Bźatga/Vocabulary

Nouns

Family • Veńa

father aḑir, tada
mother maḑir, mama
parent rouńe
brother braḑir
sister zviur
son maba
daughter brecda
child sila
husband vêra
wife mena
grandfather taća
grandmother nańa
grandchild ajar (GDsg. aire, NApl. aiŕi, GDpl. aiŕa)
uncle auțir
aunt madreba
nephew ńoda (4th)
niece neće
father-in-law zvegrona
mother-in-law zvegro
son-in-law dava
daughter-in-law vaiźe

Time

year '
season
month
week
day
night
hour
minute
second
January
February
March
April
May Ćetauna
June Meźauna
July
August
September
October Sizvreva
November
December

Landscape

land (general) țira (NApl. tiŕa).
(cultivated) ara
sea more
island ense
haven, bay cana
estuary, river mouth abra
confluence căbera
riverbend capso
stream, ravine nata
stream (slow running) śtaźa
(swift) zrôda
river
waterfall źadra
lake ĺida
lake, pool logo
riverbank, shore ĺada
beach traćo
cliff, height auta
rock ĺôga
(flat rock, slab) lêca
height razva
hill bźija (4th)
hillock, knoll ńoca, croca
moor rosa
valley (river valley) srada
(rounded) cuba
(narrow) ĺaģa
(shallow, wet; hollow) paća
mountain mońa
mound tuba
plain maja (4th)
wood ćada
copse caĺa
village, farm treva
(defended) caźa
place, square vjata
fort, city duna
field (open ground) maiso
(enclosure) grota, caja
meadow dola
pasture ĺone
road, way śato
ford rêdo
bridge bźua

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 Ostraĺa Ostrałga
Austria Ostreja Ostreiga
Belgium Bełģa Bełģaga
Brazil Brazila Braziłga
Canada Canada Canatga
China Ćina Ćinga
Denmark Dańa Danga
France Pranśa Pransaga
Germany Ćemeńa Ćemenga
Greece Grêśa Grêsga
Iceland Islan Islanga
India Inģa Indaca
Iraq Irac Iracga
Ireland Juźu Jurga
Israel Isrel Isrelga
Italy Êdaĺa Êdałga
Japan Ģapan Ģapanga
Korea Coŕia Coŕiga
Mexico Mețica Mețicga
Netherlands Nederlan Nederlanga
Norway Norveja Norveja
Poland Pôlańa Pôlanga
Portugal Portgala Portgałga
Russia Ruśa Rusga
Spain Spańa Spanga
Sweden Zvedan Zvedanga
United States of America Vlați Vonauḑi Ǎmericu Ǎmericga

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
Beudôzra god of war
Luo god of craft
Beĺva goddess of light
Beuna god of healing
Śazlagêńa godddess of long life
Nôźta god of the sea
Lade goddess of drink
Maita the great god
Madrana the mother god
Ebna goddess of horses
Mabna god of youth
Caulo god of war
Conna hound god
Vêrna father god
Tarne god of thunder

Animals

Domesticated
Generic Male Female Young
cat cata couńa
cattle ava taura 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 dauda srôza dauda ońa
Birds ~ Ezni
swan euraca
swallow venla
blackbird mjauca
owl cauna
crane grana
heron crośa
starling trôde
eagle era
raven brana
grebe vjaca
crow zvrava
gull vjeuna
cuckoo coga
hawk, falcon ścoula

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
alder n. vrena
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 ash (tree) ona
ashamed ask asked at attention aunt aware away ay

B

back n. kula
bad adj. drôga
be v. bôda (irreg.)
bear n. arta
beautiful adj. vipa, ńeuźa
beauty n. (abstract) ńeva, vipsa; (person) vipju
became because become v. aća (irreg.)
bed n. vǎleģa
beech n. baja
before prep. are • conj. cita
begin v. cena
beginning nm. cent
behind prep. ola
being nm. doja
believe v. creda
below prep. vona
bend v. śtuga
beside prep. are
besides .
best adj. veĺva
better adj. vela
between prep. jatra
beyond prep. tra
birch n. bedô
bit n. druĺa
black n., adj. dova
blood .
blue .
body .
book .
books .
born .
both .
bound .
box .
boy .
bracken n. radna
break' .
breakfast' .
breath' .
bright' .
bring' .
broke' .
broken' .
broom n. (plant) banzla
'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 adj. caca
ear n. ĺosa
early adj. moś
earth n. ģara
easy adj. rêze
eat v. eza
effect
eight num. oću
either conj. (either... or...) nove... nove...; ('also' with neg.) seude elder n. (tree) ścava elm n. ĺeva
else
end n. dveza
engaged
enough adj. vava
enter v. aća e, taća e
entirely adv. ĺerazdu
especially adv. sanezdu
even adj. eina
evening n. voścra
ever adv. bêtu
every adj. paba
everybody prn. paba
everything prn. paba
evil adj.
exactly adv. ecavira
except conj. ećra
exclaim v. gaźa
expect v. cǎvarvosa
expression n. slodda
eye n. lôda

