Ikanirae Seru glossary

a sentence-type marker used for statements; see grammar notes
aku 3rd person animate pronoun (singular)
ara "but"
ariya "sun"
e sentence-type marker, used for exclamations and incomplete sentences; see grammar notes
eka "that"
ekaiti "time"
erano "animal"
esa "this"
hano "because"
heko "can, be able to"
heosini "storm"
hiko "hunt"
hikoseremi "bird of prey, hunting bird"
hurine "spring" (season of year)
ikemahi "remember"
ka "not" negative marker precedes the element it negates (usually verb or modal)
katoka "stone"
kerasia "dance"
koku "child"
kohumu "cruel, cruelly"
kuraamo "barrow", from kura "grave" + amo "hill"
na "about"
nea "old"
neya "season"
nokoki "beak"
one "with" (this is often a preposition, but it is also used to introduce adverbial clauses; see grammar notes.)
*ooko "beast" (large dangerous animal, e.g. tiger, bear, dragon)
oru "new, young"
ra "on"
rakoni "cover" (as with a blanket)
ranai "grow" (of plants)
resa "flower"
rike "take"
ro "of" (usually indicates possession)
roha 3rd person non-living pronoun
rokiya "make, create, cause"
ronu "Earth"
se "that"(relative clause marker; introduces a relative clause; see grammar notes)
sera 3rd person living pronoun
seremi "bird"
sikoku "protect"
siroko "claw, talon"
sumere "play" ("sumere" is used mainly to refer to active play, e.g. playing tag, playing explorers, climbing trees etc. It is not used for, e.g. playing cards or computer games.)
ti "and"
tu "be"
uone "dwell, live"
uti 1st person pronoun (singular)
utoku "sick"