## Vorlin-English

### a

a sfx The suffix a converts a noun (or rarely some other type of morpheme) into an adjective: son = sound [noun], sona = sonic (somehow pertaining to sound) [adjective].

aks nfx The infix -aks- converts a transitive verb to a causative verb.

ant sfx do-er, the casual agent, the one who happens to be doing the verb's action

### b

bab n artifact gate (a door-like device installed in a fence or in the wall of a roofless enclosure)

bac n microorganism bacterium, bacteria

bad n transitive bathing (the act of immersing something in water or another liquid in order to cleanse or otherwise improve it)

bado vt bathe

bak num power_of_ten hundred

bal n artifact ball (spheroid plaything, etc.)

balon n artifact balloon

banan n plant.species/edible_part banana (fruit or plant of Musa acuminata or closely-related species)

bar n bodypart beard (hair on a man's face)

bas n person boss, chief, foreman, manager

bat n place the west

baµ n artifact any ball-hitting tool used in a ball-hitting sport (e.g. baseball bat, hockey stick, golf club, tennis racket, etc.)

be pr beneficiary tag; be marks the entity that receives a gift or other benefit

beb n glyphname The letter b. In algebra, abbreviations, etc. this can refer to anything represented by the letter.

bes n place any stopping point along a route or circuit such as a base in baseball, a railroad train station, a lymph node, etc.

bev n transitive drinking any liquid

bevo vt drink

bilar num power_of_ten billion (in the American sense of the word, as opposed to the British); 1,000,000,000

biµ n the military, the army/navy/airforce

bol n abstract.thing any sport (rule-governed competitive athletic activity) played with a ball

bom n plant.category tree (a tall perennial plant, typically having one woody main stem with few or no branches on its lower part)

buk n artifact book (sheets of paper with information written or printed on them, bound together)

bul n intransitive burning; engaging in the process of combustion

buli vi burn (engage in combustion)

bur n place city

### c

can n place mountain

centi pfx one hundredth (0.01) of the indicated unit of measurement

cin n abstract.thing spirit (soul, psyche, or mood)

cuc n glyphname The letter c. In algebra, abbreviations, etc. this can refer to anything represented by the letter.

cun n time.period spring (the season)

### d

da da (relative clause terminator)

dam n bodypart blood

das das (nominalized clause terminator)

ded n glyphname The letter d. In algebra, abbreviations, etc. this can refer to anything represented by the letter.

dek num power_of_ten ten

den n perceptible electricity

du modal positive imperative particle, "(please) do ..."

dum n transitive thinking, thought (in general), cogitation

dumo vt think

dus num two

duµ n place the east

duµa aj eastern

### e

e sfx The suffix e converts a noun (or rarely some other type of morpheme) into an adverb.

enda sfx -ing (active participle; creates an adjective indicating that the modified noun engages in the named activity)

ende sfx -ingly (active participle; creates an adverb)

ep nfx denotes the commencative aspect of a verb, indicating that an action or state is beginning

es es es indicates possession

### f

fac n bodypart face (front of head)

fad n artifact thread

fe av in the future

fem n ? a female member of any species

fra title Ms., Miss, Mrs., ma'am

fuf n glyphname The letter f. In algebra, abbreviations, etc. this can refer to anything represented by the letter.

ful n animal bird

fut n time.period the future

### g

gan n intransitive singing, vocal music

gani vi sing

geg n glyphname The letter g. In algebra, abbreviations, etc. this can refer to anything represented by the letter.

gev n transitive giving (causing X to be possessed by Y)

gevo vt give

### h

han n ? a male individual of any species

hec n glyphname The letter e. In algebra, abbreviations, etc. this can refer to anything represented by the letter.

hemerokalis n plant.genus daylily

hob n ? cessation, stopping

hoc n glyphname The letter o. In algebra, abbreviations, etc. this can refer to anything represented by the letter.

hus n artifact house (a free-standing semi-permanent building for dwelling in)

huz n glyphname The letter h. In algebra, abbreviations, etc. this can refer to anything represented by the letter.

hxc n glyphname The letter x. In algebra, abbreviations, etc. this can refer to anything represented by the letter.

### i

i sfx The suffix i indicates an intransitive verb.

it sfx that which is X'ed; recipient of verb's action; libit = the beloved, the one who is loved

iz sfx iz marks the attenuative aspect, indicating that a quality or substance is present to an attentuated degree, or that an action is done with low intensity

### j

jej n glyphname The letter j. In algebra, abbreviations, etc. this can refer to anything represented by the letter.

