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")

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

Basic English plus

Neo Patwa

Pandunia

Ceqli

Unish

Lingwa de Planeta

Ardano

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