Conlang #13, phase 1: säb zjed'a
Lexicon (alphabetical)

fäk

to cause, to make, to render

fäk'ä zhbi zhat

to kill

fäk'e

causing, resulting in

fäk'e vdä

therefore, thus

fäk'e zhdäp

interesting, causing curiosity or interest

fan

place, location

fan ftiŋ'a

home; typical, customary location

fan ghe

there

fan sa

here

fan xpu

everywhere

fan'u

to be located (at)

fan'u ftab'a

to stay in a place, to stay still

fan'u vob'u

to lodge at, to live at/with

feg

to think, consider, reason; imagine

fip

good, pleasing; beautiful

fjän

snake, serpent (reptile of suborder sherpentes or Ophidia)

fjaŋ

tar (dark viscous liquid obtained by destructive distillation)

fkä

and, but, also

fkap

whole, entire, complete (xref {xpu})

fken

floor; ground; surface; plain

fkig

breathe [v]

fkod

rub, scrub, abrade, sweep, brush, wipe

fkub

cut, chop; dig; gouge

fkukpär

beside, at the side of, alongside

flon

tube; conduit; cylinder; vein, blood vessel

fŋäŋ

chocolate

fo

to, toward, into

fo shjal

up, upward

fo zhbi shjal

down, downward

fra

zero (xref {xto}, not)

froŋ

clay, dirt, earth, soil, mud

ftab

remain, stay; continue, keep on; persevere

ftäd

play, recreate, frolic [v]

ftem

degree (the extent/intensity/scope of an action/condition/relation)

ftiŋ

habit, custom, routine practice

ftiŋ'a

d-qu

ftok

dangerous, risky

ftu

question marker; precedes clause

fuj

at least, not less than (>=)

fweŋ

gold (the precious metal)

ghäm

time, occasion, moment; while, period

ghäm ghe

then, at that time

ghäm sa

now

ghäm xpu

always

ghap

only, solely, exclusively [av]

ghbag

to give, produce, emit, extrude, excrete, give off; publish, broadcast

ghbäk

wide, broad

ghbed

to connect, joint, link

ghbib

to bring, to carry, to transport

ghbo

exclusive or; unless

ghbut

thick, fat; obese (large from one surface to the opposite surface) [aj]

ghda

emphatic or affirmative particle; yes, indeed (xref {sup}, "very")

ghda shrä

only one, exactly one, just one

ghdäb

to happen, occur, fall out, chance, eventuate

ghdäb'o

event, occurrence

ghdek

again, once more, re- [av]

ghdig

(genital) sexual intercourse, copulation

ghdot

orderly; neat; tidy; arranged

ghdud

bite [v]

ghdutjäl

in the middle of, at the center of

ghe

that (3P demonstrative); there; he, she, it, they

ghit

full, filled [aj]

ghlan

honey

ghleb

to feel pleasure

ghligpil

instead of, rather than [pr]

ghlog

to make art, work creatively

ghlu

generally; in general

ghmel

with (accompanied by) [pr]

ghmon

math, logic, systematic reasoning

ghod

to want, to wish, to will, to desire {xref {zhgäl}, need)

ghod'u zhla

to prefer, to want more

ghräŋ

plant (a vegetable life-form)

ghreg

to obey, submit, follow

ghri

also, additionally, too [av]

ghrub

to sing, make music

ghug

(intr) to do, to act; to work, to labor; (tr) to make, create

ghug'e

making

ghwad

to circulate, flow

ghwäl

in contact with, touching

ghwäl shjal

on top of, atop

sa

this (1P demonstrative), here; I, me

säb

to speak, to say

säb'o

speech, language

shad

to see; to perceive, feel

shäl

having, owning, possessing

shaŋkäl

husband, wife, spouse of

sed

to know

shep

true, actual; correct (xref {zop}, real)

sidil

almost, nearly [av]

shin

animal

siŋ

thing, stuff

siŋ shpig'a

tool, useful thing

siŋ zhib'a

food, drink

shjädber

too much, excessively for

shjal

above

sjäm

iron

shjen

tree

sjew

far, distant from

sjew'a

far off, far away, distant

sjew'i

distance

sjo

individuator particle (all > each, time > moment, walk > step...)

