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- | This page attempts to be a comprehensive reference of the vocabulary of [[: | ||
- | ===== Personal Pronouns ===== | ||
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- | ^ Person ^ Singular ^ [en] ^ ^ Plural ^ [en] ^ | ||
- | ^ //first// | sa | //I// | ::: | e | //we// | | ||
- | ^ //second// | na | //you// | ::: | na'a | //you// | | ||
- | ^ //third// | zetu | //it// | ::: | va | //they// | | ||
- | ^ ::: | ka | //she// | ::: | ::: | ::: | | ||
- | ^ ::: | ra | //he// | ::: | ::: | ::: | | ||
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- | ===== Numbers ===== | ||
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- | //See also: [[language: | ||
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- | ^ 0 ^ 1 ^ 2 ^ 3 ^ 4 ^ 5 ^ 6 ^ 7 ^ 8 ^ 9 ^ 10 ^ | ||
- | | atel | araz | arash | aras | arar | aral | arah | arab | arap | aran | aram | | ||
- | ^ ^ 11 ^ 12 ^ 13 ^ 14 ^ 15 ^ 16 ^ 17 ^ 18 ^ 19 ^ 20 ^ | ||
- | | | arav | araf | arath | arat | arad | araj | arag | araq | arak | araks | | ||
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- | ===== Colours ===== | ||
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- | ... | ||
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- | ===== Translations of short English words (<= 3 characters) ===== | ||
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- | ^ Language ^ English ^ Class ^ | ||
- | | ava | not | adverb, conjunction | | ||
- | | et | to | particle | | ||
- | | nar | if | conjunction | | ||
- | | qeta | so | interjection, | ||
- | | ria | no | particle, interjection, | ||
- | | rua | yes | particle, interjection, | ||
- | | sazo | any | determiner, pronoun\\ (not adverb!) | | ||
- | | seteh | why | adverb, conjunction, | ||
- | | Sinunai | who\\ //either formal or for disambiguation with ' | ||
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- | ===== Translations of interrogative words ===== | ||
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- | //(if not covered above)// | ||
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- | ^ Language ^ English ^ Class ^ | ||
- | | sinun | what\\ //doubles as ' | ||
- | | siipal | which | interrogative pronoun | | ||
- | | siran | whom | interrogative pronoun | | ||
- | | sithash | whose | interrogative pronoun | | ||
- | | sinar | whether | interrogative pronoun | | ||
- | | silur | where | interrogative pronoun | | ||
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- | ===== Other Existing Vocabulary ===== | ||
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- | ^ Language ^ English ^ Class ^ | ||
- | | adaryr | a deeply unpleasant but only vaguely remembered experience | noun | | ||
- | | ::: | nightmare // | ||
- | | aderr | time of hardship borne of scarce resources | noun | | ||
- | | ::: | drought // | ||
- | | adreth | death (negative connotation) | noun | | ||
- | | adrethas | to die (negative connotation) | verb | | ||
- | | aiit | option | noun | | ||
- | | akys | to exist; to be | verb | | ||
- | | amanis | to care; to be engaged with a topic; to have a helpful predisposition toward; to be alert toward the needs of | verb | | ||
- | | aman | care; concern | noun | | ||
- | | amanoth | caretaker; parent; guardian (social connotation) | noun | | ||
- | | ani | premise; fundamental assumption; axiom | noun | | ||
- | | ara- | //see numbers// | - | | ||
- | | argo | liquid; fluid\\ //' | ||
- | | argus | to transition something into a liquid; to melt; to condense (chemical connotation) | verb | | ||
- | | aris | of (origin, agency, composition, | ||
- | | ashee | pleasant | adjective | | ||
- | | as̈raa | autonomous\\ //contrast with ' | ||
