛhɛytɔ 24

ɛhɛytɔ - (v) - ማንጠፍ - ɛnɛng - (adv) - እንዴት - how prepare sleeping place ɛngɛrɛsɔ - (v) - መፈራት - ɛkɛnyandɔ1 - (v) - መጣላት - fear; afraid (to be) argue ɛrcha - (n) - የቤት መደብ - ɛkɛnyandɔ2 - (v) - መቆጣት - mud platform in house angry (to be) (which used for sleeping) ɛkɛnyanyogi - (n) - ነገረኛ ቁጡ ɛrɛytɔ - (v) - መቅደድ - tear; – fighter (with words); rip arguer ɛrtɔ - (v) - መጨመር - add ɛla - (n) - ምንጭ - spring (dirt, water, etc) ɛnɛnɛngi - (det) - ምን ዓይነት - ɛsɛdhtɔ - (v) - ማሰብ - think which one about

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ga - (interj) - ቆይ - wait! gaganyu - (poss) - የኔ - mine gadhi - (n) - ተራራን ከፋፍሎ gagayo - (poss) - የኛ በመገደብ የሚታረስ እርሻ - (ለአንዳንድ ሰው) - our (excl) stone terrace gagɛnyɛ - (poss) - የሱ፤ የሷ - gadhiyɔ - (v) - መክፈል - pay his/hers gadhumoy - (n) - ማንጋጭላ - gagga - (poss) - የኛ (ለሁሉ jawbone area; side of the ሰው) - our (incl) face gaggɛ - (poss) - የነርሱ - their gaga - (adj) - ገደል - steep downhill 25 gɛba

gaggu - (poss) - የናንተ - your garchu - (n) - ባርኔጣ - cap; (pl) hat gagigi - (poss) - የማን - whose garsan - (n) - የጨው ጣም gagunyu - (poss) - ያንተ፤ያንቺ ያለው አፈር - salt lick - your gaw - (n) - ገበያ - market gaha - (n) - ጎጆ ቤት - shelter gawl - (n) - ትከሻ - shoulder (small house found in cattle (n) - camp) gawtey - ገበቴ (ከእንጨት ተጠርቦ የሚሠራ) - galenɛn - (n) - ዋርሳ - wife's traditional wooden gold brother-in-law pan galgali - (n) - ትልቅ ጆሮ ያለው gayɔ - (v) - ማወቅ - know (እንስሳ ወይም ሰው) - animal (n) - or person with large ears gaysa - ገሶ - hoe galisey - (n) - ግመል - camel gaysey - (n) - የዛፍ ዓይነት - tree species gambɔ - (v) - ማግባት - marry gedhe - (n) - ፈንጣጣ - gamuy - (n) - ሰኔ - twelfth smallpox month in the Surma (n) - calendar gelegan - የቤት ታዛ - house normal Surma ganggu - (n) - መንገድ - road house (that has open ganyjoy - (n) - የሾላ ፈሬ perimeter area for people, (immature green fruit of one goats, etc.) of the fig trees) geso - (n) - ቦርዴ - fermented gara - (n) - ጨጓራ - stomach; sorghum drink tripe gɛba - (n) - ጓሮ - yard area garasɔ - (v) - መጥፋት - (outside of the 'rata') disappear gɛdɛgɛdɛ 26

gɛdɛgɛdɛ - (n) - በውል ተለይቶ gindi - (n) - ለስላሳ ለማሠሪያ የማይተወቅ ጫጫታ - የሚውል ወፍራም ሐረግ - jibberish vine gɛlɛgɛnyay - (n) - የሌሊት ወፍ gingini - (n) - ለብ - - bat lukewarm gɛr - (n) - ፌቆ - oribi girari - (n) - ወይራ - African wild olive Olea europaea gɛrɛng - (adj) - መጥፎ - subspecies cuspidata

terrible; bad OLEACEAE (adj) - መጥፎ - bad gɛrsi - girartoy - (n) - የዛፍ ዓይነት - gɛsay - (n) - ዳገት - incline; tree species

hill girgiri - (n) - የዛፍ ዓይነት - gidangi1 - (adj) - ቡናማ ቀለም - tree species

brownish colour dirty girngay - (n) - ንፍጥ - gidangi2 - (adj) - ቆሻሻ - dirty mucous gigey - (n) - አጥንት ጉማ - girɔng - (n) - አፍንጫ - nose

bone blood debt girwani - (n) - ስልባቦት - gik - (adv) - ጠበቅ - solidly, cream

tightly gisɔ - (v) - መጋጥ - eat (n) - ሳጥን - box giligili - giway - (n) - የዱላ ጫፍ - gimay - (n) - ጠጅ፤ብርዝ - point at the top of a honey mead (fermented and fighting stick non-fermented) giyɔng - (det) - የትኛው - gina - (n) - የባለባት ጦር - which; which ones (pl) spear of the komoru go - (n) - እሳት - fire 27 gɔnggɔlay

go kabari - (n) - የጣወት እሳት gori1 - (n) - የሸምበቆ አንጓ - – large fire area (for stalk (corn, grass, etc) people/cows to rest, not for 2 (n) - የጃርት እሾህ - cooking) gori - porcupine quill gochong - (n) - ወንድም፤ (n) - የጎረጊጥ ዛፍ - የአጎት ልጅ (ወንድ) - brother goroki - (father's male children) Black plum Vitex doniana VERBENACEAE gochu - (n) - ጋሻ - shield goso - (n) - ስንዴ፤ ገብስ - (n) - godhoy - የወፍ ዓይነት - wheat bird species gotiri - (adj) - ጠንከር ያለ (n) - gogotɛni - ኩላሊት - ወፍራም - thick (for objects) kidney gɔlay - (n) - አማራ - Amhara (n) - goldoshi - የዛፍ ዓይነት - people tree species gɔlɛ - (n) - እንሽላሊት - lizard golu - (n) - የድንጋይ ወፍጮ - (adj) - ቀይ - red bottom grinding stone; gɔlɔnyi - mortar gɔm1 - (n) - ድንጋያማ ተራራ -

gondoy - (n) - የዛፍ ዓይነት - stone terrace tree species Terminalia gɔm2 - (n) - ግምባር - brow schimperiana (n) - COMBRETACEAE gɔmay - አምባር - copper bracelet gonggul - (n) - ጀልባ - boat gɔnggay - (n) - ሰነፍ - lazy (n) - ወንድሜ - my goona - person brother gɔnggɔlay - (n) - የጅብ ጥላ - (n) - ወንድምህ፤ goonu - mushroom species (small ወንድምሽ - your brother inedible) gɔnydɔ 28

gɔnydɔ - (v) - ማየት፤ gumunyoy - (n) - የዛፍ ዓይነት መመልከት - look - tree species gɔray - (n) - ቦቆሎ - maize gundi - (n) - ሚዳቋ - duiker

gɔrɔ1 - (n) - መንገድ - path guney - (n) - ሙክት (ለፍየል) - goat steer gɔrɔ2 - (n) - መንገድ - road gurdhangɛy - (n) - ገበሎ - gɔynɛ - (n) - ወንድሙ፤ ወንድሟ lizard (large, whose head - his brother bounces) gɔytɔ - (v) - መዋጥ - swallow guru - (adj) - ባዶ ቦታ፤ ባዶ gɔytɔy - (n) - መድሃኒት - ቤት - deserted (for a house medicine or area) gu - (n) - እርሻ - garden gusi - (n) - ቅል - gourd (used for pipes and containers) gubtɔ - (v) - ማግሣት - burp (n) - ጉንዳን - ant (a smelly, sick one) gususi - species (black army ant) guchurɔ - (n) - አውሬ - (n) - የእህል ዱቄት - predator; scavenger gutuma - grain flour guldu - (n) - እምብርት - navel guy - (n) - የጦጣ ዓይነት - (n) - gulsa - ኃላፊ - leader, monkey species authority figure, chief guyɔ - (n) - ዝናብ - rain gulugulu - (n) - የበግ ጨጓራ የሚንጠለጠለበት እንጨት ነፍስ ጋዳይ ይቅርታ መጠየቁን የሚያሳይ ነው - part of an intestine (which is hung by a murderer after killing someone to ask for forgiveness) 29 ghurutɔ

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gharatey - (n) - ጦጣ - vervet ghirghiri - (adv) - የሚያንሽራትት - slippery ghendetɔ - (v) - መሥራት - make; fix ghoytɔ - (v) - መማስ - scoop gheney - (n) - ከቆዳ የተሠራ ghɔgɔl - (n) - ወሽመጥ (የወንዝ) ቀበቶ - leather thong/strap - land going across the river gheru - (n) - በር፤ መዝጊያ - door cover ghɔlɔtɔ - (v) - መዳህ - crawl ghɛrɛtɔ - (v) - መኘክ - chew ghuley - (n) - የዛፍ ዓይነት - (like baboons) tree species Ziziphus RHAMNACEAE (thorn tree (adj) - ልሙጥ - ghilghili - with brown fruit but people smooth do not eat it) ghima - (n) - ጫት - ch'at ghulsi - (n) - ቁልፍ - key; (leaves of a tree which are padlock (things like used as a drug) screwdrivers which open or ghimamu - (n) - ቅመም - operate other item) spices ghunchi - (n) - የከብት በሽታ - ghindɔ - (v) - መጠየቅ - ask cattle disease ghinyani - (n) - የዛፍ ዓይነት - ghurghuri - (adj) - የሠለጠነ፤ tree species Ficus glumosa ባለሙያ - skilled MORACEAE (with edible red ghurutɔ1 - (v) - መሳብ - pull berries) ghurutɔ2 - (v) - መጎተት - lead haldɔ 30

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haldɔ - (v) - መጥረብ - carve heo - (n) - ዓይነት - kind of; out by machete type halɛ - (adj) - ቀስ በል - slow hɛrgɛchani - (n) - የዛፍ ዓይነት - tree species halɛ halɛ - (adv) - ቀስ ማለት - slowly hɛtɔ - (v) - መምሰል - resemble; look like (used hallagi - (n) - ጣት - finger only with pl) hamogi - (n) - የዛፍ ዓይነት - hinde - (conj) - ከ- - if shrub species Hoslundia opposita LAMIACEAE hindɔ1 - (v) - መፈለግ - want

harra - (n) - አውራ መንገድ - hindɔ2 - (v) - መውደድ - like road (large) hira rɛsa - (n) - የሞተ ሰው፤ harroy - (n) - ሰም - dry እሬሳ - dead person honeycomb hiri1 - (n) - ወንድ - man hartɛy1 - (n) - ፈረስ - horse hiri2 - (n) - ሰው - person hartɛy2 - (n) - በቅሎ - mule hiri3 - (n) - ባል - husband hartɔ - (v) - ማስታወክ - vomit hirkon - (num) - ሃያ - twenty haya - (n) - የመኝታ ቁርበት - hiyonghiyong - (n) - cow skin ጭምጭምታ - chatter, hayɛna - (num) - አምስት - rumor five hiytɔ - (v) - መጥረግ - scoop hayu - (n) - ማማ - platform and throw away (built in gardens where (n) - ሳላ - oryx people guard their crops) hogir - 31 hunggagɛy

hohu - (n) - ሳምባ - lungs hɔlɔngɔsay1 - (n) - የዛፍ ዓይነት - tree species holdoy - (n) - የትምባሆ Clerodendrum myrocoides ማስቀመጫ - tobacco VERBENACEAE container hɔlɔngɔsay2 - (n) - የጎሽ ዝንብ (n) - ኒያላ - roan holiy - - tsetse fly (n) - ባሕላዊ ጨዋታ - holo - hɔngay - (n) - ትንፋሽ - cultural form of singing breath and dancing hɔnggɔ - (v) - መተንፈስ - (n) - ቀዳዳ - hole hologun - breathe (n) - ሳሪሳራ - honduy - hɔri - (adj) - ጥልቀት - deep temple on forehead hɔrɔyɔ - (v) - መምዘዝ - slip (n) - ገበጣ - game hor - something out (n) - መንጋጭላ - jaw horroy - hudhugtɔ - (v) - መውለድ -

area of the face give birth (humans) (n) - ከረከሮ - warthog hoy - hugtɔ - (v) - ማፀዳት - clean (n) - ልጅ (ለእንስሳ) - hoynɛ - hulnɛyɔ - (v) - ማበብ - bloom offspring (animals) hulu - (n) - ኦቾሎኒ - peanut hozo - (n) - ረሃብ - hunger hunay - (n) - ሸለቆ - valley; (adj) - ነጭ - white hɔli - ravine clean hung - (adv) - እንዲሁ - just; (adj) - ቀላል - light hɔlihɔli - well 1 (adj) - ባዶ - empty hɔlɔng - hunggagɛy - (n) - እስስት - hɔlɔng2 - (adj) - እርቃን - chameleon naked ibaysiyɔ 32

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ibaysiyɔ - (v) - ማዳን - cure ihe1 - (v) - አለ - exists

ibaytɔ - (v) - ማስጠንቀቅ - ihe2 - (v) - አለ - present warn (to be)

ibtɔ1 - (v) - መያዝ - grab ihɔyɔ - (v) - መሳል - sharpen

ibtɔ2 - (v) - መጨበት - take ilagasɔ - (v) - መታመም - sick hold of (to be) ichirtɔ - (v) - መጮኽ - yell ilaldɔ - (v) - ማጽናናት - comfort idhibeni1 - (adj) - ወፍራም - muscular body; big ili - (n) - ልምጭ - tree species Clausena anisata 2 (adj) - ጮማ - fat idhibeni - RUTACEAE (n) - ደመና - cloud idho - ilisɔ - (v) - ማግደም - walk in idhoytɔ - (v) - መደባላቅ - put a switchback pattern

together; combine; mix illɛy - (num) - ስድስት - six (v) - መንካት - idirandɔ - iloliytɔ - (v) - በጭንቅላት ላይ

touch በእጅ ሳይዙ መሸከም - carry ige1 - (pro) - እናንተ - you (pl) on one's head (without holding) ige2 - (pro) - እርስዎ - you (sg, polite) ilonggɔ1 - (v) - ማደግ - growing (like corn) ighirtɔ - (v) - መለቅለቅ (ለቤት) - paint (with mud or paint) ilonggɔ2 - (v) - መከመር - stack igombɔ - (v) - እሽ ማለት - obey 33 iwoyɔ

imagtɔ - (v) - አያውቀም - irogiytɔ - (v) - ማሳደግ - feed; don't know raise (cow, child)

imbɔ - (v) - መትከል - plant irɔktɔ1 - (v) - መውጣት ዛፍ (tree) ወይም ተራራ - climb

inda - (interj) - እንትን፤ እንትና irɔktɔ2 - (v) - ላም ጠራ - sing - Umm to a cow

indɔ1 - (v) - መሰበር (ቀላሉ irriytɔ - (v) - መቅለብ - catch የሚሰበር) – break (fragile irsasi - (n) - እርሳስ - pencil things) isabbay - (num) - ሰባት - indɔ2 - (v) - ላም አረደ - kill a seven cow isayɔ - (v) - ሰላምታ መስጠት - inggare - እንጃ - I have no greet idea ishɔrtɔ - (v) - መሻጥ - put inigi - (n) - ቅንድብ - sticks in a roof eyebrow; eyelash isoktɔ - (v) - ዞር ማለት - get inɔng - (det) - የትኛው - out of the way which; which one; singular isɔng - ስንት ነው? - how many?; how much? iriyay - (n) - ደጋን - bow issey - (num) - ስምንት - eight iriytɔ1 - (v) - መወለድ - born (to be) itinyandɔ - (v) - መገናኘት - meet iriytɔ2 - (v) - መወጠር መዘርጋት - stretch tightly itondɔ - (v) - መላክ - send iwoyɔ - (v) - መጠበቅ (ለከብት) - tend livestock ja 34

