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

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

gambling

tobo

game

game    E

geim    E

gap

zure    J

gap    E

garage

jako

garbage, rubbish

laci

garbij    E

laza

garden

bustani    Sw

bagan

garden    E

garden    E

garlic

bawam    Ta

blanluk

garment

klaida

gas

gasu

plin    Cz

gas    E

gas    E

gaz

gasoline, petrol

bensin    A

benzin

cio    P

gasolin    E

gather, collect

kumpul    Ku

jihe

jami    A

gear

gear    E

dentaroda

gem, jewel

jem    E

juya

yuwel

boat

generally, usually

byasa    In

jeneral     E

generation

side

generous, charitable

donixil

gentle, mild

jentil

mule    H

gentleman

jentiman

gesture

jesti

get, acquire

get    E

akwiri

ghost

borei    J

gost    E

fantom

giant

goin

gift, present

gift    E

don    H

ginger

luya    Ta

jinjer    E  

jinja

ginseng

renxeng

giraffe

twiga    Sw

zirafa

jiraf    E

zarafa

girl

swali    Ng

nina    S

gela

fiyaro

give

dena    H

giv    E

dai    R

glass

boli    P

glas    E

glas    E

glove

gant    F

ganta

go, move

ale    Bi

ja    H

go    E

go    E

goal

goli

gol

gol    E

goat

yagi    J

buzi

caura    Rm

kabra    S

bakra

God

Dewa    H

Dio    I

Dio    I

Boh    R

god, deity

dewa    H

dio    I

dio    I

boh    R

gold

sona    H

gold

golda

soma

good

hau    P

hau    P

gut    G

hao

goods, merchandise

mali    Sw

guz

pin    P

goose

hansa    Sa

gus

gansa    H

gourd

nangwa    P

govern, rule

tawala    Sw

stir    Sh

government

gafamen    E

governo

guverna

gown, robe, kaftan

bubu

grade

grado

gradual

graduale

grain

grein    E

grain    E

gren

gram

gulam    J

grandchild

cucu    P

kinkinda

granddaughter

kindocha

grandfather

opa    G

grandpa

granpa

grandmother

oma    D

grandma

granma

grandparent

zobu

grandson

kinson

grape

budo    J

putau

uva

vin

draum

grapefruit

balungi

grass

gasa    H

tsau    P

gras    E

herba

sonip

grasshopper

saltijuk

grave

grav    E

kaber

gray/grey

klau    Ja

grei    E

grei    E

graze, feed

cara    H

great

greit    E

trual

greedy

coyo    Sw

avide

green

yesil    T

grin    E

gren

grin

komer

grief

pena    S

grind

meli    R

grip

grip    E

ground

grund

neten

group

grup

grupa

grow, increase

puse    F

kresi

guard

gard    E

gardi

guess

ges    E

gesi

guest

tamu    In

gest    E

guide

guid

gidi

guilty

vino    R

kulpa

kulpaful

guitar

gita

gitar    E

gitara    S

gulf

wan    J

gun

bunduki

gun    E

gan

gym

jim    E

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