Naisek – A Constructed Language

Naisek-to-English Vocabulary, Alphabetical

The Date in each entry identifies when the word was added to the vocabulary. The word's status is under the S heading; the codes are:

2 first used in LCC2 relay
4 first used in LCC4 relay, Ring B
o possibly obsolete
P first used in Relay 14
Q first used in Relay 15
R first used in Relay 16
T first used in Relay 18
U first used in Relay 19
W first used in ZBB Polyglottal Telephone VI
X first used in ZBB Polyglottal Telephone V
Y first used in ZBB Polyglottal Telephone IV
Z first used in ZBB Polyglottal Telephone II
not used yet
? not used yet and questionable

Word Classes

Here's a summary of the word classes, with the abbreviations used in the vocabulary:

A Adjective
C Conjunction or particle
D Determiner or pronoun
F Free adverb
I Interjection
N Noun, followed by a gender indicator:
  A Animate
  H Heterogeneous
  I Inanimate
  The gender will be followed by a
  P if the noun is a Proper noun
  M if the noun is a Mass noun
P Preposition
Q Quantifier
U Impersonal Verb (like V)
V Verb, followed by the verb's argument structure class (1 through 8) and an aspect class indicator:
  P Perfective
  I Imperfective
  M Mixed
  S Copula
X affiX or preposed adverb

Entry Words

Affixes are marked with a dash (); most suffixes are omitted. Pronouns are listed by the absolutive form and nouns are listed by the absolutive singular form. For verbs and adjectives, the stem is used in the entries, even though it never occurs by itself. Quantifiers are listed like either nouns or adjectives.

Verb stems have combinations of the following codes appended to them:

=A insert u in 2SA and insert i in 1SA, 3SA
=H delete h or change r, l, y, w to a, o, i, u, respectively
=I insert u in 2S*, 2P*, 1NP* and insert i in 1S*, 1XP*, 3S*, 3P*
=M insert u in 2SA and insert i in 1S*, 1XP*, 3S*, 3P*
=N insert u in 2SA, 1NP* and insert i in 1SA, 3SA
=U insert u in 2S*, 2P*, 1NP* and insert i in 1SA, 3SA

Adjective and quantifier stems have the following codes indicating conjugation type appended to them:

:1 append it, use ending set A
:2 modify stem, append t, use ending set A
:3 possibly simplify stem, append t, use ending set B
:4 possibly simplify stem, append t, use ending set C

An asterisk * indicates that the word is irregular in some way. Consonants in parentheses appear only when followed by a vowel and vowels in parentheses appear only when followed by a consonant.

Naisek-to-English Vocabulary

Existing Vocabulary
Date S Cls Word Gloss or Tag Notes

*** A ***
090122 V2P aff =N? celebrate (afna, affubor)
080319 Z NI afkle party, celebration
080319 P I ah ah, hey, (various)
...... Y A –amp :4 Sup - superlative
070107 2 V1P ark =U tell, say
070612 2 NI arkai story (of)
070109 U V4P as =A go, come
111207 W NI asna place
110703 X NI auge sound

*** B ***
080319 ? D ba* 3AMasS
070613 2 F bahai ago, up to now
070207 P NA baigixa bridegroom
070114 NA baiska son
070114 NA baitse brother
080319 P D bal 1NP - oblique of bo
070120 P A ban :3 young
080319 Z NA bandaxme young woman
070120 P NA banje child (young)
110108 T NA banrasna young man
070613 Y F bau now
070109 A bay :2 male
080319 ? D bayo* 3AMasP
070118 A benn :3 hot
070207 P NIM bennigi heat
070106 P D bes this/these, here - near speaker & addressee(s)
070114 NI besso today
070106 Z X bi– - proclitic, causative
080319 P V2P biy =H* cause, make
090119 Y V2P blasn =I censure, reprove, etc.
110703 X V5I blon =U boil
070106 D bo 1NP
070106 V6I bof =A be expected to - modal auxiliary
070114 NI boino wine
120521 U V3M bosm =I agree
110703 X A braf :3 strong
110703 X V2I brinkw =H endanger
070114 V3M bruh =H lack
081103 R NI brume need, necessity
070114 NA brutse orphan
070114 P A buxm :1 happy
070207 P NIM buxmigi happiness
110108 T V2P byas =A move

