100 Word Dictionary:8 Letters (5 Consonants, 3 Vowels)
a - a, schwa
i - i, e
k - k, g, h
l - r, l
n - n, m
p - p, b
t - t, d
u - u, o
consonant-vowel order, no consonant clusters AT ALL not even with N!
Here is the etymology:(away) from, of, out of, outside, by (means of): pua
toward, at, on, to, in the direction of, for, concerning, about: tua
and, with, together: ku
one, a, an, single, alone, solitude: nua
in, inside, inter-, among, between, interior, internal: ni
(s)he (living things): lilu
you, your, yourself: tupi
as, (similarly) like, same, equal: kuali
I, me, my, myself: puku
have, hand, carry, bring, hold, keep, maintain, capture: kapi
or (else), otherwise: tai
hot, fire, flame, cook, heat: pika
but, however: kitu
some, many, much, more, a lot, very, amount, quantity, number, count: nuita
what, which: kui
can, able, may, allow, enable, legal, permit, ability, talent, skill: puti
other, another, change, edit, alter, modify, different, differ: tipi
all, every, total, whole, complete, universal, universe: tuta
up, above, top, over, high, superior, formal, supreme, upon, sky, celestial: kiali
use, apply, utilize, usage, application: lutila
word, title, name, label: titula
say, speak, talk, language, tongue, dialect: tika
do, make, cause, (power) on, create, build, construct, work, labor, deed, action, act: kia
time, period, age, season (of time): tipu
will, want, must, desire, wish, pray, need: pili
way, via, path, road, direction, method, style, fashion, pattern: pia
write, draw, inscribe: kuipi
thing, stuff, substance, object: kita
two, double, both, couple: tui
look, see, pay attention, view, watch, eye: piti
move, foot, walk, travel, voyage: nupi
sound, phoneme, syllable, sing, song, music, voice, tone, noise: tuna
no, not, negative: nai
know, understand, acknowledge, wisdom, knowledge, science, logic: luki
water, liquid, wet, wash, clean: lakua
person, individual, personal: pikua
people, group, collection, network, society, community, nation, tribe, race (of people): natiu
down, low, under, bottom, below, inferior, humble, informal, ground, soil, dirt, land, (outside) place, floor: lakiu
side, hip, beside, next to, neighboring, adjacent, lateral, near, about (approximately), maybe: latu
new, fresh, renovate, young, juvenile: niu
part, piece, slice, cut, split, divide, fraction: puati
house, (inside) place, home, domestic, building, den, nest, family: panili
live, life, health, experience: pita
great, major, main, important, special, large, wide, huge, fat: kuati
round, circular, circle, around, orbit, cycle, wheel, sphere, ball: pula
good, easy, simple, enjoyable, moral, support, help, assist, correct, OK, healthy, beneficial: puna
body, form, shape, figure, appearance: puana
think, opine, opinion, thought, believe, belief, idea, concept, visualize, mind, head, brain, cerebrum: kapu
line, string, thread, chain, cord, rope: linia
because, reason: puki
bad, evil, wrong, sin, mistake, oh darn! (interjection), unjust, unfair, wicked: nala
man, male, boyfriend, husband: napikua
woman, female, girlfriend, wife: papikua
air, gas, wind, breeze, ventilation: laili
small, tiny, minor, little, a bit, short: tini
play, fun, entertainment, game, recreation, video game, board game: luta
end, stop, finish, pause, wait, quit, edge, final: pinita
light, bright, sun, star, day time: luka
parent, parental, creator, God, holy, religious: patinu
picture, image, map, chart. graph, letter (of alphabet), mark, symbol, character: pitula
Earth, world, planet, terrestrial: puanita
lead, control, steer, govern: kupia
grow, become, effect (result), happen, event (news), expand, increase: katupi
mouth, oral, eat: kunali
door, orifice, gateway, portal, opening, open, hole, crevice: puita
tree, plant, grass, hair, bush, herb, spice (season): lapi
start, begin, genesis, origin, root, seed, semen: kaki
hear, ear, listen, obey, rumor, story, gossip: kuta
press, click, tap, hit, strike, touch: tuka
close, lock, secret, hidden: kikui
real, really?, true, fact, evidence, exist: pila
white, light (color): lai
offspring, child, reproduce (bear a child): pata
paper, page (of a book), ticket, card: tiki
fish, sea creature: puatu
hill, mountain, bump, lump, button: papu
horse, land animal (non-flying birds), dog, cat, beast, cow, mammal: ninali
color, paint: kala
feel, emotion, heart: kuala
bird, flying animal: puitu
black, shadow, dark (color), darkness: lupua
rock, stone, mineral, vitamin, metal: nitali
furniture, sofa, couch, bend, table, chair, dresser: kupa
war, battle, conflict, fight, argument, debate: kuila
lay, relax, rest, meditate, sleep, dream: tuanu
against, opposite: kutua
speed, quickness, fast, hurry: pilu
love, appreciate, accept: lana
money, currency, dollar, wealth, abundance, finance, economy: tulua
cold, freeze, ice, chill, raw: kili
power, energy, spirit, soul, strength, strong, practice, encourage, energize, exercise, charge (with energy): kina
