Memories of Connor's Adventures

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Tuesday, 25 June 2024

Linguistic Archaeology: Thieves Cant (part 1)

 Thieves Cant

1. Syhi (About)
2. Fu (Above, Up)
3. Ne (Across)
4. Bira (After)
5. Salane (Afternoon)
6. Bus (Against)
7. Simikir (Alchemist)
8. Ymus (Ale)
9. Balolot (Amethyst)
10. Binto (Amulet)
11. Raoka (Animal)
12. At (Any)
13. Atbura (Anything)
14. Atnau (Anytime)
15. Beslin (to Approach)
16. Ahak (Arch)
17. Nakau (Arm)
18. Rokato (Armour)
19. Rokatin (Armourer)
20. Kosohin (Armoury)
21. Lema (Around)
22. Sanili (Arrest)
23. Sanilin (to Arrest)
24. Isimin (to Arrive)
25. Tot (Arrow)
26. Hinuta (Arson)
27. Hinutan (to commit Arson)
28. Fanil (Artery)
29. Bina (As)
30. Kusuo (as soon as)
31. Esun (to Ask)
32. Bitama (Assassin)
33. Na (At)
34. Kalan (to attack)
35. Toa (Aunt)
36. Sakam (Back)
37. Sakambar (Backpack)
38. Uneklin (to Backstab)
39. Frun (Badness)
40. Kalakar (Barkeep)
41. Kiset (Barn)
42. Kauhin (Barracks)
43. Sahas (Barrel)
44. Huso (Basin)
45. Ibit (Bat)
46. Liko (Bath)
47. Tabo (Battle)
48. Inat (Beard)
49. Ibli (Because)
50. Libi (Because of)
51. Nako (Bed)
52. Nakohin (Bedroom)
53. Amus (Beer)
54. Moly (Before)
55. Fasren (to Begin)
56. Bone (Beginning)
57. Obul (Behind)
58. Esoan (to Believe)
59. Sintur (Belt)
60. Syili (Bench)
61. Sa (Beside)
62. Rolko (Betray)
63. Flo (Between)
64. Sio (Bigness)
65. Syt (Bird)
66. Hibar (Hibar)
67. Koret (Black)
68. Barsan (Blackmail)
69. Hisuin (to Blame)
70. Tomuk (Blanket)
71. Fanbo (Blood)
72. Nerb (Blue)
73. Barbo (Boat)
74. Salarka (Body)
75. Botu (Bone)
76. Lakat (Book)
77. Telu (Boot)
78. Relbat (Booty)
79. Haylan (to Borrow)
80. Ukal (Boss)
81. Rafak (Bow)
82. Kal (Box)
83. Omban (Bracelet)
84. Sankot (Brain)
85. Mafit (Breathe)
86. Mafitan (to Breathe)
87. Madli (Bribe)
88. Madlin (to Bribe)
89. Kilu (Brick)
90. Hili (Bridge)
91. Toka (Broach)
92. Noru (Brown)
93. Kubak (Bucket)
94. Kusal (Building)
95. Kalinta (Burglar)
96. Kalintan (to Burglarize)
97. Maleto (Burial)
98. Balsan (to Burn)
99. Moky (But)
100. Kun (to Buy)
101. Ky (By)
102. Laryn (to Call)
103. Beben (Can, to be able)
104. Ylo (Candle)
105. Lusok (Caravan)
106. Kest (Cart)
107. Mibar (Case)
108. Hunakal (Casket)
109. Ornek (Castle)
110. Aram (Cat)
111. Kuena (Cave)
112. Filu (Ceiling)
113. Myo (Cell)
114. Het (Centre)
115. Sambil (Chain)
116. Yli (Chair)
117. Lisema (Charisma)
118. Fatib (Chest, Torso)
119. Kanab (Chest, Container)
120. Ukal (Chief)
121. Berkin (Child)
122. Banal (Chin)
123. Uha (Choice)
124. Uhan (to Choose)
125. Holyat (City)
126. Kawabi (Cleric)
127. Hinlyot (Client)
128. San (to Climb)
129. Sanlun (to Climb Walls)
130. Loab (Cloak)
