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|| grammar || qe || || ''suffix:'' part, section, subdivision of the modified noun | || grammar || qe || || ''suffix:'' part, section, subdivision of the modified noun | ||
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|| grammar || kan || || ''suffix:'' Added to adjectives to form nouns meaning "the state of being (the adjective)", "the quality of being (the adjective)", or "the measure of being (the adjective)". | |||
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|| || sawa || || ''adjective:'' free, unchained, not in servitude, independent | || || sawa || || ''adjective:'' free, unchained, not in servitude, independent | ||
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|| direction || ate || || ''noun, adjective:'' west | || direction || ate || || ''noun, adjective:'' west | ||
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|| geography || hareffa || || ''noun:'' island | || geography || hareffa [ha'reθa] || || ''noun:'' island | ||
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|| geography || hareffina || '''Sa.''' ''hareffa'', island + ''ina'', half || ''noun:'' peninsula | || geography || hareffina [ha'reθina] || '''Sa.''' ''hareffa'', island + ''ina'', half || ''noun:'' peninsula | ||
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|| colloquialism || tata || || ''noun:'' filth, dirt | || colloquialism || tata || || ''noun:'' filth, dirt | ||
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| abstract || peshë || || ''verb:'' die, cease to live | | abstract || peshë || || ''verb:'' die, cease to live | ||
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|| geography || ranti || || ''noun:'' | || geography || ranti || || ''noun:'' shore, often rocky or forested | ||
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|| direction || | || direction || taha || From '''San.''' ''taxa'' sea || ''noun, adjective:'' south | ||
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|| geography || puri || || ''noun:'' harbour, port | || geography || puri || || ''noun:'' harbour, port | ||
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|| || axi || || ''adjective:'' new | || || axi || || ''adjective:'' new | ||
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|| || pantera || '''Cis.''' ''bandiera'' || ''noun:'' flag | || || pantera [pan'teɾa] || '''Cis.''' ''bandiera'' || ''noun:'' flag | ||
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|| || insenya || '''Cis.''' ''insegna'' || ''noun:'' ensign | || || insenya [ɪn'senja] || '''Cis.''' ''insegna'' || ''noun:'' ensign | ||
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|| || sale || || ''noun:'' health, soundness | || || sale || || ''noun:'' health, soundness | ||
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|| || manso || '''Cis.''' ''manzo'' || ''noun:'' beef, meat from cattle | || || manso || '''Cis.''' ''manzo'' || ''noun:'' beef, meat from cattle | ||
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|| || | || || maton || '''Ist.''' ''mutton'' || ''noun:'' mutton, meat from sheep | ||
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|| || kalarra || || ''noun:'' fish | || || kalarra || || ''noun:'' fish | ||
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|| || whaso || || ''noun:'' bird | || || whaso || || ''noun:'' bird | ||
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|| || inseto || '''Cis.''' ''insetto'' || ''noun:'' insect | || || inseto [ɪn'seto] || '''Cis.''' ''insetto'' || ''noun:'' insect | ||
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|| || ffesun || || ''noun:'' animal, beast, non-human living being | || || ffesun || || ''noun:'' animal, beast, non-human living being | ||
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|| || | || || xosale || '''San.''' ''xo'' much, plentiful + '''San.''' ''sale'' health || ''interj.'' greetings. Often pronounced ''xos''. Heavily promoted by Sani- and Ama-speaking cantons instead of Istvanistani expressions. Slightly formal. | ||
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|| || shaw || '''Cis.''' ciao || ''interj.'' hello, hi. Sometimes used in Amarra and by | || || shaw || '''Cis.''' ciao || ''interj.'' hello, hi. Sometimes used in Amarra and by Sanaman speakers in majority Cisamarrese areas. | ||
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|| || helo || '''Ist.''' hello || ''interj.'' hello, hi. Sometimes used in Sanilla and by | || || helo || '''Ist.''' hello || ''interj.'' hello, hi. Sometimes used in Sanilla and by Sanaman speakers in majority Istvanistani areas. | ||
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|| || namake || '''Bab.''' ''namak'' salt || ''noun:'' semen | || || namake || '''Bab.''' ''namak'' salt || ''noun:'' semen | ||
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| geography || ixar || || ''noun:'' inlet, narrow bay | | geography || ixar || || ''noun:'' inlet, narrow bay | ||
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| direction || | | direction || punta || From '''San.''' ''punto'' mountain || ''noun, adjective:'' north | ||
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| building || islus || '''Elw.''' ''islus'' sluice || ''noun:'' sluice, lock | | building || islus || '''Elw.''' ''islus'' sluice || ''noun:'' sluice, lock | ||
