Dhatus[]
Physical Quantities[]
xee, dzái | li-xee: to be big | li-y-dzái: to grow
kau, kái | li-kau: to be small
yáá, yái | li-yáá: to be heavy (in mass) | li-y-yái: to gain weight
thx'ó, txh'ói | to be light (in mass) | li-y-txh'ói: to lose weight
húé, híe | li-húé to weigh, be a burden | li-y-híe: to become burdened, encumbered
tíe, tíe | li-tíe to be light, uninhibitied | li-y-tíe: to become free, unbound
ch'ás | li-ch'ás: to be weightless
ts'ex, ts'ox | li-tsex: to be stuck
cxú, cxíi | li-cxú: to be hot | e-cxíi: to heat | li-y-cxíi: to heat up | dja-cxú: to keep hot
d̨hanz, d̨hanzx | li-d̨hanz: to be warm | dja-d̨hanz: to keep warm, comfort | li-y-d̨hanzx: to warm up
łoo, łói | li-łoo: to be cold | li-y-łói: to cool
rú | li-rú: to have electric charge
tlá, tlái | li-tlá: to glow, shine | li-y-tlái: to grow brighter
ɮoo, ɮúi | li-ɮoo: to be dark | e-ɮúi: to extinguish
bhaanw, bhaany| li-bhaanw: to be shiny, reflective | e-bhaany: to make shiny, polish
dau, dái | li-dau: to be cloudy, tarnished | e-dái: to make dull
tlaon, tlein | li-tlaon to be transparent | li-y-tlaon: to clear up
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tuy: reveal, display| txa-fa-tuy: to reveal (unintentionally) | m-tuy: a display, (application) window
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mit, miins | li-mit: to be burnt | he-mit: to burn
mįd: to play | li-mįd, pxao-mįd: to be playing (by yourself, of a group of people) | li-m-mįd, pxao-m-mįd: to be playing (a particular game)
míír: abundance | li-m-míír: to be sufficient (to do something)
muig: rot, decay | li-muig: to be rotten
mung, mįįny: sad, greiving | li-mung: to be sad, to grieve | li-m-mung: to be sad (about something) | he-mung: to sadden someone | he-m-mung: to sadden someone (by doing something)
méal, méaɮ: anticipation, excitement | li-méal: to be excited | li-m-méal: to look forward (to something) | he-méal: to make someone excited | he-m-méal: to exciten someone (by doing something)
móí, moig: rotation, change of angle | li-móí: to be akilter | mu-móí: to be at an angle (relative to one axis) | li-y-moig: to be rotating (at a certain rate) | mu-y-moig: to be rotating along a certain axis at a certain rate | pxao-móí: to be at an angle to each other (by a certain amount) | pxao-y-moig: to be rotating with respect to eachother (at a certain rate)maa:
open, unveil | li-maa: to be open | he-maa: to open | li-y-męę: to be opening
maag: flood, immerse in | gba-maag: to be immersed (in something) | he-gba-maag: to immerse (into something) | re-maag: to flood something (by filling its surroundings with liquid) | re-gba-maag : to flood something (with explicit reference to both container and instrumental liquid)
mǫǫ, maoy: dwell | gba-mǫǫ: to dwell (in a place) | pxao-mǫǫ: to live together | gba-y-maoy: to colonize a place (at a certain rate of population growth) |
pxęę: enter, inward motion | gba-pxęę: to enter | li-pxe
fíiy: slit, cut | he-fíiy: to cut something | li-fíiy: to have cuts
fúíx, fuih: boil | li-fúíx: to be at the boiling point | li-y-fuih: to be boiling (at a certain rate) | dja-fúíx: to maintain at boiling point | he-y-fuih: to boil (at a certain rate)
fuu: downwards motion | li-y-fuu: to be falling | li-fú: to have fallen (perfective) }
foí, fuuy: pierce, breach (from one side to another) | li-foí: to have a breach, leak, opening | he-foí: to penetrate, make an opening | tsao-foí: to be stabbed through (with something) | he-tsao-foí: to breach (with an instrument) | he-y-fuuy: to be breaking through (at a certain rate)
fas: consist of | tsao-fas: to be made of (something) | he-tsao-fas: to fashion (of something)
bhut, bhįįs: destroy | li-bhut: to be destroyed | li-y-bhįįs: to be falling apart (at a certain rate) | he-bhut: to destroy | li-y-bhįįs: to destroy (at a certain rate)
bheen: disguise, discolor, modify superficially |
bhę́: cover, overlay | tsao-bhę́: to be covering (one thing of another)
bhoo: revertevrate, hold a standing wave | li-bhoo: to be ringing (after being struck) | txa-bhoo: to sing, make sound
bhai, bhȩȩ, bhac: govern, control | tsao-bhai: to govern | li-bhai: to be governed | tsao-bhac: to have conquered, subdued
plúí: found, nucleate | e-plúí: to set the base for, start something, nucleate pleh: respect, responsibility | a-pleh: to do as a Metin is supposed to, respect elders, preform one's job with pleasure, obey, and never fall into sloth
| pleh | Nonfuture | Future |
|---|---|---|
| Momentous | plé | plés |
| Continuous | pleh | pler |
| Incohative | plenh | plensx |
pxí: surprise, startle | li-m-pxí: to be surprised be something | he-m-pxí: to surprise someone by doing something
pxįį, pxú: sight | li-m-pxú: to have seen (an event) | he-pxú: to watch someone | he-m-pxú: to watch someone do something
| pxú | Nonfuture | Future |
|---|---|---|
| Momentous | pxend | pxeins |
| Continuous | pxú | pxúz |
| Incohative | pxúun | pxúunzx |
pxęz: insertion | e-pxęz: to insert | a-pxęz: to enter | foih-a-pxęz: to force onesself into | foih-e-pxęz: to stab something into
| pxęz | Nonfuture | Future |
|---|---|---|
| Momentous | pxęz | pxęs |
| Continuous | pxaiz | pxaij |
| Incohative | pxainz | pxainzx |
pxaan: bother, irritate | e-pxaan: to bother someone | a-pxaan: to act irritating | uu-pxaan: to be irritating
| pxaan | Nonfuture | Future |
|---|---|---|
| Momentous | pxanh | pxans |
| Continuous | pxaan | pxaanz |
| Incohative | pxain | pxainzx |
fee: to search | e-fee: to be searching for | ęzmo-e-fei: to search thoroughly, look in every cranny |
| fee | Nonfuture | Future |
|---|---|---|
| Momentous | feí | feís |
| Continuous | fee | feez |
| Incohative | fein | feinzx |
fáu: light, empty, thin, sparse | 0-fáu: to be thin, weak, dilute | e-fáu: to rarefy | ji-e-fáu: to dilute (by adding a fluid, filler) | shálya-e-fǫ́i, fuę: to deplete
| fáu | Nonfuture | Future |
|---|---|---|
| Momentous | faú | faús |
| Continuous | foo | fooz |
| Incohative | foon | foonzx |
wiin: cry, tears | 0-wiin: to cry
wį́įd: show, warn, indicate | 0-wį́įn: it shows that, indicates that | n-wį́įn: to notify someone |
wéé: think, logic | 0-wéé: be or behave logically | e-wéé: solve a problem, figure out how to
| wéé | Nonfuture | Future |
|---|---|---|
| Momentous | wééh | wéés |
| Continuous | wéé | wééz |
| Incohative | wíín | wíínzx |
woos: extrusion | e-woos: to expel, produce | a-woos: to well up
| woos | Nonfuture | Future |
|---|---|---|
| Momentous | woos | woos |
| Continuous | wooyh | wooyz |
| Incohative | wuunl | wuuynz |
woons: radiate, exude | e-woon: to radiate (something) | n-woon: to illuminate
| woons | Nonfuture | Future |
|---|---|---|
| Momentous | woó | woós |
| Continuous | woons | woonz |
| Incohative | woons | woonzx |
wáál: panic | 0-wáál: to panic
| wáál | Nonfuture | Future |
|---|---|---|
| Momentous | wáál | wááyz |
| Continuous | wáál | wááyz |
| Incohative | wáánl | wááynz |
tjuuł: throw, toss, launch, accelerate | qa-e-tjuuł: to throw, pass | o-e-tjuuł: to eject, expel | tso-e-tjuuł: to accelerate (especially along a track)
| tjuuł | Nonfuture | Future |
|---|---|---|
| Momentous | tjuuł | tjuus |
| Continuous | tjuul | tjuuyz |
| Incohative | tjuunl | tjuuynz |
tjíw: obedience | a-tjíw (oo): to obey someone |
| tjíw | Nonfuture | Future |
|---|---|---|
| Momentous | tjíf | tjíif |
| Continuous | tjíw | tjíuz |
| Incohative | tjíinw | tjíunzx |
tjįįh: bite | e-tjįįh: to bite | e-tjui: to chew
| tjįįh | Nonfuture | Future |
|---|---|---|
| Momentous | tjįįh | tjįįs |
| Continuous | tjui | tjuiz |
| Incohative | tjuin | tjuinzx |
tjug: note, report | n-tjug: to report something to someone | txa-a-tjug: to note
| tjug | Nonfuture | Future |
