Last updated: 31 July 1996, by Bill Gober
Column meanings:
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| LW | punc. | Definition | Lex. | Sub. | New? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a | or/and-or (with arguments or predicates, i.e. "terms") | A | N | ||
| e | and (with terms) | A | N | ||
| o | if and only if (with terms) | A | N | ||
| u | whether (with terms) | A | N | ||
| ha | is how connected to? | A | N | ||
| noa | only if | A | N | ||
| noe | not..but.. | A | N | ||
| noo | or/otherwise | A | Y | ||
| nou | not..whether | A | N | ||
| nuu | whether.., .. | A | N | ||
| bi | [ = ] | is (identity) | BI | N | |
| bia | is part of | BI | N | ||
| bie | is a member of | BI | N | ||
| cie | [ < ] | is less than | BI | N | |
| cio | [ > ] | is greater than | BI | N | |
| ca | or/and-or (between words) | CA | N | ||
| ce | and (between words) | CA | N | ||
| co | if and only if (between words) | CA | N | ||
| cu | whether (between words) | CA | N | ||
| ci | [ - ] | (open hyphen) | CI | N | |
| cui | (left mark of a left connectand in word-strings) | CUI | N | ||
| da | X (it, he, she, they, him, her, them) | DA | d | N | |
| de | Y (it, he, she, they, him, her, them) | DA | d | N | |
| di | Z (it, he, she, they, him, her, them) | DA | d | N | |
| do | W (it, he, she, they, him, her, them) | DA | d | N | |
| du | Q (it, he, she, they, him, her, them) | DA | d | N | |
| hu | who/what? | DA | h | N | |
| ba | something/-one x | DA | n | N | |
| be | something/-one y | DA | n | N | |
| bo | something/-one z | DA | n | N | |
| bu | something/-one w | DA | n | Y | |
| mi | I/me | DA | p | N | |
| mu | we/us (you & I/me) | DA | p | N | |
| tu | you | DA | p | N | |
| mio | W-and-I/me | DA | p | N | |
| miu | Q-and-I/me | DA | p | N | |
| mua | X-and-we/us | DA | p | N | |
| mue | Y-and-we/us | DA | p | N | |
| mui | Z-and-we/us | DA | p | N | |
| muo | W-and-we/us | DA | p | N | |
| muu | Q-and-we/us | DA | p | N | |
| tua | you-and-X | DA | p | N | |
| tue | you-and-Y | DA | p | N | |
| tui | you-and-Z | DA | p | N | |
| tuo | you-and-W | DA | p | N | |
| tuu | you-and-Q | DA | p | N | |
| ta | that/there | DA | s | N | |
| ti | this/here | DA | s | N | |
| tao | the former situation | DA | s | N | |
| tio | the latter situation | DA | s | N | |
| toa | the former remark | DA | s | N | |
| toi | the latter remark | DA | s | N | |
| beu | Patients/Parts (case tag) | DIO | N | ||
| cau | Quantities/Values (case tag) | DIO | Y | ||
| dio | Destinations/Receivers (case tag) | DIO | N | ||
| foa | Wholes/Sets (case tag) | DIO | N | ||
| goa | Greaters (in greater/lesser than relations, case tag) | DIO | N | ||
| jui | Lessers (in greater/lesser than relations, case tag) | DIO | Y | ||
| kao | Actors/Agents/Doers (case tag) | DIO | N | ||
| lae | the addressee of.. (indirect designation) | DIO | Y | ||
| lue | a sign of (the inverse of indirect designation) | DIO | N | ||
| neu | Conditions/Circumstances/Fields (case tag) | DIO | N | ||
| pou | Products/Purposes (case tag) | DIO | N | ||
| sau | Sources/Reasons/Causes (case tag) | DIO | N | ||
| veu | Events/States/Effects/Deeds/Means/Routes (case tag) | DIO | N | ||
| zua | (tag of the normally 1st argument) | DIO | N | ||
| zue | (tag of the normally 2nd argument) | DIO | N | ||
| zui | (tag of the normally 3rd argument) | DIO | N | ||
| zuo | (tag of the normally 4th argument) | DIO | N | ||
| zuu | (tag of the normally 5th argument) | DIO | N | ||
| ga | (predicate marker) | GA | N | ||
| ge | type of/for a | GE | N | ||
| geu | (right mark of a ge-group) | GEU | Y | ||
| gi | (right mark of displaced object(s)) | GI | N | ||
| goi | (right mark of a sentence quantifier) | GI | N | ||
| go | of (inversion operator) | GO | N | ||
| gu | [, ] | (proximal right boundary marker; all clauses) | GU | N | |