- | | atehas | to report; to share information about; to inform (often tactical or strategic) | verb | | ||
- | | atehash | report; collection of information (often tactical or strategic) | noun | | ||
- | | atel | //see numbers// | - | | ||
- | | atheon | a lack of illumination; | ||
- | | atheones | to dim; to extinguish a light; to darken | verb | | ||
- | | avev | sea; ocean; lake large enough to have persistent waves | noun | | ||
- | | azhar | armour; protective covering | noun | | ||
- | | azhares | to clad or encase in armour | verb | | ||
- | | baca | large span of time; era; eon | noun | | ||
- | | banun | single point of failure in a living creature; heart | noun | | ||
- | | bara- | //see numbers// | - | | ||
- | | baru | sibling (spiritual) | noun | | ||
- | | bata | within; inside (spatial connotation) | adjective, adverb, noun\\ (not preposition!) | | ||
- | | batel | //see numbers// | - | | ||
- | | batas | to enter; to step inside; to pierce into non-destructively | verb | | ||
- | | beles̈ | risk | noun | | ||
- | | beles | to risk | verb | | ||
- | | benaj | directional cue; indication; sign or symbol denoting something in a position or a whereabouts | noun | | ||
- | | benajas | to indicate; to point or gesture toward the position of something | verb | | ||
- | | benajem | guide; someone showing the way (literally) | noun | | ||
- | | butamas̈ | invincibility; | ||
- | | butamaa | invincible; immortal; unbeatable; overwhelmingly or impossibly strong or resilient | adjective | | ||
- | | cavis | to part; to separate; to delineate; to make distinct | verb | | ||
- | | ceja | luminous explosion; nova | noun | | ||
- | | ::: | //also//: retinal burn; luminous illusion | ::: | | ||
- | | ceru | follower (both devotion connotation and tracking connotation) | noun | | ||
- | | cerues | to follow; to track; to trace; to mimic; to be inspired by\\ //pertains to creatures, not abstractions// | ||
- | | cessat | the act of coming apart abruptly and hazardously; | ||
- | | cessatas | to come apart abruptly and hazardously; | ||
- | | ciris | to meet; to become loosely acquainted with someone or something | verb | | ||
- | | coraa | middle; center; focus | noun | | ||
- | | daarav | something of importance or abstract value (not monetary / resource connotation) | noun | | ||
- | | dagadag | rhythmic repetition; pulse // | ||
- | | daji | unlocking item; key; something that opens something\\ //could also be used to describe a cutting or skewering weapon// | noun | | ||
- | | damaan | body | noun | | ||
- | | damake͡i | consciousness; | ||
- | | dara- | //see numbers// | - | | ||
- | | darraves | to matter; to be of importance; to be valued, cherished or appreciated | verb | | ||
- | | dasatun | money; currency; most marketable resource | noun | | ||
- | | dasiu | purposeful; intentional; | ||
- | | dasur | remote; distant | adjective | | ||
- | | dasurmaak | absent-minded; | ||
- | | datel | //see numbers// | - | | ||
- | | dema | dilemma | noun | | ||
- | | dejes̈ | fear; terror; horror; dread; intense concern for one's safety | noun | | ||
- | | dejes̈es | to feel grave unease; to fear; to dread; to worry about safety intensely and personally | verb | | ||
- | | dezys̈ | evasion; dodge; escape | noun | | ||
- | | dezys | to evade; to dodge; to escape | verb | | ||
- | | diev | value; worth (both material and immaterial) | noun | | ||
- | | diyas | to panic, to come apart in fear | verb | | ||
- | | diyas̈ | visceral fear; panic | noun | | ||
- | | dravas | to restrain; to hold; to possess (pertains to both objects and people) | verb | | ||
- | | dravem | holder; master; owner (pertains to both objects and people; connotation of one who exerts minimal force to maintain his possession, of non-consent when pertaining to people) | noun | | ||
