Senjecas buildings and settlements

Pronunciation table

पेमु॓को peműko (labial)								रीसु॓कॊ riisűko (dental)								मुइतु॓को muitűko (alveolar)								भइनु॓को vainűko (palatal)							च्युस्वे॓नोस् ṡ̨uuše̋nos (vowels with प)								नि॓थो च्युस्वे॓नोस् nı̋þo ṡ̨uuše̋nos (weak vowels)
p	b	f	v	m̃	m			t	d	þ	ð	ɫ	l			ṡ	ż	s	z	r	n			k	g	x	ƣ	h	ȝ			t̬	t̨			i	e	a	ɔ	o	u			ı	ɛ	y
प	ब	फ	भ	म़	म			त	द	थ	ध	ल़	ल			च	ज	स	स़	र	न			क	ग	ख	घ	ह	य			त्व	त्य			इ ई पि पी	ए एै पे पै	अ आ प पा	ऒ ॵ पॊ पॏ	ओ औ पो पौ	उ ऊ पु पू			तं	तऺ	तॅ
/p/	/b/	/ɸ/	/β/	/m̥/	/m/			/t/	/d/	/θ/	/ð/	/l̥/	/l/			/ʦ/	/ʣ/	/s/	/z/	/ɾ̥/	/n/			/k/	/g/	/ç/	/ʝ/	/j̊/	/j/			/tʷ/	/tʲ/			/i/	/e/	/ä/	/ɒ/	/o/	/u/			/ɪ/	/ɛ/	/ʊ/

Notes

1. afx = affix, either a prefix or a suffix added to a root, e.g., m̃e̋ha, t.v. wedge + lo, means suffix = m̃e̋hlo, keystone, dowel, cotter pin.
2. cpd = a compound of two or more roots, e.g., a̋a̋me, flowing water + tűlo, tube = aamtűlo, aqueduct.
3. drv = a word derived from a root, e.g., te̋ro, room, chamber, te̋ra, make room.
4. pol = a word with a different, but related sense to an original word, e.g., sa̋iro, merlon sa̋ira, t.v. project.
5. These words are not numbered, as only original roots are numbered.
6. Words in red indicate an object that did not exist in Sefdaania.
7. There are 100 root words (lemmata) of which 15 are verbs and none are adjectives which can be treated as stative verbs. Thus, 15 percent of the vocabulary is verbs.

Buildings - de̋mos

Private Buildings - e̋im̃o de̋mos

• 001 a̋ito, stilt house [> Lithuanian áit(i)vara-s, elf].
• cpd ánerka̋a̋xo, ancestral hall [ane̋ru, ancestor; ka̋a̋xo, hall].
• 002 ara̋a̋n̨o, Xylan log house.
• 003 arge̋l̨o, [Human] underground dwelling.
• 004 atőȝo, shepherd’s cabin [> Etruscan atoï, shepherd’s cabin].
• 005 a̋xlo, Pyran adobe house [> Georgian სახლი saxli, house].
• cpd goolde̋mo, storehouse, warehouse [gőőla, t.v. store; de̋mo, building].
• 006 gűűlo, [Lithan] house [> Japanese く ら kurá, storehouse].
• cpd ívgoolde̋mo, granary, grange [ı̋bo, grain; gőőla, t.v. store; de̋mo, building].
• 007 m̃a̋sto, palace [> Greek ἄστϋ, city].
• cpd m̃éémolde̋mo, windmill [me̋e̋e, wind; mola, t.v. grind; de̋mo, building].
• cpd m̃eƣde̋mo, carriage house, garage [m̃e̋ƣo, wagon; de̋mo, building].
• 008 ƥala̋go, mansion [> Mongolian balaɣasun, fortress].
• cpd raaþm̃e̋e̋so, log house [ra̋a̋to, log; m̃e̋e̋so, house].
• 009 ṡokőmo, temporary shelter used by Human herders [> Hungarian soɣVm, snow hut].
• 010 tala̋so, cottage, hut, cabin [> Finnish talas, hut].
• 011 vűno, chalet.
• 012 xőto, [Hydoran] hut [> Naikii khoṭa, cowshed].

