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Ta Ti

Vocabulary

Note that the nature of Ta Ti words is to be ambiguous. This is made necessary by the small size of the total vocabulary. If you want to express something that isn't listed, be creative! "Orange" is "red-yellow", "car" is "box-mobile", and you can think of more! If you need help, see the sample texts or the dictionary.

Ta Ti Word	English Source	Spanish Cognate	Part of Speech	Meanings
ba	box		n	container, box, bowl, cup, glass, house, home, room, building
ba	box		mod	urban, domestic, household
be	beneath		n	bottom, lower part, under, below, floor, beneath
be	beneath		mod	low, lower, bottom, down
bi	ability		n	possibility, ability, power to do things, permission
			vi	can, may, to be possible
			vt	to make possible, to enable, to allow, to permit
			cont	it is possible that
bla	black		n	darkness, shadows
			mod	black, dark
			vt	to darken
blu	blue		mod	blue
bu	bump		n	bump, nose, hill, mountain, button
da	damage	dañar	n	blunder, accident, mistake, destruction, damage, breaking
			vi	to screw up, to fall apart, to break
			vt	to screw up, to f*** up, to botch, to ruin, to break, to hurt, to injure, to damage, to spoil, to ruin, to make bad, to worsen, to have a negative effect upon
			interj	d*! f*!
de	desire	desear	n	desire, need, will
			mod	necessary
			vt	to want, to need, to wish, to have to, must, will, should
			interj	please!
di	different	diferente	n	difference
			mod	different
			vi	to be different, to differ, to change
			vt	to change, to alter, to modify
			cont	otherwise, or else
do	donate	donar	n	giving, transfer, exchange
do	donate	donar	vt	to give, to put, to send, to place, to release, to emit, to donate
fa	far		n	absence
			mod	away, absent, missing
			vt	to throw away, to remove, to get rid of
fai	fire	fuego	n	fire, warmth, heat
			mod	hot, warm, cooked
			vt	to heat, to warm up, to cook
fe	over		n	high, up, above, top, over, on
fe	over		mod	superior, elevated, religious, formal
fi	finish	fin	n	end, tip, death
			mod	completed, finished, past, done, ago, dead
			vi	to finish, to close, to end, to die
			vt	to finish, to close, to end, to turn off, to kill
fla	flat		n	surface
fla	flat		mod	horizontal, flat
fle	flesh		n	body, physical state
fle	flesh		vi	to live
fo	photo	foto	n	picture, image
fo	photo	foto	vt	to draw, to write
fre	fresh		mod	new, fresh, another, more, clean
fre	fresh		vt	to renew, to renovate, to freshen, to clean
fri	freeze	frío	n	cold
			mod	cold, uncooked
			vt	to cool down, to chill, to freeze
fru	front		n	front, chest, torso, face, wall
fu	food		n	food, meal
fu	food		vt	to eat, to drink, to swallow, to ingest, to consume
ha	ha		interj	ah, ha, uh, oh, ooh, aw, well
ha	ha		sep	terminates the effect of hu
he	air	aire	n	air, wind, smell, soul
			mod	air-like, ethereal, gaseous
			vi	to breathe
hei	hey	ey	interj	hey!
hei	hey	ey	sep	follows the vocative and precedes the imperative
hi	he		n	she, he, it
hi	he		mod	her, his, its
ho	or	o	conj	or
hu	of		sep	introduces a modifier which is itself modified by other modifers
je	object	objeto	n	thing, something, stuff, anything, object
			mod	of something
			vt	to objectify
ji			sep	introduces a direct object
jo			sep	introduces a verb for the given subject; it is ommited if immediately following a lone mi, yu, or hi
ju			sep	follows an adverb of context
kei	game		n	fun, playing, game, recreation, art, entertainment
			mod	artful, fun, recreational
			vi	to play, to have fun
			vt	to amuse, to entertain
