alla

From the illative singular of Proto-Finnic *ala. Cognate with Ingrian allaa.


ku

Cognate with Finnish kun and Ingrian ku.


enne

From the genitive or instructive singular of Proto-Finnic *enci. Cognates include Finnish ennen, Ingrian ennen and Estonian enne.


sinne

Cognate with Finnish sinne and Ingrian sinne.


vot

Used as a lead-in or (emphatic) filler word; see


rikki

Cognate with Finnish rikki, Ingrian rikki.

menne rikki


ette

From the illative singular of Proto-Finnic *eci. Cognate with Finnish eteen.


kui

Cognate with Finnish kuin, Ingrian kui and Estonian kui.


pakko

required, necessary, (one) must, (one) has to


siz

Cognate with Finnish siis and Estonian siis.


missi

From an old translative singular form of mikä. Compare Finnish miksi, Ingrian miks, Estonian miks.


tänne

Cognate with Finnish tänne and Ingrian tänne.


viittä

(genitive + ~) in the way or manner of, like


ennä

Cognate with Finnish enää and Ingrian ennää.

(chiefly in the negative) any more, any longer


taita

From Proto-Finnic *taitadak, which has developed into an adverb.


kaa

Shortened from kaaz. Compare Finnish kaa.


menne

From Proto-Finnic *mendäk, from Proto-Uralic *mene-.


tagga

From a lative form of Proto-Finnic *taka. Akin to Finnish taa and Estonian taha.


koton

From the essive singular of koto. Cognate with Finnish kotona.


vassa

Cognate with Finnish vastaan and Ingrian vastaa.

at one (e.g. of a person that one comes across when moving)


poiz

Cognate with Finnish pois and Ingrian pois.


välille

[ˈvʲælilːə̟]


alaz

From Proto-Finnic *alas. Cognate with Finnish alas.


nii

Cognate with Finnish niin, Ingrian nii and Estonian nii.


vaa

Cognate with Finnish vaan, vain and Ingrian vaa.


tääl

Cognate with Finnish täällä and Ingrian tääl.


päi

Cognate with Finnish päin and Ingrian päin.


kõig

An intensifying particle; completely, totally, very


kuzza

(chiefly in the negative) nowhere, (not) anywhere


kuhhõ

(chiefly in the negative) (to) nowhere, (not) anywhere


kõnsa

(chiefly in the negative) never, (not) ever


kõnzle

(indefinite) sometime, at some time, somewhen


täälte

[ˈtʲæːltʲə̟]

Cognate with Finnish täältä and Ingrian täält.


siälte

[ˈsʲiæ̯ltʲə̟]

Cognate with Finnish sieltä and Ingrian seelt.


siäl

Cognate with Finnish siellä and Ingrian seel.


eez

Cognate with Finnish edessä, Ingrian ees, Estonian ees.


ennegle

the day before yesterday
the day before yesterday


oomõn

Cognates include Finnish huomenna and Ingrian hoomeen.


päälte

[ˈpʲæːltʲə̟]


rinnõllõ

[ˈrʲinːə̠ɫːə̠]


taaz

Cognate with Finnish taas and Ingrian taas.


tšiin

saavvõ tšiin

menne tšiin

õllõ tšiin

pannõ tšiin


tänäve

[ˈtʲænʲævʲə̟]


vassõ

From Proto-Finnic *vasta. Akin to Finnish vasta.


ättšissä

/ˈæt͡ʃːiːsːæː/

[ˈæt͡ʃːisʲːæ]

-æt͡ʃːiːsːæː


jalkõzi

[ˈʝɑɫkə̠zʲi]

From Proto-Finnic *jalkaicin, from jalkõ. Akin to Finnish jalkaisin.


üllez

Cognate with Estonian üles and Ingrian yles.


takaz

Cognate with Estonian tagasi and Ingrian takas.

tullõ takaz

menne takaz


etez-takaz

etez + takaz. Compare Ingrian etes takas, Finnish edestakaisin, eestaas.


kauga

From Proto-Finnic *kaugan. Compare Finnish kauan, Ingrian kavvan, Estonian kaua.


kaukallõ

/ˈkɑu̯kɑːlːɑ/

[ˈkɑu̯kɑɫːə̠]


kaukalõ

/ˈkɑu̯kɑːlɤː/


paraika

/pɑrˈɑi̯kɑː/


ülioomõn

the day after tomorrow
the day after tomorrow


antõssi

anta antõssi


sakkassi

[ˈsɑkːɑsʲːi]


sorovnoo

Borrowed from Russian всё равно (vsjo ravno).


kazittõ

[ˈkɑzʲitːə̠]


ühte

together (into one piece or a single thing)


üvässi

jää üvässi! sg / jääka üvässi! pl

Miä mälehten sene üvässi.


tšutʹ

miä tšut́ en idgõ

2012, “tšutʹ”, in V. Hallap, E. Adler, S. Grünberg, M. Leppik, editor, Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition (dictionary citing attested dialectal material: Mati dialect):


siitte

[ˈsʲiːtʲːə̟]


muuvvõltõ

[ˈmuːvːə̠ɫtə̠]


muuvvõllõ

/ˈmuːvːɑlːɑ/

[ˈmuːvːə̠ɫːə̠]


muuvvõlõ

/ˈmuːvːɑlɤː/

[ˈmuːvːə̠ɫɤ]


kaukaltõ

[ˈkɑu̯kɑɫtə̠]


pissüz

standing up, standing straight, vertical, erect


vajja

viis minuttia on vajja kuvvõz tunniz


võõrõzi

[ˈvɤːrə̠zʲi]


tšezze

kahõ tšezze

(number in the genitive case + ~) between/among the ... of us/you/them etc.


perräpäiz

[ˈperʲːæˌpʲæi̯z̥]


perässe

[ˈperʲæsʲːə̟]

after (someone else), following (someone else)