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Vocabulary: Character

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Iponesio

Behavior

Epone

Character

Ipaperono/Ipaperoko

Friendly (sing./pl.)

Iyapepeara

Soft, soft-spoken, polite, humble

Ejokuna etau

Good-hearted

Erono etau

Bad-hearted

Epatana

Easy-going, easy (to deal with)

Etiono

Mean, difficult (to deal with)

Iyakiana/Emunoono

Trusted/Reliable

Ililingana

Quiet

Ililing

Be quiet

Acela

To be argue / To make noise

Iyalana

H/She is funny or H/she likes cracking jokes

Ejokuka iponesio

Being polite or good-mannered

Esei …

To be picky

Esegaana

To be finicky

Ipaliono

To be stubborn or big-headed

Erono akou

To be stubborn or a rascal

Emengerana

Disobedient

Aileiconut

To be shy

Emunonut

To be trustworthy

Ekalanyanut

To be lazy

Ejokuna etau

Generous person

Ekorana

Generous (lit.: ‘he/she gives’)

Ibitiono/etiono etau

A selfish person (lit.: a person who doesn’t give)

Iriono etau

Horrible person (Lit.: Dark hearted)

Ekurieu/Akurieu/Ekuriai

Coward

Eco/Ecobe/epiriana

Smart, wise

Ebangaana

Silly, stupid

Etitingu/Eboluna

To be confident/brave

Atitinganut/Aboluna

Being self-confident/being brave

Itocoara

To be conceited or wisecare

Ededeng

Hard, tough, strict, cruel, rude

Erimaana/Iyakiana

Obedient

Mam ipaperono

To be grumpy or unfriendly

Egitara

Special, different, superstar

Examples:

Ateso

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Irai ijo ekurieu/akurieu/ekuriai/ akuriai!

You are a coward!

Arai eong aberu na ejokuka/ejoka iponesio

I’m a well mannered lady

Ipalioko/isialaka idwe kec

Their children are stubborn or cheeky

Iyalana/itwekenana ijo noi

You are very funny

Ededeng ikesisianakinakaka noi, aitelekarit kacut Ejakait Oselle lo enyunyura ngin duc

My teachers are very strict, especially Mr. Oselle who is always grumpy.