{"id":3325,"date":"2011-02-10T20:11:45","date_gmt":"2011-02-10T20:11:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.widmann.org.uk\/?p=3325"},"modified":"2011-02-10T20:11:45","modified_gmt":"2011-02-10T20:11:45","slug":"a-zarkakulli-english-dictionary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/widmanniana.org\/blog\/a-zarkakulli-english-dictionary\/","title":{"rendered":"A Zarkakulli-English dictionary"},"content":{"rendered":"

(Update: The latest version now resides here<\/a>).<\/p>\n

After a thorough phonological analysis of the existing Zarkakulli texts, I today wrote a Perl program to restore the basic vocabulary:<\/p>\n

-a<\/b> suf<\/i> (perf.part.)
af<\/b> noun<\/i> tooth
aj<\/b> verb<\/i> sing
-an<\/b> suf<\/i> with
an<\/b> verb<\/i> kill
ank<\/b> noun<\/i> meat
anka<\/b> adj<\/i> some
ar<\/b> noun<\/i> feather
baj<\/b> verb<\/i> sit
ball<\/b> noun<\/i> snow
bamfla<\/b> adj<\/i> one
ban<\/b> verb<\/i> bite
barn<\/b> noun<\/i> bird
bef<\/b> noun<\/i> breast
bej<\/b> verb<\/i> throw
ben<\/b> verb<\/i> hunt
berke<\/b> adj<\/i> six
bif<\/b> noun<\/i> ashes
bin<\/b> verb<\/i> smell
bir<\/b> noun<\/i> dog
birn<\/b> noun<\/i> year
buf<\/b> noun<\/i> lake
buj<\/b> verb<\/i> suck
bumflu<\/b> adj<\/i> heavy
bunk<\/b> noun<\/i> skin
burku<\/b> adj<\/i> round
burn<\/b> noun<\/i> child
b\u00f6n<\/b> verb<\/i> give
b\u00f6rj\u00f6<\/b> adj<\/i> ten
da<\/b> pron<\/i> he
daj<\/b> verb<\/i> walk
dall<\/b> noun<\/i> tail
dan<\/b> verb<\/i> wipe
dar<\/b> noun<\/i> foot
darn<\/b> noun<\/i> name
darna<\/b> adj<\/i> warm
dej<\/b> verb<\/i> sew
dell<\/b> noun<\/i> liver
demfle<\/b> adj<\/i> few
den<\/b> verb<\/i> fight
denk<\/b> noun<\/i> back
dill<\/b> noun<\/i> seed
dimfli<\/b> adj<\/i> long
dirki<\/b> adj<\/i> sharp
duj<\/b> verb<\/i> lie
dullu<\/b> adj<\/i> far
dun<\/b> verb<\/i> fly
dunk<\/b> noun<\/i> time
durju<\/b> adj<\/i> right
durku<\/b> adj<\/i> new
d\u00f6j<\/b> verb<\/i> blow
d\u00f6ll<\/b> noun<\/i> woman
d\u00f6mfl\u00f6<\/b> adj<\/i> straight
d\u00f6n<\/b> verb<\/i> scratch
d\u00f6nk<\/b> noun<\/i> root
d\u00f6r<\/b> noun<\/i> leaf
d\u00f6rn<\/b> noun<\/i> mouth
ef<\/b> noun<\/i> river
ej<\/b> verb<\/i> say
emfle<\/b> adj<\/i> extra
enk<\/b> noun<\/i> fingernail
er<\/b> noun<\/i> cloud
ern<\/b> noun<\/i> star
gaj<\/b> verb<\/i> stand
gall<\/b> noun<\/i> father
gamfla<\/b> adj<\/i> dull
ganka<\/b> adj<\/i> all
gar<\/b> noun<\/i> louse
garja<\/b> adj<\/i> yellow
garka<\/b> adj<\/i> cold
garna<\/b> adj<\/i> near
gef<\/b> noun<\/i> horn
gej<\/b> verb<\/i> turn
gen<\/b> verb<\/i> dig
ger<\/b> noun<\/i> fish
gerje<\/b> adj<\/i> seven
gern<\/b> noun<\/i> night
gin<\/b> verb<\/i> sleep
gink<\/b> noun<\/i> earth
ginki<\/b> adj<\/i> rotten
gir<\/b> noun<\/i> wind
girn<\/b> noun<\/i> heart
guf<\/b> noun<\/i> day
guj<\/b> verb<\/i> push
gunk<\/b> noun<\/i> moon
gurju<\/b> adj<\/i> full
g\u00f6j<\/b> verb<\/i> laugh
g\u00f6ll<\/b> noun<\/i> fire
g\u00f6nk<\/b> noun<\/i> dust
g\u00f6nk\u00f6<\/b> adj<\/i> old
g\u00f6r<\/b> noun<\/i> tongue
g\u00f6rj\u00f6<\/b> adj<\/i> thick
g\u00f6rk\u00f6<\/b> adj<\/i> narrow
g\u00f6rn<\/b> noun<\/i> animal
-i<\/b> suf<\/i> (nominative)
if<\/b> noun<\/i> road
ill<\/b> noun<\/i> tree
in<\/b> verb<\/i> see
irn<\/b> noun<\/i> rope
-ja<\/b> suf<\/i> (genitive)
kaf<\/b> noun<\/i> sun
kaj<\/b> verb<\/i> play
kank<\/b> noun<\/i> sea
karn<\/b> noun<\/i> mother
ke<\/b> pron<\/i> they
kej<\/b> verb<\/i> count
kell<\/b> noun<\/i> neck
kenk<\/b> noun<\/i> stick
ker<\/b> noun<\/i> nose
kif<\/b> noun<\/i> stone
kin<\/b> verb<\/i> tie
kink<\/b> noun<\/i> rain
kirki<\/b> adj<\/i> dirty
-ku<\/b> suf<\/i> (present)
kull<\/b> noun<\/i> alternative
kunk<\/b> noun<\/i> grass
kunku<\/b> adj<\/i> many
kurn<\/b> noun<\/i> freeze
k\u00f6<\/b> pron<\/i> we
k\u00f6fl\u00f6<\/b> adj<\/i> wide
k\u00f6j<\/b> verb<\/i> swim
k\u00f6nk\u00f6<\/b> adj<\/i> other
smaj<\/b> verb<\/i> vomit
small<\/b> noun<\/i> knee
sman<\/b> verb<\/i> hit
smank<\/b> noun<\/i> bone
smarja<\/b> adj<\/i> two
smef<\/b> noun<\/i> burn
smej<\/b> verb<\/i> cut
smen<\/b> verb<\/i> breathe
smenk<\/b> noun<\/i> husband
