boyo
English: Translation
A Boie’nen root verb conveying a sense of reckless or impulsive action, decision, or behavior that:○ Invites regret or remorse○ Poses potential harm or catastrophe○ Lacks foresight or prudence
Morphology
maboyo, naboboyo, naboyo
Notes
Boie’nen Consonants:
• b [b] (as in “boy”); boyo
• k [k] (as in “key”)
• d [d] (as in “dog”)
• g [g] (as in “go”)
• l [l] (as in “love”)
• m [m] (as in “man”)
• n [n] (as in “no”)
• ng [ŋ] (digraph, as in “sing”—a velar nasal; treated as one sound)
• p [p] (as in “pen”)
• r [ɾ] (as in Spanish “pero”—a tapped “r”, not trilled)
• s [s] (as in “see”)
• t [t] (as in “top”)
• w [w] (doubles as semivowel and consonant)
• y [j] (doubles as semivowel and consonant)