mad- -o-, breast;
malt- -o-, greatness (in number), plurality, a great many, a host of X;
-a-, many, a lot, quite a few;
mar- -o-, sea; -a-, pertaining to the sea;
ma-ter- -o-, mother; -a-, pertaining to a mother; -ein, to mother, to be a mother for;
-im-ein, to generate, to create
meg- -a-, big, large, great; -o-, bigness, greatness; -ei-, largely (i.e., to a large extent
greatly;
meid- -o-, mead or other alcoholic drink; -a-, alcoholic
meig- -o-, fog;
mel- -o- the quality "bad"; -a-, bad;
melg- -o-, milk; -a-, milky; -ein, to lactate; -a-kw-ein, to milk;
melit- -o-, honey; -a-, honey-sweet
mend- -o-, physical defect
men- -o-, hand
menarek- -o-, consideration; -ein, to consider;
mens- -o-, moon, natural satellite;
mereg- -o-, brain
merg- -o-, boundary, mark; -a-kw-ein, to mark (trans.)
mergw- -a-, short
mew- -a-, damp;
mil- -o-, the number "(one) thousand"; -a-, (one) thousand; -at-a-, thousandth;
mis- -o-, change;
mizd- -o-, reward;
mod- -o-, manner, way, means, condition; -ei-, thus, in this way, on the condition that;
mon- -o-, neck;
mor- -o-, blackberry;
morwi- -o-, ant;
mour- -o-, fool; -a-, foolish, stupid, silly;
mozg- -o-, marrow;
muk- -o-, heap, accumulation;
mus- -o-, mouse;
-n- intermediary affix, to separate two adjacent vowels: "ne + esein" = "nenesein";
naut- -o-, ship; -er-o-, sailor;
nas- -o-, nose;
ne- (adverbial prefix) not
nem- -ein, to take; eks-a-~-ein, to take away.
neb- -o-, cloud; -a-, cloudy; -
newem- -o-, the number "nine"; -a- nine;
ni- down; -o-, low place, thing; -a-, nether-; -ein, to be low; -kw-ein, to make
(bring) low, to humiliate, conquer;
nogw- -o-, the quality "nacked"; -a-, nacked;
nokti- -o-, night; -ei-, nightly; -al-a-, nocturnal;
nomen- -o-, name; -ein, to bear a name; -a-kw-ein, to name (give a name);
oku- -o-, the quality "swift, fast"; -a-, swift, fast, speedy, quick; -ei-, speedily, quickly;
okt- -o-, the number "eight"; -a-, eight; -at-a-, eighth;
okw- -o-, eye;
od- -o-, dislike; -ein, to dislike; -els-o-, annoyance; -els-ein, to annoy;
-ips-o-, hate; -ips-ein, to hate, abominate; situ-~-ein, to be disappointed, dislike the situation;
ode- -o-, smell; -a-, smelly, odor-bearing; -ein, to smell;
og- -o-, fruit, berry; -al-a-, fruity;
oin- -o-, the number "one"; -a-, one; -at-a-, first;
oit- -o-, oath; (al)-a-, solemn; -a-kw-ein, to make an oath, to swear;
op- -o-, (a) (mental) work; -a-, pertaining to a work of art (the mind); -ein, to create, be creative;
orb- -o-, orphan;
or- -o-, mouth; -a-, pertaining to the mouth
ors- -o-, buttocks;
ow- -o-, sheep;
pak- -o-, peace; -a-, peaceful; -ein, to be at peace; -a-kw-ein, to pacify;
pa-ter- -o-, father;
ped- -o-, foot;
peikt- -o-, picture, image; -a-, of an image; peiktein, to imagine, picture,
envision; -a-kw-ein, to paint, portray, illustrate; -a-kw-o-,
(physical) picture, illustration;
peisk- -o-, fish;
pek- -o-, wealth;
pele- -o-, swamp; -a-, swampy;
pel- -ein, to cover; ambi-~-ein, to wrap, clothe;
penkw- -o-, the number "five"; -a-, five; -at-a-, fifth;
pere- -ei,-a-, almost, approximate; (prefix) partly, somewhat;
pew- -a-, clean;