sjuŋ

oil (a combustible fatty liquid that will not mix with water)

shkaŋ

method, manner, way (of doing), technique

skän

law (a rule enforced by a government)

skar

like, similar to (xref {zel}, same)

shkät

easy [aj]

shkeb

find (discover the location of) [v]

skek

grateful, thankful [aj]

skil

before, past

skil fo

until

shkir

part of

shkir'o säb'a

word

shkodliw

through [pr]

skog

to rule, reign, govern, lord over

shkon

Mr. / Ms., sir or madam

skud

smell, taste

shkug

to eat, drink (festive); to feast, carouse (xref {zhib})

shlag

climb [v]

slam

silver (the metal); money

shle

maybe, perhaps, possibly

shle sup

probably, likely

shle zhbi sup

unlikely, probably not

slen

feces, dung, excrement

shliŋ

bear (animal of Ursidae family)

shlod

crawl [v]

sŋäl

to the left of

sŋäl'a

leftward, on the left

shŋel

without, with no ..., lacking [pr]

shŋel zhgim

dark (without light)

snu

if, in case

sŋutäŋ

dog, wolf, dingo; genus Canis

sok

high, tall (of much height) [aj]

shot

clean [aj]

shpa

focus preposition

shpäb

to love

spaŋ

limit, boundary

spät

amused, tickled (at something funny, silly, ridiculous, comical)

spem

mountain, hill, promontory, peak, ridge

shpeŋ

day (24-hour period)

shpig

to use, to make use of

spik

color

shpom

organ, body part

shpom zhdod'a

leg, foot; feet

shpom zhib'a

mouth

spop

complex [aj]

shpud

help, assist, aid [v]

shpud'e

for the benefit of, on behalf of

spug

wait (for), await; expect

shrä

one

sräbpal

beyond, farther than, exceeding [pr]

shran

air, gas; atmosphere

sre

passive participial preposition

shrem

human (xref {zhoŋ})

shrob

to digest

sron

liver

shruŋ

bee (member of genus äpis)

stad

burn [v]

stäg

dream

shtam

route, path, course, road, way

shtäŋ

muscle; meat

shtebdew

apart from, separate from

stel

kind of

shtet

happy, contented, pleased

shti

some; any; (with {ftu}) which? (xref {väp}, "several")

stip

dense (of much density), concentrated, thick, intense [aj]

stodjol

enough for, sufficiently for

shtog

feel (perceive with the tactile sense) [v]

stoŋ

name

stum

section, segment (a part somehow different/separated from others)

shtun

water

stupeŋ

mammals of family Bovidae (cattle/oxen, bison, yak, antelopes, etc.)

shu

that (2P demonstrative); here; you, y'all

sup

very, much, extremely

swä

close quote particle

swin

urine

val

child (son/daughter) of

väp

several, more than one

väp sup

many, numerous

väp zhbi sup

few, scarce

vdä

subordinate clause conjunction

vdaŋ

seed

vded

capture, seize [v]

vdin

star, sun; heavenly body that emits more energy than it receives

vdom

story, report, narrative; history, chronicle

vdut

mature, adult

vet

female

vgäk

sit (be in a sitting position) [v]

vgärgir

equal to

vgat

sticky, gluey

vgeg

exchange, trade, swap; sell, buy

vgib

fight, battle, combat, struggle

vgo

imperative marker (xref {zlal}; maybe redundant?)

vgun

earth (terra firma contrasted with sea and heaven); island; continent

vi

at, near, with, in; where; when; while, during (xref {zhbi sjew})

vi'a

present

vi'i

presence

vläŋ

navel

vli

open quote particle

vnowem

glass, crystal, hard transparent plastic

vob

to live, to experience, to enjoy/suffer (xref {zhat}, alive)

vob'i

life (process, time-period)

vram

neck

vuŋ

wine

vwän

nerve

vwem

nose

xam

milk

xäŋ

group, set, batch; mass, amassing, collection

xäŋ shtun'a ghwad'a

river, stream, creek; flowing water

xeb

become (begin to be; acquire the quality...) [v]

xejom

cat, lion, tiger, etc.; genus Felis

xlä

relativizer particle; who, which, what

xmal

across (at / to the other side of) [pr]

xodnir

of (containing the measured quantity: two liters of water) [pr]

xog

to begin, to start

xog vob

to be conceived

xpäg

fly; swim

xpak

healthy [aj]

xpet

fearful, afraid

xpip

hard, firm, resistant to pressure; rigid; durable

xpod

jump, leap [v]

xpu

all; always; everywhere (xref {fkap}, whole)

xpu sjo

each, every

xriŋ

thorax, torso, chest, abdomen

xrug

to hurt, injure, cause damage

xtan

finger, toe, claw, talon

xteŋ

hand

xto

no, not (xref {fra}, zero)

xto vi

absent from

xto vi'a

absent

xuk

long (of much length) [aj]

zä

from, out of, away from

zä'a

away (adv)

zag

to pay attention to; to be deliberately aware

zag'u shad

to look at, examine

zag'u zhud

to listen (to)

zhän

bread

zhat

alive (xref {vob}, to live)

zhat'i

life (quality, state)

zbad

laugh [v]

zbäl

able to, capable of

zbäl'o

ability, power

zhbam

ghod

zhbäŋ

planet, moon; world (xref {zhden})

zhbegtar

around, encircling, surrounding [pr]

zhbep

horizontal, lying down, prone

zhbi

opposite of (prep.)

