This is a dictionary of Sngõlpowhetet, a constructed language. Words are listed in English alphabetical order.
A number of idiomatic phrases and collocations are listed. For consistency, combinations of verb and nouns are always listed with the verb; those of several nouns are listed with the first word in the phrase. In these entries, a tilde (~) stands for the head word.
Parts of speech are indicated in italics for each Sngõlpowhetet entry. The following abbreviations are used:
a adjective i interjection n noun num number pred predicate pro pronoun v verb
Noun classes are indicated by the following:
c cold t tool w warm
Etymologies for some words are given in square brackets. If a source word is given with no language specified, it is from an older form of Sngõlpowhetet.
abatf v. pick up
aicëh n-c. knee
aı͑mn n-w. spelt
alatf v. jump
alơe͑t pred. distant
anfı͑ v. avalanche
angfi n-t. adze
a͑ngnëngën n-c. snake
bba͑ihi v. give up
be͑cngi v. laugh
beën n-w. nurse
behõtn n. peacock
bël n-w. stranger
betet n-w. dog
bı͑h n. saffron
bngõil n-c. goblin
bob n-t. shrine
boh n-c. feather
bosc v. be a spiral
bõs v. sing
buln n-c. storm
caev n-c. shadow, shade
caex v. have the opinion that
ca͑ij v. guard, look out
caim n-t. ladle
canant num. two
canaz num. fourteen
cbne̗tscna v. recover
cëcng n-c. puddle
ceël n-c. underside
cëlapm n-w. house
cëmb v. annoy, bother, pester
ceõl n-w. snake
cessoi n. council
cetc n-c. silver
cfiw n-t. mine
claum n-w. oats
cnaj n-w. jerk
coacng n-w. leader, chief, clan head
coapm n-t. hat
cohva͑b v. snore
coib v. tie
cơitmna͑tf v. descibe
colibh n-w. rabies
cop n-w. squirrel
coshf n-c. dirge, lament
cot n-w. nose
cotĩ n-c. word
cõttõc n-c. beetle
cowp n-w. father
cub n-c. answer
cuic a. big
cun n-t. bead
cuv n-c. water
cwĩ n-w. vulture
cwif v. give birth
ebbe n-w. wheat
efaenti n-c. yogurt
elsh n-t. hook
ëmb v. wave
ëmpoauëc n-t. coin
ëmshtp n-t. bag
ënmëtac n-t. sail
ëpm n-t. roof
ësco͑ëx v. urinate
ësngĩ n-c. worm
ëzmtau ?. ?
faf n-c. bone
faun n-w. bouquet
fëng n-w. egg (chicken)
fhaotn a. regular, normal, standard, usual
fhaung n-c. cave
fheĩ n-w. gold
fhën v. hit, punch
fhienj n-t. web
fhoez v. cut off, remove
fietf n-c. cold soup
fiez n-c. pillow
fifi num. three
fifiz num. fifteen
fij n-w. sand
fiuj n. zedoary
fiutw n-t. bow (weapon)
fı͑õlp n. claw
fngĩ n-w. bear
fngit n-c. tooth
fno̰͑ëtc v. laugh
fnwngcat n-t. sword
fo͑ëm a. understand (deeply)
fõl n-w. mist
fõnp v. cure, heal
fsoĩ n-c. heron
fuz v. hit
fvan n-c. duck (female)
hai n-t. boat
hëco n-w. intestine
heffĩ n-c. bruise
hi̛az n-c. glass
hoil n-w. fat
hõil n-w. friend
hõl n-w. fox
hon n-t. basket
ho͑o n. morning
hõsas n-w. question
hoshf n-w. song
howl n-c. peach
hox n-w. arm
huh n-t. saw
humng a. darkened, shadowy
huntn n-c. star
hux n. truffle
hwl n-t. axle
iafzex n-w. stew
iaj n-c. cave
ienxc n-c. moth
ihhaı͑ n-w. smoke
ijsti n-t. bridge
ilb n-w. lamb
iloa n-c. ground
imme̤͑f v. meow
imng v. extinguish, put out
infs pred. enough, too much
injtv v. be surprised
inu͑x v. be foolish
iske n-t. bandage
isnvi n-w. unripe grape
istmli n-w. sheep
iuntn num. five
iuntnzuf num. seventeen
iv n-w. mouth
iwhucng num. twice [used in number formation]
izec n-c. clearing
ı͑nux v. drip
ı͑shlı͑c n-c. potash
ı͑xt v. sweat
jaj n-t. toy
jatn n-c. witchcraft, sorcery, black magic, necromancy
jet n-w. right leg
jiõj n-w. daughter
ji̗t v. water
jlijt v. crack (nut)
jmaets n-w. cumin
jo͑en n. throat
jo͑eti n-t. sinew
joil n-t. rope
jõiz n-c. sky
jowl n-t. cane, walking stick
jufhe v. write
jui a. empty
jvat a. tall
laes v. pour
lĩ n-w. pepper (spice)
limp n-c. snow
linglma n-c. mint
lintësc n-c. pit, hole
lõëm n-w. bush
loiëm͑ng n-w. quail
lõ̗l v. prophesy
lujul n-t. dictionary
lulm v. bother, annoy
lwlc v. be morning
lw͑phõi v. dream
maiz num. fourteen
mangc num. ten
mangczuf num. twenty-two
ma͑z v. learn
maznga͑x v. migrate
mëcsh n-t. arrow (weapon)
mëll n-w. hare
mëshngav n-c. nostalgia, longing
mic num. four
mijb v. lie down
miõng n-t. knife
mip n-w. ant
mi̛upm n-t. law
mizina͑tf v. smile
mma͑s v. cradle
mơa͑h v. cut
mơ͑ahs n-t. work, job, task
moi1 v. enter
moi2 n-w. tail
mongc n-w. son
mõxuj ?. ?
