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DRABÀSHABAL DICTIONARY

This living lexicon records the growing tongue of the Nodilani. Words are listed alphabetically by their root letter. Select a letter down below to explore.

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Drabàshabal → English

raku (adj.) – bad, evil
rakul (n.) – badness, evil
rakulan (n.) – villain, enemy (rakul + lan = evil person)
rakulawash (n.) – storm, fart (rakul + awash = bad wind)
rakulijul (n.) – nightmare (rakul + lijul = bad dream)
ran (n.) – time
rana (v.) – to flow, to bleed (often used for water or time)

ranal (n.) – blood
ranapash (n.) – river *(rana + pash = flowing water; also seen as rapash)
rankudjal (n.) – rhythm, frequency (ran + kulindjal = time pattern)

rankulja (v.) – to dance (ran + kulindjal + vijara = to move with rhythm)

ranurul (n.) – Ranurul (ranal + murul = blood death, a sea creature)

rekal (n.) – raven, crow
ri (num.) – nine
ring (num.) – ninety

rona (v.) – to breath

ronal (n.) – breath

ronava (n.) – beer, ale (ronal + va = breath carrier)

ronura (adj.) – soft, gentle (ronal + kura = breath touches)

English → Drabàshabal

rage / violencetarak
rain
(not in lexicon)
raven / crowrekal
receive / get
hedjuna (fetch/bring)
red(not defined)
rememberpanshin
resist / defend
oràgtara
rhythm
rankudjal
river
ranapash (also rapash)
road / pathje (walk) + djan (place) context
rock / stonekrolo
room / space (inside)
vu (in) + context
runjewasha

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