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.
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) [ˈblan.da]
v. to give sth. to sb.
bi (bi) [bi]
evid. and, also, furthermore
bis (bis) [biʃ]
num. 00
bun (bun) [bun]
n. word
borrowed from Batu bun "word".
bunɹa (bunɹa) [ˈbun.ɹa]
adj. beautiful, pretty
has nothing to do with bun.
breda (breda) [ˈbrɛ.da]
n. flower
bet (bet) [bɛt]
conj. behind
beta (beta) [bɛta]
adj. back, rear, past
also the back of the mouth, and (deriving from that meaning) the name for the “back” place of articulation in Wanya sounds
betis (betis) [bɛˈtiʃ]
adj. back (in direction or time)
betenda (betenda) [bɛˈtɛn.da]
v. to retreat from sth., to go back (direction or time)
benonda (benonda) [beˈnɔn.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) [baˈrɛn.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) [ˈbɔ͡ɛn.da]
v. to say, speak, talk to sb.
D
du (du) [du]
adj. double, duplicate, vice
duïs (duïs) [duˈiʃ]
adj. done, complete, finished
dudek (dudek) [ˈdu.dɛk]
n. bicycle
dudera (dudera) [duˈdɛ.ra]
n. clone
in colloquial speech this can also mean “twin”
dulan (dulan) [du.lan]
n. river
duŋ (duŋ) [duŋ]
num. 2
duä (duä) [ˈdu.a]
n. summary, closing statement
contrast kyouä, which is also “summary”
duönda (duönda) [duˈɔn.da]
v. to finish, conclude, complete sth.
dꝛanda (dꝛanda) [ˈdʁan.da]
v. to work at sth.
dꝛanda kaska is to knock at a door
dzuvu (dzuvu) [ˈdzu.vu]
n. world, universe
dek (dek) [dɛk]
n. circle, ring, halo, wheel, tyre
dera (dera) [ˈdɛ.ra]
n. person
deradiska (deradiska) [ˌdɛ.raˈdiʃ.ka]
n. robot, AI
dezda (dezda) [ˈdɛʒ.da]
adj. same, equal
note that “equal” can also be translated as pare
desa (desa) [ˈdɛ.sa]
n. bridge
daima (daima) [ˈda͡ɪ.ma]
n. reality
dazyi (dazyi) [ˈdaʒ.ji]
adj. multiple
dazyidi is many, and dazyisti is a lot
danye (danye) [ˈdan.jɛ]
n. clothes
danis (danis) [daˈniʃ]
adj. female, girly
note that the conculture has unusual stereotypes and gender roles
dana (dana) [ˈda.na]
n. woman, girl
dafu (dafu) [daˈfu]
evid. how question particle
Doits (Doits) [dɔ͡ɪtʃ]
adj. German (also demonym)
doavi (doavi) [ˈdɔ͡a.vi]
n. ghost, spirit, soul
G
gliŋka (gliŋka) [ˈɡliŋ.ka]
n. puzzle, arrangement, collage
gliŋkonda (gliŋkonda) [ɡliŋˈkɔn.da]
v. to spell, arrange, put into context, do a puzzle
gluna (gluna) [ˈɡlu.na]
n. water
gəδə (gəδə) [ˈɡe.ðə]
n. glass, window
guimis (guimis) [ɡu͡ɪ.miʃ]
adj. surprised
for “surprising” you can use pə guimonda or the noun guima
guima (guima) [ˈɡu͡ɪ.ma]
n. surprise, surprising element
also used as an interjection (“surprise!”)
guimonda (guimonda) [ɡu͡ɪ.mɔn.da]
to surprise sb. {{{4}}}
guru (guru) [ˈɡu.ru]
n. number
geŋmo (geŋmo) [ˈɡɛŋ.mɔ]
n. belt
gamboenda (gamboenda) [ɡamˈbɔ͡ɛn.da]
v. to say your opinion, to comment
gamtəmonda (gamtəmonda) [ˌɡam.təˈmɔn.da]
v. to write your opinion, to comment
gama (gama) [ˈɡa.ma]
n. opinion
gou (gou) [ɡɔ͡u]
evid. want
W
wibu (wibu) [ˈwi.bu]
n. horse
wa (wa) [wa]
conj. introduces the meaning of a sentence, which is appended using kure and mai. Usually used with the null pronoun ŋi.
