Wanya/Vocabulary

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This is a more detailed version of Wanya's vocabulary section. It includes additional information about most words, such as their external or internal etymology, or how they are pronounced.

Б - D - G - W - Я - Y - P - T - K - Δ - L - Λ - I - Ǝ - U - B - R - Ꝛ - V - Z - Γ - M - N - Ŋ - F - S - X - E - A - O

Б

bi (bi) [bi]
evid. and

bun (bun) [bun]
n. word
borrowed from Batu bun "word".

bunɹa (bunɹa) [bun.ɹa]
adj. beautiful
has nothing to do with bun.

blanda (blanda) [blan.da]
v. to give sth. to sb.

bet (bet) [bɛt]
adj. back
in direction or time.

betenda (betenda) [bɛ.tɛn.da]
v. to retreat from sth., to go back (direction or time)

benonda (benonda) [be.nɔn.da]
v. to live

baun (baun) [ba͡un]
n. sheep, goat
also the sound effect for explosions, as a reference to the Baa Bomb trope.

barenda (barenda) [ba.rɛn.da]
v. to marry sb.

ban (ban) [ban]
evid. attention, watch out

bas (bas) [baʃ]
adj. down, low, under

boen (boen) [bɔ͡ɛn]
n. spoken message

boenda (boenda) [bɔ͡ɛn.da]
v. to say, speak, talk to sb.

D

du (du) [du]
adj. done, okay

dudek (dudek) [du.dɛk]
n. circle, ring, halo

dulan (dulan) [du.lan]
n. river

duŋ (duŋ) [duŋ]
num. 2

dꝛanda (dꝛanda) [dʁanda]
v. to work at sth.
dꝛanda kaska is to knock at a door

dzuvu (dzuvu) [dzu.vu]
n. world, universe

dera (dera) [dɛ.ra]
n. person

dezda (dezda) [dɛʒ.da]
adj. same, equal

desa (desa) [dɛ.sa]
n. bridge

daima (daima) [da͡ɪ.ma]
n. reality

dazyi (dazyi) [daʒ.ji]
adj. multiple
dazyidi is many, and dazyisti is a lot

dana (dana) [da.na]
n. woman, girl

dafu (dafu) [da.fu]
evid. how question particle

Doits (Doits) [dɔ͡ɪtʃ]
adj. German (also demonym)

G

gliŋka (gliŋka) [ɡliŋ.ka]
n. puzzle, arrangement, collage

gliŋkonda (gliŋkonda) [ɡliŋ.kɔn.da]
v. to spell, arrange, put into context, do a puzzle

gluna (gluna) [ɡlu.na]
n. water

gəδə (gəδə) [ɡe.ðə]
n. glass, window

Y

yes (yes) [jɛs]
pron. 2nd person (you)

P

pə (pə) [pə]
conj. which verbs
prepositioned before a verb in the infinitive form

pəönda (pəönda) [pə.ɔn.da]
to throw sb./sth. at sb./sth. {{{4}}}

pruïs (pruïs) [pru.iʃ]
adj. southern

pruä (pruä) [pru.a]
n. south

T

twuӛs (twuӛs) [twu.eʃ]
n. chaos

tyisna (tyisna) [tjiʃ.na]
n. twin

tə (tə) [te]
n. tea
do not confuse with the word for “right”, which is spelled the same way but pronounced /tə/.

tə (tə) [tə]
adj. right (direction)
do not confuse with the word for “tea”, which is spelled the same way but pronounced /te/.

tek (tek) [tɛk]
n. letter (of the alphabet), puzzle piece

terenda (terenda) [tɛrɛn.da]
v. to connect

K

kwai (kwai) [kwa͡ɪ]
evid. what, who (obj.) question particle

KΔБ (KΔБ) [ka.la ðə bun]
n. short for KalaΔəБun (KalaΔəБun)
word list, vocabulary

kxon (kxon) [kxɔn]
n. spear, needle

kxonda (kxonda) [kxɔn.da]
v. to attack sb./sth. using sth.

keꝛə (keꝛə) [kɛ.ʁə]
conj. locational marker (optionally end with mai)

kaskis (kaskis) [kaʃ.kiʃ]
adj. separating, in between

kaska (kaska) [kaʃ.ka]
n. barrier, sth. that separates, door

L

lila (lila) [li.la]
n. conversation

lilonda (lilonda) [li.lɔn.da]
v. to talk, converse, chat
Basically, this is “holding a conversation”. Starting a conversation would be nanananda, and a single part of the conversation would be boenda or təmonda for spoken and written conversations, respectively.

luk (luk) [luk]
n. tree

la (la) [la]
pron. 3rd person (he, she, it, they)

lan (lan) [lan]
adj. reverse
The prefix lan- also means “reverse” etc. It is similar to “un-” or “dis-” in English. For example, lanterenda means disconnect.

