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Claritish cheat sheet โ
Vowels and x โ
| Letter | Like | Letter | Like |
|---|---|---|---|
u | you, without the y | a | spa |
o | Cambodia, no glide | e | bet |
x | the si in vision (not English x) |
Each vowel always sounds the same; two vowels in a row are two beats. All other letters sound like English.
Sure, decided, wanted โ
| Word | -l lasting | -m default | -r right now |
|---|---|---|---|
| could be | thovul and I'll find out | thovum could be | thovur who knows |
| decided | thehul for good | thehum can still change | thehur for now |
| tries | thudul committed to trying | thudum tries | thudur a trial run |
| wants | thohul for a long time | thohum wants to | thohur feels like it now |
| planned | thamal backups ready | thamam steps laid out | thamar only the direction |
How you know โ
| Evidential channel | -l strong | -m default | -r weak |
|---|---|---|---|
| live: seeing, hearing, feeling it now | thodol | thodom | thodor |
| from memory | thevol | thevom | thevor |
| from the pattern | thobal | thobam | thobar |
| worked out from clues | thunel | thunem | thuner |
| deduced: must follow | thugul | thugum | thugur |
| reported: told or read | thewal | thewam | thewar |
| intuition: a gut sense | thahol | thahom | thahor |
Allowed, required, agreed โ
| -l by a rule | -m by a person | -r no one's word | |
|---|---|---|---|
| allowed | thegol | thegom | thegor tolerated |
| forbidden | thedel | thedem | theder frowned on |
| required | thumel | thumem | thumer by custom |
| agreed (the affected person) | thuxegol in advance | thuxegom said yes, can take it back | thuxegor assumed OK |
Suffixes on English words โ
| Label scope | Ability | ||
|---|---|---|---|
-tha | this episode | -xa | can |
-the | a practiced role | -xe | can't, just for now |
-tho | this pair: one relationship | -xo | can't yet (the default) |
-thu | a type across scenes | -xu | can never |
Sakes โ
| Sake, need | Sake, need | Sake, need |
|---|---|---|
ahu autonomy | ame purpose | ozo pleasure |
ulo competence | ana relatedness | oyu physical: health, rest, safety |
ado understanding | ebe beneficence | ega a sake, unspecified |
Sake word: th + sake + stance + ending.
| Stance | Says | Example | -l | -m | -r |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
tha met | thanks | thanatham | it will stay with me | thank you | got me through right now |
thu unmet | sorry, with behon for yours | thanathum, thanathum behon | deeply sorry | I'm sorry | my bad |
the prescription | ought to be done for it | thanathem | they invited it | your own offer | worth a try |
tho motive | being done for it | thanathom | over time | unstated | right away |
Thanks for a thing you own: g for th, after the noun: my coat goyuthal.
Feelings โ
thulothuraor can I measure up? hanging over everything, in waves:
thulo | thu | r | ao | r |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| competence | unmet | for now | over the room (locus) | surging (motion) |
Motion ending: -l still, -m flowing, -r surging.
| Locus | Meaning | Locus | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
a | mine, held inside | ue | pushing back |
ao | the atmosphere of the situation | e | felt on someone's behalf |
uo | can't place where it comes from | u | moving off: avoiding, hiding |
o | aimed at someone | ua | out of fight: giving up |
oe | turning to someone for comfort | ae | using yourself to placate |
Tone marks โ
| Mark | Meaning | Mark | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
% | joking, teasing | ? | unsure about this word |
; | warm, affectionate | ! | strong feeling |
& | contrast: this one, not another |