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| direction || apishe || '''Cis.''' ''apice'' apex, peak, climax, top || ''noun:'' apex, top, peak | | direction || apishe || '''Cis.''' ''apice'' apex, peak, climax, top || ''noun:'' apex, top, peak | ||
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| || sawa || '''R. Laq.''' ''zaua'' fight, battle, war || ''noun:'' disagreement, conflict | | || sawa [sa'wa] || '''R. Laq.''' ''zaua'' fight, battle, war || ''noun:'' disagreement, conflict | ||
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| business || pangka || '''Cis.''' ''banca'' bank || ''noun:'' bank | | business || pangka || '''Cis.''' ''banca'' bank || ''noun:'' bank | ||
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| grammar || -ya || || ''suffix:'' turns an abstract noun into an adjective | | grammar || -ya || || ''suffix:'' turns an abstract noun into an adjective | ||
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| || | | || neyshën || '''Ist.''' ''nation'' || ''noun:'' nation | ||
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| || | | || nashonal || '''Ist.''' ''national'' || ''adj.:'' national | ||
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| || llusan || '''San.''' ''llus'' discussion, ''an'' house || ''noun:'' assembly, council; often used for the traditional local tribal councils in Sanilla and Amarra. For foreign deliberative bodies, ''konselyo'' is used. | | || llusan || '''San.''' ''llus'' discussion, ''an'' house || ''noun:'' assembly, council; often used for the traditional local tribal councils in Sanilla and Amarra. For foreign deliberative bodies, ''konselyo'' is used. | ||
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| || llusë || '''San.''' ''llus'' discussion, exchange of ideas || ''verb:'' to discuss, to exchange ideas. | | || llusë || '''San.''' ''llus'' discussion, exchange of ideas || ''verb:'' to discuss, to exchange ideas. | ||
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| || konselyo || '''Cis.''' ''consiglio'' || ''noun:'' council; see also ''llusan''. | | || konselyo [kon'seljo] || '''Cis.''' ''consiglio'' || ''noun:'' council; see also ''llusan''. | ||
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| grammar || -en || || ''suffix:'' turns a transitive verb into a noun. | | grammar || -en || || ''suffix:'' turns a transitive verb into a noun. | ||
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| || rrumëti || '''San.''' ''rrumë'' state, '''San.''' ''-ti'' person of. || ''noun:'' citizen, national. '''Ex.:''' ''rrumëti Sanamali'', citizen of Sanama. | | || rrumëti || '''San.''' ''rrumë'' state, '''San.''' ''-ti'' person of. || ''noun:'' citizen, national. '''Ex.:''' ''rrumëti Sanamali'', citizen of Sanama. | ||
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| nature || | | nature || qani || '''Elw''' ''qanyr'' snowflake || ''noun:'' snow | ||
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| geography || estorlla || '''Sto.''' ''Stormark'', '''San.''' ''-lla'' area belonging to || ''noun:'' Stormark | | geography || estorlla [e'stoɾ̥ɬa] || '''Sto.''' ''Stormark'', '''San.''' ''-lla'' area belonging to || ''noun:'' Stormark | ||
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| || estorti || '''San.''' ''estor(lla)'' Stormark, ''-ti'' person of || ''noun:'' 1. Storish person, 2. degenerate | | || estorti [e'stoɾtɪ] || '''San.''' ''estor(lla)'' Stormark, ''-ti'' person of || ''noun:'' 1. Storish person, 2. degenerate | ||
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| || estorya || '''San.''' ''estor(lla)'' Stormark, ''-ya'' turns noun into adjective || 1. ''adj.:'' Storish, 2. ''adj.:'' Morally corrupt, degenerated | | || estorya [e'stoɾja] || '''San.''' ''estor(lla)'' Stormark, ''-ya'' turns noun into adjective || 1. ''adj.:'' Storish, 2. ''adj.:'' Morally corrupt, degenerated | ||
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| number || nula || '''Cis.''' ''nulla'' zero || zero | | number || nula || '''Cis.''' ''nulla'' zero || zero | ||
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| number || lan || || one | | number || lan || || one | ||
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| number || | | number || harh|| || two | ||
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| number || si || || three | | number || si || || three | ||
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| number || sheya || || eight | | number || sheya || || eight | ||
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| number || | | number || nako || || nine | ||
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| number || shara || || ten | |||
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| number || lhuna || || eleven | |||
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| number || xumi || || twelve | |||
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| number || xumi-ta-lan || || thirteen | |||
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| number || xumi-ta-harh || || fourteen | |||
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| number || xumi-ta-si || || fifteen | |||
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| number || xumi-ta-tiqa || || sixteen | |||
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| number || xumi-ta-palë || || seventeen | |||
