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v tr penzar » From Late Peran pentsari, from earlier pentidsari, evolution of Middle peran pentidari "to twist, to bend", from Sate PANTIT– "twisted, bent", from PANT– "to divert, to tilt, tangent".


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1. MSE ismólic- vi "bend down", from Acranasian múlu "curved, bent in the middle," plus ussu (reflexive particle) + c'a "go" (later an inceptive marker). "Be bent down (by oneself)," as a stative, is ismólw-

2. MSE mačíwaqs- vs "anonymous," from Acranasian mākífuā "mask" plus aq'ussa "hide" (later grammaticalized into a locative suffix meaning "behind).

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adj fartancandh –es "creepy" » From Peran farrutankandiu, qualitative gerund of farrutankari "to horrify, to give sb the creeps".


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ŝpurceȟa (noun) hedgehog, porcupine. From ŝpure spike, spine, sharp point

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ost sue /ʊs sə/ (postposition phrase) forbidden; prohibited < literally "under defending"
iet mee emae /jɪts mɛ ɛmə/ (noun phrase) taboo < literally "never spoken"

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Assuming we're using the dictionary form of upstart, and not the urban term.

maňe sufaco /maɲe sufätso/ (noun) upstart, literally fast wealth.

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M caroscat –s "handwritten text; script" » From Peran karoskantu, qualitative participle of karoskari "to write".


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syukesedo сюкэсудо /sʲukesedo/ (noun/adjective) erotism, erotic.
From syukese (sex) and ludo (happy/happiness)

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sèbubàkyènsi /sɜˈbubɒˌkʲɜnsi/ messenger.
from sèb "word, utterance" and bàkyèn "to hold, carry".

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Kuro no Mori wrote:Bìlechte

sèbubàkyènsi /sɜˈbubɒˌkʲɜnsi/ messenger.
from sèb "word, utterance" and bàkyèn "to hold, carry".

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fyalgal /'fʲɐlgɐl/ v. to bloom, blossom

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versedetar » From vers– "to undo; the opposite; contrary" + sedet "state".


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Izambri wrote:Next: dark age
Dravean: L'alta etat mezana [ˈlaɫtǝ eˈtat meˈdzanǝ] lit. "the high middle age".

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F emmascade –s » Probably a short, popular, form of sàptice emmascatze "waxed capsule", with a TZ > D change influenced by qualitative participles in –ade.


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Izambri wrote: Next: pectorals
rasna /ˈʁɐsnɐ/ m. chest, also used to mean the front or top of an object

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Poswa:
1. tšumpum "to bend over" (i.e. to become like a rock, blocking someone's path).
2. puppos "obstacle; something that stands in the way" (used for inanimate and abstract objects). This is derived from the word for dam.
3. blwublwu "obstacle to vision"; can be used to insult someone too tall and/or fat to fit in with a crowd, or just another synonym for puppos.

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Soap wrote: next: to stand with one's hands on the hips
hon kelkoe'n al rasdyó'n arodan /'hɔn 'kəlkwən ɐl 'ʁɐstʲɔn ɐr'udɐn/ (Literally with my hip to my hands I stand)

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Modern Ikotan

lotu лоту (noun) "tomorrow"
From "-lo" future tense and "detu" tomorrow

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In Modern Ikotan, this is Klarot (кларот), or Creator.

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Ancient Dwarfshoe:
qih: god, ghost

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Modern Ikotan, Nadarian, and Western Proto-Nretyan

grodit (гродыт) /gɾodit/
troder /tɻodeɻ/
pike (пыкэ) /pike/

(Verb) "to insult"

Next word: 17,825 (to practice your number system)
In Modern Ikotan, this is kezenu-lotkati-hotneri-zeyen-inik (кэзэну-лоткаты-хотнэры-зэен-ынык).

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Tarannar wrote:Next word: 17,825 (to practice your number system)
Taahu:
17825=5^6+3*5^4+2*5^3+3*5^2=>
Eʔéemyánhaŋúhkáadésíyeʔŋú

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17,825 PRON nirrom-mars noig-sinds nard-è-brè, lit. "seventeen-thousands eight-hundreds twenty-and-five"

ADJ, N inernegi inernègie –s –s » taken from Peran inernegi, from Sard. ennerneches "native, indigenous", from ennos "inner; inside" + Meg. erneh– "origin; genesis".


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Modern Ikotan

sulet zinal сулэт зынал /sulet zinäl/ (noun) "vinaigrette" literally "salad wine"

Next word: syelekositane селэкосытанэ /sʲelekositäne/ "geometric"

From syeleko "symbol" and sitanes "measurement".

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Tormiott

ih /iç/ (n) measure (reference standard; system of measurement; compare dih); unit (measurement); foot (measure)
(v) to measure
(attr v) uncertain, hesitant, tentative

dih /diç/ (n) measure (instrument, device used for measuring; compare ih) {active participle}

îho /ˈiːhʊ/ (n) measurement {passive participle}

piakih /ˈpjakɪç/ (n) geometry {piak- (prefix) study, skill}

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dore [doˈɹe], pl. doresi [doɹeˈʃi] n. dust, powder < Zmln. doˈrek < PC dorêk

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Bearlandic

slapkamerr ['sla:pkamɛr:]: bedroom

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