Prospective Word Choices for a Provisional Global Core Vocabulary, from Basic English plus:  Tourism & Travel

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

address

unwan    A

adres    E

adres

age

gil    He

aje    E

yax    T

airplane

airplein    E

avion    F

ambassador

ambasado    E

daxi    P

arrive

fika    Sw

ariv    E

arivi

attention

dro    E

atir    F

baby

bebi    E

bebe    F

bebe    F

beba    C

back (return)

baka    Sh

fan    P

hou

bak    E

bag

xanta    Bu

saku    Po

bora    H

bag    E

bank

banko    E

beng    TP

bank    E

banka    T

bath

mandi    In

banya    S

bano    S

bay

golfo    I

haiwan    P

baia

buhta    R

beach

sahel    A

playa    S

playa    S

beautiful

swai    Th

bel    F

bela    I

jamile    A

bed

katil    Th

bed    E

kama    Po

palanco

belongings

averi

bicycle

baik   E

bisikla (baik)

blanket

kamal    H

blanket    E

manta    S

boat

kapal    M

nave    I

bot

bota

booking, reservation

bukin

buking

border, frontier

kinar    H

bord

borda

breakfast

acim

bridge

palam    Ta

pont    F

ponta    F

tapo

broken

brokn

bus

basi    Sw

bus    E

bus    E

bas

buy

kini    B

bai    E

kupi    R

cancel

anule    F

kansel    E

case

kaso    S

kasa    I

kas

tia

castle

xato    F

xiro    J

kastela    La

cave

guha    Te

guha    H

kav

kaverna    S

adus

chair

kawi    Th

cer    E

izu    J

kursi    H

change, exchange

kambi    S

hwan    P

canj    E

xanji

cheap

xosta    B

cep    E

cipe

child

pikin    Sr

bana    Li

fil    L

ai

kinda    G

yaro

church

curc    E

kirka    G

closed, shut

fasen    E

xut    E

klosi-nei

computer

kompyuta

gin    H

komputo

komp    R

connection

lyan    P

konet

ligia    La

counterfeit

izo

currency

tonho

current

kurent    E

customs

dwana    S

kustom

damage

sonhe

day

din    H

din    H

di    E

dey    E

dagur

declare

seimei    J

senon

delay

delai

ajorni

dentist

dento

depart, from

cule    P

depart    E

destination

destin

gola

diaper, nappy

napi    H

nepi

dictionary

motbuk

leksikon    La

kamus

doctor

medika    La

dokto

duty-free

mense

East

leste    Po

dung    P

est

esta

canjia

eat

cifan    P

kom    S

eat

ci    P

eight

pal    K

pal    K

ot

ot

etu

elevator, lift

elevato

lifta

eleven

tenun

xi-un

embassy

embasi    E

kali    Ta

embasi    E

daxiguan    P

excuse me

mafan    P

expensive

mahal    In

expensiv    E

gui

explore

tangen

ferry

dulun    P

feri    E

five

nam    V

fai    E

pent

fif

lima

four

xi    J

ne

kwar    La

sa

car    H

ina

free

wolni    Ph

fri    E

libre

gasoline, petrol

bensin    A

benzin

cio    P

gasolin    E

gold

sona    H

gold

golda

soma

haircut

usip

harbor

hafen    G

haun    Da

harbor    E

horse

hisan    A

gora    H

uma    J

kaval

glogun

hospital

lopital    Ht

hospital    E

hospital    E

hotel

hotel    E

hotel    E

hotel    E

house

dom    R

haus    G

haus    G

neium

hundred

sent

sto    R

likulu

husband

mario

murxa    Gy

information

info    E

info(masion)

insurance

ensua    E

boken

asikuria

island

pulo    Tg

isla    S

isla    S

abamakor

lawyer

loio

leave, depart

lev

departi

left

ximal    A

left    E

lefte

gibau

light (lum.)