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| number || xumi-ta-walana || || eighteen | |||
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| number || xumi-ta-iko || || nineteen | |||
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| number || xusha || || twenty | |||
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| number || xusha-ta-lan || || twenty-one | |||
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| number || xusha-ta-xumi || || thirty | |||
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| number || harh-a-xusha || || forty | |||
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| number || | | number || harh-a-xusha-ta-xumi || || fifty | ||
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| number || | | number || si-na-xusha || || sixty | ||
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| number || | | number || si-na-xusha-ta-xumi || || seventy | ||
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| number || | | number || tiqa-na-xusha || || eighty | ||
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| number || | | number || tiqa-na-xusha-ta-xumi || || ninety | ||
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| number || hanta || || (one) hundred | |||
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| number || tirenta || || '''Cis.''' ''trenta'' thirty || thirty | |||
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| number || karanta || || '''Cis.''' ''quaranta'' forty || forty | |||
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| number || sinkanta || || '''Cis.''' ''cinquanta'' fifty || fifty | |||
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| number || sesanta || '''Cis.''' ''sessanta'' sixty || sixty | | number || sesanta || '''Cis.''' ''sessanta'' sixty || sixty | ||
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| number || sento || '''Cis.''' ''cento'' hundred || hundred | | number || sento || '''Cis.''' ''cento'' hundred || hundred | ||
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| number || mile || '''Cis.''' ''mille'' thousand || thousand | |||
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| concept || kaye || || none, lack of something | | concept || kaye || || none, lack of something | ||
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| suffix || kaye || || lack of the modified word, like Ist. ''-less'' | | suffix || -kaye || || lack of the modified word, like Ist. ''-less'' | ||
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| prefix || lan || '''San.''' ''lan'' one || definite form, one unit of the noun | | prefix || lan- || '''San.''' ''lan'' one || definite form, one unit of the noun | ||
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| | | particle || qul || '''San.''' ''qale'' many || undeterminate plural | ||
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| || qale || || many, lots, several | | || qale || || many, lots, several | ||
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| || miqale || || few | | || miqale || || few | ||
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| prefix || mi || || turns the modified word into its antonym | | prefix || mi- || || turns the modified word into its antonym | ||
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| animal || aso || || ''noun:'' dog; domesticated ''canis lupus familiaris''. | | animal || aso || || ''noun:'' dog; domesticated ''canis lupus familiaris''. | ||
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| physics || rhayon || || ''noun:'' lightning bolt | | physics || rhayon || || ''noun:'' lightning bolt | ||
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| physics || axarana || || ''noun:'' shadow | | physics || axarana [axa'ɾana] || || ''noun:'' shadow | ||
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| grammar || -ye || || ''case:'' from | | grammar || -ye || || ''case:'' from | ||
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| || mahalalen || || ''noun:'' rememberance, recollection | | || mahalalen || || ''noun:'' rememberance, recollection | ||
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| grammar || -xelh || || ''suffix:'' suffix indicating the word is to an extreme extent | |||
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| || kota || || ''noun:'' oar | |||
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| || kosel || || ''noun:'' rudder, steering apparatus on a ship | |||
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| || koslë || || ''verb:'' to steer | |||
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| || koslhen || || ''noun:'' government, rulership | |||
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| || sharamya || || ''adj.:'' popular (from people) | |||
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| || koslhen sharamyapan || || ''noun:'' democracy | |||
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| || koslhen sharamyaya || || ''adj.:'' democratic | |||
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| || sim || || ''suffix:'' performer of a verb | |||
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| || qukal || From Proto-Sanaman ''qukaleni'', "teeth"|| ''noun:'' ceremonial mace, fish-fork (archaic) | |||
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| || qukalsim || || ''noun:'' chairperson, president of a committee, council leader, chieftain (archaic) | |||
