Duman
| Cepela/Napela sta kepela? | What is this/that? |
| Yu sema ... kemoda pakai Neo-Patwa di toki? | How do you say ... using Neo-Patwa? |
| English-toki | English |
Unfortunately this lessons was far more useful in teaching Indonesian to an American in Indonesia than it will be to someone learning Neo-Patwa. Oh well, such is the price you pay for being an early adopter. Something more useful is that Neo-Patwa has many words derived from English, so they are relatively easy to remember. Here's a few in handy table format.
A few of these might not be readily apparent, so the dictionary should be consulted. Also, many Neo-Patwa words have a much broader range of meanings than words in natlangs. So, work on this, look up other English-based words in the dictionary, and keep looking for things to plug into the partial phrases from the lessons. Only one more to go. Excited?
Xanti
| info | yeli | kecapi | ketel | toki |
| lili | dwel | maxin | memba | metal |
| mama | papa | fokas | pistol | gafamen |
| hapi | lisen | hefi | hotel | ofisa |
| open | pensil | foto | radio | xalo |
A few of these might not be readily apparent, so the dictionary should be consulted. Also, many Neo-Patwa words have a much broader range of meanings than words in natlangs. So, work on this, look up other English-based words in the dictionary, and keep looking for things to plug into the partial phrases from the lessons. Only one more to go. Excited?
Xanti
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