Re: Poll: Basic vocabulary test of an IAL

On 08/22 09:25  Carlos Thompson wrote:
> This is a little poll to test the recognisibility of some words in an
> IAL.  Please answer with a translation (and part of speach and a
> definition if possible) in either English or Spanish of the following
> words.  Please include also the pronunciation you would use when
> reading.
>
> Thank you.
>
A rough attempt, with many first guesses.  Some of which may be tongue
in cheek.

>  1. arboro /a:bOrou/ tree (n)
>  2. avio /avijou/ bird or plane (n)
>  3. akua /&kw@/ water (n)
>  4. beber /bEb@/ to drink (v)
>  5. ben /bEn/ well, good (av)
>  6. blanki /bl&Nki:/ white (aj)
>  7. boni /bouni:/ good (aj)
>  8. chadi /tSadi:/ ??? (aj)
>  9. choko /tSQkou/ chocolate (n)
> 10. dento /dEntou/ tooth/teeth (n)
> 11. diter /di:t@/ or /dIt@/ to say (v)
> 12. ekino /Eki:nou/ one (num)
> 13. elfano /&Ufanou/ elf, maybe elephant (n)
> 14. fema /fEm@/ woman, female (n/aj)
> 15. fogo /fougou/ heat, fire, warm (n/aj)
> 16. fridi /fri:di:/ cold (aj)
> 17. fuli /fUli:/ full (aj)
> 18. fumo /fumou/ smoke (n)
> 19. gol /gQl/ goal (n)
> 20. grandi /gr&ndi:/ big, grand, large, huge (aj)
> 21. idea /aIdI@/ idea (n)
> 22. idioma /Idijoum@/ language (n)
> 23. indi /Indi:/ alternative music (n)
> 24. jako /dZ&kou/ a proper name, Jack (n)
> 25. jorno /dZOnou/ day, journal, journalist (n)
> 26. kana /kan@/ letter, cane (n)
> 27. kapito /k&pItou/ head (n)
> 28. kata /kat@/ a movement practiced in an Asian martial art form (n)
> 29. kibo /ki:bou/ some kind of hacker deity, isn't he? (n)
> 30. koner /koun@/ corner (n)
> 31. korno /kOnou/ an unspecified wheat, corn or maize food product (n)
> 32. kuna /ku:n@/ if it's not a pig it's some kind of seafood (n)
> 33. largi /la:gi:/ or /la:dZi:/ large (aj)
> 34. libero /lIbErou/ free (aj)
> 35. lingua /lINgw@/ language, tongue (n)
> 36. luna /lu:n@/ moon (n)
> 37. manjer /m&nj@/ to eat (v)
> 38. mano /manou/ hand (n)
> 39. monto /mQntou/ mountain (n)
> 40. morter /mOt@/ to die (v)
> 41. negi /nEgi:/ maybe /nedZi:/ not, negative, a negative adjective
> (aj)
> 42. nokto /nQktou/ night (n)
> 43. novi /nouvi:/ new (aj)
> 44. oksiter /QksIt@/ ???
> 45. orsa /Os@/ bear, an animal (n)
> 46. pedo /pEdou/ foot (n)
> 47. petro /pEtrou/ stone (n)
> 48. pikoli /pIkouli:/ little (aj)
> 49. pisco /pIskou/ fish (n)
> 50. pluvia /plu:vij@/ rain (n)
> 51. preti /prEti:/ pretty (aj)
> 52. quarko /kwa:kou/ a subatomic particle (n)
> 53. rondi /rQndi:/ a dance (n)
> 54. rosi /rouzi:/ rosy, red, pink (aj)
> 55. saper /s&p@/ to know smt (v)
> 56. siter /sIt@/ to sit (v)
> 57. sol /sQl/ sun (n)
> 58. tela /tEl@/ long (aj)
> 59. telo /tElou/ (n)
> 60. tino /ti:nou/ Spanish or Italian nickname for Antony (n)
> 61. uni /u:ni:/ or /ju:ni:/ one (num)
> 62. uso /u:sou/ or /ju:sou/ use (n)
> 63. verdi /v3di:/ (or VErdi: if I'm being hypercorrect) the Italian
composer Joe Green (n)
> 64. vider /vi:d@/ to see (v)
> 65. viro /vi:rou/ strong, man (aj, n)
> 66. voler /vQl@/ to want (v)
> 67. watt /wQt/ measure of electrical energy (n)
> 68. yanki /j&nki:/ citizen of the USA, especially the NE states (n)
> 69. zebra /zi:br@/ zebra (n)
>
> 70. Chlewey /xluwi:/ Carlos Thompson (n)
> 71. dij Schdzjarvk /di: S@dZa:vk/ (n)
>
> 72. atenter /&tEnt@/ to wait (upon) (v)
> 73. broma /broum@/ a brown chemical liquid I wouldn't want to risk
> drinking; or mist (n)
> 74. cali warm (aj)
> 75. doter /dout@/ to spoil someone; or to give (v)
> 76. emino /EmInou/ overrated whitetrash entertainer (n)
> 77. fabuli / /f&bUli:/ fabulous (aj)
> 78. gruta /gru:t@/ grunt (n)
> 79. helada /hela:d@/ a latin dance form (n)
> 80. imeilo /ImEIlou/ First Lady of the Philippines (n)
> 81. justa /dZUst@/ just (aj)
> 82. kilo /ki:lou/ kilogramme (n)
> 83. lando /l&ndou/ land (n)
> 84. mika /mi:k@/ transvestite Maori entertainer (n)
> 85. nu /nu:/ now (av)
> 86. oper /oup@/ work (n, v?)
> 87. parto /pa:tou/ part (n)
> 88. quid /kwId/ unit of money (n)
> 89. rolo /roulou/ roll (n)
> 90. sapo /sapou/ wise (aj)
> 91. turo /turou/ tour (n)
> 92. uro /ju:rou/ urine (n)
> 93. valer /v&l@/ to be worth (v)
> 94. wiski /wIski:/ alcoholic drinking varnish (n)
> 95. xero /zEro/ dry; a photocopy (aj; n)
> 96. yrida /IrId@/ or /J3rId@/ a philosopher (n)
> 97. zambo /z&mbou/ (n?)
>
> -- Carlos Th
>
--
- andrew.
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