Wanya/Vocabulary
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.
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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
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
W
Я
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
Δ
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/).
Ǝ
U
B
R
rul (rul) [rul]
n. father
rais (rais) [ra͡ɪʃ]
evid. when question particle
Ꝛ
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]
to make, create, establish
if the process is regarded as artistic, faxenda might be more appropriate. {{{4}}}
za (za) [za]
evid. what, who (subj.) question particle
Γ
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
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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.
Ŋ
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