131. Heryan (to Close)
132. Mys (Clothing)
133. Kalok (Cloud)
134. Tufa (Club)
135. Arot (Cold)
136. Lok (Colour)
137. Tun (to Come)
138. Fora (Conciousness)
139. Mofit (Constitution)
140. Sahal (Container)
141. Krin (Copper)
142. Bersity (Correctness)
143. Kartan (to Counterfeit)
144. Esim (Country)
145. Nio (Court)
146. Kafun (to Cover)
147. Nusen (to Crawl)
148. Byrafak (Crossbow)
149. Arkar (Crowd)
150. Fuib (Crown)
151. Hunahin (Crypt)
152. Bebol (Cup)
153. Osalos (Cupboard)
154. Takali (Curse)
155. Totakalin (to Curse)
156. Aoro (Curtain)
157. Ibim (Custom)
158. Sya (Cut)
159. Syan (to Cut)
160. Ret (Dagger)
161. Bylis (Danger)
162. Ekob (Darkness)
163. Tur (Dart)
164. Syf (Date)
165. Ine (Day)
166. Yhy (Deal)
167. Hunar (Death)
168. Tisan (to Decide)
169. Koka (defeat)
170. Kokan (to Defeat)
171. Asin (Demon)
172. Akbun (Desert)
173. Ritin (Desk)
174. Bahelan (to Destroy)
175. Rabalan (to Detect Traps)
176. Tura (Dexterity)
177. Urtel (Diamond)
178. Hunarian (to Die)
179. Fibil (Discovery)
180. Bakre (Disguise)
181. Bakren (to Disguise)
182. Oberabas (Dishonesty)
183. Sinkin (Distribute)
184. Lakana (Diversion)
185. Lakan (to Divert)
186. Brokan (to Divide)
187. Broka (Division)
188. Salan (to Do)
189. Simar (Dog)
190. Uhob (Door)
191. Nu (Down)
192. Fybkes (Dragon)
193. Tiran (Drawer)
194. Taron (to Dress)
195. Asefa (Drink)
196. Asefan (to Drink)
197. Titani (Drug)
198. Titanin (to Drug)
199. Kaslil (Druid)
200. Ror (Dungeon)
201. Norb (During)
202. Teko (Dwarf)
203. Tyna (Ear)
204. Naltos (Earliness)
205. Matybal (Earring)
206. Nusfi (Earth)
207. Salif (East)
208. Safen (to Eat)
209. Tulo (Eight)
210. Binta (Electrum)
211. Ulim (Elf)
212. Akoy (Emerald)
213. Une (End)
214. Nabi (Endurance)
215. Inher (Engineer)
216. Tyhin (to Enter)
217. Mahan (Entrance)
218. Sala (Equipment)
219. Unta (Escape)
220. Untan (to Escape)
221. Faburan (Everything)
222. Heken (Everytime)
223. Kontonken (Everywhere)
224. Turyas (Evidence)
225. Tik (Except)
226. Onbom (Expense)
227. Syto (Experience)
228. Atami (Eye)
229. Barbun (to Faint)
230. Norsalik (Fall, third yearly season)
231. Rakin (to Fall)
232. Narak (Farm)
233. Kolen (to Fight)
234. Kol (Fighter)
235. Tafen (to Find)
236. Unen (to Finish)
237. Bal (Fire)
238. Kanabal (Fireplace)
239. Bink (First)
240. Lim (Five)
241. Kitki (Flesh)
242. Bybi (Flint)
243. Ybel (Floor)
244. Safe (Food)
245. Uket (Foot)
246. Lit (For)
247. Kuta (Forehead)
248. Suso (Forest)
249. Rimnok (Fork)
250. Enit (Fountain)
251. Lo (Four)
252. Kaluan (to Frame)
253. Boroban (to Free)
254. Borob (Freedom)
255. Bu (From)
256. Kar (Future)
257. Bio (Gallery)
258. Teltan (Galley)
259. Amas (Garden)
260. Os (Garlic)
