A syllable begins with a consonant followed by either a vowel, a nasal,
or an approximant as a nucleus.
-A syllable with a short vowel can additionally have a final consonant.
+A syllable with a vowel can additionally have a final consonant.
## Morphology
appropriate cases:
* dol/dō-: PREP in, within; DAT
-* fin/fī-: as; measuring
+* fin/fī-: as; measuring to
+* ked/kē: PREP with; ACC carrying/bringing/etc. (with verbs of motion)
* petʰ/pē-: PREP in (time), during (DAT with the same meaning but the
additional indication that the events were located entirely in the
specified period)
* p-kʲʰ-t: movement
* p-s-ŋ: liquid/water
* r-h-r: purr
+* r-ŋ-p: location, existence
* s-l-h: flight
TKTK
* fedéregʷ/fíderēgʷ (d-r-gʷ): vi. to be magically or spiritually
powerful; to be dangerous
* fegʲélep/fígʲelēp (gʲ-l-p): vi. to be generous
-* feréher/fírehēr (r-h-r): vi. to be content, to feel safe
* femédekʰ/fímedēkʰ (m-d-kʰ): vi. to be or become sapient, to be
capable of language
* fepékʲeb/fípekʲēb (p-kʲ-b): vi. to have martial bravery or skill
* fepékʲʰet/fípekʲʰēt (p-kʲʰ-t): vi. to be or become willful (in the
sense of directing your own actions)
* fepéseŋ/fípesēŋ (p-s-ŋ): vi. to be variable or flexible, to change
+* feréher/fírehēr (r-h-r): vi. to be content, to feel safe
+* feréŋep/fíreŋēp (r-ŋ-p): vi. to be available, to not be busy (in the
+ sense of having the time to go to other places)
* feséleh/físelēh (s-l-h): vi. to be or become free (unconstrained)
* fesso: num. twenty
* fibītrí (b-t-r): nm. a definition or act of defining, a boundary or
* firīhrí (r-h-r): nm. contentment, feeling of safety (the concrete
feeling in the moment; for the feeling in the abstract or as a
general trait see "rihré")
+* firīŋpí (r-ŋ-p): nm. availability (to go)
* fisīlhí (s-l-h): nm. freedom from constraint
* fobótro (b-t-r): adj. clearly defined, bounded, finite in extent
* fobotór (b-t-r): adj. indefinable, unbounded, infinite
* foposóŋ (p-s-ŋ): adj. static, rigid, unmoving
* forohór (r-h-r): adj. discontent, feeling unsafe
* foróhro (r-h-r): adj. content, feeling safe
+* foroŋóp (r-ŋ-p): adj. busy, not available (to go to a place)
+* foróŋpo (r-ŋ-p): adj. available (to go)
* fosólho (s-l-h): adj. free from constraint
* fosolóh (s-l-h): adj. constrained, not free (the specifics of
application to people varied a lot in different places)
* herīhér (r-h-r): nm. act that makes someone feel safe or content, act
of care
* hêrihor (r-h-r): nv. cat-person
+* herīŋép (r-ŋ-p): nm. act of sending or putting; message; act of
+ creation
+* hêriŋop (r-ŋ-p): nv. inhabitant, resident
* herohró (r-h-r): adj. cared for, feeling safe or content due to the
actions of another
+* heroŋpó (r-ŋ-p): adj. receiving something sent or put; being or
+ having been created
* hesīléh (s-l-h): nm. a throw
* hêsiloh (s-l-h): nv. a bird-person, a person who flies
* hesolhó (s-l-h): adj. being thrown-at
* hipisŋí (p-s-ŋ): nf. pond, lake
* hirihrí (r-h-r): nf. pet animal (sometimes used for harmless non-pet
animals)
+* hiriŋpí (r-ŋ-p): nf. room
* hisilhí (s-l-h): nf. feather
* hōbetró/hōbétoro (b-t-r): vt. to measure with a ruler or other
instrument (this carries an implication of both precision and small
(ditrans.)
* hōrehró/hōréhoro (r-h-r): vt. to cause to feel content or safe, to
take care of
+* hōreŋpó/hōréŋopo (r-ŋ-p): v. to send, to put in a place (ditrans.,
+ destination/recipient is indirect object); to create (trans.)
* hōselhó/hōséloho (s-l-h): v. to throw (trans.), to throw at
(ditrans.)