wan (wan) [wan]
n. language
wanfanda (wanfanda) [wanˈfan.da]
v. to conlang
the infinitive form can be used as a noun meaning roughly “conlangery”
Я
ɹənda (ɹənda) [ˈɹən.da]
v. to exist
ɹuꝛa (ɹuꝛa) [ˈɹu.ʁa]
n. syllable, syllable break, syllable start
ɹuꝛanyo (ɹuꝛanyo) [ˈɹu.ʁaˌnjɔ]
n. diaeresis
Y
yixu (yixu) [ˈji.xu]
evid./adj. here
yənis (yənis) [jɘˈniʃ]
adj. collected, united, assorted, complete
yəna (yəna) [ˈje.na]
n. group, collection
yənonda (yənonda) [jɘˈnɔn.da]
v. to collect, group sth.
yəöi (yəöi) [jəˈʔɔ͡ɪ]
n. sentence
yes (yes) [jɛs]
pron. 2nd person (you)
ya (ya) [ja]
conj. by, from, of
yagəu (yagəu) [ˈja.ɡɘ͡u]
conj. but
yam (yam) [jam]
num. double digit
yolai (yolai) [ˈjɔ.la͡ɪ]
n. problem
yoünda (yoünda) [jɔˈun.da]
v. to greet sb.
P
pwa (pwa) [pwa]
n. bread
plinda (plinda) [ˈplin.da]
v. to jump over sth.
plouis (plouis) [plɔ͡uˈiʃ]
adj. dead
ploua (ploua) [ˈplɔ͡u.a]
n. death
plouönda (plouönda) [plɔ͡uˈɔn.da]
v. to die
if an object is added, this is “to be killed by”
pə (pə) [pə]
conj. which verbs
prepositioned before a verb in the infinitive form
pəönda (pəönda) [pəˈɔn.da]
to throw sb./sth. at sb./sth. {{{4}}}
puaβu (puaβu) [ˈpu͡a.βu]
n. forest
pruïs (pruïs) [pruˈiʃ]
adj. southern
pruä (pruä) [ˈpru.a]
n. south
pebva (pebva) [pɛ.bva]
n. part (of group or collection)
pa (pa) [pa]
evid./adj. also, the same
payaända (payaända) [ˌpa.jaˈan.da]
v. to catch sth.
parə (parə) [ˈpa.rə]
num. triple digit
pare (pare) [paˈrɛ]
adj. balanced, equal, just
pan (pan) [pan]
conj. and (+ noun)
when used as an adjective (without a noun following it), it means “also” or “too”
pasta (pasta) [ˈpaʃ.ta]
n. replacement, successor
pastonda (pastonda) [paʃˈtɔn.da]
v. to replace sth. with sth., to switch (between two instances of) sth.
T
twuӛs (twuӛs) [twuˈeʃ]
n. chaos
tyisna (tyisna) [ˈtjiʃ.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) [ˈte.ma]
n. written message
təmonda (təmonda) [təˈmɔn.da]
v. to write
tsila (tsila) [ˈtsi.la]
n. paper, sheet of paper
tek (tek) [tɛk]
n. letter (of the alphabet), puzzle piece
terenda (terenda) [tɛˈrɛn.da]
v. to connect
tera (tera) [ˈtɛ.ra]
n. rope, chain, link
also link, connection, etc. in technology
tesda (tesda) [ˈtɛʃ.da]
n. hand
ta (ta) [ta]
n. rock, stone
tatsyonda (tatsyonda) [tatʃˈjɔn.da]
v. to shoot sb./sth. using sth.
talbis (talbis) [talˈbiʃ]
adj. blue
talba (talba) [ˈtal.ba]
n. sky, atmosphere
taluyai (taluyai) [ˈta.luˌja͡ɪ]
n. holiday
talmunda (talmunda) [talˈmun.da]
v. to prepare, load sth.
tonda (tonda) [ˈtɔn.da]
v. to stop sb./sth. from sth.
