Nouns Flashcards
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aba
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n. piece; part; component.
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æ
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n. truth
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ægo
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n. the top; the upper portion
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æye
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n. (head (of an organism); tip; cockpit/bridge (of a craft, ship).
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afæfo
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n. trusted buyer/seller/client (not in one’s own Souli).
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afu
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n. the front; the forward portion
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ai
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n. a message; a note (when handwritten).
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akafa
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n. a ridiculous obligation or an arrogant, entitled person. Usage is ironic and satiracle, See kafa.
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alamba
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n. your face, the face of an important person
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ama
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n. something really nice that someone makes for you (as a gift).
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ambo
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n. door; portal; gate.
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ambu
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n. the side; the flank
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amve
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n. a Banu “break” or “cat nap” (about 8 mins. in Human Standard time)
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amyo
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n. land; property; territory. - uFwadi ndi da ulo nja gosso amyo afa suNogo nyenga tue utuYumano ktiso lo.“Fwadi claims that they have a claim to some land on Nogo in order to let some Humans rent it.”
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ando
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n. arm, tentacle (andze - the two arms of a humanoid).
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andra
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n. insect-like ‘bug’ (with hard body parts including wings) - .eto ye sara kto andra jetse dzoma ipuma ke anji tæ.“I won’t eat any insect unless all the wings and legs have been removed.”, See ibi.
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andze
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n. the two arms of a humanoid, See ando.
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anga
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n. fruit
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angu
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n. neck (of an organism).
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anjatsa
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n. an expensive item, a “splurge” aquisition
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anje
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n. the 2 legs of a humanoid), see anji.
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anji
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n. leg; column (in architecture) (anje - 2 legs of a humanoid).
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anju
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n. a kind and generous person worthy of respect.
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ao
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n. “intoxicant” (could be alcohol, a drug, etc.)
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awa
n. a human hour
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awe
n. eye; seeing organ (awese - the two eyes of a humanoid).
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awese
n. the two eyes of a humanoid, See awe.
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aya
n. number (a discrete number used as a label); e.g. aya ga ndronjindro, the number 88.
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ayu
n. traditional Banu clothing; garments.
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aza
n. unit
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dale aya
n. “serial number” (“the unique number”).
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ede
n. rock, stone.
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efwó
n.idiom. never (in the future). Can also be used in a quasi-verbal/adverbial sense, typically at the end of phrases/sentences.
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egambo
n. a game with high stakes; games (primarily played by adults); relationship with dangerous individuals.
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ei
n. “stuff” (tasks, etc. to which one must attend)
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ekta
n. the bottom; the lower portion
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emó
n.idiom. never (in the past). Can also be used in a quasi-verbal/adverbial sense, typically at the end of phrases/sentences.
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emyu
n. math; mathematics; calculations. Also emyuo "myuo = calculate"
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endi
n. amount; quantity; volume
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endue
n. time; the passage of time.
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engo
n. the right; the right side
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enja
n. ability.
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enja nyo fanyokto
n. idiom., sense of smell.
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enjakte
n. usefulness/utility
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enjawe
n. work - .eto la enjawe fwa sitafwu. “I started the work up 5 shifts ago.”
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enje
n. a Banu “week” (100k beats, 140 hours).
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enono
n. rough guess; estimate.
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ero
n. tail (of fauna or a (flying) vehicle, etc.)
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esatabo
n. the game of sataball
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esingi
n. something really nice that someone does for you.
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esouli
n. the business dealings of a souli.
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esse
n. reason
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esso
n. chief, leader (with utu) - authority (with enge).
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essosouli
n. head of the souli, chief, boss-person
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esumbo
n. an offer (typically listed as a ‘price’ or ‘opening bid’ and assumed to represent a currency if not stated otherwise).
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esusu
n. payment; compensation ($$).
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eu
n. a Banu “year” (about 579 days / about 1.6 years (a Banu year).
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eyi
n. power; energy; thrust (of an engine)
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eyoæ
n. a lie - (rare).
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eyufu
n. language; dialect.
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eyuko
n. a classic (pre-tech, basic) weapon.
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i
n. water.
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ia
n. situation; condition; status
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ibedo
n. bedroom; sleeping quarters (for Humans).
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ibi
n. insect-like ‘bug’ (with hard body parts (but without wings)), See andra.
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idu
n. tongue (of people or fauna).
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idzi
n. a Banu “hour” (about 1.4 hrs. in Human Standard time)
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ie
n. hand; paw; claw (isse - the two hands of a humanoid).
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ifa
n. the skin (of a person or animal hide).
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ifa
n. the skin (of a person or animal hide).
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ife
n. the left; the left side
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ii
n. liquid.
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ija
n. leg (ijase - two legs of a humanoid).
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ijase
n. two legs of a humanoid, See ija.
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iki
n. tool; device.
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ikse
n. crunchy Banu “cheese”
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iktambo
n. point of retirement, divestment. See ktambo.
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iktambo
n. point of divestment/retirement — (See ktambo).
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ikti
n. weapon; advanced weapon (compare with eyuko).
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ilafe
n. nitrogen.
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ilana
n. over there; that place, See lana.
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ime
n. table; work surface; eating surface - éa si ime? “What is on the table?”
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imvuli
n. home; quarters.
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indue
n. a point in time; a nameable episode - ¿ino sese njendo lo, indue wendæ?“How many times have you already fixed it?”
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induó
n.idiom. never (in the past or future). Can also be used in a quasi
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injeko
n. here; this place, See njeko.
