| English | AShoKhe | Classification | Samples | ||||||
| common | variant | English | AShoKhe | ||||||
| a | eye | indefinite article | I have a rock | Y'aav' ey'aakhre | |||||
| able | eyulbe | adjective | |||||||
| about | yaotbe | Talk to me about it. | AKht' uut' iime yaotbe che. | ||||||
| add | aaje | aadye | |||||||
| ale | eilye | iirbe | noun | ||||||
| alone | eyonle | yonle | |||||||
| am | iibe | verb | I am here! | Y'iibe re! | |||||
| anise | ayiisne | noun | |||||||
| ankle | aangkyulye | noun | |||||||
| ant | aanche | aantye | noun | ||||||
| apple | aapyulpe | appyulye | noun | ||||||
| are | iibe | verb | where are you? | erw' uud' uuy' iib' aache? | |||||
| arm | armye | noun | |||||||
| around | yaandre | yaondre | prep | ||||||
| Ashoke | Ashoke | Chaak | noun | ||||||
| ask | aashke | verb/verb trans. | Ask me how. | Aashk' iim' aahe | |||||
| at | aache | 'che | prep | ||||||
| away | ayewe | yewe | prep | Go away! | Oge yewe! | ||||
| back | aKhbe | aakbe | noun/prep | ||||||
| balance | aalbentsle | albaanchle | noun | ||||||
| bark | arkbe | noun | |||||||
| bathroom | aathbuumbre | oitetle | noun | ||||||
| battery | atbeertiire | noun | |||||||
| be | iibe | verb | |||||||
| bean | iinbe | eluumge | noun | A bean is in my beer | Ey' iinbe she ny' aim' irbe | ||||
| bear | erbe | oyose | noun | ||||||
| been | inbe | verb | My beer should be cold | Aim' irb' utsh' iib' oltke | |||||
| beer | irbe | aapsuusje | noun | A bean is in my beer | Ey' iinbe she ny' aim' irbe | ||||
| before | iiborfe | ny'untfr'aavye | prep | I stand before you. | Y'aandste ny'untfr'aavy' uuye. | ||||
| behind | iibaande | prep | |||||||
| bell pepper | elbepeerpe | iingrepeerpe | noun | ||||||
| belly | elbeile | elbiile | noun | ||||||
| belly button | elbiilutbuunte | noun | |||||||
| below | iibeole | prep | |||||||
| belt | eltbe | aapstre | noun | ||||||
| beside | iibatse | iibaitse | prep | ||||||
| bird | irdbe | noun | |||||||
| bird | erdbe | noun | |||||||
| black | aakble | adjective | |||||||
| blue | uuble | adjective | |||||||
| body | aatbeite | noun | |||||||
| bread | edbre | noun | |||||||
| bring | ingbre | verb | bring it to me | ingbre ch' uut' iime | |||||
| brisket | isbredke | ispretke | noun | ||||||
| broom | uumbre | noun | |||||||
| brother | uthbreerthe | noun | |||||||
| brown | aonbre | adjective | |||||||
| buck | ukbe | eilmeirde | noun | ||||||
| buffalo | aisbaanse | ufbalole | noun | ||||||
| buffalo | ataangke | aisbaanse | noun | ||||||
| bug | ugbe | nyektse | noun | ||||||
| building | ilbeingde | noun | |||||||
| bus | usbe | noun | |||||||
| but | t'be | conj. | |||||||
| butt | utbe | iibaande | noun | ||||||
| butter | utbuurte | noun | |||||||
| button | utbunte | utbyunte | noun | ||||||
| buy | aibe | verb | |||||||
| call | aalke | verb | |||||||
| can | aanke | verb | |||||||
| car | arke | noun | |||||||
| carpet | arketpe | ugre | noun | ||||||
| case | eske | eiske | |||||||
| cat | aatke | noun | |||||||
| cayenne | aakenye | noun | |||||||
| CD | iiseide | noun | |||||||
| ceiling | iiseingle | noun | |||||||
| chartreuse | archuustre | ||||||||
