Proposed definitions

.ai (UI1)

Intent. It indicates the speaker's intent for the situation described to obtain. (intent - indecision - rejection/refusal)

.ai mi ze'e ba jmive
I intend to live forever.

.ai le mi cukta do sidju gi'e pacnygau
I intend for my book to give you help and hope.

.ainai do pu se xrani
I didn't mean for you to get hurt.

.aicu'i mi ti ba te vecnu
I don't know whether I'll purchase these or not.

.au (UI1)

Desire. Wish. It indicates the speaker's wish that the situation described were real. (desire - indifference - reluctance)

.au lo tricu cu krati lo ro se genja gi'e sfasa lo kusru be gy
Would that the trees might speak on behalf of all things that have roots, and punish those that wrong them!

.aunai ta tai kargu
I wish those weren't so expensive.

.aucu'i makau jinga
I don't really care who wins.

.a'o (UI1)

Hope. It indicates the speaker's hope that the situation described happens. (hope - despair)

.a'o le nobli cu gidva lo se zukte be mi
Oh, that the Lord would guide my ways.

.ei (UI1)

Obligation. It indicates the speaker's take on how things ought to be. (obligation - freedom)

.ei mi cliva co'o
Gotta go now, bye!

.ei le jatna cu ckeji
The president ought to be ashamed.

.ei do djuno
You ought to know.

.einai do tolnurcni
You don't have to feel threatened.

.e'a (UI1)

Permission. It indicates the speaker's permission to the audience to bring about the situation described. (granting permission - prohibiting)

.e'a do tsebi'o
You may sit down.

.e'anai do ti stali
You can't stay here.

.e'e (UI1)

Exhortation. Encouragement. Incitation. It indicates the speaker's exhortation, encouragement or incitation to the audience to bring about the situation described. (competence - incompetence/inability)

.e'e ko jarco lo se kakne be do
Show them what you can do! Go for it!

.e'i (UI1)

Challenge. Dare. It indicates the speaker's challenge or dare to the audience to bring about the situation described. (constraint - independence - challenge/resistance against constraint)

.e'i mi do bajra jivna fe'e co'u le karce
I'll race you to the car!

.e'o (UI1)

Request . It indicates the speaker's request to the audience to bring about the situation described. (request - negative request)

.e'o do dunda le silna mi
Can you pass me the salt, please?

.e'u (UI1)

Suggestion. It indicates the speaker's suggestion to the audience to bring about the situation described. (suggestion - abandon suggest - warning)

.e'u mi'o salci
Let's party!

Attitudinal expression	Attitude expressed
.ai sentence	le cusku cu relzilzu'e lo nu sentence
.ainai sentence	le cusku cu relzilzu'e lo nu naku sentence
.aicu'i sentence	le cusku no'e relzilzu'e lo nu sentence
.au sentence	le cusku cu djica lo nu sentence
.aunai sentence	le cusku cu djica lo nu naku sentence
.aucu'i sentence	le cusku no'e djica lo nu sentence
.a'o sentence	le cusku cu pacna lo nu sentence
.a'onai sentence	le cusku cu pacna lo nu naku sentence
.a'ocu'i sentence	le cusku no'e pacna lo nu sentence
.ei sentence	lo nu sentence cu sarcu
.einai sentence	lo nu sentence cu na sarcu
.e'a sentence	lo nu naku sentence cu na sarcu
.e'anai sentence	lo nu naku sentence cu sarcu
.e'e sentence	le cusku cu xlura le te cusku lo nu sentence
.e'enai sentence	le cusku cu xlura le te cusku lo nu naku sentence
.e'ecu'i sentence	le cusku no'e xlura le te cusku lo nu sentence
.e'i sentence	le cusku cu talsa le te cusku lo nu sentence
.e'inai sentence	le cusku cu talsa le te cusku lo nu naku sentence
.e'icu'i sentence	le cusku no'e talsa le te cusku lo nu sentence
.e'o sentence	le cusku cu cpedu lo nu sentence kei le te cusku
.e'onai sentence	le cusku cu cpedu lo nu naku sentence kei le te cusku
.e'ocu'i sentence	le cusku no'e cpedu lo nu sentence kei le te cusku
.e'u sentence	le cusku cu stidi lo nu sentence kei le te cusku
.e'unai sentence	le cusku cu stidi lo nu naku sentence kei le te cusku
.e'ucu'i sentence	le cusku no'e stidi lo nu sentence kei le te cusku

Notes

• The definitions of e'e and e'i are based on a very lose interpretation of some of the keywords, so that they fit the e-series, which in all other cases expresses the speaker's attitude towards the audience's bringing about some situation.

