qahe kʷahə
që kʷɛ
qësin kʷɛsin
qëte kʷɛtə
qët-len̄welēn̄we kʷɛtləŋʷəleŋʷə noun
Music
sticks for beatingdrumsticks: small wooden sticks used to play (lēn̄we) the small bamboo slit drum (ere)
Ne qëtlen̄welēn̄we, nie të ge lēn̄we n' ere ē.These drumsticks are designed to play the bamboo drum.
seewēt
qëtlop kʷɛtlɔp
qe kʷə
qehih kʷəhih
qehline kʷəhlinə
qen̄ kʷəŋ
qer kʷər
qerën̄ kʷərɛŋ
qerën̄e kʷərɛŋə
qerēn̄e kʷəreŋə noun
<°bʷaraŋa
1 – hole
gil ne qerēn̄edig a hole (in the ground+)
dur ne qerēn̄ebore a hole (in stone)
derivativemetë-qerēn̄eopening
2 – netmesh
ne qerēn̄e i qian̄eholes in the fishnet
qere kʷərə
qergë kʷərɣɛ
qerqergë kʷərkʷərɣɛ
qet kʷət
qet- kʷət
qetker kʷətkər
qetqotlun̄e kʷətkʷɔtlʉŋə
qetu kʷətʉ noun, relational
POc*bwatu
Anatomy
head
Ne qetu-k na memerie.My head hurts.
Nihe na hër ne tewëh viëv si ri qutuhe.They've stuck flowers on their heads.
synonymqot
qetu ēn̄we noun
qetu ‘head’ + ēn̄we ‘house’
Architecture
ridgepole
see lexical list atēn̄we ①
qetvot kʷətβɔt
qian̄e kʷiaŋə
qian̄e kʷiaŋə
Anoun
Techniques
net, esp. net used in net-fishing
Bproper noun
Astronomy
the Fishing-Netname of the planet Jupiter
📘 Its name recalls the practice of going out for netfishing at night.
qihe kʷihə
qit kʷit
qone2 kʷɔnə noun
Architecture
rafter: light beam extending from the ridgepole (qetu ēn̄we) to the stringpiece (hehō), forming the roof structure
see lexical list atēn̄we ①
qot kʷɔt noun
POc*bwatu
the head, o.'s head: unpossessed form of qetu, referring generically to anyone's head
Mowe ne tēle mi ne malaria, ne qot ni memerie.In case of malaria, the head hurts.
main entryqetu
qotgelgōl kʷɔtɣəlɣol
qotker kʷɔtkər
qotrega kʷɔtrəɣa
qot-tugō kʷɔttʉɣo
qō kʷo
qōr kʷor
qu kʷu
qug-limē-k kʷuɣlimek
qugu-k kʷuɣʉk
qul kʷul
qulesi- kʷuləsi
qulqul kʷulkʷul
qune kʷunə
quqehih kʷukʷəhih
qurē kʷure
Motapureicommon+
Aadjective
1 – common, widespread, that can be found anywhere
2 – pejcommon, worthless, of no special status
3 – indifferent, of little matter
Të ke vēn me den̄wē hi të merën? — Na qurē weren̄o!Shall I come today, or tomorrow? — It doesn't matter / As you like it.
Bpostverb
anywhere, anyhow; haphazardly, carelessly, freely
Ne n̄wië tate toge qurē li metëvenie.Ghosts don't wander around freely in the village.
Nike të we revraviëv, we gel nike tat gën qurē.initiation ritesWhen you fast, you're not allowed to eat freely.
qureriē- kʷurərie