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ja - (adv) - ቅርብ - near jo - (n) - ዓይነ ምድር - feces jagari - (n) - እግር - foot jogorey - (n) - ቃጭል - bell (little one tied on legs or 1 (n) - የበቆሎ አበባ - jalay - arms for decoration) corn tassel jɔanayɔ - (v) - ማግኘት - find jalay2 - (n) - የበቆሎ እሸት ሙቅ (n) - - porridge (made from fresh jɔnɛ1 - እናቱ - his corn) mother jalɔy - (n) - የወፍ ዓይነት - jɔnɛ2 - (n) - እናቷ - her starling bird species mother jarhɔli - (adj) - ቡራቡሬ መልክ jɔrɔk - (n) - ሣላ - oryx - black and white spotted ju - (n) - ማስሮ - pot (based on the color of the legs) junu - (n) - እናትህ፤ እናትሽ - your mother jimbɔ - (v) - መቅደም - go first; go ahead; proceed

Jh jh

jhany - (n) - ከስዓት በኋላ - afternoon 35 kambay

K k

kabhabhogi - (n) - ቅርፊት - kali1 - (n) - ቀን - day bark species (maybe any kali2 - (n) - ጨዋታ - tree) conversation kadhinyogi - (n) - ጎበዝ kali kali - (adv) - ሁል ጊዜ - ሠራተኛ - good worker always kadhtɔ1 - (v) – ማስታወስ - kalli - (n) - አርጩሜ - switch remember kallochi - (n) - የዛፍ ዓይነት - kadhtɔ2 - (v) – ማስታወስ - tree species Grewia mollis remind or villosa TILIACEAE kajoroy - (n) - ብረድሰት - pot kalma - (n) - ማማስያ - kaka - (n) - ሴት አያት - spatula grandmother kaluway - (n) - ሰስ - kakay - (n) - መንጋጋ ጥርስ - klipspringer (a small agile molar antelope) kalahi - (n) - ቀለሕ - bullet kaluwey - (n) - ብብት - shell armpit kalamchi - (n) - ጠመንጃ - kama - (n) - ስልቻ - leather Kalashnikov rifle bag (thing to carry flour in) (n) - kalay1 - (n) - የዉፍ ዓይነት - kaman - ጦረኛ - warrior, bird species fighter (n) - kalay2 - (n) - ቅልጥም - shin kambay - እንቆቆ - tree bone species kana 36

kana - (adj) - ከሳ፤ መክሳት - karcha - (n) - ቁስል - bad thin (animate object) sore that stinks kandarukuy - (n) - ቆቅ - kargariyɔ - (v) - መድከም - Francolin partridge tired (to be) species kari - (adv) - ከ-ጋር - together kangay - (n) - ዝንጀሮ - with baboon karinday - (n) - ጎዴሬ - kanggacho - (n) - ፍሩሽካ - arrowroot type of plant mash from fermenting karomo - (n) - በላሞች ራስ ላይ sorghum የሚደረግ ጌጥ - head band kangitɛn - (adj) - ግራ - left (decorative leather one used for cattle) kangiya - (n) - ሾርባ - soup karoti - (n) - ካሮት - carrot kanigay - (n) - ቀልደኛ - (v) - funny person; joker karuytɔ - ማከክ - scratch (n) - kantay - (n) - ወንፊት - sieve kasay - አሸዋ - sand (n) - karam - (n) - ጉሬዛ - colobus kasi - የዛፍ ዓይነት - tree monkey species Triumfetta rhomboidea TILIACEAE karamochi - (n) - የዛፍ ዓይነት kawari - (n) - ዓይን - eye - tree species Bridelia micrantha kawukawu - (n) - የእንስሳትን EUPHORBIACEAE አካል አሳብጦ የሚገድል በሽታ karanɛ - (adj) - ታች - down; - cattle disease (might be lower; low rinderpest) (n) - karbay - (n) - የሀብታም ሚስት kayɔ - ምላስ - tongue - wife of a wealthy man 37 kɛriy

kejhogi1 - (n) - የጌጥ ጠባሳ - kesɔ - (n) - ቤት - house scars (small round scars from kɛanayɔ - (v) - ኣልተቀበለም - scarification on men and

women) to reject kɛdɛnggɛshi - (adj) - ጥልቀት kejhogi2 - (n) - በምስጥ የተነካከሰ

ጠባሳ - termite bite የሌለው - shallow (n) - ቁጫጭ - kelley - (n) - ጥንቸል - rabbit kɛdhɛdhi - wood ant kelmetey - (n) - ትከሻ - (n) - ሾርቃ - gourd shoulder blade area kɛdhɛm - (one that is split in half) kendɔ1 - (v) - መቁረጥ - cut; kɛgɛ - (n) - የዱር እንስሳት - chop settle wild animal kendɔ2 - (v) - መስማማት - kɛnggɔ - (v) - መካድ - deny agree kɛngɔ1 - (n) - ጊዜ - tmes or keni - (n) - ዛጎል መሳይ ፍጡር occurences (ውኃ ውስጥ የሚኖር) - freshwater oyster shell kɛngɔ2 - (n) - ሆድ - stomach kerker - (n) - የፍየል የበግና kɛɔng - (adv) - ለምን - why የጥጃ ሸሆናዎች ለጌጥ ሲስሩ - kɛr - (adv) - ደህና - well hoof bone kɛrɛ - (n) - ቀንድ - cow horn; (n) - ሐረግ ያለው አረም keruy - insect antenna - vine species Cyphostemma adenocaule kɛrghɛnɔ - (n) - መሃከል - VITACEAE middle keryagi - (n) - ሽቦ - wire kɛriy - (n) - ጤፍ የመሰለ ሳር - spiral rings (which is grass seeds (small ones, that around a waist belt on a people eat during hunger child) times like 'tila') kɛshi 38

kɛshi - (n) - ቃንጫ - fiber kɛyaya suny - (n) - የዛፍ (used in making cord (sisal ዓይነት - tree species Rhus plant)) vulgaris ANACARDIACEAE (that has different kind of kɛya bohe - (n) - የዛፍ ዓይነት fruit than a normal keyay) (ለእባብ መርዝ መድኃኒትነት የሚውል እንጨት) - tree kɛyɔ - (n) - ዛፍ - tree species ASTERACEAE kibiriti - (n) - ክብሪት - match (n) - kɛya guchony - የዛፍ kidho - (n) - ወንዝ - river; ዓይነት - dwarf morning stream glory Evolvulis alsinoides (n) - CONVOLVULACEAE kidhong - ከበሮ - drum (n) - kɛya karamuny - (n) - የዛፍ kilgishoy - ጩሉሌ - kite ዓይነት - tree species bird Hypoestis forsakaolii kimiroy - (n) - ከጥጃ ጠፍር ACANTHACEAE የሚሠራ የክንድ ጌጥ - arm kɛya kɔgɔwa - (n) - የዛፍ band made of leather ዓይነት - tree species kingi - (det) - ዱሮ ጊዜ፤ ጥንት kɛya kulgulony - (n) - የዛፍ - long time ago ዓይነት - tree species kinyang - (n) - ዐዞ - kɛya tumuny - (n) - የዛፍ crocodile ዓይነት - tree species Osyris kinyinyi - (n) - ቁንጫ - flea SANTALACEAE kirimogi - (n) - እባጭ - scar kɛyay - (n) - የዛፍ ዓይነት - tree (small) species Rhus natalensis ANACARDIACEAE (with kirin - (n) - ቀጭኔ - giraffe edible fruit) kiriyay - (n) - የዛፍ ዓይነት - tree species Tragia EUPHORBIACEAE 39 komoru

kirɔnggi - (n) - ዝንብ - fly kokon - (n) - የዓመት መጨረሻ ወር - eleventh month (in kirrey - (n) - ክር - thread the Surma calendar) kisi1 - (n) - አነስተኛ የሚዳቋ kokong - (n) - ቅድመ አያት - ዓይነት - animal species great grandfather (on kisi2 - (n) - ኪስ - pocket either parents' side) kisingey - (n) - ጉልቻ - fire koliloy - (n) - የዛፍ ዓይነት - area (three large stones used tree species in fire pits) kolmami - (n) - የሱዳን ሰው - kiyɔ - (n) - ጊንጥ - scorpion people from Sudan

ko1 - (conj) - ክ--ጋር - with; kolobi - (n) - ጥሻ - grassy including plain with a few trees

ko2 - (conj) - እና - and kolochi - (n) - ከቅል የተሠራ ko.... - ወደ፤ ከ... - towards ጭልፋ ነገር - spoon or (big size) from (after words ending dipper with a vowel) kologol - (n) - አንገቱ ላይ kobi - (n) - ዶሮ - chicken ቃጭል የታሰረለት ሳንጋ - steer with no bell kodor - (n) - የንብ ቀፎ - beehive kologoli - (n) - የእንስሳ ዓይነት ቤቱን መሬት ውስጥ ቆፍሮ koginɛ - (n) - አያት - የሚያዝጋጅ - aardvark grandfather (father's father /mother's mother's kololonggoy - (n) - የቆላ አባል father) - combretum tree variety kogoloy - (n) - ዛጎል - snail kolu - (n) - ከሰል - charcoal shell without fire komoru - (n) - ነጉሥ - ruler kona 40

kona - (n) - ሌላ - other; kɔdha - (n) - ውጊያ (ለጦርነት) - another war konɛn - (n) - አማች - mother- kɔdhɔ - (n) - ቃጭል - cow in-law ('father-in-law' or bell (low sounding) 'brother-in-law') kɔɛyɔ - (v) - መውሰድ - take kono - (n) - እባብ - snake kɔginyay - (n) - ጥሩምባ korigɛni - (n) - ሸምበቆ - (ለክብቶች ሙገሣ የሚውል) - bamboo horn used to call cows korokoroy - (n) - ቆሮቆሮ - tin kɔgɔ - (adj) - ሻካራ - rough can (as opposed to smooth) korri - (n) - ድኩላ - bushbuck kɔla - (n) - የፍየል ኮርማ - billy goat korriy - (adj) - ቡሬ - white with red spots kɔlɔlɔri - (n) - የዛፍ ዓይነት - tree species koru1 - (n) - በረሃ ቆላ - lowland kɔlyɔngay - (n) - የዛፍ ዓይነት - tree species (with black koru2 - (n) - መሮ - chisel fruit) (used to remove nails in wood or teeth) kɔmi - (n) - ጉልበት - knee koti - (n) - ሸሚዝ - shirt; kɔmkɔm - (n) - ልምጭ jacket እንጨትን አንድ ክብ አድርጎ kɔbhtɔ - (v) - መከተል - ማሠርና ወርዉሮ መጫወት - follow ring (little one which is used in the special game) kɔbɔrtɔ - (n) - ዝናር - leather kɔmɔni - (n) - እንግዳ - visitor; belt with pouches worn guest by men; pockets kɔndɔ1 - (v) - መግደል - kill; stab 41 kumbɔ

kɔndɔ2 - (v) - መጻፍ - write kubhurki2 - (n) - የዛፍ ዓይነት - tree species kɔngay - (n) - አሸን - termites species (small flying termites kuddi - (n) - እንሰት - inset that come out when it rains) banana kɔrmi - (n) - መንጠቆ - fish- kudhari - (n) - የወንድ ጓደኛ - hook boyfriend kɔrɔgɔray - (n) - የደንደሰ kudhusay - (n) - ቂጥ - አጥንት - spine buttock kɔrrɔ - (adj) - ጥቁር - black kudulang - (n) - የሐረግ ዓይነት kɔrrɔng - (n) - ጉሮሮ - throat - vine species Kedrostis foetidissima kɔshi - (n) - ጫካ - forest CUCURBITACEAE

kɔsɔ1 - (v) - ማረስ መመንጠር - kugumi - (n) - ቅል - calabash clear land kugura - (n) - በረዶ - hail kɔsɔ2 - (v) - መቆፍር - farm kuguri - (n) - ከዘምባባ የሚሠራ kɔwa - (n) - የሚስት እህት ባል ጥሩር - hat worn at stick (ለባል) - wife's sister's fights husband kulgulɔ - (n) - አይጥ - rat kɔwakɔway - (n) - ትልቁ kuliyɔ - (v) - መንዳት - drive አደንጓሬ - bonavist beans a car or a boat Lablab purpureus FABACEAE kullɛ - (n) - ነውር - forbidden; kubay - (n) - ኩባያ - cup taboo

1 (v) - መዳሰስ - feel kubhurki1 - (n) - በረሮ - kumbɔ - cockroach species of kumbɔ2 - (v) - መንካት - touch kumuli 42

kumuli - (adj) - ሉል፤ ክብ - kurɔ1 - (n) - ዉገብ - small of round the back (person)

kumulɔ - (det) - ሁሉ - all kurɔ2 - (n) - ጭራ - tail

kuna - (n) - ሕልም - dream kurrutɔ1 - (v) - ማግሳት (ለእንስሳ) - growl kunasɔ - (v) - ሕልም ማየት - dream kurrutɔ2 - (v) - ማንኮራፋት - snore kundɔ - (v) - ይመጣል - come kurtɔ - (v) - አፈር ማውጣት - kunɛyɔ - (v) - ያመጣል - bring scratch out kunggachi - (n) - ዱባ - kuruyoy - (n) - ትል - worm pumpkin species kuta - (n) - ክዳን - pot lid kura1 - (n) - ዋልታ - peak of a roof kutu - (n) - ስልቻ - skin (used to catch the flour after 2 (n) - ኳስ - ball kura - grinding) (n) - የሐረግ ዓይነት - kurmay - kutul - (n) - ተራራ - Vigna vine species mountain schimperi FABACEAE kuusɔ - (v) - እብጠት - kurmusi1 - (n) - እፉኘት - swollen viper kuyay - (n) - ጮማ፤ ሞራ - kurmusi2 - (n) - እሸት - fresh animal fat corn 43 leddey

