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Basic vocabulary test of an IAL

From:Muke Tever <mktvr@...>
Date:Friday, August 23, 2002, 12:13
Oh I may as well post it to the list also...

Note that "Yankee" for me only means "New Englander"  and that English overrides
Spanish (because my Spanish is rusty enough to cause tetanus).

 [Also, as mentioned  before this was done before looking at anyone else's)


----- Original Message -----
From: "Muke Tever" <mktvr@...>
To: "Carlos Thompson" <thompson@...>
> > 1. arboro > > tree / árbol ["arbrO] > > > 2. avio > > plane / avión ["avijO] > > > 3. akua > > water / agua ["akuwA] > > > 4. beber > > drink / tomar [bE"bE4] > > > 5. ben > > come / ven [bEn] > > > 6. blanki > > white / blanco ["blAnkO] > > > 7. boni > > good / buen ["bOni] > > > 8. chadi > > ? ["cCA4i] > > > 9. choko > > chocolate / chocolate ["cCOkO] > > > 10. dento > > within / dentro ["dEnt4O] > > > 11. diter > > ? ["ditEr] > > > 12. ekino > > corner / esquina [E"kinO] > > > 13. elfano > > elephant / elefante [El"fAnO] > > > 14. fema > > ? ["fEma] > > > 15. fogo > > fire / fuego ["fOgO] > > > 16. fridi > > cold / frío ["f4iDi] > > > 17. fuli > > ? ["fuli] > > > 18. fumo > > smoke / huma ["fumO] > > > 19. gol > > ? [gOl] > > > 20. grandi > > big / gran[de] ["g4Andi] > > > 21. idea > > idea / idea [i"DEA] > > > 22. idioma > > language / idioma [iDi"Oma] > > > 23. indi > > ?Hindi? ["indi] > > > 24. jako > > ? ["jakO] > > > 25. jorno > > kind / yerno ["jOrnO] ([r] not [4]) > > > 26. kana > > ? ["kana] > > > 27. kapito > > head / cabeza ["kapitO] > > > 28. kata > > up / arriba ["kata] > > > 29. kibo > > James Parry ["kibo] > > > 30. koner > > ? [kO"nEr] > > > 31. korno > > ? ["kOrnO] ([r] not [4]) > > > 32. kuna > > cradle / cuña ["kuna] > > > 33. largi > > long / larga ["lA4gi] > > > 34. libero > > book / libro ["lib@4O] > > > 35. lingua > > language / lengua ["lENgwA] > > > 36. luna > > moon / luna ["luna] > > > 37. manjer > > ? [mA"JE4] > > > 38. mano > > hand / mano ["manO] > > > 39. monto > > mountain / monte ["mOnto] > > > 40. morter > > die / morir [mO4"tEr] > > > 41. negi > > ? ["nEji] > > > 42. nokto > > night / noche ["nOktO] > > > 43. novi > > new / nuevo ["nOvi] > > > 44. oksiter > > ? [%Oksi"tE4] > > > 45. orsa > > bear / oso ["O4sa] > > > 46. pedo > > foot / pie ["pEDO] > > > 47. petro > > rock / piedro ["pEt4O] > > > 48. pikoli > > pickle ["pIkUli] > > > 49. pisco > > fish / pesca(?) ["pIskO] (yes, [I]) > > > 50. pluvia > > rain / lluvia ["pluvija] > > > 51. preti > > ready / listo ["p4Eti] > > > 52. quarko > > quark? [kwA4kO] > > > 53. rondi > > round / redondo? ["4Ondi] > > > 54. rosi > > pink / rosa ["4Osi] > > (not 'rose' because -i seems to be adjectival) > > > 55. saper > > know / saber [sA"pE4] > > > 56. siter > > ? ["sitE4] > > > 57. sol > > sun / sol [sOl] > > > 58. tela > > thread / tela ["tEla] > > > 59. telo > > ? ["tElO] > > > 60. tino > > ? ["tinO] > > > 61. uni > > one / una ["uni] > > > 62. uso > > use / uso ["uso] > > > 63. verdi > > green / verde ["vE4Di] > > > 64. vider > > live / vivir [vi"DE4] > > > 65. viro > > man / hombre ["vi4O] > > > 66. voler > > to fly / (I forget the spanish) [vO"lE4] > > > 67. watt > > watt (the measurement?) [wat_h] (with [a]) > > > 68. yanki > > yankee ["jaN%ki] > > > 69. zebra > > zebra / zebra ["zEb4a] > > > 70. Chlewey > > Carlos Thompson ["kluwi] > > > 71. dij Schdzjarvk > > McDervish [D@ SdZAr\`fk] > > > 72. atenter > > pay attention [a"tEntEr\`] > > > 73. broma > > ? ["b4Oma] > > > 74. cali > > hot / caliente ["kAli] > > > 75. doter > > ? [dO"tE4] > > > 76. emino > > ? ["EminO] > > > 77. fabuli > > fabulous ["fabUli] > > > 78. gruta > > ? ["g4uta] > > > 79. helada > > ice cream / helado [E"lADA] > (or possibly "Greece") > > > 80. imeilo > > e-mail [i"mel:O] > > > 81. justa > > ? ["Zusta] > > > 82. kilo > > thousand, kilo- / mil, kilo- ["kilO] > > > 83. lando > > Lando Calrissian ["lAndO] > > > 84. mika > > mica (the rock?) ["mikA] > > > 85. nu > > now / ahora [nu] > > > 86. oper > > ? ["OpE4] > > > 87. parto > > part / parte ["pa4tO] > > > 88. quid > > which / que, cuál [kwId] > > > 89. rolo > > ? ["4OlO] > > > 90. sapo > > soap / jabón ["sApo] > > > 91. turo > > ? ["tu4O] > > > 92. uro > > ? ["u4O] > > > 93. valer > > be worth / valer [va"lEr] > > > 94. wiski > > whiskey? ["wIski] > > > 95. xero > > zero / zero ["sE4O] > > > 96. yrida > > ? ["j4iDa] > > > 97. zambo > > zamboni (what clears off the ice?) ["zAmbO] > > > *Muke! > -- > http://www.frath.net/ >