English to Nuer Words

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A

African Bermudagrass
buɔk
(noun)
African fish eagle
kue̲y
(noun)
afternoon
cäŋdäär
(noun)
agree
mat
(tr. verb)
alcohol
kɔaŋ
(noun)
alcoholic beverage
kɔaŋ
(noun)
also
bä
(adverb)
ambush
bii̲m
(tr. verb)
and
kä
(clausal conj.)
and (third person primary conjunct)
kɛnɛ
(nominal conj.)
and (first person primary conjunct)
kɔnɛ
(nominal conj.)
and (second person primary conjunct)
yɛnɛ
(nominal conj.)
ankle
kuɔc
(noun)
another
dɔ̱diɛn
(adj)
ant (sp.)
ŋiɛc
(noun)
antelope (sp.)
thiäŋ
(noun)
antelope (sp.)
pɔ̲a̲a̲r
(noun)
appear
jɔc
(intr. verb)
aquatic grass (used to make mats)
guɔ̲t
(noun)
are; were (equative)
kɛ
(cop.)
area before the door of a house
bäŋ
(noun)
arm
wuɔ̲ɔ̲k
(noun)
armpit
rɔ̲th
(noun)
arrow
bäär
(noun)
ash
ŋɛ̈th
(noun)
ask about
thiec
(tr. verb)
assemble
dol
(tr. verb)
at
kä
(prep.)
attack
mam
(tr. verb)
automobile
thurbil
(noun)
autumn
tɔ̲t
(noun)
awaken
ker
(tr. verb)
axe
jo̲p
(noun)

B

baby
ruɔɔr
(noun)
back
jɔk
(noun)
back (of the body)
thar
(noun)
back tooth
ro̲k
(noun)
bad thing
jieek
(noun)
bag
ki̲i̲th
(noun)
bagger
li̲i̲m
(noun)
ball
kurɛ
(noun)
bamboo
lɔu
(noun)
banana
möth
(noun)
Bar (member of the Bar tribe)
ba̲r
(noun)
barn
luak
(noun)
basket
ɣo̲th
(noun)
be
ben
(intr. verb)
be afraid
ga̲a̲c
(intr. verb)
be alone
can
(adj. verb)
be aroused (of men)
ta̲t
(intr. verb)
be dark
cuɔl
(adj. verb)
be poor
can
(adj. verb)
be pregnant with
ruet
(tr. verb)
be straight
cuŋ
(adj. verb)
be strong
bum
(adj. verb)
be surprised
ga̲a̲c
(intr. verb)
be tired
cuc
(adj. verb)
bead
tik
(noun)
bead (made from ostrich eggshell)
duɔɔŋ
(noun)
bean
ŋɔ̲a̲r
(noun)
beast
lɛt
(noun)
beast
le̲y
(noun)
beat
duäc
(tr. verb)
bedding
ko̲l
(noun)
bee
tuaar
(noun)
beg
lim
(tr. verb)
behave badly towards
jäny
(tr. verb)
behead
guur
(tr. verb)
bell
löth
(noun)
belly button
lo̲k
(noun)
belongings
ni̲n
(noun)
belongings
duŋ
(noun)
belt
laak
(noun)
bend
tot
(tr. verb)
bend forward
goŋ
(tr. verb)
beside
thok
(prep.)
big
diit
(adj. verb)
bird
dit
(noun)
bird (sp.)
tol
(noun)
bird (sp.)
jal
(noun)
bird (sp.)
kɛ̈c
(noun)
bite
kac
(tr. verb)
black ant
cɔ̲k
(noun)
blade
reet
(noun)
bless
puɔth
(tr. verb)
blood
riɛm
(noun)
boast about (something)
liɛk
(tr. verb)
boast to (someone)
liɛk
(tr. verb)
boat
riey
(noun)
body
puɔ̲ny
(noun)
body decoration
wuɔ̲t
(noun)
bone
cɔ̲a̲a̲
(noun)
bonfire
gɔl
(noun)
border
ke̲e̲y
(noun)
boss around
cuɔ̲k
(tr. verb)
bow
rɔɔc
(noun)
bow to
goŋ
(tr. verb)
bowl (traditional)
tuɔk
(noun)
bowl lyre
thom
(noun)
boy
dhɔl
(noun)
boy
dho̲l
(noun)
boyfriend/girlfriend
luum
(noun)
bracelet
ciɛk
(noun)
brain
ŋith
(noun)
branch
kaar
(noun)
branch, dry
tɛ̈ɛ̈
(noun)
break (pencil or maize-like objects)
to̲l
(tr. verb)
break off
puny
(tr. verb)
breast
thi̲n
(noun)
breath
yiëë
(noun)
breeze
li̲i̲r
(noun)
brew
bim
(tr. verb)
bride
kaw
(noun)
bring
nööŋ
(tr. verb)
bring back to life
tek
(tr. verb)
bring together
dol
(tr. verb)
brook
lil
(noun)
broom
yieec
(noun)
brother, his/her/its
däman
(rel. noun)
brother, my
dämaar
(rel. noun)
buffalo
mo̲k
(noun)
buffalo fly
ruɔ̲m
(noun)
build with grass
dit
(tr. verb)
build with mud
täth
(tr. verb)
building
ti̲c
(noun)
bull
tuut
(noun)
bullfrog
thiɛp
(noun)
bunch
liny
(tr. verb)
burn (hair, skin)
rɔl
(tr. verb)
burrow
ɣo̲t
(noun)
burst
pät
(tr. verb)
bury
kuɔny
(tr. verb)
but
kä
(clausal conj.)
butter
liɛɛth
(noun)
buttock
wɔ̲th
(noun)
by
ɛ
(prep.)
by
thok
(prep.)

