Re: Basic vocabulary when starting a conlang

 --- Tim May skrzypszy:

> Roberto Suarez Soto writes:
>  > What do you think is the basic vocabulary to start a conlang? [...]
>  > Of course, then there would be more specific or strange verbs,
>  > nouns and pronouns depending on each culture/language. But I think a
>  > basic list of these terms would be useful when starting a conlang (for
>  > me, at least! :-)). Is there any of this already in the FAQ, or
>  > somewhere else?
>  >
>
> There have been vaurious attempts to create basic vocabulary lists for
> conlanging. Personally I'm using Rick Harrison's Vital English
> Vocabulary
>
> http://www.invisiblelighthouse.com/langlab/vitaleng.html
Another useful source can be the vocabulary of Ogden's Basic English:
http://www.basiceng.com/words.html

Jan

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