Altherkin Itak Word List
Altherkin Words - Altherkin Itak
Clothing - Thatpei
straw hat -bochifelapei
felt hat - bochithato
cloth hat - bochitasuthato
crown - altherbochi
shirt/ blouse - cerotei samuthatpei
coat/ jacket - jathato
sweater - gaelthato
vest/ waistcoat - cerotei jathato
shawl - anakothato
pants - tinsa'atsu
shorts - sa'atsu
skirt/ kilt - wosamuthatpei
dress - babthatpei
leather belt - doushi
obi/ cloth belt - tasuthatoshi
robe - samuthatpei
coveralls - mohltasuthato
slippers - ta'asuthato
boots - ta'asudou
shoes - tinta'asudou
sandals - ta'asufelapei
socks - sokusu
undergarments - pantsu
Body Parts - Jinchachu
component - chachu
hand - manou (modified from Spanish)
leg - sha'achu
foot - ta'asu
toe - ootasu
skin - dou
bone - amun (Kolyma Yukaghir loanword)
blood - yawar (from Quechua)
head - ata (modified from Japanese "Atama")
mouth - ana (Kolyma Yukaghir loanword)
hair - atathato
eye - ata'oye
boob - ibisi (Kolyma Yukaghir loanword)
neck - red
brain - kurl
arm - quor
Relationships - Jinjin
tribe - kazoku (Japanese loanword)
humans/ mankind - kidu (Chaldean loanword)
person -jia (Modern Altherkin Suffix)/ jin (Japanese loanword)
our (plural posessive of "we/ us") - jia'meh
name - namaewae
he - ab
she - bab
man - jia
woman - bin
child - bou
children - bous
father - abbous
mother - babbous
grandfather - abba
grandmother - baba
uncle - utoekojinsu abbous
aunt - utoekojinsu babbous
cousin - utoekojin
niece/ nephew - bahs
son - ahs
daughter - kahs
sibling - kojin
boyfriend - abai
girlfriend - babai
husband - a'abbai
wife - ba'abbai
coworker - jinkoh
everybody - minsan
neighbor - utajak'a (Aymara loanword)
feminist/amazon/lesbian - binkazoku
Emotion - Kamjong
Negative Emotions - Dili-Kamjong
Loneliness -
sadness -
grief - atavas-tin
loss -
anger - hu'hu'jong
rage -
fury -
bloodlust - param'yawarjong
disgust/ revulsion - hyojong
despair - cholmanjong
Positive Emotions - Goi-Kamjong
joy - goi
contentment - sasemarap
peacefulness - paki (from "Pacific")
Love - zarang (from Korean "sarang")
empathy - ul
Neutral Emotions -
detachment -
nothingness -
lack of emotion - esas'jong
horny - asulzarang
Verbs - Werben Itak
(lit. "to act words")
intent/ plans/ will - dei'fo'ver
learn - rahb (Modified from Hebrew for "teacher")
heal - jinchako
play - purei (Wasei-eigo loanword)
enjoy - enjoru
like - lan (from Alther Ta'achs)
meet - horoima (from Altherkin Itak for "hello" and Japanese for now "ima")
thank - sankyu (Wasei Eigo loanword)
speak - ta'ach (from Alther Ta'achs)
gossip - uwasurani (Ainu loanword)
fun - punu
think (generally) - atakoh
think (philosophically) - yenu (root: yaynu - to think, Ainu)
stop/ desist - deshitsu (modified from Wasei-Eigo deshishuto meaning desist)
cry - atavas (From Japanese for head "atama", and German for water "wasser")
defend/ protect - proteto (Venetian loanword)
pound/ smash/ hit - faust (German loanword)
Adventure/ exploration - bouken (Japanese loanword)
give - nimo (Bisaya Loanword)
to forget - zya
to cause/ because of - jianxi
want/ desire - param
have/ posess - marap (this is param backwards)
translate - ta'achnimo (lit "give words")
look/ see - ata'oyera
go - iki
interest - par'rahb (to desire to learn)
Pronouns
stupid - ata'akeru (lit. head empty)
beautiful - atomte (Ainu loanword)
smart - otokan (Bisaya loanword)
Vehicles
aeroplane - riñ'ineñ (Chukchi loanword)
car - chara'chara
Work - Koh
he - ab
she - bab
it - ang
they/ them - ahs
their (possesive) - ahsu
we/ us - warei
I/ me/ my - ye
you/ your - yi
our (plural posessive of "we/ us") - jia'meh
(jobs and honorifics come after the person's name in a sentence)
King - Altherk
Leader/ Captain - Alther (suffix 'al' also means leader)
Prince - Ashu'altherk
General - Danalther
Militia - Dan
Lazy bastard/ public servant (lit."fat worker")- plapkoh
hero - Asch
war hero - dan'asch
son of - ashu (ex: Ryan ashu Daniel)
teacher - rabal
doctor - kiduchakojia
veternarian - enchakojia
theif - te'eme
pirate - tinumi te'eme
farmer - mohmko
potter - mohl'ko
hunter - enjia
mountain person/ highlander - motonjia
yamabushi - motodan
lowlander - sujia
murderer - jingétal
chef - aklu
librarian - honjia
book keeper - honjin
author -
Weapons/ Armament - Shingdan
sword - tin tushingda
knife - tushingda
tank - torutugada
(Torutugada is from the Navajo code, translated into Spanish and spelling modified for ease of spelling in ver 6 script.)
