| Part Five
An English-Delason Dictionary
ability n pa pa able adj pi pi absolve v gigraten gigraten accident n xatsa xatsa account n galgolina galgolina accountant n galgolon galgolon acid n limon limon acidic adj limoni limoni acidity n limonia limonia act n attorina attorina; v attoren attoren acting n attora attora actualize v giyen giyen actualize v giyen giyen add v evven evven addictive adj ctoki ctoki addiction n ctoka ctoka addition n evva evva additionally adv gamgame gamgame adhesion n ctoka ctoka adjust v fiten fiten adjustment n fita fita advertise v ilanen ilanen advertisement n ilan ilan airplane n plena plena aflame adj cuci cuci afraid adj hickoki hickoki after conj adame adame age n oga oga agree v doradoren doradoren agreement n doradora doradora air n hava hava alcohol n kahola kahola all adj te te; n tu tu alphabet n alefbeta alefbeta also adv gamgam gamgam although conj olte olte America n ameriku ameriku American adj ameriki ameriki; n amerikia amerikia amount n komsa komsa amuse v klen klen amusement n kla kla and conj ve ve, ev ev anger adj maxa maxa angry adj maxi maxi animal n kretu kretu answer n riponta riponta; v riponten riponten antiques n antiko antiko any adj ine ine appetite n ceha ceha apple a tapwa tapwa approval n kocra kocra approve v kocren kocren approved adj kocri kocri April n lelon-katin lelon-katin Arab n arabia arabia Arabic adj arabi arabi; n arabia arabia arch n yacira yacira arm n anda anda army n yeca yeca around prep cire cire arrival n visla visla arrive v veslen veslen art n arsa arsa artist n arson arson artistic adj arsi arsi as for prep rigade rigade as long as conj evtone evtone ask v solen solen asleep adj nomsi nomsi ass n anusa anusa at prep em em, -mi -mi attack n yesra yesra; v yesren yesren attempt n tra tra; v tren tren attention n noba noba attentive adj nobi nobi attract v yazben yazben attraction n yazba yazba attractive adj yazbi yazbi August n lelon-monin lelon-monin aunt n antu imi antu imi authority n solta solta authoritative adj solti solti automatic adj otomati otomati automation n otomata otomata automate v otomaten otomaten autumn n ton-ladon ton-ladon awake adj sohi sohi awakening n soha soha bachelor n bakalor bakalor back n dara dara backward adv ware ware bad adj yari yari badness n yara yara ballerina n balerina balerina ballet n bale bale banana n banana banana bank n banka banka bark v awen awen be bored v biboren biboren be born v nuen nuen Be careful! exp simay! simay! be guilty v makbeten makbeten be truthful v troden troden be used to v oden oden be v en en beard n cra-fissa cra-fissa beautiful adj latfi latfi beautifully adv latfe latfe beautify v latfen latfen beauty n latfa latfa because conj ere ere become v vonen vonen, enaten enaten before conj ware ware befriend v zmelen zmelen begin v asinen asinen begining n asina asina behind n wara wara; prep ware-et ware-et belief n yamna yamna believe v yamnen yamnen Bible n de bibla de bibla big n gdoli gdoli bird n torita torita birth n nua nua birthday n mom-nu mom-nu bit n kika kika black adj cadoni cadoni blackness n cadona cadona blame n gimakbeta gimakbeta; v gimakbeten gimakbeten bless v blisen blisen blessed adj blisini blisini blessing n blisa blisa blue adj yamoni yamoni body n zika zika Bon appetit! exp ev ceha! ev ceha! book n hona hona bore v boren boren bored adj borini borini boredom n bora bora boring adj bori bori bottom n ota ota bow n bova bova; v boven boven bread n zobxa zobxa breakfast n arca arca bright adj cebci cebci brightness n cebcina cebcina brother n ahu omi ahu omi brother-in-law n pasan-ahu omi pasan-ahu omi brown adj arboni arboni build v baten baten building n bata bata, batin batin burn v cucen cucen but conj pas pas, eppase eppase button n zara zara cake n gata gata can aux