Health & Hospital

1. Kayieu olkitarri

   I want to see a doctor

   Usage

   Used to tell people around you that you feel unwell and want to see a doctor

   Grammar Note

   Kayieu means "I want" and the wanted thing follows it directly. No native word for "need" is confirmed, so need is expressed as want. Olkitarri is also written olkitari. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

2. Keme endukuya ai

   My head hurts

   Usage

   Used to report a headache. A native word for fever is not confirmed, so mention fever by pointing or gesture

   Grammar Note

   Keme is a form of the verb a-me "to hurt"; the aching body part is the subject and "my" follows as ai, the form used with feminine nouns like endukuya. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

3. Koree sipitali?

   Where is the hospital?

   Usage

   Used to ask where the hospital is when you suddenly feel ill

   Grammar Note

   Sipitali comes from English "hospital" and is also heard as esipitali. Borrowed word. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

4. Keme enkoshoke ai

   My stomach hurts

   Usage

   Used to report stomach pain; touching the sore spot helps

   Grammar Note

   The pattern puts Keme first with the aching part as subject. Enkoshoke is feminine, so "my" is ai. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

5. Olbae

   Wound

   Usage

   The word to point to an injury or a cut

   Grammar Note

   A masculine noun (ol- is masculine singular). A similar-looking word, embae, means "arrow", so say the prefix too

6. Emurt

   Neck

   Usage

   Point to this word for neck pain or stiffness

   Grammar Note

   A feminine noun (e- is feminine singular). Pain can be said with the pattern Keme emurt ai. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

7. Oloililai

   Shoulder

   Usage

   Point to this word for shoulder pain or stiffness

   Grammar Note

   A masculine noun (ol- is masculine singular). Other words for "shoulder" exist, empus and osip, and vary by region or speaker

8. Enkung'u

   Knee

   Usage

   Point to this word for knee pain

   Grammar Note

   A feminine noun (en- is feminine singular). Write the ' of ng' as a plain ASCII '

9. Enkume

   Nose

   Usage

   Point to this word for a blocked nose or a nosebleed

   Grammar Note

   A feminine noun (en- is feminine singular). The prefix is written attached to the word

10. Enkiroket

    Cough

    Usage

    Point to this word to say that you have a cough

    Grammar Note

    A feminine noun (en- is feminine singular). It refers to a persistent cough; a variant, enkirroget, also exists

11. Olkirobi

    Common cold

    Usage

    Point to this word to say that you have a cold

    Grammar Note

    A masculine noun (ol- is masculine singular), from the same root as the verb a-irobi "to be cold". In speech you will also hear orkirobi, with ol turned into or

12. Keme enkeju ai

    My leg hurts

    Usage

    Used to report leg pain after a long walk or a fall

    Grammar Note

    Enkeju is a feminine noun for the whole leg from hip to toes; "my" is ai. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

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