Dulooi:Sabon Harshe/Wordlist
Dinka (Rek dialect) words selected from Brisco & Blench (2006):[1]
| English | Dinka (singular) | Dinka (plural) | notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gymnachus niloticus | riäl | ||
| Tetradon fakaka | buliɔk | buliɔɔk | |
| Polypterus endlicheri. | diŋ | ||
| Bagrus bayad | alɔ̈ɔ̈u | ||
| Lates nilotica | gueth | ||
| Heterotis niloticus | lek | ||
| lungfish | luth | ||
| Eutropus niloticus | thɛn | then | |
| Mormyridae | anyidɔl | elephant fish | |
| Tilapia nilotica | atuur | atur | |
| electrical fish | deer | dër | |
| graphite | jɔɔrɔ | ||
| hornbill | akiɛl | akil | |
| bushbaby | dimakok | ||
| aardvark | mok | ||
| aardwolf | gaŋriɛl | ||
| acacia tree | koot | kot | |
| Adam's apple | guak rol | ||
| Achilles tendon | cuet | ||
| aluminium | bau | ||
| ant | acuk | acuok | |
| antbear | muok | ||
| scaly anteater | akuoŋ | ||
| Nile Lechwe antelope | abuɔɔk | abuɔk | |
| roan antelope | amom | ||
| sitatunga antelope | anyidol | ||
| giant eland | gualgual | gualguaal | |
| bushbuck | per | pɛr | |
| topi, tiang antelope | thiäŋ | thieŋ | |
| cob antelope | thïl | thiɛl | |
| Abiyei | ŋɔɔk | ŋak | |
| arthritis | adhuoŋ | ||
| Australia | Authërelia | ||
| baboon | agɔɔk | agɔk | |
| bamboo | lɔu | lɔ̈ɔ̈th | |
| basil | aŋier | ||
| basilisk | luil | ||
| bat | alïïk | aliɛ̈k | |
| bedbug | thuar | ||
| beehive | guluŋ | ||
| bee | kiɛ̈c | kïc | |
| Bhar el Ghazal river | colpiu | ||
| bee-eater bird, carmine | aciu | ||
| secretary bird | mër | ||
| oxpecker | ajuec | ||
| waterbird | akeer | ||
| francolin | aweec | awec | |
| honeybird | birkec | ||
| weaving bird | lual atot | ||
| bladder | alɛc | ||
| baobab | dhunyduol | ||
| boat | riäi | riai | |
| Bongo | dor | duɔr | |
| brushwood | ayar | ||
| buffalo | anyaar | anyɛɛr | |
| Simulium damnosum | kundur | ||
| bushbucks | per | pɛr | |
| calabash | anyal | anyel | |
| camel | thɔrɔl | ||
| cassava | bafora | ||
| Synodontus schali | ŋɔɔk | ||
| cattle | weŋ | ɣɔ̈k | |
| chameleon | ŋanykudɔt | ŋanykudɔɔt | ŋany |
| chicken | ajïth | ajïïth | |
| chickenpox | gol | ||
| cicada | tiir | ||
| civet | wël | wëël | |
| conjunctivitis | tɔɔknyin | ||
| cormorant | aliec | ||
| corkwood | adeet | adet | SEb |
| cotton | alath | ||
| crab | ŋeŋ | ŋɛŋ | |
| cowrie shell | gaak | gɛk | |
| crane | awet | aweet | |
| crowned/crested crane | awet marial | ||
| cricket | tiir | ||
| cucumber | akuɔl | akol | |
| custard apple | yorbɛɛr | ||
| Deng | Deŋ | ||
| donkey | akaja | ||
| dormouse | alɔ̈l | ||
| dove | kur | ||
| dragonfly | akɔlmagar | ||
| red backed duiker | amuŋ thith | ||
| earwax | akutkut yic | ||
| earthworm | liokliok | ||
| Gymnachus niloticus | riäl | riɛ̈l | |
| elephant | akɔ̈ɔ̈n | akön | |
| eleusine | malual nyäth telabun | ||
| epilepsy | nok | ||
| eunuch | aboi | ||
| Euphorbia candelabrum | buol | ||
| festival | ayum | ||