|---|---|---|
| Momentous | tjug | tjuic |
| Continuous | tjuig | tjuij |
| Incohative | tjung | tjunj |
tjénh: to wipe, brush, rub | qa-e-tjénh: to rub, massage | tlú-n-tjénh: to clean, brush off | jxį-n-tjénh: to rub off, damage |
| tjénh | Nonfuture | Future |
|---|---|---|
| Momentous | tjénh | tjéns |
| Continuous | tjen | tjenz |
| Incohative | tjén | tjénzx |
tj'áu: read, decipher, unencrypt | 0-tj'áu: to read | tlú-e-tj'áu: to translate, decrypt |
| tj'áu | Nonfuture | Future |
|---|---|---|
| Momentous | tj'áu | tj'áus |
| Continuous | tj'óo | tj'óoz |
| Incohative | tj'óon | tj'óonzx |
tj'ǫǫw: waste | 0-tj'ǫǫw: to be useless, a waste of resources | e-tj'ǫǫw: to waste it |
djhínx: trap, restrain | e-djhínx: to trap | qa-e-djhínx: to hold someone down | mó-dhjííng: to keep prisoner | a-djhínx: to be trapped | txa-a-djhíng: to be trapped (completely unable to move) |
| djhínx | Nonfuture | Future |
|---|---|---|
| Momentous | djhínx | djínc |
| Continuous | djhing | djhinj |
| Incohative | djhiing | djhiinj |
djhoo: send, deliver (singular) | e-djhoo: to send something | txa-n-djhoo: to have something delivered
| djhoo | Nonfuture | Future |
|---|---|---|
| Momentous | djhó | djhós |
| Continuous | djhoo | djhooz |
| Incohative | djhoin | djhoinzx |
djhax: find, hunt | e-djhax: to find it, hunt for it
| djhax | Nonfuture | Future |
|---|---|---|
| Momentous | djhax | djhac |
| Continuous | djhaag | djhaaj |
| Incohative | djhaang | djhaanj |
tiin: crowd, dense | 0-tiin: to be crowded with, full of | tsi-a-tiin: to crowd, assemble | a-tiin: to gather, clump up | pxę-n-tiin: to attract, draw in | pxę-e-tiin: to fill, force into, compress | qa-e-tiin: to pack in, to shove in
| tiin | Nonfuture | Future |
|---|---|---|
| Momentous | tinh | tins |
| Continuous | tiin | tiinz |
| Incohative | tiin | tiinzx |
tien: to meet | 0-tien: to meet (with someone) | tyí-a-tien: to run into something, encounter | a-tęęn: to be with someone |
tiog: support, provide for (never in a structural sense) | e-tiog: to support, provide for | uu-tiog: to be provided for, sustainable
tue: have on person, wear | (txa-)a-tįį: to have on person, wear (of necklaces, collars, small things) | (txą-)e-tue: to put in a pocket, put on |
| tue | Nonfuture | Future |
|---|---|---|
| Momentous | tue | tuih |
| Continuous | tįį | tįįz |
| Incohative | tuin | tuinzx |
tut: cough | 0-tut: to cough | tsa-0-tut: to sneeze
tunɮ: to place (of singular objects or objects in a group), to bring | e-tunɮ: to place something | fu-e-tunɮ, ha-e-tunɮ: to put down, put something in a high place, etc | n-tunɮ: to give | txą-e-tunɮ: to take |
tee: reward, give | e-tee: to reward h/her | 0-tee: to be rewarded, in a position of status.
| tee | Nonfuture | Future |
|---|---|---|
| Momentous | teh | tes |
| Continuous | tee | teez |
| Incohative | tiin | tiinzx |
taaz: stretch, extend | e-taaz: to stretch out | lyíns-e-taaz: to inflate | bhuayns-e-taaz: to stretch over |
taál, taáy, táł: to cut, sever | li-taál: to be severed | he-tál: to cut (something) | li-y-taáy: to be cutting off
tááns, tánt: increase, multiply, expand | li-y-tááns: to be increasing (at a certain rate) | li-tánt: to have increasedtǫǫd, tǫǫz, tǫ́t: freeze, solid | li-tǫǫd: to be solid | li-tǫ́t: to have frozen: li-y-tǫǫz: to be freezing at a certain rate
tǫ́nh: discuss, deliberate, argue | pxao-(m)-tǫ́nh: to deliberate (a decision) | he-(m)-tǫ́nh: to convince someone (to do something)
tas: happy, motivated | 0-tas: to be in a good mood, motivated | e-tas: to encourage, cheer up
| tas | Nonfuture | Future |
|---|---|---|
| Momentous | tás | táis |
| Continuous | tas | taaz |
| Incohative | tainz | tainzx |
tál: dance | 0-tál: to dance
| tál | Nonfuture | Future |
|---|---|---|
| Momentous | táł | tás |
| Continuous | tál | táz |
| Incohative | tány | tánzx |
táx: collide (accidentally) | j-a-táx, e-táx: to bump into something, hit | hama-e-táx: to knock over
| táx | Nonfuture | Future |
|---|---|---|
| Momentous | táx | táic |
| Continuous | taag | táij |
| Incohative | tainj | tainzx |
t'ósh: taste | e-t'ósh: to taste
| t'ósh | Nonfuture | Future |
|---|---|---|
| Momentous | t'ósh | t'óish |
| Continuous | t'ónsh | t'óinsh |
| Incohative | t'óinsh | t'óinz̨ |
tsííl: lose | e-tsííl: to lose (an object)| a-tsííl: to be lost |
| tsííl | Nonfuture | Future |
|---|---|---|
| Momentous | tsííl | tsíís |
| Continuous | tsííny | tsííy |
| Incohative | tsíínl | tsííny |
tsíił: to come apart, undone | a-tsíił: to get undone, untied, fall apart |
| tsíił | Realis | Irrealis |
|---|---|---|
| Momentous | tsíił | tsíis |
| Continuous | tsíil | tsíiy |
| Incohative | tsíiny | tsíinzx |
tsun: nervous, anxious | 0-tsun: to be nervous, worry | e-tsun: to bother, make wary |
| tsun | Realis | Irrealis |
|---|---|---|
| Momentous | tsunh | tsuns |
| Continuous | tsun | tsunz |
tsóie: at peace, satisfied | 0-tsóie: to be at peace, fine |
| Nonfuture | Future | |
|---|---|---|
| Momentous | tsóih | tsóis |
| Continuous | tsóie | tsóiz |
tsás: line up, arrange | wai-e-tsás: arrange in order | ąskú-e-tsás: array, put in formation | gbe-e-tsás: to arrange (in three dimensions) | qoi-0-tsás: to be a grid (2d) | qeit-0-tsás: to be a grid (3d) |
| tsás | Nonfuture | Future |
|---|---|---|
| Momentous | tsás | tsáís |
| Continuous | tsaa | tsaaz |
tsáx: tackle, run into (deliberately) | e-tsáx: to run into something | hama-e-tsáx: to tackle, knock over |
| tsáx | Nonfuture | Future |
|---|---|---|
| Momentous | tsáx | tsáic |
| Continuous | tsaag | tsáij |
| Incohative | tsainj | tsainzx |
tsǫ́ǫ́: stand | 0-tsǫ́ǫ́: to be standing | ha-0-tsááf: to get up
tl'úę́g: have a meal, dine | 0-tl'úę́g: to dine |
tl'iix: to pinch, constrict | e-tl'iix : tto choke | dú-e-tl'iix: to choke | gbǫ-e-tl'iix: to pinch, pin, crush |
tl'anx: snatch, swipe | e-tl'anx: to swipe at, strik swiftly | o-e-tl'anx: to snatch away | Dir-e-tl'anx: to strike in a certain direction (like in tennis or baseball)|
| tl'anx | Nonfuture | Future |
|---|---|---|
| Momentous | tl'anx | tl'anc |
| Continuous | tl'ang | tl'anj |
| Incohative | tl'ainj | tl'ainzx |
txuu: transmit | a-txuu: to be transmitting, conducting, working (of a communications device) |
txen: spring back, recover | a-txen: get back on one's feet | uu-txen: to spring back |
tx'úh: infect, illness | e-tx'úh: infect h/ | a-tx'úh: to be infected | n-tx'úh: infect h/ with |
| tx'úh | Nonfuture | Future |
|---|---|---|
| Momentous | tx'ú | tx'úc |
| Continuous | tx'úh | tx'új |
| Incohative | tx'úúnh | tx'úúnsx |
dunh: reckless, careless | 0-dunh: to be reckless, act without thinking |
dee: go (plural) | 0-dee: to go (of a group)
dét: punish, demote | e-dét: to punish, demote someone | n-dét: remove a thing or privilege from someone.
| dét | Nonfuture | Future |
|---|---|---|
| Momentous | dét | dés |
| Continuous | des | dez |
| Habitual | dens | densx |
dej: transfer pipe | 0-dej: to send via transfer pipe | e-dej: to set up a transfer pipe | n-dej: to establish a transfer pipe between two locations |
| dej | Nonfuture | Future |
|---|---|---|
| Momentous | dej | desx |
| Continuous | dei | deiz |
| Habitual | dezx | deiz |
dóz: colonize, build up, fill with life | e-dóz: to colonize | 0-dóz: to be fully colonized | a-dóz: to spread| jxį-e-dóz: to infect, invade |
dac: set, place | e-dac: to set down, place | a-dęę: to be sitting somewhere (inanimate object) |a-dęęd: to belong somewhere (inanimate object) |
| dac | Nonfuture | Future |
|---|---|---|
| Momentous | dac | dęęs |
| Continuous | dęę | dęęz |
| Habitual | dęęd | dęęz |
dánh: remove, isolate, separate | e-dánh: to remove, separate, isolate.