261. Sany (Gate)
262. Isala (Gem)
263. Feun (to Get)
264. Lyr (Gift)
265. Lyn (to give)
266. Sulan (Glass)
267. Kurbe (Gnome)
268. Ban (to Go)
269. Siri (Goblet)
270. Akfur (God)
271. Hymur (Gold)
272. Syetken (Goodbye)
273. Syet (Goodness)
274. Solet (Gray)
275. Resen (Green)
276. Tek (Group)
277. Sarhin (Guardroom)
278. Kuho (Hair)
279. Obla (Half)
280. Ulimobla (Half-elf)
281. Takobla (Half-orc)
282. Mistis (Halfling)
283. Sanla (Hall)
284. Sakel (Hand)
285. Falabin (to Hand)
286. Tankan (to Handle)
287. Biby (Harness)
288. Tyn (to Have)
289. I (He, Him, She, Her, It)
290. Ti (He, Him, She, Her, It)
291. Biak (Head)
292. Likiha (Heart)
293. Likihyran (Heartbeat)
294. Ortob (Heat)
295. Takan (to Heat)
296. Obtylo (Heaviness)
297. Syetonta (Hello)
298. Tif (Helmet)
299. Nafen (to Help)
300. Turen (to Hide)
301. Bora (Highness)
302. Lekel (Highwayman)
303. Kandon (to Hijack)
304. Kunsal (Hill)
305. Klun (to Hit)
306. Amon (to Hold Hostage)
307. Kontora (Holdup)
308. Kontoran (to Hold Up)
309. Mina (Holiness)
310. Iro (Home, House)
311. Terabas (Honesty)
312. Totak (Honour)
313. Aby (Horse)
314. Lane  (Hour)
315. Bihe (How)
316. Behebe (How many?, How much?)
317. Kymo (However)
318. Rylo (Human)
319. Sur (Hundred)
320. O (I, Me)
321. To (I, Me)
322. Natuk (Idol)
323. Beti (If)
324. Kulat (Illusion)
325. Kulamak (Illusionist)
326. Ly (In)
327. Ul (In front of)
328. Obersity (Incorrectness)
329. Sabit (Insanity)
330. Lanin (to Inspect)
331. Lani (Inspection)
332. Ab (Instead of)
333. Sunin (Intelligence)
334. Hyutan (to Interest)
335. Mon (Is)
336. Tara (Jaw)
337. Kem (Jewel)
338. Satek (Jug)
339. Rytena (Keg)
340. Simarhin (Kennel)
341. Sikla (Kettle)
342. Tirib (Key)
343. Okob (Kick)
344. Ime (Kid)
345. Naman (to Kidnap)
346. Intan (to Kill)
347. Nirahin (Kitchen)
348. Solen (to Know a fact)
349. Altan (to know someone)
350. Hamoki (Kobold)
351. Fasan (Ladder)
352. Utho (Lake)
353. Olarhe (Language)
354. Tatobal (Lantern)
355. Nobal (Lateness)
356. Biho (Law)
357. Ankat (Lawlessness)
358. Falat (Leather)
359. Tern (to Leave a place)
360. Aban (To Leave a thing)
361. Resa (Leftness, position)
362. Akto (Leg)
363. Fyton (to Lend)
364. Haba (Length)
365. Kutal (Lesson)
366. Kargel (Letter)
367. Lahin (Library)
368. Har (Life)
369. Uta (Light, Illumination)
370. Tylo (Lightness, weight)
371. Utan (to Light)
372. Bina (Like)
373. Tin (to Listen)
374. Tan (Littleness)
375. Harn (to Live, not die)
376. Iroen (to Live somewhere)
377. Ihil (Lock)
378. Ihilin (to Lock)
379. Fafet (Locket)
380. Tru (Lockpick)
381. Sarhon (to look at)
382. Oroen (to look for)
383. Kilik (Loot)
384. Kilikon (to loot)
385. Obfiken (to lose a thing)
386. Obykar (Loudness)
