Word Families
- The core words serve as nuclei for the word families. The nuclei represent an idea, an element, a type, a gesture, a movement that can be categorized or classified. Thus, the word families formed according to word-building rules represent large word groups that have meaningful relationships among them.
- This is a language where phonetics is used to present mnemonic relationships and analogy among words as in the following example, based on the word teub....mouth:
"Mnemonic Family" seux....sound xeus....noise xeuz....tune teuz....voice deuz....song seuz....tone deus....accent
- Here are some other examples where analogy and mnemonics are used to the maximum:
Analogy and Mnemonics teb....head deb....leader xeb....boss feb....treetop tub....limb dub....minister xub....subsidiary fub....branch vub....twig patub....wing petub....paw pitub....fin teub....mouth pateub....beak peteub....muzzle tayeb....hair patayeb....feather pitayeb....scale fayeb....leaf vosayeb....petal potayeb....mane tayob....skin tayof....leather petayob....hide fayob....bark vayob....peel tyob....leg fyob....root vyob....plant root tib....trunk fib....tree trunk vib....stem tulob....nail petulob....claw fulob....thorn defulob....needle mulob....pin, prick tiibuf....artery fuf....pipe muf....stick, rod movuf....cheminee fauf....log manuf....candle til....drink teabil....tear teubil....saliva dril....ink mil....water mamil....rain tayobil....sweat bil....milk
The xer (Do) Family
- The verb xer means to do. Many words are built from this base word using the postional/directional vowel coding rule. Words ending in xer contrast with those ending in ser, in that the former are transitive (taking an object), as opposed to intransitive (taking no object).
Core Words
- This chart shows the core verbs in the xer family:
Xer Family Core Words axer....act exer....function oxer....abstain ixer....effect uxer....cause axler....perform exler....operate ixler....react uxler....influence axrer....execute exner....behave uxrer....provoke xaer....execute xeer....exercise xoer....undergo xier....result xuer....affect xaler....accomplish xeler....practice xoler....fail xiler....undertake xuler....achieve yaxer....be busy yexer....work yoxer....be idle yixer....use yuxer....help yexler....labor yoxler....resign
yoxluer....fireyixler....hire, employ yuxler....serve yexrer....toil yixrer....exploit yuxrer....slave
yuxruer....enslave
Creating Derived xer Words with Prefixes
- Using prefixation, many other words can be built from these core words:
- Keep in mind that xer can mean do, make, or cause in the following derived terms:
Prefixing Xer Words PREFIX + BASE DERIVATION ana....single + xer....make anaxer....unify an-....one- + xer....make anxer....unite yan....together + exer....operate yanexer....cooperate yan....together + yexer....work yanyexer....collaborate yon....apart + xer....make yonxer....split ge....equal + xer....make gexer....copy ja....before + xer....make jaxer....prepare je....while + xer....do jexer....continue ig-....fast + xer....do igxer....rush ug-....slow + xer....do ugxer....delay oj....future + xer....do ojxer....plan voy-....re- + xer....do voyxer....redo sa(n)....shape + xer....make saxer....create se(n)....being + xer....make sexer....build lo-....un- + sexer....build losexer....destroy mel....soil + yexer....work melyexer....plough tea(b)....eye + xer....do teaxer....look o-....un- + yirxer....hire oyirxer....fire mag....fire + xer....cause magxer....burn yuf....fear + xer....cause yufxer....frighten dofun....crime + xer....do dofunxer....commit a crime gra....too much + xer....do graxer....exaggerate yeg-....re- + axer....act yegaxer....react fu-....bad + exner....behave fuexner....misbehave
Using xer to Build Verbs from Adjectives
- Unlimited transitive verbs can be created with adjectives and xer as a suffix like -ify, -ate, -ize in English.
Building Verbs from Adjectives ADJECTIVE VERB aga....big agaxer....magnify goa....lesser goaxer....diminish fia....good fiaxer....improve jwoa....late jwoaxer....retard uva....sad uvaxer....sadden via....beautiful viaxer....beautify ebdooba....international ebdoobaxer....internationalize
- Note: Sometimes, the adjectival ending -a is dropped. This often produces a difference nuance. For example, agaxer means to magnify, make bigger, but agxer is more idiomatic and means to grow.
- The passive of xer, xwer....to be done can be used to mean to happen or to become. For example:
- Hoj hus xwa?....When did that happen?
- At uvaxwa haj hu at teata ha tobud.....I became sad (=was saddened) when I saw the child.
Using xer for All-Purpose Idioms
- The verb xer can be used as an all-purpose verb for actions which in English are expressed with a variety of idiomatic verbs, for example:
- xer deuz....to perform a song
- xer ifpop....to take a cruise
- xer ebdid....to conduct an interview
- xer yagigpek....to run a marathon
- xer dazun....to do a dance number
- xer dezekgon....to play a role
- xer dovyabdras....to enact a piece of legislation
The ser (Be) Family
Core Words
- The core verb ser means to be and is the base for many verbs having to do with being, becoming, and creating. Verbs ending in ser are intransitive (taking no object) and contrast with those ending in xer, which are transitive (taking an object). Verbs in ser often are stative, i.e. linking verbs.
- Summary:
Core Ser Verbs aser....become eser....exist, there to be oser....cease to be iser....start out user....end up
Creating Stative Verbs from Adjectives
- The core verb ser can be postfixed to adjectives to form a class of verbs called stative, which have the meaning become X, and which contrast with parallel transitive verbs in xer. If the adjectival ending a is dropped, then the resulting stative verb has a more idiomatic sense.
Stative Verbs ADJECTIVE STATIVE VERB aga....big agaser....get big aga....big agser....grow uza....curved uzaser....curve, bend, bow kyaa....mobile kyaser....change, vary mayna....clear maynaser....clear up iga....fast igaser....become fast, accelerate iga....fast igser....rush, hurry
- Stative verbs in -ser are most often intransitive and contrast with dynamic, transitive verbs in -xer. Here are some comparative examples:
- It agxe vafyabi.....He grows grapes. (TRANSITIVE/DYNAMIC)
- Vafyabi voy agse fiay him.....Grapes do not grow well here. (INTRANSITIVE/STATIVE)
- His kyaxa yata teji.....This changed our lives.
- Yata teji kyasa hujub.....Our lives changed on that day.
- Ha mapi uzaxa ha fabi.....The winds bent the trees.
- Ha fabi uzasa je ha mapilag.....The trees bowed during the storm.
- Von igxu at.....Don't rush me. (TRANSITIVE/DYNAMIC)
- Igsu!....Hurry up! (INTRANSITIVE/STATIVE)
Creating Stative Verbs from Nouns
- The above stative verbs were created from adjectives, but such verbs can also be formed from nouns and have the meaning to become (something):
Creating Stative Verbs from Adjectives NOUN STATIVE VERB meg....stone megser....petrify, become rock abnod....peak abnodser....peak, climax fub....branch fubser....branch out, ramify yom....ice yomser....freeze maf....cloud mafser....cloud over il....liquid ilser....liquefy, melt
The ber (Put) and per (Go) Families
- The base words ber....to put and per....to go, combined with positional/directional prefixes and various other word prefixes, form many words having to do with positions, bodily gestures, and directional motions. Those ending in ber are transitive verbs, while those ending in per are mostly intransitive.
Common ber/per Verbs Built from Prefixes
- (Bear in mind that a b at the end of a prepositional or adverbial prefix is dropped before per or ber)
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Building Verbs with Positional/Directional Prefixes and Vowels PREFIX TRANSITIVE GESTURE INTRANSITIVE MOTION ab....on aber....put on aper....get on eb....between eber....block eper....intervene ob....off ober....remove oper....dismount ib....away iber....receive iper....go away ub....toward uber....send uper....come bi....from bier....take pier....leave bu....to buer....give puer....arrive ayb....over ayber...put over ayper....go over oyb....under oyber...put under oyper....go under bay....with bayber....impart bayper....accompany boy....without boyber....deprive boyper....go without byi....since byier....emanate pyier....originate byu....up to byuer....touch pyuer....reach yab....up yaber....raise yaper....rise yeb....in yeber....insert yeper....enter yob....down yober....lower yoper....descend yib....far yiber....take away yiper....move far away yub....near yuber....bring yuper....approach oyeb....out oyeber....expose oyeper....enter za....front zaber....advance zaper....advance ze....middle zeber....balance zeper....mediate zo....behind zober....put behind zoper....follow zi....right ziber....put to the right ziper....go right zu....left zuber....put to the left zuper....go left iz....straight izber....guide izper....head uz....curve uzber....turn uzper....turn zay....forward zayber....promote zayper....proceed zey....across zeyber....transfer zeyper....cross zoy....back zoyber....put back zayper....return zya....all over zyaber....spread zyaper....disperse zye....through zyeber....pass through zyeper....penetrate zyi....flat zyiber....lay zyiper....lie zyu....round zyuber....rotate zyuper....roll yiz....beyond yizber....take beyond yizper....surpass yuz....around yuzber....turn yuzper....circulate zyag....stretched out zyagber....stretch zyagper....stretch out ja....before jaber....prepare japer....precede je....during jeber....continue jeper....continue jo....after jober....delay joper....follow aj....past ajber....pass ajper....pass ej....present ejber....present ejper....present oneself oj....future ojber....postpone ojper....wait? yan....together yanber....assemble yanper....join yon....apart yonber....take apart yonper....separate ko-....hidden kober....hide koper....hide ki-....oblique kiber....bend kiper....slant ku-....lateral kuber....set aside kuper....avoid ik-....full ikber....fill ikper....become full uk-....empty ukber....empty ukper....become empty
Common Verb Derivatives
- The following chart shows a number of verb derivatives of ber and per formed by:
- augmenting the b or p with a vowel having a general sense of direction relative to the speaker;
- adding a verb formant at the end of the stem (-s (intransitive), -x (transitive), -l, -r, or -n);
- intensifying the meaning of the word by prefixing the vowel stem with -y-, -l-, or -r-.
- sometimes prefixing the stem with one or more prepositions or other semantic morphemes.
- In these words, stems beginning with p- are more intense than those in b-.
- The general formula for these verbs is "(PREFIX +)?[bp][y]?[aeoiu][sx]?[lr]?er".
A-vowel | E-vowel | O-vowel | I-vowel | U-vowel |
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baer....lean on
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beer....have
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boer....hold up
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bier....take
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buer....give
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Using Ber and Per to Form Dynamic Verbs
- Some verbs with stems ending in -j are inherently stative. Their dynamic counterparts end in -ber for transitive verbs and in -per for intransitive verbs. There is a table showing this:
Using Ber and Per with J Verbs STATIVE-INTRANSITIVE DYNAMIC-TRANSITIVE DYNAMIC-INTRANSITIVE tojer....die tojber....kill tojper....drop dead tajer....be born tajber....give birth (to), bear tajper....spring up tejer....live tejber....bring to life tejper....come to life tijer....be awake tijber....awaken tijper....wake up tujer....sleep tujber....put to sleep tujper....fall asleep ijer....begin ijber....begin (something) ijper....start up ujer....end ujber....finish, put an end to ujper....come to an end yijer....open up yijber....open up (something) yijper....come open yujer....close yujber....close, bring to a close yujper....come to a close
The der (Say) Family
Core Words
- Words ending in der have to do with communicating, thus saying, talking, writing, reading.
Der Core Words daler....speak
dalzeyn....language
dalzeynes....dialectder....say
deler....statedoler....be silent dier....ask
dider....question
diler....request
direr....demandduer....suggest
duder....answer
duler....urge
durer....instigatedrer....write
drar....pencil
drir....typewriter
drur....printer
dodrur....pressdroer....erase dyeer....read
dyes....book
dyeder....dictateseuxder....pronounce
dreder....spelldin....story dun....word
dyun....name
dyan....sentencedraf....card
drav....notebookdref....paper
drev....page
dreniv....textdrof....board
drov....cardboarddyuf....sheet
dyuv....pagedaz....dance dez....theater
dyez....cinema
drez....poetrydiz....comedy duz....music
deuz....song
Verbs of Communication
- Many verbs of communication are created by prefixing elements to der (to say, tell) as in the following chart:
Building Verbs of Communication with Der va....yes vader....affirm vo....no voder....deny ve....maybe veder....guess vyaa....true vyader....swear vyoa....false vyoder....lie fyaa....holy fyader....bless fyoa....profane fyoder....curse oza....weak ozder....hint eg....re- egder....repeat ve....maybe + yova....guilty veyovder....indict va....yes + yova....guility vayovder....convict ja....before jader....predict vao....yes/no vaoder....decide yev....justice yevder....judge fia....good fider....praise fua....bad fuder....disparage af....permission afder....authorize of....prohibition ofder....ban naz....value nazder....evaluate yov....guilt yovder....blame zyaa....wide zyader....broadcast yaga....long yagder....elaborate vyoa....wrong + via....beautiful vyovider....flatter vyea....relative vyeder....relate va....yes + oj....future vaojder....promise ut....self + fia....good utfider....boast uv....sorrow + tax....memory uvtaxder....regret tes....meaning tesder....mean ov....against ovder....object kyia....heavy kyider....emphasize jwa....early jwader....warn ja....before + vo....no javoder....preclude yuj....close yujder....conclude ja....before + nap....order janapder....preordain hyay....hurrah hyayder....congratulate hyey....thanks hyeyder....thank gra....too much grader....exaggerate diz....comedy dizder....joke dre-....write dreder....spell eb....between ebder....communicate eb....between + di-....ask ebdider....interview eb....between + tes....meaning ebtesder....interpret eb....between + tex....thought ebtexder....decide ek-....play ekder....pretend
Animal Sounds
- Animal noise verbs are created by replacing the final -t of an animal name with der:
Building Animal Sound Verbs yepet....dog yepeder....bark yipet....cat yipeder....mew epeyt....cow epeyder....moo epat....duck epader....quack ipat....turkey ipader....gobble
Speaking in Languages
- Names of languages can be formed by replacing the final -m of the country name with -d. Then, the verb meaning to say in x language or speak in x language can be formed by adding -der or -daler, eg:
Language Speaking Verbs Anglam....England Anglad English Anglader....say in English Angladaler....speak in English Fransam....France Fransad....French (language) Fransader....say in French Fransadaler....speak French
- The name of the language discussed in this book is Mirad, which comes from mira, meaning global, world. Thus, say in Mirad is Mirader and speak Mirad is Miradaler. A speaker of Mirad is a Miradut or Miradalut. Duven et Mirade?....Do you speak Mirad?. Hey Miraduti, ansu!....Hey, speakers of Mirad, unite!
- Examples:
- Duven et Miradale?....Do you speak Mirad?
- Diwe Engladu has.....Please say it in English.
- Voy ese gaj gla Latinaduti.....There are no longer many Latin-speakers.
- Note: Latinadalut can be shortened to Latinadut.
- Similarly, to write in Mirad and to read in Mirad would be Miradrer and Miradyeer, respectively.
Communication Arts
- Words for various communication art forms begin d- and end in -z, eg:
Communications Art Words with D-Z daz....dance
vidaz....balletdazun....a dance dazut....dancer
vidazuyt....ballerina
dazutyan....dance troupedazim....ballroom
vidazim....ballet studiodez....theater dezun....a play dezut....stage actor
dezutyan....castdezam....theater
dezyem....stage
dezmisof....curtaindiz....comedy dizun....a sketch dizut....comedian
dizutyan....comedy castdizam....comedy club
dizyem....stagedrez....poetry drezun....a poem drezut....poet drezim....poetry salon duz....music
duzdinag....opera
duzdinog....operetta, musicalduzun....a musical piece duzut....musician
duzutyan....orchestraduzam....music arena
duzdinagam....opera house
duzar....musical instrumentdyez....cinema dyezun....a movie dyezut....screen actor
dyezutyan....castdyezam....movie theater
dyezim....movie salondeuz....song deuzun....a song deuzut....singer deuzam....auditorium
dyezmis....screen
The ter (Know) Family
- The stems of the words in this family begin with t, meaning human and mental states and activities like knowing, thinking, feeling, etc.:
Core Words
tep....mind, intellect
teptija....conscious
teptuja....unconscious
tepaza....smart
tepoza....stupid
tepiga....witty
tepsin....imaginationtop....soul
toptun....psychologytip....sentiment
tipaga....generous
tigoga....stingy
tipifa....kind
tipufa....mean
tipyija....tolerant
tipyiva....liberal
tipyiga....stern
tipyuga....lenienttaxer....remember
taxier....memorize
taxuer....remindtexer....think
vatexer....believe
vatexuer....persuade
vetexer....suspect
votexer....doubt
votexuer....dissuade
vyatex....reason
ter....know
oter....ignore
ten....knowledge
twas....datum
trer1....recognize
tyier....get acquainted
tyuer....acquaint
tez....culture
tyez....magic
ten....knowledge
tyen....technique
tyenyan....technology
trenier....train (oneself)
trenuer....train
teyen....idea
teyentun....philosophy
teyenyan....ideology
teyenier....conceptualizetoxer....forget tixer....study tuxer....teach tayoter....feel teser....mean
tesier....infer
tesuer....imply
tester....understand
tesder....explain
testier....realize
testun....semanticstoser....feel tier....learn
tin....doctrine
iztis....intuition
vyatis....wisdomtuer....inform
tun....science
tuin....theory
tuz....art
- 1. Note that trer....recognize, know, be familiar with is used instead of ter....know when referring to a person, much like Fr. connaître....be familiar with (a person) vs. savoir....know (a fact, how to), eg. It voy te van at tre it.....He doesn't know that I know him.
Ologies
- Suffixing -tun....science to words forms many -ology terms. An -ologist is rendered with -tut, eg:
Ologies tep....mind teptun....psychology teptut....psychologist tieb....lung tiebtun....pneumology tiebtut....pneumologist toj....death tejtun....thanatology tejtut....thanatologist pat....bird pattun....ornithology pattut....ornithologist pit....fish pittun....ichthyology pittut....ichthyologist pot....animal pottun....zoology pottut....zoologist mul....matter multun....chemistry ("materiology?") multut....chemist ko-....hidden, dren....writing kodrentun....cryptology kodrentut....cryptologist
- Some -ology words in English refer to theories or pseudo-science and are translated into Mirad with the ending -tuin:
-Tuin Suffix Words mar....star martuin....astrology (cf. martun....astronomy) martuit....astrologist sag....number sagtuin....numerology (cf. sagtun....mathematics) sagtuit....numerologist nif....string niftuin....string theory niftuit....string theoretician
Ism's
- Words in English referring to doctrines, dogmas, or -isms are translated into Mirad with the ending -tin or its stub, -in, eg:
Ism Words dot....society dotin....socialism Buda....Buddha Budatin....Bhuddism gwa....most, fis....good thing gwafistin....optimism vyaa....true vyatin....orthodoxy, truism an-....one, tot....god antotin....monotheism
Schools
- The general word for school is tistam (house of learning). The various levels of schools are translated with this word scalarized numerically.
Schools atistam primary school etistam secondary school, high school, lycee itistam college utistam university
- The word pre-school, kindergarten is represented with jatitam (lit. pre-school), while post-graduate school is rendered with joutitam (lit. pre-university).
- Some other, related terms:
- enjab itistam....two-year college
- dovyab tistam....law school
- tyena tistam....trade school, vocational school
- zetistam....middle school
- tutam....academy
- tiut....pupil
- tixut....student
- tixutyan....student body
- tuxut....teacher
- tuut....educator
- tuen....education
- tut....professor, scholar
- tit....disciple, learner
- tistameb....principal
- itistameb....college dean
- tuxutyan....faculty
- tuxim....lecture hall, classroom
- tixim....study hall
- tistyan....class
- tisun....lesson
- tisundyes....lesson book
- aa tisnog....first grade
- ea tisnog....second grade
The fer (Want) Family
- The verb fer means to want and is following by a noun or pronoun, an infinitive, or an entire clause, eg.:
- At voy fe hyea yux.....I do not want any help.
- Yat fa iyt poser.....We wanted her to stop.
- Duven et fe per bay at?....Do you want to go with me?
- Yit voy fe has hu at fe.....They do not want what I want.
- Use of the verb fer in the hypothetical mood means would like, eg.:
- At fu beser him.....I would like to stay here.
- Duven et fu til.....Would you like a drink?
