Anku language dictionary ~ this is a MASSIVE work in progress!!! more will be added as i make up new words as new words are documented.
since Ankuese is a pitch accent language, each syllable may have a different pitch depending on its location in a sentence.
[6] is a stand-in symbol for the branchial trill (ğ), which does not exist in any human language.
[7] - branchial plosive (ṗ)
[8] - branchial fricative (ḥ)
[9] - branchial approximant (ǰ)
A
'ağa̋
[ʔàˑˈ6âˤːː]
etymology: from Old Ankuic ʿa'ğaar "to eat"
- verb
- to eat
an-paa'lung
[áɲʔpàːː.lúŋ]
etymology: from an "people" + paa'lung "Paa'lung (Pluto)"
- proper noun
- Plutonian (broad); Anku (narrow)
an-quu
[áɲʔqúː]
etymology: from an "people" + quu "common; abundant; (archaic) religious devotee"
- proper noun
- Anku (Delearus ploutonus)
aw'yngi
[ɔ̀ˈjŋí]
etymology: TBA
- adjective
- periwinkle, blurple
- noun
- Anku who are colored periwinkle or blurple (between purple and blue)
- anquu'aw'yngijü̋gxaw'u'finyi. U'fin is a periwinkle Anku.
B
baek'
[bæ̀kʔ]
etymology: from Old Ankuic bhaeq̇ "brain, mind". doublet of p'aq "brain"
- verb
- to think
- baek'siye'bbong'gr'ağa̋taphelğrri nyup? Don't you think it's too early for dinner?
bbii
[ʙíː]
etymology: from Proto-Khingan *ogb'bira "water; lifeforce". doublet of og'ee "lifeforce", cognate with Xalese bibi "water"
- noun
- water
C
cőőng
[ɕóːːːːŋ]
etymology: TBA
- pronoun
- (highest register) you
used exclusively towards Gods.
D
djsow
[ɟʝsóɥ], [ɟʝsóːːːːːːɥ]
etymology: TBA
- noun
- (highest register, archaic) God, deity
has mostly been replaced by pek in common speech. pek-djsow is more common than djsow on its own.
E
e'e
[éʕé]
etymology: onomatopoeic.
- noun
- baby, child
éje
[tba]
etymology: TBA
- particle
- (lower-register) question-forming suffix
in the standard register, the prefix ny(i)- is preferred.
F
G
gdjhe
[gd͡ʑʰèˑ]
etymology: TBA
- noun
- battle, war
gr-'ağa̋
[gɾ.ʔàˑˈ6âˤːː]
etymology: from gr- (nominative prefix) + 'ağa̋ "to eat"
- noun
- nominative form of 'ağa̋ "to eat"; food
Gw'ii
[ʛ̥ʷíː]
etymology: TBA
- proper noun
- (Ywuj-Pekii) Gw'ii, the embodiment of the sea and first of the Six Gods
- noun
- (poetic) the sea
gx̣a
[ɢ͡ʁà]
etymology: TBA
- noun
- language, speech
gx̣ujhaemwkooṗtkengtam'ngeecuhrpgrbaek'
[ɢ͡ʁù.d͡ʑʰæ̀.mɰkóː.7tkéŋ.tʰàmŋěː.ɕúr̥p.gɾ.bǽkʔ]
etymology: gx̣u "together" + jhae "work, effort" + mwkoo "prosper, flourish" + ṗtkeng "wealth" + tam'ngee "create" + cuhrp "share" + gr-baek' "thought, philosophy (nominative of baek')
- noun
- communism
- d'ompregx̣ugx̣aye "owujhaejü̋, magx̣u!" gx̣ujhaemwkooṗtkengtam'ngeecuhrpgrbaek'jü̋yi. "Workers of the world, unite!" is a communist rallying cry.
colloquially shortened to gx̣u-cuhrp. while this philosophy isn't the exact same as communism, it is very close.
