==== Emotional ==== For words that can be used to describe one's feelings. ^ Language ^ English ^ Class ^ | ashee | pleasant | adjective | | 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 | | harat | despair; emotional struggle; frantic mood | noun | | harik | desperate; desolate; frantic | adjective | | hares | to despair; to struggle emotionally; to see no options | verb | | jehnis | to protest; to howl; to whine (legitimately); to grieve | verb | | jehen | expression of helpless outrage; protest; deep grief | noun | | lios | to desire (physiological or social-emotional connotation) | verb | | li | desire (physiological or social-emotional connotation) | noun | | mataj | humour | 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 //(non-Threadwielder cultures)// | ::: | | sarijo | regretful for an action; being sorry | adjective | | sarijos | to apologise; to express regret | verb | | ::: | expression of sorrow, regret; sorry | interjection | | s̈elt | wish; desire (dream connotation); dream (conscious connotation) | noun | | s̈eltus | to desire; to wish or ask for; to dream of | verb | | yai | precious; dear; appreciated\\ //usually applied to sentient creatures only; never pertains to lifeless objects// | adjective | | ysik | hope | noun | ==== Social ==== For words that can be used to describe how people relate to each other. //Todo: Maybe split into "positive" and "negative"?// ^ Language ^ English ^ Class ^ | baru | sibling (spiritual) | 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 | | 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 | | gades̈ | pupil; protégé; sapient creature still under the protection of others\\ //'parent' word of //kavamaa// and //ysash//.// | noun | | hakas | to exert or have control over (social connotation, not territorial connotation) | verb | | hakas̈ | control; ability to command (social connotation, not territorial connotation) | noun | | 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 | | 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); fighter; warrior (positive connotation) | noun | | ita | friend (acquaintance connotation) | noun | | jenenis | to demand; to expect something of another; to express entitlement to something | verb | | jenen | an expression of entitlement; demand | noun | | kary | ally (rational relationship connotation) | noun | | karyes | to ally (rational relationship connotation) | verb | | kavamaa | sapient creature still under the protection of others of its species (if applicable), but capable of abstract communication | noun | | ::: | hatchling capable of speech //(on Nekenalos)// | ::: | | kenda | communicative signature | noun | | ::: | voice //(non-Threadwielder cultures)// | ::: | | kerr | trust | noun | | leksis | to force; to compel; to coerce | verb | | lekesh | sway; power; force (social connotation) | noun | | lios | to desire (physiological or social-emotional connotation) | verb | | li | desire (physiological or social-emotional connotation) | noun | | manas | to lead toward enlightenment; to guide (intellectual connotation) | verb | | manem | guide; mentor; guardian (intellectual connotation) | noun | | mneg | tribute; homage | noun | | mynateh | exceptional individual; hero | noun | | os̈as | to hurt; to bring pain; to wound; to torture | verb | | pheres | to fell a decision; to decide; to express an firm opinion | verb | | pher | decision; opinion; prejudice (with the negative connotation) | noun | | prenes̈ | freedom; liberty | noun | | prenes̈as | to free; to liberate; to break out of | verb | | prenysh | free; unbound; under no obligation or coercion | adjective | | sarijo | regretful for an action; being sorry | adjective | | sarijos | to apologise; to express regret | verb | | ::: | expression of sorrow, regret; sorry | interjection | | seira | friend (loyalty connotation)\\ //ei is a digraph here// | noun | | seru | follower (both devotion connotation and tracking connotation) | noun | | serues | to follow; to track; to trace; to mimic; to be inspired by | verb | | 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); to express a warning not to approach; to hiss; to bristle; to viciously demand personal space | verb | | sye | a threat (defensive); a warning | noun | | teda | aid; support; help | noun | | tedas | to help; to support | verb | | verhen | group of individuals sharing unusual spiritual or intellectual interests; order; coven | noun | | yai | precious; dear; appreciated\\ //usually applied to sentient creatures only; never pertains to lifeless objects// | adjective | | ynas̈ | artificial behaviour of something that is not understood | noun | | ::: | enchantment //(non-Threadwielder cultures)// | ::: | | ynas | to imbue with mysterious behaviour; to