Senjecas 1.2 World

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p b f v m t d þ ð ɫ l ż s z r n k g x ƣ h ȝ š i e a ǫ o u ĭ ĕ ŭ
/p/ /b/ /ɸ/ /β/ /m̥/ /m/ /t/ /d/ /θ/ /ð/ /l̥/ /l/ /ʦ/ /ʣ/ /s/ /z/ /ɾ̥/ /n/ /k/ /g/ /ç/ /ʝ/ /j̊/ /j/ /sʷ/ /sʲ/ /i/ /e/ /ä/ /ɒ/ /o/ /u/ /ɪ/ /ɛ/ /ʊ/


Note

  • Words in red indicate objects or concepts not known in Sefdaania.


1.2. World

  • a. What words refer to the planet we live on?
    • the world, earth, the Earth - v̌e̋e̋to
    • the globe - ge̋lo
    • the planet - d̬őőne
  • b. What words describe something that belongs to this world
    • earthly, terrestrial - v̌e̋e̋ti
  • c. What words describe something that affects the whole world?
    • world - v̌e̋e̋t/þ- (adj.)
    • global - ge̋li
    • worldwide, all over the world, round the world - v̌eetős þáfa
    • universal - őri
  • d. What words are used to talk about the whole world, all the countries, or all the people?
    • the whole world, the entire earth – őro v̌e̋e̋to
  • e. What words refer to a part of the world?
    • hemisphere - felge̋lo
    • North Pole - kŭkűðo ðe̋e̋o [< ðe̋e̋o, location]
    • South Pole - lŭlűm̃o ðe̋e̋o
    • polar - ðe̋e̋m̃i
    • polar cap - kŭkűðo ȝe̋go [< ȝe̋go, ice]
    • equator - v̌eeþme̋ðo [< me̋ðo, waist]
    • tropics - tiiþla̋ta ta̋im̃a [< tı̋ı̋þi, adj. hot; la̋ti, adj. humid; ta̋im̃a, region]
    • tropical - tiiþla̋ti
    • continent - v̌e̋e̋þne̋mo
    • time zone - tenta̋im̃a [< te̋na, time; ta̋im̃a, region]
  • f. What words refer to the study of the world?
    • geography - v̌e̋e̋þsa̋a̋r̈a
    • geographical - v̌e̋e̋þsa̋a̋r̈i
    • geographer - v̌ééþsaar̈a̋a̋gu
    • geology - taainsa̋a̋r̈a
    • geologist - tááinsaar̈a̋a̋gu

1.2.1 Land

  • a. What words refer to the land in contrast to the sea?
    • (dry) land - (sa̋uso) na̋a̋lo
    • mainland - ufna̋a̋lo [< űpi, adj. main]
    • continent - v̌eeþne̋mo [< v̌e̋e̋to, earth; ne̋mo, part]
    • inland, interior - ȝuna̋a̋lo [< ȝűi, adj. inside]
  • b. What is the earth called in distinction to heaven or the sky?
    • earth - v̌e̋e̋to
    • ground - ta̋le
  • c. What words refer to the ground we stand on?
    • ground - ta̋le
  • d. What general words refer to the type of land in an area?
    • topography - ðeega̋no [< ðeeo, location; ga̋na, t.v. describe]
    • feature - zı̋no
    • landscape - naalűfo [< űfa, t.v. look out on]
    • terrain - kolpőno
  • e. What words refer to how high the land is?
    • altitude - gőxta [< gőxi, adj. high]
    • sea level - margőxta [< mare, sea]
  • f. What words refer to the surface of the earth?
    • surface - pı̋nto
    • crust - v̌eeþkőðo [< kőðo, crust]
    • lithosphere - taainle̋ƣo [< ta̋a̋ino, stone; le̋ƣo, layer]

