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Original Word List

Just to Reiterate...

I used the following word list to create the KNSL creole. I gave each word below a general definition; they're not set in stone. The list is based on the Kelenala wordlist, but it's not identical. To be more specific, KNSL has eight more base words than Kelenala, giving it a total of 374 basic words to work with. Many of these words are not basic words, but just words I wanted to have basic terms for. Artist's license.

The tables below list all the basic signs of KNSL. Directly 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. For each category, I list the English gloss, the KNSL sign in KNSL notation (go to the phonology section for more info), and the corresponding Kelenala word. If Kelenala doesn't have a basic corresponding word, this will be shown with a dash. [Note: Kelenala does have a word for those words, just not a basic word.]

As you go through the list, I recommend trying to actually do the signs as you read them. This will help you to understand the notation system better, and will give you a better understanding of how the signs are formed. It should get easier as you go along. Probably. Enjoy the list!

• Abstracts	• Emotion Words	• Prepositions
• Actions	• Experience-Related	• Pronouns
• Animals!	• Expressions	• Quantitative Terms
• Body Parts	• Food!	• Substances
• Color Terms	• Humans	• Temporal Words
• Demonstratives	• Motion Words	• Vegetation
• Descriptive	• Nouns Related to Health	• WH-Words
• Directionals	• Numbers	• Words for Naturally Occurring Phenomena

Expressions	Back to the Top
Expressions	KNSL	Kelenala
Yes	[A«5]z	aywa
No	[O]z^w	o
Maybe	[U]z^w	u
Please	[N^s]z	ni
Thank you	[Ÿ^s]z	hela
You’re welcome	[Ÿ^s]z	heya
Gasundheit	[M^h#u]z	mayno
(Said when someone coughs)	[6]z^w	pasalu
Hello	[H]z^w	hasa
Goodbye	[N]z^w	nisi

Pronouns	Back to the Top
Pronouns	KNSL	Kelenala
I	[1^s]z	ma
You	[2^s]z	ya
S/he/it	[3^s]z	eni
We	[1^d]z	ima
You all	[2^d]z	iya
They	[3^d]z	yeni

WH-Words	Back to the Top
WH-Words	KNSL	Kelenala
What	[E]z^w, [E]	e
How	[S]z^w, [S]	say

Prepositions	Back to the Top
Prepositions	KNSL	Kelenala
At	[S^s]z	si
With	[W^s]z	wa
Of	[Y^s]z	yu

Demonstratives/Deictics	Back to the Top
Demonstratives/Deictics	KNSL	Kelenala
Here	[K-W]yÿh://	kiwi
There	[H-Ÿ]hÿy://	heye
This	[K]zÿ	ki
That	[H]zÿ	he

Humans	Back to the Top
Humans	KNSL	Kelenala
Mother	[U^f(t)]yÿs^t	may
Father	[U^f(t)]yÿs'^t	pay
Parent	[U^f(t)]yÿx^t	awna
Sister	[G^f(t)]yÿd^t	tali
Brother	[G^f(t)]yÿd'^t	tewi
Sibling	[G^f(t)]yÿn^t	eli
Daughter	[A^f(t)]yÿbl^t	yani
Son	[A^f(t)]yÿbl'^t	hulu
Child	[A^f(t)]yÿb^t	kesi
Woman	[B^f(t)]yÿp^t	maya
Man	[B^f(t)]yÿp'^t	teka
Person/human being	[B^f(t)]yÿh^t	sa
Girl	[G^f(t)]yÿsk^t	liya
Boy	[G^f(t)]yÿsk'^t	mani
Kid	[G^f(t)]yÿch^t	—
Baby girl	[B^f(t)]yÿbl^t	—
Baby boy	[B^f(t)]yÿbl'^t	—
Baby (gender neutral)	[B^f(t)]yÿb^t	ini
Wife	[Ÿ^f(t)]p^r	—
Husband	[Ÿ^f(t)]p'^r	—
Spouse	[Ÿ^f(t)]h^r	haleya
Family	[S^f(t)]p'^toop^t	sawana
Friend (female)	[S^f(s)]yÿp^t://	—
Friend (male)	[S^f(s)]yÿp'^t://	—
Friend	[S^f(s)]yÿh^t://	sali

