Hilichurlian/Lexicon

A list of known common words of Hilichurlian. Please pay attention to the references.

Aside from official source, there is a fan project to decipher Hilichurlian prior to the event Mimi Tomo and Handy Handbook of Hilichurlian. The detailed analysis can be found in NGA: 本丘学家宣布已经基本破译了丘丘人语，并发现了丘丘人的神灵乌努. As the dictionary was unofficial and sometimes conflicted with the official sources, this research would be put in a different column.

For a more extensive dictionary of Hilichurlian, please visit Hilichurlian Wiktionary at hilichurl.org, a partner project of Genshin Impact Wiki.

List

Hilichurlian	English	CN player Analysis	Notes
mosi	to eat[1]
mita	meat[1][2]		Has positive connotations.[1]
gusha	vegetables[1][2]		Has negative connotations.[1] The color of gusha is green.[2]
mi (plural: mimi)		I, me (plural: we, us)
muhe	like, want[2]	triumph
biat		to hit, to curse	May be used for emphasis (e.g., "very").
ye (plural: yeye)		you, your (register unknown, possibly condescending or informal)	May be similar to Japanese お前 or Korean 너 where it does not express pure condescension, but can imply closeness to the addressee. However, it still connotes condescension by implying that the addressee is of a lower social standing and socially impermissible usages of the pronoun should be understood as a sign of contempt.
yo (plural: yoyo)		you, your (register unknown, friendly or formal)
da/dada	good/very good, affirmation, very (emphasis)[2]		Can be used as praise[3]
domu		to dance
eleka		now	Meaning uncertain
sada	solid, hard[2]	to sing, singing, song	The phrase upa sada means that you are prepared to do something.[2]
nye		not, un-	Can be used for negation
nunu	to sleep[4]		The color of nunu is black.[2] This may refer to nighttime.
nini		storm, wind, Anemo	Meaning uncertain. The color of nini is white.[2] Conveys the concept of ephemerality, or to disappear (as a verb)
zido		here, this	May also mean "nothing" in some contexts. May also mean "to mark", "to go" or be used to otherwise indicate a specific thing.[5] Possibly deictic.
movo		to move, to bring, to come	Meaning uncertain. Movo lata is water.[2] (Since "lata" may mean cold or ice, "movo lata" literally means "moving ice", indicating water)
kuzi		mighty, strong
celi	heat; fire; the sun (also celi upa)[2]		The color of celi is red.[2] The phrase celi lata (literally "hot cold" or possibly "fire cold") refers to things that emit light, but not heat, such as Small Lamp Grass, fireflies, stars, and the moon.[2]
upa		to combine, to merge, to gather	Meaning uncertain, but upa possily meant something far ahead and cannot be grasped. In some context, upa indicates the spirit. Dada upa means "very tall/large mountain."[2] Celi upa means "the sun."[2] Upa sada means that you are prepared to do something.[2]
shato		like, alike, similar
lata	cold[2]		The color of lata is blue.[2] Movo lata is water.[2]
unu	one[2]	god	A holy word that embodies hilichurls' concept of gods and the origin of life.[2] The color of unu is yellow.[2]
du	two[2]
unu du	three[2]		Literally "one two."
dudu	four[2]		Literally "two-two."
ya (plural: yaya)		human	Can also mean "person" or "people"
ika		enemy	Mentioned in the Handy Handbook of Hilichurlian as part of the phrases "Ya ika/yaya ika/ika ya/ika yaya", meaning "A bad person/bad people".[2]
kundala		to kill, to fight
dala		what?
si		thing
valo		thank you
buka		stomach
guru-guru		hungry
kucha	small[2]	weak	Kucha gusha (lit. "small grass") means seed.[2] Slightly contemptuous connotation.[2]
odomu		friend
tiga		stone, Geo
plata		shield
vin		wine
pupu		grass	Meaning uncertain, may be used insultingly
beru si		what are you doing?	Meaning of individual words uncertain
mani	hands, physical labor; five[2]	to give	The meaning of "five" possibly comes from the number of fingers on a hand.
olah	hello[6]
tomo		ally	Mentioned many times in the Mutual Exchange and Hilichurl Justice quests in the Mimi Tomo event. No direct translation given.
aba			Used by Ella Musk in Language Exchange, and by hilichurl in Poetry Exchange. Possibly means "before."[2]
ka			Used by Ella Musk in Language Exchange.
todo			Used by Hilichurl in Language Exchange. May mean "give."
biadam			Exact meaning unknown, always strong negative. May be rude.[7]
boya	color[2]		Used as a suffix for colors. Celi boya (lit. "fire color") is red, gusha boya (lit. "grass color") is green, lata boya (lit. "ice color") is blue, nini boya is white, nunu boya (lit. "sleep color") and sama boya are black, and unu boya (lit. "God's color/one color") is yellow.[2]
mito			Used by Hilichurl in Poetry Exchange. May mean "know".
lawa	king or chief[8]		As in Lawachurl.
sama			As in Samachurl. The color of sama is black.[2]
hili			As in Hilichurl.
in	in[2]
unta			Mentioned in Handy Handbook of Hilichurlian. Possibly means "after."
Du ya zido dala?	Where did this thing go? [2]		Meaning of du irregular and may be contextual.

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