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* Rick Harrison (hrick@gate.net)                             1995.09.05
*
* Rough sketch of a language based on 5-letter (CVCCV/CCVCV) content
* words.  The content words are all _a_posteriori_.  "Penta" is the
* temporary nickname of this language.
* 
* All verbs end in -e, and all 5-letter words ending in -e are verbs;
* otherwise the final vowel is not significant; however, the following 
* tendencies exist: -a = noun, -i = modifier.
*
*            5 vowels: a e i o u
*       2 semi-vowels: w y
*       16 consonants: b c d v g j l m n r z        c = "ch" [tS]
*                      p   t f k           s        j = "zh" [3]
*
* parts of speech:
*   mod = modifier
*   n = noun
*   num = numeral
*   v = verb
*
* source languages:
*   B = Basque
*   Cr = Croatian
*   E-o = Esperanto
*   G = German (Deutsch)
*   It = Italian (Italiano)
*   L = Latin
*   R = Russian
*   Sp = Spanish (Espan~ol)
* 
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barba   n       beard {Sp}
barka   n       boat {Cr: barka, Sp: barca}
bluza   n       blouse, shirt (upper-torso-garment) {Cr}
bomba   n       bomb {Cr, Sp}
burza   n       stock market {Cr: burza, Sp: bursa/til}
davni   mod     ancient {Cr}
denta   n       tooth
derma   n       skin
desni   mod     right-hand {Cr}
dikte   v       say, tell, express
dobro   mod     good {Cr}
drama   n       drama, play {English, Cr}
droga   n       drug {Sp, Cr}
flavi   mod     yellow
flora   n       flower
forma   n       form, shape {Cr, Sp}
fraza   n       phrase {Cr}
gamba   n       leg {It}
garbi   mod     clean {B}
glina   n       clay {Cr}
grupa   n       group {Cr}
gurka   n       cucumber {G: Gurke}
gusto   n       flavor, taste {L, Sp, It, E-o}
handi   mod     big, large {B}
harfa   n       harp {Cr}
heksa   num     6, six
herba   n       plant
kante   v       sing
kapra   n       goat
kapte   v       catch, cature
karna   n       meat, flesh
karta   n       card {Cr}
kasni   mod     late {Cr}
klima   n       climate {Cr}
klori   mod     green
krema   n       cream {Cr}
kroma   n       color
kugla   n       ball {Cr}
kujna   n       dog, canine {Nostratic}
lampa   n       lamp {Cr}
lista   n       list {Cr}
litra   n       liter {Cr}
marka   n       postage stamp {Cr}
mejdu   pr      between, among, inter- {R}
multi   num     many, multi-
nafta   n       petroleum {Cr}
penta   num     5, five
retro   mod     back(ward), retro-
salte   v       jump, leap {B: salto}
slika   n       picture, image {Cr}
spire   v       breathe
stela   n       star
tikva   n       pumpkin, gourd {Cr}
tinta   n       ink {Cr}
torta   n       cake {Cr}
tripa   n       stomach {B}
truba   n       trumpet, horn, bugle {Cr}
verba   n       word
vitra   n       glass
vulpa   n       fox