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APPENDIX C - PRIMITIVES, ENGLISH-LOGLAN

abdomen

belly of.. beldu

able

be - to do/be..under conditions.. kanmo (kan)

above

vertically over..in gravity field.. tovru (tov)

abrupt

be - with../sudden to.. sudna

account

bill for..to..by.. kanti

across

..from.. karsa (kas)

act

do..with goal.. kakto (kak kao)

ad

advertisement for..in medium.. virta (vit)

adhere

stick to.. gomni (gom)

adjust

..for function.. stuli (tui)

adorn

../be an ornament of/on.. durna (dun dua)

affair

of/involving.. ferci (fei)

after

later than/in the future of.. futci (fut fuc fui)

again

an instance/recurrence of.. genza (gen gea)

agree

with..about/that.. togri (tog toi)

ahead

be - of/in front of.. frena (fre)

air

a quantity of - kerti (ker)

alive

living clivi (liv lii)

American

part of - culture merko

American

part of the - dialect of English merka

American

an - person merki

Amerind

an -ian person rindi

among

between.., pl. set bitsa (bit bia)

amused

be - by../by doing.. cmiza (cmi)

angle

between pts.. jaglo (jag jao)

angry

at..for.. groci (roi)

animal

n. nimla (nim nia)

ant

of hill/colony.. manti

anus

of.. gasno (gas gao)

apart

separate from.. narti

apparatus

device for doing.. patce (pac pae)

appear

seem to be..to..under conditions.. simci (sim sii)

apple

from source.. pligo

approve

plan/action..by.. prusa (rus)

arch

over/be an - over.. farka

architect

of.. tekto

argue

with/against..that.. targo (tag tao)

arm

of.., body-part barma (bar baa)

army

of.. narmi

art

of making..among.. larte (lar lae)

ashamed

of doing/being.. comtu (com cot cou)

ask

request..of/from.. begco (beg beo)

attack

..with goal.. takma

attend

be present at.. hijra (hij hia)

attend

pay attention to.. tedji (ted tej tei)

attract

..by doing/being.. trili (til)

authority

in/on/over.. tcori (coi)

automatic

in function.. tomki (tok)

average

the norm of distribution.. norma (nom noa)

awake

be - cidja (cid)

aware

be -/conscious of.. kance (kac kae)

back

of/behind/to the rear of.. prire (pri)

bad

worse than..for.. zavlo (zav zao)

bag

sack of/containing.. sakli (sak)

balance

-s under forces.. balpi (bal)

balcony

of building.. balko

ball

sphere n. balma (bam)

band

orchestra of players.. bendu (ben beu)

band

be a ring/- on/around.. rinje (rin)

bank

of community.. banko

bar

tavern of community.. barcu

base

foundation/basis of.. basni (bas)

basket

of/containing.. banse

bathe

in.. banci (ban)

bay

of coast.. banbe

bead

of.. bidzi

bean

of.. bindo (bio)

beautiful

more - than.. bilti (bil bii)

become

change into..from.. cenja (cej cea)

bed

n. bedpu (bed)

bee

of hive/colony.. bifci

beefsteak

an amount of - bifte

beer

an amount of - birhu

before

../in the past of.., default now pasko (pas pak pao)

beg

request..of/from.. begco (beg beo)

beginning

origin/start of.. satci (sac)

behave

..under conditions.. bivdu (biv bid biu)

behind

in back/to the rear of.. prire (pri)

believe

..about.. krido (kri)

bell

sounding note.. bekli (bel)

belly

abdomen of.. beldu

beneath

vertically below..in gravity field.. nilca

bent

more -/crooked than.. betcu (bet)

between

among.. bitsa (bit bia)

big

-ger than..by.. groda (gro)

bill

account for..to..by.. kanti

billiards

play - with.. bilra

billion

-fold of.. gigdo (gig)

billionth

-part of.. nanti (nan)

bird

n. nirda

bite

..on/at.. ditka (dit)

bitter

more - than..to.. kutra

black

-er than.. nigro (nig)

blade

of tool/weapon.. blada (bla)

block

of material.. bloku

blood

of organism.. bludi (blu)

blouse

n. blusa

blue

-r than.. blanu

board

of material.. barta

boat

n. botsu (bot bou)

body

of.. korti (kor)

boil

at temperature.. bulju (buj)

bomb

n. bomba

bone

of.. bongu (bon)

book

about..by.. bukcu (buk buu)

boot

n. butpa

born

be - to.. brana (bra)

bottle

of/containing.. batpi (bap)

bough

limb/branch of.. badjo (baj)

bow

for arrows.. borku (bor)

box

of/containing.. bakso (bao)

boy

n. botci (boi)

brain

of.. berna

brake

of.. breko (rek)

branch

limb/bough of.. badjo (baj)

brass

made of - rasto (ras)

brave

-er than..under conditions.. briga (rig ria)

bread

an amount of - breba (reb)

break

into pieces.. broko (bro)

breast

teat of.. titfa

breathe

v.t. brute (rue)

breeze

wind from.. brize (bri)

brick

n. briku (rik)

bridge

over/across.. cibra

brilliant

brighter than..by.. brili (ril)

broad

-er/wider than..by.. kubra (kub)

broken

inoperable broda (rod)

brooch

n. bruci

brother

of..through.. brudi (bru)

brown

-er than.. brona

brush

n. brocu (roc rou)

bucket

pail of/containing.. bakto (bak)

build

..from materials.. balci (bac bai)

bulb

of plant.. bulbi (bul bui)

bundle

package of/containing.. badlo (bad)

burn

at temperature.. cabro (cab cao)

butter

an amount of - batra

butterfly

n. hitlu

buttock

-s/rear-end of.. rirgu

button

of.. botni

cabaret

nightclub of.. kabre

cabbage

from source.. kolhe

cabin

of.. kabni

cafe

of community.. ckafe

cake

n. grato

camel

genus Camelus camle

camera

n. kamra (kar)

camp

of..at.. kampo

can

be able to do/be..under conditions.. kanmo (kan)