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| || ffel || || ''suffix:'' forms nouns denoting instrument from verb | |||
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| || tawal || || ''noun:'' gathering; also a Sanaman community gathering or party | |||
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| || tatawal || || ''noun:'' assembly, (political) party | |||
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| || lanyita || || ''noun:'' union | |||
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| suffix || -yita || || ''suffix:'' abstraction of noun | |||
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| || peha || || ''noun:'' part, share | |||
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| || pehati || From ''peha'', "part, share" and ''-ti'', "person" || ''noun:'' member | |||
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| || orën || || ''noun:'' law, regulation | |||
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| suffix || -ë || || ''suffix:'' turns word into verb | |||
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| || sisikë || || ''verb:'' to stick to, to adhere, to conform to something, to enforce | |||
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| || sisiken || || ''noun:'' adherence, conformity, enforcement | |||
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| suffix || -xin, -ken, -ki || || ''suffix:'' derivation of nouns | |||
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| || pepehaken || From ''peha'', "part, share" with reduplication and ''-ken'', derivation of nouns. || ''noun:'' department, section | |||
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| || urqo || || ''noun:'' bull; male bovine | |||
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| || haxal || || ''noun:'' lord, ruler; ruler serving under the ''xonuti'' | |||
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| || haxalla || || ''noun:'' lord's domain | |||
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| || shuka || || ''noun:'' market | |||
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| || shukako || || ''noun:'' marketplace, city | |||
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| || qale || || ''interjection:'' thanks, thank you | |||
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| || qaqale || duplication of first syllable in '''qale''', ''thanks'' || ''noun:'' many thanks | |||
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| || maputi || From ''maha'', "time" and ''puti'', "good" || ''interjection:'' welcome | |||
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| || lipi || Extension of meaning from ''lipi'', "hearth" || ''noun:'' family, kin, hearth | |||
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| || pane || || ''adj:'' sandy beach | |||
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| || tira || || ''noun:'' lowlands, fields | |||
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| || korta || From Cisamarrese and Tellian ''corda'', see also Martino ''cuerda'' || ''noun:'' string, line | |||
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| || parhkita || From Old Ama ''parikita'', from Old Praeta ''bairg- + -ida'', meaning "keep, fortress" || ''noun:'' castle, palace | |||
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| || harunti || From Old Ama ''haruniti'', from Old Praeta ''airundi'', meaning "letter, written message" || ''noun:'' legal proclamation, for example of new legislation coming into effect | |||
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| || erin || From Praeta ''Ærnn'', meaning "letter, written message", se also "harunti" || ''noun:'' letter, written note or message | |||
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| || kalsho || From Cisamarrese ''calcio'', meaning "a kick, football" || ''noun:'' Association football <!-- | |||
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| || wisuran || From Praeta ''uiksuran'', meaning "a writing" || ''noun:'' court order, document issued by a court commanding --> | |||
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| fish (noun) || kalarha || stand (verb) || esatë | | fish (noun) || kalarha || stand (verb) || esatë | ||
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| bird || whaso || give (verb) || | | bird || whaso || give (verb) || tamë | ||
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| dog || asho || say (verb) || pixë | | dog || asho || say (verb) || pixë | ||
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| belly (lower part of body, abdomen) || pëko || dry (substance) || manin | | belly (lower part of body, abdomen) || pëko || dry (substance) || manin | ||
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| neck (not nape) || kaxi || name || | | neck (not nape) || kaxi || name || panga | ||
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Latest revision as of 21:33, 30 December 2025
Sanaman vocabulary
Most of the Sanaman vocabulary is Cosimo-Benacian in origin, but the language has also borrowed words, mostly from Cisamarrese, some from Laqi and more recently Istvanistani, Praeta and Babkhi. A standardised version of the Sanaman language, comprising influences from the Ama and Sani dialects, was formed in 1681.
