#lexember

Day 1 - Cut ksóan(-), ksíen-, ksan-, ksin- [qʂóɑɳ(-), csíɛn-, qʂəɳ-, csɪn-] *kasun - v. perf. cut

Day 2 - Cook ptjíel(-), ptjéil-, ptjal-, ptjil- [pȶíɛl-, pȶɛ́il-, pt̪əɭ-, pȶɪl-] *putel - v. imp. apply heat, cook, treat with heat brìenit (mi-), bròaskas (mia-), briníedmi, brinítti [brìɛnɪt (mɪ-), bɻòɑʂqəʂ (mɪə-), brɪníɛdmɪ, brɪníttɪ] - *werun-ʔit - n. in. meat

Day 3 - Soup tjiással (mi-ttjiással), tjissíealgas, tjisséilmi, tjissíedli [ȶɪɑ́ʂʂəɭ (qəɪ-ȶȶɪɑ́ʂʂəɭ), ȶɪssíɛəɭɢəʂ, ȶɪssɛ́ilmɪ, ȶɪssɛ́idlɪ] *kejos-ʔal - n. in. soup

Day 4 - Salt òspail [òʂpəɪl] *watpel - cv. to salt, pickle spéidlit (mi-), spíealskas, spidlíedmi, spidlítti [spɛ́idlɪt (mɪ-), spíɛəɭʂqəʂ, spɪdlíɛdmɪ, spɪdlíttɪ] *watpel-ʔit - n. in. salt spidléssit (mi-), spadláskas, spidlissíedmi, spidlissítti [spɛ́idlɪt (mɪ-), spíɛəɭʂqəʂ, spɪdlíɛdmɪ, spɪdlíttɪ] *watpel-has-ʔit - n. in. pickle, something salted

Day 5 - Pot tjéski (mit-tjéski), tjiskíeas, tjiskíemi, tjiskéi [ȶɛ́scɪ (mɪȶ), ȶɪscíɛəʂ, ȶɪscíɛmɪ, ȶɪscɛ́i] *kejos-koj - n. in. pot (primarily for soup)

Day 6 - Knife ksóanar (mia-), ksanàorgas, ksinìermi, ksanòadra [qʂóɑɳəɻ (mɪɑ-), qʂəɳɑ̀oɻɢəʂ, csɪnìɛrmɪ, qʂəɳòɑɖɻə] *kasun-ʕur - n. in. knife, with regularization of the genitive (expected form ksianaìermi [csɪəɳəìɛrmɪ])

Day 7 - Drink méirgi (mi-), mirgíeas, mirgíemi, mirgéi [mɛ́irɟɪ (mɪ-), mɪrɟíɛəʂ, mirɟíɛmɪ, mɪrɟɛ́i] *hamor-koj - n. in. cup, mug, drinking vessel máor [mɑ́oɻ] *hamor - cv. (with mnòs “take in”) to drink, suck, eat liquid food, imbibe, smoke (inhale) móadras (mia-), máskas, midréizmi, madráissi [móɑɖɻəʂ (mɪə-), mɑ́ʂkəʂ, mɪdrɛ́izmɪ, məɖɻɑ́ɪssɪ] *hamor-has - n. in. drink, beverage

Day 8 - Eat gàol [ɢɑ̀oɭ] *ŋaʔal — cv. (with mnòs “take in”) eat gèilgi (m-èilgi), gilgíeas, gilgíemi, gilgéi [ɟɛ̀ilɟɪ (m-ɛ̀ilɟɪ), ɟɪlɟíɛəʂ, ɟɪlɟíɛmɪ, ɟɪlɟɛ́i] *ŋaʔal-koj - n. in. bowl

Day 9 - Pierce skóa(-), skíe-, ska-, ski- [ʂqóɑ(-), scíɛ-, ʂqə-, scɪ-] *ʔiskuw - v. perf. to pierce, stab skóar, skàorgas, skìermi, skòadra [ʂqóɑɻ, ʂqɑ̀oɻɢəʂ, scìɛrmɪ, ʂqòɑɖɻə] *ʔiskuw-ʕur - n. in. skewer, with analogical deletion of intervocalic *w in the ergative (expected form skavàorgas [ʂqəʋɑ̀oɻɢəʂ]) skèirin, skaràonas, skirìenmi, skirìeni [scɛ̀irɪn, ʂqəɻɑ̀oɳəʂ, scɪrìɛnmɪ, scɪrìɛnɪ] *ʔiskuw-ʕurjin - n. in. stinger, needle, with irregular deletion of intervocalic *w

