Kevenian

Kevenian (al-Kabaniyah / الكَبَنِيَهْ) is a language isolate spoken in the Middle Eastern country of the Kevenian Republic.

Although it is a language isolate, it takes lots of words from Arabic, Persian, Hebrew, Tajik, Pashto, Urdu, Turkish, Kurdish, and other Middle Eastern languages.

Alphabet (Abjadiyah)
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Greetings (Bid-almis)
Hello! = Salam!

Goodbye! = Eyay!

How are you? = Ta muza e tabid? (you good or not?)

I'm fine. = Qef muza le. (I good is.)

I'm not fine. = Qef tabid muza le. (I not good is.)

What is your name? = Nidhab asam ta? (What name you?)

My name is ... = Asam qef ... le. (Name I ... is.)

Where are you from? = Ta min yan? (You from where?)

I'm from ... = Qef min ... le. (I from ... is.)

Where do you live? = Aghim ta yan? (House you where?)

I live in ... = Aghim qef hu ... le. (House I at ... is.)

How old are you? = Jahir ashad ta? (Howmany age you?)

I am ... years old. = Ashad qef ... le. (Age I ... is.)

Nice to meet you. = Muza adad thayif ta. (Good meet -ing you.)

Good morning. = Muza sebah.

Good afternoon. = Muza awid.

Good evening. = Muza dakhit.

Good night. = Muza lail.

Yes. = Yeh.

No. = Tabid.

Maybe. = Dath.

Thank you. = Shukran.

Thank you so much. = Shukran kithirun. (Thank many.)

You're welcome = Ahlan.

Excuse me. = Edharani.

Sorry. = Afdar.

Colors (Bid-zanak)
red = karmiz

orange = bartekel

yellow = zard

green = ishil

blue = dinin

purple = kughuf

brown = kiyah

black = wasad

white = bazer

pink = arseh

Language, Do you Speak ...?
Do you speak ...? = Ta sukhan ... e tabid? (You speak ... or not?)

I speak ... / I speak ... language. = Qef sukhan ... lugha. (I speak ... language.)

Do you understand? = Ta taghulshtin e tabid? (You understand or not?)

Yes, I understand. = Yeh, qef taghulshtin, (Yes, I understand.)

No, I do not understand. = Tabid, qef tabid taghulshtin. (No, I not understand.)

Animals (Bid-hiwan)
dog = iraf

cat = amaw

cow = umu

horse = niyah

goat = khumey

bird = thuwah

chicken = buquq

parrot = barut

duck = quwak

lizard = marmaruk

crocodile = tamsah

bee = buzal

ant = daztab

mosquito = dultam

housefly = armat

monkey = qurdad

pig = saliz

lion = aslan

tiger = julabad

bear = akril

elephant = zawnah

squid = hibar

deer = ghazal

rhino = raynu

snake = aqir

owl = ulghikh

rabbit = karghush

fish = bulab

Flavors (Bid-tuzmah)
sweet = kelbi

sour = shaji

salty = alta

spicy = haftan

bitter = hamun

fresh = risus

delicious = ladhidh

hot = har

cold = barad