Nanyse

Nanyse is an old and dead language of the Dumun, the result of the melding of the Proto-Afroasiatic and Proto-Indoeuropean languages due to the enslavement of their speakers by the Byluza. Although it is no longer spoken, this language was the platform that the four current languages of the Dumun were built upon. A small, yet growing, movement has begun among the Jara to breathe new life into the language, but otherwise it is known only to scholars and historians.

Vocabulary

Nanyse Vocabulary

Number	Nanyse Word	Nanyse Word Meaning	Proto-Afroasiatic Word	Proto-AA Word Meaning	Proto-Indoeuropean Word	Proto-IE Word Meaning
1	ama	I	ʾanā	I	me	I
2	atu	you (sing)	atta	you	túh₂	you
3	hu	he	hú	he	*	*
4	weva	we	nəħna	we	wéy	we
5	uton	you (pl)	attōn	you	yū	you
6	hem	they	hum	they	*	*
7	kad	this	hāðē	this	kod	this
8	tad	that	hāhu	that	tód	that
9	una	here	hunā	here	*	*
10	unag	there	hunāka	there	*	*
11	manes	who	mannu	who	kʷis	who
12	mæ	what	mā	what	*	*
13	æge	where	ʾaykā	where	*	*
14	mofæ	when	mâθay	when	*	*
15	ægen	how	ʾaykan	how	*	*
16	na	not	ma	not	ne	not
17	dum	all	tVm	all	*	*
18	hal	many	HawVl	many	*	*
19	kalo	some	kmā	some	kaylo, solwo	some
20	adat	few	ḫədāṭ	few	*	*
21	ælfre	other	ʾaħér	other	h₂el-yó	other
22	vonu	one, 1	ʾaħadu	one	(H)óynos	one
23	bwash	two, 2	baʕiĉ̣	two	dwóh₁	two
24	xæyas	three, 3	šalāš	three	tréyes	three
25	tworba	four, 4	ʾarbaʿ	four	kʷetwóres	four
26	uben	five, 5	ḫ/ḥup/bin	five	pénkʷe	five
27	kof	big	kabVr	big	*	*
28	lug	long	ĉaʔd	long	dluh₂gʰós	long
29	lefo	wide	rəħub	wide	*	*
30	fen	thick	ʿvīṭā	thick	bʰenǵʰ	thick
31	jalu	heavy	ɣaluč̣	heavy	gʷer(h₂)	heavy
32	ges	small	kus	small	mey	small
33	regos	short	qâṣâr	short	mreǵʰú	short
34	henga	narrow	qatnu	narrow	h₂enǵʰ	narrow
35	tanus	thin	rVḳ	thin	ténh₂us	thin
36	gamen	female	ʔamin	woman	gʷḗn	woman
37	xero	male	ʒ/ǯa	man	wiHrós	man
38	manica	human being	ga/ič(-aʔ)	human being	mánus	human being
39	pewud	child	w/yVd	child	nepeh₃t	grandson/nephew
40	exo	wife	ʾiššâ	wife	snúsos	daugter-in-law
41	dawa	husband	ḥawVy	husband	*daywe	husband's brother
42	mame	mother	ʔVma	mother	méh₂tēr	mother
43	pape	father	bab	father	ph₂tḗr	father
44	onem	animal	ʕum-ʕam	animal	*	*
45	ku	fish	bus	fish	dʰǵʰu	fish
46	sewa	bird	sabaḥ	bird	h₂éwis	bird
47	kor	dog	kayar	dog	ḱwṓ	dog
48	nyn	louse	ʔint	louse	knid	louse
49	sefan	snake	sVf	snake	h₂engwi	snake
50	rom	worm	dVm	worm	wr̥mi	worm
51	dowu	tree	rVwVy	tree	dóru	tree
52	cur	forest	suʕVr	forest	*	*
53	gadso	stick	guʕad	stick	ǵhasto	stick
54	bar	fruit	pi/ar	fruit	*	*
55	xel	seed	či/ul	seed	*	*
56	sep	leaf	ĉap	leaf	*	*
57	sera	root	ĉVr	root	wréh₂ds	root
58	gog	bark	ḳaw(ḳ)	bark of tree	*	*
59	umpa	flower	ʔanbab	flower	*	*
60	sæn	grass	sayam	grass	koino	grass
61	sul	rope	sur	rope	*	*
62	ape	skin	ʔad-Vm	skin	pel	skin
63	mex	meat	fVʔ	meat	mēms	meat
64	exa	blood	dam	blood	h₁ésh₂r̥	blood
65	gas	bone	ḳ(ʷ)as	bone	kost	bone
66	taru	fat	pidar	fat	smeru	fat
67	zaho	egg	sawVḥ	egg	h₂ōwyóm	egg
68	ko	horn	ḳar	horn	koru	horn
69	ce	tail	č̣ihr	tail	*	*
70	sa	feather	ŝakʷ	feather	*	*
71	fol	hair	sVʔVm	hair	pulh₂	hair
72	kal	head	gVl(gVl)	head	kaput	head
73	os	ear	sim	ear	h₂ows	ear
74	*	eye	ʕayVn	eye	h₃ekʷ	eye
75	*	nose	naḫVr	nose	hnéh₂s	nose
*	*	*	*	*	*	*
*	xynam	name	sim	name	h₁nómn̥	name
*	bedal	because	biğlal	because	***	***
*	am	if	ʾim,	if	***	***
*	kwa	and	wa	and	kʷe	and
*	be	with	bi	with	pe	with
*	pen	in	bi	in	(h₁?)en	in
*	apy	at	ba	at	opi	at
*	xewas	left	šimāl	left	sewyós	left
*	delum	right	walyam	right	deḱs	right
*	we	far	way	far	wi	far
*	kærf	near	qâróv	near	***	***
*	tuz	dry	kVʒ	dry	ters	dry
*	eda	wet	daʔ	wet	wed	wet
*	zed	sharp	ħadd	sharp	*h₂eḱ	sharp
*	an	ancestor	***	***	h₂en-	ancestor
*	dedar	brother	di/ad	brother	bʰréh₂tēr	brother
*	sesar	sister	si/ut	sister	swésōr	sister
*	zanu	son	ʒ/ǯaʔ	son	suHnús	son
*	date	daughter	si/ut	daughter	dʰugh₂tḗr	daughter
*	*	*	*	*	*	*
*	*	*	*	*	*	*
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