C - c

cacao kakáo
cacique hë́no
cake góma (1)
calabash kaabási
· kúja
camera pötilë́ti
camp kámpu
can kán
candle kánda
candy kúku
· kúku
· sútísíi
cane kokotí
cannon kanú
canoe palibóto
canvas pelá (1)
captain kabiténi
capybara kapiiwá
car wági
card káita (2)
care for lúku (2)
· seeká (2)
careful sáápi
· sáápi
carefully fíni (2)
· sáápísáápi
· sáápísáápi
· sápísápi
· sápísápi
careless fanjanfanjan (1)
cargo bagási
· lái (1)
carpenter të́mbëma
case for something dósu
cashew kadjú
catch kísi (1)
caterpillar lonká (3)
celebrate poólo (2)
celebration piizíi (1)
cement simá
cent bësë́nsi
· köpösë́nsi
· së́nsi
centipede ahalala
certain sóifi
· sö́ifi
chaff koówa
· koówa
chain búi
· kë́ti
· kë́ti
chains kë́ti
· kë́ti
chair bángi
· sutúu
chalk keéti (2)
chameleon agama
change biá (2)
· tooká (2)
change around biá (2)
charcoal koofája
chatter papiá
chatterbox fanmá
cheek bandjabúka
· bandjajési
cheese kási (2)
chest hátímíndi
· kë́dë́
· kë́dë́
chest bone pápu (1)
chicken ganían
chicken craw göögö́ö (2)
chigger gudugúdú bítju
· síka
child míi (1)
child’s cap músu (3)
chin agba
Chinese sinë́isi
chisel bë́të (3)
chocolate drink sukuáti (1)
Christmas bëdáki
church kéíki (1)
cigarette sigalë́ti
· tabáku
circle tjangaa (1)
circle made from palm leaves or white clay for ritualistic purposes tjangaa (2)
citrus fruit apeesína
clamp kaámpi
clan lö́
clean limbo (1)
clear limbo (1)
clever kö́ni (3)
cliff benga (1)
clock olóísi
· olóísi
close tapá (1)
close by zúntu
close to zúntu
close to death (downriver dialect) suwáki (2)
close to death (upriver dialect) síki (2)
cloth dúku
· gaán kóósu
· koósu (2)
clothes koósu (2)
clothes hanger hánga (2)
cloud wö́lúku
club feléniki
· feléniki
coals zonká
coat djákíti
· djákíti
cockroach adabasíi
· ahalakpákpa
cocoa sukuáti (1)
coconut kökönö́tö
cocoon tébíánkuli
coffee kofí
coffin kési
cohorts paatë́i
coins kpë́ngë́lë́ mö́ni
cold kö́tö (1)
collect píi (2)
color wójo (2)
color, to pëndë́ (2)
colored pëndë́ (1)
comb pénti (1)
comfort kö́tö́háti (1)
common response used to show that one is listening sö́ö (1)
compass kompási
complaint kaági
completely búúú
conjunction used at beginning of clause to indicate another step in the narrative hën (1)
container djógu (2)
container for liquids báki (1)
contentment kö́tö́háti (1)
continually kódó
· kódó
· nö́ö́mö
· nö́ö́mö
contraction for ‘know how’: sáanfa (1)
contraction: for you (pl.) fuúnu (2)
conversation óto (1)
cooked rice njanján (2)
cookie kúku
· kúku
cooking oil fátu (2)
cooking pot gansë́ (1)
copper kö́pö
· kö́pö
cork kö́lúku
corn kálu
corn stalk kálu
corn tassels jakajaka (2)
corner húku (2)
· tjö́ni
correct búnu
· búnu
· léti (2)
cotton maáun
· maáun
council kuútu
country kö́ndë
· kö́ndë
courage dégíháti
· dégíháti
courtesy maníni
cover tampá
· tampá
· tapá (2)
covetousness haún (2)
cow káu
coward fë́ë́ë́ma
cowbirds hë́no
co-wife kambósa
crab agása / agásámëku
· kaábu (1)
cracker busikútu
· busikútu
cramp katangá
crate báki (2)
crazy laú
· laúlau
creek Gaángoón
· kiíki
crocodile gandí
· káima
crooked béndíbéndi
· gandaa
· köndö
· töö́tö (1)
cross, to jö́kö
crowded (e.g. path) fitjá (1)
cup kán
· sikö́tííki
cupboard kási (1)
Curaçao koosóo (2)
curse fuúku (2)
· helú
· sibá (1)
cut kóti (1)
cut off kóti (1)
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