English-Ape Dictionary

This is the only inverted Ape-English dictionary in existence, to my knowledge.

ref. = sample reference page numbers in the Whitman edition
O = official
S = semi-official (strongly implied, but not actually in original dictionary)
U = unofficial (my own inventions)
lit. = literally

The dictionary (incomplete)

Ape English part of
speech ref. offi-
cial? comments

boy ab noun . O .

X boy X-ab (compound) . U

U little boy eta-ab = lit. "little-boy"
U bad boy sord-ab = lit. "bad-boy"
U good boy vando-ab = lit. "good-boy"
U big boy zu-ab = lit. "big-boy"

brother abalu noun . O .

fall amba verb? . O .

X fall X-amba (compound) . U

U sunset kudu-amba = lit. "sun-fall"
U waterfall lul-amba = lit. "water-fall"

fire argo noun . O .

X fire X-argo (compound) . U

U bonfire zu-argo = lit. "big-fire"

fire X argo-X (compound) . U

U torch argo-balu-den = lit. "fire-stick"
U fire walk argo-kor = lit. "fire-walk"
U to burn argo-lana = lit. "fire-sting"
U alcohol argo-lul = lit. "fire-water"
U volcano argo-ved = lit. "fire-mountain"

knee abu noun . O .

kneel abu verb . O .

light (vs. dark?) a adj? . O .

light X a-X (compound) . U

U light meat a-dako-zan = lit. "light-meat"

lightning ara noun 84 O .

X lightning X-ara (compound) . U .

lose adu verb . O .

male atan noun . O .

X male X-atan (compound) . S

O husband por-atan = lit. "mate-male"

rise ala verb? . O .

X rise X-ala (compound) . U

U sunrise kudu-ala = lit. "sun-rise"

shoot,
throw,
cast aro verb . O .

shoot X aro-X (compound) . U

U meteor aro-hul = lit. "shoot-star"

spear arad noun . O .

X spear X-arad (compound) . S

S arrow eta-arad (use "etarad") = lit. "little-spear"

tail at noun . O .

X tail X-at (compound) . U

U short-tailed mo-at = lit. "short-tail"
U long-tailed om-at = lit. "long-tail"

Titles from American culture

Movie titles

Bad Boys = Sord-ab = lit. "bad-boy"
Batman = Pamba-neeta-mangani = lit. "rat-bird-man"
Big = Zu = lit. "big"
The Big Trees = Ho-zu-den = lit. "many-big-tree"
Blackheart = Go-thub = lit. "black-heart"
Black Moon Rising = Go-goro-ala = lit. "black-moon-rise"
Black Rain = Go-meeta = lit. "black-rain"
Braveheart = Tand-utor-thub = lit. "not-afraid-heart"
Bright Eyes = Tu-yat = lit. "bright-eye"
Broken Arrow = Tub-etarad = lit. "broken-arrow"
Brother Sun, Sister Moon = Abalu-kudu , Za-balu-goro = lit. "brother-sun girl-baby-moon"
Cold Mountain = Bur-ved = lit. "cold-mountain"
Cold River = Bur-gom-lul = lit. "cold-run-water"
Darkman = Tanda-mangani = lit. "dark-man"
A Few Good Men = Tand-ho Vando Mangani = lit. "not-many good man"
Firewalker = Argo-kor-mangani = lit. "fire-walk-man"
The Fly = Busso = lit. "fly"
Girls, Girls, Girls = Za, Za, Za = lit. "girl girl girl"
Goldeneye = Bal-yat = lit. "golden-eye"
Goldfinger = Bal-b'b'wang = lit. "golden-endof-endof-arm"
The Gorilla = Bolgani = lit. "gorilla"
Gorillas in the Mist = Bolgani zor Lul-whuff = lit. "gorilla in water-smoke"
The Green-eyed Blonde = Wa-yat-bal-b'zan-kalan = lit. "green-eye-golden-endof-skin-female"
Hair = B'zan = lit. "endof-skin"
Head = B'yat = lit. "head"
Hit Man = Kob-mangani = lit. "hit-man"
Holes = Ho-kut = lit. "many-hole"
The Jackal = Ungo = lit. "jackal"
Jaws = Gash-tho = lit. 'fang-mouth"
The Nest = Neeta-wala = lit. "bird-nest"
The Pink Jungle = Targa-kambo = lit. "whitered-jungle"
Rain Man = Meeta-mangani = lit. "rain-man"
Red River = Ga-gom-lul = lit. "red-run-water"
The River Rat = Gom-lul-pamba = lit. "run-water-rat"
Running Man = Gom-mangani = lit. "run-man"
Scream = Kreeg-gor = lit. "danger-growl"
Silent Running = Tand-panda-kor = lit. "no-noise-run"
Small Soldiers = Eta-tan = lit. "little-warrior"
Starman = Hul-mangani = lit. "star-man"
The Sting = Lana = lit. "sting"
The Swimmer = Lul-kor-mangani = lit. "water-walk-man"
The Thin Man = Tandak-mangani = lit. "thin-man"
Top Gun = Eho-nala-pand-balu-den = lit. "much-up-thunder-baby-tree"
True Lies = Tand-nur-nur = lit. "not-lie-lie"
Up in Smoke = Nala zor Whuff = lit. "up in smoke"
Up the Creek = Nala No = lit. "up brook"
Wet Gold = Eho-lul-bal-dan = lit. "much-water-golden-rock"
The White Gorilla = Tar-bolgani = lit. "white-gorilla"
White Rock = Tar-dan = lit. "white-rock"
Wildcats = Skree = lit. "wild-cat"