- Other derivatives:
- fon....will, volition
- fler....to desire
- flon....desire
- frer....to aspire, wish for, yearn, long for, crave
- fron....aspiration, yearing
- ojfer....to hope
- ojfon....hope
- vafer....to intend
- vaf....intention
- fifer....to wish well
- fifi....well wishes
- fufer....to wish bad for
- fuf....bad wish
- fonder....to volunteer
The job (Time) Family
- Here are the most important words derived from job....time. Bear in mind that, in English, there are two meanings for time. One refers to time as it passes, which is translated by job in Mirad, and the other refers to a point in time, an instance or occasion, i.e. a countable noun concerning frequency, translated by jod in Mirad.
Calendar Time Units
Calendar Time Units TIME GEOLOGIC
PERIODSSEASONS MONTHS DAYS OF THE WEEK job....time joab....eon jeab....spring jiab....January juab....Monday jab....year joeb....era jeeb....summer jieb....February jueb....Tuesday jeb....season joib....period jeib....autumn jiib....March juib....Wednesday jib....month joub....epoch jeub....winter jiub....April juub....Thursday jub....day joyob....age jiyob....May juyob....Friday jwob* hour joyab....chron jiyab....June yuyab....Saturday jwab* minute
jwap....momentjoyeb....term jiyeb....July juyeb....Sunday jweb* second
jwep....instantjiyib....August jiyub....September jilob....October jilab....November jileb....December OTHER yejub....week sojab....century rojab....millennium hyajob....eternity oyujan....infinity
- * These would normally be jyob, jyab, and jyeb, but there are hard to pronounce and difficult to hear, so the y is replaced by a w.
Times of Day
Times of Day DAY / NIGHT PERIODS maj....daytime majij....dawn jwamaj....morning zemaj....noon jazemaj (JaZ.)....ante-meridian, AM jozemaj (JoZ.)....afternoon, postmeridian, PM jwomaj....late day majuj....dusk, twilight moj....night jwamoj....evening jwomoj....late night zemoj....midnight jozemoj....after midnight - Note: jub day is a general word referring to the whole 24-hour cycle without reference to morning or night. Maj refers to the daylight hours and moj to the darkness hours.
- Examples of usage:
- At teato et zajub jwamaj.....I will see you tomorrow morning.
- Yat teapa iyt zojub jozemaj.....We visited her yesterday afternoon.
- Ha maar yope be majuj.....The sun sets at dusk.
- Mamila zojub jwamoj.....It rained yesterday evening.
- At tijpe be majij.....I wake up at dawn.
Clock Time
- The following examples show how to express clock time:
- Se hojab?....What time is it?
- Se alo jwabi JaZ (=jazemaj).....It is ten o'clock A.M.
- Se uwa jwabi JoZ (=jozemaj).....It is four o'clock P.M.
- Se yawa jwabi gab ilo.....It is six thirty. (= plus thirty)
- Se alo (jwebi) ji yiwa.....It is ten (minutes) til eight. (or:)
- Se yiwa (jwabi) gab alo..... " " "
- Se uyn ji awa.....It is a quarter past ( = since) one.
- Se uyn ju ewa.....It is a quarter til ( = until) two.
- Se go jo ewa.....It is a little past ( = after) two.
- Se jubay uwa jwabi.....It is almost 4 o'clock.
- Se gwe zemaj.....It is exactly (= just) noon.
- Se go yiz zemoj.....It was slightly past (= beyond) midnight.
- At so hum ojo ale jwebi.....I'll be there in (= not-after) twelve minutes.
- Su him jwa / jwe!....Be here early / on time!
- Von su jwo!....Don't be late!
General Time Words
GENERAL TIME WORDS | EXAMPLES |
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job....time | job bi uvan....a time of sadness Job pape.....Time flies. |
jod....time, instance, occasion | awa jod....once ewa jodi....two times gajod...again, another time |
xag....frequency | Hoxag?....How often? glaxag....very often hyoxag....never |
jud....date | Be hoa jud?....On what date? be ga jwoa jud....at a later date |
jag....age | Et se hojaga?....How old are you? At se ulo jaga.....I am forty years old. |
Some Parallel Time Terms
taj....birth | aj....past | ajna....former, old | ajoba....ancient | ja....before | jay....already | jana....previous | jaga....old | jwa....early | jwana....pre-mature |
tej....life | ej....present | ejna....new | ejoba....modern | je....during | jey....meanwhile | jena....current | jwe....on time | jwena....mature, ripe | |
toj....death | oj....future | ojna....imminent | ojoba....futuristic | jo....after | joy....afterwards | jona....next | joga....young | jwo....late | jwona....stale |
tij....wakefulness | ij....beginning | ijna....initial | ijob....early times | ji....since | jiga....fresh, vibrant | ||||
tuj....sleep | uj....end | ujna....final | ujob....latter days | ju....until | juga....tired, jaded |
Time, Frequency, and Age Questions
Time, Frequency, and Age Questions WHEN HOW OFTEN HOW OLD hoj?....when? hoxag....how often? hojaga?....how old? haj hu....when haxag hu....as often as hajaga hu....as old as hej....sometime hexag....sometimes hejaga....of a certain age hij....now hixag....this often hijaga....this old huj....then huxag....that often hujaga....that old huuj....at such a time huuxag....so often huujaga....so old hyoj....never hyoxag....not once glejaga....rather old hyaj....always hyaxag....at all times grajaga....too old hyej....anytime hyexag....however often grojaga....under-aged hyij (vyel)....at the same time (as) gexag (vyel)....as often (as) gejaga (vyel)....of the same age (as) hyuj (vyel)....some other time (than) ogexag (vyel)....not as often (as) ogejaga (vyel)....not as old (as) be jodi....at times awa jod....once awa (jab) jaga....one year old be hujobi....in those times ewa jodi....twice ewa (jabi) jaga....two years old byu jobuj....forever gla jodi....many time alo (jabi) jaga....ten years old byi huj....since then aloni bi jodi....hundreds of times gajaga (vyel)....older (than)
- How old are you? is expressed as Hojaga se et?. A typical response is At se ali (jabi) jaga.....I am thirteen (years old). If the quantity of time is months, than the answer would be like the following: Iyt sa ewa jibi (jaga).....She was two months (old).
Age Classes
Age Classes GENDER-NONSPECIFIC (MALE) FEMALE awajag(w)at....one-year-old (boy) awajagayt....one-year-old girl alojag(w)at....ten-year-old (boy) alojagayt....ten-year-old girl jog(w)at....youngster, youth, (boy) jogayt....girl, damsel gwajog(w)at....youngest person/(boy) gwajogayt....youngest girl gojag(w)at....younger person/(boy), cadet gojagayt....younger girl aloyjag(w)at....teenager, (teenaged boy) aloyjagayt....teenaged girl grajog(w)at....minor, (under-aged boy) grajogayt....minor female, girl too young grojag(w)at / jwot....minor, immature person/(boy) grojagayt / jwoyt....minor girl grejagseat / jwet....adolescent (boy) grejagseayt / jweyt....adolescent (girl) grejag(w)at / jwat....adult male, (boy of age) grejagayt / jwayt....adult female, girl of age zejag(w)at....middle-aged person/(man) zejagayt....middle-aged female/woman gajag(w)at....older person/(man), elder, superior gajagayt....older female/woman, elder, superior grajag(w)at....over-aged person/(man), person/(man too old) grajagayt....over-aged female/woman, woman too old jayg(w)at....youngish individual, youngish (man) jaygayt....youngish female, youngish woman yilojag(w)at....octogenarian yilojagayt....octogenarian woman, woman in her eighties yulojag(w)at....nonagenarian yulojagayt....nonagenarian woman, woman in her nineties asojag(w)at....centenarian asojagayt....centenarian woman, 100-year-old woman jag(w)at....oldster, veteran, old person, (old man), elder jagayt....old woman, old lady jayg(w)at....oldish person jaygayt....oldish woman gwajag(w)at....oldest/senior-most/eldest person/(man) gwajagayt....oldest/senior-most/eldest woman gwojag(w)at....the least old person/(man) gwojagayt....the least old woman
The sag (Number), xag (Frequency), nog (Measure), nod (Point) Families
- The words in this family have to do with numbers, measurements, degrees, points, lines, etc.
Core Words
Core Words ...AG WORDS N...[BPD] WORDS ag....size nod....point sag....number nad....line syag....count ned....plane syaag....calculation nid....volume nog....degree nab....rank nag....measure nap....order neg....level naab....organization nig....space naap....system jag....age nyap....rule xag....frequency nyed....grid yag....length
Shapes
- Summary:
Shapes san....shape, figure nid....volume, solid zyus....circle zyuys....oval zyunid....sphere zyuk....wheel unizgun....rectangle ungekun....square ungun....quadrangle unoizgun....rhombus ingun....triangle yoongun....pentagon ginid (or: defebnid)....cone yagekunid....cube inguginid....pyramid fufnid....cylinder amezsan....diamond tosan....cross uznad....arc ilpsan....wave gunnid....wedge maarsan....star shape
The tom (Building), em (Place) Families
- The stems in this family end mostly in -m, meaning place. The family includes areas, places, locations, buildings, houses, rooms, spaces, and containers.
Core Words
Place Words FULL WORDS STUBS tom....building, nem....place -em....general (usu. open) place tam....house, nam....store -am....indoor place, building tem....hall, nyem....box -yem....enclosed space tim....room -im....room tum....closet, cell, compartment -um....cell, booth, stall, compartment nyeb....container
syeb....can
zyeb....bottle-yeb....container
Common Spaces with -(e)m
- The words in the following table refer to spaces or open places:
-EM Words PLACE ROOT abem....top ab....on obem....bottom ob....base ebem....interval eb....between oyebem....outdoors oyeb....out yebem....indoors yeb....in yubem....vicinity yub....'near yibem....distance yib....far yabem....upstairs yab....up yobem....downstairs yob....down hom?....where? ho-....which zem....middle ze-....middle zam....front za....before zom....back zo....after kum....side kua....lateral kim....slope kia....diagonal byim....source byi....since byum....destination byu....up to bem....position be....at dem....park d(o)-....social dopekem....battleground dopek....battle melyexem....farm mel....soil + yex....work goynem....sector goyn....cut ijem....origin ij....start kosem....hideout kos-....hide kyosem....settlement kyos-....stay mem....country m-....natural things mimpuem....dock mim....sea + pu-....arrive obdabem....colony ob....off + dab....government apem....wharf ap-....embark sexem....construction site sex....construction tojmelukem....cemetery toj....death + mel....soil + uk....vacuum tom....building to-....human ujem....terminus uj....end vobem....planation vob....plant xem....office x-....do yomkiparem....ice skating rink yom....ice + kipar +skate
Common Places with -am
- These words refer to houses and buildings:
-AM Words BUILDING ROOT nam....shop n-....commercial aajasnam....antique store aajas....antique apelatam....beehive apelat....bee apetigpekam....(horse) racetrack apet....horse + ig-....fast + pek....competition tam....house t-....human bektam....hospice bek....treatment bextam....castle bex-....keep bekilnam....pharmacy bekil....medecine + nam....store saxam....factory sax-....make bilunsaxam....dairy bil....milk + -un....product + sax-....make datibam....hotel dat....friend + ib-....receive tistam....school tis....learn doyevam....court do-....public + yev....justice doptam....barracks dop....military dresam....bureau dres-....write bokam....hospital bok....sickness mamparam....hangar mam....sky + par....vehicle mogxam....crematorium mog....ash + x-....make posam....station pos-....stop taolgoblam....butcher shop taol....meat + gobl-....cleave tilam....bar til-....drink yibdubam....embassy yib....far + dub....minister
Common Containers and Enclosed Spaces with -yem
-YEM Words CONTAINER ROOT apetyem....corral apet....horse nyem....box n-....commercial syem....institution s-....exist milpyem....swimming pool milp-....swim nunyem....package nun....merchandise ponyem....suitcase po-....travel tebnyem....skull teb....head tuyabyem....pocket tuyab....hand vabijyem....pod vabij....seed tyem....residence t-....human tobijyem....ovary tobij....embryo tojnyem....casket toj....death ukyem....slot uk-....empty myem....plot of ground m-....natural things magilyem....fuel tank magil....fuel koyem....shelter ko-....hide
Common Rooms with -(t)im
- These words describe type of rooms (tim):
-IM Words ROOM ROOT tim....room t-....human aybmostim....attic ayb-....upper + mos....floor oybmostim....basement oyb-....lower + mos....floor ebmostim....mezzanine eb....between + mos....floor avoliim....pantry avol....bread apetim....stall apet....horse beaxim....ward beax-....watch azla bikim....intensive care unit azla....intensive + bik....care belunim....cargo bay belun....cargo biktim....clinic bik....care datibim....lobby dat....friend + ib-....receive dyezim....screening room dyez....cinema doebdalim....conference room do-....public + eb....between + dal-....speak ebtim....corridor eb....between fyadilim....chapel fya-....holy + dil....request dokebidim....voting booth do-....public + kebi-....choice fyatim....sanctuary fya-....holy milufim....toilet mil....water + -uf....pipe movim....smoking den mov....smoke novim....linen closet nov....linen saxim....studio sax-....create sumtim....bedroom sum....bed teexutim....auditorium teexut....listener tulim....dining room tul....cuisine vaobim....hayloft vaob....hay vyakexim....laboratory vyakex....test zatim....antechamber za....front zyutim....rotunda zyu-....round yexim....office yex-....work
Locative Deictic Adverbs
- The locative deictic adverbs (or pro-adverbs) use the -m suffix of place, eg:
Locative Deictic Adverbs hom?....where? ham hu....the place where, where hem....somewhere him....here hiim....the following place hum....there huum....such a place hyom....nowhere hyam....everywhere hyem....anywhere, wherever hyim1....(at) the same place hyum1....elsewhere, somewhere else
- Note 1: Also gem.
- Note 2: Also ogem.
The a (One) yan (Together) Families
- The stems in this family are based on a....one, and yan....together and their opposites, o....zero and yon....apart.
Core Words
A-O Contrasts SINGLE NULL a-....one o-....zero, un- awa....one owa....zero an-....uni-, mono- on-....non- yan-....together, con- yon-....apart, dis- hya-....all hyo-....none -aya....-ful -oya....-less ay....and oy....but
Collective Nouns
- The suffix -yan is used to form collective nouns. Here are some examples:
Collective Nouns with -YAN SINGLETON COLLECTION fab....tree fabyan....forest vyab....rule vyabyan....regimen, system vos....flower vosyan....bouquet uzun....ring uzunyan....chain aot....person aotyan....group toom....apartment toomyan....apartment complex teyen....idea teyenyan....ideology tyen....technique tyenyan....technology tixut....student tixutyan....student body tit....pupil tityan....class telar....eating utensil telaryan....cutlery sir....machine siryan....machinery pat....bird patyan....flock
- An extension of yan is nyan, meaning stack, pile, accumulation, crowd, and so is a bit more intensive:
Collective Nouns with -NYAN SINGLETON COLLECTION pet....land animal petnyan....herd aot....person aotnyan....crowd dit....citizen ditnyan....populace taib....bone taibnyan....skeleton yaot....public persona yaotnyan....commune dun....word dunnyan....list vaob....hay vaobnyan....haystack
- The following confusing terms should be kept distinct:
Collective Words NOUN VERB aot....individual, person aota....personal aut....myself auta....my own anot....individual anota....private aotnyan....group aotnyana....collective aotyan....people aotyana....popular aotyanin....populism aotyanina....populist aotyandab....republic, democracy aotyandaba....republican, democratic yaut....ourselves yauta'....our own yaot....constituent, commoner yaota....common, collective, public yaotyan....community, constituency, public yaotyana....communitarian yaotnyan....commune, collective yaotnyana....communal, collective yaotin....communism yaotina....communist dityan....citizenry, population dityana....of the citizenry, populational ditnyan....populace ditnyana....popular ditnyanin....populism ditnyanina....populist yanav....party (political) yanava....partisan yaniv....party (fun) yaniva....festive yanut....associate yanuta....general, public yanutyan....association yanutyana....associational
The tob (Human) Family
- The stem of words in this family begin with the consonant t, designating human, and end in b, meaning organism, body, or organ or p, having to do with the non-corporeal aspects of man, such as mind and emotion.
Core Words
T-B Core Words -B -P tob....human, man top....soul, psyche tab....body tap....physique teb....head tep....mind tib....trunk tip....sentiment, emotion tub....arm tup....limb tyob....leg
- All the names of the parts of the body are derived from these core words in a hiearchical fashion using stem vowel scalarization, as can be seen from the sample chart below of the body parts relating to arm and leg (not the parallelism):
Parts of the Body tub
armtuab
shouldertueb
upper armtuib
elbowtuub
forearmtuyob
wristtuyab
handtuyeb
fisttuyib
palmtuyub
fingertulob
fingernailtyob
legtyoab
hiptyoeb
thightyoib
kneetyoub
tibiatyoyob
ankletyoyab
foottyoyeb
heeltyoyib
soletyoyub
toetyolob
toenail
Bodily Functions and Gestures
- The following chart shows how gestural and bodily movements and functions are derived from body parts:
ORGANISM GESTURES, MOVEMENTS, FUNCTIONS tob....human
twob....man
toyb....womantobser....become human, tobxer....humanize, tobtojber....murder tobij....embryo tobijier....conceive, tobijuer....impregnate, tobijer....ovulate, tobijbeler....gestate tab....body tabazaxer....work out, tabmelukxer....entomb, tabteaxer....autopsy tayeb....hair tayebarer....comb, tayeboker....go bald, tayefarer....brush, tayeborber....shave, tayelber....shampoo, tayevarer....mop tayob....skin tayobiler....sweat, tayobober....flay, tayoboser....itch, tayoser....feel like, tayoter....feel, tayoxer....palpate, tayobdriler....tattoo, tayotyofxer....numb teb....head
tebabun....scalp
tebzan....facetebabunober....scalp, tebbaxer....nod, tebober....decapitate, tebzaner....face teab....eye
teababun....eyelid
teabyeb....eyelash
teabil....tearteaser....seem, teater....see, teatyofxer....blind, teaxer....look, teaxuer....show, teazuer....amaze, teabizer....aim, teaper....visit, teabyujiger....blink
teababuner....blink
teababyexer....bat an eyelash
teabiler....tear upteeb....ear teeter....hear, teeser....sound like, teeper....attend, teeder....rumor, teeyofxer....deafen, teexer....listen teib....nose teiter....smell, teiser....smell like, teitier....take a whiff of, teituer....reek, teixer....smell, teseuxer....snore, teizber....perfume, teipulxer....sneeze, teibalier....sniff, teibalegier....sniffle, teibiler....run at the nose, teibukxer....blow the nose teub....mouth
teubil....saliva
teubsin....expression
deuz....song
seux....sound
seuz....tone
teuz....voice
toleuz....taste
teuv....mask
teuf....muzzleteubier....swallow, yijteuber....yawn, teuser....taste like, teuter....taste, teutier....sample, teutuer....offer a taste, teuxer....taste, teuder....shout, ivteuder....laugh, uvteuder....groan, ivteuber....smile, uvteuber....frown,vyoivteuder....mock, ufteuber....scowl, uvseuxer....grumble
teubiler....salivate, teubiloker....drool, teubilokeger....dribble, teubiloyeber....expectorate, teubilpuxer....spew, teubiluer....spit, teubilier....slurp
teubsiner....grimace
deuzer....sing, yandeuzer....harmonize, yagdeuzer....chant
seuxer....ring seuxder pronounce, voyseuxder....mispronounce
zoyteuzer....echo, uvseuzer....sigh
teuzuer....vote, teuzier....poll, teuzibarer....telephone
toleuser....taste like, toleuter....taste, toleuxer....savor, fitoleuser....taste good, futoleuser....taste bad
teuvuer....mask
teufuer....muzzleteubab....tongue teubaxer....wag the tongue, teubabaxer....lick teubib....gum teubixer....chew, teubixeger....ruminate teupib....tooth teupixer....bite, teupixeger....nibble, yebteupixer....crunch teubob....lip teuboxer....kiss, teuboxeger....smooch, teubobaxer....smack the lips teyob....neck teyobabaxer....neck, teyopixer....collar, teyozyober....choke , teyopyoxer....hang tib....trunk tibuzer....bow tibuj....tail
tibuf....traintibujbarxer....wag
tibufer....trailtieb....lung
tiebal....breath
tiebbok....coldtiexer....breath, tiebyujber....suffocate, teibukxer....cough
tiebalier....inhale, tiebaluer....exhale, tiebaloker....belch
tiebbokier....catch a coldtiib....heart
tiibil....blood
tiibiler....bleed tiibiloker bleed out, tiibilglalser....clot, tiibilier....suck blood, tiibiluer....let bloodtikeb....stomach
tikebil....chymetikebier....digest, tikebukxer....vomit tikyeb....anus
tikyebal....flatulence
tikyebil....feces
tikyebaler....fart
tikyebiler....defecatetikyob....bowels tikyobier....ingest, tikyobober....disembowel tub....arm yantubier....embrace, tubbaxer....wave tuyab....hand tuyaxer....handle, tuyaber....handle, tuyabalxer....shake hand, tuyabexer....manipulate, tuyabier....grab, tuyabirer....wrestle, tuyasiuner....wave, tuyabuer....hand out, tuyadrer....write out longhand, tuyapixer....clasp tuyapyexer clap tuyeb....fist tuyepeker....fistfight, tuyebalxer....shake one's....fist, tuyepyelxuer....pound, tuyepyexer....box tuyib....palm tuyibabaxer....pat, tuyibaber....palm, tuyibuer....palm off, tuyipyexer....slap tuyob....wrist tuyoxer....wave tuyub....finger tuyubarxer....wag one's....finger, tuyubifeker....fiddle, tuyubizder....point out, tuyuibeaxer....indicate, tuyugiber....poke, tuyupyexer....tap, tuyuxer....palpate tulob....fingernail
paltulob....clawtuloxer....scratch, tuloxefer....itch
patuloxer....claw, patulober....griptyoib....knee tyoixer....kneel, tyoiper....crawl tyoyab....foot tyoyabarer....stomp, tyoyakyeper....hobble, tyoyapyexer....kick tyoyeb....heel tyoyeber....spurn tyoyib....sole tyoyiber....supplant tyoyub....toe tyoyubaxeger....wiggle one's....toe, tyoyuzyuper....pirouette
The bak (Health) Family
- Here are the main words in Mirad dealing with health, illness, and medecine:
Core Words
B-K Words NOUNS VERBS bak....health
baak....hygienebakser....heal (intr.), bakxer....heal (tr.) bek....treatment
byek....curebekier....get treated, bekuer....treat,
byekser....be cured, byekxer....curebok....illness
book....fatiguebokser....get sick, bokxer....sicken
bookser....grow tired, bokxer....tire outbik....care bikier....take care, bikuer....care for buk....injury
bruk....mutilationbukser....be injured, bukxer....injure
brukser....be mutilated, brukxer....mutilatebyok....pain
blok....suffering
brok....torturebyoker....ache, byokuer....inflict pain
bloker....suffer, blokuer....inflict suffering
broker....agonize, brokuer....torture
The tod (Family) Family
- Stems in this family begin with t for human and end in d for society and have to do with families and family relationships.