Animals	Back to the Top
Animals	KNSL	Kelenala
Animal	[K^s]z	ko
Bird	[Y^b]zÿy://	yo
Cat	[K]z^r://	kanili
Dog	[6^d]z	palani
Fish	[N^v]zee	nawa
Horse	[W^f(s)]yÿp'^t://	we
Insect	[5^bw]z	hu
Lizard	[H^f(t)]chä	haysa
Tail	[G^bw]z	puli
Snake	[E^b]zÿy://	yaysi
Sheep	[Z«U]z	usi
Pig	[O^f(s)]yÿn^t://	tayko
Monkey	[(C#O)^f(t)]mÿy	wawku
Goat	[H]zü://	sanapo
Mouse	[N^f(t)]yÿn^t://	neko
Cow	[M^f(t)]yÿn^t://	mu
Elephant	[Z«G]n	niko
Rabbit, bunny	[H]zÿy^h	puka (cf. the movie Harvey)

Color	Back to the Top
Color	KNSL	Kelenala
White	[Ÿ^f(t)]xäch	ayla
Black	[(A#W)^f(t)]xäch	aw
Red	[S^f(t)]xäch	sami
Yellow	[L^f(t)]xäch	laysa
Blue	[K^f(s)]xäch	kawi
Green	[T]xäch	tasi
Orange	[N^f(s)]xäch	naliya
Purple	[O^f(s)]xäch	omayu
Pink	[S]xäch	semine
Gray	[E^f(t)]xäch	esa
Brown	[(O#I)^f(s)]xäch	owi
Silver	[(S#Y)^f(t)]xäch	sayna
Gold	[L]xäch	linesa
Color	[Y^f(t)]xäch	yawla

Numbers	Back to the Top
Numbers	KNSL	Kelenala
Zero	[Z]	kaw
One	[1]	a
Two	[2]	mi
Three	[3]	la
Four	[4]	pa
Five	[5]	se
Six	[6]	me
Seven	[7]	no
Eight	[8]	ka
Nine	[9]	taw
Ten	[1]ä	hay
Number	[5^w]z	manu

Vegetation	Back to the Top
Vegetation	KNSL	Kelenala
Plant	[(Z«W)^f(t)]z	law
Flower	[O^f(t)]z^w	pelini
Forest	[5^f(t)w]z>H	waysala
Grass	[5^b]zoo	salasi
Tree	[5^f(t)w]z	pawe
Bush, shrub	[C^u#v]z	nuwe
Seed	[L#O]z	lawko
Leaf	[B^b]z^w	sako
Fruit	[C#O]zä	poma
Vegetable	[C^v#u]z	lali
Stick	[K]ho>H	kisiwa
Moss	[U]l'ÿyrs'^r	unali

Substances	Back to the Top
Substances	KNSL	Kelenala
Stuff	[O#5]p>H	ku
Air	[(O#5)^f(t)]mÿy	osa
Fire	[5^f(t)w]züü>H	asi
Earth, soil, dirt	[U^b]z'ooz	upale
Water	[W^v]z'ooz	way
Wood	[K^f(s)]äst>V://	komu
Metal	[M^f(s)]äst>V://	meka
Poison	[N]zÿy[K]yÿz	nayki
Snow	[S^b]z'ooz	sawli
Ice	[I^f(s)]äst>V://	isami
Liquid	[S^b]z'òòz	so
Solid	[A^f(s)]äst>V://	ape
Gas	[H^b]z'òòz	ha
Wind	[I^b]z'òòz	iso
Rain	[5^bw]zææ	lisa
Fog	[K^f(t)]s'oos	kolu
Sand	[T^b]z'ooz	ta
Salt	[T^f(t)]mäch	tisi
Thunder	[6^s]r>H://	po
Lightning	[A#Y]ræy>H	ayna
Cloth	[N^f(t)]kääsp^r	na
Blood	[E]zÿy[M]yÿz	emola
Sugar	[M^h#u]z>H://	mali
Smoke	[5^f(t)w]pl'üü	yosa
Powder	[U^u#b]z>H://	uka
Oil	[T]zÿy[L]yÿz	tawle
Rock, stone	[N^f(s)]äst>V://	nima