- | | doras̈ | a greeting / hail, like ' | ||
- | | dynas | to tear down; to ruin; to destroy; to deconstruct (physical, neutral connotation) | verb | | ||
- | | dynar | ruins; physical remnants; remains | noun | | ||
- | | dyris | to pursue; to aspire to; to be inspired by\\ //pertains to abstractions, | ||
- | | dyrii | pursuit\\ //pertains to abstractions, | ||
- | | egar | small, sharp weapon; dagger; knife // | ||
- | | egeth | water (chemical connotation); | ||
- | | ehif | forward | adjective, adverb\\ (not verb or noun!) | | ||
- | | ehifas | to advance; to move forward; to follow a designated path forward | verb | | ||
- | | ekii | pyre; large, impressive collection of flame or fire; impenetrable, | ||
- | | equaaj | life-sustaining liquid; water // | ||
- | | etaca | hostile action against someone; attack | verb | | ||
- | | etacas | to make a hostile move; to attack; to aggress against; to subvert; to maliciously disassemble or deconstruct | verb | | ||
- | | ethas | to have; to possess (belonging connotation) | verb | | ||
- | | ethas̈ | possession (belonging connotation) | noun | | ||
- | | evenar | grace | noun | | ||
- | | gades̈ | pupil; protégé; sapient creature still under the protection of others\\ //' | ||
- | | ganirr | imagination; | ||
- | | ganirrys | to imagine; to design creatively | verb | | ||
- | | gara- | //see numbers// | - | | ||
- | | garu | motion | noun | | ||
- | | gatel | //see numbers// | - | | ||
- | | gazhil | great ability or skill; power; force (physical and metaphysical connotation) | noun | | ||
- | | gazhilhi | powerful (physical and metaphysical connotation) | adjective | | ||
- | | geh | high (physical connotation) | adjective | | ||
- | | genei | narrow; thin | adjective | | ||
- | | girr | something in circular arrangement; | ||
- | | haarat | despair; emotional struggle; frantic mood | noun | | ||
- | | haares | to despair; to struggle emotionally; | ||
- | | hakas | to exert or have control over (social connotation, | ||
- | | hakas̈ | control; ability to command (social connotation, | ||
- | | hara- | //see numbers// | - | | ||
- | | harik | desperate; desolate; frantic | adjective | | ||
- | | harras | to hide; to seek to make oneself scarce; to attempt to evade detection; to conceal one's presence | verb | | ||
- | | hatel | //see numbers// | - | | ||
- | | hav | penultimate; | ||
- | | hebenash | disorientation; | ||
- | | hebenas | to disorient; to confuse | verb | | ||
- | | herakedes | to lie for good reason; to say a white lie; to fib //(kavkem culture)// | verb | | ||
- | | heras̈ | fake; deceptive; of mistaken attributes | adjective | | ||
- | | heras | to deceive; to lead astray; to lie to; to distract with dishonest claims; to fake | verb | | ||
- | | herij | fraud; deception; lie | noun | | ||
- | | heril | fate; destiny | noun | | ||
- | | herilis | to be subject to one's fate; to deserve | verb | | ||
- | | hes̈i | struggle; fight; battle | noun | | ||
- | | hes̈ias | to be in struggle with; to fight; to battle; to antagonise and be antagonised | verb | | ||
- | | hes̈em | defender; protector; guardian (physical connotation); | ||
- | | idi | precious, decorative resource; jewel; gemstone (commonly literal, but possible as a metaphor) | noun | | ||
- | | //iktem// | fish | noun | | ||
- | | //iktis// | to fish (not metaphorically) | verb | | ||
- | | inee | slain prey; kill (sustenance connotation) | noun | | ||
- | | inenes | to kill; to slay; to slaughter (sustenance connotation) | verb | | ||
- | | imen | reliable | adjective | | ||
- | | iri | lock | noun | | ||
- | | iras | to lock | verb | | ||
- | | is | to merge; to combine; to knit together; to make the delineation between indistinguishable, | ||