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injo
n. joint; ankle; knee; elbow.
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inya
n. fate; luck (both good and bad); happenstance. - inya tanya or tanya inya “Good fortune.”
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ipuma
n. wing.
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isatabo
n. sataball arena
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isó
n.idiom. nowhere. Can also be used in a quasi-verbal/adverbial sense, typically at the end of phrases/sentences.
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isse
n. the two hands of a humanoid, See ie.
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ita
n. shift (of 10,000 beats); functional equivalent of a Banu “day” or 1/2 “day” (depending on one’s perspective).
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itatæ
n. every shift.
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itato
n. every shift; “every day.”
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iya
n. the out-of-sight space vis-à-vis a potential viewer
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kso ksa njambedzæ
n. recyclables (also onjambedzæ).
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mini
n. a human mini
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ndefwó
n.idiom. never EVER! (in the future). Can also be used in a quasiverbal/adverbial sense, typically at the end of phrases/sentences.
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ndemó
n.idiom. never EVER! (in the past). Can also be used in a quasiverbal/adverbial sense, typically at the end of phrases/sentences.
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oadi
n. ear; listening orifice (oadze- the two ear-holes of a humanoid).
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oadze
n. the two ear-holes of a humanoid, See oadi.
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obedo
n. a bed (that Humans sleep in).
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ochoa
n. syllable; glyph; letter; written symbol of language
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ochokølo
n. chocolate
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odai
n. starship
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odo
n. the back; the rear portion
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oduyu
n. machine; mechanism; apparatus; device. - .uChu sea la oduyu ktikta.“Chu just broke the device.”
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odzi
n. the periphery
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ofo
n. type kind. (NB: ofo (+fo) can be used for any concrete noun, but the special classifiers zwofo, ktofo, ksofo, gofo, ndzofo are generally preferred.) .ofo osano no. “Some kind of grav-lev vehicle is necessary.” - .njeko ofo dzæ ke sasatso zwana oni. “This type is new and better than the other one.”
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oi
n. “stuff” (things/items that are not yet sorted and classified); equipment; gear; trappings (of wealth); merchandise/good on display for sale.
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ojopo
n. street; road; path.
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okafa
n. something aggravating or frustrating, e.g. a broken machine or tool, See kafa.
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okangi
n. precious/valuable metal.
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okso
n. trash; refuse (note: stress on the 2nd o), also simply kso.
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oktadi
n. music; siren (of an alert/warning).
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okuno
n. body; the core of a person or animal (minus extremities).
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olamba
n. the face of something not living, a corpse’s face, a mask, the "view" that one sees when looking at something.
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olana
n. that; that thing,
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olenona
n. train, public/civic transport.
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omo
n. mouth; speaking orifice.
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omvuli
n. house (as a building).
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omyao
n. intoxicant (liquor, booze; drugs; anything that will intoxicate).
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omyaofi
n. booze (specifically); also simply aofi.
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onamba
n. something bartered or traded-in.
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onesu
n. Nus; Banu credit.
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onga
n. age.
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onjambedzæ
n. recyclables (also kso ksa njambedzæ).
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onjekó
n.idiom. (this) worthless nothing piece of crap!
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onjeko
n. this; this thing, See njeko.
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onjussuæ
n. “All Flavor” stew - a dish at the heart of Banu ‘comfort’ cuisine.
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ono
n. (ceremonial) vessel; chalice.
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oRaso
n. “Rust” (a potent liquor).
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oro
n. a building; and edifice; a ‘hut’ (when classified with go).
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osatabo
n. a sataball ball
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osloma
n. sloma (the ceremonial beverage).
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osouli
n. the Souli as a business entity.
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osuchi
n. suchi (Japanese sushi, vinegar infused rice with fish and other ingredients)
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otie
n. gift - .afo otie do uNjo. “Njo wants some kind of extravagant gift.”
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oya
n. face (of an animal or humanoid)
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oyazi
n. corpse; dead body of an animal or person.
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uBanu
n. a Banu person.
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udasi
n. a freelancer; independent agent (not a member of a souli).
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ue
n. information; data.
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ugi
n. way; style; manner; method; methodology - .mbe elana, ndo ugi. ››› .mbelana, ndugi. That’s quite a (unique) way to do that.”
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ukafa
(utu) ukafa (utu) n. an idiot, a moron, See kafa
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uKoli
n. the planet Koli.
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ulamba
n. witness; spectator
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umbi
n. stomach; belly.
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umi
n. a Banu “beat” (5 seconds in Human Standard time).
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undo
n. a Banu “season” - a Banu ‘season’ (about 58 days / a short contract period).
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undu
n. foot; paw (undze - two feet of a humanoid).
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undze
n. two feet of a humanoid), See undu.
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unga
n. disease, germs, infection
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uno
n. the interior, the inside
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unya
n. worm’ (with (primarily) soft body parts).
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upa
n. excrement; urine; spittle (with kso) - fertilizer (with zwo).
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usouli
n. a member of a Souli.
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usu
n. milk'
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uTéra
n. the planet Earth - ¿uTéra wiséa? “Where is Terra?
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utó
n.idiom. nobody; no one
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uyamwo
n. oxygen.
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uyoæ
n. a liar - (rare).
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uyu
n. a toy; a plaything (metaphorically speaking when referring to people).
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uyubi
n. hot springs; geothermal pools.
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uYumano
n. a Human person.
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yía
n. a Standard Earth Year (SEY) (6,307,200 Banu beats), See also séi.