pen pen car n forda forda careful adj simi simi carrots n karota karota cat n mia mia catch n lota lota; v loten loten certainly adv ev serta ev serta chair n assa assa cheap adj bomarci bomarci cheapness n bomarca bomarca cheese n gota gota chest n sboba sboba China n cinu cinu Chinese adj cini cini; n cinia cinia chocolate n cokolada cokolada cinema n sinema sinema circle n cira cira circular adj ciri ciri city n cta cta clean adj nakvi nakvi cleanness n nakva nakva clothing n klot klota clouds n inno inno cloudy adj inni inni clown n klon klon coffee n kafa kafa cold adj berri berri color n sba sba come v atir atir comedian n kirkiron kirkiron comedy n kirkirona kirkirona comparable adj pazi pazi compare v pazen pazen comparison n paza paza complete adj kompi kompi completeness n kompa kompa compose v honen honen computer n kompyuter kompyuter confuse v babelen babelen confused adj babelini babelini confusing adj babeli babeli confusion n babela babela Congratulations exp te barko te barko control n solta solta; v solten solten cost n kota kota; v koten koten cough n tcua tcua; v tcuen tcuen couple n pasa pasa craziness n nuta nuta crazy adj nuti nuti create v baren baren creation n bara bara cross n krusa krusa; v yaviyen yaviyen cry v mernen mernen cup n susa susa curious adj kurusi kurusi curiosity n kurusa kurusa curse n momya momya dance n desa desa; v desen desen dark adj leli leli darkness n lelina lelina daughter n sunu imi sunu imi daughter-in-law n pasan-sunu imi pasan-sunu imi day n moma moma dead adj mafti mafti dean n aziron aziron dear adj duda duda death n mafta mafta December n lelon-pas- v-onin lelon-pas-v-onin decide v decen decen decimal point n pez pez decision n deca deca deep adj wamaki wamaki Delason n delason delason delicious adj lezzi lezzi delight n yora yora; v yoren yoren delightful adj yori yori deliver v giyen giyen depth n wamaka wamaka descend v folen folen desire n yaleza yaleza; v yalezen yalezen despite conj olte olte destiny n kadera kadera destroy v sociken sociken destruction n socika socika die v maften maften different adj otre otre dinner n mila mila direction n derison derison dirtiness n meza meza dirty adj mezi mezi divide v popen popen divided by prep pope-et pope-et do v fen fen doctor n doktor doktor dog n awa awa dollar n dolar dolar door n delta delta dress n druga druga drink n catina catina; v caten caten drive v forden forden driver n fordon fordon drunk adj satulini satulini dry adj havani havani dust n erton erton each adj ixe ixe ear n coma coma earth n erta erta Earth n kokav ert kokav ert easiness n isa isa east n uda uda eastern adj udi udi easy adj isi isi eat v manjen manjen egg n lega lega Egypt n igeptu igeptu eight num okt okt either .. or conj u .. u u .. u electricity n elektra elektra eleven num as-v-on as-v-on email n imel imel; v imelen imelen end n paha paha; v pahen pahen enflame v gicucen gicucen engineer n jenyon jenyon engineering n jenya jenya England n inglu inglu English adj ingli ingli; n inglia inglia enjoy v bioren bioren, juen juen enjoyment n biora biora, jua jua enlighten v giduen giduen enough adj kefe kefe equal v galen galen even adv ivne ivne even if conj ivnize ivnize evening n ton-lela ton-lela everlasting adj atuli atuli every adj te te evil adj rayi rayi; n raya raya excellent adj te kuti te kuti except conj pasle-et pasle-et Excuse me exp ize oren ize oren exist v yen yen existence n a a, ya ya expensive adj ceri ceri extremely adv te te eye lashes n cra-cofo cra-cofo eye n cofa cofa face n fissa fissa fall v folen folen family n msiva msiva far adj badi badi fat adj vesxi vesxi; n tseta tseta father n vavu omi vavu omi fear n hickoka hickoka; v hickoken hickoken February n lelon-pasin lelon-pasin feel v pilen pilen feeling n pila pila female n ima