1.2.1.1 Mountain

  • a. What types of mountains are there?
    • mountain, mount - ǧa̋ro
    • mountain range - moonı̋ȝo
    • hill - ra̋ȝo; rolling hills - nı̋nanto ~s
    • volcano - aaþǧa̋ro [< a̋a̋þe, fire]
    • moor - pa̋a̋rto
    • height - őőnto
    • highland – oon̈a̋a̋lo
    • upland - raina̋a̋lo
    • mound - e̋e̋go
  • b. What words refer to a mountain with a flat top?
    • butte - lefra̋ȝo
    • plateau, oonle̋po
    • mesa, serǧa̋ro [< se̋ro, table]
  • c. What words describe land that has many mountains?
    • mountainous - ǧa̋r̈i
    • hilly - ra̋iri
  • d. What words refer to the top of a mountain?
    • top, summit, peak, pinnacle - ṡı̋mo
  • e. What words refer to the side of a mountain?
    • face - n̨őőpo
    • mountainside - ǧarpe̋go [< pe̋go, side]
    • hillside - raipe̋go
    • mountain slope - b̨őso
    • shoulder - oműro
    • foothill(s) - peðra̋ȝo(s) [< pe̋do, foot]
    • saddle - xı̋ro
  • f. What words refer to a steep place on a mountain?
    • cliff, crag, bluff - fa̋a̋ko
    • escarpment - piðfa̋a̋ko [< pı̋di, long]
    • ridge - ƣoore̋to
    • precipice - m̃a̋ngo
    • brow - tűbo [< tűbo, edge]
    • ledge - ða̋no [< ða̋no, shelf]
  • g. What words describe how steep a mountain is?
    • steep - m̃a̋ngi
    • gentle - re̋nm̃i
    • contour - tuvra̋to [< tűbo, edge; ra̋to, line]
    • gradient - le̋no
  • h. What words refer to the bottom of a mountain?
    • foot, bottom - tűűfo
  • i. What words refer to rocks at the bottom of a mountain?
    • moraine - taaingűmo [< ta̋a̋ino, rock; gűmo, pile]
    • talus - b̨óstaaingűmo [< b̨őso, slope]
  • j. What words refer to when part of a mountain falls?
    • landslide, avalanche - ža̋m̃o
  • k. What do people do to mountains?
    • climb - re̋na
    • cross - da̋a̋pa
  • l. What words refer to a place you can travel through the mountains?
    • pass - da̋a̋po
    • tunnel - tűlo

1.2.1.2 Volcano

  • a. What words refer to a volcano?
    • volcano - aaþǧa̋ro [< a̋a̋þe, fire]
  • b. What are the parts of a volcano?
    • cone - őido
    • cinder cone - ṡoogőido [< ṡőőgo, ash(es)]
    • core of a volcano - mőzgo
    • crater - ðűmbo
    • lava flow - dáátaainda̋a̋o [< da̋a̋o, flow]
  • c. What do volcanoes do?
    • erupt, explode - na̋ba
    • spew (gas/lava/ash) - m̃e̋ma
    • bury (things under lava/ash) - ðőőva
    • smoke - műűxa
  • d. What do volcanoes produce?
    • lava – daata̋a̋ino
    • magma - taam̃ta̋a̋ino [< ta̋a̋m̃a, melt]
    • volcanic ash - ááþǧarṡőőgo
    • cloud of ash - ṡoogne̋vo [< ne̋vo, cloud]
    • ash flow - ṡoogda̋a̋o
    • pyroclastic flow - aaþǧárṡoogda̋a̋o
    • volcanic cinder - aaþǧársenðőro [< senðőro, cinder]
    • volcanic glass (obsidian) - ááþǧarve̋do [< ve̋do, glass]
    • pumice - ȝesta̋a̋ino [< ȝe̋so, foam]
  • e. What words refer to whether a volcano is erupting or not?
    • active - kı̋i
    • dormant - še̋pi
    • extinct - ǧe̋saþi [< ǧe̋sa, extinguish]