Television shows

Batman = Pamba-neeta-mangani = lit. "rat-bird-man"
Gunsmoke = Pand-balu-den-whuff = lit. "thunder-baby-tree-smoke"
The Monkees = Manu = lit. "monkey"
That Girl = Wob-za = lit. "that-girl"

Song titles

Baby Elephant Walk = Balu-tantor-kor = lit. "baby-warriorbeast-walk"
Baby Snakes = Balu-histah = lit. "baby-snake"
Bad Blood = Sord-galul = lit. "bad-redwater"
Bad Boys = Sord-ab = lit. "bad-boy"
Bad Moon Risin' = Sord-goro-ala = lit. "bad-moon-rise"
Blackbird = Go-neeta = lit. "black-bird"
Black Water = Go-lul = lit. "black-water"
Buffalo Gals = Gorgo-za = lit. "buffalo-girl"
Cold Sweat = Bur-zan-lul = lit. "cold-skin-water"
Cool Water = Eta-bur-lul = lit. "little-cold-water"
Cripple Creek = Mado-no = lit. "lame-brook"
Cry = Pan-lul = lit. "soft-water"
Dance, Dance, Dance = Voo-dum, Voo-dum, Voo-dum = lit. "dance dance dance"
Dark Star = Tanda-hul = lit. "dark-star"
Don't Eat the Yellow Snow = Tand Popo Mal-tar-bur = lit. "no eat yellow-white-cold"
Down in the Valley = Tand-nala zor Pele = lit. "not-up in valley"
Fire = Argo = lit. "fire"
The Fish = Pisah = lit. "fish"
Fish Heads = Pisah-b'yat = lit. "fish-head"
Goin' up the Country = Unk nala Pal = lit. "go up country"
Goldfinger = Bal-b'b'wang = lit. "golden-endof-endof-arm"
Good Lovin' = Vando-gree-ah = lit. "good-love"
Green River = Wa-gom-lul = lit. "green-run-water"
Greensleeves = Wa-zut-zan-wang = lit. "green-out-skin-arm"
Hair = B'zan = lit. "endof-skin"
Hole Hearted = Kut-thub = lit. "hole-heart"
Hot Blooded = Koho-galul = lit. "hot-redwater"
Hungry = Po = lit. "hungry"
Indian Lake = Gamangani-dak-lul = lit. "redman-fat-water"
Jump = Kas = lit. "jump"
Jump Up = Kas-nala = lit. "jump-up"
Jungle Love = Kambo-gree-ah = lit. "jungle-love"
Laugh = Rota = lit. "laugh"
Little Wing = Eta-neeta-b'wang = lit. "little-bird-endof-arm"
Long Green = Om-wa = lit. "long-green"
The Look = Yato = lit. "look"
Look Out = Yato-zut = lit. "look-out"
Love Shack = Gree-ah-wala = lit. "love-hut"
Lyin' Eyes = Nur-yat = lit. "lie-eye"
Man in the Middle = Mangani zor Karpo = lit. "man in middle"
Moondance = Goro-kordo = lit. "moon-dance"
Moon River = Goro-gom-lul = lit. "moon-run-water"
No Rain = Tand-meeta = lit. "no-rain"
Raindance = Meeta-kordo = lit. "rain-dance"
Red Rooster = Ga-tan-klu = lit. "red-warrior-hen"
Riverside = Gom-lul-lufo = lit. "run-water-side"
Safety Dance = Tand-kreeg-kordo = lit. "not-danger-dance"
She = Mu = lit. "she"
Short People = Mo-mangani = lit. "short-man"
Sister Golden Hair = Za-balu-bal-b'zan = lit. "sister-golden-hair"
The Snake = Histah = lit. "snake"
Smalltalk = Eta-gogo = lit. "little-talk"
Snowbird = Tar-bur-neeta = lit. "snow-bird"
Sun = Kudu = lit. "sun"
Sunny = Eho-kudu = lit. "much-sun"
Sunrise, Sunset = Kudu-ala, Kudu-amba = lit. "sun-rise sun-fall"
Surrender = Kagoda = lit. "surrender"
Talk Talk = Gogo Gogo = lit. "talk talk"
Up on Cripple Creek = Nalo zor Mado-no = lit. "up in lame-brook"
Walk, Don't Run = Kor, Tand-gom = "walk no-run"
White Bird = Tar-neeta = lit. "white-bird"
White Rock = Tar-dan = lit. "white-rock"
Windy = Eho-usha = lit. "much-wind"
Words = Rea = lit. "word"
Yellow Bird = Mal-neeta = lit. "yellow-bird"
Yellow River = Mal-gom-lul = lit. "yellow-run-water"

Music groups

The Beatles = Nene = lit. "beetle"
The Byrds = Neeta = lit. "bird"
The Monkees = Manu = lit. "monkey"
Redbone = Ga-dano = lit. "red-bone"
Sting = Lana = lit. "sting"
The Tubes = Eho-kut-balu-den = lit. "much-hole-baby-tree"
The Village People = Ho-wala-mangani = lit. "many-hut-man"
Yes = Rak = lit. "yes"

Proper names

Brooke Shields = No Jabo = lit. "brook shield"

HOME Created: Febuary 13, 2005
Updated: Febuary 24, 2005