canal

between pts..via.. kanla

cane

n. rod/staff kanra

cap

n. hat kapma

captain

of.. kapta

car

truck, a motorized land vehicle tcaro (tca)

carbon

[C] carbo (car)

card

n. karda

care

for/take - of.. kerju (kej keu)

carry

..to..from.. berti (ber bei)

cart

carriage/wagon karti

cat

n. a feline animal katma

cattle

n. kasni

cause

-/be a - of..under conditions.. ckozu (cko)

cave

cavity/cavern in.. kuvla

cease

stop doing.. stise (sti)

cedar

n. sidra

cell

of.. celhu (cel)

center

the middle of.. midju (mid mij)

certain

be sure that..is true sirna (sir)

chain

a length of - tcena

chair

n. cersi (cei)

chalk

from source.. tokri

chance

be random under conditions.. canse (can cae)

change

into/become..from.. cenja (cej cea)

chart

map of..by.. cartu (cat)

cheese

from source.. nikri (nik)

chemical

a pure instance of.. kemdi (kem)

cherry

from.. certa

chest

of.., body part tceti

chestnut

from.. cesni

chicken

n. henju

chief

of..for activity.. cefli (cef)

child

offspring of.. tciha

chin

of.. tcina

Chinese

part of - culture jungo

Chinese

part of the - language junga

Chinese

a - person jungi

chlorine

[Cl] cloro (clo)

chocolate

an am't of - tcoko

choose

select..from set.. tisra (tia)

church

temple of religion.. tepli (tep)

cigar

n. sagro

cigarette

n. sigre

cinema

made by.. sinma (sin)

circle

-ular/round/a disk rande (rad rae)

city

with hinterland.. sitci (sic)

class

of..with property.. klesi (kle)

clean

-er than.. klini

clear

-er than.. kliri (kli)

clock

n. jokla (jok jol)

closed

as of a door klogu (klo)

cloth

an amount of - klabu (kla)

cloud

of airmass.. klada

coal

an amount of - kolme

coat

n. kosta

coffee

n. skafi

cold

-er than..by.. kleda

collar

of garment.. kalra

color

be a - perceived by.. kolro (kol koo)

comb

n. komcu (kom)

come

from..to..via.. kamla (kam kaa)

comfortable

be more - than..to.. komfu (kof kou)

comic

be funny to..in.. kamki

command

order..to do.. korji (koj koi)

committee

of..with task.. kamti

common

to/universal in set.. kumtu (kum kuu)

common

more ordinary than..in.. danri

community

of organisms.. munce (mun)

companion

be with../a - to..in.. kinci (kin kii)

company

chartered by..for.. kompi

compare

..with..in.. kambi

compel

force..to do/be.. fosli (fos foi)

compete

with..over.. kanpi

complete

by standard.. kapli (kal)

concern

../pertain to.. perti (pei)

conscious

be -/aware of.. kance (kac kae)

consul

of..in.. konsu (kos)

contain

../be a -er of.. veslo (veo)

continue

be a process -ing thru stages.. prase (pra)

control

..in process/performance.. troli (tol)

cook

..for.. kokfa (kok)

copper

[Cu] cupro (cup)

copulate

with.. kitsa

copy

of.. kopca (kop)

cord

a length of -/rope korce (koc koe)

cork

from source.. korka

corn

maize from source.. misme

correct

by standard.. dreti (dre)

costly

more - than..for.. kusti

cotton

from source.. katna

cough

up/out.. kafso

count

the number in set.. konte (kon)

country

of people.. gunti (gun gui)

cover

../be a - of.. kuvga (kuv kua)

cow

cattle kasni

crack

be a -/fissure in.. karku

crazy

insane/mad frelo

cream

from source.. krima

credit

..with..under.. kredi

crime

punished by..among.. tsime (tsi)

crooked

more -/bent than.. betcu (bet)

cruel

be - to.. kruli

crush

smash..into pulp.. kraco

crush

grind..into powder.. zakra

cry

cry out, v.i. kraku (kra)

culture

of people(s).. kultu (kul)

cup

of/containing.. kupta (kup)

current

flow from..to.. kroli (kro)

curtain

of/across aperture.. kurti

curve

through pts.. korva (kov koa)

cushion

pillow padzi (pad)

custom

habit of..under conditions.. kusmo (kus kuo)

cut

..into pieces.. kutla (klu)

cylinder

roller rolgu (rol)

dance

to.. danse

Dane

n. daski

danger

-ous to..under conditions.. denro (den)

Danish

part of the - language daska

Danish

part of - culture dasko

dark

-er than..by.. draka (rak)

daughter

of.. detra (det dea)

day

-time of day.. denli (del dei)

dead

a. morto (mor moo)

dear

precious to.. dipri (dip)

deceive

dupe/trick..about..by.. dupma (dup)

decide

../to do..about.. disri (dii)

deep

-er than..by.. condi (con)

delicious

more - than..to.. dilko

design

be a plan for..by.. danci (dan dai)

desire

want..for.. danza (daa)

destroy

v.t. hutri (hut hui)

detail

of.. citlu (cil)

develop

into/toward.., v.i. valda (vad)

device

apparatus for doing.. patce (pac pae)

differ

be -ent from..in.. retca (rec rea)

difficult

hard for..to do under conditions.. nardu (nau)

dig

..up out of.. pafko

digest

v.t. djesi

direction

be in - ..from.. dirco (dir dio)

dirt

soil/earth from/of.. dertu (der deu)

discover

..about.. duvri (duv dui)

discuss

..with.. dislu (diu)

disgusted

be -ed by.. tasgu

disk

a round thing rande (rad rae)

distribute

share..out among.. petri

disturb

trouble..by.. fatru (fat fau)

do

..to.. durzo (dru dur duo)

doctor

-s/treats..for..with.. kicmu (kic kiu)

dog

n. kangu (kau)

dollar

be worth..-s, default 1 dalra

door

of/in.. darto (dao)

doubt

that..is true of.. dutci (dut)

down

lower than..by..in gravity field.. damni (dam)