dǫ́ǫ́nz: miss, long for, desire | e-dǫ́ǫ́nz: to miss, long for |
| dǫ́ǫ́nz | Nonfuture | Future |
|---|---|---|
| Momentous | - | - |
| Continuous | dǫ́ǫ́nz | dǫ́ǫ́nz |
dhį́į́g: mangled, crooked | e-dhį́į́g: to mangle, ruin, mess up | uu-dhį́į́g: to be screwed up, messed up |
| dhį́į́g | Nonfuture | Future |
|---|---|---|
| Momentous | dhį́ | dhúí |
| Continuous | dhį́į́g | dhúíg |
dheu: climb | 0-dheu: to climb | ha-0-dheu: to ascend | ji-a-dheu: to wick
dhááy: step | 0-dhááy: to take a step | dho-0-dhááł: to pace | jxį-e-dhááy: to crush with the foot | fu-e-dhááy: to place foot on |
dhǫǫh: enemy | j-a-dhǫǫh: to become enemies with someone | j-a-dhǫǫ: to be enemies | uu-dhǫǫ: to be inimical
dhǫr: catch, trap | e-dhǫr: to catch |
zii: say, talk about | 0-zii: to say (used with quotes) | qimo-0-zii: to talk about subversive things
| zii | Nonfuture | Future |
|---|---|---|
| Momentous | zah | zás |
| Continuous | zii | ziiz |
| Habitual | ziin | ziinzx |
zįx: tie, connect | qa-e-zįx: to tie a knot | e-zįx: to connect (with a line) | 0-zįx: to be bound
zį́į́h: translate, switch between forms, record | e-zį́į́h: to translate, record |
zaú: copy, imitatee | e-zaú: to imitate (someone)| uu-zaú: to be similar to something | n-zaú: to make a copy of | txą-e-zaú: to replicate, multiply | a-zauz: to be capable of replication |
| zaú | Nonfuture | Future |
|---|---|---|
| Momentous | zaú | zaús |
| Continuous | zǫǫ | zǫǫz |
| Habitual | zauz | zauiz |
t'oíg: hide, flee, avoid | a-t'oíg: to flee (from) | mó-a-t'úoíx: to avoid |
txí: jut out, extend, hold out (something flat) e-txí: to stick out, extend | e-txí: to be presenting, holding out | 0-txí: to be sticking out
txuns: avoid people, keep to onesself, be asocial| a-txuns: to be asocial, be a shut in |
sií: complex, advance | uu-siis: to increase in complexity, advance | e-siis: to upgrade something
| sií | Nonfuture | Future |
|---|---|---|
| Momentous | sií | siís |
| Continuous | siis | siiz |
| Incohative | siins | siinsx |
siiz̨: depict, represent (a real feature of something) |
| siiz̨ | Nonfuture | Future |
|---|---|---|
| Momentous | siiz̨ | siąsh |
| Continuous | sííz̨ | síą́z̨ |
| Incohative | síínz̨ | síą́nz̨ |
síén: combine, arrange together, intertwine | a-síén: to be combined, intertwined | e-síén: to combine, intertwine | jam-n-síén: to make a hybrid of, make a combination of | jam-a-síén: to be a child of, product of | ruw-e-síén: to be the parent of, source of
| síén | Nonfuture | Future |
|---|---|---|
| Momentous | síén | síéns |
| Continuous | síín | síínz |
| Incohative | sííns | síínsx |
| Habitual | síéns | sííns̨ |
sįįg: replace, supply, replenish | e-sįįg: to supply | e-sįįx: to refill | n-sįįg: to supply with |
suh: friend | j-a-suih: to befriend someone | j-a-suh: to be friends with someone | 0-suh: to be friendly |
soe: eat, consume | e-soe: to eat |
| thaa | Stative | Progressive |
|---|---|---|
| Simple | soe | soin |
| Perfective | sįįh | siinh |
sanh: cushion, soft | e-sanh: to absorb, cushion (an impact, a projectile) | 0-sanh: to be soft | n-sanh: to be a cushion for |
zis: crawl, walk on many legs with a horizontal posture | a-zis: to crawl, walk on many legs |
ziąx: stand with a horizontal posture, with three or more legs | a-ziąx: to stand (with a horizontal posture) |
zéá: smell | e-zéá: to sniff | li-e-zéá: to smell | uu-zéá: to have an odor |
zhía: arrest, seize, imprison | e-zhiá: to arrest someone | 0-zhiá: to be imprisoned, in custody {sxu-zhęę, zhaiy-e: a prison
| zhiá | Nonfuture | Future |
|---|---|---|
| Momentous | zhiá | zhiás |
| Continuous | zhęę | zhaiz |
| Incohative | zhain | zhainzx |
zhui: temporary, labile, ephemeral | uu-zhui: to be temporary, ephemeral, labile | me-uu-zhui: to be temporary, (implies it will be replaced later |
zhó: place, send (of distributed objects, masses) | e-zhóa: to place around | n-zhó: to distribute, ration out |
zhóąx: to have around, provisioned (of distributed objects | 0-zhóąx: to have as a ration | mírí-0-zhóąx: to be properly provisioned, funded | tágb(į)-0-zhóąx: to be poor, underfunded, famished |
łish: encrypt, be subtext |
łuu: consist, make | uu-łuu: to be made of | e-łuu: to create | n-łuu: to create (out of)
łúh: rest, be off, inactive | 0-łųh: it rests, is off, is inactive | e-łúh: deactivate, turn it off |
łens: drunk, delirious, confused | 0-łens: to be drunk, confused | e-łens: to cause confusion | n-łens: to get someone drunk/ confused |
luu: hold, cradle, contain | qa-e-luu: to hold (in the cup of the palm) | 0-luu: to rest in, be cradled in, be contained in | txą-a-luu: to recline | ji-uu-luu: to be waterlogged |
lee: flow, squirt | uu-lee: to be flowing | 0-lee: to flowf | gidi-0-lee: to meander down to, flow (down a long and complex path) | ło-a-lee: to flow (of a viscous substance) |
lenc: to tear, pry apart | e-lenc: to tear off, separate |
ley: leak, burst |
láur: twist | e-laúr: to twist | txa-a-laúr: to turn around (to look at something), to look back |
| láur | Nonfuture | Future |
|---|---|---|
| Momentous | laú | laúsh |
| Continuous | laúr | laúz̨ |
| Incohative | laúnr | laúnz̨ |
lai: cook | e-lai: to cook: fui-e-lai: to boil |
| lai | Nonfuture | Future |
|---|---|---|
| Momentous | laih | lai |
| Continuous | lai | lęęz |
| Incohative | lain |
lainzx |
lans: keep, hold onto, protect | e-lans: to keep something | lǫǫ: beauty, intricacy | 0-lǫǫ: to be beautiful | a-lǫǫ: to make art, be an artisan | n-lǫǫ: to make into art | e-lǫǫ: to create (something artistic)
| lai | Nonfuture | Future |
|---|---|---|
| Momentous | laú | lauf |
| Continuous | lǫǫ | lauw |
| Incohative | lǫǫn |
lǫǫnzx |
łiinx: to have stories (of a building)
ɮiin: false | 0-ɮiin: to lie (not speak the truth) | uu-ɮiin: to be false |
ɮih: shame, embarass | 0-ɮih: to be ashamed, embarassed | e-ɮih: to embarass
ɮú: endure, lasting, durable | 0-lyú: to last, endure | e-ɮú: to fortify | remi-a-ɮú: to persist, perservere, refuse to give up |
ɮúó: apathetic, dejected | 0-lyúó: to be apathetic, sick of
ɮę́s: fold, pocket | 0-ɮę́tłas: to be folded | a-ɮę́tłas: to become wrinkled| 0-ɮę́s: to have a pocket, pouch, wrinkle |
ɮáa: parasite, take without giving | 0-ɮáa: to mooch, take without giving back |
thii: dense, concentrated, thick | uu-thii: to be thick | e-thii: to concentrate, thicken |
thįį: meaning, semantics | e-thįį: to mean something | a-thįį: to have meaning |
thé: scrape, rub | a-thé: to rub against | jxi-a-thé: to scrape against, cause damage | n-thé: to rub together |
thung: ring, revertebrate | e-thung: to strike (of a bell) | uu-thung: to be sonorous |
thoi: hear | e-thoi: to listen | li-e-thoi: to hear | txí-e-thoi: to pay attention, listen closely |
thuał: clear, transparent | e-thuał: to clear up, clean
| thuał | Stative | Progressive |
|---|---|---|
| Simple | thuał | thuel |
| Perfective | thół | thól |
thaa: work, improve | li-thaa: to work | he-thaa: to do work on it, improve it | gi-n-thaa: to work for someone
| thaa | Stative | Progressive |
|---|---|---|
| Simple | thaa | thain |
| Perfective | thah | thainh |
d̨íé: dissolve, disperse | a-Díé: to disperse, spread out, diffuse | yǫ-a-d̨íé: to dissolve | e-d̨íé: to dissolve (transitive) | n-d̨íé: to let out, allow to disperse, dissolve | 0-d̨íé: to be spread out | yǫ-0-d̨íé: to be homogenous, spread out | ji-uu-d̨íé: to be soluble |
d̨iin: to be interested in, fascinated by | e-d̨iin: to be interested in something | 0-d̨iin: to be interesting
d̨ueh: purchase, acquire | jau-d̨ueh: to have purchased, gotten
d̨uą: isolate, seal off, separate | e-d̨uą: to isolate, cut off, separate | dzú-e-d̨uą: slice off, cut off | mazą-e-d̨uą: to cut out impurities, remove an illness, extract a cancer | o-e-d̨uą: excise | yǫ-e-d̨uą: to hermetically seal | pxę-e-d̨uą: to ostracize, encapsulate |
d̨aah: wake up, bring to senses | 0-d̨aah: to wake up | e-d̨aah: to wake someone up | łens(į)-a-d̨aah: to snap out of it, sober up | łens(į)-e-d̨aah: to snap someone out of it
d̨heng: thicken, viscous, become firm | 0-d̨heng: to become thicker, firmer | ji-uu-d̨heng: to be viscous | e-d̨heng: to make thick, firm
thxus: push, shove | e-thxus: to shove | hama-e-thxus: to push over, down|
chud: shameful, cringeworthy | a-chud: to act shamefully, commit a gaffe | e-chud: to make someone cringe with shameful action |
ché: to run, work, behave, operate | a-ché: to be running, operating | 0-ché: to be functional, in order | mim-0-ché: out of order |
ches: shuffle, change order, arrangment | e-ches: to shuffle, rearrange smt.