Proposed Definitions And Examples

Proposed Definition of .ai

.ai (UI1)

intent. This word is an attitudinal, that is, it directly expresses an emotion on the part of the speaker. This word is part of a scale; the base attitudinal word indicates that the speaker is feeling intent, the base word followed by cu'i indicates that the speaker is feeling indecision, and the base word followed by nai indicates that the speaker is feeling rejection/refusal.(cf. termu'i, terzu'e, seljdi, selcu'a)

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Proposed Definition of .ai cu'i

.ai cu'i (UI*1)

indecision. This word is an attitudinal, that is, it directly expresses an emotion on the part of the speaker. This word is part of a scale; the base attitudinal word indicates that the speaker is feeling intent, the base word followed by cu'i indicates that the speaker is feeling indecision, and the base word followed by nai indicates that the speaker is feeling rejection/refusal.

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Proposed Definition of .ai nai

.ai nai (UI*1)

refusal. This word is an attitudinal, that is, it directly expresses an emotion on the part of the speaker. This word is part of a scale; the base attitudinal word indicates that the speaker is feeling intent, the base word followed by cu'i indicates that the speaker is feeling indecision, and the base word followed by nai indicates that the speaker is feeling rejection/refusal.

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Proposed Definition of .au

.au (UI1)

desire. This word is an attitudinal, that is, it directly expresses an emotion on the part of the speaker. This word is part of a scale; the base attitudinal word indicates that the speaker is feeling desire, the base word followed by cu'i indicates that the speaker is feeling indifference, and the base word followed by nai indicates that the speaker is feeling reluctance.(cf. djica)

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Proposed Definition of .au cu'i

.au cu'i (UI*1)

indifference. This word is an attitudinal, that is, it directly expresses an emotion on the part of the speaker. This word is part of a scale; the base attitudinal word indicates that the speaker is feeling desire, the base word followed by cu'i indicates that the speaker is feeling indifference, and the base word followed by nai indicates that the speaker is feeling reluctance.

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Proposed Definition of .au nai

.au nai (UI*1)

reluctance. This word is an attitudinal, that is, it directly expresses an emotion on the part of the speaker. This word is part of a scale; the base attitudinal word indicates that the speaker is feeling desire, the base word followed by cu'i indicates that the speaker is feeling indifference, and the base word followed by nai indicates that the speaker is feeling reluctance.

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Proposed Definition of .a'o

.a'o (UI1)

hope. This word is an attitudinal, that is, it directly expresses an emotion on the part of the speaker. This word is part of a scale; the base attitudinal word indicates that the speaker is feeling hope, and the base word followed by nai indicates that the speaker is feeling despair .(cf. pacna)

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Proposed Definition of .a'o nai

.a'o nai (UI*1)

despair. This word is an attitudinal, that is, it directly expresses an emotion on the part of the speaker. This word is part of a scale; the base attitudinal word indicates that the speaker is feeling hope, and the base word followed by nai indicates that the speaker is feeling despair .

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Proposed Definition of .ei

.ei (UI1)

obligation. This word is an attitudinal, that is, it directly expresses an emotion on the part of the speaker. This word is part of a scale; the base attitudinal word indicates that the speaker is feeling obligation, and the base word followed by nai indicates that the speaker is feeling freedom .(cf. bilga, zifre)

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Proposed Definition of .ei nai

.ei nai (UI*1)

freedom. This word is an attitudinal, that is, it directly expresses an emotion on the part of the speaker. This word is part of a scale; the base attitudinal word indicates that the speaker is feeling obligation, and the base word followed by nai indicates that the speaker is feeling freedom .