drain

of..into.. godru

drawer

of/containing.. drara

dream

../that.. revri (rev rei)

dress

gown/frock cadre

drink

..from.. hompi (hom hoi)

drive

make..go to..from.. krani

drop

of liquid.. drida

dry

-er than..by.. drani (dra)

dupe

deceive/trick..about..by.. dupma (dup)

dust

n. dustu (dus)

dwelling

a house/home of.. hasfa (has haf haa)

ear

of.. sorgu (sog)

earn

..for work/service.. jurna

earth

soil/dirt from/of.. dertu (der deu)

east

of../an -ern part of.. lesta (les)

easy

for..under.. fasru (fas)

eat

v.t. titci (tci)

edge

of..between.. bidje (bie)

egg

of/from source.. negda (neg)

elastic

more - than.. lasti (las)

electric

- charge on.., -ity lenki (lek)

end

of thing/process.. fando (fad fao)

enemy

of..in struggle.. nemdi

energy

of system.. nerji (nej)

English

part of - culture gleco

English

part of the - language gleca

English

an - person gleci

enough

sufficient for.. tsufi (tsu)

entail

implies..under rules.. snola (sno)

equal

..in/on dimension.. ciktu (cik ciu)

error

in..by standard.. tsero (tse)

event

be an - involving/happen/occur to.. vetci (vet vei)

example

of.. mipli (mip mii)

exceed

be more than..in quality.. by.. mordu (mro mou)

exist

for../be real to..under conditions.. dzabi (dza)

experience

v.t. speni (spe)

expert

skilled at..under conditions.. spuro (spu)

explode

into.. zbuma (zbu)

extend

to - /range over.. ranjo

extreme

much/very/more - than ..in.. mutce (mut muc mue)

eye

of.. menki (mek)

fabric

an amount of -/cloth klabu (kla)

face

of.. fasli

fact

about..observed by.. fekto (fek feo)

fail

to do/be..under conditions.. falba (fab faa)

fall

to..from.. felda (fel fed fea)

false

by standard.. falji (fal fai)

family

with members.. famji (fam)

famous

for..among.. famva

far

-ther than..from..by.. darli (dar)

farm

of community.. fanra (fan)

fast

be quicker than..by.. kukra (kuk)

fat

an amount of -/grease/oil gresa (gre)

fat

plumper/stouter than.. fotpa

father

of..out of mother.. farfu (fra far)

fear

be afraid of.. firpa (fir fia)

feather

of../plumage of.. pluma (lum lua)

feces

stool of.. ctuda (ctu)

feeble

-r/weaker than..by.. fibru (fib)

feel

..about.. filmo (fil fio)

female

of species.. femdi (fem)

fertile

more - than..for.. ferti (fet)

fiction

a work of - by.. fikco (fik)

field

of farm/community.. fildi (fii)

fight

..over.. kamda (kad)

finger

of.. dedjo (ded dej)

fire

be a - in.. fagro (fag)

fish

n. ficli (fic)

fissure

be a -/crack in.. karku

fix

..for use/user.. nakso

flag

of.. flaci

flame

of fire/device.. flami (fla)

flat

is a plane through pts.. pilno (pil)

flavor

taste of.. gusto (gus gut)

float

on/in.. flofu

floor

of.. fordi

flow

current from..to.. kroli (kro)

flower

of plant.. flora (lor loa)

fluorine

[F] fluro (flu)

fly

n. flaki

fly

to..from..via.. fleti (fle)

fog

be -gy/covered by - fragu (rag)

fold

..into.. foldi (fod)

fond

be -er of/prefer..to.. fundi

food

a - of/edible to.. tcidi (cii)

fool

be -ish about.. bunbo (bun)

foot

of.. fitpi (fit fip)

football

-er/play - with.. futbo

force

compel..to do/be.. fosli (fos foi)

fork

n. forka

form

shape of.. forma (fom foa)

foundation

base/basis of.. basni (bas)

frame

of/around.. frama (ram)

franc

be worth..-s, default 1 fraki

free

to do/be.. frezi (rez)

French

part of - culture fraso

French

part of the - language frasa

French

a - person frasi

frequent

more - than..under conditions.. pifno (pif pio)

fresh

-er than.. frese

friend

of.. fremi (rem)

frock

dress/gown cadre

front

be in - /ahead of.. frena (fre)

fruit

of.. fruta (fru)

full

-er than..by.. folma (flo)

funny

comical to..in.. kamki

future

after/later than.. futci (fut fuc fui)

garden

of family/community.. gardi

garment

clothing resfu (res ref)

gas

-eous above temp.. vapro (vao)

gentle

be - to/mild with.. mildo

German

part of - culture dotco

German

part of the - language dotca

German

a - person dotci

get

..from..for.. getsi (get gei)

girl

n. nirli (nil)

give

to..gift.. donsu (don dou)

glass

made of - gliso

glove

n. gluva

go

to..from..via.. godzi (god goz goi)

goat

n. gotca (goa)

god

of people(s).. gandi (gad)

good

better than..for.. gudbi (gud gub)

govern

rule over../be a -or of.. garni (gar gai)

gown

dress/frock cadre

grab

seize..with.. jugra (jug jua)

grain

from source.. grunu (run)

gram

weigh..-s, default 1 gramo

grand

-er/greater than.. grada (gra)

grass

a blade/expanse of - grasa (raa)

grateful

be - to..for.. garti (gat)

grease

an amount of -/fat/oil gresa (gre)

great

-er/grander than.. grada (gra)

green

-er than.. vegri

grey

-er than.. grisi

grind

crush..into powder.. zakra

group

with members.. grupa (gru)

grow

in..under.. rodja (roj roa)

guide

..to..from..via.. glida (gli)

gummy

adhere/stick to.. gomni (gom)

gut

of.. visra

gymnast

at feat.. gimna

habit

custom of..under conditions .. kusmo (kus kuo)

hair

of.. herfa (her)

hammer

n. mroza (roz)

hand

of.. hanco (han)

hang

from.. pendi (ped)

happen

-/occur to../be an event involving.. vetci (vet vei)

happy

about.. hapci (hap hai)

harbor

shelter../be a -/shelter for ..from.. harko (har hao)

hard

difficult for..to do under conditions.. nardu (nau)

hard

more resistant than.. hardu (had)

harmony

be in - with..to.. harmo (ham)

hat

n. cap kapma

hate

..for doing/being.. tsodi

head

of.., body-part hedto (hed)

hear

..over noise.. hirti (hir)

heart

of.. karci

heavy

-ier than..by..in gravity field.. tidjo (tid tio)

help

..do.. helba (hel hea)

here

attend/be present at.. hijra (hij hia)

hide

skin/pelt from.. pelpi

high

-er than..by..in gravity field|.. ganta (gan gaa)

