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#	Word	Type	IPA	Definition
1	-in	Phrase		forms nouns of manner.
2	aal	Noun, Verb	/ʔaːl/	alternative spelling of abal.
3	aar	Verb	/ʔaːr/	to wash a piece of linen for the first time.
4	ab	Article		a/an (singular indefinite article).
5	àbb	Verb		to borrow.
6	ag	Preposition		Equivalent to 'with': As company; along: We're going to the movies.
7	ak	Conjunction		and, used between nouns.
8	alxamdulilaa	Interjection		alhamdulillah (praise be to God).
9	añ	Noun, Verb		to have lunch.
10	ana	Adverb	/ˈa.na/	where is, how are.
11	àq	Noun		sin, transgression.
12	are	Noun		stop, especially a bus stop.
13	as	Article		a small (singular diminutive indefinite article).
14	at	Noun
15	ay	Article		some (plural indefinite article).
16	baa	Noun		The characteristic cry or bleating of a sheep.
17	bal	Noun
18	baŋ	Noun		small bench.
19	bàq	Noun		Equivalent to 'stomach': stomach (an organ in animals that stores food in the process of digestion).
20	bëñ	Noun		Equivalent to 'tooth': A hard, calcareous structure present in the mouth of many vertebrate animals, generally used for…
21	bër	Noun, Verb		to close school for a vacation or holiday.
22	bés	Noun
23	bët	Noun		Equivalent to 'eye': A large village and civil parish in the City of Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref…
24	bëy	Noun, Verb
25	buy	Noun		sweet drink made of this fruit by adding water, sugar, milk, and other ingredients.
26	cus	Noun		Equivalent to 'Nipple': The projection of a mammary gland from which, on female therian mammals, milk is secreted.
27	def	Verb
28	dëj	Noun	/dəɟ/
29	dem	Verb
30	der	Noun
31	dex	Noun	/dɛx/	Equivalent to 'river': A large and often winding stream which drains a land mass, carrying water down from higher areas…
32	di	Conjunction	/di/	and (used between clauses).
33	dinanu	Pronoun		he/she (future) (second person plural terminative pronoun).
34	dingeen	Pronoun		you (future) (second person plural terminative pronoun).
35	diw	Noun		oil, fat, butter, ointment.
36	dox	Verb
37	dun	Noun
38	fas	Noun		Equivalent to 'horse': A poker variant consisting of five different poker variants, with the rules changing from one var…
39	fat	Verb		to shelter.
40	fey	Verb		to extinguish; to turn off.
41	fii	Pronoun		this place.
42	fukk ak juróom benn	Adjective
43	fukk ak juróom ñaar	Adjective		seventeen.
44	fukk ak juróom ñeent	Adjective
45	fukk ak juróom ñett	Adjective
46	gan	Noun		Equivalent to 'guest': A recipient of hospitality, especially someone staying by invitation at the house of another.
47	gëm	Verb		to believe.
48	gët	Noun		To urge or scold: You should get after them to mow the lawn.
49	gis	Verb
50	goŋ	Noun	/ɡɔŋ/	Equivalent to 'Baboon': An Old World monkey of the genus Papio, having dog-like muzzles and large canine teeth, cheek po…
51	gox	Noun	/ɡɔx/	continent.
52	guy	Noun
53	inchaalaaxu	Interjection	/inʃaːlaːxu/	God willing, inshallah.
54	jën	Noun	/ɟən/
55	jóg	Verb		to stand up.
56	jox	Verb		to give sb sth.
57	jur	Noun, Verb		to bear fruit; to produce.
58	kañ	Adverb
59	kaw	Noun		village, countryside.
60	këf	Noun		Equivalent to 'thing': That which is considered to exist as a separate entity, object, quality or concept.
61	kel	Noun		Grewia bicolor.
62	kër	Noun	/kər/
63	kii	Pronoun		this person.
64	ko	Pronoun		him/her/it (third-person singular object pronoun).
65	la	Pronoun		you (second-person singular object pronoun).
66	lal	Noun
67	lëg	Noun
68	lex	Noun		cheek (part of the face).
69	lor	Noun		Equivalent to 'Saliva': A clear, slightly alkaline liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands and mucous glan…
70	ma	Pronoun		me (first-person singular object pronoun).