1.2.1.3 Plain, plateau

  • a. What words refer to land that is flat?
    • plain - le̋po
    • prairie, heath, grassland, veldt, pampas, campo, moor - pa̋a̋rto
    • savanna, llano - tiiþpa̋a̋rto [< tı̋ı̋þi, hot]
    • steppe - keba̋ro
    • tundra - ȝeƣta̋lo [< ȝe̋go, ice; ta̋lo, earth]
    • field, meadow, park - lőuko
    • pasture - le̋sm̃o
    • mountain pasture - mőro
    • lowland(s) - la̋mto
  • b. What words describe land that is flat?
    • flat, level, even - le̋pi
  • c. What words describe a place that is not very flat?
    • uneven - al̤e̋pi [< al-, privative prefix]
    • depression - ðűmbo
    • basin - peelőm̃o
    • rut - e̋il|o. -mi, rutted

1.2.1.4 Valley

  • a. What types of valleys are there?
    • valley, vale, dale, glen, canyon - le̋ðo
    • ravine, chasm, gorge, gully, gulch, rift - ka̋m̃to
    • wadi - ȝeera̋a̋mo
  • b. What words describe valleys?
    • narrow - t̨ı̋ȝi
    • broad - la̋fi
    • deep - ṡa̋li

1.2.1.5 Underground

  • a. What words refer to the area under the surface of the earth?
    • underground, subsoil - nerta̋lo
    • abyss - k̬ara̋mo
    • bedrock - taainþe̋e̋xo [< þe̋e̋xo, base]
    • core - mőzgo
    • mantle - tálṡelı̋ṡo [< ṡelı̋ṡo, mantle]
    • stratum - le̋ƣo [< le̋ƣo, layer]
  • b. What words refer to natural holes in the ground?
    • hole - ȝa̋mo
    • sinkhole - taainȝa̋mo
    • cave, cavern - fa̋go
    • grotto - fa̋ƣko [< -k-, diminutive suffix]
    • mouth of a cave - faƣtı̋ro [< tı̋ro, entrance]
    • opening - lűro [< lűra, t.v. open]
    • crack, crevice, cleft, fissure, gap, rift - fı̋so
    • cranny - fı̋sko [< -k-, diminutive suffix]
    • crevasse - fı̋sżo [< -ż-, augmentative suffix]
    • crater, depression, hollow, cavity, dip - ðűmbo
    • channel - tűlo
    • chasm, ravine, gorge - ka̋m̃to
    • mud hole - te̋þo
    • pit - xa̋no
  • c. What words refer to man-made holes in the ground?
    • conduit, culvert, shaft, tunnel - tűlo
    • ditch, trench - ȝa̋a̋mo
    • foxhole - soþȝa̋mo [< sőto, war; ȝa̋mo, hole]
    • mine - gűűpo
    • rut - reþle̋iso [< re̋þo, wheel; le̋iso, track]
    • trough - ka̋m̃ko
    • well - nűȝo
  • d. What words refer to a hole made by an animal?
    • burrow - rı̋ƣo
    • den, lair - ṡı̋to
    • foxhole - puxṡı̋to
  • e. What words refer to water under the ground?
    • underground river - nértalda̋a̋e [< da̋a̋e, river]
    • aquifer - hurle̋ƣo [< hűro, water; le̋ƣo, layer]

