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 used for words of disgust; spit.
k = Hard consonants might be used for words of anger. ???
Without further ado, the next 25 words:
- rain = wəəm /wuh-uhm/
- river = wəwəw /wuh-woh/
- lake = wəyə /wuh-yuh/
- sea = məw /moh/
- salt = θəwθəəm /thohth-uh-uhm/
- stone = yəθθəwθ /yuhth-thohth/
- sand = θəmθ /thuhmth/
- dust = θəθə /thuhth-uh/
- earth = əwθ /ohth/
- cloud = məmwəθ /muhm-wuhth/
- fog = wəy /woy/
- sky = θəy /thoy/
- wind = wəmθ /wuhmth/
- snow = θməw /thmoh/
- ice = əθ /uhth/
- smoke = θməθ /thmuhth/
- fire = wəwəw /woh-oh/
- ashes = əθəθ /uhth-uhth/
- burn = məwθ /mohth/
- road = wəwθ /wohth/
- mountain = məwmθəm /mohm-thuhm/
- red = wəyəθ /woy-uhth/
- green = yəwəəm /yoh-uh-uhm/
- yellow = yəwəw /yuh-woh/
- white = wəyθ /woyth/
Here are the 178 we have so far. This list is in pronunciation-alphabetical order (to help me deal with some redundancies), with some modifications from last time (and from earlier in this post):
- spit = þə /buh/ or /puh/
- kill = kəww /koh/
- sea = məw /moh/
- mountain = məwmθəm /mohm-thuhm/
- burn = məwθ /mohth/
- die = məwθəw /moh-thoh/
- mouth = məwəθ /moh-uhth/
- narrow = məwwəw /moh-woh/
- count = məməwwəθ /muh-moh-wuhth/
- many = məməyə /muh-muh-yuh/
- cloud = məmwəθ /muhm-wuhth/
- not = məθ /muhth/
- mother = məθəw /muhth-oh/
- nose = məθə /muh-thuh/
- meat = məəθ /muh-uhth/
- all = əww /oh/
- earth = əwθ /ohth/
- egg = əwwəm /oh-wuhm/
- come = əwwəθyə /oh-wuhth-yuh/
- smell = əwwəwəθwə /oh-wuh-wuhth-wuh/
- snow = θməw /thmoh/
- smoke = θməθ /thmuhth/
- few = θəw /thoh/ homophone with small; homonym and homophone with sew
- sew = θəw /thoh/ homophone with small; homonym and homophone with few
- small = θəww /thoh/ homophone with few and sew
- sun = θəwm /thohm/ homonym and homophone with turn
- turn = θəwm /thohm/ homonym and homophone with sun
- hunt = θəwθ /thohth/
- child = θəwθməm /thohth-muhm/
- snake = θəwθəmθ /thoh-thuhmth/
- salt = θəwθəəm /thohth-uh-uhm/
- stab = θəwə /thoh-uh/
- tooth = θəwəθ /thoh-uhth/
- bite = θəwəθəw /thoh-uhth-oh/
- five = θəwwə /thoh-wuh/
- star = θəwwəw /thoh-woh/
- sky = θəy /thoy/
- she = θə /thuh/
- thin = θəm /thuhm/
- sleep = θəmməθ /thuhm-mohth/
- fear = θəməw /thuhm-oh/
- sand = θəmθ /thuhmth/ homonym and homophone with stand
- stand = θəmθ /thuhmth/ homonym and homophone with sand
- some = θəmə /thuh-muh/
- dog = θəməm /thuh-muhm/
- sing = θəmyə /thuhm-yuh/ homonym and homophone with tongue
- tongue = θəmyə /thuhm-yuh/ homonym and homophone with sing
- 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
- dust = θəθə /thuhth-uh/
- father = θəθəw /thuhth-oh/
- thick = θəθə /thuh-thuh/
- skin = θəθəm /thuh-thuhm/
- fish = θəθəθ /thuh-thuth/
- tie = θəə /thuh-uh/
- seed = θəəθ /thuh-uhth/
- there = θəwə /thuh-wuh/
- suck = θəwəm /thuh-wuhm/
- split = θəwəθ /thuh-wuhth/
- know = θəyəw /thuh-yoh/
- short = θəyəwθ /thuh-yohth/
- they = θəyə /thuh-yuh/
- think = θəyəθ /thuh-yuhth/
- dig = θəyəə /thuh-yuh-uh/
- swell = θwəww /thwoh/ homophone with throw
- throw = θwəw /thwoh/ homophone with swell
- two = θwə /thwuh/
- swim = θwəm /thwuhm/
- drink = θwəmθ /thwuhmth/
- neck = θwəθ /thwuhth/
- squeeze = θwəəθə /thwuh-uh-thuh/
- cut = θwəθə /thwuh-thuh/
- scratch = θwəθyə /thwuhth-yuh/
- three = θwəə /thwuh-uh/ homonym and homophone with tree
- tree = θwəə /thwuh-uh/ homonym and homophone with three
- breast = θwəəθ /thwuh-uhth/
- one = əm /uhm/
- ear = əəw /uh-oh/
- animal = əməməw /uhm-uhm-oh/
- breathe = əmyəw /uhm-yoh/
