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Dē Graut Bʉr wrote: Next word: grass
oladé [u'lɐde] f. grass

Next word: Aurora Borealis/Australis
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Bearlandic:
norrtsgyning [ˈnɔrːtsxɛɪ̯niŋ]: Aurora Borealis
zautsgyning [ˈzaʊ̯tsxɛɪ̯niŋ]: Aurora Australis

Next word: sea cucumber
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gusetro гусэтро /gusetɾo/ (noun) snail, slug, sea cucumber, sea slug.

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Erevasian:

xítu [xí:tù]: happy

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alzkipat ~ Random
al 'all' + zkipat 'changing' from zkiptá 'to change'

Next word: vector (mathematical)
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Bearlandic:

pyl [pɛɪ̯l]: vector, arrow

Next word: courthouse
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Dē Graut Bʉr wrote: Next word: courthouse
tyaté lamsa [ˈtʲɐte ˈlɐmsɐ] courthouse (Lit. house/place of justice)

Next word: constitutional
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Hellesan

ADJ pretzedivarn –s


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Izambri wrote:Next: tunnel
Rireinutire:

neru tunnel

Next word: orchard
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lohiezo лохезо (noun) "orchard" From lohie (fruit), loh (tree), and lazo (many/much).
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What's the next word?
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Oops, sorry.

The next word is: to disappoint
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Bìlechte

jotekpreda [ɟɔˈtˠeʔprɛðɛ] v.- to disappoint (lit. to give dirt); from jot "dirt" + preda "to give"
koskfenu [ˈkosˠkfɛ̃nʊ] v.- to disappoint, underwhelm, sadden

Next word: sacrifice
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Hellesan

M dansedagi –s » From Peran danse– "holy" + –dagi "thing done; act".


Next: chartered company
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Izambri wrote: Next: chartered company
tyaté atsonóndé kabastér [ˈtʲɐte ɐsːuˈnɔnːe kɐˈbɐsteʁ] (Lit. Royal place/house for trade)

Next word: blemish
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blemish - gritas

Next: Lexicon
Talāṃ leya kalakena rāmah, saktalām peha leya bhūmena ca.
See a world in a grain of sand, and a heaven in a wild flower.
Omkāṃs tava sutvantayam pharo, 'naiṃ le' jeś ca.
Hold infinity in the palm of your hand, and eternity in an hour.
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abaddamn wrote: Next: Lexicon
alkyuma m [ɐlˈkʲumɐ] from alké- f "word" + -uma m "collection".


Next word: to elevate, raise, lift up etc.
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Kutorenian

I'm going to start breaking down words into syllables, these dashes are not part of the word.

n-ván-ter [nvänter] (verb) to elevate, raise, lift up, etc.

Next word: impossible
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Tarannar wrote:Next word: impossible
Palethian:
nativiéme [natʃiˈβi̯eme] adj impossible < Zmtl. natuvenmaie [natyvɛ̃ˈmɛ] < PC na- tuw -enmayi (without- can -able)

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Nature, nurture, environment: kha
But Mother Nature/ the Environment is sakha

Next word: Frown
Talāṃ leya kalakena rāmah, saktalām peha leya bhūmena ca.
See a world in a grain of sand, and a heaven in a wild flower.
Omkāṃs tava sutvantayam pharo, 'naiṃ le' jeś ca.
Hold infinity in the palm of your hand, and eternity in an hour.
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Bìlechte joch [ɟɔx] n. frown, scowl, disapproval

Next word: to rest upon
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Kutorenian

ne-ru-ter [neɾuteɾ] (verb) rest upon, sleep. From Japanese neru "to sleep"

Next word: Disappointment
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Disappointment:pharitag

Next: Happiness.
Talāṃ leya kalakena rāmah, saktalām peha leya bhūmena ca.
See a world in a grain of sand, and a heaven in a wild flower.
Omkāṃs tava sutvantayam pharo, 'naiṃ le' jeś ca.
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ludoso [ludoso] (noun) happiness. From ludo "happy".

Next word: Any swear word.
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Gráðdeyé ~ lit. Die from hunger, starve to death. A rather dishonourable way to die for a people so obsessed with honour.

Next word: Code; secret message
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