71	maangi	Pronoun		I (first person singular perfect presentative pronoun).
72	maangiy	Pronoun		I (First person singular, imperfect presentative pronoun).
73	mag	Noun		older sibling.
74	man	Pronoun		I (first-person singular subject pronoun).
75	mar	Noun
76	Me	Noun
77	mungiy	Pronoun		He, She, it (third person singular, imperfect presentative pronoun).
78	naa	Pronoun		I (first person singular terminative pronoun).
79	nag	Noun		Equivalent to 'cow': An adult female of the species Bos taurus, especially one that has calved.
80	nak	Noun
81	nan	Adverb
82	nar	Verb
83	ñaw	Verb		to tailor (sth).
84	nëb	Verb		to be rotten.
85	ñëw	Verb		to come, arrive.
86	nit	Noun		Equivalent to 'people': Set of people, in particular if they belong to the common village, to a specific group or to a d…
87	nob	Verb
88	nu	Pronoun		we (first-person plural object pronoun).
89	nun	Pronoun		we (first-person plural subject pronoun).
90	nungiy	Pronoun		they (third person plural, imperfect presentative pronoun).
91	ŋas	Noun, Verb	/ŋas/	to have measles.
92	oom	Noun	/ɔːm/	Equivalent to 'knee': In humans, the joint or the region of the joint in the middle part of the leg between the thigh an…
93	oto	Noun		car, vehicle.
94	péy	Noun		capital city, capital.
95	ree	Verb
96	ren	Noun		last year.
97	res	Noun		Equivalent to 'liver': A large organ in the body that stores and metabolizes nutrients, destroys toxins and produces bil…
98	saa	Noun		Equivalent to 'second': A unit of time historically and commonly defined as a sixtieth of a minute which the Internation…
99	sët	Noun		grandchild.
100	suq	Noun		young wrestler, who is often part of the entourage of older wrestlers.
101	tan	Noun
102	taw	Noun, Verb		Equivalent to 'rain': Condensed water falling from a cloud.
103	té	Conjunction	/te/	and (used between adjectives).
104	tef	Noun		kid (young goat).
105	tëj	Verb		to close, lock.
106	tuñ	Noun		Equivalent to 'Lip': Either of the two fleshy protrusions around the opening of the mouth.
107	tur	Noun		reputation.
108	tus	Adjective		Equivalent to 'zero': NATO & ICAO radiotelephony clear code (spelling-alphabet name) for the digit 0.
109	Ut	Noun		Equivalent to 'August': The eighth month of the Roman, Julian, and Gregorian calendars, following July and preceding Sep…
110	wëñ	Noun		Equivalent to 'iron': A common, inexpensive metal, silvery grey when untarnished, that rusts, is attracted by magnets, a…
111	wëq	Noun		Equivalent to 'ankle': The skeletal joint which connects the foot with the leg; the uppermost portion of the foot and lo…
112	wet	Noun
113	won	Verb
114	xaj	Noun	/xaɟ/
115	xar	Noun, Verb		to cut in half.
116	xel	Noun		Equivalent to 'Fig': The fruit of the fig tree, pear-shaped and containing many small seeds.
117	xët	Noun
118	xew	Noun, Verb		to happen.
119	xob	Noun		Equivalent to 'leaf': The usually green and flat organ that represents the most prominent feature of most vegetative pla…
120	xol	Noun, Verb		to nurse a child or patient.
121	xor	Noun		empty shell.
122	yaangi	Pronoun		you (second person singular perfect presentative pronoun).
123	yaangiy	Pronoun		You (second person singular, imperfect presentative pronoun).
124	yat	Noun		stick, cane.
125	yax	Noun		crux of the matter.
126	yëf	Noun
127	yoo	Noun	/jɔː/
128	yow	Pronoun		you (second-person singular subject pronoun).
129	ڎ	Noun	/nde/
130	ݑ	Noun	/mbe/
131	ݒ	Noun	/pe/
132	ݖ	Noun	/ce/
133	ݘ	Noun	/ɲɟe/
134	ݣ	Noun	/ŋɡe/
135	ݤ	Noun	/ŋe/

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