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1 | Anki | Belter | English | Part of Speech | Details | Alternative Spelling | Source | Fo da lexi fo du chek | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | -lowda | [plural suffix] | affix (suffix) | NOTE: Pronouns/quantifiers ONLY. Nouns are "uncountable", so they never get pluralized. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | -mang | [person-suffix] | affix (suffix) | c.f. "-wala", "-ting", "mang" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | -ting | [thing-based suffix] | affix (suffix) | makes as "person-based" noun. c.f. "ting" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | -wala | [person suffix] | affix (suffix) | c.f. "-mang","-ting". Unlike those, "wala" is not a word, only a suffix. | https://twitter.com/Nfarmerlinguist/status/692027092007915521 | 👍 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | *nawe | no-way | pronoun | c.f. "we", "na-" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | adewu | song | noun | c.f. "du adewu" "In the late 22nd century, a wave of retro @Adele mania sweeps the Belt, such that her name becomes synonymous w/ singing" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | afeta | effect. Possibly also "influence" | noun | c.f. "wit afeta" | https://discord.com/channels/288472445822959618/558143008604815364/793647436102631446 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | afong | out-of "as in beer pours out-of a bottle" | preposition | transitive. c .f. "fong", "erefo" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | amash | but | conjunction | note: spelling w/ 2 "m" is a typo (amaš) | Amaš | https://twitter.com/Nfarmerlinguist/status/842243334500311040 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | ámawala | Boyfriend, girlfriend, lover | noun | c.f. "ánkawala", "kopeng", "pexa", "du xom wit" | https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GbR1ShzxBt5UqwzXAs7lGEQ2jyU9JHzbzfe2tED6QJs | |||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | Y | ámolof | love | noun | https://twitter.com/Nfarmerlinguist/status/686960044739440640 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | ando | [continuous aspect marker] | TAM (aspect) | ando isn't a form of to be at all. It's a verb particle to mark continuous, like the gerund suffix -ing in English | https://twitter.com/Nfarmerlinguist/status/697550773706600452 | 👍 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | ánkawala | anchor-person | noun | person you are closest to in a poly relationship. c.f. "ámawala", "pexa", "du xom wit" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | ansa | answer | noun | c.f. "du ansa" | https://twitter.com/itreachesout/status/925853760290779136 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | anyalasi | analysis | noun | c.f. "du anyalasi" | https://www.reddit.com/r/LangBelta/comments/aiselh/scene_from_meet_joe_black_belter_subtitles/?st=JR8D3WMN&sh=31f427b1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | Y | anyiye | year | noun | c.f. "yitim" | https://twitter.com/Nfarmerlinguist/status/694898928265736193 | 👍 | |||||||||||||||||||||
18 | aseroka | asteroid | noun | S5 | https://discord.com/channels/288472445822959618/558143008604815364/793646433903444021 | 👍 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | asilik | Like, “as if it were the case (which it is not)” | preposition | comparative. c.f. "lik" | https://twitter.com/nfarmerlinguist/status/897893913524019200?s=21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | atake | attack, assault | noun | c.f. "kombat", "xite", "sodzha", "wow" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | avita | avoid | verb | https://twitter.com/nfarmerlinguist/status/985981625811922946?s=21 | X | |||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | bang | steer, navigate | verb | Bang is steer. From German "Bahn" (route, path, track), but the folk etymology is that the pirates would steer their yokes so violently they'd "bang" them against the control panel. Yup, I even thought up a few in-world false etymologies. | baŋ | https://twitter.com/Nfarmerlinguist/status/1011361982857994240 | X | |||||||||||||||||||||
23 | bap | door | noun | From Arabic باب bab, meaning door | https://twitter.com/Nfarmerlinguist/status/697810138183282688 | 👍 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
24 | bap kuxaku | space-door ("airlock") | noun + noun (juxtaposition) | lit. space/vacuum door | https://twitter.com/Nfarmerlinguist/status/697809731914608644 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