hovercraft - turtu
Geology and Geography - Jeorab
Earth/ land - Jeo (Greek loanword)
lake - umi
Sea - tinumi
river - pet (Central Hokkaido dialect Ainu Loanword)
channel - kanare
field - felopsei
farm - mohm
dirt/ soil/ clay - mohl
city - tinsivu
town - sivu
villiage - mokotan/ mohmkotan (kotan - Ainu loanword)
forest/ woodland - enjeo
swamp/ marsh - en kanare
mountain - moton
valley - su
canyon/ chasm/ abyss - kuosu
clouds - afufotei tinumi/ kurodo'ya
Japan - Altei Solei Jeo
USA - Amerimohm
Religion - Jeon
Suprieme Diety - Altherkjeon
Heaven - Jeon'yajeo
Holy/ Sanctified - beilahjeon
forgiveness - luswerzya
sin - luswer
let it be so/ Amen - Ohmaen
glory - pa'a'me
holiday - deikabeilahjeon
Atheism - Nei'altherkjeon
Atheist - Nei'altherkjeon-jia
Judaism - Yeuujeon
Torah - Tora
Christianity - Kurisujeon
Bible - Baiboru
Christmas - Deikabeilahjeon no Kurisu
Islam - Muhammajeon
Shinto - Kamijeon
神 - Kami
Youkai - je'
巫女 - babdetei kamijeon
Bhuddism - Cidahartajeon
Kenshou (見性) - ye rabye
Prince Sidharta - Cidaharta Ashu'altherk
Myths and Legends - Meitho
Elementals - Erumentaru
Fire - Lus
Earth - Jeo
Wind - Kaze'ya
Water - Vazer
Lightning - Altherkjeon Ap'ya
Metal - Lusojeo
Wood - En
Chi/ Chakra - anwar
The Force/ divine power - Jeonji
Electricity - Ap'ya Jeonji
gold - gael
Philosophy - Ka'ye (question oneself)
Freedom/ Anarchy - Nei'altherkjeo
Tyrant/ dictator/ president - Altherkjeo
Free Market - Ayopa
rules/ common law - toak
Natural Rights - En Haiye-meh
human rights - Kidu Haiye-meh
mala en se - angdili
mala prohibitorum - meithotoak
right (op of wrong)/ good - hai
right - haiye
wrong (as in bad) - dili
wrong (as in incorrect) - chigau'yo (from Japanese, lit. "you're wrong")
think - yenu (root: yaynu - to think, Ainu)
kill - gétal (Old Irish loanword)
die - timiquican (Nahuatl loanword)
violence/ violent- timidan
fear - uath (from Old Irish)
to know - yatshi (from yatxi, a Jaqaru word of the same meaning)
Colors - Shite
ordinary/ plain - tymñe (Chukchi prefix, can be used as whole word or prefix in Altherkin)
black - kuoshite
white - shioshite
blue - aoshite
green - mishite
yellow - solshite
orange - chin'shite
red - akashite
purple - morashite
pink - akioshite
brown - kapeshite
gray/ grey - kumoshite
pattern - pattan
striped - ladah
Numbers - Unba
enough - sase
without/ minus - esas
prefix 'u' means number
suffix 'meh' means group
all - 'mej
also - nyan
add - e'ea'u
enough - guhnook
0 - cero
1 - nop
2 - uto
3 - uta
4 - uko
5 - ugo
6 - usa
7 - ushi
8 - uchi
9 - ukyu
?0 - uzen
?00 - u'hyak
?,000 - uman
?0,000 - ujuu
?00,000 - ujii
?,000,000 - ujou
example for 2,006,348 -
uto ujou usa uman uta u'hyak uko uzen e'ea uchi
This would be written using ideograms and is much shorter in that form.
