I know I promised it a while ago, but here is a nice word list for you to study and learn, to describe the world around you and practice some basic, simple sentences.
Basic Words
Anatomy
Avin – head
Ảvin – face
Sủn – Arm
Del – Leg
Zothin – Horn
Crim – Blood
Ura – Bone
Nelith – fur, hair
Landscape and Cityscape
Dikre – ground, land
Lith – place, location
Baosik – house, dwelling
Brid – village, small city
Jolin – tree
Discor – mountain
Mian – river
Marla – stone
Canit – town, village
Stina – ocean, lake
Cun – sky
Ảbi – canyon, gorge
Clak – cliff
Lojin – road, trail, path
Zostu – space
Nủth – moon
Zistha – star
Directions and Location (adjectival form in parentheses)
Lithra – Coordinates
Ticrovo (ecrovo) – North
Zucluwi (ecluwi) – South
Sicibli (ecibli) – East
Nistaco (estaco) – West
Zenez – Distance, Horizon
Zenar – Distant
Lojin – Road, Trail, Path
Basic Verbs
We'll get to verbs soon, so here are a few to get you started thinking.
Tảbit – Come with intent
Vemit – Come, arrive
Riclo – Go with intent
Emet – Go, travel
Icri – Go on a pilgrimage
Bruze – Travel, explore
More Words with Breakdown
Tan
While tản means but, tan means “try” as in “to try a case” or, more broadly, “go to court.” Not surprisingly, tanik is a “trial” or, generally, a “court proceeding.” The one who merely oversees the proceedings is the jorlatanik. But the jorlatan is the one who oversees how things are going, his actions within the ongoing tanik, which makes him a “lawyer,” arguing one side or the other of a case.
Wan
By itself, wản simply means “lock.” But when you combine it with lith meaning “place,” lithmut meaning “room” throw in some adjectival markers like e and z and plop a partitive ja at the end, you get lilithmewaninizja “place of small locked rooms” that is, “prison.” (Colloquially, it is pronounced lithmewanizja.)
Xol
The Borelians have multiple words for “war.” Xol means any war that is currently ongoing, or war in general. But when you surdo (engage) and alix (fight) in xolja (battle) which are ezik (victorious), then you have a new word, surdalixoljezik. However, if you did not zi (win) and instead you dimla (lose) your battles and so your war, you get surdalixoljimla.
Inti/Zula
For one such as myself, I am called a jinti (author) because I inti (write) intik (writing/text). And I publish my zulak (book) for you to zula (read, study). There are many zulakja (reading materials) to zula.
Purely Borelian Words
Biam
A type of footrace made popular by the West Borla, used for settling minor disputes. Official rules state it must be done barefoot. While traditionally done in the snow, courses laid with nails or hot coals are also acceptable. Length may range from a short sprint to a couple miles.
Ceura
A bone spirit, a type of talisman made from the bones of deceased warriors, believed to bring good luck and great victory in battle.
Soce
A robe made from the bones of deceased warriors, worn by priests of Tujor.
Xacles
Traditional Borelian battle gear that is designed more for holding weapons than great freedom of movement, as Borelians rely on their toxicity to keep enemies at arm's length.