Day 10 - Horn vàs, vàskas, vèizmi, vàissi [ʋɑ̀ʂ, ʋɑ̀ʂqəʂ, ʋɛ̀izmɪ, ʋɑ̀ɪssɪ] *wohas - n. in. horn, with regularization of the ergative (expected form òskas [òʂqəʂ])

Day 11 - Tooth fóan(-), fíen-, fan-, fin- [fóɑɳ-, fíɛn-, fəɳ-, fɪn-] *pehun - v. perf. bite fóanar (mia-ghóanar), fanàorgas, finìermi, fanòadra [fóɑɳəɻ (mɪə-ʁóɑɳəɻ), fəɳɑ̀oɻɢəʂ, finìɛrmɪ, fəɳòɑɖɻə] *pehun-ʕur - n. in. tooth, with irregular brightening of the genitive (expected form fianaìermi [fiəɳəìɛrmɪ]) ksóand-vóanar, ksóand-vanàorgas, ksíend-vinìermi, ksóand-vanòadra [qʂóɑɳɖ-ʋóɑɳəɻ, qʂóɑɳɖ-ʋəɳɑ̀oɻɢəʂ, csíɛnd-ʋinìɛrmɪ, qʂóɑɳɖ-ʋəɳòɑɖɻə] *kasun + *pehun-ʕur - n. in. carnassial, the shearing teeth of a carnivore, lit. cut-tooth

Day 12 - Wing bìe [bìɛ] *wijew - cv. (with “go”) fly bìear (mi-bìear), biàorgas, bìermi, biòadra [bìɛəɻ (mɪ-bìɛəɻ), bɪɑ̀oɻɢəʂ, bìɛrmɪ, bɪòɑɖɻə] *wijew-ʕur - n. in. wing

Day 13 - Hear áolgan [ɑ́oɭɢəɳ] *halkon - cv. (with mnòs “intake”) hear, listen, (with ktjíe “do”) heed, obey algàonar (mi-), alganàorgas, ilginìermi (m-), alganòadra [əɭɢɑ̀oɳəɻ (mɪ-), əɭɢəɳɑ̀oɻɢəʂ, ɪlɟɪnìɛrmɪ (m-), əɭɢənòɑɖɻə] *halkon-ʕur - n. in. ear, with irregular brightening of the genitive (expected form ilgianaìermi [ɪlɟɪəɳəìɛrmɪ])

Day 14 - Bind bdjào [bd̪ɑ̀o] *mokeʕ (“bind”) — cv. (with ktjíe “do”) bind, tie, (with [] “strike”) enslave bdjào-skóa [bd̪ɑ̀o-ʂqóɑ] *mokeʕ (“bind”) + *ʔiskuw (“pierce”) — cv. (with ktjíe “do”) sew bdjàol, bdjáolgas, bdjéilmi, bdjáoidli [bd̪ɑ̀oɭ, bd̪ɑ̀oɭɢəʂ, bȡìɛlmɪ, bd̪òɑɪdlɪ] *mokeʕ-ʔal (“bind-product”) — n. in. knot bdjàor, bdjàorgas, bdjìermi, bdjòadra [bd̪ɑ̀oɻ, bd̪ɑ̀oɻɢəʂ, bȡìɛrmɪ, bd̪òɑɖɻə] *mokeʕ-ʕur (“bind-tool”) — n. in. rope bdjàovar, bdjòarar, bdjòargas, bdjivìermi, bdjavòadra [bd̪ɑ̀oʋəɻ, bd̪òɑɻəɻ, bd̪òɑɻɢəʂ, bȡɪʋìɛrmɪ, bd̪əʋòɑɖɻə] *mokeʕ-wur (“bind-animal”) — n. an. python bdjèirin, bdjaràonas, bdjirìenmi, bdjirìeni [bȡɛ̀irɪn, bd̪əɻɑ̀onəʂ, bȡɪrìɛnmɪ, bȡɪrìɛnɪ] *mokeʕ-ʕurjin (“little bind-tool”) — n. in. string bdjèi-ghíe, bdjào-ghóas, bdjèi-ghíemi, bdjèi-ghéi [bȡɛ̀i-ʝíɛ, bd̪ɑ̀i-ʁóɑʂ, bȡɛ̀i-ʝíɛmɪ, bȡɛ̀i-ʝɛ́i] *mokeʕ (“bind”) + *kihew (“grass”) — n. in. bind-grass (a type of grass used for weaving basketry etc.)

