Metin/Vocab

Dhatus
Verbs derived from a Dhatu are marked with a prefix skeleton that indicates how to conjugate them.

Codes:

(mi IO): Indicates a verb that takes mi-suffixed noun phrases as arguments but indicates pronouns with indirect object markers) miit: burn, oxidize | n-miit: to react in a redox reaction| a-miit: to be burning | e-miit: to burn | ęzmo-e-miit: to burn to ashes | lú-e-miit: to scorch mįd: to play (a game, with someone) | 0-mįd: to play | e-mįd: to toy with |

míír: abundance | uu-míír: to be abundant | jxį-uu-míír: to be excessive, too much | jxį́-e-míính: to overfill | e-míính: to enrich muig: rot, decay | 0-muig: to be rotting

mung: sad, greiving | 0-mung: to be sad, to grieve |

méal: anticipation, excitement | 0-méal: to be anticipatory, excited | e-méal: to look forward to

móí: rotation | a-móig: to be spinning | txa-a-móí: to spin onesself | e-móí: to set spinning

maa: open, unveil | e-maa: to open | bhemą-e-maa, bhemą-a-maa: to unveil, expose | jxį-e-má: to peel, scrape off |

maag: flood, immerse in | fu-ji-n-maáng: to place under water, immerse | ji-e-maag: to flood an area | uu-mag: to be full of, surrounded by | móyo-uu-maag: to be filled to the brim, at capacity | pxęę: enter, inward motion | (txa-)a-pxęę: to enter | e-pxęę: to put in |

fuih: boil | uu-fįį: to be boiling, vaporous | n-fuih: to boil | a-fuih: to vaporize, explode | ko-a-fuih: to evaporate | ko-a-fiur: dried up

fuu: downwards motion

foí: pierce, drill, break | ęzmo-e-foí: to break through | pxę-e-foí: to break into | o-txa-a-foí: to break out, hatch fas: consist of | X-uu-fas: to be made of X | X-e-fas: to make out of X |

bheen: disguise, discolor, modify superficially | e-bheen, a-bheen: to disguise, modify, makeover | tlį́hį́-e-bheen: to disguise, hide | tlú-e-bheen: to paint, dye, permanently color | ji-e-bheen: to make wet, cover something (mud, paint, water) | ęzmo-uu-bhin: to be completely covered in, riddled with | jxį-e-bheen: to disfigure, discolor |

bhę́: cover, overlay | uu-bhę́: to cover, be over | e-bhę́: to cover, set over | ęzmo-uu-bhę́: to be in a heap | a-bhai: to be wearing | a-bhę́: to put on

bhoo: revertevrate, hold a standing wave | uu-bhoo: to be ringing (after being struck) | a-bhoo: to sing, make sound, ring (of a phone) | fuhi-e-bhoo: to play (of a woodwind instrument), blow on a pop bottle |

bhai: govern, control | e-bhai: to govern, have control over | uu-bhai: to be ordered, functional, civilized

bhaanw: reflect pxí: surprise, startle | e-pxí: to surprise or startle someone

pxú: sight | e-pxú: to watch | li-e-pxú: to see | uu-pxú: to be visible, prominent

pxęz: insertion | e-pxęz: to insert | a-pxęz: to enter | foih-a-pxęz: to force onesself into | foih-e-pxęz: to stab something into

pxaan: bother, irritate | e-pxaan: to bother someone | a-pxaan: to act irritating | uu-pxaan: to be irritating

fee: to search | e-fee: to be searching for | ęzmo-e-fei: to search thoroughly, look in every cranny |

fáu: light, empty, thin, sparse | uu-fáu: to be thin, weak, dilute | e-fáu: to rarefy | ji-e-fáu: to dilute (by adding a fluid, filler) | shálya-e-fǫ́i, fuę: to deplete wiin: cry, tears | 0-wiin: to cry

woos: extrusion | e-woos: to expel, produce | a-woos: to well up

woons: radiate, exude | e-woon: to radiate (something) | n-woon: to illuminate

wáál: panic | 0-wáál: to panic

tjuuł: throw, toss, launch, accelerate | qa-e-tjuuł: to throw, pass | o-e-tjuuł: to eject, expel | tso-e-tjuuł: to accelerate (especially along a track)

tjug: note, report | n-tjug: to report something to someone | txa-a-tjug: to note

tjénh: to wipe, brush, rub | qa-e-tjénh: to rub, massage | tlú-n-tjénh: to clean, brush off | jxį-n-tjénh: to rub off, damage |

tj'áu: read, decipher, unencrypt | 0-tj'áu: to read | tlú-e-tj'áu: to translate, decrypt |

djhínx: trap, restrain | e-djhínx: to trap | qa-e-djhínx: to hold someone down | mó-dhjííng: to keep prisoner | a-djhínx: to be trapped | txa-a-djhíng: to be trapped (completely unable to move) |

tiin: crowd, dense | 0-tiin: to be crowded with, full of | tsi-a-tiin: to crowd, assemble | a-tiin: to gather, clump up | pxę-n-tiin: to attract, draw in | pxę-e-tiin: to fill, force into, compress | qa-e-tiin: to pack in, to shove in

tien: to meet | 0-tien: to meet (with someone) | tyí-a-tien: to run into something, encounter | a-tęęn: to be with someone |