ima feminine adj imi imi few adj pe pe; n pu pu fifty num fafon fafon fight v yecinen yecinen find v fonten fonten fine adj kuti kuti finger n towa towa fire n cuca cuca first adj asini asini fish n daga daga five num faf faf flight n tora tora floor n itaha itaha fly v toren toren font n ponta ponta food n manjina manjina foot n jyara jyara for prep sake-et sake-et foreigner n oslanti oslanti fork n towita towita formless adj tohivohi tohivohi forty num katon katon forward adv adame adame four num kat kat France n fransu fransu free adj evli evli; v graten graten freedom n grata grata freeze iv bicnen bicnen; v gicnen gicnen French adj fransi fransi; n fransia fransia Friday n mom-cecin mom-cecin friend n zmelin zmelin friendship n zmela zmela frog n fruga fruga from prep em em, -mi -mi from whom inter emsi emsi; rel emki emki front n adama adama fruits n otricbo otricbo full adj fuli fuli gallery n cec-arsa cec-arsa, galeria galeria German adj almandi almandi; n almandia almandia Germany n almandu almandu gift n donina donina give v donen donen glass n susa susa glasses n cofito cofito glue n ctokon ctokon go v alen alen God n elua elua good adj kuti kuti Goodbye exp ev olan ev olan goodness n kuta kuta govern v goven goven government n gova gova grace n meryama meryama gracious adj meryami meryami graduate v hargen hargen graduation n harga harga grandfather n saftu omi saftu omi grandmother n saftu imi saftu imi green adj icboni icboni gray adj ladoni ladoni grief n merna merna grieve v mernen mernen grow v gdolen gdolen guest n dadin dadin guide v gicofen gicofen guilt n makbeta makbeta guilty adj makbeti makbeti hair n cro cro half n pasod pasod hand n yara yara handkerchief n kercifa kercifa happen v vehen vehen happiness n ora ora happy adj ori ori hard adj sobi sobi hardness n soba soba hat n kopa kopa hate v tasten tasten hated adj tastini tastini hateful adj tasti tasti he pro hu omi hu omi head n bricta bricta health n sua sua healthy adj sui sui hear v comen comen heart n gora gora Heavens n olo olo heaviness n vesxa vesxa heavy adj vesxi vesxi height n tola tola Hello exp olan olan help n ida ida; v iden iden her pro et hu imi et hu imi, huci imi huci imi here adv dayna dayna hers pro de huci imi de huci imi hidden adj edi edi hide v eden eden him pro et hu omi et hu omi his pro de huci omi de huci omi holiness n gadsa gadsa holy adj gadsi gadsi hopefully adv ize ir ize ir hot adj herri herri hotel n otel otel hour n saya saya house n ceca ceca hover v yatoren yatoren how inter komsi komsi how many inter komse komse how much inter komse komse humid adj yamani yamani hundred num om om hungry adj gohi gohi hurt adj bixatsi bixatsi; iv bixatsen bixatsen; v xatsen xatsen husband n pasan omi pasan omi I pro na na ice n cna cna if conj ize ize implore v soliden soliden importance n heta heta important adj heti heti in addition conj gamgam gamgam in addition to prep gamgame- et gamgame-et in front of prep adame-et adame-et in order to conj done done in prep eb eb, -bi -bi include v gamgamen gamgamen including prep game-et game-et inclusion n gamgama gamgama incomplete adj nakci nakci incompleteness n nakca nakca injure v xatsen xatsen injury n xatsa xatsa inner adj gowi gowi inside n gowa gowa; prep gowe-et gowe-et intelligence n intelga intelga intelligent adj intelgi intelgi intoxicate v satulen satulen introduction n delta delta invitation n dada dada invite v daden daden it pro o o, hu hu, eto eto, et hu et hu its pro huci huci, oci oci jacket n jaketa jaketa January n lelon-asin lelon-asin Japan n niponu niponu Japanese adj niponi niponi; n niponia niponia jealous adj iyagi iyagi jealousy n iyaga iyaga joke n kirkirita kirkirita joy n jua jua joyful adj jui jui judge n kodon kodon; v koden koden judgement n koda koda juice n catina