- | | ishi | river | noun | | ||
- | | is̈igan | alone; isolated (commonly neutral connotation) | adjective, adverb | | ||
- | | ita | friend (acquaintance connotation) | noun | | ||
- | | itaskama | mindless; without volition or sapience; zombie-like | adjective | | ||
- | | ivi | orb; sphere | noun | | ||
- | | jabenash | clarity | noun | | ||
- | | jahaar | mercenaries; | ||
- | | ja͡i | near | adjective, adverb, preposition | | ||
- | | jakes | to murder; to kill; to bring death for (violent connotation) | verb | | ||
- | | jakes̈ | murder; kill (violent connotation) | noun | | ||
- | | jalok | certainty; confirmation | noun | | ||
- | | jalokis | to confirm | verb | | ||
- | | jara- | //see numbers// | - | | ||
- | | jaro | truth; fact | noun | | ||
- | | jatel | //see numbers// | - | | ||
- | | jehnis | to protest; to howl; to whine (legitimately); | ||
- | | jehen | expression of helpless outrage; protest; deep grief | noun | | ||
- | | jemosh | a strike; a hit; an intentional, | ||
- | | jemos | to strike; to hit; to deliberately and precisely collide with | verb | | ||
- | | jeneth | a device that separates with precision | noun | | ||
- | | ::: | a blade // | ||
- | | ::: | a sword //(cultures that have them)// | ::: | | ||
- | | jenenis | to demand; to expect something of another; to express entitlement to something | verb | | ||
- | | jenen | an expression of entitlement; | ||
- | | ji | yet (meanings of relative time, not meaning of degree) | adverb\\ (not conjunction!) | | ||
- | | jirris | to sweep through invisibly, to be seized by a hunch | verb | | ||
- | | ::: | to blow or rustle (both as in wind) // | ||
- | | jo | tooth; claw | noun | | ||
- | | joas | to claw; to scratch; to rend or tear with teeth | verb | | ||
- | | kaana | malicious; evil; vindictive; vicious | adjective | | ||
- | | kaar | cursed; wretched; outcast | adjective | | ||
- | | kahirr | item displaying macroscopic, | ||
- | | ::: | dice // | ||
- | | ka͡inis | to passively follow gravity' | ||
- | | //kal// | male // | ||
- | | kara- | //see numbers// | - | | ||
- | | karon | time | noun | | ||
- | | kary | ally (rational relationship connotation) | noun | | ||
- | | karyes | to ally (rational relationship connotation) | verb | | ||
- | | kas̈ | slumber; sleep; doze; nap // | ||
- | | katale | incandescently oxidised substance; ash | noun | | ||
- | | katel | //see numbers// | - | | ||
- | | //kavkem// | sapient raptorian from [[place: | ||
- | | kavamaa | sapient creature still under the protection of others of its species (if applicable), | ||
- | | ::: | hatchling capable of speech //(on Nekenalos)// | ||
- | | kazyee\\ //also: kazy, ky// | fire; incandescence | noun | | ||
- | | kazys | to glow; to illuminate | verb | | ||
- | | kazeqen | [[character: | ||
- | | kejatas | to move across a landmark; to cross; to encounter | verb | | ||
- | | kejat | encounter; chance meeting | noun | | ||
- | | kejoro | failure | noun | | ||
- | | kejoras | to fail | verb | | ||
- | | kenas | to sing | verb | | ||
- | | kenda | communicative signature | noun | | ||
- | | ::: | voice // | ||
- | | kenem | singer | noun | | ||
- | | kerr | trust | noun | | ||
- | | //kiikam// | demon //(kavkem culture)// | noun | | ||
- | | kiivar | primary star of a system\\ | ||
- | | ::: | sun // | ||
- | | kinaya | close (spatially); | ||
- | | kivav | planetary shadow // | ||
- | | ::: | night // | ||
- | | khalei | crazy | adjective | | ||
- | | kraia | splintered; broken | adjective | | ||
- | | ksara- | //see numbers// | - | | ||
- | | ksatel | //see numbers// | - | | ||
- | | kseth | wicked; cunning; unpleasant personality | adjective | | ||
- | | kull | foreign creature; alien | noun | | ||
