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Tormiott:

cgorka ˈkʕoɹka (n) cucumber {related to IS gúrka, DE gurke}

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nextː
to pickle
— o noth sidiritt Tormiott

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din wrote:to pickle
Proto-Alla: cʼaqìlåd [tsʼæˈqilɒð] "to pickle" (stem)

Alla: tânəcʼkiləttakə ʔihəčʼīnt [tɒːnətsʼkiˈlətːæɡə ˈʔiɦətʃʼiːnt] "I pickle(d) the cucumber."

next: fax machine
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Dibotahamdn duthma jallni agaynni ra hgitn lakrhmi.
Amuhawr jalla vowa vta hlakrhi hdm duthmi xaja.
Irdro. Irdro. Irdro. Irdro. Irdro. Irdro. Irdro.

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Travis B. wrote:next: fax machine
Kala: nyalokahanyo

nyalo - telephone / kaha - document; paper / -nyo - machine; device


next: wood shavings; sawdust

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masako wrote:next: wood shavings; sawdust
Proto-Alla: tân šìqʼab dimbìt [tɒːn ˈʃeqʼɑβ ðimˈβit] "sawdust" (lit. "dust of wood")

Alla: tâšiqʼəv tivit [ˈtɒːʃeqʼɐʋ tiˈʋit] "sawdust" (lit. "dust of wood")

next: coffeemaker
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Dibotahamdn duthma jallni agaynni ra hgitn lakrhmi.
Amuhawr jalla vowa vta hlakrhi hdm duthmi xaja.
Irdro. Irdro. Irdro. Irdro. Irdro. Irdro. Irdro.

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Travis B. wrote:next: coffeemaker
Kala: kauanyo lit: coffee-machine

next: to exert oneself

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masako wrote:next: to exert oneself
Proto-Alla: lawákiw [læˈwæːkiw] "exert onself" (stem)

Alla: natəlvāčvamə [nætəlˈʋæːtʃʋæmə] "I exert(ed) myself."

next: woodpecker
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Dibotahamdn duthma jallni agaynni ra hgitn lakrhmi.
Amuhawr jalla vowa vta hlakrhi hdm duthmi xaja.
Irdro. Irdro. Irdro. Irdro. Irdro. Irdro. Irdro.

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Travis B. wrote:next: woodpecker
Kala: tsikuanako lit: pecking-bird

next: unsettled; doubtful

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masako wrote:next: unsettled; doubtful
Proto-Alla: hābbannãw ki ʔukàlia [hæːβːænˈnɒːw ki ʔuˈkæliæ] "having doubt"

Alla: čəlhavvənnâv ʔənkala [tʃəlhæʋːənˈnɒːʋ ˈʔəŋɡælæ] "having doubt" (lit. "having the doubt")

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Dibotahamdn duthma jallni agaynni ra hgitn lakrhmi.
Amuhawr jalla vowa vta hlakrhi hdm duthmi xaja.
Irdro. Irdro. Irdro. Irdro. Irdro. Irdro. Irdro.

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Travis B. wrote:next: penguin
Kala: tsunya - penguin

next: to stand on tiptoe

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masako wrote:next: to stand on tiptoe
Proto-Alla: lâgībìd tā tâùma cabânnùma gàykaa [lɒːɣiːˈβið tæː tɒːˈumæ tsæβɒːnˈnumæ ˈɣæjkææ] "standing on tips of toes"

Alla: tahalåyivit tåcânnumə xayka [tæɦælɒjiˈʋit tɒˈtsɒːnːumə ˈχɑjgæ] "standing on the tips of toes"

(Note that I am using abstract verbal nouns here, since Alla does not have infinitives in the typical IE sense, as it uses subordinate clauses in most places IE languages would use infinitives.)

next: squirrel
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Dibotahamdn duthma jallni agaynni ra hgitn lakrhmi.
Amuhawr jalla vowa vta hlakrhi hdm duthmi xaja.
Irdro. Irdro. Irdro. Irdro. Irdro. Irdro. Irdro.