tiog: support, provide for (never in a structural sense) | e-tiog: to support, provide for | uu-tiog: to be provided for, sustainable tue: have on person, wear | (txa-)a-tįį: to have on person, wear (of necklaces, collars, small things) | (txą-)e-tue: to put in a pocket, put on |

tut: cough | 0-tut: to cough

tunɮ: to place (of singular objects or objects in a group), to bring | e-tunɮ: to place something | fu-e-tunɮ, ha-e-tunɮ: to put down, put something in a high place, etc | n-tunɮ: to give | txą-e-tunɮ: to take |

taaz: stretch, extend | e-taaz: to stretch out | lyíns-e-taaz: to inflate | bhuayns-e-taaz: to stretch over | taáł: to cut, sever | e-taáł: to cut, slash at | yǫ-e-taáł: to sever completely | geans-e-taáł: to cut off

tǫǫd: freeze, solid | uu-tǫǫd: to be freezing, frozen, solid | n-tǫǫd: to freeze

tǫ́nh: argue | 0-tǫ́nh: to argue with someone (mi IO)

tas: happy, motivated | 0-tas: to be in a good mood, motivated | e-tas: to encourage, cheer up

tál: dance | 0-tál: to dance

t'ósh: taste | e-t'ósh: to taste

tsííl: lose | e-tsííl: to lose (an object)| a-tsííl: to be lost |

tsíił: to come apart, undone | a-tsíił: to get undone, untied, fall apart |

tsun: nervous, anxious | 0-tsun: to be nervous, anxious | e-tsunh: to bother, make wary |

tsóie: at peace, satisfied | 0-tsóie: to be at peace, fine |

tsás: line up, arrange | wai-e-tsás: arrange in order | ąskú-e-tsás: array, put in formation | gbe-e-tsás: to arrange (in three dimensions) |

tsǫ́ǫ́: stand | 0-tsǫ́ǫ́: to be standing | ha-0-tsááf: to get up

tl'úę́g: have a meal, dine | 0-tl'úę́g: to dine |

txen: spring back, recover | a-txen: get back on one's feet | uu-txen: to spring back |

dee: go (plural) | 0-dee: to go (of a group)

dǫ́ǫ́nz: miss, long for, desire | e-dǫ́ǫ́nz: to miss, long for |

dhį́į́g: mangled, crooked | e-dhį́į́g: to mangle, ruin, mess up | uu-dhį́į́g: to be screwed up, messed up |

dheu: climb | 0-dheu: to climb | ha-0-dheu: to ascend | ji-a-dheu: to wick

dhááy: step | 0-dhááy: to take a step | dho-0-dhááł: to pace | jxį-e-dhááy: to crush with the foot | fu-e-dhááy: to place foot on |

dhǫr: catch, trap | e-dhǫr: to catch |

zįx: tie, connect | qa-e-zįx: to tie a knot | e-zįx: to connect (with a line) | uu-zįx: to be bound

zaú: copy, imitatee | e-zaú: to imitate (someone)| uu-zaú: to be similar to something | n-zaú: to make a copy of | txą-e-zaú: to replicate, multiply

t'oíg: hide, flee, avoid | a-t'oíg: to flee (from) | mó-a-t'úoíx: to avoid |

txí:jut out, extend, hold out (something flat) e-txí: to stick out, extend | e-txí: to be presenting, holding out | 0-txí: to be sticking out

 soe: eat| e-soe: to eat |

 sanh: cushion, soft | e-sanh: to absorb, cushion (an impact, a projectile) | 0-sanh: to be soft | n-sanh: to be a cushion for |

 zis: crawl | 0-zis: to crawl

zéá: smell | e-zéá: to sniff | li-e-zéá: to smell | uu-zéá: to have an odor |

zhui: temporary, labile, ephemeral | uu-zhui: to be temporary, ephemeral, labile | me-uu-zhui: to be temporary, (implies it will be replaced later |

zhó: to place (of distributed objects) | e-zhó: to place around | n-zhó: to distribute, give

łuu: consist, make | uu-łuu: to be made of | e-łuu: to create | n-łuu: to create (out of)

łens: drunk, delirious, confused | 0-łens: to be drunk, confused | e-łens: to cause confusion | n-łens: to get someone drunk or out of it |

lans: keep, hold onto, protect | e-lans: to keep something |

luu: hold, cradle, contain | qa-e-luu: to hold (in the cup of the palm) | uu-luu: to rest in, be cradled in, be contained in | txą-a-luu: to recline | ji-uu-luu: to be waterlogged |

lee: flow, squirt | uu-lee: to be flowing | 0-lee: to flowf | gidi-0-lee: to meander down to, flow (down a long and complex path) | ło-a-lee: to flow (of a viscous substance) |

ley: leak, burst |

láur: twist | e-laúr: to twist | txa-a-laúr: to turn around (to look at something), to look back | lai: cook | e-lai: to cook: fui-e-lai: to boil | ɮiin: false | 0-ɮiin: to lie (not speak the truth) | uu-ɮiin: to be false |

ɮih: shame, embarass | 0-ɮih: to be ashamed, embarassed | e-ɮih: to embarass

ɮú: endure, lasting, durable | 0-lyú: to last, endure | uu-lyú: to be durable | e-lyú: to fortify | remi-a-lyú: to persist, perservere, refuse to give up |