- | | kunar | manually aimed long-range weapon; arrow; spear // | ||
- | | lara- | //see numbers// | - | | ||
- | | laashas | to judge (social connotation only); to decide on someone' | ||
- | | latel | //see numbers// | - | | ||
- | | lek | absent; gone; disappeared | adjective | | ||
- | | leksis | to force; to compel; to coerce | verb | | ||
- | | lekesh | sway; power; force (social connotation) | noun | | ||
- | | les̈elus | to intend; to mean; to plan toward; to aim for | verb | | ||
- | | lios | to desire (physiological or social-emotional connotation) | verb | | ||
- | | li | desire (physiological or social-emotional connotation) | noun | | ||
- | | lonnas | to perceive sound; to hear (raw perception connotation, | ||
- | | los̈a | planet; planetoid; moon // | ||
- | | //losa// | planet // | ||
- | | luci | knowledge; possession of factual information | noun | | ||
- | | lucias | to know (factual connotation, | ||
- | | lur | there | noun, adverb | | ||
- | | madjan | reward | noun | | ||
- | | madjaanas | to reward | verb | | ||
- | | makama | conscience; moral understanding; | ||
- | | manas | to lead toward enlightenment; | ||
- | | manem | guide; mentor; guardian (intellectual connotation) | noun | | ||
- | | mara- | //see numbers// | - | | ||
- | | maromos | to cover decoratively; | ||
- | | marom | visual depiction of something; picture; painting; art (non-abstract)\\ //contrast ' | ||
- | | matas | to conceal; to cover | verb | | ||
- | | mataj | humour | noun | | ||
- | | mat | an object to hide beneath or behind; shield; cover | noun | | ||
- | | matel | //see numbers// | - | | ||
- | | mel | rare; scarce; hard to obtain or find; few in number | adjective | | ||
- | | melma | rarely | adverb | | ||
- | | mesi | ignorance; deliberate blindness | noun | | ||
- | | mesies | to ignore; to pay no heed to; to pretend evidence does not exist | verb | | ||
- | | mneg | tribute; homage | noun | | ||
- | | mi | small (but not tiny) | adjective | | ||
- | | mizhys | to puzzle; to perplex; to confuse | verb | | ||
- | | mizhes | to solve a puzzle; to uncover clues and missing links; to make sense of | verb | | ||
- | | mizihi | puzzle; confusing or incomplete evidence; intellectual challenge | noun | | ||
- | | mynateh | exceptional individual; hero | noun | | ||
- | | mytos | to forget | verb | | ||
- | | nagiji | place (physical); area | noun | | ||
- | | najei | location; position; coordinates | noun | | ||
- | | nala | fertile ground; earth | noun | | ||
- | | nanju | peace | noun | | ||
- | | naki | dimension (geometry / mathematics) | noun | | ||
- | | nara- | //see numbers// | - | | ||
- | | //nateh// | deity // | ||
- | | natel | //see numbers// | - | | ||
- | | nathi | metaphor; picture; image; abstract representation\\ //contrast with ' | ||
- | | ned | here | noun, adverb | | ||
- | | ne͡imakanaas̈ | feeling of claustrophobia; | ||
- | | ne͡ivas | to remember; to recall; to recollect | verb | | ||
- | | ne͡ivash | memory (non-symbolic connotation) | noun | | ||
- | | neken | nekenalosan basal species, dinosaurs // | ||
- | | nharias | to prevent degeneration in or passive harm to; to preserve; to treat respectfully or cautiously | verb | | ||
- | | nigi | home; territory (positive connotation); | ||
- | | nitish | nasty; mean; cruel (emotional connotation) | adjective | | ||
- | | nivis | to retire; to refuse prior duties; to remove oneself from the proverbial playing field; to decline involvement | verb | | ||
- | | njoty | path; way (both physical and metaphorical connotations) | noun | | ||
- | | nuna | identical; same | adjective | | ||
- | | nyaqen | nekenalosan sapient species, both [[culture: | ||
