Abbreviations
Abbreviations in Globasa are typically pronounced according to its meaning: fmk, for example, is pronounced /fe 'moj 'ka.so/ rather than according to the letters of the abbreviation, /'fe 'me 'ke/. However, the most commonly used abbreviations, such as ff and jmt may be pronounced according to the letters of the abbreviation for short: /'fe 'fe/ and /'ʤe 'me 'te/ respectively.
abbreviation | meaning | translation |
dhh | dayhaha | laughing out loud |
ff | fe folo | so, therefore |
fg | fe gwaho | by the way |
fl | fe lutuf | please |
fm | fe misal | for example |
fmk | fe moy kaso | in any case, at any rate, anyway |
fp | fe peti | please |
ftf | fe tayti fe | instead of |
hh | ha ha | ha ha |
hhh | ha ha ha | ha ha ha, laughing out loud |
jmt | ji max (e)te, ji max (o)to | etc. |
mfk | Mi fikir ki... | I think that... |