Public Buildings - le̋uðo de̋mos

• cpd ááȝeðm̃e̋e̋so, bed and breakfast [a̋a̋ȝa, morning; e̋do, food; m̃e̋e̋so, house].
• cpd aam̃da̋ro, auditorium [ a̋a̋m̃a, listen; -da̋ro, noun suffix naming the place where the activity of the verb or noun occurs].
• cpd áám̈olde̋mo, water mill [áámo, flowing water; molde̋mo, mill].
• cpd ásgiirde̋mo, movie house, cinema [a̋ṡa, t.v. move; gı̋ı̋ra, t.v. draw; de̋mo, building].
• cpd bahmı̋ƣo, pawnshop [ba̋ha, t.v. pawn; mı̋ƣo, shop].
• cpd defde̋mo, tea house [de̋po, tisane; de̋mo, building].
• cpd disde̋mo, guardhouse [dı̋sa, t.v. guard; de̋mo, building].
• cpd eðde̋mo, restaurant [e̋da, t.v. eat ; de̋mo, building].
• cpd égurmı̋ƣo, gas station [égűro, fuel; mı̋ƣo, shop].
• 013 ha̋rmo, temple [> Sanskrit harmyá हर्म्य, large house].
• cpd ȝaaxde̋mo, chandlery [ȝa̋a̋ka, make candles; de̋mo, building].
• cpd ȝaxde̋mo, hospital, sanatorium [ȝa̋ka, t.v. heal; de̋mo, building].
• cpd ȝaxtymı̋ƣo, pharmacy [ȝa̋xt̬i, medicine; mı̋ƣo, shop].
• cpd ȝoðde̋mo, tannery [ȝőda, t.v. tan; de̋mo, building].
• cpd káþiimı̋ƣo, department store [kaþı̋ȝo, variety; mı̋ƣo, shop].
• cpd koinde̋mo, community house [kőini, adj., common; de̋mo, building].
• cpd kolde̋mo, jail, prison, penitentiary [kőla, t.v. imprison; de̋mo, building].
• cpd iþmı̋ƣo, butcher shop [ı̋þo, meat; mı̋ƣo, shop].
• cpd lam̃de̋mo, bathhouse [la̋m̃a, t.v. bathe; de̋mo, building].
• cpd liiƣde̋mo, pottery [lı̋ı̋ga, t.v. throw [a pot]; de̋mo, building].
• cpd leið|da̋ro, stadium, arena [le̋ida, t.v. play; -da̋ro, noun suffix naming the place where the activity of the verb or noun occurs]. -de̋mo, playhouse, theater [de̋mo, building].
• cpd losde̋mo, sawmill [lőṡa, t.v. saw; de̋mo, building].
• cpd malm̃e̋e̋so, hostel [ma̋la, i.v. wander; m̃e̋e̋so, house]; bekűm ~, youth hostel.
• cpd meðde̋mo, meadery [me̋ðo, mead; de̋mo, building].
• cpd menda̋ro, station [me̋na, t.v. wait; de̋mo, building].
• cpd mevde̋mo, dance hall [me̋ba, i.v. dance; de̋mo, building].
• 014 mı̋ƣo, shop, store, market [> Finnish myydä, sell].
• cpd miþde̋mo, post office [mı̋þa, t.v. mail; de̋mo, building].
• cpd molde̋mo, mill [mola, t.v. grind; de̋mo, building]
• cpd muþ|da̋ro, meeting place [műþa, t.v. assemble; -da̋ro, noun suffix naming the place where the activity of the verb or noun occurs]. -de̋mo, meeting house, assembly hall [de̋mo, building].
• cpd m̃einmı̋ƣo, wine house [m̃e̋ino, wine; mı̋ƣo, shop].
• cpd nesde̋mo, bank [ne̋sa, t.v. save; de̋mo, building].
• cpd néṡaiðde̋mo, crematory [ne̋ṡo, corpse; aida, t.v. burn; de̋mo, building].
• cpd numþőőro, observatory [numo, sky; þőőro, tower].
• cpd oonde̋mo, skyscraper [ooni, adj. high; de̋mo, building].
• cpd omm̃e̋e̋so, barracks [őmu, army; m̃e̋e̋so, house].
• cpd oƣm̃e̋e̋so, orphanage [őgo, orphan; m̃e̋e̋so, house].
• cpd oþm̃e̋e̋so, inn, lodge [őþa, i.v. take lodging; m̃e̋e̋so, house].
• cpd piin|de̋mo, mint [pı̋ı̋no, money; de̋mo, building]. -leiðde̋mo, casino.
• cpd piiƣde̋mo, smokehouse [pı̋ı̋ga, t.v. smoke meat; de̋mo, building].
• 015 ra̋nko, playhouse, theater.
• cpd saaþda̋ro, caravansary, khan [sa̋a̋þo, caravan; -da̋ro, noun suffix naming the place where the activity of the verb or noun occurs].
• cpd sax|de̋mo, brewery [sa̋xa, t.v. brew; de̋mo, building]. -mı̋ƣo, alehouse, beer-house, pub, bar, tavern [-mı̋ƣo, shop].
• cpd sííamɫɛde̋mo, library [siia̋mɫo, book; de̋mo, building].
• cpd suuþde̋mo, museum [sűűta, t.v. exhibit; de̋mo, building].
• cpd šefm̃e̋e̋so, dormitory [šepa, i.v. sleep; m̃e̋e̋so, house].
• cpd šeþm̃e̋e̋so, guest house [še̋tu, guest; m̃e̋e̋so, house].
• cpd ṡíxsaaþde̋mo, railway station [ṡíxo, rail; sa̋a̋þo, caravan; de̋mo, building].
• cpd s̨uuþde̋mo, dairy [s̨űűþa, t.v. milk; de̋mo, building].
• cpd taƣm̃e̋e̋so, inn, hotel [ta̋ƣa, t.v. travel; m̃e̋e̋so, house].
• cpd teeƣde̋mo, distillery [te̋e̋ga, t.v. distill; de̋mo, building].
• cpd tozde̋mo, church [toza, t.v. worship; de̋mo, building].
• cpd tunde̋mo, school [tuna, t.v. learn; de̋mo, building].
• cpd uurde̋mo, gallery [űűra, t.v. craft; de̋mo, building].
• cpd úftunde̋mo, college [úpi, adj. upper; tűna, t.v. learn; de̋mo, building].
• cpd úngurde̋mo, t.v. slaughterhouse [ungűra, t.v. slaughter; de̋mo, building].
• cpd vaande̋mo, factory [va̋a̋na, t.v. make; de̋mo, building].
• cpd vooƣmı̋ƣo, bakery [vőőga, t.v. bake; mı̋ƣo, building].