L l

laali - (n) - ሞግሼ - friendship laleni - (adj) - ቅዝቃዜ - cold (based on sharing the same (n) - ሚዳቋ ዓይነት - name) lalɔ - gazelle laatɛni - (n) - ጆሮ - earlobe lamiyɔ - (v) - መፈለግ - look (n) - labay - ሾላ - tree for; search species (has fruit) lang - (n) - አማት፤ አማች - (v) - lachanayɔ - በዝግታ relatives by marriage (in- ያስቀመጣል - lower slowly; laws) relax langgaray - (n) - ገንፎ ማማሰያ lagun - (n) - ቀስት - metal - wooden spatula (used to arrow tip stir porridge) lala - (n) - ጉልበትና ክርን lanjoy - (n) - ሳር - grass ሲመታ የሚሰማ የሕመም ስሜቴ lanjoya kugori - (n) - የዛፍ - funny bone ዓይነት - guinea grass lalang - (n) - አምባር - Panicum maximum bracelet (brass, large size) POACEAE (adv) - lalangi - (n) - የእጽዋት ዓይነት - lay1 - ጸጥ - quietly plant species (edible) lay2 - (adv) - ጭጭ ማለት - just lalay - (n) - የዛፍ ዓይነት - tree leddey - (n) - የዛፍ ዓይነት - species Combretum tree species Lannaea adenogonium schimperi COMBRETACEAE (without ANACARDIACEAE (with fruit) small fruit that looks like sorghum bunches) lemudurgani 44

lemudurgani - (n) - እንጉዳይ lɛway - (n) - ቅርንጫፍ - ዓይነት - mushroom species branch (red edible) lɛytɔ - (v) - ቅርንጫፍ መቆረጥ - letɔ - (v) - ከጥንቆላ ጋር በተያያዝ trim tree branches ምንገድ በሽተኛን ለመፈወስ ligindɔ1 - (v) - ማማለድ - መሞከር - exorcise intercede leyogi - (n) - የወባ ትንኝ - ligindɔ2 - (v) - ቁጢጥ ብሎ mosquito መቀመጥ - squat lɛbɛng - (n) - የጥጋብ ወቅት - liisɔ1 - (v) - መድከም - tired time of much food after (to be) the first harvest liisɔ2 - (v) - እርጎ ወተት - lɛgiyɔ - (v) - መቆፈር - dig become sour (milk) with a pick liiya - (n) - ማፈር - shame lɛkɛny - (n) - የጉልበት መጋጠሚያ - area just litey - (adj) - ዳገት - steep above the knee uphill lɛluy - (n) - የሙሽራ ልብስ liwaa yɛlany - (n) - የዛፍ ለወንዶች - cloth species ዓይነት - tree species (that (especially worn during has brown or red fruit that marriage celebration) looks like sorghum) lɛngguy - (n) - የወፍ ዓይነት - liway - (n) - ማሽላ - sorghum hornbill (bi-color type) (v) - lɛshi - (adj) - ስለት - sharp liytɔ - ቤት መክደን - thatch a roof lɛshuy - (n) - ቂንጥር - clitoris log - (n) - ጉድጓድ - hole; lɛsiyagi - (n) - ስስታም - grave stingy person 45 loya

loggi1 - (n) - የወፍ ዓይነት - lommugoy - (n) - ዶቅማ - bird species tree species Manilkara butugi SAPOTACEAE loggi2 - (n) - ድንች - sweet potatoe lomu - n 1) ሎሚ - lemon 2) ብርቱካን - orange loggiya kanguny - (n) - የድንች ዓይነት - tree species loorki - (n) - የዛፍ ዓይነት - (found in the lowlands) acacia tree species Acacia drepanolobium (n) - ጉሮሮ - Adam's loggor - MIMOSOIDEAE apple loshan - (n) - ወንጭፍ - (n) - አንጎል - logonyey - slingshot brains loshi - (n) - የሐረግ ዓይነት - 1 (n) - እብድ - crazy lolu - vine species Ipomea person spathulata CONVOLVULACEAE lolu2 - (n) - ሸርሙጣ – prostitute (if said to a lotay - (n) - ዳቦ፤ ቂጣ - bread female) (large and flat made by Surma and Dizi) lombu - (n) - ባትሪ - flashlight lottoy - (n) - የዛፍ ዓይነት - tree species Vangueria lomburay - (n) - ሰርዶ - apiculata RUBIACEAE crabtype grass species loy - (n) - የዛፍ ዓይነት - tree lommo - (n) - ጣውንት - name species type (which only wives call each other if their husbands loya1 - (n) - ቀበሮ - fox are brothers or if they have species the same husband) loya2 - (n) - ፈሪ - male who doesn't stick fight loye 46

loye - (n) - ቀበሮ - jackal ludduri - (n) - የዛፍ ዓይነት - tree species Grewia velutina lɔchini - (n) - አልቅት - leech TILIACEAE (with edible lɔgɔ1 - (n) - ቃል - word; fruit)

verbal matter lugtɔ - (v) - ማጠር - make or lɔgɔ2 - (n) - ወሬ - news build a fence lɔgɔndɔ - (v) - መውሰድ (በእጅ) luguru - (n) - መኸር - second - carry in your hands harvest lɔgɔri - (adj) - ጠቃጠቆ ያለ luguwiy - (adj) - ስልምልሜ - መልክ - blackish or black and white large greyish undercoat spots (like a colobus monkey) lɔkɔr - (n) - ክርን - elbow lukuri - (n) - እኩያ - age lɔlɔ - (n) - የማሕፀን በር - birth mate canal and uterus together lulumi - (adj) - ቡናማ - lɔmay - (n) - ኮሽም - wild brownish color plum tree; hog plum Ximenia americana luluy - (adj) - ጣፋጭ - sweet OLACACEAE lunggurtay - (n) - የሱርማ lɔmaya suny - (n) - እንኮይ - ጉትቻ ከሸክላ የሚሰራ ለጆሮ - plum tree thick semi-tubular clay

lɔmbɔ - (v) - አለው - have ear plug (n) - ጠመንጃ - rifle lɔsinɛyɔ - (v) - መሣል - cough lusha - (n) - ወንድ ልጅ - boy luddum - (n) - ደረት - chest lusi - 47 maradhangɛy

M m

ma - (n) - ውሃ - water malay - (n) - አምባር - ankle bracelet ma kawari - (n) - ምንጭ - source of the water malo - (n) - አጎት - uncle (mother's brother) machiyɔ1 - (v) - ቆንጆ ነኝ ብሎ መኩራት - show off malugtɔ - (v) - መልበስ - wear (n) - machiyɔ2 - (v) - መጭመቅ mama - እናት - mother (ለልብስ) - wring out (vocative) (n) - madhiny - (n) - ጣፊያ - mandeni - ጠፍር - spleen woven leather (used to hold a bell for cows or a 'sira for madhtɔ1 - (v) - መጠጣት - the young girls') drink mangay - (n) - ማንጎ - mango madhtɔ2 - (v) - ማስመር - mannigoy - (n) - የዛፍ ዓይነት - teach tree species Rhoicissus magali - (n) - ከጨሌ የሚሠራ tridentate VITACEAE (has ያንገት ጌጥ - necklace small berries, but Suri do not (choker-type beads) eat them) magay - (n) - የማዕድን ዓይነት mara - (n) - መንጋ - herd ጮው ጮው የሚል - ash maradhangɛy - (n) - ሸረሪት - that tastes like salt (eaten spider (one that makes a with tobacco) small, dense, web) mal - (n) - ዘይት - oil maradhogi 48

maradhogi - (n) - ፌንጣ - metu - (n) - ከዝንጆሮ ጸጉርና grasshopper ከላባ የሚሠራ ለሴቶች ኮፍያ - headdress (kind of dress for marchan - (n) - አምሬላ - the head which is made of

lesser kudu baboon hair and chicken marchari - (n) - ምስጥ - feathers, used by the women termite when dancing) (n) - መጅ - grinding marichogi - (n) - ማገር - mey - (small stone that is sticks (one that are placed stone horizontally to construct a held while grinding) wall) mɛdɛrɛ - (n) - በግ - sheep (v) - martɔ - እምቢ ማለት - mɛnɛngi - (n) - እርኩስ መንፈስ refuse - spirit mashasha - (n) - የመሳሪያ mɛri - (det) - ብዙ - many ዓይነት - gun mɛya1 - (n) - አሁን - now may - (n) - ወንድ - male mɛya2 - (n) - ዛሬ - today maya - (v) - -በ- - able to; mɛyarɛ - (adv) - አሁኑኑ - have to immediately mayiytɔ - (v) - መጠምዘዝ - mɛziyɔ1 - (v) - ማውራት - twist speak; discuss maysay - (n) - አሉም - plant mɛziyɔ2 - (n) - ንግግር - speech species of emerynth type Amaranthus hybridus minang - (adv) - መቼ - when AMARANTHACEAE mirgari1 - (n) - አጋም - tree (v) - mesɔ - መሥራት - do species Carissa edulis or Acokanthera schimperi APOCYNACEAE 49 muktɔ

mirgari2 - (n) - ኮምጣጣ - sour mɔktɔ - (v) - ማሽነፍ - conquer; defeat miro - (n) - ዝንጉርጉር - stripes mɔr - (n) - ጥጃ - cow calf mirogi - (n) - ጣላት - enemy mɔri1 - (n) - ቱቦ - hose misimari - (n) - ምስማር - nail (hollow tube as a bamboo mogiy - (n) - ሜዳ - field pole) (grassy plain without trees) mɔri2 - (n) - ዋሽንት - flute moldoy - (n) - ሃላብ የፈጠረው - mɔsay - (n) - ገመድ - rope, mythical creature string, cord, twine moloy - (n) - ጠባሳ - scar muchugi - (det) - ጥቂት - few from a wound muda - (n) - ወስፌ - iron moshi - (n) - እንጨትን hand pick (small size) በማፈጋፈግ እሳት መፍጠር፤ አስቴ - using sticks to mudhugusɔ - (v) - መጠውለግ - make fire shrink; wither mozoy - (n) - ልንቋታ፤ አጎባይ - mugur - (n) - ጨረቃ shrub species Grewia የማትታይበት ወቅት - period villosa TILIACEAE of time when there is no moon mɔana - (n) - ግልፍተኝነት፤ በአችር ጊዜ የሚደረግ የዶንጋ mujusi - (adj) - መበስበስ - ድብድብ - stick fight rotten; stinky (exercising) mukay - (n) - ጥፍር (ለእንስሳ) - mɔdhay - (n) - ምራቅ - saliva claw mɔdhɔsi - (adj) - ላስላሳ - soft muktɔ - (v) - መሰብሰብ - mɔkɔnyi - (adj) - አጭር - gather together short mulɛny 50

mulɛny - (n) - አውራሪስ - munyusɔ2 - (v) - ማኩረፍ - rhinoceros pout mumɔ - (n) - ፊት - face murmura - (n) - ከብረት የሚሠራ የሱርማ ልጃገረድ mun - (n) - መሲና - barren ቅሚስ - things that a 'sira' female cow is made of munggugu - (n) - እውር እባብ murmuri - (adj) - ቀጥተኛ - - blind snake straight muni1 - (n) - ጡንቻ - calf of murnay - (n) - ቀስት - three- leg; forearm pronged arrow (used to kill muni2 - (n) - የሙርሲ ሰው - birds) (the Suri term muruyani - (n) - ጠባሣ - scar of them) mutan - (n) - በሽታ - disease; munugutɔ - (v) - ማከክ - itch sickness munyagi - (n) - ጭራቅ - meat muyɛlay - (n) - አውጥ - eater (possibly cannibal) gooseberries munyinyi - (n) - ኮከብ - star muzu - (n) - ሙዝ - banana munyusɔ1 - (v) - ማዘን - sorry Musa sapientum (to be) MUSACEAE

N n

na1 - (interj) - ታዲያ፤ አዎን - nananu - (pro) - የኔ - mine yes; yeah; yep; nanayo - (pro) - የኛ (ለአንዳንድ na2 - (conj) - እና - and ሰው) - our (excl) 51 ngahi

nanɛnɛ1 - (pro) - የሱ - his nɛng - (pro) - ማን - whom; who nanɛnɛ2 - (pro) - የሷ - her nɛray - (n) - ምግል የሚያስተፋ nanini - (det) - የማን - whose በሽታ - sickness (that causes nanna - (poss) - የኛ (ለሁሉ headaches, shoulder aches ሰው) - our (incl) and you spit up puss) nannɛ - (poss) - የዊርሱ - their nigiyay - (n) - ጥርስ - tooth nannu - (poss) - የናንተ - ningɛnɛsi - (n) - ያገባች ሴት - yours (pl) married daughter nanunu - (poss) - ያንተ፤ ያንቺ ninggɛ - (v) - የለም - not - yours present; doesn't exist

nebi - (n) - ጎሽ - buffalo nɔng1 - (pro) - እሱ - he

negi - (n) - የኪቢሽ ወንዝ - nɔng2 - (pro) - እሷ - she Kibish valley

Ng ng

nga- - አል...ም - don't ngagay - (n) - ነጋዴ - merchant ngaa - (adv) - እዚህ - here ngagɛnu - (pro) - እነዚያ - ngaarɛ - (adv) - እዚህ - right those; them here/there ngagiya - (pro) - እነዚህ - ngachurugɛ - (n) - የተሰካ ጨሌ these - many magal (choker beaded necklace) ngahi - (n) - ሴት - female ngakalda 52

ngakalda - (adv) - ዛሬ - ngɛrtɔ - (v) - ማካፈል - share; today separate ngambɔ - (v) - ማፋሸግ - yawn ngɛsɔ - (v) - መሮጥ - run nganda - (pro) - ይህ - this nginingini - (n) - የጣዝማ ንብ - sweat bee ngandonu - (pro) - ያ - that ngo - (n) - ማጅራት - back of nganga - (det) - እንደዚህ - like the neck this; do it this way ngochu - (adj) - ጠባብ - ngani - (adv) - ገና - not yet narrow nganngani - (n) - የሳር ዓይነት ngoni - (n) - ፍቅረኛ (ለሴት) - - grass species (short bunch grass with thin blades) girlfriend (n) - nganyur - (n) - ድመት - cat ngonitekɔrɔ - የአረም ዓይነት - greens species ngasemu - (n) - ዘይት (adv) - የሚወጣበት እንጨት - second ngoonu - እዚያ - over batch of oil (from the there special tree) ngortɔ - (v) - መሸከም (በጀርባ) ngatuny - (n) - አንበሳ - lion - carry on one's back ngerrey - (n) - ድንበር፤ ወሰን - ngosoni - (n) - የእህት ልጅ - property border one's sister's child ngɛdhɛtɔ - (v) - መቆረጥ ngɔanayɔ - (v) - መውደቅ - (ለእንጨት) - chop fall ngɛlgɛmay - (n) - አገጭ - jaw ngɔdɔri - (n) - ቁስል - sore bone ngɔldɔ - (v) - ማንከስ - limp (n) - ngɛrɛ - ጠንቋይ - ngɔli - (adj) - ሽባ - lame traditional healer 53 nyamani

ngɔllay - (n) - ጥርስ የተነቀለበት ngɔrɛni - (n) - ቦርጭ፤ ቦርጫም ክፍት ቦታ ፍንጭት - lower - fat stomach incisors that are removed ngɔrnay - (n) - ቅቤ - butter ngɔna - (n) - እህቴ - my ngɔrɔ - (n) - ዝሆን - elephant sister ngɔyɔ - (n) - ነፋስ - wind ngɔnɛ1 - (n) - እህቱ - his (v) - sister ngugtɔ - መጎተት - pull (v) - መፍጨት - ngɔnɛ2 - (n) - እህቷ - her ngunydɔ - sister grind (n) - ngɔnu - (n) - እህትህ፤ እህትሽ - ngurnguroy - በቀላሉ your sister የሚሰበር ዛፍ - plant species Maytenus senegalensis ngɔny - (n) - የደም ሥር - CELASTERACEAE jugular vein ngɔrchɔga - (n) - በደንብ ያልተፈጨ ዱቄት - cracked semi-ground hard roasted corn