K
kwai (kwai) [kwa͡ɪ]
evid. what, who (obj.) question particle
kwon (kwon) [kwɔn]
n. cookie
kyoudiska (kyoudiska) [kjɔ͡uˈdiʃ.ka]
n. computer
kyouïs (kyouïs) [kjɔ͡uˈiʃ]
adj. all, every
kyouä (kyouä) [ˈkjɔ͡u.a]
n. everything, summary, overview
contrast duä, which is also “summary”
KΔБ (KΔБ) [ˌka.la ðə ˈbun]
n. short for KalaΔəБun (KalaΔəБun)
word list, vocabulary
kudera (kudera) [kuˈdɛ.ra]
n. player
kuda (kuda) [ˈku.da]
n. game
kudanda (kudanda) [kuˈdan.da]
v. to play
kure (kure) [kuˈrɛ]
conj. start of adjectival phrase, quotes and number abbreviations
often abbreviated using the symbol “[”
kxon (kxon) [kxɔn]
n. spear, needle
kxonda (kxonda) [ˈkxɔn.da]
v. to attack sb./sth. using sth.
keꝛə (keꝛə) [ˈkɛ.ʁə]
conj. locational marker (optionally end with mai)
kemis (kemis) [kɛˈmiʃ]
adj. male, manly
as with danis, note that the conculture has unusual stereotypes and gender roles
kema (kema) [ˈkɛ.ma]
n. man, boy
kaskis (kaskis) [kaʃˈkiʃ]
adj. separating, in between
kaska (kaska) [ˈkaʃ.ka]
n. barrier, sth. that separates, door
kolan (kolan) [ˈkɔ.lan]
n. school, education
kou (kou) [kɔ͡u]
num. 6
kora (kora) [ˈkɔ.ra]
n. chest, safe, locker
kokonda (kokonda) [kɔˈkɔn.da]
v. to have sth.
koronda (koronda) [kɔˈrɔn.da]
v. to keep, store sth. swh.
in computers: backup/save
Δ
δiŋis (δiŋis) [ðiˈŋiʃ]
adj. small, little, short
δiŋa (δiŋa) [ˈði.ŋa]
n. child, sth. small
δə (δə) [ðə]
conj. (together) with, containing, of
L
lila (lila) [ˈli.la]
n. conversation
lilonda (lilonda) [liˈlɔn.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.
linsa (linsa) [ˈlin.sa]
n. view, scenery, visual arrangement
in computers: window, screen, view
linsonda (linsonda) [linˈsɔn.da]
v. to visualize, present sth.
ləbwa (ləbwa) [ˈle.bwa]
n. dream, dream world, fictional universe, franchise, conworld
ləbwonda (ləbwonda) [leˈbwɔn.da]
to dream {{{4}}}
ləs (ləs) [leʃ]
conj. preposition for ordinal numbers
luk (luk) [luk]
n. tree
luna (luna) [ˈlu.na]
n. night
luŋonda (luŋonda) [luˈŋɔn.da]
v. to fall on sth.
lema (lema) [ˈlɛ.ma]
n. plot, story, folklore
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.
lanterenda (lanterenda) [ˌlan.tɛˈrɛn.da]
v. to disconnect from sth.
lananda (lananda) [laˈnan.da]
v. to undo, revoke sth.
lomən (lomən) [ˈlɔ.mən]
n. cloud
Λ
λi (λi) [ʎi]
conj. and (+ list of nouns, + λi again)
λəna (λəna) [ˈʎe.na]
n. room, rejiko (electoral district), area (e.g. restricted area, nature reserve)
λeäna (λeäna) [ʎeˈa.na]
n. milk
I
ivet (ivet) [iˈvɛt]
adj. infinite, forever
ista (ista) [ˈiʃ.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
əpyis (əpyis) [ɘˈpjiʃ]
adj. empty, hollow
əpya (əpya) [ˈe.pja]
n. cave
also the center of the mouth, and (deriving from that meaning) the name for the “middle” place of articulation in Wanya sounds
əäwonda (əäwonda) [ˌe.aˈwɔn.da]
v. to meow
U
uλan (uλan) [ˈu.ʎan]
adj. imaginary, nonexistant
umyi (umyi) [ˈum.jɪ]
conj. of (defining attribute), (talking) about (+ noun)
B
βits (βits) [βitʃ]
adj. left (direction)
βeya (βeya) [ˈβɛ.ja]
n. quote
βoŋ (βoŋ) [βɔŋ]
adj. closed, restricted, in a building
R
rə (rə) [rə]
adj. open, free, unrestricted, outside
rul (rul) [rul]
n. father
rais (rais) [ra͡ɪʃ]
evid. when question particle
Ꝛ
ꝛunda (ꝛunda) [ˈʁun.da]
v. to hurt sb. using sth.
