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This article is adapted from Xliponian for Travellers, published by the Institut Lingistic Bovlai (Bovlai Institute of Linguistics), the authoritative organ for the Xliponian language.
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Basic Words and Expressions
Yes | Iça | you (sg.) | çu
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No | Non | you (pl.) | bos
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Thank you | Crassui1 | one (impersonal pron.) | om
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Thank you very much | Pene crassui | he | to
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You're welcome | Roco | she | la
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Please | Craçie | they | li
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Excuse me2 | Benia | What is your name? | Homot es bohut?
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Excuse me3 | Haiso | Nice to meet you | Cautio noqer çe <bos>
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Hello | Abe, Qau4 | How are you? | Homot est saul çei <bosser>?
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Goodbye | Bali<t>, Qau4 | good / well | poun / pene
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Welcome | Pemmenut | bad | maul
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Come in | Increti<t> | so-so | motihe
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Good morning | Pouna mana, 'Na mana | wife | uqor
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Good afternoon | Pouna besra, 'Na besra | husband | hoinuq
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Good evening | Poun noq, 'N noq | daughter | vilia
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Good night | Poun sofor, 'N sofor | son | vil
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I do not understand | Non inçeleco | mother | maçr
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How do you say this in...? | Homot tiqes <tiqenn> ete in...? | father | façr
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Do you speak...? | Louhes...? | friend | amih
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English | Anclic | When? | Hanno?
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Brithenig | Hampric | Why? | Hur?
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French | Callic | Who? | Hi?
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German | Cermanic | Where? | Upi?
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Spanish | Haqilic | Whither? | Honam?
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Wenedyk | Wenedic | What? | Hu?
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I | eco | How? | Homot?
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we | nos | Help! | Auqil!
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| | Where is the bathroom? | Upi est palinaur?
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1 < Crauç sui
2 asking for permission
3 asking for forgiveness
4 < qanno (< L scando "I go / come up")
Numbers [and Ordinals]
zero | nul | sixteen | seqteh [seqtehim]
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one | on [frim] | seventeen | sefteh [seftehim]
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two | tou [sehonn] | eighteen | toutebicinn [toutebicesim]
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three | çers [çert] | nineteen | ontebicinn [ontebicesim]
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four | hautor [haurt] | twenty | bicinn [bicesim]
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five | henc [hinn] | twenty-one | bicinn ac on [bicesim frim]
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six | seq [seqet] | thirty | çircinn [çercesim]
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seven | seft [seftim] | forty | hautarcinn [hautorcesim]
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eight | ohto [ohtab] | fifty | hencacinn [hencesim]
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nine | nou [noun] | sixty | seqacinn [seqecesim]
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ten | teih [tehim] | seventy | seftacinn [seftecesim]
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eleven | onteh [ontehim] | eighty | ohtocinn [ohtocesim]
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twelve | touteh [toutehim] | ninety | nouacinn [noucesim]
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thirteen | çerteh [çertehim] | one hundred | henn [hençesim]
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fourteen | hautorteh [hautortehim] | one thousand | mil [milesim]
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fifteen | henteh [hentehim] | one million | milion [milionesim]
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Shopping and Dining
How much does this cost? | Hot est freiç? | bread | fain
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What is this? | Hu est ete? | beverage | foçio
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I'll buy it | Gabo emer ete | coffee | covi
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I would like to buy... | Bolo emer... | tea | çea
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Do you have...? | Gabe<i>s...? | juice | suh
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I need... | Rehiro... | water | acua
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How is it called? | Homot est bohut? | beer | herbisa
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I do [not] want it | [Non] bolo | wine | bin
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I can[not] | [Non] foso | salt | sail
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Do you accept credit cards? | Aqeta<i>s harçe a credit? | pepper | fifr
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open | aferç | meat | haur
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closed | hlaus | beef | haur a poib
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postcard | harça fostal | pork | haur a sus
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stamps | sicili | fish | fiq
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a little | farb | poultry | haur a aib
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a lot | mux | vegetable | olu
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all | çot | fruit | vruç
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breakfast | inçahul | potato | patata
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lunch | frainn | salad | salata
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dinner | hena | dessert | efitfin
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Cheers! | Abbiça! | ice cream | claih
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Please bring the bill | Craçie aforçi suma | |
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Travel
Where is...? | Upi est...? | underground station | çaç a metro
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How much is the fare? | Hot est çaqa? | departure | apiço
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ticket | qetula | arrival | aqeus
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One ticket to..., please | Ouna qetula ad..., craçie | car rental agency | fraisit a lohaçie a auto
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Where are you going? | Honam eçes? | parking | qaçio
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Where do you live? | Upi gapiças? | hotel | gosfiç
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train | veurihura | room | hupihul
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bus | bus | reservation | serbaçie
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underground | metro | Are there any vacancies for tonight? | Sunn giauçi te-noq?
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aerodrome | airiforç | No vacancies | Sin giauç
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train station | veuriçaç | passport | sincrauv, pasport
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bus station | çaç a bus | |
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Directions
right | teqera | far | frohul
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left | laiba | near | froif
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ahead | voronn | long | lonc
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back | reçor | short | preib
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up | ad sufra | map | harça
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down | ad invra | Tourist Information | Informaçie Turistic
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North | Siqenno | East | Orient
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South | Mirito | West | Oqitent
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Places
post office | fraisit a fost | street | bia
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museum | museu | square | flaçea
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bank | banc | mountain | monn(an)
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police station | fraisit a folis | hill | hoil
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hospital | nosohoum | valley | bail
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chemists, pharmacy | varmahia | ocean | mar
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shop, store | ovihina | lake | lauh
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restaurant | haufona | river | vulbi
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school | qola | swimming pool | fiqina
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church, synagogue, temple | ehleis, sinagoga, çempl | tower | çur
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restrooms | palinauri | bridge | fonn
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Time and Dates
What time is it? | Hot est gora? | April | Afril
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07:13 | çerteh a ohtaba | May | Mai
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03:15 | henteh a haurta | June | Iuin
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11:30 | seim a toutehima | July | Iuil
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13:45 | henteh ann hautortehima | August | Aucuç
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day | ti | September | Seftemmer
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week | sefçiman | October | Oqoper
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month | mens | November | Nobemmer
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year | aun | December | Tehemmer
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Sunday | Tomeniti | Spring | Ber
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Monday | Luniti | Summer | Aiças
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Tuesday | Mairçiti | Autumn | Auçunn
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Wednesday | Merhuiriti | Winter | Giem
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Thursday | Iobiti | yesterday | geri
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Friday | Beneiriti | today | gotie
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Saturday | Sapaç | tomorrow | hars
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January | Ianuair | birthday | ti-naçal
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February | Vepruair | Happy birthday! | Ti-naçal veliq ad çi <bos>!
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March | Mairç | |
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