muijsh n-c. sapphire
mup n-w. leaf
mwhh n. chunk, hunk, slab of something
naib num. one
na̗ngn v. see
na͑ngu v. give
napasulc v. be night
nëcop n-w. grandfather
ngainsu͑t v. curdle
nga͑ngux n-w. fire
ngasibh n-c. hypothermia
ngeb v. raze
ngec n. branch
ngeën n-c. eye
ngelm a. 1. tasteless; 2. transparent, clear
ngëmx v. babble
nge̤͑ng v. bleat
ngëpĩ n-w. rib
ngëpoh n-w. chickpea
nges n-t. string
ngetf v. pluck
ngeti n. catfish
ngëz n-c. river
ngingp n-c. pupil (eye)
ngơai n-w. belly
ngoëngs̛h n-w. sapling
ngơwh n-c. metal
ngowv n-t. log
ngpënz n-t. shovel
ngsëm n-w. idiot, moron
ngsheë n-w. flint
ngsibh v. slice
ngtëj n-t. bowl
ngtwj n-c. pillar
ngui n-t. scale (for measuring)
ngu͑nush v. die
ngvas n-t. chair
ni̗ v. fall
niaf n-w. hand
nica͑mv n-w. chief, leader [coapm ‘hat’]
nija͑nj n-c. witch, sorcerer, necromancer [jatn ‘witchcraft’]
nilil n-c. cat
noc n-c. frog
noëfs̛hë n-w. skull
noën v. thank
nosc n-c. tooth
nowh n-w. goat
nowsh n-w. dress
ntx͑ië v. store
ntë n-t. hoe
nuhif num. thirteen
nuloi n-t. hammer
nu͑n v. tear
nwj n. food
ơahn n-t. shirt
o͑f n-c. mouse
õib v. cry
õin v. leave alone
ojiu adj. hairy
õlz n-c. seed
onga n-w. mother
ongc n-w. yak
onon n-c. yeti
o͑tta n-w. ash
owl v. perform, do one’s job
ozĩ n-c. apricot
pabes n. prison, jail
pa͑hesh v. emit smoke
paic a. ugly
paj n-w. girl
pajjë a. long
pangĩ n-c. lump
pele̤͑b v. sacrifice
pe̗lëb v. sleep
pellenı͑tf v. paint
pemn n-t. megalith
pescet a. sour
pien n. corner
piha n-w. tongue
pisi n-t. spoon
piwz n-c. celery
plaing n-t. bucket, pail
pming n-w. root (of plant)
pngõil n-c. air
pobbot n-w. snail
poel n-w. beauty (relating to warm noun)
pơens n-w. turtle
põinet n. trout
poiseng num. six
poisengzuf num. eighteen
pospël n-c. nightingale
pov n-t. string, thread
powsh num. nine
powshzuf num. twenty-one
pơ͑wtn n-w. shaman
pơwv n-w. ruby
puëm a. bitter
puëp n-w. star
pui v. undress
puln v. mend, fix, repair (clothing)
pumcab n-c. sour cherry
punngo n-c. rock, stone
punt n-w. wound
p͑w͑ilnõx v. snow
pxingp n-c. snowflake
pxliõt v. peel
pzal v. have a color
pzaun n-c. wing (of insect)
samc n-t. tunnel
sangcnul n-c. beauty (relating to cold or tool noun)
sapm n-w. left leg
sa̗ttme v. be jealous
scang v. braid
scapm n-w. love
scëx n-c. coriander
scft v. prune
scna͑b v. grant
scõlcng n. something
scowcv n-t. dust
scuëti a. sweet
sëb v. benefit
seëb n-w. deer
së̗m v. die
sëngtm v. dig
shah n-w. tongue
shaim n-w. duck (male)
sham n-w. mountain
shbal n-w. walnut
shëc n-w. finger
sheël n-c. monster
s̛hël n-t. ring
shfëx n-w. woman
shfopl n-c. orchard
s̛hinj n-c. reflection
shipm n-c. apple
shiv n-t. spear
shjai num. eighteen
shjaiczuf num. twenty
shngit n-c. eye
shngonge v. choose, pick
shngo͑nge v. scream
shoët v. understand
shpjı͑e̤͑tx v. retort
s̛hucf n-c. snow blowing in the wind
s̛huëp v. rest
shujf v. poke, jab
sibbic n-c. dough
sin n-c. fish
sinĩ n-w. head (of animal)
siw͑x adj. noble
smwz v. be afternoon
snaj n-t. coat