| ches | Realis | Irrealis |
|---|---|---|
| Momentous | ches | cheis |
| Continuous | cheis | cheiz |
| Incohative | cxein |
cxeinzx |
chon: to manage, take care of, supervise | e-chon: to manage, keep track of, supervise it |
chah: have fetched | n-chah: to have someone get you something
ch'ąx: observe | e-ch'ąx: observe it | a-ch'ąx: to be vigilant |
j̨ux: same, homogenize | 0-j̨ux: to be the same | e-j̨ux: to make the same | n-j̨ux: to change it into
j̨uu: stick to, append, attach | e-j̨uu: stick to, attach, append | uu-j̨uu- to be sticky | a-j̨uu: to be attached to | remi-e-j̨uu: to fasten |
shiił: long for, crave | a-shiił, e-shiił: to long for, crave, desire
shúó: embed, stick in, root, attach | e-shúó: to root in place |
| shúó | Realis | Irrealis |
|---|---|---|
| Stative | shúó | shúós |
| Continuative | shúu | shúuz |
| Incohative | shúun | shúunzx |
shąą: close | e-shąą: to close | 0-shąą: to be closed |
z̨enx: command, instruct | a-z̨eng: to be in charge | e-z̨eng: to be in charge of | n-z̨enx: to tell someone what to do |
z̨hang: name, symbolize (arbitrary way of referring to something) |
cxį́į́: weak, fragile | 0-cxį́į́: to be fragile, weak | a-cxį́į́: to be too weak (to) | e-cxį́į́: to weaken, damage | n-cxį́į́: to wear away, erode, make fragile | zhui-uu-cxį́į́: to be ephemeral, break at the slightest touch |
| cxį́į́ | Nonfuture | Future |
|---|---|---|
| Momentous | cxúí | cxúíx |
| Continuous | cxį́į́ | cxúíg |
| Incohative | cxį́į́n | cxį́į́nzx |
cxii: to crack, break under stress | a-cxii: to fail (under stress) | gidi-a-cxii: to fail over time, wear down | gidi-uu-cxii: to be slow, broken, inneficient | uu-cxii: to be broken, out of order | gidi-e-cxii: to use until breaking down | jxį-gidi-e-cxii: to overuse
| cxii | Nonfuture | Future |
|---|---|---|
| Momentous | cxii | cxis |
| Continuous | cxiig | cxiz |
| Incohative | cxiing | cxiinj |
cxú: heat | 0-cxú, cxuu: to be a certain temperature, be heating at a certain rate | e-cxú: to keep smt at a certain temperature | e-cxuu: to heat smt up | a-cxú: to be autothermoregulatory
| cxú | Nonfuture | Future |
|---|---|---|
| Momentous | cxú | cxús |
| Continuous | cxuu | cxuuz |
| Habitual | cxuin | cxuinzx |
cxúł: corect, straighten, fix | e-cxúł: to fix, correct | uu-cxúł: to be correct, in working order | a-cxúł: to heal | mó-cxúúsx: to maintain, keep up |
| cxúł | Nonfuture | Future |
|---|---|---|
| Momentous | cxúł | cxúił |
| Continuous | cxúy | cxúyz |
| Incohative | cxúyn | cxúynzx |
cxun: kill, die | e-cxun: to kill someone | 0-cxun: to die | txą-e-cxun: to commit suicide
| cxun | Nonfuture | Future |
|---|---|---|
| Momentous | cxun | cxus |
| Continuous | cxung | cxuz |
| Incohative | cxung | cxunj |
cxad: hide, conceal | e-cxad: to hide | a-cxad: to hide onesself, enter disguise |
| cxad | Nonfuture | Future |
|---|---|---|
| Momentous | cxá | cxáís |
| Continuous | cxad | cxaid |
| Incohative | cxand | cxainzx |
cxó: drink | e-cxó: to drink |
jxéd: hang | e-jxéd: to hang from something | n-jxéd: to hang up something | 0-jxéd: to be suspended
jxaa: have space for, hold | uu-jxaa: to have the space for | e-jxaa: to contain | tánsa-e-jxaa: to increase capacity |
jxhuot: arrange, order, crystallize | a-jxhuot: to enter formation | bhu-uu-jxhuot: to crystallize | e-jxhuot: to organize | mó-jxhuózx: to herd |
ceu: count | e-ceu: to count | oínmi-e-ceu: to number off |
cél: stupid, incapable | ęzmo-0-cél: to be stupid | a-cél: to lack the mental capacity (to) | e-cél: to make stupid |
cég: sense | e-cég: to detect, sense |
caayn: flight, suspension in fluid media | la-0-caayn: to fly (a ship) | a-caayn: to fly (as a bird does) | uu-caayn: to be suspended, float, levitate | ji-uu-caayn: to float (on a liquid) | fehą́-uu-caayn: to float (in air) | ha-a-caayn: to float to the top, rise, surface | ha-uu-caayn: to be buoyant, float up | ji-la-0-caayn: to sail | ji-a-caayn: to swim |
jing: communion | a-jing: to be in communion, one mind | e-jing: to establish communion with someone |
jú: study, examine | e-jú: to examine, look at | e-jú: to study
juu: guilty | 0-juu: to be guilty
jei: pain | 0-jei: to be in pain | a-jei: to hurt someone
jes: intuition, gut feeling | e-jes: to feel that (x), to have a gut feeling that |
jooj: hang out | 0-jooj: to hang out a place | jxo-e-jooj: to hang out with someone
| jooj | Nonfuture | Future |
|---|---|---|
| Momentous | jooc | joosx |
| Continuous | jooj | joozx |
| Incohative | joonj | joonzx |
jóf: to drive, pilot | 0-jóf: to drive (of a vehicle) |
jaíe: beautiful, well-formed, ideal | 0-jaíe: to be beautiful |
jheing: elevator | 0-jheing: to take the elevator somewhere | e-jheing: to set up an elevator | n-jheing: to connect to places by an elevator |
| jheing | Nonfuture | Future |
|---|---|---|
| Momentous | jheing | jheins |
| Continuous | jheing | jheinz |
| Habitual | jhiinj | jhiinzx |
jhat: explode, detonate | a-jhat: to explode | e-jhat: to detonate something | 0-jhad: to be explosive |
çín: point, sharp | uu-çín: to be sharp | e-çín: to sharpen | pxę-n-çín: to stab, insert | qa-n-çín: to poke, prod |
| çuu | Nonfuture | Future |
|---|---|---|
| Momentous | çú | çus |
| Continuous | çuu | çuz |
| Incohative | çuun | çuunzx |
çuu: duty, obligatory | 0-çuu: to be obligatory | me-0-çuu: to be (metin) law | me-a-çú: to make into law |
çó: trade, sell, exchange | n-çó: to trade something for something |
çat: error, malfunction | 0-çat: to have an error, mistake | ęzmo-0-çat: to be buggy, full of mistakes |txa-a-çat: to behave abnormally
yuu: to control (with a mental connection)
| yuu | Nonfuture | Future |
|---|---|---|
| Momentous | yuh | yus |
| Continuous | yuu | yuz |
| Incohative | yuin | yuinzx |
yúá: help | e-yúá: to help someone
yezx: dream | 0-yezx: to have a dream |
yeex: nauseous | 0-yeex: to be nauseous | e-yeex: to nauseate
yai: confuse, at a loss | 0-yai: to be confused | e-yai: to confuse |
yáx: undo, untie, unclasp | e-yáx: to untie, undo | míyyí-e-yáx: to uncoil
yǫǫ: exist, reality | 0-yǫǫ: to exist
kiow: fight | e-kiow: to attack someone | ja-a-kiow: to fight with someone |
keeł: to telephone, call | ja-a-keeł, e-keeł: to call a person |
koo: bend | e-koo: to bend | a-koo: to bend (one's own limb) | uu-koo: to be bent | jxį-e-koo: to crease |
