Ælis/Root word list and vocabulary

    

    





This page contains a full root word list, and presents various vocabulary types.

Root Word List



The table shows an overview of all Ælis root words in alphabetical order, excluding the number concepts. The italic entries are purely structural / functional root words, the bold-faced entries are lexemes.



Introducing yourself



Below are a few useful phrases to get a conversation started.

Helpful root words



The following list contains some root words with an unexpected versatility when it comes to word construction.

{de}: manmade, constructed



dE {de}, in a very broad sense, can be used to create any word related to society and societal constructions, or things created by man.

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{ii/li}: become more/less

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iI {ii}, which we called the target particle, and lI {li}, which we called the origin particle, can be used as prefixes to express change. {li} then means to come from or become less of something; {ii} means to go to or become more of something:

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Colors

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The colour spectrum is defined in six base colours plus grey. These are formed by attaching one of seven lisqa to the fixed root word tW {tæ}, which means 'color'. If not specified further, the seven basic colors may be understood to mean pale/colorless, red, yellow, green, cyan, blue, and magenta. However, each of these actually spans the full range of shades of their particular hue:

0tW {atæ} <p style="height:1em;width:5em;margin:1em auto;background:linear-gradient(to right, hsl(0,0%,0%), hsl(0,100%,100%));">

grayscale

1tW {ætæ} <p style="height:1em;width:5em;margin:1em auto;background:linear-gradient(to right, hsl(0,100%,20%), hsl(0,100%,80%));">

shades of red

2tW {etæ} <p style="height:1em;width:5em;margin:1em auto;background:linear-gradient(to right, hsl(60,100%,20%), hsl(60,100%,80%));">

shades of yellow

3tW {itæ} <p style="height:1em;width:5em;margin:1em auto;background:linear-gradient(to right, hsl(120,100%,20%), hsl(120,100%,80%));">

shades of green

4tW {otæ} <p style="height:1em;width:5em;margin:1em auto;background:linear-gradient(to right, hsl(180,100%,20%), hsl(180,100%,80%));">

shades of cyan

5tW {u̯atæ} <p style="height:1em;width:5em;margin:1em auto;background:linear-gradient(to right, hsl(240,100%,20%), hsl(240,100%,80%));">

shades of blue

6tW {u̯ætæ} <p style="height:1em;width:5em;margin:1em auto;background:linear-gradient(to right, hsl(300,100%,20%), hsl(300,100%,80%));">

shades of magenta

These colors can now be complemented by the fixed root word dW {dæ}, which means 'brightness' or 'light', in combination with one of the qualifiers, to indicate one of five shades:

dW0rA {dæ'ara}

very dark

dW1rA {dæ'æra}

dark

dW2eA {dæ'era}

regular

dW3rA {dæ'ira}

light

dW4rA {dæ'ora}

very light As such, Ælis distinguishes 35 primary colors:

Additional colors can now be created by combining the lisqa contained:

Family

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The words for family members are composed of three parts:

<ol> <li>a gender particle mA {ma} male, nI {ni} female, or tE {te} both/undefined;</li> <li>the fixed root word uE {ue}, which means family;</li> <li>one of five qualifiers.</li></ol> In this composition, the qualifiers indicate generation:

As such, we get the following words for family members:

Multiple family member words can be combined by means of the connector particle vW {væ}, with the effect of either describing more distant family members, or describing them more accurately:

nIuE3rA<span style="color:hsl(0,100%,40%);">vW nIuE3rA {ni'ue'ira'<span style="color:hsl(0,100%,40%);">væ ni'ue'ira} mother <span style="color:hsl(0,100%,40%);">of mother

mAuE2rA<span style="color:hsl(0,100%,40%);">vW tEuE3rA {ma'ue'era'<span style="color:hsl(0,100%,40%);">væ te'ue'ira} brother <span style="color:hsl(0,100%,40%);">of parent uncle