ɮúó: apathetic, dejected | 0-lyúó: to be apathetic, sick of

thii: dense, concentrated, thick | uu-thii: to be thick | e-thii: to concentrate, thicken |

thung: ring, revertebrate | e-thung: to strike (of a bell) | uu-thung: to be sonorous |

thoi: hear | e-thoi: to listen | li-e-thoi: to hear | txí-e-thoi: to pay attention, listen closely |

thuał: clear, transparent | e-thuał: to clear up, clean

d̨íé: dissolve, disperse | a-Díé: to disperse, spread out, diffuse | yǫ-a-d̨íé: to dissolve | e-d̨íé: to dissolve (transitive) | n-d̨íé: to let out, allow to disperse, dissolve | 0-d̨íé: to be spread out | yǫ-0-d̨íé: to be homogenous, spread out | ji-uu-d̨íé: to be soluble |

d̨iin: to be interested in, fascinated by | e-d̨iin: to be interested in something | 0-d̨iin: to be interesting

d̨uą: isolate, seal off, seperate | e-d̨uą: to isolate, cut off, seperate | dzú-e- d̨ uą: slice off, cut off | mazą-e- d̨ uą: to cut out impurities, remove an illness, extract a cancer | o-e- d̨ uą: excise | yǫ-e- d̨ uą: to hermetically seal | pxę-e- d̨ uą: to ostracize, encapsulate |

 d̨ heng: thicken, viscous, become firm | 0- d̨ heng: to become thicker, firmer | ji-uu- d̨ heng: to be viscous | e- d̨ heng: to make thick, firm

 thxus: push, shove | e-thxus: to shove |

 chud: shameful, cringeworthy | a-chud: to act shamefully, commit a gaffe | e-chud: to make someone cringe with shameful action |

ché: to run, go, behave, operate | 0-ché: to be running, operating | uu-ché: to be functional, in order | mim-uu-ché: out of order |

chon: to watch, take care of, supervise | e-chon: to watch, keep track of, supervise | uu-chon: to be under supervision or care

j̨uu: stick to, append, attach | e- j̨ uu: stick to, attach, append | uu- j̨ uu- to be sticky | a- j̨ uu: to be attached to | remi-e- j̨ uu: to fasten |

shúó: embed, stick in, root, attach | e-shúó: to root in place |

cxį́į́: weak, fragile | uu-cxį́į́: to be fragile, weak | e-cxį́į́: to weaken, damage | n-cxį́į́: to wear away, erode, make fragile | zhui-uu-cxį́į́: to be ephemeral, break at the slightest touch |

cxii: to crack, break under stress | a-cxii: to fail (under stress) | gidi-a-cxii: to fail over time, wear down | gidi-uu-cxii: to be slow, broken, inneficient | uu-cxii: to be broken, out of order | gidi-e-cxii: to use until breaking down | jxį-gidi-e-cxii: to overuse

cxúł: coreect, straighten, fix | e-cxúł: to fix, correct | uu-cxúł: to be correct, in working order | a-cxúł: to heal |            mó-cxúúsx: to maintain, keep up | cxun: kill, die | e-cxun: to kill someone | 0-cxun: to die | txą-e-cxun: to commit suicide

cxad: hide, conceal | e-cxad: to hide | a-cxad: to hide onesself, enter disguise |

cxó: drink | e-cxó: to drink |

jxéd: hang | e-jxéd: to hang from something | n-jxéd: to hang up something | 0-jxéd: to be suspended

jxhuot: arrange, order, crystallize | a-jxhuot: to enter formation | bhu-uu-jxhuot: to crystallize | e-jxhuot: to organize | mó-jxhuózx: to herd |

caayn: flight, suspension in fluid media | la-0-caayn: to fly (a ship) | a-caayn: to fly (as a bird does) | uu-caayn: to be suspended, float, levitate | ji-uu-caayn: to float (on a liquid) | fehą́-uu-caayn: to float (in air) | ha-a-caayn: to float to the top, rise, surface | ha-uu-caayn: to be buoyant, float up | ji-la-0-caayn: to sail | ji-a-caayn: to swim |

jú: study, examine | e-jú: to examine, look at | e-jú: to study

juu: guilty | 0-juu: to be guilty

jei: pain | 0-jei: to be in pain | a-jei: to hurt someone

jóf: to drive, pilot | 0-jóf: to drive (of a vehicle) |

çín: point, sharp | uu-çín: to be sharp | e-çín: to sharpen | pxę-n-çín: to stab, insert | qa-n-çín: to poke, prod |

