Basics

Orth. Phn. Description Example Pronunciation
a a Like A in father. vaka ‘bovine’ /ˈva.ka/
b b Like B in Bot. bufu ‘toad’ /ˈbu.fu/
c ʃ Like SH in shoe. capu ‘sheep’ /ˈʃa.pu/
d d Like D in Dog. deka ‘ten’ /ˈde.ka/
dj ʤ Like J in Joke. djentu ‘person’ /ˈʤen.tu/
e e Like AY in dAY. megla ‘large’ /ˈmeɡ.la/
f f Like F in Fool. fuku ‘fire’ /ˈfu.ku/
g ɡ Like G in Get. (Never as in Gel.) gatu ‘cat’ /ˈɡa.tu/
h x Like CH in Scottish loCH. tahi ‘soon’ /ˈta.xi/
i i Like EE in sEEn. tci-la ‘this’ /ˈʧi.la/
j ʒ Like S in uSual. muja ‘much’ /ˈmu.ʒa/
k k Like C in Cat. kindu ‘child’ /ˈkin.du/
l l Like L in Light. lingu ‘language’ /ˈliŋ.ɡu/
m m Like M in Moon. miru ‘ant’ /ˈmi.ru/
n n Like N in Now. niku ‘grandchild’ /ˈni.ku/
  ŋ Before G, like NG in fiNGer.
Before K, like NK in thiNKer.
blanka ‘white’ /ˈblaŋ.ka/
o o Like O in nOpe. nova ‘new’ /ˈno.va/
p p Like P in Peel. penta ‘five’ /ˈpen.ta/
r r Like R in Spanish Rojo. roda ‘red’ /ˈro.da/
s s Like S in Sign. solu ‘sun’ /ˈso.lu/
t t Like T in Tank. tablu ‘table’ /ˈtab.lu/
tc ʧ Like CH in CHeese. tcelu ‘bird’ /ˈʧe.lu/
u u Like OO in fOOd. vunklu ‘uncle’ /ˈvuŋ.klu/
v v Like V in Voice. vatru ‘parent’ /ˈva.tru/
w w Like W in Went. wovu ‘egg’ /ˈwo.vu/
y j Like Y in Yellow. yite ‘take’ /ˈji.te/
z z Like Z in Zebra. zebru ‘zebra’ /ˈze.bru/

Digits Teens Twenties Tens Exponents
0 nula 10 deka 20 duwa-deka 0 nula 10⁰ nula 10³ mila
1 yuna 11 deka-yuna 21 duwa-yuna 10 deka 10¹ deka 10⁶ mega
2 duwa 12 deka-duwa 22 duwa-duwa 20 duwa-deka 10² kenta 10⁹ giga
3 triya 13 deka-triya 23 duwa-triya 30 triya-deka 10³ mila 10¹² tera
4 tcera 14 deka-tcera 24 duwa-tcera 40 tcera-deka 10⁴ deka-mila 10¹⁵ peta
5 penta 15 deka-penta 25 duwa-penta 50 penta-deka 10⁵ kenta-mila 10¹⁸ heska
6 seca 16 deka-seca 26 duwa-seca 60 seca-deka 10⁶ mega 10²¹ zeta
7 siba 17 deka-siba 27 duwa-siba 70 siba-deka 10⁷ deka-mega 10²⁴ yota
8 voka 18 deka-voka 28 duwa-voka 80 voka-deka 10⁸ kenta-mega 10²⁷ rona
9 nuva 19 deka-nuva 29 duwa-nuva 90 nuva-deka 10⁹ giga 10³⁰ kweta

Pronoun Psn Poss. Poss. Pronoun Object
mu
‘I, me’
1sg ma
‘my’
ma-lu
‘mine’
na mu
‘me’
mu-tu
‘you & I, we, us’
1+2sg
(1du.incl)
ma-ta
‘our’
mata-lu
‘ours, yours & mine’
na mu-tu
‘us’
tu
‘you, thou, thee’
2sg ta
‘your, thy’
ta-lu
‘yours, thine’
na tu
‘you, thee’
ru
‘he, she, him, her’
3anim.sg ra
‘his, her’
ra-lu
‘his, hers’
na ru
‘him, her’
su
‘it’
3inan.sg sa
‘its’
sa-lu
‘its’
na su
‘it’
mu-ya
‘we, us’
1pl.excl ma-ya
‘our’
maya-lu
‘ours’
na mu-ya
‘us’
mutu-ya
‘you (all) & I, we, us’
1+2pl
(1pl.incl)
mata-ya
‘our’
mataya-lu
‘ours, yours & mine’
na mutu-ya
‘us’
tu-ya
‘you’
2pl ta-ya
‘your’
taya-lu
‘yours’
na tu-ya
‘you’
ru-ya
‘they, them’
3anim.pl ra-ya
‘their’
raya-lu
‘theirs’
na ru-ya
‘them’
su-ya
‘they, them’
3inan.pl sa-ya
‘their’
saya-lu
‘theirs’
na su-ya
‘them’