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Word	Part of speech	Translation	Example
ⲁⲛⲟⲕ	pronoun	I	ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϯϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ ϯⲛⲟⲩ. I am here now.
ⲛⲧⲟϥ	pronoun	he	ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲡⲁϣⲃⲓⲣ. He is my friend.
ⲛⲧⲟⲥ	pronoun	she	ⲛⲧⲟⲥ ϩⲛ ⲡⲏⲓ. She is in the house.
ⲁⲛⲟⲛ	pronoun	we	ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡⲟⲟⲩ. We are very happy today.
ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ	pronoun	they	ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲛ ⲧⲃⲁⲕⲓ. They are in the city.
ⲛⲓⲙ	pronoun	who	ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉ ⲉϥϩⲓⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲣⲟ? Who is at the door?
ⲃⲱⲕ	verb	to go	ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲥⲉⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲡⲏⲓ. They go to the house.
ⲉⲓ	verb	to come	ⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲁⲏⲓ ⲣⲁⲥⲧⲉ. Come to my house tomorrow.
ⲛⲁⲩ	verb	to see	ϯⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲣⲏ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ. I see the bright sun.
ⲥⲟⲩⲛ	verb	to know	ϯⲥⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲡⲁϣⲁϫⲉ ⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ. I know that story well.
ϯ	verb	to give	ⲙⲁ ϩⲁ ⲡϫⲱⲱⲙⲉ ϯⲛⲟⲩ. Give me the book now.
ϫⲱ	verb	to say	ϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲙⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲗⲏⲑⲏⲥ ⲥⲁⲃⲱⲥ. Say the true word clearly.
ⲛⲁⲩ	verb	to look	ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲡⲉ ⲉⲥⲟ ⲛⲥⲁ. Look at the blue sky.
ⲟⲩⲱⲙ	verb	to eat	ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲧⲛⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲟⲉⲓⲕ ⲙⲙⲏⲛⲉ. We eat bread every day.
ⲥⲱ	verb	to drink	ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲥⲉⲥⲱ ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲛ ⲡϣⲱⲣⲡ. They drink water in morning.
ⲛⲕⲟⲧⲕ	verb	to sleep	ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ϥⲛⲕⲟⲧⲕ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ. The child sleeps at night.
ⲱϣ	verb	to read	ϯⲱϣ ⲙⲡⲉⲓϫⲱⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ. I read this good book.
ⲥϩⲁⲓ	verb	to write	ⲧⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲣⲁⲛ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ. She writes her name here.
ϣⲁϫⲉ	verb	to speak	ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲥⲉϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲁ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ. They speak one language here.
ⲥⲱⲧⲙ	verb	to hear	ϯⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲧⲙⲟⲩⲥⲓⲕⲏ ⲉⲥⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲥ. I hear the beautiful music.
ⲙⲉ	verb	to love	ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲧⲛⲙⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲅⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ. We love our family greatly.
ⲱⲛϩ	verb	to live	ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲥⲉⲱⲛϩ ϩⲛ ⲧⲃⲁⲕⲓ. They live in the city.
ⲙⲟⲩ	verb	to die	ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩ ϩⲉⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ. All people die one day.
ⲟⲩⲱⲛ	verb	to open	ⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲙⲡⲣⲟ ⲛⲁⲓ. Open the door for me.
ⲣⲱⲙⲉ	noun	person	ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁϥ ⲟⲩⲣⲁⲛ. Every person has a name.
ⲣⲱⲙⲉ	noun	man	ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ ϯⲛⲟⲩ. The man walks home now.
ⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ	noun	woman	ⲧⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲥϥⲓ ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲏⲓ. The woman carries water home.
ϣⲏⲣⲉ	noun	child	ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ϥⲥⲱ ⲉⲣⲱϣⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ. The child drinks warm milk.
ⲁⲗⲟⲩ	noun	boy	ⲡⲁⲗⲟⲩ ϥⲱϣ ⲛⲟⲩϫⲱⲱⲙⲉ. The boy reads a book.
ⲁⲗⲟⲩ	noun	girl
ⲅⲉⲛⲟⲥ	noun	family	ⲡⲁⲅⲉⲛⲟⲥ ϥⲱⲛϩ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ ϯⲛⲟⲩ. My family lives here now.
ⲙⲁⲁⲩ	noun	mother	ⲧⲁⲙⲁⲁⲩ ϩⲛ ⲡⲏⲓ. My mother is at home.
ⲉⲓⲱⲧ	noun	father	ⲡⲉϥⲉⲓⲱⲧ ϥⲣϩⲱⲃ ϩⲛ ⲧⲃⲁⲕⲓ. His father works in town.
ϣⲃⲓⲣ	noun	friend	ⲡⲁϣⲃⲓⲣ ϥⲉⲓ ⲙⲡⲟⲟⲩ. My friend comes today.
ⲏⲓ	noun	house	ⲡⲏⲓ ⲟ ⲛⲛⲟϭ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ. The house is very big.
