Bźatga/Vocabulary

Nouns

Family • Veńa

father	aģi (GDsg. aģe, pl. aģa)
mother	maģi (GDsg. maģe, pl. maģa)
parent	rouna
brother	braģi (GDsg. braģe, pl. braģa)
sister	zveir
son	maba
daughter	breced
child	sila
husband	vêra
wife	mena
grandfather	taća
grandmother	nańe
grandchild	aja
uncle	auģi (GDsg. auģe, pl. auģa)
aunt	dreba
nephew	neid
niece	neće

People • Dońi

sovereign	źi (GDsg. źije, pl. źija)
sovereign's consort	źine
prince, princess	maĺa
earl	vaudra
lord	teźna
priest	drouz
prophet, oracle	vade
poet	braza
warrior	cadvêra, vêģu (4), auŕu (4)
man	vêra
woman	mena
client	vasa
servant	mova (household), abaća (field)
slave	caća
smith	gou' (4)
shepherd	ousara
cowherd	bougle
weaver	veidra
carpentar	sara

The Body • Cźizda

head	pena
hair	vouta
eye	lôda
ear	ĺôsa
nose	trońe
cheek	grôza
mouth	śtauna
tooth	data
tongue	taud
chin	znega
face	emba
neck	mone
shoulder	śćeza
arm	caca
elbow	oĺna
hand	lava
finger	bêse
thumb	mada
breast	brô (stem: brôn-)
lung	ścava
heart	crêza
stomach	bova
back	cula
liver	ava
kidney	aru (stem: aron-)
womb, uterus	crôta
intestine	endra
bladder	bouńa
penis	bala
vagina	tôda
buttocks	tôńa
waist	meźa, crêsa
leg	gare
knee	ĺuna
testicle	caĺa
scrotum	côde
ankle	zvera
foot	troud
toe	bêse
nail	auna

Countries • Lands

Country	Adjective
Australia	Austraĺa	Austraĺga
Austria	Austreja	Austreiga
Belgium	Bełģa	Bełģaga
Brazil	Braźila	Braźiłga
Canada	Canada	Canadga
China	Ćeina	Ćeinga
Denmark	Dańa	Danga
France	Vranŝa	Vranŝga
Germany	Ćemeńa	Ćemenga
Greece	Grêśa	Grêsga
Iceland	Eislan	Eislanga
India	Inģa	Indaca
Iraq	'	'
Ireland	'	'
Israel	'	'
Italy	'	'
Japan	'	'
Korea	'	'
Mexico	'	'
Netherlands	'	'
Norway	'	'
Poland	'	'
Portugal	'	'
Russia	'	'
Spain	'	'
Sweden	'	'
United States		'

Languages • Jeći

Arabic	Arabga
Chinese	Ćeinga
English	Êglanga
French	Vranŝga
German	Ćemenga
Hindi	Inde
Italian	Êtałga
Japanese	Ģapanga
Korean	Côriga
Portuguese	Poćugałga
Russian	Ruśga
Spanish	Spênga

Religion

Christianity	Crisćajonaća
Christian	Crisćajų
Islam	Islam, Mameģajonaća
Muslim	Muslim, Mameģajų
Hinduism	Indonaća
Hindu	Indų
Buddhism	Buģajonaća
Buddhist	Buģajų
Taoism	Tavaća
Shinto	Śintų
Sikhism	Sicaća
Judaism	Ġovaća
Jew	Ġova
god	ģeva
goddess	ģeva
prayer	geģada
priest	druz
meditation	abrazreda
heaven	neu (sky)
hell	aduna (otherworld)

Some Bźatian Deities

Bźaća	high goddess of the people, goddess of victory
Cocźa	god of hunting and woodland
Beugazra	god of war
Lova	god of craft
Beĺva	goddess of light
Beuna	god of healing
Śazlagêńa	godddess of long life
Nôźat	god of the sea
Lade	goddess of drink
Mavot	the great god
Madrona	the mother god
Egna	goddess of horses
Magna	god of youth
Caula	god of war
Conna	hound god
Verna	father god

