Miskito/Wordlisteng

A -------------------- A

a, an

det

kum

afterwards

adv

ningkara

all

quan

sut

American (from the US)

n

Miriki

and then, and so

con

bara

animal

n

daiwan

B -------------------- B

be

irreg v

kaia

stem ka-, pres. sa

bed

n

krikri

big

adj

tara

book

n

buk

(Eng.)

buy

v

atkaia

C -------------------- C

car

n

truk

(Eng.)

chicken

n

kalila

chicken meat

cpd n

kalila wîna

child

n

tuktan

lig. tuktika

church

cpd n

prias watla

(prias: Eng. "prayers")

come

irreg v

balaia

pres. aula, balisa

cook

v

piakaia

cordoba, dollar, money

n

lalah

cry

v

inaia

D -------------------- D

dog

n

yul

door

n

dur

(Eng.)

drink

v

diaia

stem di-

E -------------------- E

eat

v

piaia

stem pi-

English

n

Inglis

(Eng.)

F -------------------- F

father

n

aisa

first

adv

taura

fish

n

inska

food

n

plun

from

post

wina

from here

naha wina

from there

baha wina

G -------------------- G

go

irreg v

waia

stem wa-, pres. auya, wisa

go in, enter

v

dimaia

go out

v

takaia

ground, floor

n

tasba

lig. -ya

H -------------------- H

have

v

briaia

stem bri-

hear

v

walaia

help

cpd v

hilp munaia

(Eng.)

here

adv

nahara

his, her

ai

house

n

utla

I -------------------- I

I, me

pron

yang

in, on, at

post

ra

K -------------------- K

key

n

kî

(Eng.)

kill

v

ikaia

know

cpd v

nu kaia

(Eng. "know")

L -------------------- L

learn

cpd v

lan takaia

(Eng.)

leave, let, forget

v

swiaia

stem swi-

like

cpd v

laik kaia

(Eng.)

look for

v

plikaia

M -------------------- M

make, do

v

daukaia

man

n

waitna

mango

n

mangu

Miskito (language)

cpd n

Miskitu bila

Miskito

n.

Miskitu

mother

n

yapti

much, many

quan

ailal

my child

tuktiki

my father

aisiki

my mother

yaptiki

my name

nini

N -------------------- N

no

apia

not

apia

now

adv

nanara

O -------------------- O

old man

n

dama

only

adv

baman

open

v

kwakaia

other

quan

wala

our (inclusive)

wan

P -------------------- P

path, road

n

yabal

play

v

pulaia

poor

adj

umpira

R -------------------- R

river

n

awala

room

n

rum

S -------------------- S

say

v

wiaia

stem wi-

school

n

skul

(Eng.)

see

yaura

see

v

kaikaia

she, he

pron

witin

shop, store

n

sap (shap)

(Eng.)

sit

v

iwaia

sleep

v

yapaia

small

adj

sirpi

some, a few

det

kum kum

soon

adv

tisku

Spanish

n

Ispail

speak

v

aisaia

stem aisa-

stay

v

takaskaia

stone

n

walpa

lig. -ya

T -------------------- T

table

n

tibil

(Eng.)

tall, high

adj

yakwra

that

det

baha

that

pron

baha

the

det

ba

there

adv

bahara

there is, there are

bara sa

they

pron

witin nani

thing, anything

n/pron

diara

this

det

na

this

det

naha

this

pron

naha

three

quan

yumhpa

today

adv

naiwa

tomorrow

adv

yauhka

too, also

sin

tree

n

dus

lig. -a

two

quan

wâl

V -------------------- V

very

pali

village

n

tawan

W -------------------- W

want

cpd v

want kaia

(Eng.)

water

n

li

lig. laya

we (exclusive)

pron

yang nani

we (inclusive)

pron

yawan

well

adv

pain

(Eng. "fine")

what

int pron

dia

when

adv

ahkia

where

int adv

anira

where from

ani wina

which

det

ani

who

int pron

ya

why

dia muni

window

n

windar

(Eng.)

with

post

wal

woman

n

mairin

lig. mairka

work

cpd v

wark takaia

work

n

wark

(Eng.)

Y -------------------- Y

yes

au

yesterday

adv

nahwala

you (plural)

pron

man nani

you

pron

man

young

adj

tiara

young man, youth

n

wahma

young woman

n

tiara

your child

tuktikam

your father

aisikam

your mother

yaptikam

your name

ninam