kaas: coil, pack up, put away, collect | e-kaas: to pack up | míyyí-e-kaas: to coil up | uu-kaas: to be put away | txa-a-kaas: to cower, curl up in the fetal position |
k'át: drag, pull | e-k'át: to drag, to pull | uu-k'át: to be stuck | tyí-e-k'át: to tug at |
k'uí: write, note | e-k'uí: to write
gii: lean (of poles) uu-giin: to lean | e-giin: to set leaning
guí: feel (sensation of touch) | qa-e-guí: to touch | a-guí: to feel something touch onesself
gezx: lean (of planes) uu-gezx: to be leaning | e-gezx: to set leaning
goz̨: mature, raise | 0-goz̨: to mature, be immature | e-goz̨: to raise | e-gosh: to make develop | 0-gosh: to advance a stage in the life cycle |
klí: strong, firm | 0-klí: to be strong | remi-0-klí: to be firmly in place, secured | remi-e-klí: to secure, tie down | e-klí: to strengthen | bhu-e-klí: to add to, reinforce
kliǫ: bored | 0-kliǫ: to be bored, not in the mood for
kx'ieg: entertain, enjoy | 0-kx'ieg: to be having fun | uu-kx'ieg:to be funny | e-kx'ieg: to entertain |
kx'įį: absorb, soak up | e-kx'įį: to sop up | jxį-e-kx'įį: to assimilate | a-kx'įį: to be absorbent
xuiac: stand (upright) | a-xuiac: to stand upright |
xuij: walk (upright locomotion) | a-xuij: to walk | gidi-a-xuij: to wander | gel-a-xuij: to tiptoe
kpío: tie, weave | e-kpío: to tie | uu-kpío: to be knotted together
kpuc: bury | e-kpuc: to bury something
kpan: shatter, brittle, crack | a-kpan: to crack | uu-kpan: to be brittle | dea-a-kpan: to shatter | ło-e-kpan: to chip |
guin: collect, put together, categorize | a-guín: to be in the same group | e-guín: to put into a group |
guos: true | e-guos: to speak the truth | 0-guos: to be true
goj: sit (posture) | a-goj: to be seated | fu-a-goc: to sit down |
gaa: point out, delineate | e-gaa: to point at something | 0-gaa: to stand out | txa-a-gaa: to make a scene
gáf: jam, block up | e-gáf: to jam something | uu-gáf: to be jammed | n-gáf: to jam with something
gát: jump, leap | 0-gát: to leap | e-gát: to bounce, dribble (in the repetitive) |
gal: swing | a-gal: to swing, sway | e-gal: to set swinging | mó-e-gaayg: to keep swinging |
ghúnh: send (parcels) by the system | e-ghúnh: send something |
gbii: rain | hįgbii: it's raining
gbíed: precipitate, separate out, settle | fu-a-gbíed: to precipitate |
gbuí: miss, long for | e-gbuí: to miss, long for someone/something |
| gbuí | Nonfuture | Future |
|---|---|---|
| Momentous | gbuíh | gbuís |
| Continuous | gbuí | gbuíz |
| Habitual | gbuíín | gbuíínzx |
gbue: sad, disappointed | 0-gbue: to be sad, disappointed | e-gbue: to be dissppointed in something |
| jheing | Nonfuture | Future |
|---|---|---|
| Momentous | gbįh | gbįs |
| Continuous | gbue | gbuez |
| Habitual | gbueen | gbueenzx |
gbaó: wear, bear | a-gbaó: to have on one's person, wear (of clothing) | a-gbaw: to put on | uu-gbaó: to be on, attached | n-gbaó: to carry around, have with | e-gbaw: to adorn something/someone
gbááns: transcribe, download, upload | e-gbááns: to transcribe it, download it, upload it |
ghįng: abrade, wear away | e-ghįng: to wear down, sand | uu-ghįng: to be easily worn | e-ghįįg: to scratch | 0-ghįng: to be worn away | a-ghįng: to be abrasive
qion: subversive, opposed to the government |
qun: fear, fright | 0-qun: to be scared | e-qun: to frighten |
quis: fuel | uu-quus: to be fueled | e-quis: to fuel, charge | rixi-e-quis: to charge (electricity)|
| quis | Nonfuture | Future |
|---|---|---|
| Momentous | quis | quiis |
| Continuous | quus | quuz |
| Incohative | quins | quinzx |
qend: correct, proper | 0-qend: to be correct | e-qét: to correct, fix |
| qend | Nonfuture | Future |
|---|---|---|
| Momentous | qét | qés |
| Continuous | qend | qenz |
| Incohative | qeind | qeinzx |
qoi: rich, varied | uu-qoi: to be colorful, rich | e-qoi: to spice up |
qaa: hit, smack (with the hands) | e-qaa: hit, punch | ɮua-e-qaa: slap | tyí-n-qaa: snatch | tyí-e-qaa: pinch | rii: charge, electric field | uu-riih: to be charged | e-rii: to establish an electric field | tso-e-réh: to maintain an electric field | e-rier: to run an alternating current through something
q'ó: remember, record | a-q'ó: to be recorded, remember | e-q'ó: to send (of information) | pxę-e-q'ó: to record | o-e-q'ó: to recall | jxį-e-q'ó: to overwrite, erase |
riing: life | e-riing: to give birth to | txa-a-riinj: to survive | uu-ring: to be alive | a-riinj: to be born |
rú: say | 0-rú: quotative verb |
róh: pride | a-róh: to be proud |
raáj: sleep, not concious | 0-raáy: to sleep | uu-raáj: to be tired, sleepy | dzįmó-uu-raáj: to be drowsy, semi-concious | n-raáyy: to go to sleep | jxį-uu-raáj: to be unconcious | yǫ-jxį-uu-raáj: to be comatose
huac: embrace, hug | e-huac: to embrace |
heit | forget | a-heit: to forget
hoí: design something in a biochemical system | ehoí: to design, make it
| hoí | Nonfuture | Future |
|---|---|---|
| Momentous | hoí | hoís |
| Continuous | hois | hoiz |
| Habitual | hoins | hoinsx |
hóén: take out, unpack, uncoil, bloom | e-hóén: to take out, unpack, move in | txa-a-hóén: to bloom, open up | tsítli-e-hóén: to unravel |
hee- empty, vacant | uu-hee: to be empty | e-hiz: to empty, evacuate | yǫ-e-hiz: to evacuate, create a vacuum | tso-yǫ-e-hés: to maintain a vacuum | fí-e-hiz: to clean, organize, remove clutter (of a room, place)
haa: upward motion | e-haah: to hold up, support (never figurative) |
haan: to lie, lay | a-haan: to be lying down | e-haan: to set down (in a lying position)
Imperatives not derived from verbs, exclamations[]
These are words used like imperative verbs that are not verbs, coming either from demonstratives or having no external origin
ái: here! (as in come here or bring it here)
tsái, įng-jái, ooyái, jái: leave! (in order from weakest to strongest
ox: stop!, wait!, no!
k'á: look!, pay attention!
geéh: damnit!, shit! (said when you have failed)
Question words[]
tsíid, tsuóod, tsuéed, tsuayyíid: who?
yíid: what?
eeyyíid: what?
yai: at where?
yánmau: why?
-yaun: did what? (verb stem)
ya-: how? (manner prefix)
yǫng: how many?
yoín: whichth
Nouns []
Noun prefixes[]
tsi, tsoo, tsuee, tsual*: generic person prenoun
sxu, sxoo, sxui, sxual*: generic place prenoun. Also used to mean "home of", as in "sxu-txen": Txen's place, or sxu-mádzáanh: the imperial palace.
eey, yyoo, yyee, yyal*: generic vec/animal prenoun
tlia, tlioo, tliee, tlęęl*: prenoun for a subset/component of a noun.
