Lexicon Building

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Qudeau [quɗeau] (literally translates as nail seal)

Next word:sarcastic
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Solarius wrote:Next word:sarcastic

רערן /ˈɣaʕɣɨn/ romanticization- raren - sarcastic, facetious. Literally bad-laugh

Next word: burrito. If not in conworld, then sauté

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sucaeyl wrote:Next word: burrito. If not in conworld, then sauté
Kala: satila - a sandwich of any kind (burrito) | tame - saute; pan-fry; to fry; fried

next: persimmon

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sano wrote:next: persimmon
Illyrian —
presimme[/i] (n.f.) "persimmon, date"

Next word: goggles
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Christopher Schröder wrote:Next word: goggles
Kala: hamanya - "eye protection"

next: country; nation; state

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sano wrote:next: country; nation; state
Illyrian —
champagnia (n.f.) — country, countryside, large expanse of land
lend (n.m.) — land, country
Stendendlend (n.m.) — sovereign state

Next word: icing, as on a cake
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eůrtaůuxhe n. icing, cream | lit milk-cloud

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treskro wrote:Next: balloon
Kala: mpila te yasa - "ball of air"

next: a row; a line; to set in order

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sano wrote:next: a row; a line; to set in order
Vayardyio:
fractisso 1.ranking; class; 2.order; arrangement
créisso line, row

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to defer
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Yagia wrote:next: to defer
Kala: etle - to postpone; to defer; to stall; to stave off

next: to complete a set

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Tormiott:

mickine /mik:i'nə/ (v) to complete; to assemble, to put together; to mend, to repair

from ne, (v) to place, to put
mick-, (pref) collected, bundled, stacked

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din wrote:Next word: Effeminate
Kala: nakan

next: jar; vat

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anztoto - n - storage container

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deciduous
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Poswa: luppta deciduous leaves; luppfa deciduous tree. The original idea is luba "to change color" (said of chameleons).

Pabappa would say palapap, literally "my leaves fall (off)".

next: bracelet
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treskro wrote:Next: deciduous
Xuáli:

kec sula - deciduous, "Winter bald" (from kec 'bald' and sula 'Winter')
Soap wrote:next: bracelet
tus susna / tusna - bracelet, bangle, wrist band (from tus 'thing' and susna 'wrist')

Next: embryo, fetus
Glossing Abbreviations: COMP = comparative, C = complementiser, ACS / ICS = accessible / inaccessible, GDV = gerundive, SPEC / NSPC = specific / non-specific
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Imralu wrote:Next: embryo, fetus
zuruku inanimate - embryo/fetus (lit. carried thing)
xõġãmpku inanimate - embryo/fetus until quickening (lit. womb content)
ñakśuŋvī animate - fetus (from quickening until birth) (lit. pre-born)

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MisterBernie wrote:next: to assassinate
Kala: numata - from numa - hidden and mata - kill

next: to overturn; to collapse

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sano wrote:next: to overturn; to collapse
Xuáli:

A keli falls suddenly, collapses. (From the name of my old place of work, Kelly Colleges, which collapsed pretty dramatically with, from my perspective, no warning)

A dagu rolls over, overturns

A duzágu[a X] rolls [X] over, overturns [X]

A dagi is a crocodilian.

Next word: crocodilian: crocodile, alligator, caiman, gharial
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Imralu wrote:Next word: crocodilian: crocodile, alligator, caiman, gharial
iñśurnē [iɲˈʃuːɾnɛ] (animate) - crocodile (metathesised from iśñ-urnē, from iśñā long and urnē lizard < ṓrnēḥ hard(-skinned) animal < orṇ́- hard)

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MisterBernie wrote:next: guts, innards
Kala: uata

next: fortunate; lucky

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next: fortunate; lucky
Karani: Sfeikukonii-Perfect, no flaws, ideal, idyllic, fortunate, lucky /sfeɪkugoni:/
Kuma: Kyčagli /kʏtʃagali/ - Lucky, Fortunate, beneficial, prosperous
Saharaina: -eya paadi /eja pa:di/
Next: Repulsive, Vile, Terrible
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Koko.Dk wrote:Next: Repulsive, Vile, Terrible
Kala: malaha

next: to supervise; to direct; director

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sano wrote: next: to supervise; to direct; director
ansiara to direct, to conduct; to be in charge; to govern
distéara to command (as in the military); to order

ansidio duct, line as in water/gas duct, power line
ansiédo director, executive; chairman
distésio commander, commanding officer

next:

to supply
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Yagia wrote:
sano wrote: next: to supervise; to direct; director
ansiara to direct, to conduct; to be in charge; to govern
distéara to command (as in the military); to order

ansidio duct, line as in water/gas duct, power line
ansiédo director, executive; chairman
distésio commander, commanding officer

next:

to supply
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; to offer; to bid; to supply [jɔ͡ʊɧ]



Next: to celebrate
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Tormiott:

sorra(v) to gather, to accumulate, to amass; to collect; to stock up, to store
> mickisorra (v) to buy groceries; to go shopping {mick-, collect, bundle, stack...}
> smonsorra (v) to celebrate, to observe a holiday; (n) party, celebration; Mass (Christianity) {smon-, beneficially}

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