Other Structures - a̋no b̨őros

• cpd aamtűlo, aqueduct [a̋a̋mo, flowing water; tűlo, duct].
• 016 be̋ƣo, barn [> Georgian ბეღელი beɣeli, barn].
• cpd davþőlo, drawbridge [da̋ba, t.v. pull; þőlo, bridge].
• cpd ðarþűngo, casement [ða̋ra, t.v. hinge; þűngo, window].
• cpd palte̋ro, rotunda [pa̋li, adj. round; te̋ro, room].
• cpd surde̋mo, latrine, outhouse [sűra, i.v. defecate; de̋mo, building].
• 017 tőto, canal, channel [> Tamil toṭṭi, trough].
• 018 þőőro, tower [> Korean tarak, tower, upper story].
• drv þőlo, bridge [þőla, t.v. span].
• 019 vűrƣo, watchtower [> English burg].
• cpd zarþőőro, bell tower [za̋ro, bell; þőőro, tower].
• cpd zɔðde̋mo, greenhouse, conservatory, hot house [zɔ̋da,t.v. farm; de̋mo, building].

Other Terms - a̋no sa̋m̃os

• 020 apa̋l|o, plaster, stucco, render [> Telugu appaḷincu, smear]. -ı̋d̨a, t.v. plaster, beplaster, stucco, render.
• 021 iste̋e̋mo, brick.
• cpd nomm̃e̋k|o, piece of furniture [nőmo, home; m̃e̋ko, object]. -ı̋ȝo, furniture.
• cpd peþxa̋po, airport [pe̋ta, t.v. fly; xa̋po, harbor].
• 022 va̋rgo, (town)square [> Middle Low German barg-, barn without walls].