C

calf
kɔ̲a̲l
(noun)
calf
dɔw
(noun)
call
cɔl
(tr. verb)
caller
cio̲o̲t
(noun)
canal
tɛ̈t
(noun)
cancer
liir
(noun)
cane
yɔ̲t
(tr. verb)
canine tooth
ka̲p
(noun)
car
thurbil
(noun)
carry horizontally
gɔn
(tr. verb)
carry on head
kap
(tr. verb)
cat (WN)
kuɔ̲ɔ̲t
(noun)
catch
käp
(tr. verb)
catfish
yew
(noun)
catfish (large)
cuur
(noun)
cattle
dɛl
(noun)
cattle camp
wec
(noun)
celebrate
ŋar
(tr. verb)
ceremonial scar
pia̲a̲r
(noun)
chain
kuat
(noun)
chair
kɔm
(noun)
change
gɛr
(tr. verb)
change for (someone)
yek
(tr. verb)
chase
joc
(tr. verb)
cheek (EN)
jio̲m
(noun)
cheek (WN)
tha̲ŋ
(noun)
cheetah
thɔ̲a̲a̲n
(noun)
chest
kaw
(noun)
chicken
manpalɛ̈k
(noun)
chief
kuäär
(noun)
child
gat
(noun)
chin
ti̲k
(noun)
choose
kuɛny
(tr. verb)
circumcise
cuɛl
(tr. verb)
claim back
tɛt
(tr. verb)
clap
pat
(tr. verb)
clavicle
pet
(noun)
clay
tuäk
(noun)
clean
gɛth
(tr. verb)
click tongue at when thinking
cuit
(tr. verb)
clock
thaak
(noun)
cloth
bi̲i̲y
(noun)
cloud
pɔ̲a̲r
(noun)
cloud
po̲o̲l
(noun)
cloud (over the sun)
ti̲k
(noun)
coffee
bun
(noun)
coin
yiëëth
(noun)
collector
duul
(noun)
colour
biɛl
(noun)
come
ben
(intr. verb)
come back
luny
(intr. verb)
compensate
col
(tr. verb)
compete
köŋ
(intr. verb)
competition
kööŋ
(noun)
complain about
cic
(tr. verb)
complain about
jut
(tr. verb)
conch shell
kaaŋ
(noun)
confuse
bath
(tr. verb)
container (for grain or dura)
yi̲ɛɛr
(noun)
container (for storing grain)
tuäc
(noun)
conversation
mɔŋ
(noun)
cook
thäät
(noun)
cook
thal
(tr. verb)
cooking pot (large)
dhaar
(noun)
cooking pot (small)
bul
(noun)
corn
manytap
(noun)
corner (between the wall and the roof)
thöl
(noun)
cotton
lath
(noun)
cough
kiɛl
(noun)
count
kuɛn
(tr. verb)
country
ro̲l
(noun)
court
luk
(noun)
cover
kum
(noun)
cow
yaŋ
(noun)
cow byre
luak
(noun)
cow hide
ko̲l
(noun)
coward
buɔc
(noun)
crack
rɛ̈ɛ̈t
(noun)
craving
gi̱i̱r
(noun)
creator
cääk
(noun)
cricket
diɛɛr
(noun)
crockery
kuak
(noun)
crocodile
nyaŋ
(noun)
cross over
bäl
(tr. verb)
crowd
buɔ̲n
(noun)
crumble (food)
puɔ̲t
(tr. verb)
crumple (clothes)
coŋ
(tr. verb)
crush
ɣo̤p
(tr. verb)
crush
dɔany
(tr. verb)
cry about
wi̲k
(tr. verb)
cry about
ro̲t
(tr. verb)
cucumber (inedible variety)
kuɔl
(noun)
cup
yio̲m
(noun)
cut
ŋuɔ̲k
(tr. verb)
cut (wood)
ba̲k
(tr. verb)

D

dance
dɔny
(tr. verb)
darkness
muth
(noun)
date
thɔ̲w
(noun)
date seed
tɔac
(noun)
date tree
thɔ̲w
(noun)
day
ni̲en
(noun)
day
cäŋ
(noun)
deaf
miŋ
(adj. verb)
deafness
mi̲i̲ŋ
(noun)
debt
ŋua̲l
(noun)
decorate
bil
(tr. verb)
deer
kɛ̈w
(noun)
Deng
Dɛŋ
(prop. noun)
deny
gak
(tr. verb)
depression
ti̲el
(noun)
die
li̲w
(intr. verb)
dig
pur
(tr. verb)
dip under water
buɔny
(tr. verb)
disease
liir
(noun)
dishes
kuak
(noun)
divide
dääk
(tr. verb)
divorce
da̲k
(tr. verb)
divorced woman
kɛ̈ɛ̈
(noun)
doctor
kim
(noun)
dodge
kɔl
(tr. verb)
dodge
ric
(tr. verb)
dodge
buɔny
(tr. verb)
dog
jio̲k
(noun)
Dok (member of the Dok tribe)
dɔak
(noun)
door
thi̲i̲k
(noun)
door post
thuɔk duel
(noun)
dove
guuk
(noun)
dream
la̲k
(noun)
dream
läk
(intr. verb)
drink
math
(tr. verb)
drink
rue̱th
(tr. verb)
drive
gɛɛr
(tr. verb)
drop (of liquid)
nyuɛ̈r
(noun)
drought
rɛ̈ɛ̈th
(noun)
drown
mɔc
(tr. verb)
drum
bul
(noun)
drum
pɔ̲t
(tr. verb)
drunkard
ɣo̲ŋ
(noun)
dung
wäär
(noun)
dung heap
gɔl
(noun)
dura
beel
(noun)
dust
coth
(tr. verb)
dustbin
di̲r
(noun)
dwelling
cieŋ
(noun)

