Death, thy victory,
Death, thy victory . . .
The rubber plant is free.
Thou sinister albatross.
(The rubber plant is free . . . .)
Death thy victory.
I count the nights, the sistrum sounds,
The hoopoe awaits me,
And the linden trees quiver.
~Umberto Eco, Foucault's Pendulum
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| a'bo'yanne | sky |
| a'le | rock |
| a'le | stone |
| A'lela:kwe | mishongnovi |
| a'walolonne | window |
| A:bachu | navajo |
| a:deya'kya | were |
| a:deyaye | are |
| a:ho'i | people |
| a:n- | go |
| a:ottsi | them |
| a:walolokk'yanakya | buffer |
| a:wid'e | four |
| a:widenak'yan asdemthla | forty |
| achiyanne | knife |
| Acoma | acoma |
| ade | blood |
| adine- | tell |
| ahh- | take |
| ak'e | metate |
| ak'okya | pick |
| ak'wikkwi | obsidian |
| aklikyananne | fireplace |
| aklinne | fire |
| aktsek'i | boy |
| ala- | sleep |
| allanne | shield |
| amidolanne | rainbow |
| Amu:kwe | hopi |
| ana | tobacco |
| anhadiya:- | listen |
| anikk'ya- | teach |
| annodinne | clan |
| anshe | bear |
| apde | five |
| apdennak'yan asdemthla | fifty |
| asdemlan ha'i yaldo | thirteen |
| asdemthla doba yaldo | eleven |
| asdemthla kwili yaldo | twelve |
| asdemthla | ten |
| ashek'ya | pine |
| ashekya | doom |
| ashena | green |
| ashho'wanne | window |
| ashhu'wa- | converse |
| asi ts'ananne | wrist |
| asi: asdemla | hundred |
| asi | finger |
| asinne | arm |
| asinne | hand |
| awadinne | mouth |
| awe:nanne | door |
| awela | floor |
| awidelinneaweklinne | earth |
| ayik'o | juniper |
| ayyathla- | ask |
| ayyu'ya:- | know |
| ba'inne | blanket |
| Bayutsi:kwe | paiute |
| bayyanne | pillow |
| bebe | broom |
| ben- | say |
| ben- | speak |
| bewi yaldonne | tablecloth |
| bewinne | bed |
| bewinne | mattress |
| bi'lanne | bow |
| Bi:ma:kwe | pima |
| biha | beaver |
| bila | willow |
| billanne | loin-cloth |
| billanne | loom |
| billanne | warp |
| binnakkya, li'dekwannanne | wind |
| bisa:linne | rug |
| Bishlankwi | north |
| bit'su'di | pig |
| bitsu:di shi'le | ham |
| bittsemi | cotton |
| bo'hadanne | chest |
| bo'yanne | roof |
| bochin ullanne | porch |
| bola | cottonwood |
| bonne | cigarette |
| boyyi | roadrunner |
| bubba | brother |
| che:li | gelatin |
| che:li | jelly |
| chi'monne | rattle |
| chibi | porcupine |
| chimayashnakya | sickle |
| chisa:du | goat |
| chitdola | snake |
| chudinne | shoulder |
| da'wi | oak |
| da'wi mo'le | acorn |
| da'wi mowe | acorns |
| dahchi l chi | meadowlark |
| dahle | nephew |
| dak'uk'yanakya | popcorn |
| dak'una:we | popcorn |
| dakkya | frog |
| dakunne | necklace |
| dam k'yapnanne | club |
| Damaya:kwe | santa ana |
| dap | and |
| dashana | long |
| datchu ts'ana | uncle |
| datchu | father |
| dawe | firewood |
| daya:we | hair |
| Dayamcho Yachunne | january |
| Dayamcho Yachunne | july |
| de'le | pottery |
| de'le | bucket |
| de'le | pot |
| De:wa:kwe | hano |
| debi | wildcat |
| debikweynanne | year |
| debokyalanne | hill |
| dehlinanne | night |
