Introduction
Gnomish as a language was developed by Deider (vocabulary) and Vergilius (grammar). Others have added their thoughts to the language, but the language itself has not yet been approved. Those who study and use gnomish should be aware of its status as an unofficial language.
The Basics of the Gnomish Language
Gnomish style
Gnomish is derived from dwarvish, and it should be sort of 'German-esque' in sound. The grammar is Indo-European in nature and verbs are fully inflected to represent changes in time, aspect, voice, mood, person and number.
Common Phrases
| Fegallishaaven
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Hello (literal translation: May Fegall be with you!)
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| Jorscht
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Goodbye
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| Schnauzenweil?
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How are you? (lit: Is your nose clean?)
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| Weilichzt
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I am well (lit: Clean as a whistle!)
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| Daavensplatz
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Thank you
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| Dootishev
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You're welcome
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| Makishein
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Excuse me
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| Liebnitz
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Holy smokes
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| Faknsplchznt
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Damn
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| Enkraftunsplunk
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Bless us all (lit: We are all working to build the great machine.)
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| Ganoom
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Gnome
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| Tinischnauzen
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Non-gnome (lit: small nose)
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| Poopenschliemer
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Rectum
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| Assentaapen
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To be screwed over
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| Tiflaagenbauf
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Generous person, nice guy, hero
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| Snachenbost
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Beaver
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| M'Chektisnachenbost
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M'Chekian beaver
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| HaadtifundM'Chektisnachenbost
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The elusive M'Chekian beaver
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| Snachenbost te dosch?
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Where's the beaver?
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| Antaschnauzen, ka bludinschekt o faashen che bittenhauzenmauf?
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Is that your nose, or did a mosquito bite your face?
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Gnomish Vocabulary
Nouns
| Nouns
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| Common
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Gnome
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| ability
|
urkn
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| acolyte
|
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| adamantium
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aschasple
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| adult
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jolwa
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| advisor
|
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| ale
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aale
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| alloy
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meira
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| ally
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jerba
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| altar
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chaaga
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| anger, wrath
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woowa
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| anvil
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asple
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| archpriest
|
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| armor
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paanchi
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| arrow
|
ple
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| axe
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tukn
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| back (of torso)
|
hinti
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| balance
|
eve
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| bandit
|
raubi
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| bartender
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spluftaande
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| battle
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schle
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| beard
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fauspla
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| beer
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leikn
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| bellows
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splaula
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| boulder
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glosplige
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| bow
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splevergukn
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| boy
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laadi
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| castle
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spla
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| child
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splindi
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| city
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| coal
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guli
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| copper
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chupsple
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| Council
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raadi
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| deacon
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| death
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| desire, want
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wofe
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| dew
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dage
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| drum
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troola
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| dwarf, dwarven
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deirge
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| Elf (sing.), Elven
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fi
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| elven (language)
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fingle
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| end
|
|
| experience
|
irfa
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| Fall, autumn
|
sche
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| father
|
jada
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| field
|
je
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| fire
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jusple
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| fish
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jishi
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| forest
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splosfi
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| forge
|
meidla
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| friend
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jurude
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| friendly
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| fruit
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frukn
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| gate
|
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| girl
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laasi
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| gnome
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ganoom
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| god, deity
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digom
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| gold
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ga
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| goodbye
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| gratitude, thanks
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aalta
|
| grove
|
ha
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| guard
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grimni
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| guild, clan
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traukn
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| hair
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haala
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| half
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lekn
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| half-elf
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leknfi
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| halfling
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beirynki
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| hall
|
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| hammer
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faachze
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| haven, safe place
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zehesple
|
| heart
|
herzode
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| here
|
hi
|
| high council
|
|
| high priest
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| hole
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looli
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| house
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hauli
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| human
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mune
|
| janitor
