Yarn is mostly coloured for knitting. Langõ je’mmitõt rǭviņtõb ku’dtõb pierāst.
The moths have eaten [~ shaved] all the wool off the coat. Kuoid at kǭskõn amā vīla jarā a’jjõn.
my mother mi’n ǟma
an older woman who is a visitor or guest (i.e., mother guest) kilā ǟma
mother's love jemā ārmaztimi
mother's milk jemā sēmḑa
[the child] takes after [its] mother jemā pie’rrõ
He still is inexperienced or immature. [~He still has [his] mother's milk behind [his] ears.] Tä’mmõn u’m vēl jemā sēmḑa kūora tagān.
Livonian is my native language. Līvõ kēļ u’m mi’n jemākēļ.
At first there were few motorboats in Sīkrõg. E’žmõks Sīkrõgõl motōrlaijḑi vȯ’ļ veiti.
There were three motorboats in Pizā. Pizās vȯ’ļ kuolm motōrlaijõ.
green mould mõltsi aļtimi
Green mould: first it is white, then it turns green. Mõltsi aļtimi: e’žmõks ta u’m vālda, pie’rrõ ta īeb mõltsizõks.