Ælis/Root word list and vocabulary

Two letter root words
The table below shows all two letter root words. The header column (written in the primary case) represents the first sound of the root, the header row (written in the secondary case) represents the second sound of the root. Accordingly, the first row starts reading [aa][aæ][ae][ai][ao]; the first column starts reading [aa][æa][ea][ia][oa]. NOTE: The Ælis project is still being developed. As such, this table is regularly complemented and is also subject to change.

Three letter root words

 * lIS [lis]: concept, idea
 * gEO [geo]: earth
 * gOE [goe]: water
 * dEO [deo]: air
 * dOE [doe]: fire
 * rEA [rea]: name

Family members
Relative pronouns (pun intended) nearly always consist of either three root words, or a multiple thereof. The structure is as follows:

a gender particle + the root word uE [ue] ('family') + a qualifier

Within this pattern, the gender particles evidently express the gender of the family member, while the qualifiers designate different generations. Therefore:

Inspired by the Scandinavian model, that has different words for grandparents and grandchildren depending on which side of the family they are, Ælis can also express kinship more specifically by stringing together more than one of the words presented in the table above. In this case, the latter word expresses the relationship to the former. The picture below illustrates the paradigm:

Due to the length of these words, it isn't customary to address your family members this way. Instead, mAuE [maue] or 2mAuE [e'maue] can be used to address any male family member, nIuE [niue] or 2mAuE [e'niue] for any female family member.

To talk about a family member that is not your own, an additional referent can be used. E.g.:

 iAnIuElEnIuElE iAvWkqLARAK hArEAkiRINAK [ianiueleniueleiaværea'qlara'harea'irina'] Clara's grandmother (on mother's side) is called Irina.

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