Basic Vocabulary – Talossan

This page provides some simple vocabulary words for the new student. El Treisour contains all common Talossan words (except proper nouns and adjectives, like personal names and placenames) and L’Översteir can be used to look up other English words.

Numbers 0-9

nül = zero
viens, having the feminine form viensa = one
doua = two
tres = three
qator = four (the q is pronounced as a k, and the first syllable is stressed)
simca = five (the i is pronounced as a ü)
sex = six
seifet = seven (the ei is pronounced as if it were ai, and is stressed)
vuit = eight
noua = nine

10-19

bisquinc or deþu = ten
ündesch = eleven
dúdesch = twelve
tréidesch = thirteen
tórdesch = fourteen
quíntesch = fifteen
sédesch = sixteen
séifdesch = seventeen
vuídesch = eighteen
úndaveint = nineteen

20 and Greater

vaintsch or veint = twenty
vaintsch-viens = twenty-one
treinçe = thirty
qareinçe = forty
simeinçe = fifty
sexeinçe = sixty
seifeinçe = seventy
vuieinçe = eighty
noueinçe = ninety
chint = hundred
mil or þúsund = thousand
miglhiun = million

Relationships

famiglha = family
patreu = father
matra = mother
espoçeu = husband
uschor = wife
figlheu = son
figlha = daughter
fratreu = brother
soror = sister
apa = grandfather
ama = grandmother
cüzin (feminine cüzina) = cousin
vucul = uncle
tanta = aunt

Common Objects

pupitra = desk
computex = computer
glhibreu = book
televiziun = television
inter’riet = Internet
auteu = car
cadeira = chair
maisa = table
poarta = door
fenestra = window
cortina = curtain
lict = bed
covereu = blanket
aureglheir = pillow

Places

cità = city
casa = house
domeu = home
cámera = room
cuschina = kitchen
oradaviert = restroom
restoran or acüvitorxha = restaurant
glischt = church
fiara = department store
marca = store, market, shop
óifisch = office
voratrina = fast food restaurant
ustria = bar (pub)
þospital = hospital

Colours

biançéu (feminine biançéa) = white
alveu (feminine alva) = another word for white
negreu (feminine neagra) = black
roxh = red
tacriat = bright red
ambracafirancheu (feminine ambracafiranca) = reddish brown
everieu (feminine everia) = whitish yellow
flaus = golden yellow
cinesch = pale yellow
vermel = yellow
violet = violet
azir = lavender
braneu (feminine brana) = brown
bléu (feminine blua) = blue
celestéu (feminine celestéa) = sky blue
virt = green
grischun = gray
glauc = greenish gray
rösch = pink
erxhent = silver
or = gold
crisomileu (feminine crisomila) = orange
purpül = purple
funçat (feminine funçada) = maroon
asmalal = tan
bürel = beige
groc or biondeu (feminine bionda) = blonde
cotschneu (feminine cotschna) = red-haired
canüt = white-haired
pelbiançéu (feminine pelbiançéa) = gray-haired
börnat (feminine bornada) = brunette
castain = auburn

Body Parts

ma = hand
bräts = arm
ped = foot
gamba = leg
cäps = head
uglh = eye
nas = nose
boca = mouth
aureglh = ear
caveglhen = hair (plural)
xhenoglh = knee
polçel = thumb
dit = finger (also used for toe)
ditavint = index finger
ditintra = middle finger
ditanel = ring finger
dititeu = little finger (“pinkie”)
orteiglh = toe
punca = big toe
spaglha or þumbreu = shoulder
caviglha = ankle
carù = heel
glhimba = tongue
dint = tooth
labra = lip
goglha = throat
col = neck
lavour = navel
cuoißa = thigh
coída = elbow
pignheta = wrist
tavsalt = knuckle

