Adjectives

basa

bad

basabasa

mean, anti-social

cala

warm, not cold

calatepe

cold, without warmth

callowa

able to think, wondering, thinking, from the verb callo

degewa

lying down, reclining, from the verb degi

deyedeyewa

fading, disappearing, dying out, from the reduplicated verb deye

deyewa

leaving, from the verb deye

gehe

good

gogotepe

hungry, without food or other sustenance

gumugumu

hard, tough, difficult to penetrate

kaddewa

acting, willing to act, from the the verb kadde

kaddewowa

do nothing, non-acting, from the negative of the verb kadde

kado

rough, uneven, hurtful

kele

finely-made, not crude

kelekede

sacred, holy, magical

kiŋi

wished-for, desired, wanted

lakatepe

shelterless, without shelter

legilegi

blotchy, having blotches or darker and lighter patches

nuwunuwu

mourning, lamenting, complaining

piŋi

feeling pain, painful, pained

poto

sick, ill, diseased

sata

thick, fat

sewa

able to speak, speaking, from the verb se

siŋi

high, tall, having a pronounced vertical component

taba

low-lying, low in depth

takataka

strong, muscular

tana

flowing, moving like water

telili

new, newly-made, newly-born

teŋi

thin, not thick, comparatively skinny

wabaŋe

something unusual, unfamiliar, or uncommon

wekebe

lazy, idle, at leisure

wono

big or large in size, not small

xeye

dark in color

yana

many, much

yegi

smooth to the touch

yekeke

of the south, southern, southerly

yenne

pair, two

ŋidi

enough, sufficient

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