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Dispatch → Account → Culture
lexicon and comparison
***note to self: in creole languages, the vocabulary is taken from the 'higher prestige' language and the grammer is a simplified version of the 'lower prestige' language. Rather than combining languages, a new language arises from scratch. Normally, without gender and case in pronouns, singular-plural distinction, verb inflection for person or tense, and passive forms. However, language structures are borrowed when there is intense longterm contact and extensive bilingualism. (ex. word order in English from N. Germanic rather than W. Germanic)***Nouns
English | Oster | Verdonnei | Major Influence |
book(s) / textbook(s) | fruhm(ir) | livro | Occitan libre |
apple(s) | sihen(er) | poma, sin | Occitan, He'enboc |
name(s) | enam(er) | enom | Occitan + He'enboc |
language(s) | vohen(ir) | ilangua | Occitan + Haida |
market(s) | merkht(ir) | meret | Occitan + Oster |
student(s) | estaad(ir) | estadiant | Occitan |
age(s) | jehl(er) | an (year) | Occitan |
hotel(s) | fendor(ir) | ostlaria | Occitan |
city(ies) / town(s) | hehr(er) | eiro | He'enboc |
time(s) / tense(s) | loh(sir) / lohsj(ir) | tem | Occitan |
mountain(s) | sjohord(ir) | montlanha | Occitan + Haida |
soul(s) | nehth(er) | neit | He'enboc |
people(s) / public | mohd(ir) / brukh(ir) | poble, boc | Occitan, He'enboc |
space(s) | rohc(ir) | espatzi | Occitan |
creature(s) | nwirt(er) | cretura (conceptual) | Occitan |
water | vaaser | aiua | Occitan* |
life(ves) | dehm(er) | videm | Occitan + He'enboc |
mind(s) | bren(ir) | ment | Occitan |
eye(s) | ruhn(ir) | ruelh | Occitan + He'enboc |
plan(s) / program(s) | haal(ir) | prepau | Occitan |
mission(s) / task(s) | tehen(ir) | miçion | Occitan |
intelligence | aanevord | intelligentza | Occitan |
center(s) / middle | miden(er) | mijen | Occitan + He'enboc |
attraction(s) | danvehc(ir) | espectacle | Occitan |
year(s) | jaar(ir) / ehur(ir) | an | Occitan |
map(s) | maaz(er) | mapa | Occitan + Oster |
head(s) / top | daaft(ir) | caj | Occitan + Haida |
day(s) | ern(ir) | ern | He'enboc, Oster |
winter(s) | freh(sir) | ivern | Occitan |
vinegar | serk | vinare | Occitan |
grain(s) | sehbe(ser) | seiba | He'enboc |
coin(s) | sjohkh(er) | tau | He'enboc (copper) |
tomato(es) | sepand(ir) | tomato | Occitan |
pencil(s) | sjaakh(er) | jac | He'enboc |
plain(s) / steppe / flatland(s) | vost(ir) | vosti | He'enboc, Oster |
land(s) / earth | ost(ir) | ost | He'enboc, Oster |
home(s) | eho(sir) | ostal | Occitan |
hill(s) | care(sir) | carina | Occitan + He'enboc |
river(s) | lind(er) | indel | He'enboc |
kingdom(s) / realm(s) | haar(ir) | hare | He'enboc |
heart(s) | rehaaf(ir) | coro | Occitan |
rock(s) | barn(ir) | bam | He'enboc |
heaven(s) / sky / stars | satre | satera | He'enboc |
path(s) / course(s) | brokh(ir) | broe | He'enboc |
court(s) | runeh(ser) | cort | Occitan |
institute(s) / institution(s) | vaalar(ir) | fondatzon | Occitan |
chronicle(s) / story(ies) | sjedor(ir) | jedoro | He'enboc |
sea(s) | deri(ser) | tagn | Haida |
suggestion(s) / recommendation(s) | dehom(ir) | prepausa | Occitan |
point(s) / clause(s) | toh(ir) | propositzon | Occitan |
sight(s) / vision | ehg(ir) / ehren | vista | Occitan |
assessment(s) | ancis(er) | açessment | Occitan |
development(s) | pejohesh(er) | peos | Occitan |
technology(ies) | tekhnoloji(ser) | tecnolotzi | Occitan |