E

ear
ji̲th
(noun)
ear piercing (for a wedding)
bo̲r
(noun)
earth
mun
(noun)
earth
piny
(noun)
earwax
ciɛl
(noun)
eat
mi̲th
(intr. verb)
eat
cam
(tr. verb)
eat cartilages off (bone)
joc
(tr. verb)
eat dry food
mɔm
(tr. verb)
eat watery food
rue̱th
(tr. verb)
eat without being invited
guiɛc
(tr. verb)
ebb (of river)
dɔ̲n
(noun)
edge
pek
(noun)
eel
riel
(noun)
egg
tuɔɔŋ
(noun)
eggshell
köm
(noun)
eight
bädäk
(num.)
eighteen
wäl bädäk
(num.)
elbow
ci̲el
(noun)
elect
kuɛny
(tr. verb)
election
kuaany
(noun)
elephant
guɔ̲ɔ̲r
(noun)
eleven
wäl kɛl
(num.)
emtpy land
pan
(noun)
enclose
göl
(tr. verb)
enclosure
kal
(noun)
encourage
com
(tr. verb)
encourage
bum
(adj. verb)
environment
ɣɔw
(noun)
environment
ɣɔw
(noun)
evening
thiaŋ
(noun)
excrement
ceth
(noun)
exist
te
(intr. verb)
exodus
ɣööth
(noun)
extinguish
yeny
(tr. verb)
eye
waŋ
(noun)

F

face
nhiam
(noun)
fall
tɛth
(intr. verb)
fall in love
bɛɛc
(tr. verb)
fame
ko̲k
(noun)
famine
buɔth
(noun)
fan
kɔ̲l
(tr. verb)
fancy
bɛɛc
(tr. verb)
farm
kak
(noun)
fast
thɛk
(tr. verb)
fat (of animal or human)
kɔl
(noun)
father, his/her/its
gua̲n
(rel. noun)
father, my
gua̲a̲r
(rel. noun)
fatten
dho̲k
(tr. verb)
feast
ŋär
(tr. verb)
feather
jua̲t
(noun)
feed
mi̲eth
(tr. verb)
fence
kal
(noun)
field
kak
(noun)
fifteen
wäl dhiec
(num.)
fifty
jɛn dhiec
(num.)
fight with hands
NO FORM
(tr. verb)
fill with
pik
(tr. verb)
fin
miɛth
(noun)
finger
yɛ̈t
(noun)
fingernail
riöp
(noun)
finish
thuk
(tr. verb)
fire
mac
(noun)
firefly
miit
(noun)
firewood
tɔaŋ
(noun)
firstborn
kɛ̲̈ɛ̲̈
(noun)
fish
mac
(tr. verb)
fish
rec
(noun)
fish (sp.)
ti̲el
(noun)
fish scale
kuac
(noun)
fish with net
dɛp
(tr. verb)
fisherman
deep
(noun)
fishing blade
rip
(noun)
fishing hook
cibat
(noun)
five
dhiec
(num.)
flag
bɛɛr
(noun)
flame
bo̲l
(noun)
flee
put
(tr. verb)
float
thɔr
(tr. verb)
floating device
thiɛɛk
(noun)
flood
nyɔc
(noun)
floor
do̲r
(noun)
flour
do̲o̲k
(noun)
fly
luaŋ
(noun)
foam
guɔ̲ɔ̲p
(noun)
fold
ban
(tr. verb)
fold many times
mat
(tr. verb)
follow
guur
(tr. verb)
food
kuän
(noun)
food lover (WN)
cuer
(noun)
foot
cio̲o̲k
(noun)
for
kɛ
(prep.)
foreigner
jur
(noun)
forest
rup
(noun)
forty
jɛn ŋuan
(num.)
forty eight
jɛn ŋuan wi̱cdɛ bädäk
(num.)
forty five
jɛn ŋuan wi̱cdɛ dhiec
(num.)
forty four
jɛn ŋuan wi̱cdɛ ŋuan
(num.)
forty nine
jɛn ŋuan wi̱cdɛ bäŋuan
(num.)
forty one
jɛn ŋuan wi̱cdɛ kɛl
(num.)
forty seven
jɛn ŋuan wi̱cdɛ bärɔw
(num.)
forty six
jɛn ŋuan wi̱cdɛ bäkɛl
(num.)
forty three
jɛn ŋuan wi̱cdɛ diɔ̱k
(num.)
forty two
jɛn ŋuan wi̱cdɛ rɛw
(num.)
four
ŋuan
(num.)
fourteen
wäl ŋuan
(num.)
fresh wind
li̲i̲r
(noun)
friend
määth
(noun)
frighten
par
(tr. verb)
frog
guɛk
(noun)
front (of the body)
bap
(noun)
front tooth
ley
(noun)
fruit
dɔw
(noun)
fruit tree (sp.)
bua̲w
(noun)
future auxiliary
bi
(aux)

