Adjectives

Adjectives precede the noun they modify.

andatepe

joyless.

aŋene

middle.

basa

bad.

dahidahi

lying down.

etede

full, filled.

gehe

good.

gohotepe

hungry. goho+tepe

govogovo

all kinds of.

iŋi

short, small.

iŋisiŋi

different sized.

kalatepe

cold. kala+tepe

karu

rough, sharp.

kele

fine, finely made.

kere

holy.

korikori

open.

lakatepe

shelterless. laka+tepe

lamana

hidden.

maramara

alive.

mezi

soft.

nara

one, alone.

niki

near.

nuvunuvu

mournful.

ono

big, large.

pezise

final.

poboho

blocked.

pobolo

apart, separated.

poho

shut, like a lid.

poto

sick.

ranarana

shaking.

runurunu

forgetting.

seresere

standing.

siŋi

tall, high.

takaka

strong.

talile

new.

tana

flowing.

tanatana

quick.

tava

low, deep.

tene

all, whole.

tesi

few, little bit.

tili

past.

tondo

actual, real.

tumu

heavy.

vekeve

lazy.

vene

none.

viri

not enough.

vubeŋe

unusual.

vubire

bare, naked.

vutondo

unknown.

yaha

smooth.

yalata

dying.

yalono

spread out/apart.

yanu

wide.

yatayata

dead.

zenizeni

expectant.

zeye

dark.

ŋamaŋama

shoulder to shoulder.

ŋiri

plural, some.

ŋono

many, more, much.

ŋuyago

like pine sap. ŋuya+go

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