realize (become aware of) is tontaju

tontaju = realize (verb) (some things Google found for "tontaju": a very rare term; bad OCR of old newspaper texts; somewhat similar tonta means "a fool" or "stupid, silly, foolish" (feminine form) in Italian and Spanish; similar Tontayu is the name of a place on Sulawesi in Indonesia)

Word derivation for "realize (become aware of)":
Basque = konturatu, Finnish = tajuta
Miresua = tontaju

This word isn't in paragraph three of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Although the phrase "it flashed across her mind" could be paraphrased as (or translated as) "she realized".

read is lukira

lukira = read (verb) (some things Google found for "lukira": an uncommon term; user names; a rare feminine first name; Lukira (aka Rukira) is the name of a place in Rwanda; name of a World of Warcraft character; a rare last name)

Word derivation for "read" :
Basque = irakurri, Finnish = lukea
Miresua = lukira

This is another verb from the paragraph.  I haven't quite defined how it's used, or what suffixes are used with it.  I think I need to study more about Basque verbs.

sit is istera

istera = sit (verb) (some things Google found for "istera": an uncommon term; a rare feminine first name that can be Romanian; ISTERA is an acronym for Izmir Science and Technology Education Research Association; ISTERA, s.r.o. of Czech Rebulic in pawn and leasing; S'Istera is a B&B in Sardinia; name of a World of Warcraft character; in Serbo-Croatian means drive out, drive away; means something in Greek when transliterated; another name for the place Demirkapi in Trabzon Province, Turkey)

Word derivation for "sit" :
Basque = eseri (to sit (down)) and eserita (sitting)
Finnish = istua (to sit)
Miresua = istera

In Miresua I'll define this verb like Finnish (and English) as sit, as opposed to sit down (action) like Basque. The verb won't be conjugated, but used in verbal phrases. I'm not totally sure of the grammar, but it will be similar to the verb in Basque.

begin is haska

haska = begin (verb) (some things Google found for "haska": an uncommon term: an uncommon last name; user names; an unusual first name; Haska AS is a Norwegian company selling used buses; Haska Mena (or Mina) is a place in Afghanistan; name of places in Poland and Nigeria)

Word derivation for "to begin" :
Basque = hasi, Finnish = alkaa
Miresua = haska

To start the new year of 2012, as a challenge, I'm translating various words from the first paragraph of a well-known book to Miresua. I won't mention this book's title because I can currently only translate a few words of this paragraph. Wish me luck!

to come is tolur

tolur = to come (verb) (some things Google found for "tolur": an uncommon term; name of a place in India near Chennai; user names; Rail Tolur S.R.O. are estate agents in Czech Republic; name of several gaming characters; a rare last name; similar word tölur means "figures, numerals" in Icelandic)

Word derivation for "to come" :
Basque = etorri, Finnish = tulla
Miresua = tolur

This is a verb, and I need more verbs. My Miresua verb ends in a consonant, even though the Basque word and Finnish word both end in a vowel, because I didn't want to make this a four-letter word or a three-syllable word.

The Basque verb to go, etorri, is one of the few Basque verbs that is fully conjugated in several tenses. This isn't one of those Basque verbs formed with an auxillary verb.

cry, shout is huiha

huiha = cry, shout (noun, verb) (some things Google found for "huiha": an uncommon to rare term; an unusual last name; name of a photographed white wolf; user names; HuiHa Century Trade Limited Company of Beijing; similar Huihao (or Hui-hao) is the name of a place in Taiwan; similar Huia is a large black extinct bird of New Zealand)

Word derivation for "cry, shout":
Basque = oihu, Finnish = huuto(noun),huutaa(verb)
Miresua = huiha

There's an H in the Finnish word and an H in the Basque word; I used them both. Usually I don't do that, but it's allowed. I decided to end this word with an A, like the Finnish verb.

dance is tansa (revisited)

tansa = dance (noun, verb) (some things Google found for "tansa": an uncommon to common term; name of a river and dam near Mumbai, India; Tansa House at IIT Bombay; Tansa Systems AS offers text proofing tools; an unusual last name; an rare feminine first name; TANSA is an acronym for "There Ain't No Such Animal"; name of a cities in Romania, South Korea, India, and Philippines)

Word derivation for "dance":
Basque = dantza, Finnish = tanssi(noun),tanssia(verb)
Miresua = tasna

My previous word for dance, the noun, was tasna. I swapped around the N and S. Although I liked the word tasna, it doesn't keep the letters A and N together, as in both the Basque and the Finnish source words.

Perhaps I should have made this word dansa instead, since Basque uses D and Finnish doesn't. But that seemed too obvious a word for dance. Dansa means to dance in Faroese, Icelandic, and Swedish. But, in my defense, T is actually a common letter between the Basque and the Finnish words.