Body Parts	Back to the Top
Body Parts	KNSL	Kelenala
Arm	[E^f(t)]sh'äärs'^r	ekale
Back	[T^f(t)#K]z	taka
Body	[O^f(s)]nääb	omiku
Bone	[W^f(t)#S]z	wesu (¿Háblas español?)
Chest	[G^f(t)]yÿh^t://	husuli
Ear	[G^f(s)]er^t://	lewisu
Elbow	[H^f(t)#6]z	hapa
Eye	[G^f(t)]yÿs^t://	masa
Face	[S^f(t)]sääsk^r	seka
Finger	[L^f(t)#N]z	loni
Hair	[S#M^b]z	soma
Hand	[5^d]z	hoko
Head	[S^u#b]z://	topo
Heart	[I]yÿh^t://	iwa
Knee	[C^u#b]z://	uyeka
Leg	[M^f(t)#6]z	mepa
Lip	[U^f(t)]yÿm^t://	umu
Mouth	[6^f(t)]kr'ookr	paw
Muscle	[C^f(s)]yÿsp'^t://	kusa
Nail	[(O#5)^b]z://	awko
Neck	[C^f(t)]yÿth^t://	aka
Nose	[G^f(t)]yÿn^t://	nay
Skin	[W^f(t)]sääsk^r	wakawi
Stomach	[B^f(t)]bl'oobl	pawla
Toe	[U«N]z	unu
Tongue	[N^f(s)]mÿy	nala
Tooth	[T^f(t)#U]z	tu

Directionals	Back to the Top
Directionals	KNSL	Kelenala
North	[6]zü	pama
South	[T]zä	tesa
East	[K]zo	kiya
West	[H]ze	huwa
Up	[Y]zü	aya
Down	[U]zä	ulu
Left	[E]ze	elesu
Right	[A]zo	anaku

Food	Back to the Top
Food	KNSL	Kelenala
Bread	[C^bf(a#s)]n>H	hona
Butter	[G^f(s)]rs'ÿypl'^r	uya
Candy	[Ÿ^s]z://	yeli
Cheese	[K^f(t)]kr'ookr	kawna
Chocolate	[U^f(t)]kr'ookr	uweyo
Dessert	[I^f(t)]kr'ookr	inasa
Egg	[W^d]z	womo
Food	[T^f(t)]kr'ookr	tay
Milk	[H^f(s)]kr'òòkr	hasila
Nut	[N^f(s)]eh^t>H://	noko
Potato	[O^f(s)]eh^t>H://	opa
Rice	[K^f(s)]üm	koku
Spice, herb	[E^b]z'ooz	elayu
Tea	[T^f(s)]kr'òòkr	ti
Tofu	[H^f(t)]kr'ookr	haw

Amount	Back to the Top
Amount	KNSL	Kelenala
Much, many	[W], [W]z^w	wo
Few	[Y], [Y]z^w	ye
All	[T], [T^c]z	te

Emotion	Back to the Top
Emotion	KNSL	Kelenala
Happy	[Z^f(t)]chün	leya
Sad	[Z^f(t)]näch	hawna
Angry	[Z^f(t)]æst	kusu
Giggly, elated	[Z]yÿsk^t://	paysi
Crazy, insane	[Z^f(t)]täächs'oos	kusasi
Distracted	[Z^f(t)]s'oosees'	eyelo
Afraid	[Z]yÿsn>H	musu
Embarrassed	[Z^f(t)]yÿsn>H	yuma
In love	[Z^f(t)]yÿp'^t://	kaymana
Disappointed	[Z^u#v]z	mulilu
Bored	[Z^f(t)]zyeeyz'	wasa
Serious	[Z]kr'okr	oso
Frustrated, agitated, irritated	[Z^f(t)]yÿx^t://	yoko
Confused	[Z^s]n://	ewiyu
Relaxed	[Z^f(t)]thääb^r	yala
Lazy	[Z]yÿx^t://	ipe
Aroused	[Z^f(t)]hü://	oloyo
Laughter	[Z^f(t)]mâh	nola
Good	[Z^f(a#t)]sh'ü	seya
Bad	[Z^f(t#a)]sh'ä	usu
Want, desire, need	[Z^f(t)]yÿst^t://	holi
Enjoyment	[Z^f(t)]sh'^toosh^t	kele
Hate	[Z^f(s)]z^w	yesu
Nervous, anxious	[Z^f(t)]z^w>H	upusa
Excited	[Z^f(t)]blü>H://	naymasa

Natural	Back to the Top
Natural	KNSL	Kelenala
Mountain	[6^f(s)]äst>V://	paka
Ocean	[5^bw]z'ööz	ipono
Lake	[5^bw]z'ooz	oki
River	[5^bw]hÿy	sena
Cloud	[W^f(t)]s'oos	wimi
Plain, valley	[6^b]z'ööz	pe
Cliff	[E#K]zÿyä	eko
Island	[5^bw#O]z'wííz	pekeli
Sky	[I]z'óóz	imeya
Sun	[S^f(s)u#b]snéésn'	siya
Star	[H^f(s)u#b]snéésn'	hayseli
Moon	[K^f(s)u#b]snéésn'	kama
Desert	[6^b]z'ooz	upayno

