Well it's not supposed to sound Spanish. It's supposed to sound like a Dark Age Germanic language, except it's actually derived from Spanish Vulgar Latin with a lot of loanwords from guttural sounding languages.
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Oh! I was under the impression it would sound Spanish. Or latin, just with loan words from other languages adapted to Spanish/Latin.
Some of the words could sound Spanish--mostly the verbs, and words with Latin suffixes. Though the general language has been transformed to be more consonant focused.
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Honestly? Not much except for maybe whatever New World foods arrive in the Old World though in Mexico, it'll be more important.
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To reference native things, we would. Like macana, we use that to describe Mesoamerican and Taino weapons but it's not really used to describe modern blunt weapons, least not in the Spanish I was raised in. I don't see tlatoani being used. There is already the word cacique.
Lodel: maize (Nahuatl)
Kaxik: cacique (Taino)
Fexol: bean (Vulgar Latin)
Skax: squash (Narragansett)
Xitomato: tomato (Nahuatl)
Altepet: Stone pyramid (Nahuatl)
Lama: Llama (Quechua)
Jalxi: Turkey (Nahuatl)
Algodón: Cotton (Arabic)
Noxti: Cactus (Nahuatl)
Faxix: Tobacco (Arabic)
Kakafa: Cocoa (Nahuatl)
Hmm. All this sounds rather not Spanish and not Viking. I think Crayhistory is right. I'm going to try to make it more consistent and Spanish sounding.
Kaxik: cacique (Taino)
Fexol: bean (Vulgar Latin)
Skax: squash (Narragansett)
Xitomato: tomato (Nahuatl)
Altepet: Stone pyramid (Nahuatl)
Lama: Llama (Quechua)
Jalxi: Turkey (Nahuatl)
Algodón: Cotton (Arabic)
Noxti: Cactus (Nahuatl)
Faxix: Tobacco (Arabic)
Kakafa: Cocoa (Nahuatl)
Hmm. All this sounds rather not Spanish and not Viking. I think Crayhistory is right. I'm going to try to make it more consistent and Spanish sounding.
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Same sounds as before, except j is /x/ and jj is /dʒ/. X is /ʃ/.
Arabic words get 'y' in them if it looks better.
Aljafál: "All hail!" (Old Norse)
Verjador/a: Defender (Old Norse)
Badejo/a: An old person (Scottish Gaelic + Spanish)
Clan: Family (Scottish Gaelic)
Zayjje/Zayjja: High lord or lady (Arabic)
Cid/da: Sir/Madam (Arabic)
Ragzenggo/a: Manly (Berber)
Ojalá: "Hallelujah"/"Huzzah" (Arabic)
Ofelá: "I hope" (Arabic)
1st sing. nom. pronoun: Eko / Me (Norsified Latin)
2nd sing. nom. pronoun: thú / voz (Norsified Latin)
3rd sing. nom. pronoun: sted (Spanish Latin)
1st plur. nom. pronoun: noz (Vulgar Latin)
2nd plur. nom. pronoun: vozos (Spanish Latin)
3rd plur. nom. pronoun: stedda (Norsified Spanish Latin)
Réjan: Empire (Germanic)
Rejáno: Kingdom (Germanic/Latin)
Zarrja - weapon (Gothic)
Fadere - father (Gothic + Vulgar Latin)
Banjar - wound (Gothic)
Karador - caregiver (Gothic)
Misdo - price (Gothic)
Rasana - neighbor (Gothic)
Ransakar: to search (Old Norse)
Sakar: to destroy/sack (Anglo-Saxon)
Storm: a charge or attack (Old Norse/Anglo-Saxon)
Torment: a storm (Vulgar Latin)
Jajjemar: to attack (Arabic)
Fextar: to fight (Anglo-Saxon/Vulgar Latin)
Saga: story (Old Norse)
Story: history (Vulgar Latin)
Seglar: to sail (Anglo-Saxon/Old Norse)
Vella: a sail (Vulgar Latin)
Neft: an armored soldier (Anglo-Saxon)
Kavlero: a cavalryman (Vulgar Latin)
Fars/a: a titled knight/knight's wife (Arabic)
Iarl: prince of a principality (Old Norse)
Borgmaestre: elected leader of a city (Old Norse)
Lódel: maize (Nahuatl)
Kajike: cacique (Taino)
Fejol: bean (Vulgar Latin)
Skaxe: squash (Narragansett)
Xitomato: tomato (Nahuatl)
Altepeto: Stone pyramid (Nahuatl)
Lama: Llama (Quechua)
Fajoi: Turkey (Nahuatl)
Algodón: Cotton (Arabic)
Nojti: Cactus (Nahuatl)
Faxix: Tobacco (Arabic)
Faxixíe: Assassin (Arabic)
Kakafá: Cocoa (Nahuatl)
Arabic words get 'y' in them if it looks better.