Hindi

part of the - language hinda

history

of..by.. hisri (his)

hit

..with.. bloda (blo)

hold

keep/retain.. klipu

hole

pit/depression in.. holdu (hol hou)

holy

sacred to.. sento (seo)

home

a dwelling/house of.. hasfa (has haf haa)

honest

with..about.. nesta (nes)

hook

n. gokru (gok)

hope

for../that..happens spopa (spo)

horn

of.., body part horno

horse

n. horma (hor hoa)

hose

stocking/sock hozda

hospital

of community.. hospi (hos)

hot

-ter than..by.. hatro (hat)

hotel

of community.. hotle

hour

last..-s, default 1 horto (hot hoo)

house

a dwelling/home of.. hasfa (has haf haa)

human

be -/a - being humni (hum hun)

hundred

-fold of.. hekto (hek)

hundredth

-part of.. centi (cen)

hunt

game/quarry.. janto (jan)

hurt

- in/feel pain in.. puntu (pun puu)

hurt

harm/injure..at/in.. surna (sru)

hydrogen

[H] hidro (hid)

ice

an amount of - bisli (bis)

idea

about..by thinker.. vidre (vid vie)

implement

tool/instrument for doing.. trime (rim rie)

imply

entails..under rules.. snola (sno)

important

to..in/for.. djipo (jip jio)

impulse

have an - to do.. pulso (pul)

in

-side/interior of.. nenri (nen nei)

increase

-s by..in dimension.. tenri (ten)

Indian

part of - culture hindo

Indian

an - person hindi

industry

producing..among.. gotri (got)

infant

baby of.. cinta (cin)

inflate

..with..to dimension.. flati

injure

hurt/harm..at/in.. surna (sru)

ink

an amount of - tinmo (tin)

insane

crazy/mad frelo

insect

n. sekta (sek)

instance

recurrence of.. genza (gen gea)

instrument

implement/tool for doing.. trime (rim rie)

insure

..against..for fee.. curdi

interact

-s socially with.. socli (sol)

interest

-s../be -ing to..in.. treci

interval

time - from..to.. ckemo (cke keo)

invent

..for use.. vetfa

involve

be an affair of/-ing.. ferci (fei)

involve

be an event -ing.. vetci (vet vei)

iron

[Fe] ferno (fen)

island

in sea.. cilda

Italian

part of - culture talno

Italian

part of the - language talna

Italian

an - person talni

Japanese

part of - culture ponjo

Japanese

part of the - language ponja

Japanese

a - person ponji

jelly

an amount of - dzeli (dze)

jewel

in/of jeweled object.. djula (jul)

join

be -ed to..at.. djine (dji)

judge

..to be.., be a - djudi (dju)

jump

over/vault across.. valti (val vai)

keen

-er/sharper than.. kinku (kik)

keep

hold/retain.. klipu (lip)

keep

..from doing../restrain.. from.. litnu (liu)

kettle

of/containing.. ketli (ket)

key

a - to lock.. tocki

kick

v.t. kekti

kind

be - to.. ckano (cka)

kiss

..on.. skesa

knife

n. najda (naj)

knot

in/between.. nanda

know

..about.. djano (dja)

lake

of landmass.. vlako (vla)

land

a parcel/expanse of - landi (lan lai)

language

of people(s).. lengu (len leu)

large

-ger than..by.. groda (gro)

later

than/after../in the future of.. futci (fut fuc fui)

laugh

at.. clafo

law

against acts of..by..under conditions.. lilfa (lil)

lead

[Pb] pubmu (pum)

leaf

of plant.. clife (lif)

lean

thinner than..by.. linco (lic)

learn

..from source.. cirna (cir cia)

leather

skin/hide from.. pelpi

left

of../-hand side of.. ledzo (lez)

leg

of.., body-part tugle (tul tue)

lens

of system.. lenzo (leo)

let

permit..to do..under conditions.. letci (let lei)

letter

-al in character-set.. letra (lea)

letter

to..from..about.. lerci (ler)

level

in gravity field.. lelpi (lel lep)

lie

down on../rest/repose on.. resto (ret)

lift

..to..from..in gravity field.. lufta

light

-er than..by..in gravity field|.. latci

light

from source..on.. litla (lit)

lightning

from..to.. ledri (led)

like

similar to..in.. clika (cli)

likely

-ier/more probable than.. under conditions.. dakli (dak)

limb

bough/branch of.. badjo (baj)

limit

of.. limji (lim lij)

line

a straight - through points.. clina (lin lia)

linen

from source.. linbu

lion

n. simba

lip

of.. zlupi

liquid

be - from temperature..to.. flidu (fli)

liquor

distilled spirits likro (lio)

list

of set..in order.. lista (lis)

live

be alive clivi (liv lii)

liver

of.. vrano

local

to../confined to.. lokti (loi)

location

place/site of.. sitfa (sit sif sia)

lock

of/on.. sluko (slu)

logic

for inferring..from.. lodji (lod)