| Semantic Domain | Word | Etymology | Definition | |
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| body | xonu | noun: head, main | ||
| government | xonuti | noun: traditional: king, leader, chieftain; modern: president | ||
| grammar | ti | suffix: abstraction of noun to refer to a person | ||
| grammar | lla | suffix: area belonging to the modified noun | ||
| grammar | qe | suffix: part, section, subdivision of the modified noun | ||
| grammar | kan | suffix: Added to adjectives to form nouns meaning "the state of being (the adjective)", "the quality of being (the adjective)", or "the measure of being (the adjective)". | ||
| sawa | adjective: free, unchained, not in servitude, independent | |||
| government | rrumë | noun: state, independent entity | ||
| grammar | na | conjunction: and | ||
| government | kosos | Pr. Koïsoß, "Empire or a significant State, realm, domain, sphere" | noun: empire | |
| interjection | oyá | interj.: hello, hi | ||
| color | lunti | noun, adjective: green | ||
| structure | ffaman | noun: garden, fenced or otherwise delimited area with controlled greenery | ||
| direction | esa | noun, adjective: east | ||
| geology | paharr | noun: spring, source of running water | ||
| direction | ate | noun, adjective: west | ||
| geography | hareffa [ha'reθa] | noun: island | ||
| geography | hareffina [ha'reθina] | Sa. hareffa, island + ina, half | noun: peninsula | |
| colloquialism | tata | noun: filth, dirt | ||
| profanity | tati | Sa. tata, filth, dirt | noun: originally a derogatory term for Sanis used by Istvani-speakers in and around Niyi. Now considered a racist slur, but used to that effect all over the country in certain circles. | |
| abstract | pesh | adjective, noun: dead, death | ||
| abstract | peshë | verb: die, cease to live | ||
| geography | ranti | noun: shore, often rocky or forested | ||
| direction | taha | From San. taxa sea | noun, adjective: south | |
| geography | puri | noun: harbour, port | ||
| geography | kara | noun: river | ||
| axi | adjective: new | |||
| pantera [pan'teɾa] | Cis. bandiera | noun: flag | ||
| insenya [ɪn'senja] | Cis. insegna | noun: ensign | ||
| sale | noun: health, soundness | |||
| sale | Cis. sale | noun: salt | ||
| manso | Cis. manzo | noun: beef, meat from cattle | ||
| maton | Ist. mutton | noun: mutton, meat from sheep | ||
| kalarra | noun: fish | |||
| whaso | noun: bird | |||
| inseto [ɪn'seto] | Cis. insetto | noun: insect | ||
| ffesun | noun: animal, beast, non-human living being | |||
| xosale | San. xo much, plentiful + San. sale health | interj. greetings. Often pronounced xos. Heavily promoted by Sani- and Ama-speaking cantons instead of Istvanistani expressions. Slightly formal. | ||
| shaw | Cis. ciao | interj. hello, hi. Sometimes used in Amarra and by Sanaman speakers in majority Cisamarrese areas. | ||
| helo | Ist. hello | interj. hello, hi. Sometimes used in Sanilla and by Sanaman speakers in majority Istvanistani areas. | ||
| namake | Bab. namak salt | noun: semen | ||
| narte | Bab. nard nectar | noun: vaginal fluids | ||
| geography | ixar | noun: inlet, narrow bay | ||
| direction | punta | From San. punto mountain | noun, adjective: north | |
| building | islus | Elw. islus sluice | noun: sluice, lock | |
| concept | halin | adj.: secure, safe | ||
| concept | halimpan | San. halin secure, safe | noun: security, safety | |
| grammar | -pan | suffix: turns an abstract adjective into a noun | ||
| direction | apishe | Cis. apice apex, peak, climax, top | noun: apex, top, peak | |
| sawa [sa'wa] | R. Laq. zaua fight, battle, war | noun: disagreement, conflict | ||
| business | pangka | Cis. banca bank | noun: bank | |