Aljafál: "All hail!" (Old Norse)
Verjador/a: Defender (Old Norse)
Badejo/a: An old person (Scottish Gaelic + Spanish)
Clan: Family (Scottish Gaelic)
Zayjje/Zayjja: High lord or lady (Arabic)
Cid/da: Sir/Madam (Arabic)
Ragzenggo/a: Manly (Berber)
Ojalá: "Hallelujah"/"Huzzah" (Arabic)
Ofelá: "I hope" (Arabic)
1st sing. nom. pronoun: Eko / Me (Norsified Latin)
2nd sing. nom. pronoun: thú / voz (Norsified Latin)
3rd sing. nom. pronoun: sted (Spanish Latin)
1st plur. nom. pronoun: noz (Vulgar Latin)
2nd plur. nom. pronoun: vozos (Spanish Latin)
3rd plur. nom. pronoun: stedda (Norsified Spanish Latin)
Réjan: Empire (Germanic)
Rejáno: Kingdom (Germanic/Latin)
Zarrja - weapon (Gothic)
Fadere - father (Gothic + Vulgar Latin)
Banjar - wound (Gothic)
Karador - caregiver (Gothic)
Misdo - price (Gothic)
Rasana - neighbor (Gothic)
Ransakar: to search (Old Norse)
Sakar: to destroy/sack (Anglo-Saxon)
Storm: a charge or attack (Old Norse/Anglo-Saxon)
Torment: a storm (Vulgar Latin)
Jajjemar: to attack (Arabic)
Fextar: to fight (Anglo-Saxon/Vulgar Latin)
Saga: story (Old Norse)
Story: history (Vulgar Latin)
Seglar: to sail (Anglo-Saxon/Old Norse)
Vella: a sail (Vulgar Latin)
Neft: an armored soldier (Anglo-Saxon)
Kavlero: a cavalryman (Vulgar Latin)
Fars/a: a titled knight/knight's wife (Arabic)
Iarl: prince of a principality (Old Norse)
Borgmaestre: elected leader of a city (Old Norse)
Lódel: maize (Nahuatl)
Kajike: cacique (Taino)
Fejol: bean (Vulgar Latin)
Skaxe: squash (Narragansett)
Xitomato: tomato (Nahuatl)
Altepeto: Stone pyramid (Nahuatl)
Lama: Llama (Quechua)
Fajoi: Turkey (Nahuatl)
Algodón: Cotton (Arabic)
Nojti: Cactus (Nahuatl)
Faxix: Tobacco (Arabic)
Faxixíe: Assassin (Arabic)
Kakafá: Cocoa (Nahuatl)
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Ajayimso - Wisdom (Arabic)
Siegn -Name (Anglo-Saxon)
Klus - Prison Cell (Anglo-Saxon)
Siegn -Name (Anglo-Saxon)
Klus - Prison Cell (Anglo-Saxon)
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Not to butt in, but how's that different from OTL Spanish? Maybe just "q" by itself being used?
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Yes. But alot of words in this Conlang have k, so replacing it would make it look stranger
No, it is for the spanish. If that dosent work, then maybe:
Groota-Great (German/Dutch)
Well, there should be little to no German influence (including Dutch influence, as that was Low German).
For 'great' I assume the word would derive from Vulgar Latin 'grande', Old Norse 'stor', or Anglo-Saxon 'great'.
For 'city', the word would probably derive from 'civitas'. Possibly 'byr'/'borg' from Old Norse or 'burgh' from Old English.
For 'state', the word would almost certainly derive from Latin or Old Norse. So from 'status or 'riki'.
For 'country', the same donor languages. Probably derived from 'pagensis' or 'land'. However, the word 'homeland' might come from Arabic or Gothic.
For 'great' I assume the word would derive from Vulgar Latin 'grande', Old Norse 'stor', or Anglo-Saxon 'great'.
For 'city', the word would probably derive from 'civitas'. Possibly 'byr'/'borg' from Old Norse or 'burgh' from Old English.
For 'state', the word would almost certainly derive from Latin or Old Norse. So from 'status or 'riki'.
For 'country', the same donor languages. Probably derived from 'pagensis' or 'land'. However, the word 'homeland' might come from Arabic or Gothic.