pilt- -a-, wide;
plen- -o-, fullness; -a-, full; -ein, to be full; -a-kw-ein, to fill;
poi- -o-, drink; -ein, to drink (intr); -kw-ein, to drink (tr);
pol- -o-, a feeling; -a-, relating to the sense of feeling; -a-kw-ein, to feel, sense, touch;
poleim- -o-, enemy; -a-, pertaining to an enemy; -ein, to be an enemy;
-a-kw-ein, to make an enemy of someone, vilify;
pot- -o-, power; -a-, powerful, empowered;
pr- -o-, love (as a friend), friendship; -ein, to love (as a friend);
-a-kw-ein, to befriend;
prek- -o-, question; -ein, to ask (someone); a-kw-ein, to ask (a question);
priay- -o-, morning;
priy- -o-, freedom; -a-, free; -ein, to be free; -a-kw-ein, to liberate;
prokel- -o-, storm; -a-, stormy; -ein, to storm (physical downpour);
proks- -o-, closeness, proximity; -a-, near, close, approximate; -ein, to approximate, to get closer;
reb- (*rebh-) -ein, to roof, to cover something externally; -o-, roof, covering; ~-a-kost-o-, rib;
reg- -o-, rule, governing, control, the societal apparatus of control; -ein, to rule;
-ark-or-o-, ruler, one instituted to rule (ranging from king to despot to
bureaucrat to presidents); aut-a-~-or-o-, an autocrat;
reg-a-mow- -o-, wave, regular motion, controled pattern;
regw- -o-, darkness; -a-, dark; -a-kw-ein, to darken; -im-a-kw-ein, to becloud (as mentally);
rei- -o-, river;
reik- -o-, the quality "crooked"; -a-, crooked, slanted;
reud- -o-, the quality "red"; -a-, red;
rew- -ein, to dig (intr); -a-kw-ein, to dig (tr);
rog- -(es)-o-, question; -ein, to ask, inquire;
rot- -o-, wheel, spinning object; -a-, round; -ein, to spin;
sag- -o-, search; -ein, to search;
sal- -o-, salt; -a-, salty;
saiwi- -o-, lake;
sawel- -o-, the sun; -a-, sunny, bright;
sek- -o-, cut, divide; -a-kw-ein, to cut (tr);
seks- -o-, the number "six"; -a-, six; -at-a-, sixth;
sekw- -ein, to say (intr); -a-kw-ein, to say (tr);
sem- -o-, summer;
sen- -o-, the quality "old"; -a-, old;
septem- -o-, the number "seven"; -a-, seven; -at-a-, seventh;
siw- -o-, sewing; -ein, to sew (in general) (intr); -a
skeid- -o-, shadow; -a-, shadowy; -ein, to shadow, hide by a shadow;
sker- -o-, pest; -a-, pesty; en-~-a-kw-ein, to infest;
skew- -o-, skin;
skol- -o-, school, teaching institution; -a-, scholastic;
sleib- -ein, to slip; -a-kw-, to trip;
slei- -o-, the quality "smooth"; -a-, smooth;
smei- -o-, a smile; -ein, to smile; -a-kw-, to make smile, to humor;
snad- -a-kw-ein, to carve (tr);
snaw- -ein, to float; -a-kw-ein, to float (tr);
snigw- -o-, snow; -a-, snowy, snow-like; -ein, to snow;
som- -o-, the quality "same"; -a-, same;
span- -ein, to pull (intr); -a-kw-ein, to pull something (tr);
spelg- -o-, spleen;
sper- -o-, sparrow;
spreg- -o-, language, speech, diction; -a-, linguistic, speaking-; -ein, to speak;
-a-kw-ein, to pronounce, say a word;
spyu-n- -o-, spittle; -ein, to spit; -a-kw-ein, to spit (something out) (tr);
st- -ein, to stand (around); -a-kw-ein, to stand up;
steg- -o-, stick;
stel- -o-, a place, location; -a-kw-ein, to place, locate, find.
sten- -o-, thunder; -a-, booming, thundery; -im-a-, angry; -ein, to thunder, boom, make a loud noise.