lumen    L

lum

luma

lock

luceto    I

tala    H

lok    E

zamok    R

mail, post

mail    E

meil

manager

manejo

map

ditu    P

map    E

karta

market

pyato    Ro

market    E

bazar

menu

minu    H

menu

message

skela    Ir

mesej

mesaja

mosque

mountain

monte    S

xan    P

xan    P

mont    F

monta

hondoc

museum

myuse    F

muze    F

name

nyem    Jm

name    E

kyam    I

nom    F

nam

nama

need, want

yao    P

nid    E

nidi

night

noce    S

bam    K

nait

noca

kio

nine

nin    G

nov

nin

nau

no

no    E

no    E

no    E

no    E

North

xamal    A

xam    Fa

nord    F

norda

bei

money

pesa    H

pesa

bani    Ro

moni

mani

mane

one

wan    E

han    K

un    F

un

wahid

pain, suffer

saki    In

duka

pein    E

pein

tung

klesam

palace

istana    In

palas

pardon, forgive

cama    H

pardoni    L

path, trail

senda    Po

dau    P

gil

amba

pay

peje

pei

pagi

pharmacy

apotika    In

farmasi

apotik

photograph

foto

foto

foto

pillow

pilo

platform

platform

please, request

mintan    In

pri    F

pliz

please, invite

cing    P

pliz

police

polisi    E

polisi

polis

polis

polis

present, gift

kado    F

present

price, cost

kaci    K

pris

prais

railroad, railway

railroad

reldao

remain, stay

stei    E

reman

resti

right, direction

kulya    Sw

rait

desne

kuanan

river

nadi    B

rio    S

riva

valat

road

dolu

road

kamina

kana

room

cemba    E

kama

cam    I

rum

xamba

ara

route

lu

dao

same, equal

mwan    Th

seim

same

same

sama

sand

halena    Et

sand

ramla

saurun

seven

sem    R

cil    K

sep

sem

saba

shallow

xalo    E

xalo    E

xalo    E

cyen

sheet

varaka

situ

folya

shower

duca    I

dux

shrine

xrain    E

shut, closed

fasen    E

xut    E

shore

hean

sahel

shop, store

toko    In

dukan

stor

xop    E

sick, ill

malad

silk

silka    Ta

silk

silka

silver

canti    H

palata

silver

argentum

similar, like

macam    Si

sim    E

similar

simile

six

lyu    P

xei    H

ses

sit

sorry

gomen    J

sori

afsosi

South

kusini  Sw

sul    P

sud    F

suda

stamp

stamp

station

stasion    In

staso

street

tori    J

strit    E

jalan

subway (railway)

metro    F

metro    F

swim

nata    LF

swim    E

swimi

synagogue

taxi

takisi    E

tasi

taksi    E

temperature

ondo    J

temperatura

temple

templ    E

mandir    H

ten

deka

tsein    G

ten

xi    P

thousand

kilo    Gk

mil

mil

three

san    P

san    P

tri    R

tri

tri

ticket

tike    F

tike

pyau    P

tiket

bileta

tide

mare    F

tip

punt

nok    H

toilet, W.C.

twale    F

toilet

tuvalet    T

tomorrow

nedi

manya

towel

twala    M

taula

tawol

maotuh

town

myasto    Ph

taun

urba    La

train 

foce    P

tren

tren

twelve

tendu

xi-dwa

two

do    H

do

du

dwa

understand, comprehend

kapice    I

likai

pren    S

wakaru    J

samaja    H

village

desa    In

mura    J

vilaja

visa

bisa    E

wake, awake

kwanka    Sw

weik

walk, step

kamina    S

zou    P

pedi

want, desire

mau    In

kami

vol    F

want

yao

water

lakwa    LF

su

akwa

akwa

waterfall

pogpo

week

semanya    S

wik

wik

West

bati    T

kulon    Ja

west

westa

when

wen

wan

where

wer

wo

yes

si    S

je

ya    G

yesterday

yedi

yeri    I

zero

zero

noi    In

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