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.

The entries are sorted by the Wanyan alphabet, which is as follows:

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

Diphthongs (au) are sorted after vowel clusters (aü).

Б

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

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.

breda (breda) [brɛ.da]
n. flower

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
note that "equal" can also be translated as pare

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

guru (guru) [ɡu.ru]
n. number

geŋmo (geŋmo) [ɡɛŋ.mɔ]
n. belt

gamboenda (gamboenda) [ɡam.bɔ͡ɛn.da]
v. to say your opinion, to comment

gamtəmonda (gamtəmonda) [ɡam.tə.mɔn.da]
v. to write your opinion, to comment

gama (gama) [ɡa.ma]
n. opinion

W

wibu (wibu) [wi.bu]
n. horse

wan (wan) [wan]
n. language

Я

ɹənda (ɹənda) [ɹən.da]
v. to exist

Y

yənis (yənis) [je.niʃ]
adj. collected, united, assorted, complete

yəna (yəna) [je.na]
n. group, collection

yəöi (yəöi) [jə.ɔ͡ɪ]
n. sentence

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

ya (ya) [ja]
conj. by, from, of

yoünda (yoünda) [jɔ.un.da]
v. to greet sb.

P

pwa (pwa) [pwa]
n. bread

plinda (plinda) [plin.da]
v. to jump over sth.

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}}}

puaβu (puaβu) [pu͡a.βu]
n. forest

pruïs (pruïs) [pru.iʃ]
adj. southern

pruä (pruä) [pru.a]
n. south

payaända (payaända) [pa.ja.an.da]
v. to catch sth.

pare (pare) [pa.rɛ]
adj. balanced, equal, just

pan (pan) [pan]
conj. and (+ noun)

pasta (pasta) [paʃ.ta]
n. replacement, successor

pastonda (pastonda) [paʃ.tɔn.da]
v. to replace sth. with sth., to switch (between two instances of) sth.

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/.

təma (təma) [te.ma]
n. written message

təmonda (təmonda) [tə.mɔn.da]
v. to write

tsila (tsila) [tsi.la]
n. paper, sheet of paper

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

terenda (terenda) [tɛ.rɛn.da]
v. to connect

tera (tera) [tɛ.ra]
n. rope, chain, link
also link, connection, etc. in technology

tesda (tesda) [tɛʃ.da]
n. hand

taluyai (taluyai) [ta.lu.ja͡ɪ]
n. holiday

talmunda (talmunda) [tal.mun.da]
v. to prepare, load sth.

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

kolan (kolan) [kɔ.lan]
n. school, education

Δ

δə (δə) [ðə]
conj. (together) with, containing, of

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

ivet (ivet) [i.vɛt]
adj. infinite, forever

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

rə (rə) [rə]
adj. open, free, unrestricted, outside

rul (rul) [rul]
n. father

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

Ꝛ

ꝛunda (ꝛunda) [ʁun.da]
v. to hurt sb. using sth.

ꝛabuf (ꝛabuf) [ʁa.buf]
n. roof, tent

V

viya (viya) [vɪ.ja]
n. violet (flower)

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

vo (vo) [vɔ]
num. 1

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

nina (nina) [ni.na]
n. table, pedestal

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.

fa (fa) [fa]
num. 4

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

səe (səe) [se.ɛ]
num. 5

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

sokis (sokis) [sɔ.kiʃ]
adj. purple, violet

sol (sol) [sɔl]
n. {{{4}}}

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

ena (ena) [ɛ.na]
n. mountain, hill

A

ay (ay) [aj]
evid. yes

apa (apa) [a.pa]
adj. white

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

amye (amye) [am.jɛ]
n. cow

Ameɹika (Ameɹika) [a.mɛ.ɹi.ka]
America (continent) {{{4}}}

anta (anta) [an.ta]
adj. forward (direction, time)

antanda (antanda) [an.tan.da]
v. to advance (direction, time)

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

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

ani (ani) [a.ni]
adj. long

O

ogonda (ogonda) [ɔ.ɡɔn.da]
v. to hear sth., to hear rumors about sth.

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