Appendix B. Vocabulary
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facki discover x
1
discovers/finds out x
2
(du’u) about subject/object x
3
; x
1
finds
(fi) x
3
(object)
fagri
fire x
1
is a fire/flame in fuel x
2
burning-in/reacting-with oxidizer x
3
(default air/oxygen)
fai
extra sumti place sumti place tag: tag a sumti moved out of numbered place
structure; used in modal conversions
falcru drop x
1
allows x
2
to fall/drop to x
3
in gravity well/frame of reference
x
4
fange alien x
1
is alien/foreign/[exotic]/unfamiliar to x
2
in property x
3
(ka)
fanva translate x
1
translates x
2
to language x
3
from language x
4
with
translation-result x
5
fanza annoy x
1
(event) annoys/irritates/bothers/distracts x
2
farlu fall x
1
falls/drops to x
2
from x
3
in gravity well/frame of reference x
4
farna direction x
1
is the direction of x
2
(object/event) from origin/in frame of
reference x
3
fasnu
event x
1
(event) is an event that happens/occurs/takes place; x
1
is an
incident/happening/occurrence
fatci
fact x
1
(du’u) is a fact/reality/truth/actuality, in the absolute
fa’u
and respectively non-logical connective: respectively; unmixed ordered
distributed association
fau in the event of fasnu modal, 1st place (non-causal) in the event of ...
fe 2nd sumti place sumti place tag: tag 2nd sumti place
fei
11 digit/number: hex digit B
fekpre
crazy x
1
is an insane, crazy person (fenki ‘crazy’ + prenu ‘person’)
fengu
angry x
1
is angry/mad at x
2
for x
3
(action/state/property)
fenki
crazy x
1
(action/event) is crazy/insane/mad/frantic/in a frenzy (one
sense) by standard x
2
fe’o over and out vocative: over and out (end discussion)
fi 3rd sumti place sumti place tag: tag 3rd sumti place
fi’e created by finti modal, 1st place (creator) created by ...
fi’i hospitality vocative: hospitality – inhospitality; you are welcome/ make
yourself at home
finpe
fish x
1
is a fish of species x
2
[metaphorical extension to sharks, non-
fish aquatic vertebrates]
finti invent x
1
invents/creates/composes/authors x
2
for function/purpose x
3
from existing elements/ideas x
4
fi’u fraction slash digit/number: fraction slash; default “/n” → 1/n, “n/” → n/1, or
“/” alone → golden ratio
fo 4th sumti place sumti place tag: tag 4th sumti place
fo’a
it #6 pro-sumti: he/she/it/they #6 (specified by goi)
fo’e it #7 pro-sumti: he/she/it/they #7 (specified by goi)
fo’i it #8 pro-sumti: he/she/it/they #8 (specified by goi)
fonxa telephone x
1
is a telephone transceiver/modem attached to
system/network x
2
fo’o it #9 pro-sumti: he/she/it/they #9 (specified by goi)
fo’u it #10 pro-sumti: he/she/it/they #10 (specified by goi)
fraso
French x
1
reflects French/Gallic culture/nationality/language in aspect
x
2