Ny ny

nyabi - (n) - ጆሮ - ear nyagasi - (adj) - ሽማግሌ (ለወንድና ሴት) - old nyagari - (n) - ኣይሮፕላን - airplane nyamani - (n) - ጋኔን - spirit type nyandɔ 54

nyandɔ - (v) - ማርገዝ nyɔmay - (n) - ምላጭ - razor (ለእንስሳት) - pregnant (to blade be) (used only for animals) nyugtɔ1 - (v) - መዝጋት - close nyawa - (n) - ደም - blood nyugtɔ2 - በጥፊ መምታት - slap nyima - (v) - ሲመቱ ሕመምን nyurluy - (n) - ኣኙአክ ሰው - ጨክኖ መዋጥ - cringe; hold Anuwak people (called by it in Suri people) nyɔlɔgay - (n) - የቀጭኔ ጭራ (ለአንገት ጌጥ የሚሠራ) - necklace (made of giraffe hair)

O o

ochoy - (n) - እንጉዳይ - olli - (n) - ጥንቅሽ አገዳ - mushroom species (red sorghum stalk; sugarcane edible mushroom with large (v) - ሰሙነት መታጠብ head) onydɔ - - wash one's body ogoldɔ - (v) - መለመን - beg ori - (adv) - የት - where ogortɔ - (v) - መስረቅ - steal oriyang - (n) - ዘንዶ - python ogtɔ - (v) - መቀቀል - cook ortɔ - (v) - ማየት - see okondoy - (n) - ዱባ - (v) - መክፈት - pumpkin owonoyɔ - open ole - (n) - በሬ - bull oytɔ1 - (v) - መሰብሰብ - meeting (to have) 55 ɔsɔ

oytɔ2 - (v) - ማስቀመጥ - put oyyo2 - (n) - ክረምት - rainy season oyyo1 - (n) - አመት - year

Ɔ ɔ

ɔdagtɔ - (v) - አሳለፍን፤ ለቀቅለን ɔng - (det) - ምን - what - clear the way ɔnganayɔ - (v) - መግማት - ɔgɔrtɔ - (v) - መጥበስ - fry stink ɔgɔytɔ - (v) - መላስ - lick ɔnɔng - (interj) - በምን - means what? ɔkɔlay - (n) - አስተርጓሚ - translator ɔr - (n) - መንደር - village; place of residence ɔktɔ - (v) - መፍታት - untie ɔrɛy - (n) - ስለት ነገር እጅ ላይ ɔlay - (n) - የዉፍ ዓይነት - bird የሚደረግ - knife (sharp one species (small one that is a worn on the wrist) garden pest) ɔrgɔm - (n) - የክንድብ አጥንት - ɔlway - (n) - አልጌ - algae bone over the eyebrows ɔnɛyɔ - (v) - ኃይለኛ መሆን - ɔsɔ - (v) - መቁላት - roast strong (to be) radhi 56

R r

radhi - (n) - የዛፍ ዓይነት - rɛnggay - (n) - የውሃ ተርብ - eagle claw thorn tree dragonfly ragay - (n) - የዛፍ ዓይነት - rɛrɛhi - (adj) - ስስ - thin tamarind tree Tamarindus (inanimate object) indica FABACEAE rɛsi - (adj) - ሙት፤ የሞት - rakoy - (n) - ቁራ - raven dead species rɛsɔ - (v) - መሞት - die raman - (num) - ሁለት - two rɛtɛ - (n) - ማር - honey ramay - (adj) - ረጂም - tall ridhoy - (n) - ንቅሳት - (maybe long too) horseshoe or line shaped rata - (n) - ቀዬ - yard scarification (scars that a (cooking area around houses person gets after killing a or working area) Bume) reyɔ - (v) - መጠበቅ - wait for rigiyɔ - (v) - መፋቅ - make

rɛɛ1 - (n) - ሰውነት – trunk; smooth stalk; human body rima - (n) - ወንዶች የሚራገሙት (only boys rɛɛ2 - (n) - የማሰሮ ሰባሪ - ርግማን - curse can give this type of curse) broken cooking pot for grain rimboy1 - (n) - ጥላ - person's shadow rɛga - (n) - አከርካሪ - spine rimboy2 - (n) - መፋቂያ - stick rɛghɛ - (adj) - ወይን፤ ጠጅ - toothbrush pink, maroon, purple rimbɔ - (v) - ጥራጥሬ መቆርጠም rɛna - (adv) - ሩቅ - far - chew (like corn) 57 sabba

ringgay - (n) - ተርብ - species rori2 - (n) - የዕድሜ ክልል - of paper wasp abdomen group of men advancing (brownish yellow striped) in an age set ririnya - (n) - ድንግዝግዝ - rɔktɔ - (v) - መጮህ (ለወንድ dusk እንስሳ) - thunder; make a rirtɔ - (v) - መሰካት - string loud noise beads rɔm - (n) - ሰጎን - ostrich (n) - riy - ጥላ - shadow of a rɔngɔdhi1 - (adj) - ጠማማ - tree, house, etc. bowed; bent (n) - rodhi - ውስጡ ጣፋች ነገር rɔngɔdhi2 - (adj) - ጎባጣ - - good part of fruit (in the curved middle of the fruit of a certain tree has lots of small rɔsɔ - (n) - ውሻ - dog hairs on it) rɔway - (n) - ላባ - feather (n) - ነገ - tomorrow rogono - rugum - (n) - ጉጉት - owl (n) - ጎድን - rib rogonyey - rum - (n) - ልብስ - cloth; rori1 - (n) - ሙሽራ ለወንድ - cotton; clothing (what a title for a groom ruyɔ - (v) - ማልቀስ - cry male is referred to during his wedding)

S s

sab - (n) - የቃጭል ጠፍር - sabba - (n) - ራስ - head woven leather (worn around cow's neck) sabbaray 58

sabbaray - (n) - ዶቅማ - say - (n) - ሰቶች ይሚለበሱት waterberry tree Syzygium ቆዳ- ያደራ ከብት - goatskin guineese MYRTACEAE or buckskin (worn by girls with writing on it a cow that sabbɔ - (adj) - በፊት - first; is given to someone else to

before tend) (v) - መሸተት - smell sabhtɔ - saytu - (n) - ስርቻ ገንፎ - saginɛ - (n) - የዱላ ጨዋታ - porridge (that isn't fully stickfight cooked) sakal - (num) - ዘጠኝ - nine sedhey - (n) - ልጃገረድ - girl salani - (n) - ሰሌን - woven seluy - (n) - የወፍ ዓይነት - palm-frond sleeping mat heron or crane sambi - (n) - ፍም - burning semun - (n) - ብሆር - coals in a fire reedbuck samuni - (n) - ሳሙና - soap seyɔ - (v) - ማለት - say san - (n) - ጭን - thigh sɛbtɔ - (v) - መፋቅ - scrape saniyɔ - (v) - ይቆያል - spend sɛgɛn - (adv) - እንደገና - again the day sɛgɛray - (n) - ዛጎል - cowrie sara - (n) - ስም - name shell saranayɔ - (v) - ይቀማል - sɛldinɛyɔ - (v) - መዝለል snatch (ለጦጣና ለዝንጀሮ) - jump from tree to tree (n) - sari - አጥር - fence (monkeys) (n) – sati - ሰዓት - hour; sɛrɛ - (n) - ተራ - turn (a watch period of participation) sɛtɛn - (adv) - ቀኝ - right 59 sizi

sɛytɔ1 - (v) - መደበቅ - hide sira2 - (n) - ለጌጥ የተሠራ የብረት ጥርቅም - girls' waist belt sɛytɔ2 - (v) - ማስታካከል – fix of metal trinkets (not for siggi - (n) - አምባር - metal women)

sigirɔ1 - (n) - አህያ - donkey sirahɔli - (adj) - ግራጫ ልመልክ - white with sigirɔ2 - (n) - የልጃገረድ ዘፈን -

action (when girls start greyish areas dancing and hitting their hips siro - (n) - ኡዱምብ - eland to call others to dance) sirta - (n) - ሽርክት - fresh (n) - መዥገር - tick sigiyay - grain (after it has been silding - (n) - ከፍየል ቀንድና ground once) ከእንጨት የሚሠራ ፊሽካ - sirwa - (adj) - ቡናማ - whistle (made from wood or blackish with cream a goat's horn) undercoat (n) - ራዲዮን - radio silki - sisay - (n) - ንብ - bee (n) - ሰመንቶ፤ ቀለም - simbili - sisiwon - (n) - መርገብገብ (its bulb has flower species ለምሳሌ ዓይን ጡንቻ (በራሱ a sticky substance used as ሲርገበገብ) - twitch glue or cement) siyɔ - (n) - እጅ - hand sinday - (n) - ስር - root siyɔ ganggu - (n) - የእጅ አጥቅ sini - (n) - ልብ - heart - wrist joint sira1 - (n) - ለምልክት የተበጣ sizi - (num) - ሶስት - three የላሞች ጆሮ - cutting marks (in the ear of favorite cattle) sogodhi 60

sogodhi - (n) - የሳር ዓይነት - sukalɛy - (n) - ጭልፊት - grass species (a drink made falcon species (gray from this grass is spit out by small/medium sized) bride and groom when (n) - የሱርማ ሰው - married) suri - (self-name) sogorɛni - (n) - መኤኒት - Bodi (n) - ሱርሚኛ - people (the Suri term for surichɛn - them) Surma language (self- name) sɔlɔl - (n) - እበት - wet cow (n) - ቁምጣ - short dung surrey - pants sɔng - (adv) - ብቻ - only surusi - (n) - ያረረ - burnt su - (n) - ፀሐይ - sun (food) sugum1 - (n) - የእንጨት ሥር - susɔ - (n) - የበጋ ጊዜ - dry tree trunk season sugum2 - (n) - እምስ - vagina suyey - (n) - የዲዚ ሰው - Dizi person

Sh sh

shawshaw - (adv) - ቶሎ ቶሎ shay1 - (n) - ሻይ - tea - quickly; fast shebbel1 - (n) - አፎት - shawzey - (n) - የዛፍ ዓይነት - leather sheath tree species Lannea species shebbel2 - (n) - ትንሽ ቆዳ - ANACARDIACEAE (that has (small) red fruit shaped like a pencil) piece of leather 61 tabhtɔ

shɛɛ - (adj) - በደንብ - well shɔyi - (n) - ጨው - salt (good) shuldoy - (n) - እበት - wet shɛgɛrani - (n) - የዛፍ ዓይነት - cattle dung velvet leaf combretum shumundɔ1 - (v) - ደስ ማለት - tree Combretum molle happy (to be) COMBRETACEAE shumundɔ2 - (v) - ፈገግታ - shibtɔ - (v) - ማሰር - tie smile shigin - (n) - ቆርቄ - Swayne's shunguru - (n) - ቀይና ነጭ hartebeest ሽንኩርት - onions shigtɔ - (v) - መስፋት - sew shuroy - (n) - አረም - weed shiktɔ - (v) - መስማት - hear shurray - (n) - የግራር ዓይነት - shɔay1 - (n) - ወፍ - bird acacia tree species Acacia hockii FABACEAE shɔay2 - (n) – መንታ - twin shushugtɔ - (v) - ማሸት - rub shɔbɔsɔ - (v) - ማጣጣም - suck together; husk (like candy) shɔllɔy - (n) - አንጀት - intestine

T t

taan - (n) - ደራሽ ውሃ፤ ጎርፍ - tabay - (n) - ክንፍ - wing flood tabhtɔ - (v) - ቦሮቦር መቅባት - tabar - (n) - አለት - rocky smear limestone (on one's place in a river body in horizontal patterns) tabtɔ 62

tabtɔ - (v) - ማታለል - tambari - (n) - ተማሪ - deceive, lie student

tagi1 - (n) - ጨረቃ - moon tamboy - (n) - የዛፍ ዓይነት - tree species Trichocladus tagi2 - (n) - ወር - month ellipticus tahin - (n) - ሽንፍላ - HAMAMELIDACEAE (no intestinal part fruit) takari - (n) - የዛፍ ዓይነት - tandɔ - (adv) - ማዶ - across wood species Gardenia tangi - (n) - ጆኒያ - sack ternifolia subsp. jovis- tonantis RUBIACEAE (has tarra - (n) - ጉበት - liver fig-like fruit but don't eat it; teldey - (n) - የዓይን ጠርዝ - used for making wooden lip

plates) corner of the eye (n) - የመተት በትር፤ ባላ takuy - (v) - መጠምዘዝ፤ teley - (sometimes መጠምጠም - twist - forked stick given by a witch doctor to talamoy - (n) - ጭላዳ ዝንጀሮ - protect a person when monkey w/white stomach traveling, etc.) and red back telu - (n) - ያበደ ውሻ ቀበሮ - taldɔ - (v) - መግዛት - buy rabid animal or person talisoy - (n) - የዛፍ ዓይነት - teny - (n) - የጥጆች በረት--እኩያ tree species Dodonaea - enclosed area at a angustifolia SAPINDACEAE cattle camp (for the calves (keeps termites away) age set for boys) talkay - (n) - የዛፍ ዓይነት - teri - (n) - አቧራ - dust tree species teriyɔ - (v) - ተቀባብሎ መዝፈን talnɛnɛyɔ - (v) - መሸጥ - sell - answer in songs 63 tobey

terri - (n) - የተቃጠለ ቦታ - timay2 - (n) - ጭራሮ - tree burnt off land with little species grass left timitimi - (n) - ቲማቲም - terter - (n) - ጥፍር - tomato fingernail tiranydɔ - (v) - መጫወት - tɛgay - (n) - ወጣት - young play man tiray - (n) - የአበባ ዓይነት - tɛlɛgay - (n) - ሰንበሌጥ - flower species (red flower savannah grass that grows in the grass) tɛrɛsɔ - (v) - መፀዳዳት - tirey - (n) - ባላ - forked release supporting pole (used to construct the grain storage tɛri - (n) - ሴት - married area in a house) woman tiri - (adv) - ፈጣን - fast tiinyoy - (n) - ተረከዝ - heel tirinyay - (n) - ድድ - gums tila1 - (n) - ጉንፎ - corn or tirmaga - (n) - የሱርማ ብሔር sorghum mush ክፍፍል - name for Suri (n) - tila2 - ምግብ - food people (Suri people who live tilildɔ - (v) - እሳት ላይ መጥበስ mainly west of the Kibbish river) - crackle; roast (over a fire) tiyi - (adv) - ሁል ጊዜ - always tilinggɔ - (v) - መቅዳት - add to (dirt or liquids) tobey1 - (n) - የንጋት ኮከብ፤ የኮከብ ዓይነት - morning timay1 - (n) - ንፍሮ - boiled star corn or sorghum grain tobey2 - (n) - ፕላኔት - planet tohoy 64

