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GrinningManiac wrote:Next word : hierarchy
Himmaswa: pnaujaafloukmua — rank-system (level-degree)-(formula-fabricate)

Next word: gains; advantage; profit; merit

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GrinningManiac wrote:हत्सन
(xatsan) - remark/narration/information (noun)
विवरणिहा
(vivaraNixā) - condensed statement (noun)
उप्फ़सँक्शेफ़
(upfasamkshef) - concise abridgment or summary or compendium (noun)
सँग्रावस
(samgrāvas) - provided with a short summary (adjective)Next word : hierarchy
GrinningManiac,is this a descedant of Sanskrit?
Catlalicút:<talécud dimíoe> talécud dimí-oe order thing-GEN.PL /talekud dimiœ/ [tʰa. ̍ʎɛ.kɯd ɟi. ̍mi.œ] - hierarchy(lit. order of things)
clawgrip wrote:Next word: gains; advantage; profit; merit
Catlalicút:<nerón> /neron/ [ɲɛ. ̍ɾɔn] - to profit,to gain,to merit
<caíahe> /kaiaɬe/ [kʰa. ̍ja.ɬɛ] - advantage
Next word:to roll

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Xaro wrote:
GrinningManiac wrote:हत्सन
(xatsan) - remark/narration/information (noun)
विवरणिहा
(vivaraNixā) - condensed statement (noun)
उप्फ़सँक्शेफ़
(upfasamkshef) - concise abridgment or summary or compendium (noun)
सँग्रावस
(samgrāvas) - provided with a short summary (adjective)Next word : hierarchy
GrinningManiac,is this a descedant of Sanskrit?
ओँ, आम अव्यैप्फ़दा सँश्क्रस कस बैषस थ​ओनिशैस्त्र
oṁ, ām avyaipfadā saṁshkras kas baishas þaonizaistr.
Verily, I changed the sounds of sanskrit's sounds
Next word:to roll
फ़ुटैहरोचि
(fuTaixarochi) - to roll or fold something
फ़्रलुठ
(fraluTh) - to roll forward or along the ground

next word: embezzle(ment)

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GrinningManiac wrote:next word: embezzle(ment)
Kala: nusu - to steal; to pilfer; to snatch [by extension; embezzle]

next: to leak (information); to divulge

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sano wrote:next: to leak (information); to divulge
Himmaswa: gdehmon - to reveal a secret; to divulge; to leak (from gdeh - to leak; to drip, mon - to be light; to be clear)

next: the bottom of a body of water

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clawgrip wrote:next: the bottom of a body of water
Nayraki aevateilu, ikuateilu - river-floor, sea-floor

next: feisty

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owoppiwıxı - feisty < lit. he jerks around wildly seemingly without end


Next: curl up into a ball
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treskro wrote:Next: curl up into a ball
Kala: sino - to curl [hair]; to crimp; to roll up; curly

next: to tap (on a door or window)

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Tuklopich
To tap one's foot or finger, rap one's knuckle or slap the blade of one's hand on a surface
Tapich
To tap or drum one's fingers
Tupenich
To stamp one's foot
Klopich
To knock on a door

Next word : the act of personal celebration (i.e. a quiet fist-pump or whispered "hell yeah!")

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Poswa buptap to jump in place while clapping the hands

Anything less would be seen as insincere.

next: to succeed, complete, finish "properly"
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Soap wrote:next: to succeed, complete, finish "properly"
Kala: teha - to succeed; to finish; to complete; to accomplish

next: natural instincts; nature; inherent quality

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sano wrote:next: natural instincts; nature; inherent quality
Ahu:
xi (χ) : is the essence (of χ) : is the core of χ's being [also means "air"]
- eg. xi eu = human nature, humanness

le (χ) : is the defining action, state or characteristic of χ [used to form gerund-like phrases]
- eg. le eu = being human

aluni|a χ : is χ's instinct [from alu : is an animal + ni|á χ is within χ]
- eg. Alunian i dulam xa i li dxima "I instinctively knew he had done it." (Literally: The animal-in-me knew ...)

Next word: neurotic, highly-strung
Glossing Abbreviations: COMP = comparative, C = complementiser, ACS / ICS = accessible / inaccessible, GDV = gerundive, SPEC / NSPC = specific / non-specific
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Imralu wrote:Next word: neurotic, highly-strung
Kala: simpaha - lit: to.be.anxious-AUG

next: deliberately; on purpose

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sano wrote: next: deliberately; on purpose
Proto-Wargish:
- /ʝɒɦʋɒɨnɛɳa/ - deliberation, action pushed by one's free will, action carried out that was carried out; n. abstr., inherently INTR
- /γɛqagɜɢ/ - willfully, by own free will, intentionally; descr. abstr., immutably VIA

Next word: electroshocking, electrocution
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sano wrote:next: deliberately; on purpose
Ahu:
xe χ : is deliberately χ : is χ on purpose
xe kec : has a shaved head : is a skinhead ("deliberately bald")

kaz(a χ) : is a lightning bold (which strikes χ)
eckaz(a χ) : is electricity which flows through χ (from kaz + ec "is a thing"

Next word: accidentally, by accident, inadvertently
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Uh, what about mine?
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Wattmann wrote:Next word: electroshocking, electrocution
Silladen: malfolghenth (noun from mal "wrong, evil" and vb. folgh- to shine, to glitter).

Next:
accidentally, by accident, inadvertently

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Wattmann wrote:Uh, what about mine?
Who knows what happened. I'll do it.
Wattmann wrote:Next word: electroshocking, electrocution
Himmaswa:
Image - klarkayngfkaiy - electrification; electric shock or charge (klark lightning + ayng water + fkaiy transfer; move)
Image - klarkaynggliañ - death from electrocution (klark lightning + ayng water + gliañ die)

next: to leave (i.e. to place an object somewhere and then go away)

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... lol, people need to really check for new messages before posting.

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I created two new characters just to make that word and then uploaded two images, so I didn't feel like cancelling it after all that.

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clawgrip wrote:I created two new characters just to make that word and then uploaded two images, so I didn't feel like cancelling it after all that.
oh I didn't imply that. I'd have done the same in your case.

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I will do your word too:
Eandil wrote:Next:
accidentally, by accident, inadvertently
Himmaswa:

Image drooh - to be accidental; to be coincidental
Image dgorpdrooh - to happen accidentally; to happen unintentionally
Image memdrooh - to cause an accident through carelessness or recklessness

(I don't have characters for drooh or mem. Maybe I'll make them a bit later)

EDIT: characters created and added.

next: to leave (vt) (i.e. to place an object somewhere and then go away)[/quote]
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clawgrip wrote:next: to leave (vt) (i.e. to place an object somewhere and then go away)
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Kàmo:
baí - to put something down

Next word: copper

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Theta wrote: Next word: copper
Zabantun:
kitugraf
A combination of kit (metal) and graf (orange), with a vowel in between to acommodate for limited phonotactics.

Next word: decorative flag

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