G

gallbladder
kɛɛth
(noun)
get frightened
par
(tr. verb)
ghost
jɔak
(noun)
gift
muc
(noun)
gift
muc
(noun)
giraffe
guec
(noun)
girl
nyal
(noun)
give
muɔc
(tr. verb)
give
ka̱m
(tr. verb)
give orders to
cuɔ̲k
(tr. verb)
give way
guënc
(tr. verb)
go
wä
(intr. verb)
go without stopping
räth
(intr. verb)
goat
bo̲w
(noun)
goat
dɛl
(noun)
god
kuɔth
(noun)
good
gɔa
(adj. verb)
good thing
gɔɔy
(noun)
goose
tuɔ̲t
(noun)
gourd
keer
(noun)
gourd (sp.)
diaar
(noun)
grain
mɔany
(noun)
grape pomace
thiŋ
(noun)
grass (sp.)
muɔ̲ɔ̲th
(noun)
grass (sp.)
dut
(noun)
grass (sp.)
lum
(noun)
grass (sp.)
juac
(noun)
grass (sp.)
waar
(noun)
grasshopper
rak
(noun)
grave
kɔ̲a̲a̲k
(noun)
graze
laak
(tr. verb)
greet
ner
(tr. verb)
greet joyfully
kɔŋ
(tr. verb)
grieve
par
(tr. verb)
grind
gwär
(tr. verb)
grinding stone (for grinding maize or sorghum)
pil
(noun)
grinding stone, piece of
lɛ̈l
(noun)
grow
pith
(tr. verb)
gum
niäär
(noun)
gum
nyär
(noun)
gun
mac
(noun)

H

hair
mi̲em
(noun)
hammer
dey
(noun)
hammer
puɔ̲ɔ̲t
(noun)
hammer in (thethering stick)
pɔ̲a̲t
(tr. verb)
hand
tet
(noun)
harvest
ŋër
(noun)
harvest (maize)
to̲l
(tr. verb)
hat
kum
(noun)
haul
yɔ̲c
(tr. verb)
have
te
(intr. verb)
have diarrhea
ci̲th
(tr. verb)
hawk
käät
(noun)
he
jɛn
(pron.)
head
wi̲c
(noun)
head support
cääk
(noun)
hear
liŋ
(tr. verb)
heart
lɔc
(noun)
heartwound
buɔ̲ɔ̲tlɔac
(noun)
heel
ŋuɔ̲l
(noun)
heifer
nac
(noun)
hello
maalɛ
(exclam.)
helmeted guineafowl
guɔŋ
(noun)
help
luäk
(tr. verb)
hen
manpalɛ̈k
(noun)
her
jɛ
(pron.)
her
–dɛ
(poss. pron.)
hide
tɛ̲̈ɛ̲̈
(tr. verb)
hill
rɛl
(noun)
him
jɛ
(pron.)
hip
lɛ̈t
(noun)
hip joint
juɔɔl
(noun)
hippo (informal)
rɔw
(noun)
hippopotamus
rɔw
(noun)
his
–dɛ
(poss. pron.)
hoe
to̲o̲k
(noun)
hoe for cultivating grass used with one hand
puur
(noun)
hoe handle
cɔp
(noun)
hole (in the ground)
kɔ̲a̲a̲k
(noun)
hole in the ground
ɣo̲t
(noun)
home
cieŋ
(noun)
home
wic
(loc. noun)
homestead
dhɔr
(noun)
hoof, part of
mio̲t
(noun)
horn
tuŋ
(noun)
house (esp. for women)
duel
(noun)
hug
bom
(tr. verb)
hunger
buɔth
(noun)
hunt
kak
(tr. verb)
hunter
kääk
(noun)
husband
cɔw
(noun)
hut
ɣo̲t
(noun)
hyena
yak
(noun)

I

I
ɣän
(pron.)
include
mat
(tr. verb)
infant
ruɔɔr
(noun)
insect
kɔ̲m
(noun)
insect (WN)
ti̲i̲y
(noun)
insert
cuɔth
(tr. verb)
inside
rɛy
(loc. noun)
invade
mäk
(tr. verb)
is; am; was (equative)
ɛ
(cop.)
is; am; was (locative)
a
(cop.)
island, small
pul
(noun)
it
jɛ
(pron.)
its
–dɛ
(poss. pron.)

J

jackal
wan
(noun)
jar (traditional)
cuk
(noun)
Jok
Jɔk
(prop. noun)
judge
luk
(noun)
jump over
yor
(tr. verb)

K

Kang
Kaŋ
(prop. noun)
kayak door
duaany
(noun)
keep
tɔ̲w
(tr. verb)
kick
kuɛt
(tr. verb)
kidnap
pɛc
(tr. verb)
kidney
ruɔk
(noun)
kill
näk
(tr. verb)
kill in secret
luc
(tr. verb)
king
kuäär
(noun)
king
rue̲e̲c
(noun)
knee
muɔ̲l
(noun)
knife
ŋɔ̲m
(noun)
knock on
dɔŋ
(tr. verb)
know
ŋa̲c
(tr. verb)
kob antelope
thi̲l
(noun)

