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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 ===== "Originality is the art of concealing your source." - Franklin P. Jones __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Everything you'll ever need on one web page from News and Sport to Email and Music Charts http://uk.my.yahoo.com