Core Words
- Notice that kinship terms are gender-neutral unless there is a w before the root syllable vowel (indicating male-specific) or a y following the root syllable vowel (indicating female-specific).
T-D Words tod....family MALE FEMALE tad....spouse twad....husband tayd....wife ted....parent twed....father teyd....mother tid....sibling twid....brother tiyd....sister tud....child twud....son tuyd....daughter
Genealogical Prefixes
- Prefixes or word elements used to modify the above core words:
Genealogical Prefixes to-....god- (as in godson) ta-....-in-law, through marriage te-....father's ti-....sibling's tu-....child's taj-....birth-, real otaj-, ifbi-....foster, adopted ij-....first, original aj-....ex-, former ej-....current, step-, half- oj-....future, -to-be aa....first ea....second yiba....distant aa yiba....first-removed ea yiba....second-removed ota-....out-of-wedlock, bastard oyted-....orphan(ed), without parents oytad-....unmarried, without spouse oytud-....childless, without child, barren tiibil-....blood-
Kinship Terms
- Kinship Terms Formed from the Above Core Words and Prefixed Elements
Kinship Terms GENDER-NEUTRAL MALE FEMALE tad....spouse
ajtad....ex-spouse
ijtad....first spouse
ejtad....current spouse, step spouse
ojtad....spouse-to-be, fiance
oytadat....bachelortwad....husband
ajtwad....ex-husband
ijtwad....first husband
ejtwad....current husband, step husband
ojtwad....husband-to-be, fiance
oytwadat....bachelortayd....wife
ajtayd....ex-wife
ijtayd....first wife
ejtayd....current wife, step-wife
ojtayd....wife-to-be, fiancee
oytadayt....spinsterted....parent
tajted....birth parent
ejted....step parent, foster parent
ojted....parent-to-be
teted....grand-parent
teteted....great-grandparent
tated....parent-in-law
toted....godparent
oytedat....orphantwed....father
tajtwed....birth father
ejtwed....step-father, foster father
ojtwed....father-to-be
tetwed....grand-father
tetetwed....great-grandfather
tatwed....father-in-law
totwed....godfather
oytwedat....male orphanteyd....mother
tajteyd....birth mother
ejteyd....stepmother, foster mother
ojted....mother-to-be
teteyd....grandmother
teteteyd....great-grandmother
tateyd....mother-in-law
toteyd....godmother
oytedayt....female orphantid....sibling
ejtid....step-sibling
tatid....sibling-in-law
tetid....parent's sibling
tetetid....great parent's siblingtwid....brother
ejtwid....step-brother
tatwid....brother-in-law
tetwid....uncle
tetetwid....great uncletiyd....sister
ejtiyd....stepsister
tatiyd....sister-in-law
tetiyd....aunt
tetetiyd....great aunttud....child
tatud....child-in-law
ijtud....first-born child
ejtud....stepchild
otada tud....bastard child
titud....sibling's child
totud....godchild
tutud....grandchild
titutud....sibling's grandchild
tetitud....cousin
aa tetitud....first cousin
ea tetitud....second cousin
aa yiba tetitud....cousin first removedtwud....son
tatwud....son-in-law
ijtwud....first-born son
ejtwud....stepson
otada twud....bastard son
titud....nephew
totwud....godson
tutwud....grandson
titutwud....grandnewphew
tetitwud....cousin
aa tetitwud....first male cousin
ea tetitwud....second male cousin
aa yiba tetitwud....male cousin first removedtuyd....daughter
tatuyd....daughter-in-law
ijtuyd....first-born-daughter
ejtuyd....stepdaughter
otada tuyd....bastard daughter
tituyd....niece
totuyd....goddaughter
tutuyd....granddaughter
titutuyd....grandniece
tetituyd....(female) cousin
aa tetituyd....first female cousin
ea tetituyd....second female cousin
aa yiba tetituyd....female cousin first removed
- Suffixed -if gives you affectionate equivalents:
- twadif....hubby
- taydif....darling wife, wifey-poo
- twedif....daddy, papa
- teydif....mommy, mama
- twidif....bro
- tiydif....sis
- twudif....sonny, kid
- tuydif....darling daughter
- Other terms:
- todat....relative, sib
- tiibil todat....blood relative
- todatan....kinship
- todatyan....kinfolk, clan
- todeb....pater familias
- todeyb....mater familias
- otatud....bastard, bastard son, bastard child
- otatuyd....bastard daughter
- oytetwud....orphan, orphan son
- oytetuyd....orphan daughter
- oytwadat....bachelor, unmarried man'
- oytadayt....spinster, unmarried woman, bachelorette
- oytudayt....childless woman
- glatidat....person with many siblings
- oytidat....person with no siblings
- tadat....in-law
- otajted, ifbited....foster parent, adopting parent
- otajtud, ifbitud....foster child, adopted child
- otajteder, ifbiteder....foster, adopt
- otajtedwa, ifbitedwa....adopted
- teder....parent, raise
- tadier....get married, take on a spouse
- taduer....marry, preside over a marriage
- todtun....genealogy
- tood....ethnos, tribe, clan, race
- toodtun....folklore
- tooddin....folk story
- toob....gender, sex
- hyitoobifa....homosexual
- hyutoobifa....heterosexual
- entoobifa....bisexual
- hyatoobifa....pansexual
- hyotoobifa....asexual
- hyitooba tadan....same-sex marriage
- tadyan....married couple
- jwaa tadien....shotgun wedding
- tyod....people, folk
The dot (Society) Family
- The stems of the words in this family begin with d for society and end in t for human.
Core Words
D-T Core Words dot....society dat....friend
dwat....male friend
dayt....female frienddet....comrade, mate
dwet....boyfriend
deyt....girlfrienddit....citizen dut....gentleperson
dwut....gentleman, sir, lord
duyt....lady, madamedout....bourgeois
duut....lord, master
- The prefix do- can be used to form words that are public in nature, eg:
The Do- prefix COMBINED FORM SUFFIX dovyab....law vyab....rule doyev....justice yev-....just doyov....crime yov....shame doyiv....(civil) right yiv....license dobien....coup d'etat bien....taking dodres....bulletin dres....document dokex....(public) inquiry kex....search doval....public safety val....safety dovaldib....police dib....administration dotojben....execution tojben....killing dosyag....census syag....count dodrur....press drur....printer
The tof (Clothes) and nof (Textile)
- The stems in this family of words begin with t for human and end in f or v, which are reminiscent of nof....cloth and nov....lingerie. The words have to do with clothing. Post-y-gliding the semantic stem vowel produces something that relates to women. Pre-w-gliding the semantic stem vowel produces something that relates specifically to men.
- Summary:
BODY PART | CLOTHING ITEM | FOR WOMEN |
---|---|---|
tob....man | tof....clothing | toyf....female outfit |
tab....body | taf....suit | tayf....dress |
teb....head | tef....hat | teyf....woman's hat |
teyob....neck | teyof....necktie | |
tuab....shoulder | tuaf....shawl | |
tib....trunk | tif....vest | |
zetib....waist | zetif....belt | |
tiab....chest | tiav....shirt | tiayv....blouse |
tilab....breast | tilayv....bra | |
tiub....belly | tiuv....undershorts | tiuyv....panties |
tuyab....hand | tuyaf....glove | |
tyob....leg | tyof....pants | tyoyf....skirt |
- The nof family words begin with n meaning commercial and end in f meaning textile. Here is a summary:
BASIC WORD | DERIVATIVES |
nof textile, tissue nov....linen | nofir....loom, nofxer....weave nofyank....stitch, nofyanker....sew, nofyankut....seamster nofyonk....rip, nofyonker....rip, nofyonkar....scissors, shears nofyuj....pleat, nofyujber....fold nofzyiar....iron, nofzyiarer....iron novyan....lingerie, novim....linen closet misof curtain, obmasof carpet yebof sack favof....cotton, favoyf....cotton wool fevof....flax fivof....hemp fuvof....jute tayof....leather |
naf....material, cloth, fabric naaf....drape naef....canvas naif....velvet nauf....veil nayaf....cordoroy | |
nef....knit neof....stitch neaf....net, mesh, web neef....lace neif....braid neuf....wicker neyof....loop neyaf....wale neyef....strip, band neyif....plait nayuf....lattice | nefxer....knit, neofxer....stitch, neifxer....braid neyofxer....loop nefar....knitting needle nefiaf....sweater vinef....embroidery yotayef....goat's hair, wool tayef....bristle utayef....wool zyef....pane of glass, zyev....glass nyef bag, sack yebeaf....mesh bag yebeuf....wicker basket |
nif....yarn, fiber niv....thread niyf....filament, string niif....twine | nifur....spinner, nifxer....spin, nifun....spider's web nifar....needle nivar....pin mugnif....wire apeyetif....silk |
nuf button | nufyujber button nufyijber unbutton nufzyeg buttonhole nufag....knob |
nyaf....knot | nyafer....tie, onyafer....untie, unravel mugnyaf....clasp, buckle |
nyef....bag, sack | zotibnyef....backpack tolnyef....grocery bag yignyef....basket |
nyif....rope | mugnyif....cable nyifog....lace, cord |
nyuf....package | nyufag....crate |
The mos (Floor) Family
- The stems in this family begin with m, meaning place and end in s, meaning thing. The words all have something to do with parts of a building or house, i.e. masonry.
- Summary:
M-S Core Words MASONRY BASE WORD DERIVATIVES mos....floor omos....ground floor
amos....first floor
abmos....attic
ebmos....mezzanine
obmos....basementmas....wall abmas....roof
aybmas....ceiling
obmas....foundation
oybmas....floor
masof ....carpet
abzamas....balcony
obzamas....porch
ebmas....partitionmes....door zames....front door
zomes....back door
mesnufag....door knob
mesyuznad....door frame
mestuyar....door handlemis....window miszyef....window pane
eymis....shutter
misof....curtainmus....stairs musnog....step, stair rung
musim....starwell
magmus....fire escape
musabnod ....climax
muys....ladder
pasmus....escalator
The som (Furniture) Family
- The stems in this family begin with s, meaning thing, and end in m, meaning place. The words all have to do with furniture.
- Summary:
S-M Core Words FURNITURE BASE WORD DERIVATIVES som....furniture somber....furnish
somxut....carpenter
milsom....sink
milufsom ....toilet
maksom....appliance
mansom....light fixture
somyan....furnishings
milamsom....water heater
malomsom....air-conditionersam....armoire, chest telarsam....china cabinet
telsam....cupboard
tovsam....chest of drawers
samnyem....drawer
avolsom....pantrysem....table semof....table cloth
tilsem....bar
yagsem....countertop
yuzsem....round table
dresem....desk
dalsem....pulpit
tabsem....bier
fyasem....altar
tularsem....buffet
dyedsem....lectern
syagsem....counter (cashier stand)sim....chair zaopsim....rocking chair
yagyugsim....couch
zyupsim....swivel chair
eynsim....stool
edebsim....throne
yagyigsim....bench
tobotsim....high chair
apetsim....saddle
fyadilsim....pew
maksim.....electric chair
teadutsim....witness box
tujyagsim....sleep sofa
zopsim....recliner
yigsim....hard chair
agsim....arm chair
simber....to seat
simper....to sitsum....bed suam....cushion
suaym....pillow
suav....pillow case
suem....mattress
suev....sheet
suef....blanket
absuef....bedspread
obsuev....liner
suim....box spring
summuf....bedpost
eonsum....twin bed
eynsum....day bed
igsum....cot
suym ....couch
nyanxwa sum....bunk bed
milsum....waterbed
tabsum....sleeping bag
pyoxwa sum....hammock
malsum....airbed
summanar....bed lamp
sumber....put to bed
sumper....go to bed
The sar (Tool) and par (Vehicle) Family
- The base words having to do with tools, devices, and machines all begin in s for thing and end in r for tool. Vehicles are mobile machines, and therefore their stems begin with p for mobile. Specific tools and machines are created by appending one of the stub suffixes to the stem of the word that describes what the tool or machine does. For example, makijar, meaning electrical switch, starter is composed of mak (electricity) and ij- (start).
- Summary:
Stub Suffixes for Tools and Machines STANDALONE WORD STUB SUFFIX MEANING sar -ar instrument, tool, device (default) sir -ir apparatus, hand-driven machine sor -or machine, powered machine sur -ur motor, engine
- Note: the stub suffixes other than -ar (the default) are used only to distinguish words like bicycle and motorcycle or needle and loom, etc.
Vehicles
- Vehicle words end in par, where the initial p signifies going and the final ar indicates instrument, unless there is a need for further distinction, in which case, the ending may be -ir, -or, or -ur.
Vehicles VEHICLES par....cart
pir....carriage
pur....carmampur....airplane mempur....automobile, car mimpar....boat
mimpir....motorboat
mimpur....shipmumpur....subway mompur....spaceship kyinpar....dolly
kyinpir....cart, wagon
anzyukyinpir....wheelbarrow
kyinpur....trucknaadpur....train yaudpur....bus enzyukpar....bicycle
enzyukpir....scooter
enzyukpor....motorcycleinzyukpar....tricycle kipar....skate
kipir....sled
kipur....sleigh
Tools and Machines
Tools and Machines TOOLS AND MACHINES drar....pencil
drir....typewriter
drur....printer
dodrur....presssyaagar....calculator
syaagir....computervyixar....brush
vyixir....sweeper
vyixur....vacuum cleaner
The tol (Food) Family
- The stems of the words in this family begin with t for human and l for liquid or in this case, drinkable or edible substances. The words have to do with food, food preparation, eating and drinking.
- Summary:
T-L Core Words WORD DERIVATIVES tol....nutrition tolnam....grocery store
toltun....dietetics
tolvyaab....diet
toluer....feed
toyl....nutrition
toyles....nutrient
toyluer....nourish
tolsam....food buffet
toleus....taste
toleusgab....relish
tolmek....spice
tolsyeb....casseroletel....food telier....eat
teluer....feed
telam....restaurant
telar....fork
telyeb....plate
telefa....hungry
telifut....gourmet
gratelut....glutton
teltun....gastronomy
oteliwas....leftovertil-....drink tilsem....bar
tilier....drink
tilef....thirst
tilgronag....drought
gratilut....drunk
tilyeb....glass
tilar....spoon
tilarog....teaspoon
tilarag....ladle
tilsyeb....cup
teilsyeb....soup bowl
kyitilsyeb....mug, steintul....dish jatul....appetizer
jotul....dessert
agtul....main dish, entree
ogtul....tapa
igtul....snack
atulyan....first course
etulyan....second course
tular....dish
tularsam....china cabinet
tularvyixar....dishwasher
tuler....dine
tamtuler....dine at home
tulur....stove
tultuna....culinary
tulxeb....chef
tulxim....kitchen
tulim....dining room
tulagim....banquet hall
vitultun....gastronomy
tuldras....menu
tulyuxut....waiter
tulyeb....plattertyal....meal atyal....breakfast
etyal....lunch
ityal....dinner
utyal....supper
etyalier....have lunch
etyaluer....serve lunch
tyalag....banquet
vabemtyal....picnic
yomxwa tyal....frozen dinner
Drink, Food, Liquids STUB EXAMPLES -il....liquid, drink teil....soup
til....beverage
bil....milk
mil....water
gyalevil....syrup
aybil....cream
bilyig....cheese
bilyug....butter
mekil....gruel
gyalevabil....pudding
taobiil....gravy
tuil....sauce
tuilyeb....saucer
fil....alcohol
vafil....wine
vafiltun....oenology
grafiliut....alcoholic
filxer....ferment
filvyunober....distill
levafil....liquour
teabil....tear
teubil....saliva
ilyeb....bottle
yavil....beer
magiler....boil
dril....ink
ilneyeb....tank, reservoir
ilsyeb....carafe, beaker, flask
apelatil....honey
bavuil....ketchup-yal....juice sefyal....coffee
safyal....tea
vafyal....grape juice-el....food level....sugar
yapel....pork
vipel....venison
eopel....beef
mageler....cook
movelwa....smoked
ummagelar....oven
elsyeb....pot, pan-yel....gel, oil dofyel....chocolate
megyel....cement
myel....plastic
tayel....shampoo
tulyel....cooking oil
magyel....fuel
yugyel....rubber
fyel....wax
magyeler....fry
magyelsyeb....frying pan
leveyel....jam, confiture
yiglevyel....candy
kafyel....olive oil
gevyel....corn oil
tulyel....cooking oil
gavyel....sunflower oil-eil....soup teil....soup
yagteil....stew-ol....food avol....bread
taol....meat
umleavol....biscuit
sifyol....pepper
mimol....salt
ovol....bran
zyuavol....roll
zyiavol....flatbread, pita
yuzavol....wrap, gyro, taco
uzavol....twist, croissant
ebavol....sandwich
toleusgabol....condiment
leavol....pasta-ul....substance mul....matter
bekul....medecine
bukul....poison
zemul....yolk
vemul....neutron
vamul....proton
vomul....electron
gwomul....atom
vyul....slime
zemul....nucleus
The mor (universe) and mom (outer space) Family
- The stems of the words in this family are characterized by the letter m....nature. The words, thus, have to do with nature, the sky, ground, water, planets, etc. The stem vowel indicates whether the term applies to the sky, ground, water, etc.