| gue | (right boundary mark for je/jue-phrases only) | GUE | N | ||
| gui | (right boundary mark for ji/ja/jiV/jaV-phrases only) | GUI | N | ||
| guo | (right boundary mark for lepo-type clauses only) | GUO | N | ||
| guu | (right boundary mark for termsets only) | GUU | Y | ||
| hoi | Hey/O..! (vocative mark, letter opening) | HOI | Y | ||
| hue | (inverse vocative, letter closing) | HUE | Y | ||
| i | [. ] | (full stop) | I | N | |
| ie | Which/Which of..? | IE | N | ||
| je | of/by/to (1st desc. link) | JE | N | ||
| ja | who/which is (non-restrictive) | JI | N | ||
| ji | that is (restrictive) | JI | N | ||
| pe | of (possessive) | JI | N | ||
| jae | who/which is one of (non-restrictive set membership) | JI | N | ||
| jie | that is one of (restrictive set memberships) | JI | N | ||
| jao | such that, incidentally, (non-restrictive clauses) | JIO | N | ||
| jio | such that (restrictive clauses) | JIO | N | ||
| jo | so to speak (metaphorizer) | JO | N | ||
| jue | of/by/to (2nd descriptive link) | JUE | N | ||
| ka | either | KA | N | ||
| ke | both | KA | N | ||
| ko | if and only if | KA | N | ||
| ku | whether | KA | N | ||
| ki | or/nor/and/then | KI | N | ||
| kie | [ (] | (left open parenthesis) | KIE | N | |
| kiu | [) ] | (right open parenthesis) | KIU | N | |
| lau | (introduces list of set elements) | LAU | Y | ||
| lou | (introduces an ordered list) | LAU | Y | ||
| la | the one named.. | LE | N | ||
| le | the.. | LE | N | ||
| lo | the mass of.. | LE | N | ||
| laa | the unique object which.. (if there is such an object, otherwise the empty set) | LE | Y | ||
| lao | the one with non-Loglan name.. | LE | Y | ||
| lea | the set of all.. | LE | N | ||
| lee | an arbitrarily chosen object which.. (if there is such an object, otherwise the empty set) | LE | Y | ||
| leu | the particular set of.. | LE | N | ||
| loe | the typical.. | LE | N | ||
| li | quote (left mark) | LI | N | ||
| lie | (strong quotation mark) | LIE | N | ||
| lio | the number.. | LIO | Y | ||
| lii | the single character.. (character quote) | LIU | Y | ||
| liu | the single Loglan word.. (word quote) | LIU | N | ||
| niu | [*] | the incorrect Loglan.. (spoken form of '*') | LIU | Y | |
| lu | end quote (right mark) | LU | N | ||
| lua | (closes list of set elements) | LUA | Y | ||
| luo | (closes an ordered list) | LUA | Y | ||
| me | (extensional predifier) | ME | Y | ||
| mea | (metaphorical predifier) | ME | Y | ||
| ra | all/each/every | NI | a | N | |
| re | most/most of | NI | a | N | |
| ri | several/a few of | NI | a | N | |
| ro | many/much of | NI | a | N | |
| ru | enough/enough of | NI | a | N | |
| sa | almost all/about.. | NI | a | N | |
| si | at most/at most one of.. | NI | a | N | |
| su | some/some of/at least/at least one of.. | NI | a | N | |
| fe | [5] | five/five of | NI | d | N |
| fo | [4] | four/four of | NI | d | N |
| ne | [1] | a/an/one/one of | NI | d | N |
| ni | [0] | zero/no/none of | NI | d | N |
| se | [7] | seven/seven of | NI | d | N |
| so | [6] | six/six of | NI | d | N |
| te | [4] | three/three of | NI | d | N |
| to | [2] | two/two of | NI | d | N |
| ve | [9] | nine/nine of | NI | d | N |
| vo | [8] | eight/eight of | NI | d | N |
| ho | how many? | NI | h | N | |
| no | no/not/non-/It is not the case that.. | NO | N | ||
| fu | from/by/for (2nd passive) | NU | N | ||
| ju | among/under/via (4th passive) | NU | N | ||
| nu | -ed/un-/than (1st passive) | NU | N | ||
| fuo | (reflexive conversion for 4rd argument) | NU | Y | ||
| juo | (reflexive conversion for 4th argument) | NU | Y | ||
| nuo | (reflexive conversion for 2nd argument) | NU | Y | ||
| kou | because of (cause).. | PA | c | N | |
| moi | because of (motive).. | PA | c | N | |
| rau | because of (reason).. | PA | c | N | |
| soa | because of (premise).. | PA | c | N | |