| grammar | -li | suffix: genitive, signifying the owner of the preceding noun phrase | ||
| grammar | -ya | suffix: turns an abstract noun into an adjective | ||
| neyshën | Ist. nation | noun: nation | ||
| nashonal | Ist. national | adj.: national | ||
| llusan | San. llus discussion, an house | noun: assembly, council; often used for the traditional local tribal councils in Sanilla and Amarra. For foreign deliberative bodies, konselyo is used. | ||
| llus | noun: discussion, exchange of ideas; a mutual meaningful conversation. | |||
| llusë | San. llus discussion, exchange of ideas | verb: to discuss, to exchange ideas. | ||
| konselyo [kon'seljo] | Cis. consiglio | noun: council; see also llusan. | ||
| grammar | -en | suffix: turns a transitive verb into a noun. | ||
| structure | an | noun: house, built structure for human habitation. | ||
| grammar | -ako | suffix: place of, physical space belonging to the modified word. Contrasts with -lla in that -lla refers to a geographical area. | ||
| rrumëti | San. rrumë state, San. -ti person of. | noun: citizen, national. Ex.: rrumëti Sanamali, citizen of Sanama. | ||
| nature | qani | Elw qanyr snowflake | noun: snow | |
| geography | estorlla [e'stoɾ̥ɬa] | Sto. Stormark, San. -lla area belonging to | noun: Stormark | |
| estorti [e'stoɾtɪ] | San. estor(lla) Stormark, -ti person of | noun: 1. Storish person, 2. degenerate | ||
| estorya [e'stoɾja] | San. estor(lla) Stormark, -ya turns noun into adjective | 1. adj.: Storish, 2. adj.: Morally corrupt, degenerated | ||
| number | nula | Cis. nulla zero | zero | |
| number | lan | one | ||
| number | harh | two | ||
| number | si | three | ||
| number | tiqa | four | ||
| number | palë | five | ||
| number | walana | six | ||
| number | iko | seven | ||
| number | sheya | eight | ||
| number | nako | nine | ||
| number | shara | ten | ||
| number | lhuna | eleven | ||
| number | xumi | twelve | ||
| number | xumi-ta-lan | thirteen | ||
| number | xumi-ta-harh | fourteen | ||
| number | xumi-ta-si | fifteen | ||
| number | xumi-ta-tiqa | sixteen | ||
| number | xumi-ta-palë | seventeen | ||
| number | xumi-ta-walana | eighteen | ||
| number | xumi-ta-iko | nineteen | ||
| number | xusha | twenty | ||
| number | xusha-ta-lan | twenty-one | ||
| number | xusha-ta-xumi | thirty | ||
| number | harh-a-xusha | forty | ||
| number | harh-a-xusha-ta-xumi | fifty | ||
| number | si-na-xusha | sixty | ||
| number | si-na-xusha-ta-xumi | seventy | ||
| number | tiqa-na-xusha | eighty | ||
| number | tiqa-na-xusha-ta-xumi | ninety | ||
| number | hanta | (one) hundred | ||
| number | tirenta | Cis. trenta thirty | thirty | |
| number | karanta | Cis. quaranta forty | forty | |
| number | sinkanta | Cis. cinquanta fifty | fifty | |
| number | sesanta | Cis. sessanta sixty | sixty | |
| number | setanta | Cis. settanta seventy | seventy | |
| number | otanta | Cis. ottanta eighty | eighty | |
| number | nofanta | Cis. novanta ninety | ninety | |
| number | fuwapalë | San. furr two, San. wapalë thirty; two thirties | sixty | |
| number | fushepalina | San. fushepalë eighty, San. ina half | seventy | |
| number | fushepalë | San. furr two, San. shepalë forty; two forties | eighty | |
| number | patipalina | San. patipalë hundred, San. ina half | ninety | |
| number | patipalë | San. palë five, San. tipalë twenty; five twenties | hundred | |
| number | sento | Cis. cento hundred | hundred | |
| number | mile | Cis. mille thousand | thousand | |
| concept | kaye | none, lack of something | ||
| suffix | -kaye | lack of the modified word, like Ist. -less | ||
| prefix | lan- | San. lan one | definite form, one unit of the noun | |
| particle | qul | San. qale many | undeterminate plural | |
