Risan language

Phonology

A - as in American car B - as in boat CH - as in church D - as in done E - as in send F - as in japanese, sounds like puffing a candle (bilabial fricative) G - as in goat H - as in hop I - as ee in see J - as the latter g in garage, french J K - as c in coat L - as in later M - as in mot N - as in nun O - as in top OH - as o in rope P - as in priest R - sometimes tapped as in Spanish, but usually as in British English S - as in son T - as in tap U - as in dune W - as in water

Established words

(From "*Two Days and Two Nights"

asta - this is

baraki - not to be, be not

Di'an - (proper name, anglicized Dee'ahn)

dohna - forty

duta - to don't give up

furanda - beautiful

horgan - (icon of the Risan people, anglicized Horgh'ahn)

ikara - hello

iku - I try

ish - are

iti - I

ito - mine

jamaharon - (sexual practice)

jua - here

kompansira - to come with

latia - (proper name)

loh - of

lunat - night

lunat - moon

mari - language

moran - that

muru'it - possible

na - no, not, don't

och - about

omara - to be sad

oparat - work

premari - teacher

Raisa - Risa

Raisa mari - Risan

sar - still

sara - thanks, also to accept

soh - are

sosa - until

Suraya - (name of a bay)

tana - person

tatik - always

tohfan - where one comes from

tohlara - today

tolari - very good

tu - you

tulara - tomorrow

won - to say