- | | okodes | to order; to sort; to bring into sequence; to realign with the rest of a collection; to put something into its proper place | verb | | ||
- | | okodo | order (opposite of chaos) | noun | | ||
- | | os̈ | pain; agony; nausea | noun | | ||
- | | os̈as | to hurt; to bring pain; to wound; to torture | verb | | ||
- | | paare | because | adverb; conjunction | | ||
- | | palanis | to assign an attribute to; to designate | verb | | ||
- | | para- | //see numbers// | - | | ||
- | | patel | //see numbers// | - | | ||
- | | phara- | //see numbers// | - | | ||
- | | phatel | //see numbers// | - | | ||
- | | phazyee | source of scalding heat; flame | noun | | ||
- | | phazys | to scorch; to burn; to scald | verb | | ||
- | | phebes | to request; to enquire about; to express desire | verb | | ||
- | | phebes̈ | request | noun | | ||
- | | phenyn | molten rock; magma; lava; solid component of a pyroclastic flow (tephra) | noun | | ||
- | | ::: | //also//: furnace; wildfire; holocaust (natural disaster connotation) | noun | | ||
- | | pheres | to fell a decision; to decide; to express an firm opinion | verb | | ||
- | | pher | decision; opinion; prejudice (with the negative connotation) | noun | | ||
- | | pranatas | to respect; to treat cordially; to handle in accordance with etiquette | verb | | ||
- | | pranash | respect | noun | | ||
- | | preeth | collection of personal notes; journal; diary | noun | | ||
- | | prehethem | item of spiritual or magical significance\\ //i.e. none, objectively speaking, but an item one feels emotional attachment to// | noun | | ||
- | | ::: | lucky charm; talisman; enchanted pendant // | ||
- | | prenes̈ | freedom; liberty | noun | | ||
- | | prenes̈as | to free; to liberate; to break out of | verb | | ||
- | | prenysh | free; unbound; under no obligation or coercion | adjective | | ||
- | | qanok | last; being the final element of a collection; being the final thing to be done in a given time span\\ //contrast ' | ||
- | | qanu | life (positive connotation) | noun | | ||
- | | qara- | //see numbers// | - | | ||
- | | qasai | mercy kill; release | noun | | ||
- | | qas̈as | to kill in mercy; to release | verb | | ||
- | | qatatun | market; place of trade (both physical and abstract); auction | noun | | ||
- | | qatel | //see numbers// | - | | ||
- | | qemaa | like (comparison) | adverb, conjunction, | ||
- | | q'uru | random; unpredictable; | ||
- | | raanis | to submit | verb | | ||
- | | raanin | subservient; | ||
- | | raas̈elek | prison; cage; trap | noun | | ||
- | | raas̈eles | to imprison; to cage; to trap; to isolate (negative connotation) | verb | | ||
- | | raktat | sacred (culturally, | ||
- | | rakas̈ | sacrifice (culturally, | ||
- | | rakaris | to sacrifice (culturally, | ||
- | | rara- | //see numbers// | - | | ||
- | | rarres | to take control of; to puppeteer; to possess (demonic connotation) | verb | | ||
- | | rarresh | puppet-master; | ||
- | | rarran | drone; zombie; puppet | noun | | ||
- | | ratel | //see numbers// | - | | ||
- | | resejas | to see; to perceive visually; to witness | verb | | ||
- | | rhaal | intelligence | noun | | ||
- | | rhatush | search | noun | | ||
- | | rhatus | to search; to seek out; to attempt to find | verb | | ||
- | | rini | little; few | determiner | | ||
- | | rinii | less | comparative determiner | | ||
- | | ryrha | a vaguely remembered experience | noun | | ||
- | | runu | obstacle; wall | noun | | ||
- | | ::: | dream (neutral connotation)\\ //' | ||
- | | //saar// | female // | ||
- | | sana | relief | noun | | ||
- | | sara- | //see numbers// | - | | ||
- | | sarijo | regretful for an action; being sorry | adjective | | ||
- | | sarijos | to apologise; to express regret | verb | | ||
- | | ::: | expression of sorrow, regret; sorry | interjection | | ||