çó: trade, sell | n-çó: to trade something for something |

yúá: help | e-yúá: to help someone

yezx: dream | 0-yezx: to have a dream |

yai: confuse, at a loss | 0-yai: to be confused | e-yai: to confuse |

yǫǫ: exist, reality | 0-yǫǫ: to exist

kiow: fight | e-kio: to attack someone | a-kio (mi IO): to fight with someone |

keeł: to telephone, call | 0-keeł: to call a person (mi IO) |

koo: bend | e-koo: to bend | a-koo: to bend (one's own limb) | uu-koo: to be bent | jxį-e-koo: to crease |

kaas: coil, pack up, put away, collect | e-kaas: to pack up | míyyí-e-kaas: to coil up | uu-kaas: to be put away | txa-a-kaas: to cower, curl up in the fetal position |

k'át: drag, pull | e-k'át: to drag, to pull | uu-k'át: to be stuck | tyí-e-k'át: to tug at |

k'uí: write, note | e-k'uí: to write

gii: lean (of poles) uu-giin: to lean | e-giin: to set leaning

gezx: lean (of planes) uu-gezx: to be leaning | e-gezx: to set leaning

klí: strong, firm | 0-klí: to be strong | remi-0-klí: to be firmly in place, secured | remi-e-klí: to secure, tie down | e-klí: to strengthen | bhu-e-klí: to add to, reinforce

kliǫ: bored | 0-kliǫ: to be bored, not in the mood for

kx'ieg: entertain, enjoy | 0-kx'ieg: to be having fun | uu-kx'ieg:to be funny | e-kx'ieg: to entertain |

kx'įį: absorb, soak up | e-kx'įį: to sop up | jxį-e-kx'įį: to assimilate | a-kx'įį: to be absorbent

xuij: walk (legged locomotion) | 0-xuij: to walk | gidi-0-xuij: to wander | gel-0-xuij: to tiptoe

kpuc: bury | e-kpuc: to bury something

kpan: shatter, brittle, crack | a-kpan: to crack | uu-kpan: to be brittle | dea-a-kpan: to shatter | ło-e-kpan: to chip |

guos: true | e-guos: to speak the truth | uu-guos: to be true

goj: sit (posture) | 0-goj: to be seated | fu-0-goc: to sit down |

gaa: point out, delineate | e-gaa: to point at something | 0-gaa: to stand out | txa-a-gaa: to make a scene

gát: jump, leap | 0-gát: to leap | e-gát: to bounce, dribble (in the repetitive) |

gal: swing | a-gal: to swing, sway | e-gal: to set swinging | mó-e-gaayg: to keep swinging |

gbii: rain | hįgbii: it's raining

gbíed: precipitate, seperate out | fu-a-gbíed: to precipitate |

gbue: sad, dissapointed | 0-gbue: to be said, dissapointed | e-gbue: to dissapoint

gbaó: wear, bear | a-gbaó: to have on one's person, wear (of clothing) | a-gbaw: to put on | uu-gbaó: to be on, attached | n-gbaó: to carry around, have with | e-gbaw: to adorn something/someone

ghįng: abrade, wear away | e-ghįng: to wear down, sand | uu-ghįng: to be easily worn | e-ghįįg: to scratch | 0-ghįng: to be worn away | a-ghįng: to be abrasive

qun: fear, fright | 0-qun: to be scared  | e-qun: to frighten |

qoi: rich, varied | uu-qoi: to be colorful, rich | e-qoi: to spice up |

qaa: hit, smack (with the hands) | e-qaa: hit, punch | ɮua-e-qaa: slap | tyí-n-qaa: snatch | tyí-e-qaa: pinch | rii: charge, electric field | uu-riih: to be charged | e-rii: to establish an electric field | tso-e-réh: to maintain an electric field | e-rier: to run an alternating current through something

<p style="font-weight:normal;">riing: life | e-riing: to give birth to | txa-a-riing: to survive | uu-ring: to be alive | a-riinj: to be born |

<p style="font-weight:normal;">rú: say | 0-rú: quotative verb |

<p style="font-weight:normal;">raáj: sleep, not concious | 0-raáyy: to sleep | uu-raáj: to be tired, sleepy | dzįmó-uu-raáj: to be drowsy, semi-concious | n-raáyy: to go to sleep | jxį-uu-raáj: to be unconcious | yǫ-jxį-uu-raáj: to be comatose

huac: embrace, hug | e-huac: to embrace |

heit | forget | a-heit: to forget

hóén: take out, unpack, uncoil, bloom | e-hóén: to take out, unpack, move in | txa-a-hóén: to bloom, open up | tsítli-e-hóén: to unravel |

hee- empty, vacant | uu-hee: to be empty | e-hiz: to empty, evacuate | yǫ-e-hiz: to evacuate, create a vacuum | tso-yǫ-e-hés: to maintain a vacuum |  fí-e-hiz: to clean, organize, remove clutter (of a room, place)

haa: upward motion | e-haah: to hold up, support (never figurative) |

haan: to lie, lay | a-haan: to be lying down | e-haan: to set down (in a lying position)

Dhatus with suppletive futures and imperatives
júé, júéh: go

miod, miot: get, take, fetch

tsow, tsó: to get, fetch (of a person)

chįį, chui: put on, get

rįįnz, runs: put, bring

hanz, hán: watch, look at

pxoei, pxoih: learn, go find out

jhío: look for, search, find

moi, mó: say, tell

káy, káł: stay

kpęę, kpai: take care of, manage,

cuu, cú: explain, teach

rón, rónh: to ask(a question)

doo, duǫ: to ask (someone to do something) doog, doox: to order (someone to do something)

iod, ió: to hide (suppletive imperative only used in intransitive sense)

hąą, haį: to flee

zhuw, zhuf: to take away, remove

Imperatives not derived from verbs
These are words used like imperative verbs that are not verbs, coming either from demonstratives or having no external origin

ái: here! (as in come here or bring it here)

tsái, įng-jái, ooyái, jái: leave! (in order from weakest to strongest

ox: stop!, wait!