1.2.1.6 Forest, grassland, desert

  • a. What words refer to the types of plants that grow in an area?
    • ecosystem - ǧíírta̋go [< ǧı̋ı̋ra, life; ta̋go, system]
    • vegetation - muulı̋ȝo [< műűlo plant; -ı̋ȝo, collective suffix]
  • b. What words refer to a forest or group of trees?
    • forest, woods, woodland, weald - fűro
    • rain forest, jungle - suum̃fűro [< sűűm̃e, rain]
    • grove - nemőso
    • thicket, brake - bűsko
    • taiga - kuðȝa̋ṡo [< kűða, north; ȝa̋ṡo, pine forest]
    • orchard - tőőpo
  • c. What are the parts of a forest?
    • forest canopy - furűngo [< űngo, canopy]
    • forest floor - furbe̋ho [< be̋ho, floor]
    • underbrush - nerbűsko [< be̋ho, floor]
    • undergrowth - nerta̋a̋lo
    • edge of the forest - furtűbo
    • deep in the forest - furṡa̋li
    • backwoods - ƣ̌erfűro [< ƣ̌e̋ri, wild, uncultivated]
    • timberland - mirna̋a̋lo [< mı̋ro, timber; na̋a̋lo, land]
  • d. What words refer to a place in a forest where there are no trees?
    • meadow, clearing - lőuko
  • e. What words refer to land covered by grass or bushes?
    • heath, grassland, prairie, pampas, campo, veldt, moor - pa̋a̋rto
    • savannah, llano - tiiþpa̋a̋rto [< tı̋ı̋þa, v. heat]
    • steppe - keba̋ro
    • tundra - ȝeƣta̋lo [< ȝe̋go, ice; ta̋lo, ground]
    • bush, bushland, brush, scrubland - duusna̋a̋lo [< dűűsi, brush; na̋a̋lo, land]
  • f. What words refer to land where many plants grow?
    • lush, dense, thick - ɫe̋ni
    • overgrown - ƣota̋a̋laþi [< ƣo-, intensive prefix, ta̋a̋la, grow]
  • g. What words refer to land where very few plants grow?
    • desert, wasteland - m̃a̋a̋sto
    • oasis - hurðűmbo [< hűro, water; ðűmbo, depression in the earth]
  • h. What words refer to land where no people live?
    • wilderness, hinterland, outback - agűlo
    • uninhabited - fĭm̃e̋e̋saþi [< fĭ-, privative prefix; m̃e̋e̋sa, live]
    • frontier - m̃uita̋ima [< m̃űȝa, border; ta̋ima, region]

1.2.1.7 Earthquake

  • a. What words refer to earthquakes?
    • quake, tremor, temblor - rı̋ro
    • earthquake - talrı̋r|o. -i, seismic
    • shock - ƣoþőko [< ƣo-, intensive prefix, þőko, knock, blow]
    • upheaval - anvı̋po [< ána, up; vı̋pa, hurl, heave]
  • b. What do earthquakes do?
    • rock (house/ground) - t̬e̋ȝa
    • shake (house/ground) - ðe̋la
    • crack (ground) - fı̋sa
    • knock down (things) - n̨aþőka
    • cause (buildings) to collapse - vire̋ȝa
    • (ground) splits - sőxa
    • (earth) shifts - ȝűta
  • c. Where do earthquakes occur?
    • earthquake fault - ȝa̋fo
    • fault line - ȝafra̋to [< ra̋to, line]
    • epicenter - ufme̋þo [< upa, over; me̋þo, center]
  • d. What words refer to a large wave caused by an earthquake?
    • tidal wave, tsunami - gaƣkűűmo [< ga̋gu, giant; kűűmo, wave]

1.2.2 Substance, matter

  • a. What general words refer to matter?
    • substance, matter, material - nere̋so [< nera, under; e̋sa, be]
    • stuff - sara̋ko
  • b. What words refer to something found naturally that people could use?
    • natural resources - šę̋ðo mőődos
    • raw materials - h̬e̋e̋ro mőődos
  • c. What words refer to the study of matter?
    • chemistry - néres̈a̋a̋r̈a

1.2.2.1 Soil, dirt

  • a. What words refer to soil?
    • soil, dirt, earth, ground - ta̋lo
    • topsoil - evta̋lo [< éva, on top of ]
    • loam - lőimo
    • clay - ðe̋iho
    • sand - lı̋m̃o
  • b. What words describe the quality of the soil?
    • fertile, rich - rőőmi
    • infertile, poor - xe̋ni
  • c. What words refer to a piece of dirt?
    • clod, clump, lump (of clay) - bőlo
    • grain of sand - ƣe̋e̋uno
  • d. What words refer to dirt mixed with water?
    • mud, mire, muck - lı̋|o. -i, muddy, miry
    • mud puddle - lite̋þo [< te̋þo, puddle]
    • goo, ooze - mőőuro
  • e. What does mud do?
    • splatter, splash - űṡa
    • stick - le̋e̋ȝa
    • squish - na̋la
  • f. What words refer to dry dirt?
    • dust - ðűűm̃o
  • g. What does dust do?
    • rise - re̋na
    • stir up - ka̋ƣa
    • settle - þe̋ga
    • hang (in the air) - (gaala̋s éna) sı̋da
    • fly - pe̋ta
    • cling (to clothes) - (őutom) gűxa
  • h What words refer to the dirt on the top of the ground with grass in it?
    • sod - sı̋ı̋po
  • i. What words refer to soil being washed away by rain?
    • erode - ȝı̋|ra. -r̈a, erosion