### k

kan pfx Indicates the polar opposite of the tagged concept.

kin n substance gold (the precious metal)

ku pn he/she, him/her; this third-person pronoun refers to people or other entities that are able to do things.

menku pn they/them (plural of he/she)

kuk n glyphname The letter k. In algebra, abbreviations, etc. this can refer to anything represented by the letter.

kus popn his/her

menkus popn their

### l

lab n bodypart lip

lac n glyphname The letter a. In algebra, abbreviations, etc. this can refer to anything represented by the letter.

lad n perceptible load (of cargo in a vehicle, or of whatever is normally kept in a dispensing tool), charge (of electricity)

lag n perceptible layer, stratum, coat(ing) of paint etc.

laho vopcl hello

lak n place lake

lal n intransitive slur, mumbling, garbling

lan n artifact 1: basket; 2: a goal or basket used in a game such as soccer, basketball, etc.

le le le marks the beginning of a foreign (non-Vorlin) term

lel n glyphname The letter l. In algebra, abbreviations, etc. this can refer to anything represented by the letter.

lic n glyphname The letter i. In algebra, abbreviations, etc. this can refer to anything represented by the letter.

lim num five

lin n abstract.thing language (a system of transmitting concepts by sounds or symbols used by two or more sapient entities)

liter n unit_of_measure liter (international unit of measurement)

liµ n artifact bell

loha vopcl goodbye

luc n glyphname The letter u. In algebra, abbreviations, etc. this can refer to anything represented by the letter.

luk n emotion happiness

lum n perceptible light (electro-magnetic radiation visible to most humans)

luµ n animal dragon

### m

m num other contraction of men sometimes used in informal Vorlin

ma sfpcl ma indicates the end of an interrogative sentence

man pn one (some unspecified person), someone, somebody

mat n bodypart eye

men num other more than one; two or more

mikan n plant.species/edible_part tangerine, mandarin orange (Citrus reticulata)

mom n glyphname The letter m. In algebra, abbreviations, etc. this can refer to anything represented by the letter.

mon n astro the moon

mona aj lunar

monat n time.period month

mur n artifact wall

### n

nak pr after (at a later time than...)

nam n abstract.thing name (word or phrase serving as a distinctive designation)

nar n glyphname The letter n. In algebra, abbreviations, etc. this can refer to anything represented by the letter.

naran n plant.species/edible_part orange (Citrus sinensis)

nas nas This grammatical particle converts a common noun to a proper noun.

nat n time.period night (period of time when the sun is below the horizon and the sky is dark)

ne modal negative imperative particle, "(please) do not ..."

nev num nine

nik n person professional do-er of the named activity

nuµnik n person farmer

nil n abstract.quality blue color

nila aj blue

nol n emotion active desire to avoid doing something, wanting to not do X

nom num zero, no (not any)

non av not, doesn't; non-, un-

nor n place the north

nora aj northern

nuµ abstract thing agriculture, farming

### o

o sfx The suffix o indicates a transitive verb.

ob nfx denotes the cessative aspect of a verb, indicating that an action or state is ending

oz sfx oz marks the intensive aspect, indicating that a quality or substance is present in a high concentration, or that an action is done with high intensity

### p

pas n time.period the past

patat n plant.species/edible_part potato (plant/tuber of species Solanum tuberosum)

paµ n unit_of_measure unit of weight equal to 175 pounds avoirdupois (approximately 79.5 kilograms)

pe av previously, in the past

pel n transitive pushing, pressing on a thing and causing it to move

pelo vt push, shove

pup n glyphname The letter p. In algebra, abbreviations, etc. this can refer to anything represented by the letter.