Condition	Back to the Top
Condition	KNSL	Kelenala
Healthy, well	[Z^f(t)]yÿd^r>H	sana
Sick	[Z^f(t)]täch	saw
Hurt	[Z]yÿsp'^t	onu
Cold	[Z]yÿsp'^t://	sisi
Hot	[Z]yÿd^r://	sokasa
Dead	[Z^f(t)]bräkr>H	mo
Alive	[Z^f(t)]krübr>H	omeno
Itchy	[Z]shäsp^r://	yay
Intoxicated	[Z^f(s)]bräkr>H	maw
Sober	[Z^f(s)]kräbr>H	—
Asleep	[Z]bräkr>H	eyu
Awake	[Z]krübr>H	wi
Warm	[Z^h]shÿy>H://	ukesi
Hunger	[Z^f(t)]stäb^r	milo
Thirst	[Z^f(t)]thäk^r	naw
Able	[Z^f(t)]blüüp>H	pele
To cough	[Z^b]mÿy	wika
To sneeze	[Z^b]nÿy	yusa

Time and Tide	Back to the Top
Time and Tide	KNSL	Kelenala
Day	[S^f(s)]f'oof	sayana
Night	[M^f(s)]f'oof	mulaya
To start	[Z^f(t)]yÿp	naya
To stop	[Z]pÿy	numa
Soon	[N^d]z	nawla
Now	[K^f(s)]zây	kay
Time	[L]hop>H	lu
Minute	[G^f(s)]ärs'^t://	ne
Hour	[G^f(s)]rs'yÿl'^r	tilo
Week	[G^f(s)]eh>H://	nesu
Month	[G^f(s)]äst>V://	ayma
Year	[G^b#hf(t)]hãã	lay
Then	[I^b]ho	i

Motion	Back to the Top
Motion	KNSL	Kelenala
To come	[Z^f(t)]yÿr	hele
To dance	[Z^v]z^w	tala
To fall	[Z^hf(t)]zää	silu
To fly	[Z^b]zÿy://	wela
To go, to move	[Z]rÿy	ala
To jump	[Z^v]zééz'	hala
To lie down	[Z^u#h]z	iko
To play	[Z^f(s)]pÿy<H://	awana
To sit	[Z]zây	ponu
To stand	[Z^v#u]z	yasa
To stretch	[Z^b]zyó>H	kiyawsa
To swim	[Z^v]z'ooz	nipa
To twist	[Z^f(a«t)]z://	oyuno
To yawn	[Z^f(s)]króy>H	mawna

Descriptive	Back to the Top
Descriptive	KNSL	Kelenala
Beautiful	[Z^f(s)]fyââ	kayli
Big	[Z^b]zu>H	weya
Bitter	[Z^f(s)]kräy>H	weka
Bright	[Z^f(s)]snéésn'	hayli
Broken	[Z^f(t)]ääpl'^t	manako
Clean	[Z^b]z'ööz	oli
Correct	[Z^u«b]zo	nuya
Dangerous	[Z^bf(s)]tho^r	tapu
Dark	[Z]sex>H	kalu
Deep	[Z^f(t)h]zwãã	uwa
Dirty	[Z^bf(s)]chÿy^r://	tolasi
Dry	[Z^f(s)]ääb://	sapa
Dull	[Z^f(s)v]yÿstÿy	pu
Empty	[Z^f(s)]yÿb^t://	ulane
Far	[Z]f'ey://	hinowo
Fast	[Z^b#hf(s)]z'ooz	asa
Fat	[Z^f(s)]bÿy	kuwosa
Full	[Z^f(s)]yÿch^t://	osuna
Hard	[Z]ef^t>H://	moke
Heavy	[Z^f(t)]blü://	umesu
Little	[Z^f(t)]dÿkr^r	noni
Long	[Z^f(s)]huu<V	solano
Loose	[Z^f(t«a)]h<H://	ewana
Loud	[Z^f(s)]er>H://	wopane
Narrow	[Z^f(s)]est>H://	opemi
Near	[Z^f(t)]yÿbl^t://	loye
New	[Z^h]bl'uuäuu	yuli
Old	[Z^h]z'ooææoo	oweno
Other	[Z^f(s#a)]h>H	anu
Quiet	[Z^f(t)u#b]r>H	isala
Rough	[Z]z'ooz^w	tanaka
Round	[Z]kãã>H	losi
Sharp	[Z^f(s)u#h]bl'uu	isayka
Short	[Z^h]bl^w	toki
Slow	[Z^f(s)h]ze	lima
Smooth	[Z]z'ooz	naysu
Soft	[Z^f(s)]ze>H://	hawla
Sour	[Z^f(t#a)]kr>H	pino
Square	[Z^b]hoääe>H	tene
Stiff	[Z]f^w	tiki
Straight	[Z^b]zeez'ooz	luka
Strange	[Z^f(s)]tääch^w	lilono
Strong	[Z^f(t)]spä^r://	ono
Sweet	[Z^f(t)]kräsk>H	wilusi
Tall	[Z^b]f^w	kamasi
Thick	[Z^f(s)]pääbl>H	polo
Thin	[Z^f(s)]kääb>H	isu
Tight	[Z]hü>V	ele
Weak	[Z^f(t)]shâây>H	towa
Wet	[Z^f(s#a)v]z://	alu
Wide	[Z^f(s)]sto>H://	epuso
Young	[Z^h]z'òòzèèz'	peyule