Loglan

part of the - language logla (log)

loglander

a Loglan-speaking person logli

loglandic

part of - culture loglo

long

-er than..by.. langa (lag laa)

look

at.. bleka (ble)

lose

person/thing.. dirlu

loud

-er than..by.. clado (cla)

louse

n. ladzo

love

v.t. cluva (clu)

low

-er than..by..in gravity field.. damni (dam)

lunar

pert. to Earth's moon lunra (lun)

machine

for use/function.. matci (mac mai)

mad

crazy/insane frelo

magic

-ian, do - before.. madji (maj)

magnet

n., -ic a. magne

mail

post..to..from..by.. posta (pot)

maize

corn from source.. misme

make

..out of.. madzo (mad maz mao)

male

of species.. mendi (men)

man

n. mrenu (mre meu)

manage

function..in.. mande

map

chart of..by.. cartu (cat)

mark

be a - on..made by.. marka (mra mar)

mark

be worth..-s, def'lt 1 makri

market

of community.. marte (mae)

marry

be -ied to.., spouse merji (mer)

mat

n. tciro

match

incendiary device metca

matter

stuff/material ctifu (cti)

mattress

pallet/pad spadi

maximum

a - value of function.. maksi (mas)

meal

composed of dishes.. milfa (mia)

mean

..to../be a sign of..to..disposing behavior..under conditions.. sanpa (san saa)

measure

..to be..on scale.. merli (mel mei)

meat

from source.. mitro (mit mio)

meet

encounter..at/in.. jmite (jmi)

melon

from source.. melno

member

of set/group.. djori (djo)

metal

be -ic/made of - metli (met)

meter

be..-s long, default 1 metro (meo)

middle

at the center of.. midju (mid mij)

mild

be gentle to/with.. mildo

mile

be..-s long, default 1 marli

military

part of the - forces of.. bilca (bic)

milk

from source.. malna (man)

mill

of community.. molci

million

-fold of.. megdo (meg)

millionth

-part of.. mikti (mik)

mind

of.. smina (min)

mineral

ore from source.. minku (miu)

minimum

a - value of function.. minmi (mim)

minute

lasts..-s, default 1 minta

mixture

of ingredients.. miksa (mis)

money

issued by.. cmeni (cme)

monkey

n. murki (muk)

month

of year.. mensa (mea)

more

exceeds..in quality..by.. mordu (mro mou)

morning

of day.. monza (moz)

mother

of..by father.. matma (mat mam maa)

motive

for..to do..under conditions.. modvi (mov moi)

motor

n. motci (moc)

mountain

of landmass.. monca (mon moa)

mouth

of.. manko (mak)

move

to..from..over path.. muvdo (muv muo)

movie

made by.. sinma (sin)

much

very/more extreme than.. in.. mutce (mut muc mue)

muscle

of.. muslo (mus)

music

by composer.. muzgi (muz mui)

nail

n. naldi (nal)

name

of..to.. namci (nam)

narrow

-er than..by.. janro (jar)

nation

state/polity of people.. poldi (pod)

natural

not caused by man natra (nar naa)

near

-er than..to..by.. snire (sni)

neat

-er than.. nitci (nit)

necessary

for process.. nerbi (neb)

neck

of.. sneku (sne)

need

..for.. cnida (cni)

needle

n. nidla

negative

a. negvo (nev)

nerve

of.., body-part nurvi (nuv)

nervous

about.. nervo

nest

of.. nensu

net

n. netre (net)

neutral

in fight..between.. nutra

new

to..in feature.. cninu (cnu)

news

about..from source.. nuzvo (nuz)

next

to.. nedza (ned nea)

nickel

[Ni] niklo

night

-time of day.. natli (nat nai)

nightclub

cabaret of.. kabre

nitrogen

[N] nitro

norm

the average for distribution.. norma (nom noa)

north

of../a -ern part of.. nordi (nod)

nose

of.. nazbi

now

simultaneous with.. nadzo (naz nao)

nucleus

of.. nukle (nue)

number

n. numcu (num nuu)

nut

of plant.. krinu

oak

from source.. sokcu

object

enduring in space-time bekti (bek)

observe

watch..do.. katca

obtain

..from..for.. getsi (get gei)

occur

-/happen to../be an event involving.. vetci (vet vei)

ocean

sea of planet.. mursi (mur)

odor

a smell emitted by.. sutme (sut)

offer

..to..for use.. tifru (tiu)

office

of.. fusto

offspring

child of.. tciha

oil

an amount of -/fat/grease gresa (gre)

old

-er than..by.. laldo (lal)

open

be -/not shut kapni (kap)

operate

..with goal.. bapra

opine

think..true of.. jupni (jui)

oppose

..on issue.. pozfa (poz)

opposite

from..in quality.. bufpo (buf)

orange

be more - than.. norji

orchestra

band of players.. bendu (ben beu)

order

command/tell..to do.. korji (koj koi)

ordinary

more - than..in.. danri

ore

mineral from mine/|source.. minku (miu)

organize

..into..for.. ganli (gal)

origin

start/beginning of.. satci (sac)

oscillate

shake/vibrate at rate.. siltu (sil siu)

other

not the same as.. notbi (not)

out

-/-side of/exterior to.. zvoto (zvo)

oven

of.. zavno (zan)

over

vertically above..in gravity field.. tovru (tov)

owe

..to..for.. djeta (jet)

own

..under law/custom.. ponsu (pon pou)

package

bundle of/containing.. badlo (bad)

page

..of document.. pidri

pail

bucket of/containing.. bakto (bak)

pain

-ed, hurt/feel - in.. puntu (pun puu)

paint

n. pinti (pin)

pallet

mattress/pad spadi

pan

n. panba (pan)

panic

be -ked by.. panki

pants

trousers pantu

paper

n. papre (pre)

parallel

to.. pirle (pie)

parent

is a - of..by.. penre (pee)

part

of whole.. parti (par pai)

passport

issued to..by..for.. paspo

past

earlier than/before..; default = now pasko (pas pak pao)

paste

n. pasti

path

route to..from..via pts.. rutma (rut rua)

pause

wait for..before.. pazda (paz)

pay

..to..for goods/service.. petci (pec)

pea

from.. pizdo

peace

be at - with.. pismi (pis)

pear

from source.. persa

pen

writing instrument penbi

pencil

n. pinsi

penetrate

..in direction.. tceru (tce)

