Amerikaens vocabulary , primarily of Germanic and Romance origin, was first formally identified as distinctive from Dutch in the late 17th century. Throughout the early modern period, Amerikaens imported influences from indigenous languages, African languages, Walloon, and Spanish while maintaining contact with the Dutch spoken in the Netherlands . In 1910, the Amerikaens lexicon began a process of standardisation, mainly in New Netherland and Tussenland . Throughout the 20th century, Amerikaens and its dialects and creoles have increasingly developed a distinct vocabularies of their own.
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There are several categories:
Acronyms
Body
Clothing and ornamentation
Colors
Countries and cities
Emotions and values
Expletives and intensifiers
Fauna (animals)
Flora
Food and cooking
Geography
Given names and surnames
Honorifics and titles
Interjections and idioms
Kinship
Legal
Locations
Medical
Numerals
Political and administrative
Religious
Social
Technological
Time
Lexical categories:
Adpositions and conjunctions
Affixes
Determiners
Pronouns
In each category, there are six columns:
Term
Form (part of speech )
These include; Noun (n.), Verb (v.), Adverb (adv.), and Adjective (adj.)
This does not apply to lexical categories.
IPA (pronunciation of the term; use IPA Reader )
Definition
Etymology
Usage notes .
Body
Term
Form
IPA
Definition
Etymology
Usage notes
Arm
n.
/ɑrm/
Arm
From Dutch and English arm
Albow
n.
/ɑlbow/
Elbow
From English elbow
Tock
n.
/tɔk/
Limb
Tont
n.
/tɔnt/
Tooth, incisor
From Dutch tand
Val
n.
/fɑl/
Skin
Colors
Term
Form
IPA
Definition
Etymology
Usage notes
Gro
n.
/ɡroː/, /χroː/
Grey, gray
From Dutch grauw
Gele
n.
/χeːlə/
Yellow
From Dutch geel
Roz
n.
/ros/
Pink
From French rose
Turköis
n.
/tyr.kɔiːs/
Turquoise
From French turquoise and Dutch turkoois
Countries and cities
Term
Form
IPA
Definition
Etymology
Usage notes
Jopten
n.
/ˈjɔp.tən/
Egypt
From Dutch Egypte
Eyrlandt
n.
/ˈiːr.lɑnt/
Ireland
From Dutch Ierland
Griekelandt
n.
/ˈχri.kəˌlɑnt/
Greece
From Dutch Griekenland
Taulandt
n.
/tɔuː lɑnt/
Tauland
From Dutch Tauland
Sünda
n.
/sun.dɑː/
Soenda
From Dutch Soenda
Nieuw Amsterdam
n.
/niu̯ ˌɑm.stərˈdɑm/
New Amsterdam
From Dutch Nieuw Amsterdam
Tussenlandt
n.
/ˈtœ.sə(n) lɑnt/, /ˈtu.sə(n) lɑnt/
Tussenland
From Dutch tussen + land
Mexico
n.
/ˈmɛ.χikoː/
Mexico
From Spanish México
Zeylan
n.
/sɛiˈlɑn/
Zeylan
From Dutch Zeylan
Nieuw Engelandt
n.
/niu̯ ˌˈɛ.ŋəˌlɑnt/
New England
From English New England
Franckrÿck
n.
/ˈfrɑŋkrɛːk/
France
From Dutch Franckrijk
Pommeren
n.
/ˈpɔmɛrən/
Pomerania
From Low German Pommern
Korea
n.
/ˌkoːˈreː.ɑː/
Corea
From Dutch Corea
Determiners
Determiners are categorized into several forms:
Article (art.)
Demonstrative (dem.)
Interrogative (int.)
Quantifier (q.).
Term
Form
IPA
Definition
Etymology
Usage notes
De
art.
/də/
The
From Dutch de
Used in place of Dutch het in all situations.
În
art.
/ən/, /eːn/
A, an
From Dutch een
Emotions and values
Term
Form
IPA
Definition
Etymology
Usage notes
Wantan
adj.
/ˈwɑntən/
Unrestrained, promiscuous, lewd, carefree
From English wanton
Ferschrocken
adj.
/fəɹ.ˈsχro.kən/
Afraid, frightened, scared
From Dutch verschrokken
Mugh
adj.
/muχ/
Tired, exhausted
From Dutch moe
Expletives and intensifiers
Term
Form
IPA
Definition
Etymology
Usage notes
Cock
n.
/kɑk/
Penis
From English cock
Schlong
n.
/ʃlɔŋ/
Penis, dick, cock
From Yiddish שלאַנג
Eg
adv.
/ɛχ/
Really, very
From Dutch echt
Worlÿck
adv.
/wɔɹlɑik/
Truly, amazingly
From Dutch waarlijk
Hü r
n.
/hur/
Whore
From Dutch hoer
Kack
n.
/ˈkɑk/
Shit, crap
From Dutch kak
Bitch
n.
/bɛtʃ/
Bitch
From English bitch
Strant
n.
/strɑnt/
Shit, crap
From Dutch stront
Fauna
Term
Form
IPA
Definition
Etymology
Usage notes
Bufalö
n.
/ˈbə.fɑloː/
Bison, buffalo
Moes
n.
/muːs/
Moose
Wapiti
n.
Elk
Kwaewon
n.
/kwæ.wɔn/
Woodpecker
Anowara
n.