1.2.2.2 Rock

  • a. What general words refer to a rock?
    • rock, stone - ta̋a̋ino
    • bedrock - taainþe̋e̋xo [< þe̋e̋xo, base]
  • b. What words refer to the size of a rock?
    • boulder - ba̋nda
    • crag - fa̋a̋ko
    • rock, stone - ta̋a̋ino
    • igneous - taam̃ta̋a̋ini [< ta̋a̋m̃a, melt]
    • metamorphic - m̃aȝta̋a̋ini [< m̃a̋ȝa, alter]
    • pumice - ȝesta̋a̋ino [< ȝe̋so, foam]
    • sedimentary - leƣta̋a̋ini [< le̋ƣo, layer]
    • shale - lamta̋a̋ino [< la̋mo, plate]
    • rocky outcropping - taainsa̋iro [< sa̋iro, projection]
    • pebble - że̋is|o. -ı̋ȝo, gravel [< -ı̋ȝo, collective suffix]
    • sand, grit - lı̋m̃o
    • powder - pődo
  • c. What types of rocks are there?
    • quartz - t̬a̋rdo
    • flint - aaþta̋a̋ino [< a̋a̋þe, fire]
    • slate - šı̋bo
    • chalk - ṡ̬itőno
    • sandstone - lim̃ta̋a̋ino
  • d. What words describe rocks?
    • hard - ṡe̋ti
    • soft - mőővi
    • sharp - tı̋ı̋di
    • smooth - le̋im̃i
  • e. What words describe ground with lots of rocks in it?
    • rocky, stony - ta̋a̋inri
  • f. What words refer to a piece of rock?
    • block - siima̋to
    • slab - la̋mo

1.2.2.3 Metal

  • a. What general words refer to metal?
    • metal - pőn|o. -i, metallic
  • c. What words describe metal?
    • shiny - ðe̋m̃i
    • luster - nı̋ɫra
    • malleable - þűṡ̨i
    • rust - ze̋po
    • tarnish - ð̬e̋la
    • corrode - ȝı̋ra
    • golden - gı̋li
    • silvery - kűri
    • polished - nı̋ɫaþi
    • alloy - ka̋þo
    • pure - pőugi
    • solid - ṡe̋ti
    • plated - la̋maþi
  • d. What words refer to a piece of iron that attracts other pieces of iron?
    • magnet, lodestone - davta̋a̋in|o. -i, magnetic [< da̋ba, pull]. -še̋ðo, magnetism [< še̋ðo, attribute]

1.2.2.4 Mineral

  • a. What general words refer to minerals?
    • mineral - pouga̋uro
    • mineral resources - pouga̋uro mőődos
    • element - þeexe̋so
    • chemical - néres̈a̋a̋r̈i
    • atom - alpűl̨o [< pűla, divide]
    • crystal - h̬a̋lo
    • ore - a̋uro
  • b. What types of minerals are there?
    • calcium - pezpőno [< pe̋zo bone; pőno, metal]
    • carbon - x̨űmo
    • coal - x̨űmo
    • limestone - faaxta̋a̋ino [< fa̋a̋ko, cliff; ta̋a̋ino, stone]
    • mica - fista̋a̋ino [< fı̋sa cleave; ta̋a̋ino, stone]
    • peat - talx̨űmo [< ta̋lo, earth]
    • phosphorus - aasta̋a̋ino [< a̋a̋sa, i.v. glow]
    • pitch - pı̋ko
    • potash - ṡooƣsa̋lo, potash [< ṡőőgo, ashes; sa̋lo, salt]
    • pyrite - niƣta̋a̋ino [< nı̋ga, glitter; ta̋a̋ino, stone]
    • salt - sa̋lo
    • saltpeter, phosphate - lam̃ta̋a̋ino [< la̋m̃a, bathe; ta̋a̋ino, stone].
    • sulfur, brimstone - še̋lpo
  • c. What words refer to the study of minerals?
    • mineralogy - póugaursa̋a̋r̈a
    • mineralogist - pougáursaar̈a̋a̋gu
  • d. What words refer to the formation of minerals?
    • mineralize - póugaurűla [< űla, turn-, change-, -into]
    • calcify - pézponűla
    • petrify - taainűla
    • vitrify - vedűla