387. Obora (Lowness)
388. Ker (Magic)
389. Mankero (Magicuser)
390. Forlin (to Make)
391. Belon (to make unconcious)
392. Ekmel (Mallet)
393. Ark (Man)
394. Faki (Map)
395. Ratik (Marsh)
396. Ukal (Master)
397. Kanoho (Matress)
398. Sib (May)
399. Holok (mayor)
400. Kural (Mead)
401. Baka (Meal)
402. Kolnok (Medallion)
403. Tlinkit (Medicine)
404. Forkel (Merchant)
405. Albir (Middle)
406. Hetobne (Midnight)
407. Kutin (Might)
408. Kisak (Million)
409. Nebi (Minute)
410. Lamin (Mirror)
411. Orib (Moment)
412. Hyman (Money)
413. Rosati (Monk)
414. Arkoba (Monster)
415. Likano (Month)
416. Nibe (Morning)
417. Iloka (Mound)
418. Usal (Mountain)
419. Tanina (Moustache)
420. Bibik (Mouth)
421. Otan (to move)
422. Bin (to move silently)
423. Fonbak (Muscle)
424. Sihyres (Museum)
425. Siterke (Music)
426. Miban (Must)
427. Konfa (Nail)
428. Lary (Name)
429. Ry (Near)
430. Tanol (Necessity)
431. Liki (Neck)
432. Likob (Necklace)
433. Hobuli (Newness)
434. Obine (Night)
435. Am (Nine)
436. Hibni (No, Not)
437. Yran (Noise)
438. Hetne (Noon)
439. Bisfi (North)
440. Lonek (Nose)
441. Hibmun (Nothing)
442. Lyrib (Now)
443. Taka (Number)
444. Tulon (to Observe)
445. Ro (of)
446. Al (off)
447. Fakab (offering)
448. Teltin (office)
449. Fyal (oil)
450. Huli (oldness)
451. Li (on a wall)
452. Ka (on top of)
453. Kymo (on the contrary)
454. Bi (one)
455. Samun (opal)
456. Binson (to open)
457. Feku (opposite)
458. Fy (or)
459. Hali (orange)
460. Hari (orb)
461. Tak (orc)
462. Baker (out)
463. Fu (over)
464. Rarkan (painting)
465. Filta (paladin)
466. Nekio (parapet)
467. Herel (park)
468. Bislis (party)
469. Behan (to pass)
470. Bak (passage)
471. Bir (past)
472. Byntan (path)
473. Hinlan (to pay)
474. Lyny (payment)
475. Boblin (pearl)
476. Banasko (people)
477. Trun (to pick lock)
478. Mun (to pick pocket)
479. Iloka (pile)
480. Kenon (pilfer)
481. Baron (pillage)
482. Liki (pillar)
483. Sakana (pillow)
484. Katam (pin)
485. Alub (place)
486. Lyket (plains)
487. Itu (plan)
488. Ituan (to plan)
489. Sublin (platinum)
490. Kruteln (to plunder)
491. Ikiban (to poach)
492. Tolata (pocket)
493. Mala (poison)
494. Anukit (pole)
495. Isili (potion)
496. Byb (Pouch)
497. Sorba (Pound)
498. Suon (to practice)
499. Sun (to prepare)
500. Rub (price)
501. Arhobol (prince)
502. Obarhobol (princess)
503. Basihin (prison)
504. Sanatan (to pull)
505. Erminan (to punish)
506. Ermina (punishment)
507. Tambon (to push)
508. Kunin (to put)
509. Tanob (question)
510. Ste (question particle)
511. Ykar (quietness)
512. Buk (quilt)
513. Ulya (quiver)
514. Riso (rain)
515. Rison (to rain)
516. Haten (to ransom)
517. Babon (to rap)
518. Hira (rations)
519. Fehin (to read)