| va | near/there | PA | l | N | |
| vi | at/in/here | PA | l | N | |
| vu | far from/away | PA | l | N | |
| via | throughout.., a medium place | PA | l | N | |
| vii | throughout.., a small place | PA | l | N | |
| viu | throughout.., a large place | PA | l | N | |
| ciu | as much as/to the same degree as ('equality' modal) | PA | m | N | |
| coi | according to rule/method/authority.. | PA | m | N | |
| dii | for/on behalf of.. | PA | m | N | |
| duo | in manner/by method.. | PA | m | N | |
| gau | (strong potentiality marker) | PA | m | Y | |
| hea | through../with..'s help | PA | m | N | |
| kii | with/accompanied by.. | PA | m | N | |
| lia | like/as/in the way that.. | PA | m | N | |
| lui | for/in order to please.. | PA | m | N | |
| mia | would/should/could (subjective subjunctive marker) | PA | m | Y | |
| mou | greater than/to a greater degree than ('more than' modal) | PA | m | Y | |
| peu | re/concerning/as for.. | PA | m | N | |
| sea | instead of/in place of.. | PA | m | N | |
| tie | with.., a tool or means | PA | m | N | |
| vie | would/should/could (objective subjunctive marker) | PA | m | Y | |
| fa | will/then/after.. (future tense) | PA | t | N | |
| na | is/now/at.. (present tense) | PA | t | N | |
| pa | was/then/before.. (past tense) | PA | t | N | |
| fia | will be..-ing/since/ever since | PA | t | N | |
| fua | will habitually.. | PA | t | N | |
| nia | is..-ing/while | PA | t | N | |
| nua | habitually..-s | PA | t | N | |
| pia | was..-ing/until | PA | t | N | |
| pua | habitually..-ed | PA | t | N | |
| gia | is..-ing; continuous in a time-free sense | PA | x | N | |
| gua | does..; habitual in a time-free sense | PA | x | N | |
| po | -ing (events/states) | PO | N | ||
| pu | -ness (properties) | PO | N | ||
| zo | amount of | PO | N | ||
| he | is what/a what? | PREDA | N | ||
| bua | is P/is a P (1st bound predicate variable) | PREDA | N | ||
| bui | is Q/is a Q (2nd bound predicate variable) | PREDA | N | ||
| dua | is/does the former (the 2nd free predicate variable) | PREDA | Y | ||
| dui | is/does the latter (the 1st free predicate variable) | PREDA | Y | ||
| soi | (pseudo-onomatopoeia marker) | SOI | Y | ||
| sao | (predifies a non-Loglan word) | SUE | Y | ||
| sue | (onomatopoeia marker) | SUE | Y | ||
| ae | Yes, I hope to | UI | a | N | |
| ai | Yes, I will | UI | a | N | |
| ao | Yes, I want to | UI | a | N | |
| au | I don't care | UI | a | N | |
| ea | Let's/I suggest that | UI | a | N | |
| ei | Is that so? | UI | a | N | |
| eo | Please/May I? | UI | a | N | |
| eu | Suppose that | UI | a | N | |
| ia | Yes, that's true/Certainly | UI | a | N | |
| ii | Perhaps | UI | a | N | |
| io | Probably | UI | a | N | |
| iu | I don't know | UI | a | N | |
| oa | I/you must | UI | a | N | |
| oe | I/you should | UI | a | N | |
| oi | I/you may | UI | a | N | |
| ou | It doesn't matter | UI | a | N | |
| ua | There! (completion/satisfaction) | UI | a | N | |
| ue | Well! (surprise) | UI | a | N | |
| ui | Good! (pleasure) | UI | a | N | |
| uo | What! (annoyance) | UI | a | N | |
| uu | Sorry!/Alas! (sorrow/regret) | UI | a | N | |
| die | (affectionate attitudinal) | UI | a | Y | |
| fie | (friendly attitudinal) | UI | a | Y | |
| kae | (courteous attitudinal) | UI | a | Y | |
| nue | (neutral attitudinal) | UI | a | Y | |
| rie | (respectful attitudinal) | UI | a | Y | |
| saa | roughly/simplifying | UI | a | N | |
| bea | for example | UI | d | N | |
| biu | it is possible that | UI | d | N | |
| buo | however/on the contrary | UI | d | N | |
| cao | (emphasize next word) | UI | d | N | |
| cea | that is/in other words | UI | d | N | |
| ceu | anyway/in any case | UI | d | N | |
| cia | similarly | UI | d | N | |
| coa | in short/summarizing | UI | d | N | |
| dau | it is probable that | UI | d | N | |