1.2.2.5 Jewel

  • a. What general words refer to jewels?
    • jewel, gem, gemstone - n̨e̋mo
    • precious stone - a̋ro ta̋a̋ino
    • birthstone - żenta̋a̋ino
    • crystal - h̬a̋lo
  • c. What words describe jewels?
    • precious - a̋ri
    • semiprecious - żoka̋ri [< żóku, almost]
    • facet - le̋e̋po
    • glitter, sparkle - nı̋ga (v.)
    • lustrous - nı̋ɫi

1.2.3 Solid, liquid, gas

  • a. What words describe the states of matter?
    • solid - ṡe̋to
    • liquid - da̋a̋o
    • gas - sűbo
  • b. What words describe the states of water?
    • ice - ȝe̋go
    • water, still - hűro
    • water, flowing - a̋a̋me
    • steam - műso
  • c. What words refer to solids changing into liquids?
    • melt, liquefy - ta̋a̋m̃|a. -i, molten
    • thaw - þ̨a̋ra
    • soften - moovı̋d̨a, mőőva
    • dissolve - ðe̋ż|a. -i, soluble
  • d. What words refer to liquids changing into solids?
    • solidify, precipitate - ṡetűla
    • harden, stiffen, set - fuuȝı̋d̨a (t.v.), fűűȝa (i.v.)
    • dry - sa̋usa
    • bake - vőőga
    • freeze - űɫa
    • thicken - ȝuuþı̋d̨a (t.v.), ȝűűþa (i.v.)
    • gel, jell - bűla
    • clot, coagulate, congeal, curdle - mősa
    • crystallize - h̬alűla [< űla, turn-, change-, -into]
  • e. What words refer to gases changing into liquids?
    • condense - pűṡa
    • dew - rőso
    • distill - te̋e̋ga
  • f. What words refer to liquids changing into gases?
    • boil - n̨űda
    • evaporate, vaporize - ð̬eekı̋d̨a (t.v.), ð̬e̋e̋ka (i.v.)
    • steam - musı̋d̨a (t.v.), műsa (i.v.)
  • g. What words refer to the temperature at which things change?
    • melting point - táám̃tiiþme̋ra [< tı̋ı̋þo, heat; me̋ra, measurement]
    • freezing point - úɫtiiþme̋ra
    • dew point - róstiiþme̋ra
    • boiling point - n̨úðtiiþme̋ra

1.2.3.1 Solid

1.2.3.2 Liquid

  • a. What general words refer to liquid?
    • liquid, fluid - da̋a̋o
    • moisture - la̋to
  • b. What words describe something that is liquid?
    • liquid (adj.) - da̋a̋i
    • molten - ta̋a̋m̃i
  • c. What words describe liquids?
    • liquid (state) - da̋a̋i
    • juicy - sűli
    • wet - ma̋a̋ni
  • d. What words describe a liquid that is almost solid?
    • thick, viscid, viscous - ȝűűþi
    • stiff - fűűȝi
    • creamy - ra̋mi
    • smooth - le̋im̃i
    • lumpy - bőlri
    • paste - lı̋po
    • concentrated - pűṡaþi
  • e. What words refer to making a liquid thicker?
    • thicken - ȝuuþı̋d̨a
    • concentrate - pűṡa
  • f. What words refer to becoming thicker?
    • thicken - ȝűűþa
    • get thicker - ȝŭȝűűþi ı̋la
    • set - fűűȝa
    • congeal, clot - mősa
  • g. What words refer to how thick or thin a liquid is?
    • thickness, viscosity - ȝűűþta
    • consistency - ȝı̋lra
  • h. What words describe a liquid that is very fluid?
    • fluid, runny - da̋a̋i
    • watery - hűrni
    • thin - xe̋ni
    • diluted - a̋a̋maþi
  • i. What words refer to making a liquid thinner?
    • dilute - a̋a̋ma [< a̋a̋me, water]
  • j. What words refer to the top of a liquid?
    • surface - pı̋nto
  • k. What words refer to the thick part that can form on the top of a liquid?
    • skin - a̋mo
    • scum - ȝe̋so
    • crust - kőða
    • slime - lı̋ṡo
  • l. What words refer to removing the thick part on top?
    • skim - ż̨űra
  • m. What words describe a liquid with lumps in it?
    • smooth - le̋im̃i
    • lumpy - bőlri
  • n. What words refer to bubbles in or on a liquid?
    • bubble - bőőulo
    • foam, suds - ȝe̋so