Animals

Domesticated

	Generic	Male	Female	Young
cat	cata	couńa
cattle	ava	taura	bô	laja
chicken	jara	caĺga	jara	coja
dog	cu	gasa	couńa
duck	bôna	coja
goat	gaura	bôca	gaura	mena
goose	gêza	coja
horse	'eba	braca	caśca	eula
pig	sôca	troca	vese	bava
sheep

Adjectives and Adverbs

Colours

colour	ĺû
	coca (blood red)
	dreja (bright red)
	rôza (orange red)
	meuna (golden yellow)
	gela (brown yellow)
	ura (bright green)
	ĺasa (sea green, blue)
	vrova (dark blue, purple)
	dôna (brown, dusky)
	dova
	ĺeda
	vêna

Verbs

Verb forms are given with their verbal noun. The stem for all regular verbs is found by removing the final -a.

be	bôda (irregular)
have	bôda + dat. (irregular)
do	vreja, ńija
say	seba, veda
go	aća (stem au-, irregular)
get	caja
make	vreja, ńija; (create) pera
know	(person etc.) avońa; (fact etc.) vêzra
think	(use mind) abraza; (have opinion) meza
take	căbera, gaja
see	vela
come	tava
want	(desire) mjada; (lack) nauģa
look	śuna
use	arvera
find	caja
give	da (stem da-)
tell	agojeza
work	ńija
call	gava
try
ask	raśca
need	acńa
feel
become	dauna
leave	gada
put	luga
mean
keep	cauda
let	daja
begin	cena
seem
help	văreda
talk	lauŕa, ădraza
turn	suva
start	(begin) cena; (jump up, set off) căśćada
show
hear	ĺeva
play	văreja; (instrument) văgana
run	reda
move	zveva
like	coja + dat.
live	beviśca
believe	creda
hold	deva
bring	dôga, śabroka
happen	ćija
write	źiba
provide	rana
sit	seza
stand	śtava
lose	couģa
pay	tala
meet	creda, abgreda
include	gada
continue	căvana
lead	arveza, dôga
understand	gaja
watch	vrălôga
follow	lêna
stop	dveźa
create	pera
speak	ădraza
allow	daja
spend	caća
grow	tôva
open	agora
walk	ćaga
win	ĺaza
offer	abreta
remember	căveńa
love	cara
consider	ćeĺa
appear
buy	prêna
wait	ǎrvoa
serve	văńija
die	brava
send	auna
expect	căvarva
build
stay	ǎrvoa
fall	ćija
cut	śćija
reach	azreda, raka
kill	zlaza
remain	ărvoa
suggest

1000 Words

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A

a det. (no equivalent)
able adj. gałga • be ~ v. gala
about prep. abe (+ NA)
above prep. vor (+ NA, GD)
according to prep. arvizu
acquaintance n. seću
across prep. tra
act n. vreida • v. vreja advantage n. lesa
affection n. śtreka
afraid adj. ounźa
after prep. (time) vădejo; (space) ola
afternoon n. devara
afterwards adv. vădeju
again adv. ade
against prep. vret
age n. jada
ago adv. cito
air n. śina
all adj. oĺa
allow v. daja
almost adv aca
alone adj. vonga
along adv. vrăiide
already adv. citozdu
also conj. sende
although altogether always am among an and angry another answer answered anxious any anybody anything appear appearance appeared are arm arms around arrived art as ashamed ask asked at attention aunt aware away ay

B

back bad be bear beautiful beauty became because become bed been before began begin beginning behind being believe believed below bent beside besides best better between beyond bit black blood blue body book books born both bound box boy boys break breakfast breath bright bring broke broken brother brought brown burst business but by

C

call called calling came can can't cannot captain care carriage carried carry case cast caught cause certain certainly chair chance change changed chapter character charge child children church circumstances clear close closed clothes cold colour come comes comfort coming common companion company condition conduct confidence consequence consider considered continued conversation corner could couldn't countenance country course court cousin creature cried cry cut

D

danger dare dark daughter day days dead deal dear death deep degree delight desire determined did didn't die died difference different difficulty dinner direction directly distance do doctor does dog doing don't done door doubt down dreadful dress drew drink during duty