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Proposed Definition of .e'a

.e'a (UI1)

permission. This word is an attitudinal, that is, it directly expresses an emotion on the part of the speaker. This word is part of a scale; the base attitudinal word indicates that the speaker is feeling granting permission, and the base word followed by nai indicates that the speaker is feeling prohibiting .(cf. curmi)

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Proposed Definition of .e'a nai

.e'a nai (UI*1)

prohibition. This word is an attitudinal, that is, it directly expresses an emotion on the part of the speaker. This word is part of a scale; the base attitudinal word indicates that the speaker is feeling permission, and the base word followed by nai indicates that the speaker is feeling prohibition .

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Proposed Definition of .e'e

.e'e (UI1)

competence. This word is an attitudinal, that is, it directly expresses an emotion on the part of the speaker. This word is part of a scale; the base attitudinal word indicates that the speaker is feeling competence, and the base word followed by nai indicates that the speaker is feeling incompetence/inability .(cf. kakne, certu)

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Proposed Definition of .e'e nai

.e'e nai (UI*1)

incompetence. This word is an attitudinal, that is, it directly expresses an emotion on the part of the speaker. This word is part of a scale; the base attitudinal word indicates that the speaker is feeling competence, and the base word followed by nai indicates that the speaker is feeling incompetence/inability .

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Proposed Definition of .e'i

.e'i (UI1)

constraint. This word is an attitudinal, that is, it directly expresses an emotion on the part of the speaker. This word is part of a scale; the base attitudinal word indicates that the speaker is feeling feeling constraint, the base word followed by cu'i indicates that the speaker is feeling independence, and the base word followed by nai indicates that the speaker is feeling challenge/resistance against constraint.(cf. selri'u, seljimte)

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Proposed Definition of .e'i cu'i

.e'i cu'i (UI*1)

independence. This word is an attitudinal, that is, it directly expresses an emotion on the part of the speaker. This word is part of a scale; the base attitudinal word indicates that the speaker is feeling feeling constraint, the base word followed by cu'i indicates that the speaker is feeling independence, and the base word followed by nai indicates that the speaker is feeling challenge/resistance against constraint.

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Proposed Definition of .e'i nai

.e'i nai (UI*1)

challenge. This word is an attitudinal, that is, it directly expresses an emotion on the part of the speaker. This word is part of a scale; the base attitudinal word indicates that the speaker is feeling feeling constraint, the base word followed by cu'i indicates that the speaker is feeling independence, and the base word followed by nai indicates that the speaker is feeling challenge/resistance against constraint.

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Proposed Definition of .e'o

.e'o (UI1)

request. This word is an attitudinal, that is, it directly expresses an emotion on the part of the speaker. This word is part of a scale; the base attitudinal word indicates that the speaker is feeling request, and the base word followed by nai indicates that the speaker is feeling negative request .(cf. cpedu, pikci)

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Proposed Definition of .e'o nai

.e'o nai (UI*1)

negative request. This word is an attitudinal, that is, it directly expresses an emotion on the part of the speaker. This word is part of a scale; the base attitudinal word indicates that the speaker is feeling request, and the base word followed by nai indicates that the speaker is feeling negative request .

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Proposed Definition of .e'u

.e'u (UI1)

suggestion. This word is an attitudinal, that is, it directly expresses an emotion on the part of the speaker. This word is part of a scale; the base attitudinal word indicates that the speaker is feeling suggestion, the base word followed by cu'i indicates that the speaker is feeling abandon suggest, and the base word followed by nai indicates that the speaker is feeling warning.(cf. stidi, kajde)

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Proposed Definition of .e'u cu'i

.e'u cu'i (UI*1)

abandon suggestion. This word is an attitudinal, that is, it directly expresses an emotion on the part of the speaker. This word is part of a scale; the base attitudinal word indicates that the speaker is feeling suggestion, the base word followed by cu'i indicates that the speaker is feeling abandon suggest, and the base word followed by nai indicates that the speaker is feeling warning.

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Proposed Definition of .e'u nai

.e'u nai (UI*1)

warning. This word is an attitudinal, that is, it directly expresses an emotion on the part of the speaker. This word is part of a scale; the base attitudinal word indicates that the speaker is feeling suggestion, the base word followed by cu'i indicates that the speaker is feeling abandon suggest, and the base word followed by nai indicates that the speaker is feeling warning.

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