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

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

label

label    E

etiketa

lace

pyola

tasma    H

lack, defect

falta    LF

lak    E

falta    La

lacquer

laka

laka

ladder

lader    E

silim    A

lady, madam

bibi

ledi    E

lake

lago    I

lago    S

lak

etale

lamp, lantern

fanusi    Sw

lampa

dang    P

lamp    E

lampa

land, country

haim    G

land    E

landa    E

mat

language

toki    E

basa

lang

lingwa

large

da

gran    F

last, final

dura    S

laste

vima

last, endure

tahan    Si

daur    G

dura

late, tardy

tard

tarde

laugh

ketawa    M

laf    E

ridi

launch

lansi

lavatory, toilet

twale    F

lavado

tuvalet    T

law

kanun    T

kanun

kanun    H

lei    S

lega

lawyer

loio

layer

sloy    R

lead (metal)

plomo    S

plumbum

leaf

ilai    Ta

varaka

folya    I

ha    J

lif    E

pado

league

liga

lean, slant

xiye    P

lean    E

magre    F

leap, jump

salta    S

salti

learn

xwe    P

narau    J

lerni

least

minim

leather

camra    H

koza

piga    P

leave, depart

lev

departi

lecture, sermon

madara    Sw

left

ximal    A

left    E

lefte

giban

leg

noga    R

baim    G

leg    E

gamba

bitis

lemon

limon    Fa

lemon    E

lend, credit

hitel    H

lend    E

length, long

lamba    H

longo

longitaa

lens

lensa    In

linsa

lentil

less

sin    S

meno

let, allow, permit

lese    F

permi    E

let    E

lasi    G

letter, message

citi    H

leta

barwa    Sw

letr    E

leta

harf

letter, character

zim    P

lettuce

latuga    I

letus    E

salat

marul

level

supin

nivel    F

lever

leva    E

dranga

library

librari    E

kitabaguan

lie (horizontal)

loxi    R

kuxe

lie    E

lagi

lie (tell untruth)

menti    LF

lugi

life

vida

bila

lift

lift    E

light (lum.)

lumen    L

lum

luma

light (not heavy)

halka    H

lite    E

leve

lightning

faifa    Th

laitning    E

bliza

like, fancy

suka    Si

kyer    S

laik    E

pri

like, similar to

sim    E

laik    E

kom

lily

lili    E

lili    E

lili    E

limit, boundary

limito    S

limit    E

limita

line, row

linya    S

lin

line    E

linia

linen

linen    E

lion

simba    Sw

sing    H

leo

leon

laion

lip, edge

labi    Ta

huli    Fi

lip    E

laba    Fa

liquid, juice

malul    A

liqid

likwa

list

lista    S

list    E

lista

liter, litre

lita    F

lita     F

little, small

litl    E

syao    P

litial

live, life

maixa    Sw

liv    E

jivi

liver

fwa    F

gan

hepata

makso

lizard

kadai    In

lizarda

load, burden

lod

loda

lobster

lobster    E

langusta

lock, bolt

luceto    I

tala    H

lok    E

zamok    R

logic

logika

lonely

sole

long, length

lamba    H

dari    Su

long    E

longe

look

luk

loop

lup

loose

slabi    R

lus

laxe

lose

tefa    Am

luz

lusi

loud

silni    R

laud

laute

lounge

salon    F

love

ai    P

pyar    H

lov    E

lubia

low, short

niska    R

lo    E

nise    R

loyal

fidele

luck

tali    T

gluck

bakst

lump, clod

komok    R

lung

pafu    Sw

pulmo    S

pulmon

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