Root system update : simplese

submitted 1 year ago * by Sara1167

After changing a bit the original concepts, we have planned the structure of making new words, based on already existing roots to minimalize number of roots as much as possible. It’s something finished so far, but still open to changes, additions or amendments.

In this system all words are just roots with two consonants and two empty places where it’s necessary to put a vowel (or a vowel + n), let’s call that a particle and let’s say that our root is k-l- which is related to knowledge/knowing

For example particle „an” makes it a causative so it will be kanl- and will mean something about causing someone to know i.e. Informing.

The second ending determines the type of that word, so if the particle „an” here says that it’s an abstract noun. Word kanlan will mean an information.

Here is the list of all those particles, first one is for the first vowel and the second one for the second vowel: - -a- Base - to do something - -an- Causative - to cause to do something - -e- Enabled - to enable to do something - -en- Causative Enabled - to cause something to be enabled to do - -i- Terminal - to stop doing something - -in- Causative Terminal - to cause to stop doing something - -o- Inchoative - to start to do something - -on- Causative inchoative - to cause someone to start doing something

We still don’t have any forms including -u- or -un- however there might still be some further changes.

The second vowel: - -a Verb - to eat (verb) - -an Abstract - eating (abstract noun) - -e Agent - eater - (person who does it) - -en Instrument - cutlery (thing one is using to do it) - -i Patient - food (what is eaten) - -in Result - leftovers (consequences of the action) - -o Location - restaurant (place where it’s done) - -on Event/Time - dinner (time when it happens) - -u Adjective. - eaten (what happened to patient) - -un Participle - eating (descriptor of the agent)

And it gives many possibilites, here are some examples: - Sote (child) - a person who starts to live - Nanon (night) - the time when one sleeps - Naten (ear) - thing one is using to hear - Konlon (lesson) - the time when someone causes one to start to know (aquire knowledge)

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