| cheek | iikche | noun | |||||||
| Cherokee | Erchoriike | Aachaaleyiike | noun | ||||||
| chicken | ikchaanke | noun | |||||||
| chin | inche | enche | noun | ||||||
| city | itseite | noun | |||||||
| click | ikle | ||||||||
| clock | aakle | aimtiispe | noun | ||||||
| close | oskle | utShe | |||||||
| cloud | aotkle | aodkle | |||||||
| Coca-Cola | Oke-Okaale | noun | |||||||
| cocaine | aitwaafste | aodpeerde | noun | ||||||
| coin | okiinye | noun | |||||||
| cold | oltke | adjective | My beer should be cold | Aim' irb' utsh' iib' oltke | |||||
| Collards | aalkerdzle | iinzgre | noun | ||||||
| come | umke | aamke | verb | ||||||
| come here | k'irre | k'ire | command | Come here and sit by me | K'irre aanj' its' aib' im' aane | ||||
| come on! | kaanye! | command | Come here to me now… | Kaany' uut' iim' aane… | |||||
| computer | aamkuutpyerte | iispeise | noun | ||||||
| contents | aankentste | nyaatse | noun/plural | ||||||
| convention | onkenvaanshe | noun | |||||||
| corn | ornke | noun | |||||||
| could | utke | auxilliary verb | |||||||
| could go | utk'oge | ||||||||
| cow | aoke | noun | |||||||
| crack | aakhre | noun | |||||||
| crack-cocaine | aKhre | noun | |||||||
| cyan | aisaanye | aiskuuble | |||||||
| Daffodil | Aafdofilde | Aadofildye | noun | ||||||
| deer | iirde | noun | |||||||
| defecate | oguupe | oguupeipe | |||||||
| dirt | ertde | irtde | noun | ||||||
| dish | ishde | noun | |||||||
| disk drive | iskdraavye | iskdroivye | noun | ||||||
| distant | istdyaante | arfeyewe | adjective | ||||||
| do | de | uude | verb | ||||||
| doctor | Aakdorte | Aadeerte | noun | ||||||
| document | epurpe | aakdukyeentme | noun | Do you have the documents done for my dog? |
de~uuy' aav' iith' epursp' und' orf' aim' aKhde? |
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| doe | ode | iifeilmeirde | noun | ||||||
| does | usde | uzde | |||||||
| doesn't | uzdenche | uzdaatne | |||||||
| dog | aagde | aKhde | noun | Do you have the documents
done for my dog? |
de~uuy' aav' iith' epursp'
und' orf' aim' aKhde? |
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| done (completed) | unde | verb | Do you have the documents done for my dog? |
de~uuy' aav' iith' epursp' und' orf' aim' aagde? |
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| door | orde | noun | |||||||
| drink | iinkdre | verb | |||||||
| duck | ukde | noun | |||||||
| dust | ustde | noun | |||||||
| DVD | iidiiveide | noun | |||||||
| ear | iirye | noun | |||||||
| elbow | elyobe | noun | |||||||
| elephant | elelelevaan | elyefaantye | noun | ||||||
| iiyelme | noun | I received an email today. | Y'aatg' ey' iiyelm' uuteede | ||||||
| English | Iingeze | Inglesye | noun | ||||||
| envelope | enyelvople | ogyaandre | verb | ||||||
| envelope | enyalvople | noun | |||||||
| error | shmekste | noun | |||||||
| eye | Aaye | Aiye | noun | ||||||
| fall | aalfe | ||||||||
| falling | aalfeingye | ||||||||
| fart | artfe | uufpe | |||||||
| faucet | aasfetse | igspaatge | noun | ||||||
| feed | iidfe | iitfe | |||||||
| finger | iingfeerge | noun | |||||||
| fingernail | iingfergeilne | noun | |||||||
| finish | infishne | ||||||||