Tents and yurts - vőutos, nűűros

• 023 fuba̋go, sticks supporting the upper rim of a yurt [> Turkish huɣ, hut].
• 024 ke̋e̋nto, wall of yurt.
• 025 nűűr|o, yurt. -a, i.v. set up a yurt.
• 026 tı̋so, tent roof of birch bark [> Komi tiska, tent roof of birch bark].
• 027 vőu|to, tent; ~tom na̋a̋þa, pitch a tent. -ta, i.v. tent, camp, encamp. -tı̋ȝo, camp. -þda̋ro, camping ground. -þlu, camper. -þre̋iðo, camper, RV.
• 028 x̨űg|o, central pole of a tent [> Evenki uɣe, threshold]. -a, i.v. erect the central pole of a tent.

Rooms – te̋ros

• cpd aarte̋ro, porch, veranda [a̋a̋ri, adj. open; te̋ro, room].
• cpd daarte̋ro, workroom [da̋a̋ra, i.v. work; te̋ro, room].
• cpd duƣte̋ro, kitchen [dűƣa, t.v. cook; te̋ro, room].
• cpd ðurte̋ro, room of portals [ðűro, door; te̋ro, room].
• 029 e̋ðo, lobby, vestibule, foyer, entrance hall [> Finnish esi, front].
• cpd eðte̋ro, dining room, refectory [eda, t.v. eat; te̋ro, room].
• cpd goolte̋ro, pantry, larder [gőőla, t.v. store; te̋ro, room].
• 030 ka̋a̋xo, hall [> Turkish koɣuš, hall].
• 031 ke̋to, living room, quarters.
• 032 k̬arka̋ro, upper room [> Tocharian B kwarkar, upper room].
• cpd lam̃te̋ro, bathroom [ la̋m̃a, t.v. bathe; te̋ro, room].
• 033 me̋e̋do, ceiling loft, attic, garret [> Telugu mēḍa, upper chamber].
• cpd múslam̃te̋ro, sauna bath [műso, steam; lam̃a, t.v. bathe; te̋ro, room].
• cpd n̨oofte̋ro, room in the front, but [n̨óópa, postp. in front of; te̋ro, room].
• cpd puite̋ro, room in the rear, ben [ pűȝi, adj. back; te̋ro, room]
• cpd ƣiþte̋ro, shower room [ƣı̋ta, i.v. take a shower; te̋ro, room].
• cpd íturte̋ro, spring room [itűro, spring; te̋ro, room].
• cpd siƣte̋ro, laboratory [sı̋ga, t.v. research; te̋ro, room].
• cpd šefte̋ro, bedroom [šepa, i.v. sleep; te̋ro, room].
• cpd ṡiixte̋ro, toilet [room] [ṡı̋ı̋ka, i.v. urinate; te̋ro, room].

