Glommish/Northern

Nail Polish/Swadesh list

Introduction

Nail Polish is a descendant of Varrkkún. It's inspired by French and Polish.

History

/i y u e ø o ə æ ɑ/ < í ú u i/é ay aw a á ó?

No.	English	Nail Polish
1	I	hál (informal) > häl
2	you (singular)	azj (informal) > õrz
3	he	bbil (animate) > bel
4	we	háliŋ (informal) > häleŋ
5	you (plural)	azjiŋ (informal) > õrzeŋ
6	they	bbilúrr (animate) > belür
7	this	a- > õ-
8	that	near 2: be-, distal: rõ-
9	here	õza
10	there	near 2: beźa, distal: rõza
11	who	sõl
12	what	which/what kind of X: czer, which of two: hedzum
13	where	czeza
14	when	czin
15	how	czeraw
16	not	rzi-
17	all	kü
18	many	énvah > eńviõ
19	some	nnahah > nõhõ
20	few	ussíyah > usyjõ
21	other	mudu > mi
22	one	adj > õż
23	two	físj > fiż
24	three	iyav > iw
25	four	ŋŋuzzan > ŋun
26	five	túl > cül
27	big	ppallkkah > pokõ
28	long	vvíyah > vyjõ
29	wide	llahmah > lamõ
30	thick	xxisjtjah > chiczõ
31	heavy	návvah > niävõ
32	small	zjuwah > żuwõ
33	short	virhah > vieszõ
34	narrow	kkakkartah > kõgõrcõ
35	thin	hŋéyah > niejõ
36	woman	djuŋŋ > dżuŋ
37	man (adult male)	zzít > zydz
38	man (human being)	llósj > laż
39	child	rakku > rzõg
40	wife	vvúlltja > vucz
41	husband	yalí > jõli
42	mother	sjumma > szum
43	father	sjudda > szud
44	animal	kkalltt > kot
45	fish	óra > arz
46	bird	híŋ > hiŋ
47	dog	nuhl > nux
48	louse	haré > hõrze
49	snake	ddúf > düv
50	worm	éwsa > jos
51	tree	sjayf > szöv
52	forest	usskk > uk
53	stick	ŋadji > niaż
54	fruit	fédd > fie? fieł?
55	seed	yaxxá > jõchä
56	leaf	dawrr > dzor
57	root	rróŋgi > randź
58	bark (of a tree)	hllandj > xõndż
59	flower	áll > äw
60	grass	hédj > heż
61	rope	ggarru > gõr
62	skin	allab > ob
63	meat	raŋŋa > rzõŋ
64	blood	vésji > vież
65	bone	tjín > cziń
66	fat (noun)	hunvi > huńv
67	egg	kké > ke
68	horn	aki > õdź
69	tail	ffúra > fürz
70	feather	llayind > lönd
71	hair	yósj > jaż
72	head	ssttána > stäń
73	ear	hóy > haj
74	eye	nill > niu
75	nose	téha > ce
76	mouth	istu > ic
77	tooth	sawdj > śoż
78	tongue (organ)	bbúda > büz
79	fingernail	haski > hać
80	foot	annddal > õnõl
81	leg	lénd > lendz
82	knee	rraxtj > rajcz
83	hand	bbár > bärz
84	wing	tallss > ćos
85	belly	bré > bje
86	guts	ŋŋúli > ŋül
87	neck	zzán > zäń
88	back	mazar > miärz
89	breast	ŋihni > nin
90	heart	hallan > hoń
91	liver	rruhar
92	to drink	slayah
93	to eat	kanah
94	to bite	ŋíffah
95	to suck	yakkah
96	to spit	ttéyah
97	to vomit	axxttah
98	to blow	hrrágah
99	to breathe	yiŋufah
100	to laugh	hizrah
101	to see	ímah
102	to hear	fissttah
103	to know	vvandah
104	to think	hmáyah
105	to smell	ussíyah
106	to fear	X-TOPIC Y-NOM kkammayah ( = X fears Y)
107	to sleep	kkúyah
108	to live	lawrah
109	to die	sjtjíŋah
110	to kill	hnéddah
111	to fight	nóŋah
112	to hunt	sjagrah
113	to hit	zjikkah
114	to cut	xxúsjah
115	to split	ssŋŋóhah
116	to stab	rráxxah
117	to scratch	xxózjah
118	to dig	dabbah
119	to swim	bbllaxah
120	to fly	vrínnah
121	to walk	huvvah
122	to come	hribah
123	to lie (as in a bed)	ggíyah (lie down)
124	to sit	ihnah (sit down)
125	to stand	ŋúlah (stand up)
126	to turn (intransitive)	ayfah
127	to fall	zjúzjah
128	to give	ttuggah
129	to hold	gníffah
130	to squeeze	ssrruwah
131	to rub	spówah
132	to wash	nihrah
133	to wipe	sséyah
134	to pull	xrahah
135	to push	véllah
136	to throw	ttnnáyah
137	to tie	ffrrítjah
138	to sew	mallggah
139	to count	nnówah
140	to say	sjixxah
141	to sing	xxunnddaffah
142	to play	dahllah
143	to float	zjínayah
144	to flow	ssaŋŋah
145	to freeze	yuŋkah
146	to swell	palah
147	sun	pass
148	moon	kalda
149	star	wihnu
150	water	rrá
151	rain	zérr
152	river	briyaŋ
153	lake	hédja
154	sea	laxxatt
155	salt	yawkk
156	stone	hŋŋáy
157	sand	ŋlimé
158	dust	djanu
159	earth	vvóll
160	cloud	skúdj
161	fog	hullál
162	sky	lóppu
163	wind	djukkarr
164	snow	zaŋŋkk
165	ice	ddól
166	smoke	tlór
167	fire	nnay
168	ash	ttága
169	to burn	léssah
170	road	zuhl
171	mountain	umm
172	red	ppawah
173	green	waygah
174	yellow	vvrrúwah
175	white	éttayah
176	black	yuŋgah
177	night	ssrrí
178	day	zjóll
179	year	lahi
180	warm	iriyah
181	cold	hunnah
182	full	zzrrukkuwah
183	new	wópiyah
184	old	sskkúhah
185	good	ŋŋussah
186	bad	óffah
187	rotten	ttúkuwah
188	dirty	hrruzzuwah
189	straight	ambéyah
190	round	ddabiyah
191	sharp (as a knife)	wésjah
192	dull (as a knife)	yuffrrah
193	smooth	vvílsjah
194	wet	lákkah
195	dry	bálah
196	correct	waluwah
197	near	émmah
198	far	ddussnnah
199	right	zammu
200	left	óttu (óttur = 'wrongly, badly')
201	at	-(i)ha, -ih
202	in	-arr ffáyih(a)
203	with	-tju (nouns), -ínih (clauses)
204	and	-tju, -tju tnáxa
205	if	-uxxí
206	because	-ázz
207	name	husj

Phonology

Consonants

		Labial	Dental	Lateral	Retroflex	Palatal	Velar	Glottal
Nasal		m	n			ɳ	ŋ
Plosive	tenuis	p	t				k
	voiced	b	d				g
Fricative	voiceless	f	s	ɬ	ʂ	ɕ	x	h
	voiced	v	z		ʐ
Affricate	tenuis		ts		tʂ	tɕ
	voiced		dz		dʐ	dʑ
Resonant			r	l	ɻ	j	w

Vowels

/i y u e ø o ə æ ɑ/ < í ú u i é/ay aw a á ó?