- Summary:
M-R Core Words mor....universe mom....cosmos mol....nature mop....orbit moj....evening
mon....darknessmof....nebula
mov....smokemok....dark matter
mog....ashmob....abyss mar....star
maar....sunmam....sky mal....air map....wind maj....day
man....lightmaf....cloud
mav....flamemak....electricty
mag....firemer....planet
meir....earthmem....land mel....soil mep....road mef....brick
mev....porcelainmek....dust
meg....rock
mez....gemmeb....mountain mir....world mim....sea mil....water mip....river mur....satellite
muar....moonmum....underground mul....matter mup....tunnel muk....mineral
mug....metalmub....cave, pit
- A few important derivations:
- maar....sun ("number one star")
- maarnaap....solar system (the "sun system")
- maaryap....sunrise ("sun rise")
- maaryop....sunset ("sun descent")
- maarnad....sunbeam ("sun line")
- maarmap....solar wind ("sun wind")
- maarman....sunlight ("sun light")
- muar....moon ("number one satellite)
- muarned....lunar surface ("moon surface")
- muarmoyb....lunar crater ("moon depression")
- Meir....Earth ("third planet from the sun"
- meirtun....geology ("earthscience"
- meirzyunad....earth's axis ("earth turn line"
- meirmop....earth's orbit ("earth's orbit"
- marmaf....galaxy ("star cloud")
- Amarmaf....Milky Way ("number one galaxy, i.e. star cloud")
- maryan....constellation ("collection of stars")
- marmeg....comet ("star rock")
- mommeg....meteor ("space rock")
- mammeg....meteorite ("sky rock")
- The following are vehicles and derivatives that are specific to one of the above physical spheres:
Vehicles Specific to Various Spheres mompur....spaceship momper....travel through space momput....cosmonaut, astronaut mampur....airplane mamper....fly mamput....flyer, pilot mempur....automobile memper....ride, drive memput....rider, driver mimpur....ship
obmimpar....submarinemimper....sail, navigate mimput....sailor, navigator
obmimput....submarinermumpur....subway mumper....tunnel, go by metro mumput....metro rider
- Note: marpur = starship and muarpur = lunar module
Names of the Planets
- Here are the names of the planets in our solar system. Notice that Earth is the "third planet" from the sun.
Planets mer....planet Mear....Mercury Meer....Venus Meir....Earth (i = three) Meur....Mars Meyor....Jupiter Meyar....Saturn Meyer....Uranus Meyir....Pluto
Polar Directions
Polar Directions DIRECTIONS mer....planet a....up amer....north amera....northern o....down omer....south omera....southern i....right imer....east imera....eastern, oriental u....left umer....west umera....western, occidental
- Compass points can be hybrids of the above:
- aomera izon....north-south direction
- uimera domep....east-west street
- aumera zyemep....northwest passage
- oimera tez....southeast culture
- Related terms:
- amernod....north pole (nod = point)
- omernod....south pole
- aomernad....longitude (ao = north-south, nad = line)
- uimernad....latitude (ui = east-west)
- emernad....equator (e = middle)
- oybemernada....tropical, Torrid (oyb = below)
- merzyun....globe, sphere (planet-ball)
- eymerzyun....hemisphere (half-planet-ball)
- The same directional prefixes are used in the following words:
- aonab....column (up-down row, y-axis)
- uinab....row (left-right row, x-axis)
- aonada....vertical ) (nad = line)
- uinada....horiztonal
Types of Clouds
Types of Clouds maf....cloud maaf....stratus maef....nimbostratus maif....cumulus mauf....cumulonimbus mayof....stratocumulus mayaf....allocumulus mayef....allostratus mayif....cirrocumulus mayuf....cirrostratus malof....cirrus
Types of Roads and Paths
Types of Roads mep....way, road, route
zeymep....bridge, crossing
aybmep....overpass, bridge
oybmep....underpass
zyemep....tunnel, throughway, thoroughfare
kumep....side path
zomep....back way
ebmep....aisle
tyoyamep....sidewalk, walkway
omep....impasse
gunmep....dogleg
dinmep....plot
pomep....itinerary
eynmep....half-way
homep?....which way?
yilpmep....escape route
yexmep....career
yuzmep....circuit
tyenmep....career
puxmep....trajectory
vyamep....right way
vyomep....wrong way
musmep....stairway
izmep....direct route, straight path, vector
yebmep....entryway, entrance
oyebmep....exit, way out
mummep....subway
mammep....air route
elyamep....railroad, railway
mimmep....sealanedomep....street
agdomep....highway
aagdomep....main street
zyadomep....broadway
igdomep....expressway
uzmep....byway, detour
yuzdomep....beltway, loop
zyudomep....roundabout, circle, rotary
ebdomep....alley
anizona domep....one-way streetmeap....avenue meep....boulevard meip....lane
zimeip....right lane
zumeip....left lane
zemeip....median, middle lane
anmeip....single lane
enmeip....double lanemeup....trail
mebmeup....mountain trailmeyp....path
tyoyameyp....footpath
Types of Stones, Gems, etc.
Types of Stones STONE GEM OTHER EARTH SUBSTANCES meg .... stone mez .... gem mek .... dust meag .... marble amez .... diamond miek .... sand meeg ....slate emez .... topaz myek .... powder meig ....gramote imez .... ruby mel .... soil meug ....clay vamez .... emerald meil .... mud meyag ....chalk yamez .... amethyst megil .... cement meyeg ....limestone yomez .... sapphire myel .... plastic meyig ....alabaster mil .... water meyog .... china mial .... vapor meyug .... gypsum miil .... dew melag .... adobe mimol .... salt meleg .... terra cotta mamil .... rain melig .... marl mal .... air melug .... kaolin mayl .... gas melyag .... feldspar magil .... petroleum melyeg .... petunse mug .... metal melyig .... silica muk .... mineral melyog .... pegmatite mul .... matter melyug .... flint mag .... fire mieg .... coral mog .... ash mav .... flame mov .... smoke
Thermal Conditions
Thermal Conditions am....heat ama .... hot ayma ....warm om....cold oma .... cold oyma ....cool im....moisture ima .... wet iyma ....humid um....draught uma .... dry uyma ....arid yom....ice yoma .... frozen yoyma ....chilly yam....fire yama .... burning yayma....fiery
- Note: aoma = lukewarm.
Weather Phenomena
Weather Phenomena maalbyen ....weather (atmosphere + mood) mamil ....rain mamyom ....sleet mamyoym ....snow yoym ....frost yom ....ice mial ....steam miil ....dew maf ....cloud miaf ....fog mapil ....storm, windstorm xeusmapil ....thunderstorm mapilag ....tempest mimuzlun ....hurricane imera mimuzlun ....typhoon map ....wind
maap ....puff
maep ....breeze
maip ....gust
maup ....gale
mayop ....typhoonmapuzlun ....tornado, twister, cyclone mammanig (or) mammak ....lightning mamxeus ....thunder mamiluz ....rainbow jibim ....monsoon graim ....flood, deluge
Atmospheric Layers
Atmospheric Layers mal ....air maal ....atmosphere mael ....troposphere mail ....stratosphere maul ....ionosphere mayol ....exosphere
Rivers and Streams
Rivers and Streams mip ....river miap ....stream miep ....brook miip ....rivulet miup ....tributary miyop ....creek miyap ....rill mipuj ....estuary mipkum ....river bank
Bodies of Water
Bodies of Water mim ....sea mimag ....ocean miam ....lake miem ....lagoon miim ....pond mium ....pool, basin miumog ....puddle immem ....swamp ebmim ....strait zyomip ....canal
Land Features
Land Features mem ....land meam ....region
meem ....territory
meim ....countryside
meum ....zone, district
meyom ....tract, parcel, acremeb ....mountain
meyb ....mount
meab ....hill
meeb ....knob
meib ....mound
meub ....ridge
meyob ....bumpmimeib ... cape yabmimeib ....promontory, headland, bluff zyimeb ....plateau magmeb ....volcano mub ....chasm, precipice, cliff
muab ....gulf, gulch
mueb ....ravine, valley, dale
muib ....cave
muyob ....ditchmimuib ....cove mimkum ....beach, seaside, coast uzmimkum ....bay zyimem ....plain ummem ....desert immem ....wetland, swamp zomem ....hinterland zyamem ....prairie memsin ....landscape yonmel ....island eynyonmel ....peninsula yanmel ....continent zyoebmel ....isthmus yijmem ....field, meadow
Different Worlds
Different Worlds mir ....world, realm, domain jomir....here-after, after-world, metasphere
fyajomir....heaven, paradise
ebjomir....limbo
zejomir....purgatory
fyojomir....hellyizmir....world beyond, spirit world
yizmirat....spirit, spritefyamir....sacred world, paradise
fyamirat....angelfyomir....wicked world, hell
fyomirat....demonobmir....nether world komir....secret realms Totmir....Heaven
The pot (Animal) Family
- The stems of the words in this family begin with the letter p, denoting movement, and end in the letter t, denoting a living creature. Thus, the words have to do with animals. The ordinal vowel indicates the terrain: land, air, water, or a combination of these. If the vowel is pre-y-glided, then the animal is wild or predatory.
- Summary:
Animal Core Words AIR pat....bird
pyat....predatory bird
piat....aquatic birdLAND (WILD) pot....animal
pyot....predatory animal
piot....semi-aquaticLAND (DOMESTIC) pet....land animal
pyet....reptile
pelt....insect
pelat....flying insect
piyet....batrachian
payet....flying reptile
peyet....wormWATER pit....fish
pyit....predatory fish
piit....crustacean
pyeit....mollusk
peit....marine mammal
Chart of Principal Animals
Chart of Principal Animals LAND
(WILD)LAND
(DOMESTIC)AIR WATER pot....WILD ANIMAL
gapot....elephant
gepot....rhinoceros
gipot....zebra
kapot....squirrel
kepot....polecat
kipot....badger
kupot....otter
kyapot....beaver
kyepot....ermine
kyipot....raccoon
kyopot....weasel
kyupot....ferret
klapot....rat
sapot....hedgehog
sepot....porcupine
sipot....mole
supot....skunk
vapot....hart
vepot....reindeer
vipot....deer
vupot....chamois
vyapot....antelope
vyepot....gazelle
vyipot....elk, moose
vyupot....buck
yupot....wild rabbit
yuapot....hare
zapot....tortoise
pyot....PREDATORY ANIMAL
apyot....lion
epyot....tiger
ipyot....leopard
iapyot....jaguar
iepyot....puma
iipyot....panther
iupyot....lynx
upyot....wolf
yopyot....fox
yapyot....wild boar
yepyot....hyena
yeapyot....jackal
bepyot....bear
dapyot....kangaroo
fapyot....orangutan, ape
fepyot....monkey
fipyot....gorilla
fupyot....bonobo
fyopyot....chimpanzee
fyapyot....gibbon
fyepyot....lemur
piot....semi-aquatic
gapiot....hippopotamus
zapiot....turtlepet....DOMESTIC ANIMAL
apet....horse
epet....bull
ipet....ass
upet....ram
yopet....goat
yapet....hog
yepet....dog
yipet....cat
yupet....rabbit
fapet....camel
fepet....dromedary
fipet....giraffe
lapet....llama
lepet....yak
klapet....mouse
pyet....REPTILE
apyet....lizard
epyet....caiman
ipyet....crocodile
upyet....aligator
yopyet....iguana
fapyet....grass snake
fepyet....slug
fipyet....leech
kepyet....gecko
lopyet....snake
lapyet....boa
lepyet....cobra
lipyet....viper
vapyet....snail
piyet....BATRACHIAN
apiyet....toad
epiyet....frog
ipiyet....tree frog
payet....FLYING REPTILE
apayet....bat
peyet....WORM
apeyet....silkworm
epeyet....flatworm
ipeyet....tapeworm
upeyet....fluke
bapeyet....threadworm
bepeyet....roundworm
bipeyet....hookworm
dapeyet....earthworm
depeyet....bristle worm
pelt....INSECT
apelt....spider
fapelt....ant
fepelt....cockroach
fipelt....termite
gapelt....weevil
gepelt....mite
kapelt....louse
kepelt....flea
kipelt....bug
kopelt....vermin
kupelt....earwig
lapelt....scorpion
lepelt....caterpillar
lipelt....lice
lupelt....bedbug
rapelt....centipede
repelt....millipedepat....BIRD
apat....cock
epat....duck
ipat....turkey
upat....goose
yapat....pigeon
bapat....thrush
bepat....warbler
bipat....sparrow
dapat....parrot
depat....parakeet
fapat....raven
fepat....crow
gapat....ostrich
gepat....peacock
gipat....peafowl
fipat....magpie
kapat....stork
vapat....nightingale
vepat....yellow canary
vipat....canary
vupat....chaffinch
vyapat....robin
vyepat....bluebird
vyopat....blackbird
zapat....swallow
zepat....swift
sapat....partridge
sepat....quail
sipat....woodcock
supat....lark
syopat....pheasant
syapat....black grouse
syepat....woodpecker
pyat....BIRD OF PREY bird
apyat....eagle
epyat....vulture
ipyat....kite
upyat....buzzard
yopyat....sparrowhawk
yapyat....falcon
lapyat....owl
lepyat....screech owl
pelat....FLYING INSECT
apelat....bee
epelat....wasp
ipelat....horsefly, gadfly
upelat....fly
yopelat....mosquito
yapelat....gnat
gapelat....moth
gopelat....butterfly
lapelat....may bug
lepelat....beetle
tapelat....cicada
tepelat....cricket
tipelat....grasshopper
topelat....dragonfly
tupelat....firefly
vapelat....bumble bee
vepelat....sweat bee
vipelat....hornet
piat....AQUATIC BIRD
japiat....cormorant
jepiat....gull
kapiat....heron
kepiat....crane
kipiat....flamingo
sapiat....swan
tapiat....penguinpit....FISH
apit....trout
epit....perch
ipit....pike
upit....carp
yopit....tench
yapit....gudgeon, stud
yepit....stickleback
yipit....whiting
fapit....shad
fepit....bluegill
fipit....catfish
fupit....bass
gapit....minnow
gepit....perch
lapit....ray, skate
lepit....turbot
lipit....salmon
lupit....sole
sapit....herring
sepit....barbel
sipit....anchovy
supit....gilt-head, sea bream
syopit....sardine
syapit....hake
vapit....eel
vepit....seahorse
pyit....PREDATOR SEA CREATURE
ipyit....sperm whale
yapyit....swordfish
yepyit....tuna
yipyit....sturgeon
yupyit....cod
bapyit....jellyfish
piit....CRUSTACEAN
apiit....lobster
epiit....crayfish
ipiit....scampi
upiit....craw fish
yopiit....prawn
yapiit....shrimp
lapiit....crab
lepiit....squid
peit....MARINE MAMMAL
apeit....whale
epeit....seal
ipeit....sea lion, otary
upeit....manatee
yopeit....walrus
yapeit....platypus
yepeit....dolphin
yipeit....vaquita
bapeit....shark
bepeit....dolphin
bipeit....porpoise
bupeit....otter
pyeit....MOLLUSK
apyeit....oyster
epyeit....mussel
ipyeit....clam
upyeit....octopus
Animal Sounds
- The animal noise verbs are formed by replacing the final t of the animal's name to der (communicate, utter), as in the chart below. If the noise is particularly "noisy", the verb teuder (scream) can be used instead of der.
Animal Sounds ANIMAL SOUND VERB apet....horse apeder....neigh, whinny epet....bull epeder....bellow eopetob....veal eopetoder....bleat eopet....ox eopeder....low, moo, bellow epeyt....cow epeyder....moo ipet....ass ipeder....bray, hehaw lapet....llama lapeder....growl upet....sheep upeder....bleat yopet....goat yopeder....bray yapet....hog yapeder....grunt, snort, oink yepet....dog yepeder....bark (yepeteuder....yelp) yepyot....wolf yepyoder....howl yopyot....fox yopyoder....yelp yipet....cat yipeder....mew, purr, meow yipyot....tiger yipyoder....growl yupet....rabbit yupeder....drum kapet....squirrel kapeder....squeak kyipet....raccoon kyipeder....chitter klapet....mouse klapeder....squeak eplet....koala epleder....wail apyot....lion rapyoder....roar yepyot....hyena yepyoder....laugh yeapyot....jackal yeapyoder....howl bapyot....ape tapyoder....gibber bepyot....bear tepyoder....growl gapot....elephant gapeder....trumpet vepot....reindeer vepoder....bellow vyipot....moose vyipoder....bellow fapet....camel fapeder....grunt fipet....giraffe fipeder....bleat kepyet....gecko kepyeder....go to-key, make a gecko noise lepyet....cobra lepyeder....hiss apayet....bat apayeder....screech epiyet....frog epiyeder....rivet, make a frog noise apelat....bee apelader....buzz lepelat....beetle lepelader....drone tepelat....cricket tepelader....chirp pat....bird pader....chirp, tweet, coo, sing apat....rooster apader....crow, cockadoodle-doo apayt....hen apayder....cluck apatog....chicken apatoder....cheep epat....duck epader....quack ipat....turkey ipader....gobble yapat....pigeon yapader....coo apyat....eagle apyader....squawk epyat....vulture epyader....scream fapat....raven fapader....croak fepat....crow fepader....craw fipat....chatter fipader....chatter fupat....hoot fupader....hoot fyipat....jay fyipader....chatter gapat....ostrich gapader....bleep sapiat....swan sapiader....cry zapat....swallow zapader....squeal tapat....parrot tapader....parrot vapat....nightingale vapader....pipe fepat....warbler fepader....warble tapiat....penguin tapiader....honk yapeit....platypus yapeider....chitter yopeit....walrus yopeider....groan bipeit....porpoise bipeider....whistle
Animal Habitats
- By suffixing the final t of the animal name with tam....house, you get corresponding animal's living quarters:
Animal Habitats ANIMAL LIVING SPACE apet....horse apetam....stable epet....ox epetam....cowshed yapet....pig yapetam....pigpen, pigsty yepet....dog yepetam....doghouse apyot....lion apyotam....den, lion's den fapelt....ant fapeltam....anthill apelat....bee apelatam....beehive pat....bird patam....nest, bird's nest apat....hen apatam....henhouse, chicken coop bepyot....bear bepyotam....lair pyot....wild animal pyotam....cage
Animal Meats
- By changing the final letter of the animal's name to an l, you get the meat eaten from that animal:
Animal Meats ANIMAL MEAT eopet....ox eopel....beef vipet....deer vipel....venison yapet....hog yapel....pork yapetyoab....hog's thigh yapetyoal....ham uopet....sheep uopel....mutton eopetob....calf eopetol....veal vapyet....snail vapyel....escargot
Animal Groupings
- By adding yan....aggregate or nyan....crowd to the name of an animal, you get the animal grouping:
Animal Groupings ANIMAL GROUPING pat....bird patyan....flock eopet....ox eopetyan....cattle pit....fish pityan....school pelt....insect peltyan....swarm apat....cock apatyan....poultry pot....animal potnyan....herd yopet....goat yopetyan....goatherd
Animals' Babies and Diminutives
- The baby of an animal ends in ud, which is a stub suffix for tud....offspring, child:
Animals' Babies ANIMAL BABY apet....horse apetud....foal pat....bird patud....chick apet....horse apetud....foal eopet....ox eopetud....calf yepet....dog yepetud....pup yipet....cat yipetud....kitten apat....cock apatud....chick apyat....eagle apyatud....eaglet upat....goose upatud....gosling upet....ram upetud....lamb yopet....goat yopetud....kid
- To create an animal pet name, add the suffix if
Animal Pet Names ANIMAL PET yepet....dog yepetif....puppy yipet....cat yipetif....kitten apat....cock apatif....chickadee
- Other size suffixes can be appended as well:
Animal Diminutives and Augmentatives ANIMAL SIZE-VARIANT yepet....dog yepetog....doggy yepet....dog yepetayg....cur yepet....dog yepetag....hound upetud....lamb upetotog....lambkin yapet....hog yapetog....piggy
Animal-derived Adjectives
- Here is a chart showing the adjectives used to refer to animals:
Animal Adjectives ANIMAL NOUN ADJECTIVE apet....horse apeta....equine eopet....ox eopeta....bovine upet....ram upeta....ovine yapet....hog yapeta....porcine yepet....dog yepeta....canine yipet....cat yipeta....feline upyot....wolf upyota....lupine pyet....reptile pyeta....reptilian pat....bird pata....avian
- Various Other Words Derived from Animals:
Various Animal Derviations ANIMAL NAME DERIVED WORD apet....horse apetsim....saddle
apetyoyafut....blacksmith
apetyoyaper....trot
apetpar....carriage
apetapekam....hippodrome
fizapetaput....knight
dopapetaput....mounted trooperapelat....bee apelatyel....wax
apelatil....honey
apelatam....hive
apelatyan....swarmpat....bird patij....egg
patam....nest
patijber....hatch
patijsana....ovalpit....fish pitpexar....lure
pitgrunen....angling
pitpixut....fisherman
pittun....ichthyology
pitsana....pisciform
pituil....fish sauce
pitub....fin
pitaib....fishbone
piteab....fisheye
piteob....jowl
pitieb....gill
pitoyb....mermaid
Animals' Hair
- The hair of an animal ends in tayeb....hair:
Animal Hair ANIMAL HAIR pat....bird patayeb....feather apet....horse apetayeb....horsehair, mane yipet....cat yipetayeb....fur fapet....camel fapetayeb....camelhair pit....fish pitayeb....scale upat....goose upatayeb....down, goose down bepyot....bear bepyotayeb....fuzz uopet....sheep uopetayeb....wool, fleece
Gendered Counterparts of Animals
- The word for the female counterpart of an animal is created by post-y-glided (i.e. adding a y to) the ordinal (last) vowel of the male animal's adult name:
Female Counterparts of Animals ANIMAL FEMALE epet....ox epeyt....cow apet....horse apeyt....mare ipet....ass ipeyt....she-ass yopet....goat yopeyt....nanny goat yapet....hog yapeyt....sow yepet....dog yepeyt....bitch apyot....lion apyoyt....lioness upyot....wolf upyoyt....wolverine yopyot....fox yopyoyt....vixen gapot....elephant gapoyt....cow elephant vipot....buck vipeyt....deer apat....cock apayt....hen yupet....rabbit yupeyt....doe rabbit upet....ram upeyt....ewe
- To form the male-specific gender of an animal, place a w before the ordinal vowel:
Male Counterparts of Animals ANIMAL MALE epet....ox epwet....bull apet....horse apwet....stallion apet....cock apwet....rooster yupet....rabbit yupwet....buck rabbit ipet....ass ipwet....(he-)mule bepyot....bear bepyowt*....papa bear - 1 If the animal name ends in -pyot, -pyat, -pyit, or pyet, post-w-glide the final vowel.
