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|lùka | |||
|S handles/manipulates or points at O | |||
|tok ''luka'' | |||
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|gìn | |||
|S also happens/exists or is present, as well as O | |||
|tok ''kin'' | |||
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|en | |||
|S and O, (to be used within the subject or in a nominal sentence) | |||
|tok ''en'' | |||
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|èn | |||
|S does something that O does | |||
|tok ''en'' | |||
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|ànt | |||
|S is different to O in some way | |||
|tok ''ante'' | |||
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|bàna | |||
|S gives O (to someone/something) | |||
|tok ''pana'' | |||
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|ìjo | |||
|S happens to O | |||
|tok ''ijo'' | |||
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|làpe | |||
|S sleeps in a way that affects O (or prevents S affecting O) or in O's presence | |||
|tok ''lape'' | |||
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|dèlo | |||
|S is a liquid in a way that affects O | |||
|tok ''telo'' | |||
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|e.g. S wets O, S washes O (via the idea of S acting via water) | |||
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|zùn | |||
|S shines light on O | |||
|tok ''suno'' | |||
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|ə̀t | |||
|S is one thing in O's presence, from O's point-of-view | |||
|Peg System ''t'' "one" | |||
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|from the Peg System of mnemonics, shared by Harry Lorayne (more info: https://thinkersplayground.com/the-peg-system-of-mnemonics.html) | |||
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Revision as of 00:53, 1 April 2024
A partial wordlist. I'm still not ready to do this properly, but I'll start.
ním | ákulkót | nát | biggest diff from tp | notes |
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li | (introduces a verb phrase and asserts that it's being done by the subject) | tok li | ||
lì | "S is done by something that also does O" | tok li | it can be used as a content word this way | |
mì | "S is me (at/to O)" | tok mi | You still have to say li when you use mi as the subject. e.g. li li dòk as rather than mi toki | |
e | (introduces an object of a verb just said) | tok e | e is not needed if you're using an immediate object. | |
è | "S happens to O" | tok e | it can be used as a content word | |
dòk | "S says O" | tok toki | ||
nì | "S does this to O", "S is this to O" | tok ni | ||
bòn | "S is good to O" | tok pona | no need for tawa for O | |
à | "S is special (about O)" | tok a | a general-purpose end-of-sentence particle, that can describe content-words the way it describes sentences | |
jàn | "S is human (to O)" | tok jan | ||
zìna | "S is you (to O)" | tok sina | ||
la | in the context of S, O happens | tok la | ||
là | in the context of S, O happens | tok la | ||
lòn | S is at/in/on O | tok lon | ||
zòn | S knows O | tok sona | ||
mùt | S is many things (that do O) | tok mute | ||
dàu | S goes to O | tok tawa | ||
pi | tok pi | a word that groups together the words after it. The whole group is treated like a single word grammatically. The group runs until the end of the sentence, or the next "li", "e", "unu" or connective. | ||
ip | tok pi | a word that closes off a noun phrase or verb phrase. "pi" opens them and "ip" closes them. | ||
ìke | S is bad to O, S is complicated, S makes complications for O | tok ike | ||
dèm | S is a time, a time for O | tok tenpo | ||
zèm | What is S doing to O? | tok seme | this word is used to make questions | |
wìl | S wants O, S wants to do O | tok wile | ||
nɒ̀ | S is that to O | tok ona | ||
o | tok o | a vocative particle. e.g. "kál o!" can be used to call to a fish | ||
ò | S is you to O, and I want S's attention | tok o | ||
os | a connective version of òs. grammatically like li | tok o | o and os are separate words in kót wàwa | gentle imperative. os gàmní = please come here |
òs | S should do O | tok o | ||
gàm | S comes to O, S begins to do O, S increasingly does O | tok kama | ||
dàs | S is everything, despite O | tok taso | ||
mà | S is a land, the homeland of O | tok ma | ||
bìli | S feels/believes/thinks O | tok pilin | ||
lìli | S is small (in its effect on O) | tok lili | ||
mòk | S eats/drinks/consumes O | tok moku | ||
lùki | S looks O; S sees O | tok lukin | ||
dòm | S is a built structure that is the place for O to inhabit | tok tomo | ||
ìlo | S is a tool to do O | tok ilo | ||
bèke | S uses O | tok kepeken | ||
zìtel | S draws/writes, producing O | tok sitelen | ||
mùs | S amuses O | tok musi | ||
unu | S or O | tok anu | ||
jò | S holds/carries/has O | tok jo | ||
àle | S is every thing that does O | tok ale | ||
zàm | S is in some way the same as O | tok sama | ||
lùka | S handles/manipulates or points at O | tok luka | ||
gìn | S also happens/exists or is present, as well as O | tok kin | ||
en | S and O, (to be used within the subject or in a nominal sentence) | tok en | ||
èn | S does something that O does | tok en | ||
ànt | S is different to O in some way | tok ante | ||
bàna | S gives O (to someone/something) | tok pana | ||
ìjo | S happens to O | tok ijo | ||
làpe | S sleeps in a way that affects O (or prevents S affecting O) or in O's presence | tok lape | ||
dèlo | S is a liquid in a way that affects O | tok telo | e.g. S wets O, S washes O (via the idea of S acting via water) | |
zùn | S shines light on O | tok suno | ||
ə̀t | S is one thing in O's presence, from O's point-of-view | Peg System t "one" | from the Peg System of mnemonics, shared by Harry Lorayne (more info: https://thinkersplayground.com/the-peg-system-of-mnemonics.html) | |