| qale | many, lots, several | |||
| miqale | few | |||
| prefix | mi- | turns the modified word into its antonym | ||
| animal | aso | noun: dog; domesticated canis lupus familiaris. | ||
| uray | noun: love, deep affection | |||
| uraya | San. uray love (n) | t. verb: to love, to have deep affection for something or someone. | ||
| urayya | San. uray love (n) | lovingly, affectionately | ||
| sharam | people, ethnic group | |||
| structure | pahay | house, dwelling, establishment | ||
| food | pikas | rice | ||
| abstract nouns | serhqal | noun: theft, thievery | ||
| concept | serhqalya | adj.: stolen, taken | ||
| actions | serhqalë | t. verb: to steal, to take without permission | ||
| geography | taxa | noun: sea, ocean | ||
| person | taxati | noun: seaman, sailor | ||
| physics | hangko | noun: air, atmosphere | ||
| physics | hare | noun: land, Micras surface | ||
| physics | rhayon | noun: lightning bolt | ||
| physics | axarana [axa'ɾana] | noun: shadow | ||
| grammar | -ye | case: from | ||
| grammar | -lan | case: to | ||
| laxas | noun: power, strength | |||
| laxasya | San. laxas: power, strength | adj.: powerful, strong | ||
| terhi | noun: quickness, speediness | |||
| terhiya | San. terhi: quickness, speediness | adj.: quick, speedy | ||
| yenashë | verb: to be loyal towards | |||
| yenashen | noun: loyalty | |||
| katiwhë | verb: to trust, to have faith in | |||
| katiwhen | noun: faithfulness, trustworthiness | |||
| sumasë | verb: to depend, to rely upon | |||
| sumasen | noun: dependability, reliability | |||
| maheshanë | verb: to support | |||
| maheshanen | noun: "supportability" | |||
| maheshanenti | noun: supporter | |||
| esu | noun: day (day traditionally starts at sundown) | |||
| taxon | noun: year | |||
| puwha | noun: month | |||
| ling | noun: week | |||
| animals | pupaw | noun: pig, hog | ||
| animals | paka | noun: cow | ||
| animals | kawlapa | noun: carabao | ||
| animals | qaqatirri | noun: bird endemic to Sanama | ||
| animals | putiki | noun: lizard | ||
| animals | meheng | noun: goat | ||
| animals | amerha | noun: eagle | ||
| animals | mongko | noun: mongoose | ||
| animals | piki | noun: chicken | ||
| animals | yusha | noun: deer | ||
| animals | posa | noun: cat | ||
| animals | telhera | noun: fish endemic to Sanaman lakes and rivers | ||
| animals | ihaw | noun: donkey | ||
| animals | yuha | noun: monkey | ||
| mahalalë | verb: to remember, to recall | |||
| mahalalen | noun: rememberance, recollection | |||
| grammar | -xelh | suffix: suffix indicating the word is to an extreme extent | ||
| kota | noun: oar | |||
| kosel | noun: rudder, steering apparatus on a ship | |||
| koslë | verb: to steer | |||
| koslhen | noun: government, rulership | |||
| sharamya | adj.: popular (from people) | |||
| koslhen sharamyapan | noun: democracy | |||
| koslhen sharamyaya | adj.: democratic | |||
| sim | suffix: performer of a verb | |||
| qukal | From Proto-Sanaman qukaleni, "teeth" | noun: ceremonial mace, fish-fork (archaic) | ||
| qukalsim | noun: chairperson, president of a committee, council leader, chieftain (archaic) | |||
| ffel | suffix: forms nouns denoting instrument from verb | |||
| tawal | noun: gathering; also a Sanaman community gathering or party | |||
| tatawal | noun: assembly, (political) party | |||
| lanyita | noun: union | |||
| suffix | -yita | suffix: abstraction of noun | ||
| peha | noun: part, share | |||
| pehati | From peha, "part, share" and -ti, "person" | noun: member | ||
| orën | noun: law, regulation | |||
| suffix | -ë | suffix: turns word into verb | ||
| sisikë | verb: to stick to, to adhere, to conform to something, to enforce | |||
