Dictionary
Lexicon and word definitions
| Lemma | Gloss |
|---|---|
| -a'hoi' | go learn, do repeatedly |
| -a'ip- | to do in a non-punctiliar, downward manner |
| -a'it- | against |
| -a'ob- | to do in a punctiliar, outward direction |
| -a'op- | to do in a non-punctiliar, outward direction |
| -a'p- | to do in a non-punctiliar, inward direction |
| -abo'i' | to do in a punctiliar, out-upward manner (not penetrating the object but joining it to something else in a fixed manner) |
| -ba' | (suffix; meaning unspecified) |
| -hai' | future (an event in the future) |
| -o'i't- | to part (into pieces), to gaze |
| -o'p- | to do in a non-punctiliar, upward direction |
| ba'-a'ip-a'pi' | to comb (reflexive) |
| ba'-a'ipa'i | to comb |
| ba'a-ha' | well, a lot |
| ba'ag-a'obi' | to stack |
| ba'aga'i | pile, stack |
| ba'agi | a lot stacked, to pile |
| ba'bai | almost (used with third person) |
| ba'opi | to rub |
| baa'bi | ill, not well |
| baa'i'hi'igi' | slowly |
| baa'tahai | to unwind/untie, to undo |
| bag-a'boi' | to share/interchange/overlap, to exchange |
| bag-a'ho-aag-a'pi | to pass by |
| bag-aha'pi | to drift, to wander from place to place |
| baga'-a'bi | to stick, to jam |
| bagai' | almost |
| baiai | to fear |
| bao'sai' | (no definition provided) |
| bi'i-xo'i'-sai | hand soap |
| bi'isa-ho-a'boi' | to shake hands |
| bi-igio' | downward |
| biísi | red in color |
| boitó• | motorboat |
| boopai | throat, neck |
| botoi | scar |
| ga'i | to say, near |
| ga'i-hi | this |
| ga'ig-a'b-o'pi' | to tie with a knot |
| ga'ig-a'hoi' | to tie many times/wrap, to wind |
| ga'ig-o'pi' | to tie around |
| ga'igi' | to tie |
| ga'i² | here |
| gahió• | airplane |
| giopaí | dog |
| go' | that, what |
| go'-gi'i's-o | how much |
| go'-gi'i's-o' | why/how, how many |
| go'o' | where |
| gáatahaí | can (cylindrical container) |
| gáía | crooked |
| hi• | he, she (third-person subject pronoun), him, her (third-person object pronoun) |
| hi'-abi | temporary negation |
| hi'-o'gi-a'aga-o | all the men |
| hisoi• | (Christianity) Jesus |
| ho'i | few |
| ho'iihi'i | single, one |
| ho-a'boi' | to release/pass/shake hands, to give to |
| ho-a'op-a'pi | to pass out/share with many, to distribute |
| ho-abo'i' | to turn the light out |
| hoa'i-ip-a'boi' | to shine the light, to turn on the light |
| hoa'i-ipi | to turn on a light |
| hoapiigi' | to blow with mouth |
| hoi | to release/pass/open/leave, to give |
| hoi' | more than a few, some |
| hoigi' | dirty |
| hoí | relatively large quantity |
| hói | relatively small quantity |
| ka'i | to mess, to bother |
| ka'ib-a'ipi' | to pour |
| ka'ipi' | to make/construct, scattered |
| ka'o'i' | who |
| kaa'bi | full/stretch/pull, spread |
| kaab-a'obi' | to bite |
| kaaga-kai | to study |
| kaap-a'bogi' | to squeeze, to press together |
| kaap-a'boi' | to bathe by jumping in water, to splash |
| kaap-a'obi' | to break/shatter, to shoot with a gun |
| kaap-a'opi | to slice, to scatter |
| kaapi' | to kill |
| kaaxai | macaw |
| kab-a'b-o'pi' | to finish |
| kabatií | tapir |
