Kót wàwa/Wordlist
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A partial wordlist. I'm still not ready to do this properly, but I'll start.
| ním | ákulkót | nát | biggest diff from tp | notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| li | (introduces a verb phrase and asserts that it's being done by the subject) | tok li | ||
| lì | "S is done by something that also does O" | tok li | it can be used as a content word this way | |
| mì | "S is me (at/to O)" | tok mi | You still have to say li when you use mi as the subject. e.g. li li dòk as rather than mi toki | |
| e | (introduces an object of a verb just said) | tok e | e is not needed if you're using an immediate object. | |
| è | "S happens to O" | tok e | it can be used as a content word | |
| dòk | "S says O" | tok toki | ||
| nì | "S does this to O", "S is this to O" | tok ni | ||
| bòn | "S is good to O" | tok pona | no need for tawa for O | |
| à | "S is special (about O)" | tok a | a general-purpose end-of-sentence particle, that can describe content-words the way it describes sentences | |
| jàn | "S is human (to O)" | tok jan | ||
| zìna | "S is you (to O)" | tok sina | ||
| la | in the context of S, O happens | tok la | ||
| là | in the context of S, O happens | tok la | ||
| lòn | S is at/in/on O | tok lon | ||
| zòn | S knows O | tok sona | ||
| mùt | S is many things (that do O) | tok mute | ||
| dàu | S goes to O | tok tawa | ||
| pi | tok pi | a word that groups together the words after it. The whole group is treated like a single word grammatically. The group runs until the end of the sentence, or the next "li", "e", "unu" or connective. | ||
| ip | tok pi | a word that closes off a noun phrase or verb phrase. "pi" opens them and "ip" closes them. | ||
| ìke | S is bad to O, S is complicated, S makes complications for O | tok ike | ||
| dèm | S is a time, a time for O | tok tenpo | ||
| zèm | What is S doing to O? | tok seme | this word is used to make questions | |
| wìl | S wants O, S wants to do O | tok wile | ||
| nɒ̀ | S is that to O | tok ona | ||
| o | tok o | a vocative particle. e.g. "kál o!" can be used to call to a fish | ||
| ò | S is you to O, and I want S's attention | tok o | ||
| os | a connective version of òs. grammatically like li | tok o | o and os are separate words in kót wàwa | gentle imperative. os gàmní = please come here |
| òs | S should do O | tok o | ||
| gàm | S comes to O, S begins to do O, S increasingly does O | tok kama | ||
| dàs | S is everything, despite O | tok taso | ||
| mà | S is a land, the homeland of O | tok ma | ||
| bìli | S feels/believes/thinks O | tok pilin | ||
| lìli | S is small (in its effect on O) | tok lili | ||
| mòk | S eats/drinks/consumes O | tok moku | ||
| lùki | S looks O; S sees O | tok lukin | ||
| dòm | S is a built structure that is the place for O to inhabit | tok tomo | ||
| ìlo | S is a tool to do O | tok ilo | ||
| bèke | S uses O | tok kepeken | ||
| zìtel | S draws/writes, producing O | tok sitelen | ||
| mùs | S amuses O | tok musi | ||
| unu | S or O | tok anu | ||
| jò | S holds/carries/has O | tok jo | ||
| àle | S is every thing that does O | tok ale | ||
| zàm | S is in some way the same as O | tok sama | ||