Worldbuilding Wednesday: Proto-Arolian Lexicon
Here is the current lexicon for Proto-Arolian, the conlang we're developing in our Worldbuilding Wednesday feature. A link to this post will appear on all future PA-related posts, and we'll be updating the post as the lexicon grows (that is, until it gets too big and we need to move it elsewhere).
Because PA has no alphabet, the entries are arranged alphabetically by English conventions, with letters containing diacritics just after the more familiar version (ƀ after b, etc). And since all PA syllables start with a consonant sound, there are no words beginning with vowels.
baƀeđji [ba•ɓeđ•ɟi] (adj) "wonderful"
baki [ba•ki] (verb) "call"
ball [baʎ] (noun, N) "sun, day, today"
balld [baʎd] (verb) "freeze"
bamd [bamd] (verb) "give"
bamtulk [bam•tɯlk] (adj) "clean"
baqã [ba•cã] (noun, A) "dog"
behtu [beʔ•tɯ] (verb) "smile"
benj [benɟ] (verb) "worry"
beŋdkil [beŋd•kil] "wrong, incorrect"
bẽjẽpult [bẽ•ɟẽ•pɯlt] "road"
bẽpiti [bẽ•pi•ti] "language"
bẽtin [bẽ•tin] "man, husband"
bẽtindu [bẽ•tin•dɯ] "son"
binp [binp] (verb) "expect"
biŋtjuŋ [biŋt•ɟɯŋ] "boat"
buhuǥbi [bɯ•ʔɯɠ•bi] "cheap"
bulgẽlq [bɯl•gẽlc] "mountain"
buŋtiɲj [bɯŋ•tiɲɟ] "difficult"
ƀumgbi [ɓɯmg•bi] "machine"
dahiq [da•ʔic] "beautiful"
debẽbik [de•bẽ•bik] "autumn"
deltẽbi [del•tẽ•bi] (verb) "offer"
demnmum [demn•mɯm] "boring"
dibull [di•bɯʎ] (verb) "understand"
ditbabub [dit•ba•bɯb] "dull"
dubibãt [dɯ•bi•bãt] "woods"
đetuji [ɗe•tɯ•ɟi] "house"
đilltep [ɗiʎ•tep] (verb) "doubt"
dinjẽ [din•ɟẽ] "devil, demon"
galqdẽ [galc•dẽ] "strange"
gahunj [ga•ʔɯnɟ] "yesterday"
ǥẽllp [ɠẽʎp] (modal verb) "should"*
gẽnppu [gẽnp•pɯ] "family"
gẽtam [gẽ•tam] (verb) "surprise"
gibdi [gib•di] "bug, insect, arthropod"
gijtim [giɟ•tim] "important"
gutu [gɯ•tɯ] (verb) "habitually do"
ǥellbi [ɠeʎ•bi] "vocation, job, career, calling, ministry"
ǥullkẽ [ɠɯʎ•kẽ] (verb) "lie"
haɲjped [ʔaɲ•ɟi•ped] "class (group of students)"
hãtin [ʔã•tin] "woman, wife"
hãtindu [ʔã•tin•dɯ] "daughter"
hepellt [ʔe•peʎt] "picture, symbol"
hidetkudi [ʔi•det•kɯ•di] "sea"
hipu [ʔi•pɯ] (verb) "touch"
hitti [ʔit•ti] "temple, sacred place"
jah - [ɟaʔ] "copy, mimic"
ɉaɉag [ʄa•ʄag] (verb) "regret"
jeǥi [ɟe•ɠi] (verb) "choose"
jemgti [ɟemg•ti] "create"
jẽnanẽji [ɟẽ•na•nẽ•ɟi] "afternoon"
jẽnatupba [ɟẽ•na•tɯp•ba] "morning"
