Question & Exit e-min

ER Question indicator. Stand alone as in "Hunh??" or "Er su entaa?" = "Are you going?" or prefix as in "Erkaa su entaa?"="Where (?place) are you going?". Pronounced as "air".

EX Enter/Exit the e-minimal language.
Pronounced as in 'hex'. This 'switch' allows one to give a proper name, place, etc. as in "Here is Aristophanes. He will go with us."= "Dekaa en ex Aristophanes. ex Ti eltaa ko viz." (note: ex-ex is meant for "compusation" (computer conversation). In writing use "Dekaa en [ Aristophanes ] Ti eltaa ko viz." [ ] means : "in the other language")

Prefixes

PI - Study Of . . . ; Prefix as in piro=study of number=mathematics ; pirohun (or "piron" if no confusion results)=one who studies mathematics=mathematician;

TE - The 'mated or related principle'. Prefix 'te' to a word and obtain what you may not be able to designate by 'po'.
Such as:
electricity & magnetism (sko & tesko)
father and mother (faa & tefaa)
nut and bolt (stem glun & stem teglun)
circle and square (jo & tejo).

PRO - Preposition prefix
This 'word' is a prefix which designates the following syllable as "prepified", i.e. the next syllable is to be understood as the appropriate preposition.
Examples:
prokaa='at'(place); proko='with'(companion); projo='around' ; provo='in'(inside)

DI - Conjunction prefix
This word is a prefix which designates the following syllable as "conjunctified", i.e. the next syllable is the appropriate conjunction.
Examples:
dier=if (i.e. the 'question' conjunction)
diple=then(result)
dilo=and(plus)
dibra=but (conditional statement)

PRO - Preposition prefix
This 'word' is a prefix which designates the following syllable as "prepified", i.e. the next syllable is to be understood as the appropriate preposition.
Examples:
prokaa='at'(place); proko='with'(companion); projo='around' ; provo='in'(inside)
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DI - Conjunction prefix
This word is a prefix which designates the following syllable as "conjunctified", i.e. the next syllable is the appropriate conjunction.
Examples:
dier=if (i.e. the 'question' conjunction)
diple=then(result)
dilo=and(plus)
dibra=but (conditional statement)
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Suffixes

- EV Possessive suffix
Appended to word to indicate possession as in "Viev"=Mine; or, "Ki en viev"="It is mine".

- Z Plural
Indicates plurality. Appended to the end of any noun of one or more syllables. Standard 'z' sound as in "hotels".

- N That which acts...
Suffixed to complete word to indicate an object that performs the function named (understood to be verbified).
Example:
traan=mind= that which reasons
taanz=those which are moving
taahun= person who is moving

- L That which is acted upon...
Suffixed to a word to indicate the object acted upon (understood to be verbified).
Example:
glopohul= the person who was killed= victim
as opposed to: glopohun= person who did the killing= murderer

- J Suffix - Indicates an adverb.
Example: enklaa yij = speaking generally
Alternatively, an adverb can be within the verbified form (enyiklaa) if no confusion results.
Adverb forms can be placed before or after the verb. (yij enklaa)

- M Suffix - Indicates an adjective.
Example: blam shu = broken machine
Alternatively, the adjective can be within the noun form (shubla) if no confusion results.
Adjective forms can be placed before or after the noun. (blashu)

- PO -Opposite; Opposition
Po can be suffixed to a syllable thereby turning it into its opposite. Examples: jepo=left ; raapo=darkness ; bipo=divide ; mopo=less.
When no syllable preceeds, it means 'opposition'. Eg. pomo=greater opposition ; Enpo proku paa ! = Oppose by means of force !
Note: popo = 'support' ; popopo(redundant) = po

-TO An "increment of" ..... Suffixed to a word means 'a unit which makes up the former' ,eg. hoto= room (building incrememt). Also, 'topo' means the next level up in a hierarchy as in hotopo = city (a group made out of buildings [opposite of increment] ).

Time

One time-increment = one second = Tato ( MKS default)
Dato = one day increment = 1 hour
Datoto = 1 increment of one hour = 1 minute
Datrano = one month
Staada = 7 days = one week
tavaadu=noon [tavaadunoraa=midnight]
tavaatraduha = 13:28 = 1:28 pm in military time
[na datrano terovaastaa=September 17th]

Directions

             12        North=12
         11  |   1  
      10     |      2  
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     9  CLOCK FACE   3    

      8             4    
         7       5
             6

Angles

             12        360deg.=12
         11  |   1  
      10     |      2  
             | 
     9  CLOCK FACE   3    

      8             4    
         7       5
             6

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 0---32--54--77--100--122---------212 F