machine, tool, device, computer: tuli
box, container, bowl, cup, plate, thing used to hold stuff: kata
nothing, none, zero, null, nulify, empty, void: nuli
moon, satellite, lunar: luna
nose, face, smell, breathe, breath, scent: pilati
wall, barrier, obstacle, challenge, problem: palia
sexual organ, penis, vagina, testes, to have sex with, sexual intercourse: pina
kill, destroy, exterminate, death, die: nata
stupid, idiot, fool, weird, crazy, strange, drunk, intoxicated: paka
this, that, it (non-living thing), now, present, current: kini
past, before, previous, backward, behind, back, butt, anus, anal, rear (end): kana
future, then, forward, next, ahead, front: paki
kaki - Japanese (haji from hajima)
kala - English (color)
kana - Swahili (zamani)
kapi - Latin (capere)
kapu - Latin (caput)
kata - Spanish (caja)
katupi - English (come to be)
kia - Latin (crea-)
kiali - Latin (cael)
kikui - English (secret)
kili - English (chilly)
kina - Indonesian (jiwa)
kini - Indonesian (kini)
kita - Portuguese (coisa)
kitu - Japanese (kedo)
ku - Latin (cum)
kuala - Latin (corda)
kuali - Latin (aequalis)
kuati - Latin (crass-)
kui - Latin (quid)
kuila - Spanish (guerra)
kuipi - Latin (scribere)
kunali - Italian (consumare)
kupa - English (sofa)
kupia - Spanish (gobierno)
kuta - Spanish (escuchar)
kutua - Latin (contra)
lai - English (white)
laili - Latin (aer)
lakua - Latin (aqua)
lana - Spanish (la amar)
lapi - Latin (arb-)
luka - Latin (lux)
luki - English (logic)
lilu - Latin (illius)
linia - Latin (linea)
luna - Latin (luna)
lupua - Latin (umbra)
luta - Latin (ludo)
lutila - English (utilize)
nai - Japanese (nai)
nala - Latin (mal-)
napikua - Neologism (Latin mas + Latin persona)
nata - Spanish (matar)
natiu - Latin (natio)
ni - Latin (in)
ninali - Italian (animale)
nitali - Latin (metallicus)
nua - Spanish (una)
nuita - Portuguese (muita)
nuli - Latin (nulli-)
nupi - Spanish (mover)
paka - Japanese (baka)
paki - Swahili (basi)
palia - English (barrier)
panili - English (family)
papikua - Neologism (French femme + Latin persona)
papu - English (bump)
pata - Filipino (bata)
patinu - English (paternal)
pia - Latin (via)
pika - Neologism (Spanish fuego + calor)
pikua - Latin (persona)
pila - Latin (vera)
pilati - Latin (spiratio)
pili - English (will)
pilu - Neologism (English speed + Japanese hashiru)
pina - Spanish (pinga)
pinita - Italian (finita)
pita - Latin (vita)
piti - Latin (videre)
pitula - Latin (pictura)
pua - English (from)
puana - Latin (forma)
puanita - Latin (planeta)
puati - Latin (pars)
puatu - French (poisson)
puita - Spanish (puerta)
puitu - English (bird)
puki - Spanish (porque)
puku - Japanese (boku)
pula - Latin (bulla)
puna - Latin (bona)
puti - Spanish (poder)
tai - Finnish (tai)
tika - Latin (dicta)
tiki - English (ticket)
tini - English (tiny)
tipi - Latin (differt)
tipu - Latin (tempus)
titula - Latin (titulus)
tua - English (toward)
tuanu - Latin (somnus)
tui - Russian (dvoe)
tuka - Spanish (tocar)
tuli - English (tool)
tulua - English (dollar)
tuna - Latin (tonus)
tupi - Neologism (Latin tu + Latin tibi)
tuta - Latin (tota)
The name of the language is Tika and Tika means "talk, language, speech" in Tika. There is no word for "to be". You would have to say truly (pila).
puku pila puna = I am good/moral/healthy.
This is a bit ambiguous so if you want to be more specific, you can say "I have a good body" for "I am healthy".
puku kapi puna puana.
So if "I have a good body" means "I'm healthy", how do you say "I have a good body" as in "I'm good looking!?"
That would be: puku kapi puna piti puana.
puna piti means "good looking", "sexy" or "good vision".
tupi piti puku means "you see me". In English, to turn this into a question you would say "Do you see me?". But in this language, you would just say "verb + nai + verb".
so
tupi piti puku means "do you see me".
tupi piti nai piti puku means "do you see me?"
Punctuations of any kind are not used. Only the period is used to end sentences.
Even though it's only 100 words, you can say some pretty complex things such as geology (puanita luki), selenology (luna luki), sociology (natiu luki) and even psychology (kapu luki) because of compounding words.
You can even swear. nala really means bad or even but it can mean a "wrong doing", "mistake", or even "damn it!" or "oh crap!".
Here is how to express time and numbers:
luna puati = minute
luka tipu = date / day
luna tipu = month / lunar time
pika pula = year (one full orbit of the Earth around the Sun)
nuita = number
nua = one
nuli = zero
tui = two
ku = and
luna pula nuita tui ku nuli ku nua ku nuli
The year number two thousand ten
of course, Arabic digits (1234567890) can be used if you don't want to right that all out.
So you can just say "luna pula nuita 2010"
As for the double vowels. They can be pronounced as diphthongs or separately, it doesn't really matter.