Shapes - Shakh
angle/ corner - shashakh
rectangle/ square - nijosha
cirlcle/ round - yensha
triangle - keisha
orb/sphere - tamasha
cylinder - xaisha
tube - akeru xaisha
piramid - pirasha
hollow - akeru
solid - kanzen
long - tinshakh
short - nit
tall - tinsha
thick - plapsha
thin - neiplapsha
flat - petan
wide - plapsso
rare/ uncommon - uilleann (only found in Teeromoyle inscription, meaning unknown)
Directions - Tei
turn - timotei
up/ above/ over - altei
down/ below/ under - dontei
left - dextei
right - migitei
back/ rear - afutei
front/ forward - forutei
middle/ center/ half - cerotei
we are here - warei cerotei
from - detei
North - Notei
South - Sutei
East - Earutei
West - Watei
inverse - afufotei
far (distance) - jaal (Chukchi loanword)
Time - Jikan
second - seikan
minute - minkan
hour - horakan
day - deikan
week - wukan
month - lukan
year - soleikan
decade - zenkan
century - juuzenkan
past - ankikan
present - imakan
future - fuutoukan
wait - mateikan
Morning - brekky jikan
noon - alteisoleikan
night - neisoleikan
again - nyankan
Plants - Haki
Tree - Enki
oak - dair (from Old Irish)
(replace ki with foo for the fruit:)
apple/ pear - malki
orange - nihrki
lemon/ lime/ kalamansi - calamanki (replace ki with foo for the fruit)
hawthorn - wyrmki (because it has fangs)
Root - Xi (pronounced: zshee)
Flower - Hanai
leaf - ha
Shrub - nitenki
Medicinal Herbs - haha'ue
Animals - Ak
group - add suffix "meh" (pluralizer from Nahuatl)
school of fish - hicba-meh
herd of deer - budoe-meh
Aquatic Animals - Vasserak
freshwater fish - hicba
saltwater fish - shiojeo'hicba
shellfish -
squid - geso
octopus - dako
frog - kero'ak
shrimp -
lobster -
whale -
shark - same'ak
dolphin - iruak
orca -
eel - tinshak'hic'ba
Birds - Maowe
Land Animals - Jeoak
rabbit - kisar (Ainu loanword)
deer - budoe
bear - kamuya (Ainu loanword)
bison - enkuu
wolverine - enbake (From Japanese "Bakemono")
squirrel - kithato'ak
chipmunk - jeothato'ak
mouse - tamathato'ak
serpent - wyrm (Welsh loanword)
dog - aknu
wolf - aki
coyote - koyoti
cat - nyane
Tools - Manoukoh
Woodworking Tools - Enki Manoukoh
circular saw - noko yensha
dovetail saw - noko maowe
keyhole saw - noko mawashibiki (mawashibiki is from Japanese)
Western rip saw - chigau'yo noko
trimming saw - noko turimu
japanese 2-sided saw - noko-noko
2 man saw - tin-noko
hatchet
auger
brace (ye olden drill) - marumaki
drill bits
electric drill
chisel - chiisa
corner chisel - timotei-chiisa
mallet - enfaust
pocket knife
carving chisel
rasp/ file - lusojeo-samedou (metal sharkskin)
plane
molding plane
bow lathe - timotei-timotei
shavehorse - en'cloppos
drawknife
log dog - en'aknu
axe - furansi
carpenter's hatchet - furansiin
felling axe -
broad axe - furaplapsso
blade - tushing
Metalworking Tools - Lusojeo Manoukoh
ingot/ bar - tine (from Old Irish, tinne)
hammer - lusojeofaust
Pnumatics and Plumbing - Akeru-xaisha por Vasser (pipes for water)
toilet - nettie (Geordie loanword)
Weather - 'Ya
sky - cero'ya
wind - kaze'ya
clouds - afufotei tinumi/ kurodo'ya
rain - ame'ya
lightning - Altherkjeon Ap'ya
snow - yuka'ya
sunny - solei'ya
hot - asul
cold - furi
fog - sukurodo'ya
Household Goods - Betkoh
Reading and Writing:
book - hon
paper - shioha (white leaf)
pen - penji
write - penben
pencil - penshu
crayon - karuyon
sewing machine - wañenañ/wa-nye-na-nya (Chukchi loanword)
map - petan tamasha
Food and Cooking - Go'ah e'ea Lusgo'ah
smoking section / smoking room - Semonkong (from Sesotho, lit "place of smoke")
Cooking Methods - Lusgo'ah Kohwerben
boil - chi'impu (from t'impu, Aymara language)
Eating and Drinking -
delicious - keran (Ainu loanword)
consume (eat or drink) - ata'kerugo
Nuts - Wugal
coconut - wiyog-gal (Wiyog is Tagalog for Coconut)
chestnut - kastenea-gal (Castenea is the genus name for Chestnut trees)
peanut - mani-gal
walnut - tomo-gal (a reference to Azumanga Daioh, Tomo is a nut.)
