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Re: Yo, dog, I just horsin around.



--- In romanceconlang@yahoogroups.com, Adam Walker <carrajena@y...> 
wrote:
> Well, since I sent some bird words (donning anti-song
> ear plugs) I though the mamilian inhabitants of C-a
> lands might be a wee miffed if I faild to give them
> equal time so here's a list of currently extant animal
> names:
> 
> camel    --  gameli
> wolf     --  lubu
> dog      --  cani (pet or working), ceubi (stray or
> wild)
> goat     --  cabra
> deer     --  chervu
> elephant --  euvandi
> donkey   --  axinu
> horse    --  cavaju, jimeli
> hare     --  lebri
> otter    --  lurra (do they have otters in North
> Africa?)
> lynx     --  linchi
> rabbit   --  cuniguu
> sheep    --  ovija
> rat      --  radunu
> pig      --  ganzi
> bear     --  urzu
> fox      --  vupi
Fortunatian:
camel - camer/aux
canary - prob'ly a Guanche/Berber word
wolf - ruf/aux
dog - can/ex
goat - cafrau/x, cafra/x
deer - boch/ax
elephant - orhuant/ex [@rwant-]
donkey - axin/aux
horse - ep/aux
hare - rofre/x
rabbit - Are rabbits native to North Africa? If so, prob'ly from 
Berber.
sheep - ob/ex
rat - rat/aux
pig - xu/x (<Lat. sus)
bear - ux/ox
fox - byrp/ex
> 
> That's all at present.  I have yet to name some
> significant animals, but . . . 
> 
> Adam