E

each early ears earth easily easy eat effect eight either else em end engaged enough entered entirely especially even evening ever every everybody everything evil exactly except exclaimed expect expected expression eye eyes

F

face fact fair fall fallen family fancy far farther fast father father's favour fear feel feeling feelings feet fell fellow felt few field figure filled find finding fine finished fire first fit five fixed floor follow followed following fond fool foot for force forced forget form former forth fortune forward found four free fresh friend friends frightened from front full further future

G

garden gate gave general generally gentle gentleman gentlemen get getting girl girls give given giving glad glass go god going gone good got grave great greater greatest green grew ground

H

had hair half hall hand hands handsome happened happiness happy hard hardly has hat have having he he's head health hear heard hearing heart heaven heavy held help her here herself high hill him himself his history hold holding home honest honour hope hoped hopes horse horses hot hour hours house how however human hundred hung hurt husband

I, J, K

I idea if ill immediately impossible in indeed instead interest into is it it's its itself journey joy just justice keep keeping kept kind kindness king kitchen knew know knowing knowledge known knows

L

ladies lady laid land large last late latter laugh laughed laughing law lay least leave leaving led left legs length less let letter letters lie life light like liked likely line lips little live lived lives living long longer look looked looking looks lord lose loss lost love loved low lying

M

made make makes making man man's manner manners many marriage married marry master matter matters may me mean meaning means meant meet meeting men mention mentioned mere met middle might miles mind mine minute minutes miserable miss mistress moment money months more morning most mother mother's mouth move moved Mr. Mrs. much must my myself

N

name natural nature nay near nearly necessary neck need neither never new news next night no noble nobody noise none nor not note nothing notice now number

O

o'clock object obliged observed occasion of off offer offered often oh old on once one only open opened opinion opportunity opposite or order other others otherwise ought our out outside over own

P, Q

paid pain pair pale paper pardon part particular particularly party pass passed passing passion past pay people perfect perfectly perhaps person persons piece pity place placed places plain play pleasant please pleased pleasure pocket point poor position possible pounds power pray presence present presently pretty pride private probably proceeded promise promised proper proud public purpose put putting quarter question quick quickly quiet quietly quite

R

rain raised ran rather reached read reading ready real really reason received red regard remained remember repeated replied reply resolved respect rest return returned rich right rising road room rose round run running

S

sad safe said sake same sat satisfaction satisfied save saw say saying says scarcely scene school sea seat second secret see seeing seem seemed seems seen send sense sent serious servant servants service set settled seven several shall shame share sharp she she's shook short should shoulder show showed shut side sight silence silent simple since single sir sister sit sitting situation six sleep slowly small smile smiling so society some somebody something sometimes somewhat son soon sooner sorry sort soul sound speak speaking speech spent spirit spirits spite spoke spoken spot stand standing started state stay step steps still stone stood stop stopped story strange stranger street strength strong struck subject such sudden suddenly sun supper suppose supposed sure surely surprise surprised sweet

T

table take taken taking talk talked talking taste tea tears tell telling temper ten than thank that that's the thee their them themselves then there there's therefore these they thing things think thinking third this those though thought thoughts thousand three through thrown thus till time times tired to to-morrow together told tone tongue too took top touch touched towards town trees tried trouble true trust truth try trying turn turned turning twenty twice two

U, V, W

uncle under understand understood unless until up upon us use used usual very view visit voice wait waited waiting walk walked walking wall want wanted warm was watch watched water way ways we weather week weeks well went were what whatever when whenever where whether which while white who whole whom whose why wife wild will wind window wine wish wished with within without woman women won't wonder wood word words work world worse worst worth worthy would wouldn't write writing written wrong wrote

X, Y, Z

ye pron. (see you)
year n. bjeda
yes int. izma
yet
you pron. (sg.) tu (NA), ŝi (D), ta (G); (pl.) zvi (NA), zva (D), zvara (G.)
young adj. jouca
your (see you)
yourself pron. (sg.) tuzve; (pl.) zvizve
youth n. (state) joucdud; (person) mava