ꝛabuf (ꝛabuf) [ʁaˈbuf]
n. roof, tent
ꝛofa (ꝛofa) [ˈʁɔ.fa]
n. cloth, silk
V
viya (viya) [ˈvɪ.ja]
n. violet (flower)
vu (vu) [vu]
adj. new, young
vo (vo) [vɔ]
num. 1
Z
zəꝛanda (zəꝛanda) [zəˈʁan.da]
v. to ride
zuïyu (zuïyu) [ˈzu.ɪ.ju]
n. creation, product
also convention, standard, tradition (unwritten laws in general)
zuïyunda (zuïyunda) [ˌzu.ɪˈjun.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
Γ
γouska (γouska) [ˈɣɔ͡uʃ.ka]
n. wish, preference, favorite
in computers: options, preferences
γus (γus) [ɣuʃ]
evid. can, abilitative
M
mu (mu) [mu]
n. cow
mai (mai) [ma͡ɪ]
conj. end of adjectival phrase, quotes and number abbreviations
often abbreviated using the symbol “]”
mau (mau) [ma͡u]
adj. no, not, 0 (but not “nothing”, that's nai (nai)
mazus (mazus) [maˈzuʃ]
n. week
mas (mas) [maʃ]
conj. superlative marker (postpositioned)
maöla (maöla) [maˈɔ.la]
n. costume, mask, visual appearance/variation
in computers & games: skin, texture pack, style
moris (moris) [mɔˈriʃ]
adj. black, dark
mora (mora) [ˈmɔ.ra]
n. pit, hole
note that “hole” can also be fi if light comes through it from the perspective of the speaker
N
NYΔA (NYΔA) [nan.kɔ jeˌniʃ ðə aˈmɛ.ɹi.ka]
n. short for NankoYənisΔəAmeɹika (NankoYənisΔəAmeɹika)
United States of America
nyeŋ (nyeŋ) [njɛŋ]
adj. cheeky
nyo (nyo) [njɔ]
n. sign, symbol, mark, logo
nina (nina) [ˈni.na]
n. table, pedestal
nunis (nunis) [nuˈniʃ]
adj. quick, punctual, in/on time
nuna (nuna) [ˈnu.na]
n. time
na (na) [na]
evid. in my opinion
when combined with the imperative, it means “hopefully”, and when combined with a question marker, it means “I wonder”
naɹon (naɹon) [naˈɹɔn]
n. house, home
naya (naya) [ˈna.ja]
n. cat
naλiboenda (naλiboenda) [ˌna.ʎiˈbɔ͡ɛn.da]
v. to sing
naλiä (naλiä) [ˈna.ʎɪ.a]
n. music
naλiända (naλiända) [ˌna.ʎɪˈan.da]
v. to make music, to play sth. (an instrument)
nai (nai) [na͡i]
n. nothing, 0 as a digit
nambuka (nambuka) [ˈnam.bu.ka]
n. meeting, get-together, conference
nanko (nanko) [ˈnan.kɔ]
n. country, nation
NankoDoits (NankoDoits) [ˌnan.kɔ ˈdo͡ɪtʃ]
n. Germany
nanananda (nanananda) [ˌna.naˈnan.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.
noömi (noömi) [nɔˈɔ.mi]
n. friend
Ŋ
ŋi (ŋi) [ŋi]
pron. null pronoun: does not imply any meaning. Can be used for “something” just the same as “anyone” or “nothing”.