People[]
mádzáanh-(un): the empress, (our) empress
tsi-mix: a Mixtin person
tsi-mn-e, ma-mi: father | mama, manma, maan: daddy, dad
tsi-mee: person | tsuiya*: this person, you. Plural is oawa. Deponent, only used in unmarked absolutive
tsi-maaz, madz-en, maząm: a foreigner (from outside the Daiwe), barbarian, corrupt person, person who has been compromised by an inhuman intellegence, un-person
tsi-bhi, bh-en, bhi-mi: woman
tsi-bhins, bhintay-en, bhinta-mi: costumer, beautician
tsi-fuu, -yen, -mi: Metin citizens who dwell on the surface
tsi-wi-e, wa-mi: mother | bebe, wewe, weew: mommy, mom
tsi-wions, -tsen, -wiónmi: ancient person, person from before the plague (age ~10,000+)
oa-dáán: family
tsi-tiys, tsy-en, tsyi-mi: child, one's offspring, student, apprentice
oa-ti-yen, tii-mi: friends, group, associates
tsi-tsúás T: A resident of the inhuman regions
tsi-txá: man
tsi-tx'oos T: Savage, people who have abandoned technology
tsi-suh-en, sug-mi: a close friend, relation, sexual partner
tsi-łicx-e Cx: aunt, uncle, trusted family friend, confidant | łisxúús: trustworthy, reliable tsiłixúús: trustworthy person, reliable person
tsi-ɮaa: hedonist, connoisseur
tsi-th'ú, -ufen, -unmi: degenerate, lazy person, hedonist
tsi-dhaaw-en, dhǫǫ-mi: enemy
tsi-d̨úh, tsid̨úk-en, tsid̨ug-mi: an elder, superior
tsi-d̨úo: agent, servant
tsi-cxuu, cxuwen, cxuwmi: adult (over age 120)
tsi-caken, cagmi: parent
tsi-juéng, juenken, juenxmi: scientist
tsi-juáá: fetus or embryo
tsiyáang: youth, young person (from age 26-120)
tsi-goz̨, goj̨-en: juvenile, one not yet physically mature (age 0-26)
oa-gaúd: the public, the masses
tsi-gaw: a commoner, unimportant person | oa-gawtin: the masses
tsi-gajú, gajúh-en, gajug-mi: student, understudy, apprentice
tsi-xúéf: gamesman, naturalist, person who explores and collects things from nature
tsi-qeú: Star person, a member of the collapsed starfaring civilization preceding the Metin
tsi-roo 0: old person, powerful person
Serviles, inhumans and AIs[]
eey-(a)nh, (a)nt-en, (a)n-mi: household servile that serve janitorial purposes
eey-fíhés T: organizing servile, majordomo (give orders to other serviles)
eey-d̨úo: agent, avatar (serviles directly connected to their master's mind and perception)
eey-mádzáánh: hand of the empress (a kind of eeyd̨úo)
eey-ghoo: rudimentary AI that are found in most consumer electronics and machines, distinguished by not having a body that can easily move around and manipulate the world
eey-bhas: sapient things with a full body (can walk, fly, or swim, and have dextrous appendages)
eey-jhį́įn, jhį́įnm-en, jhį́įn-mi: Intellegent robot, machine, nonhuman, vec | -jhį́įn: intellegent, alive eeyy-o, yyoo-mo,
eeyy-en, o-mi: servile (eeybhas thaat serve the purposes of human)
eey-caay, caal-en, caay-mi: autopilot
eey-bhins,, bhintay-en, bhinta-mi: Dresser
eey-sóó: private servile
eey-gaúd D: public servile
eey-mee: inhuman (sapient creatures and robots that serve no human master)
eey-hóé: animal, plant, life of natural origin | yyaa-hóétin: the natural life of the world
eey-hóuas T: wild animal (eeyhóé that are eeybhas | eey-hóuatsuukx'ieg: a captured wild animal pet | eey-hóuatsanh T: domesticated wild animal (very expensive and prestigious)
eey-dháú: biont (artificial life with biochemistry like the Metin)
eey-dhá: "dog", mammallike artificial jyeed'háú often used as pets or servants | eey-dháyuukx'ieg: a fancy "dog" | eey-dhawanh T': "dog" servant
eey-kx'ieg: pet (servile that exists only to be amusing or beautiful) |
eey-bhig: mechanical creature (typically defined by lacking autonomous growth or chemical processes)
eey-mas T: servile of war
The body[]
cí-máng-e, mángmiyen i: face
m-tséix i: bone
m-kįgun i: a piece of cartilage
m-jáus i: a muscle
m-lúcmú i: a tendon
cí-lǫ́ǫd, lǫ́doyen, lǫ́ǫnmi i: head
cí-goi i: forehead
cha-tsíx i: hair (upon the scalp)
cha-maf i: beard
cha-guł i: skin
m-hęɮ: a membrane
cha-kpǫw: flesh, tissue
eey-gánx i: mind (inalienable), computer(alienable) | cha-gánx, m-gánx: brain matter, computronium
(v́)th'ayn, th'ayyen, th'aynmi i: leg
(v́)muts-i, mósmi i: arm
m-pxáts'u i: upper arm
m-tauns i: lower arm | m-tsį́xtauns i: elbow
(v́)t'inx i: wrist
(v́v́)qaa 0 i: hand
hu-qabhuay, -yyen, -mi: hand, palm, in the hands
hu-qaɮí: fist, in the hands
(v́)qal, -en, qaymi: finger | (v́)qayyii i: thumb | (v́)qaysang i: index finger | (v́)qaybhuay L i: middle finger | (v́)qaykx'ó i: ring finger | (v́)qaygea i: pinky | m-tsį́xqaa 0 i: knuckle
m-tao: nail (part of the body)
(v́)jxįl T i: ear
(v́v)yuus Ts i: eye
tlia-yutsuuf i: eyebrow
tlia-yutsuíx i: eyelashes
tlia-yusauh i: eyelid
(v́v)t'ui, t'uyen, t'įmi: nose
hu-weet: cheek
m-méa: cheekbone
(v́)jid: chin
cí-kázda: mouth
m-súx: tooth
hu-muow: lips
hu-miung: gums
oo-thíi: saliva
hu-dhín: neck
út-jans: trachea
út-díeh: esophagus
hu-múí: torso
hu-laj: shoulders
hu-bhet: chest
hu-guo: stomach (ventral region, not organ)
hu-yó: back (of a creature)
hu-rei: hips
hu-leing: buttocks
hu-rúax: groin
(v́)dand: thigh
(v́v)ɮiu: shin
m-tsuę́x: knee | m-tsį́x: a joint
(v́v́)dhaa 0: foot
hu-dhafuu: sole of feet
hu-maldhí: heel
hu-dhahaa: top of the foot
(v́)gel: paw, tip of the foot,
cí-dháál, -en, dhááymi: toe | cí-dháyyii, cí-dháysang, cí-dháybhuay, cí-dháykx'ó, cí-dháygea: big, second, middle, fourth, pinky toe
(v́v́)ząą: stomach (Refers to the organ. The metin stomach is not analogous to the human stomach, combining the functions of the majority of the organs in the human digestive tract)
m-jííh: one-way valve, sphincter (used in both mechanical and biological contexts)
(v́v)diaz: nerve (also used in inorganic contexts to refer to connections that transfer information or commands)
út-móí: blood vessel | út-móísang: vein | út-moíkx'ó: artery
út-gaú, hu-gaú: aerovein
(v́)bhus: a heart (in a strictly anatomical sense)
cí-yoo, yoow-e, yoo-mi: core, heart
m-hįáf: lung
Places and geography[]
sxu-maaz D madąmi: the outside world, the wilderness | maaz, mazą: foreign, external, not in control maząro: the external section
sxu-maazmayǫ: the universe
sxu-metin: the Metin nation
sxu-gį́taang: land, region
sxu-fuu: the ground, the lands below
sxu-t'ogáág: mountain, mountainous country
sxu-giz: jungle, forest | sxu-gizlíng: the great jungle below
sxu-koįs Ts: waterfall, stream
sxu-koįslíng, -língmi, -língen: river, stream
sxu-tl'ans: lake
lít'ix: trickle, dripping
i-ch'íí: rainbow
sxu-sxunlíng: flat ground
fuuyǫ: the world
dáíwe: the civilized world
zhuo: nation (group of people or nation state)
sxu-zhuomee 0: the metin nation (entity)
oa-zhuomee 0: the metin people as a whole
(sxu-)mií, -jmií, meit-en, mei-mi: home | mit'uu: apartment, complex | tsijmií, -imeit-en: roommate | meitooclįsiiz̨: portrait of the resident of a home |
sxu-dásmą: atrium (of a mit'uu)
út-qitáan: Exedra (collection of chairs and sometimes a table, intended primarily for small social gatherings)
sxu-mai: forest, wilderness
m-toó, tooq-en, toor-mi: plant | sxu-tooqx'id: field, thicket
m-shúó: root
i-jit: leaf
(v́)k'ens: the sun
m-qeú: a star
sxu-hue: outer space
sxu-d̨íít T: sky, atmosphere
i-láú, -mi, -yen: cloud
oo-láú: haze
įh-t'á, -tanmi, táfen: a rock
įh-t'ǫt, -mi, -en: a pebble
sxu-pxó, -pxongmi, pxóhen: neighborhood, town | tsi-pxó: neighbor
sxu-tien, tienm-en, tien-mi: forum, plaza, place to meet
sxu-toó, toóq-en, toor-mi: garden
isin, -chin, isiny-en, isiin-mi: path, trail
sxu-dhááy: step, place to stand | sxu-dhááyt'uu, -t'uwen, -t'umi: staircase
sxu-haa: the high places, the great outcropping, metin lands
sxu-txíro: Alcove, outdoor entrance of apartment
sxu-xąns: terrace
m-gbhęnc: Frame, great truss (unit of city construction)
sxu-łk'aan: City surface | sxułk'aan djudjiunsy: Honeycombed city surface |
sxu-qx'ǫǫ: Bay (open space in sity surrounded primarily by residential strucures)
sxu-yían: plaza, public space (in a city) |
sxu-ndau, -maud, ndauy-en, ndau-mi: pool | sxu-ndǫt'uu, -maudt'uu: spa, bathhouse
sxu-łísh: town
sxu-tl'an, -nmen, -mi: metropolis, city | tl'anmid: sprawling metropolis
sxu-tl'ant'uu: eucumenopolis, great city
m-j̨ao, -rao, -mi, -j̨aowen: city, locale
m-mółoo: fridge, freezer
(v́v́)xuus: airtight thermos (used for storing perishables, often outfitted with auto-refrigeration and filled with argon)
m-maag: pool
sxu-maag: pool, reservoir
m-woon: a light
m-j̧uor: sticker, tag, sticky thing
m-łex: grit, bit, pebble
m-bheenjhį́įn: living ink
m-guút: a piece of furniture
(v́)-tlag: table
(v́v́)goons: stool, chair
m-haan: couch, place to lay
(v́)tsia: mat(for sitting)
m-kee: pot
sxu-dó, -dongmi, -dóhen: room
m-hawǫ́ǫ́: roof | m-haun: ceiling
út-roo: entrance, door
út-jxéd: post to hang something
sxu-łúh: alcove for a servile to rest when not in use.