25 | baseng | clothing | noun | https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GbR1ShzxBt5UqwzXAs7lGEQ2jyU9JHzbzfe2tED6QJs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
26 | bek | "back". towards the rear, to a previous position/time, in return, in a state of restraint or retention | adjective | c.f. "bek" (verb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
27 | bek | break (v) | verb | c.f. "bek" (adjective), "bekedabush" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
28 | Y | bekedabush | delicious | adjective | A calque from Hawaiian pidgin: broke da mouth Bek = break da = the bush = mouth (from French bouche) (békedabuš) | békedabuš | https://twitter.com/Nfarmerlinguist/status/693095028139253761 | 👍 | ||||||||||||||||||||
29 | bekpelésh | leak; lit. "break-place" | noun | bekpeléš | https://twitter.com/nfarmerlinguist/status/703260221183885312 | 👍 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
30 | beláng | white (color) | adjective | belaŋ | https://twitter.com/Nfarmerlinguist/status/831550244399636480 | 👍 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
31 | belék | black (color) | adjective | https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GbR1ShzxBt5UqwzXAs7lGEQ2jyU9JHzbzfe2tED6QJs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
32 | Y | belówt | blood | noun | belɒt | https://twitter.com/Nfarmerlinguist/status/684422656523767808 | 👍 | |||||||||||||||||||||
33 | Y | belta | Belter (person, or language) | noun | c.f. "inya" | https://twitter.com/Nfarmerlinguist/status/695641856705564672 | https://twitter.com/nfarmerlinguist/status/687473810044420096?s=21 | 👍 | ||||||||||||||||||||
34 | Y | beltalowda | Colllective pronoun ,"All Belters” (contextually "us belters" because only Belters speak lang belta). NOTE: “Belta” is both the singular and plural form of the noun “Belter”. “5 beltalowda” is incorrect. it’s like saying ”Five all-of-us-belters”. “5 belta” = “five belters”. “Beltalowda” = “kowl belta” | pronoun | can form possessive w/ word order | beltalɒda | https://twitter.com/Nfarmerlinguist/status/679501102480396289 | |||||||||||||||||||||
35 | beltawala | An inner who is obsessed with Belters. Fred Johnson, Julie Mao, etc | noun | Cf “welwala”, "da wel" "belta" | https://twitter.com/nfarmerlinguist/status/692177835147018241?s=21 | 👍 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
36 | belú | blue/green, grue (color) | adjective | https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GbR1ShzxBt5UqwzXAs7lGEQ2jyU9JHzbzfe2tED6QJs | 👍 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
37 | bera | "Nothing but" aka only, merely, just | predeterminer | Believe it goes to the left of the noun or adjective it modifies. Can’t be used as a conjunction. Instead, choose “amash”. c.f. "solo" | https://twitter.com/nfarmerlinguist/status/710219772969881601 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
38 | Y | beratna | brother | noun | c.f. "sésata" | https://twitter.com/Nfarmerlinguist/status/683452291718905856 | 👍 | |||||||||||||||||||||
39 | Y | beref | birth | noun | from Tenya wa diye beref xush | https://twitter.com/Nfarmerlinguist/status/686990289760718848 | 👍 | |||||||||||||||||||||
40 | beve | drink | verb | c.f. "beveting" | https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GbR1ShzxBt5UqwzXAs7lGEQ2jyU9JHzbzfe2tED6QJs | |||||||||||||||||||||||
41 | béveting | drink, beverage | noun | c.f. "beve" | 👍 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
42 | bi | “be" (locative copula) | verb | Used to describe a physical location. for non physical locations, c.f "ere" | https://twitter.com/Nfarmerlinguist/status/831600856273285120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
43 | bik | big, wide, loud | adjective | c.f. "mali", "lowng" "mobik" | https://twitter.com/Nfarmerlinguist/status/687689401321689088 | X | ||||||||||||||||||||||
44 | bikang | beacon | noun | https://twitter.com/nfarmerlinguist/status/707998861051080704?s=21 | X | |||||||||||||||||||||||
45 | bingi | fun | noun | N | https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GbR1ShzxBt5UqwzXAs7lGEQ2jyU9JHzbzfe2tED6QJs | X | ||||||||||||||||||||||
46 | bitnish | business | noun | c.f. "fotet" | https://discord.com/channels/288472445822959618/558143008604815364/788944559194767360 | X | ||||||||||||||||||||||
47 | biya | beer | noun | c.f. "beveting" | https://twitter.com/nfarmerlinguist/status/844723875183132672?s=21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
48 | Y | bodzha | explosion | noun | bodža | https://twitter.com/Nfarmerlinguist/status/683774860347113472 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