enchant; to charm; to bewitch | verb | ==== Common conversation ==== For the sorts of words you learn on your first day of a foreign language class. (Probably incomplete) ^ Language ^ English ^ Class ^ | doras̈ | a greeting / hail, like 'hello' | interjection | | et | to | particle | | nar | if | conjunction | | ria | no | particle, interjection, noun | | rua | yes | particle, interjection, noun | | sarijos | expression of sorrow, regret; sorry | interjection | ==== Space and Time ==== For words describing relative or absolute location or having to do with the passage of time. (Todo) ==== Biological? ==== For words describing aspects of living things. (Todo?) ==== Leftovers ==== For words that I haven't figured out how to fit into nice categories yet. :-/ Sorry. ^ Language ^ English ^ Class ^ | adaryr | a deeply unpleasant but only vaguely remembered experience | noun | | ::: | nightmare //(non-Threadwielder cultures)// | ::: | | aderr | time of hardship borne of scarce resources | noun | | ::: | drought //(non-Threadwielder cultures)// | noun | | adreth | death (negative connotation) | noun | | adrethas | to die (negative connotation) | verb | | aiit | option | noun | | ashee | pleasant | adjective | | atheon | a lack of illumination; darkness | noun | | atheones | to dim; to extinguish a light; to darken | verb | | 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 | | bata | within; inside (spatial connotation) | adjective, adverb, noun\\ (not preposition!) | | batas | to enter; to step inside; to pierce into non-destructively | verb | | dagadag | rhythmic repetition; pulse //(onomatopoeic)// | noun | | dasiu | purposeful; intentional; deliberate | adjective | | dema | dilemma | noun | | dezys̈ | evasion; dodge; escape | noun | | dezys | to evade; to dodge; to escape | verb | | diev | value; worth (both material and immaterial) | 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 | | egar | small, sharp weapon; dagger; knife //(non-Threadwielder cultures)// | noun | | egeth | water (chemical connotation); H2O | noun | | ehif | forward | adjective, adverb\\ (not verb or noun!) | | ehifas | to advance; to move forward; to follow a designated path forward | verb | | equaaj | life-sustaining liquid; water //(contrast: egeth)// | noun | | evenar | grace | noun | | ganirr | imagination; creative ability or prowess | noun | | ganirrys | to imagine; to design creatively | verb | | garu | motion | noun | | girr | something in circular arrangement; ring | noun | | harras | to hide; to seek to make oneself scarce; to attempt to evade detection; to conceal one's presence | verb | | heril | fate; destiny | noun | | herilis | to be subject to one's fate; to deserve | verb | | //iktem// | fish | noun | | //iktis// | to fish (not metaphorically) | verb | | jaro | truth; fact | noun | | jemosh | a strike; a hit; an intentional, precise impact | noun | | jemos | to strike; to hit; to deliberately and precisely collide with | verb | | jeneth | a device that separates with precision | noun | | ::: | a blade //(non-Threadwielder cultures)// | ::: | | ::: | a sword //(cultures that have them)// | ::: | | 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) //(non-Threadwielder cultures)// | ::: | | kaana | malicious; evil; vindictive; vicious | adjective | | kaar | cursed; wretched; outcast | adjective | | kahirr | item displaying macroscopic, statistical randomness in discrete steps | noun | | ::: | dice //(non-Threadwielder cultures)// | ::: | | kainis | to passively follow gravity's beckon; to fall; to drop\\ //ai is a digraph here// | verb | | //kal// | male //(non-Threadwielder)// | noun | | karon | time | noun | | kas̈ | slumber; sleep; doze; nap //(non-Threadwielder cultures)// | noun | | katale | incandescently oxidised substance; ash | noun | | //kavkem// | sapient raptorian from [[place:Nekenalos]] //(only on and around Nekenalos)// | noun | | kavamaa | sapient creature still under the protection of others of its species (if applicable), but capable of abstract communication | noun | | ::: | hatchling capable of speech //(on Nekenalos)// | ::: | | kazyee\\ //also: kazy, ky// | fire; incandescence | noun | | kazys | to glow; to illuminate | verb | | kazeqen | [[character:Zalaagra]]'s sapient species //(Threadwielder only)// | noun | | kejatas | to move across a landmark; to cross; to encounter | verb | | kejat | encounter; chance meeting | noun | | kejoro | failure | noun | | kejoras | to fail | verb | | kenda | communicative signature | noun | | ::: | voice //(non-Threadwielder cultures)// | ::: | | kerr | trust | noun | | kinaya | close (spatially); narrowly-missed | adjective | | khalei | crazy | adjective | | kraia | splintered; broken | adjective | | kseth | wicked; cunning; unpleasant personality | adjective | | kull | foreign creature; alien | noun | | lonnas | to perceive sound; to hear (raw perception connotation, not understanding connotation) | verb | | los̈a | planet; planetoid; moon //(Threadwielder culture only)// | noun | | //losa// | planet //(non-Threadwielder cultures)// | noun | | lur | there | noun, adverb | | madjan | reward | noun | | matas | to conceal; to cover | verb | | mat | an object to hide beneath or behind; shield; cover | noun | | mesi | ignorance; deliberate blindness | noun | | mesies | to ignore; to pay no heed to; to pretend evidence does not exist | verb | | mneg | tribute; homage | noun | | mynateh | exceptional individual; hero | noun | | mytos | to forget | verb | | nagiji | place (physical); area | noun | | nala | fertile ground; earth | noun | | naki | dimension (geometry / mathematics) | noun | | //nateh// | deity //(non-Threadwielder cultures)// | noun | | ned | here | noun, adverb | | nigi | home; territory (positive connotation); possessed shelter | noun | | nuna | identical; same | adjective | | nyaqen | nekenalosan sapient species, both [[culture:kavkema]] and [[culture:Nayabaru]] //(Threadwielder only)// | noun | | os̈ | pain; agony; nausea | noun | | os̈as | to hurt; to bring pain; to wound; to torture | verb | | palanis | to assign an attribute to; to designate | verb | | phazyee | source of scalding heat; flame | noun | | phazys | to scorch; to burn; to scald | verb | | preeth | collection of personal notes; journal; diary | noun | | q'anu | life (positive connotation) | noun | | q'eta | so | interjection, conjunction\\ (not adverb!) | | q'uru | random; unpredictable; out of expected sequence | adjective | | raktat | sacred (culturally, not spiritually) | adjective | | ryrha | a vaguely remembered experience | noun | | ::: | dream (neutral connotation)\\ //'parent' word of //adaryr// and //za'alyr//.// | ::: | | //saar// | female //(non-Threadwielder)// | noun | | sayem | writer; author; poet; keeper of the minutes; recorder; transcriber | noun | | sazo | any | determiner, pronoun\\ (not adverb!) | | sazosri | anything | pronoun | | sehra | fantastic; wonderful; valuable; golden (metaphorical) | adjective | | senesem | normal; predictable; of regular, unoffensive occurrence | adjective | | sessat | the act of coming apart abruptly and hazardously; a sudden hail of shards; explosion | noun | | sessatas | to come apart abruptly and hazardously; to explode; to shatter; to splinter | verb | | shari | supernatural entity //(non-Threadwielder cultures)// | noun | | soquust | health | noun | | skaar | discovery | noun | | skaaras | to find; to discover; to uncover | verb | | szamha | security; safety; protection | noun | | taleq | end; boundary\\ //'parent' word of //taq//.// | noun | | taleqas | to bring and end to; to conclude; to end | verb | | tara | form; distinctive shape; nature | noun | | taq | destination | noun | | temi | warm; tepid | adjective | | temra | warmth (physical connotation) | noun | | temor | temperature | noun | | //tkanala// | an afterlife of suffering; hell //(kavkem culture)//\\ //often used metaphorically// | noun | | torem | violent enemy; fighter; warrior (negative connotation) | noun | | ut | death (positive or neutral connotation) | noun | | vahr | section of space-time; world \\ //'parent' word of //losa//, //nagiji// and //nigi//.// | noun | | valcee | strength | noun | | vale | parent; father or mother in species with sexual dimorphism | noun | | vanna | easy; trivial; effortless | adjective | | vedeth | thought | noun | | venat | a pattern in a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supercluster|superclusters]] | noun | | ::: | the sky //(non-Threadwielder cultures)//\\ //defined by its night-time texture, despite its invisibility during the day// | ::: | | viya | of peaceful air; of pleasant personality; kind; nice | adjective | | yilun | future | noun | | yirh | powerful protector spirit | noun | | ::: | immortal flying creature with mythological properties; phoenix //(various cultures)// | ::: | | ::: | angel //(equivalent in Earth culture, albeit not used there)// | ::: | | 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)// | ::: | | yra | energy (physical or physiological connotation) | noun | | yrys | to imbue with energy; to grant strength; to give temporary power | verb | | yria | life (negative connotation)\\ //e.g. life of slavery or suffering// | noun | | za'alyr | a very pleasant but only vaguely remembered experience | noun | | ::: | dream (positive connotation) //(non-Threadwielder cultures)// | ::: | | zal | beautiful (physical connotation) | adjective | | zalaar | beauty (spiritual connotation) | noun | | zet | almost | adverb |