Re: Poll: Basic vocabulary test of an IAL

On 22 Aug 02, at 9:25, 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.
>
>  1. arboro (n) tree /"arboro/
>  2. avio (n) bird /"avio/
>  3. akua (n) water /a"kua/
>  4. beber (v) to drink /bE"bEr/
>  5. ben (a) good /bEn/
>  6. blanki (a) white /"blaNki/
>  7. boni (a) good /"boni/
>  8. chadi ??? /"tSadi/
>  9. choko (n) chocolate /"tSoko/
> 10. dento (n) tooth /"dEnto/
> 11. diter (v) to say /"ditEr/
> 12. ekino (pron) that one /E"kino/
> 13. elfano ??? /El"fano/
> 14. fema ??? /"fema/
> 15. fogo ??? /"fogo/
> 16. fridi ??? /"fridi/
> 17. fuli ??? /"fuli/
> 18. fumo (n) smoke /"fumo/
> 19. gol ??? /gOl/
> 20. grandi (a) big, large /"grandi/
> 21. idea (n) idea /i"dea/
> 22. idioma (n) idiom, characteristic way of expressing something /idi"joma/
> 23. indi ??? /"Indi/
> 24. jako ??? /"jako/
> 25. jorno ??? /"jOrno/
> 26. kana ??? /"kana/
> 27. kapito (v) to understand /ka"pito/
> 28. kata ??? /"kata/
> 29. kibo (n) an Internet troll (now historic) /"kajbo/
> 30. koner ??? /"konEr/
> 31. korno (n) horn /"kOrno/
> 32. kuna (n) money /"quna/
> 33. largi (a) large /"largi/
> 34. libero (a) free /"lib@ro/
> 35. lingua (n) languages /"liNgua/
> 36. luna (n) moon /"luna/
> 37. manjer (v) to eat /"manjEr/
> 38. mano (n) hand /"mano/
> 39. monto (n) mountain /"mOnto/
> 40. morter (v) to die /"mOrtEr/
> 41. negi (v) to snow /"negi/
> 42. nokto (n) night /"nOkto/
> 43. novi (num) nine [or (a) new -- same thing in PIE] /"novi/
> 44. oksiter ??? /"OksitEr/
> 45. orsa ??? /"Orsa/
> 46. pedo (n) foot /"pedo/
> 47. petro (n) stone /"petro/
> 48. pikoli ??? /"pikoli/
> 49. pisco (n) fish /"pIsko/
> 50. pluvia (n) rain /"pluvia/
> 51. preti (a) ready /"preti/
> 52. quarko (n) quark [physics term] /"k_warko/
> 53. rondi (a) round /"rOndi/
> 54. rosi (n) rose [the flower] /"rozi/
> 55. saper (v) to know /"sapEr/
> 56. siter (v) ??? /"sitEr/
> 57. sol (n) sun /sOl/
> 58. tela ??? /"tela/
> 59. telo ??? /"telo/
> 60. tino ??? /"tino/
> 61. uni ??? /"uni/
> 62. uso (n) use /"uzo/
> 63. verdi (a) green /"vErdi/
> 64. vider (v) to see /"vidEr/
> 65. viro (n) man, male human /"viro/
> 66. voler (v) to steal; to fly /"volEr/
> 67. watt (n) watt [unit of energy(?)] /vat/
> 68. yanki (n) Usonian /"jaNki/
> 69. zebra (n) zebra [animal] /"zEbra/
>
> 70. Chlewey ??? /"xlEvEj/
> 71. dij Schdzjarvk ??? /di StSark/
>
> 72. atenter (v) to wait /a"tEntEr/
> 73. broma (n) broom /"broma/
> 74. cali (a) warm /"kali/
> 75. doter (v) to give /"dotEr/
> 76. emino ??? /@"mino/
> 77. fabuli (v) to talk /fa"buli/
> 78. gruta ??? /"gruta/
> 79. helada (n) continuous hailing /h@"lada/
> 80. imeilo ??? /i"mEjlo/
> 81. justa (a) correct, meet, appropriate /"justa/
> 82. kilo (n) kilogram /"kilo/
> 83. lando (n) country /"lando/
> 84. mika (n) mica [type of stone?] /"mika/
> 85. nu (adv) now, at this time /nu/
> 86. oper (n) something one has accomplished /"opEr/
> 87. parto (n) part [of something] /"parto/
> 88. quid (pron) what? /k_wId/
> 89. rolo (n) role [that someone plays in a situation] /"rolo/
> 90. sapo (n) soap /"sapo/
> 91. turo (n) tower /"turo/
> 92. uro (n) urine /"uro/
> 93. valer (v) to be worth /"valEr/
> 94. wiski (n) whisk(e)y /"vIski/
> 95. xero (a) dry /"ksero/
> 96. yrida ??? /i"rida/
> 97. zambo ??? /"zambo/
>
> -- Carlos Th
>
>

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