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Essiel

Vocabulary

Part of Speech	Category	Word	Meaning	Notes
Subjective Pronouns		mi	I (am) … .	This word is always the first word of a statement and almost always the first word of a sentence.
		di	Do/Are you … ?	Both di and vi indicate that the sentence is a question. Why?
		vi	Do/Are any of you … ?
Verbs Why only two?		ke	experience	Negating everything after ke effectively negates ke, thus ke nu may be considered the negative form.
Verbs Why only two?		fle	aware of	The word fle indicates transcendence. The non-transcendent form is ke (drau). The word fle refers to that type of Enlightened experience in which one seems to watch his experience instead of living it. Negating everything after fle effectively negates fle, thus fle nu may be considered the negative form, but it still remains transcendent.
Non-Final Nouns	Evidentials of Internal Events regarding Time	smau	the memory of	The word smau introduces the past tense.
		stau	the intention of	Either stau or spau may introduce the future tense.
		spau	the anticipation of	Either stau or spau may introduce the future tense.
	Evidentials of other Internal Events	kau	the emotion of	The word kau is the only word in Essiel that explicitly expresses non-transcendent emotion.
		sau	the thought of	This word usually refers to thoughts expressed in words unless followed by an evidential of an external event.
		cau	the sensation of	Remember that an Essiel c is pronounced as an English "sh".
	Evidentials of External Events	drau	the observation of	This word is a catch-all. It may be used in questions when the sense is unknown, or in statements as an abbreviation for multiple senses, usually sight and sound.
		frau	the sight of	These words express the "five senses". However, Essiel differentiates between the sense of the texture of something, crau, pronounced "shrau", and the sense of the relative temperature of something, prau, thus there are six senses in Essiel (none of which is related to parapsychological phenomena).
		brau	the sound of
		crau	the feel by touch of
		prau	the temperature of
		krau	the smell of
		trau	the taste of
	General Modifiers	nu	the lack of	The word nu is used to effectively negate other words. The word nu either precedes or follows the negated word depending on rules of grammar and intended meaning.
		mu	that which is more than	The word mu is the only comparative word in the language. The phrase nu mu means "that which is no more than".
		fu	the sincerity/certainty of	The phrase nu fu can be used to mean "the insincerity/uncertainty of". This word is useful in combination with the word sau. The phrase fu sau can mean "the belief of", while nu fu sau can mean mean "the fantasy of". The word fu can also be used to specify the strength of memory or desire.
	Miscellaneous	ku	the desire for	This word can also mean "an attachment to". The phrase ku nu means "a disgust for", while nu ku simply indicates the lack of desire or attachment.
		su	an identification with	The word su is used to describe the illusions of who and what that one considers himself to be.
		cu	the action of	Using a word like drau or frau before cu indicates that the action is not that of the subject. Remember that an Essiel c is pronounced as an English "sh".
		bu	that which I refer to in another language as	The word bu introduces a phrase from another language as the final noun.
Final Nouns	Contentment	kla	contentment	The word kla indicates transcendence. The non-transcendent form is ku ka. The word kla refers to the (semi)permanent contentment of Enlightenment that is not lost even when one's external reality changes for the worse. The phrase nu kla means "discontentment" does not indicate transcendence.
	States of Consciousness	fa	sleep	The phrase nu fa means "wakefulness".
	States of Consciousness	fla	awareness	The word fla indicates transcendence. The non-transcendent form is nu fa. The phrase nu fla does not indicate transcendence. The word fla refers to the Enlightened state of consciousness in which one seems to watch his own life being lived instead of seeming to live it himself.
	Objective Pronouns	da	that/this/something	The word da is the demonstrative pronoun and is used to refer to anything whatsoever.
		ka	that/this/something which is perceived to be	In most cases, the word da suffices. The word ka is usually used in combination with ku to express acceptance or dissatisfaction. The phrase ku nu ka means "unacceptance caused by disgust"; the phrase ku mu ka means "unacceptance caused by a desire for more"; and the phrase ku ka means "acceptance".
		pa	nothing in particular	This word is used to transform non-final nouns in final ones and transitive verbs into intransitive ones. For example, while ku da means "the desire for something", the phrase ku pa simply means "desire". While mi ke da means "I experience something", the sentence mi ke pa simply means "I experience".
		va	something? If so, what?	This word was intended for use with a 2nd person subject in order to ask more complex questions, but it could be used to ask questions of one's self.
Conjunctions	Prefixes	mai	and	This word can be used to mean "therefore" if a causal relationship is obvious, but that is not its intended or official definition. Why? Remember that conjunctions precede both the sentences or sentence fragments that they join.
		dai	and/or	Remember that conjunctions precede both the sentences or sentence fragments that they join.
		rai	either … or
	Terminator	tai	The word tai isn't really a proper conjunction, nor does it have a translation; it used to mark the end of an operand of a conjunction if the operand does not end with a native final noun.

If you can't find a word here, you could be creative, use da, check the incomplete English-Essiel dictionary or, as a last resort, use the word bu.

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Last Updated: 2009-05-02

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