*** C ***
070106 D c Que - pronoun (singular endings)
070107 2 V1P camp =U ask
070208 A can :3 healthy
081103 NI candak liver
070208 P NIM cangi health
070612 2 I cau ouch, (various)
110108 T NI caubrus helmet, veiled bonnet
070106 2 C ce Int - particle
081103 R NI cefkla concern, responsibility
110505 4 NI cerga body, trunk
070106 D ces which, where - interrogative
070612 2 NI cima edge
070127 F cingo in what manner - interrogative
070208 A cisp :4 flat
070208 P NI cispasse flatland
080319 P X co– - proclitic, impersonal
080319 Z V2P cofk =I remove, take off (clothing)
070112 F corsa when - interrogative
110703 X V1P culp =U bring P to D
070106 F curen how - interrogative (was cu)
070120 V5P cuf =A sneeze

*** D ***
070106 P D d Rel - pronoun
110505 4 NI daine name
110108 T V5I dak =U stand
081103 R A darb :1 important
070120 V1P dauf =U help
080319 Z NA daxme woman
110108 T V4P defkod =I collapse
070106 2 P dema in(side)
110703 X A deman :3 middle
110108 T NI demastu gate
080414 V3M demp =U think
110108 T NI dempek thought, idea
080414 Q NA denje mind
070106 D des which, where - relative
110505 4 V5I digr =H signify
111207 W F dingo how (manner) - relative
080414 Q V4P disp =U dance
080414 Q NI dispai dance (in the sense of ballet number)
080414 Q NI dispaixofkap choreography (dance-writing)
070106 P X do– - proclitic, passive 1
080319 Z C doflo until
070207 P NI dofsu year
070112 V7P doft =U complete (Cess) - aspectual auxiliary
110108 T NI doftek end
070612 2 V2P donk =U hit
070112 U C? dorsa when - relative
070120 Z V4P dost =U sleep
080319 Z NI dosthin bedroom
070120 A dostwar :3 sleepy
070106 F duren how (degree) - relative (was du)

*** E ***
070106 Z X e– - proclitic, passive 2
070612 2 V1P ebark =U answer
080421 U V4P ebas =A return
080414 ? P ebu back
070112 o A ell :3 different from - defective
070123 Y V8I elt =U differ from
070120 A emp :4 wise

*** F ***
120521 U NI faide hill
070114 Z D fal Rcp
070112 V7P fasd =I resume (Rsmt) - aspectual auxiliary
070106 C fen - fen A tep = as A as
111207 W NI fesan face, visage
110505 4 NI fesse(t) head
110703 X V5P fisl =H sizzle
070110 NI fle(t) leaf
070208 P NIM folde grain
070612 2 NI forke foot
110108 T NI fortekla game
081103 R A frasp :4 determined
070106 Q D fu Rfx
070208 P NI fupla trouble
070127 Z V4P fups =I err, make a mistake
081103 R NI fusbe fault, failing

*** G ***
070106 2 C ga Neg; no - particle
070120 2 V2P gah =H* avoid - prohibitive auxiliary
070110 Y V6I gait =U be possible - modal auxiliary
070110 U A galb :1 green
081103 R V3I gaml =H doubt
070114 Y C gaus neither/nor - coordinating
070111 D gau(t) Nul - pronoun
070111 Z D gaut Nul - determiner
111207 W NI gicpa mark, blemish
080319 Z NI gint corner
070109 A gir :3 female
070207 P NA girgixa bride
070114 NA girose sister
080319 NI gixafkle wedding reception
110505 4 V4P gixn =I make vows, marry
080319 P NI gixne promise
070108 Z V4P glef =A fall
120521 U NI gliso slope slant
081103 R V3I gloh =H understand empathetically
070106 NA gofo dog
070112 V7P goin =U stop (Paus) - aspectual auxiliary
070115 P NI gordo night
070115 W A gorh :1 dark
110108 T NH gorme cloud
070106 C gos - gos A tep = less A than
070118 2 V3M grat =U like
070118 NI grayo cup
070208 P NA gufrasna warrior
070123 A guyad :1 strange
120521 U NI gwalno valley
110703 X NH gwar water
090119 Y V2P gwelc =U kill, murder
080319 Z V7P gwexk =I abandon, cease
080319 Z D gya 3AFemS
080319 Z D gyal 3AFemP
070114 NA gyaska daughter