sna͑ngsca v. abdicate
snauj n-c. corpse
sngab n-w. wing (of bird)
sngaeb n-c. reflection
sngaiwbh n-c. leprosy
sngleën v. repeat
sngõt n-c. berry
soanpe͑ v. be barefoot
soibh n-w. pica
somb n-t. mistake
somc n-c. foot
somng v. remember fondly
somoi n-c. head (of person)
sõnb n-c. beak
sotf v. spell
sõvsh n-w. bread
sowh n-c. cabbage
susĩ n-w. liver
tafti n-w. spouse, husband, wife
ta͑on n-w. desert
tate͑tf v. run
taze͑ v. melt
tcwnshow͑t v. sit
teëm n-w. hot soup
tef n-c. ear
teffis n-w. millet
teftĩ n-w. flea
tefting n-w. wisdom
tëh n-w. pigeon
tehhoi n-t. burial mound
telv n-t. sequence of steps, stairway [tev ‘step’]
tev n-t. step, stair
tflal v. realize
tingxi n-w. grandmother
tisi n. justice, fairness
tissavetf v. count
tı͑ëmsh n-c. lake
tı͑e͑p v. put
tı͑õmw n-c. fish
tlolc v. be evening
tnw͑c v. grin
tơac n-t. boat
tơai n-w. bark
toang n-w. idea, thought
tơe͑f v. sleep (for a long time)
toesfĩ n-w. pistachio
toesi n. vengeance, revenge
toez n-w. quince
tõfa͑n v. feel full
to̗hpi v. grumble
tõijntn v. rain
tõil adj. be rare, uncommon
tõilz n-t. axe
tõinnës n-w. flying squirrel
tojb n-c. firewood
tolx n-t. ladder [telv ‘staircase’ < tev ‘step’]
tõtpõm n-w. lip
tơ͑whhwn v. pray
tows n-c. fingernail, toenail
towsh n-w. bird
tui v. pull
tw̗ic v. pat, pet
twp n-w. brother
twtu n-w. rabbit
twz n-w. dirt
txoël a. 1. thick; 2. hard
uffoi n-w. red panda
ulmibh n-c. frostbite
ulul n-c. pumpkin
uxu͑ngx n-w. bat (animal)
vahĩ adj. astringent
vaisc n-w. honey
vashjı͑t v. need
vaung n-w. devil
vaux n. nothing
vëj n-w. door
vënxai n-c. glass
vien n-w. sun
vinsh v. 1. say, speak; 2. read
viv n-c. flood
vı͑õ v. sneer
vngelv v. announce [vngev ‘loud’]
vngev a. loud
vngolx n-t. horn (instrument) [vngelv ‘announce’ < vngev ‘loud’]
vo n. medlar
voail n-t. cage
voh n-c. shore, bank, beach
voi n-w. island
voil n-w. meat
volvõl n-w. blood
võng n-c. fly
võntoc n-w. heart
vosce͑xu v. slander
võs̛hı͑ë n-w. sister
vui v. marry
vuvujsh v. bark
vw̛it pred. close, near
wfõl n-w. neck
wifsnwn n. wind
w̛il n-c. ice
w̛in n-w. animal skin, leather
wmngë n-c. moon
w͑n v. give
wnngë num. seven
wnngzuf num. nineteen
ws̛hu v. lie
xa n-w. blood
xaef n-t. spear
xang v. blink
xa͑ng n-w. lion
xashb n-w. horse
xef n-w. boy
xev n-c. grape
xhaif n-c. carrion
xilõ n-w. tree
xit v. necessary, need
xilõ n-w. tree
xixnı͑ec n-w. snow leopard
xlingp n-w. splinter
xlõm n-w. wood
xnebect num. eleven
xnectzuf num. twenty-three
xngë̗b v. drink
xnglaul v. scream
xnwfwil n-c. cucumber
xơaz v. laugh
xoil n-t. necklace
xõit n-t. shoe
xo̰͑pël v. help
xơ͑whh v. count
xowlsh n-t. net
zaiazi n-w. cockroach
zans n-c. cloud
zashbe n-t. wheel
zish n-c. brass
ziz n-c. diamond
znauj v. defy, stand up to, resist
zoa͑b v. betray
zo͑ezp v. speak
zo͑ezze n. language
zõi n-w. swan
zoit n-t. garbage
zõn n-w. salt
zõtf n-t. club, bat
zpaiut v. differ, be different
zpanta͑ n-w. lark
zuf num. twelve
zuln n-w. ember
zwiz n-c. barberry
zw͑nghë n-w. muscle
zwzu n-w. man