Aspies For Freedom

These are words based on my interest in Swadesh lists, not already in Autlang.

This = ze
That = ha
Here = hini
There = sam
Many = harb
Some = kama
Few = qesa
Other = aher
Small = qata
Short = qasa
Narrow = daq
Thin = raze
Woman = atet
Man = besi
Wife = isa
Husband = zaj
Animal = haya
Bird = sipu
Dog = kele
Louse = kina
Snake = naha
Worm = tula
Tree = es
Forest = yar
Stick = maqe
Fruit = peri
Seed = zera
Leaf = ale
Root = sore
Bark = qeli
Flower = pera
Grass = dese
Rope = hebe
Skin = or
Blood = dam
Bone = esem
Fat (n.)= suma
Horn = qere
Tail = zana
Feather = nusa
Hair = sar
Head = ros
Ear = ozen
Eye = ayin
Nose = ap
Mouth = pe
Tooth = sen
Tongue = laso
Fingernail = sipo
Foot = qada
Leg = rege
Knee = bere
Hand = yad
Wing = kana
Belly = bete
Guts = mey
Neck = sava
Back = gab
Breast = haze
Heart = leb
Liver = kabe
Bite = nask
Suck = masa
Spit = yara
Vomit = heqi
Blow = napa
Breathe = nasa
Laugh = saha
See = raz
Hear = sama
Know = yida
Think = hasa
Smell = heri
Fear = yare
Live = hay
Die = met
Kill = hara
Fight = rab
Hunt = sad
Hit = hika
Cut = kara
Stab = daqa
Scratch = sara
Dig = hapa
Swim = saba
Fly (v.) = af
Walk = hala
Lie = saka
Turn = pana
Fall = bel
Give = nata
Hold = ahaz
Squeeze = laha
Rub = mara
Wipe = raha
Pull = mask
Push = daha
Throw = hisi
Tie = raba
Sew = tapa
Count = sapa
Float = sap
Flow = zara
Freeze = qapa
Swell = hita
Moon = yare
Star = kuka
Water = may
River = naha
Lake = agam
Sea = yam
Salt = mela
Stone = eben
Sand = hol
Dust = abaq
Earth = eres
Cloud = arap
Sky = smay
Wind = ruha
Snow = sele
Ice = qera
Smoke = asan
Ashes = apar
Burn = bar
Road = dere
Mountain = har
Night = lila
Year = sana
Warm = ham
Cold = qar
Full = male
Old = yasa
Good = tov
Bad = bes
Rotten = raku
Dirty = melu
Straight = yasa
Round = agol
Sharp = had
Smooth = hala
Wet = rato
Dry = yibe
Correct = naku
Near = qaru
Far = raho
Right = yami
Left = smal
With = et
If = im
Because = biga
Name = sem

I reckon that, just as brand names will be retained in Autlang, so should words which are international i.e. they are the same in all languages or virtually all languages.

Examples are telephone, internet, chocolate, coffee.  Given the preference for words with 2, 3 and no more than 4 letters so far, these could be respectively in Autlang:

fon
net
tsoko/tsok/soko/sok
kofi/kof

I had this word when I saw another such word in the word list - pizza.  I propose, as it's also a word understood in all languages, it should be in Autlang 'piza', 'piz' or 'pits'.

Do we have words for autism and Asperger Syndrome?  Should we just use the words 'aut' and 'asp' respectively?

kini

Don't see why any letter should be excluded from beginning basic root words.  You might be interested to know about the international auxiliary language Volapuk, which had rules like this, in order to be able to fit in prefixes and suffixes.

The song in autlang is great ( http://www.autisticculture.com/autlang/autlangsong.wma ).Who is the singer? Does she have any other songs or albums?

Something like; "Me no speaky Engrish!", eh?

I would like "oo" to be a common word in the language, pronounced "oo".

Oo should be a frequently used operational word, such as and, of, in etc.

No articles (a, an, the)?? How can you tell whether an Autlang speaker is referring to something general or specific? Is that not actually important to people who NEED to speak Autlang, for whatever reason? Also, is this a specialized language that fills a need, in the same way the various Sign Languages and Braille alphabets do?

Did you know that Swahili speakers have their own way of counting time? Since most of them live right near the equator, sunrise and sunset are at the same time all year long, so people can- and do- set their clocks by it. Thus, in Swahili, 1 hour after sunrise would be 1 a.m. (not 7 a.m.), and 1 hour after sunset would be 1 p.m. (not 7 p.m.).

Do Autistics see time differently? If so, is the difference uniform enough to consider devising our own 'clock?' (only half-serious about that...)

I wouldn't mind some specilized insults.

I.e. In Autlang, they're  bad to varying degrees but when you translate them, they seem feeble.

Thus being able to insult some burly and viscious person safely

In Klingon there is something like:
"hab sol Qu'uch" - it is the worst insult in Klingon.
In English, it means 'your mother has a smooth forehead.

I believe the best way to do it would be basing the sound of the word on its meaning, so words with a similar meaning would have a similar pronouciation. It would make things alot easier to remember.

A good example would be for the words mountain and volcano from the list above. menta and venta sound similar and have a similar meaning.

Oh right, sorry. I was in a bit of a rush at the time of posting, so I haven't read up on it all. It was just an idea I had so I though I would post it just incase.

I'm glad to see it is going well.

Why not have fun making up another language? Anyway, it's a better common langauge than English is, with all its craziness.

Re. NTs not wanting to learn ig--Well, they learn sign language, don't they?

I meant "it" not "ig".

Darn the lack of an edit button.

I'm pulling out the dictionary soon, it'll be alot of work, too much for me to be able to collaborate with right away. But what I'll do is once I'm finnished, I'll display it and we can review it and revive it together..... However, I am starting a seperate autism rights movement which is coming along alot slower. I think we need a more aggressive approach if we are to win the fight for equality, and we'll need people who are able and willing to take action. Like marches, rallies, AS schools, businesses, housing developements, recreational facilities, etc. (possibly even a defensive arm).
   I'm taking a more Malcom X-style approach, because we NEED to get aggressive or things will never get better. This conclusion is based on both experience and genetics/sociology. Hate and superiority are strong emotions, and hate has to be removed through fear (NOT terrorism though, just aggressive but legal activism). Fear earns respect, respect earns equality. We already have our web-site, but we're seeking recruits at this time. I will offer up no more information about our group on this forum though.

I will say that recruits who claim to be AS will be screened. NTs are allowed to help, but only if they don't pretend to be AS, as we need to maintain our cultural identity through the fight. Textbook syndrome people cannot speak for us.