| field mouse | dɔr manyaŋ | ||
| fig tree | ŋam | ||
| firefly | mïït | rainbow | |
| frog | aguek | agueek | |
| bullfrog | thiep | ||
| sausage tree | rual | ||
| fruit of the sausage tree rual | anyɔk | ||
| gawafa | ludo | ||
| Thompson’s gazelle | ŋɛɛr | ŋeer | |
| spurwing geese | tuɔ̈t | tut | |
| ghost | atim raan | ||
| giraffe | miir | miɛr | |
| goanna | apaluoc | underground lizard | |
| Gogrial | aguɔɔk | ||
| goitre | guak | ||
| gonorrhea | biyuu, nyagino | ||
| Nilotic goose | akoi | ||
| gorilla | kebor | ||
| grasshopper | gɔt | gat | |
| grassland | toc | flood plain | |
| grassland | bak | savannah with few trees | |
| groundnuts | atom | atɔm | |
| guineafowl | wel | weel | |
| gum | adök | ||
| gum disease | athuɔk | ||
| haematite | alɛl | aleel | |
| Pahudia africana | rianya | ||
| hartebeest, red tetel | alualweŋ | ||
| hedgehog | goŋ | guɔŋ | |
| hippopotamus | rɔu | röth | |
| honey-badger | cir | ||
| honey wine | dhum | ||
| hoopoe | makuany | ||
| horn | tuŋ | tuɔ̈ŋ | |
| hornbill | akiɛl | akil | |
| ground hornbill | rum | ||
| horse | mathiaŋ | ||
| house | baai | bɛ̈ɛ̈i | |
| hut | ɣöt | ||
| hydrocele | let | ||
| striped hyena | aŋui | aŋuɔ̈ɔ̈th | |
| spotted hyena | guei | ||
| black ibis | aɣuwau | ||
| white-black ibis | arumjok | ||
| wood-ibis | gɛrgɛr | ||
| ilium of pelvis | acɔtnyin | ||
| iron | wëu, wëëth | ||
| jackal | awan | awɛn | |
| jaundice | maguɛi | ||
| kapok tree | rum (tim) | ||
| kidney | rok | rook | |
| kingfisher | makuany | ||
| kite (bird) | acuil | ||
| lead (metal) | yöm thiɛk | ||
| leopard | kuac | kuëc | |
| leprosy | tuet | ||
| monitor lizard | agaany | ||
| locust | kɔryɔm | ||
| Lol river | lɔl | ||
| lung | yakyak | yɔkyɔk | |
| lung tuberculosis | nyaŋyiel | ||
| lungfish | luth | ||
| Luo tribe, Malual | Lueel | ||
| Luo tribe, Jur (assimilated) | Manaŋeer | ||
| glands of armpit and groin | adhëŋ | ||
| lynx | nuei | ||
| swelling of groin glands | apadhɛɛŋ | ||
| pied crow | gaak | gak | |
| mahogany (trees) | tïït | tït | |
| mango | maŋgaa | ||
| marabou stork | rɔ̈l | räl | |
| meteor | cier lony nhial | ||
| meningitis | maŋok | ||
| midges | thoor | ||
| milk | ca | caak | |
| milky way | akeu | ||
| millet (finger?) | awou | awuu | |
| millipede | acir | ||
| minnow | koi | ||
| molar teeth | ɣät | ɣaat | |
| white tail mongoose | kak | kɔɔk | |
| grey mongoose; squirrel | agor | ||
| Abyssinian colobus | agaŋrial | ||
| mosquitoes | dhier | ||
| cloth moth | tiir alath | Tineola bisselliella | |
| rat, mouse | riɛ̈c | ||
| mumps | maŋeŋ | miŋeeŋ | |
| (mussel) shell, river oyster | jual | ||
| navel | cɔ̈ɔ̈r | ||
| navel hernia | gon | ||
| needle | with | wiɛth | |
| nightjar | awuokŋuan | ||
| Nile river; Bahr el Arab, Bahr el Gebel | Kir | ||
| Bongo, Zande | dor | duɔr | |
| ochre | waan | ||
| esophagus | aliɛk | ||
| estrus | toot | ||
| okra, ladyfinger | aluek, guöm, guoma | ||