| dou | given/by hypothesis | UI | d | N | |
| fae | and vice versa | UI | d | N | |
| fao | finally/in conclusion | UI | d | N | |
| feu | in fact/actually | UI | d | N | |
| gea | again/I repeat | UI | d | N | |
| kuo | usually/customarily | UI | d | N | |
| kuu | generally/generalizing | UI | d | N | |
| nao | (mark of new para./topic) | UI | d | N | |
| nie | in detail/looking closely | UI | d | N | |
| pae | and so forth/etcetera | UI | d | N | |
| piu | in particular | UI | d | Y | |
| rea | clearly/obviously | UI | d | Y | |
| sii | apparently/evidently | UI | d | N | |
| sui | also/too/moreover/in addition/furthermore | UI | d | N | |
| taa | in turn/in sequence | UI | d | N | |
| toe | respectively | UI | d | N | |
| voi | skipping details | UI | d | N | |
| zou | by the way/incidentally | UI | d | N | |
| loa | goodbye/farewell | UI | g | N | |
| loi | hello/greetings | UI | g | N | |
| sia | thank you | UI | g | N | |
| siu | you're welcome | UI | g | N | |
| ze | and jointly | ZE | N | ||
| i- | (connective prefix, as in ice) | - | N | ||
| -y- | [-] | (close hyphen within words, as in mekykiu) | - | N | |
| -n- | (2nd postvocalic hyphen, as in pienruu) | - | N | ||
| -r- | (1st postvocalic hyphen, as in baormao) | - | N | ||
| -z- | (acronymic hyphen, as in AzAzA = 'AAA') | - | N | ||
| -ai | (Latin u.c. consonants, e.g. Kai) | - | N | ||
| -ei | (Latin l.c. consonants, e.g. kei) | - | N | ||
| -eo | (Greek consonants l.c. w/o gao-, u.c. with gao-. E.g., seo [s], gaoseo [S].) | - | N | ||
| -ci | (connective suffix, as in aci) | - | N | ||
| -fi | (Greek vowels l.c. w/o gao-, u.c. with gao-. E.g. afi [a], gao,afi [A].) | - | N | ||
| -fi | -ly (utterance ordinals, as in nefi 'firstly') | - | N | ||
| -ge | (connective suffix, as in age) | - | N | ||
| hi | [,] | (close comma; syllabification mark, as in Lo,is 'Lois') | - | N | |
| -jo | (phrase metaphorizing suffix, as in tojo = take the two previous words metaphorically) | - | Y | ||
| -ma | (Latin u.c. vowels, e.g. Ama [A]) | - | N | ||
| -ma | -00/-hundred | - | N | ||
| -mo | -000/-thousand | - | N | ||
| no- | (connective prefix, as in noa, noca) | - | N | ||
| nu- | (connective prefix, as in nuu, nucu) | - | N | ||
| pi | [.] | (decimal point) | - | N | |
| -po | (descriptive suffix, as in lepo) | - | N | ||
| -pu | (descriptive suffix, as in lepu) | - | N | ||
| -ra | -some (cardinals) | - | N | ||
| -ri | -st/-nd/-rd/-th (ordinals) | - | N | ||
| -si | (Latin l.c. vowels, e.g. asi [a]) | - | N | ||
| -za | (medium interval) | - | N | ||
| -za | (quoting-word suffix; specifies spoken form of item) | - | Y | ||
| -zi | (quoting-word suffix; specifies written form of item) | - | Y | ||
| -zi | (short interval) | - | N | ||
| -zu | (long interval) | - | N | ||
| gao- | (Greek u.c. letterword prefix, as in gaoseo [S].) | - | N | ||
| gie | [[] | (left close bracket) (math) | - | N | |
| giu | []] | (right close bracket) (math) | - | N | |
| hie | [(] | (left close parenthesis) (math) | - | N | |
| hiu | [)] | (right close parenthesis) (math) | - | N | |
| kia | (delete previous word; a metalinguistic op.) | - | N | ||
| kio | (delete this utterance; a metalonguistic op.) | - | N | ||
| kua | [/] | over/divided by.. (math) | - | N | |
| kue | [\] | under/dividing.. (math) | - | N | |
| nea | [-] | negative (sign of a negative number) | - | N | |
| nio | [ - ] | minus/less (sign of subtraction) | - | Y | |
| -noi | (suffix form of -no after connectives, as in anoi, kanoi) | - | N | ||
| pea | [+] | positive (sign of a positive number) | - | N | |
| pio | [ + ] | plus/and (sign of addition) | - | Y | |
| sua | to the power.. (math) | - | N | ||
| suu | to the root.. | - | Y | ||
| tia | [ * ] | times/multiplied by | - | N | |
| zoa | ["] | double prime (math) | - | N | |
| zoi | ['] | prime (math) | - | N |