Parts of a house – m̃eesfa̋a̋ȝos

• 034 a̋ulo, court.
• 035 be̋h|o, floor, flooring [> Biscayan bee, floor]. -fa̋lo, floor board. -ı̋d̨a, t.v. floor.
• 036 be̋sto, hearth grate [> Guipuzkoan bertzun, hearth grate].
• 037 bőðo, platform.
• 038 b̨a̋so, deck [> Tungus biasere-, decking].
• cpd demn̨őőpo, façade [de̋mo, building; n̨őőpo, front].
• 038 ðű|ro, door, portal [> English door] -ra i.v. shut the door. -rı̋d̨a, t.v. shut the door on s.o./s.th., close the entrance-, -to, -of. -rkőmto, doorframe. -rnı̋ðo, door-, -handle, -knob. -rpőrto, doorway. -rƥőso, doorsill. -re̋rgo, doorstep.
• 040 e̋rg|o, step, stair [> Yakut ergene, stairs]. -ĕṡı̋xo, banister, handrail. -iirı̋zo, newel (post). -ı̋ȝo, steps, stairs, staircase.
• 041 f̨a̋nxo, door-, -post, -jamb [> Mongolian enike, doorpost].
• 042 kőƣɫo, chimney [> Turkish kovuš, gutter].
• 043 kőr|o, roof [> Sámi goarân, hairy skin covering]. -fa̋do, parapet. -ı̋d̨a, t.v. roof. -kűto, roofing, roof covering. -lu, roofer. -pa̋lðo, gutter. -ta̋a̋ino, roof tile, flagstone. -tűlo, downspout. -tűngo, skylight. -þ̨őfo, roof thatch.
• 044 ɔ̋po, yard.
• 045 ƥőso, threshold, sill [> Japanese はし hashí, bridge].
• 046 ra̋po, flue [> Finnish räppänä, flue].
• 047 sa̋rmo, smoke hole in roof [> Kamas mā-zɛro, smoke hole in tent].
• 048 sı̋ko, lintel [> Japanese しきい shìkii, threshhold].
• cpd suxðűro, revolving door [sűka, t.v. turn; ðűro, door].
• 049 ṡı̋ı̋s|o, column, pillar. -aża̋mo, collonade, peristyle. -i, adj. columnar. -pe̋do, pedestal, footstall.
• 050 ṡőlo, fireplace, hearth [> Tamil ulai, fireplace].
• 051 ṡűűro, eave [> Telugu, cūru, eaves].
• 052 ta̋þ|o, gate, gateway [> Kolami daṭam, door]. -vűrƣo, barbican.
• cpd tírż̨ooxfa̋do, gable [tír, three; ż̨őőko, corner; fa̋do, wall].
• 053 þűng|o, window [> Japaneseとto, door]. -ĕƥőso, windowsill. -ĕka̋ðo, shutter. -ĕve̋do, windowpane.
• 054 ve̋e̋urno, cornice, molding.

Construction - de̋mra

• 055 de̋m|a, t.v. build, construct, erect, put-, set-, -up, raise [> English timber]. -o, building, edifice, structure. -lu, builder. -ra, construction.
• 056 d̬ı̋r|o, crossbeam, joist [> Georgian dire, beam]. -ı̋d̨a, t.v. joist.
• 057 fa̋do, wall [> Korean param, walls].
• cpd falgődo, wooden partition [fa̋lo, board; gődo, interior wall].
• 058 fe̋e̋no, roof shingle.
• cpd foorta̋a̋ino, keystone [főőro, top; ta̋a̋ino, stone].
• 059 gő|do, interior wall [> Telugu gōḍa, wall]. -ðbaȝa̋lo, alcove.
• cpd ɠorðe̋iho, adobe [ɠoro, reed; ðe̋iho, clay].
• 060 ha̋b|o, beam, girder, balk [> Guipuzkoan abe, beam]. -ı̋d̨a, t.v. place a-, -beam, -girder, -balk.
• cpd pooznűvo cotter pin [pőőza, t.v. split; nűvo, pin].
• pol ƣőőro, ridgepole, ridge beam [ƣőőra, i.v. protrude].
• cpd raþme̋ito, dowel [rata, t.v. align; me̋ito, peg].
• 061 rőőto, rafter joint.
• pol sa̋iro, merlon [sa̋ira, t.v. project].
• 062 se̋rk|o, wattle [> English sartorial]. -ı̋d̨a, t.v. wattle.
• 063 sı̋ı̋p|o, sod. -ı̋d̨a, t.v. lay sod.
• drv šibı̋d̨a, t.v. cover with slate [šı̋bo, slate].
• 064 s̨őőro, structure made of poles [> Turkish sırık, pole].
• 065 ṡ̬űm|o, mortar. -ı̋d̨a, t.v. mortar.
• 066 tűvro, ridgepole [> Iñupiat tūrraq, ridgepole].
• 067 þa̋a̋k|o, rafter [> Korean 틀 teul, frame]. -ı̋ȝo, framework of a roof, rafters.
• 068 þa̋a̋mo, ceiling [> Turkish dam, roof].
• cpd þ̨ofkőro, thatched roof [þ̨ofo, thatch; kőro, roof].
• 069 żőf|o, inner corner [> Japanese よこ yòko, side]. -ða̋no, corner shelf.