| oribi | adiɛl | adil | |
| blue duiker | amuuk | amuk | |
| Orion | wɛ̈ɛ̈t thel jɔk | ||
| osprey, fishing eagle | kuëi | ||
| ostrich | wut | wuut | |
| otter | malmal | African clawless otter? | |
| owl | agumut | agumuut | |
| ox, bull | muɔr | miör | |
| pancreas, spleen | tak | ||
| papyrus | aguot | ||
| deleb, fan palm | agep | ||
| raffia palm | akarap | ||
| pelican | jak | jɛɛk | |
| peritoneum | rɛbrɛb | ||
| pestle | lek | lëk | |
| green pigeon | awɛ̈ɛ̈r | awɛ̈r | |
| pink-eyed pigeon | kuornyiel | ||
| pneumonia | aŋuotpuou | ||
| porcupine | amiyok | ||
| pus | tut | tuɔ̈t | |
| royal python | kerpiny | ||
| quail | apiriit | ||
| rabbit | buɔl | bial | |
| rabies | wäth | ||
| rainbow | mïït | ||
| cane rat | anyor | ||
| swamp rat, beaver rat, with flat tail | abuop | ||
| reedbuck | kɛɛu | kɛɛth | |
| grey reedbuck | kɛnlau | ||
| republic of Sudan | pan ë thudän mac baai | ||
| rhinoceros | kil | kiɛl | |
| reticulum | yany ayiɛn | ||
| rubber plant | apam | ||
| saliva | luɛɛth | ||
| sandgrouse | aberŋic | ||
| sandworm | apɛny | ||
| scabies | gɔny | ||
| scarab | aluotweer | ||
| scorpion | kiɛɛth | kith | |
| scrotum | rɛbrɛb nhiaan | ||
| seaweed | nyial | ||
| sesame | nyuɔ̈m | nyum | |
| semen | meth | mïth | |
| shoulder | kët | këët | |
| snail | guak | ||
| smallpox | maleŋdït | ||
| puff adder | anyak | ||
| Calotropis procera | apabuoŋ | ||
| sorghum | rap | ||
| spider | aɣukar | ||
| soul | wëi | ||
| spoonbill heron | athokpur | ||
| pumpkin, squash | abudho | ||
| Venus | cier | ||
| glossy starling | lukluk | ||
| syphilis | bok | ||
| yaws | jɔ̈th | ||
| black stork | agal | ||
| saddle-bill stork | beek | ||
| swallow (bird) | amaibaai | ||
| tadpole | aguɛŋ koor | ||
| tamarind | cuɛi | ||
| testicle | nhiaan | ||
| thistle | til | ||
| tiang | thiäŋ beer, thiäŋ abeu | ||
| tick | acak | ||
| tigerfish | aŋaŋlec | ||
| tobacco | tap | ||
| tonsil | ŋuaar | ŋuar | |
| tortoise | arau, arou | ||
| big river turtle | nhiëër | ||
| Daniela thurifera | beliny | ||
| vitex | kurnyuk | ||
| shea butter trees | rak | rɔɔk | |
| bugle, eland horn | muɔŋ | moŋ | |
| umbilical cord | tɔɔr | ||
| udder | nyɔu | ||
| uterus | adhieth | ||
| venereal disese | tuany rac | ||
| vulture | cor | cuɔr | |
| warthog | diɛ̈r | dïr | |
| waterbuck | puɔ̈r | piär | |
| water-lily | abɛth | abeth | |
| water cobra, water snake | kërëu | kërëëu | |
| wattle tree | koot | kot | |
| whitlow | yaryar | ||
| whetstone | kueer | ||
| whooping cough | toŋ | ||
| willy wagtail | aɣuut | ||
| woodpecker | tuektuek | ||
| wood worm | arop | ||
| yeast | luɔu | ||
| zebra | maguar | maguaar | |
| zenith | nhial ciɛlic | ||
| zinc | kuat yom |
- ↑ Brisco, Mike and Roger Blench. 2006. English to Dinka Glossary: Derived from SIL International's 2005 Draft Dinka-English Dictionary. Kay Williamson Educational Foundation / SIL International.