Neo-Primitive Elvish Semantic Categories



1. Physical World

1.75 Rain

nem- v. “to seem”
ros- v. “to rain”
rossētā- v. “to rain”

1.85 to Burn, Scorch

⚠️ᴱ√?RASA root. “toast”

2. Mankind

2.41 Son

⚠️ᴱ√*VO(NO) root. “son”; see instead:
YON¹ “son”
√, ᴹ√, ᴱ√YON¹ root. “son”

2.42 Daughter

√, ᴹ√YE(L) root. “daughter”
⚠️ᴹ√YEN² root. “daughter”; see instead:
ᴹ√YEL¹ “daughter”

3. Animals

4. Body Parts and Functions

4.393 Feather

lauto n.

4.492 Penis

⚠️ᴱ✶wiqē n.

4.75 to Die; Dead; Death

firīne adj. “mortal, dying”

5. Food and Drink

5.21 to Cook

ᴺ√!BRATH root. “cook”

5.51 Bread

khabar n. “a loaf or cake of bread”

5.87 to Milk

ᴺ√!THIM root. “skim”

5.92 Wine

syeru n. “juice (of fruits)”

6. Clothing and Adornment

7. Dwelling and Furniture

7.412 Furniture (other)

ranthlā n. “ladder”

8. Agriculture and Vegetation

9. Physical Acts and Materials

9.36 to Wash

SWAL root. “wash”
swal- v. “to wash”
⚠️thas- v. “to wash”; see instead:
swal- “to wash”

9.38 Broom

ᴺ√, ᴱ√SWEK root. “broom”

9.42 Artisan, Craftsman

kantrō n. “shaper”

9.81 to Carve

⚠️ᴱ√*THASA root. “shave”; see instead:
^ᴺ√THATH “shave”
ᴺ√^THATH root. “shave”

9.943 Fitting, Suitable

kamta- v. “to (make) fit, suit, accomodate, adapt”

10. Motion and Transportation

10.48 to Come

⚠️ᴱ√LEHE¹ root. “come, be sent, approach”

10.81 Ship

wayalauto n.

11. Possession and Trade

11.28 to Harm, Injure, Damage

√*KHAS root. “mar”

12. Spatial Relations

12.399 From, Away

✶, ᴹ√lō¹ prep. “ablative, from (a place within the world)”

12.75 Hook, Crook

gampa n. “hook”

12.91 Equal, Alike

ᴹ✶on-rō adv. “*for the very same reason”

12.925 Different, Other

ᴹ✶gwar- pref. “other, different”

13. Quantity and Number

13.13 Whole

ᴹ✶kwatnā adj. “entire, complete, whole”

13.31 Numerals

atta num. card. “two”
ᴹ✶atta num. card. “two”

13.36 Two

atatya adj. “double”

13.54 Cardinal Number

tolokwe num. card. “eighteen”

14. Time

14.11 Time (period)

ᴹ✶lūme n. “time”

14.13 New

keurā adj. “*renewed”

14.35 Again

⚠️ᴹ√TOT root. “repeat”; see instead:
EN “again, once more, go on doing; further, beyond; [ᴹ√] yonder, over there”

15. Sense Perception

16. Emotion

17. Mind and Thought

17.18 to Seem

NEM root. “seem, appear”
ᴹ✶#NIM v. “to seem”

18. Language and Music

18.31 to Question, Inquire

manā article.

19. Social Relations

20. Warfare and Hunting

20.27 Sword

✶#makār n. “*forger, swordsman”

21. Law and Judgment

22. Religion and Beliefs

23. Grammar

23.1 Article

inā article. “emphatical anaphoric adj, the very one intended”

23.4 Pronoun

a pron. “indefinite subject”
-kkā pron. “your (familiar plural)”
-kē suf. “2nd person singular a (inferior)”
ᴹ✶ke pron. “thou, thee”
ᴹ✶khe³ pron. “he, she, it [yet another]”
khyē̆ pron. “other person”
kwe pron. “reflexive pronoun”
-kyā pron. “your (familiar)”
-dē suf. “2nd person singular b (superior)”
-dyā pron. “your (polite)”
✶, ᴹ✶e pron. “he, she, it, 3rd person singular pronoun”
ᴹ✶ga pron. “indefinite subject”
ᴹ✶ha pron. “abstract subject”
pron. “relative”
ikke pron. “you (familiar emphatic)”
imme pron. “we (exclusive emphatic)”
inde pron. “you (polite emphatic)”
ingwe pron. “we (inclusive emphatic)”
inni pron. “I (emphatic)”
inta pron. “they (neuter emphatic)”
inte pron. “they (emphatic)”
issa pron. “it (emphatic)”
isse pron. “he, she (emphatic)”
istu pron. “they (dual emphatic)”
-lkē suf. “2nd person plural a (inferior)”
-ldē suf. “2nd person plural b (superior)”
ᴹ✶le pron. “you (polite)”
-lmē suf. “1st person plural a (exclusive)”
-ltā suf. “3rd person plural a (inanimate)”
-ltē suf. “3rd person plural a (animate)”
⚠️-ltī suf. “Plural 3 m. f.”
-ltō suf. “Plural 3 m.”
-lwē suf. “1st person plural b (inclusive)”
ᴹ✶me pron. “we (exclusive)”
mi pron. “we (exclusive)”
-mmā pron. “our (exclusive)”
-ndā pron. “your (polite plural)”
✶, ᴹ✶ne pron. “I, me”
-ngwā pron. “our (inclusive)”
-ntā pron. “their”
ᴹ✶nte pron. “they, them”
-nyā pron. “my”
-nyē suf. “1st person singular”
-r suf. “plural verb”
ᴹ✶-r suf. “plural verb”
ᴹ✶-s pron. “I, me”
ᴹ✶sa¹ pron. “demonstrative”
ᴹ✶sa² pron. “abstract object”
-skē suf. “2nd person dual a (inferior)”
ᴹ✶se pron. “they, them”
sinā adj. “this”
-smē suf. “1st person dual a (exclusive)”
-ssā suf. “it; its”
-ssē suf. “3rd person singular a (animate)”
-ssō suf. “Singular 3 m.”
ᴹ✶ste pron. “they, them (other)”
-stū suf. “3rd person dual a (animate)”
-swē suf. “1st person dual b (inclusive)”
-syā suf. “his, her, its”
✶, ᴹ✶tanā pron.
ᴹ✶te² pron. “him, her, it”
ᴹ✶thu pron. “they, them (other dual)”
pron. “they (masc.)”
✶, ᴹ✶tu pron. “they, them (dual)”
-twā pron. “their (dual)”
we pron. “we, us (inclusive)”
ᴹ✶we pron. “we (inclusive)”
ya pron. “relative pronoun”
ye pron. “relative pronoun (personal)”
-zdē suf. “2nd person dual b (superior)”

23.9 Affix

-īm suf. “plural”