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:es-pv: bi "two" :eng: bi- , :lat: bis "twice" :es-pv: sei "six" :ita: sei "six", :esp: :por: seis "six" :es-pv: urre "gold" :lat: aurum "gold" I'm not sure, given how little we know of proto-Vasconic, if we could make the argument that these are truly not cognates. Apparently bi was originally big...

da "is"
だ da "is, are, am"

haize "wind"
風 kaze "wind"

bi "two"
bi-, bis "twice"

sei "six"
sei "six", seis "six"

urre "gold"
aurum "gold"

Nasal: /m n ŋ/ <m n ng> Fortis: /p' pʰ t' tʰ t͡s~s kʲ' kʲʰ k' kʰ q' ʔ/ <p' p t' t s c' c k' k q' q> Lenis: /ɓ v ɗ r z ɠʲ j ɠ w ʁ ɦ/ <b v d r z j y g w r h> /i̤: ḭ: ɨ̤: ɨ̰: z̩ ṳ: ṵ:/ <ii iix ïï ïïx z uu uux> /ɪ ɘ ʊ/ <i ï u> /e̤: ḛ: ə̤: ə̰: o̤: o̰:/ <ee eex ëë ëëx oo oox> /ɛ ɜ ɔ/ <e ë o> /a̤: a̰:/ <aa...

:es-pv: Basque Gizonak teleskopioaz emakumea ikusten du. /gis̻onak teles̺kopioas̻ emakumea ikus̺ten du/ gizon=ak teleskopio=az emakume=a ikus-ten d-Ø-u-Ø-Ø man=ERG.SG telescope=INSTR.SG woman=ABS.SG see-PRESP 3.ABS-SG.ABS-AUX.TR-3SG.ERG-PRS The man sees the woman using the telescope. (The man has th...

:es-pv: Basque Nik komuneko paper guztia dut eta zuk ez dezakezu ezer ere izan. /nik komuneko paper gus̻tia dut eta s̻uk es̻ des̻akes̻u es̻er eɾe is̻an/ ni-k komun=eko paper guzti=a d-Ø-u-t-Ø eta zu-k ez de-Ø-za-ke-zu-Ø ezer ere izan 1SG-ERG toilet=GEN.SG paper all=ABS.SG 3.ABS\PRS-SG.ABS-AUX.TR-1SG...

:es-pv: Basque Zergatik dago gaurko eguna hain hotza? /s̻ergatik dago gau̯rko eguna ain ot͡s̻a/ zer=gatik d-a-go-Ø gaur=ko egun=a hain hotz=a what=CAUS 3.ABS\PRS-PRS-be.SG-PRS today=GEN day=ART.ABS.SG so cold=ART.ABS.SG Why is it so cold today? (The verb egon , of which dago is a conjugated form, co...

:es-pv: Basque Ez dut ulertzen zer diozun. Euskaraz hitz egin! /es̻ dut ulert͡s̻en s̻er dios̻un | eu̯s̺kaɾas̻ it͡s̻ egin/ ez d-Ø-u-t-Ø uler-tzen zer-Ø d-io-zu-Ø-Ø-n | euskara=z hitz=Ø egi-n NEG 3.ABS\PRS-SG.ABS-AUX.TR-1SG.ERG-PRS understand-PRESP what-ABS 3.ABS\PRS-say-2SG.ERG-SG.ABS-PRS-COMP | Basq...

:es-pv: Basque Nire txakurra ateratzen lagundu didazu. /niɾe t͡ʃakura ateɾat͡s̻en lagundu didas̻u/ ni-re txakurr=a atera-tzen lagun-du d-i-Ø-da-zu-Ø 1SG-GEN dog=ART.ABS.SG take_out-PRESP help-PP 3.ABS\PRS-AUX.DITR-SG.ABS-1SG.DAT-2SG.ERG-PRS You helped me walk my dog. "Me" here is an indirect object,...

:es-pv: Basque (Assuming that "going to" means that they are going to go and not that they are in the process of going) In the recent past tense (i.e. earlier today): "Zinemara joango gara" esan dute. /s̻inemaɾa joango gaɾa es̺an dute/ zinema=ra j-oa-ngo g-a-ra-Ø esa-n d-Ø-u-te-Ø cinema=ART.ALL.SG P...

:es-pv: Basque Arrantzalea da. /arant͡s̻alea da/ arrantzale=a da fisherman=ART.ABS.SG COP.3SG.PRS He is a fisherman. Indartsua da. /indart͡s̺ua da/ indartsu=a da strong=ART.ABS.SG COP.3SG.PRS He is strong. Nire senarra da. /niɾe s̺enara da/ ni-re senarr=a da 1SG-GEN husband=ART.ABS.SG COP.3SG.PRS He...

:es: Basque: Ikusten zaitut see.IMPF AUX.2sgABS.1sgERG or Nik zu ikusten zaitut 1sg.ERG 2sg see.IMPF AUX.2sgABS.1sgERG The auxiliaries are so fused I didn't even try to divide it up for the gloss. The -t ending of 'zaitut' corresponds to 'nik' (1sg.ERG) and the z- to 'zu' (2sg.ABS) as far as I can ...

Ooh, I must have missed it. Edited, thank you.

:es-pv: Basque Basque has polypersonal agreement, so the finite verb (usually the auxiliary) agrees with the subject, direct object, and indirect object in person and number. The verb "give" itself can be straightforwardly translated with eman in all circumstances. I'll translate these into the rece...

innombrable "innumerable"
innombrable "unmentionable"

(Note that these are not cognate; the former goes back to Latin numerāre "to count" while the latter goes back to Latin nōmināre "to name")

Nice, a Romlang that has something new! Thank you! Paradigms of all verb forms could be listed for every conjugation to make the grammar easier to read and understand. That’s a good idea. I’ll try to add that when I have time. Words like 'mbrer' and 'nuéord' in the same language really give a uniqu...

I wrote that post late at night and forgot to ask—could I see some more sentences with “ta”?

I'm assuming we're allowed to work together on this, but I'll continue to put my thoughts in spoilers in case anyone wants to try and solve this on their own. Here are my thoughts so far, after looking at All4En's ideas: in - 1SG pronoun si - 2SG pronoun pakun - sun pupun pum - kitten nupan - rain (...

For the past few days, I've been toying with the idea of a descendant of Spanish in which all words are monosyllabic. I posted about a similar concept a few years ago; this time, however, I am going for total monosyllabism, and I have some new ideas that have led to a fairly different result from be...

You translated "si kiku tun sin nipum" as "you should walk away" but "in kiku tun sin nipum" as "I must walk away". If I'm allowed to ask, does the use of "should" vs. "must" reflect a difference in meaning or mood, or is it just an arbitrary difference in translation?

Oh, I see. Thanks!