### r

raµ n glyphname The letter µ (which represents the velar nasal consonant in Vorlin). In algebra, abbreviations, etc. this can refer to anything represented by the letter.

rer n glyphname The letter r. In algebra, abbreviations, etc. this can refer to anything represented by the letter.

rit n transitive

rito vt write

rod n abstract.quality red color

roda aj red

### s

sal n substance salt (sodium chloride)

salat n food salad

patatsalat n food potato salad

san num three

sar n abstract.thing art (skillful creative production of aesthetically pleasing things)

tonsar n perceptible music

sed n abstract.quality being in a sitting position

sedi vi sit (to be in a sitting position)

sedepi vi sit down (to begin sitting)

sek n transitive cutting

seko vt cut

sen n transitive lacking, being without, not having

seno vt lack (be without)

senu pr without (not having)

sib n person sibling (person who has the same parents as another)

femsib n person sister

hansib n person brother

sid n place side, lateral part, flank (of animal), page (one side of a sheet of paper)

sik n perceptible color

sof n intransitive slumber, sleeping

sofi vi sleep

son n perceptible sound (audible vibrations in air)

sus n glyphname The letter s. In algebra, abbreviations, etc. this can refer to anything represented by the letter.

suµ n unit_of_measure unit of length equal to 175 centimeters (approximately 5 feet 9 inches)

### t

tan dem this, these (see also tin and tun)

taz num power_of_ten thousand

tef n pertaining to X, being about X, being on the topic of X

tefit n topic, subject (of discussion)

tefo vt pertain to, be about (be on the topic of ...)

tefu pr about (pertaining to; on the topic of ...), with regard to

ten n place sky, heaven, the heavens

tena aj celestial, aerial, astral

ter n place earth (as contrasted with sea and sky), land (terra firma)

tera aj earthly, terrestrial

ti pn you [singular]

menti pn you [plural]

tin dem that, those (see also tan and tun)

tir n animal animal

tis popn your [singular]

mentis popn your [plural]

tomat n plant.species/edible_part tomato

ton n perceptible tone (the pitch and timbre of a sound)

top n place top (highest side or point)

tor num six

tun dem that yonder, those yonder (see also tan and tin)

tut n glyphname The letter t. In algebra, abbreviations, etc. this can refer to anything represented by the letter.

### u

u sfx The suffix u converts a noun (or rarely some other type of morpheme) into a preposition.

uc sfx uc marks the moderative aspect, indicating that a quality or substance is present in a moderate or typical concentration, or that an action is done with moderate intensity

### v

ven n person friend (someone who enjoys your company and will help you if needed)

Venus n astro Venus (the planet named after the goddess)

vev n glyphname The letter v. In algebra, abbreviations, etc. this can refer to anything represented by the letter.

vid n transitive sight, vision, seeing (processing information from the optic nerves in order to perceive objects)

vido vt see

vil n emotion wanting, desire, wishing

vilo vt want (desire to do, acquire or experience something; usually followed by another verb)

vod vol: vöd word

vol n place world (a planet and all the affairs of the beings who live there)

vor n abstract.quality The abstract quality which a man-made thing possesses when its design embodies a compromise between technical and esthetic criteria.

### w

wa ? and (see also wan)

wan ? and (see also wa)

we we This word appears between a person's family name and individual given name.

wel wel This word indicates the beginning of a relative clause.

wu n glyphname The letter w. In algebra, abbreviations, etc. this can refer to anything represented by the letter.

### y

ya pn I, me

menya pn we, us

yad n bodypart hand (end-part of a vertebrate animal's forelimb)

yar n time.period year (period of about 365 days; start-time varies from culture to culture)

yas popn my

menyas pn our

yi n glyphname The letter y. In algebra, abbreviations, etc. this can refer to anything represented by the letter.

yo vopcl hey, dear ..., oh ... (followed by the name of the person to whom you are speaking)

Yovis prop Jupiter (the god, or the planet named after him)

yun num one (1)

yuwem num one and a half, 1.5

### z

zak n abstract.thing affairs (as in 'things that are going on' as opposed to 'extramarital affairs'), matters, things (intangible things such as situations and events)

ze pr ze serves as a specifier tag and apposition preventer. If you don't understand, you haven't studied the grammar description.

zeg n segment (a major and self-evident subdivision of a thing), section

bukzeg n chapter of a book

yarzeg n season

zez n glyphname The letter z. In algebra, abbreviations, etc. this can refer to anything represented by the letter.

zib num seven

zomer n time.period summer (the hottest quarter of the year, in areas that have seasons distinguished by temperature. In Vorlin culture, the Summer Solstice marks the middle of summer.)

zon n astro sun (the Sun)

zona aj solar

zub n bodypart tooth

zuba aj dental

zud n place the south

zuda aj southern

zur n substance acid (any acidic substance)

zuz n onomatope buzzing sound

### µ

µ ij hmm, well, ah, uh, erm (meaningless filler used in the spoken language)

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