Hybrids

There is a class of words in Mirad which are called hybrids, i.e. cross-combinations of opposite words that mean something and something else or something or something else. For example, in English, swinging is "moving BACK-AND-FORTH", or, questions can be of the type "YES-OR-NO". The vowels in these directionals are, for euphonic purposes, ao, eo, or ui. These alternating expressions are often used as adverbs or verbal prefixes. Here is an incomplete list of such expressions, the elements decomposed, and examples of their usage:

Hybrid Expressions

HYBRID	DECOMPOSITION	EXAMPLES
aob....off-and-on	ab....on ob....off	aoper....get on and off aober....take on and off
bui....to-and-fro / give-and-take	bu....to bi....from bu-....give bi-....take	buinax....round trip fare buipar....shuttle bus buier....trade
gao....more-or-less	ga....more go....less	gao....more-or-less
huim....here-and-there	hum....there him....here	huimpoper....travel here and yon
huis....this-and-that	hus....that his....this	huisbier....select between this and that
hyaos....all-or-nothing	hyas....everything hyos....nothing	hyaoson....all-or-nothing matter
hyuit....one another	hyut....another hyit....the same person	hyuita....mutual hyuitifer....love one another
teoj....life-or/and-death	tej....life toj....death	teoja ebyem....life-and-death situation
ui....east-west	i....east u....west	uimera....east-west uinab....row uinada....horizontal
uiz....straight and crooked	uz....crooked iz....straight	uizpaser....careen, stagger
uib....toward and away	ub....toward ib....away	uipeni....comings and goings
uij....stop and start	uj....end ij....beginning	uijbar....on-off switch
uig....fast and slow	uga....slow iga....fast	uigpar....scooter
vao....yes-and-no / yes-or-now	va....yes vo....no	vaoder....decide vaotexer....wonder vaodid....yes-or-no question
yuij....open-and-shut	yuja....closed yija....open	yuija....open-and-shut milyuijar....water faucet manyuijar....light switch teabyuijer....blink
yaob....up-and-down	yab....up yob....down	yaobur....elevator (up-and-down machine) yaopyaser....jump up and down
aoyeb....in-and-out	ayeb1....in oyeb....out	aoyebar....piston (in-and-out-device
zao....front-and-back	za....front zo....back	zaobaser....rock zaopaser....swing
zui....left-and-right	zu....left zi....right	zuibaser....wobble zuipaser....zigzag

¹This is a long form of yeb (in) that contrasts with oyeb (out).

Keep in mind that if a hybrid word ends in b, the b assimilates by dropping from per (to go) and ber (to put) words, eg:

• aob + ber = aober
• uib + per = uiper