(v́)ɮeo: wall
sxu-kląą: hallway
įh-tsáhmuf: floor
įh-haa: platform
(v́)dhic, -mi, -en: window
sxu-kuén Ǹ: lounge, living room
sxu-tácmui: bathroom
m-kxįį: sponge
m-kxįyaon, -mi, -nmen: towel
(v́)-gio: net
m-bhaanw: mirror
sxu-raáj, -mi, -ręę́jen: bedroom
m-ręę́jaon: blanket
įh-łief: bed
m-sanh: pillow, cushion
sxu-lai: kitchen
sxu-suiil: dining room
m-lág: bowl | m-lágjwǫ́ǫ́: basin
m-ciar: plate
įh-záu: cup
m-jút: box
(v́)dzaa: bag
m-has: lid
įh-gbind: bottle
m-tázduh: faucet | m-tázdawǫ́ǫ́: fountain
m-kpint: fork
įh-lį́s: spoon
įh-gue: knife, blade
įh-k'íns: carpet
(v́v́)ch'éé: phone, small computer
(v́)j̧an: computer
(v́v́)keeł: telephone, auditory communicator, the call function on a more complex device
m-dheu: ladder
út-jheing: elevator
út-héá: bridge
(v́)tlęnc: cord(electric)
út-chaw: train, subway
út-míng: high-speed train
út-dezx Jx: a transfer pipe
įh-tleang: desk, workspace
út-dęęd D: stand, place, seat (the object you are supposed to leave an inanimate object in/on)
m-gbishłéé: balloon
m-mįd: toy, game
(v́)huską 0: light shirt, undershirt
įh-máí: shawl, quechquemitl, huipil
įh-keens: vest, overshirt
įh-bhaíj: coat
(v́v)kpoo 0: poncho
m-bhiyǫ: suit (protection, not formal dress)
m-rábhi: formal dress, suit
įh-tliɮ: mask
(v́)tsuh: shoe
m-dhábhę: socks
m-ɮę́ts'á: pocket
m-ɮę́s: a fold.
m-jaan: tie, ribbon
įh-famaaw: chullo, beanie
įh-dyuu: belt
įh-kx'an: pants, skirt, legwear
(v́)kacmi: skirt
įh-thens: shorts, trousers
įh-kx'úmuu: loincloth
įh-kx'úmee: bra, chestcloth
įh-kx'anɮí: leggings
įh-tlai: collar
įh-mon: bracelet
(v́)huao: necklace
m-tálįnsto: open legged trousers
m-kįstįs Ts: hood
oo-kl'ef: air
ooji, -wji, -yen, -mi: water
ooyii, -wii, -yie, -yimi: blood
eey-jhį́įnyǫ: shapeshifter, formless creature
cha-kǫi: fat, oil
cha-tsááw: metal
cha-t'á, -áyen, -anmi: stone
cha-kpienh: plastic (as in hydrocarbon polymer)
cha-teéł: ceramic
oo-quu 0y: snow
cha-sái: soap, detergent | įh-sę́s: bubble
cha-ghúe: gel
cha-bhaaf: foam
cha-lee: liquid cha-dhic C: glass
cha-fui: gas
cha-tǫǫd D: solid
cha-tj'axkút Ts: cloth
cha-tsúnd: tissue paper
įh-tet: string | m-tetj'u: thread
cha-qéz: food
m-tl'úę́g: a meal
cha-cxó: drink
cha-miindjoih: ash
cha-gíoih: powder
cha-tháts'oih: sand
cha-bhon, cha-bhonmoih: salt (NaCl)
cha-wuu, cha-wuuyoih: sugar | cha-wuuji: syrup
cha-k'ín: spice
cha-mágmoih: dust | m-mágmoih: cloud of dust
cha-káó: mist, spray
cha-wuéf: smoke
cha-nsaw: fumes (implies toxicity)
cha-gai: acid (bronsted) | gai: sour, acidic
cha-mont: acid (lewis)
cha-dión: base (bronsted and lewis) cha-giuu: thermos or dewar lining, a type of vacuum insulation
m-tjug: a note, report
m-tj'ii: beam, board
m-mááh: rod
įh-qx'aj: door, hatch
lu-riix: electricity
lu-k'anw: gravity
lu-ho: space, gap | luhoí: crack, flaw | hoíhid: full of cracks
lu-zhyíi: time
lu-gjęung: space
lu-mayǫ: space-time, reality, the universe
lu-jǫ́ǫ́: value
m-dónmid: rainbow, spectrum
duas, -dǫs, duats-en, duas-mi: fire
lu-hoan, -nmen, -nmi: biochemical system | lu-gaú: the Metin biochemical system lu-hóá: the biochemical system of the world's life
(v́v́)kx'aa, 0y: emblem, symbol (graphic)
lu-z̨hang: symbol, name (linguistic)
eey-dól Tl: institute
Features[]
oi-dhúog: mangled spot
įh-cǫǫt: an error
Ideophones[]
Shapes[]
míyyi, -ien, imi: spiral, swirly
gít'i: wrinkle, crease
ólwo: squiggle
káts'a: jagged, zigzag
umúlu: wavy, undulating
gúe: round
Sounds[]
çį́į́çįį: hiss
éggje: buzz
íxke: scrape
į́nbįn: infrasonic, a sound which is felt more than heard
ę́míín: extremely high pitched sound
úcx'u: screech
ą́cx'eg: splat
ghicígi: jingle, metallic clatter
ikígą: gurgle
umúdu: babbling, the sound of water
míímiin: beep
gęng: chirp
háxaa: whir
táh: pop
andáh: boom
fóx: whack
kícic: crunch
tsápxa: rattle
íging: creak
mį́į́n: hum
bhágazh: splash
ką́k'ą: tap
énfą: muffled
wǫ́dǫlą: murmur
Textures and Appearances[]
mįlį́mį: glitter (glitter, snow)
fánma: sparkle (crystal, glass)
bhábhanw: lustrous, very reflective, metallic
wówoon: dazzling
ónzoo: dull, clouded
łóar: matte
mágmo: baggy, billowy
gien: well fit, perfectly suited
és-heef: tattered | m-es-heef: a tatter
kófoh: chapped, cracked, jagged
yúnzį: corrugated, ribbed
mį́wįns: wrinkled
xiááz: taut
gbeg: impervious, impossible to scratch or dent
ǫ́hwaaf: fluffy
wásaaf: shaggy
úlsįf: matted
énhef: prone to shedding | cha-nhef: loose fibers, hair
kítsix: coarse
táłax: full of small blades (like a pile of broken glass)
tałáxa: full of tiny scratches, roughed up (like a dog's chew toy)
cį́nhį: full of microscopic needles, deceptively sharp (insulation, asbestos, nettles)
ę́nfęę: fine, silky
yámui: velvety
xáaw: fuzzy
ę́nsuf: woolly
jxinsę́nmą: knotted, tied up, complicated
góos: smooth
ánkan: glossy
éye: slippery
gą́tj'ą: "catchy" (think dragging a wheel sideways, on a smooth floor it "sticks" even though it has a smooth texture)
sį́tj'į: tending to catch fabrics, spiky, hooked, velcroish
obhógo: bumpy | m-obhógo: lump
íc'is: abrasive
ícoih: grainy
klį́c'į: prickly
t'į́įz: thick, pasty
bhą́zdą: sticky, adhesive
úwįz̨: mushy
gbúthunz: syrupy
lééleh: runny
yúúlu: slimy, greasy
míyyin: grimy
wéle: damp
z̨hóngho: moist
óíhoh: dusty
ázhaas: flaky
úntsanw: crusty and wet
į́klįng: lumpy, coagulated
thénde: stringy
łéof: raw, red (of skin)
fę́tęt: cratered, pocked
gutúghun: beat up
idáan: taut
bhį́nyi: firm but yeilding (inflated tire, polymer coating)
sánd: stiff but flexible (tent poles)
txénme: springy
pxétjąx: brittle
éxic: rustling, brittle (like leaves)
fą́sąx: crumbly (like a rock)
óóbhįt: chunky, crumbly (like clumped sugar)
ǫ́nbhǫ: flabby
éízxu: friable
kléend: tender, soft, delicate, easily bruised
hoéé: thin, intangible (like a cloud or a spiderweb)
yabháán: resonant
Shapes (in adjective form, can be turned to nouns with m- prefix)[]
Punctiform: ío
linear: yháá
planar: djit
voluminous: xes
4D: zxįngątsáá
XD: Xątsáá
Space: ɮuox
bent, curved: qx'é
flat: dįh
Enclosed: djhíng
Enclosed with an opening: lun
Arcuate: yháuyn
Cup shaped: djiunsy
Symmetric: abhǫǫn
X-symmetric: X-ąswhǫǫn
Rotationally symmetric: kpaos
X-rotationally symmetric: X-ąskpaos
Having all right angles: qaand
Square: qąnd
Rectangle: qoi
Cube: qeit
Regular X-measure polytope: X-Ordinal-qos
triangle: t'aox
equilateral triangle: t'aonx
tetrahedron: t'aot
regular tetrahedron: t'aond
Regular x-simplex: X-ordinal-tǫǫs
Circle: wii
Sphere: dez
x-hypersphere: X-ordinal-deuis
X-gon: X-ąswinh
X-hedron: X-ącxaáw
X-Y-tope: X-ąs-Y-ąsfiic
Vertex: tl'á
Edge: bhienh
Face: jxaáw
Intersection of two X spaces: X-1ąsfiic
Intersection: ediins (relative clause)
Gap, opening: muán
Surface, edge: oos
Content, volume, extent (of): (e)fauw (relative clause)
Time periods[]
Time periods are prefixed by lu- when being used as nouns but are left bare when being used as adverbs.