Question words
tsíid: who?

híid: what?

eeyyíid: what?

yai: at where?

yánmau: why?

-yaun: how? (verb stem)

yǫng: how many?

yoín: whichth

Nouns and Adjectives
tsi-me: person | tsuiya*: this person, you

mádzáanh-(un): the empress, (our) empress

tsi-txá, txáy-en, txá-mi: man

tsi-mix: a Mixtin person

tsi-bhi, bh-en, bhi-mi: woman

tsi-bhins, bhintay-en, bhinta-mi: costumer

tsi-tiys, tsy-en, tsyi-mi : child, one's offspring, student, apprentice

tsi-goz̨, goj̨-en: juvenile, one not yet physically mature

tsi-gajú, gajúh-en, gajug-mi: student, understudy, apprentice

tsi-jueng, juenk-en, juenk-mi: scientist

tsiyáang, yáang-en, yáang-mi: youth, young person

tsi-ro, roy-en, ro-mi: ancient person, powerful person

oa-dáán: family

oa-tii: friends, group, associates

tsi-wi-e, wa-mi: mother | bebe, wewe, weew: mommy, mom

tsi-mn-e, ma-mi: father | mama, manma, maan: daddy, dad

tsi-łisx-e, -łicxen, -łisxmi: aunt, uncle, trusted family friend, confidant | łisxúús: trustworthy, reliable tsiłixúús: trustworthy person, reliable person

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tsi-suh-en, sug-mi: a close friend, relation, sexual partner

tsi-maaz, madz-en, maząm: a foreigner (from outside the Daiwe), barbarian, corrupt person, person who has been compromised by an inhuman intellegence, un-person

tsi-d̨úh, tsid̨úk-en, tsid̨ug-mi: an elder, superior

tsi-d̨úo: agent, servant

tsi, tsoo, tsuee, tsual*: generic person prenoun

sxu, sxoo, sxui, sxual*: generic place prenoun

eey, yyoo, yyee, yyal*: generic vec/animal prenoun

tlia, tlioo, tliee, tlęęl*: prenoun for a subset of something mo, oon, een, eeyn: prefix to produce product noun on a verb

eey-(a)nh, (a)nt-en, (a)n-mi: household servile eey-fíhés, fíhéts-en, fíhés-mi: organizing servile eey-me: inhuman

eey-d̨úo: agent, avatar

eey-jhį́įn, jhį́įnm-en, jhį́įn-mi: Intellegent robot, machine, nonhuman, vec | -jhį́įn: intellegent, alive eeyy-o, yyoo-mo,

eeyy-en, o-mi: servitor

eey-caay, caal-en, caay-mi: autpilot í, mí, ít-en, is-mi: AI

Shapes
míyyi, -ien, imi: spiral, swirly

gít'i: wrinkle, crease

ólwo: squiggle

káts'a: jagged, zigzag

umúlu: wavy, undulating

Sounds
çį́į́çįį: hiss

éggje: buzz

íxke: scrape

į́nbįn: infrasonic, a sound which is felt more than heard

ę́míín: extremely high pitched sound

úcx'u: screech

ą́cx'eg: splat

ghicígi:  jingle, metallic clatter

ikígą: gurgle

míímiin: beep

gęng: chirp

háxaa: whir

táh: pop

andáh: boom

fóx: whack

kícic: crunch

tsápxa: rattle

íging: creak

mį́į́n: hum

bhágazh: splash

ką́k'ą: tap

énfą: muffled

wǫ́dǫlą: murmur

Textures and Appearances
mįlį́mį: glitter (glitter, snow)

fánma: sparkle (crystal, glass)

bhábhanw: lustrous, very reflective, metallic

wówoon: dazzling

ónzoo: dull, clouded

łóar: matte

mágmo: baggy, billowy

és-heef: tattered | m-es-heef: a tatter

kófoh: chapped, cracked, jagged

yúnzį: corrugated, ribbed

ǫ́hwaaf: fluffy

wásaaf: shaggy

úlsįf: matted

énhef: prone to shedding | cha-nhef: loose fibers, hair

kítsix: coarse

táłax: slicey, gives paper cuts, deceptively sharp (like those plants in california that slice your hand open and you don't feel it for 5 minutes)

tałáxa: full of tiny scratches, roughed up

cį́nhį: full of microscopic needles, deceptively sharp (insulation, asbestos, nettles)

ę́nfęę: fine, silky

yámui: velvety

xáaw: fuzzy

ę́nsuf: woolly

jxinsę́nmą: knotted, tied up, complicated

góos: smooth

ánkan: glossy

éye: slippery

gą́tj'ą: "catchy" (think dragging a wheel sideways, on a smooth floor it "sticks" even though it has a smooth texture)

sį́tj'į: tending to catch fabrics, spiky, hooked, velcrosih

obhógo: bumpy | m-obhógo: lump

íc'is: abrasive

ícoih: grainy

klį́c'į: prickly

t'į́įz: thick, sticky

úwįz̨: mushy

gbúthunz: syrupy

lééleh: runny

yúúlu: slimy, greasy

míyyin : grimy

wéle: damp

z̨hóngho: moist

óíhoh: dusty

ázhaas: flaky

úntsanw: crusty and wet

į́klįng: lumpy, coagulated

thénde: stringy

łéof: raw, red (of skin)

fę́tęt: cratered, pocked

gutúghun: beat up

idáan: taut

bhį́nyi: firm but yeilding (inflated tire, polymer coating)

sánd: stiff but flexible (tent poles)

txénme: springy

pxétjąx: brittle

éxic: rustling, brittle (like leaves)

fą́sąx: crumbly (like a rock)