catina July n lelon-satin lelon-satin June n lelon-sesin lelon-sesin jump v naten naten kill v tiren tiren kind adj mnixi mnixi king n azira azira knee n nila nila knife n danita danita know v kalen kalen knowledge n kala kala Koran n de koran de koran language n lason lason large adj gdoli gdoli largeness n gdola gdola last adj pahini pahini, ali ali laugh n kirkira kirkira; v kirkiren kirkiren law n lua lua lawyer n luon luon learn v lehen lehen learning n leha leha left adj sari sari; n sara sara left of prep sare-et sare-et legal adj lui lui legalization n gilua gilua legalize v giluen giluen lemon n limon limon less adj lece lece letter n honin honin lie n lixa lixa; v lixen lixen, moden moden life n abita abita light n dua dua; adj cebci cebci, xessi xessi lightness n xissa xissa like v oben oben linguistics n lason-leha lason-leha lip n bla bla listen v gicomen gicomen little n pepu pepu live v abiten abiten look iv bicofen bicofen; v cofen cofen Lord n amu amu lots n memu memu lottery n lottu lottu love n oba oba; v oben oben luck n yerca yerca lucky adj yerci yerci lunch n logma logma lust n yaleza yaleza machine n makina makina magnification n gigdola gigdola magnify v gigdolen gigdolen make v gien gien man n oma oma manage v galgolen galgolen management n galgola galgola manager n galgolon galgolon manifest adj cofini cofini March n lelon-torin lelon-torin masculine adj omi omi May n lelon-fafin lelon-fafin may be exp pen ir pen ir me pro et na et na meal n manja manja mean v vodiren vodiren meat n bacra bacra meet v goblen goblen meeting n gobla gobla menu n manyu manyu meow v mien mien merciful adj atufi atufi mercy n atufa atufa mess n tohivoha tohivoha messy adj tohivohi tohivohi milk n lixta lixta million num milyon milyon mind n kala kala mine pro de naci de naci minus prep vile-et vile-et minute n mima mima Miss am am Monday n mom-pasin mom-pasin money n dinga dinga month n lelon lelon moon n lela lela more adv mere mere morning n ton-cebca ton-cebca most adj me me; n mu mu mother n vavu imi vavu imi moustache n cra-motta cra-motta mouth n motta motta Mr. am am Mrs. am am Ms. am am multicolored adj kor-ce- raconi kor-ce-raconi multiplied by prep tote-et tote-et mummy n mamia mamia murder n tira tira; v tiren tiren museum n cec-antika cec-antika musician n muzikon muzikon must aux lezen lezen, heten heten my pro naci naci mystery n bazla bazla name n nama nama; v binamen binamen napkin n kercifa kercifa narrow adj dakki dakki narrowness n dakka dakka necessity n leza leza neither .. nor conj le .. le le .. le new adj navoni navoni New York n nyuyork nyuyork next adj ati ati night n cena cena nine num nov nov no exp le le none n lu lu north n nuda nuda northern adj nudi nudi nose n cima cima not adv le le notice n aluma aluma; v noben noben November n lelon-as-v- onin lelon-as-v-onin now adv ton-di ton-di number n dzu dzu October n lelon-onin lelon-onin O.K. exp doradori doradori of prep ce ce, mi mi oil n wil wil old adj olti olti on prep ope-et ope-et once upon a time exp ha yen tonki ha yen ha yen tonki ha yen one num as as one-fourth num katod katod one-third num torod torod only adj asi asi open adj upi upi; v upen upen operate v maken maken or conj u u orange n orenca orenca origin n orga orga our pro noci noci ours pro de noci de noci outer adj barri barri outside n bara barra; prep bare-et bare-et over prep ope-et ope-et own v oven oven owner n ovon ovon ownership n ova ova pain n pyana pyana painful adj pyani pyani painter n banton banton Palestine n falestinu falestinu Palestinian adj falestini falestini; n falestinia falestinia pants n pantalona pantalona Pardon exp pardonay na pardonay na parent n vavu vavu pass v vien vien passionately adv ev oba ev oba peace n olan olan pepper n pret pret percent n emom emom