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Claritish cheat sheet โ€‹

Vowels and x โ€‹

LetterLikeLetterLike
uyou, without the yaspa
oCambodia, no glideebet
xthe 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 bethovul and I'll find outthovum could bethovur who knows
decidedthehul for goodthehum can still changethehur for now
triesthudul committed to tryingthudum triesthudur a trial run
wantsthohul for a long timethohum wants tothohur feels like it now
plannedthamal backups readythamam steps laid outthamar only the direction

How you know โ€‹

Evidential channel-l strong-m default-r weak
live: seeing, hearing, feeling it nowthodolthodomthodor
from memorythevolthevomthevor
from the patternthobalthobamthobar
worked out from cluesthunelthunemthuner
deduced: must followthugulthugumthugur
reported: told or readthewalthewamthewar
intuition: a gut sensethaholthahomthahor

Allowed, required, agreed โ€‹

-l by a rule-m by a person-r no one's word
allowedthegolthegomthegor tolerated
forbiddenthedelthedemtheder frowned on
requiredthumelthumemthumer by custom
agreed (the affected person)thuxegol in advancethuxegom said yes, can take it backthuxegor assumed OK

Suffixes on English words โ€‹

Label scopeAbility
-thathis episode-xacan
-thea practiced role-xecan't, just for now
-thothis pair: one relationship-xocan't yet (the default)
-thua type across scenes-xucan never

Sakes โ€‹

Sake, needSake, needSake, need
ahu autonomyame purposeozo pleasure
ulo competenceana relatednessoyu physical: health, rest, safety
ado understandingebe beneficenceega a sake, unspecified

Sake word: th + sake + stance + ending.

StanceSaysExample-l-m-r
tha metthanksthanathamit will stay with methank yougot me through right now
thu unmetsorry, with behon for yoursthanathum, thanathum behondeeply sorryI'm sorrymy bad
the prescriptionought to be done for itthanathemthey invited ityour own offerworth a try
tho motivebeing done for itthanathomover timeunstatedright 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:

thulothuraor
competenceunmetfor nowover the room (locus)surging (motion)

Motion ending: -l still, -m flowing, -r surging.

LocusMeaningLocusMeaning
amine, held insideuepushing back
aothe atmosphere of the situationefelt on someone's behalf
uocan't place where it comes fromumoving off: avoiding, hiding
oaimed at someoneuaout of fight: giving up
oeturning to someone for comfortaeusing yourself to placate

Tone marks โ€‹

MarkMeaningMarkMeaning
%joking, teasing?unsure about this word
;warm, affectionate!strong feeling
&contrast: this one, not another