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humanzinho wrote:Next word: majestic
Kala:

tamaha
good.AUG

next: horror (movie); thriller [or conworld equivalent]

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Msérsca
cbásmocnil [ˈgvoːsmuˌknɪl], lit. horrorfilm, from cbása disgust + -smo augmentative + cnil film
rérhacnil [ˈʒɛɾxɔˌknɪl], lit. dreadfilm

next word: bacon double cheeseburger

Ascima mresa óscsma sáca psta numar cemea.
Cemea tae neasc ctá ms co ísbas Ascima.
Carho. Carho. Carho. Carho. Carho. Carho. Carho.

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äreo wrote:next word: bacon double cheeseburger
Kala:

tsuama pekona tita'o
sandwich "bacon" multiple.two

next: absurd; ridiculous

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Bearlandic:

laglyk

Next word: map

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Msérsca:
partea [ˈpaɾtʃɔ] map

next word: theosis

Ascima mresa óscsma sáca psta numar cemea.
Cemea tae neasc ctá ms co ísbas Ascima.
Carho. Carho. Carho. Carho. Carho. Carho. Carho.

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Word: theosis

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kotsú7ellátó state of becoming filled with kotsú

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Arzena wrote:next word: supernova
Taahu:
Eeʔdéŋahaa - supernova (could possibly refer to a volcanic eruption as well)

Next word: capital punishment

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Bearlandic:
strafdoting: capital punishment, death penalty, execution (litterally punishment-killing)

Next word: mushroom

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Poswa: the most common word is bampta, which etymologically means "deep tree" (as in deep in the Earth). This doesnt really distinguish it from any other tree but it was convenient at one time when almost all trees had some similar name. There are also a lot of names for individual types of mushrooms, since the Poswobs eat a lot of them, such as biželli "springy", which do not hjave the -ta suffix. Dictionaries also list the word paba, but it is not in common uise because it has a lot of other meaniungs including the capital city of the southern Empire.

Pabappa: panta, pampana, pielli, all of which have the same meaning of mushrooms in general. Pampana is related to a slang word for penis but i forgot the original etymology of that. It may have been mushroom before it was penis, or it may have been a tree=related word used metaphorically in both cases.
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Msérsca:
naelefila [ˈnaːlɛˌfiːlɔ] lit. fall-leaves or naelent fila [ˈnaːlɛnt ˈfiːlɔ] fallen leaves

next word: electronic cigarette

Ascima mresa óscsma sáca psta numar cemea.
Cemea tae neasc ctá ms co ísbas Ascima.
Carho. Carho. Carho. Carho. Carho. Carho. Carho.

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äreo wrote:next word: electronic cigarette
...rly...watev

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kuetsa umye

next: assiduous; sincere

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sano wrote:next: assiduous; sincere
Yipta

nipin-

1. (adjective) Hardworking, assiduous
2. (adverb) with sincere effort

From nap, "truth" and an "do, work"

Next word: loneliness

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CatDoom wrote: Next word: loneliness
Icastrian: joktelykaismath [ˈjoktələkaʃmaː], [ˈjoktələkaʃmaθ]
etymology: joktelykais "lone, solitary, lonely" (jokte "one" + -lykais indicating characteristics or possession) + -math, a nominalizer of states and instances

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Colonel Cathcart wrote:Next: to exile
Tautisca: ussachten "banish, expel, exile" (uss- out + achten "drive")

Next: to take

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hwhatting wrote:Next: to take
Kala:

uasi - take; get; acquire

next: to attend; to participate; present

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next: to attend; to participate; present
Karuslnko:
Šussekire /ʃus:ɛkirɛ/- to attend; to be present at; appear; be a guest.
Delta (i) /dɛlta (i)/- to participate; to collaborate; take part.

Next: to be snarky; cynical; sarcastic
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Koko.Dk wrote:Next: to be snarky; cynical; sarcastic
Yipta

laqqasta [lɑqʰɑstæ]

1. (verb) To speak in an overly pessimistic, cynical, or hostile manner; to act snarky or grumpy
2. (noun) "Badger-talk," the type of speech described above.

From laqqas, "badger" and ta, "speech; to speak"

Next word: blanket

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CatDoom wrote:Next word: blanket
Kala:

tanye - blanket, sheet, shawl

next: quadrilateral

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Bürtes

Colloquial laiksukwìe quadrilateral from laik similar to (NE like) + sukwìe square, rectangle (NE square)
Technical & formal kíwodölhrelterel quadrilateral from NE quadrilateral

Next word: Database

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KathAveara wrote:Next word: Database
Icastrian: túvárfold [ˈtuːʋaːr̥fold] "database, dataset"
etymology: portmanteau(?) of túfold "data, information" (- "know" + -fold indicating a collection of things of a type) + várfold "store, stock, inventory" (vár "goods, wares, merchandise" + -fold)

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Colonel Cathcart wrote:Next: theorem
Kala:

hasukuto
lit: mathematical conjecture

next: dispirited; dejected; dismayed

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sano wrote:next: dispirited; dejected; dismayed
Early Proto-Elmin: ēnumāmîr-māmēnomî-nagm /ēnùmāmíɹ māmēnòmí nəɰm/ (lit: sad-spirit)
Next: ice


Ο ορανς τα ανα̨ριθομον ϝερρον εͱεν ανθροποτροφον.
Το̨ ανθροπς αυ̨τ εκψον επ αθο̨ οραναμο̨ϝον.
Θαιν. Θαιν. Θαιν. Θαιν. Θαιν. Θαιν. Θαιν.

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Next: ice
Azenti: Zecnu [zeknu]

Heocg: Zagnų [dzagnu:]

Next: sidereal
Nūdhrēmnāva naraśva, dṛk śraṣrāsit nūdhrēmanīṣṣ iźdatīyyīm woḥīm madhēyyaṣṣi.
satisfaction-DEF.SG-LOC live.PERFECTIVE-1P.INCL but work-DEF.SG-PRIV satisfaction-DEF.PL.NOM weakeness-DEF.PL-DAT only lead-FUT-3P

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ObsequiousNewt wrote:Next: ice
Kala:

yelo - ice; freeze

next: promiscuous

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Ooh, I get two!
Chagen wrote:Next: sidereal
Early Proto-Elmin: māmûmēna-nagn /māmúmēnənəɰn/ ("star"+adj. suffix)
sano wrote:next: promiscuous
Early Proto-Elmin: nâmāmôme-βinûnē-nagm /námāmómèβ̞ìnúnēnəɰm/ (lit: "many partners")

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Ο ορανς τα ανα̨ριθομον ϝερρον εͱεν ανθροποτροφον.
Το̨ ανθροπς αυ̨τ εκψον επ αθο̨ οραναμο̨ϝον.
Θαιν. Θαιν. Θαιν. Θαιν. Θαιν. Θαιν. Θαιν.

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