520. Harata (rectangle)
521. Blon (red)
522. Obamon (release)
523. Berosin (to remove)
524. Nabasin (to repeat)
525. hintyn (to rest)
526. Kurnan (to retreat)
527. Myban (to return)
528. Kolta (rightness position)
529. Mabal (ring)
530. Byn (road)
531. Foren (to rob)
532. Balab (robe)
533. Hin (room)
534. Timon (rope)
535. Kumba (ruby)
536. Bamat (rug)
537. Raiga (ruins)
538. Sen (to run)
539. Baim (sack)
540. Silkaba (saddle)
541. Tonta (safety)
542. Balub (sage)
543. Luset (salt)
544. Betita (sanctuary)
545. Be (Sapphire)
546. Toran (to save a life)
547. Torin (to save, conserve)
548. Kamkanab (scabbard)
549. Roal (scholar)
550. Ybila (sconce)
551. Kufer (screen)
552. Karel (scroll)
553. Falati (sea)
554. Lank (second ordinal number)
555. Nyo (second of time)
556. Huna (secret)
557. Unahob (secret door)
558. Tryn (to see)
559. Lobun (to sell)
560. Asorit (sentance for a crime)
561. Ula (seven)
562. Eski (shadow)
563. Sihal (sheet)
564. Mitaf (shelf)
565. Hantak (shield)
566. Lulani (ship)
567. Tlin (to shoot)
568. Yta (shortness)
569. Nakaoka (shoulder)
570. Lebon (to show)
571. Fysos (shrine)
572. Fikisik (sign)
573. Robal (silence)
574. Rubel (silver)
575. Okam (since)
576. Sito (six)
577. Rakomo (size)
578. Akbotark (skeleton)
579. Funar (skin)
580. Akbot (skull)
581. Morukek (sky)
582. Haro (sling)
583. Obok (slowness)
584. Hiblokni (snake)
585. Nilinin (to snitch)
586. Mubli (snow)
587. Mublin (to snow)
588. Ykar (softness)
589. Kaual (soldier)
590. Burakan (something)
591. Lafe (south)
592. Koma (speed)
593. Lam (spell)
594. Tulokto (spider)
595. Helu (spike)
596. Loksalik (spring)
597. Limenet (spy)
598. Ashi (Square)
599. Klin (to stab)
600. Abyhin (Stable)
601. Lofon (Stand)
602. Bilin (to Stand)
603. Emna (statue)
604. Buron (to stay)
605. Ken (to steal)
606. Ulof (steel)
607. Kaltan (to step)
608. Hanfi (stomach)
609. Tato (stone)
610. Ryn (to stop)
611. Fokon (stool)
612. Bikit (storage)
613. Foryhab (Store)
614. Bikitan (to store)
615. Ronen (to strangle)
616. Fatas (strength)
617. Kentis (string)
618. Tontyha (stronghold)
619. Resalik (summer)
620. Tobalon (sun)
621. Tekenon (to swear)
622. Usen (to swim)
623. Kam (sword)
624. Ruba (table)
625. Olon (to take)
626. Fen (to talk)
627. Uhasi (tapestry)
628. Rili (target)
629. Kuron (to teach)
630. Kura (teacher)
631. Lynin (to tell)
632. Kauta (temple)
633. Imbo (ten)
634. Sab (that)
635. Om (that, a relative pronoun)
636. Ii (them, they)
637. Nosa (then)
638. Basim (thief)
639. Basifen (thieves' cant)
640. Basisala (thieves' tools)
641. Bura (thing)
642. Brun (to think)
643. Salonk (third ordinal number)
644. Obsalo (third, a fraction)
645. Bakat (thousand)
646. Salo (three)
