Commonthroat/Vocabulary

sfcg noun : Pup. Properly a yinrih or tree dweller between the time they are weaned and the time they reach adulthood at around 53 Terran years after conception. Also used to refer to human children.

lPr verb : To climb

HJqg Noun : Tree

rpM Adjective : Small

rbfq Adjective : Old

spr Adverb : Yesterday

rpMr Adjective : Happy

rNlr Adjective : Good

P Preposition : In. Within

dqg Noun : Forest

bc Preposition : On. Upon

qDCg Noun : Mountain

rnL Adverb : Not

sFsFg Noun : Friend

dcrg Noun : Dam. Mother. A yinrih may have between 1 and 6 biological mothers

rnqg Noun : Paw. May refer to either the forefeet or hind feet.

qgKqg Noun : A yinrih of either gender. May exclude pups

sMp Verb : To step. To tread

sgHq Noun : Grass

rGhq Noun : House. Home

jr Adjective : big

qCDg Noun : Male litter mate

kHr Verb : To strike with the tail

rkHr Adjective : Angry

Plq Verb : To dig

fCq Verb : To find. To come into possession of

rDBq Noun : Money

qCq Verb : To see. The use this verb to mean encounter, run into, or meet postdates First Contact and is likely influenced by the English usage of see. The usual Commonthroat word to use in this context would be sCfr to smell. Yinrih recognize one another by the smell of their musk more than by sight.

rnqCDqg Noun : “Holding paw” (Human hand)

rnqrfbrg Noun : “Walking paw” (Human foot)

qfrg Noun : Fire

rmKg Noun : Hearth

qMNrg Noun : Sun

BCq Verb : To illuminate, to shine upon

j Conjunction : And

l Conjunction : Or

qMqmg Noun : Human. Comes from an onomatopoeia of the English word human

rfbr Verb : To walk on four legs

rDB Verb : To walk on the rear paws, to struggle forward

rBFr Numeral : Four

sNLrg Noun : Leg, arm

qBf Numeral : Two

B Preposition : From

smpr Verb : To fall

rdc Adjective : Poor, pitiable

rlnq Verb : To cut

slpqg Noun : Tail

sjr Adverb : Tomorrow

rGKqsfb Verb : To return

sNMq Verb : To kill

khqkhg Noun : (informal) an male yinrih, usually an adult. The word is similar to English slang words like dude or guy

rMLcdrg Noun : computer. Originally referred to a paw-held personal computer similar in usage to human smartphone, the meaning has broadened to encompass computers of any size

nl Verb : to be at or in a location, often used with prepositions. Similar in usage to Mandarin zài

khqkhfdg Noun : Little fellow, little guy. (diminutive of khqkhg

NPr Adjective : Rare, strange, odd, amusing

qMP Verb : to wash

BFrg Noun : room

qdBq Verb : to lap, to drink by sticking the tongue in liquid and drawing it back into the mouth in a spoon shape

scBqg Noun : water

qnlqCb Verb : to sicken

rLPqg Noun : Light

BCq Verb : To shine upon

rpMr Adjective : happy

hgq Conjunction : Because

MNqg Noun : Day

rgj Verb : To become

rmn Adjective : Long

sG Preposition : to (direction)

rGhqg Noun : home, house

sD Verb : to go

rGKq Verb : to come

qJq Verb : to swim

rCFq Verb : to eat

qcDg Noun : fruit

qgJ Verb : to use

Cbg Noun : Amount, quantity, number

qhqg Noun : sire. As with dams, yinrih have anywhere from one to six biological fathers

qlng Noun : manner, way

qfdr Verb : to stand (on all fours)

BC Adverb : all

qMqmg Noun : human

nq Preposition : Among

qnlq Adjective : sick

lNrmg Noun : healer

rnP Verb : to live

dFr Verb : to show

rBFrrnqskg Noun : literally “Fourpaws”, a generic proper name similar to John Doe

sPlqBdskg Noun : literally “Wetnose”, a generic placeholder name

LMrg Noun : moot, assembly, congregation

rDB Verb : to speak

Lmq Verb : to fix

bf Verb : to finish, conclude, come to a natural end

fb Verb : to stop, halt

sg Verb : to begin

GJq Verb : to persist, to keep on

sFb Verb : to vomit

qBf Numeral : two

DC Preposition : below

GJHGg Noun : task

sdFr Adjective : some

CD Preposition : above

sBr Verb : to leave