Prospective Word Choices for a Provisional Global Core Vocabulary, from Basic English plus: To - Ty 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 | ||||||
to, towards | a | |||||
toad | lahama | |||||
tobacco | tabako | tabak | tabak | |||
today | todi | sedei | ||||
toe | toe | pedafinga | ||||
tofu | tofu | |||||
together | junt S | tuhun | ||||
toilet, lavatory | twale F | toilet | tuvalet T | |||
tomato | tomato Na | tomati | tomato | tomata | ||
tomorrow | nedi | manya | ||||
tone | tono S | ton | ton | |||
tongs | pinser | |||||
tongue, language | lida In | tung E | lingua L | lisan A | ||
tool, instrument | ada A | dogu J | tool | |||
tooth | danta H | tsan G | dent F | denta | ||
top, peak, summit | top | sima | ||||
torment | tormenti | |||||
tornado | tornado | |||||
total, sum | suma | total | suma | |||
touch, feel | tuxe F | fure J | toc | tac E | ||
towards | durei P | |||||
towel | twala M | taula | tawol | maotuh | ||
tower | tawa J | minara | tor | tawa | ||
town | myasto Ph | taun | urba La | |||
toy | toi | pleika | ||||
trade, commerce | byaxara Sw | kohan | ||||
train | foce P | tren | tren | |||
trap | trap | kapter | ||||
tray | palem Te | trei | ||||
treasure, precious | kacana H | |||||
tree | kaju In | ti | baum G | namu K | baum G | |
trial | trial | judidela | ||||
triangle | triangul | triangula | ||||
tribe, nation | taifa Sw | tribe | ||||
trick, deceive | kitimbi Sw | trik | truk | |||
trillion | trilion E | |||||
trim, prune | kati | |||||
trouble, difficulty | munje | trabla | ||||
troublesome, excuse me | mafan P | |||||
trousers, pants | pantalon F | pantalon F | panta | |||
truck, lorry | kamyon F | kamion | ||||
true, truth | satya H | troy G | tru | verita I | ||
trunk, stem | deblo Sl | tronk | ||||
trust | fida La | |||||
try, attempt | nuli P | tentar F | trai | |||
tube, pipe | pipa Hu | tuyo F | paip | tuba | ||
Tuesday | firedi | |||||
tulip | tulipa | tulip | ||||
tumeric | haldi H | |||||
tunnel | tonelo S | tunel | ||||
turkey | puran C | turki | kalkun | |||
turn, rotate, spin | heli E | rota La | ||||
turn, veer | turn | turni | ||||
turn ( it's your turn) | bari H | turna La | ||||
turnip | repa R | repa R | ||||
turtle | kame J | kurm H | turto | tortuga | ||
twelve | tendu | xi-dwa | ||||
twist | barama A | twist | ||||
two | do H | do | du | dwa | ||
tycoon, business leader | taikun J | |||||
tyre/tire | taya | tara A | ||||
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 | ||||||