The Miskito Phrasebook Project

Las Sobras, Leftovers

Verbas Sobras, Random Leftover Verbs

Aibraks	embrazar	to hug
Aidoksa	Tener	to feel
Ailwis	decirme	tell me
Aisisapa	hablar	to speak
Aoya	llegar	arrive
Atkisapa	Sell	vender
Ayaisaya	hablar	speak
Balisakei	venir	Come
Baha bookaba bribal	Traiga el libro aquí	Bring the book here
Balgnara	venir	to come
Balka	venga	come here
Balram	vinó	he came
Bapaya	parar	to stop
Jonny lekshna	Jonny me caye bien	I like Jonny
Bowli	venir	come
Bribal	traer	bring
Brisna	Tener, cobrar	to have, to charge
Briweisma	Toma	You take
Selebrar	celebrate	to party
Danspuliaya	bailar	to dance
Diaya	hacer, beber, tomar, fumar	make, drink, take, smoke, basically anything to do with consumption
Dimeiya	entrar	Enter
Dimisina	vivo	I live
Dowkan	hecho	made (of, in)
Dowkisna	estoy haciendo	I’m making
Dowkeisna	hacer	to do
Dukiara	hablar	Talk to
Estabaiya	ducharme	to shower
Estabaya	nadar	swim
Guaya	va	go
Implikisa	robar	to steal, cheat
Kayikisma	conocer	know (person or place)
Kailma kalkaiya	gritar	to yell
Kailwan	romper, roto	to break, broken
Kaiyekibas	cuidado!	take care, watch out
Kaiyiki	cuidar	to care
Kisomei	Besame	Kiss me
Leik	gustar	Like
Lookisna pain…	Recuerdo bien….	I remember well…
Manlei	gustas	you like, enjoy
Man lookisma?	recuerdas?	Do you remember?
Mans	poner	to put
Manu apo	no sabe usted	you don’t know
Mayalkaya	tomar	take, ingest
Meeta (manmeeta)	(me) diga	tell me
Monaya	aquilar	to rent
Munaya	hacer	to do
Nu apo	no sabe usted	You don’t know
Nuiwaiya	pasar	to pass
Nusna	saber	to know (information)
Padenmolesna	castigar	to punish
Prisku lekshna	Me gusta frescos	I like soft drinks
Prisku lekshma	Te gustas frescos	You like soft drinks
Prowbia	encontrar	to meet
Puleiya	jugar	to play
Rin	aquilado	rent
Sacaya	sacar	to take
Saros	hablar (mucho)	to speak (a lot)
Sipsna	poder	To be able
Sipsnakei	si se puede	you can
Takaskisma	vivir	to live
Takash keisna	quedarse	to stay
Towlkaya	andar	to ride
Towxna	ando	are
Turiaisisma	hablar, platicar	talk
Walaya	estoy escuchando	I’m listening
Wan	querer	to want
Wal	ir	to go
Walproweisna	encontrar	to find
Wapaya	caminar	to walk
Wartakisna/ma	trabajar	work
Wetnawa yapisa	hacer sexo	to have sex
Aituwisa	joder	to fuck
Wina	estar	to be (in a place, usually)
Yan ayatibwaiya	olvidé	I forgot
Yan escritor	Yo soy escritor/a	I am a writer
Yan kaikisna	conozco	I know
Yan lookisna	recuerdo	I remember
Yan maka weishna	me voy	I’m leaving
Yan najara dowkri dowkeisna	Lo hize	I made that
Yan plum dowkeisna	hago comido	I’m making food
Yan plum najara brisma	Tenia comida	I had food
Yan usna	entiendo, yo sé	I understand, I know
Yawaiya	nadar	to swim
Yus	usar	use

Palabras Sobras/Other Homeless Parts of Speech All the words that wouldn’t fit!

Aras	caballo	horse
Arte	arte	art
Ban miriki pleeska	EEUU	Place of the Americans
Bili	idioma	language
Diasapa	algo que no se puede saber	you can’t know
Daiwan wal kaiyiki	Buena suerte	Good luck (“may God take care of you”)
Diarasaura	horrible	horrible
Dowkiba	brujera	place of witches
Elalaimuns	consejo	advice
Historia	cuento	story
Ilka	foto	photo
Ishti	prisa	hurry
Isi	facil	easy
Ispel	Castilliano	Spanish
Kaula	frio	cool
Kayuko	nadar	to swim, row a boat
Klin	limpio	clean
Kum	cepillo	comb
Kupiya komi	todo juntos	all together
Laguana	musica	music
Lala wan	Necesito dinero	I need money
Lexna	amor	love
Leip	vida	life
Leksa	importante	important
Lilikam	foto	photo
Luwana	cancion	song
Marid	casarse	married
Man ridisma?	Listo?	Are you ready?
Manikam	cumpleaños	birthday
Nahaspirit	magica, espiritus	magic, spirits
Nini	nombre	name
Paliba manu apo diasapa	nave especial sin identificacion	UFO
Pinzakee	bien (hecho)	well (made or done)
Problema	problema, peligro	problem, danger
Puisna	broma	joke
Samba	emocion	emotion
Saura	mala	bad
Sekankamninam	apodo	nickname
Supsna	por supuesto	of course
Swuponi	suave	soft
Tasbadukeiya	suelo ceramica	tiled floor
Taski	sucio	dirty
Towa	suave	soft, smooth, slow
Watla	casa	house
War	guerre	war
Wartaki	trabajo	work
Yapan	sueño, dormir	sleep, sleepy
Yubai	para siempre	forever
Yul	perro	dog

Oraciones Extraños/Phrases That Just Didn’t Fit

Man lookismaki tasbara ouina pleiswalara liep dukiera barsakei? Piense usted que hay vida fuera de Tierra? Do you think there’s life outside of Earth?

Man lookisma preiskum barsakei diara saoura dowkiba? Hay lugares de espiritus malos? Are there haunted places?

Man lookisma naspirit saura/pain? Cree usted en magica buena/mala? Do you believe in black/white magic?

Bahamerca aetnikisa La mujer esta costada She is laying down.

Bahawetnika boanza El hombre esta parado He is standing up.

Yan wapaya wanschna. I want to walk Quiero caminar.

Miriki uplika nanee nara balisake? Do many tourists come here? Hay muchos turistas aqui?

Miriki uplika nali nara aula teim Cuando gringos vienen aquí, donde van? When tourists come here, where do they go?

Yan wartaki towxna Ando trabajando I am working.

Yan bookum daokisna turista uplicanani. Estoy trabajando en una libro para turistas (gringos). I’m working on a guidebook.

Yan miriki priskara owuna barei Vine del EEUU para trabajar I came from the USA to work

Man briweisma bicycle hotel wuna. Toma la bicicleta del hotel. You took the bicycle from the hotel.

Yan Beto wal paniki. Beto es mi amigo. Beto is my friend.

Yan Beto dukiera wartakisna. Trabajo por Beto. I work for Beto.

Yan Beto wal wartakisna. Trabajo con Beto. I work with Beto.

Yan cigarette diaya sipsna. Podria fumar aqui? Can I smoke here?

Tweeva ansarat atkisa? Donde se vende marijuana? Where do they sell marijuana?

Man Costa Rica keiyikisma? Conoces Costa Rica? Have you been to Costa Rica?

Yan Costa Rica dimisina. Vivo en Costa Rica. I live in Costa Rica.

Yan kilibitowkisna Yo soy viajera I’m a traveler (literally, “I’m just passing through”)

Negocio dukiara dowkisna Estoy de viaje de negocios I’m here on business

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