647. Ruka (Throne)
648. Ily (Through)
649. Haron (to Throw)
650. Seyen (to Tie)
651. Hek (Time)
652. Uhys (Tinder)
653. Sy (To)
654. Lyrne (Today)
655. Kuly (Toe)
656. Sirine (Tomorrow)
657. Lina (Tongue)
658. Iti (Tooth)
659. Uro (Torch)
660. Lak (Torso)
661. So (Toward)
662. Fysy (Tower)
663. Milbet (Town)
664. Beo (Trail)
665. Beun (to Trail)
666. Rolko (Traitor)
667. Itak (Trap)
668. Esten (to Trap)
669. Kyam (Treasure)
670. Kolibis (Triangle)
671. Bart (Troll)
672. Kult (Trip)
673. La (Two)
674. Toa (Uncle)
675. Obfora (Unconciousness)
676. Nu (Under, Below, Beneath)
677. Obiha (Unholiness)
678. Obinta (Unlike)
679. Si (Until)
680. Oeo (Us, We)
681. Toeo (Us, We)
682. Oo (Us, We)
683. Too (Us, We)
684. Bun (to Use)
685. Konba (Valuables)
686. Liliki (Vase)
687. Narko (Vault)
688. Rybun (Violet)
689. Mabun (to Visit)
690. Enbra (Wagon)
691. Myn (to Wait)
692. Ylink (to Wake)
693. Bosen (to Walk)
694. Alun (Wall)
695. Naki (Wand)
696. Aron (to Wander)
697. Uon (to Want)
698. Kaual (Warrior)
699. Oren (to Wash)
700. Sarhon (to Watch)
701. Ros (Water)
702. Roskanab (Waterskin)
703. Ba (Way)
704. Kosol (Weapon)
705. Kosolit (Weaponer)
706. Ymasan (to Wear)
707. Hos (Weather)
708. Lino (Week)
709. Limi (Well)
710. Laf (What)
711. Nau (When)
712. Foram (Where)
713. Bo (Whether)
714. Om (Which, a relative pronoun)
715. Uale (While)
716. Bysne (White)
717. Tehel (Who, a question)
718. Nita (Who, a relative pronoun)
719. Sarum (Why)
720. Firen (to Win)
721. Ferel (Wind)
722. Kalaf (Wine)
723. Bysalik (Winter)
724. Kenil (Wire)
725. Manka (Witch)
726. Ki (With)
727. Ryki (Without)
728. Obark (Woman)
729. Kahy (Wood)
730. Hal (Word)
731. Hama (Work)
732. Haman (to Work)
733. Hamhin (Workshop)
734. Takin (Would)
735. Lator (Wrist)
736. Sabnolan (to Write)
737. Obersity (Wrongness)
738. Fal (Year)
739. Nolt (Yellow)
740. An (Yes)
741. Labne (Yesterday)
742. Oe (You, plural)
743. Toe (You, plural)
744. E (You, Singular)
745. Te (You, Singular)
746. Orni (Zero)



Popularity of Use (746)
A      %     E     %      I      %     O      %       U        %
402 53% 157 21% 255 34% 242 32%   153 20%

B      %     C     %      D      %     F      %       G        %
208 27%  0   0%      3  <1%    74   9%      1    <1%

H      %     J     %      K      %     L      %       M        %
100 13%  0   0%     237 31%  245 32%  100 13%

N      %     P     %      Q      %     R      %       S        %
329 44%  0   0%      0    0%     196 26%   161 21%

T      %     V     %      W      %     X      %       Y        %
199 26%  0  0%       1   <1%    0     0%       99 13%

Z      %
0    0%


Continued in Part 2...









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