Prospective Word Choices for a Provisional Global Core Vocabulary, from Basic English plus:  Co - Cu

Key to Languages:   A = Arabic,  Al = Albanian,  Am = Amharic,  B = Bengali,  Ba = Bambara,  Bi = Bislama,  Bm = Burmese,  Bu = Bulgarian,  C = Croatian,  Ca = Catalan,  Ch = Cherokee,  Ck = Chinook,  Co = Coptic,  Ct = Cantonese,  Cz = Czech,  D = Dutch,  Da = Danish,  E = English,  Es = Estonian,  Et = Etruscan,  F = French,  Fa = Farsi,  Fi = Finnish,  Fu = Fulani,  G = German,  Gj = Gujarati,  Gk = Greek,  Gu = Guarani,  Gy = Gypsy,  H = Hindi,  Ha = Hausa,  He = Hebrew,  Hk = Hakka,  Ht = Haitian  FC,  Hu = Hungarian,  Hw = Hawaiian,  I = Italian,  Ic = Icelandic,  Ig = Igbo,  In = Indonesian,  Ir = Irish,  J = Japanese,  Ja = Javanese,  Jm = Jamaican,  K = Korean,  Ka = Kampuchean,  Kh = Kurdish,  Kt = Kutuba,  Ku = Kupang,  L = Latin,  La = Latinate,  LF = Lingua Franca,  Li = Lingala,  M = Malay,  Ma = Maharaja,  Mc = Macaista,  My = Malayalam,  Na = Nahuatl,  Ng = Nagamese,  Oc = Occitan,  P = Putonghua (Mandarin Chinese),  Pa = Pashtu,  Ph = Polish,  Po =  Portuguese,  Qe = Quechua,  Qi = Quiche,  R = Russian,  Ro = Romanian,  Rm = Romansch,  S = Spanish,  Sa = Sanskrit,  Sb = Serbian,  Se = Seychellois,  Sh = Swedish,  Si = Singlish,  Sl = Slovene,  Sm = Saramaccan,  Sn = Samoan,  So = Shona,  Sr = Sranan,  Su = Sumerian,  Sw = Swahili,  T = Turkish,  Ta = Tamil,  Te = Telugu,  Tg = Tagalog,  Th = Thai,  TP = Tok Pisin,  Tt = Tetun,  U = Urdu,  V = Vietnamese,  W = Wolof,  We = Welsh,  Y = Yoruba,  Z = Zulu    

Consonants as in English etc. except as shown:  b   c = /tsh/ [tʃ] ~ "Italian [c]" as in "ciao, cello" d   f   g = plosive as in "go"   h   j = /dzh/ [dʒ] ~ "English [j]" as in "jet"   k   (digraph{kh} = [x] ~ "ch" as in "Bach" or "loch")   l   m   n   p   q = [q] ~ as in Arabic "qaf"   r   s   t   v   w   x = /sh/ [ʃ] as in Portuguese, Basque etc.   y   z  (digraph{zh} = [ʒ] "French [j]")   apostrophe {'} = glottal stop [ʔ]     the five vowels are pronounced separately as in Spanish (e.g. "Port Said","patio")

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Basic English plus

Neo Patwa

Pandunia

Ceqli

Unish

Lingwa de Planeta

Ardano

coal

kolta    G

koal    E

karbon

coast

kosta    S

sahil    A

coat

mantel    In

koti    Sw

kot    E

palto    R

cockroach

kukaraca    S

coffee

kafe    I

kafe    I

kawa    A

kofi

kahwa    A

kofi

coin

sika    H

koin    E

moneta    I

beso

cold

tanda    H

kold    E

lenge    P

yurimo'

collar

koleto    I

kolar    E

color

tinta    S

kolor    S

kolor    E

kolor    E

column

kolona    LF

kolum    E

comb

kuxi    J

kuxi    J

kanga    H

aia

come

lai    P

ven    F

kom

lai

comfort

sabai    Th

komfort    E

bien    P

command, control

kabu    U

komand    E

komanda    S

command, order

komanda

komand    E

committee

komiti    E

komiti    E

komitee    E

common

puton    P

komun    E

komune    E

communal, shared

komun

komunitaa

company

kampuni    Sw

kompani    E

firma

compare

kompar    E

kompari    E

complete

pura    H

komplet    E

compound

fado

comprehend

kapir

compromise

tuxi

kompromis    E

computer

kompyuta    E

gin    H

komputo    E

komp    R

concern

kanxin    J

concrete

beton    G

konkrit    E

condition

hali    Sw

kondiso    E

stasa

cone

kono    Gk

konus

confusion

babel    He

konfuz

connection

lian    P

konet    E

ligia    La

conscious

konsios    E

konsiose    E

consequence

keka    J

consider

kaolu    P

kaulu    P

container

konteno    E

dan    H

contest, competition

bisai    P

kontest    E

kompeti

continue, keep on

kipan    Bi

kontinu    E

kontinui    E

convenient

benri    J

konveni

byen    P

conversation

daiwa

cook

koken    D

vari    R

kuk    E

kuki    E

cool

kul    E

lenge-ki

cooperate

koperat    E

kogun    P

copper

cepu    Ta

kopr    E

kuprum    L

copy

kopi    E

kopi    E

kopi    E

kopia    S

coral

sango    J

koral    E

coriander

daniya    H

cork

filin    A

kork    E

korka

corn, maize

maise    S

kon

mais

corner, angle

sumi    J

kona

kona

correct

dwi    P

kore    E

ret

cosmetic

makiya    F

kosmetik    E

cotton

kutun    A

koton    E

koton    E

koton    E

nilf

cough

keso    P

tos

kafkaf    Bi

coupon

kupon    E

count

konta    S

kaunt    E

konti

counterfeit

izo

country

stan    H

nara

tar

countryside

kampo    S

rus

rif

courage

dan    P

yuki    J

kuraja    L

court

kort    E

cousin

pinsan    Ta

zin    E

kozn

cover

kafa    E

gai    T

kovr    E

kovra    E

cow

nyunyu    P

tore    S

gova    Pa

crab

ganan    Bm

krab    E

crack, fissure

fenda    Po

krak    E

krek

crawl

rampi

kripi    E

crazy, mad

foli    F

krazi    E

fole

cream

pomada    S

krim    E

credit, lend

hitel    Hu

kredit    E

kredit

cricket

grilo

crime

kutam    My

krime    E

krimen

crisis

wigi

crocodile

mamba    Sw

krokodil    E

cross

kros    E

kros    E

crowd

gunjon

cry, weep

ulda    K

naku

plak    R

crystal

tinte    V

kristal    E

cuckoo

kuku

cucumber

pepino    Po

kukmo    K

gurka    G

culture

kyoyo    J

kultur    E

cup

kopa    S

kup    E

tasa    A

cupboard

kabadi    Sw

kupbord    E

guidza    P

currency

tonho

current

kurent    E

curry

kari    Ta

curtain

katin    E

katen    E

kurtena

curve

kurv    E

kurva

cushion

kusen    D

kuxen

kuxon    E

custom, tradition

pasin    TP

kostom

customer, guest

kliente    S

customs

dwana    S

kustom

cut

kata    A

kata    A

kut    E

kati

kapude

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