acorn - dair-gal
pecan - kurl-gal (it looks like a brain, the Altherkin word for brain is Kurl.)
almond - arud-gal
Vegitables - Vejitas
potato - potas
garlic - gatas
round onion - alliatas (onions are Alliums)
green onion - pa (Korean loanword)
cabbage - bae (from Korean "baechu" meaning "Nappa Cabbage")
seaweed - tinumihaki
lotus - vasserhanai (lit. Water Flower)
taro - motonpotas
yam - chinpotas
carrot - chin'xi
spinach - supinakas
iceberg lettuce - chu'u
romain lettuice - chu'u-romana
radish - nitmu (little daikon)
daikon - mu (Korean loanword)
asparagus -
broccoli
Fruit - Foo
apple - malfoo
banana - banfoo
guava - koyabefoo
red chili - lusfoo'aka
green chili - lusfoo'mi
Pineapple - soleitei'ukafoo (3 year fruit)
Grains - Ina
flour - inko
corn/ maize - solei'ina
oats - gaelina
barley - suina
wheat - eurina
rice - hanina
buckwheat - soba'ina
amaranth - azina
millet - ainuina (lit: the people's grain)
Legumes - Mame
black bean - kuome
white bean - shiome
green bean - mime
red bean - akame
azuki bean - akame'ame
soya bean - some
pinto bean - kapeme
Meats - Ye'u
lamb/ mutton/ chevre - felap'ak ye'u
beef - cuu ye'u
chicken/ phesant - to'rhi ye'u
turkey - ento'hri ye'u
fish - hicba ye'u
squid - geso ye'u
octopus - dako ye'u
Drinks - Chowa
tea - lus'hachowa
black tea - kuoshite lus'hachowa
green tea - mishite lus'hachowa
milk - muo
coffee - kapechowa
Alcoholic Drinks - Arl Chowa
wine - foo'arl
rum - lusame'arl
beer - felarl
whiskey - lusfelarl
brandy - lusfoo'arl
tuba - wiyog-gal'arl
Sweet Foods - Ame Go'ah
cake
sweet bread
cookie
ice cream
halo halo
shave ice
Fermented Foods - Ae Go'ah
pickles - gimshee
onion pickle - pashee
bread - kae'a (from Old Altherkin, caeah)
Seasoning
salt - shiojeo (lit 'white earth')
black pepper - paiperkuo
sansho - paipermi
red chili - lusfoo'aka
green chili - lusfoo'mi
garlic - gatas
onion - alliatas
sugar - ame'inko
soy sauce - somesusu
tare sauce - amesomesusu
Sauce/ Condiment - Susu
soy sauce - somesusu
sweet bean sauce - amesusumeo
Question Words - Ka
verbal ? mark - ka
what - angka
when - kanka
why/ howcome - nazeka
how - nareka
where - jeoka (here - angjeo)
who - jinka/ jia'ka
is? - deka
Connector Words (Articles)
and - e'ea
for - por
from - detei
of - no
to - lat
the - ta
a/ an - eh
it - ang
is - de
are - ang de
are not - ang di de
them/ they (inanimate) - angmeh
to be - beilah
but - da'a'te
inside of / in - naebu (Korean Loanword)
--Motonjia 07:56, 26 December 2011 (PST)
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