L

labour push
cɔt
(tr. verb)
lake
pul
(noun)
lake (large)
bar
(noun)
large intestine
cuɔt
(noun)
lazy
nyuɔ̲n
(adj. verb)
lazy
talaŋ
(adj. verb)
leaf of a tree
ji̲thjiath
(noun)
learn
ŋi̲ec
(tr. verb)
leash
dep
(noun)
leave and come back
jɛn
(intr. verb)
leave for (someone)
yek
(tr. verb)
leech
cuɛɛy
(noun)
left hand
cam
(noun)
leg
cio̲o̲k
(noun)
Lek (member of the Lek tribe)
lëk
(noun)
leopard
kuac
(noun)
let
jak
(tr. verb)
letter
wargak
(noun)
lick
bɛl
(tr. verb)
lie to
ka̲a̲ŋ
(tr. verb)
lightning
biɛɛr
(noun)
limp
thiëp
(intr. verb)
lion
lony
(noun)
listen to
liŋ
(tr. verb)
liver
cueny
(noun)
living area (for men)
kät
(noun)
lizard (sp.)
roor
(noun)
lizard (sp.)
kërkër
(noun)
lobby
bäŋ
(noun)
location
gua̲a̲th
(noun)
lock
ga̲a̲k
(noun)
lock
gäk
(tr. verb)
loft bed
dhaŋ
(noun)
look at
guic
(tr. verb)
lord
kuäär
(noun)
louse
nyɔ̲a̲k
(noun)
love
nhɔk
(tr. verb)
lover
luum
(noun)
Low (member of the Low tribe)
lɔaa
(noun)
lung
puɔ̲th
(noun)

M

mad person in the street
ɣo̲ŋ
(noun)
maggot
lɔ̲a̲t
(noun)
make equal
pa̲r
(tr. verb)
make noise about
ro̲t
(tr. verb)
make rotten
bol
(tr. verb)
make sit
guɔ̲l
(tr. verb)
make sleep
tɔ̲a̲c
(tr. verb)
make smelly
bol
(tr. verb)
make someone pregnant
ruet
(tr. verb)
make stand
cuŋ
(tr. verb)
make swim
kët
(tr. verb)
make tribal marks
ga̲r
(tr. verb)
make warm
thɔl
(tr. verb)
man
wut
(noun)
manage
guir
(tr. verb)
marabou
kiɛl
(noun)
march (person)
cuɔ̲k
(tr. verb)
marry
kuɛn
(tr. verb)
mate (animals)
tut
(tr. verb)
me
ɣä
(pron.)
meat
ri̲ŋ
(noun)
medicine (for illness)
wäl
(noun)
meerkat
gor
(noun)
meet joyfully
kɔŋ
(tr. verb)
metal implement or tool
yiëëth
(noun)
metal ornament
ciɛk
(noun)
milk
cak
(noun)
milk
ŋa̲c
(tr. verb)
milk tooth
nyiɛm
(noun)
mirror
neen
(noun)
miss (target)
dui̲r
(tr. verb)
misuse
ryɛw
(tr. verb)
moan about
cic
(tr. verb)
money
yiëëth
(noun)
monkey
gɔɔk
(noun)
month
pay
(noun)
moon
pay
(noun)
morning
runwaŋ
(noun)
mortar
ko̲u
(noun)
mosquito
nyi̲i̲th
(noun)
mother, his/her/its
man
(rel. noun)
mother, my
maar
(rel. noun)
mould
täth
(tr. verb)
mountain
päm
(noun)
mourn
par
(tr. verb)
mouth
thok
(noun)
move
guënc
(tr. verb)
move
woc
(tr. verb)
movement
ɣööth
(noun)
mud, hard clump of
do̲l
(noun)
mudbowl
thak
(noun)

N

name
ciöt
(noun)
narrate
ca̲t
(tr. verb)
narrative auxiliary
cu
(aux)
nation
wec
(noun)
nation
ro̲l
(noun)
neck
ŋuäk
(noun)
need
ro̲t
(tr. verb)
need
go̲r
(tr. verb)
needle
libɛ
(noun)
nerve
ra̲a̲l
(noun)
night
wäär
(noun)
Nile perch
cäl
(noun)
nine
bäŋuan
(num.)
nineteen
wäl bäŋuan
(num.)
no
ɣëëy
(adverb)
nose
wum
(noun)
Nyaluaak
Nyaluaak
(prop. noun)

O

object focus particle
ni
(particle)
observe
tit
(tr. verb)
offspring
dɔw
(noun)
one
kɛl
(num.)
onion (wild)
lɛ̈ɛ̈w
(noun)
open
lɛp
(tr. verb)
open living space with a fireplace
gɛ̈w
(noun)
operate on
rɛt
(tr. verb)
or
kiɛ
(conj.)
order around
cuɔ̲k
(tr. verb)
orphan
rɛɛt
(noun)
ostrich
wuut
(noun)
other
dɔ̱diɛn
(adj)
owl
gumut
(noun)
owl
murguc
(noun)
ox
thäk
(noun)
ox, large
do̲r
(noun)

P

palm tree
no̲r
(noun)
pancreas
tak
(noun)
paper
wargak
(noun)
part
guɛny
(tr. verb)
path
duɔ̲ɔ̲p
(noun)
pay back (money)
pik
(tr. verb)
peace
mal
(noun)
peanut
tɔŋpiny
(noun)
pearl
dɔ̲k
(noun)
pebble
guɛɛ
(noun)
peek under at
guŋ
(tr. verb)
peel soft skin
ŋat
(tr. verb)
peg
lo̲c
(noun)
pelican
bo̲ŋ
(noun)
perfective auxiliary
ci
(aux)
person
raan
(noun)
pestle
lɛk
(noun)
photograph
thur
(tr. verb)
pick from tree
pon
(tr. verb)
piece of dry fish
ka̲r
(noun)
piercing (of an ear, etc.)
mut
(noun)
pig
kundur
(noun)
pillow, traditional
cääk
(noun)
pipe (for smoking)
tony
(noun)
pit
kɔ̲a̲a̲k
(noun)
pitcher
liɛɛr
(noun)
place
gua̲a̲th
(noun)
placenta
lap
(noun)
plait
tak
(tr. verb)
plaster
nyath
(tr. verb)
plaster with mud
ruɛth
(tr. verb)
play
ŋar
(tr. verb)
plot of cleared land
yiɔ̲p
(noun)
pocket
ki̲i̲th
(noun)
point in time
gua̲a̲th
(noun)
poison
luɛ̈ŋ
(tr. verb)
pond grass
tuytuy
(noun)
porcupine
rum
(noun)
porridge
kuän
(noun)
porridge
puɔr
(noun)
port
wadh
(noun)
pot (traditional)
cuk
(noun)
potato
tac
(noun)
pound
ɣɔ̲l
(tr. verb)
pour
woc
(tr. verb)
pray
pal
(tr. verb)
problem
ri̲ɛk
(noun)
problem
riɛk
(noun)
property
ni̲n
(noun)
property
duŋ
(noun)
prophet
gök
(noun)
prostitute
lër
(noun)
protector
gääŋ
(noun)
pumpkin
munyjo̲k
(noun)
pumpkin
kɔlɔŋ
(noun)
punch
pi̲m
(tr. verb)
pupil (of the eye)
ti̲eey
(noun)
push
ɣɔk
(tr. verb)
push
thuc
(tr. verb)
push (heavy items)
thi̲c
(tr. verb)
put
la̲th
(tr. verb)
put aside
cak
(tr. verb)
python
nyääl
(noun)