tohoy - (n) - የዛፍ ዓይነት - tɔlɔgɔnyi - (adj) - ደካማ - tree species (lowland tree weak with hard brown fruits) tɔmɔn - (num) - አስር - ten toloy - (n) - የዛፍ ዓይነት - tree tɔngɔ - (n) - ፍየል - goat species (tree with huge pods, but not edible) tɔrɔgtɔ - (v) - መፍሳት - pass

tomogi - (n) - ብረት - general gas word for metal (iron; iron tɔrtɔ - (v) - መጨመር - add to bracelet; korokoro) tu - (n) - በረት - area for the torong - (n) - ቀስት – large bigger cows at a cattle arrow (for shooting animals) camp tortɔ - (v) - መቅመስ - taste tubboy - (n) - የዛፍ ፈሬ ዘር - toye - (n) - ውስጥ - inside tamarind fruit (v) - toyiyɔ1 - (v) - መቁጠር - count tudunggɔ - ማራገፍ - knock; beat out (cloth, toyiyɔ2 - (v) - ማንበብ - read etc.) tɔgɔshi - (n) - የቆላ ዋንዛ - tugɔ1 - (n) - አፍ - mouth Camel's foot tree; Monkey (n) - bread Piliostigma thonningii tugɔ2 - ቋንቋ - language FABACEAE tukurtɔ - (v) - ማማስል - stir 1 (v) - ማሰማራት - tɔgtɔ - tukusɔ - (v) - ማነሳሳት - pick

herd/gather cows at something 2 (v) - ጥሎሽ - pay tɔgtɔ - tula - (adj) - ዥንጉርጉር -

bridewealth striped (n) - የአረም ዓይነት - tɔlɔbay - tuluku - (n) - ሽኮኮ - ground (dandelion plant species squirrel type plant with thistle-like spines) 65 udhuytɔ

tummi - (n) - ግራር - flat turɛholi - (n) - የዛፍ ዓይነት - topped acacia tree carrot tree Steganotaenia araliaceae APIACEAE tumu1 - (n) - ሰማይ - lower sky (where the birds fly) turgi - (n) - የዛፍ ዓይነት - plant species Solanium 2 (n) - እግዚአብሔር - tumu - incanum SOLANACEAE (has God inedible fruit that look like tundɔ - (adv) - በላይ፤ ከላይ - yellow tomato) above; on; on top of; turguli - (adj) - ጠማማ over (ለእንጨት) - bent tunɔ - (adv) - ወደ ላይ - up turumbay - (n) - ጎጆ ቤት - hill; above house (small one; sticks are propped together at the top; tuntunu - (n) - ጀሪካን - grass covers the entire house) jerrycan; bucket turumbel - (n) - መኪና - tunugtɔ - (v) - መግባት - enter automobile turɛ - (n) - ጥሩምባ - horn tusɔ - (v) - መትፋት - spit; (used to call cows with) expectorate

U u

ubulanayɔ - (v) - መንከባለል - uchubhtɔ - (v) - መከልከል - roll selfish (to be); hold back; forbid ubuldɔ - (v) - መቀላቀል - mix together udhuytɔ - (v) - ማፍስሰ - spill ugundɔ 66

ugundɔ - (v) - መግፋት - push unjoy - (n) - ቅማል - louse uhu - (n) - ጨው ጨው የሚል urda - (det) - በቂ - enough; አኳር - mineral eaten with sufficient tobacco urgusi - (n) - ዓሳ - fish uhudhtɔ - (v) - መቀባት - wax; uri - (n) - ብረት አንጣሪ፤ rub in ቀጥቃጭ - blacksmith (a uhunydɔ - (v) - መመረቅ - person who works with bless (special kind) metal) (n) - ujuktɔ - (v) - መወርወር - urɔ - ወተት - milk throw ushuldɔ - (v) - መፍሳት - pass ulubtɔ - (v) - መሸፈን - cover gas silently (v) - ulugunydɔ - (v) - መደበቅ - usɔ - መብቀል - sprout hide usurusiyɔ - (v) - ያቃጥላል - umbɔ - (v) - በጠቀሳ መጥራት - burn (food) call someone with your utudhandɔ - (v) - መጠቅለል - hand wrap ungo - (n) - ቀን - sleep (day) utumbɔ - (v) - ማንደድ - tend ungusɔ - (v) - መተኛት - a fire sleeping uytɔ - (v) - በቡጢ መምታት - hit with fist

W w

wa - (adv) - አሁን - just now; wadhendɔ - (v) - የህመም recently happened ስሜት - hurt; have pain 67 yelay

waney - (n) - ሕመም - pain wochin - (n) - መሄድ - going wanggay - (n) - ጭጋግ - fog woloktɔ - (v) - መቆጣት - angry (to be) War - (n) - የኦሞ ወንዝ - Omo river wololo - (n) - ሰርግ - wedding wara - (n) - ቢላዋ - knife woo - (conj) - ወይም፤ ወይስ - or way - (n) - ጡት - breast wowoy - (n) - የሳር ዓይነት - way tugo - (n) - የጡት ጫፍ - grass species (short bunch nipple grass) wayajɔnɛkɛdhɛ - (n) - woyɔ - (v) - መዘዋወር - go የማሪያም ፈረስ - walking leisurely (by car or foot) stick bug wurtɔ - (adj) - ኋላ - last wiy - (n) - ጩኸት - yell wuy - (num) - አራት - four

Y y

yagtɔ1 - (v) - መፍቀድ - permit yatɛni - (n) - የፀሐይ፥ ጥልቀት - sunset (cloudless sunset that yagtɔ2 - (v) - መልስ መስጠት - is green, yellow and pink) answer yelamugu - (n) - አውጥ - yagtɔ3 - (v) - መመለስ - return gooseberry tomato plant yana - (n) - ያክሰት ልጅ - Physalis peruviana cousin (mother's sister's SOLANCEAE children) yelay - (n) - እርግብ - pigeon yeldɔ 68

yeldɔ - (v) - መፍቀር - love yirɔ - (n) - ጡንቻ - biceps yelegoy - (n) - በረሐ ማእበል - yisɔ - (v) - መላጨት - shave mirage yiynay1 - (n) - የትል ዓይነት - yelloy - (n) - ዘፈን - song bug species (lives in the grass that makes cows sick if (v) - ማመን - believe yɛbhtɔ - they eat it. The bug excretes yɛldɔ - (v) - ምግብ ለመፈለግ - something that looks like search for food spit) 2 (n) - የደም ሥር - yirisi - (n) - የተጠራቀመ የጎርፍ yiynay -

ውኃ (ጨለቅለቃ)፤ ሐይቅ - artery flooded area; lake yɔ - (pro) - እነርሱ - they

Z z

zanggay - (n) - ዘንጋዳ - zibua kono - (n) - የዛፍ ዓይነት sorghum (dark-red highland (የእባብ መድኃኒት) - tree variety) species Thunbergia ruspolii or Ruellia patula zaytu - (n) - ዘይት - cooking ACANTHACEAE (snake

oil medicine) (n) - የመዋኛ ሥፍራ - pool zel - zig - (n) - ፍግ፤ ማዳበሪያ ፍግ -

of water dry cattle dung (n) - መድኃኒት - zibu - zigay - (n) - ወንደላጤ -

medicine bachelor 69 zurgay

zigtɔ - (v) - ከቦታ ቦታ መዘዋወር zoy - (n) - ጉንዳን - ant ለኑሮ - move to another species dwelling place zurgay1 - (n) - ቆሻሻ - dirty zinggo - (n) - ስራ - work things

zurgay2 - (n) - ጥራጊ - trash 70 71

ENGLISH - SURI 72 73

A a

able to (v) - maya aloe vera plant (n) - darmay above (adv) - tundɔ; tunɔ always (adv) - kali kali; (adv) - absent (to be) (v) - dhɔtɔ tiyi absolutely (adv) - dhul Amhara people (n) - gɔlay acacia tree species (n) – bayay; and (conj) - ko2; na2

loorki; shurray angry (to be) (v) – ɛkɛnyandɔ2;

accident (have) (v) - ɛdɛyɔ1 woloktɔ accompany (v) - dhigandɔ animal fat (n) - kuyay across (adv) - tandɔ animal or person with large ears (n) - galgali action (n) - sigirɔ2 Adam's apple (n) - loggor animal species (n) - kisi1 add (dirt, water, etc) (v) - ɛrtɔ ankle bracelet (n) - malay add to (v) - tɔrtɔ another (n) - kona add to (dirt or liquids) (v) - another place (n) - bhokonnɔ tilinggɔ answer (v) - yagtɔ2

afraid (to be) (v) - anyanɛyɔ1; answer in songs (v) - teriyɔ ɛngɛrɛsɔ ant species (n) - gususi; zoy African wild olive (n) - girari anus (n) - dholdoy after (adv) - ali halɛ Anuwak people (n) - nyurluy afternoon (n) - jhany appearance (n) - ɛ again (adv) - sɛgɛn ardvark (n) - kologoli age mate (n) - lukuri area for the bigger cows at a

agree (v) - kendɔ2 cattle camp (n) - tu airplane (n) - nyagari area just above the knee (n) - algae (n) - ɔlway lɛkɛny alive (v) - basɔ argue (v) - ɛkɛnyandɔ1 arguer (n) - ɛkɛnyanyogi all (adj) - bhoy1; (det) - kumulɔ arm band made of leather 74

arm band made of leather (n) ash (n) - bur - kimiroy ash that tastes like salt (n) - armpit (n) - kaluwey magay around 4 a.m. (n) - bhelley ask (v) - ghindɔ

arrow (n) - torong attempt (v) - doktɔ2 arrowroot type of plant (n) - automobile (n) - turumbel

karinday avenge (v) - chaytɔ2 artery (n) - yiynay2 axe (n) - bhey

B b

Baale people (n) - balesi beard (n) - chamun1 baboon (n) - kangay beat out (cloth, etc.) (v) - bachelor (n) - zigay tudunggɔ back of the neck (n) - ngo become sour (milk) (v) - liisɔ2 bad (adj) - gɛrɛng; gɛrsi become spoiled (v) - ɛdɛyɔ2 bad sore that stinks (n) - bed (n) - algay

karcha bedbug (n) - ɛgɛrchogi2 bald spot (n) - bele bee (n) - sisay

ball (n) - kura2 beehive (n) - kodor bamboo (n) - korigɛni beer (n) - dhachi banana (n) - muzu before (adj) - sabbɔ

bark (v) - boytɔ1 beg (v) - ogoldɔ bark for tying (n) - bharoy believe (v) - yɛbhtɔ bark species (n) - kabhabhogi bell (n) - bhilday; jogorey barren female cow (n) - mun bend (v) - dhugumbɔ

bat (n) - gɛlɛgɛnyay bent (adj) - rɔngɔdhi1; turguli bead (n) - chalay beside (adv) - dheyɔ beans (n) - bɔnggɔray biceps (n) - yirɔ 75 bring

big (adj) - bu; dɔrdɔri; blue color (adj) - chahɔli idhibeni1 boat (n) - gonggul billy goat (n) - kɔla Bodi people (n) - sogorɛni bird (n) - shɔay1 boiled corn or sorghum grain

bird species (n) - chori; (n) - timay1 ɛgɛlbeyo; godhoy; kalay1; bonavist beans (n) - loggi1; ɔlay kɔwakɔway birr (n) - biri bone blood debt (n) - gigey birth canal and uterus bone over the eyebrows (n) - together (n) - lɔlɔ ɔrgɔm

bite (v) - angiytɔ born (to be) (v) - iriytɔ1 black (adj) - kɔrrɔ bottom grinding stone (n) - black and white large spots golu (adj) - luguwiy bow (n) - iriyay

black and white spotted (adj) - bowed (adj) - rɔngɔdhi1 jarhɔli box (n) - giligili Black plum (n) - goroki boy (n) - lusi black spots on white boyfriend (n) - kudhari background (adj) - bhuseni bracelet (n) - lalang blackish or greyish undercoat brain (n) - balay (adj) - lɔgɔri brains (n) - logonyey blackish with cream undercoat (adj) - sirwa branch (n) - lɛway blacksmith (n) - uri bread (n) - lotay blanket (n) - buluku break (v) - bhiiktɔ bless (v) - uhunydɔ break (fragile things) (v) - indɔ blind snake (n) - munggugu 1 breast (n) - way bloated (to be) (v) - dhɛndɔ breath (n) - hɔngay blood (n) - nyawa breathe (v) - hɔnggɔ bloom (v) - hulnɛyɔ bring (v) - kunɛyɔ blow (v) - ɛbɛktɔ broken cooking pot for grain 76

broken cooking pot for grain bullet that misfires (n) -

(n) - rɛɛ2 dumay2 brother (n) - gochong burn (v) - usurusiyɔ

brow (n) - gɔm2 burning coals in a fire (n) - brownish color (adj) - lulumi sambi brownish colour dirty (adj) - burnt (n) - surusi

gidangi1 burnt off land with little grass Brown's myrobalan tree (n) - left (n) - terri bhukoy burp (a smelly, sick one) (v) - brushland (n) - dus gubtɔ bucket (n) - tuntunu bushbuck (n) - korri buffalo (n) - nebi bushpig (n) - chɔwa

bug species (n) - yiynay1 butter (n) - ngɔrnay bull (n) - ole buttock (n) - kudhusay bullet shell (n) - kalahi buy (v) - taldɔ

C c

calabash (n) - kugumi caracal (n) - dhokol calf decoy (n) - dhugey carrot (n) - karoti

calf of leg (n) - muni1 carrot tree (n) - turɛholi call (v) - eliyɔ carry in your hands (v) - call someone with your hand lɔgɔndɔ (v) - umbɔ carry on one's back (v) - camel (n) - galisey ngortɔ Camel's foot tree (n) - tɔgɔshi carry on one's head (v) - cap (n) - garchu iloliytɔ cape fig tree (n) - cartilage in the bridge of the dhudhubangguray nose (n) - chɔrɔgɛni 77 commit adultery

carve out by machete (v) - chop settle (v) - kendɔ1 haldɔ claw (n) - mukay cassava (n) - bawuray clay (n) - digir castor bean tree (n) - bolli clay lip plug (n) - chabbalday cat (n) - nganyur clay plug in the ear lobes or catch (v) - irriytɔ lip-plate (n) - dhebe cattail plant (n) - balyay clean (v) - hugtɔ

cattle camp (n) - bhuran clear land (v) - kɔsɔ1 cattle disease (n) - ghunchi; (n) clear the way (v) - ɔdagtɔ