ⲏⲓ	noun	home	ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲧⲛⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲡⲏⲓ ϩⲛ ⲣⲟⲩϩⲉ. We go home at evening.
ⲃⲁⲕⲓ	noun	city	ⲧⲉⲓⲃⲁⲕⲓ ⲟ ⲛϩⲁⲉ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ. This city is very old.
ⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ	noun	world	ⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲟ ⲛⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ. The world is very wide.
ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ	noun	time	ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ϥⲃⲱⲕ ϩⲁϩⲧⲏϥ. Time goes very quickly.
ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ	noun	day	ⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲟ ⲛϣⲟⲟⲩⲉ ϯⲛⲟⲩ. The day is long now.
ⲉⲩϣⲏ	noun	night	ⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ ⲟ ⲛϩⲓⲥⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ. The night is cold here.
ϣⲱⲣⲡ	noun	morning	ϯⲣϩⲱⲃ ⲙⲙⲏⲛⲉ ϩⲛ ⲡϣⲱⲣⲡ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ. I work every morning here.
ⲣⲟⲩϩⲉ	noun	evening	ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲧⲛⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲟⲉⲓⲕ ϩⲛ ⲣⲟⲩϩⲉ. We eat bread in evening.
ⲁⲃⲟⲧ	noun	month	ⲡⲉⲓⲁⲃⲟⲧ ⲟ ⲛϩⲟⲧ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ. This month is very hot.
ⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ	noun	year	ⲧⲉⲓⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ ⲃⲃⲉⲣⲉ. This year is new.
ⲙⲡⲟⲟⲩ	adverb	today	ϯⲉⲓ ⲙⲡⲟⲟⲩ. I come to you today.
ⲣⲁⲥⲧⲉ	adverb	tomorrow	ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲧⲛⲃⲱⲕ ⲣⲁⲥⲧⲉ ϩⲛ ⲡϣⲱⲣⲡ. We go there tomorrow morning.
ⲥⲁϥ	adverb	yesterday	ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲁϥⲉⲓ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ ⲥⲁϥ ϩⲛ ⲣⲟⲩϩⲉ. He came here yesterday evening.
ϯⲛⲟⲩ	adverb	now	ⲁⲙⲟⲩ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲡⲁϣⲃⲓⲣ. Come here now, my friend.
ⲣⲏ	noun	sun	ⲡⲣⲏ ⲟ ⲛϩⲟⲧ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ. The sun is very hot.
ⲓⲟϩ	noun	moon	ⲡⲓⲟϩ ϥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ. The moon shines at night.
ⲥⲓⲟⲩ	noun	star	ⲟⲩⲥⲓⲟⲩ ⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ϩⲛ ⲧⲡⲉ. A star appears in sky.
ⲧⲡⲉ	noun	sky	ⲧⲡⲉ ⲥⲟ ⲛⲥⲁ ⲙⲡⲟⲟⲩ. The sky is blue today.
ⲕⲁϩ	noun	earth	ⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲏⲓ. The earth is our home.
ⲭⲣⲱⲙ	noun	fire	ⲡⲭⲣⲱⲙ ⲟ ⲛϩⲟⲧ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ. The fire is very hot.
ⲙⲟⲟⲩ	noun	water	ⲡⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲟ ⲛϩⲓⲥⲉ ϯⲛⲟⲩ. The water is cold now.
ϣⲓⲛⲉ	noun	tree	ⲡϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲟ ⲛϫⲟⲥⲉ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ. The tree is very high.
ⲧⲟⲟⲩ	noun	mountain	ⲡⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲟ ⲛϫⲟⲥⲉ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ. The mountain is very high.
ⲓⲉⲣⲟ	noun	river	ⲡⲓⲉⲣⲟ ⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁϥ ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ. The river has much water.
ⲑⲁⲗⲁⲥⲥⲁ	noun	sea	ⲧⲑⲁⲗⲁⲥⲥⲁ ⲟ ⲛⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ. The sea is very wide.
ⲟⲉⲓⲕ	noun	bread	ⲡⲟⲉⲓⲕ ⲟ ⲛϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲟⲟⲩ. The bread is warm today.
ⲧⲃⲧ	noun	fish	ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲧⲛⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲧⲃⲧ ⲙⲡⲟⲟⲩ. We eat fish today.
ⲉⲣⲱϣⲉ	noun	milk	ⲡⲉⲣⲱϣⲉ ⲟ ⲛϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ϯⲛⲟⲩ. The milk is warm now.
ⲁⲡⲉ	noun	head	ⲡⲁⲁⲡⲉ ⲥⲱⲛⲧ ⲙⲡⲟⲟⲩ. My head hurts today.
ⲃⲁⲗ	noun	eye	ⲡⲉⲥⲃⲁⲗ ⲥⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲥ. Her eye is beautiful.
ⲣⲟ	noun	mouth	ⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲙⲡⲣⲟ ϯⲛⲟⲩ. Open your mouth now.
