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Ndok Aisô:

21) ngiboi (n.) 'twin; lookalike; copy' < NT ngi 'two' & -bu 'person'
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spanick wrote: 12 Dec 2017 20:40дyхан (duhan) "tobacco" Masc. 4; borrowed from Ottoman Turkish دخان
Finally back home and I remembered to steal this the whole time! [:P]

Lexember 14th:

:con: Cissian


дуган m/inan - tobacco
  • duhán /duˈɦan/ ; gen. singular: дуганя duhánja /duˈɦa.nʲa/; nom. plural: дуганi duhánji /duˈɦa.nʲi/
  • From Ottoman Turkish دخان‏ (duhân) "tobacco, smoke", from Arabic دُخَان (duḵān) "smoke, steam, tobacco".
циғарэта f/inan - cigarette
  • cigaréta /t͡si.gaˈre.ta/ ; gen. singular: циғарэтэ cigaréte /t͡si.gaˈre.te/; nom. plural: циғарэти cigaréti /t͡si.gaˈre.ti/
  • From Late Latin fontāna "spring, fountain, source".

Lexember 15th:

:con: Cissian


кiт m/anim - whale
  • kjít /ˈkʲit/ ; gen. singular: кiта kjitá /kʲiˈta/; nom. plural: кiти kjití /kʲiˈti/
  • From Ancient Greek κητος‏ (kêtos) "whale, sea monster".
фонтана f/inan - fountain (artificial water feature)
  • fontána /fonˈta.na/ ; gen. singular: фонтанэ fontáne /fonˈta.ne/; nom. plural: фонтани fontáni /fonˈta.ni/
  • From Late Latin fontāna "spring, fountain, source".
The rest will follow (I hope)!
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ríga, mŭthaiba
'ill, unwell'

suhhú-
'to cough' (probably the only root with geminate /h/)
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ixals wrote: 21 Dec 2017 13:46
spanick wrote: 12 Dec 2017 20:40дyхан (duhan) "tobacco" Masc. 4; borrowed from Ottoman Turkish دخان
Finally back home and I remembered to steal this the whole time! [:P]
haha nice!

Proto-Naxveks

xösos /xøː.sóːs/ “dawn, east” f from PIE *h₂éwsōs “dawn”

Gotski
I should've been adding Gotski words the whole time so I'll catch up a bit.

снотри /snotri/ "wisdom" Neut 2 from PGMc *snutrį̄

госпоs /gospod͡z/ "lord" Neut 1 borrowed from OCS господь

вротс /ʋroːts/ "root" Masc 1 from PGmc *wrōts

клавес /klaːʋes/ "key" Fem 2 borrowed from Latin clāvis

острс /oːstr̩s/ "east" Masc 1 from PGmc *austraz

сонораисꙛдс /sonoraisãds/ "sunrise, dawn" Masc 1 compound of соно "sun" Fem 4 from PGmc *sunnǭ and the present participle of раисан "to rise" Strong 3; 3P past рис; past participle рисанс from PGmc *rīsaną
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Shonkasika

19: levjezho n. wisdom
20: legiges n. teacher
21: letroges n. student
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Wäjāpu (Day 21):

čegä /t͡ɕegə/ (n.) rock, stone


Example:

Sā čegä pērōsu.
sā čegä pērō-su
2s.NOM rock eat-2s
You eat rocks.
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21st

wilándas-ā-an - yellow, golden, blond

Ándalas wilándas - the blond boy

Dās wilándā - the yellow flower
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cedh wrote: 21 Dec 2017 09:53 Ndok Aisô:

21) ngiboi (n.) 'twin; lookalike; copy' < NT ngi 'two' & -bu 'person'
Did I inspire this coinage, or was this your own thing completely?

Lexember 20th, 21st, 22nd and 23rd:
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ḅay /ɓaɪ̯/ — n-TALL · woods, forest
dhąm /ðãm/ — adj · pregnant; v · to be with child; n-ANIM · a pregnant woman
vưq /vɪq/ — n-FLAT · hand; v · to hold
ġom /ɠom/ — n-FLAT · eyebrow; v · to wink

(One is a fuuuuuture entry since I don't think I will be spending much time on these tomorrow. Also, I think I want to make the X-Mas eve and day ones related so this helps me to only do those 2 next time.)
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Day 21

keid /ke͡id/ - (v.) open (something), make way.

Example:

ekeideg eluzh ne khund.
/e.ke͡idˈeg eˈluʒ ne xuⁿd/
PRF-open-3SG.HU girl.NOM one.NOM door
A girl opened the door.

Day 22

zree /zreː/ - (n. ani.) sound, noise.
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Lexember 16th:

:con: Cissian


парадайз m/inan - tomato
  • parádajz /paˈra.dai̯s/ ; gen. singular: парадайза parádajza /paˈra.dai̯.za/; nom. plural: парадайзи parádajzi /paˈra.dai̯.zi/
  • From German Paradeiser/Paradiesapfel‏ "tomato", calqued from Czech rajské jablko "tomato".
земляк m/inan - potato
  • zjemlják /zʲeˈmʲlʲak/ ; gen. singular: земляка zjemljaká /zʲe.mʲlʲaˈka/; nom. plural: земляки zjemljakí /zʲe.mʲlʲaˈki/
  • From a dialectal variation of земя (zjemjá) "earth, soil", from Proto-Slavic *zemlja "earth, soil, land", suffixed with *-akъ.