óóbhįt: chunky, crumbly (like clumped sugar)

ǫ́nbhǫ: flabby

éízxu: friable

kléend: tender, soft, delicate, easily bruised

hoéé: thin, intangible, runny (like running your hand through spider silk or liquid helium)

The body
cí-máng-e, mángmiyen: face

m-tséix: bone | cí-tséix: frame

m-kįgun: cartilage

m-jáus: muscle

m-lúcmú: tendon

cí-lǫ́ǫd, lǫ́doyen, lǫ́ǫnmi: head

cí-goi: forehead

cha-tsíx: hair (upon the head)

cha-maf: beard

cha-guł: skin

m-hęɮ: a membrane

eey-gánx: mind | cha-gánx, m-gánx: brain (substance, object)

(v́)th'ayn, th'ayyen, th'aynmi: leg

(v́)muts-en, mósmi: arm

m-pxáts'u: upper arm

m-tauns: lower arm | m-tsį́xtauns: elbow

(v́)t'inx: wrist

(v́v́)qaa, qayen, qami: hand

hu-qabhuay, -yyen, -mi: hand,  palm, in the hands

hu-qaɮí, -yen, mi: fist, in the hands

(v́)qal, -en, qaymi: finger | (v́)qayyii: thumb | (v́)qaysang: index finger  | (v́)qaybhuay: middle finger | (v́)qaykx'ó: ring finger | (v́)qaygea: pinky | m-tsį́xqaa: knuckle

m-tao, -yen, -mi: nail (part of the body)

(v́)jxįl: ear

(v́v)yuus: eye

hu-yutsuuf: eyebrow (refers both to the bony protuberance and the pattern of hair upon it)

cha-yutsuíx: eyelashes

cha-yusauh: eyelid

(v́v)t'ui, t'uyen, t'įmi: nose

hu-weet: cheek

m-méa: cheekbone

(v́)jid: chin

cí-kázda: mouth

m-súx: tooth

hu-muow: lips

hu-miung: gums

oo -thíi: saliva

hu-dhín: neck

út-jans: trachea

út-díeh: esophagus

<p style="font-weight:normal;">hu-múí: torso

<p style="font-weight:normal;">hu-laj: shoulders

hu-bhet: chest

hu-guo: stomach (ventral region, not organ)

hu-yó: back (of a creature)

hu-rei: hips

hu-leing: buttocks

hu-rúax: groin

(v́)dand: thigh

(v́v)ɮiu: shin

m-tsuę́x: knee | m-tsį́x: a joint

<p style="font-weight:normal;">(v́v́)dhaa, -yen, -mi: foot

<p style="font-weight:normal;">hu-dhafuu: sole of feet

<p style="font-weight:normal;">hu-maldhí: heel

<p style="font-weight:normal;">hu-dhahaa: top of the foot

<p style="font-weight:normal;">(v́)gel: paw, tip of the foot,

<p style="font-weight:normal;">cí-dháál, -en, dhááymi: toe | cí-dháyyii, cí-dháysang, cí-dháybhuay, cí-dháykx'ó, cí-dháygea: big, second, middle, fourth, pinky toe

(v́v́)ząą: stomach (Refers to the organ. The metin stomach is not analogous to the human stomach, combining the functions of the majority of the organs in the human digestive tract)

m-jííh: one-way valve, sphincter (used in both mechanical and biological contexts)

(v́v)diaz: nerve (also used in inorganic contexts to refer to connections that transfer information or commands)

út-móí: blood vessel | út-móísang: vein | út-moíkx'ó: artery

út-gaú, hu-gaú: aerovein

(v́)bhus: a heart (in a strictly anatomical sense)

cí-yoo, yow-e, yo-mi: core, heart

m-hįáf: lung

Places and geography
<p style="font-weight:normal;">sxu-maaz, maadz-en, mazą-mi: the outside world, the wilderness | maaz, mazą: foreign, external, not in control maząro: the external section