- ice = əθ /uhth/ homonym and homophone with it
- it = əθ /uhth/ homonym and homophone with ice
- other = əθəw /uh-thoh/
- ashes = əθəθ /uhth-uhth/
- bone = əθəə /uhth-uh-uh/
- hear = əθyəw /uhth-yoh/
- eat = əəθ /uh-uhth/
- bird = əwəəm /uh-wuh-uhm/
- I = əyə /uh-yuh/ homonym and homophone with eye
- eye = əyə /uh-yuh/ homonym and homophone with I
- fall = wəww /woh/ homophone with laugh; homonym and homophone with pull
- laugh = wəw /woh/ homophone with fall and pull
- pull = wəww /woh/ homophone with laugh; homonym and homophone with fall
- worm = wəwm /wohm/
- fire = wəwəw /woh-oh/ homonym and homophone with liver
- liver = wəwəw /woh-oh/ homonym and homophone with fire
- flower = wəwəwəw /woh-oh-oh/ or /wuh-wuh-woh/
- bark = wəwθ /wohth/ homonym and homophone with road
- road = wəwθ /wohth/ homonym and homophone with bark
- rope = wəwə /woh-uh/
- forest = wəwəθ /woh-uhth/
- big = wəwyə /woh-yuh/
- fight = wəwyəθ /woh-yuhth/
- fog = wəy /woy/
- white = wəyθ /woyth/
- red = wəyəθ /woy-uhth/
- we = wə /wuh/
- wind = wəmθ /wuhmth/
- belly = wəmə /wuhm-uh/ homonym with moon
- moon = wəmə /wuh-muh/ homonym with belly
- woman = wəməm /wuh-muhm/
- vomit = wəməθ /wuh-muhth/
- fingernail = wəmyəwməw /wuhm-yoh-moh/
- long = wəmyə /wuhm-yuh/
- wing = wəmyəθ /wuhm-yuhth/
- leaf = wəəw /wuh-oh/
- louse = wəəwθ /wuh-ohth/
- fat (n.) = wəθ /wuhth/ homophone with push and sit
- push = wəθθ /wuhth/ homophone with fat; homonym and homophone with sit
- sit = wəθθ /wuhth/ homophone with fat; homonym and homophone with push
- feather = wəθəw /wuh-thoh/ homonym and homophone with water
- water = wəθəw /wuh-thoh/ homonym and homophone with feather
- back = wəθəwəəw /wuh-thoh-uh-oh/
- say = wəθəwəθ /wuh-thoh-uhth/
- wide = wəθə /wuhth-uh/ homonym with wife
- wife = wəθə /wuh-thuh/ homonym with wide
- see = wəθyəw /wuhth-yoh/
- wash = wəθyə /wuhth-yuh/
- rub = wəθyəm /wuhth-yuhm/
- lie = wəə /wuh-uh/
- rain = wəəm /wuh-uhm/
- foot = wəəθ /wuh-uhth/ homonym and homophone with root
- root = wəəθ /wuh-uhth/ homonym and homophone with foot
- flow = wəwəw /wuh-woh/ homonym and homophone with river
- river = wəwəw /wuh-woh/ homonym and homophone with flow
- live = wəwə /wuh-wuh/
- wipe = wəwəəm /wuh-wuh-uhm/
- float = wəwəəθ /wuh-wuh-uhth/ homonym and homophone with fruit
- fruit = wəwəəθ /wuh-wuh-uhth/ homonym and homophone with float
- freeze = wəwəəθə /wuh-wuh-uh-thuh/
- fly (v.) = wəwəyə /wuh-wuh-yuh/ homonym and homophone with play
- play = wəwəyə /wuh-wuh-yuh/ homonym and homophone with fly
- lake = wəyə /wuh-yuh/ homonym and homophone with who
- who = wəyə /wuh-yuh/ homonym and homophone with lake
- leg = wəyəθ /wuh-yuhth/
- when = wəyəm /wuh-yuhm/
- what = wəyəθ /wuh-yuhth/
- where = wəyəwə /wuh-yuh-wuh/
- how = yəw /yoh/
- horn = yəwm /yohm/
- hold = yəwθ /yohth/
- green = yəwəəm /yoh-uh-uhm/
- give = yəwə /yoh-wuh/
- he = yə /yuh/
- hand = yəmθ /yuhmth/
- knee = yəməə /yuh-muh-uh/
- Man (human being) = yəməm /yuh-muhm/
- hair = yəəw /yuh-oh/
- heart = yəəwθ /yuh-ohth/
- head = yəθ /yuhth/ homonym and homophone with this
- this = yəθ /yuhth/ homonym and homophone with head
- man (adult male) = yəθməm /yuhth-muhm/
- hit = yəθ /yuhth/ homophone with guts
- guts = yəθθ /yuhth/ homophone with hit
- blow = yəθəw /yuh-thoh/
- stone = yəθθəwθ /yuhth-thohth/
- 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
- yellow = yəwəw /yuh-woh/
- here = yəwə /yuh-wuh/
- grass = yəwəθ /yuh-wuhth/
- heavy = yəwəyə /yuh-wuh-yuh/
- walk = yəyə /yuh-yuh/
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