| finished | infishtne | unde | |||||||
| fish | ishfe | ||||||||
| flea | iifle | noun | |||||||
| flower | aoflurwe | noun | |||||||
| fly | aifle | verb | |||||||
| fly | aozaifle | noun | |||||||
| food | uudfe | uutfe | noun | ||||||
| foot | utfe | noun | |||||||
| French | Enchfre | noun | |||||||
| friend | endfre | noun | |||||||
| from | aamfre | umfre | |||||||
| garlic | argikle | noun | |||||||
| German | Erjaanme | Ermjaanme | noun | ||||||
| get | t'ge | verb | |||||||
| give | v'ge | ivge | verb | Give it to me. | V'ge ch'uut' iime. | ||||
| glass | aasgle | noun | |||||||
| glasses | aasglezye | noun | |||||||
| go | oge | verb | |||||||
| going | ogeingye | ogaenye | verb transitive | ||||||
| going on | ogeingyaanye | apaneingye | |||||||
| gold | oldg'onte | ||||||||
| gold (ore) | oldg'orye | ||||||||
| good | utge | ||||||||
| good-bye | t'gaibe | ||||||||
| goose | uusge | uuzge | noun | ||||||
| grasshopper | aapse nyaasgre | noun | |||||||
| gray | eigre | ||||||||
| green | iingre | ||||||||
| grey | egre | ||||||||
| guitar | itgarte | ||||||||
| habańero | oyaanjrepeerpe | ayaanberyore | noun | ||||||
| hair | erhe | noun | |||||||
| hammer | aamheerme | noun | |||||||
| hand | aande | noun | |||||||
| harp | arphe | noun | |||||||
| has | aaze | verb | |||||||
| have | aave | verb | I have a rock | Y'aav' ey'aakhre | |||||
| hawk | aakhe | noun | |||||||
| he | iihe | pronoun | |||||||
| he goes | iih'osge | ||||||||
| he has | iih'aaze | ||||||||
| head | ede | ||||||||
| hear | irhe | ||||||||
| her | ure | pronoun | |||||||
| here | re | adverb | I am here! | Y'iibe re! | |||||
| Heroin | Erhyowinwe | ||||||||
| highway | aahewe | aiheiwe | |||||||
| him | ime | pronoun | |||||||
| hip | ipe | noun | |||||||
| hit | ite | it~he | verb | It hit me in the thigh. | Ch'it~he iime ny' iith' aithe. | ||||
| hoof | uufhe | uve | |||||||
| hope | ope | verb | I hope so | Y'op' ose | |||||
| horn | orne | noun | |||||||
| horse | orze | noun | |||||||
| hot | aathe | ||||||||
| house | aazhe | aoze | noun | ||||||
| house | aoze | aaze | |||||||
| house | aoze | aoShe | |||||||
| housecoat | aazotke | aas~hotke | noun | Where is my housecoat? | Erwe sh' aim' aazotke? | ||||
| how | aahe | aowhe | adverb | Ask me how. | Aashk' iim' aahe | ||||
| hurt | urte | ||||||||
| I | Y' | aaye | pronoun | I have a rock | Y'aav' ey'aakhre | ||||
| I go | Y'oge | ||||||||
| I have | Y'aave | ||||||||
| I love you | yaavluuye | ||||||||
| if | fye | conj. | |||||||
| illegal | aatn'iilaalge | yiilaalge | |||||||
| in | nye | prep | |||||||
| indigo | inyiidoge | ||||||||
| ink pen | inkyenpe | noun | |||||||
| insect | nyektse | ugbe | noun | ||||||
| intoxicated | osaahe | unkdre | I am intoxicated! | Y'iib' osaahe! | |||||
| iris | iyisre | noun | |||||||
| is | she | verb | |||||||
| it | che | ich | pronoun | put it on the TV | t'pe ch' aany' iith' iiteive | ||||
| it goes | ch'osge | ||||||||
| jalapeńo | aathiingrepeerpe | ahyalepyonye | noun | ||||||
| key | iike | noun | |||||||
| keyboard | iikortbe | iikyordbe | noun | ||||||
| kill | ilke | ||||||||
| knee | iine | noun | |||||||