This Miresua conlang word is the noun, dance, and will be used to create the verb, to dance.

question is kylda

kylda = question (noun, verb) (some things Google found for "kylda": an uncommon term; Kylda Trading Co., Ltd. of China offers closeout and overstock shoes and clothes; a rare last name; user names; means chilled in Swedish; similarly named St Kilda is an inner city suburb of Melbourne, Australia)

Word derivation for "question, ask" :
Basque = galde/galdera, Finnish = kysymys(noun),kysyä(verb)
Miresua = kylda

This Miresua conlang word is the noun, question, and will be used to create the verb, to question. In Basque, it's another verb that is formed with the auxillary verb egin (to do, to make). You could also translate this verb as to ask, but not to ask for, request, which apparently is different verb in both Basque and Finnish.

cry, weep is netka

netka = cry, weep (noun, verb) (some things Google found for "netka": an uncommon term; an unusual last name; Netka is a unusual feminine first name that can be Russian; NETka.de is a German website search engine; stickin'netka is a fabric craft items Etsy shop; user names; Kef Netka is a place in Algeria; Netka Building and Apartments in Mound, Minnesota; Netka system Co. Ltd of Thailand sells IT management software)

Word derivation for "cry, weep" :
Basque = negar, Finnish = itku(noun),itkeä(verb)
Miresua = netka

The Finnish word, itkeä, is the verb to cry, weep. The Finnish noun for cry, weep is itku, which is similar. The Basque word, negar, is the noun to cry, and when used with the auxillary verb egin (to do, to make) becomes the verb. In Miresua, like Basque, this word is the noun and will be used to make the verb.

laugh is baura

baura = laugh (noun, verb) (some things Google found for "baura"; an uncommon term; an uncommon last name that can be Czech; Baura New York is a party and event planning company; Andrea Baura was a 14th century Augustinian monk who made prophecies; means bloom in Hindi (transliterated); means anchor in Swahili; name of cities in Bangladesh, India, East Timor, and Italy; place called El Baura in Colombia)

Word derivation for "laugh" :
Basque = barre, Finnish = nauru(noun),nauraa(verb)
Miresua = baura

The Finnish word nauraa is the verb to laugh. But the Basque word barre is the noun to laugh, which is used with the auxillary verb egin (to do, to make) to create verbal phrases. In Miresua, I'm thinking of following the Basque example, and not conjugating this verb.

to be (to exist) is ozal (revisited)

ozal = to be (verb "to be/to exist" - to be - infinitve) (some things Google found for "ozal": a very common term; similar Özal (or Ozal) is an uncommon last name, notably former Prime Minister and President of Turkey Turgut Özal; name of a character in Clash of the Titans (2010); an unusual first name; Özal Group is a Turkish conglomerate; means "ago, before" in Turkmen)

Word derivation for "to be/to exist":
Basque = izan, Finnish = olla
Miresua = ozal

This is the other verb to be, to be/to exist, the infinitive form. Similar to the Spanish verb ser. My previous Miresua word for "to be/to exist" was olna. I'm changing this word because the LN consonant combination was odd. Having a Z in the new word will remind me to treat this verb like the Basque verb izan.

That's enough verbs and verb conjugations for now. Next month, something different.

to be (to stay) is elga (revisited)

elga = to be (verb "to be/to stay" - to be - infinitive) (some things Google found for "elga": a common term; an uncommon feminine first name related to the name Helga; ELGA Credit Union in Michigan; ELGA LabWater water purification systems; an uncommon last name; "Mucho Mungo / Mt. Elga" is a song by Harry Nilsson co-written with John Lennon)

Word derivation for "to be/to stay":
Basque = egon, Finnish = olla
Miresua = elga

This is the verb, the infinitive form of the verb "to be/to stay". The verb elga, like the Basque verb egon, is used for more temporary states of being, such as "I am in the house". Usage will be similar to the Spanish verb estar. Previously this Miresua word was algo. I changed this word to start with E, to be like most conjugations.

to go is moa (revisited)

moa = to go (verb) (some things Google found for "moa": a very common term; an extinct giant flightless bird of New Zealand; MOA is an acronym for Mall of America; MOA is an acronym for Minute of Arc or Minute of Angle and is a measure of rifle accuracy; MOA is an acronym for Making of America; a last name; an uncommon feminine first name; means "chicken" in Hawaiian and Samoan; name of islands in Indonesia and Australia; name of cities in Cuba, Tonga, Tanzania, Burkina Faso, Niger and Norway)

Word derivation for "to go" :
Basque = joan, Finnish = mennä
Miresua = moa

My previous word for "to go" was "moanä". After some thought, I decided to simplify the word.