We're using the Swadesh list to come up with the first 207 words or so in DeRamosh. Before we start, here are the letters of this new language's alphabet: ə θ w y m (þ k).
ə = All vowels are schwas.
θ = th sound.
w = w sound.
y = consonant-y sound.
m = m sound.
þ = Plosives are rarely used (only for curse words); spit.
Hard consonants, like k, are currently in limbo.
Without further ado, the next 25 words:
- tree = θwəə /thwuh-uh/
- forest = wəwəθ /woh-uhth/
- stick = θəθθ /thuhth/
- fruit = wəwəəθ /wuh-wuh-uhth/
- seed = θəəθ /thuh-uhth/
- leaf = wəəw /wuh-oh/
- root = wəəθ /wuh-uhth/
- bark = wəwθ /wohth/
- flower = wəwəwəw /woh-oh-oh/ or /wuh-wuh-woh/
- grass = yəwəθ /yuh-wuhth/
- rope = wəwə /woh-uh/
- skin = θəθəm /thuh-thuhm/
- meat = məəθ /muh-uhth/
- blood = θəmyəm /thuhm-yuhm/
- bone = əθəə /uhth-uh-uh/
- fat (n.) = wəθ /wuhth/
- egg = əwwəm /oh-wuhm/
- horn = yəwm /yohm/
- tail = θəəw /thuh-oh/
- feather = wəθəw /wuh-thoh/
- hair = yəəw /yuh-oh/
- head = yəθ /yuhth/
- ear = əəw /uh-oh/
- eye = əyə /uh-yuh/
- nose = məθə /muh-thuh/
- narrow = məwwəw /moh-woh/
- many = məməyə /muh-muh-yuh/
- not = məθ /muhth/
- mother = məθəw /muhth-oh/
- nose = məθə /muh-thuh/
- meat = məəθ /muh-uhth/
- all = əww /oh/
- egg = əwwəm /oh-wuhm/
- few = θəw /thoh/ homophone with small
- small = θəww /thoh/ homophone with few
- five = θəwwə /thoh-wuh/
- child = θəwθməm /thohth-muhm/
- snake = θəwθəmθ /thoh-thumth/
- she = θə /thuh/
- thin = θəm /thuhm/
- some = θəmə /thuh-muh/
- dog = θəməm /thuh-muhm/
- skin = θəθəm /thuh-thuhm/
- blood = θəmyəm /thuhm-yuhm/
- four = θəəw /thuh-oh/ homonym and homophone with tail
- tail = θəəw /thuh-oh/ homonym and homophone with four
- stick = θəθθ /thuhth/ homophone with that
- that = θəθ /thuhth/ homophone with stick
- father = θəθəw /thuhth-oh/
- thick = θəθə /thuh-thuh/
- fish = θəθəθ /thuh-thuth/
- seed = θəəθ /thuh-uhth/
- there = θəwə /thuh-wuh/
- short = θəyəwθ /thuh-yohth/
- they = θəyə /thuh-yuh/
- two = θwə /thwuh/
- three = θwəə /thwuh-uh/ homonym and homophone with tree
- tree = θwəə /thwuh-uh/ homonym and homophone with three
- one = əm /uhm/
- ear = əəw /uh-oh/
- animal = əməməw /uhm-uhm-oh/
- it = əθ /uhth/
- other = əθəw /uh-thoh/
- bone = əθəə /uhth-uh-uh/
- bird = əwəəm /uh-wuh-uhm/
- I = əyə /uh-yuh/ homonym and homophone with eye
- eye = əyə /uh-yuh/ homonym and homophone with I
- worm = wəwm /wohm/
- flower = wəwəwəw /woh-oh-oh/ or /wuh-wuh-woh/
- bark = wəwθ /wohth/
- rope = wəwə /woh-uh/
- forest = wəwəθ /woh-uhth/
- big = wəwyə /woh-yuh/
- we = wə /wuh/
- woman = wəməm /wuh-muhm/
- long = wəmyə /wuhm-yuh/
- leaf = wəəw /wuh-oh/
- louse = wəəwθ /wuh-ohth/
- fat (n.) = wəθ /wuhth/ not to be confused with wife, to the detriment of all
- wife = wəθə /wuh-thuh/ not to be confused with fat, to the detriment of all
- feather = wəθəw /wuh-thoh/ funny how feather and fat are similar
- wide = wəθə /wuhth-uh/
- root = wəəθ /wuh-uhth/
- fruit = wəwəəθ /wuh-wuh-uhth/
- who = wəyə /wuh-yuh/
- when = wəyəm /wuh-yuhm/
- what = wəyəθ /wuh-yuhth/
- where = wəyəwə /wuh-yuh-wuh/
- how = yəw /yoh/
- horn = yəwm /yohm/
- he = yə /yuh/
- Man (human being) = yəməm /yuh-muhm/
- hair = yəəw /yuh-oh/
- head = yəθ /yuhth/ homonym and homophone with this
- this = yəθ /yuhth/ homonym and homophone with head
- man (adult male) = yəθməm /yuhth-muhm/
- husband = yəθwəmθ /yuhth-wuhmth/
- you (singular) = yəə /yuh-uh/
- you (plural) = yəə əww /yuh-uh oh/ for three or more
- you (plural) = yəə θwə /yuh-uh thwuh/ for two
- here = yəwə /yuh-wuh/
- grass = yəwəθ /yuh-wuhth/
- heavy = yəwəyə /yuh-wuh-yuh/
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