*** H ***
070106 P D h Def - determiner
070207 P V1P hafk =U thank
070613 2 X –hai before (temporal)
070112 2 V3I hait =U remember
110703 X V2P half =U blow
080319 Z NI hanep hemp of any kind
070208 P NIM hante love
080319 Z V1P harg =I argue
110703 X NI hasse land
090119 Y V1P hayog =I prevent, restrain
070106 2 C he Aff; yes - particle
070111 U D help the other - determiner
090119 Y X –hen after (temporal)
090119 Y V1P hent =U predict, prophesy, foretell
090119 Y NI hentap prediction, prophecy, forecast
070115 A herd :1 old (not young)
070120 NA herje elder
070123 ? V8I hib =I same as
080414 Q A hif :3 the same, identical
110703 X V4P hisk =U rush, hurry
070106 P X ho– - proclitic, antipassive
110703 X NH hoik wave
070612 2 NIM holgi life
110108 T NA holje living being
090119 Y NI holma life, career
090119 Y V2P honck =I crush, pulverize
090122 NIM honde ? powder
081103 R V7P host =U try, attempt
070106 2 V3M hox =A want; want to - volitive auxiliary
080319 P NH hume wind
110703 X V5P hur =A freeze
090119 NI hwiski whiskey

*** I ***
080414 A –iks :1 -ward (direction)
120521 U NA insekta insect
070130 Z C ir - introduces complement clause
110108 T NI isar iron
070207 P NI ista star

*** J ***
070113 P Q j :1 many
090119 Y P ja (separative)
070112 P jabo far from
110108 T V2P jabl =H discard
070123 Z V8I jad =I seem - like copula
070112 U D jaf yon, yonder - distal
110108 T NI jafastu path
080414 Q NI jaikse direction (spatial)
070106 NI jande food
070106 V2P jang =I eat
090122 A jangwar :3 hungry
110108 T NI jardinu garden
070109 P NA jem person
070207 P A jesm :1 good
070207 P NIM jesmigi goodness
070111 V3M jeus =U choose
070123 F jido ? often - adverb
070111 C jos ? or (exclusive) - coordinating
080414 Q P josku except
090119 Y V2P josn =I judge
080319 Z A josp :4 separate, apart
080414 Q A jouf :4 other
070113 Q Q juk :4 much
070123 Q X juku very - adverb

*** K ***
070118 NI kaffe coffee
110505 4 NI kaistu bridge
070612 2 V2P kalb =U speak (language)
070106 W A kan :3 red
070106 NA katto cat
070106 Y X kel– - makes spatial relations tangent & temporals immediate
070115 V2P kelp =U touch
070106 D kes this/these, here - near speaker
110108 T A kiskes :2 scattered
110505 4 NA kisno goat
080319 Z V4P kitc =I make a sound
070106 NI kloba house
070106 Z V2M kloh =H live in
070106 D ko 1XP
110108 T NI kolo mouth
090119 Y V2P kondemn =I condemn
110601 V2P konl =H quote
070130 2 C kono - introduces quotation
070107 R P kori about
070207 P NI korilo hazel
090119 Y C kose because, since, for
110703 X NI krepe ice
070106 2 D ku 1S
070106 Q kugos :3 9
070106 Q Q kw :2 1 - ku in compounds
120521 U D kwarf 1st - ordinal
110108 T A kwaswar :3 lonely
070114 A kwerb :1 drunk
070114 NI kwerde beverage
070114 V2P kwerg =I drink
090122 A kwergwar :3 thirsty