<p style="font-weight:normal;">sxu-maazmayǫ, -mi, -en: the universe

sxu-metin: the Metin nation

sxu-gį́taang, -taangmi, -taangen: land, region

sxu-fuu, -fuumi, -fuyen: the ground, the lands below

sxu-t'ogáág, -mi, -en: mountain, mountainous country

sxu-giz: jungle, forest | sxu-gizlíng: the great jungle below

sxu-koįs, -smi, -tsen: waterfall, stream

sxu-koįslíng, -língmi, -língen: river, stream

sxu-tl'ans: lake

umúdu: babbling, the sound of water

lít'ix: trickle, dripping

i-ch'íí: rainbow

sxu-sxunlíng: flat ground

fuuyǫ: the world

dáíwe: the civilized world

zhuo, -yen, -mi: nation (group of people or nation state)

sxu-zhuome: the metin nation (entity)

oa-zhuome: the metin people as a whole

mií, -jmií, meit-en, mei-mi: home | mit'uu, mit'uuy-en, mit'uu-mi: apartment, complex | tsijmií, -imeit-en: roommate

sxu-mai: forest, wilderness

m-toó, tooq-en, toor-mi: plant | sxu-tooqx'id: field, thicket

<p style="font-weight:normal;">m-shúó, -mi, -yen: root

<p style="font-weight:normal;">i-jit, -mi, -en: leaf

<p style="font-weight:normal;">(v́)k'ens: the sun

<p style="font-weight:normal;">sxu-hue: outer space

sxu-d̨íít, -mi, -en: sky, atmosphere

<p style="font-weight:normal;">i-láú, -mi, -yen: cloud

<p style="font-weight:normal;">oo-láú: haze

<p style="font-weight:normal;">įh-t'á, -tanmi, táfen: a rock

<p style="font-weight:normal;">įh-t'ǫt, -mi, -en: pebble

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sxu-pxó, -pxongmi, pxóhen: neighborhood, town  | tsi-pxó: neighbor

sxu-tien, tienm-en, tien-mi: forum, plaza, place to meet

sxu-toó, toóq-en, toor-mi: garden

isin, -chin, isiny-en, isiin-mi: path, trail

sxu-dhááy: step, place to stand | sxu-dhááyt'uu, -t'uwen, -t'umi: staircase

sxu-haa: the high places, the great outcropping, metin lands

sxu-txíro, sxu-txíroy-en, sxu-txíro-mi: Alcove, outdoor entrance of apartment

sxu-xąns: terrace

sxu-ndau, -maud, ndauy-en, ndau-mi: pool | sxu-ndǫt'uu, -maudt'uu: spa, bathhouse

sxu-tl'an, -nmen, -mi: metropolis, city | tl'anmid: sprawling metropolis

sxu-tl'ant'uu: eucumenopolis, great city

m-j̨ao, -rao, -mi, -j̨aowen: city, locale

m-mółoo: fridge, freezer

m-woon: a light

m-j̧uor,j̧uor-en, j̧uor-mi: sticker, tag, sticky thing

m-łex, -mi, -en: grit, bit, pebble

m-bheenjhį́įn: living ink

m-guút:a piece of furniture

(v́)-tlag, -en, -mi: table

(v́v́)goons, -en, -mi: chair

sxu-dó, -dongmi, -dóhen: room

m-hawǫ́ǫ́: roof | m-haun: ceiling

<p style="font-weight:normal;">út-roo: entrance, door

<p style="font-weight:normal;">įh-ɮéo: wall

<p style="font-weight:normal;">sxu-kląą: hallway

<p style="font-weight:normal;">įh-tsáhnuf: floor

<p style="font-weight:normal;">įh-haa: platform

<p style="font-weight:normal;">įh-dhic, -mi, -en: window

sxu-kuén, -mi, -nmen: lounge, living room

sxu-tácmui, -mi, -yen: bathroom

m-kxįį, -mi, -yen: sponge

m-kxįyaon, -mi, -nmen: towel

(v́)-gio: net

m-bhaanw, -mi, -en  : mirror

sxu-raáj, -mi, -ręę́jen: bedroom

m-raájaon: blanket

įh-łief, -mi, -en: bed

m-sanh: pillow, cushion

sxu-lai: kitchen

m-lág: bowl

m-ciar: plate

įh-záu: cup

m-has: lid

įh-gbind: bottle

m-tázduh: faucet | m-tázdawǫ́ǫ́: fountain

m-kpint: fork

įh-lį́s: spoon

įh-gue: knife, blade

įh-k'íns: carpet

įh-ch'éé: phone, small computer

(v́v́)keeł: telephone, auditory communicator, the call function on a more complex device

m-dheu: ladder

út-jheing: elevator

út-héá: bridge

(v́)tlęnc: cord(electric)

út-chaw: train, subway

út-míng: high-speed train

įh-tleang: desk, workspace

m-gbishłéé: balloon m-mįd: toy, game

įh-huską: light shirt, undershirt

įh-máí: shawl, quechquemitl, huipil

įh-keens: vest, overshirt

įh-bhaíj: coat

m-bhiyǫ: suit (protection, not formal dress)

m-rábhi: formal dress, suit

įh-tliɮ: mask

(v́)tsuh: shoe

m-dhábhę: socks

m-ɮę́ts'á: pocket

m-jaan: tie, ribbon

įh-famaaw: chullo, beanie

įh-dyuu: belt

įh-kx'an: pants, skirt, legwear

(v́)kacmi: skirt

įh-thens: shorts, trousers

įh-kx'úmuu: loincloth

įh-kx'úmee: bra, chestcloth

įh-kx'anɮí: leggings

įh-tlai: collar

įh-mon: bracelet

(v́)huao: necklace

m-tálįnsto: open legged trousers

m-kįstįs:  hood

lu-jéila, jéile, jéilami: pain

oo-kl'ef: air

ooji, -wji, -yen, -mi: water

ooyii, -wii, -yie, -yimi: blood

mijhį́įnyǫ: shapeshifter, formless creature

cha-kǫi: fat, oil

cha-tsááw: metal

cha-kpienh: plastic (as in hydrocarbon polymer)

