Class 4 Nouns

See also Subclass of Inalienably Possessed Class 4 Nouns.

Everything Else

bede

a name, label, or designation

caba

a hole in the ground, a depression or basin in the landscape

cidi

a platter or plate or other relatively shallow large container

deni

a river, stream, creek, or other flowing water

dini

laugh, laughter

gadagaba

beach, shoreline, riverbank; land along the edge of water

gadagada

sea, ocean, other large expanse of water

gimi

a basket or other type of container made of woven material

jede

game

jidi

a dry wash or dry riverbed or other dry water course

jodo

seed of a tree or fruit or other type of plant

keyodo

overcast clouds, sky-covering clouds

kidi

a rock or stone

kini

land as opposed to sea, ground, earth

ko

home, where one dwells or where one’s people are to be found

kudi

a thorn or sharp spine of a plant

lada

sky

laja

a mountain or hill of some size compared to the surrounding area

laka

a hut or house

lece

soil, dirt, ground

loko

sunlight

lono

a period of daytime, a day

luwu

light of any sort

mete

resin

mudu

mat, rug, bed

mudukibi

a flat piece of hide that acts as a rug or mat or cloak

noleko

a campfire or cooking fire

setowa

a traditional story or folktale, from the verb se plus the distant past, reported tense marker to

sodo

a word, an utterance, a piece of speech

tadatada

rain, a rainstorm

woŋŋi

a cloud in the sky

xebe

a period of nighttime, a night

ximi

a song or tune, a piece of music

yebe

pool of water, lake, oasis

yennisi

a knife

yeppomo

a spear

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