| sisiken | noun: adherence, conformity, enforcement | |||
| suffix | -xin, -ken, -ki | suffix: derivation of nouns | ||
| pepehaken | From peha, "part, share" with reduplication and -ken, derivation of nouns. | noun: department, section | ||
| urqo | noun: bull; male bovine | |||
| haxal | noun: lord, ruler; ruler serving under the xonuti | |||
| haxalla | noun: lord's domain | |||
| shuka | noun: market | |||
| shukako | noun: marketplace, city | |||
| qale | interjection: thanks, thank you | |||
| qaqale | duplication of first syllable in qale, thanks | noun: many thanks | ||
| maputi | From maha, "time" and puti, "good" | interjection: welcome | ||
| lipi | Extension of meaning from lipi, "hearth" | noun: family, kin, hearth | ||
| pane | adj: sandy beach | |||
| tira | noun: lowlands, fields | |||
| korta | From Cisamarrese and Tellian corda, see also Martino cuerda | noun: string, line | ||
| parhkita | From Old Ama parikita, from Old Praeta bairg- + -ida, meaning "keep, fortress" | noun: castle, palace | ||
| harunti | From Old Ama haruniti, from Old Praeta airundi, meaning "letter, written message" | noun: legal proclamation, for example of new legislation coming into effect | ||
| erin | From Praeta Ærnn, meaning "letter, written message", se also "harunti" | noun: letter, written note or message | ||
| kalsho | From Cisamarrese calcio, meaning "a kick, football" | noun: Association football |
Swadesh list
| Istvanistani | Sanaman | Istvanistani | Sanaman |
|---|---|---|---|
| I | ako | breasts | qulyuma |
| you | ika | heart | kokorho |
| we (inclusive) | tayo | liver | yaffa |
| this | to | drink (verb) | inë |
| that | ya | eat (verb) | kayinë |
| who? | ffino | bite (verb) | kukatë |
| what? | yano | see (verb) | matë |
| not | kaye | hear (verb) | panë |
| all (of a number) | telh | know (facts) | mamanë |
| many | qale | sleep (verb) | kamulë |
| one | lan | die (verb) | peshë |
| two | furh | kill (verb) | puyë |
| big | mala | swim (verb) | lukoyë |
| long (not wide) | maten | fly (verb) | lupatë |
| small | kiti | walk (verb) | makë |
| woman | nati | come (verb) | tulhë |
| man (adult male human) | leti | lie (on side, recline) | nulhë |
| person (invididual human) | ti | sit (verb) | ayalë |
| fish (noun) | kalarha | stand (verb) | esatë |
| bird | whaso | give (verb) | tamë |
| dog | asho | say (verb) | pixë |
| louse | titixa | sun | esas |
| tree (not log) | puno | moon | yoras |
| seed (noun) | fini | star | shorh |
| leaf (botanics) | taxo | water (noun) | tufi |
| root (botanics) | yukal | rain (noun) | yula |
| bark (of tree) | tuman | stone (noun) | pato |
| skin (person's) | palarh | sand | sisa |
| flesh (meat, flesh) | lhaman | earth (soil) | tulha |
| blood | tuxa | cloud (not fog) | yala |
| bone | puto | smoke (noun, of fire) | yuso |
| grease (fat, organic substance) | keris | fire | affoy |
| egg | oko | ash(es) | hanu |
| horn (of bull etc.) | hela | burn (verb intr.) | sunë |
| tail | punto | path (road, trail) | lanta |
| feather (large, not down) | palana | mountain (not hill) | punto |
| hair (on head of humans) | lilina | red (color) | pula |
| head (anatomic) | xonu | green (color) | lunti |
| ear | ngulo | yellow (color) | tilwha |
| eye | ala | white (color) | puti |
| nose | seno | black (color) | yoren |
| mouth | shef | night | yoru |
| tooth (front, rather than molar) | kalin | hot (adjective) | affelh |
| tongue (anatomical) | tila | cold (of weather) | lamix |
| claw | kuxo | full | puno |
| foot (not leg) | paha | new | axi |
| knee | tari | good | puti |
| hand | rhinga | round | pilong |
| belly (lower part of body, abdomen) | pëko | dry (substance) | manin |
| neck (not nape) | kaxi | name | panga |