Bbwal Pwabb!we

Bbwal Pwabb!we (pronounced [ɓwɐʎ pwɐɓ'ᵑ!wə]) is an analytic language originally used by the nonhuman people in the country of Pwabb!we specifically when talking to humans. The humans raised by the creatures in Pwabb!we spoke this language natively. Only among these people, called the Swauny Pwabb!we (pronounced [swɐɰ'ny pwɐɓ'ᵑ!wə], literally "Pwabb!we People") or Wexey (pronounced [wə'xəɥ], literally "They Who Have Been Spiritually or Supernaturally Twisted"), is Bbwal Pwabb!we used as a first language.

Phonology
Notes:
 * 1) The non-click sounds which are alveolar become dental when before or after a dental click and are alveolar in all other positions.
 * 2) The vowels /ɯ/, /y/, and /u/ have corresponding allophonic semivowels ([ɰ], [ɥ], and [w] respectively) which appear when adjacent to another vowel which isn't one of these three. If two of these vowels appear between two consonants or next to one another, they are pronounced as full vowels.

Derivational Morphology
Noun Prefixes


 * s - specific NOUN
 * ler - place of NOUN
 * r(e) - one who does VERB
 * we - one who has VERB done to them
 * glje - make NOUN like something else

Noun Suffixes


 * (a)q - be NOUN
 * qoahw - which is NOUN ((a)q + oahw)
 * pvlj - small NOUN
 * reqn - large NOUN
 * op - cause/create NOUN

Verb Prefixes


 * s(w) - VERB (to) oneself
 * s!(e) - like VERB, must be used with (a)q

Verb Suffixes


 * (!)oa - the act of VERBing
 * wa - do the opposite of VERB
 * oahw - which is VERB; forms subordinate clauses and adjectives

Words
Numbers 0 - ely 1 - !ws 2 - qnop 3 - !ar 4 - !edur 5 - |wnab 6 - !ws ely 7 - !ws !ws 12 - qnop ely

All other numbers are simply repeating numbers over and over again in base 6. For example, 22 would be !ar !edur, or "three four", because 34 in base 6 is 22.

Crude English to Bbwal Pwabb!we Dictionary
about


 * bvn - about
 * qon| - about (more formal)
 * rvgs - as for, about

all


 * a - all
 * a|a - all

allow


 * hwo|an - allow to happen
 * gljeu! - allow someone to do something

angle


 * sebbwa - angle at which one looks at someone
 * ebbwau - angle in math
 * sw|bbwa - move so that one is looking at someone else

animal


 * !au!wa - animal
 * unaga - animal (more scientific)

and


 * pua - and; also

ant


 * wabboa - ant

arch


 * abow!ueq - arch
 * swpweq - arch oneself

archer


 * rehornop - archer

arouse


 * gljes!ebwaro - sexually arouse
 * swnes - arouse

arrow


 * horn - arrow
 * hornreqn - spear

bark


 * w!esera - tree bark
 * bboq - bark (verb)

be ashamed


 * euays - be ashamed

be bitten


 * we!eqaq - be bitten (root is !eq - bite)

be bright


 * ljybbu!raq - bright
 * lxesaq - bright; more mythical

be dead


 * pae - be dead

be embarrassed


 * bbuysneq - be embarrassed or flushed
 * wesaraqueq - be calmly embarrassed, more formal
 * sebwaro - be caught while intimate with another

be fat


 * reqnol - be big
 * gereqnaq - be fat; be ripe

be happy


 * lday - be happy

be incompetent


 * ljapaq - be incompetent
 * xens - be incompetent (slang)

be intimate


 * eau!w!e - be intimate
 * au!w - be intimate (slang)

be pretty


 * !oatas - be pretty

be ripe


 * gereqnaq - be ripe; be fat

be small


 * pvljol - be small

be young


 * bbwnol - be young

bed


 * qpez - bed

before


 * stad - before (temporally)
 * mtwors - in front of

being


 * ljoqp - being, body

belong


 * goop - belong to/with

bite


 * !eq - bite without causing serious harm
 * x!eq - nibble
 * p!aqr - bite ferociously
 * xep!aqr - pretend to bite gently while biting ferociously

body


 * ljoqp - being, body

building


 * redndod - building

camera


 * rem!otoydop - camera

causation


 * senaca - causation

cause


 * senac - cause, do
 * senaca - cause (noun)

chair


 * aesa - chair
 * r!ay!oa - formal chair
 * eworya - sturdy metal chair

chest


 * ljoq - treasure chest
 * srehwarq - chest of drawers
 * srehwarq etqaqoahw - chest of drawers (see table)

city


 * ljeresnoy - city; collection of houses

come


 * obboa - move towards (come/go)

curl


 * swrnoa - curl onself

curve


 * ernoa - curve or curl something

dad


 * gea - dad

death


 * pae!oa - death

diamond


 * wo!uap - diamond

do


 * esnoa - cause, do

dog


 * bboqa - dog

embarrass


 * saraque - embarrass

enjoy


 * ljowew - enjoy
 * ern!enbby - enjoy with guilt

everybody


 * taljehw - everybody
 * ewolreve - everybody (formal)

exist


 * de|dod - be in a specific place

fate


 * twau - fate

father


 * reyaga - father
 * gea - dad

feel


 * teg - feel
 * dahteg - feel up

flesh


 * ysget - flesh (fruit, meat, etc.)