jigdikki [ɟig•dik•ki] "snow"
jitell [ɟi•teʎ] "spring (season)"
judiqiteg [ɟɯ•di•ci•teg] "month"
ɉãǥ [ʄãɠ] "right (direction)"
ɉuƀib [ʄɯ•ɓib] "tavern, inn"
ɉuqe [ʄɯ•ce] (verb) "greet"
kage [ka•ge] "funny, amusing"
kamtu [kam•tɯ] (verb) "measure"
keqipgim [ke•cip•gim] "secret"
kẽllball [kẽʎ•baʎ] "tomorrow"
kigabetje [ki•ga•bet•ɟi] "dirty"
kimd [kimd] (verb) "leave"
kindjẽj [kind•ɟẽj] "worth"
kipal [ki•pal] "earth, dirt"
kipimppik [ki•pimp•pik] "kipimppik"
kubhaljiq [kɯb•ʔal•ɟig] "cloud"
kubhaljigdulg [kɯb•ʔal•ɟig•dɯlg] "fog"
lank [lank] (verb) "answer"
leddã [led•dã] (verb) "run"
leh [leʔ] (verb) "believe"
lemdhe [lemd•ʔe] (verb) "care"
libubim [li•bɯ•bim] "music"
lihep [li•ʔep] (verb) "cause"
litillq [li•tiʎc] (verb) "wish"
lliɲq [ʎiɲc] (verb) "place"
llitẽ [ʎi•tẽ] "holy, sacred"
lluŋqpud [ʎɯŋc•pɯd] (verb) "intend to do"
lluphẽmt [ʎɯp•ʔẽmt] "price"
mahmemh [maʔ•memʔ] "thick"
mẽbitin [mẽ•bi•tin] "food"
međappa [me•ɗap•pa] "interesting"
menkitball [men•kit•baʎ] "week"
mitde [mit•de] (verb) "hide"
mujelpit [mɯ•ɟel•pit] "island"
mullmnik [mɯʎm•nik] (verb) "love"
nẽpu [nẽ•pɯ] (verb) "thank"
nimbtẽ [nimb•tẽ] "different"
pađukin [pa•ɗɯ•kin] "night"
pãkiɲb [pã•kiɲb] "lie (down")"
pehid [pe•ʔid] (verb) "taste"
pendãqit [pen•dã•cit] "example"
pepit [pe•pit] "right, correct"
petibud [pe•ti•bɯd] "nature"
petɉent [pet•ʄent] "smart"
pẽbtinptẽ [pẽb•tinp•tẽ] "crazy, insane"
pẽti [pẽ•ti] (verb) "begin"
pibtel [pib•tel] "window"
pidbẽtin [pit•bẽ•tin] "boyfriend"
piđdel [piɗ•del] "butt, buttocks"
pihbe [piʔ•be] (modal verb) "must"
pipãqi [pi•pã•ci] "corner"
pithãtin [pit•ʔã•tin] "girlfriend"
pitigŋi [pi•tig•ŋi] (verb) "remember"
pullka [pɯʎ•ka] "leader"putdi [pɯt•di] "far"
puqab [pɯ•cab] "expensive"
qallmkip [caʎm•kip] "land"
qe [ce] (modal verb) "can"*
qẽpti [cẽp•ti] "art, science"
qiplenj [cip•lenɟ] "wagon"
qituqgi [ci•tɯc•gi] "hair"
qujitin [cɯ•ɟi•tin] "child"
tad [tad] (verb) "finish"
tadẽ [ta•dẽ] (verb) "marry"
tãqum [tã•cɯm] (verb) "ask"
teǥekinp [te•ɠe•kinp] "careful"
tenq [tenc] (verb) "point"
teŋtqep [teŋt•cep] "system"
teppa [tep•pa] (verb) "joke"
tẽnhte [tẽnʔ•te] "animal"
tiju [ti•ɟɯ] (verb) "roll"
timgan [tim•gan] (verb) "dance"
tin [tin] "person, human being"
tinqeppi [tin•cep•pi] (verb) "forget"
tinqu [tin•cɯ] “baby, person-seed”
tuddillƀ [tɯd•diʎɓ] "real"