For words that can be used to describe one's feelings.
Language | English | Class |
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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 |
For words that can be used to describe how people relate to each other.
Todo: Maybe split into “positive” and “negative”?
Language | English | Class |
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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 |
For the sorts of words you learn on your first day of a foreign language class.
(Probably incomplete)
Language | English | Class |
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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 |
For words describing relative or absolute location or having to do with the passage of time.
(Todo)
For words describing aspects of living things.
(Todo?)
For words that I haven't figured out how to fit into nice categories yet. Sorry.
Language | English | Class |
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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 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 | 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 kavkema and 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. |
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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 superclusters | noun |
the sky (non-Threadwielder cultures) defined by its night-time texture, despite its invisibility during the day |
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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 |