Islhontish/Lexicon

This is an incomplete list of known words and word roots for Isλǫtaλao. This language is a posteriori and as such, all words are regularly derived from the parent language, in this case, Latin. This means that any word can be created on a whim from the sound changes listed on the page linked from the main page. The list below contains a smattering of examples to demonstrate the orthography as well as give a feel for the look of the language. (In all cases, the original Latin word is listed as well.)

Word List

Isλǫtaλao	English	Latin	POS	Notes	#
isλǫtaλao	Islhonta language	spēluncatōrem	n., III	this word came to be the language's name from a supposed meaning of Tsalagi: "cave-dweller"	1
ęjinǫwisa	autonym for Islhonta speakers	—	n., I	derived from the term Cherokee use for their own people	2
watλa	mother	mātrem	n., I		3
jatλa	father	pātrem	n., I		4
λatλa	brother	frātrem	n., I		5
islaoλa	sister	sorōrem	n., I		6
uwali	work, labor, struggle	ōperam	n., I		7
huku	hearth, fireplace	focum	n., II		8
hutλu	brazier, bonfire	foculum	n., I		9
i	and	et	conj.		9
æzǫ	fire, flame	ignum	n., IV	Note	10
hawælizæ	hungry, famished	famēlicī	adj.	Note	11
λaji	blonde, golden	flāvī	adj.	Note	12
λaji	wicked, deformed	prāvī	adj.	Note	13