perfect adj kamli kamli perfection n kamla kamla perish v sociken sociken person n aruma aruma phone v telefonen telefonen piece n pya pya pink adj rosoni rosoni place n va va; v ven ven planet n kokav kokav plate n pla pla play football v fotbolen fotbolen play n attorina attorina; v cpilen cpilen play tennis v tenisen tenisen Please exp ize oren ize oren please v yoren yoren pleasure n yora yora plus prep ve ve pocket n cec-yara cec-yara poem n yasotin yasotin poet n yasoton yasoton poetry n yasota yasota politician n politikon politikon pond n ponda ponda potato n potata potata praise n pru pru; v pren pren pray v salen salen prayer n sala sala problem n tapca tapca professor n profesor profesor promise n veda veda; v veden veden purple adj idoni idoni put v vonen vonen puzzle n bazla bazla pyramid n maziga maziga quality n kulla kulla quarter n katod katod queen n azira azira question n sola sola; v solen solen quick adj viti viti quickly adv vite vite quickness n vita vita quota n kota kota rain n racca racca; v raccen raccen rainbow n kor-ce-rac kor-ce-rac rainy adj racci racci ray n cea cea real adj rii rii reality n ria ria really adv rie rie red adj adoni adoni religion n dinya dinya religious adj dinyi dinyi rent v gerden gerden repeat v reren reren respect v reten reten restaurant n cec-manja cec-manja return n rata rata; v raten raten revenge n krista krista right n mina mina right of prep mine-et mine-et rise v sohen sohen road n via via room n cecita cecita rule n azira azira; v aziren aziren ruler n aziron aziron run v gren gren Russia n rucu rucu Russian adj ruci ruci; n rucia rucia sad adj zoli zoli sadness n zola zola salt n clet clet same adj otte otte satisfaction n giora giora, n yora yora satisfy v gioren gioren, v yoren yoren satisfying adj giori giori Saturday n mom-satin mom-satin say v kolen kolen sea n tyama tyama search v cercen cercen season n ton-cebon ton-cebon second adj pasini pasini; n kika kika see v cofen cofen See you later exp el cofir el cofir seem v zimen zimen separate adj fsili fsili; v fsilen fsilen separation n fsila fsila September n lelon-novin lelon-novin seven num sat sat she pro hu imi asi hu imi asi shirt n kamisata kamisata shoe n bata bata short adj kasi kasi shortness n kasa kasa show v gicofen gicofen shut up v zgiten zgiten shut v zagen zagen sign n aluma aluma; v alumen alumen signature n alumina alumina silence n zgita zgita similar adj mteli mteli similarly adv mtele mtele sin n dala dala; v dalen dalen since conj emtone emtone sincere adj sisiri sisiri sincerity n sisira sisira sing v soten soten singer n soton soton sinner n dalon dalon sister n ahu imi ahu imi sister-in-law n pasan-ahu imi pasan-ahu imi sit n assen assen six num ses ses size n psa psa sky n ola ola slave n ovin ovin sleep n nomsa nomsa; v nomsen nomsen slow adj clobi clobi slowly adv clobe clobe slowness n cloba cloba small adj cmoli cmoli smallness n cmola cmola smell n cmila cmila; v bicimen bicimen snow flake n telgita telgita snow n cna cna; v cnen cnen snowy adj cni cni so as to conj done done so conj dize dize socks n klot-jyaro klot-jyaro soil n erta erta soldier n yecon yecon some adj se se; pro su su sometime n seton seton son n sunu omi sunu omi son-in-law n pasan-sunu omi pasan-sunu omi song n sotin sotin Sorry exp tsutsu tsutsu soul n havua havua sound n sota sota source n orga orga south n suda suda southern adj sudi sudi space n vakoma vakoma speak v darcen darcen speaker n darcon darcon speech n darca darca spend v serfen serfen spirit n havua havua spoon n yarita yarita spouse n pasan pasan spring n ton-icbon ton-icbon stand up v komen komen start n asina asina; v asinen asinen state n dola dola stay v bakaken bakaken stick v ctoken ctoken sticky adj ctoki ctoki stop v sizen sizen straight adj komini