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hauliweilganoom
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| ingot
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caage
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| inn
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gesta
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| intruder
|
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| iron
|
irse
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| journey
|
reise
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| keep (small castle)
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reiki
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| leaf
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splauli
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| leather
|
leda
|
| life
|
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| magic
|
zata
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| matriarch
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| metal
|
meige
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| mine
|
gruni
|
| mithril
|
mitsche
|
| moon
|
monani
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| mother
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made
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| night
|
nagi
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| No
|
ne
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| now
|
jenu
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| obligation
|
jerpi
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| orc
|
mukn
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| ore
|
merkn
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| passage
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dura
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| patriarch
|
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| pickaxe
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splreke
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| platinum
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plasple
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| potion
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traankpla
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| pound
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pfe
|
| priest/cleric
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|
| purpose
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schwo
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| raven
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rasplaaga
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| recommendation
|
moyekn
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| road
|
straagena
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| rock, stone
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gesra
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| Sea
|
aasple
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| season
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jaaroze
|
| shadow
|
schadu
|
| shield
|
waschle
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| silver
|
aarsple
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| something
|
ietwa
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| soul
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|
| spice
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spleschu
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| Spring
|
lentkn
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| steel
|
staadi
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| store, merchant
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tiegma
|
| story
|
|
| stranger
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jure
|
| stronghold
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hoschspla
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| Summer
|
zoome
|
| sun
|
soone
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| tavern
|
achanke
|
| temple/church
|
|
| thank you
|
aalta
|
| there
|
doore
|
| thing
|
dini
|
| time
|
zi
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| tomb
|
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| tourist
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toore
|
| trade (noun)
|
haande
|
| traveler
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reisgande
|
| tree
|
bemi
|
| tunnel
|
garne
|
| undead
|
jersaana
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| way
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wegi
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| weapon
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waffekn
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| Welcome
|
jelka
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| Winter
|
jinte
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| wood
|
fila
|
| Yes
|
jaa
|
Verbs
| to attack
|
anspoch
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| to be
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auch
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| to bless
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splehnoch
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| to buy
|
chaufoch
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| to come
|
dlommoch
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| to die
|
jersaach
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| to dig, mine
|
rumhoch
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| to do
|
neitoch
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| to drink
|
desufoch
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| to eat
|
esitoch
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| to feel
|
foschloch
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| to fly
|
ieloch
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| to go, to walk
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famoch
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| to hate
|
fausoch
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| to have
|
tuwoch
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| to hope
|
horboch
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| to journey
|
roosoch
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| to kill
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maspltoch
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| to know
|
kaatnoch
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| to learn
|
lernoch
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| to like, enjoy
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mesikoch
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| to live
|
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| to lose
|
jercaloch
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| to love
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grisploch
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| to make
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ferdoch
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| to open
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fosoffoch
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| to recommend
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moyempoch
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| to return
|
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| to run
|
raafoch
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| to save
|
rasplhoch
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| to say
|
saaroch
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| to see
|
faskoch
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| to sell
|
jerifoch
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| to sing
|
chonnoch
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| to smelt
|
leigoch
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| to speak
|
sprukoch
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| to stand
|
stehoch
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| to think
|
smenoch
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| to tolerate
|
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| to want, to need
|
wofeloch
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| to watch, to guard
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faachoch
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| to win
|
gebuhoch
|
Adjectives
| acceptable
|
annedau
|
| agile
|
aglie
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| all
|
allie
|
| any
|
irgnie
|
| armed
|
splewapnie
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| bad
|
schletz
|
| big
|
grosplie
|
| black
|
watz
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| blue
|
blotz
|
| brown
|
dhau
|
| cold
|
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| cool
|
|
| deep
|
toto
|
| dull
|
flatz
|
| Enduring
|
karau
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| fast
|
lunie
|
| few
|
splepau
|
| forsaken
|
jerlo
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| full
|
jollie
|
| good
|
gudie
|
| green
|
grutz
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| hard
|
chatz
|
| hot
|
|
| long
|
splau
|
| many
|
vielau
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| near
|
|
| new
|
nutz
|
| old
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spleddie
|
| pleasant, nice
|
gehau
|
| purple
|
purkau
|
| red
|
rodo
|
| shallow
|
seilau
|
| sharp
|
sploratz
|
| short
|
gorutz
|
| similar to
|
chalie
|
| slow
|
songsatz
|
| small
|
cheitz
|
| soft
|
weotz
|
| warm
|
|
| white
|
welie
|
| yellow
|
gebau
|
| young
|
jutz
|
Adverbs
| also
|
auschnzt
|
| Always
|
oznt
|
| maybe
|
foddeznt
|
| most
|
|
| never
|
noznt
|
| often
|
triznt
|
| only
|
unziznt
|
| seldom
|
senaznt
|
| sometimes
|
aurmaznt
|
| then
|
manznt
|
Miscellaneous
| Numbers
|
|
| one
|
aun
|
| two
|
djei
|
| three
|
dri
|
| four
|
jeith
|
| five
|
chonf
|
| six
|
se
|
| seven
|
siecht
|
| eight
|
oht
|
| nine
|
naun
|
| ten
|
deihn
|
| hundred
|
chudert
|
| thousand
|
taumil
|
|
|
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| Conjunctions
|
|
| although
|
ospled
|
| and
|
ind
|
| because
|
wegor
|
| but, yet
|
bach
|
| if
|
wem
|
| or
|
nad
|
|
|
|
| Time Indicators
|
|
| second
|
dakun
|
| minute
|
paagen
|
| hour
|
staur
|
| day
|
laag
|
| week
|
wooch
|
| month
|
moonat
|
| year
|
jaadna
|
| today
|
seslag
|
| yesterday
|
joromlag
|
| tomorrow
|
naarlag
|
|
|
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| Question Words
|
|
| who
|
chor
|
| what
|
chasch
|
| when
|
chaun
|
| where
|
cho
|
| why
|
chashaspl
|
| how
|
chie
|
| how much, how many
|
chielil
|
| which
|
chesch
|
|
|
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| Pronouns
|
|
| I/me
|
misch
|
| we/us
|
waar
|
| he/him
|
ei
|
| she/her
|
ie
|
| it
|
edh
|
| you
|
daasplih
|
| they/them
|
sied
|
| this
|
sesch
|
| that
|
din
|
|
|
|
| Prepositions
|
|
| above
|
chieb
|
| after
|
naar
|
| before
|
jorom
|
| behind
|
hintaach
|
| below
|
fon
|
| by
|
de
|
| despite
|
tratz
|
| during
|
worood
|
| for
|
chal
|
| from
|
splon
|
| in front of
|
chojern
|
| in, inside
|
aun
|
| of
|
oj
|
| on
|
oon
|
| to
|
chau
|
| with
|
meit
|