Lexicon Building

Přemysl · Post by **Přemysl** » Sun Feb 13, 2011 6:41 pm

Ooh I've been wanting to do this one.

jiusgaru- thing by which one communicates, language, tongue, writing
yamo tiye- tongue, door handle, lit. mouth-arm

Next word: yawn

cybrxkhan · Post by **cybrxkhan** » Sun Feb 13, 2011 7:23 pm

Prmysl wrote: Next word: yawn

Aidisese:
woa - to yawn; onomatopoeic

Next:
to woo [a potential partner]

WanderlustKoko · Post by **WanderlustKoko** » Mon Feb 14, 2011 12:31 am

Karani:
Kamas sawo jito aku rurungulonii pikajeni-[kʰamaz zawo dʒitʰo akʰu ruruŋuloni: pikʰadʒɛni] To woo (a potential male partner) [lit. To have attractive (referring exclusively to a guy) [features in] that person's face - To have+demonstrative adjective: that+ attractive(males only)+possessive particle aku+face]

Kamas sawo jito aku ehukuonii gort [kʰamaz zawo dʒitʰo akʰu ɛɦukʰuoni: gortʰ] To woo (a potential female partner) [Lit. To have beautiful (referring exclusively to a girl) [features in] that person's mouth/To have+demonstrative adjective: that+person[counter]+possessive particle+mouth]

Gort- Mouth
Rurungulonii-[ruruŋuloni:] Handsome (Used to describe males only), attractive, hunky [adj]
Ehukuonii- [ɛɦukʰuoni:] Hottie, Babe, Beautiful (Used to describe females only) [adj]
Pikajeni- Face

Next: To cheat [on a test/game/etc

maıráí · Post by **maıráí** » Mon Feb 14, 2011 9:28 am

Maka-
nainko rìntannu - nain paper rìn metal tan do, action
lit. "to shine a paper", or "to make a paper shine/to make a paper like metal"
'Shine', strictly like polished metal, and metal being the rarest, most valuable substance in Moiku.

Ani nainkao aite rìntantau.
She cheated on all of her tests.

to cheat on XX: XX rìntannu, with XX preferrably being the substance of the thing.
(Tests are not called papers in Moiku, but they are made of them.)

next word: twist (verb or noun)

Izambri · Post by **Izambri** » Mon Feb 14, 2011 7:58 pm

Hellesan:

v. arosar "to twist". Etymology: from arós "twist".

Next word: swamp

Soap · Post by **Soap** » Mon Feb 14, 2011 10:43 pm

Poswa: vwembwa, originally "forest swamp", and therefore still just bwa in many place names.

next word: bar (table) high-seated table for many people to eat at

cybrxkhan · Post by **cybrxkhan** » Mon Feb 14, 2011 10:55 pm

Soap wrote: next word: bar (table) high-seated table for many people to eat at

Aidisese:
Enzan - table

Next:
alliance

masako · Post by **masako** » Tue Feb 15, 2011 10:48 pm

cybrxkhan wrote:Next: alliance

Kala: napu

next word: intoxicated, drunk

treskro · Post by **treskro** » Tue Feb 15, 2011 10:56 pm

Tow:

mày - adj. drunk, intoxicated

wù mày i̖ cō ì
[wuː˥˩ maj˥˩eː˩˩ ɕɔ˦˦iː˥˩]
DEF.C2 drunk SUB person DIM
the drunk girl

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Next:
exclusive

roninbodhisattva · Post by **roninbodhisattva** » Wed Feb 16, 2011 12:39 am

Áressa

pérbangat [pe:rbɑŋɑt]- restricted to the upper-class, exclusive

Next word- growl

maıráí · Post by **maıráí** » Wed Feb 16, 2011 12:47 am

Proto Northern Yoiku:
rharalhar [ʀɐɹɐrɐɹ] to growl; to huff, make whining or complaining noises

next word: to sneak, sneaky, sneaker ~

roninbodhisattva · Post by **roninbodhisattva** » Wed Feb 16, 2011 12:54 am

Áressa

nalyárut [nɑlʲa:ɾut]- sneak, move quietly, go unseen
nalyárna [nɑlʲa:ɾnɑ]- sneaky, having the ability to sneak

Next word- delicious

cybrxkhan · Post by **cybrxkhan** » Wed Feb 16, 2011 1:28 am

roninbodhisattva wrote: Next word- delicious

Aidisese:
besi - delicious, tasty

Next:
to gasp

roninbodhisattva · Post by **roninbodhisattva** » Wed Feb 16, 2011 1:37 am

Áressa-

hvúmut [xfu:mut]- to gasp, react in surprise
liyekat [lijɛkɑt]- to draw in breath sharply, not necessarily in surprise

Next word- soothing

masako · Post by **masako** » Wed Feb 16, 2011 6:32 am

roninbodhisattva wrote:Next word- soothing

Kala: saya - soothe / calm / relax

next word: break off, snap

roninbodhisattva · Post by **roninbodhisattva** » Wed Feb 16, 2011 9:43 am

Áressa

svárat- break in two

Next word- spark

treskro · Post by **treskro** » Wed Feb 16, 2011 10:50 am

Tow:

nyèhny - v - to spark, to incite
nè ì - n5 - sparks (fire)

Next:
Ultraviolet/infrared

masako · Post by **masako** » Wed Feb 16, 2011 1:39 pm

treskro wrote:Next: Ultraviolet/infrared

Kala: enye ketla - [lit: outside red]

next word: tracks, footprints

maıráí · Post by **maıráí** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 9:30 am

Maka

shaìnkuzù - shaìn foot kuzù ink, ink writing, ink marks

next word: double, triple

masako · Post by **masako** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 12:43 pm

valiums wrote:next word: double, triple

Kala: tita'o, tiha'o

ti - multiple prefix

ta'o - two

ha'o - three

next word: same, similar

cybrxkhan · Post by **cybrxkhan** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 5:29 pm

sano wrote: next word: same, similar

Aidisese:
sao - "same"
taima - "similar"

Next:
to harvest (i.e., to harvest crops)

treskro · Post by **treskro** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 5:41 pm

Tow:

gyá - v - to harvest
gyóh fèhnùh - v - to gather crops

Next:
sharpen (senses)

greenkyle · Post by **greenkyle** » Fri Feb 18, 2011 9:37 am

Sharpen

To CREATE = KAPŌ
SHARP = ZElNŌ

SHARPEN = 'To make sharp' = KAZElNŌ

*note* El is one sound as in Elevator

Next word = Horse

masako · Post by **masako** » Fri Feb 18, 2011 9:55 am

greenkyle wrote:Next word = Horse

Kala: uma - horse / equine

next word: imitate, copy

Mr. Z · Post by **Mr. Z** » Fri Feb 18, 2011 10:08 am

Leneric:

tasir: to make a copy
manarhe: to imitate
pofub: to copy (someone's work)

Next word: drum

zompist bboard

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