Prospective Word Choices for a Provisional Global Core Vocabulary, from Basic English plus:  I

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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O      Pa - Pi    Pl - Py       Q      Ra - Re    Rh - Ry      Sa - Sh    Si - Sq    St - Sy       Ta - Ti    To - Ty      U - V       W - X       Y - Z       Homepage

Basic English plus

Neo Patwa

Pandunia

Ceqli

Unish

Lingwa de Planeta

Ardano

I, me

mi    E

me

mi    E

me    Gy

mi

ice

hyelo    S

ais    

ais

ice cream

celato    I

aiskrem

idea, concept

idea    E

ide    F

if, suppose

ako    Bu

if    E

si

ana

ignorant

muji

ill

il    E

malade    F

imagine

imajin    E

imajini

imitate, mimic

imit

imitati

immense

goda

immigrate

imigrasi    In

iju    J

immigrant

ijuja    J

important, serious

mohem    Fa

juvo

muhim    A

impression

insan

in

in    E

in    E

en

incident

sagen

incidentally, by the way

cinami    J

increase, grow

puse    F

inkriz    E

kresi

indeed

ja

ver    La

independent

indicate

jisi

indiki

individual

individu

information

info    E

info(rmasion)

inject

jusa

injury

danyo    S

sonsan

ink

ink    E

tinta

midad

in-law

gili    J

inlo    E

inner

iner    E

inen-nei

innocent

inosent    E

inosente

insane, mad

foli    F

krazi    E

fole

insect, bug

dudu    Z

konju

insekta

inside, within

ciki    Ha

dan    F

insaid    E

inen    G

gunda

instance, time

kali    Si

bala

fwa    F

instans    E

ves    S

instead

insted    E

inplas

taklai

instrument

kiju    J

tul    E

insult

insurance

ensua    E

boken

asikuria

intellect

budi

intelet    E

intelligent

somei    J

intele

hangelad

intend, mean to

tsil    G

intend    E

intenti

interest(ing)

lucu    In

interes    E

interes

interfere

intfer    E

internal

nebu

international

intanase    E

intnaso

intersect

koja

interval

interval    E

intestines

intestin    E

antra

ve

into

inu

invent(ion)

imbenta    S

bana    H

invent    E

inventi

invest

investi

investigate, research

cungwa    Sw

josa

invite

bulana    H

inviti

invite, "please"

cing    P

iris

iris

iron

cuma    Sw

fer    L

fer

ahin

irregular, sporadic

anregul

buregulare

island

pulo    Tg

isla    S

isla    S

abamakor

isolate

goli

issue

isu    E

cuka

it

ta    P

ta    P

el

da

li

itch

zud

zuda    R

ivory

xiangwa    P

ivori    E

ivy

hera

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