- kawukawu clever person (n) - baysi2

cause to be full (v) - dhiytɔ climb (v) - irɔktɔ1 chameleon (n) - hunggagɛy clitoris (n) - lɛshuy

charcoal without fire (n) - kolu close (v) - nyugtɔ1 ch'at (n) - ghima cloth (n) - charki; (n) - rum chatter, rumor (n) - cloth species (n) - lɛluy hiyonghiyong clothing (n) - rum Chay (n) - chay cloud (n) - idho cheap (adj) - bhaseni2 cobra (n) – bohe cheek (n) - bollongi coffee (n) - bunay cheekbone (n) - dakumoy cockroach species (n) -

chest (n) - luddum kubhurki1 chew (like baboons) (v) - coffee (n) - bunay ghɛrɛtɔ cold (n) - chuwan; (adj) - laleni chew (like corn) (v) - rimbɔ colobus monkey (n) - karam chicken (n) - kobi combine (v) - idhoytɔ child (n) - eri combretum tree variety (n) - chin (n) - chamun2 kololonggoy chisel (n) - koru2 come (v) - kundɔ choose (v) - bɛrtɔ comfort (v) - ilaldɔ

chop (v) - ngɛdhɛtɔ commit adultery (v) - asanayɔ1 completely 78

completely (adv) - dhul cracked semi-ground hard conquer (v) - mɔktɔ roasted corn (n) - ngɔrchɔga

conversation (n) - kali2 crackle (v) - tilildɔ cook (v) - ogtɔ crawl (v) - ghɔlɔtɔ cooking oil (n) - zaytu crazy person (n) - lolu1 cooking pot (n) - dole cream (n) - girwani copper bracelet (n) - gɔmay create (v) - bhɛlanayɔ1 corn cob (n) - bholongguy cringe (v) - nyima

corn/sorghum mush (n) - tila1 crocodile (n) - kinyang

corn tassle (n) - jalay1 cross (v) - eresɔ corner of the eye (n) - teldey cry (v) - ruyɔ cotton (n) - rum cultural form of singing and cough (v) - lɔsinɛyɔ dancing (n) - holo cup (n) - kubay count (v) - toyiyɔ1 cousin (n) - yana cure (v) - ibaysiyɔ cover (v) - ulubtɔ curse (n) - bhuhogi; busoy; (v) - chɔrtɔ; (n) - rima covet (v) - chirbhisiyɔ1 curse word (n) - dhɔma cow (n) - bi cursed (to be) (v) - bhusɔ cow bell (n) - kɔdhɔ curved (adj) - rɔngɔdhi cow calf (n) - mɔr 2 custom (n) - dambi cow horn (n) - kɛrɛ cut (v) - busiyɔ; kendɔ cow skin (n) - haya 1 cut open (v) - bhɛldɔ cowrie shell (n) - sɛgɛray cutting marks (n) - sira crabtype grass species (n) - 1 lomburay

D d

day (n) - kali1 79 dwell

day before yesterday (n) - do (v) - mesɔ bɔrtɔ do it this way (det) - nganga dead (adj) - rɛsi doesn't exist (v) - ninggɛ dead person (n) - hira rɛsa dog (n) - rɔsɔ

deaf person (n) - dungga donkey (n) - bhorsonoy; sigirɔ1 debt (n) - ewo don't nga- deceive, lie (v) - tabtɔ don't know (v) - imagtɔ deep (adj) - hɔri door cover (n) - gheru defeat (v) - mɔktɔ doum palm (n) - anjoy dense grass (n) - dob1 down (adj) - karanɛ deny (v) - kɛnggɔ dragonfly (n) - rɛnggay descendant (n) - ashay draw designs (v) - cheriyɔ deserted (adj) - guru dream (n) - kuna; (v) - kunasɔ die (v) - rɛsɔ dried meat (n) - chodhigay

different (adj) - bhibhi; drink (v) - madhtɔ1 bhichang drive a car or a boat (v) - difficult (adj) - dhandhali1 kuliyɔ difficult meeting (n) - diy drum (n) - kidhong dig (v) - bhɔktɔ dry (adj) - dhɔrɔgɔsi; (v) - dig with a pick (v) - lɛgiyɔ dhɔrɔgɔsɔ dirt (n) – ba; digiri dry cattle dung (n) - zig

dirty (adj) - gidangi2 dry honeycomb (n) - harroy

dirty things (n) - zurgay1 dry season (n) - susɔ disappear (v) - garasɔ duiker (n) - gundi disappointed (v) - chɔlɔsɔ dull (adj) - dhumbuli

discuss (v) - mɛziyɔ1 dusk (n) - ririnya disease (n) - mutan dust (n) - teri dissolve (v) - chudhtɔ dwarf morning glory (n) - Dizi person (n) - suyey kɛya guchony dwell (v) - bhaktɔ eagle claw thorn tree 80

E e

eagle claw thorn tree (n) - eleventh month (n) - kokon

radhi empty (adj) - hɔlɔng1 ear (n) - nyabi enclosed area at a cattle camp earings (n) - archumay (n) - teny earlobe (n) - laatɛni enemy (n) - balagaray; mirogi

easy (adv) - bhaseni1 enough (det) - urda eat (v) - ambɔ; bhayaktɔ enset banana (n) - kuddi eat (like corn on the cob) (v) - enter (v) - tunugtɔ gisɔ entrance (n) - dori tutug

eat together with another food every (adv) - bhoy2 (v) - chɔmbɔ exchange (v) - chaytɔ1 edible cultivated green (n) - exists (v) - ihe1 chita exorcise (v) - letɔ egg (n) - bhurray expectorate (v) - tusɔ egret type of bird (n) - bhɔngi expencive (adj) - dhandhali2 eight (num) - issey expose, reveal (v) - ɛgtɔ eland (n) - siro expresses surprise (conj) - elbow (n) - lɔkɔr dhaa eldest child (n) - aw eye (n) - kawari elephant (n) - ngɔrɔ eyebrow (n) - inigi elephant tusk horn (n) - eyelash (n) - inigi bolokonguy

F f

face (n) - mumɔ falcon species (n) - sukalɛy 81 fog

falcon's claw acacia tree (n) - find (v) - jɔanayɔ borkodhi finger (n) - hallagi fall (v) - ngɔanayɔ finger piano (n) - chonggi false (n) - butomo fingernail (n) - terter far (adv) - rɛna finish (v) - dheytɔ farm (v) - kɔsɔ2 fire (n) - go fast (adv) - shawshaw; (adv) - fire area (n) - boloy; (n) - go tiri kabari; (n) - kisingey fat (adj) - dongdongi1; (adj) - fire finch bird (n) - dhumgolu idhibeni2 firm (mud, tila, etc) (n) -

fat stomach (n) - ngɔrɛni baysi3 father (n) - baba first (adj) - sabbɔ fear (v) - ɛngɛrɛsɔ fish (n) - urgusi fearful person (n) - anyanyogi fish-hook (n) - kɔrmi feather (n) - rɔway five (num) - hayɛna

feces (n) - jo fix (v) - ghendetɔ; sɛytɔ2 feed (v) - irogiytɔ flashlight (n) - lombu feel of (v) - kumbɔ1 flat (adj) - chabbali female (n) - ngahi flat area of land (n) - dar fence (n) - sari flat topped acacia tree (n) - fermented sorgum drink (n) - tummi geso flea (n) - kinyinyi fever (n) - bhalal flood (n) - taan few (det) - muchugi flooded area (n) - yirisi fiber (n) - kɛshi flower species (n) - simbili; field (n) - mogiy tiray

fig tree species (n) - bhogoni flute (n) - mɔri2 fighter(with words) (n) - fly (n) - kirɔnggi ɛkɛnyanyogi FN rifle (n) - dindalata fill (v) - dhiytɔ fog (n) - wanggay follow 82

follow (v) - kɔbhtɔ fox species (n) - loya1

food (n) - tila2 Francolin partridge species fool (n) - dalle (n) - kandarukuy foolish (adj) - dalnɛ fresh corn (n) - kurmusi2 foot (n) - jagari fresh grain (n) - sirta forbid (v) - uchubhtɔ freshwater oyster shell (n) - forbidden (n) - kullɛ keni friend (n) - bɛkay; dehuny forearm (n) - muni1 foreigner (n) - aranjay friendship (n) - laali forest (n) - kɔshi frog (n) - dɔlmɛ fruit (n) - darchɔngɔl forest area (n) - dob2 forest hog (n) - darginy fruit of shamushi (n) - bortoy forget (v) - dhinyɛsɛndɔ fry (v) - ɔgɔrtɔ forked stick (n) - teley full (adj) - dhik forked supporting pole (n) - full (to be) (v) - chasɔ tirey full moon (n) - chorigani fortune teller (n) - deni funeral (n) - duhu four (num) - wuy funny bone (n) - lala fox or hunting dog (n) - dɔra funny person (n) - kanigay

G g

game (n) - hor generic word for edible greens garden (n) - gu (n) - chunoy gather (wood) (v) - dhumbɔ geode type rocks (n) - chochi gather together (v) - muktɔ get (v) - dhumanay gazelle (n) - lalɔ get out of the way (v) - isoktɔ general word for metal (n) - giraffe (n) - kirin tomogi girl (n) - sedhey 83 guinea grass

girlfriend (n) - ngoni grandmother (n) - kaka girls beaded belt (n) - dɛrrɛ grass (n) - lanjoy girls' waist belt of metal grass seeds (n) - kɛriy trinkets (n) - sira2 grass species (n) - digirey; give (v) - ajɛyɔ emoy; nganngani; sogodhi; give birth (v) - hudhugtɔ wowoy go ahead (v) - jimbɔ grasshopper (n) - maradhogi go downhill (v) - chidhinɛyɔ grassy plain with a few trees go first (v) - jimbɔ (n) - kolobi grave (n) - log go for a walk (v) - boytɔ2 go leisurely (v) - woyɔ great grandfather (n) - kokong goat (n) - tɔngɔ green (adj) - chagi goat steer (n) - guney greens (n) - changgalay goatskin or buckskin (n) - say greens species (n) - chormote; ngonitekɔrɔ God (n) - tumu2 greet (v) - isayɔ going (n) - wochin grind (v) - ngunydɔ good (adj) - challi grinding stone (n) - mey good hunter (n) - chamani ground squirrel (n) - tuluku good part of fruit (n) - rodhi group of men advancing in an good tasting (adj) - choy age set (n) - rori2 good worker (n) - kadhinyogi growing (like corn) (v) - gooseberries (n) - muyɛlay ilonggɔ1 gooseberry tomato plant (n) - growl (v) - kurrutɔ1 yelamugu grub worms (n) - dunggi gourd (n) - dokollu; gusi; guard (v) - bhɛktɔ kɛdhɛm guest (n) - kɔmɔni grab (v) - ibtɔ1 guinea fowl (n) - chɔyay grain flour (n) - gutuma guinea grass (n) - lanjoya grandchild (n) - ashay kugori grandfather (n) - koginɛ gums 84

gums (n) - tirinyay gun (n) - mashasha

H h

hail (n) - kugura her father (n) - chɔgɔnɛ2

hair (n) - chɔrti her mather (n) - jɔnɛ2

half (n) - bhokon her sister (n) - ngɔnɛ2 hand (n) - siyɔ herd (n) - mara

handshield (n) - dhɔlmay herd/gather cows (v) - tɔgtɔ1

happy (to be) (v) - shumundɔ1 here (adv) - ngaa

hard (adj) - dhandhali1 heron or crane (n) - seluy

hard person (n) - dɛmni2 hide (v) - sɛytɔ1; ulugunydɔ hat (n) - garchu hill (n) - dhum; gɛsay

hat worn at stick fights (n) - his (pro) - nanɛnɛ1 kuguri his brother (n) - gɔynɛ

have (v) - lɔmbɔ his father (n) - chɔgɔnɛ1

have pain (v) - wadhendɔ his mother (n) - jɔnɛ1

have to (v) - maya his sister (n) - ngɔnɛ1 he (pro) - nɔng1 his/hers (poss) - gagɛnyɛ head (n) - sabba hit (v) - dhaktɔ head band (n) - karomo hit with fist (v) - uytɔ headdress (n) - metu hoe (n) - gaysa healed (to be) (v) - basɔ hog plum (n) - lɔmay hear (v) - shiktɔ hold back (v) - uchubhtɔ heart (n) - sini hold it in (v) - nyima heavy (adv) - dhidhingi hole (n) - hologun; log heel (n) - tiinyoy hole in the ground (n) - bolku help (v) - ɛanayɔ honey (n) - rɛtɛ

her (pro) - nanɛnɛ2 85 itch

honey mead (n) - gimay house normal Surma house hoof bone (n) - kerker (n) - gelegan horn (n) - turɛ how (adv) - ɛnɛng horn used to call cows (n) - how many? isɔng kɔginyay how much? isɔng

hornbill (n) - lɛngguy human body (n) - rɛɛ1

horse (n) - hartɛy1 hump on a cow's back (n) - horseshoe or line shaped dhɔyɛ scarification (n) - ridhoy hunger (n) - hozo

hose (n) - mɔri1 hurt (v) - wadhendɔ hot (adj) - awreni hurt a sore (v) - dumbɔ

hour (n) - sati husband (n) - hiri3 house (n) - dori; (n) - kesɔ; (n) husk (v) - chiyigtɔ; shushugtɔ - turumbay hyena (n) - buga

I i

I (pro) - anye inside thigh (n) - dɔlmɛy I have no idea inggare insult (n) - dhɔma; (v) - if (conj) - hinde dhɔmbɔ immediately (adv) - mɛyarɛ intercede (v) - ligindɔ1 incline (n) - gɛsay intestinal part (n) - tahin

including (conj) - ko1 intestine (n) - shɔllɔy India plum tree (n) - iron hand pick (n) - muda bhurruchoy is (to be) (v) - a insect antenna (n) - kɛrɛ itch (v) - munugutɔ inside (n) - toye jackal 86

J j

jackal (n) - loye joker (n) - kanigay jacket (n) - koti jugular vein (n) - ngɔny jaw area of the face (n) - jump (v) - bɔrɔtɔ horroy jump from tree to tree jaw bone (n) - ngɛlgɛmay (monkeys) (v) - sɛldinɛyɔ jawbone area (n) - gadhumoy juniper tree (n) - banduy

jerrycan (n) - tuntunu just (adv) - hung; lay2 jibberish (n) - gɛdɛgɛdɛ just now (adv) - wa joint just below the knee (n) - busi