| knuckle | uknulke | noun | |||||||
| kool-aid | uukedle | uulketle | noun | Can you make kool-aid? | Aank' uuy' ekm' uuketle? | ||||
| language | aanglichwe | noun | |||||||
| lasagne | alyazanye | noun | |||||||
| leg | egle | noun | |||||||
| legal | iilaalge | ||||||||
| let | tle | verb | Let me have it | Tle iim' aave che | |||||
| light | aitle | ||||||||
| light bulb | aitluulbe | ||||||||
| like/as | aikle | ||||||||
| link | inkle | ||||||||
| listen | islaante | verb | Listen to me | Islaant' ut' iime. | |||||
| long | aangle | adjective | It has been a long time | Ch'aaz inb' ey' aangl' aimte | |||||
| eilme | iith'ostpe | noun | It's in the mail. | Che she ny'iith'ostpe. | |||||
| marijuana | aatpe | iidwe | noun | ||||||
| may | eme | aanke | auxilliary verb | ||||||
| me | iime | pronoun | bring it to me | ingbre che ut' iime | |||||
| mean | iinme | verb | |||||||
| mean | iinme | aadbe | adjective | ||||||
| meant | entme | intme | verb | ||||||
| microwave | aikmokrefwe | ||||||||
| microwave oven | aikmokrefweferye | ||||||||
| milk | ilkme | noun | |||||||
| mine | ainme | pronoun-possessive | |||||||
| mirror | irmore | noun | |||||||
| mistake | shmekste | ismyekte | |||||||
| mite | aitme | noun | |||||||
| mole | olme | noun | |||||||
| money | unmeine | noun | |||||||
| more | orme | noun | |||||||
| mouse | auusme | noun | |||||||
| much | aachme | uchme | |||||||
| nail | eilne | elne | noun | ||||||
| neck | ekne | noun | |||||||
| noodle | uudnulde | uudnyulde | |||||||
| nose | osne | ozne | noun | ||||||
| nostril | aasnultre | aaneiultre | noun | ||||||
| now | aane | aone | adverb | Now understand! | Aane Y'iise! | ||||
| observe | aachwoyerve | obyervze | |||||||
| on | ahnye | prep | put it on the TV | t'pe ch' aany' iith' iiteive | |||||
| onion | onyaanye | noun | |||||||
| open | oyenpe | verb | Open the window | Oyenp' iith' enwode | |||||
| orange | oyaanjre | noun/adjective | |||||||
| oregano | oyegragone | noun | |||||||
| other | uthyerthe | n./pron./adj. | |||||||
| package | aakpije | aakpeejye | noun | ||||||
| Pansy | Aanzpeize | noun | |||||||
| pants | aantspe | noun | |||||||
| paper | eiperpe | noun | |||||||
| pass | aaspe | endse | |||||||
| patio | aatpiitoye | alaine | noun | ||||||
| paunch | aanchpe | elbiile | noun | ||||||
| Pear | ehrpe | noun | |||||||
| pen | enpe | noun | |||||||
| pepper | epuurpe | epeerpe | noun | ||||||
| pig | igpe | noun | |||||||
| pimple | esfumpbe | impulpe | noun | ||||||
| pink | iinkpe | adjective | |||||||
| pipe | aipe | noun | |||||||
| plant | aantple | noun | |||||||
| plate | etple | aitple | noun | ||||||
| printer | entpreerte | noun | |||||||
| pull-tab | ulpaapte | ulpaabte | noun | ||||||
| purple | urpuulpe | adjective | |||||||
| put | t'pe | verb | put it on the TV | t'pe ch' aany' iith' iiteive | |||||
| Quince | Intskwe | noun | |||||||
| rabbit | aabritbe | noun | |||||||
| received | aatge | iireiftse | verb | I received an email today. | Y'aatg' ey' iiyelm' uuteede | ||||
| red | edre | adjective | |||||||
| restaurant | espluutiiche | eispleuteiche | noun | ||||||
| retreive | iiriiftre | verb | |||||||