ster- -o-, star;
stomen- -o-, mouth; -il-a-, mouth like; en-~-ein, to ingest;
stor- -o-, starling;
su- (prefix) good, well; su-n-oin-ark-o-s, benevolent (or enlightened) monarchy, despotism;
sun-a-ter- -o-, son;
sunek- -o-, success, accomplishment; -ein, to succeed, accomplish;
sunt- -o-, sin; -a-, sinful; -ein, to sin;
sus- -o-, dryness; -a-, dry, dessicated;
sw- -o-, the self; -a-, relating to the self;
swent- -o-, sound;
swes-ter- -o-, sister; -a-, sisterly, sororal; -an-im-o-; sorority, sisterhood;
ta- -n-ein, to melt; -kw-ein, to melt (tr), liquefy; tak- -o-, quiet(ness); -a-, quiet; -ein, to be silent; -a-kw-ein, to quiet, quell; tem- -o-, the color "black"; -a-, black; tempt- -o-, temptation; -a-, tempting; -ein, to tempt tenw- -o-, thinness (in dimension); -a-, thin (in dimension); ters- -o-, dryness; -a-, dry; tew- -o-, thickness (in dimension); -a-, thick (in dimension); trat- -or-o-, traveler; -ein, to travel; tres- -o-, the number "three"; -a-, three; -at-a-, third;
uder- -o-, belly, stomach region; ul- -o-, howl; -a-, howling, screeching; -ein, to howl; ur- -o-, will, volition, desire; -a-, desirable; -ein, to desire, will; ut (conjunction) such that; to the extent that;
w- -o-, growth, increase; -ein, to grow, increase;
wab- -o-, crying, weeping, mourning; -ein, to weep, cry; -a-kw-ein, to mourn, bemoan;
walso- -o-, post, stake;
weg- -o-, an instance of riding; -ein, to ride (intr); -a-kw-ein, to ride (tr);
wei- -o-, life; -a-, living; -ein, to live;
wei-blew- -o-, blood, "life-fluid"; -a-, bloody; -ein, to bleed (intr); -a-kw-ein, to bleed (tr)
weid- -ein, to observe; -a-kw-ein, to see;
wel- -o-, wish, desire; -ein, to wish, desire, want
welkw- -o-, wolf;
went- -o-, wind; -a-, windy; -ein, to blow, bluster;
wermi- -o-, worm;
werp- -o-, cloak, exterior clothing;
wes- -o-, brightness, illumination; -ein, to shine, illumine; eks-a-~-ein, to shine out;
wesper- -o-, evening;
westr- -o-, clothing, garment;
werd- -o-, root;
wetes- -o-, year; -a-, annual; -ei, yearly, annually;
wog- -o-, wagon;
woid- -o-, intimate knowledge of a person; -a-, the char. of knowing a
person through-and-through; -a-kw-ein, to know something or someone
intimately.
woin- -o-, wine;
wuln- -o-, wool;
ye (comparative coordinator); ye (+comp.)...ye (+comp.), (e.g.)
the more the wind blew, the more he cloaked himself;
yek- -a-kw-ein, to throw
yew- -o-, grain;
yug- -o-, yoke;
yuwen- -o-, youth; -a-, young; -a-kw-ein, to rejuvenate;
ambi around ante in front of, before (not conjunction) apo off, away from apro from en in epi against eti above kom with para along per through pros toward kata according to
e "and"; conjunction linking clauses and verbs
-kwe "and"; suffix linking closely related nouns
"or" (exclusive; either one or the other, but not both)
"or" (inclusive; either one or the other, maybe both)
ut "in order that, so that" (purpose)
"leading to" (indicating effect)
"on account of" (indicating cause as an assumption or psychological reason)
"because" (indicating cause as a fact)
sun via, by means of (used to introduce clauses of manner in respect to verbs)
ye comparative conjunction: "the more/less X...the more/less Y"
= "ye Xaras/Xapras, ye Yaras/Yapras"
ales "as, than" (used mainly of verbs, where similitive case governs nouns)
prai "before"
atna "when"
po "after"
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