komini street n via via strength n xazka xazka strong adj xazki xazki student n lehon lehon study n leha leha; v lehen lehen stuff n cuo cuo stupid adj tefci tefci stupidity n tefca tefca subject n azirin azirin such adj ke ke sugar n sokar sokar suit n rsima rsima summer n ton-heron ton-heron sun n cebca cebca Sunday n mom-asin mom-asin sunny adj cebci cebci table n tabyula tabyula take v latcen latcen tall adj toli toli taste v biguten biguten tea n tay tay tear n yam-merna yam-merna television n televiza televiza tell v gikolen gikolen ten num on on terrible adj ivani ivani thank v daken daken Thank you exp daka daka, e dako te dako that dem za za, zi zi; rel ki ki, etki etki the art de de theater n sinema sinema their pro huci huci theirs pro de huci de huci them pro et hu et hu then adv ton-zi ton-zi; conj adame adame, dize dize there adv zayna zayna therefore conj erge erge these dem do do, di di they pro hu hu thin adj xissi xissi thing n cua cua think v ken ken third adj torini torini thirteen num tor-v-on tor-v-on thirty num toron toron this dem da da, di di those dem zo zo, zi zi thought n kina kina thousand num doza doza thread n terda terda three num tor tor Thursday n mom-fafin mom-fafin tie n karavatta karavatta time n ton ton tiny adj kiki kiki to prep el el, -li -li to whom inter elsi elsi; rel elki elki today n moma di moma di toe n towa towa tomato juice n catina tomataci catina tomataci tomato n tomata tomata tomorrow n moma ati moma ati tomorrow night n cena ati cena ati tongue n lason lason tonight n cena di cena di too adv gamgam gamgam tooth n dan dan top n opa opa traffic n trafika trafika transparent adj havoni havoni true adj trodi trodi truth n troda troda try n tra tra; v tren tren Tuesday n mom-torin mom-torin turn off v zagen zagen turn on v gazen gazen twelve num pas-v-on pas-v-on twenty num pason pason two num pas pas ugliness n galfa galfa ugly adj galfi galfi uncle n antu omi antu omi under n ota ota; prep ote-et ote-et underwear n ote-klota ote-klota union n asuna asuna unite v asunen asunen until conj eltone eltone us pro et no et no vacuum n vakoma vakoma vegetables n icbo icbo very adv me me voice n sota sota wait n atona atona; v atonen atonen wake v sohen sohen walk n mca mca; v mcen mcen want v boden boden war n yecina yecina warm adj verri verri wasteful n serfi serfi watch n sayona sayona; v cofen cofen water n yam yam way n via via we pro no no weak adj viki viki weakness n vika vika weather n vetra vetra wedding n pasoda pasoda Wednesday n mom-katin mom-katin week n satun satun well adv kute kute west n vuda vuda western adj vudi vudi what inter osi osi, etsi etsi, -si -si; rel ki ki, etki etki, oki oki when inter tonsi tonsi; rel tonki tonki where inter vasi vasi; rel vaki vaki which rel ki ki, etki etki while conj evtone evtone white adj lavoni lavoni who inter osi osi, etsi etsi; rel ki ki, oki oki whom inter etsi etsi; rel etki etki whose inter cesi cesi why inter ersi ersi wide adj aridi aridi width n arida arida wife n pasan imi pasan imi will aux sa sa wind n havo havo windy adj havoi havoi wine n van van Winter n ton-berron ton-berron wish n yarita yarita; v yariten yariten with conj ev ev, -vi -vi with whom inter evsi evsi; rel evki evki without prep evle evle woman n ima ima word n darcita darcita world n olanta olanta worship n aboda aboda; v aboden aboden write v honen honen writing n yahona yahona X-ray n cea gzi cea gzi year n cebcona cebcona yellow adj limoni limoni Yes exp vi vi yesterday n moma ali moma ali you pro ta ta, to to, et ta et ta, et to et to you are welcome exp ev ora ev ora young adj yani yani your pro taci taci, toci toci yours pro de taci de taci, de toci de toci youth n yana yana zero num fec fec zoo n cec-kretu
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