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

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

damage

sonhe

dance

baila    S

dansa    E

bail    S

dans    E

dansi    E

danger

bahaya    In

fara    Sh

wigi

danja    E

ingoz

dare

gan

dark

temen    Sl

dark    E

tume    Es

dolom

date (fruit)

kurma    M

tamara    A

tamra    A

daughter

swali    Ng

fili    La

fila    L

doca    R

dawn

alba

day

din    H

din    H

di    E

dey    E

dagur

daydream

somni    Ca

drimi

dead, die

mati    M

smer    R

mort    F

morte    F

deaf

sord

dear, cherished

dear    E

kare    La

deceive

kwang    P

desiv    E

decide

kime    J

desid    E

desidi    E

declare

seimei    J

senon

decoration

jansi

dedicate

vai    G

dedikat    E

deed

koi

deep

dalam    In

xen

glube    R

deer

alen    R

veado

hiran    H

areka

degree

paya    H

kram    H

degri    E

grada

delay

delai    E

ajorni

dentist

dento

depart, from

cule    P

depart    E

depend

depend    E

dependi    E

deputy, vice

wakil    In

deputi    E

descendant

jason    K

describe

diskrib    E

deskribi    E

desert (arid land)

sahara    A

jangwa    Sw

sahara    A

deserta

deserve, merit

diserv    E

meriti    E

destination

destin    E

gola

detail

detel    E

detai

detail    E

detal    E

detergent

seje

device

soci    J

dew

ros

diaper, nappy

napi    H

nepi    E

dictionary

leksikon    La

kamus

different, other

bye    P

difer    E

farke    T

difficult

susa    In

nan

muxkile    A

kastamal

dig

pada    K

gali    In

dig    E

kavi    La

digest

soha

direction

fan    P

fang    P

direkso    E

direksion    E

dirty

deti    E

dirti    E

gande    H

disadvantage

buli

disaster

disaster    E

disasta    E

disciple, follower

cela    H

discuss, debate

nipa    Y

tolon

diskusi

disease, illness

malato    LF

maladi    F

maladi    F

maladia    F

dish

telr    G

dix    E

dix    E

disk, disc

disk    E

diska    E

display

zansi

dissolve

solvi    La

distance

gori

distansia    E

distinction

gube

distribute

fen    P

distribut    E

district, county

mintaca    A

distrust, suspicion

caka

divide

divid    E

dividi    E

do, perform

hase    S

do    E

zwo    P

doctor

medika    L

dokto

dog

ulu    Ba

kanin    E

dog    E

doga    E

asu

doll

pupe    F

dol    E

kukla    Gk

dollar

dola    E

dola    E

dolar    E

dolar    E

dolphin

delfin

dofin    F

dolfin    E

dome

kupola    Hu

kupula    La

domesticated, tame

palu    H

teim    E

donkey, ass

punda    Sw

asno

asla    R

buricu

door

pintu    In

mun    K

dor    E

dor    E

dwar    H

man

doubt

dubyo    I

dubi    La

dubi    La

dove

gure

down

doun    E

nic    H

neder

dragon

naga    H

vurm    G

lon

lung    P

drain

drein    E

drein    E

dreinhandak

draw

egaki    J

dra    E

tir

dream

sonya    S

drim    E

meng

sona    La

dress

dres    E

roba

bajug

drill

dril    E

borer

drink

bwa    F

drink    E

pi    H

drive

driv    E

pux

drop, let fall

oci    J

lwo

guta    L

drum

boben    Sl

goma    Sw

drum    E

tambur    F

dry

seka    S

drai    E

drai    E

suh    R

duck

bata    H

bata    Sw

kanar    F

ori

sisip

dull

tumpul    In

dul    E

tupe    R

durable, robust

durabl    E

masbute    H

duration

duria    La

during

during    E

duran    F

dust

tuli    In

dust    E

polva    La

duty-free

mense

dwell, reside

dwel    E

dwel    E

zu

habiti

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