penis

of.. pingu

people

of land.. piplo (pip)

perfect

by standard.. purfe (puf pue)

permit

let..do..under conditions.. letci (let lei)

person

-/people pernu (per peu)

pertain

to../concern.. perti (pei)

peseta

be worth..-s, default 1 pesta

peso

be worth..-s, default 1 pesro

physical

non-mental fizdi (fiz fid)

physician

treats..for..with.. kicmu (kic kiu)

picture

of..by.. tcure (tcu)

piece

of.. pisku (piu)

pig

n. porju (poj)

pillow

cushion padzi (pad)

pin

n. pinda (pid)

pit

hole/depression in.. holdu (hol hou)

place

put/set..on/at.. setfa (sea)

place

site/location of.. sitfa (sit sif sia)

plan

be a design for..by.. danci (dan dai)

plane

through pts.., flat pilno (pil)

plant

n. herba (heb)

plate

n. plata (pla)

play

with.. pleci (ple)

please

..by.. pluci (plu)

plow

n. plado (lad)

pocket

of garment.. packe

poem

a -/verse by.. versa (ves)

point

be a/the - of.. penta (pet pea)

poison

-ous to.. vendu (ven veu)

polish

n. palci

poor

-er than..in.. purcu

positive

a. pozvo (pov)

possible

under conditions.. blicu (bli)

post

mail..to..from..by.. posta (pot)

pot

n. patpe (pat)

potato

from source.. palto

pound

be worth..-s, default 1 pandi

pound

weigh..-s, default 1 pundo

powder

from source.. pudru (pud)

power

-ful, have - over.. porli (poi)

precious

dear to.. dipri (dip)

prefer

..to../be fonder of..than.. fundi

present

be - at/attend..; default = this place hijra (hij hia)

price

of..to..set by vendor.. prati (rat)

print

v.t., - ..on.. capri (cap)

prisoner

of..for act/state.. preni

private

to.. prizi (riz)

probable

more -/likely than..under.. dakli (dak)

problem

to..in doing task.. nable (nab)

process

continuing through stages.. prase (pra)

produce

..by process.. proju (pro)

product

of..multiplied by.. jalti (jai)

profit

be the - to..from.. prali (ral)

progeny

a child/offspring of.. tciha

prose

be a - work by.. proza

protest

..to..by doing.. prutu (ruu)

public

more - than..among.. publi (pub)

pull

..to..from.. cpula (cpu)

pump

for -ing..from..into.. dampa

punish

..for..by doing.. kasfa (kaf)

pure

-er/more uniform than.. punfo

purple

more - than.. purpu (pup)

push

..to..from..via.. pucto (puc puo)

put

place/set..on/at.. setfa (sea)

quality

have -/feature.. katli (kat kai)

quantity

of..on scale.. canli (cna cai)

question

about..by..to.. kenti (ken)

quick

be faster than..by.. kukra (kuk)

quiet

-er than.. santi (sai)

radio

receiver in network.. radjo

rail

n. -ing/bar trelu (rel reu)

rain

be -ed on by.. crina (cri)

random

by chance under conditions.. canse (can cae)

range

to - /extend over.. ranjo

rat

n. ratcu (rau)

ratio

of..divided by.., math. brato (rao)

ray

radiant energy from source.. kreni (kre)

read

..from surface/document.. ridle (rid)

ready

for.. bredi (bre)

real

be -/exist for..under conditions.. dzabi (dza)

rear

in back/behind/to the - of.. prire (pri)

reason

for..'s doing..under conditions.. raznu (raz)

record

of..on medium.. rirda (rir)

recur

be an instance/-rence of.. genza (gen gea)

red

-der than.. redro (red)

regular

more - than.. rilri (rii)

regulate

..for function.. stuli (tui)

related

to../be kin of..by relation.. kunci (kuc kui)

religion

of people(s).. lidji (lid)

remain

stay at/with.. stolo (sto)

remember

..about.. driki (dri)

reply

..to questioner.. dapli (dap)

represent

..in/under conditions.. dilri (dil)

request

ask..of/from.. begco (beg beo)

resistant

be harder/more - than.. hardu (had)

respect

..for doing/being.. rispe (ris)

respond

..to..under conditions.. ponda (poa)

responsible

for..to.. daspa (das)

rest

repose/lie down on.. resto (ret)

restaurant

of community.. resra

restrain

keep..from doing.. litnu (liu)

retain

keep.. klipu

reverse

be the - of../in - order from.. fanve (fav)

reward

..for..with.. barda

rhythm

be the - of.. rinta (rit)

rice

from source.. rismi

rich

wealthier than..in.. fulri (ful)

right

of../-hand side of.. ritco (ric)

ring

be a -/band on/around.. rinje (rin)

ripe

-er than.. rapcu

river

of landmass.. vrici (vri)

road

between end-points..via.. rodlu

rock

stone from source.. troku (tro)

rod

n. cane/staff kanra

roll

-s/be a -er/cylinder rolgu (rol)

Roman

a - person romni

roof

of.. trufa (ruf)

room

of/in.. kruma (kru)

root

of plant.. ginru (gin)

rope

a length of -/cord korce (koc koe)

rose

from source.. rozme

rotate

turn around axis.. trana (tan)

rotten

be more - than.. ranta (ran)

rough

-er/more abrasive than.. rofsu (rof ros)

round

circular, a disk/circle rande (rad rae)

route

path to..from..via pts.. rutma (rut rua)

ruble

be worth..-s, default 1 rubli

rule

over/govern.. garni (gar gai)

rule

requiring..to..under conditions.. rulni (rul rui)

run

to..from..over path.. prano

rupee

be worth..-s, default 1 rulpi

Russian

part of - culture rusko

Russian

part of the - language ruska

Russian

a - person ruski

sack

bag of/containing.. sakli (sak)

sacred

holy to.. sento (seo)

sad

be - about.. kecri (kec kei)

safe

secure from.. curca (cur)

sage

wiser than..about.. sadji (saj)

sail

of vessel.. salfa (saf)

salt

an amount of - solte (sot)

same

be the - thing as.. samto (sam sao)

sand

from source.. sanca (sna)

say

..to.. cutse (cus cue)

scale

measuring..among.. skalu (ska)

school

of community.. ckela (kea)

science

of/about.. sensi (ses)

scissors

shears cirzo (cio)