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 n. lovrata
gate n. ĺeda
general adj. eśago
gentle adj. mjena
gentleman n. aźa
get v. caja
girl n. genta
give v. răza (stem: răza-)
glad adj. launa
glass
go v. aća (stem: au-)
god n. ģeva
good adj. dava, made
gorse, furze n. aćna
grave n. beza
great adj. mara
green adj. ura
ground n. (surface) lara; (earth) verta
grow v. tova

H

hair n. (of scalp) vouta; (of face) grada; (of body) bleva
half n. satra
hall n. vaso
hand n. lava
handsome adj. cadra
happen v. cija
happiness n. louńa
happy adj. louna
hard adj. (solid) cauda; (difficult) asada
hardly
has
hat
have
having
hawthorn n. śpjada
hazel n. cola
he
he's
head
health
hear
heard
hearing
heart
heather n. vrôga heaven
heavy
held
help
her
here
herself
high
hill
him
himself
his
history
hold
holly n. couna
home
honest
honour
hope
hoped
hopes
horse n. eba, braca
hot
hour
hours
house
how
however
human
hundred
hung
hurt
husband

I, J, K

I prn. mi
idea n.
if conj. a
ill adj. ĺaze
immediately adv.
impossible adj. vrejdoja
in prep. e
indeed interj.
instead prep. e leja
interest n.
into adv. e
is (see be)
it prn. e (NA), ju (D)
its adj. eja
itself prn. edve, ezve
journey n. trado
joy n. sońa
just adj. jana
justice n.
keep v. cauda
kind (1) n.adj. kane
kindness n. kanedra
king n. źia (4)
kitchen n. pobdeja (4)
know v. (person etc.) avońa; (fact etc.) vêzra
knowledge n. vida
known adj. ńata

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 n. ava (5)
natural adj. bêdla
nature n. (of person) mêva (5); (natural world) bêdo
near adj. agsa
nearly adv. aka
necessary adj. ẑira
neck n. mone
need n nauda • v. ẑira es
neither conj. nadec
never adv. eńasu (+ negative)
new adj. noja
news n. manga
next adj. aĺa
night n. noć
no adv. na, nă-
noble adj. monga
nobody pron. neba (+ negative)
noise n. (tumult) trôsa; (sound)
none pron. neba (+ negative)
nor conj. nadec
not adv. nă-
note n. nothing pron. neba (+ negative)
notice n. (warning) răvôza
now adv. nu
number n. riva

O

oak n. deura
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
pine n. ôćga
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 n. ĺava • v. ĺava
raise v. (child etc.) ala
reach v. azreda, raca;
read v.
ready adj. arbretda
real adj. dreva
really adv. virzdu
reason n. (faculty) brêde; (cause) etreba
receive v. caja
red adj. coca, dreja, rôza
remain v. ěśana
remember v. căveńa
repeat v. (action) ădvreja, ădńija; (speaking) ădveda
reply v. ădseba
resolve v.
respect n. praka
rest n. (relaxation) pojesa; (remainder) vozila • v. pojeśa
return v. ădtava
rich adj. (wealthy) sanva
right adj. (correct) căvira; (just) ena (not left) deśva
rise v. reja
road n. rôna
room n. (chamber) ćauna; (space) lada
round adj. cruba
rowan n. cerzna
run v. reda

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 n. ĺara
take v. căbera
talk v. laura
taste n. mlasa • v. mlaśa
tear n. (drop) dagra
tell v. apgajeza
ten num. dega
than conj. vra
thank
that pron. (an.) so; (inan.) se
the det. -zva
thee pron. tu
their adj. jara
them pron. je
themselves pron. jezve
then conj. văḑijo
there
these
they
thing n. źato
think v. (use mind) abraza; (have opinion) meza
third adj. ćeģa • n. ćana
this adj, pron. (an.) sida; (inan.) soda
though
thought n. brêde
thousand (no translation)
three num. ći
through
throw v. cora
thus
till
time
times
tired
to
tomorrow
together
told
tone
tongue
too
took
top
touch
touched
towards
town
tree
tried
trouble
true
trust
truth
try
turn v. zvela
twenty num. vegți
twice adj. daveća
two num. da

U, V

uncle n. auțir
under prep. vona
understand v. gaja
unless conj.
until prep. pa
up '
upon prep. vor
us pron. zna
use v. arvera
usual adj. ńata
very adv. tra, az-
view n. vełt
visit v.
voice n. gare

W

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 '
willow n. saug
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 '
wrong '

X, Y, Z

ye pron. (see you)
year n. bjeda
yes int. izma
yet
yew n. êva 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