| kabi | permanent negation; to finish/quit/stop |
| kaga-ka'obi' | to write |
| kaha'pi | to fly/ride a bike, to free |
| kahaí | arrow |
| kai'bai | spread out |
| kaib-a'ipi' | to pour |
| kao-a'ipi' | to speak poorly |
| kao-hi'-aaga' | yawning |
| kao-hi'-aaga'o' | yawning |
| kaobi' | to fall |
| kaopi' | to go back |
| kaoáíbogi | evil spirit |
| kapiigá | paper, money; bill |
| ko' | sweet |
| ko'o'i' | small (temporary) |
| ko'o'saa'ga | to not know, little/ignorant |
| ko-a'boi' | to cover up |
| ko-a'i | dead |
| koata'-a'ho-aagi | to fold |
| kobai | to see/observe, to return/watch |
| kobiaí | white in color, light (pale in colour) |
| kog-a'op-a'pi | to urinate standing up |
| kog-a'pi | to urinate |
| kohoi | to eat repeatedly |
| koi' | really (temporary) |
| kopa'i | black |
| kopaíai | black jaguar (Panthera onca), black in color, dark in color |
| kos-aaga' | to stare/look intently; to know; to understand |
| káixihí | paca (rodent of the genus Cuniculus) |
| pa'abi | to tear |
| pi | water, thorn |
| pi-aga'ab-opi' | to wring water out of clothes, to rip |
| pibaóí | otter |
| pigáía• | scissors |
| pii | water |
| piixi | long |
| pio | also |
| páxaihi | chicken; hen |
| pé, ipé | water |
| saha-xai | should not |
| siitoga'o | belt |
| taahoasi | sand |
| ti• | I (first-person subject pronoun), me (first-person object pronoun) |
| ti'-xo'gi-a'aga-o | all of us |
| ti'a'-a'hoi' | to break something brittle |
| ti'i'oisa'paoi' | plastic bag |
| tigi | brittle, won't (hard) |
| tiixi-a'op-a'pi' | to boil something until very soft |
| tiobáhai• | child; kid |
| tooi | tall |
| tíisí | body |
| xa'a'-ib-o'gi | quickly |
| xa'a'-xa'ho'i'' | slowly |
| xa'a'hai' | to walk, to go |
| xa'a'pa'-itai | hair |
| xa'a'si | clean, new |
| xa'a(ga) | to be (permanent states and qualities) |
| xa'ag-a'boi' | to empty, to dry |
| xa'aga² | dry/low, empty |
| xa'as-aag-opi' | to make clean/clear, fast/to make smooth |
| xa'b-a'ipi' | to sit |
| xa'b-a'obi' | to cure, to make well |
| xa'ba | only |
| xa'bi' | to stay/grab/cure, to get |
| xa'ho'i' | to do |
| xa'i | to mess, to bother |
| xa'isi | outside |
| xaag-a'ho-aaga' | to change into another thing, to transform |
| xaaga' | to be with, to have (non-permanent) |
| xaagá | to be, (after xao-) to have |
| xaai'bi | clear, clean |
| xabaxa'i | only |
| xabo'o'pa'i | to return |
| xagaia' | crooked |
| xagi'i | cold |
| xaho-aaga' | to begin/start away, to leave away |
| xahoa-ko'hoa'i | early morning |
| xahoa-kohoa'i | early morning |
| xahoasai | blue in color, green in color (of fruit) unripe; green (not ripe, not ready to eat) |
| xai | to be, to link adjectives with nouns |
| xait-a'ho'i' | to sleep |
| xaoo'-s-a'b-a'ipi' | to kneel |
| xaopi' | to be mad, to fight |
| xapaigáía• | any language that is not the Pirahã language |
| xapaitíisí• | the Pirahã language |
| xapaí | head, foot, first |
| xapo'o'bii | bitter, sour |
| xapo-a'i | to show affection/kiss, to fondle |
| xi'-o'gi-a'aga-o | they (female/girls) |
| xi'a'-a'ho-aaga' | to weaken |
