[neɾ]
1. adjective Black.
Etymology: From Latin niger.
Swadesh list
blanc
[blaŋk]
1. adjective White.
Etymology: From Germanic blank.
roix
[roʃ]
1. adjective Red.
Etymology: From Latin russus.
e
[e]
1. feminine noun The letter e.
2. copulative conjunction And.
Spelling: Before words beginning with a vowel or -h, it turns into et.
Etymology: From Latin et.
ne
[ne]
1. preposition In (situation inside a place). Example: Jo viwe ne Nou Jorc, I live in New York.
2. preposition In (to express the way something is done). Example: Ill eixé ne peixam ad a strata, he came out to the street in pyjamas.
3. preposition In (a certain period of time, including months, days, seasons). Example: N’otour comenze ou curs, the course begins in October.
4. preposition By (mode of transport). Example: Jo vojaixaré n’airplã, I’m going to fly by airplane.
5. preposition Into (direction to enter a place). Example: Ma mara entré na stanza, my mother came into the room.
6. preposition Used before an adjective, it is equivalent to an adverb ended in -ment. Example: Ne ggenèral (= ggenèralament) jo laic tots ous stilles musìcals, in general I like all music styles.
Spelling: Before words beginning with a vowel or h-, it turns into n’, with word ligature (both words are written together without intermediate spaces). Before a definite article determiner, see nou (3).
Etymology: From Latin in, with the letters interchanged by metathesis.
nou
[nou̯]
1. adjective New.
Etymology: From Latin novus.
2. numeral Nine.
Etymology: From Latin novem.
3. preposition-article contraction, masculine singular In the.
Spelling: Before words beginning with a vowel or h-, it turns into noul’, with word ligature (both words are written together without intermediate spaces). For masculine plural: nous; for feminine forms, see na (1).
4. possessive determiner, masculine singular Our.
Spelling: Before words beginning with a vowel or h-, it turns into noul’, with word ligature (both words are written together without intermediate spaces). For masculine plural: nous; for feminine forms, see na (2).
Etymology: From Latin nos (we), by analogy with tuus (your).
5. possessive pronoun, masculine singular Ours.
Spelling: Before words beginning with a vowel or h-, it turns into noul’, with word ligature (both words are written together without intermediate spaces). For masculine plural: nous; for feminine forms, see na (3).
Etymology: The same as 4.
N~ Pare
[nou̯ ˈpaɾe]
1. masculine noun Lord’s Prayer, Our Father.
ou
[ou̯]
1. definite article determiner, masculine singular The.
2. personal pronoun, masculine singular Him, it (for accusative or direct object).
Spelling (1-2): Before words beginning with a vowel or h-, it turns into oul’, with word ligature (both words are written together without intermediate spaces). For masculine plural: ous; for feminine forms, see a (2).
Etymology (1-2): From Latin ille, via Spanish el and Portuguese and Galician o.
3. masculine noun Egg.
Etymology (3): From Latin ovum.
a
[a]
1. feminine noun The letter a.
2. definite article determiner, feminine singular The.
3. personal pronoun, feminine singular Her, it (for accusative or direct object).
Spelling (2-3): Before words beginning with a vowel or h-, it turns into al’, with word ligature (both words are written together without intermediate spaces). For feminine plural: as; for masculine forms, see ou (1).
Etymology (2-3): From Latin illa, via Spanish la and Portuguese and Galician a.
4. preposition To (direction). Example: Nos vadèms a Franza, we are going to France.
5. preposition On, by (way of doing something). Example: Vadeirems a pez, we went on foot.
6. preposition To (marker of the indirect object of a sentence). Example: J’heh tendat dou sac a ma mara, I have bought this bag to my mother.
7. preposition Without translation (marker of the direct object of a sentence when it comes before the subject, including relative clauses). Example: Marja ame Paul = A Paul ame Marja, Mary loves Paul.
8. preposition On, at (situation). Example: A mensa eh ad a dreta dou llet, the table is on the right side of the bed.
9. preposition To, until (when talking about distance or time, in opposition to de). Example: Jo
virc de nou a cinc, I work from nine to five.
10. preposition At (for times and specific moments). Example: Cat dïe jo llewe-mi ad as seit, I get up every day at seven.
Spelling (4-10): Before words beginning with a vowel or h-, it turns into ad.
Etymology (4-10): From Latin ad.
False friends: a (English) = ũ.