frame


 * qapez - frame, skeleton

fruit


 * eteda - fruit
 * eteda apol - apple
 * eteda per - pear
 * eteda oroag - orange

go


 * obbo!oa - move towards (come/go)

hat


 * tay - hat

hate; FOR NOUN, SEE hatred.


 * ugeayaq - hate
 * ugeay - hateful person
 * eay - hate (slang)

hatred


 * peraya - hatred
 * pereayuqa - all-consuming hatred

house


 * esnoy - house, shelter (noun)
 * p|esnoy - house, shelter (verb)

imagine


 * ewbb!ap!u - imagine
 * ernu|od!a - imagine [a scene]

jump


 * dun!e - jump (verb)
 * dun!e!oa - jump (noun)

kiss


 * gljat - kiss (noun)
 * gljaten - kiss (verb)
 * x!at - long kiss (noun)

know


 * pua|s - know

language


 * bbwal - specific language
 * yoadsa - specific language, more archaic
 * ebbanbbwata - language in general

lick


 * oa|a| - lick (noun)
 * oa|a|en - lick (verb)

like


 * e!ljwn - similar to, like
 * res!a - respect

log


 * bbo|a - People normally use "tree" to refer to a log.
 * paera - log

look at


 * erased - stare at
 * ewo|abb - glance at
 * eso| - be able to see

love


 * res!a - respect
 * s!yreyoa - remember fondly

man


 * royoap - boy, man

many


 * ljwau - many

I, me, we


 * au - I, me, we, us (singular, exclusive)
 * ahw - we, us (inclusive)

memory


 * prohwer - memory, record

mom


 * oua - mom, short form of mother

mother


 * reyoua - mother
 * oua - see mom

motive


 * lunoa - motive

move towards


 * obboa - move towards (come/go)

nibble


 * x!eq - nibble

nonbinary


 * swxse - non-binary person

of


 * go - of (belonging to)

organ


 * wabbro - organ

organism


 * wabljwabb - dead organism

orgasm


 * woaunoa!oaq - orgasm (verb)
 * woaunoa!oaqoa - orgasm (noun)

picture


 * n!otoyd - photograph

pink


 * !uda - pink

plant


 * ua|ed - plant
 * aro|aga - plant (more scientific)

please


 * esa|ed - please (verb)
 * xad - sexually please (slang)

pleasure


 * esa|edoa - pleasure
 * xadoa - sexual pleasure (slang)

poke


 * s|eoda - poke (noun)

remember


 * s!yreyoa - remember fondly
 * weprohweraqop - remember, record, memorize

salt


 * !aw - salt (noun)
 * !awop - grind salt; do something difficult out of stubbornness
 * glje!awop - salt (verb)

say


 * laseq - put into words
 * woroa - say gently
 * sobb!w - say in a singsongy way

scratch


 * doraz - scratch (noun)

shame


 * euaysa - shame (noun)
 * euays - be ashamed
 * gljeuysa - shame (verb)

shelter


 * esnoy - shelter, house (noun)
 * ptesnoy - shelter, house (verb)
 * tayreqn - place in which one can stay (derogatory)

spear


 * hornreqn - spear
 * rayeds - spear without a point

student


 * weqnesa - student
 * !edenda - student, less formal

table


 * e|qa - table
 * gegoqa - small table

tease


 * nux!oa - tease (verb)
 * nux!oa!oa - a teasing gesture
 * renux!oa - tease (noun)

there


 * repwolj - there; at that place

toes


 * seo - toes

toenails


 * seon - clear part of toenail
 * !ud - pink part of toenail

touch


 * yoano - touch (noun)

transgender


 * swturog = transgender person
 * swturogaqoahw = transgender (adj)

trap


 * darte - trap (verb)
 * redarteq - trap (noun), i.e. bear trap

tree


 * bbot - tree
 * er - tree (archaic)

twist


 * xey - twist spiritually, twist supernaturally

unlike


 * we!ljwn - unlike,

warp


 * xey - warp spiritually, warp supernaturally

woman


 * rarquey - girl, woman

year


 * rael = solar year
 * raeler = solar new year
 * a!wyoa = lunar year
 * a!wyoar = lunar new year

you


 * nol - you (singular, exclusive)
 * tal - you (inclusive)

zebra


 * arqeza - zebra
 * arqez!ueq - quagga