K k

Kalashnikov rifle (n) - kiss (v) - chɔbhɔsɔ kalamchi kite bird (n) - kilgishoy key (n) - ghulsi klipspringer (n) - kaluway Kibish valley (n) - negi knee (n) - kɔmi kidney (n) - gogotɛni knife (n) - ɔrɛy; wara kill (v) - kɔndɔ1 knock (v) - dhɛdhɛyɔ;

kill a cow (v) - indɔ2 tudunggɔ kind of (n) - heo know (v) – gayɔ 87 louse

L l

lake (n) - yirisi left (adj) - kangitɛn lame (adj) - ngɔli lemon (n) - lomu 1 land (n) - ba leopard (n) - char land going across the river (n) leopard like (n) - chargaley - ghɔgɔl lesser kudu (n) - marchan

language (n) - tugɔ2 letter (n) - dadab2 large (adj) - bu liar (n) - butogi last (adj) - wurtɔ lick (v) - ɔgɔytɔ laterite (n) - binjogi lie (n) - butomo laugh (v) - chigtɔ light (adj) - hɔlihɔli

lay out (v) - elesɔ like (v) - hindɔ2 lazy person (n) - gɔnggay like this (det) - nganga lead (v) - ghurutɔ2 limp (v) - ngɔldɔ leader, authority figure, chief lion (n) - ngatuny (n) - gulsa listen (v) - chirartɔ leaf (n) - bhallogi live (v) - bhaktɔ learn (v) - ɛdhɛmiyɔ liver (n) - tarra leather bag (n) - kama lizard (n) - gɔlɛ; gurdhangɛy leather belt with pouches long ago (adv) - bere worn by men (n) - kɔbɔrtɔ long time (adv) - dir2 leather sheath (n) - shebbel 1 long time ago (det) - kingi leather shin guard (n) - look (v) - gɔnydɔ darchoy look back (v) - budhtɔ leather thong/strap (n) - gheney look for (v) - lamiyɔ leave (v) - bhonosɔ look like (v) - hɛtɔ leech (n) - lɔchini louse (n) - unjoy love 88

love (v) - yeldɔ lower slowly (v) - lachanayɔ

low (adj) - karanɛ lowland (n) - koru1 lower (adj) - karanɛ lukewarm (n) - gingini

lower incisors that are lunation (n) - bɛrgu1 removed (n) - ngɔllay lungs (n) - hohu

lower sky (n) - tumu1

M m

machete (n) - bangka married woman (n) - tɛri mad (to be) (v) - dusendɔ marrow (n) - dhokoy maize (n) - gɔray marry (v) - gambɔ make (v) - ghendetɔ mash from fermenting sorgum make a loud noise (v) - rɔktɔ (n) - kanggacho make or build a fence (v) - match (n) - kibiriti lugtɔ me (pro) - anye

make smooth (v) - rigiyɔ Me`en person (n) - bhɔkɔli1 make someone pregnant (v) - means what? (interj) - ɔnɔng ɛdɛnydɔ meat (n) - ayu male (n) - may meat eater (n) - munyagi male who doesn't stick fight medicine (n) - gɔytɔy; zibu (n) - loya2 meet (v) - itinyandɔ man (n) - hiri1 meet in passing (v) - bharinɛyɔ mango (n) - mangay meeting (to have) (v) - oytɔ1 many (det) - mɛri merchant (n) - ngagay many magal (n) - ngachurugɛ merciful (to be) (v) -

market (n) - gaw chirbhisiyɔ2 married daughter (n) - metal (n) - siggi ningɛnɛsi metal arrow tip (n) - lagun 89 nape

middle (n) - kɛrghɛnɔ mother (n) - mama milk (n) - urɔ mother-in-law (n) - konɛn milk container (n) - bagay mountain (n) - kutul

millet (n) - barcha mouth (n) - tugɔ1 mine (poss) - gaganyu; (pro) - move to another dwelling nananu place (v) - zigtɔ mineral eaten with tobacco (n) mucous (n) - girngay - uhu mud (n) - dhɔr mirage (n) - yelegoy mud platform in house (n) - mix (v) - idhoytɔ ɛrcha

mix together (v) - ubuldɔ mule (n) - hartɛy2

molar (n) - kakay Mursi people (n) - muni2 Monkey bread (n) - tɔgɔshi muscular body (adj) - monkey species (n) - guy idhibeni1 monkey w/white stomach and mushroom species (n) - red back (n) - talamoy bhusukoy; gɔnggɔlay; lemudurgani; ochoy month (n) - bɛrgu2; tagi2 musical instrument (n) - moon (n) - tagi1 dirmay morning star (n) - tobey1 my brother (n) - goona mortar (n) - golu my sister (n) - ngɔna mosquito (n) - leyogi mythical creature (n) - moldoy

N n

nail (n) - misimari name for Suri people (n) -

naked (adj) - hɔlɔng2 tirmaga name (n) - sara name type (n) - lommo nape (n) - bolu narrow 90

narrow (adj) - ngochu nightjar bird species (n) - navel (n) - guldu barwadhoy near (adv) - ja nine (num) - sakal necklace (n) - magali; (n) - nipple (n) - way tugo nyɔlɔgay nod off to sleep (v) - dhunggɔ nettle species (n) - nose (n) - girɔng chinggilikita not present (v) - ninggɛ new (adj) - chagi not yet (adv) - ngani

news (n) - lɔgɔ2 now (n) - mɛya1 night (n) - bar

O o

obey (v) - igombɔ oppress (v) - churuyɔ2 offspring (n) - hoynɛ or (conj) - woo oil (n) - mal orange (n) - lomu 2 OK (interj) - e oribi (n) - gɛr old (adj) - nyagasi orphan (n) - bhoyogi old man (n) - bari oryx (n) - hogir; jɔrɔk Omo river (n) - War ostrich (n) - rɔm on (adv) - tundɔ other (n) - kona on top of (adv) - tundɔ our (poss) - gagayo; gagga; one (num) - dhɔnɛ nanna (pro) - nanayo one's sister's child (n) - out (adv) - bhɔ ngosoni outside (adv) - bhɔ onions (n) - shunguru over (adv) - tundɔ only (adv) - sɔng over there (adv) - ngoonu ooze blood (v) - dhusiyɔ overgrown path (n) - duy open (v) - owonoyɔ owl (n) - rugum 91 platform

P p

padlock (n) - ghulsi person (n) - hiri2

pain (n) - waney person's shadow (n) - rimboy1 paint (v) - ighirtɔ person's special bull (n) - pancreas (n) - dhiy bhungay pants (n) - bardhuchinya pick at something (v) - tukusɔ

paper (n) - dadab1 pick out (v) - bɛrtɔ; bhɔanayɔ part of an intestine (n) - pick up something heavy (v) - gulugulu dhɔnggɔ partially dried out (adj) - piece of leather (n) - shebbel2

baysi1 pigeon (n) - yelay pass gas (v) - tɔrɔgtɔ pink, maroon, purple (adj) - pass gas silently (v) - ushuldɔ rɛghɛ

path (n) - gɔrɔ1 pipe (n) - dholdu pay (v) - gadhiyɔ pistol (n) - bholoytoy

pay bridewealth (v) - tɔgtɔ2 pit (n) - bolku

peak of a roof (n) - kura1 place (n) - bhe peanut (n) - hulu place of residence (n) - ɔr pen (n) - bɛnay planet (n) - tobey2 pencil (n) - irsasi plant (v) - duktɔ penis (n) - dormi plant (tree) (v) - imbɔ people from Sudan (n) - plant species (n) - dinggoy; kolmami lalangi; ngurnguroy; period of time (n) - balday tɔlɔbay; turgi period of time when there is plant species of emerynth type no moon (n) - mugur (n) - maysay plastic (n) - chahi1 permit (v) - yagtɔ1 platform (n) - hayu play 92

play (v) - tiranydɔ predator (n) - guchurɔ plead (v) - bhanydɔ pregnant (to be) (v) - nyandɔ plum tree (n) - lɔmaya suny prepare sleeping place (v) -

pocket (n) - kisi2 ɛhɛytɔ pockets (n) - kɔbɔrtɔ present (to be) (v) - ihe2 point at the top of a fighting proceed (v) - jimbɔ stick (n) - giway property border (n) - ngerrey

point to, show (v) - dhɔldɔ prostitute (n) - lolu2

police (n) - bholisi pull (v) - ghurutɔ1; (v) - ngugtɔ

pond (n) - bangɛy1 pull off (v) - bɔytɔ pool of water (n) - bhɔgɛ; zel pull out (v) - bɔytɔ porcupine (n) - chɛrɛtɛni pumpkin (n) - okondoy

porcupine quill (n) - gori2 pumpkin species (n) - porridge (n) - burcho; chalu; kunggachi

jalay2; saytu push (v) - ugundɔ portion (n) - bhe puss (n) - dheno

pot (n) - ju; (n) - kajoroy put (v) - oytɔ2 pot lid (n) - kuta put sticks in a roof (v) - ishɔrtɔ potatoes (n) - bayuwi put together (v) - idhoytɔ

pout (v) - dusendɔ; munyusɔ2 python (n) – oriyang

powerful (adj) - barari1

Q q

quickly (adv) - shawshaw quietly (adv) – lay1 93 roast

R r

rabbit (n) - kelley relatives by marriage (n) - rabid animal or person (n) - lang telu relax (v) - lachanayɔ radio (n) - silki release (v) - tɛrɛsɔ

rain (n) - guyɔ remember (v) - kadhtɔ1

rainbow (n) - bhɔrɔgɛ remind (v) - kadhtɔ2

rainy season (n) - oyyo2 reproduce (v) - bhɛlanayɔ2 raise (v) - dhɔnggɔ resemble (v) - hɛtɔ raise (cow, child) (v) - irogiytɔ Resolution -ni rat (n) - kulgulɔ rest (v) - awsɔ

raven species (n) - rakoy return (v) - yagtɔ3

ravine (n) - dun2 rhinoceros (n) - mulɛny ravine (n) - hunay rib (n) - rogonyey razor blade (n) - nyɔmay rifle (n) - lusha

read (v) - toyiyɔ2 right (adv) - sɛtɛn really (adv) - e so right here/there (adv) - ngaarɛ recently happened (adv) - wa ring (n) - kɔmkɔm red (adj) - gɔlɔnyi rip (v) - ɛrɛytɔ red hot pepper (n) - barabaray ripe (adj) - egisi reddish flint-type rock (n) - ripe (to be) (v) - egisɔ binjogi ritual behaviour (n) - dambi red-necked spur fowl (n) - river (n) - kidho chargɔlɔny road (n) – ganggu; gɔrɔ2; reedbuck (n) - semun harra refuse (v) - martɔ roan (n) - holiy relative (n) - bhɛnɛni roast (v) - ɔsɔ roast (over a fire) 94

roast (over a fire) (v) - tilildɔ rotten (adj) - mujusi rock (n) - dhɛmsa rough (adj) - kɔgɔ rock flour from soft rocks (n) round (adj) - kumuli - buti rub in (v) - uhudhtɔ rocky place in a river (n) - rub together (v) - shushugtɔ tabar rubber (n) - chahi1 roll (v) - ubulanayɔ ruler (n) - komoru root (n) - sinday run (v) - ngɛsɔ rope, string, cord, twine (n) - mɔsay

S s

sack (n) - tangi scorpion (n) - kiyɔ saliva (n) - mɔdhay scrape (v) - sɛbtɔ salt (n) - shɔyi scratch (v) - karuytɔ salt lick (n) - garsan scratch out (v) - kurtɔ sand (n) - kasay search (v) - lamiyɔ sand flea (n) - bunjalay search for food (v) - yɛldɔ satisfied (to be) (v) - chasɔ second batch of oil (n) - savannah grass (n) - tɛlɛgay ngasemu say (v) - seyɔ second harvest (n) - luguru scar (n) - kirimogi; muruyani see (v) - ortɔ scar from a wound (n) - moloy seed (n) - duguy

scars (n) - kejhogi1 selfish (to be) (v) - uchubhtɔ scavenger (n) - guchurɔ sell (v) - talnɛnɛyɔ scoop (v) - ghoytɔ send (v) - itondɔ scoop and throw away (v) - send someone (v) - ektɔ hiytɔ separate (v) - ngɛrtɔ 95 small of the back (person)

serval cat (n) - dhokol shout (v) - artɔ

seven (num) - isabbay show off (v) - machiyɔ1 sew (v) - shigtɔ shrink (v) - mudhugusɔ sexual intercourse (to have) shrub species (n) - chawuy; (v) - chɔktɔ dhokkoli; hamogi; mozoy shadow of a tree, house, etc. shuffle dance (v) - duriyɔ (n) - riy sick (to be) (v) - ilagasɔ shallow (adj) - kɛdɛnggɛshi sickness (n) - mutan; nɛray shame (n) - liiya side of the face (n) - gadhumoy share (v) - ngɛrtɔ sieve (n) - kantay

sharp (adj) - lɛshi silver earrings (n) - dumay1 sharpen (v) - ihɔyɔ sing (v) - chuguldɔ

shave (v) - yisɔ sing to a cow (v) - irɔktɔ2 she (pro) - nɔng2 singular (det) - inɔng sheep (n) - mɛdɛrɛ six (num) - illɛy shell (beans, etc.) (v) - skilled (adj) - ghurghuri bhɔllɔytɔ skin (v) - chiyigtɔ; eriy; kutu shelter (n) - gaha slap nyugtɔ2 shield (n) - gochu sleep (n) - ungo shin bone (n) - kalay2 sleeping (v) - ungusɔ shirt (n) - koti sleeping place (n) - dir1 shiver (v) - bharriytɔ slingshot (n) - loshan shoe (n) - chahi2 slip something out (v) - hɔrɔyɔ shoot (v) - eytɔ1 slippery (adv) - ghirghiri short (adj) - mɔkɔnyi slow (adj) - dɔlmɔchi; halɛ short pants (n) - surrey slowly (adv) - halɛ halɛ shoulder (n) - gawl small (adj) - chinyi1 shoulder blade (n) - chabbala small house (n) - alubtay shoulder blade area (n) - small of the back (person) (n) kelmetey - kurɔ1 smallpox 96

smallpox (n) - gedhe spear of the komoru (n) - gina smear limestone (v) - tabhtɔ species of paper wasp smell (v) - sabhtɔ abdomen (n) - ringgay

smile (v) - shumundɔ2 speech (n) - mɛziyɔ2 smoke (n) - bhurrey spend the day (v) - saniyɔ smooth (adj) - ghilghili spices (n) - ghimamu snail shell (n) - kogoloy spider (n) - maradhangɛy snake (n) - kono spill (v) - udhuytɔ snatch (v) - saranayɔ spine (n) - kɔrɔgɔray; rɛga sneakily (adv) - dari spirit (n) - mɛnɛngi sneeze (v) - dhɛchiyɔ spirit type (n) - nyamani

snore (v) - kurrutɔ2 spit (v) - tusɔ soap (n) - samuni spleen (n) - madhiny soft (adj) - mɔdhɔsi split (v) - bhɛldɔ solidly, tightly (adv) - gik spoon or dipper (n) - kolochi some (n) - bhokon spot (adj) - bolo something very small (n) - spots in between stripes (adj) -