- | | satel | //see numbers// | - | | ||
- | | savidam | limb (e.g. arm, leg, wing, ...) | noun | | ||
- | | sayem | writer; author; poet; keeper of the minutes; recorder; transcriber | noun | | ||
- | | sazosri | anything | pronoun | | ||
- | | sehra | fantastic; wonderful; valuable; golden (metaphorical) | adjective | | ||
- | | se͡ira | friend (loyalty connotation) | noun | | ||
- | | sekis | to make; to construct; to create | verb | | ||
- | | senesem | normal; predictable; | ||
- | | sesaka | mystery; puzzle; enigma | noun | | ||
- | | sevi | low (physical connotation) | adjective | | ||
- | | shara- | //see numbers// | - | | ||
- | | shari | supernatural entity // | ||
- | | shatel | //see numbers// | - | | ||
- | | siri | regret; sorrow | noun | | ||
- | | sirys | to regret | verb | | ||
- | | skaar | discovery | noun | | ||
- | | skaaras | to find; to discover; to uncover | verb | | ||
- | | soquust | health | noun | | ||
- | | sovamak | subconsciousness; | ||
- | | sovol | beneath; below; under (physical connotation) | adverb, adjective, preposition | | ||
- | | sras̈ | plea; submissive enquiry or request | noun | | ||
- | | sun | ruin (social connotation) | noun | | ||
- | | sunas | to abruptly lose influence; to fall (social connotation) | verb | | ||
- | | sunys | to dethrone; to ruin (social connotation) | verb | | ||
- | | syees | to threaten (defensively); | ||
- | | sye | a threat (defensive); | ||
- | | szamha | security; safety; protection | noun | | ||
- | | szases | to save | verb | | ||
- | | szash | saviour | noun | | ||
- | | s̈elt | wish; desire (dream connotation); | ||
- | | s̈eltus | to desire; to wish or ask for; to dream of | verb | | ||
- | | s̈elos | to breathe; to inhale; to exhale | verb | | ||
- | | taara | form; distinctive shape; nature | noun | | ||
- | | takar | master (skill connotation) | noun | | ||
- | | takaras | to reach a point of maximum prowess; to master (skill connotation) | verb | | ||
- | | taleq | end; boundary\\ //' | ||
- | | taleqas | to bring and end to; to conclude; to end | verb | | ||
- | | taq | destination | noun | | ||
- | | tara- | //see numbers// | - | | ||
- | | tashas | to put somewhere; to place; to arrange; to affix something | verb | | ||
- | | tatel | //see numbers// | - | | ||
- | | tava | much; many | determiner | | ||
- | | tavai | more | comparative determiner | | ||
- | | teda | aid; support; help | noun | | ||
- | | tedas | to help; to support | verb | | ||
- | | temi | warm; tepid | adjective | | ||
- | | temor | temperature | noun | | ||
- | | temra | warmth (physical connotation) | noun | | ||
- | | thara- | //see numbers// | - | | ||
- | | thatel | //see numbers// | - | | ||
- | | //tkanala// | an afterlife of suffering; hell //(kavkem culture)// | ||
- | | toome | maybe; perhaps; possibly | adverb\\ (not noun, not adjective!) | | ||
- | | torem | violent enemy; fighter; warrior (negative connotation) | noun | | ||
- | | torunus | to open; to remove a trivial obstacle to travel | verb | | ||
- | | ut | death (positive or neutral connotation) | noun | | ||
- | | uvu | physical processes which naturally conform to one's pleasure, expectations and plans // | ||
- | | vaas̈ | horrible; terrible; gravely unfortunate\\ // | ||
- | | vaas̈u | grave misfortune; cataclysm; catastrophe | noun | | ||
- | | vahr | section of space-time; world \\ //' | ||
- | | valcee | strength | noun | | ||
- | | vale | parent; father or mother in species with sexual dimorphism | noun | | ||
- | | vanna | easy; trivial; effortless | adjective | | ||
- | | vanas | to ease; to simplify | verb | | ||
- | | vara- | //see numbers// | - | | ||
- | | varranas | to menace; to bully; to exert pressure on (social connotation) | verb | | ||
