Original Word List
Just to Reiterate...
I used the following word list to create the Kelenala creole. I gave each word below a general definition; they're not set in stone. What's more, the Kelenala word for some of these words is not the same as its sister word here. However, having this list you can see how meanings changed (or, at least, you could if you had a dictionary, like I do). Also, many of these words are not basic words, but just words I wanted to have basic terms for. Artist's license.
Since last you saw this list, a change has occurred. (If this is the first time you've seen this list, then the preceding may not be accurate.) The change is this: I added one word to the basic set. This raises the total number of words from 365 to 366. So a leap year, not a year. Why did I do this? Was it to add a word for "foot", which is inexplicably absent? No, I kept my compound form of foot. No, only one thing could cause me to change the rules mid-experiment, and that one thing is this: Kelenala lacked a basic word for "chocolate". A sin! Unforgivable! I refuse to use "brown candy", or "brown milk food" for chocolate. No way. I couldn't have a basic word for "tofu" and not for "chocolate". I had to add a real, basic word. It couldn't be helped. So, now it's there. I hope you can forgive me for both the oversight and the rule bending. My apologies if you can't.
Below you'll find a handy "jump to" list, so you can access the words by category, and won't have to scroll through the whole behemoth. You can thank me monetarily.
| Expressions
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| Yes |
aywa |
| No |
o |
| Maybe |
u |
| Please |
ni |
| Thank you |
hela |
| You’re welcome |
heya |
| Gasundheit |
mayno |
| (Said when someone coughs) |
pasalu |
| Hello |
hasa |
| Goodbye |
nisi |
| Humans
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| Mother |
may |
| Father |
pay |
| Parent |
awna |
| Sister |
tali |
| Brother |
tewi |
| Sibling |
eli |
| Son |
hulu |
| Daughter |
yani |
| Child |
kesi |
| Man |
teka |
| Woman |
maya |
| Person/human being |
sa |
| Boy |
mani |
| Girl |
liya |
| Baby |
ini |
| Spouse |
haleya |
| Family |
sawana |
| Friend |
sali |
| Animals
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| Animal |
ko |
| Bird |
yo |
| Cat |
kanili |
| Dog |
palani |
| Fish |
nawa |
| Horse |
we |
| Insect |
hu |
| Lizard |
haysa |
| Tail |
puli |
| Snake |
yaysi |
| Sheep |
usi |
| Pig |
tayko |
| Monkey |
wawku |
| Goat |
sanapo |
| Mouse |
neko |
| Cow |
mu |
| Elephant |
niko |
| Rabbit, bunny |
puka |
| Color
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| White |
ayla |
| Black |
aw |
| Red |
sami |
| Yellow |
laysa |
| Blue |
kawi |
| Green |
tasi |
| Orange |
naliya |
| Purple |
omayu |
| Pink |
semine |
| Gray |
esa |
| Brown |
owi |
| Silver |
sayna |
| Gold |
linesa |
| Color |
yawla |
| Numbers
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| Zero |
kaw |
| One |
a |
| Two |
mi |
| Three |
la |
| Four |
pa |
| Five |
se |
| Six |
me |
| Seven |
no |
| Eight |
ka |
| Nine |
taw |
| Ten |
hay |
| Number |
manu |
| Vegetation
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| Plant |
law |
| Flower |
pelini |
| Forest |
waysala |
| Grass |
salasi |
| Tree |
pawe |
| Bush, shrub |
nuwe |
| Seed |
lawko |
| Leaf |
sako |
| Fruit |
poma |
| Vegetable |
lali |
| Stick |
kisiwa |
| Moss |
unali |
| Substances
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| Stuff |
ku |
| Air |
osa |
| Fire |
asi |
| Earth, soil, dirt |
upale |
| Water |
way |
| Wood |
komu |
| Metal |
meka |
| Poison |
nayki |
| Snow |
sawli |
| Ice |
isami |
| Liquid |
so |
| Solid |
ape |
| Gas |
ha |
| Wind |
iso |
| Rain |
lisa |
| Fog |
kolu |
| Sand |
ta |
| Salt |
tisi |
| Thunder |
po |
| Lightning |
ayna |
| Cloth |
na |
| Blood |
emola |
| Sugar |
mali |
| Smoke |
yosa |
| Powder |
uka |
| Oil |
tawle |
| Rock, stone |
nima |
| Body Parts
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| Arm |
ekale |
| Back |
taka |
| Body |
omiku |
| Bone |
wesu |
| Chest |
husuli |
| Ear |
lewisu |
| Elbow |
hapa |
| Eye |
masa |
| Face |
seka |
| Finger |
loni |
| Hair |
soma |
| Hand |
hoko |
| Head |
topo |
| Heart |
iwa |
| Knee |
uyeka |
| Leg |
mepa |
| Lip |
umu |
| Mouth |
paw |
| Muscle |
kusa |
| Nail |
awko |
| Neck |
aka |
| Nose |
nay |
| Skin |
wakawi |
| Stomach |
pawla |
| Toe |
unu |
| Tongue |
nala |
| Tooth |
tu |
| Food