dun1 bhɔkɔli2 song (n) - yelloy spots on back only (adj) - sore (n) - ngɔdɔri bhalayay sorghum (n) - liway; zanggay spotted (adj) - bolo sorghum stalk (n) - olli spread out (v) - elesɔ spring (n) - bhinbhinoy; ɛla sorry (to be) (v) - munyusɔ1 soup (n) - kangiya spring of water (n) - bangɛy2 sprout (v) - usɔ sour (n) - mirgari2 source of the water (n) - ma sprouting sorghum grain (n) - kawari bhogum spatula (n) - kalma squat (v) - ligindɔ2 stab (v) - kɔndɔ1 speak (v) - mɛziyɔ1 spear (n) - bɛr; chol stack (v) - ilonggɔ2 stalk (v) - dambɔ; (n) - rɛɛ1 97 sweat

stalk (corn, grass, etc) (n) - stretch tightly (v) - iriytɔ2 gori1 strike (v) - bhadhtɔ stand (v) - banasɔ; (v) - childɔ string beads (v) - rirtɔ star (n) - munyinyi string of many beads (n) - starling bird species (n) - jalɔy dɛldɛlda steal (v) - ogortɔ striped (adj) - tula steep downhill (adj) - gaga stripes (n) - miro steep uphill (adj) - litey strong (to be) (v) - ɔnɛyɔ

steer (n) - ari strong taste (adj) - barari2

steer with no bell (n) - kologol stubborn (n) - dɛmni1 stick (n) - bhirɛ stubborn (to be) (v) - dɛmneyɔ stick fight (n) - mɔana student (n) - tambari

stick toothbrush (n) - rimboy2 stuff (n) - ahi stickfight (n) - saginɛ stump (n) - durrumey sticks (n) - marichogi stupid (n) - dalle

sting (v) - eytɔ2 suck (breast) (v) - ahuyɔ stingy person (n) - lɛsiyagi suck (like candy) (v) - shɔbɔsɔ stink (v) - ɔnganayɔ sufficient (det) - urda stinky (adj) - mujusi sugarcane (n) - olli stir (v) - tukurtɔ sun (n) - su

stomach (n) - gara; kɛngɔ2 Sunday (n) - arku

stomp (v) - doktɔ1 sunset (n) - yatɛni stone (n) - bɛ Surma language (n) - surichɛn

stone terrace (n) - gadhi; gɔm1 Surma people (n) - suri

stool, chair (n) - alley1 surprised (to be) (v) - dɛɛsɔ stop (v) - childɔ swallow (v) - gɔytɔ

storage (n) - balangi swamp (n) - bangɛy1 straight (adj) - dib; murmuri Swayne's hartebeest (n) - stream (n) - kidho shigin sweat (v) - dhergisɔ; dhɛri sweat bee 98

sweat bee (n) - nginingini switch (n) - kalli sweep (v) - dirtɔ swollen (v) - kuusɔ sweet (adj) - luluy sycamore fig tree (n) -

sweet potatoe (n) - loggi2 chamochi

T t

table (n) - alley2 tend livestock (v) - iwoyɔ taboo (n) - kullɛ termite (n) - marchari

tail (n) - kurɔ2 termite bite (n) - kejhogi2 take (v) - kɔɛyɔ termite mound (n) - bangadhi

take hold of (v) - ibtɔ2 termites species (n) - kɔngay talk loudly (v) - bhololdɔ terrible (adj) - gɛrɛng tall (adj) - ramay testicles (n) - bhuray tamarind fruit (n) - tubboy that (pro) - ngandonu tamarind tree (n) - ragay thatch a roof (v) - liytɔ tap with a rock or baŋka (v) - that's right (interj) - e dhɛdhɛyɔ their (poss) - gaggɛ; nannɛ tapeworm (n) - bara them (pro) - ngagɛnu taste (v) - tortɔ these (pro) - ngagiya tastes bad (v) - chamamagi they (pro) - yɔ tea (n) - shay thick (adj) - gotiri teach (v) - ɛdhɛmisiyɔ; thick (soup, geso, etc) (adj) - madhtɔ2 dhundhuri tear (v) - ɛrɛytɔ thick semi-tubular clay ear temple on forehead (n) - plug (n) - lunggurtay honduy thigh (n) - san ten (num) - tɔmɔn thin (n) - bhɔcha; (adj) - kana; tend a fire (v) - utumbɔ rɛrɛhi 99 tree species

thing (n) - ahi today (n) - mɛya2; (adv) - things that a 'sira' is made of ngakalda (n) - murmura together with (adv) - kari think about (v) - ɛsɛdhtɔ together with smb (to be) (v) - this (pro) - nganda asanayɔ2 thorn (n) - birni tomatoe (n) - timitimi those (pro) - ngagɛnu tomorrow (n) - rogono thread (n) - kirrey tongue (n) - kayɔ three (num) - sizi tooth (n) - nigiyay three-pronged arrow (n) - topi (n) - dhorrong

murnay touch (v) - idirandɔ; kumbɔ2 throat (n) - kɔrrɔng towardsfrom (after words throw (v) - ujuktɔ ending with a consonant) -ɔ thunder (v) - rɔktɔ towardsfrom (after words tiang (n) - dhorrong ending with a vowel) ko.... tick (n) - sigiyay traditional healer (n) - ngɛrɛ tie (v) - shibtɔ traditional wooden gold pan (n) - gawtey tighten (v) - churuyɔ1 translator (n) - ɔkɔlay time of much food after the first harvest (n) - lɛbɛng trash (n) - zurgay2 tin can (n) - korokoroy tree (n) - kɛyɔ tired (to be) (v) - kargariyɔ; tree sap (n) - bokoy

(v) - liisɔ1 tree species (n) - achoy; ashuy; badhungay; barwari; title for a groom (n) - rori1 bholisoy; bhɔray; tmes or occurences (n) - bolobogotoy; burakandi; kɛngɔ 1 chalagutumay; chaloy; to reject (v) - kɛanayɔ chawzey; chɔrgɔni; dandil; tobacco (n) - dambu dhɛdhɛsiyay; dɔkay; tobacco container (n) - holdoy ebbelechi; gaysey; ghinyani; ghuley; girartoy; girgiri; tree species 100

goldoshi; gombolloy; trim (tree branches) (v) - lɛytɔ gondoy; gumunyoy; tripe (n) - gara hɛrgɛchani; hɔlɔngɔsay1; ili; trouble or be troubled (v) - kallochi; kambay; chɔllanɛyɔ2 karamochi; kasi; kɛya bohe; trunk (n) - rɛɛ kɛya karamuny; kɛya 1 kɔgɔwa; kɛya kulgulony; truth (n) - dhere kɛya tumuny; kɛyay; tsetse fly (n) - hɔlɔngɔsay2 kɛyaya suny; kiriyay; turn (n) - sɛrɛ koliloy; kɔlɔlɔri; kɔlyɔngay; turn over (v) - bhɔdhtɔ kubhurki ; labay; lalay; 2 turtle (n) - dolote leddey; liwaa yɛlany; loggiya kanguny; twelfth month in the Surma lommugoy; lottoy; loy; calendar (n) - gamuy ludduri; mannigoy; twenty (num) - hirkon

mirgari1; shawzey; talisoy; twin (n) - shɔay2 talkay; tamboy; timay2; twist (v) - mayiytɔ; takuy tohoy; toloy; zibua kono twitch (n) - sisiwon tree trunk (n) - sugum1 two (num) - raman tree/plant (n) - bolobongguy type (n) - heo

U u

umbrella (n) - dukuwa up hill (adv) - tunɔ Umm (interj) - inda upper back (n) - bhuguy uncle (n) - malo urinate (v) - chɔrɔsɔ under, around, down (adv) - urine (n) - chɔrra bay using sticks to make fire (n) - unripe (adj) - chagi moshi untie (v) - ɔktɔ 101 weed species

V v

vagina (n) - sugum2 village (n) - ɔr valley (n) - hunay vine (n) - gindi velvet leaf combretum tree (n) vine species (n) - bhallay; - chɛrgɛchani; shɛgɛrani bhiy; chɔdhay; keruy;

verbal matter (n) - lɔgɔ1 kudulang; kurmay; loshi vervet (n) - gharatey viper (n) - kurmusi1 victory markings (n) - bolisay visitor (n) - kɔmɔni vomit (v) - hartɔ

W w

wait for (v) - reyɔ watch (v) - bhɛktɔ; (n) - sati wait! (interj) - ga water (n) - ma walk in a switchback pattern waterberry tree (n) - sabbaray (v) - ilisɔ waterbuck (n) - dunu walking stick bug (n) - watery or slimy (n) - dana wayajɔnɛkɛdhɛ wax (v) - uhudhtɔ wall (n) - dori jagarɛ we (pro) - age want (v) - hindɔ1 weak (adj) - tɔlɔgɔnyi war (n) - kɔdha weak (to be) (v) - anyanɛyɔ2 warn (v) - ibaytɔ wear (v) - malugtɔ warrior, fighter (n) - kaman wedding (n) - wololo warthog (n) - hoy weed (n) - shuroy wash clothes etc. (v) - churtɔ weed species (n) - dongdongi2 wash one's body (v) - onydɔ weevil 102

weevil (n) - duu why (adv) - kɛɔng well (v) - basɔ; (adv) - hung; wide (adj) - bhɔɔ (adv) - kɛr wife of a wealthy man (n) - well (good) (adj) - shɛɛ karbay wet (adj) - chargi wife's brother-in-law (n) - wet cattle dung (n) - shuldoy galenɛn wet cow dung (n) - sɔlɔl wife's sister's husband (n) - what (det) - ɔng kɔwa wheat (n) - goso wild animal (n) - kɛgɛ when (adv) - minang wild custard apple tree (n) - ɛgɛrchogi where (adv) - ori 1 wild plum tree (n) - lɔmay which (det) - giyɔng; (det) - inɔng wind (n) - ngɔyɔ which one (det) - ɛnɛnɛngi; window (n) - bhurbhur (det) - inɔng wing (n) - tabay which ones (det) - giyɔng wire spiral rings (n) - keryagi whistle (n) - silding witch (n) - chumaray white clean (adj) - hɔli with (conj) - ko1 white legs and black body wither (v) - mudhugusɔ (adj) - buy wood ant (n) - kɛdhɛdhi white type of clay (n) - wood borer (n) - duu durrum wood species (n) - takari white with greyish areas (adj) wooden lip-plate (n) - birgi - sirahɔli wooden spatula (n) - white with red spots (adj) - langgaray korriy word (n) - lɔgɔ1 white-barked acacia tree (n) - work (n) - zinggo erri worm (n) - kuruyoy who (pro) - nɛng woven leather (n) - mandeni; whom (pro) - nɛng (n) - sab whose (poss) - gagigi; (det) - nanini 103 zero

woven palm-frond sleeping write (v) - kɔndɔ2 mat (n) - salani wrong (to do something) (v) -

wrap (v) - utudhandɔ ɛdɛyɔ1

wring out (v) - machiyɔ2 wrong someone (v) - wrist joint (n) - siyɔ ganggu chɔllanɛyɔ1

Y y

yam (n) - bayoy yolk (n) - bhurray bhatoyne yard (n) - rata belesho yard area (n) - gɛba you (pl) (pro) - ige1 yawn (v) - ngambɔ you (sg, polite) (pro) - ige2

yeah (interj) - na1 young (adj) - chinyi2

year (n) - oyyo1 young man (n) - tɛgay yell (v) - artɔ; ichirtɔ; (n) - wiy your (poss) - gaggu; gagunyu yellow (adj) - bhiley your brother (n) - goonu

yep (interj) - na1 your father (n) - chɔgɔnu

yes (interj) - e; na1 your mother (n) - junu yesterday (adv) - bare your sister (n) - ngɔnu yours (poss) - nannu; nanunu

Z z

zebra (n) - dowun zero (n) - bahɔlɔng 104 105

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Numerals

dhɔnɛ one tɔmɔn kó dhɔnɛ eleven

ràman two hírkon twenty

sízzi three hírkon kó tɔmɔn thirty

wush/wuy four zugo ràman forty

hayína five zugo ràman kó tɔmɔn fifty

íllɛy six zugo sízzi sixty

isàbbày seven zugo sízzi kó tɔmɔn seventy

issey eight zugo wush eighty

sàkkàl nine zugo wush kó tɔmɔn ninety

tɔmɔn ten zugo hayína hundred 106

Pronouns Demonstrative Pronouns

'this' 'that' Sg nganda ngandonu Pl ngagiy ngagiyonu (Chay) a ngagenu (Tirmaga)

Possessive Pronouns

Possessive pronouns sg.possessed pl.possessed 1 mine nanànu gagànyu 2 yours nanunu gagunyu 3 his/hers nanaɛnɛ gagɛnyɛ 1 pl ours incl nanna gaga 1 pl ours excl nanayo gagayo 2 yours nannu gagu 3 theirs nannɛ gagɛ Whose? nanini gagigi

Subject and Object pronouns

Sunject/Object Pronoun (before the verb) sg. pl. 1 ànye àge 2 inye ige 3 nɔng yɔk 107

Sunject/Object Pronoun (after the verb) sg. pl. 1 anyó agéu 2 inyó igéu 3 nɛa yɔku

Direction/Goal Suffixes

Motion Toward the Motion Away From the Speaker Speaker Imperfective -an/-on -ɛn -ana/-ono Perfective -a -ɛ

Person marking on the verb

'sleep' Imperfective Aspect 1st sg k- ungus -i -yɔ 'I sleep' 2nd sg ungus -i -yɔ 'You sleep' 3rd sg ungus -ɔ 'He sleeps' 1st pl.incl. k- ungus -ɔ 'We (incl.) sleep' 1st pl. excl. k- ungus -o -yɔ 'We (excl.) sleep' 2nd pl. ungus -o -yɔ 'You (pl.) sleep' 3rd pl. ungus -ɛ -yɔ 'They sleep' 108

'sleep' Imperfective Aspect 1st sg ku- tung -u 'I slept' 2nd sg tung -u 'You slept' 3rd sg tung -u 'He slept' 1st pl.incl. ku- tung -gi -yo 'We (incl.) slept' 1st pl. excl. ku- tung -go -yɔ 'We (excl.) slept' 2nd pl. tung -go 'You (pl.) slept' 3rd pl. tung -gi -yɔ 'They slept'

Question Words

nôy 'Who?' (Singular Subject) gíyɔng 'Who?' (Plural Subject) ɔnɔng 'What?' (Singular Subject) nɛng 'Whom?' (Singular Object) giyɔng 'Whom?' (Plural Object) ɔng 'What?' (Singular Object) ɔnɔnɔngɔ 'With what?' ɛnɛng 'How?' ɛnɛnɛngi 'What kind of?' orí 'Where?' ore 'Which part?' minang 'When?' 109

References

Abbink, Jon. 1992. Suri-English Wordlist. Fleming, Harold. 1983. Surma Etymologies. In Rainer Vossen and Marianne. Bechhous-Gerst, eds., Nilotic Studies, pp. 523-555 (Kolner Beitrage zur Afrikanistik, Band 10.) Berlin: Dietrich Reimer Verlag. Bryant, M. 2011. A Brief Grammar of the Suri Language. 110 111 112