| Dehts'inanne, Dehts'ina | winter |
| dek'ohannanne | light |
| dek'winna | darkness |
| Delakweynanne | spring |
| delikinanne | prayer-stick |
| delitdonne | room |
| delu'wanne | shadow |
| denalekk'ya | nine |
| desukk'yanakya | heater |
| Dewankwi | east |
| dewul etdonne | valley |
| deya'kya | was |
| deya- | be |
| deyaye | am |
| deyaye | is |
| dimu:shi | arrow-point |
| do'ninne | rope |
| do:ba | a |
| dobalekk'ya | six |
| dobinde | one |
| doh | you |
| dohsido | spider |
| doko:ko mo'le | egg |
| doko:ko | chicken |
| dome:da | tomato |
| dona | turkey |
| donashi | badger |
| Dopbolliya:kwe | san Idelfonso |
| dow habiyak'ya:we | kerosene |
| dowowonanne | thunder |
| du:shi | horse |
| dudanukya sa'le | glass |
| dudunakya sa'le | cup |
| dumdununu | woodpecker |
| dunanne | eye |
| dupni shonchinne | toe-nail |
| dupninne | toe |
| e'ninne | belt |
| eha | dress |
| ekwi'a | ultimate |
| ela- | stand |
| eshotso | bat |
| ethla | no |
| ethlanaka | battle |
| ethlanaka | war |
| eya | duck |
| eya | yes |
| ha'elekk'ya | eight |
| ha'i | three |
| ha'ik'yan asdemla | thirty |
| ha'k'yammanne | lettuce |
| ha:k'yawe | tea |
| haba | spirit |
| haba | ghost |
| habiyanne | lamp |
| hadiya:- | hear |
| hakinne | forehead |
| halik'u | mountain-sheep |
| halowananne halowa | dream |
| hamo:nanne | bacon |
| hanni | sibling |
| he'bok'onne | oven |
| he'inne | wall |
| he'lalkwe:nanne | skillet |
| he'sho bew'ullinne | linoleum |
| he'sho k'uwe | pinion |
| he'sho k'uwe | pinon-nuts |
| he'sho | pinon |
| he:lemme | shovel |
| he:yahoni:we | pancakes |
| he:yahonnine | pancake |
| hebatchi:we | tortillas |
| hechishnakya | file |
| hedoknakya | hammer |
| hek'oya'chinne | pitch-fork |
| hek'yatsotda wopdewishnakya | crow-bar |
| hek'yatsotdanne | nail |
| helabatts'ikya | pliers |
| helemodinanne | stove |
| Hemushi:kwe | jemez |
| heshonchinne | fork |
| heshonchinne | rake |
| hewiyullinne | chain |
| hi:lu'ki | coot |
| Ho' | i |
| ho'i | person |
| hokdi dasha | mountain-lion |
| hokwisho | flicker |
| hom | me |
| homa: k'yahaya | cedar |
| hotda | grandmother |
| howowok'yanakya | torch |
| i:yamakwi | zenith |
| i:yanikina:we | relatives |
| i:yanikina | relative |
| ido- | eat |
| ido:we | food |
| idonakya sa'le | food-bowl |
| ik'e:nanne | heart |
| Ik'ohbu Yachunne | december |
| Ik'ohbu Yachunne | june |
| ik'osh- | play |
| illi- | have |
| imo- | sit |
| inakwe | enemy |
| ishana:we | fat |
| ishana:we | grease |
| ishana:we | lard |
| ishhinne | lip |
| its'alchonakya | iron |
| iy- | come |
| k'e:k'yawe | syrup |
| k'i'l'e | axe |
| k'i'le | hatchet |
| k'i'ts'ana | hatchet |
| k'iaboti mowe | fruit |
| k'isinne | neck |
| k'o:lotda | crane |
| k'ohanna | white |
| k'okshi | good |
| k'ola mu | tamale |
| k'ola muwe | tamales |
| k'ola | chile |
| k'ola | chili |
| k'ola | pepper |
| k'opbowa:we | sweet-breads |
| k'umme | fence |
| k'ushi | prairie-dog |
| k'walashi | crow |
| k'winna | black |
| k'ya'obi:we | vinegar |
| k'ya:dul | sea |
| k'ya:dulinne | lake |
