Lexicon Building

[Torco]

keleloiu. [kele-loi-u: needle-tree-NOUN.PRESENT]; conifer tree. [because of the shape of their leaves]

next: law

[äreo]

tuatastana - n. a law, from tuata common law, spontaneous/emergent order + stana rule

different from ehletastana, that is, a rule made by a state.

next word: beet

[Kopachris]

alupeŝ [alu.p̬ɛʃ] n.- 1. beet. 2. sugar, because it comes from beets.

Next word: Lapis lazuli

[Jacqui]

alupeŝ [alu.p̬ɛʃ] n.- 1. beet. 2. sugar, because it comes from beets.

Next word: Lapis lazuli

Lapis lasuuli

E.g. Ranggałattuguk lapis lasuuli He ate lapis lazuli a moment ago.
(I know that you can't eat it but, oh well.)


Directory.

[maıráí]

nanponte nanpon order(ed), number(ed) te organized group, collection


next word: ore

[Torco]

heiteogu [xai.t{.o.Gu]; (some shine-rock), mineral, ore, or semiprecious rock. a valuable stone.

next: cock-blocker, like when another male hinders your advances towards the opposite sex.

[Rodlox]

next: cock-blocker, like when another male hinders your advances towards the opposite sex.

ro rrotafa = interferer, close-and-blocked (-fa without wo may be a shorthand)
/ro.r: o.ta.fa/ (space added to avoid smiley)

or, used as much (at least nowadays) for the general-purpose "interfering" and "obstacle" as "woman blocking your advances to the opposite sex", is
rɤ rrɤtafa

either way, if its someone who does this frequently, then hiyro rrotafa & hiyrɤ rrɤtafa (or would rohiy be better?)

hiy = iterative, plural
the /ɤt/ {fm} /ot/ {m} are optional prefixes, ...in this case, providing gender.
-fa: = likely a marker to denote closeness, intimacy, in great confidence.


Next: covert

[maıráí]

(Print and
Cursive,
sorry about the sizes.)

tsemnoni - tsem secret, hidden non private, personal



retsemnoni - tsemnoni + re, stupid filler character




retsemi - probably what would appear in something like "Covert Ops.", since non can have touchy-feely overtones.



next word: marriage, to marry

[Rodlox]

next word: marriage, to marry

in conversation...
tkeykede (t.k.ey.ke.de) = Of I {dual}

Gmarani(_)o /Gmara.ani._o/ = to go off, to beach yourselves together.{no longer in use; discouraged due to the strong association it had to one of the less savory* aspects of their past}{reconstructions differ as to what the missing letter was}

* = in the eyes of the missionaries and the diaspora, possibly because it reinforced the idea that dirt and soil are never a good place for a home, much less as the origin of mankind. a young couple would find themselves an unoccupied rise in the atoll, a home base from which they could fish and gather what they need.


formally - ulnukede wed / ulnukede kasene
ul.nu.ke.de
ulnu = definateness
kede = dual (its accompanied by a t- when there's a pronoun involved)
wed & kasasene = loan from missionaries (the latter being khasasene)


next: silk

[Christopher Schröder]

next: silk

A rather boring one, I fear --
Soige /sua'ʒa/ (f.) - silk

Next word: Aubergine, eggplant (or similar-looking vegetable)

[Přemysl]

Rosmwrec
albherghen- eggplant

Next Word: hypocorism/pet name

[TaylorS]

Rosmwrec
albherghen- eggplant

Next Word: hypocorism/pet name

Lummazo: n. pet name, nickname.

From Proto-Danubian *ʔinəwməna "name" and the diminutive *-daw. *ʔinəwməna is cognate with PIE *h₁nḗh₃mn̥

Next word: Tribe

[Skomakar'n]

Rosmwrec
albherghen- eggplant

Next Word: hypocorism/pet name

Lummazo: n. pet name, nickname.

From Proto-Danubian *ʔinəwməna "name" and the diminutive *-daw. *ʔinəwməna is cognate with PIE *h₁nḗh₃mn̥

Next word: Tribe

folyang; tribe; people; species (of animals)

Now have a go at fear.

[maıráí]

esem - a more literary/almost archaic term
setses - this comes from the sound a tseun (a carnivorous bat) makes. (The equivilent of "BOO!" is "SETS!" or "SE!")
estem - This is what the Ministry of Words compromised on so that people can talk about fear without sounding like idiots.

Unnecessary:

Naoc setsesé uakoá. It's scary in here.
Uaua, ó estemace! Jesus, don't be a baby!
Sao naoc esemé ko... It is a fearful place...
Kaceaeceaeceaecé...! Hurry up and go already!
... ...
SETSESESEEE!!! BOOOOOO!
DAMEDA! [Expletive deleted]!

next word: to curse, to cuss

[Miiil]

Ljå is a swear word.
The act of cursing someone - Najohare.
Najohare terro jalju, Vileroczi! - I curse you, Vilero!
Next: Music

[Izambri]

Hellesan: aridne

Next: factory

[maıráí]

terutsse - te uniform, organized ruts create, produce se building, facility

Uai terutsse rau sroié sen. That factory makes glass stuff.

next word: carbonated soda, pop, fizzy drink, etc

[Acid Badger]

somto, a shorter form of so motomo lit. "flavored water"

next word: governement

[maıráí]

tenenino - government, but now mostly refers to The Council and the ruling families

next word: radioactive or to glow[/b, your choice

[TaylorS]

somto, a shorter form of so motomo lit. "flavored water"

next word: governement

Regjarru: n. The ruling coalition in a parliamentary state.

From German Regieren and Proto-Danubian abstract nominalizer *-ləw

Riksjenni: The governmental and bureaucratic apparatus of a political unit.

From Gaulish Rix "king" and the Proto-Danubian abstract derivational forms *-yə and *-niləy.

The next word is Planet.

[Přemysl]

Majiusgaru: balami [palami]- world, planet, plane of existence

Next word: radioactive or to glow (as per the missed suggestion above)

[Rodlox]

Next word: radioactive or to glow (as per the missed suggestion above)

alnoʘiini
/al.no.ʘi:.ni/
indefinate . fish (as their favorite fish have glowing/highly-reflective properties)

but if you want to talk about glowing fish, you have to say "ulnuʘiini" followed by the locative.
(indefinateness, with fish, addresses the glow)


Next: impact, strike, collide, hit (tk and ʘp both serve all four in my conlang - that's the sound of slapping your fist into your palm)

[catberry]

pita
/pi.t@/

hit, strike

Next is song.

[Imralu]

Next: impact, strike, collide, hit (tk and ʘp both serve all four in my conlang - that's the sound of slapping your fist into your palm)

Ewed: bak describes a colision between two bodies of decent size (eg. two heads, fist and wall, stone and ground). Two larger objects colliding and breaking into pieces with a crunching sound is barak.

To hit somebody is tsaha. With a closed fist (ie. punch) is balu (whence tsim balu, boxing, from tsim = sport). To slap sb is tcak.

Next: dishevelled, messy (of hair)

Edit: Sorry, same time. I think "song" has already been done anyway ...

Song = liaala, from laala ("sing", "singer") + the causative infix -i- meaning something to be sung.

[Christopher Schröder]

Since this one was not answered...

Next is song.

Lijd (n.) -- Song (generally applied to secular or popular music)
Schansie (f.) -- Song (most often, a piece of religious music)

For the next one, use "dishevelled, messy hair"