Carinnaha Adjectives

proximal demonstrative: da [ta] (note that this can be nominalized, e.g. to form the dummy stem for pronouns).
distal demonstrative: vam [βam] (not that this can be nominalized).
all: ha [χɑ] (stem ha)
every: doha [tɔːχɑ]
each: feqa [ɸɛːqʼɑ]
much: ska [səkʼa]
many: reta [ɾeːtʼa]
enough yema [jeːma]
some: teya [tʼeːja]
any: niya [nija] (stem ni)
few: drda [tɾəda]
less: nika [nikʼa]
no: vowa [βoːwa] (stem vo)
good: vta [βətʼa]
bad: rba [ɾəba]
great: sbara [səbaɾa]
small: blna [pləna]
large: saa [saʔa] (stem saa)
short (length): piva [pʼiβa]
long: grona [kɾoːna]
short (height): haba [χɑba]
tall: kworda [kʼwoːɾta]
low: sba [səba]
middle: mixa [miɕa]
high: jaa [tɕaʔa] (stem jaa)
inner: xaja [ɕadʑa]
outer: hora [χɔːɾa]
right: lea [leːʔa] (stem lea)
wrong: jora [tɕoːɾa]
easy: sqa [səqʼɑ]
difficult: brida [prida]
quiet: yrka [jərkʼa]
loud: zyela [zjeːla]
bright: xiqna [ɕeqʼnɑ]
dark: malla [malːa]
cold: wiyya [wijːa]
cool: xoma [ɕoːma]
warm: hyera [χjɛːɾa]
hot: grna [kɾəna]
close: srdda [sɾətːa]
far: vekra [βeːkʼɾa]
new, young: sta [sətʼa] (stem sta)
old: yidra [jitɾa]
ancient: janda [tɕanta]
archaic: kabla [kʼapla]
worthy: fola [ɸoːla]
slow: nibra [nipɾa]
fast, quick: linna [linːa]
soft: gaha [kɑχɑ]
hard: bitra [pitʼɾa]
rough: crexa [tɕʼɾeːɕɑ]
smooth: kura [kʼuɾa]
flat: xawa [ɕawa]
crunched up: hwalla [χwalːa]
wet: hawa [χɑwa]
dry: dunna [tunːa]
next: qaya [qʼɑja]
previous, past: jugya [tɕukja]
sweet: lupa [lupʼa] (stem lupa)
sour: hrta [χɾətʼa]
bitter: vlada [βlada]
savory: fuxa [ɸuɕa]
smelly: lia [liʔa] (stem lia)
open (adj.): xoda [ɕoːda]
close (adj.): velna [βeːlna] (stem velna)
thick: gyaqa [kjɑqʼɑ]
thin: mifa [miɸa]
full: siva [siβa]
empty: jaqa [tɕɑqʼɑ]
half: fura [ɸuɾa]
first: vrka [βɾəkʼa]
happy: truha [tʼɾoχɑ]
sad: zinna [zinːa]
angry: xoka [ɕoːkʼa]
bored: neha [nɛːχɑ]
energetic: joba [tɕoːba]
aroused: syiga [sjiga]
tired, weary: nyua [ɲjuʔa] (stem nyua)
sleepy: ruga [ɾuga]
excited: zofa [zoːɸa]
pretty, handsome: ciba [tɕʼiba]
ugly: vanga [βaŋka]
permanent: grta [kɾətʼa]
temporary, transient: qirra [qʼerːa]
fortunate: rimma [ɾimːa]
unfortunate: lanka [laŋkʼa]
holy: zeba [zeːba]
orthodox: yopa [joːpʼa]
heretical: ryaha [ɾjɑχɑ]
white: hita [χetʼa]
black: groka [kɾoːkʼa]
gray: vma [βəma]
brown: riga [ɾiga]
red: pagwa [pʼakwa]
yellow: wrna [wəɾna]
green: luka [lukʼa]
blue green: vtra [βətʼɾa]
blue: neba [neːba]
violet: tirha [tʼiɾχɑ]

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