Let's Talk 1-9 Flashcards
(88 cards)
1
Q
jamáka
A
hammock
2
Q
aná
A
flower
3
Q
kafé
A
coffee
4
Q
bibí
A
mother
5
Q
Taíno
A
good people
6
Q
uá
A
no
7
Q
babá
A
father
8
Q
dak
A
I/me
9
Q
fotuto
A
shell trumpet
10
Q
guey (pron. güey)
A
sun
11
Q
jan-jan (emphasis on 2nd syllable)
A
yes
12
Q
karayá
A
moon
13
Q
lirén
A
fruit
14
Q
máyna
A
garden
15
Q
ni
A
water
16
Q
arépa
A
corn cake/arepa
17
Q
aréyto
A
ceremonial dance
18
Q
siba
A
rock
19
Q
turey
A
sky
20
Q
wúxi (pron. wúchi)
A
insect
21
Q
xoréto (pron. choréto)
A
a lot
22
Q
2 pronunciations of X
A
“ks” at the end of a word, otherwise “ch”
23
Q
yú
A
white
24
Q
2 pronunciations of y
A
“y” when followed by a vowel, “ey” when preceded
25
zun-zún
hummingbird
26
káshi
month
27
Espányarat
Spain
28
tai
good
29
no
people
30
Taiguey! (pron. taigüey)
Good day!
31
Taikarayá!
Good night!
32
tai guaitiáo
good friend
33
guaitiáo
friend
34
tai guaitiáo Taíno
good Taíno friend
35
jajóm
thank you
36
mabríka
welcome
37
Kiskéya/Aytí
Hispaniola (Haiti + Dominican Republic) (1st means mother of all lands; 2nd means roughness/rough terrain)
38
Borikén
Puerto Rico (means land of the great and valiant lords)
39
Biéke
Vieques (means small land)
40
Yuké
El Yunque (means white land)
41
burukéna
crab
42
bojíke, kasíke
spiritual leader, shaman, leader
43
yukayéke
village, town, city
44
jíba
forest
45
yúka
manioc, cassava, yuca
46
dak
I
47
buk
you (informal)
48
guajotík
you (formal)
49
lik
he
50
tuk
she
51
toká
to be (used for permanent or impermanent states)
52
dak'toká
I am (permanent/impermanent state)
53
3 rules for pronouns + verbs
1) pronoun goes before verb
2) apostrophe separates pronoun and verb
3) verb conjugations don't change from infinitive
54
buk'toká
you are (informal) (permanent/impermanent state), are you?
55
guajotík'toká
you are (formal) (permanent/impermanent state)
56
lik'toká
he is (permanent/impermanent state), is he?
57
tuk'toká
she is (permanent/impermanent state), is she?
58
Dak'toká bibí.
I am a mother.
59
tekína
teacher
60
Dak'toká tekína.
I am a teacher.
61
Buk'toká guaitiáo.
You (informal) are a friend.
62
rokótara
student
63
Buk'toká rokótara.
You (informal) are a student.
64
Guajotík'toká Taíno.
You (formal) are Taíno.
65
bojíke
healer
66
Guajotík'toká bojíke.
You (formal) are a healer.
67
Lik'toká kasíke.
He is (a) chief.
68
Lik'toká Agueybaná.
He is Agueybaná.
69
Tuk'toká kasíke.
She is (a) chief.
70
Tuk'toká Anácaona.
She is Anácaona.
71
Buk'toká Taíno?
Are you Taíno?
72
dak'mat'toká
I am not
73
buk'mat'toká
you are not (informal)
74
guajotík'mat'toká
you are not (formal)
75
lik'mat'toká
he is not
76
tuk'mat'toká
she is not
77
Dak'mat'toká tekína.
I am not a teacher.
78
Guajotík'mat'toká bojíke.
You (formal) are not a healer.
78
Dak'mat'toká rokótara.
I am not a student.
79
Guajotík'mat'toká arokoél.
You (formal) are not a grandfather.
80
arokoél
grandfather
81
Tuk'mat'toká kasíke.
She is not a chief.
82
Boríkua
native of Borikén
83
Yamayé
native of Yamayéka (Jamaica)
84
Yamayéka
Jamaica
85
guayúko
loincloth
86
nágua
cotton skirt worn by women after marriage (the higher your rank, the longer your skirt)
87
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