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| Bread |
hona |
| Butter |
uya |
| Candy |
yeli |
| Cheese |
kawna |
| Chocolate |
uweyo |
| Dessert |
inasa |
| Egg |
womo |
| Food |
tay |
| Milk |
hasila |
| Nut |
noko |
| Potato |
opa |
| Rice |
koku |
| Spice, herb |
elayu |
| Tea |
ti |
| Tofu |
haw |
| Emotion
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| Happy |
leya |
| Sad |
hawna |
| Angry |
kusu |
| Giggly, elated |
paysi |
| Crazy, insane |
kusasi |
| Distracted |
eyelo |
| Afraid |
musu |
| Embarrassed |
yuma |
| In love |
kaymana |
| Disappointed |
mulilu |
| Bored |
wasa |
| Serious |
oso |
| Frustrated, agitated, irritated |
yoko |
| Confused |
ewiyu |
| Relaxed |
yala |
| Lazy |
ipe |
| Aroused |
oloyo |
| Laughter |
nola |
| Good |
seya |
| Bad |
usu |
| Want, desire, need |
holi |
| Enjoyment |
kele |
| Hate |
yesu |
| Nervous, anxious |
upusa |
| Excited |
naymasa |
| Natural
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| Mountain |
paka |
| Ocean |
ipono |
| Lake |
oki |
| River |
sena |
| Cloud |
wimi |
| Plain, valley |
pe |
| Cliff |
eko |
| Island |
pekeli |
| Sky |
imeya |
| Sun |
siya |
| Star |
hayseli |
| Moon |
kama |
| Desert |
upayno |
| Condition
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| Healthy, well |
sana |
| Sick |
saw |
| Hurt |
onu |
| Cold |
sisi |
| Hot |
sokasa |
| Dead |
mo |
| Alive |
omeno |
| Itchy |
yay |
| Intoxicated |
maw |
| Asleep |
eyu |
| Awake |
wi |
| Warm |
ukesi |
| Hunger |
milo |
| Thirst |
naw |
| Able |
pele |
| To cough |
wika |
| To sneeze |
yusa |
| Time and Tide
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| Day |
sayana |
| Night |
mulaya |
| To start |
naya |
| To stop |
numa |
| Soon |
nawla |
| Now |
kay |
| Time |
lu |
| Minute |
ne |
| Hour |
tilo |
| Week |
nesu |
| Month |
ayma |
| Year |
lay |
| Then |
i |
| Motion
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| To come |
hele |
| To dance |
tala |
| To fall |
silu |
| To fly |
wela |
| To go, to move |
ala |
| To jump |
hala |
| To lie down |
iko |
| To play |
awana |
| To sit |
ponu |
| To stand |
yasa |
| To stretch |
kiyawsa |
| To swim |
nipa |
| To twist |
oyuno |
| To yawn |
mawna |
| Descriptive
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| Beautiful |
kayli |
| Big |
weya |
| Bitter |
weka |
| Bright |
hayli |
| Broken |
manako |
| Clean |
oli |
| Correct |
nuya |
| Dangerous |
tapu |
| Dark |
kalu |
| Deep |
uwa |
| Dirty |
tolasi |
| Dry |
sapa |
| Dull |
pu |
| Empty |
ulane |
| Far |
hinowo |
| Fast |
asa |
| Fat |
kuwosa |
| Full |
osuna |
| Hard |
moke |
| Heavy |
umesu |
| Little |
noni |
| Long |
solano |
| Loose |
ewana |
| Loud |
wopane |
| Narrow |
opemi |
| Near |
loye |
| New |
yuli |
| Old |
oweno |
| Other |
anu |
| Quiet |
isala |
| Rough |
tanaka |
| Round |
losi |
| Sharp |
isayka |
| Short |
toki |
| Slow |
lima |
| Smooth |
naysu |
| Soft |
hawla |
| Sour |
pino |
| Square |
tene |
| Stiff |
tiki |
| Straight |
luka |
| Strange |
lilono |
| Strong |
ono |
| Sweet |
wilusi |
| Tall |
kamasi |
| Thick |
polo |
| Thin |
isu |
| Tight |
ele |
| Weak |
towa |
| Wet |
alu |
| Wide |
epuso |
| Young |
peyule |
| Abstract
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| Ball |
naki |
| Bed |
ama |
| Book |
ilo |
| Cup, glass, jar |
tuka |
| Door, gate |
mola |
| House |
pale |
| Machine |
nu |
| Music |
konele |
| Place |
le |
| Plate, bowl |
pi |
| Reason, purpose |
su |
| Room |
ho |
| Sex (not gender) |
oye |
| Thing |
ke |
| Wave |
waw |
| Experience
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| To breathe |
hi |
| To feel, to touch |
tayla |
| To forget |
yaw |
| To hear |
weyu |
| To know |
kisa |
| To see |
ay |
| To smell |
eso |
| To smile |
misi |
| To think |
hima |
| To urinate |
supu |
| Action!
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| To close |
to |
| To cook |
isa |
| To cry |
muna |
| To cut |
oko |
| To eat |
maka |
| To fight |
heku |
| To give |
li |
| To help |
nela |
| To hold |
saya |
| To hug |
emi |
| To kill |
pawasu |
| To kiss |
miyu |
| To make, to create, to build |
lo |
| To meet |
tapa |
| To name |
ana |
| To open |
nase |
| To pull |
lusa |
| To push |
kesa |
| To read |
amala |
| To rub |
wama |
| To say, to talk |
ina |
| To sing |
ayala |
| To throw |
lasa |
| To tie (together) |
sula |
| To wash |
limiya |
| To win |
epa |
| To work |
pila |
| To write |
kawa |
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