smer<\/b> noun<\/i> guts
smerke<\/b> adj<\/i> thin
smern<\/b> noun<\/i> flower
smimfli<\/b> adj<\/i> wet
smin<\/b> verb<\/i> float
sminki<\/b> adj<\/i> three
smir<\/b> noun<\/i> blood
smunk<\/b> pron<\/i> who
smuf<\/b> noun<\/i> wife
smuj<\/b> verb<\/i> swell
smur<\/b> noun<\/i> egg
smurju<\/b> adj<\/i> left
sm\u00f6fl\u00f6<\/b> adj<\/i> big
sm\u00f6j<\/b> verb<\/i> waste
sm\u00f6r<\/b> noun<\/i> happiness
sm\u00f6rn<\/b> noun<\/i> head
sm\u00f6rn\u00f6<\/b> adj<\/i> four
-u<\/b> suf<\/i> (accusative)
uf<\/b> noun<\/i> hair
uj<\/b> verb<\/i> flow
waf<\/b> pron<\/i> what
waffli<\/b> neg<\/i> not
waj<\/b> verb<\/i> fall
wan<\/b> verb<\/i> eat
wanka<\/b> adj<\/i> bad
war<\/b> noun<\/i> wing
warn<\/b> noun<\/i> hand
we<\/b> pron<\/i> I
wef<\/b> noun<\/i> salt
wej<\/b> verb<\/i> drink
wen<\/b> verb<\/i> pull
wenk<\/b> noun<\/i> worm
wern<\/b> noun<\/i> ear
wi<\/b> pron<\/i> you (singular)
will<\/b> noun<\/i> man (adult male)
win<\/b> verb<\/i> die
wirki<\/b> adj<\/i> black
wu<\/b> pron<\/i> you (plural)
wuj<\/b> verb<\/i> hold
wullu<\/b> adj<\/i> nine
wumflu<\/b> adj<\/i> white
wun<\/b> verb<\/i> know
wunk<\/b> noun<\/i> belly
wur<\/b> noun<\/i> human being
w\u00f6j<\/b> verb<\/i> fear
w\u00f6ll<\/b> noun<\/i> fat
w\u00f6ll\u00f6<\/b> adj<\/i> eight
w\u00f6n<\/b> verb<\/i> split
w\u00f6r<\/b> noun<\/i> sky
w\u00f6rj\u00f6<\/b> adj<\/i> five
zaj<\/b> verb<\/i> think
zan<\/b> verb<\/i> squeeze
zank<\/b> noun<\/i> eye
zarka<\/b> adj<\/i> happy
zarn<\/b> noun<\/i> sand
zef<\/b> noun<\/i> ice
zell<\/b> noun<\/i> forest
zemfle<\/b> adj<\/i> short
zen<\/b> verb<\/i> stab
zer<\/b> noun<\/i> smoke
zerje<\/b> adj<\/i> dry
zill<\/b> noun<\/i> fog
zin<\/b> verb<\/i> spit
zinki<\/b> adj<\/i> good
zirki<\/b> adj<\/i> correct
zirn<\/b> noun<\/i> mountain
zuj<\/b> verb<\/i> live
zun<\/b> verb<\/i> come
zur<\/b> noun<\/i> snake
zurnu<\/b> adj<\/i> green
z\u00f6f<\/b> noun<\/i> fruit
z\u00f6j<\/b> verb<\/i> wash
z\u00f6mfl\u00f6<\/b> adj<\/i> small
z\u00f6n<\/b> verb<\/i> hear
z\u00f6rn<\/b> noun<\/i> bark
\u00f6j<\/b> verb<\/i> rub
\u00f6ll<\/b> noun<\/i> leg
\u00f6nk<\/b> noun<\/i> water
\u00f6rj\u00f6<\/b> adj<\/i> red
\u00f6rk\u00f6<\/b> adj<\/i> smooth<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

(Update: The latest version now resides here). After a thorough phonological analysis of the existing Zarkakulli texts, I today wrote a Perl program to restore the basic vocabulary: -a suf (perf.part.)af noun toothaj verb sing-an suf withan verb killank noun meatanka adj somear noun featherbaj verb sitball noun snowbamfla adj oneban verb bitebarn noun birdbef noun breastbej verb throwben verb huntberke adj sixbif noun ashesbin verb smellbir noun dogbirn noun yearbuf noun lakebuj verb suckbumflu adj heavybunk noun skinburku adj roundburn noun childb\u00f6n verb giveb\u00f6rj\u00f6 adj tenda […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[159,113,117],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3325","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-en","category-humour","category-linguistics"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/widmanniana.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3325","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/widmanniana.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/widmanniana.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/widmanniana.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/widmanniana.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3325"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/widmanniana.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3325\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/widmanniana.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3325"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/widmanniana.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3325"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/widmanniana.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3325"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}