Λ

λi (λi) [ʎi]
conj. and (+ list of nouns, + λi again)

λəna (λəna) [ʎe.na]
n. room, rejiko (electoral district), area (e.g. restricted area, nature reserve)

λeäna (λeäna) [ʎe.a.na]
n. milk

I

ista (ista) [iʃ.ta]
num. 3
the i is left out when this digit appears after another digit. For example 8 is vosta (vosta /vɔʃ.ta/), 13 is duŋsta (duŋsəta /duŋ.sə.ta/) and 18 is istasta (istasta /iʃ.taʃ.ta/).

R

rul (rul) [rul]
n. father

rais (rais) [ra͡ɪʃ]
evid. when question particle

V

vu (vu) [vu]
adj. new, young

Z

zuïyu (zuïyu) [zu.ɪ.ju]
n. creation, product
also convention, standard, tradition (unwritten laws in general)

zuïyunda (zuïyunda) [zu.ɪ.jun.da]
v. to make, create, establish
if the process is regarded as artistic, faxenda might be more appropriate.

za (za) [za]
evid. what, who (subj.) question particle

M

mu (mu) [mu]
n. cow

mau (mau) [ma͡u]
adj. no, not, 0 (but not “nothing”, that's nai (nai)

mazus (mazus) [ma.zuʃ]
n. week

mas (mas) [maʃ]
conj. superlative marker (postpositioned)

N

NYΔA (NYΔA) [nan.kɔ je.niʃ ðə a.mɛ.ɹi.ka]
n. short for NankoYənisΔəAmeɹika (NankoYənisΔəAmeɹika)
United States of America

naya (naya) [na.ja]
n. cat

nambuka (nambuka) [nam.bu.ka]
n. meeting, get-together, conference

nanko (nanko) [nan.ko]
n. country, nation

NankoDoits (NankoDoits) [nan.kɔ do͡ɪtʃ]
n. Germany

nanananda (nanananda) [na.na.nan.da]
v. to contact, address, message, speak to sb.
This refers to the act of starting a conversation. A conversation as a whole or in general would be better expressed as lilonda.

F

fis (fis) [fiʃ]
adj. happy, good

fisonda (fisonda) [fi.sɔn.da]
v. to like sb./sth.

fasꝛa (fasꝛa) [faʃ.ʁa]
n. pencil, pen, etc.

fasꝛa δə xuabu (fasꝛa δə xuabu) [faʃ.ʁa ðə xu.a.bu]
n. pencil

faxenda (faxenda) [fa.xɛn.da]
v. to make, create sth.
This word implies an artistic value. For a more general term, see zuïyunda.

faxeŋ (faxeŋ) [fa.xɛŋ]
n. creation
this word implies an artistic value. For a more general term, see zuïyu.

S

siɹanda (siɹanda) [si.ɹan.da]
v. to read sth. using sth.

sinda (sinda) [sin.da]
v. to be sth., copula

su (su) [su]
evid. yes/no question particle

X

xuabu (xuabu) [xu.a.bu]
n. coal

E

emyə (emyə) [ɛm.jə]
n. end

emyənda (emyənda) [em.jen.da]
v. to end, finish

emyəs (emyəs) [ɛm.jeʃ]
adj. last, final

A

at (at) [at]
evid. when (start of temporal structure)

alta (alta) [al.ta]
n. pillow, rug (sth. to sit on)
also chairs, which are not as common in the conculture

altonda (altonda) [al.tɔn.da]
v. to sit, rest, idle

anka (anka) [an.ka]
n. duck

ananas (ananas) [a.na.naʃ]
n. pineapple

O

oy (oy) [ɔj]
pron. 1st person (me, us)

olominda (olominda) [ɔ.lɔ.min.da]
v. to laugh at sb./sth.

ompfonda (ompfonda) [ɔm.pfɔn.da]
v. to eat sth. using sth.

oxiko (oxiko) [ɔ.xi.kɔ]
n. liquid

Abbreviations

• adj. adjective
• conj. conjunction
• evid. evidential
• n. noun
• num. number word
• pron. pronoun
• v. verb

• sb. somebody
• sth. something
• swh. somewhere