1.2.3.3 Oil

  • a. What general words refer to oil?
    • oil - ma̋żo
    • grease - tı̋m|o. -t̬i, lubricant
  • b. What types of oil are there?
    • petroleum - taainma̋żo
    • petrol, gasoline, gas - feðma̋żo [< fe̋do, energy]
    • diesel - šéérfeðma̋żo [< še̋e̋ri, heavy; fe̋do, energy]
    • kerosene - xénfeðma̋żo [< xe̋ni, thin; fe̋do, energy]
    • crude oil - h̬e̋e̋ro ma̋żo
    • mineral oil - pouga̋uro ma̋żo
    • ointment - ma̋zt̬i
    • liniment, lotion - me̋zt̬i [< me̋za, smear]
    • glycerin - šaaðma̋żo [< ša̋a̋di, sweet; ma̋żo, oil]
  • c. What types of oil are made from plants and animals?
    • vegetable oil - leem̈a̋żo [< le̋e̋mo, vegetable]
    • cream - ra̋mo
    • fat - la̋a̋ro
    • lard - parżëla̋a̋ro [< pa̋rże, pig]
    • wax - ṡ̬ı̋lo. vii~, beeswax
    • tallow - sı̋ho
    • soap - ba̋nt̬i [< ba̋na, wash]
  • d. What words describe oil?
    • oily - ma̋żi
    • greasy - tı̋mi
    • slippery, slick - pı̋zi
    • slimy - lı̋ṡi
    • smooth - le̋im̃i
    • lubricating - tı̋manti
    • fatty - la̋a̋ri
    • gummy - ǧı̋ı̋m̃i
    • mucous - ra̋gi
    • soapy - ba̋nt̬i
  • e. What words refer to some oil on something?
    • drop of oil - mazse̋ibo
    • oil slick - mazpı̋zo
    • blob, glob - bőlo
  • f. What words refer to putting oil on something?
    • lubricate, lube, grease - tı̋ma
    • oil, anoint, salve - ma̋ża
    • rub - tı̋ı̋ra
    • smear - me̋za

1.2.3.4 Gas

  • a. What general words refer to gas?
    • gas - sűbo
    • vapor, fume - ð̬e̋e̋ko
    • mist - ka̋ino
    • air - ga̋a̋lo
    • steam - műso
    • cloud (of gas) - ne̋vo
    • plume (of steam) - űṡo
  • b. What types of gas are there?
    • natural gas - h̬e̋e̋ro sűbo
    • See Senjecas mineralogy for gases that are elements
    • ozone - kooxsűbo [< kőőxi, blue]
  • c. What words describe gas?
    • noxious (fumes) - ma̋iþo (ð̬e̋e̋kos)
    • poisonous gas - m̃ı̋ı̋so sűbo
  • d. What words refer to the production of gas?
    • produce gas - sűba
    • give off fumes - ð̬e̋e̋ka
  • e. What words refer to the movement of gas?
    • spread - ża̋a̋da
    • drift - ka̋pa
    • creep (along the ground) - (ta̋lom tára) se̋la
    • vapor trail - ð̬eekő' sa̋a̋go
    • rise - re̋na