ϭⲓϫ	noun	hand	ⲧⲁϭⲓϫ ⲥⲟ ⲛϫⲱⲣ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ. My hand is very strong.
ⲣⲁⲧ	noun	foot	ⲧⲉϥⲣⲁⲧ ⲥⲟ ⲛⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ. His foot is very small.
ϩⲏⲧ	noun	heart	ⲡⲉⲥϩⲏⲧ ⲙⲉϩ ⲛⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ. Her heart is full love.
ⲣⲁⲛ	noun	name	ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲛ ⲥϩⲏϧ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ. My name is written here.
ϫⲱⲱⲙⲉ	noun	book	ⲡⲉⲓϫⲱⲱⲙⲉ ⲟ ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ. This book is very good.
ϣⲁϫⲉ	noun	word	ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲗⲏⲑⲏⲥ ⲁⲛ. That word is not true.
ⲁⲥⲡⲉ	noun	language	ⲧⲟⲩⲁⲥⲡⲉ ⲟ ⲛϩⲁⲉ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ. Their language is very old.
ϩⲱⲃ	noun	work	ⲡⲁϩⲱⲃ ⲟ ⲛⲥⲁϩⲏⲩ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ. My work is very hard.
ⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ	noun	love	ⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲥⲣ ⲙⲡⲱⲛϩ ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ. Love makes life beautiful.
ⲙⲟⲩⲥⲓⲕⲏ	noun	music	ⲧⲙⲟⲩⲥⲓⲕⲏ ⲥⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲥ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ. The music sounds very beautiful.
ϣⲁϫⲉ	noun	story	ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲟ ⲛϩⲁⲉ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ. That story is very old.
ϩⲱⲃ	noun	thing	ⲡⲉⲓϩⲱⲃ ⲟ ⲛⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ. This thing is very small.
ⲱⲛϩ	noun	life	ⲡⲱⲛϩ ⲟⲩⲇⲱⲣⲟⲛ ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ. Life is a good gift.
ⲣⲟ	noun	door	ⲡⲣⲟ ⲟⲩⲱⲛ ϯⲛⲟⲩ. The door is open now.
ⲧⲣⲁⲡⲉⲍⲁ	noun	table	ⲡϫⲱⲱⲙⲉ ϩⲓϫⲛ ⲧⲧⲣⲁⲡⲉⲍⲁ. The book is on table.
ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ	adjective	good	ⲡⲉⲓⲟⲉⲓⲕ ⲟ ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ. This bread is good.
ⲛⲛⲟϭ	adjective	big	ⲡⲏⲓ ⲟ ⲛⲛⲟϭ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ. The house is very big.
ⲕⲟⲩⲓ	adjective	small	ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁϥ ⲛϩⲉⲛϭⲓϫ ⲛⲕⲟⲩⲓ. The child has small hands.
ⲃⲃⲉⲣⲉ	adjective	new	ⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁⲓ ⲛⲟⲩϫⲱⲱⲙⲉ ⲙⲃⲃⲉⲣⲉ. I have a new book.
ϩⲁⲉ	adjective	old	ⲧⲃⲁⲕⲓ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲟ ⲛϩⲁⲉ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ. That city is very old.
ϣⲟⲟⲩⲉ	adjective	long	ⲡⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲟ ⲛϣⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ. The road is very long.
ϫⲟⲥⲉ	adjective	high	ⲡⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲟ ⲛϫⲟⲥⲉ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ. The mountain is very high.
ϩⲟⲧ	adjective	hot	ⲡⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲟ ⲛϩⲟⲧ ϯⲛⲟⲩ. The water is hot now.
ϩⲓⲥⲉ	adjective	cold	ⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ ⲟ ⲛϩⲓⲥⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ. The night is cold here.
ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲥ	adjective	beautiful
ⲁⲗⲏⲑⲏⲥ	adjective	true	ⲡⲉⲓϣⲁϫⲉ ⲟ ⲛⲁⲗⲏⲑⲏⲥ. This word is true.
ⲙⲉϩ	adjective	full
ϫⲱⲣ	adjective	strong	ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲟ ⲛϫⲱⲣ. That man is strong.
ⲥⲁ	adjective	blue	ⲧⲡⲉ ⲥⲟ ⲛⲥⲁ ⲙⲡⲟⲟⲩ. The sky is blue today.
ⲕⲁⲙ	adjective	black
ⲟⲩⲃⲁϣ	adjective	white	ⲡⲉⲣⲱϣⲉ ⲟ ⲛⲟⲩⲃⲁϣ. The milk is white.
ⲁⲛ	adverb	not	ⲡⲉⲓϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲗⲏⲑⲏⲥ ⲁⲛ. This word is not true.
ⲛⲙ̄	preposition	with	ϯⲉⲓ ⲛⲙ̄ ⲡⲁϣⲃⲓⲣ. I come with my friend.
ⲉ	preposition	to	ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲧⲛⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲡⲏⲓ. We go to the house.