*** L ***
080414 Q V2P laih =I perform
080414 Q A laip :4 easy
070112 P V4P lalb =I sing
070112 P NI lalbai song
120521 U NIM lalfa grass
080414 Q A lanh :1 precise, accurate
070208 P NI lantke skill
070118 V1P lasf =I serve
070207 P A laun :4 beautiful
070106 2 X le– - proclitic, reflexocausative
070207 P A leihan :3 spiritual
081103 R V4P leik =U behave
080414 Q V2M lents =U learn (le + nis)
110703 X A –lg :1 -like (denominal)
090122 NIM linko ? compassion
081103 R A linkwar :3 compassionate
120521 U NA lixo mouse
070106 2 C lo - introduces complement clause
070612 2 NI lofte lake
080319 Z I loh well, so, behold
090119 Y C lohai before
090119 Y C lohen after
110505 4 NA loma horse
080319 Z V2P lomp =U run (route)
070125 V2P lont =U cook
110201 NI lonthin kitchen
070109 V7I lorr =A* repeat (Iter) - aspectual auxiliary
090119 Y A lufk :4 heavy
070114 NA luse "blood" relative

*** M ***
110508 X ma– - proclitic, respective (?)
110703 X NI magma magma
070111 V7I mais =U continue (Cont) - aspectual auxiliary
080319 2 V2P mark =U lift, pick up
070114 Z NA matse mother
070107 2 V3M ment =U see
080414 Q NI merfla work, effort
110108 T NI milba smile
070109 V3M min =N intend to - volitive auxiliary
080414 Q NI minde plan
070114 Z NA miska parent
090119 Y X mol surely, really, even ....
070612 2 V3M mold =I be sure of
070208 P V2P moxk =U honor
090119 Y A moxkis :3 honorable
111207 W NI moxtin west
080414 Q NI musika music
080319 Z A mutkis :3 reasonable
070107 P V3M my-H* have ....

*** N ***
080414 Q C nage but - connects clauses, sentences
110108 T V2P naph =I twist
080414 Q NI narbe voice
070612 2 V2P nat =U walk (route)
080414 Q NI natkun step
090119 Y NI naudo hour
070208 P U5I naus =U shade - Abs is what shades!
070106 U Q nel :3 2
080414 Q NI nelebarkla paradox, contradiction
070106 Q nelgos :3 8
070106 Q nelgoske :2 40
070106 Q nelke :2 10
070612 2 C nepo then - coordinating
070106 D nes that/those, there - near addressee(s)
070127 Y NI nigo manner, way
070127 U V3I nis =A know (something)
070106 Y D no 2P
070109 P C noku - purpose clause
110703 X V2P nopl =H fill P with I?
070106 2 D nu 2S

*** O ***
080414 Q D –okm kind (of) - on pronominal/determiner stems
120521 U NH orxa river, stream
070111 2 C os or (inclusive) - coordinating
070125 2 C osga if - conditional
...... Z A –oss :3 Cmp - comparative
070125 C osse unless, if not - conditional
070111 2 D o(t) Uns
070111 D otelp some other - determiner

*** P ***
070106 Q pago :2 4
070130 P U2M pald =I rain - Abs is what's rained
070106 Q palke :2 20
080319 Z NH palme storm
070110 V6I panj =I be logically necessary - modal auxiliary
070109 U V4P par =A fly
070109 U NA parce bird
070112 Z V7P pauk =U begin (Incp) - aspectual auxiliary
070107 NA payatco clown
080414 Q V2P peh =H use
110108 T V2P pexk =U carve
070123 F pido ? rarely - adverb
070123 Q pik :4 small amount
070123 X piku slightly - adverb
070107 A pink :4 small
111207 W NIP Piyan (a name)
070115 A plah :2 new
070115 ? D plarf next
111207 W F plau soon
070106 P C po and - joins phrases only
070106 V2P polt =U crawl (route)
070612 2 C pone (both/)and - coordinating
110703 X V4P posalemb =I overflow
070123 NA potspa cockroach
080414 Q X poupo only
080414 A poupow :2 mere, insignificant
090119 Y A pran :3 loose, free
070123 Q py :2* few

