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

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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O      Pa - Pi    Pl - Py       Q      Ra - Re    Rh - Ry      Sa - Sh    Si - Sq    St - Sy       Ta - Ti    To - Ty      U - V       W - X       Y - Z       Homepage

Basic English plus

Neo Patwa

Pandunia

Ceqli

Unish

Lingwa de Planeta

Ardano

middle, center

medi    La

midl

mida

midnight

midnait

midnoca

military

lugun

milk

late    I

xir    Fa

milk

milka

susu

mill

melihaus

mlin

million

milion

milion

mind

mind

menta

mine

main

miner

maino

miniature

mini    L

minority

minimtaa

mint

nana

minta

minute

fen    P

miniti

minut

minuta

minito

miracle

miraki

mirakla

mirage

sarabi

mirror, reflect

aena    B

mira

miror

mira

spegulis

misplace, lose

mis

lusi

Miss

mis

miss

mis

fali

mist, fog

kasumi    J

jun

mist

mistake

baram    H

silsu

Mister, Mr

sinior

misunderstand

ohe

mix, blend

mixen     G

miks

miksi

moan

gemi

mole

benka    Bu

moment, instant

bli    E

moment

momenta

monarch

xa    Fa

Monday

lunadi

mandeg

money

pesa    H

pesa

bani    Ro

moni

mani

mane

monk

sunino    K

monkey

nyani    Sw

simya    L

saru    J

bandar

vundro

monster

monstro    S

month

xar    A

mes    S

mes

moon

luna    S

bulan    In

luna    I

luna

nuna

more

moa    E

plu    F

mor

pyu

morning

acim    K

bore    We

morning

sabah

uma

mosque

mosquito

mogi    K

moskito

moskita

esaru

moss, lichen

molsa    Ca

most

most

zui

mother

mama    E

ma

ma    La

mata (mama)

motion

moso

motor, engine

moto

motor

motor

motorcycle

moto    F

motorsiklo

motosikla (moto)

mould, mildew

mufa    I

mountain

monte    S

xan

xan    P

mont    F

monta

hondoc

mouse

mixa    R

maus    G

maus    G

moustache

xarib

mouth

boka    S

tim    A

ib

muh

cang

move, go

ale    Bi

cal    H

muv

muvi

movie, film

kino    G

muvi

kino

Mrs

madam

much

muito    Po

muco

buku

mud

lodo    S

poto

lama

kica

muscle

masel    Ta

muskol

muskul

museum

myuse    F

muze    F

mushroom

fungo    I

mogu    P

mogu    P

funga

music

myusika    I

zene    Hu

muzik

musika

must, have to

dwa    F

tyen

mustard

mustal

mustrd

mostarda

mutual, reciprocal

mutuale

mystery

misteri

misteria

myth

mito

A       Ba - Bi    Bl - By       Ca - Cl    Co - Cu       D       E       Fa - Fi    Fl - Fu      G       H       I       J - K       L       Ma - Me    Mi - My       N       

O      Pa - Pi    Pl - Py       Q      Ra - Re    Rh - Ry      Sa - Sh    Si - Sq    St - Sy       Ta - Ti    To - Ty      U - V       W - X       Y - Z       Homepage