Day 15 - Ride plót [pɭóʈ] *polut (“ride”) — cv. (with pnjét “go”) ride plóttas (ka-blóttas), plótsar, plóskas, plittéizmi, plattáissi [pɭóʈʈəʂ (qə-bɭóʈʈəʂ), pɭóʈʂəɻ, pɭóʂqəʂ, plɪttɛ́izmɪ, pɭəʈʈɑ́ɪssɪ] *polut-has (“ridden”) — n. an. horse (specifically for riding) plíttis (ka-blaíttis), pliótsar, plióskas, plittíezmi, plittíssi [plíttɪs (qə-bɭəíttɪs), plɪóʈʂəɻ, plɪóʂqəʂ, plɪttíɛzmɪ, plɪttíssɪ] *polut-his (“ride-person”) — n. an. rider, with analogical brightening of the accusative and genitive (expected plótsar, plóskas [pɭóʈʂəɻ, pɭóʂqəʂ]), likely to avoid homophony of those forms with plóttas (“horse”)

Day 16 - Death ljáo [l̪ɑ́o] *ʔoljuʕ (“be dead”) — cv. (with ktjíe “do”) kill, (with bròan “be”) be dead, (with [] “fall”) die ljóavas (ka-), ljóar, ljóaskas, ljéizmi, ljássa [l̪óɑʋəʂ (qə-), l̪óɑɻ, l̪óɑʂqəʂ, ȴɛ́izmɪ, l̪ɑ́ʂʂə] *ʔoljuʕ-ʔos (“death-hunt”) — n. an. crow (a rare instance of a noun zero-derived from compound verb, perhaps out of taboo)

Day 17 - Lie and Truth djvàs [d̪ʋɑ̀ʂ] *jewos (“lie”) — cv. (with ìskit “say”) lie bèi [bɛ̀i] *mipaj (“truth”) — cv. (with ìskit “say”) speak the truth ìskit, skát-, skét-, skat-, skit- [ìscɪt, ʂqɑ́ʈ-, scɛ́t-, ʂqəʈ-, scɪt-] *jaskat — v. impf. say, speak

Day 18 - Know vés(-), víez-, vis-, vas- [ʋɛ́s(-), ʋíɛz-, ʋɪs-, ʋəʂ] *hawhes — v. stat. know

Day 19 - Clean gdèt [ɟdɛ̀t] *ŋatat — cv. (with ktjíe “do”) make clean, (with bròan “be”) be clean gdèttit (mi-), gdàskas, gdittíedmi, gdittítti [ɟdɛ̀ttɪt (mɪ-), ɢɖɑ̀ʂqəʂ, ɟdɪttíɛdmɪ, ɟdɪttíttɪ] *ŋatat-ʔit (“clean-stuff”) — n. in. soap

Day 20 - Tortoise ríe (ka-raíe), réiar, ríeas, ríemi, réi [ríɛ (qə-ɻəíɛ), rɛ́iəɻ, ríɛəʂ, ríɛmɪ, rɛ́i] *haruj — n. an. tortoise (large) réin (ka-raéin), rìeniar, ràonas, rìenmi, rìeni [rɛ́in (qə-ɻəɛ́in), rìɛnɪəɻ, ɻɑ̀oɳəʂ, rìɛnmɪ, rìɛnɪ] *haruj-jin — n. an. tortoise (little), a term of endearment

Day 21 - Goat djvèil (kai-dvèil), djvìeliar, djvàolgas, djvèilmi, djvìedli [ȡʋɛ̀il (qəɪ-ȡʋɛ̀il), ȡʋíɛlɪəɻ, d̪ʋɑ̀oɭɢəʂ, ȡʋɛ̀ilmɪ, ȡʋìɛdlɪ] *jowel — n. an. goat, with regularization of the accusative and ergative (expected forms ghìeliar, ghiàolgas [ʝíɛlɪəɻ, ʝɪɑ̀oɭɢəʂ])

Day 22 - River réit (mi-), ráoskas, ríedmi, rítti [rɛ́it (mɪ-), ɻɑ́oʂqəʂ, ríɛdmɪ, ríttɪ] *ʔuroʕ-ʔit (“flow-stuff”) — n. in. river, réizjin (mi-), raizjíeanas, rizjíenmi, rizjíeni [rɛ́iʑɪn (mɪ-), ɻəɪʑíɛɑɳəʂ, rɪʑíɛnmɪ, rɪʑíɛnɪ] — *ʔuroʕ-ʔitjin (“little flow stuff”) — n. in. creek