| ring | iingre | noun | |||||||
| river | ivrerve | ivreirve | noun | ||||||
| road | odre | noun | |||||||
| rock | aakhre | noun | I have a rock | Y'aav' ey' aakhre | |||||
| roll | olre | verb | |||||||
| Rose | Ozre | Osre | noun | ||||||
| rug | ugre | arketpe | noun | ||||||
| rum | umre | aamre | noun | ||||||
| run | unre | verb | |||||||
| running | unreingye | verb | |||||||
| Russian | Ushraanshe | Uusraansye | noun | ||||||
| sack | akse | noun | |||||||
| said | edse | verb | |||||||
| sail | eilse | noun | |||||||
| sale | eilse | noun | |||||||
| salt | aaltse | noun | |||||||
| saw | aase | verb | |||||||
| screwdriver | uuskravdeerve | noun | |||||||
| seen | iinse | verb | |||||||
| sell | else | verb | |||||||
| she | iishe | pronoun | |||||||
| she goes | iish'osge | verb | |||||||
| she has | iish'aaze | verb | |||||||
| sheep | iipShe | noun | |||||||
| sheet | iitshe | noun | |||||||
| shirt | ertshe | noun | |||||||
| shorts | ortsShe | utkaafsye | noun | ||||||
| should | utshe | auxilliary verb | |||||||
| should go | utsh'oge | verb | |||||||
| shut | utShe | oskle | verb | ||||||
| sister | isyerte | noun | |||||||
| sky | aiske | noun | |||||||
| sleep | iipsle | verb | |||||||
| smell | elsme | noun/verb | |||||||
| so | ose | I hope so | Y'op' ose | ||||||
| sock | aakse | noun | |||||||
| soda pop | osaade | noun | |||||||
| some | umse | ||||||||
| spaghetti | aaspetgeite | noun | |||||||
| Spanish | Aaspeshne | Aanspeishne | noun | ||||||
| speaker | iikspyerke | noun | |||||||
| spider | aispeirde | noun | |||||||
| squirrel | erskwelre | irskweilre | noun | ||||||
| stab | aabste | ||||||||
| stand | aandste | verb | I stand before you. | Y'aandste ny'untfr'aavy' uuye. | |||||
| station | estaashe | noun | |||||||
| stomach | omstaakme | elbeile | noun | ||||||
| store | orste | noun | |||||||
| street | iitstre | noun | |||||||
| sushi | uushseise | noun | |||||||
| switch | ichswe | verb | |||||||
| T.V. | iiteive | noun | put it on the TV | t'pe ch' aany' iith' iiteive | |||||
| talk | aKhte | aakte | verb | Talk to me about it. | AKht' uut' iime yaotbe che. | ||||
| tan | aante | adjective | |||||||
| teeth | iithete | uuthste | noun | ||||||
| telephone | onfe | eltealonfe | noun | ||||||
| television | iiteive | noun | |||||||
| tequila | etiikaale | noun | |||||||
| thank-you | theuye | aang~theuye | |||||||
| the | iithe | definite article | put it on the TV | t'pe ch' aany' iith' iiteive | |||||
| then | enthe | adverb | |||||||
| there | erthe | prep | Who is there? | Uuhe sh' erthe? | |||||
| they | ethe | pronoun | |||||||
| they go | eth'oge | verb | |||||||
| they have | eth'aave | verb | |||||||
| thigh | aithe | noun | It hit me in the thigh. | Ch'it~he iime ny' iith' aithe. | |||||
| think | inkthe | verb | I think I want this one tonight | Y'iinkthe y'aantw' izthaanw' uutaitne | |||||
| this | izthe | ||||||||
| this-one | izthaanwe | I think I want this one tonight | Y'iinkthe y'aantw' izthaanw' uutaitne | ||||||
| throat | ot~thre | noun | |||||||
| thus | ose | ||||||||
| tick | ikte | noun | |||||||
| tie | aite | noun | |||||||
