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Tuesday, January 01, 2013

Universalglot Dictionary, Page 1

VerbBibel UniversalglotEnglishGerman Page001

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Abat = Abbot | Abt
Abatstan = Abbey | Abtei
Abbasen = To abase, lower | Niederschlagen, sinken
Abbasten = To pull down, to beat down | Abschlagen, niederreissen
Abbasthaus = Slaughterhouse | Schlachthaus
Abbilden = To figure, represent | Abbilden
Abdikten, abdikaten = To abdicate | Eine Würde, ein Amt niederlegen
Abdukten = To carry away, refuse | Wegführen, abweisen
Abend = Evening, west | Abend
Abendeten = To sup | Abendessen
El abendeten = Supper |Das Abendessen
Abesant = Absent | Abwesend
Abesanten = To absent | Sich wegbegeben
Abesantnes = Absence |Abwesenheit
Abfal = Falling off, fall, defection, loss, clippings |Abfall
Abfalen = To decay, abandon, fall | Abfallen
Abfiren = To fire off, discharge a firearm |Abfeuern
Abflus = Running down | Abfluss
Abgraden = To descend | Heruntergehen


Tuesday, December 25, 2012

Word-Building in Universalglot

As in Esperanto, suffixes are used to build words in Universalglot. The feminine suffix is -in. Here are some examples of its use:

queen = rexin
man = man
woman = manin
boy = maniet
girl = manietin
virile = manli
feminine = maninli

There was no plural form for nouns. So 'manin' could mean 'woman' or 'women'.

Though many Universalglot words were of Latin/Romance language origin there were also others that were of Germanic origin, from languages like English or German. Here are some Universalglot words of Germanic origin:

Send = sende
Yes = jes
Dog = hund
House = haus
Hand = hand
Help = help
Warm = varm
Winter = vinter
Wound = vund
Will = vil

Verbs had the following endings:
infinitive: -en
present tense: -e
past tense: -ed
future tense: -rai
conditional: -rais

Source: Listserv/Auxlang Pirro's Universal Glot by Leo J. Moser

Facebook Page: Universalglot - Jean Pirro

Kial Mi Amas Universalglot/Why I love Universalglot

En libro pri Esperanto, mi legis pri aliaj konstruitaj lingvoj. Unu el ili estas Universalglot. Mi legas ti chiu:

In a book about Esperanto, I read about other constructed languages. One of them is Universalglot. I read this: 

Men senior, I sende evos un gramatik e un verb-bibel de un nuov glot nomed universal glot. In futur, I scriptrai evos semper in dit glot. I pregate evos responden ad me in dit self glot.

Bela lingvo! Beautiful language!

Esperanto traduko: ”Mia sinjoro, mi sendas al vi gramatikon kaj vortaron de nova lingvo nomata universala lingvo. En estonteco mi skribados al vi ĉiam en ĉi tiu lingvo. Mi petas vin respondi al mi en la sama lingvo.”

English translation: 

"Sir, I send you a grammar and dictionary of a new language called universal language (universal glot). In the future I will write to you always in this language. I ask you to respond to me in the same language."
 

Facebook page Universalglot: Jean Pirro

Monday, December 24, 2012

Universalglot: 1868 International Language

Universalglot is an international auxiliary language published by French linguist Jean Pirro in 1868--- predating both Volapük and Esperanto. Pirro gave the language 7000 basic words and numerous prefixes allowing a considerable vocabulary.

Pirro's book is now no longer in print and is not, the last time I checked, available online. There is only a web page (in Universalglot?) called Le glot universal which describes the language at: http://www.datapacrat.com/True/LANG/SOLRESOL/Comparot/ug%20main.html

This is a pity since the language is easily comprehensible to those familiar with the major European languages.

Here is a 'konversatsion' in Universalglot, from the Wikipedia article on Universalglot:

Ben dai, Meni senior, i ese inkanted reinkontra evos, i habe vide evos in London, e ditdai nos finde enos in Skotland, dikt me ex ke land vos ese.

Un ex enos ese ruser e du ese italier e el quatli ese deutsch; ma nos pote toti parlen insamel, den nos parle el universal glot.