| xi'a'-a'hoi' | to bend |
| xi'bai'si | spouse |
| xi'biga'i | strong/dark, thick |
| xi'biga'isi | grandparent |
| xi'ga | right/exactly, part |
| xi'gi | hard |
| xi'i'ga'i | back (body part) |
| xi'o'i'i | fragmented/jointed, women |
| xi'siitai | feather |
| xi'sitoi | to stand |
| xib-a'boi' | to stab |
| xib-a'it-o'pi' | to wash clothes, to scrub |
| xib-a'obi | to strike/knock over, to collide |
| xib-aha'pi | to untie, to shoot with an arrow |
| xib-o'i't-a'ipi' | to cut |
| xib-o'i't-a'opi | to chop |
| xib-og-a'pi | to enter |
| xibi' | to hit |
| xibi'ibi | to send |
| xibi'ooi' | flying insect |
| xibo-g-a'pi | to enter |
| xiboi | piece |
| xig-a'ap-a'ipi' | to stab repeatedly |
| xig-a'ho-aag-a'pi' | to bring |
| xig-a'ho-aag-o'pi' | to take away |
| xig-a'obi | to pin down/pin up, to pin on |
| xig-aap-a'ipi' | to stab repeatedly |
| xig-aap-a'obi' | to stab, to puncture |
| xig-ap-opi' | to string beads |
| xig-o'pi' | to sprinkle/unsettle/stir up, to shake |
| xigagí | pepper |
| xigi' | to carry/leave with, to steal |
| xigi'-aha'pi | to travel |
| xigi'a'i | correct/ok, to go to a specific place |
| xigia'b-a'opi' | to grow (plants) |
| xigia'bi | similar |
| xihi' | to put/rest, to place |
| xihi'-a'boi | to fit together |
| xihi'-a'boi' | to fit together |
| xihi'-a'ipi' | to store/plant, to save |
| xihi'-abo'i' | to light with a match/balance, to hang |
| xihi'-o'gi' | expensive |
| xihi'-o'pi' | to button |
| xihoa'-a'boi' | to wet |
| xii'a'opi' | to grate |
| xiiga'ha' | hard |
| xip-a'boi' | to do fine carving, to thread something small |
| xip-opi' | to peel with a knife |
| xipóihií | woman |
| xisa-a'ipi' | to sing |
| xisi' | to cry, to moan |
| xit-a'ipi' | to drink |
| xit-aa'bi | to peel with your hand |
| xit-aba'ab-o'pi' | to close/screw on, to shut |
| xit-aba'aboi' | to fix/close, to put back together |
| xitai' | cover |
| xitiga' | to steady |
| xito-a'opi' | to fall apart |
| xito-aa'bi | to open/remove by pulling/pushing/twisting, to pull off |
| xito-opi' | to take off/cut off/undress, to remove |
| xitoi | to come off, to separate |
| xitóhoi | testicles |
| xo'gi-a'aga-o | everyone |
| xo'gi-aag-aha'pi | to grow big |
| xo'gio' | all |
| xo'i | pretty |
| xo'i' | to hold, to guard |
| xo'i'² | pretty |
| xo'o'i' | small, tiny (permanent) |
| xo-a'boi' | to get dressed/buy, to put on one's body |
| xo-a'obi' | to wear |
| xo-a'op-a'pi' | to wipe, to dry off/use clothes |
| xoaogabi | to delay |
| xob-a'bo-g-a'pi' | to thread larger objects |
| xob-a'boi' | to stir/move in and out, to add |
| xob-a'ipi' | to store |
| xob-opi | to push, to blow |
| xoba'axai | to do good |
| xogi' | to want |
| xoho-a'opi' | to hunt for, to look for |
| xoi | hand |
| xoi' | to hold with hand, to guard with hand |
| xoixi'i' | light (not heavy) |
| xoo'i' | jungle/health, place |
| xop-a'ipi' | to step on/walk on, to tread |
| xopaoho | to work |
| xopi' | to lift, to leave |
| xopóogií | inga (fruit) |
| xoti' | to fight |
| xápiso | tree bark, peel |
| xíbogi | milk |
| xísiisí | fat |