Chatcaavan Vocabulary

A lexicon of known Chatcaavan words and their meanings.

A
aul [ OWL ], (prep) -- with

aynu [ AY noo ], (noun) -- work

B
bato [ BAH toh ], (noun) -- life

bau [ BOW ], (adverb) -- no; negative

bauti [ BOW tih ], (adverb) -- not

buto [ BOO toh ], (noun) -- death

C
caava [ KAH vah ], (noun) -- change, shift

cava [ cah VAH ], (verb) -- to change, to shift

chat [ SHAHT ], (adjective) -- intelligent / sapient

chatmana [ SHAHT mah nah ], (noun) -- world

D
d [ d ], (article) -- a

ducha [ DOO chah ], (adverb) -- there

duri [ DOO rih ], (noun) -- money (specifically coin; can't be used to describe anything that might be used to exchange value, as in barter).

F
for [ FOHR ], (verb) -- to fill or swell with anger

G
gur [ GOOR ], (prep) -- of

H
hichitar [ HIH chih tahr ], (verb) -- to compare

I
irar [ IH rahr ], (noun) -- artisan, craftsman

L
lalu [ LAH loo ], (adverb) -- when

lulu [ loo LOO ], (verb) -- to cease

M
mana [ mah NAH ], (noun) -- hovel -- note pronounciation

moch [ MOHCH ], (verb) -- to say

mocha [ MOH chah ], (verb) -- to command

N
nane [ NAH neh ], (verb) -- to do (originally 'to defy')

nuti [ NOO tih ], (verb) -- to see

P
pa [ pah ], (prep) -- in

pecha [ PEH chah ], (verb) -- to give

peter [ PEH ter ], (noun) -- male (both biological and societal: 'a man', not just a male person).

pula [ POOL ah ], (noun) -- female (this is both a biological term and a societal one roughly connoting 'just a woman').

Q
qa [ QUAH ], (conjunction) -- but

qe [ QUEH ], (prep) -- to

qer [ QUEHR ], (verb) -- to live

R
rato [ RAH toh ], (verb) -- to be deserving

res [ REHS ], (adjective) -- ultimate

respeter [ REHS peh tehr ], (noun) -- emperor

resula [ reh SOOL ah ], (noun) -- Slave Queen

S
san [ SAHN ], (noun) -- dominion (one created by active conquest)

shupa [ SHOO pah ], (noun) -- comfort

T
ted [ TEHD ], (adjective) -- large

tsinau [ TSIH now ], (noun) -- time

tu [ TOO ], (conjunction) -- so, thus

U
ula [ OO lah ], (noun) -- slave

ulabato [ OO lah bah toh ], (noun) -- exectution

utu [ OO too ], (noun) -- favor

V
varar [ vah RAHR ], (adjective) -- great

vararmana [ vah rahr MAH nah ], (noun) -- 'great dwelling'; the Emperor's palace

ve [ VEH ], (prep) -- if

venar [ VEH nahr ], (verb) -- to laugh

W
wau [ WOW ], (prep) -- for

Z
zere [ zeh REH ], (adverb) -- too, also

zeshe [ ZEH sheh ], (verb) -- to name oneself (reflexive)