Dulooi:Sabon Harshe/Wordlist

Dinka (Rek dialect) words selected from Brisco & Blench (2006):

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