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Travis B. wrote:next: squirrel
Kala: kinti

next: almost, nearly

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masako wrote:next: almost, nearly
Proto-Alla: ʔumàyya [ʔuˈmæjːæ] "nearly"

Alla: ʔəmayyə [ʔəˈmæjːə] "nearly"

next: probable
Dibotahamdn duthma jallni agaynni ra hgitn lakrhmi.
Amuhawr jalla vowa vta hlakrhi hdm duthmi xaja.
Irdro. Irdro. Irdro. Irdro. Irdro. Irdro. Irdro.

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Travis B. wrote:next: probable
Kala: tla'a - likely; probable; presumable

next: stomach rumbling with hunger

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Tormiott:

sieruadi muackett ˈɕəɹwɪdʑə ˈmwakːət (expr) to eat a large amount of food; to be very hungry, to be starving, to be famished
{lit. to take a bite out of the table}

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next: to moor (a boat)
— o noth sidiritt Tormiott

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din wrote:next: to moor (a boat)
Proto-Alla: sáca [ˈsæːtsæ] "to tie" (stem)

Alla: sacīt [sæˈtsiːt] "mooring, lit. tying" (verbal noun)

next: orangutan
Dibotahamdn duthma jallni agaynni ra hgitn lakrhmi.
Amuhawr jalla vowa vta hlakrhi hdm duthmi xaja.
Irdro. Irdro. Irdro. Irdro. Irdro. Irdro. Irdro.

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Travis B. wrote:next: orangutan
Kala: tsankomalo - lit: brown-ape

next: to be defeated

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masako wrote:next: to be defeated
Tautisca: wencumus ennun (Present Passive Participle of wichten "win (in a fight), vanquish, overcome, defeat" + inf. of ennun "to be")

Next: to see

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hwhatting wrote:Next: to see
Kala: anya /aˈɲa/ - eye; look; see

next: notepaper; memo; memo pad

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masako wrote:next: notepaper; memo; memo pad
Proto-Alla: tånxāyyadìla cʼīnnàbuma [tɒnχæːjːæˈðilæ tsʼiːnˈnæβumæ] "place where notes are written"

Alla: tåxayyətilə cʼinnâmə [tɒˈχɑjːətilə ˈtsʼinːɒːmə] "notepaper, memo pad"

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Dibotahamdn duthma jallni agaynni ra hgitn lakrhmi.
Amuhawr jalla vowa vta hlakrhi hdm duthmi xaja.
Irdro. Irdro. Irdro. Irdro. Irdro. Irdro. Irdro.

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Travis B. wrote:next: devour
Kala: inahu - to consume aggressively

next: bacteriophage; phage; virus that infects bacteria

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masako wrote:next: bacteriophage; phage; virus that infects bacteria
Nordiek: spvarspammør - bacteriophage, from spvar (bacteria, from spo (little) and spar (rod), a calque of the original Greek) and spammør (professional form of spamme (eat))

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MiscellaneousJax wrote:next: map, chart
Proto-Alla: abs. sg. tʼíllam [ˈtʼiːlːæm], abs. pl. tʼīllàmum [tʼiːlˈlæmum], obl. sg. tʼíllama [ˈtʼiːlːæmæ], obl. pl. tʼīllàmuma [tʼiːlˈlæmumæ],

Alla: abs. sg. tʼīlla [ˈtʼiːlːæ], abs. pl. tʼillamu [ˈtʼilːæmu], obl. sg. tʼīlləmə [ˈtʼiːlːəmə], obl. pl. tʼillammə [ˈtʼilːæmːə]

Xanínə: abs. sg. tíla [ˈtiːlɐ], abs. pl. tílmo [ˈtiːlmo], obl. sg. tílmə [ˈtiːlmɨ], obl. pl. tílāmə [ˈtiːlæːmɨ]

next: building
Dibotahamdn duthma jallni agaynni ra hgitn lakrhmi.
Amuhawr jalla vowa vta hlakrhi hdm duthmi xaja.
Irdro. Irdro. Irdro. Irdro. Irdro. Irdro. Irdro.

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Travis B. wrote:next: building
Kala:
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yapo - build; erect; assemble | building; edifice

next: public; collectively owned; common

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masako wrote:Kala:
Image
yapo - build; erect; assemble | building; edifice

next: public; collectively owned; common
Vampekaut - common, communally owned; a tribal possession

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Pedant wrote:Next: ring finger
Tautisca: cardis daicus, lit. "heart finger"; cardis "pertaing to the heart" + daicus "finger"

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