Re: Poll: Basic vocabulary test of an IAL
From: | Jan van Steenbergen <ijzeren_jan@...> |
Date: | Thursday, August 22, 2002, 16:54 |
--- Carlos Thompson wrote:
Sure, let's try:
> 1. arboro: tree [.arbOrO]
> 2. avio: bird [.avijO]
> 3. akua: water [.akwa]
> 4. beber: to drink [.bEbEr]
> 5. ben: well [bEn]
> 6. blanki: white [.blANki]
> 7. boni: good [.bOni]
> 8. chadi: Hattic? No, no idea really [.xadi]
> 9. choko: A shock perhaps? [.xOkO]
> 10. dento: tooth [.dEntO]
> 11. diter: to say [.ditEr]
> 12. ekino: horse [E.kinO]
> 13. elfano: elephant [El.fanO]
> 14. fema: hunger? [.fEma]
> 15. fogo: fog [.fOgO]
> 16. fridi: cold [.fridi]
> 17. fuli: full [.fuli]
> 18. fumo: smoke [.fumO]
> 19. gol: goal (football, soccer) [gOl]
> 20. grandi: big, large [.grAndi]
> 21. idea: idea [i.dEja]
> 22. idioma: idiome [idi.jOma]
> 23. indi: Indic [.indi]
> 24. jako: jack [.jakO]
> 25. jorno: morning [.jOrnO]
> 26. kana: can? (noun) [.kana]
> 27. kapito: understood! [ka.pitO]
> 28. kata: cat [.kata]
> 29. kibo: ? [.kibO]
> 30. koner: to try [.kOnEr]
> 31. korno: horn [.kOrnO]
> 32. kuna: ? [.kuna]
> 33. largi: broad [.lArgi]
> 34. libero: free [.lib@rO]
> 35. lingua: language [liNgua]
> 36. luna: moon [.luna]
> 37. manjer: to eat [.mAnjEr]
> 38. mano: hand [.manO]
> 39. monto: mountain [.mOntO]
> 40. morter: to die [.mOrtEr]
> 41. negi: black [.nEgi]
> 42. nokto: night [.nOktO]
> 43. novi: new [.nOvi]
> 44. oksiter: ? [.OksitEr]
> 45. orsa: ? [Orsa]
> 46. pedo: foot [.pEdO]
> 47. petro: rock [.pEtrO]
> 48. pikoli: small [.pikOli]
> 49. pisco: fish [.piskO]
> 50. pluvia: rivier, stream [.pluvia]
> 51. preti: ready [.prEti]
> 52. quarko: quark [kvArk]
> 53. rondi: round [.rOndi]
> 54. rosi: rose (colour) [.rOsi]
> 55. saper: to know [.sapEr]
> 56. siter: to sit [.sitEr]
> 57. sol: sun [sun]
> 58. tela: ? [.tEla]
> 59. telo: body [.tElo]
> 60. tino: tin [.tinO]
> 61. uni: one [.uni]
> 62. uso: ear [.usO]
> 63. verdi: green [.vErdi]
> 64. vider: to see [.vidEr]
> 65. viro: man [.virO]
> 66. voler: to want [.vOlEr]
> 67. watt: watt [vat]
> 68. yanki: yankee (Yeeehaaaa) [.jaNki]
> 69. zebra: zebra [.zEbra]
>
> 70. Chlewey: Chlewey [.xlEvej]
> 71. dij Schdzjarvk: ? [di SxZarwk]
>
> 72. atenter: wait [a.tEntEr]
> 73. broma: brome (Br) [.broma]
> 74. cali: beautiful [.kAli]
> 75. doter: ? [.dOtEr]
> 76. emino: ? [E.minO]
> 77. fabuli: fabulous [.fabuli]
> 78. gruta: grotte [.gruta]
> 79. helada: Greece [.hElada]
> 80. imeilo: e-mail [i.mEjlO]
> 81. justa: right [.justa]
> 82. kilo: kilo (kg) [.kilO]
> 83. lando: land, country [.landO]
> 84. mika: microphone [.mika]
> 85. nu: now [nu]
> 86. oper: [.opEr]
> 87. parto: part [partO]
> 88. quid: what [kvid], [kvit]
> 89. rolo: wheel [.rOlO]
> 90. sapo: I know [.sapO]
> 91. turo: tower [.turO]
> 92. uro: hour [.urO]
> 93. valer: to be worth [.valEr]
> 94. wiski: whisky [.viski]
> 95. xero: copy [.ksErO]
> 96. yrida: anger? [.Irida]
> 97. zambo: tooth (improbable, because there was also a "dento") [.zAmbO]
Does this help? I doubt it :)
Jan
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