defense(s) | ardekast(ir) | defensa | Occitan |
state(s) | reht(ir) | estat | Occitan |
security | nurde | seuretat | Occitan |
service(s) | maast(ir) | maste | Oster |
fortress | ardekor | adecora | Oster |
demon(s) | kraas(er) | scanua | He'enboc |
raven(s) | brok(ir) | broc | He'enboc + Oster |
hornet(s) | sjiher(er) | sjal | He'enboc |
wolf(ves) | vulf(ir) | gull | He'enboc |
hound(s) | johrt(er) | xa | Haida |
claw(s) | tork(ir) | grapa | Occitan(?) |
mathematics / math | maatematehe / maat | matimatica | Occitan |
skill | pehl(ir) | aisidença | Occitan |
algebra | alkhebrehe | Aljebra | Occitan |
geometry | gehometrehe | Jeometria | Occitan |
trigonometry | trikhenometrehe | Trigonometria | Occitan |
calculus | kalkulus | Calcula | Occitan |
exchange | areherna | scaredena | Oster + He'enboc |
lightning | brokhust | cajagn | He'enboc |
comet(s) | satros(ir) | cometa | Occitan |
number(s) | mihren(ir) | nomer | Occitan |
sentence(s) | sjaaren(ir) | fraça | Occitan |
past | fohkh | passat | Occitan |
present | daan | moment | Occitan |
beer(s) | bihr(er) | birra | Many |
coalition | Kohlisjehe | Coaliçio | Occitan |
nation | nasiu | Occitan | |
Adjectives
English | Oster | Verdonnei | Major Influence |
old | fihd | vigia | He'enboc, Occitan |
nice | blihm | agratjiu | Occitan |
fine | sihl | pen | Occitan |
interesting | fuhlerar | interessant | Occcitan |
slow | rokh | lent | Occitan |
good | jon | pen | Occitan |
defensive | ardekastar | defensiu | Occitan |
harmful | brontes | nosiba | Occitan |
tall | jen | jen | Oster |
special | sjokhor | espaçiu | Occitan |
advanced | vije / vijeh | vije | Oster |
green / greenish | glahe / glahetes | verd | Occitan |
gentle | nesude | doç | Occitan |
peaceful | sjaraleht | patziu | Formulated from Occitan |
right / righteous | vohter / vohtermar | dreit / dreitura | Occitan |
last | aalar | altam | Occitan corruption |
simple | hihmes | himes | Oster |
cold | frei | Occitan, He'enboc (winter) | |
free | liure | Occitan | |
unsteady | tlaja | He'enboc |
INCORRECT DON'T LOOK AT THESE
Verbs
English | Oster | Type | Verdonnei | Major Influence | |||||
saw | ehr | 2 | veiser | Occitan | |||||
ate | faal | 2 | manjar | Occitan | |||||
knew | khaab | 2 | saper | Occitan | |||||
spoke | esjt | 1 | parlar | Occitan | |||||
gathered | dar | 1 | reculhir | Occitan | |||||
formed | johesj | 3 | formar | Occitan | |||||
broke | sjobar | 3 | brisar | Occitan | |||||
liked | meh | 2 | apreciar | Occitan | |||||
loved | naa | irregular | aimar | Occitan | |||||
came | hort | 2 | venir | Occitan | |||||
visited | drov | irregular | Visitar | Occitan | |||||
watched | serun | 3 | agachar | Occitan | |||||
dreamed | fohen | 3 | cancar | he'enboc corruption |
[tr]studied | estah | 2 | estadiar | Occitan |
envied | fehur | 2 | flotejar | Occitan | |||||
found | zohlt | irregular | trobar | Occitan | |||||
harmed | bron | 2 | doler | Occitan | |||||
floated, hovered, levitated | sjveheb / taas | irregular | flotar | Occitan | |||||
laid | dehmar | 3 | pausar | Occitan | |||||
went | roh | irregular | anar | Occitan | |||||
worked | selun | 2 | trabalhar | Occitan | |||||
built | jolt | irregular | construir | Occitan | |||||
defended | arde | 1 | defender | Occitan | |||||
flowed | gar | irregular | rajar | Occitan | |||||
rode | raas | irregular | cavalcar | Occitan | |||||
declared | broh | nonsiamer | Occitan | ||||||
got | otenir | Occitan | |||||||