Abstract	Back to the Top
Abstract	KNSL	Kelenala
Ball	[O^s]z	naki
Bed	[A^b]z'ooz	ama
Book	[Ÿ^f(s#t)]h>H	ilo
Cup, glass, jar	[T^bf(s)]äp://	tuka
Door, gate	[M]hoääe>H	mola
House	[6^b]hoääe>H	pale
Machine	[N]hoääe>H	nu
Music	[(O#5)^f(s)]r>H://	konele
Place	[L^d]z	le
Plate, bowl	[C^f(s)]pä>H://	pi
Reason, purpose	[S^d]z	su
Room	[H^b]hoääe>H	ho
Sex (not gender)	[O-Y]zÿy://	oye
Thing	[K^d]z	ke
Wave	[B^f(s)]záá	waw (cf. Middle Egyptian)

Experience	Back to the Top
Experience	KNSL	Kelenala
To breathe	[Z^b]yÿr	hi
To feel, to touch	[Z^f(s)]pl'ÿy	tayla
To forget	[Z^bf(s)]f'oof	yaw
To hear	[Z^f(s)]rÿy	weyu
To know	[Z^f(s)]fÿy	kisa
To see	[Z^f(s)]sÿy	ay
To smell	[Z^f(s)]nÿy	eso
To smile	[Z^f(t)]kr'òòkr	misi
To think	[Z^f(s)]f'oof	hima
To urinate	[Z^b]z'ooz^w	supu (cf. Arabic)

Action!	Back to the Top
Action!	KNSL	Kelenala
To close	[Z]zäpl'^t>V	to
To cook	[Z^df(s)]st	isa
To cry	[Z^f(t)]sääkr^r	muna
To cut	[Z^f(t)h]zææ	oko
To eat	[Z^f(t)]yüm://	maka
To fight	[Z^f(s)]p'ÿy://	heku
To give	[Z^f(t)h]z'ooz	li
To help	[Z^f(s)]stÿy://	nela
To hold	[Z^f(t)]yÿp^t://	saya
To hug	[Z^f(t)]yÿp'^t>H://	emi
To kill	[Z^f(t)h]zææz'aa	pawasu
To kiss	[Z^f(t)]yÿp^tÿy	miyu (Vampire Princess!)
To make, to create, to build	[Z^f(s)]eh^tûk^t	lo
To meet	[Z^f(t)]yÿx	tapa
To name	[Z^f(s)]zäyz'äy	ana
To open	[Z]pl'üz>V	nase
To pull	[Z^b]yÿz	lusa
To push	[Z^h]zÿy	kesa
To read	[Z^f(t)]hÿy>H://	amala
To rub	[Z^h]z^c	wama
To say, to talk	[Z^f(s)]mäy	ina
To sing	[Z^f(s)]müy	ayala
To throw	[Z^u#v]zäy	lasa
To tie (together)	[Z^f(s)u#v]h<V://	sula
To wash	[Z^v]päbl>H://	limiya
To win	[Z^f(s)]fÿy://	epa
To work	[Z]yÿch^t://	pila
To write	[Z^b]p'öö	kawa

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