Naeso/Dictionary/Proposed words

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List all unapproved words here (alphabetically when possible for ease of searching) until they're voted in. We are always voting on how to translate a given English word. Vote in the section below this, and remember to remove the word from this list once it's either voted in or completely voted out. Thanks!

Contested words

toa

change toa to tsa — 2/1 (FH,BF,/MM,)

• All other decimal number words have one syllable. This one really doesn't fit. —FH

  It is not a problem - see English seven or Deutsch sieben. MM 12:04, 11 July 2011 (PDT)

  • I'm not saying it's a problem, only that it would be niftier if all digit words in the decimal system had one syllable. In the syllabary, you could literally count the glyphs to see how large a number is. Also, numbers with more than one 8 in it currently violate the rule that any given word may only have one vowel cluster. —FH

Proposed grammatical particles

how

2011-6-19

-ja — 1/1 (BF,/FH,)

• This is already perfective/cessative aspect. —FH

2011-6-24

-jua — 2/0 (FH,BF,/0)

• I'm proposing this as a verb affix. - BF

Proposed (probably grammatically atrocious) examples:

Jia-jua ku si va ____ bu Naeso? <- 'How do I say ___ in Naeso?'

(Do)-jua ku pae va inna? <- How do you do that?

whether

2011-6-5

tum — 2/0 (FH,BF,/0)

• This would be used pretty much like bam. —FH

Definiteness

See also Naeso/Grammar#Prepositions

2011-6-27

the coda becomes -l for definite prepositions — 2/0 (FH,BF,/0)

• e.g. ku becomes kul, pan becomes pal. —FH

  It has sense, though it looks too Romancy to me. I stay undifferent. MM

Proposed content words

big

2011-6-16

pyobo — 2/0 (FH,BF,/0)

small

2011-6-16

dyi — 2/0 (FH,BF,/0)

long (temp.)

2011-6-16

tadaneama — 2/1 (FH,DC,/BF,)

2011-6-19

nuvu — 1/2 (BF,/FH,DC,)

• I would prefer a long word for "long". —FH

heavy

2011-6-16

buban — 2/0 (FH,BF,/0)

cold

2011-6-16

fusil — 2/0 (FH,BF,/0)

to like

2011-6-23

fisa — 3/0 (FH,DC,BF,/0)

Additional meanings

If there is a word which is already voted in, but you want to define another meaning for that word, create a vote here.

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Suggestion list

If you've grown attached to a certain word or phrase and want it included in the lex, but don't have the faintest idea about what you want it to mean, list it here. We'll consider this the grab bag — other people can look here for inspiration and develop words or phrases off of the ones here, or use them in their entirety.

• pulthy
• jajue
• -su
• nhanhnanh
• padute

Accepted Words

If you vote something in but for some ungodly reason don't have the time to put it on the dictionary page, please at least bump it down into this list so that it'll be easier for someone else to move around.

position

prefix — VOTED IN

infix — VOTED OUT

postfix — VOTED OUT

E.g., "red and blue" is translated as bvi dol gel.

• I don't know where to move this… —FH