Furnishings - re̋e̋ðos

• cpd aaþvı̋ðo, brazier [a̋a̋þe, fire; vı̋ðo, cask].
• 070 ala̋mo, wadding [> Hungarian alom, litter].
• 071 a̋uxo, oven [> English oven].
• 072 ave̋ro, bedding [> Iñupiat aššaq, curtain].
• cpd biẍa̋so, mosquito net [bı̋xe, mosquito; xa̋so, net].
• 073 da̋k|o, blanket, coverlet [> Turkish jorɣan, blanket]. -ı̋d̨a, t.v. (cover as with a) blanket.
• 074 ða̋n|o, shelf, ledge, berm [> English den]. -ı̋d̨a, t.v. place-, put-, -on a shelf. -se̋do, bench.
• 075 e̋rgo, closet [> Mongolian ergineg, cupboard].
• 076 holṡo, cupboard, cabinet [> Lapurdian holtz, cupboard].
• 077 inle̋ƣo, sleeping platform [> Yupik iŋlǝq, bed].
• cpd ȝege̋rgo, ice box, refrigerator [ȝego, ice; e̋rgo, closet].
• 078 katı̋lo, Hydoran sleeping mat [> Tamil kaṭṭil, cot].
• 079 kőőmo, carpet, rug [> Japanese kòmo].
• 080 la̋fso, space behind the fire place.
• cpd lam̃vı̋ðo, bathtub [la̋m̃a, bathe; vı̋ðo, cask].
• cpd maaþbe̋ho, wooden floor [ma̋a̋to, wood; be̋ho, floor].
• cpd meeðtűngo, attic-, garret-, -window [me̋e̋do, attic; tűngo, window].
• 081 műűd|o, curtain, drape [> Tamil mūṭu, cover]. -ı̋d̨a, t.v. curtain (off), cover with curtains, drape.
• 082 m̃e̋sto, cooking hearth, stove [> Latin Vesta, goddess of the hearth].
• cpd oute̋rgo, wardrobe [őuto, clothing; e̋rgo, closet].
• pol peelőm̃o, sink [peelőm̃o, basin].
• cpd piðse̋do, couch, sofa [pı̋di, adj. long; se̋do, seat].
• 083 pűlto, awning, tilt.
• 084 rőiso, lattice.
• 085 sı̋þo, ladder [> Korean 사다리 sadari, ladder].
• cpd surse̋do, toilet [fixture] [sűra, i.v. defecate; se̋do, seat].
• 086 ṡa̋a̋po, mat [> Tamil cāppai, grass mat].
• 087 ṡa̋ṡo, sleeping-, -pallet, -shelf.
• 088 ta̋a̋ɫo, mattress.
• 089 totı̋lo, cradle [> Tamil toṭṭil, cradle].
• 090 þe̋|go, bed. -ƣka̋ðo, (bed)sheet. -ƣke̋m̃o, bedspread.
• 091 űűvo, balcony.
• 092 űngo, canopy [> Chaplino uŋávik, canopy].
• 093 xeena̋þo, wall mat [> Turkish kanat, yurt wall].

Settlements - ı̋xos

• 094 da̋|bo, [Pyran] village [> Georgian daba, small city]. -vmuþı̋ȝu, village council. -vne̋e̋ilu, headwoman. -vru, villager.
• 095 ðűűn|o, citadel, castle, fort, fortress [> English town]. -da̋su, governor; ðéé~, vice-governor. -muþı̋ȝu, citadel council. -ru, citadel resident.
• 096 kı̋l|o, [Lithan] village [> Finnish kylä, village]. -muþı̋ȝu, village council. -ru, villager.
• 097 k̨őngu, [Lithan] settlement head [> Manchu uŋan, clan head].
• 098 lőbo, farmstead [> Navarrese lobiro, farmyard].
• 099 na̋a̋|do, [Hydoran] settlement. [> Konda nār_u, village]. -ðmuþı̋ȝu, village council. -ðne̋e̋ilu, headwoman -ðru, villager.
• 100 r|ı̋ı̋ȝo, city [> Tocharian B rīye, city]. -ííine̋e̋ilu, mayor. -iiı̋ko, town. -iiı̋ru, citizen.
• 101 ṡe̋im̃|o, [Human] settlement [> English civil]. -muþı̋ȝu, council. -ne̋e̋ilu, materfamilias, head-woman. -ru, villager.