| time | aimte | noun | It has been a long time | Ch'aaz inb' ey' aangl' aimte | |||||
| tired | aiteirdje | ||||||||
| to | uute | bring it to me | ingbre che ut' iime | ||||||
| today | uuteede | uutyede | noun | I received an email today. | Y'aatg' ey' iiyelm' uuteede | ||||
| toe | ote | noun | |||||||
| toenail | oteilne | noun | |||||||
| toilet | oitetle | aaleyiintre | noun | ||||||
| toilet paper | iiteipe | noun | |||||||
| tonight | uutaatne | uutaitne | I think I want this one tonight | Y'iinkthe y'aantw' izth' aanw' uutaitne | |||||
| tooth | uuthte | noun | |||||||
| top | opte | It's on top | Che sh' anny' opte | ||||||
| tortilla | ortiitaye | noun | |||||||
| train | ehntre | eintre | noun | ||||||
| treat | ii:tre | noun/verb | |||||||
| T-shirt | iiteirtshe | noun | |||||||
| tube | uutaabe | noun | |||||||
| tunnel | untuulne | noun | |||||||
| turtle | urtulte | noun | |||||||
| UFO | uuyefoye | aifleiyaaseirse | noun | ||||||
| understand | iise | unyerdaanste | verb | Do you understand? | De~uy' iise? | ||||
| underwear | unyurdeirwe | unyerdeerwe | noun | ||||||
| urinate | ogiipe | iipe | verb | I must urinate! | Y'aav' uut' ogiip' aane! | ||||
| very | erveire | ||||||||
| VHS | iivechese | noun | |||||||
| vodka | odvaake | noun | |||||||
| walk | aakwe | verb | |||||||
| walking | aakweingye | verb | |||||||
| wallet | aalwetle | noun | I have my money in my wallet. | Y'aav' aim' unmeine ny' aim' aalwetle. | |||||
| want | aantwe | verb | |||||||
| wash | aashwe | iinkle | verb | ||||||
| watch | aachwe | noun/verb | Watch TV with me | Aachw' iiteive thwe~iime | |||||
| water | aatwerte | noun | May I have some water? | Em' aay' aav' ums' aatwerte? | |||||
| way | ewe | eiwe | |||||||
| we | iiwe | pronoun | We have it here. | Iiw' aave che re. | |||||
| we could have | iiw'utk'aave | verb | |||||||
| we go | iiw'oge | verb | |||||||
| we have | iiw'aave | verb | |||||||
| we should have | iiw'utsh'aave | verb | |||||||
| we would have | iiw'utw'aave | verb | |||||||
| what | twe | correlative | What do you want? | Twe uud' uy' aantwe? | |||||
| when | nwe | correlative | When is it going to be here? | Nwe she ch' ogeiny' uut' iibe re? | |||||
| where | erwe | correlative | where are you? | erw' ud' uuy' iibe aache? | |||||
| white | aitwe | adjective | |||||||
| who | uuhe | uuwe | correlative | Who is there? | Uuwe sh' erthe? | ||||
| who goes? | uuh'osge? | verb | |||||||
| why | aiwe | correlative | |||||||
| window | enwode | endweude | noun | Open the window | Oyenp' iith' enwode | ||||
| with | thwe | ||||||||
| work | erkwe | uurkwe | noun/verb | ||||||
| wrist | istre | noun | |||||||
| xylophone | aizalonfe | noun | |||||||
| yellow | elyole | elye~ole | adjective | ||||||
| you | uuye | pronoun | where are you? | erw' ud' uuy' iibe aache? | |||||
| you are welcome | cheshutge | cheshoyeke | |||||||
| you go | uuy'oge | verb | |||||||
| you have | uy'aave | verb | |||||||
| your | urye | orye | |||||||
| yours | urzhe | orzye | It's yours | Che sh' orzhe | |||||
| zealot | elzaatle | noun | |||||||
| zebra | iizaabre | noun | |||||||
| zit | esfumpbe | itze | noun | ||||||