- To form the gelded or neutered form of an animal, place an o before the p:
Gelded Counterparts of Animals ANIMAL MALE epet....bovine eopet....steer apet....horse aopet....gelding upet....ram uopet....sheep
Interesting Parallels in Animal Vocabulary
Parallels in Animal Vocabulary teub....mouth pateub....beak, bill poteub....mug mimeub....bay teib....nose poteib....snout gapeteib....elephant trunk meib....promontory tilabeib....nipple fapemeib....camel hump seib....marquee, ledge tayeb....hair patayeb....feather pitayeb....scale petayeb....fur fayeb....leaf vosayeb....petal uopetayeb....wool, fleece tulob....nail patulob....claw apelatulob....stinger defulob....pine needle fulob....prick vulob....thorn yomulob....icicle tyoyab....foot apetyoyab....hoof potyoyab....paw meboyab....foothills fyoyab....stump vyoyab....stub tayob....skin potayob....hide piitayob....shell mayob....crust fayob....bark vayob....peel patijayob....eggshell tub....arm patub....wing pitub....fin potub....paw mapatub....fan zyupatub....propeller
The fob (Vegetation)and vob (Plant) Family
- The stems of the words in this family begin with f for vegetation or v for plant and end in b for organism. These words have to do with trees, fruits, nuts, vegetables, plants, grasses, and grains, as shown in this chart:
- Summary:
Fob and Vob Core Words TREES, FRUITS, VEGETABLES PLANTS, GRAINS, LEGUMES fob....vegetable vob....plant fab....tree vab....grass feb....fruit, nut veb....tuft
veeb....seed
veeyb....grainfib....trunk vib....stem fub....branch vub....twig fayeb....leaf vayeb....bud fyob....root vyob....tendril
The vol (Edible Vegetable), vos (Flower), and voz (Color Family
- Summary:
Vo[lsz] Words vol....edible vegetable vos....flower voz....color
Colors (voz)
- The names of common colors in Mirad are mnemonically based on flowers and other natural products that have distinctive colors. In the summary chart below, the mnemonic origin is given for each color term.
- Summary:
Color Words COLOR MNEMONIC ORIGIN voz....color vos....flower ovoza....plain, blank o....zero avoza....white avos....lily evoza....yellow evos....narcissus ivoza....red ivos....poppy uvoza....pink uvos....rose yovoza....blue yovos....blueberry yavoza....mauve yavos....hydrangea yevoza....lilac yevos....lilac yivoza....violet, purple yivos....violet lafeza....orange lafeb....orange vaza....green vab....grass moza....black mon....dark maza....white man....light maoza....gray man + mon meza....brown mel....soil
- The common colors consist of a mnemonic stub for a flower, plant, fruit, or other natural item exhibiting most vividly the color in question, followed by the suffix -za (reminiscent of voz....color, itself reminiscent of vos....flower), eg. va- (from vab....grass) + z = vaza....green.
- The most exotic or rare colors can be expressed by the numerical position in the alphabetized Wikipedia list of colors + -za. For example, the color Alabama Crimson is the tenth color in that list when alphabetized, so it's name is aloza.
- A color referring to one's skin or race is suffixed with -ata-, eg. mozata....black-skinned, black, while the person of that skin color ends in -at, eg. mazat....white person, a white. A person of mixed color is a eyvozat ('ey-....half). A non-white is expressed with omazat.
- A color referring to one's hair is a combination of toz, preceded by the first vowel of the color, eg. i from ivoza....red + toz yields itoza....auburn, red-headed.
- If the stem vowel of the color term is post-y-glided, then the meaning is the lighter version of the color, eg. ivoyza....light red.
- If the stem vowel of the color term is pre-y-glided, then the meaning is the darker or deeper version of the color, eg. ivyoza....deep red.
- If the stem vowel of the color term is doubled, then the meaning is the brighter version of the color, eg. ivooza....bright red.
- If the syllable yen is inserted between the stem and the adjectival ending a, then the meaning is -ish, eg. avozyena....reddish.
- If the color word is preceded by gwa, it is of maximum intensity, eg. gwaivoza....as red as can be.
The tuz (Art) Family
- This family includes words having to do with the arts, such as theater, sculpture, music, poetry, etc. Word stems ending in -z refer to something that is precious or artful. Stems with eu are mnemonic for teub....mouth and refer to sound, singing, noises, etc.
- Summary:
Artsy Words THE ARTS tuz....art
taz....statue
tez....culture
tyez....magic
teyz....cult
toz....complexion
tuyatuz....handicrafts
tuyz....artisanshipsiz....painting
saz....sculpture
voz....colordaz....dance
dez....theater
diz....comedy, circus
duz....music
dyez....cinema
drez....poetryteuz....voice
deuz....song
seux....sound
xeus....noise
seuz....tone
The dob (State) Family
- The stems of the words in this family start with d for society and end with b for organization.
- Summary:
D-B Core Words dob....state, regime dab....government deb....leader dib....administration dub....minister
Regimes and Rulers
Regimes and Rulers REGIME=dob GENDER-NEUTRAL RULER=deb MALE FULE=dweb FEMALE RULER=deyb adob....empire adeb....emperor adweb....emperor adeyb....empress edob....kingdom edeb....monarch edweb....king edeyb....queen idob....principality ideb....prince idweb....prince ideyb....princess udob....duchy udeb....duke udweb....duke udeyb....duchess yodob....marquisate yodeb....marquis yodweb....marquis yodeyb....marquise yadob....count yadeb....count yadweb....count yadeyb....countess yedob....domain yedeb....lord yedweb....lord yedeyb....lady, dominatrix yidob....barony yideb....baron yidweb....baron yideyb....baroness alodob....tribe, chiefdom, clan alodeb....chief, tribal chief, chieftain alodweb....male chief alodeyb....chieftaine obdobem....colony obdeb....governor obdweb....governor obdeyb....governess
City Entitites
City Entities dom....city
debdom....capital
mimdom....port
domab....municipality
domeb....mayor
yuzdom....suburb
dommas....city wall
yizdom....outskirts
odom....countryside
zedom....downtown
domgon....district
domep....street
domyem....plaza
domunkun....city blockdam....airfield dem....park
deym....garden
domdeym....squaredim....fountain
Governments and Leaders
Governments and Leaders GOVERNMENT=dab LEADER=deb ditdab....republic ditdeb....president tyodab....democracy tyodeb....president andab....autocracy andeb....autocrat anadab....dictatorship anadeb....dictator nyazdab....plutocracy nyazdeb....plutocrat yabdab....aristocracy yabdeb....aristocrat totdab....theocracy totdeb....theocrat abdab....dominion abdeb....overlord, master obdab....protectorate, subject state obdeb....protector, subjugator yibdab....colony yibdeb....colonial master memyuvdab....fiefdom memyuvdeb....feudal lord
Regional Administrations
Regional Administrations REGIONAL ADMINISTRATION doob....nation doab....fatherland doeb....state, Bund doib....county domem....province, state domeam....department, county, prefecture domeem....sub-prefecture domeim....canton domeum....commune
The nas (Money) Family
- The stems of the words in this family all begin with n for merchandise. All the words have to do with money, business, trade, and merchandise.
- Summary:
Money Core Words MONEY NOUNS MONEY VERBS nas....money
nax....price
nayx....cost
naz....value, worth
nasyig....cash
nasmug....coin
nases....change
nasgon....stock
nastun....finance
donastun....economy
nasyan....capital
nasdrev....paper money
nasdref....check
nasam....bank
nasak....windfall
nasok....deficitnaxer....cost
nasbuer....allocate
nasaker....profit
naseker....gamble
nasyefer....owe
nasyefier ....borrow
nasyefuer....lend
naxter....appreciate
nazer....be worth
nazder....assess
nazbuer....reward
nasyiguer....cashnex....savings
nexak....interestnexer....save
neuner....reservenix....income, revenue
yexnix....salary
tutnix....honorarium
jonix....debt
nixak....profit
dobnix....pension
dotnix....welfare
jabnix....annuity
nixgab....dividendnixer....earn
nizer....deserve
nier....consume
nixbuer....sell
jobnier....rent
nixbuer...sellnux....payment, outlay
yovnux....penalty
nuxyef....duty
jonux....credit
yufnux....blackmail
dobnux....tax
nuz....award
nuxgax....pay raisenuxer....pay
nuzuer....award
nuer....supply
jobnuxer....lease
nuxbier....buynox....expenditure
finox....thrift
noz....jewelrynoxer....spend
funoxer....wastenun....product
nunyan....merchandise
nunsag....inventory
nunek....negotiation
nundel....ad
nundyun....brand
nunem....market
n(un)am....shop
nunut....merchant
nunyeb....packagenuneker....deal
nunier....buy
nunuer....sell
nunuier....trade
namper....shop
nundeler....advertise
nunsager....inventory
nunyember....packagenyan....stack
nyandras....list
nyaz....wealthnyaser....accumulate
nyaxer....stacknyen....stores, stock
nyeb....container
nyem....box, case
nyef....bag, sack
nyeyf....purse
yignyef....basketnyexer....stock
nyember....box upnyix....order
nyixdref....order form
nyixut....client, customernyixer....demand, order nyox....waste nyoxer....waste nyux....delivery
nyuxun....cargo, freight, shipment
nyuxdref....receipt
nyuxpur....delivery trucknyuxer....supply, deliver, ship
The dop (Military) Family
- The stems of the words in this family begin with d....social and end in p....mobile and have to do with the military and war.
- Summary:
D-P Words MILITARY SOME DERIVATIONS dop....military dopeb....commander of the armed forces
dopof....uniform
dopnab....military rank
dopbier....conquer
dopizper....march
dopyaf....military power
dopar....weapon
doparobel....armistice
dopek....combat
dopekem....battleground
dopekut....combat soldier
odopeker....defend
dopembier....deploy
dopektof....battle attire
dropek....war
dropekut....warrier
dropekpos....armistice
dopteud....battle cry
dopdeuz....battle hymn
dopnad....battle line
dopepem....battle station
dopzanad....battlefront
ditdoyp....militia
dopyena....militantdap....air force dapeb....air force commander
dapat....airman
dapur....fighter jetdep....ground force, army depeb....army commander
depet....enlisted soldier
depur....tankdip....navy dipeb....navy commander
dipat....ensign
oybdipur....submarine
dipur....battleship
adipur....aircraft carrier
edipur....dreadnaught
idipur....frigate
udipur....destroyer
yadipur....corvette
yedipur....gunboat
yodipur....cruiserdiep....marine diepeb....marine commander
diepat....marine soldier
dieput....ambphibious warship
Weapons
Weapons WEAPONS dopar....weapon
doparier....take up arms
doparuer....armadopar....gun
tuyab adopar....handgun, pistol
zyup adopar....revolveredopar....rifle idopar....shotgun udopar....musket dopir....artillery adopir....cannon edopir....bazooka idopir....howitzer dopur....machine gun dopyonar....bayonet
zyidopyonar....sword
mimdopyonar....cutlass
zyadopyonar....battle-axdopuz-izmuf....bow-and-arrow
Ranks
Military Ranks ARMY
depNAVY
dipAIR FORCE
dapMARINE FORCE
diepdepat....soldier dipat....ensign dapat....airman diepat....private adepat....private adipat....seaman recruit adapat....airman basic adiepat....private edepat....private 2 edipat....seaman apprentice edapat....airman ediepat....private 1st class idepat....private first class idipat....seaman idapat....airman first class idiepat....lance corporal udepat....army specialist udipat....petty officer 3rd class udapat....senior airman udiepat....corporal .... yodipat....petty officer 2nd class yodapat....staff sergeant yodiepat....sergeant .... yadipat....petty officer 3rd class yadapat....technical sergeant yadiepat....staff sergeant .... yedipat....chief petty officer obyedapat....master sergeant yediepat....gunnery sergeant .... .... abyedapat....master sergeant with diamond .... .... yidipat....senior chief petty officer obyidapat....senior master sergeant yidiepat....master sergeant .... .... abyidapat....senior master sergeant with diamond .... .... obyudipat....master chief petty officer obyudapat....chief master sergeant yudiepat....first sergeant .... ebyudipat....fleet master chief petty officer .... alodiepat....master gunnery sergeant .... abyudipat....master chief petty officer of the navy abyudapat....chief master sergeant with diamond aladiepat....sergeant major adeplat....warrant officer adiplat....ensign adaplat....2nd lieutenant adieplat....warrant officer edeplat....chief warrant officer 2 ediplat....lieutenant junior grade edaplat....1st lieutenant edieplat....chief warrant officer 2 ideplat....chief warrant officer 3 idiplat....lieutenant idaplat....captain idieplat....chief warrant officer 3 udeplat....chief warrant officer 4 udiplat....lieutenant commander udaplat....major udieplat....chief warrant officer 4 yodeplat....chief warrant officer 5 yodiplat....commander yodaplat....lieutenant colonel yodieplat....chief warrant officer 5 yadeplat....second lieutenant yadiplat....captain yadaplat....colonel yadieplat....second lieutenant yedeplat....first lieutenant .... .... yedieplat....first lieutenant yideplat....captain yidiplat....ensign .... yidieplat....captain yudeplat....major .... .... yudieplat....major adeprat....brigadier general adiprat....rear admiral lower half adaprat....brigadier general adieprat....lieutenant general edeprat....major general ediprat....rear admiral upper half edaprat....major general edieprat....colonel ideprat....lieutenant general idiprat....vice admiral idaprat....lieutenant general idieprat....brigadier general udeprat....4 star general udiprat....commandant udaprat....general air force chief of staff udieprat....major general yodeprat....5-star general yodiprat....fleet admiral yodaprat....general of the AF yodieprat....lieutenant general .... .... .... yadieprat....general
The ab (On), yab (Up) Family
- Summary:
AB Family ab....on
ayb....over
aber....put on
aper....get on
aba....superior
abem....top
ayb....aboveeb....between
eyb....among
eber....block
eper....intervene
eba....in-between
ebem....interval
eyb....amongob....off
oyb....under
ober....remove
oper....get off
oba....inferior
obem....bottom
oyb....belowyab....up
yaber....raise
yaper....rise
yaba....high
yabaga....tall
yaboga....short
yabem....upstairsyeb....in
yeber....put in
yeper....get in
yeba....inner
yebaga....deep inside
yeboga....a little way in
yebem....interioryob....down
yober....lower
yoper....descend
yoba....low
yobaga....deep
yoboga....shallow
yobem....downstairsoyeb....out
oyeber....put out
oyeper....get out
oyeba....outer
oyebem....exterior
The af (Permission), yaf (Ability) Family
- Summary:
afer....may afa....allowed afwa....permissable afxer....allow | efer....need efa....in need of efwa....necessary efxer....necessitate | ofer....be prohibited ofa....not allowed ofwa....prohibited ofxer....prohibit |
yafer....can yafa....able yafwa....possible yafxer....enable | yefer....must yefa....obliged yefwa....obligatory yefxer....oblige | yofer....cannot yofa....unable yofwa....impossible yofxer....incapacite |
The aga (Big), yaga (Long) Family
- Summary:
aga....big agan....size agaxer....magnify agser....grow aaga....main agla....huge agra....gigantic agsa....adult agta....great | ega....normal egan....normalcy egaxer....normalize | oga....little ogan....smallness ogaxer....minimize ogser....shrink ooga....minor ogla....tiny ogra....microscopic |
yaga....long yagan....length yagaxer....lengthen yagser....stretch | yeg-....re-, again | yoga....short yogan....shortness yogaxer....abbreviate yogser....contract |
The aj (Past), taj (Birth) Family
- Summary:
aj....past ajna....old ajyena....old-fashioned | ej....present ejna....new ejyena....modern | oj....future ojna....to-be ojyena....futuristic |
taj....birth tajer....be born tajber....give birth taja....natal | tej....life tejer....live tejber....bring to life teja....vital | toj....death tojer....die tojber....kill toja....mortal |
The ak- (Win), yak- (Expect) Family
- Summary:
AK/YAK Family aker....win
akut....winner
akun....win
akler....defeat
akrer....triumph
akuj....success
akbun....award
nasak....windfall
aknas....profiteker....play, risk
ekut....player
ekun....game
ifek....play
dopek....battle
dropek....war
tapek....sport
nasek....gamble
yanek....competition
ovek....contest
dalovek....debate
dunek....punoker....lose
okut....loser
okun....loss
okuj....failure
tejok....loss of life
nasok....bankrupty
oknas....deficityaker....expect
fiyak....hope
fuyak....despair
fiyakuer....inspire
fuyakuer....discourageyeker....try
finyeker....test
aayeker....experiment
yekuer....challenge
fuyekuer....tempt
yekun....goal
doyevyek....trialyoker....be surprised
yokdun....exclamation
yokxeus....sudden noise, boom
yoktoj....sudden death
yokay....unexpectedly
The av (For), yav- (Innocent) Family
- Summary:
av....for ava....favorable avan....behalf, behest avon....asset, advantage avun....favor, benefit avder....advocate avejter....represent yanav....party | eva....neutral evan....neutrality evder....equivocate evxer....neutralize | ov....against ova....contrary ovon....liability, handicap, disadvantage ovun....obstacle yanov....opposition |
yava....innocent yavder....acquit | yeva....fair yevder....judge doyevan....justice doyevon....court case doyevam....court finyevut....critic | yova....guilty yovder....indict, accuse vayovder....convict doyov....crime yovbyok....penalty yovbyokam....prison yovober....pardon |
The az- (Strong), yaz- (Convex) Family
- Summary:
AZ Family aza....strong
azla....intense
azra....violent
azaxer....strenghten
azon....powereza....moderate
ezaxer....moderateoza....weak
ozta....tired
ozaxer....weaken
YAZ Family yaza....convex yeza....flush yoza....concave yaz....mound
memyaz...bluff
mimyaz....surf
milyaz....wave
mimolyaz....saltdome
nedyaz....bump
yagyaz....ridge
tayeyaz....pimple
melyaz....tomb
tayobyaz....tumoryez....along, flush with
memyez....plain
mimolyez....salt flat
obyez....platformyoz....depression
memyoz....valley
nedyoz....dip
yagyoz....groove
kuyoz....cave
melyoz....pit
The fya- (Holy) Family
- Summary:
FYA Family fyaa....holy fyoa....profane fyamir....heaven fyomir....hell fyax....sacrament fyox....sacrilege fyaz....grace fyoz....disgrace fyaxin....religion fyaxam....church fyadab....church hierarchy fyadeb....church elder, clergyman afyadeb....pope efyadeb....cardinal ifyadeb....archbishop obifyadeb....bishop ufyadeb....parish priest obufydeb....deacon fyatob....saint fyotob....demon fyavyad....oath fyavatex....faith fyatez....hieromancy fyotez....witchcraft fyatezmuv....wand fyadresiyn....hieroglyph fyatead....gospel, testament fyad....blessing fyod....curse fyasin....icon fyasyun....idol fyaifrer....worship fyadil....prayer fyapop....crusade fyamilber....baptize fyaojdut....prophet fyaxel....ritual, mass fyoxel....occult fyaxyel....holy unction fyamil....holy water fyateaz....miracle fyoteaz....pox fyasem....altar fyasim....throne fyakosin....mysticism fyakosut....hermit fyajub....feast day fyadyes....bible fyadrenyan....scriptures fyadun....benediction fyadot....religious order fyaantinat....monk fyabuler....consecrate fyabyena....moral fyadal....sermon fyadalsem....pulpit fyadalzyabin....evangelism
The fi- (Good), fyi- (Useful) Family
- Summary:
"FI Family" fia....good
fila....delightful
fira....excellent
fiva ....ok
fiza....honorable
fizta....noble
fizda....honest
firza....ideal
firxa....perfect
flia....superb
fria....gloriousfua....bad
fusa....flawed
fula....malignant
fura....wicked
fuza....dishonorable
fuzta....ignoble
fuzda....dishonest
flua....horriblefin....virtue
dofin....moralityfun....vice
dofun....crimefider....praise fuder....malign
"FYI Family" fyia....useful
fyin....value
fyiz....award
fyiyz....reward
fyis....benefit
fyix....favorfyua....harmful
fyun....harm
fyuz....punishment
fyul....toxin
The ga (More) Family
- Summary:
GA Family ga....more
gay....also
gaj....still
gaxer....increase
gab....plus
gal....times, multiplied by
gar....exponentiated by
gan....wholege....as
gey....even
gel....as
gexer....equalize
geber....equate
gedrer....copy
gegon....equity
geder....quote
gelder....echo
gelxer....imitate
geltxer....identify
geyla....similargo....less
goy....except
goj....no longer
goxer....decrease
gob....minus, subtracted by
gol....divided by
gor....to the minus root of
gon....part
gos....piece
gobler....cutgla....much, many, very
glan....quantity
glagon....plurality
glal....cluster
glatwa....famous
hogla?....how much?gle....some, rather glo....little, few, slightly
glon....paucity
glogon....minoritygra....too much, too
gran....excessgre....enough
gren....quorumgro....too little, not enough
gron....shortagegwa....most
gwafua....worst
gwaika....perfect
gwaifer...prefer
gwamor....macrocosmgwe....just gwo....least
gwomul....atom
gwos....particle
gwosteaxar....microscope
The gi- (Sharp), gyi- (Solid) Family
- Summary:
GI-/GU- Family gia....sharp
gin....point
grin....blade
giber....poke
ginod....peak
gixer....sharpen
ogia....dullgua....angular
gun....angle
grun....hook
gum....corner
ungun....quadrangle
ingun....triangle
unizgun....rectangle
ungekun....square
yagunid....cube
mepgun....fork in the road
GYI-/GYU- Family gyia....solid
gyila....firm
gyita....robust
gyitef....helmet
gyitepa....tough-minded
gyixer...solidifygyua....fragile
gyula....supple
gyusa....delicate
gyuta....frail
gyubyen....comfort
gyutelam....delicatessen
The if (Pleasure), yif (Courage) Family
- Summary:
IF/UF Family ifer....love
iyfer....like
ifler....be affectionate for
ifrer....worship
ifon....love
ifwa....beloved
doabifa....patrioticufer....hate
uyfer....dislike
ufler...loath
ufrer....despise
ufon....hate
ufwa....odious
toybufa....misogynous
YIF/YUF Family yifa....brave
yiflan....valor
yifran....heroism
yifer....dareyufa....afraid
yuyfa....timid
yuflan....horror
yufran....terror
yufer....fear
milyufa....hydrophobic
- Note that the suffixes -if and -uf are used to translate words in English meaning -philia and -phobia, respectively, eg. tiibilif....hemophilia and hyutuf....xenophobia. Also, words with the prefix miso- meaning hatred of use the Mirad suffix -uf ('toybuf....misogyny).
