Pieter Jansegers

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TP common compounds

ilo kipisi = knife; scissors; ax
ilo moku = spoon, fork, knife
ilo nanpa = calculator
ilo toki = cellphone
ilo sitelen = pen; pencil
ilo sona = computer
ilo suno = flashlight
ilo utala = weapon

jan lili = child
jan pakala = victim
jan sama = brother, sister, sibling
jan sewi = god
jan suli = adult

kalama musi = music

kama jo = get, receive
kama sona = learn

kasi anpa = grass
kasi kule = flower
kasi suli = tree

len lawa = hat
len noka = shoes; trousers

ma kasi = garden
ma lili = state, province, länder
ma tomo = town
ma tomo lili = village
ma tomo suli = city

pana e sona = teach

poki kalama = radio
poki sitelen = television

sike tu = bicycle
sitelen tawa = movie
sitelen ma = map

supa lape = bed
supa moku = table
supa monsi = chair
supa sitelen = desk

telo nasa = alcohol, wine, bear

tenpo pimeja = night
tenpo sike = year
tenpo sike suno = birthday
tenpo suno = day

tomo mani = bank
tomo moku = restaurant
tomo tawa = car
tomo telo = bathroom

wile sona = ask

http://kl1p.com/TPcompounds

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I've certainly missed some compounds, especially those that feel like obvious to most of us (e.g. I've just added telo nasa to the list above) ... please feel free to add in compounds you've seen used more than once by at least two different people ... http://kl1p.com/TPcompounds

Pieter Jansegers at 2019-12-15T14:01:09Z