Inanimate Nouns

Inanimate nouns refer to things, locations, and abstractions. Inanimate nouns do not denote number.

bede

name, label.

bulu

sand.

cese

camp, campsite

cidi

a large flattish basket.

cudu

an animal much like a rabbit or a large lizard, hunted for food.

daba

part, piece; used as a generic noun for parts and pieces.

deŋi

river, flowing water.

dini

a laugh, a laughing sound.

ebe

pool of water of any size, oasis, lake.

ekeke

the south.

gada

water, sea; also used as a generic noun for any bodies of water.

gogo

food, a meal, something to eat.

ja

thing, a generic noun for objects and anything inanimate.

jede

a game, the activity of playing.

jidi

dry wash.

kebe

task, piece of work

kedekele

magic

kedu

cloud.

kidi

rock, stone.

kini

land, earth.

ko

home. Can refer to a structure and also to an area.

kudi

thorn, anything sharp on a plant.

laka

sky.

lama

a blanket or cover.

loko

sunlight. Sometimes salokoda, being a part of the animate sun.

luŋi

light of any kind

mede

a tree, a generic noun for trees.

mete

resin, sap, anything sticky.

mudu mat,

rug.

nalu

flame, controlled fire

nene

a pair.

nuwu

owl

pede

knife.

piŋi

pain.

podo

a sickness, a fever.

saka

a mountain.

sakasaka

a mountain range, a set of mountains. Derived from a reduplication of saka ‘mountain’.

selesele

lightning, a flash of lightning.

senete

a type of tree.

sodo

word, utterance, speech.

sunu

shelter, hut, a demarcated area with a roof.

tadatada

rain

talu

hunting spear.

tani

story, tale.

tuwu

bird, flying reptile, large flying insect.

udu

wind.

zali

night, nighttime.

zimi

music, song, rhythm, chant

zunu

path, track, road; way of life, way of doing things.

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