Modern terminology in Poswa and Pabappa

Poswa and Pabappa are adept at coining new words, although Pabappa takes many loans from Poswa. Pabappa words in italics denote words recently loaned from Poswa. Words for which no Pabappa entry is given in this table also use the Poswa word, adapted to Pabappa's sound system.

i will try to rework this around verbs instead of nouns/.

cellphone & computer terms

Poswa

probably just going to use a list here, not table. these might have multiple forms, or might have a single form for each action but with each one varying among /-mp-/ "hip", /-ntš-/ "pocket/handhold", and /-p-/ "hand" as the agent of motion. Note that /ntš/ does *not* mean "fingertip"; this sense comes from the archaic B-stem locative, thus "what fits in a handhold", and that is why it only appears in compounds.

There is no requirement that these words be U verbs, but as newly coined technology terms, outside the classical vocabulary, the U verbs are convenient. (Compare with Neo-Dreamlandic, where modern words like "swipe" have become primary and the old senses are formed with compounds.)

Phones and other touchscreen devices

Poswa's word for voice is pypep, so a handheld voice would be pypepa. The verb for talking using a phone is simply pyp-.

There may be a distinction between actions involving doing something on a phone, which would tend to use /-p-/, and doing things with a phone, which could use /-mp-/ and /-b-/.

Smartphone gestures

The word for a glass screen in a building is supupatša, so perhaps a phone's screen could be supupala. Another possibility is to use džupa "hand mirror".

1. swipe: pipup-U-, pipep-U-, both "to scrape with the hand". These could be abbreviated to pup-U- and pep-U- on the assumption that the initial /pi/ is also "hand", when in fact it means "scrape". Also note that (unless I remove it) /pipup-U-/ already means "masturbate"; this is not necessarily a problem, since U verbs are generally colloquial and the literal meaning of the word for masturbate is just "to enjoy using their hands".

   Wopampi pipupubi.

   Swipe right.

2. tap ~ press: puntš-U-, unless this is better as "long press"
3. long press: perhaps the same as above but with durative aspect
4. rotate: šesp-U-, wimp-U-
5. shake: župp-U-
6. drag
7. multi-touch press
8. pinch inward (to zoom): bebbup-U-, bebbap-U-, wovup-U, popap-U-. But the first two may be corrupt ... need to check updated dictionary to find etymologies.

   Supupalapi bebbupubwi.

   Pinch the screen.

9. spread outward (to zoom)
10. palm swipe (does this still exist?)
11. multi-finger swipe (does this still exist?)
12. flick (does this still exist?)

Computer mouse gestures

Note that computer terms like "reboot" would not likely be U-verbs ... U-verbs are mostly useful for describing physical movements.

1. click
2. double-click
3. left-click
4. right-click
5. scroll (with mouse wheel)
6. to move the mouse
7. to press and then move the mouse (make a selection etc)
8. hover

Pabappa

If Pabappa borrows Poswa's U verbs, it would likely take the stem, add an /i/, and then conjugate them as ordinary verbs with the suffixes beginning with /b/. U verbs never arose in Pabappa and thus could not have "survived". Alternatively, they could borrow the stem and add a /u/ instead. /i/ would be the "scholarly" choice (matching semantics), while /u/ would be the commoner's choice (matching sound).

other

Examples of coined words for modern technology

English	Poswa	Pabappa	Shared etymology	Other notes
cellphone	pampappep	pampappep	pocket voice			electronics
chemical (warfare)	bumpša	punsasis	animal queen	Pabappa version adds sis "bomb"		weapons
chemical (formula, recipe)	fompaevabašša	pompanibasa	substance that breaks down into two others			chemistry
cosmetic shampoo	puppsafamiši		hairstyle liquid soap			cosmetics/fashion
sunglasses						cosmetics/fashion
shampoo (in general)	safamiši	apublip	beauty (liquid) soap; hair (liquid) soap		one word for beauty also means "hair of the head"	cosmetics/fashion
sunblock, sunscreen						cosmetics/fashion
suntanning lotion						cosmetics/fashion
clock (in general)						appliances
wristwatch						appliances
car, automobile	pepope	—	cart vehicle		can also be parsed as "bubble vehicle", but this is due to coalescence of two unrelated words. This is just one of several words	transportation
car, automobile	—	puppabu	seat vehicle			transportation
refrigerator	šapes				literal meaning "fresh box", but first three letters are the same as one word for snow	appliances
robot	pužwabiam	—	slave born of machines		slave (pula) born of machines (bwabiam)
robot	žamapili	amabili	slave that walks
beer
typewriter
calculator	pwurpavwab	purpawab	math machine
calculator	pwurpožem	purpodem	math machine
calculator	pwuvbwem	pubbuem	math machine		assumes požem ---> bwem in Poswa, which causes r ---> v
calculator
calculator
calculator
gun (in general)	baepimpwembwa	ulpassumpu	tube aiming bullets		an SOV compound	weapons
cannon	baeptwappwembwa	ulpussumpu	tube aiming bombs		an SOV compound	weapons
handgun, pistol	bipimpwembwa	—	hand aiming bullets	the word for tube is omitted	an SOV compound	weapons
handgun, pistol	—	ulpassumpusum	handheld tube aiming bullets		an SOV compound	weapons
rifle	baebapimpwembwa		reed aiming bullets		an SOV compound
torpedo						weapons
DNA	pypae				a repurposed old coinage from an old word for placenta	biology
balloon	wawampaelum	wawampailum	air buoy
balloon	---	pesimplum	wind buoy
computer	pwurpavwab pubitom	purpawab pubitom	calculator with pictures on it
computer	pwurpavwab baviam	purpawab babiam	calculator with pictures on it
computer	pubapwurpavwab	puba purpawab	calculator of drawings
computer	pafapwurpavwab	papa purpawab	calculator of maps
computer	wembvapwurpavwab	wemba purpawab	calculator of maps
computer
computer
pill (medicine)		blibip	egg
pharmacy