Word list
This a word list which will constantly be extended. If you have ideas on how producing new words, or on improving some, you are welcome to write me a message with your proposals.
The words are ordered thematically.
| English | word-by-word | Nonlen |
| | | |
| body | body | ba |
| hair | body-cord | bawon |
| head | head | kan |
| face | head-before | kancin |
| eye | organ-see | ganwi |
| ear | organ-hear | ganhi |
| nose | organ-smell | ganco |
| mouth | organ-eat | ganman |
| tongue | organ-speak | ganxu |
| beard | cord-head-before | wonkancin |
| neck | body-between | bawin |
| trunk | trunk | xen |
| abdomen | trunk-down | xendau |
| arm | opposite-leg | nale |
| hand | hand | han |
| leg | leg | le |
| foot | opposite-hand | nahan |
| back | trunk-after | xenhin |
| buttock | body-wait | baden |
| genital | organ-sex | ganfi |
| blood | liquid-red | lirun |
| bone | body-hard | baro |
| skin | organ-sense | ganjau |
| organ | organ | gan |
| heart | organ-red | ganrun |
| lung | organ-air | ganfen |
| liver | organ-bitter | ganxo |
| | | |
| what | which-thing | kesa |
| who | which-person | keren |
| where | which-place | kelo |
| when | which-time | keten |
| why | which-cause | kekau |
| how | which-manner | keye |
| do you ...? | ask you ... | wen tu ... |
| | | |
| colour | colour | ko |
| light | light | xai |
| dark | dark | hen |
| white | colour-light | koxai |
| yellow | colour-sun | kori |
| orange | colour-fruit | kofun |
| red | red | run |
| pink | colour-smell | koco |
| purple | colour-special | kono |
| blue | colour-heaven | kotan |
| green | colour-plant | koji |
| brown | colour-earth | kopon |
| grey | colour-old | kolau |
| black | colour-dark | kohen |
| | | |
| nature | nature | ran |
| heaven | heaven | tan |
| weather | nature-steam | ranyu |
| air | air | fen |
| cloud | steam-heaven | yutan |
| rain | steam-liquid | yuli |
| wind | steam-air | yufen |
| snow | steam-ice | yujai |
| sun | sun | ri |
| star | sun-point | ripun |
| moon | sun-dark | rihen |
| earth | earth | pon |
| fire | nature-warm | ranfai |
| water | nature-liquid | ranli |
| sea | sea | hai |
| lake | sea-in | haine |
| river | sea-line | hailin |
| hill | nature-high-small | rangaumin |
| mountain | nature-high | rangau |
| vulcano | nature-high-warm | rangaufai |
| coast | edge-sea | jehai |
| desert | opposite-sea | nahai |
| ice | ice | jai |
| | | |
| mother | parent-woman | maxa |
| father | parent-man | manan |
| sister | sibling-woman | boxa |
| brother | sibling-man | bonan |
| daughter | offspring-woman | benxa |
| son | offspring-man | bennan |
| grandmother | parent-woman-before | maxacin |
| grandfather | parent-man-before | manancin |
| aunt | sibling-parent-woman | bomaxa |
| uncle | sibling-parent-man | bomanan |
| wife | woman-connect | xanu |
| husband | man-connect | nannu |
| baby | young-small | yonmin |
| child | person-young | renyon |
| boy | man-young | nanyo |
| girl | woman-young | xayo |
| building | building | bin |
| bridge | building -curve | binku |
| cellar, basement | building-below | bindau |
| chimney | building-steam-outside | binyuwai |
| corridor | building-through | bincun |
| door | building-open | binmen |
| fence | building-pass | binyen |
| floor (bottom of room) | building-earth | binpon |
| roof | building-over | bintun |
| room, chamber | building-space | binwo |
| stair(s) | building-to-on | bindixan |
| tower | building-high | bingau |
| wall | building-side | binsai |
| window | building-see | binwi |
| | | |
| afternoon | after-middle-day | hinjondai |
| date | sign-day | xaudai |
| day | day | dai |
| evening | day-old | dailau |
| holiday | day-no-work | daibugon |
| morning | day-young | daiyon |
| night | opposite-day | nadai |
| noon | middle-day | jondai |
| sabbath | day-soul | daihun |
| today | this-day | tidai |
| tomorrow | day-after | daihin |
| week | day-seven | daici |
| yesterday | day-before | daicin |
| | | |
| furniture | furniture | ju |
| bed | furniture-interrupt | jupau |
| sleep | body-interrupt | bapau |
| cage | furniture-pattern | jupan |
| chair | furniture-wait | juden |
| sit | body-wait | baden |
| rack | furniture-leg | jule |
| shelf | furniture-hold | juho |
| table | furniture-lie | jupin |