The ig- (Fast), yig- (Hard) Family
IG-/UG- Family iga....fast
igar....accelerator
igper....runuga....slow
ugar....brake
ugper....amble
YIG-/YUG- Family yiga....hard
yigla....rude
yigra....violent
yigta....tense
yigza....sharp, sour
yigsa....rigid
yigfa....rough
yigaza....bitter
bilyig....cheeseyuga....soft
yugla....polite
yugra....gentle
yugta....lax
yugza....mild, sweet
yugsa....supple, flexible
yugfa....smooth
yugsra....elastic
bilyug....butter
The ij (Beginning), yij (Opening), tij (Awakening) Family
- Summary:
IJ Family ijer....begin
ijper....start up
ijber....start up
ijna....initial
ijar....on switch
ijem....origin
vabij....seed
tabij....embryo
patij....egg
texij....concept
milij....spring
manij....glimmer
majij....dawn
mojij....duskujer....end
ujper....come to an end
ujber....bring to an end
ujna....final
ujar....off switch
ujem....destination
kyeuj....fate
dinuj....denouement
mepuj....deadend
jobuj....eternity
YIJ Family yijer....open
yijper....come open
yijber....open up
yijar....keyyujer....close
yujper....come to a close
yujber....bring to a close
yujar....lock
TIJ Family tijer....be awake
tijper....wake up
tijber....waken
tijtepa....conscioustujer....sleep
tujper....fall asleep
tujber....put to sleep
tujtepa....unconscious
The ik- (Full), yik- (Difficult) Family
- Summary:
IK Family ika....full
iliker....flood
ikber....fill
ikxer....complete
melik....dirt pile
ikza....rich
ikla....crowded
ikra....saturated
ikfia....perfectuka....empty
iluker....drain
ukber....empty
ukxer....void
meluk....hole
uknig....vacuum
ukun....gap
ukla....hollow
uktoser....miss
ukza....poor
ukyem....blank- The prefixes -ika (-ful) and -uka (-less) can form many adjectives, such as:
- tejika....lively
- tuilika....saucy
- tesika....meaningful
- tezuka....cultureless
- tayebuka....hairless
- maruka....starless
YIK Family yika....difficult
yikla....complicated
yikom....hardship
yikson....problem
yikun....hindranceyuka....easy
yukla....simple
yukom....comfort
yukson....easy matter
yukun....convenience
- Forms of -yik- and -yuk- can be suffixed to verb stems as a modal meaning hard to and easy to, respectively:
- testyikwa....hard to understand
- teetyika....hard of hearing
- dudyikwa....hard to answer, enigmatic
- teatyiker....have a hard time seeing
- pesyuka....patient (easy to wait)
- vatexyuka....gullible (easy to believe)
- testyukwa....comprehensible (easy to understand)
- datxyuker....find it easy to make friends
The iv- (Happy), yiv- (Free) Family
- Summary:
IV Family iva....happy
ivla....glad, content
ivra....excited, thrilled
iv....fun
ivtax....gratitude
ivder....cheer
ivteuber....smile
ivdeuxer....laugh
ivseuz....sigh of relief
yaniv....party
yanivtosder....congratulate
ivek....game, play
ivuj....happy endinguva....sad
uvla....disappointed
uvra....morose, dejected
uv....sorrow
uvtax....regret
uvder....complain
uvteuber....frown
uvdeuxer....moan
uvseuz....sigh of sorrow
yanuv....dirge
yanuvtosder....commiserate
uvdin....tragedy
uvuj....sad ending
YIV Family yiva....free
yivina....liberal
yivtexa....libertarian
doyiv....right
yivdras....licenseyuva....bound, captive
yuvla....subject
yuvrat....slave
doyuv....duty
yuv....bond
nasyuv....debt
oyuvan....independence
yuvar....chain
The iz (Straight), yiz (Beyond) Family
- Summary:
IZ Family iza....straight
izber....direct, steer
izper....go straight, head for
izmep....straight shot, beeline
izon....direction
iznad....vector straight line
iznod....target
izteser....denote
iztex....logic
iztesten....intuition
izgun....right angle
izeaxer....indicate, point out
izyen....maneuver
iztin....orthodoxy
izbeb....pilot, driveruza....curved....
uzber....turn
uzper....deviate, curve
uzmep....detour
uznad....curve
uznod....turning point
uzteser....connote
uztex....irrationality
uzun....ring
uzyus....spriral, coil
uzabmas....arch
uzmem....bay
ulz....twist
mapulz....tornado
uzfuv....screw
tuyobuz....bracelet
tuyubuz....ring
teebuz....earing
teibuz....nosering
teyobuz....necklace
tiabuz....broche
tilabuz....tit ring, nipple ring
eybtuabuz....epaulette
mamiluz....rainbow
dopuz....bow, arch, bow-and-arrow
YIZ Family yiz....beyond
yiza....ulterior
yizper....surpass
yiznod....extremity
yiztapa....metaphysical
yizmola....supernatural
yizoga....ultra-small
yizyivoza....ultraviolet
yiztoba....superhuman
yizmeira....extra-terrestrialyuz....around
yuza....circular
yuzper....circulate
yuzmep....periphery
sinyuz....frame
nidyuz....envelope
yuznad....border
yuzmas....fence
yuznag....girth
yuzmimper....circumnavigate
yuzkof....blanket, wrap
yuznof....bandage
yuzdom....suburb
yuzem....environment
yuzbexer....hug
The ja (Before), jwa (Early) Family
- Summary:
ja....before jaa....anterior jana....previous jater....presage japer....precede jader....predict jafyunder....warn jaovber....prevent jaxer....prepare jatuer....train jabikier....take precautions jaexdrer....plan jateaxer....preview jateaser....foresee janapder....preordain janap....priority jay....already jatex....forethought | je....during jea....on-going jena....current jes....course jeser....continue jey....on and on, forth | jo....after joa....posterior jona....next joxwas....aftermath joper....follow joteaxer....review joiber....inherit joigper....pursue jouper....succeed joy....afterwards, then, next jois....after-effect jotul....dessert jotej....afterlife jotex....afterthought | ji....since ji huj....since then | ju....until ju hij....until now |
jwa....early jwaa....pre-mature jwapuer....arrive early jwaxer....preempt jwaber....prepare jwatuer....warn jwayeker....experiment jwadrer....draft jwayivxer....parole | jwe....on time jwea....ready, timely, ripe jwepuer....arrive on time jwexer....prepare jweder....prompt | jwo....late jwoa....tardy, mature, stale jwopuer....arrive late jwoxer....delay jwovosut....late-bloomer jwoxer....retard |
jwa....early | jwe....in time | jwo....late |
jwata....underaged | jweta....pubescent | jwota....mature, adult |
jwafa....green, unripe | jwefa....fresh | jwofa....stale |
jwaja....ancient | jweja....contemporary | jwoja....modern, latter-day |
jwasa....premature | jwesa....new | jwosa....mature |
The ka- (Find), kya- (Change) Family
- Summary:
KA-KE-KO Family kaxer....find
kaxun....trove
kaxon....solution
kader....reveal
kater....realize
kap....adventure
ijkaxer....invent
kyekaxer....discover, stumble on
katepa....consciouskexer....seek
kexun....goal
kexon....quest
keder....question
keter....wonder, be curious about
kep.....mission
kebier....choose
kebider....vote
tunkexer....research
zyakexer....search
keteaxer....scan
pokexut....hunter
nazkexut....treasure hunter
kyeojkexut....fortune-seekerkoxer....hide
koxun....stash
koxon....problem, quandary
kod....secret
koter....belie
kop....going into hiding
kobier....steal
koem....hideaway
koembier....take refuge
koembuer....provide shelter
kof....cover
koexut....spy
kodyun....coverword
kodin....myth
kodrentun....cryptography
teabkof....blindfold
koxof....cloak
koxov....veil
koifer....covet
kopier....elope
kopuer....sneak up to
kotepa....subconscious
KYA-KYE-KYO Family kyaa....variable
kyaser....vary
kyadun....variable
kyasun....variant
kyasea....variant
kyayukwa....versatile
kyaxer....change
ebkyaxer....exchange
kyaper....fluctuate, slide
kyasanier....mutate
tepkyaxer....persuade, motivatekyea....haphazard
kyeser....happen
kyes....event, happening, incident
kyeoj....fate, destiny
kyen....luck, chance
fikyen....good luck
fukyen....bad luck
fukyes....accident
kyenek....game of chance
kyenekam....casino
kyenekar....gaming machine
kyeson....circumstance
yankyeson....coincidence
kyeper....waver
kyebuk....danger
kyeteaser....notice
kyeyanuper....happen to meet
kyeon....case
kyexej....adventure
fukyeoj....misfortune
fikyeoj....good fortunekyoa....fixed, static, still
kyoser....stay, stand
kyos....status, state
kyosa....static
kyoejea....constant, permanent
kyoaxer....stabilize
kyoxer....fix, park
purkyoxam....parking garage
kyoteaxer....stare
kyotepier....pay attention
kyotexer....obsess
The ki- (Slant), kyi- (Heavy) Family
- Summary:
KI-KU Family kia....oblique
kim....slope
kin....slant
kixer....bend
kipar....skate
kitex....bias
kinad....diagonal
kisyen....trendkua....lateral
kum....side
kunad....edge
kuber....set aside
kumas....embankment
kuder....remark
kuber....set aside
kugon....flank
kumep....sidewalk
KYI-KYU Family kyia....heavy
kyiper....gravitate
kyisona....grave
kyid....emphasis
kyin....burden
kyik....gram
kyitipa....solemn
kyitexer....ponder
kyitesa....serious
kyibal....stresskyua....light
kyuper....levitate
kyusona....trivial
kyutipa....silly
kyutebseer....swoon
kyun....ballast
kyutesa....frivolous
The va (Yes), vya- (True) Family
VA-VE-VO Family va....yes ve....maybe vo....no vaa....affirmative vea....possible voa....negative vay....indeed vey....possibly voy....not van....that ven....whether, if von....don't
VYA-VYE-VYO Family vyaa....true
vyan....truth
vyaama....virtual
vyaba....regular
vyadea....honest
vyafa....precise
vyala....authentic
vyalma....objective
vyalva....proper
vyama....real
vyamsa....substantial
vyasa....correct
vyava....exact
vyayaba....systematic
vyasauna....genuine
vyasma....concrete
vyayma....effective
vyayuxea....faithful
vyatepa....rational
vyatesa....reasonable
vyatexa....logical
vyatina....orthodox
vyatipa....loyal
vyanaba....adjusted
vyaotea....wise
vyantina....dogmatic
vyayuva....trusty
vyankexer....investigate
vyanyeker....prove
vyantixer....research
vyatexer....believe
vyayab....system
dovyab....law
vyavader....determine
vyatisika....sagacious
vyateja....true-to-lifevyea....relative
vyean....relativity
vyenaz....coefficient
vyenxer...relate
vyesag....ratio
vyeson....subject
vyel....relative to, than
vyesun....object
vyet...kin
vyetepa....subjective
vyetexer....consider
vyexeon....circumstance
vyexer....correlatevyoa....false
vyoan....falseness
vyom....fiction
vyomdin....fairy tale
vyomeper....err
vyomepxer....misroute
vyomsin....illusion
vyomvatex....superstition
vyon...fault
vyonap...disorder
vyonder....lie
vyonober....excuse
vyons....failure
vyonxer...transgress
vyosauna....counterfeit
vyosyen....artifice
vyotepa....foolish
vyotesier....misinterpret
vyotester....misunderstand
vyotex....fallacy
vyotipan....treason
vyoxler....traffic
vyoyeker...debunk
vyoyixler....betray
- There is also the hybird truth particle vyao, meaning true or false, eg.: Et tojba hua twob. Vyao?....You killed that man. True or false?
- Factive adverbs:
Factive Adverbs FACTIVE ADVERB EXAMPLE vay....indeed, really, do/does Aat vay tide et.....We really do understand you.
Vay upu gajod.....Do come again.vey....may, maybe, perhaps, might Vey mamilo.....It may rain. voy....not Et voy se ata xeb.....You are not my boss.
- Factive Responses
Factive Responses FACTIVE RESPONSE EXAMPLE va....yes Va, at tide.....Yes, I understand. ve....maybe, perhaps Ve. At voy te.....Maybe, I don't know. vo....no Vo. Et yofe ayser has.....No. You can't have it. vao....yes or no Et se tadxwa, vao?'....You are married, right or wrong?
- Complementizers
Complementizers COMPLEMENTIZER EXAMPLE van....that At ta van et upo.....I knew (that) you would come.
Van yat fyadilu.....Let's pray.ven....if, whether Ven et peso, at pio.....If you stay, I will leave.
Ven at su et, at peso.....If I were you, I'd stay.
At voy te ven mamilo.....I don't know whether it will rain.von....lest, that...not, don't At yufa von it toju.....I feared lest he die.
At ojfe von et piu.....I wish you wouldn't (=that you not)go.
Von su huyen!....Don't be that way!duven....Do...?, Say whether...? Duven et tre huyt?....Do you know that female?
- Correlative conjunctions:
Correlative Conjunctions CONJUNCTION EXAMPLE ay....and Et ay at po hum.....You and I will go there. ey....or Aat yake mamil ey mamyoym.....We expect rain or snow. oy....but At po oy at voy beso glajob.....I will go but I won't stay long. ay/ey....and/or Ha duzun yebio X ay/ey Y.....The concert will include X and/or Y. hyaewa...ay....both...and Hyaewa et ay at voduda.....Both you and I answered no.
Hyaewati voduda.....Both answered no.Hyeawa...ey....either...or Hyeawa et ey at ako.....Either you or I will win.
Hyeawat ako.....Either will win.Hyoewa...ey....neither...nor Hyoewa et ey at ako.....Neither you nor I will win.
Hyoewat (bi ha ewati) ako.....Neither (of the two) will win.
