Pakuni - English Dictionary
by Nels Olsen
Author's note: I'm pretty much guessing here. While some of the rules are
defined in a TV Guide article (September 11, 1976, pp. 26-27),
the rest I've induced from studying the episodes. If anyone has more
official information from Krofft or their linguistics consultant,
UCLA professor Victoria Fromkin, please send email to
nels_p_olsen@yahoo.com
Items in green have been added/amended by
the Webmaster (Clayton Barr).
| Pakuni | English |
|---|
| Pronouns |
| me (meni) |
I, me (we, us) |
| ye (yeni) |
you |
| wa (wani) |
he, she (they, them) |
| shi (shini) |
it, this, that, (these, those, them) |
| Abstract Nouns |
| efi |
thing, something |
| nefi |
nothing |
| pa |
now |
| akika |
there (location) |
| Question words |
| mechi |
please |
| sa (sa efi) |
what (what thing, "what is that?") |
| sa opari |
why (what reason) |
| sa ego |
where (what place) |
| Answer words |
| yo |
yes |
| no |
no |
| Nouns |
| abimi |
man |
| aboba |
allosaurus |
| aganka |
iguana |
| agamba |
dinosaur (Nels: tyrannosaurus) |
| Akingo |
Grumpy |
| Alisa |
Big Alice |
| amu |
parent |
| amura |
friend |
| banda |
cave ? |
| chiri |
quiet (silence) |
| ebu |
image, portrait |
| echichi |
egg |
| efurami |
ceremony |
| ehepi |
mirror, reflection |
| emu |
pig |
| eram |
moon |
| esishu |
test |
| ewoya |
flower |
| gosa |
fierce (Nels: leader ?) aboma=leader |
| huma |
human |
| hiroshi |
marking |
| mekiya |
maker |
| obi |
bead |
| ocima |
cactus |
| oganza |
magic |
| oje |
thunder (noise) |
| ometa |
time |
| omu |
smell, odor |
| onam |
food |
| opari |
reason |
| opima |
stone (Soup Stone) |
| osu |
water |
| ota |
fire |
| paku |
Paku |
| Verbs |
| ba |
come |
| bako |
bring |
| bu |
can do |
| che |
chase |
| ching |
pull |
| cora |
save |
| de |
do |
| fa |
take, accept |
| fu |
happen |
| ku |
go |
| ma |
give |
| nu |
steal |
| pi |
follow |
| ra |
help |
| sesu |
hear |
| shinu |
ask |
| ting |
push |
| tobi |
greet, salute |
| wam |
run |
| wu |
see |
| Adjectives |
| aboma |
leader (Nels: fierce ?).
gosa=fierce |
| bi- |
big (prefix) |
| karita |
great |
| kasa |
happy |
| tusa |
tall (Nels: bad, evil) |
| wesa |
fragrant ? good ? |
| wocasa |
strange |
| Adverbs |
| fusachi |
quickly |
| masachi |
cowardly (effeminately) |
| duchi |
down |
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