Lexember 17th:

:con: Cissian


аксолотл m/anim - axolotl
  • aksolótl /a.ksoˈlo.tl̩/ ; gen. singular: аксолотля aksolótlja /a.ksoˈlo.tlʲa/; nom. plural: аксолотлi aksolótlji /a.ksoˈlo.tlʲi/
  • From Classic Nahuatl āxōlōtl "an edible larval salamander, axolotl".
азтэцки adj. - Aztec, Aztecan
  • aztécki /aˈste.t͡ski//
  • From Spanish azteca "Aztec", from Nahuatl aztēcatl "inhabitant of Aztlan".

Lexember 18th:

:con: Cissian


олей m/inan - oil (liquid fat)
  • oljéj /oˈlʲei̯/ ; gen. singular: олея oljéja /oˈlʲe.ja/; nom. plural: олеi oljéji /oˈlʲe.ji/
  • From Latin oleum "olive oil", from Ancient Greek ελαιον (élaion) "olive oil".
масло n - butter
  • máslo /ˈma.slo/ ; gen. singular: масла másla /ˈma.sla/; nom. plural: масла maslá /maˈsla/
  • From Proto-Slavic *maslo "butter, oil".

Lexember 19th:

:con: Cissian


сэка f/anim - bitch (female dog)
  • séka /ˈse.ka/ ; gen. singular: сэкэ séke /ˈse.ke/; nom. plural: сэки séki /ˈse.ki/
  • From Proto-Slavic *sǫka "bitch (female dog)".
сука f/anim - bitch (woman)
  • súka /ˈsu.ka/ ; gen. singular: сукэ súke /ˈsu.ke/; nom. plural: суки súki /ˈsu.ki/
  • From Russian сука (súka) "bitch", from Proto-Slavic *sǫka "bitch (female dog)".
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:con: Proto-Naxveks
xreks /xréːks/ “king, ruler” m with an oblique stem of /xrék-/ from PIE *h₃rḗǵs “king”

kenhos /kén.hos/ “race, lineage, people” n from PIE *ǵénh₁os “race, lineage”

:con: :got: Gotski

нaциo /nat͡sio/ "nation" Fem 4 learned borrowing from Latin natio
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Day 22:
Proto-M̟oḩaic:
/ʕɨð/ "Area; place"



Daa Sevǔihk:
Naattu "King"
EDIT: I already have a word for king "Milihk"
So:
Day 22:
Daa Sevǔihk:
Naattu "Island
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Wäjāpu (Day 22):

rādim /ɽaːdim/ (n.) cloud


Example:

Ning šī rādim qmūcatang
ning šī rādim qmūca-ta-ng
1s.NOM three cloud see-POT-1s
I can see three clouds.
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Ndok Aisô:

22) wôgil (v.) [A-II] 'be worried, be stressed, be under pressure' < NT orngil 'be squeezed'

23) nus (v.) [C-II] 'move back and forth; happen regularly' < NT nus 'high tide'
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Lexember 20th:

:con: Cissian


гладни adj. - hungry
  • hládni /ˈɦla.dni/
  • From Proto-Slavic goldьnъ "hungry".
совецки adj. - Soviet
  • sovjécki /soˈʋʲe.t͡ski/
  • From Russian советский (sovétskij) "Soviet".

Lexember 21st:

:con: Cissian


алкогол m/inan - alcohol
  • alkohól /al.koˈɦol/ ; gen. singular: алкоголя alkohólja /al.koˈɦo.lʲa/; nom. plural: алкоголi alkohólji /al.koˈɦo.lʲi/
  • From Arabic اَلْكُحْل‏ (al-kuḥl) "kohl".
алкоголiзм m/inan - alcoholism
  • alkoholjízm /al.ko.ɦoˈlʲi.zm̩/ ; gen. singular: алкоголiзма alkoholjízma /al.ko.ɦoˈlʲi.zma/; nom. plural: алкоголiзми alkoholjízmi /al.ko.ɦoˈlʲi.zmi/
  • From Cissian алкогол (alkohól) "alcohol", from Arabic اَلْكُحْل‏ (al-kuḥl) "kohl", suffixed with -iзм (-jizm) "-ism", from Ancient Greek -ισμος (-ismós).
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Day 23

cuta/ˈcu.ta/ - (n. inan.) wall(s), fortifications

mirgu /ˈmir.gu/ - (adj.) sharp, pointed
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Day 23:
Proto-M̟oḩaic:
/sˤɨwr/ "Stone"



Daa Sevǔihk:
Kattlǔ "Stone cut for construction"
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Wäjāpu (Day 23):

cūtem /t͡suːtem/ (n.) grass


Example:

Serä cūtem pērōje.
serä cūtem pērō-je
3s.NOM grass eat-3s
It eats grass
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22nd:

gānauds - "eagle"

Ūšéme gānaude. - "we saw two eagles"

23rd:

žabráhi - "I speak"

Žabráhi mélgin Lihmelīnyās. - "I speak Lihmelinyan"
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Lexember 20-24 - Nakarian

kueng elephant
rice
sâttar tiger
ʕon death
sâʕon murder

Some basic words - no class prefixes which might mean pre-class fossilized form or maybe these are bare roots. Not sure yet.
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