*** R ***
090119 Y P raf waiting for
070125 V3M raft =U hope
080319 Z A raim :1 real, true
080414 Q V3I ramp =U believe
070208 P V1M rasb =I protect (from)
070208 P NA rasna man
111207 W A rauf :4 high
110108 T NI raxin east
090119 Y A raxkis :3 noble (not aristocrat)
081103 R NI raxmigi virtue
080414 Q V4P reld =I turn
070106 X –ren Deg - degree adverb; also –uren
070110 V6I rest =U be obligated - modal auxiliary
070612 2 A risk :4 angry
070107 V4P rofl =H laugh
070208 P NI rok thing
110703 X NH roxme ocean, sea
070612 2 NI rusek rock
090119 A rusp :4 hard

*** S ***
070106 P V8S s =U* Cop
110703 X NI sakna harbor
120521 U A sam :1 tall
070612 2 V2P sants =U throw
070106 Q sapa :2 7
111207 W NH sarme sky
070120 V2P saxp =U carry
070125 NI seko world
080319 Z NI selba garment
080319 V2P? selh =I wear
070125 U V3M sep =U wish
070106 Q sida :2 6
080319 Z V5I? singr =H burn (intransitive)
110108 T NI singwe smoke
110108 T V5P sinsen =N shimmer
070115 A sipp :1 fast
070106 Q sirke :2 30
070106 P V1P sof =A give
080319 Z NI sokla situation
070125 Y V2P sold =I leave
070106 A sorg :1 big
070115 U NI soudo day (24 hours)
110703 X V2P soxn =I push, shove
070114 NA suka child (of)
070207 P D sun whole (entire)
080414 Q Q sup :4 any - declined like singular adjective
080414 NI suppi any of - takes partitive complement
070207 P Q sw :2 all - plural forms
080414 P Q sw :2 each, every - singular forms
120521 U NI swido always; never (with negative)

*** T ***
070106 Z D ta 3AS
080319 Z NAP Tahara female name (foreign?)
070106 P D tal 3AP
081103 R NA tauje metaphorical heart
080319 Z V3I taup =U feel (emotion)
120521 U NI teido a short time
111207 W NH tekme sun
070123 NI telgi color
070106 Z C tep than
070106 2 D tes that/those, there - anaphoric
070114 Z NA tetse father
110703 X A texp :4 shallow
070106 2 D ti 3IS
110108 T A ticwar :3 rich, wealthy
070106 P D til 3IP
070127 2 F tingo in such a manner - see Satisfactive ....
090119 Y V5M tof =A die
070208 P V2P tokl =H harvest
090119 Y D tokm such
070613 U V?? tol =A pass time
070106 Q ton :3 3
120521 U A toub :1 wide, broad
110108 T A troxk :4 proud
070106 F turen so - see Satisfactive .... (was tu)
070125 A twerh :1 raw

*** U ***
070106 P P u at, near
070106 Q uke :2 5
080414 Q X –uren Deg - degree adverb; also –ren

*** W ***
070109 P wadi via - u + adi
070106 P NI wake hand
080414 Q V4P wasg =I move, gesture
070115 A wen :3 old (not new)
070115 ? D wenaf previous
070106 P P wix to - u + ix
070109 P P wof from - u + of

*** X ***
070207 P NH xalme moon
070115 NI xando day(time)
070115 P A xanh :1 bright
090119 Y A xark :4 severe
070106 2 V3M xars =U hear
070207 2 NI xatsu month
110505 4 V2P xekp =I chop, cut
080414 Q A xengl :2 nimble, agile
070106 Q xif :4 50
080319 Z A xiskw :2 terrible, awful
090119 Y V1P xisnar =A accuse
080414 V2P xofk =U write
080414 Q NI xofkap written record
080612 NI xofrasse woodland
070106 U NI xofre tree
070131 2 V6I xol =A be able - modal auxiliary
070208 P NI xolke power
110703 X NI xoro ear
080319 Z NA xtudent student

*** Y ***
080319 Z NI yampi part of - takes partitive complement
080319 Q yan :3 some of
080414 ? V3? yarC =? deduce
120521 U P yok across
110505 4 V4P yokas =A go across
110703 X V2M yuks =I approach, go toward

** new **
120521 U A


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