Nāmaς[]
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This appendix provides a quick and useful vocabulary of the language Nāmaς, with common phrases and greetings for everyday "use".
I will feature Christian holidays, as well as birthdays and name-days, since I have no real experience of any other festivities. For the majority of the world, Midsummer isn't really celebrated, but it's fairly important to me. Hence I'll feature it. And that's that.
For enquiries the masculine gender is used.
Phrases[]
Interjections[]
| | Translation | Pronunciation | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | Hā | [ʔa̤ː] | |||
| No | Ākı | [ˈaː.xɪ] | |||
| Please | Kāryәmaı 1 | [kaː.r̩ʂә.maı̯] | |||
| Thank you | Kāıra! | [ˈkɛːra] | |||
| You're welcome! | Nēma! | [ˈnɛːma] | |||
| Cheers! | Suāstya! | [ˈsu̯aːsʈ͡ʂa] |
1 The word "Please" is accurately translated as "You would make me happy".
Greetings[]
| | Translation | Pronunciation | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welcome | Denā veȷyāntaı | [ˈdɛːna ˈfɛc͡çantaɪ̯] | |||
| Hello | Haı | [ʔa̤ɪ̯] | |||
| Pleased to meet you | Kāryomaı ıātherṭaı | [ˈkaː.r̩ʂɔ.maɪ̯ ˈɪ̯aːθɛrʈaɪ̯] | |||
| Good bye | Kāta haı | [ˈkaːt͡θa ʔa̤ɪ̯] | |||
| See you later | Kāta sēhya | [ˈkaːt͡θa ˈsɛː.ça] | |||
| Good morning | Dēna dākva | [ˈdɛː.na ˈdaː.gva] | |||
| Good day | Dēna dīna | [ˈdɛː.na ˈdɪː.na] | |||
| Good afternoon | Dēna hendadīna | [ˈdɛː.na ʔɛ̤ːn.daˈ.dɪː.na] | |||
| Good evening | Dēna sarāh | [ˈdɛː.na saˈraːç] | |||
| Good night | Dēna naktā | [ˈdɛː.na nat͡ʃˈtaː] |
Personality[]
| | Translation | Pronunciation | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Who are you? | Kyō staı? | [c͡çɔː staɪ̯] | |||
| I am... | Eoı... | [ɔɪ̯] | |||
| What is your name? | Kya daı nāmıa? | [c͡ça daɪ̯ ˈnaː.mɪ̯a] | |||
| My name is... | Maı nāmıa... | [maɪ̯ ˈnaː.mɪ̯a] | |||
| Where are you from? | Kāranna av vīȷyoς? | [ˈkaː.ra.nːa af.ˈfɪːc͡ç.œs] | |||
| I am from... | Vīȷyoı av... | [ˈfɪːc͡ç.œɪ̯ af] | |||
| How old are you? | Kuō maȷyēa hraı staı? | [ku̯ɔː ma.ˈɟ͡ʝɛː.a xraɪ̯ staɪ̯] | |||
| I am... old | Eoı... hraı | [ɔɪ̯... xraɪ̯ ] | |||
| How are you? | Kuō staı? | [ku̯ɔː staɪ̯] | |||
| - Well | Kāryә | [ˈkaː.r̩ʂə] | |||
| - Not so good | Naı dēna/Kyākә | [naɪ̯ dɛ.ˈnɔð/c͡ça.ˈkә] |
Wishes[]
| | Translation | Pronunciation | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good luck! | Dēna ṭhamā! | [ˈdɛː.na ˈʈʰaː.ma] | |||
| Good health! | Dēna suāstya! | [ˈdɛː.na ˈsu̯aː.sʈ͡ʂa] | |||
| Bon appétit! | Kārya kaṃta! | [ˈkaː.r̩ʂa ˈkãː.t͡θa] | |||
| Bon voyage! | Kārya yāṭra! | [ˈkaː.r̩ʂa ˈʒaː.ɖra] |
Requests[]
| | Translation | Pronunciation | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Excuse me! | Sāmma! | [ˈsaː.mːa] | |||
| Forgive me! | Maı hapēdhaı! | [maɪ̯ a̤.ˈp͡ɸɛː.θaɪ̯] | |||
| Help me! | Maı sayāmaı! | [maɪ̯ sa.ˈʂaː.maɪ̯] |
Language[]
| | Translation | Pronunciation | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I don't understand | Naı sāṃkrthem | [naɪ̯ ˈsãː.kr̩.ʂɛm] | |||
| Please repeat that | Kāryaımaı ıa kātāt | [ˈkaː.r̩ʂɛ.maɪ̯ ɪ̯a ˈkaː.t͡θaːt] | |||
| Please talk more slowly | Kāryaımaı vāȷyaı mahā krıhā | [ˈkaː.r̩ʂɛ.maɪ̯ ˈʍac͡çaı ˈmaː.ʔa̤ ˈkrıː.ʔa̤] | |||
| How do you say... | Kuo vāȷyu... | [ku̯ɔ ˈʍaː.c͡çu] | |||
| Do you speak... | Kāhah/Vāȷyah | [ˈkaː.ʔa̤ç/ˈʍaː.c͡ça̤ç] | |||
| - English | Anhḷıyā | [aŋ.ɻı.ˈʐaː] | |||
| - Swedish | Souıdıyā | [sʍı.t͡θı.ˈʂaː] | |||
| - Nāmaς | Namā | [na.ˈmaː] |
Holidays[]
| | Translation | Pronunciation | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Happy midsummer! | Augrā medāvara! | [ɔ.ˈgrɑː mɛ.ˈd͡ðaː.wa.ra] | |||
| Happy birthday! | Augrā nautōdına! | [ɔ.ˈgrɑː nɔ.ˈtɔːtə.nɑ] | |||
| Happy New Year! | Augrā hŕa nāva! | [ɔ.ˈgrɑː ˈxr̩.a ˈnaː.ʍa] | |||
| Happy Easter! | Augrā Pasāh! | [ɔ.ˈgrɑː pa.ˈsaːç] | |||
| Merry Christmas! | Kārya Hrıstōnakta! | [ˈkaː.rʂa xrı.ˈstəː.na.t͡ʃta] | |||
| Happy name-day! | Augrā namādına! | [ɔ.ˈgrɑː na.ˈmaː.dı.na] |