- | | varran | bully; menace (derogatory connotation) | noun | | ||
- | | ::: | //also//: individual with a bark worse than their bite | ::: | | ||
- | | vatel | //see numbers// | - | | ||
- | | vedeth | thought | noun | | ||
- | | venat | a pattern in the [[http:// | ||
- | | ::: | the sky // | ||
- | | verhen | group of individuals sharing unusual spiritual or intellectual interests; order; coven | noun | | ||
- | | //ves// | bird or pterosaur // | ||
- | | vhera | opponent; enemy (strategic connotation) | noun | | ||
- | | vihon | wing | noun | | ||
- | | viri | object; thing; item | noun | | ||
- | | virr | territory; claimed land; homesteaded area; property | noun | | ||
- | | viya | of peaceful air; of pleasant personality; | ||
- | | yai | precious; dear; appreciated\\ //usually applied to sentient creatures only; never pertains to lifeless objects// | adjective | | ||
- | | yeren | creature; animal (non-sapient) | noun | | ||
- | | yilun | future | noun | | ||
- | | yirh | powerful protector spirit | noun | | ||
- | | ::: | immortal flying creature with mythological properties; phoenix //(various cultures)// | ::: | | ||
- | | ::: | angel // | ||
- | | ynas̈ | artificial behaviour of something that is not understood | noun | | ||
- | | ::: | enchantment // | ||
- | | ynas | to imbue with mysterious behaviour; to enchant; to charm; to bewitch | verb | | ||
- | | yra | energy (physical or physiological connotation) | noun | | ||
- | | yri | only; just; simply; merely | adjective, adverb, conjunction | | ||
- | | yria | life (negative connotation)\\ //e.g. life of slavery or suffering// | noun | | ||
- | | yros̈ | metal | noun | | ||
- | | yrys | to imbue with energy; to grant strength; to give temporary power | verb | | ||
- | | ysakel | boy; young male individual //(where the sex exists)// | noun | | ||
- | | ysasaar | girl; young female individual //(where the sex exists)// | noun | | ||
- | | ysash | sapient creature, too young for abstract communication | noun | | ||
- | | ::: | hatchling not yet capable of speech //(on Nekenalos)// | ||
- | | ysik | hope | noun | | ||
- | | yuhas | to allow; to permit; to let (permission connotation) | verb | | ||
- | | yuhei | reprieve or mercy\\ //used stand-alone// | ||
- | | yuheiden | permission; granted leeway\\ //first part of a compound word; always //to have//, //to do// or //to be// that something, e.g. ' | ||
- | | za' | ||
- | | ::: | dream (positive connotation) // | ||
- | | zahiye | obscured functionality; | ||
- | | ::: | magic (literal connotation) // | ||
- | | zal | beautiful (physical connotation) | adjective | | ||
- | | zalaar | beauty (spiritual connotation) | noun | | ||
- | | zara- | //see numbers// | - | | ||
- | | zatel | //see numbers// | - | | ||
- | | zet | almost | adverb | | ||
- | | zys | a bitterly cold object; ice | noun | | ||
- | | zyshas | to run; to move quickly; to hurry | verb | | ||
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- | ===== Neologisms, Nonce Words and Names ===== | ||
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- | ==== Portmanteauing ==== | ||
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- | In the Threadwielder tongue, new words are created chiefly by drastic portmanteauing of composite words. In so much as it's possible, pronounceable and not too outlandish, words are occasionally outright folded into each other, as long as the composite word can still strongly insinuate its base words. | ||
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- | An extreme example: The name " | ||
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- | Think of it like poetry. | ||
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