- Some derivatives of va, ve, and vo:
- vader....affirm, assent, say yes, approve, ratify, vouch
- vaduder....answer yes, reply affirmatively
- vaa....positive, affirmative
- vatin....optimism
- vatexer....think so, believe, trust
- vafer....hope, anticipate
- valder....assure, promise
- veder....hesitate, say maybe, suppose, guess
- Vea....possible
- vetin....skepticism
- vetexer....wonder, be skeptical, hedge
- vefer....have qualms about, vacillate
- veduder....equivocate, reply neither yes or no, answer maybe
- velder....bet, wager
- voder....deny, negate, veto, say no, decline
- voa....negative
- vofer....reject, despair
- votin....pessimism
- votexer....doubt, think not, disbelieve
- voduder....answer no, reply negatively
- volder....warn
The vi- (Beautiful), vyi- (Clean) Family
- Summary:
VI-VU Family via....beautiful vua....ugly viya....pretty vuya....nasty vila....magnificent vira....marvelous vria....glamorous vifa....elegant vufa....vulgar vita....classy vuta....wretched vioga....cute viaga....sumptuous
VYI-VYU Family vyia....clean vyua....dirty vyida....clear vyuda....muddled vyina....pure vyuna....stained vyita....chaste vyuta....sleazy vyiya....neat vyuya....foul
The am- (hot), im- (wet) Family
- Summary:
AM-OM Family ama....hot oma....cold ayma....warm oyma....cool aman....heat oman....cold amxer....to heat omxer....refrigerate yam....fire yom....ice yamxer....to burn yomxer....to freeze amar....heater omar....refrigerator yamar....stove yomar....icebox, freezer
IM-UM Family ima....wet uma....dry iyma....humid uyma....dryish yim....flood yum....drought iman....wetness uman....dryness imxer....to wet umxer....to dry
Chart of Group 2 Base Words and Principal Derivatives
- Here is chart showing all of the group 2 base words in Mirad:
Group 2 Base Words and Principal Derivations POSITIVE INTERMEDIATE NEGATIVE POSITIVE OPPOSITE ab....on
ayb....over
aber....put oneb....between
eyb....among
eber....preventob....off
oyb....under
ober....removeib....away from
iber....receiveub....toward
uber....sendaper....get on eper....intervene oper....get off iper....leave uper....come baer....lean
baler....press
barer....crush
baser....make a stir
baxer....stroke, rub
byaser....stand
byaxer....erect
blaser....fidget
blaxer....rustle
braser....shake
braxer....shakebe....at
ber....put
beer....have
beler....carry
beser....stay
bexer....hold
byeser....behave
byexer....knock
blexer....detain
brexer....restrainboer....support
boler....prop up
boser....be still
boxer....calm down
byoser....droop
byoxer....hangbi....from
bier....take
biler....grab
byi....starting with
byiser....originate
bixer....pull
blixer....yank
brixer....uprootbu....to
buer....give
buxer....push
byu....up to
byuxer....touch
bluxer....drive
bruxer....kickbay....with bey....by boy....without yab....up yeb....in
oyeb....outyob....down yib....far yub....near yaper.... rise yeper.... enter
oyeper....exityoper.... descend yiper.... flee yuper.... approach paser.... move
pyaer.... hover
pyaser....surge
pyaxer....shoot
plaxer....shake, wipe
praxer....brush
paper....flyper.... go
peser.... wait
pexer....trap
pyexer....strike
plexer....beat
prexer....crash
peper....rideposer....rest
poxer....stop
pyoser.... fall
pyoxer....drop
ploxer....sink
proxer....drown
poper....travelpier....depart
pixer....catch
pyier.... originate
plixer....capture
prixer....rape
piper....sailpuer.... arrive
puser....jump
puxer....throw
pyuer.... reach
pyuxer....impact
pluxer....thrust
pruxer....shoot
puper....tunnelafer....permit efer....need ofer....prohibit ifer....love ufer....hate fer....want fia.... good fua.... bad fyaa....holy fyoa....profane fyia....useful fyua....harmful yafer....can yefer....must yofer....cannot yifer....dare yufer....fear ga....more
gaber....add
galer....multiply
galer....exponentiate
gaxer....increasegeer....equal go....less
gober....subtract
goler....divide
gorer....get the root of
goxer....decreasegin.... point gun.... angle gwa.... most gwe.... just gwo.... least gyaa.... fat gyoa.... thin gyia.... solid gyua....fragile gla.... much gle.... rather glo.... few gra.... too gre.... enough gro.... too little aga.... big ega.... normal oga.... small iga.... fast uga.... slow yaga.... long yoga.... short yiga.... hard yuga.... soft ja....before je....during jo....after ji....since ju....until jwa....early jwe....on time jwo....late aj....past ej....present oj....future ij....beginning uj....end tajer*....be born tejer*....live tojer*....die tijer*....be awake tujer*....sleep yijer....open yujer....close kaxer.... find kexer.... seek koxer.... hide kia.... oblique kua.... lateral kyaa.... mobile kyea.... haphazard kyoa.... fixed kyia.... heavy kyua.... light aker.... win eker.... play, risk oker....lose ika.... full uka.... empty yaker.... expect yeker.... try yoker.... be surprised yika.... difficult yuka.... easy va....yes ve....maybe vo....no via.... beautiful vua.... ugly vyaa....true vyea.... relative vyoa.... false vyia.... clean vyua.... dirty av....for eva....neutral ov....against iva.... happy uva.... sad yava....innocent yeva....fair yova....guilty yiva....free yuva....captive yaza....convex yez....along yoza....concave yiz....beyond yuz....around za....front ze....middle zo....behind zi....right zu....left zyaa....wide zye....through zyoa....narrow zyia....flat zyua....round zay....forward zey....across zoy....back aza....strong eza....moderate oza....weak iza....straight uza....curved ha....the hea....some hoa....which hia....this hua....that hya....every hyea....any hyoa....no hyia....same hyua....other van....that ven....whether von....lest hay....hello
hyay....cheers
hway....thankshey....hey
hyey....oh, well
hwey....you're welcomehoy....goodbye
hyoy....boo
hwoy....sorryhiy....voici huy....voila ya(n)....together yo(n)....apart ama....hot
yam....fireoma....cold
yom.... iceima....wet
yim....flooduma....dry
yum....droughta(n)....one e(n)....two o(n)....zero
lo-....un-, de-i(n)....three u(n)....four ya(on)....six ye(on)....seven yo(on)....five yi(on)....eight yu(on)....nine ay....and ey....or oy....but
- *Really, a hybrid of Group 1 and 2.
Chart of Group 1 Scaled Base Words
- These group 1 base words are mostly hierarchical in nature with the zeroth element being at the top of the scale:
dob....state | dab....government | deb....leader | dib....administration | dub....minister | |||||
dom....city | dam....metropolis | dem....park | dim....fountain | ||||||
dot....society | dat....friend | det....mate | dit....citizen | dut....sir | |||||
fob....vegetation | fab....tree | feb....fruit | fib....trunk | fub....branch | fyob....root | ||||
job....time | jab....year | jeb....season | jib....month | jub....day | jwob....hour | jwab....minute | jweb....second | ||
mor....universe | mar....star | mer....planet | mir....world | mur....moon | |||||
mol....nature | mal....air | mel....soil | mil....water | mul....mineral | |||||
mos....floor | mas....wall | mes....door | mis....window | mus....stairs | |||||
nod....point | nad....line | ned....plane | nid....volume | nud....column | |||||
nof....cloth | naf....material | nef....weave | nif....wire | nuf....button | nyaf....knot | nyef....bag | nyif....rope | nyuf....package | |
nog....degree | nag....measure | neg....level | nig....space | ||||||
som....furniture | sam....armoire | sem....table | sim....chair | sum....bed | |||||
tob....human | tab....body | teb....head | tib....trunk | tub....arm | tyob....leg | ||||
tod....family | tad....spouse | ted....parent | tid....sibling | tud....child | tyed....relative | ||||
tof....clothing | taf....suit | tef....hat | tif....vest | tuf....sleeve | tyof....pants | ||||
tov....lingerie | tav....robe | tev....scarf | tiv....shirt | tyov....underpants | |||||
tol....nutrition | tel....eat | til....drink | tul....dish | tyal....meal | |||||
tom....building | tam....house | tem....hall | tim....room | tum....cell | |||||
vob....plant | vab....grass | veb....seed | vib....stem | vub....blade | vyob....root |
Chart of Group 1 Geo-physically Scaled Words
- These group 1 words have a vowel that indicates something about the position in the world or its geo-physical nature:
Group I Geo-physically Scaled Words BASE WORD SKY LAND WATER UNDERGROUND mol....nature mal....air mel....soil mil....water mul....matter mom....outer space mam....sky mem....land mim....sea mum....underground mop....orbit map....wind mep....road mip....river mup....tunnel mob....chasm meb....mountain mub....cave mog....ash mag....fire
mak....electricitymeg....stone
mek....dustmug....metal
muk....mineralmov....smoke mav....flame
maf....cloudmef....brick
mev....porcelainmuf....pole
muv....stickmoj....night maj....day mon....dark man....life pot....animal
pyot....wild animalpat....bird
pyat....bird of prey
piat....water fowlpet....land animal
pelt....insect
pyet....reptilepit....fish
piit....crustacean
peit....sea mammal
pyeit....mollusk
pyit....predator fishdop....military dap....air force dep....army dip....navy
diep....marines
Charts of Words Showing Mnemonic Parallelism
- The words in the following charts share some commonality, which is evident in their similar phonetics:
Tob Mnemonic Parallels tob teb tib tub tyob tayob tayeb man head trunk arm leg skin hair fob feb fib fub fyob fayob fayeb tree treetop trunk branch root bark leaf vob veb vib vub vyob vayob vayeb plant tuft stem twig root peel bud patob patub patayeb egg wing feather pit piteb pitub pitayeb fish fishhead fin scale dob deb dib dub state leader administration minister xeb sub syob boss offshoot base
-eub Mnemonic Parallels teub teus teud seux xeus deuz seuz xeuz mouth voice shout sound noise song tone tune
-ayob Mnemonic Parallels tayob fayob vayob tayof skin bark peel leather
Tub Mnemonic Parallels tub fub vub fuf muf tiibuf movuf gimuf manuf fauf arm branch twig pipe rod artery (smoking) pipe skewer candle log
-eab Mnemonic Parallels" teab eye teater see teaxer look teaser seem teaper visit egteaper revisit teader witness teazer notice teatier perceive teatuer show beaxer watch neaxer aim vyateaxer examine vyabeaxer inspect vyaleaxer check izteader indicate izteatuer point out izteaxer focus abteaxer survey yagteaxer stare igteaxer glance egteaser reappear yozteatuer display, expose jateater foresee jateaxer preview yonteater distinguish oteaser disappear vyateatuer prove zyeteaxer peek zyoteaxer peer ugteaxer gaze yuzteaxer look around yubteaxer scrutinize kyoteaxer glare yogteaxer glimpse joteaxer review zoyteaxer look back zayteaxer look ahead ojteader warn tepteatier consider kuteaxer observe ejeatuer present ejeaser show up, appear utejeaser represent ajteaxer review ojteaxer expect, envisage yoveater suspect kiteaxer look askance yizteaxer look beyond zeyteaxer look across fyateater respect vyoteas illusion vyamteaser seem true koteaxer sneak a peek ziteaxer look right zuteaxer look left eyteaxer squint zyateaxer peruse, scan fateaber blink teabigyujer wink teabiler weep, tear up
-z Mnemonic Parallels" nas teb tuyub tilab tuyob tun tab teub sin teeb nas teib vos drer ten money head finger breast wrist science body mouth image ear money nose flower write knowledge noz tebuz tuyuz tilaz tuyoz tuz taz deuz siz teebuz naz teiz voz drez tez jewel crown ring broche bracelet art statue song painting earring value perfume color poetry culture
Geographic Proper Names
- As in English, Geograpic names are capitalized, including languages (cf. French, where languages are lower cased).
Continents and Their Inhabitants
PLACE | ADJECTIVE | INHABITANT |
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Asyam....Asia | Asyama....Asian | Asyat....Asian |
Amera Amerikam....North America | Amera Amerikama....North American | Amera Amerikat....North American |
Omera Amerikam....South America | Omera Amerikama....South American | Omera Amerikat....South American |
Afrikam....Africa | Afrikama....African | Afrikat....African |
Antarktikam....Antarctica | Antarktika....Antarctic | Antarktikat....Antarctic |
Australyam....Australia | Australyama....Australian | Australyama....Australian |
Directional and Other Specifiers in Geographic Names
- Many geographic names are preceded with directional or other specifiers:
SPECIFIER |
---|
Amera....North(ern) |
Zomira....South(ern) |
Imera....East(ern) |
Umera....West(ern) |
Zea....Central, Middle |
Yeba....Inner |
Oyeba....Outer |
Ejna....New |
Ajna....Old |
Yuba....Near |
Yiba....Far |
- For example:
- Omera Afrikam....South Africa
- Zea Amerikam....Central America
- Oyeba Mongolyam....Outer Mongolia
- Yiba Imir....Far East
- Ejna Englam....New England
Countries, Inhabitants, and Languages
COUNTRY ADJECTIVE INHABITANT LANGUAGE -am -a / -ama -at -ad Afganam....Afghanistan Afgana / Afganama....Afghani Afganat....Afghan -- Afrikam....Africa Afrika / Afrikama....African Afrikat....African -- Albanam....Albania Albana / Albanama....Albanian Albanat....Albanian Albanad....Albanian Algeryam....Algeria Algerya / Algeryama....Algerian Algeryat....Alergian -- Amerikam....America Amerika / Amerikama....American Amerikat....American -- Andoram....Andorra Andora / Andorama....Andorran Andorat....Andoran -- Angolam....Angola Angola / Angolama....Angolan Angolat....Angolan -- Anxwa Doebi (bi Amerikam)....United States (of America) ADAma....U.S. ADAt....U.S.citizen -- Anxwa Edab....United Kingdom Anxwa Edaba....of the UK Anxwa Edabat....UK national -- Arabam....Arabia Araba / Arabama....Arabian Arabat....Arab Arabad....Arabic Argentinam....Argentina Argentina / Argentinama....Argentin Argentinat....Argentinian -- Awstralyam....Australia Awstralya....Australian Awstralyat....Australian -- Awstriyam....Austria Awstriya / Awstriyama....Austrian Awstriyat....Austrian -- Bahraynam....Bahrain Bahrayna / Bahraynama....Bahraini Bahraynat....Bahraini -- Belgam....Belgium Belga / Belgama....Belgian Belgat....Belgian -- Bolivyam....Bolivia Bolivya / Bolivyama....Bolivian Bolivyat....Bolivian -- Botswanam....Botswana Botswana / Botswanama....Botswanian Botswanat....Botswanian -- Brazilam....Brazil Brazila / Brazilama....Brazilian Brazilat....Brazilian -- Bretanyam....Britain Bretanya / Bretanyama....British Bretanyat....Brit -- Bruneyam....Brunei Bruneya / Bruneyama....Brunei Bruneyat....Bruneian -- Bulgaryam....Bulgaria Bulgarya / Bulgaryama....Bulgarian Bulgaryat....Bulagian Bulgaryad....Bulgarian Burmam....Burma Burmama....Burmese Burmat....Burmese Burmad....Burmese Cadam....Chad Cada / Cadama....Chadean Cadat....Chadean -- Cekyam....Czech Republic Cekya / Cekyama....Czech Cekyat....Czech Cekyad....Czech Cileam....Chile Cilea / Cileama....Chilean Cileat....Chilean -- Cinam....China Cina / Cinama....Chinese Cinat....Chinese Cinad....Chinese Cipram....Cyprus Cipra / Ciprama....Cypriot Ciprat....Cypriot -- Danyam....Denmark Danya / Danyama....Danish Danyat....Dane Danyad....Danish Domenikam....Domenican Republic Domenika / Domenikama....Domenican Domenikat....Domenican -- Egiptam....Egypt Egipta / Egiptama....Egyptian Egiptat....Egyptian -- Ekwadoram....Equador Ekwadora / Ekwadorama....Equadorean Ekwadorat....Equadoran -- Englam....England Engla / Englama....English Englat....Englishman Englad....English Eritram....Eritrea Eritra / Eritrama....Eritrean Eritrat....Eritrean Eritrad....Eritrean Estyam....Estonia Estya / Estyama....Estonian Estyat....Estonian Estyad....Estonian Etyopyam....Ethiopia Etyopya / Etyopyama....Ethiopian Etyopyat....Ethiopian Etyopyad....Ethiopic, Amharic Europam....Europe Europa / Europama....European Europat....European -- Filipinam....Philippines Filipina / Filipinama....Philippine Filipinat Filipino -- Fijyam....Fiji Fijya / Fijyama....Fijian Fijyat....Fijian Fijiad....Fijian Finyam....Finland Finya / Finyama....Finnish Finyat....Finn Finyad....Finnish Fransam....France Fransa / Fransama....French Fransat....Frenchman Fransad....French Germanyam....Germany Germanya / Germanyama....Germany Germanyat....German Germanyad....German Grinlandam....Greenland Grinlanda / Grinlandama....Greenlandian Grinlandat.... Greenlander -- Gwatemalam....Guatemala Gwatemala / Gwatemalama....Guatemalan Guatemalat....Guatemalan -- Haitiyam....Haiti Haitiya / Haitiyama....Haitian Haitiyat....Haitian Haitiyad....Haitian Helenam....Greece Helena / Helenama....Greek Helenat....Greek Helenad....Greek Helvetam....Switzerland Helveta / Helvetama....Swiss Helvetat....Swiss -- Hindam....India Hinda / Hindama....Indian Hindat....Indian Hindad....Hindu Holandam....Netherlands Holanda / Holandama....Dutch Holandat....Dutchman Holandad....Dutch Indonesyam....Indonesia Indonesya / Indonesyama....Indonesian Indonesyat....Indonesian Indonesyad....Indonesian Irakam....Iraq Iraka / Irakama....Iraqi Irakat....Iraqi -- Irlandam....Ireland Irlanda / Irlandama....Irish Irlandat....Irish Irlandad....Irish Islandam....Iceland Islanda / Islandama....Icelandic Islandat....Icelander Islandad....Icelandic Israylam....Israel Israyla / Israylama....Israyli Israylat....Israeli Israylad Italyam....Italy Italya / Italyama....Italian Italyat....Italian Italyad....Italian Ejna Zelandam....New Zealand Ejna Zelanda....New Zealandese Ejna Zelandat....New Zealander -- Jordanam....Jordan Jordana / Jordanama....Jordan Jordanat....Jordanese -- Kampucam....Cambodia Kampuca / Kampucama....Cambodian Kampucat....Cambodian Kampucat....Cambodian Kanadam....Canada Kanadamama....Canadian Kanadat....Canadian -- Kartvelam....Georgia Kartvela / Kartvelama....Georgian Kartvelat....Georgian Kartvelad....Georgian Kataram....Qatar Katara....Qatari Katarat....Qatari -- Kazakam....Kazakstan Kazaka / Kazakama....Kazakh Kazakat....Kazazh Kazakad....Kazakh Kenyam....Kenya Kenya / Kenyama....Kenyan Kenyat....Kenyan -- Kenyam....Kenya Kenya / Kenyama....Kenyan Kenyat....Kenyan Kenyad....Kenyan Kirgizam....Kirghistan Kirgiza / Kirgizama....Kirghiz Kirgizat....Kirghiz Kirgizad....Kirghiz Kolombyam....Columbia Kolombya / Kolombyama....Columbian Kolombyat....Columbian -- Kroatyam....Croatia Kroatya / Kroatyama....Croatian Kroatyat....Croat Kroatyad....Croatian Kubam....Cuba Kuba / Kubama....Cuban Kubat....Cuban Kuwaytam....Kuwait Kuwayta / Kuwaytama....Kuwaiti Kuwaytat....Kuwaiti -- Laotam....Laos Laota / Laotama....Laotian Laotat....Lao Laotad....Lao Latyam....Latvia Latya / Latyama....Latvian Latyat....Latvian Latyad....Latvia Lebanam....Lebanon Lebana / Lebanama....Lebanese Lebanat....Lebanese -- Libyam....Libya Libya / Libyama....Libyanese Libyat....Libyanese -- Litwam....Lithuania Litwa / Litwama....Lithuanian Litwat....Lithuanian Litwad....Lithuanian Luksemburgam....Luxemburg Lusemburga / Lusemburgama....Luxemburg Luksemburgat....Luxemburger -- Madagaskaram....Madagascar Madagaskara / Madagaskarama....Madagascaran Madagaskarat....Madagascarn -- Magyaram....Hungarian Magyara / Magyarama....Hungarian Magyarat....Hungarian Magyarad....Hungarian Malayam....Malaysia Malaya / Malayama....Malay Malayat....Malaysian Malayad....Malay Maltam....Malta Malta / Maltama....Maltese Maltat....Maltese Maltad....Maltese Meksikam....Mexico Meksikamama....Mexican Meksikat....Mexican -- Mongolyam....Mongolia Mongolya / Mongolyama....Mongolese Mongolyat....Mongol Mongolyad....Mongolian Morokam....Morocco Moroka / Morokama....Moroccan Morokat....Moroccan -- Mozambikam....Mozambique Mozambika / Mozambikama....Mozambican Mozambikat....Mozambicam -- Namibyam....Namibia Namibya....Namibian Namibyat....Namibian Nepalam....Nepal Nepala / Nepalama....Nepalese Nepalat....Nepalese Nepalad....Nepalese Nigeryam....Nigeria Nigerya / Nigeryama....Nigeria Nigeryat....Nigerian Nigeryad....Nigerian Niponam....Japan Nipona / Niponama....Japanese Niponat....Japanese Niponad....Japanese Norvegam....Norway Norvega / Norvegama....Norwegian Norvegat....Norwegian Norvegad....Norwegian Omanam....Oman Omana / Omanama....Omani Omanat....Omani -- Pakam....Pakistan Paka / Pakama....Pakistanian Pakat....Pakistani -- Paragwayam....Paraguay Pargwaya / Pargwayama....Paraguayan Paragwyat....Paraguayan -- Persam....Iran Persa / Persama....Iranian Persat....Iranian Persad....Persian Peruvyam....Peru Peruvya / Peruvyama....Peruvian Peruvyat....Peruvian -- Polam....Poland Pola / Polama....Polish Polat....Pole Polad....Polish Portugalam....Portugal Portugala / Portugalama....Portuguese Portugalat....Potuguese Portugalad....Portuguese Pwertorikam....Puerto Rico Pwertorika / Pwertorikama....Puerto Rican Pwertorikat....Puerto Rican -- Romanyam....Romanian Romanya / Romanyama....Romanian Romanyat....Romanian Romanyad....Romanian Rusam....Russia Rusa / Rusama....Russian Rusat....Russian Rad....Russian Rwandam....Rwanda Rwanda / Rwandama....Rwandan Rwandat....Rwandan Rwandad....Kinyarwanda Salvadoram....San Salvador Salvadora / Salvadorama....Salvadoran Salvadorat....Salvadoran -- Sawdam....Saudi Arabia Sawda / Sawdama....Saudi Sawdat....Saudi -- Senegalam....Senegal Senegala / Senegalama....Senegalese Senegalat....Senegalese -- Serbyam....Serbia Serbya / Serbyama....Serbian Serbyat....Serb Serbyad....Serbian Singaporam....Singapore Singapora / Singaporama....Singaporean Singaporat....Singaporean -- Skotam....Scotland Skota / Skotama....Scottish Skotat....Scotlander Skotad....Scottish Gaelic Slovakyam....Slovakia Slovakya / Slovakyama....Slovak Slovakyat....Slovak Slovakyad....Slovakian Slovenyam....Slovenia Slovenya / Slovenyama....Slovene Slovenyat....Slovene Slovenyad....Slovenian Somalyam....Somalia Somalya / Somalyama....Somali Somalyat....Somali Somalyad....Somali Spanyam....Spain Spanya / Spanyama....Spanish Spanyat....Spaniard Spanyad....Spanish Sudanam....Sudan Sudana / Sudanama....Sudanese Sudanat....Sudanese Sudanad....Sudanese Suryam....Syria Surya / Suryama....Syrian Suryat....Syrian -- Swedam....Sweden Sweda / Swedama....Swedish Swedat....Swede Swedad....Swedish Tanzanam....Tanzania Tanzana / Tanzanama....Tanzanian Tanzanat....Tanzanian Tanzanad....Tanzanian Tayam....Thailand Taya / Tayama....Thai Tayat....Thai Tayad....Thai Taywanam....Taiwan Taywana / Taywanama....Taiwanese Taywanat....Taiwanese Taiwanad....Taiwanese Tibetam....Tibet Tibeta / Tibetama....Tibetan Tibetat....Tibetan Tibetad....Tibetan Tunisyam....Tunisia Tunisya / Tunisyama....Tunisian Tunisyat....Tunisian -- Turkam....Turkey Turka / Turkama....Turkish Turkat....Turk Turkad....Turkish Ugandam....Uganda Uganda / Ugandama....Ugandan Ugandat....Ugandan Ugandad....Ugandan Ukraynam....Ukraine Ukrayna / Ukraynama....Ukraine Ukraynat....Ukrainian Ukraynyad....Ukrainian Urugwayam....Uruguay Urugwaya / Urugwayama....Urugyuayan Urugwayat....Uruguayan -- Vatikam....Vatican State Vatika / Vatikama....Vatican Vatikat....Vatican -- Venezwelam....Venezuela Venezwela / Venezwelama....Venezuelan Venezwelat....Venezuelan -- Vyetnam....Vietnam Vyetna / Vyetnama....Viet Vyetnat....Viet Vyetnad....Vietnamese Yemenam....Yemen Yemena / Yemenama....Yemeni Yemanat....Yemeni -- Welxam....Wales Welxa / Welxama....Welsh Welxat....Welshman Welxad....Welsh Zambyam....Zambia Zambya / Zambyama....Zambian Zambyat....Zambian -- Amera Amerikam....North America Amera Amerikama....North American Amera Amerikat....North American -- Amera Koream....North Korea Amera Korea / Amera Koreana....North Korean Amera Koreat....North Korean Koread....Korean Zayram....Zaire Zayra / Zayrama....Zairian Zayrat....Zairian -- Zea Amerikam....Central America Zea Amerikama....Central American Zea Amerikat....Central American -- Zimbabwam....Zimbabwe Zimbabwa / Zimbabwama....Zimbabwean Zimbabwat....Zimbabwean -- Omera Afrikam....South Africa Omera Afrikama....South African Omera Afrikat....South African -- Omera Koream....South Korea Omera Korea / Omira Koreama....South Korean Omera Koreat....South Korean Koread....Korean
- Here are some languages not associated with any particular country name:
- Swahilad....Swahili
- Romad....Roma (Gypsy)
- Kurdad....Kurdish
- Mirad....Mirad (World Language)
- Umerad....Martian
- Klingonad....Klingon
- Esperantad....Esperanto
- Arabad....Arabic
- Visauna Arabad....Classical Arabic
- Ejyena Egona Arabad....Modern Standard Arabic, Fus'ha, MSA
- Hebrad....Hebrew (but also: Israelad)
- Fyadyesa Hebrad....Biblical Hebrew
- Ajyena Hebrad....ancient Hebrew
- Visauna Hebrad....Classical Hebrew
- Swahilad....Swahili
- Romanxad....Romansh
- Latinad....Latin
- Visauna Latinad....Classical Latin
- Vutyana Latinad....Latin Vulgate, Vulgar Latin
- Fyaxela Latinad....Liturgical Latin
- Sanskitad....Sanskrit
- Angla-Saksad....Anglo-Saxon
- Persad....Persian
- Prusyad....Prussian
- Keltad....Celtic
- Romansad....Romance
- Baltad....Baltic
- Aajna Hinda-Europad....Proto-Indo-European
- Aajna-Slavad....Proto-Slavic
- Ajyena Helenad....Ancient Greek
- Vyisina Helenad....Katharevusa, Puristic Greek
- Yasauna Helenad....Demotic, Vulgar Greek
- Ejyena Helenad....Modern Greek
- A book in Swahili would be called Swahilada dyen.
