kankwil
kankwil is a revisement of tulinh.
verbs:
go: ka
come: wan
see: zhi
past:
kapa
wanpa
zhipa
they saw: zhipalos
I saw: zhipach
future:
kafu
wanfu
zhifu
conditional:
kalu
present perfect:
dana kath, dana wanath, etc...
I have gone: danach kath
the pronouns:
cha chae
ki kya
lu seno
(I we
you you pl.
he/she they)
some animals:
pan:dog, fan: cat, pyan: wolf, pyanel: coyote, pen: bear, renka: deer
elka: elk, zelka: moose, awi: bird, kya: hawk, kwyl: owl, kyado: eagle
oto: screech owl, mozhi: insect, liwmozhi: dragonfly, chi: bee, ji: wasp
jido: hornet, wachi: ant, skara: beetle
some spiritual words:
ri: spirit
shyn: God, god
rilem: spirit world
shymba: heaven
other side: udru lat
religion: data
christianity: kristyzma
christian: kristysta
judaism: yehudyzma
jew: yehuda
taoism: dauyzma
taoist: dauysta
buddhism: budyzma
buddhist: budysta
spiritualism: riyizma
spiritualist: riyista
spiritism: kardekyzma
islam: islem
muslim: muslym
baha'i: bahaiyizma
baha'i: bahai
Jesus: Yeshu
Moses: Moshe
buddha: buda
lao tsu: lau zu
shinto: shinto
goddess: shyna
pray: prek
wicca: wykyzma
wiccan: wyk
new thought: neistan
spiritual healing: rigae
heal: gae
mind: chi
ch'i: ki
reiki energy: ki
reiki: kigae, reiki
create: aga
evolution: ewol
evolve: ewol
creationism: agyzma
science: kesh
SOME MORE GRAMMAR:
pluralization:
when a word ends in "o", add "-tos" (lino=linotos)
when a word ends in "a", add "-tos" (lina=linatos)
when a word ends in a consonant, add "-os" (fan=fanos)
when a word ends in any other vowel besides "i", add "-tos" (shu-shutos)
(ri-rios, chi-chios)
to form an adjective from a noun, add "i" to the end of the word.
to form an adverb, add "-ish" to the end of the word.
SOME PEOPLE WORDS:
father: sino
mother: sina
parent: sin (i=ee as in keep)
son: lino
daughter: lina
child: lin
uncle: tizno
aunt: tizna
cousin: tirin, tilin
brother: rino
sister: rina
sibling: rin
friend: zada
boy/girlfriend: nanya
husband/wife: cuzi
student: keshti
teacher: keshkachi
professor: keshkachi
learn: keish
school: keishak
college: hokeishak
KANKWIL PRONOUNCIATION:
a=ah, e=e as in met, i=ee, o=o as in boat or as in rock, u=oo as in boot.
b,d,ch,f,g,h,j,k,l,m,n,p,s,sh,t,w,y,z are all pronounced as in english.
c=kh as in german achtung or arabic khareef, nh=ng as in song; never as in
finger, r=tap of the tongue against the top front teeth, like the japanese r,
zh=the s sound in the word pleasure or the french J as in je, Y as a vowel
stand for the short "i" as in bit or sit.
more to come soon....
man wanfu wi bu di....
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