Hemmoian Standard lexicon

This is a limited lexicon of the Hemmoian Standard language, transcribed into Human Standard script and alphabetized accordingly.

Nouns, adjectives and pronouns are given in the singular nominative case and verbs in the infinitive. Numbers following nouns in parenthesis indicate which inflection class the noun belongs to.

Explanation of shorthands

a.	adjective
adv.	adverb
conj.	conjunction
n.	noun
num.	numeral
pref.	prefix
pron.	pronoun
pt.	particle
v.	verb

A

• aet
  1. n. photon
• asuult
  1. n. member of the Gigerdian species (archaic)
  2. a. of Gigerdian origin (archaic)
• atkuf
  1. pt. sorry, excuse me, pardon me, please (only in single-pitch speech)

B

• beekvuth
  1. v. to know

D

• deed
  1. n. A type of neural syndrome (See Deed)
• di'mok
  1. n. anti-matter
• di'untleet
  1. n. annihilation
• di'untleth
  1. v. to annihilate (literally 'to dis-exist')
• doh-
  1. pref. not, negative verb prefix

     Note: dash is spelled out.

• -du
  1. pron. -one, person, any sentient entity

     nui-du

     who (literally "what-one" or "what-person")

     uu-du

     someone

• dzöigur
  1. n. parent

E

• eel
  1. part. or (only in single-pitch)

F

• feidooth
  1. v. (+ orb./loc.) to end up somewhere

G

• geeth
  1. v. to be

H

• hemmo (2)
  1. n. Hemmoian
  2. n. name of continent on which Hemmoians originated (etymology unclear)

I

• ilget
  1. a. empty
• ilgeteketh
  1. v. to empty

J

• jak
  1. conj. that (only in single-pitch speech)
• jiik (1)
  1. num. seven
• jikweeth
  1. v. to change, to replace, to switch
• ji' (2)
  1. num. seventh

K

• kaal (1)
  1. pron. you (sg.), thou
• kaap (1)
  1. num. eight
• ka' (2)
  1. num. eighth
• knassat
  1. a. cold
• knertty
  1. n. a type of clothing (see knertty)
• knoop (1)
  1. num. three
• kno' (2)
  1. num. third
• knuup (1)
  1. num. six
• knu' (2)
  1. num. sixth
• knääp (1)
  1. num. eleven
• knä' (2)
  1. num. eleventh

L

• look (1)
  1. num. ten
• lo' (2)
  1. num. tenth

M

• mag
  1. n. the place no-one's been to and quite frankly, no-one wants to go there anyway

• mitab
  1. conj. when

• mmet
  1. n. nucleon

• mok
  1. n. matter

• mok'let
  1. n. atom

• muug
  1. a. fat, thick

N

• neek (1)
  1. num. four

• ne'
  1. num. fourth

• non'vleth
  1. v. to shift

• nui-
  1. interrogative prefix

• nyym (1)
  1. n. love

• nyymeketh
  1. v. to love

     konyymekep

     I love you

     ponyymekets Ovaap

     Ovaap loves me

• nyymin
  1. a. lovely

O

• oargeth
  1. v. to be born

P

• paal (1)
  1. pron. I
• pääk
  1. a. pref. primary, supreme

     Päähemmo

     "Supreme Hemmoian", see Päähemmo

R

• reep (1)
  1. num. one
• reekith
  1. v. (+ com.) to unite, to become one (intransitive)
  2. v. (+ ill./acc.) to join (a larger entity, willingly)
  3. v. (+ acc.) to join something with something
• re' (2)
  1. num. first
• rippaal (1)
  1. pron. we
• rikkaal (1)
  1. pron. you (pl.)
• ritsaal (1)
  1. pron. they (sentient)
• ritsyyl (1)
  1. pron. they (nonsentient)
• rothi
  1. n. need
• rothiketh
  1. v. (+ acc.) to need

S

• seäthgeth
  1. v. (+ acc.) to greet

     Koseäthgep.

     I greet you.

     Rikkaamu zig rikkaaz udevnikimuur seäthgeer.

     Greetings to you and your allies.

T

• taap (1)
  1. num. two
• ta' (2)
  1. num. second
• theiha
  1. n. sporocarp, fruiting body of a primitive fungus
  2. n. (metaphorically from the above) bulb, knob; zïmeetheiha light bulb (see zïmeev)
• tiemir
  1. part. many
• tnekeep (1)
  1. num. twelve
• tneke' (2)
  1. num. twelfth
• tooled
  1. n. reborn
• tsaal (1)
  1. pron. he/she
• tsyyl (1)
  1. pron. it

U

• udeet
  1. n. allience
• udeeth
  1. v. (+ com.) to be allied/united, not as closely or wholly as with reekith; maintaining autonomy and independence to a large degree
• udeevn
  1. a. allied
• udeevnik
  1. n. ally
• untleet
  1. n. existence
• untleth
  1. v. to exist
• utt
  1. a. blue
• uttnon'vleet
  1. n. blueshift
• utvuth
  1. v. have to, must, be compelled to

     atkuf, poilgeteketh utvup

     excuse me, I must empty myself, e.g. I must expel waste from my fermentation canal

• uu-
  1. pref. some-

     uu-du

     someone

V

• verti
  1. A unit of measurement (see verti)
• viik (1)
  1. num. five
• vi' (2)
  1. num. fifth
• vilet
  1. n. boson
• vintrenith
  1. v. to accelerate
• vintrenik
  1. n. acceleration
• vi'met
  1. n. planet
• vyyk (1)
  1. num. nine
• vy' (2)
  1. num. ninth

Z

• zig
  1. conj. and

• zïmeev
  1. n. light

See also

• Hemmoian adages