49 | Y | bosmang | boss, chief | noun | c.f. "bosmang kapawu" | https://twitter.com/Nfarmerlinguist/status/690177203468836866 | X | |||||||||||||||||||||
50 | bosmang kapawu | ship-boss ("Captain") | noun + noun (juxtaposition) | c.f."bosmang", "kapawu" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
51 | botiya | bottle, jar | noun | c.f. "kaxa" | https://twitter.com/Nfarmerlinguist/status/710575854846238720 | X | ||||||||||||||||||||||
52 | botong | button | noun | X | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
53 | bowl | Ball, small spherical toy | noun | bɒl | https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GbR1ShzxBt5UqwzXAs7lGEQ2jyU9JHzbzfe2tED6QJs | X | ||||||||||||||||||||||
54 | buk | book | noun | https://twitter.com/Nfarmerlinguist/status/761334134941691904 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
55 | buk | book | noun | https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GbR1ShzxBt5UqwzXAs7lGEQ2jyU9JHzbzfe2tED6QJs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
56 | bukipelesh | bookstore | noun | https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GbR1ShzxBt5UqwzXAs7lGEQ2jyU9JHzbzfe2tED6QJs | X | |||||||||||||||||||||||
57 | Y | burito | burrito | noun | https://twitter.com/Nfarmerlinguist/status/695264592679677953 | X | ||||||||||||||||||||||
58 | Y | buro | donkey | noun | https://twitter.com/Nfarmerlinguist/status/689653503027851264 | X | ||||||||||||||||||||||
59 | bush | mouth | noun | from békedabush | buš | https://twitter.com/Nfarmerlinguist/status/693095028139253761 | X | |||||||||||||||||||||
60 | but | boot | noun | from "but fo kapawu" | https://twitter.com/Nfarmerlinguist/status/698213854312927232 | X | ||||||||||||||||||||||
61 | but fo kapawu | magnetic boots | noun + preposition + noun | lit. boots for spaceshp. c.f. "sut fo kuxaku" | https://twitter.com/Nfarmerlinguist/status/698213854312927232 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
62 | butong | button | noun | X | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
63 | buza | target | noun | https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GbR1ShzxBt5UqwzXAs7lGEQ2jyU9JHzbzfe2tED6QJs | X | |||||||||||||||||||||||
64 | chesh | hunt; chase | noun | c.f. "kapa", "lusa", "ganya", "losh" | cheš | https://twitter.com/Nfarmerlinguist/status/827053416778080256 | X | |||||||||||||||||||||
65 | chu | choose | verb | From the Hindi “chunnen” | https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GbR1ShzxBt5UqwzXAs7lGEQ2jyU9JHzbzfe2tED6QJs | |||||||||||||||||||||||
66 | condenashang | condemnation | noun | condenašaŋ | https://twitter.com/nfarmerlinguist/status/985981655843090432?s=21 | Xx | ||||||||||||||||||||||
67 | Y | da | the | article | c.f. "wa", "de", "de-" | https://twitter.com/Nfarmerlinguist/status/680973200893710336 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
68 | da Belte | the Belt | article (definite) + noun | https://twitter.com/Nfarmerlinguist/status/687473810044420096 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
69 | da diye de | that day (yesterday, tomorrow) | article (definite) + noun + pronoun | https://twitter.com/nfarmerlinguist/status/842409207760470018?s=21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
70 | Y | da diye xiya | this day (aka "today") | article (definite) + day + here | wfw: "the day (of) here" | https://twitter.com/Nfarmerlinguist/status/689632171951165440 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
71 | da nax de | that night (last night, tomorrow night) | article (definite) + noun + pronoun | X | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
72 | da nax xiya | this night (aka "tonight") | article (definite) + night + here | lit "the night (of) here" | https://twitter.com/Nfarmerlinguist/status/679425948681240576 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
73 | da NOUN de | that NOUN, those NOUNs | article (definite) + NOUN + PRONOUN , irregular | c.f. "de", "da NOUN xiya", "da LOCATION Xi", "da NOUN dedeya" | https://twitter.com/Nfarmerlinguist/status/705849500384899072 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
74 | da NOUN dedeya | that-there NOUN, them-there NOUNs | article (definite) + NOUN + PRONOUN ("yonder") | “da NOUN de", "da NOUN xiya", "da LOCATION xi" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
75 | da NOUN xiya | This NOUN | definite artilce + NON-PLACE NOUN + PRONOUN ("here") | c.f. "xi", "da PLACE-NOUN xi" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
76 | da PLACE-NOUN xi | this PLACE-NOUN | article (definite) + PLACE NOUN + PRONOUN (irregular) | c.f. "xi", "de", "da NOUN xiya", "da NOUN deya", "da NOUN dedeya" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
