Universal Survey of Languages
Vocabulary
The following is a list of many Ferengi words with their English meanings
to the right. They are in no particular order, and case endings are not
attached. If there is a dash (-) at the beginning, then it's a suffix,
and if there is a dash at the end, it is a prefix. When a suffix is
attached to a word, no case particle is attached.
arf sit
v see
tx give
sl go
m have
mn want
da read
pj write
sxt exist
pZ speak
il buy
bj profit
k? sell
ndf open
vw strike/hit
n act/do
eek make
dxn punish
idl love/like
lf need
wl eat
ekf keep (an object)
ntg keep (state), maintain
zil question
St be able
dk get/acquire/obtain/acquisition
xD spend (money)
zg be necessary
Ik obstruct, interfere with
Zd allow
vz cause
fthg instinct
stum equals, results in
&k agree, agreement
fEt trade
f&k deal
pS learn
pf study
Xkvg smell (noun odor, or to have odor)
Xtvk smell (nose or, or to detect odor)
gEpS teach
spm value
bst school
Nouns and Adjectives
dZfk name
itl friend/friendly
w here
kax hand
Gal red
pfat person
bv money
sz ear
ps good
kin inner peace/economic status
dak thing
blk Sir/Mister/Honorific (no case ending when used as title)
ryZ enclosure (ship, bottle, container)
vrD area, integral [math] (zone, field)
C opportunity
VEd family
pik steadfast, strong, unbreakable
VaN extremely hard, black, nutritious grain food like wheat
VaNgw popular soft bread made from VaN
bt simple
^s middle
fn last
sEn alone
sj
is happiness/happy
fren Ferengi (culture)
fEd Federation
rT Earth
Rihan Romulan
TliN Klingon
hjum Human
Prepositions
uf Under
ti from
hOj in
xex for
Postpositions
-gi belonging to/part of (forming a noun)
-gy belonging to/part of (forming an adjective)
-gal home of
-ple one who does/performs (some action)
-iG diminutive
-vt emphasizer
Adverbs (do not take case endings)
paag always
spi ever
gmeef again
kaaj only
Question words
ug who
am what
pod why
in when
pk where
a? how
Ng how much
kl which
Quantifiers (take case endings only when used as nouns)
puk None of
kyf All of/Every
Goz Many
Zrn Some of
gip Not all of
fis Few
kjy only
gelm more
enough
insufficient
Conjuntions
-wn and (suffix)
wen and
lala or (inclusive)
mala or (exclusive)
imp but
studM then (implication)
adMk if and only if
joN than
that/which
wan plus (addition)
Interjections
ki yes
kis on the contrary, yes
pax no
Miscpwat indefinate it/they
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