| k'yabik'ya:we | glue |
| k'yabimo i:ts'iya'a:we | patato-chip |
| k'yabimo i:ts'iya'anne | potato-chip |
| k'yabimo'le | potato |
| k'yachikwa:we | pop |
| k'yak'yali | eagle |
| k'yakwe- | dwell |
| k'yakwe- | inhabit |
| k'yakwenne | house |
| k'yala ts'ilo | spruce |
| k'yali:we | honey |
| K'yana Lana:kwe | laguna |
| K'yash shida:kwe | isleta |
| k'yashhida | fish |
| k'yasse | child |
| k'yawe | water |
| k'yawihnakya de'le | jug |
| k'yawinanne | river |
| ke:wats | carrot |
| kekewulla:we | leggins |
| kela shi'uni | berry |
| kemlabananne | armor |
| kemlabananne | corselet |
| kesh:i | hello |
| ki:wihtsinne | kiva |
| ko'shi | cactus |
| kodolo'a | raven |
| kokko | mask |
| koni | short |
| Kudi:kwe | cochiti |
| Kumanchi:kwe | comanche |
| kwa' | not |
| kwado- | enter |
| kwanleya wpbokya | dresser |
| kwapbi | what |
| kwayi- | emerge |
| kwi'mia'tchikwa | root |
| kwik'ya: lo'onanne | cheese |
| kwik'ya:we | milk |
| kwilelekk'ya:kwe | pleiades |
| kwilelekk'ya | seven |
| kwili | two |
| kwilik'yan asdemthla doba yaldo | twenty-one |
| kwilik'yan asdemthla | twenty |
| kyane:lu | mutton |
| kyane:lu | sheep |
| kyane:lu | sheep |
| kyatsik'i | girl |
| kyatsik'i | daughter |
| kyawe | wheat |
| kyawu | sister |
| ladonne | drill |
| ladonne | spindle |
| lahmana | effeminate |
| lamme | arrow-shaft |
| lamme | stick |
| lana | large |
| lanak'o | fox |
| lanil k'oha | aspen |
| lansa | spear |
| lashokdinne | ear |
| lashshina:kwe | elder |
| le:k'yallokk'yanakya | planter |
| le:k'yallokk'yanakya | sander |
| le:man | lemon |
| lelonne | canoe |
| lem k'yayanne | ice |
| lembayyanne | chair |
| lembowanne | desk |
| lembowanne | table |
| lemme | loom |
| lepbewin k'oshonakya | mop |
| lesne | do |
| letchinne | match |
| letsilonne | ladder |
| lewechinne | chin |
| lewiyetchi:we | stairs |
| li'akwa | turquoise |
| li'anna | blue-green |
| Li'dekwakkya Ts'ana | april |
| Li'dekwakkya Ts'ana | march |
| Li'dekwakkya Ts'ana | october |
| Li'dekwakkya Ts'ana | september |
| lididinanne | saw |
| lidokkya | rain |
| lik'yayanne | smoke |
| lo'le lonanne | cloud |
| lokk'yana | gray |
| lu'le | ash |
| lupts'inna | yellow |
| luwallane | village |
| luwallanne | town |
| luwe | ashes |
| Ma'k'yayakwi | south |
| ma'wi | antelope |
| ma:chikwa | sugar |
| ma:k'ose | salt |
| madonne | screw |
| madonne | bolt |
| madonne | clasp |
| Mahalu:kwe | mohave |
| makk'i | woman |
| mandeki:ya | butter |
| Manikkyakwi | down |
| Manikkyakwi | nadir |
| mansa:na | apple |
| mas'thla:hi | bye |
| maya | jay |
| me:mo'le | honeydew |
| me:mo'le | pumpkin |
| me:mowe | pumpkins |
| mehananne | breast |
| mehhe'do | canteen |
| melu:na | melon |
| mi'le | corn |
| Miyash:nak'ya | autumn |
| mo'leyakkwinne | ankle |
| mo'shilowa | beet |
| mo'shilowa | radish |
| mo'yachu'a:we | stars |
| mo'yachunne | star |
| mo:chikwa | apricot |
| mo:chikwa | peach |
| mo:deyalla | squash |
| mo:yahoni | peach |
| mobinanne | hail |
| mobiya:we | grapes |
| mobiyanne | grape |