* hot: num. eight
+* ked: prep. with (takes the prepositional case);
+ carrying/bringing/etc. (with verbs of motion, takes the accusative
+ case)
* -kokŋ/koko: conj. and, also
* médkʰi/medíkʰ (m-d-kʰ): vi/vt. speak, say, utter
* médkʰit/temédikʰ (m-d-kʰ): v4. to converse or correspond
* mipíkʲʰto (p-kʲʰ-t): nn. speed
* mipísŋo (p-s-ŋ): nn. canal
* miríhro (r-h-r): nn. throat, esp. the larynx
+* miríŋpo (r-ŋ-p): nn. mount, vehicle, means of transportation
* misílho (s-l-h): nn. wing
* mobotór (b-t-r): adj. short
* mobótro (b-t-r): adj. long
* moposóŋ (p-s-ŋ): adj. dry
* morohór (r-h-r): adj. restless, not docile, agitated (of animals)
* moróhro (r-h-r): adj. calm, docile (of animals)
+* moroŋóp (r-ŋ-p): adj. leaving, not coming; distant, moving away
+* moróŋpo (r-ŋ-p): adj. coming, arriving; nearby
* mosólho (s-l-h): adj. in the air, floating
* mosolóh (s-l-h): adj. not in the air, not flying, heavier than air
* nemígʲi: num. nine
* nomidékʰ (m-d-kʰ): nf. message, letter
* nopikʲéb (p-kʲ-b): nf. insult; reason that a fight started
* nopikʲʰét (p-kʲʰ-t): nf. jump
+* noriŋép (r-ŋ-p): nf. tent
* nôpisŋo (p-s-ŋ): nm. urine
* ŋôbitro (b-t-r): nm. heel, sole of foot
* ŋôdirgʷo (d-r-gʷ): nm. ash, follower-on
driving to physical violences and being unjustified or unreasonable)
* ŋôpikʲʰto (p-kʲʰ-t): nm. coward
* ŋôrihro (r-h-r): nm. overly dependent and helpless person
+* ŋôriŋpo (r-ŋ-p): nm. dangerous place, cliff
* ŋôsilho (s-l-h): nm. bad omen
* pēfe: num. five
* pékʲbi/pekʲíb (p-kʲ-b): vt. to fight; to compete against
(emphasizing action taken to care for one another)
* rémher/remhēré (r-h-r): vi. to be calm, to be docile (especially used
of animals)
+* rémŋep/remŋēpé (r-ŋ-p): vi. to come, to arrive; to bring (using
+ preposition ked and the accusative case to indicate what is brought)
* rénhir/rehrín (r-h-r): vi. to roar
+* rénŋip/reŋpín (r-ŋ-p): vt. to go to a place
+* réŋpi/reŋíp (r-ŋ-p): vi/vt. to be at a place (trans.); to dwell or
+ live in a place (intr./trans.); to exist (intr.)
+* réŋpit/teréŋip (r-ŋ-p): v4. to meet together (coming to a place to
+ meet up, not meeting for the first time)
* rihêr (r-h-r): nm. purr
* rihésre (r-h-r): nm. affectionate sounds made between lovers
* rīhmór (r-h-r): nn. calmness, docility (especially in animals)
* rîhren (r-h-r): nn. act of roaring, roar
* rīhrís (r-h-r): nf. love relationship (especially between young
people)
+* riŋêp (r-ŋ-p): nm. dwelling, house
+* riŋéspe (r-ŋ-p): nm. city, town
+* riŋéspe (r-ŋ-p): nf. road, path, trail
+* rīŋmóp (r-ŋ-p): nn. moment of arrival, act of coming
+* riŋpé (r-ŋ-p): nf.sg. locality (the idea of being in a place),
+ existence
+* rīŋpé (r-ŋ-p): nn. location of someone or something; act of dwelling
+ in a place, residence; fact of existing
+* rîŋpen (r-ŋ-p): nn. act of going, moment of departure
+* rīŋpís (r-ŋ-p): nf. act of meeting, meeting
* rohisró (r-h-r): adj. loved (emphasizing lover(s) taking care of you)
* rohnór (r-h-r): adj. making threatening noises (only used with
animals)
* róhron (r-h-r): adj. roaring
* róhsir (r-h-r): adj. loving (with an emphasis on action taken to make
lover(s) feel safe and content)
+* roŋispó (r-ŋ-p): adj. meeting by chance or spontaneously
+* roŋnóp (r-ŋ-p): adj. being gone to, destination
+* róŋohip (r-ŋ-p): adj. sending, sent; putting, being put; creating
+* roŋóp (r-ŋ-p): adj. occupied, inhabited (of a place)
+* róŋpo (r-ŋ-p): adj. being in a place, local; dwelling in a place, at
+ home, resident; existing
+* róŋpon (r-ŋ-p): adj. going
+* róŋsip (r-ŋ-p): adj. arranging to meet, meeting intentionally
* sélhi/selíh (s-l-h): vi. to fly
* sélhit/tesélih (s-l-h): v4. to overfly (the place or thing flown over
takes the dative case); (rarely) to fly high or ascend
* sopísiŋ (p-s-ŋ): nn. body of water or other liquid, esp. an ocean
* soríhir (r-h-r): nn. place of safety, home (in the sense of place
where one feels secure)
+* soríŋip (r-ŋ-p): nn. place
* sosílih (s-l-h): nn. high up place to perch on
* petʰ: prep. during, in (in the sense of a time period) (the dative
case indicates that the events described took place exclusively in
* tedirgʷó (d-r-gʷ): nm. burn
* tepisŋó (p-s-ŋ): nm. blood
* terihró (r-h-r): nm. whimpers, pleading noises
+* teriŋpó (r-ŋ-p): nm. starting point
* tobitír (b-t-r): nn. foot, paw; foot (a unit of length)
* todirígʷ (d-r-gʷ): nn. day
* togʲilíp (gʲ-l-p): nn. price
* topikʲíb (p-kʲ-b): nn. rabid or aggressive animal
* tōpisíŋ (p-s-ŋ): nn. cup, waterskin, jug
* torihír (r-h-r): nn. mindless cat
+* toriŋíp (r-ŋ-p): nn. destination
* tosilíh (s-l-h): nn. mindless bat, flying mindless mammal
* tʰon: num. three
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