- The Arab-speaking world would be expressed as either Arabada mir or, more specifically, Arabadalea mir.
- The language nouns ending in -ad can be made into verbs with -adaler....to speak language X and -ader....to say/pronounce in language X, as follows:
- Fransad....French (language) → Fransadaler....speak French
- Kinad....Chinese → Kinadaler....speak Chinese
- Anglad....English → Anglader....say in English, pronounce in English
- Duven et Angladale?....Do you speak English?
- Et Miradale fi.....You speak Mirad well.
- Miradu has.....Say it in Mirad.
- A speaker of Spanish would be Spanyadalut, or more simply, Spanyadut.
- Country adjectives that end in -ama can be reduced to -a, espcially in country pairings like these:
- Kanadama → Kanada-Fransa vyeni....Canadian-French relations
Cities and Their Residents
- Here are some key cities, their adjectival forms, and inhabitants. The adjective can end in -a or -yena.
Cities and Their Residents CITY ADJECTIVE INHABITANT Paris....Paris Parisyena....Parisian Parisat....Parisian Nuyork....New York Nuyorka....of New York Nuyorkat....New Yorker Roma (Dom)*....Rome Romayena....Roman Roma Domat....Roman Beijing....Beijing Beijinga....of Beijing Beijingat....resident of Beijing Berlin....Berlin Berlina....from Berlin Berlinat....Berliner
- * Without Dom....City, Roma could be confused with Roma....of Romany, Gypsy.
- Examples:
- Berlina diti dyunwe Berlinati.....Berlin citizens are called Berliners.
- Bostonati ayse Bostonyena deus.....Bostonians have a Bostonian accent.
Measurements
- Mirad uses the International System of Units|International System of Units (SI) for rendering measurement units. These symbols are pronounced as if you were spelling each letter out (see Mirad Grammar/Phonology and Orthography#Alphabet|the alphabet. Bear in mind that majuscules (uppercase letters are prefaced with the word ag- (big). Similarly, Greek letters are spelled with the English spelling of their Greek names (eg. alpha, beta, gamma, etc. and if the latter are majuscules, they are similarly preceded with the word ag-. The Mirad pronunciation of the SI symbol for ohm (Ω) is ag-omega.
SI base units ENGLISH
UNIT
NAMESYMBOLIC
ABBREVIATIONQUANTITY
UNITMIRAD
PRONUNCIATIONsecond s time so meter m length mi kilogram kg mass ki-ge ampere A electric current ag-a kelvin K thermodynamic temperature ag-ki Mole mol amount of substance mi-o-li candela cd luminous intensity ca-da
- The hyphen in the above "spelled out" words ensure that each syllable gets even stress.
- Here are SI derived units with special names and symbols:
SI derived units with special names and symbols ENGLISH
NAMESYMBOLIC
WRITTEN
ABBREVIATIONQUANTITY
UNITMIRAD
PRONUNCIATIONradian rad plane angle ro-a-da steradian sr solid angle so-ro hertz Hz frequency ag-he-zu newton N force, weight ag-ni pascal Pa pressure, stress ag-po-a joule J energy ag-ji watt W power ag-wu coulomb C electric charge ag-ca volt V electrical potential difference ag-vu farad F capacitance ag-fe ohm Ω electrical resistance ag-omega Siemens S electrical conductance ag-so Weber Wb magnetic flux ag-wu-ba tesla T magnetic flux density ag-to henry H inductance ag-he degree Celsius °C temperature nog-ag-ca lumen lm luminous flux li-mi lux lx illuminance li-xu becquerel Bq radioactivity ag-ba-ko gray Gy absorbed dose (of ionizing radiation) ag-ge-yu sievert Sv equivalent dose (of ionizing radiation) ag-so-vu katal kat catalytic activity ki-a-to byte b 8 bits of information ba
- Also, here are some non-SI units that are very convenient and acceptable:
Convenient non-SI units ENGLISH
NAMESYMBOLIC
WRITTEN
ABBREVIATIONQUANTITY
UNITMIRAD
PRONUNCIATIONlitre L volume ag-lo hectare ha area he-a ton t area to decibel dB loudness da-ag-ba
- The following chart shows how in Mirad to pronounce coherent derived unit formulae in terms of base units. Note that the backslash means per or divided by and is pronounced gol. The symbol x means times and is pronounced gal. The superscript number is a power and is pronounced gar plus the number (with -wa, if a unit number). The negative superscript number is pronounced gor plus the number (again, with -wa if a unit number). See Arithmetical Expressions for further information on these terms.
Examples of coherent derived units in terms of base units NAME SYMBOLIC
FORMULADERIVED
QUANTITYTYPICAL
SYMBOLMIRAD
PRONUNCIATIONsquare meter m2 area A mi-gar-ewa cubic meter m3 volume V mi-gar-iwa meter per second m/s speed, velocity v mi-gol-so meter per second squared m/s2 acceleration a m-gol-so-gar-ewa reciprocal meter m−1 wavenumber σ, ṽ mi-gor-awa vergence (optics) V, 1/f kilogram per cubic meter kg/m3 density ρ ki-ge-gol-mi-gar-iwa kilogram per square meter kg/m2 surface density ρA ki-ge-gol-mi-gar-ewa cubic meter per kilogram m3/kg specific volume v mi-gar-iwa-gol-ki-ge ampere per square meter A/m2 current density j ag-a-gol-mi-gar-ewa ampere per meter A/m magnetic field strength H ag-a-gol-mi mole per cubic meter mol/m3 concentration c mi-o-li-gol-mi-gar-iwa kilogram per cubic meter kg/m3 mass concentration ρ, γ ki-ge-gol-mi-gar-iwa candela per square meter cd/m2 luminance Lv ca-da-gol-mi-gar-ewa
- The SI has a whole list of prefixes that act as multipliers (macro) or dividers (micro) of the above and other measurement units. For example, a kilometer is a meter times a 1,000 (macro unit), whereas a millimeter is a meter divided by a 1,000 (micro unit). The SI symbol for b (byte) is pronounced ba in Mirad. A terabyte ( Tb) is therefore pronounced ag-to-ba, which This amounts 1012 bytes. Here is a table showing the Mirad macro and micro prefixes:
Scalar Metrics MACRO MICRO BASE
10US/UK NAME MIRAD PREFIX....SI PREFIX
....MIRAD PRON.SI SYMBOL BASE
10(US/UK NAME) MIRAD PREFIX....SI PREFIX SI SYMBOL
....MIRAD PRON.1 one an- ... mono-, uni- 1/1 whole ayn-....holo-, uni- 2 two en-....bi- 1/2 half eyn-....demi-, di- 3 three in-....tri- 1/3 third iyn-....terci- 4 four un-....tetra- 1/4 fourth uyn-....quadri- 5 five yoon- ....penta- 1/5 fifth yoyn....quinti- 6 six yaon-....hexa- 1/6 sixth yayn....sexti- 7 seven yeon-....hepta- 1/7 seventh yeyn....septi- 8 eight yion....octo- 1/8 eighth yiyn....octi- 9 nine yuon....nona- 1/9 ninth yuyn....novi- 10 ten alo-....deca- da....da-a- 1/10 tenth aloy-....deci- d....da- 102 hundred aso-....hexa- h....hi- 10-2 hundredth asoy-....centi- c....ca- 103 thousand amso-....kilo- k....ki- 10-3 thousandth) amsoy-....milli- m....mi- 106 million amlo-....mega- M....ag-mi- 10-6 millionth amloy-....micro- r....ro- 109 billion /milliard amro-....giga- G....ag-ge- 10-9 billionth/ milliardth amroy-....nano- n....ni- 1012 trillion /billion garale-....tera- T....ag-to- 10-12 trillionth / billionth) gorale-....pico- p....po- 1015 quadrillion)/ billiard garalyo-....peta- P....ag-po- 10-15 quadrillionth) / billiardth goralyo-....femto- f....fe- 1018 quintillion / trillion garalyu-....exa- E....ag-e- 10-18 quintillionth)/ trillionth goralyu....atto- a....a- 1021 sextillion)/ trilliard garela-....zetta- Z....ag-zu- 10-21 sextillionth / trilliardth gorela....zepto- z....zu- 1024 septillion)/ quadrillion garelu-....yotta- Y....ag-yu 10-27 septillionth / quadrillionth gorelu....yocto- y....yu-
- *Note: The gar (to a plus power) and gor (to a minus power) forms are alternatives for the numeric prefixes beyond 100. For example, billion (109) could be expressed as garyu-(ten) to the 9th power, while billionth could be expressed by goryu ((ten) to the minus 9th power). The prefix garya- is composed of the positive exponential operator gar (to the power of), followed by the number 6. The prefix gorale- is composed of the negative exponential operator gor (to the root of), followed by the number 12.
The macro and micro values can also be represented with abbreviated symbols, which can be pronounced in Mirad as spelled out alphabetics. Upper case equivalents are preceded with ag-. Here is a table showing grams:
Kg Metrics With Abbreviated Symbols MACRO MICRO SYMBOL (EXPANSION) MIRAD PRONUNCIATION SYMBOL (EXPANSION) MIRAD PRONUNCIATION dag (decagram) da-a-ge (decigram) da-ge hg (hexagram) he-ge cg (centigram) ca-ge kg (kilogram) ko-ge mg (milligram mi-ge Mg (megagram) ag-mi-ge rg or μg (microgram) ro-ge or mu-ge Gg (gigagram) ag-ge-ge ng (nanogram) ni-ge Tg (teragram) ag-to-ge pg (picagram) po-ge Pg ( petagram) ag-po-ge fg (femtogram) fe-ge Eg (exagram) ag-e-ge ag (attogram) a-ge Zg (zettagram) ag-ze-ge zg (zeptogram) ze-ge Yg (yottagram) ag-yu-ge yg (yoctogram) yu-ge - The squared and cubed representations of the above are followed by gar ewa (squared) and gar iwa (cubed), respectively:
- 10 kg2....(pronounced as:) alo ko-ge gar ewa
- 12 mm3....(pronounced as:) ale mi-mi gar iwa
Age (Years)
- The word for age is jag.
- jag....age
- jaga....old
- jagser....get old, grow older
- jagat....old person, elder
- zejaga....middle-aged
- zejagat....middle-aged person
- gajaga....elder, older, senior
- gajagat....elder
- gyajagat....eldest
- grejagat....adult
- grejagseat....adolescent
- grojagat....minor, underaged person
- alonijagat....teenager
- elonijagat....twenty-year-old
- joga....young
- jogxer....rejuvenate
- jogat....youth, youngster, young boy
- jogayt....young girl
- The usual question about age is Hojaga et se?....How old are you?
- Some usual responses are:
- At se elo jaga.....I am twenty years old. (Lit: I am twenty aged.)
- At se ili jabi jaga.....I am thirty-three years old.
- Hia tamaz se asoni bi jabi jaga.....This castle is hundreds of years old.
- Hua tobot se anay ewa jubi jaga.....That baby is only two days old.
- Iyt voy se ga jaba vyel at.....She is not older than I.
- At se gwajagat bi ata tod.....I am the eldest of my family.
- Hya alonijagati aso grejagseati.....All teenagers will become adolescents.
- Hogla jubi jaga se hia tobot?....How many days old is this child?
Words Ending in -yen (manner)
- The ending -yen is a stub for byen, meaning way, manner and is used to form many different words, as the following chart shows:
Words in -YEN BASE DERIVATION b-....gesture
ut-....self
fi-....good
fu-....bad
nap....order
dit....citizen
ju-....day
utyan....group
yan-....together
yon-....apart
dal-....speak
nyap....law
dre-....write
aj-....pastbyen....manner
utbyen....personality
fibyena....polite
fubyena....rude
napbyen....discipline
ditbyen....civility
jubyen....habit
utyanbyen....custom
yanbyen....harmony
yonbyen....disharmony
dalbyen....idiom
nyapbyen....rule of law
drebyen....writing style
ajbyen....traditions-....be
ut-....self
xe-....actsyen....style
utsyen....genre
xesyen....processx-....do
yex-....work
yux-....servexyen....method
yexyen....occupation, industry
yuxyen....meansxe-....act
vyo-....wrongxeyen....behavior
vyoxeyen....misbehaviort-....know
vi-....fine
xe-....act
mas-....wall
tom....building
taj-....birth
ko-....hide
fo-....profane
yanif....sewtyen....profession, technique, skill
vityen....fine art
xetyen....practice
mastyen....masonry
tomtyen....architecture
tajtyen....talent
kotyen....magic
fotyen....witchcraft
yaniftyen....couturete-....know
zey-....across
ob-....under
kyo-....fixed
ij-....begin
ag-....big
aa-....firstteyen....idea, concept
zeyteyen....metaphor
obteyen....underlying concept
kyoteyen....idee fixe, obsession
ijteyen....initial concept, germ of an idea
agteyen....grand idea, ideal
aateyen....principle, premisetex-....think
ki-....slant
an-....singletexyen....opinion, point of view
kitexyen....bias
antexyen....obsessiontep-....mental
an-....single
fu-....bad
flu-....terrible
fru-....horrible
kya-....mobile
kye-....haphazard
kyo-....fixed
va-....positive
vo-....negativetepyen....attitude, mood
antepyen....obsession
futepyen....anger
flutepyen....rage
frutepyen....furor
kyatepyen....distractedness
kyetepyen....volatility
kyotepyen....attention
vatepyen....optimism
votepyen....pessimismtuz-....art tuzyen....technique, artistry, skill dot-....social dotyen....manners, civility, mores tees-....hear teesyen....acoustics tej-....life tejyen....lifestyle ex-....function exyen....procedure, process dal-....speak
vi-....beautifuldalyen....language
vidalyen....eloquence, rhetoricmal-....air
jeb....seasonmalyen....weather
jebmalyen....climateden-....saying denyen....diction ifek-....play ifekyen....gamesmanship yaut-....common yautyen....culture teas-....see teasyen....perspective, point of view, aspect dres-....write dresyen....writing style des-....pronounce desyen....accent tapekut....athlete tapekutyen....sportsmanship
Words Ending in -z (something precious)
- Words ending in -z refer to something precious or refined, as this chart shows:
-Z Words NORMAL WORD REFINED WORD tun....science tuz....art
vituz....fine art
daltuz....rhetorict-....know tez....culture
yobtez....subcultureteub....mouth deuz....song
fadeuz....hymn
yegdeuz....refrain
seuz....tone
teuz....voice
zoyteuz....echo
teuboz....smile
videuz....melody
yandeuz....harmony
uvdeuz....dirge
ajdeuz....ballad
dudeuz....antiphon
ivdeuz....carol
yogdeuz....ditty
awatdeuz....solo
ewatdeuz....duet
fizdeuz....anthemfya-....holy
fyo-....profanefyaz....miracle
kofyaz....magic
fyoz....witchcraft
fyamaz....halovos....flower voz....color
vooz....tint
voyz....shade of color
toz....facial/hair colornas....money naz....value
noz....gem, jewel
finaz....meritfi-....good
fu-....badfiz....honor
utfiz....dignity
firz....ideal
fiyz....respect
agfiz....glory
fuz....shamed-....communicate daz....dance
dez....theatre
diz....comedy
duz....music
drez....poetry
dyez....cinematab....body taz....statue san....shape saz....sculpture teb....head tebuz....crown
eytebuz....diademteis....smell teiz....perfume tiab....breast tiabuz....broche teyob....neck teyobuz....necklace zetiub....navel zetiubuz....belly button ring meg....stone mez....crystal tel....food teluz....taste tuab....arm eytuabuz....epaulette tuyub....finger tuyubuz....ring sin....picture siz....painting
finsiz....medal
dresiz....engraving