| mokchinne | elbow |
| mokk'wa | moccasin |
| mokk'wa:we | moccasins |
| mokkwi | garlic |
| mokkwi:we | onions |
| mol'aknana | watermelon |
| moshok'o | burro |
| mossi:ya | frankfurter |
| mots obi:we | yeast |
| mu'le | bread |
| mu:chiwa | candy |
| muhukwi | owl |
| mula | parrot |
| mulo: chikwa | cake |
| mulochikwa | cookie |
| na'le | venison |
| nana | grandfather |
| no'le | bean |
| no'linne | nose |
| nobonninne | face |
| nochabi:we | coffee |
| nok'yamolli:we | peas |
| noke | charcoal |
| nowa'a:we | nostrils |
| nowe | beans |
| numnuanne | bullroader |
| o'nanne | tooth |
| o:ye | wife |
| okshik'i | rabbit |
| okya | female |
| okya | her |
| olenshi | orange |
| Olo'ik'yananne | summer |
| Onan U'la'k'yakwamme | august |
| Onan U'la'k'yakwamme | february |
| onothliko | oriole |
| oshhinne | knee |
| oshokkwinne | head |
| ottsi | him |
| ottsi | male |
| owa | goose |
| owe | flour |
| oyemshi | husband |
| pi'k'aia | watercress |
| sa'le | bowl |
| sak'o:we | cornmeal |
| sak'oshonakya | sink |
| sakwinne | leg |
| samme | bone |
| sapbokya | cupboard |
| shamle | morning |
| shanutdeyanne | magenta |
| shi'le | meat |
| shiheya:we | hamburger |
| shikkwamunne | purple |
| shilowa | red |
| shiwani | priest |
| Shiwi | zuni |
| sho'le | arrow |
| sho'onne | spoon |
| shocha | robe |
| shohhida | deer |
| shok'onne | ladle |
| shonchinne | fingernail |
| shopbokya wahdanna | quiver |
| shu'ts'ina | buzzard |
| Shumahba:wa:kwe | shongopovi |
| si'luela mowe | plum |
| siminne | needle |
| so'le | dirt |
| so:wolo | buffalo |
| sossona | brown |
| sowe | soil |
| Sunha:kwi | west |
| sunnaha | evening |
| suski | coyote |
| tonninne | tongue |
| ts'ana | small |
| ts'i'le | basket |
| ts'ina i:kwihoyn'ona | translator |
| ts'ubiyanne | banana |
| tsawak'i | man |
| tsawak'i | son |
| tsaylusi | elk |
| tse'ma- | think |
| tsenna | cold |
| Tsi'ya'a'kwe | zia |
| tsibolo:wa | mexican |
| tsibonninne | beard |
| tsililik'o | hawk |
| tsililik'o | falcon |
| tsilu | aunt |
| tsitda | mother |
| u'lalle, ubinnaye | snow |
| ulani | kin |
| Ule:wa:kwe | oraibi |
| ullu- | put |
| ulohnanne | land |
| una- | see |
| unakya lelonne | television |
| utchunne | shirt |
| uts'i- | give |
| uwaku | coal |
| wa:kyashi | beef |
| waba"ananne | hoe |
| Wahkya:kwe | santa domingo |
| Wal bi:kwe | walpi |
| Walaba:kwe | walapai |
| wattsida | dog |
| wekwinne | foot |
| Wep Labatts'i:kwe | san Felipe |
| wiha ts'ana | baby |
| Wilats'u:kwe | apache |
| wilolonanne | lightning |
| wits'ana:we | rice |
| woleya:we | soup |
| woleya:we | stew |
| woleya:we | stew |
| woleyakya de'le | kettle |
| wotsana | bird |
| Yachun Kwa'shi'amme | may |
| Yachun Kwa'shi'amme | november |
| yachunne | moon |
| yadokkya | sun |
| yadonne | day |
| yalanne | mountain |
| yalinne | mano |
| yalinne | muller |
| yanhakunanne | breath |
| yashi | squirrel |
| ye:lah- | run |
| yu'he:du | understand |
| Yu:da:kwe | ute |
| Yu:ma:kwe | yuma |
| yuna:wiko | wolf |
| yupshalinne | lung |