Scot

-tish part of - culture skaco

Scot

-tish dialect skaca

Scot

-tish a - person skaci

scratch

v.t. kraju (raj)

screw

n. a threaded device skori (sko)

sea

ocean of planet.. mursi (mur)

second

lasts..-s, default 1 sekmi

secret

be kept - from..by.. smike (smi)

secretary

of.. sekre

secure

safe from.. curca (cur)

see

..against.. vizka (viz vik via)

seed

of organism.. sidza (siz)

seem

appear to be..to..under conditions.. simci (sim sii)

seize

grab..with.. jugra (jug jua)

select

choose..from set.. tisra (tia)

self

of../-image of.. selji (sel)

sell

..to..for price.. vedma (ved vem vea)

send

..to..from...via route.. sundi (sud sui)

sense

stimulus..under conditions.. sanse (sas sae)

sentence

about..in language.. steti (ste)

separate

apart from.. narti

serious

be - about.. srisu (riu)

serpent

snake marpi

serve

..in/by../be a -ant of..with duties.. surva (suv sua)

set

a group of elements.. setci (set sei)

set

place/put..on/at.. setfa (sea)

sew

..to.. djoso (jos)

sexual

behave -ly toward.. sekci (sec)

shade

shadow of..from source.. cedzu (ced)

shake

oscillate/vibrate at rate.. siltu (sil siu)

share

..out/distribute..among.. petri

sharp

-er/keener than.. kinku (kik)

shears

scissors cirzo (cio)

sheep

n. berci

shelf

of/containing.. celna

shelter

harbor..from.. harko (har hao)

shirt

upper-body garment curta

shock

..with/by.. tcaku (cak)

shoe

n. cutci (cuc)

short

-er than..by.. corta (cor coa)

shovel

n. cavle (cav)

sibling

of..through.. sibli (sib)

sick

with..from.. malbi (mal)

side

of..bounded by edges.. spali (pal)

sign

of..to..disposing behavior.. under conditions.. sanpa (san saa)

silk

made of - colku (col)

similar

like to..in.. clika (cli)

simple

-er than..in respect.. sapla (sap)

simultaneous

with..; default = now nadzo (naz nao)

sing

..to.. gritu (gri)

sister

of..through parents.. sorme (som soe)

sit

on.. skitu (ski)

site

place/location of.. sitfa (sit sif sia)

ski

n. skizo (kiz)

skin

rind/outer covering of.. skapi

skin

hide/pelt/a piece of leather from|.. pelpi

skirt

n. skara

skull

of.. tosku

sky

an expanse of - at place.. skati

sleep

v. be asleep sonli (soi)

slide

slip on.. clidu

slope

-d/be steeper than..by.. slopu (slo)

slow

-er than..by.. slano (sla)

small

-er in volume than..by.. cmalo (cma)

smash

crush..into pulp.. kraco

smell

n. an odor emitted by.. sutme (sut)

smile

at.. crano (cra)

smoke

from source.. smano (sma)

smooth

-er than..by.. smupi (smu)

snake

serpent marpi

sneeze

v.i. tsani (tsa)

snow

a quantity/expanse of - snice (nic)

soap

an amount of - dzaso (zas)

social

is -/interacts -ly with.. socli (sol)

sock

stocking/hose hozda

sodium

[Na] nadro (nad)

sofa

n. sofha

soft

-er/more malleable than.. molro (mol)

soil

dirt/earth from/of.. dertu (der deu)

solar

pert. to Earth's sun solra

soldier

of army.. solda (sod)

solid

below temperature & pressure.. saldi (sal)

son

of.. sunho (sun suo)

sound

a - emitted by.. sonda (son soa)

soup

-/stew of ingredients.. supta (sup)

sour

more - than..to.. sarni (sar)

south

of../a -ern part of.. surdi (sur)

space

volume occupied by.. spasi (spa)

Spanish

part of - culture spano

Spanish

part of the - language spana

Spanish

a - person spani

speak

to../talk to..about.. takna (tak taa)

species

of genus.. speci

specific

to..among.. spebi (peb)

sphere

ball n. balma (bam)

spirit

ghost of..seen by.. spicu (spi)

spit

spittle of.. spetu

sponge

n. penja (pej)

spoon

n. sputa (put)

spread

-s/expands over/into.. kuspo

spring

n. an elastic device spori

square

with vertices.. kurfa (kur)

staff

n. rod/cane kanra

stage

of hall/theater.. stadi (sta)

stairs

of structure.. stire (tir tie)

stalk

stem/trunk of.. staga

stand

on.. stali (tai)

star

of galaxy.. tarci (tar)

start

origin/beginning of.. satci (sac)

station

of transport system.. stana

stay

remain at/with.. stolo (sto)

steel

made of - gasti

steep

-er/more sloping than..by.. slopu (slo)

stem

stalk/trunk of.. staga

step

on/in.. buste (bus bue)

stick

of/made of.. stuka

stick

to../adhere to.. gomni (gom)

stiff

-er than..in direction.. stifa

stocking

hose/sock hozda

stone

rock from source.. troku (tro)

stop

cease doing.. stise (sti)

store

deposit/reserve of.. sordi (sro)

story

about..told by.. stuci (stu)

straight

be a - line through pts.. clina (lin lia)

strange

to..in features.. gutra (gur)

street

of.. trida

stretch

to length..from.. tetcu (tec teu)

stroke

rub..with.. satro (sat)

strong

-er than..by.. forli (fol)

structure

of.. truke (tru)

student

of..at institution.. stude

stuff

matter/material ctifu (cti)

succeed

in..by effort.. suksi (sku)

sudden

be -/abrupt to.. sudna

sufficient

enough for.. tsufi (tsu)