Q

quarrel
rɔaal
(intr. verb)
queen
kuäär mään
(noun)

R

raft
thiɛɛk
(noun)
rain
nhiaal
(noun)
rainbow
mi̲i̲t
(noun)
rat
kun
(noun)
razor
reet
(noun)
reach
cop
(tr. verb)
read
kuɛn
(tr. verb)
receive
käp
(tr. verb)
reclaim
tɛt
(tr. verb)
red
lual
(adj. verb)
refuse
lo̲k
(tr. verb)
relationship
maar
(noun)
relax
lɔ̲ŋ
(tr. verb)
remove
guur
(tr. verb)
remove (hard skin e.g. of fruit)
gɛth
(tr. verb)
repeat
loc
(tr. verb)
resusitate
tek
(tr. verb)
return
luny
(intr. verb)
rhinoceros
kiɛl
(noun)
rib
nyet
(noun)
rice
ruth
(noun)
rifle
mac
(noun)
right hand
cuec
(noun)
ring (ornamental)
tiɛl
(noun)
rinse in mouth
lok
(tr. verb)
rip
rɛ̈ɛ̈t
(noun)
river
yier
(noun)
river bend where the water is calm
waŋ
(noun)
river tide
mɔak
(noun)
river, large
kir
(noun)
road
caar
(noun)
road
duɔ̲ɔ̲p
(noun)
roan antelope
mɔ̲m
(noun)
roast
bol
(tr. verb)
rob
mac
(tr. verb)
rock
päm
(noun)
roll
ric
(tr. verb)
room
duel
(noun)
root of a plant (fine)
mɛ̈ɛ̈y
(noun)
rope
rɔk
(noun)
rope (for tying cattle)
dep
(noun)
rubbish
thɔc
(noun)
run
ŋuɔc
(tr. verb)
run
wuɔ̲r
(tr. verb)
run
riŋ
(intr. verb)
run away
put
(tr. verb)
rust
kɛɛth
(noun)

