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

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

sick, ill

malad    F

side, flank

lado    S

byan    P

said

taraf

sidewalk

bodo

sight

vista    I

sightseeing

kanko    J

sign, mark, letter

alama    Ha

sin

sign

jaopai

silent

silent

silensia

silk

silka    Ta

silk

silka

silver

canti    H

palata

silver

argentum

similar, like

macam    Si

sim    E

similar

simile

simple

bola    H

simple

simple

sing, song

kanta    S

zing    G

sing

singi

sink, drown

cen    P

sink

sinki

sister

meme    P

sister

sista

sit

anda    K

sit

sidi

site

sito    S

six

lyu    P

xei    H

ses

sit

size

saiz

sais

skeleton

skelet

skelet

ski

ski

ski

skin, bark

pyel    S

skin    E

skin

derma

skirt

skati    Sw

skirt

jupa

skull

krani

sky

tyen    P

ten

skai    E

skai

skai

slave

nole    P

nuli

slav

gulam

sled, sleigh

sani

sled

sleep

lala    Z

dorm    F

dormir    S

somni

sleeve

manka

slice

feta

slide, slip

felen    G

slaid

glidi

slope

slop

slow, late

lento    LF

slo

lente

small, little

mini    La

pi    I

smal

syao

smell, odor

lada    Sw

smel

fauha

smile

misu    K

smail

soridi

smoke

fume    I

smok

fum

smooth

nemo    Hw

liso

glate

snail

woniu    P

snail

snake

nyoka    Sw

noka

xlang    G

bem    K

serpenta

upula

sneeze

can    Th

sniz

cihi

snow

hima    Sa

sno    E

sno

snega

so

so

soap

sabun    A

sabun

savon    F

sabun

sock, stocking

skapeta    Ph

sok

sok

sofa

sofa

sofa

soft, malleable

mole    Po

soft

mole

soldier

soldat

soldata

solid

kamyen    Ph

solid

durwika

some

konti    Tg

som

son

mwana    Sw

son

son

song

kanta    S

gana

song

soon

skoro

sunem

sorry

gomen    J

sori

soul, spirit

ruhu

soul

atma

sound, noise

swono    I

son

xum    R

sound

suon

soup

sopa    S

supa

sup

sup

sour

sawa    E

asida    S

suan

source, origin

sursa

orijen

South

kusini    Sw

sul    P

sud    F

suda

sow (seed)

hakoi    Tt

semeni    R

soya, soybean

soi

soya

space, void

spatyu    Ro

spei    E

spas

spas

spade

spark

cece    Sw

speak, talk

boli

bol    H

spik

xwo

spear, lance

xper    G

lans

lanza

species

spesia

special

tebye    P

spesial

spesiale

speed

spid

kwaytaa

sphere

sfera

spice, seasoning

masala    H

masala    H

spezia

spicy

pikante    S

spider

bwibwi     Sw

arana    S

spaida

spike, thorn

spika

spill

spil

misliti

spinach

bayam    In

spinat

spinat

spine, backbone

spina    L

spain    E

spina

spina

spit

gole    Sw

spit

spuki

sponge

sponya    S

sponj

sponja

spool, reel

bobina

spoon

spun    E

spun

ciza

sport

espote    S

spor    E

sport

spouse, honorific

xami    B

Spring

wesna    R

bom    K

vesna

sprout

brot

ankur

square

skwer    E

sagag

kwadrat

squat

kokori

squeeze

jim    R

skwiz

squid

sepya

kalmar    I

squirrel

skilo

belka

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