Day 23 - Island àozjas [ɑ̀oz̪əʂ] *ʕotjus — cv. (with píear “give”) water djòskal (mia-zjòskal), djaskáolgas, djiskíelmi, djaskóadla [d̪òʂqəɭ (mɪə-z̪òʂqəɭ), d̪əʂqɑ́oɭɢəʂ, ȡɪscíɛlmɪ, d̪əʂqóɑɖɭə] *ʕotjus-kul (“water-land”) — n. in. island djìssit (mizjìssit), djòskas, djissíedmi, djissítti [ȡìssɪt (mɪ-ʑìssɪt), d̪òʂqəʂ, ȡɪssíɛdmɪ, ȡɪssíttɪ] *ʕotjus-ʔit (“water-stuff”) — n. in. water

Day 24 - Hill maès [məɛ̀s] *maʕes — cv. (with ktjíe “do”) pile, heap, stack màskal (mia-), maskáolgas, maiskíelmi, maskóadla [mɑ̀ʂqəɭ (mɪə-), məʂqɑ́oɭɢəʂ, məɪscíɛlmɪ, məʂqóɑɖɭə] *maʕes-kul (“pile-land”) — n. in. hill

Day 25 - Sun ptjít (kai-), ptjíear, ptjéaskas, ptjíedmi, ptjítti [pȶít (qəɪ-), pȶíɛəɻ, pȶɛ́əʂqəʂ, pȶíɛdmɪ, pȶíttɪ] *putit — n. an. sun

Day 26 - Moon ngiòt (kai-), ngìear, ngìaskas, ngìedmi, ngiòtta [ɲɪòʈ (qəɪ-), ɲíɛəɻ, ɲìəʂqəʂ, ɲíɛdmɪ, ɲɪòʈʈə] *ŋojut — n. an. moon ngìe (mi-), ngìeas, ngìemi, ngèi [ɲìɛ (mɪ-), ɲìɛəʂ, ɲìɛmɪ, ɲɛ̀i] *ŋoj — n. in. light ngiòad-ngìe — n. in. moonlight ptjíed-ngìe — n. in. sunlight

Day 27 - Quiet fsís [fsís] *pithis — cv. (with bròan “be”) quiet fsíez-bìear — n. an. owl, lit. “quiet-wing” fsíeazvar (ka-fsóazvar), fsóarar, fsàorgas, fsizvíermi, fsazvóadra [fsíɛəʐʋəɻ (qə-fʂóɑʐʋəɻ), fʂóɑɻəɻ, fʂɑ́oɻɢəʂ, fsɪzʋíɛrmɪ, fʂəʐʋóɑɖɻə] *pithis-wur (“quiet animal”) — n. an. butterfly

Day 28 - Crest njìevil (mi-), njiviáolgas, njivéilmi, njivíedli [ȵìɛʋil (mɪ-), ȵɪʋɪɑ́oɭɢəʂ, ȵɪʋɛ́ilmɪ, ȵɪʋíɛdlɪ] *janij-pal (“stand-thing”) — n. in. crest, comb (of a bird)

Day 29 - Health bdàozais (mi-bdiàozais), bdazáskas, bdizéizmi, bdazaéssi [bɖɑ̀oʐəɪs (mɪ-bdɪɑ̀oʐəɪs), bɖəʐɑ́ʂqəʂ, bdɪzɛ́izmɪ, bɖəʐəɛ́ssɪ] *motas-ʕes (“whole-ness”) — n. in. health, with regularization of the ergative and genitive (expected forms bdáskas [bɖɑ́ʂqəʂ], bdiazaéizmi [bdɪəʐəɛ́izmɪ]) bdàozais [bɖɑ̀oʐəɪs] *motas-ʕes — interjection. a greeting and farewell phrase

Day 30 - Honor tnjéin [ȶȵɛ́in] *kinen — cv. (with píear “give”) honor tnjíenis (kai-dnjíenis), tnjíeziar, tnjíeaskas, tnjinéizmi, tnjinéssi [ȶȵíɛnɪs (qəɪ-ȡȵíɛnɪs), ȶȵíɛzɪəɻ, ȶȵíɛəʂqəʂ, ȶȵɪnɛ́izmɪ, ȶȵɪnɛ́ssɪ] *kinen-has (“honored”) — n. an. village leader, with regularization of the locative (expected form tnjanáissi [t̪n̪əɳɑ́ɪssɪ])