Turtle
Atÿron
n.
Raccoon
Pert
n.
/peːrt/
Horse
From Dutch paard
Hespon
n.
/ˈhɛs.pɔn/
Raccoon
From Munsee é·span
Sprenghon
n.
/ˈsprɛŋ.hɔːn/
Grasshopper, cricket
From Dutch sprinkhaan
Fogel
n.
/ˈfœ.χəl/
Bird
From Dutch vogel
Hondt
n.
/hɔnt/
Dog, puppy, canine
From Dutch hont
Kekeutje
n.
/ˈkæ.kœ.t͡ʃə/
Chicken, hen
From Dutch kuiken
Flora
Term
Form
IPA
Definition
Etymology
Usage notes
Taheym
n.
/tahɛim/
Strawberry, strawberries
From Unami tehim
Zengerengebom
n.
/sʲɛŋ.ɡə.ˈrɛŋ.ɡə.boːm/
Lilac bush
From Dutch seringenboom
Fruyt
n.
/frœut/
Fruit
From Dutch vrucht
Blaubesche
n.
/ˈblau.bɛ.ʃə/
Blueberry, huckleberry
Food and cooking
Term
Form
IPA
Definition
Etymology
Usage notes
Kafe
n.
/kɑ.feː/
Coffee
From French café
Lager
n.
/lɑ.kɛr/
Liquor
From French liqueur
Bitebal
n.
/ˈbɛ.təˌbɑl/
Bitterbal; a croquette filled with ragout
From Dutch bitterbal
Apam
n.
/ɑpːɑm/
Appam; a thin rice flour pancake from Zeylan
From Tamil அப்பம்
Geography
Term
Form
IPA
Definition
Etymology
Usage notes
Regene
v.
/re.ɡə.nə/
To rain
From Dutch regenen
Given names and surnames
Term
Form
IPA
Definition
Etymology
Usage notes
Aubrom
n.
/ˈɑː.brɔm/
Abraham
Ion
n.
/jɔːn/
John
Patrus
n.
/ˈpɑː.trœs/
Peter, Petrus
Teun
n.
/tœ:n/
From Dutch Tunis
Kinship
Term
Form
IPA
Definition
Etymology
Usage notes
Zon
n.
/sœːn/
Son
From Dutch zeun
Familie
n.
/fɑˈmi.li/
Family
From Dutch familie
Vader
n.
/ˈfɑː.dər/
Father
From Dutch father
Kent
n.
/kɛnt/
Child
From Dutch kind
Locations
Term
Form
IPA
Definition
Etymology
Usage notes
Bouwerÿ
n.
/bɔuərɑi/
Farm
From Dutch bouwerij
Taphuys
n.
/taphœus/
Hotel, tavern
From English taphouse
Estaet
n.
/ɛsˈtɛɪt/
Estate, manor
From English estate
Kamer
n.
/ˈkɑː.mər/
Room
From Dutch kamer
Haus
n.
/hœus/
House
From Dutch huis , influenced by High German Haus
Numerals
Term
IPA
Definition
Etymology
Usage notes
În
/eːn/
One
Twî
/twi/
Two
Drî
/dri/
Three
Vîr
/fir/
Four
Vef
/vɛːf/
Five
Zes
/zɛːs/
Six
Seuve
/ˈsœː.və/
Seven
Agt
/ɑχt/, /ɑgt/
Eight
Nege
/ˈneː.χə/
Nine
Tî n
/tɛn/, /tin/
Ten
Religious
Term
Form
IPA
Definition
Etymology
Usage notes
Predikasie
n.
/prɛdəkʌsi/
Sermon
From English predication
Jasus Chrestus
n.
/ˈjɑː.sus ˈkrɛs.təs/
Jesus Christ
Kerck
n.
/kærk/
Church
From Dutch kerk
Paup
n.
/pɑu̯p/
Pope
Katholicism
n.
/kɑ.toːˈlik.ɛsm/
Catholicism
From French Catholicisme
Huguenot
n.
/ˈyː.ɡə.nɔ/
Huguenot
From French and English Huguenot
Zü n
n.
/zun/
Atonement, penance
From Dutch zoen
Social
Term
Form
IPA
Definition
Etymology
Usage notes
Luge
n.
/ˈluːχə/
Lie, a false statement
From Dutch leugen
Nom
n.
/nɔːm/
Name
From Dutch naam , influenced by French nom
Friend
n.
/fɹɛnt/
Friend, companion
From Dutch vriend , influenced by English friend
Time
Term
Form
IPA
Definition
Etymology
Usage notes
Jaer
n.
/jɑːr/
Year
From Dutch jaar
Marge
adv., n.
/ˈmɑrχə(n)/
Tomorrow
From Dutch morgen
The /n/ coda is present in noun form.
Gestere
adv., n.
/ˈgɛs.tə.rə(n)/
Yesterday
From Dutch gisteren
The /n/ coda is present in noun form.
Middag
n.
/ˈmi.dɑχ/
Noon, midday
From Dutch middag
Apremie
n.
/ɑ.prɛ.mi/
Afternoon
From French après-midi
Avond
n.
/ɔː.fɔnt/
Evening, night
From Dutch avond
Soir
n.
/swaː/
Evening, twilight
From French soir
Ogten
n.
/ˈɔχ.tən/
Morning, dawn
From Dutch ochtend
See also