nIuE1rA<span style="color:hsl(0,100%,40%);">vW tEuE2rA {ni'ue'æra'<span style="color:hsl(0,100%,40%);">væ te'ue'era} daughter <span style="color:hsl(0,100%,40%);">of sibling niece

tEuE1rA<span style="color:hsl(0,100%,40%);">vW tEuE2rA<span style="color:hsl(0,100%,40%);">vW tEuE3rA {te'ue'æra'<span style="color:hsl(0,100%,40%);">væ te'ue'era<span style="color:hsl(0,100%,40%);">væ te'ue'ira} child <span style="color:hsl(0,100%,40%);">of sibling <span style="color:hsl(0,100%,40%);">of parent cousin  As a form of short-hand, words like these may also be described by combining the lisqa in the qualifier: <p style="text-align:center;"> tEuE<span style="color:hsl(0,100%,40%);">123 rA {te'ue'<span style="color:hsl(0,100%,40%);">æ'e'i ra} cousin

It is common to among family members to address each other as mAuE {ma'ue} or nIuE {ni'ue}, or even as 2mAuE {ema'ue} or 2nIuE {eni'ue}, as a form of endearment. <p style="margin-bottom:5em;">

List of sovereign nations

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Do you want to know what your country is in Ælis? Consult the list below. If you're curious where your country got its name from, the names have been devised as follows:

<ol> <li>Names in alphabetical order;</li> <li>Convert every name to its 3-letter ISO code;</li> <li>Apply spelling changes to match the Ælis alphabet: </li> <li>In case of any double adjacent vowels, change the latter to the next one in the alphabet (e.g.: Fiji &rarr; FJI &rarr; fii &rArr; fi o ) ;</li> <li>In case of any double names, change the last vowel of the latter name to the next one of the alphabet (e.g.: Taiwan &rarr; twn &rarr; <span style="color:hsl(100,100%,30%);">tun ; Tunisia &rarr; <span style="color:hsl(0,100%,40%);text-decoration:line-through;">tun &rArr; <span style="color:hsl(100,100%,30%);">t a n ) ;</li> <li>After any name that ends in a consonant, add {æ};</li> <li>Between any two adjacent consonants, add {a}.</li></ol>