77 | da we | “the way" aka "of course”, "certainly", "claro (Spanish)" | article (definite) + noun | Definite yes. “The way”. | https://www.reddit.com/r/LangBelta/comments/aiselh/scene_from_meet_joe_black_belter_subtitles/?st=JR8D3WMN&sh=31f427b1 | X | ||||||||||||||||||||||
78 | da wel | The Well | article (definite) + noun (location) | c.f. "weya, da" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
79 | da weyu | "the gravity" | article (definite) + noun | c.f. "da wel" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
80 | da weyu | Gravity (from a planet) | definite article + noun | Cf “da wel” | Patreon | |||||||||||||||||||||||
81 | dansa | dance (v) | verb | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
82 | data | data, information | noun | Patreon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
83 | de | that | pronoun, demonstrative (close-distal): IRREGUAL, possessive juxataposition only | c.f. "xi", "dedeya", "deya", "xiya", "da NOUN de", "fongi de", "da diye de" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
84 | decho | die, be destroyed | verb | “It's from Spanish deshecho. Undone. Also influence from English destroy.” | https://twitter.com/nfarmerlinguist/status/995460746329833472?s=21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
85 | dedawang | that-one | pronoun, relative | Relative | dédawaŋ | https://twitter.com/nfarmerlinguist/status/840229898308399106 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
86 | dedeya | that-there | pronoun, locative (far-distal) | C.f. “xi”, "de", “deya”, "xiya", "da NOUN dedeya" | https://twitter.com/nfarmerlinguist/status/926114378591510529?s=21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
87 | defotung | armed (as in a warhead) | adjective | that-to-BANG | X | |||||||||||||||||||||||
88 | dek | deck, floor | noun | https://twitter.com/nfarmerlinguist/status/1050236252916604928?s=21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
89 | dek gova | head-deck ("upper deck") | noun + noun (juxtaposition) | https://twitter.com/nfarmerlinguist/status/1050236252916604928?s=21 | https://twitter.com/nfarmerlinguist/status/1050236252916604928?s=21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
90 | dek lek | leg-deck ("lower deck") | noun + noun (juxtaposition) | https://twitter.com/nfarmerlinguist/status/1050236252916604928?s=21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
91 | delowda | those, that many, that much | pronoun, relative | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
92 | demang | whom | pronoun, relative | relative; interrogative is "kemang", which person | demaŋ | https://twitter.com/Nfarmerlinguist/status/706342354903379969 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
93 | deng | then, "In-that-case" | determiner | "Given the previously mentioned situation exists". c.f. "detim". NOTE; may be a preposition | deŋ | https://twitter.com/nfarmerlinguist/status/701444726357004288 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
94 | deng fo | would aka "in-that-case for" | modal clause (determiner + preposition) | e.g. "Deng fo kepelesh im go? (Where would he go?)" C.f. “deng", "fo", "mogut fo”. NOTE: is possibly two prepositions | https://twitter.com/Nfarmerlinguist/status/836324540594597888 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
95 | depelésh | "where…", "the-place" | pronoun, relative | relative. Interrogative is "kepelésh", what place | depeléš | https://twitter.com/Nfarmerlinguist/status/829587546040512513 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
96 | depeshang | depression | noun | To be depressed is “fo tenye depeshang” | dépešaŋ | https://twitter.com/nfarmerlinguist/status/925767194159431680?s=21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
97 | deradzhang | that-reason | pronoun, relative | aka "therefore, why". c.f. "radzhang" "keradzhang" | https://twitter.com/Nfarmerlinguist/status/838588178541895681 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
98 | desh | there-is, there-are. | verb (subjectless) | na desh, "There isn't". NOTE: Does not take a subject. | deš | https://twitter.com/Nfarmerlinguist/status/707997713929863168 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
99 | det | dead | adjective | https://twitter.com/Nfarmerlinguist/status/702665826000723969 | https://twitter.com/nfarmerlinguist/status/840229898308399106 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
100 | detim | that-time | pronoun, relative | relative; interrogative is "ketim", which time | https://twitter.com/Nfarmerlinguist/status/704707247931142144 |