Animals

caciun = dog
cäts = cat
aic = horse
fugla = bird
evéu = deer
addasch = antelope
eifunt = elephant
zarac’ht = giraffe
liun = lion
ursüm = bear
gnham = cougar
quiour = bobcat
hamilta = squirrel
api = monkey
goritxa = gorilla
porc = pig
cimpantzì = chimpanzee
xherpitx = gerbil
foca = seal
valeina = whale
urada = dolphin
morsch = walrus
atxap = moose
lapì = rabbit
mascuð = wapiti (American elk)
bitxíc = bison (American buffalo)
insecteu = insect
mosca or moschula = fly
formica = ant
abeglha = bee
aquila = eagle
ul = owl

Fruits and Vegetables

apal = apple
uranxha = orange
áchina or rasignha = grape
üvapaßa = raisin
pamplamußa = grapefruit
cogorla = pumpkin
peßica = peach
fires = pear
ananás = pineapple
ceriera = cherry
freasca = strawberry
frembuça = raspberry
cóchenet = coconut
lactû = lettuce
tomateu = tomato
espinarteu = spinach
mailintzara = potato
calisch = broccoli
ugnhiun = onion
aglh = garlic
sucicana = bell pepper
cal = cabbage
fisníc = carrot
talefast = pea
iatz = maize (American corn)
fungu = mushroom
ris = rice
þáriqeu = bean
noiç = nut

Meat, Fowl, and Fish

viind = meat
stinc = ham
schpec = bacon
porc = pork
vrüscht = sausage
beui or bíftec = beef
entracuost = steak
cadun = lamb’s meat
púlaster = chicken
tü = turkey
beca = duck
auca = goose
pesc = fish
cançeir = crab
langosteu = lobster
uïtra = oyster
penc’ha = clam
cambarot = shrimp

Drinks

boiçal = (a) drink
apa = water
lapta = milk
cervieþa = beer
vineu = wine
cacteill = cocktail
sü = fruit juice
soda = soda
cafè = coffee
ceai = tea

Other Foods

eziun = food
inutrival = junk food
santeu = healthy food
prestu = fast food
caisch or frumatx = cheese
tischilta = cottage cheese
savuta = salt
chéceap = ketchup
snäps = mustard
marótxena = ice cream
smietna = sour cream
cjaca or nanaes = candy
calatsch = cake
crust = pie
vaischla = cookie
pà = bread
uol = egg
salaida = salad
rasclada = salad dressing
supa = soup
tavasaint = vegetable soup
storvia = chili (soup)
pitzarial = pizza
plug = taco
saici = popcorn

Meals

respaß = meal
sáftrac = breakfast
antecaina = brunch
miðziueziun = lunch
dinarh = supper
avendeziun or cönatorxheu = dinner
gustul = appetizer
txüspaiça = dessert
tentemp = snack

Some Useful Verbs

irh = to go or come (to change locations)
estarh = to be
tirh = to have
velarh = to want
neceßarh = to need
dormarh = to sleep
staistarh = to wake up
amarh = to love
piaçarh = to please
zonarh = to give
vidarh = to see
zespartarh = to leave (depart)
volarh = to fly
marscharh = to walk
coriarh = to run
naxharh = to swim
comprarh = to buy
veindarh = to sell
cumprencarh = to understand
voiatxarh = to travel
sürgarh = to stand up
sestarh = to sit down
menxharh = to eat
büvarh = to drink
parlarh = to speak or talk
zirarh = to say or tell
çerçarh = to search
trovarh = to find
xhúarh = to play
säparh = to know (how to)
dançarh = to dance
pensarh = to think
lirarh = to read (to one’s self)
scríuarh = to write
vivarh = to live (to be alive)
demurarh = to reside
travalarh = to work
esperarh = to hope
cherarh = to wish
sovenénçarh = to remember
obliarh = to forget (unintentionally)
urvidarh = to forget (intentionally)
quimbüvarh = to go drinking

As exemplified by the final three verbs in the list above, Talossan has a great many verbs that express concepts that would take more than a single word to express in English. Some of the many other verbs like this are c’hreovarh (= to cause sorrow), perstreptarh (= to want to speak), ramaßarh (= to fend for one’s self), and iridarh (= to wash down food with drink).