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style="padding-left:1em;min-width:5em;font-size:1.5em;color:white;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px black, -1px 1px 1px black, 1px -1px 1px black, -1px -1px 1px black;border-bottom:solid 1px silver;margin:0.5em 0em;">E</dt><dd> </dd><dt style="padding-left:1em;min-width:5em;font-size:1.5em;color:white;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px black, -1px 1px 1px black, 1px -1px 1px black, -1px -1px 1px black;border-bottom:solid 1px silver;margin:0.5em 0em;">F</dt><dd> </dd><dt style="padding-left:1em;min-width:5em;font-size:1.5em;color:white;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px black, -1px 1px 1px black, 1px -1px 1px black, -1px -1px 1px black;border-bottom:solid 1px silver;margin:0.5em 0em;">G</dt><dd> </dd><dt style="padding-left:1em;min-width:5em;font-size:1.5em;color:white;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px black, -1px 1px 1px black, 1px -1px 1px black, -1px -1px 1px black;border-bottom:solid 1px silver;margin:0.5em 0em;">H</dt><dd> </dd><dt style="padding-left:1em;min-width:5em;font-size:1.5em;color:white;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px black, -1px 1px 1px black, 1px -1px 1px black, -1px -1px 1px black;border-bottom:solid 1px silver;margin:0.5em 0em;">I</dt><dd> </dd><dt style="padding-left:1em;min-width:5em;font-size:1.5em;color:white;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px black, -1px 1px 1px black, 1px -1px 1px black, -1px -1px 1px black;border-bottom:solid 1px silver;margin:0.5em 0em;">J</dt><dd> </dd><dt style="padding-left:1em;min-width:5em;font-size:1.5em;color:white;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px black, -1px 1px 1px black, 1px -1px 1px black, -1px -1px 1px black;border-bottom:solid 1px silver;margin:0.5em 0em;">K</dt><dd> </dd><dt style="padding-left:1em;min-width:5em;font-size:1.5em;color:white;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px black, -1px 1px 1px black, 1px -1px 1px black, -1px -1px 1px black;border-bottom:solid 1px silver;margin:0.5em 0em;">L</dt><dd> </dd><dt style="padding-left:1em;min-width:5em;font-size:1.5em;color:white;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px black, -1px 1px 1px black, 1px -1px 1px black, -1px -1px 1px black;border-bottom:solid 1px silver;margin:0.5em 0em;">M</dt><dd> </dd><dt style="padding-left:1em;min-width:5em;font-size:1.5em;color:white;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px black, -1px 1px 1px black, 1px -1px 1px black, -1px -1px 1px black;border-bottom:solid 1px silver;margin:0.5em 0em;">N</dt><dd> </dd><dt style="padding-left:1em;min-width:5em;font-size:1.5em;color:white;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px black, -1px 1px 1px black, 1px -1px 1px black, -1px -1px 1px black;border-bottom:solid 1px silver;margin:0.5em 0em;">O</dt><dd> </dd><dt style="padding-left:1em;min-width:5em;font-size:1.5em;color:white;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px black, -1px 1px 1px black, 1px -1px 1px black, -1px -1px 1px black;border-bottom:solid 1px silver;margin:0.5em 0em;">P</dt><dd> </dd><dt style="padding-left:1em;min-width:5em;font-size:1.5em;color:white;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px black, -1px 1px 1px black, 1px -1px 1px black, -1px -1px 1px black;border-bottom:solid 1px silver;margin:0.5em 0em;">Q</dt><dd> </dd><dt style="padding-left:1em;min-width:5em;font-size:1.5em;color:white;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px black, -1px 1px 1px black, 1px -1px 1px black, -1px -1px 1px black;border-bottom:solid 1px silver;margin:0.5em 0em;">R</dt><dd> </dd><dt style="padding-left:1em;min-width:5em;font-size:1.5em;color:white;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px black, -1px 1px 1px black, 1px -1px 1px black, -1px -1px 1px black;border-bottom:solid 1px silver;margin:0.5em 0em;">S</dt><dd> </dd><dt style="padding-left:1em;min-width:5em;font-size:1.5em;color:white;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px black, -1px 1px 1px black, 1px -1px 1px black, -1px -1px 1px black;border-bottom:solid 1px silver;margin:0.5em 0em;">T</dt><dd> </dd><dt style="padding-left:1em;min-width:5em;font-size:1.5em;color:white;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px black, -1px 1px 1px black, 1px -1px 1px black, -1px -1px 1px black;border-bottom:solid 1px silver;margin:0.5em 0em;">U</dt><dd> </dd><dt style="padding-left:1em;min-width:5em;font-size:1.5em;color:white;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px black, -1px 1px 1px black, 1px -1px 1px black, -1px -1px 1px black;border-bottom:solid 1px silver;margin:0.5em 0em;">V</dt><dd> </dd><dt style="padding-left:1em;min-width:5em;font-size:1.5em;color:white;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px black, -1px 1px 1px black, 1px -1px 1px black, -1px -1px 1px black;border-bottom:solid 1px silver;margin:0.5em 0em;">W</dt><dd> </dd><dt style="padding-left:1em;min-width:5em;font-size:1.5em;color:white;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px black, -1px 1px 1px black, 1px -1px 1px black, -1px -1px 1px black;border-bottom:solid 1px silver;margin:0.5em 0em;">Y</dt><dd> </dd><dt style="padding-left:1em;min-width:5em;font-size:1.5em;color:white;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px black, -1px 1px 1px black, 1px -1px 1px black, -1px -1px 1px black;border-bottom:solid 1px silver;margin:0.5em 0em;">Z</dt><dd> </dd></dl> <p style="margin-bottom:5em;">

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