ki	keep		mod	remaining, stationary, permanent, sedentary
			vi	to stay, to wait, to remain
			vt	to keep
			interj	good-bye said to someone who is staying behind
kla	glob		n	semi-solid or squishy substance, e.g. paste, powder, gum, clay
klo	clothes		n	clothing, cloth, fabric
ko	commence	comenzar	n	event, happening, chance, arrival, beginning
			mod	coming, future
			vi	to come, to become, to arrive, to happen, to pursue actions to arrive to (a certain state), to manage to, to start to
			vt	to bring about, to summon
kra	grand	grande	n	size, greatness
			mod	big, tall, long, adult, important, more
			vt	to enlarge, to lengthen
krei	crazy		mod	silly, crazy, foolish, drunk, strange, stupid, weird
krei	crazy		vt	to drive crazy, to make weird
kri	create	crear	n	activity, work, deed, project
			mod	active, work-related, operating, working
			vi	to act, to work, to function
			vt	to do, to make, to build, to create
kro	gross		n	dirt, pollution, garbage, filth
			mod	dirty, gross, filthy
			vt	to pollute, to dirty
			interj	ew! yuck!
kru	group	grupo	n	group, community, society, company, people
kru	group	grupo	mod	communal, shared, public, of the society
ku	colour	color	n	colour, paint
			mod	colourful
			vt	to colour, to paint
kwa	aqua	agua	n	water, liquid, juice, sauce
kwa	aqua	agua	vt	to water, to wash with water
la	land		n	land, earth, country, (outdoor) area
lai	light		n	sun, light
le	leg		n	leg, foot
lei	lady		n	woman, female, girl, wife, girlfriend
lei	lady		mod	female, feminine, womanly
li	lead		n	head, mind
			mod	main, leading, in charge
			vt	to lead, to control, to rule, to steer
lo	location	localidad	n	location
			mod	real, true, existent
			vi	to be there, to be present, to be real/true, to exist
			vt	to actualize, to cause manifestation of
			prep	be (located) in/at/on
lu	loop		n	hole, orifice, window, door
ma	manual	mano	n	hand, arm
ma	manual	mano	mod	five
me	mechanism	mecanismo	n	tool, device, machine, thing used for a specific purpose
mei	male	masculino	n	man, male, husband, boyfriend
mei	male	masculino	mod	male, masculine, manly
mi	me	mí	n	I
mi	me	mí	mod	my
mu	move	mover	n	movement, transportation
			mod	moving, mobile
			vi	to go to, to walk, to travel, to move, to leave
			vt	to move, to displace
			prep	to, in order to, towards, for, until
			conj	thus, therefore, so
			interj	good-bye said to someone who is leaving
na	knowledge		n	knowledge, wisdom, intelligence, understanding
			vi	to know, to understand, to acknowledge
			vt	to know, to understand, to know how to
			interj	acknowledged, aye
ne	inner		n	inside, inner world, centre, stomach
ne	inner		mod	inner, internal
nei	name	nombre	n	word, name
ni	animal	animal	n	animal
no	no	no	n	nothing, negation, zero
			mod	no, not, none, un-
			interj	no!
nu	number	número	n	number, amount, quantity
			mod	numerical, quantitative, multiple, plural for pronouns
			oth	-th for ordinal numbers
pa	parent	padre	n	parent, mother, father
			mod	of the parent, parental, maternal, fatherly
			vi	to be a parent
			vt	to parent, to sire, to bare
pau	power		n	energy, strength, power
			mod	energetic, strong, fierce, intense, sure, confident
			vt	to strengthen, to energize, to empower
pe	open		vt	to open, to turn on
pla	plant	planta	n	plant, leaf, herb, tree, wood
plai	apply		vt	to use
plai	apply		prep	with
pli	please		n	pleasure, simplicity, positivity, love
			mod	pleasing, simple, positive, agreeable
			vi	to be pleased, to be in love
			vt	to improve, to fix, to repair, to make good, to please
			interj	thanks! okay! yay!
plu	plus		conj	and