cha-teéł: ceramic

cha-sái: soap, detergent | įh-sę́s: bubble

cha-ghúe: gel

cha-bhaaf: foam

cha-lee: liquid cha-dhic: glass

cha-fui: gas

cha-tj'axkút: cloth

įh-tet: string | m-tetj'u: thread

cha-qéz: food

m-tl'úę́g: a meal

cha-cxó: drink

cha-miindjoih: ash

cha-gíoih: powder

cha-tháts'oih: sand

cha-bhon, cha-bhonmoih: salt (NaCl)

cha-wuu, cha-wuuyoih: sugar | cha-wuuji: syrup

cha-k'ín: spice

cha-mágmoih: dust | m-mágmoih: cloud of dust

cha-káó: mist, spray

cha-wuéf: smoke

cha-nsaw: fumes (implies toxicity)

cha-gai: acid (bronsted) | gai: sour, acidic

cha-mont acid (lewis)

cha-dįzón: base (bronsted and lewis)

m-tjug: a note, report

m-tj'ii: beam, board

m-mááh: rod įh-qx'aj: door, hatch

lu-riix: electricity

lu-ho: space, gap | luhoí: crack, flaw | hoíhid: full of cracks

lu-zhyíi: time

lu-gjęung: space

lu-mayǫ: space-time, reality, the universe

lu-jǫ́ǫ́: value

m-dónmid: rainbow, spectrum

duas, -dǫs, duats-en, duas-mi: fire

Primary Colors
mad̨aag, -nd̨aag: color

Binary
qoo: white

<p style="font-weight:normal;"> tsíx: black

<p style="font-weight:normal;"> jio: grey

<p style="font-weight:normal;">klaa,-kla: bright, light(suffixed to colors, as in lúíkla, bright blue)

<p style="font-weight:normal;">túung, -túung: dim, gloomy, dark

Spectral
kx'ees: ultraviolet A

meol: violet

lúí: blue

maú: cyan, turqouise, sky-color

chuot: green

tlǫǫns: yellow

ais: orange

ty'uy: red

yúúh: scarlet, deep/dull red

kpat: near infrared

Mixed

kuir: purple,pink (+red+blue)

íoí: -UV-IR /A (the color of water)

bhąd: -UV-IR: (the color of something that is wet or damp) | bhąttsá: spot, stain, blemish

łáán: +G+IR(the color of plants, clorophyll) | łáánmid: greenery, foliage

dhiit: +IR /A(the color of most human skin)

wíeh: +G+R+IR (afternoon, sunset color)

dįįsx: -IR

gúéz: -UV

ua: -G

łęntli: -R

hoex: -B

xee: big

káu: small

yáá: heavy, massive

thx'ó: light, low mass

ies: bulky

gjhán: compact

lin: good

oyo: bad

cxú: hot

d̨hanz: warm

móa: cool

łoo: cold

cáán: tall, high

rio: short, low

ǫ́ǫd: long

įc: short (of length)

bhur: thick (of a sheet)

jíél: thin (of a sheet)

<p style="font-weight:normal;">kéins: thin, slender (for cylindrical objects, people)

<p style="font-weight:normal;">j̨iuł: thick, fat (for cylindrical objects, people)

k'ig: narrow

tínsaw: wide

jáie: beautiful

ruxot: ugly

míee: exquisite, intricate, fancy

yuo: simple

dáo: plain, boring

wuu: sweet

gai: sour

ts'áándi: spicy

oezh: mild

guos: true

ɮiin: false

plás: common

tsoiu: rare

jǫ́ǫ́: valuable

magán: worthless

tins: several

tsantó: various (implies plurality)

gjhún: few

dęns: many

áns: hard

keesh: firm

sanh: soft

míír: wealthy, abundant

táog: poor, impoverished

giú: old

kleh: young

jxá: only

z̨įį: other

jhęú: strange

úi: cute

çín: sharp

łaas: crucial

sį́nt: brutal, cruel, unforgiving

mííns: extra, spare

th'ao: grand, glorious

hįnsh: pathetic, pitiabe

jea: important

native, original: lús

Frequently used and/or productive Verb prefixes
fu, fuu: downward motion

ha, haa: upward motion

o, oe: outward motion

pxę, pxea: inward motion

jxį, jxįį: causing damage

ji, jii: involving a fluid

fú, fúú: all at once (used with momentous)

txą, txąą: action on a body

tyí: a quick, small action

d̨ai, d̨ayee, d̨e: to each of them (used with seriative)

qa, qaa: with the hands

mazą, maząą, nzą: foreign, unknown, external, bad

syija, syijaa: with a rope, lasso

zú, zúú: seperate, remove

ko, kua: passively, without intervention

ęzmo, ęzmoo:  entirely

tx'u-: indicates that the action of a transitive verb failed to produce the desired change in the object,e.g. tx'uchethxus tsitxá: ''The man shoved it (the big rock) but it wouldn't budge. ''

mie, mie: to do partially, go through a bit (with imperfect)

ɬo, ɬoo: by cooling

cxú, cxúú: by heating