k'í: "day" (roughly 24 hour period)
lįn: one 12th of a k'í, an "hour"
húyn: one 144th of a lįn, a "minute"
cxot: one 144th of a húyn, a "second"
klóh: "year" (one day on fuuyǫ is about 405 k'í long, and the different times of day are like seasons)
róín: daytime
yoé: dawn
jíaw: sunrise
us: morning
jxhao: midmorning
minsh: noon
qíé: early afternoon
tluo: late afternoon
tét: evening
múu: sunset
ḑio: dusk
shił: nighttime
kuy: early night
tsaon: midnight
jį́į: late night
d̨ua: now
k'ínja: next k'í
k'úa: this k'í
k'íǫx: the last k'í
lįnja: the next lįn
linma: this lįn
lįnmǫx: the last lįn
X-(į)nja: next time period | X-(į)njiyaa: the time before last | X-(į)nj(i)-number: (number) time periods ago
X-úa: this time period
X-ǫx: the last time period | X-ǫkaa: the time after next | X-ǫx/ǫk-number: number time periods from now
Abstractions[]
lu-dis: slice, half-wave, symmetrical part
ruo | li-ruo: to be basic, atomic, have no further structure | lu-ruo: leaf node, atom
bhác | li-bhác: to be complex, have structure | lu-bhác: compound, interior node
Math, language, and information[]
(v́)hǫǫ: natural number
(v́)cuei: integer m-thįį, thįy-en: a symbol, morpheme
út-thįį: Language
út-dau: Machine language
m-taanm-ethįsh: A definition, defining document
lu-jes T: Intuition
lu-ruojes T: Basic node, root language (a language not defined using another)
lu-thįsh: A type of language, dialect
m-q'ostin: records, memory
m-taanq'ó: a document
m-z̨enz: instructions, orders, program
sxu-q'ó: Memory, library
lu-hos: state of a symbol
(v́v́)taan: file, document | cha-taan: information
(vv́)łiuw: sensory file
út-gies: network
út-z̨hif: a tree (mathematical)
sxu-qiú: space (mathematical)
(v́)ruo: parent of a node, |m-thįruw: Hypernym | (v́)ruoq'ó: Source of information, citation | (v́)ruotaanq'ó: Bibliography
(v́)jǫǫn: child of a node, hyponym | m-thįjan: Hyponym |
m-síén: a combination, cross, hybrid, equation
(v́v)foo, fow-en: character, letter in an alphabet | (v́v)footin: An alphabet
út-footin: a word (a morpheme created by multiple letters)
sxu-foo: slot, positiion for a letter |
(v́v́)guín: Set(math), group, collection |
guínjan: Subset
guínruw: superset
(v́v́)heow: Element (of a set), thing
Primary Colors[]
mad̨aag, -nd̨aag: color
Binary[]
qoo: white
tsíx: black
jio: grey
klaa,-kla: bright, light(suffixed to colors, as in lúíkla, bright blue)
túung, -túung: dim, gloomy, dark
Spectral[]
kx'ees: ultraviolet A
meol: violet
lúí: blue
maú: cyan, turqouise, sky-color
chuot: green
tlǫǫns: yellow
ais: orange
ty'uy: red
yúúh: scarlet, deep/dull red
kpat: near infrared
Mixed
kuir: purple,pink (+red+blue)
íoí: -UV-IR /A (the color of water)
bhąd: -UV-IR: (the color of something that is wet or damp) | bhąttsá: spot, stain, blemish
łáán: +G+IR(the color of plants, clorophyll) | łáánmid: greenery, foliage
dhiit: +IR /A(the color of most human skin)
wíeh: +G+R+IR (afternoon, sunset color)
dįįsx: -IR
gúéz: -UV
ua: -G
łęntli: -R
hoex: -B
xee: big
káu: small
yáá: heavy, massive
thx'ó: light, low mass
ies: bulky
gjhán: compact
lin: good
oyo: bad
cxú: hot
d̨hanz: warm
móa: cool
łoo: cold
cáán: tall, high
rio: short, low
ǫ́ǫd: long
įc: short (of length)
bhur: thick (of a sheet)
jíél: thin (of a sheet)
kéins: thin, slender (for cylindrical objects, people)
j̨iuł: thick, fat (for cylindrical objects, people)
k'ig: narrow
tínsaw: wide
jáie: beautiful
ruxot: ugly
míee: exquisite, intricate, fancy
yuo: simple
dáo: plain, boring
wuu: sweet
gai: sour
ts'áándi: spicy
gbinl: bitter
oezh: mild
jhiix: savory
guos: true
ɮiin: false
d̨húj: vague, unclear
plás: common
tsoiu: rare
jǫ́ǫ́: valuable
magán: worthless
tins: several
tsantó: various (implies plurality)
gjhún: few
dęns: many
áns: hard
keesh: firm
sanh: soft
dyuu:́ delicate
míír: wealthy, abundant
táog: poor, impoverished
giú: old
kleh: young, new
tsauy: ancient and delicate
uín: fresh
jxá: only
kpo: even (opposite of only)
z̨įį: other
jhęú: strange
úi: cute
çín: sharp
łaas: crucial
sį́nt: brutal, cruel, unforgiving
mííns: extra, spare
th'ao: grand, glorious
hįnsh: pathetic, pitiable
jea: important
tlíí: insignificant
lús: native, original
gbaa: having a feature
míoi: not having a feature ( an automatic breadmaker is gbaa, a rolling pin and mixing bowl are míoi)
huáng: meaningful, having information
jxhoy: meaningless, not having information
kąnj: convenient
jąl: crude, poor, inferior
ts'aá: refined, practiced, polished
Derivativational nouns[]
j̨un: the largest repeating subunit of a repetitive object.
j̨unma-fractional number: An x order subdivision.
gbuj: a unique part, branch, wing, portion.
(v́)man-habitual verb: part which serves a function
Spatial Orientation[]
In chains: kué
In bundles: bhun
Segmented: on-tjí
X-partite: X-tjí
Edged: qos
Unedged: huw
Adverbs[]
euzhín: In private
eukee: in public, in front of people
Quantitatives[]
faúh: many, much
díínj: most | lídíínj: nearly all-
oi: some, unspecific portion
hǫw: few, little | líhǫw: hardly any
eǫnz: all
Prepositions[]
úen (Lo): In a field of terminology
Frequently used and/or productive Verb prefixes[]
Directional prefixes[]
Result prefixes[]
jxį: causing damage
hama: over, down (as in knock over so the object is on its side)
zú, zúú: separate, remove
enwzxį: Destroying
N-nhma: Separating into a certain number
Instrumental prefixes[]
ji, jii: involving a fluid
fú, fúu: all at once (used with momentous)
qa, qaa: with the hands
syija, syijaa: with a rope, lasso, tentacle
Manner prefixes[]
mie, mie: to do partially, go through a bit (with imperfect)
mį́rí, H́nrí: enough, sufficient
mazą, nzą: foreign, unknown, external, contaminant
bhiji: Exponentially
fia: very, used to intensify verb
tj'ǫǫw(į): wastefully, pointlessly
tágb(į): insufficient, not enough
tx'u-: indicates that the action of a transitive verb failed to produce the desired change in the object,e.g. tx'uchethxus tsitxá: The man shoved it (the big rock) but it wouldn't budge.
txą, txąą: action on one's body
ɬo: by cooling
tyí: a quick, small action
dunh: recklessly, carelessly
d̨ai, d̨ayee, d̨e: to each of them (used with seriative)
cxú: by heating
cx'e: linearly
ko, kua: passively, without intervention
ęzmo, Hzmo: entirely
Discourse and timing prefixes[]
męndí: a cause of A (follows clause A)
dí: resulting in A (a following clause)
kpa: in order to
kx'o: so, thus
ingo: despite that, however
Mood prefixes[]
tég: As a duty (usually used with habitual)
kue: may, as a right (implies legal force)
lí: may, it is ok to (weaker than kue)
kuenmi: may not, forbidden
Argument prefixes[]
jxo: with comitative. Requires the prefixes e or n. The person/agent the action is done with is grammatically a direct object.
gi: Benefactive. Requires e or n
j̨ú: Causative. Requires e or n
s: Direct detransitive. Behaves like a direct object prefix. Requires a
c: Indirect detransitive. Behaves like an indirect object prefix. Requires a or e