po	possess	poseer	n	having
po	possess	poseer	vt	to have, to contain
ra	erotic	erótico	n	sex, sexuality
			mod	erotic, sexual
			vi	to have sex
			vt	to have sex with, to sleep with, to f***
rau	round		n	circle, wheel, sphere, ball, cycle
			mod	round, cyclical
			vt	to circle, to go around
re	red	rojo	mod	red
ri	origin	origen	n	origin, cause
			prep	from, because of, since
			conj	because, since
ro	rope		n	long, very thin, floppy thing, e.g. string, rope, hair, thread, cord, chain
sa	solid	sólido	n	hard thing, rock, stone, metal, mineral
sa	solid	sólido	mod	hard, solid, stone-like, made of stone or metal
sai	side		n	side, hip, next to
			mod	neighbouring
			prep	in the accompaniment of, with
sau	sound		n	sound, noise, voice
			vi	to make noise
			vt	to sound, to ring, to play (an instrument)
se	sense	sentir	n	feelings, emotion, heart
			vi	to feel
			vt	to feel, to think, to sense, to touch
si	see		n	appearance
			mod	visual, visually
			vi	to look, to watch out, to pay attention
			vt	to see, to look at, to watch, to read
sli	sleep		n	sleep, rest
			mod	sleeping, of sleep
			vi	to sleep, to rest
			interj	good night! just before bed
so	sole	solamente	mod	only, sole
so	sole	solamente	conj	but
su	smurf		oth	all-purpose word
swi	sweet		n	candy, sweet food
			mod	sweet, cute, nice, kind
			vt	to sweeten
			interj	sweet! cool!
ta	talk		n	language, talking, speech, communication
			mod	talking, verbal
			vi	to talk (about), to chat, to communicate
			vt	to say
			interj	hello! hi!
tai	time	tiempo	n	time, period of time, moment, duration, situation
tei	tail		n	back, rear end, butt, behind
tei	tail		mod	back, rear
ti	this		n	here after a prepositional lo, mu or ri, this one, that one
			mod	this, that
			oth	references future sentence or future hi
to	total	todo	n	everything, anything, life, the universe
to	total	todo	mod	all, every, complete, whole
tu	two	dos	n	duo, pair
			mod	two
			vt	to separate/cut/divide in two
wa	one	uno	n	unit, element, particle, part, piece
			mod	one, a
			vt	to unite, to make one
wai	white		n	white thing or part, whiteness, lightness
wai	white		mod	white, light (colour)
we	wealth		n	money, material wealth, currency, dollar, capital
we	wealth		mod	financial, material, monetary
wei	way		n	way, manner, custom, road, path, doctrine, system, method
wei	way		prep	by (method), as, like
wi	which		oth	what, which, wh-, question word
wo	war		n	conflict, disharmony, competition, fight, war, battle, attack, blow, argument, physical or verbal violence
wo	war		vt	to hit, to strike, to attack, to compete against
ya	from the Esperanto ja		mod	also, too, even, indeed, emphasizes the word(s) before it
ya	from the Esperanto ja		interj	certainly! of course! naturally!
ye	yellow		mod	yellow
yu	you		n	you
yu	you		mod	your

Parts of Speech Abbreviations

abbreviation	meaning
n	head noun
mod	modifier (adjective or adverb)
vt	verb, transitive (used with ji)
vi	verb, intransitive
prep	quasi-preposition
conj	conjunction
interj	interjection
cont	context (word used before ju)
sep	separator
oth	special, other word

Pronunciation Guide

h as "j" in "jalepeño"
j as "s" in English "vision"
k as in "whisky"
s as in "saliva"
w as in "web"
y as in "yoga"
a, e, i, o, u como en Español
(as in "father", "get", "machine", "go", "rule")
vowels are diphthongized (blended) when adjacent to each other.
b, d, l, m, n, p, r, t as in either English or Spanish

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Last Updated: 2009-05-02

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