F
fi (fi) [fi]
n. light
also “hole” sometimes. See also mora
fis (fis) [fiʃ]
adj. happy, good
fisonda (fisonda) [fiˈsɔn.da]
v. to like sb./sth.
fiä (fiä) [ˈfi.a]
n. luck, fate
fa (fa) [fa]
num. 4
fasꝛa (fasꝛa) [ˈfaʃ.ʁa]
n. pencil, pen, etc.
fasꝛa δə xuabu (fasꝛa δə xuabu) [ˌfaʃ.ʁa ðə xuˈa.bu]
n. pencil
faxenda (faxenda) [faˈxɛn.da]
v. to make, create sth.
This word implies an artistic value. For a more general term, see zuïyunda.
faxeŋ (faxeŋ) [faˈxɛŋ]
n. creation
this word implies an artistic value. For a more general term, see zuïyu.
S
siɹanda (siɹanda) [siˈɹan.da]
v. to read sth. using sth.
sinda (sinda) [ˈsin.da]
v. to be sth., copula
səe (səe) [seˈɛ]
num. 5
su (su) [su]
evid. yes/no question particle
sambis (sambis) [samˈbiʃ]
adj. red
samba (samba) [ˈsam.ba]
n. blood
sokis (sokis) [sɔˈkiʃ]
adj. purple, violet
sol (sol) [sɔl]
n. {{{4}}}
X
xi (xi) [xi]
adj. green
xupis (xupis) [xuˈpiʃ]
adj. empty, blank
xupa (xupa) [ˈxu.pa]
n. void
xuponda (xuponda) [xuˈpɔn.da]
v. to empty sth.
xuabu (xuabu) [ˈxu͡a.bu]
n. coal
xai (xai) [xa͡ɪ]
adj. up
E
egə (egə) [ɛˈɡe]
evid. but
emyə (emyə) [ˈɛm.jə]
n. end
emyənda (emyənda) [emˈjen.da]
v. to end, finish
emyəs (emyəs) [ɛmˈjeʃ]
adj. last, final
ena (ena) [ˈɛ.na]
n. mountain, hill
A
ay (ay) [aj]
evid. yes
apa (apa) [ˈa.pa]
adj. white
at (at) [at]
evid. when (start of temporal structure)
alta (alta) [ˈal.ta]
n. pillow, rug (sth. to sit on)
also chairs, which are not as common in the conculture
altonda (altonda) [alˈtɔn.da]
v. to sit, rest, idle
ambiä (ambiä) [ˈam.bi.a]
n. square (in geometry or the location), area
of a stadium: the arena
amye (amye) [ˈam.jɛ]
n. cow
Ameɹika (Ameɹika) [aˈmɛ.ɹiˌka]
America (continent) {{{4}}}
antis (antis) [anˈtiʃ]
adj. front, ahead, forward (in direction or time)
also the front of the mouth, and (deriving from that meaning) the name for the “front” place of articulation in Wanya sounds
antə (antə) [ˈan.tə]
conj. in front of
anta (anta) [ˈan.ta]
n. front (direction), field of view, future
antanda (antanda) [anˈtan.da]
v. to advance (direction, time)
anka (anka) [ˈan.ka]
n. duck
ananas (ananas) [ˈa.naˌnaʃ]
n. pineapple
ani (ani) [ˈa.ni]
adj. long
asni (asni) [ˈaʃ.ni]
n. human
the word dera is used more often, use asni only when referring to humans as a species specifically
O
ogonda (ogonda) [ɔˈɡɔn.da]
v. to hear sth., to hear rumors about sth.
oy (oy) [ɔj]
pron. 1st person (me, us)
olominda (olominda) [ˌɔ.lɔˈmin.da]
v. to laugh at sb./sth.
ompfa (ompfa) [ˈɔm.pfa]
n. food
ompfonda (ompfonda) [ɔmˈpfɔn.da]
v. to eat sth. using sth.
oxiko (oxiko) [ˈɔ.xiˌkɔ]
n. liquid
Abbreviations
- adj. adjective
- conj. conjunction
- evid. evidential
- n. noun
- num. number word
- pron. pronoun
- v. verb
- sb. somebody
- sth. something
- swh. somewhere