S

sacred African ibis
rumputh
(noun)
sadness
ti̲el
(noun)
sand
liɛt
(noun)
save
tɔ̲a̲w
(tr. verb)
say
ri̲t
(tr. verb)
say
lat
(tr. verb)
scarify
ga̲r
(tr. verb)
school
duelgɔ̲ɔ̲rä
(noun)
scorpion
gith
(noun)
scorpion
jith
(noun)
sea
bar
(noun)
secret
tɛ̲̈ɛ̲̈
(noun)
secretary bird
bolwi̱cjua̱t
(noun)
see
nɛn
(tr. verb)
seed
kuɛ̈ɛ̈
(noun)
send
ja̲k
(tr. verb)
separate
da̲k
(tr. verb)
September
laath
(noun)
serval
thɔ̲a̲a̲n
(noun)
serve
wuc
(tr. verb)
serve
tɔk
(tr. verb)
set free
lony
(tr. verb)
seven
bärɔw
(num.)
seventeen
wäl bärɔw
(num.)
sew
kɔc
(tr. verb)
shadow
ti̲eep
(noun)
shake by making small movements
tiɛŋ
(tr. verb)
she
jɛn
(pron.)
sheep
dɛl
(noun)
sheep
rɔaam
(noun)
shell
cöm
(noun)
shift
woc
(tr. verb)
Shilluk (member of the Shilluk tribe)
tɛ̈t
(noun)
shin
tɛ̈ɛ̈l
(noun)
shin bone
ko̲m
(noun)
shirt
luɔ̲t
(noun)
shirt (WN)
ruɔny
(noun)
shoe
war
(noun)
shoelace
laak
(noun)
shoot
bär
(tr. verb)
shooter
bäär
(noun)
shot
ba̲r
(noun)
shoulder
wuɔ̲ɔ̲k
(noun)
shoulder blade
jiar
(noun)
side
pek
(noun)
sinew
ra̲a̲l
(noun)
sing
kɛt
(tr. verb)
sing, start to
kit
(tr. verb)
singer
ki̲i̲t
(noun)
singular relative pronoun
mi
(rel. pron.)
sink
di̲ŋ
(tr. verb)
sister, his/her/its
nyiman
(rel. noun)
sister, my
nyimaar
(rel. noun)
sit curled up in a ball
guɔ̲l
(tr. verb)
sit on (something)
nyuɔ̲ɔ̲r
(tr. verb)
situation
ɣɔw
(noun)
six
bäkɛl
(num.)
sixteen
wäl bäkɛl
(num.)
size
pek
(noun)
skin
guɔ̲ɔ̲p
(noun)
skin
guur
(tr. verb)
skirt
ban
(noun)
skirt, traditional
pac
(noun)
skull
pöör
(noun)
sky
nhial
(noun)
slap
pat
(tr. verb)
sleep
niɛn
(intr. verb)
small intestine
ci̲een
(noun)
smoke (gas)
tol
(noun)
snail
luɛk
(noun)
snake
thɔ̲l
(noun)
snake (sp.)
gör
(noun)
sneeze
thiɛm
(intr. verb)
sniff
ŋuɔ̲c
(tr. verb)
sniff
ruat
(tr. verb)
snore
ruat
(intr. verb)
soak
bim
(tr. verb)
soil
mun
(noun)
soil
piny
(noun)
song
dit
(noun)
song (k.o.)
tuar
(noun)
sorcerer
ti̲et
(noun)
sort by putting in bunches
liny
(tr. verb)
sound
jɔw
(noun)
spank
yɔ̲t
(tr. verb)
speak
ri̲t
(tr. verb)
speak badly to
kuɛth
(tr. verb)
speak badly to
thiɔr
(tr. verb)
spear
mut
(noun)
spear
yɛth
(tr. verb)
spear, round
bith
(noun)
spend cold season
ruel
(intr. verb)
spend rainy season
tɔ̲̲a̲t
(intr. verb)
spend summer
m̲a̲c
(intr. verb)
spend windy season
jɔm
(intr. verb)
spirit
yiëë
(noun)
spit
ŋol
(tr. verb)
spoils
lua̲ŋ
(noun)
spoon without a handle, traditional
guɛk
(noun)
spoon, traditional
tuŋ
(noun)
spread rumours about
guir
(tr. verb)
spring
mäy
(noun)
squat
cuël
(intr. verb)
squeeze
nhiɛc
(tr. verb)
stalk
rɔany
(noun)
stand
cuŋ
(tr. verb)
star
ci̲eer
(noun)
star
kuɛl
(noun)
start
tuɔk
(tr. verb)
state
wic
(loc. noun)
stay
te
(intr. verb)
steal
wän
(tr. verb)
stick
kɛɛt
(noun)
stir
kɛr
(tr. verb)
stirring stick
pi̲c
(noun)
stomach
jic
(noun)
stone
päm
(noun)
stretch
riny
(tr. verb)
string (for beads)
wiɛɛy
(noun)
string (of a musical instrument)
puɔ̲c
(noun)
suck out (bone marrow)
lot
(tr. verb)
suckle
luɛth
(tr. verb)
surgeon
reet
(noun)
surgery
rët
(noun)
surprise
pär
(tr. verb)
surround
göl
(tr. verb)
sustain
tek
(tr. verb)
swamp
toc
(noun)
sweep
yɛc
(tr. verb)
sweetheart
luum
(noun)
swing (in a cradle)
yɔ̲k
(tr. verb)
sword
thɛp
(noun)
sycamore (sp.)
rɔ̲k
(noun)
sycamore (sp.)
ŋɔ̲p
(noun)

