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(Words represented by short forms in Ñspel)

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(adj. = adjective, adv. = adverb, conj. = conjunction, prep. = preposition, v. = verb)

ÑSPEL

 TRADITIONAL SPELLING

abt, abv, acrs, ahd, alñ, alñsd, amd, amdst, amñ, amñst, arnd

 about, above, across, ahead, along, alongside, amid, amidst, among, amongst, around

aftnn

 afternoon

aftwdz

 afterwards

anɖr

 another

ǎrslvz, yrslvz, ɖmslvz

 ourselves, yourselves, themselves

ǎtsd, insd

 outside – adv., inside – adv.

b, z, śl, wl, r, wr, wz, bn

 be, is, shall, will (v.), are, were, was, been

bcwd, bcwdz, fwd, fwdz

 backward, backwards, foreward, forewards

bcz

 because

bfr, bhnd, bnʈ, bsd, bsdz, btwn, bynd, asd, undnʈ

 before, behind, beneath, beside, besides, between, beyond, aside, underneath

ć, bʈ

 each, both

cm, bcm

 come, become

cn

 can (v.)

cnd

 kind (= type)

d, dz, dwñ, dd, dn

 do (v.), does, doing, did, done

dspt

 despite

ɖ

 the

ɖn

 than

ɖnsfʈ, hnsfʈ, ẃnsfʈ

 thenceforth, henceforth, whenceforth

ɖr, ɖrbî, ɖrfr, ɖr-in, ɖr-on, ɖr’pn

 there, thereby, therefore, therein, thereon, thereupon

ɖs, ɖt, ɖz

 this, that, these

enbdi, evrbdi, smbdi, nbdi

 anybody, everybody, somebody, nobody

enhǎ, smhǎ

 anyhow, somehow

enʈñ, evrʈñ, nʈñ, smʈñ

 anything, everything, nothing, something

enwn, evrwn, nwn, smwn

 anyone, everyone, no-one, someone

enẃr, elsẃr, evrẃr, nẃr, smẃr

 anywhere, elsewhere, everywhere, nowhere, somewhere

evrde

 everyday

fr

 for

fʈ, fʈwɖ

 forth, forthwith

g, gz, gwñ, gn

 go (v.), goes, gowing, gone

gt, gts, gtñ

 get, gets, getting

gv, gvz, gvñ, gvn

 give, gives, giving, given

hns, ẃns

 hence, whence

hv, hz, hvñ, hd

 have, has, had

hvr, ẃćvr, ẃnvr, ẃrvr, ẃtvr

 however, whichever, whenever, wherever, whatever

indd, instd

 indeed, instead

jrñ

 during

jst

 just

m, y, s, ɖm

 me, you, us, them

mbi, phps

 maybe, perhaps

mc, mcs, mcñ, mcr, md

 make, makes, making, maker, made

mć, mni

 much, many

mn

 main (adj.)

mnẃl

 meanwhile

mslf, yrslf

 myself, yourself

mst

 must

mt

 might (v.)

n, bt

 and, but

nn, nnɖles

 none, nonetheless

nr, nɖr

 nor, neither

nt, ntwɖstandñ

 not, notwithstanding

nvr, nvɖles

 never, nevertheless

nz, nwñ, ň

 knows, knowing, knew

olmst, olrdi, olwz

 almost, already, always

ppl

 people

qc

 quick

qt

 quite

rɖr

 rather

rnd

 round – adv.

sć

 such

sldm

 seldom

sm, smbdi, smhǎ, smtmz, smwn, smẃr

 some, somebody, somehow, sometimes, someone, somewhere

sn, snr, snist

 soon, sooner, soonest

stl, tl, untl

 still (adv.), till (conj./prep.), until

sz, sd

 says, said

t, tgɖr, oltgɖr

 to, together, altogether

tlz, tlñ, tld

 tells, telling, told

ʈrt

 throughout

twd, twdz, untwd

 toward, towards, untoward

ʈt

 thought (v.)

uɖrwz

 otherwise

v

 of

vri

 very

ẃ, ẃć, ẃn, ẃr, ẃt

 why, which, when, where, what

wd

 would

wɖ, wɖǎt, wɖin

 with, without, within

ẃɖr

 whether

ẃl, ẃlst

 while, whilst

wn, wnslf

 one, oneself

ẃr, ẃrbî, ẃrvr, ẃrfr, ẃr-in, ẃr-on, ẃr’pn

 where, whereby, wherever, wherefore, wherein, whereon, whereupon

wś

 wish (v.)

ẃt, ẃtvr

 what, whatever

y, h, ś, w

 you, he, she, we

yr, yrslf, yrslvz

 your, yourself, yourselves

yt

 yet

Notes:

  1. insd ɖ hǎs (inside the house), but ɖ insîd v ɖ hǎs (the inside of the house)
  2. ǎtsd ɖ hǎs (outside the house), but ɖ ǎtsîd v ɖ hǎs (the inside of the house)
  3. cn w d it? (can we do it?), but a can v bīnz (a can of beans)
  4. a strenj cnd v ʈñ (a strange kind of thing), but it wz cînd v y (it was kind of you)
  5. jst a minit (just a minute), but nɖr fer nr just (neither fair nor just)
  6. ɖe mt hv dn it (they might have done it), but mît z rît (might is right)
  7. stl in wɖ a ćans (still in with a chance), but stil wōtrz run dīp (still waters run deep)
  8. nt tl ɖ last momnt (not till the last moment), but t til ɖ fīldz (to till the fields) and plīz pe at ɖ tíl (please pay at the till)
  9. ś wl d it (she will do it), but ś wild it t hapn (she willed it to happen) and last wil n tsṭmnt (last will and testament)
  10. I ʈt so (I thought so), but It wz jst a ʈōt (It was just a thought)
  11. I wś y wr hir (I wish you were here), but Hiz last wiś (His last wish)
  12. Đ mn ʈñ (The main thing), but Đ Spaniś Mên (The Spanish Main)
  13. single-letter short forms are written in full (1): in titles (except where the short form – or one of them – is a verb, the title is a sentence, and there’s no danger of confusion , e.g. ABT MI (ABOUT ME), Rîdr Haġd’z Śi (Rider Haggard’s She), but Ẃr Đ Wîld Ʈñz R (Where The Wild Things Are); (2) in hyphenated words, except when between two hyphens, e.g. a bust-up, but cost-v-livñ crisis.

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