sugar

n. sakta

suggest

action..to.. sange

sulfur

[S] sulfo

sum

total of..plus.. sumji (sum)

summer

of year.. cimra (cim)

support

..with/by.. djupo (jup juo)

sure

certain that..is true sirna (sir)

surprise

startle..by.. stari

sweet

-er than..to.. sliti (sli)

swelling

at/in/on..caused by.. sulba (sul)

swim

to..from..via.. sucmi

system

with function..and parts.. sisto (sis sio)

table

n. tobme (tob toe)

tail

of.. tilba

take

..away from.. tokna (toa)

talk

to../speak to..about.. takna (tak taa)

taste

flavor of.. gusto (gus gut)

tavern

bar of community.. barcu

tax

on..by..for use.. cteki (cte)

taxi

n. taksi

tea

from source.. tcati

teach

..to do/know.. ditca (dic dia)

telephone

receiver in network.. telfo

television

receiver in network.. telvi

temple

church of religion.. tepli (tep)

ten

-fold of.. dekto (dek)

ten-thousand

of.. mirdo (mir)

tent

a fabric dwelling of.. tenta

tenth

-part of.. decti (dec)

terrestrial

pert. to Earth terla (tel)

test

a - for..among.. pruci (pru)

testicle

of.. testi

theater

of town.. tatro (tat)

thick

-er than..by.. totnu (tot)

thin

leaner than..by.. linco (lic)

thing

something that endures in space-time bekti (bek)

think

about.. penso (pen peo)

think

opine/- ..true of.. jupni (jui)

thousand

-fold of.. kilto (kil)

thousandth

-part of.. milti (mil)

thread

an amount/length of - citre (cit cie)

throat

of.. goltu

throw

..to/at.. renro (ren reo)

thumb

of.. pudja

ticket

to..from..on..for.. ketpi

tiger

n. tigra

tight

be -er than..on.. djitu (jit jiu)

tile

n. kadta

time

interval from..to.. ckemo (cke keo)

tin

[Sn] stino

tired

by effort.. tarle (tal tae)

tobacco

n. tabko

toe

of.. djoto

tomato

from source.. tomto

tongue

of.., body-part tongu

tool

implement/instrument for doing.. trime (rim rie)

tooth

of.. dante (dat)

total

sum of..plus.. sumji (sum)

touch

..with.. totco (tco)

trade

barter..for..with.. batmi (bat)

train

of system.. trena (tre)

travel

to..from..via route.. traci (rac)

tray

of/containing.. trali

treats

treats..medically for.. with.. kicmu (kic kiu)

tree

n. tricu (tri)

trick

deceive/dupe..about..by. dupma (dup)

trillionth

-part of.. pikti (pik)

trot

to..from.., trotter troti

trouble

v. disturb..by.. fatru (fat fau)

trousers

pants pantu

truck

-/car, a motor vehicle tcaro (tca)

true

by rule/standard.. tradu (tra)

trunk

stalk/stem of.. staga

try

to do/attain..by.. trati (rai)

tube

a length of -ing tubli (tub)

tulip

from source.. tulpi

turn

rotate around axis.. trana (tan)

twist

under load.. torni (ton)

umbrella

n. sanla

uniform

purer/more - than.. punfo

unit

of scale.. dugri

universal

common to/- in set.. kumtu (kum kuu)

urine

of.. pinca (pic)

use

..for.. plizo (pli)

vaccine

against disease..in.. vaksi

vagina

of.. konbi

value

of..to..for use.. vatlu (vat vau)

vault

jump over/across.. valti (val vai)

verse

a poem by.. versa (ves)

vertical

in gravity field.. vreti (vre)

very

much/more extreme than.. in.. mutce (mut muc mue)

vessel

of/containing.. veslo (veo)

vibrate

shake/oscillate at rate.. siltu (sil siu)

view

of..from point.. vidju (vij viu)

violent

in response to.. valna (van vaa)

voice

of individual.. volsi (vol voi)

volt

have..-s electromotive force; default 1 volta

volume

space occupied by.. spasi (spa)

vomit

../throw..up on.. vamtu

wagon

carriage/cart karti

wait

pause for..before.. pazda (paz)

walk

to..from..via.. dzoru (dzo)

wall

of/around.. tcali (cal)

want

desire..for.. danza (daa)

war

be at - with..over.. dorja (dor)

warn

..of/about danger.. kurni (kun)

wash

..in.. vlaci

waste

..on/by doing.. festi (fes)

watch

observe..do.. katca

water

an amount/expanse of - cutri (cut cui)

wave

in medium.. valpu (vap)

wax

from source.. lakse (lak)

weak

-er/more feeble than..by.. fibru (fib)

wealthy

richer than..in.. fulri (ful)

weapon

for use.. tarmu (tam tau)

weather

of place/region.. tetri (tet)

week

of month/year.. likta (lik)

well

healthier than.. djela (dje jel)

west

of../a -ern part of.. lusta (lus)

wet

with.. cetlo (cet)

wheat

from source.. ritma

wheel

of device/vehicle.. krilu

whip

n. lash bitce

whistle

n. caslo (cas)

white

-er than.. blabi (lab)

wide

be -er/broader than..by.. kubra (kub)

win

..from/over.. gancu (gac gau)

window

of.. cundo (cuo)

wine

an amount of - vinjo (vin)

wing

of.. tcela

winter

of year.. dotra (dot)

wire

a length of - tirca (tic)

wise

-r than..about.. sadji (saj)

with

be - ../a companion to..in.. kinci (kin kii)

without

be - ../be..-less clesi (cle)

woman

n. fumna (fum fua)

wood

from source.. mubre (mub)

wool

from source.. lunli (lul)

word

be the - for..in language.. purda (pur pua)

work

on/at..with goal.. turka (tur tua)

worm

n. kurma

worse

than..for.. zavlo (zav zao)

write

..on surface.. srite (sri)

year

of epoch.. nirne (nin nie)

yellow

-er than.. pelto

young

-er than..by.. junti (jun)

zinc

[Zn] zinko

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