T

table (traditional)
jio̲ŋ
(noun)
tail
juäl
(noun)
take
naŋ
(tr. verb)
take back
tɛt
(tr. verb)
take off
ka̲m
(dtr. verb)
take off
par
(tr. verb)
talk badly to
jäny
(tr. verb)
tamarind
kɔat
(noun)
tambura
thom
(noun)
tassel (to decorate bull horns)
dhur
(noun)
taste
met
(tr. verb)
taste with tip of tongue
bil
(tr. verb)
tear
mër
(noun)
tell
jök
(tr. verb)
tell (lies)
ka̲c
(tr. verb)
tell (stories)
ca̲t
(tr. verb)
ten
wäl
(num.)
termite mound
rɛl
(noun)
test
ɣɔ̲n
(tr. verb)
test
ɣɔ̲n
(tr. verb)
that
ɛmɔ
(dem.)
them
kɛ
(pron.)
there
thi̱n
(adv.)
they
kɛn
(pron.)
thief
kueel
(noun)
thief (EN)
cuer
(noun)
thigh
ɣäm
(noun)
thing
duɔ̲ɔ̲r
(noun)
think about
caar
(tr. verb)
thirteen
wäl diɔ̱k
(num.)
thirty
jɛn diɔ̱k
(num.)
thirty eight
jɛn diɔ̱k wi̱cdɛ bädäk
(num.)
thirty five
jɛn diɔ̱k wi̱cdɛ dhice
(num.)
thirty four
jɛn diɔ̱k wi̱cdɛ ŋuan
(num.)
thirty nine
jɛn diɔ̱k wi̱cdɛ bäŋuan
(num.)
thirty one
jɛn diɔ̱k wi̱cdɛ kɛl
(num.)
thirty seven
jɛn diɔ̱k wi̱cdɛ bärɔw
(num.)
thirty six
jɛn diɔ̱k wi̱cdɛ bäkɛl
(num.)
thirty three
jɛn diɔ̱k wi̱cdɛ diɔ̱k
(num.)
thirty two
jɛn diɔ̱k wi̱cdɛ rɛw
(num.)
this
ɛmɛ
(dem.)
thistle
thiɛl
(noun)
thorn
kuɔɔk
(noun)
three
diɔ̱k
(num.)
throat
ro̲l
(noun)
throat sack (of a bird)
dhök
(noun)
throw
yuɔr
(tr. verb)
throw away
yäk
(tr. verb)
tick
cak
(noun)
tickle
li̲ek
(tr. verb)
tie
yɛn
(tr. verb)
tie to tethering stick
pɔat
(tr. verb)
tilapia
lɛk
(noun)
tilapia (sp.)
rueth
(noun)
time
ni̲en
(noun)
to
kä
(prep.)
tobacco
tap
(noun)
tongue
lɛp
(noun)
too
bä
(adverb)
touch
thiɛp
(tr. verb)
touch with tip of tongue
bil
(tr. verb)
town
rɛk
(noun)
track (of an animal)
pöör
(noun)
trader
ko̲o̲k
(noun)
tray
pa̲t
(noun)
tree
jiath
(noun)
tree (sp.)
ki̲r
(noun)
tree (sp.)
gɔ̲k
(noun)
tree (sp.)
luel
(noun)
tree (sp.)
duɔ̲ny
(noun)
tree (sp.)
kɛ̈c
(noun)
tree (sp.)
nyo̲m
(noun)
tree (sp.)
thep
(noun)
tree (sp.)
kɔaar
(noun)
tree bark
köm
(noun)
tree resin
lɔac
(noun)
tributary
waŋ
(noun)
trick
ka̲a̲ŋ
(tr. verb)
try
ɣɔ̲a̲n
(tr. verb)
try
ɣɔ̲n
(tr. verb)
try with tip of tongue
bil
(tr. verb)
turn
ri̲t
(tr. verb)
turtle (large)
mi̲eer
(noun)
turtle (small)
kuɛ̈ɛ̈t
(noun)
twelve
wäl rɛw
(num.)
twenty
jɛn rɛw
(num.)
twenty eight
jɛn rɛw wi̱cdɛ bädäk
(num.)
twenty five
jɛn rɛw wi̱cdɛ dhiec
(num.)
twenty four
jɛn rɛw wi̱cdɛ ŋuan
(num.)
twenty nine
jɛn rɛw wi̱cdɛ bäŋuan
(num.)
twenty one
jɛn rɛw wi̱cdɛ kɛl
(num.)
twenty seven
jɛn rɛw wi̱cdɛ bärɔw
(num.)
twenty six
jɛn rɛw wi̱cdɛ bäkɛl
(num.)
twenty three
jɛn rɛw wi̱cdɛ diɔ̱k
(num.)
twenty two
jɛn rɛw wi̱cdɛ rɛw
(num.)
twenty-four hour period
ni̲en
(noun)
twin
cuɛ̈k
(noun)
twist
wop
(tr. verb)
twist
ric
(tr. verb)
two
rɛw
(num.)

U

udder
yieen
(noun)
umbilical cord
lo̲k
(noun)
umblicial cord
ca̲a̲r
(noun)
undress
woc
(tr. verb)
undress
ka̲m
(dtr. verb)
unite
mat
(tr. verb)
urine
cuow
(noun)
urine
lac
(noun)
us (excluding addressee)
kɔ
(pron.)
us (includng addressee)
kɔn
(pron.)

V

vagina
mur
(noun)
valley
lo̲o̲l
(noun)
vein
ra̲a̲l
(noun)
very
ɛlɔ̱ŋ
(adv.)
viper
pi̲en
(noun)
visit
gui̲l
(tr. verb)
vulture
cuɔɔr
(noun)

W

wait for
lip
(tr. verb)
walk
jäl
(intr. verb)
want
go̲r
(tr. verb)
war
ko̲r
(noun)
wardrobe (traditional)
lel
(noun)
wash
lak
(tr. verb)
wasp
piɛɛn
(noun)
watch
thaak
(noun)
water
pi̲
(noun)
water
wac
(tr. verb)
water bag (made of leather)
go̲u
(noun)
water lily
yil
(noun)
wave
muaŋ
(noun)
we
kɔn
(pron.)
weave
tuth
(tr. verb)
weed
buɔk
(noun)
week
juɔk
(noun)
well
jiw
(noun)
well (dry)
ji̱er
(noun)
wheat (wild)
lääp
(noun)
whip
yɔ̲t
(tr. verb)
whistle at
lok
(tr. verb)
whore
lër
(noun)
wild animal
le̲y
(noun)
wilderness
dɔr
(noun)
wind
jiɔm
(noun)
wind
jiom
(noun)
window
wärnyi̲n
(noun)
wine
koaŋ
(noun)
wing
gɔ̲ak
(noun)
winter
ji̲ɔm
(noun)
witch doctor
ti̲et
(noun)
with
kɛ
(prep.)
within
rɛy
(loc. noun)
withold
put
(tr. verb)
witness
neen
(noun)
woman
ciek
(noun)
word
ri̲et
(noun)
world
ɣɔw
(noun)
world
ɣɔw
(noun)
worry
diɛɛr
(intr. verb)
wound
buɔ̲t
(noun)
wound
buɔ̲t
(noun)
wrap
kum
(tr. verb)
wrap
rith
(tr. verb)
wrestle down
kuir
(tr. verb)
wrist
cuɔp
(noun)
write
gɔ̲r
(tr. verb)

X

Y

yawn
ŋam
(intr. verb)
year
ruɔ̲n
(noun)
yell
yɔal
(intr. verb)
yes
ɣää
(adverb)
yesterday
pan
(adverb)
you (plural object)
yɛ
(pron.)
you (plural subject)
yɛn
(pron.)
you (singular object)
ji̲
(pron.)
you (singular subject)
ji̲n
(pron.)

Z

zebra
cɔ̲trial
(noun)
zero
baŋ
(num.)

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