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| O o || '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mid_back_rounded_vowel /o̞/]''' || g'''o''' ||
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| U u || '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voiced_labio-velar_approximant /w/]'''<br/>'''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Close_back_rounded_vowel /u/]''' || '''w'''in<br/>b'''oo'''k ||When used before another vowel, or as the first letter of a word<br/>All other uses
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=== Nouns ===
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! Tal word !! Translation !! Notes
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| Arris || Village ||
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| Asirr || Death ||
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| Azril || Light || No relation to other words in ''il'' (metal).
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| Awu Auu || [[Wolf|Wolf, dog]] || Pronounced "awoo". Possibly derived from the howling of a wolf.|-| Damu || Father |||-| Dasob || Woman, female individual || |-| Delika || Treat || In the edible sense, such as a tasty treat.|-| Delikatesen || [[Delicatessen]] || From the words ''Delika'', ''Te'' and ''Sen'', literally translates to "Little shop of tasty treats". See [[Delicatessen]].|-| Doni || Master, Overlord ||
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| Desi || Ten (10) ||
| Din || Town ||
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| Draken<br/>Kalken || [[Draken]] || Draken: From the adjective ''drai'' and the noun ''ken'', transliterates literally translates to "cold dragon".<br/>Kalken: From the nouns ''kal'' and ''ken'', transliterates literally translates to "ice dragon".
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| Ezri || East ||
| Gus || Red ||
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| Gusil || Copper || From the nouns ''gus'' and ''il'', transliterates literally translates to ''red metal''.
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| Hepti || Seven (7) ||
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| Il || Metal ||
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| Kamu || Mother ||
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| Kasob || Man, male individual ||
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| Kapi || Chief, boss, leader ||
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| Karti || Four (4) ||
| Kal || Ice ||
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| Kalawu Kalauu || [[Kallwolf]] || From the nouns ''kal'' and ''awuauu'', transliterates literally translates to ''ice wolf''.
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| Ken || [[Dragon]] ||
| Khazrun || Capital city || From the adjective ''khaz'' and the noun ''run''.
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| Khezim<br/>Rezim || Regiment, brigade || Originally, it referred to a military unit of approximately one thousand men. Colloquially, any military unit.<br/>"Rezim" is used if used as a particle in another word, and the first letter of that word is not R. (e.g. ''Kapi'''rezim''''').|-| Khexi<br/>Rexi || Monarch, king, queen || "Rexi" is used if used as a particle in another word, and the first letter of that word is not R.|-| Khun<br/>Run || City || "Run" is used if used as a particle in another word, and the first letter of that word is not R (e.g. ''Khaz'''run''''').|-| Lanlaken || [[Basilisk]] || From the nouns ''lanlan'' and ''ken'', transliterates literally translates to ''chicken dragon''.
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| Lanlan || [[Chicken]] ||
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| Octi || Eight (8) ||
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| Ostaki || Leftovers ||
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| Ovez || Mine (place for [[ores|ore]] extraction)
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| Oveziris || Miner || From ''ovez'' and ''-iris'', literally ''someone who mines''
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| Param || Value (monetary worth) ||
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| Paramil || Coin, currency, money || From the nouns ''param'' and ''il'', approximately transliterates literally translates to ''valuable metal''.|-| Pasta || Pasta ||
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| Penti || Five (5) ||
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| Pitsa || Pizza ||
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| Pol || Corn, maize ||
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| Poloneta || Cornmeal || Root word that eventually became [[Food#Unsparable food items|polenta]]
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| Pri || One (1) ||
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| Run Rezot || City Rice || Root word that eventually became [[Food#Unsparable food items|risotto]]|-| Sa || [[Human]] (species) || |-| Sasob || Person, gender-neutral |||-| Saken || [[Saken]] || From the nouns ''sa'' and ''ken'', literally translates to ''man dragon''
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| Sil || Silver (color) ||
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| Sen || Shop ||
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| Silil || Silver (metal) ||
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| Tal || Language, tongue || Has given the name of this language.
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| Tretor || Restaurant, eatery || Has resulted in the word [[Food#Trattoria restaurants|Trattoria]].
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| Tri || Three (3) ||
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| Uarg || [[Warg]] || Pronunciation is unchanged in Common. Possibly derived from the creature's growling noises.
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| Uemag || Monster<br/>[[Uemag]] ||
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| Ulti || End ||
| Uzri || West ||
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| Warg Zamu || [[Warg]] Parent (neutral gender) || Kept unchanged in Common. Possibly derived from the creature's growling noises.
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| Zaro || Fire ||
| Zer || White ||
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| Zeril || Platinum || From the nouns ''zer'' and ''il'', transliterates literally translates to ''white metal''.
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| Kartima || Fourth || From the noun ''karti'' and the ordinal suffix ''-ma''. Became a [[Calendar|month name]], and was corrupted to ''Quartema'' in Common.
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| Me || Big, large, wide
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| Nonima || Ninth || From the noun ''noni'' and the ordinal suffix ''-ma''. Became a [[Calendar|month name]], and was corrupted to ''Nonama'' in Common.
| Octima || Eighth || From the noun ''octi'' and the ordinal suffix ''-ma''. Became a [[Calendar|month name]], and was corrupted to ''Octama'' in Common.
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| Pentima || First Fifth || From the noun ''penti'' and the ordinal suffix ''-ma''. Became a [[Calendar|month name]], and was corrupted to ''Pentema'' in Common.|-| Te || Small, little, short
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| Trima || Third || From the noun ''tri'' and the ordinal suffix ''-ma''. Became a [[Calendar|month name]], and was corrupted to ''Triema'' in Common.
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! Tal word !! Type !! Translation !! Notes
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| Asi- || Prefix || Dead, of death, related to the dead || From the noun ''asirr''
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| Ezr- || Prefix || Eastern || From the noun ''ezri''.
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| Uzr- || Prefix || Western || From the noun ''uzri''.
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| -iris or -ris || Suffix || ''see notes'' || The rough Tal equivalent of the Common suffix ''-ist'', it is added to another word to denote "someone who does/practices/engages in x". E.g.
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| -ma || Suffix || ''see notes'' || Ordinal suffix for numbers and counting.
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