zhbi fäk'e

because, for, caused by, on account of (prep.)

zhbi fäk'e vdä

because, for (conj.)

zhbi fip

bad, unpleasant; wrong; ugly

zhbi ftiŋ'a

unusual, out of the ordinary; strange, weird

zhbi ghug'e

made by, the work of (xref {zhral})

zhbi shäl

of, belonging to, in possession of

zhbi shep

false, fake; erroneous

zhbi shjal

below

zhbi sjew

near to (xref {vi})

zhbi shkir

consisting of; containing [should distinguish later]

zhbi sŋäl

to the right of

zhbi vet

male

zhbi vi'i

absence

zhbi xog

to cease, to stop, to end

zhbi xog vob

to die

zhbi zhat

dead

zhbi zbäl

able to be ~, ~able

zhbi zhbep

vertical, standing up, erect

zhbi zhbot

cold

zhbi zhdik

tired, exhausted

zhbi zhek

small, little; short (time)

zhbi zel

different than, other than

zhbi zel'o

another one

zhbi zgok

old, aged

zhbi zhla

less

zhbi zhŋej

outside of

zbin

head

zhbodŋaw

deserving, meriting, worthy of

zbog

read [v]

zhbot

hot [aj]

zhbun

destination

zbuŋ

rock, stone

zhdag

try, attempt, strive, endeavor [v]

zhdag'u shkeb'ä

to search for, seek

zdäm

soul, spirit; ghost

zhdäp

interest (desire to pay attention to something), fascination, curiosity

zhden

environment, surroundings, context; ethos, culture, society; nature; world

zder

after, future

zdid

send, dispatch, transmit [v]

zhdik

refreshed, zesty, perky [aj]

zdiŋur

east

zhdod

walk, jog, run

zdon

arthropod

zhdub

ask, inquire [?redundant with {ftu}?]

zhek

large, big, great; long (of time)

zel

same as (xref {skar}, similar to}

zel'o

the same one; he, she, it(self)

zhgad

attract [v]

zgäd

to control, exercise power over

zhgäl

in need of, in want of (xref {ghod}, to want, desire)

zgan

bird (egg-laying feathered animal with wings)

zge

inclusive or

zhger

parent, father/mother of

zhgim

light (visible electro-magnetic radiation)

zgiŋ

fish

zgok

new, young, fresh; of recent origin, acquisition, acquaintance

zhgop

sleep [v]

zgubgel

between, among, amidst, inter- [pr]

zhgudtul

before, in front of, ahead of (spatially) [pr]

zhguŋ

blood

zhib

to eat, drink, ingest (routine; xref {shkug})

zhilal

except for, besides, apart from, other than, excluding [pr]

zim

body

zhjä

surprise, mirative particle

zjed

change, alter, modify, mutate, develop, evolve

zjom

womb, uterus

zhjum

bone

zhla

more, greater; comparative particle (xref {zhru})

zlal

should, ought to, must; (is/are expected/advised/obliged to ...) (xref {vgo}; maybe redundant?)

zlän

leaf; feather

zhleŋ

deer (animal of family Cervidae)

zlib

to will, decide, intend, to purpose, to aim at

zlib'e

for, in order to; for the purpose of

zlib'i

goal, purpose, motive; decision

zmegul

south

zhŋej

inside of

zŋigäw

for (in exchange for) [pr]

zhoŋ

person, sentient being (xref {shrem})

zop

real, existent (xref {shep}, true)

zop'u

to be, to exist

zhral

originating from, coming from (xref {ghug'e})

zraŋ

clothing, garment, covering

zrär

sibling of; brother, sister

zhru

than, compared to [pr/cj]

zub

to come, to go, to travel, to move

zhud

to hear; to understand

zhwan

horse, donkey (family Equidae)

zwegpew

friend of

zhwiŋ

rabbit (animal of family Leporidae)

Last modified Wed Mar 12 18:28:00 2008