Ğ
ğmöng
[6mʏ̃̀ˤˑŋ]
etymology: from Old Ankuic ğlbmöngk' "antenna; Anku's lure". doublet of mang "female-female"
- noun
- antenna; the lure of an Anku
ğoğqx̣i
[6óˤ6ʡ͜ʢíˤ]
etymology: TBA
- noun
- Plutonian wildgrass used to make baskets
H
Ħ
ħhpi
[tba]
etymology: TBA
- pronoun
- (inf.) you
I
lzhdoo
[lʒdóː]
etymology: TBA
- verb
- to slash
J
J̌
ǰu-
[9ú], [9] (before vowels)
etymology: TBA
- particle
- subject marker
K
khp
[kʰp]
etymology: TBA
- noun
- wound
k'ru
[kʼɾù]
etymology: from Old Ankuic tubh'kuru "we will fish"
- pronoun
- he/him, a female-male Anku
- noun
- female-male, a female-sexed and male-gendered Anku
note: female-male Anku take on male roles. they hunt fish most often.
L
lutuq'uma
[tba]
etymology: from lutuq "tongue" + umi "no, none" + ma (diminutive suffix); literally "little tongueless"
- noun
- (pejorative, mildly derogatory) Neptunian (specifically ngMoww.wuf)
M
mang
[mɔ̃̀ŋ]
etymology: from Old Ankuic ğlbmöngk' "antenna; Anku's lure". doublet of ğmöng "antenna"
- pronoun
- she/her, a female-female Anku
- noun
- female-female, a female-sexed and female-gendered Anku
N
n'maağa
[tba]
etymology: TBA
- noun
- moon, natural satellite
O
Ö
ög
[œ́g]
etymology: from Old Ankuic out, clipping of out-pnarrk "building huts"
- pronoun
- he/him, a male-male Anku
- noun
- male-male, a male-sexed and male-gendered Anku
may be used by male-gendered Anku regardless of sex.
P
p'aq
[pʼáq]
etymology: from Old Ankuic bhaeq̇ "brain, mind". doublet of baek' "to think"
- noun
- brain
Q
qjam-ngi
[tba]
etymology: from qjam "stick" + ngi "crescent"
- noun
- sickle, scythe
R
S
T
tam'ngee
[tʰàmŋěː]
etymology: TBA
- verb
- to create
U
u-
[ùˑʔ]
etymology: from Old Ankuic ur (agentive prefix)
- prefix
- agentive prefix; one who (is) …
very common in names, like u'Fin (one who is bright).
u-b'ikh
[ùˑʔb’íkʰ]
etymology: TBA
- noun
- lowest level of the Anku social caste; untouchable, outcast, Dalit, pariah
post-Second Uprising, the only u-b'ikh Anku are in Neptunian-dominant areas, where poverty amongst Anku is a severe problem.
u-p'iimii
[ùˑʔp’ìːmìː]
umipek
[tba]
etymology: umi "no, none; new moon" + pek "God; round, full; full moon"
- noun
- month; lunar cycle
uph
[ùpʰ]
etymology: from Old Ankuic tubh "fish", from Proto-Khingan *ogathubh "fish", nominative form of *athubh "it swims". cognate with Xalese gattu' (generic term for any aquatic creature).
- noun
- fish
V
W
whje
[whʑè]
etymology: TBA
- adjective
- (of a wound) deep
X
Y
ye'bbong
[jéʔʙòŋ]
etymology: unknown. possibly related to Xalese yap'bo "to blacken/char/burn"
- noun
- evening, latter half of the day
ynga-nyum ngéje?
[tba]
etymology: TBA
- phrase
- (lower register, formal) how are you?; are you good?
used amongst lower class Anku towards strangers, elders, and superiors in the same class.
Ywuj-Pekii
[jwùʑ pêkíː]
etymology: from ywuj "reverance" + pek "God" + ii (plural marker), literally "Reverence of Gods"
- proper noun
- the traditional animistic and shamanistic religion practiced by Anku and some Xali
there are six main Gods, known as Pek, but hundreds of local deities and ancestor spirits.
Z