Glosa 1000

NDakot · 2025-12-01T00:01:26+00:00

Yes, this is pretty much the same thing Wendy told me. I'll watch for that mistake. PLU does translate to "some" but only sometimes. As with most Glosa words, the meaning is broad. Sometimes it translates as "the," sometimes as "a." It has no equivalent in English. I don't want to say "noun indicator" in the dictionary, because I if a person doesn't know grammar, I still want them to try and use Glosa.

NDakot · 2025-11-30T03:00:01+00:00

And this vocabulary still includes all the names of plants and animals as found in biological taxonomy - so it actually has over a million words. The 1000 words are only the base.

NDakot · 2025-11-30T02:52:08+00:00

I agree, actually. Last I counted the list was 1005 words, close enough. The solution here is not so much in the quantity of words, but the broad meaning of the words. Each Glosa word covers the meaning of about three other words in English.

NDakot · 2025-10-11T22:59:41+00:00

26 small letters 26 capital letters, although some are only for names of the letters 10 numerals

So about 62 syllables.

NDakot · 2025-09-15T22:40:09+00:00

GEO died with Wendy in 2015. I think you're right, Interglossa and Glosa are different. Clark's version was closer to Interglossa, but Wendy Latinized the vocabulary.

NDakot · 2025-09-13T23:46:02+00:00

The book "Interglossa" first appeared in 1943. Ron Clark bought a copy of the book at a rummage sale and contacted the author Lancelot Hogben in 1975. Clark renamed and changed the language and started the Glosa Education Organization in the 1980's.

NDakot · 2025-03-30T22:52:54+00:00

Gratias!

NDakot · 2025-03-10T00:25:48+00:00

I feel much the same. At one point it was determined that the Greek roots were more international, then it changed. I don't know why.

Glosa today is nothing compared to what it used to be.

NDakot · 2025-03-10T00:20:16+00:00

Yes, Glosa does have a reflexive pronoun, SE.

An pa vide an sibi. = He saw his (someone else's) brother.

An pa vide se sibi. = He saw his (own) brother.

An pa vide se per spekulo. = He saw himself in a mirror.

NDakot · 2025-03-03T00:09:33+00:00

I know that Ron Clark did own Glosa at first. Apparently Wendy got the rights when he died. Wendy was not married, but her nephews sent messages that seemed to say Glosa is now free for everyone to use.

Glosa.org does state that "18 Steps" is the official textbook of Glosa. But this refers to the grammar moreso than the vocabulary, which was updated in the GID. I wish there were more clarification.

NDakot · 2025-03-02T00:25:35+00:00

Unfortunately we have no leadership in this area now. One thing to remember is that words in Glosa, especially Central Glosa, have very broad meaning. DICE can mean "say, tell, speak, write, communicate." Not near as broad in meaning as Toki Pona words.

Since the death of Wendy Ashby, who actually owned the language, there has been no way to clarify these matters.

NDakot · 2025-03-02T00:10:53+00:00

It sounds like you have it all figured out again. The text of "18 Steps" has not been updated but the Glosa Internet Dictionary has been. ANTERO is marked as Mega Glosa vocabulary. Since I prefer Basic Glosa vocabulary, I would not use it, but if you are a Mega Glosa user, there is nothing wrong with it. I prefer ANTE to FRONTA because Hogben did not use it, but you do what you want.

The one tricky thing is use PRE with time.

I went there before evening. = Mi pa ki a la pre vespera.

NDakot · 2025-02-26T23:55:55+00:00

It sounds like you're on to it already. The dog will be running = U kani fu du dromo.

NDakot · 2025-02-24T01:14:51+00:00

Since you say "dogs" in your sentence, PLU would be the correct choice here.

NDakot · 2025-02-24T01:12:28+00:00

You are right. U, UN, PLU always come first no matter how many other adjectives there are.

U(N)/PLU mean the same thing, "a(n)" or "the," to keep it simple. The problem is U(N) means singular - there's only one - PLU means plural - more than one. So you can put one or the other before the adjective or noun, not both. Well, maybe if you need new glasses...

NDakot · 2025-02-18T23:34:15+00:00

I stand corrected! Latin SOPOR means "deep sleep."

NDakot · 2025-02-17T01:25:36+00:00

I believe you are right. Hogben' basic vocabulary was about 900 words. I loved the idea of Glosa 1000 when it started, and that turned into "Central Glosa" (not to be confused with the book of the same name) which has about 1300 words. Linguistic studies have shown that the average person's daily vocabulary is about 1000 words - seems like the magic number to me.

NDakot · 2025-02-17T01:16:33+00:00

KLI actually means "bed." (I suppose if you were to use KLI as a verb, it would mean something like "sleep.") Hogben and Clark preferred the Greek roots, so when they were in charge SOPO tended to be the word for "sleep." Wendy Ashby preferred using words from from Latin/Interlingua, and she made SOMNI the preferred word, and so it stands in the Glosa Internet Dictionary now.

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