The Loglan Little-Word File

(Also known as Loglan 1 Appendix A)

Sorted by Word

Last updated: 31 July 1996, by Bill Gober

Column meanings:

  1. The little word or little word affix itself.
  2. The punctuation, if any, that corresponds to the little word.
  3. The definition or description of the little word.
  4. The lexeme that the little word belongs to.
  5. The little word's 'sub-lexeme'. Some of the lexemes are large and can usefully be subdivided. Here are those lexemes and their sub-lexeme codes:
  6. 'N' indicates that this entry is substantively unchanged from L1. 'Y' indicates that this entry is new or differs from what appeared in L1.

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LWpunc.DefinitionLex.Sub.New?
aor/and-or (with arguments or predicates, i.e. "terms")AN
eand (with terms)AN
i[. ](full stop)IN
i-(connective prefix, as in ice)-N
oif and only if (with terms)AN
uwhether (with terms)AN
-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
aeYes, I hope toUIaN
-ai(Latin u.c. consonants, e.g. Kai)-N
aiYes, I willUIaN
aoYes, I want toUIaN
auI don't careUIaN
eaLet's/I suggest thatUIaN
-ei(Latin l.c. consonants, e.g. kei)-N
eiIs that so?UIaN
-eo(Greek consonants l.c. w/o gao-, u.c. with gao-. E.g., seo [s], gaoseo [S].)-N
eoPlease/May I?UIaN
euSuppose thatUIaN
iaYes, that's true/CertainlyUIaN
ieWhich/Which of..?IEN
iiPerhapsUIaN
ioProbablyUIaN
iuI don't knowUIaN
oaI/you mustUIaN
oeI/you shouldUIaN
oiI/you mayUIaN
ouIt doesn't matterUIaN
uaThere! (completion/satisfaction)UIaN
ueWell! (surprise)UIaN
uiGood! (pleasure)UIaN
uoWhat! (annoyance)UIaN
uuSorry!/Alas! (sorrow/regret)UIaN
basomething/-one xDAnN
besomething/-one yDAnN
bi[ = ]is (identity)BIN
bosomething/-one zDAnN
busomething/-one wDAnY
caor/and-or (between words)CAN
ceand (between words)CAN
ci[ - ](open hyphen)CIN
-ci(connective suffix, as in aci)- N
coif and only if (between words)CAN
cuwhether (between words)CAN
daX (it, he, she, they, him, her, them)DAdN
deY (it, he, she, they, him, her, them)DAdN
diZ (it, he, she, they, him, her, them)DAdN
doW (it, he, she, they, him, her, them)DAdN
duQ (it, he, she, they, him, her, them)DAdN
fawill/then/after.. (future tense)PAtN
fe[5]five/five ofNIdN
-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
fo[4]four/four ofNIdN
fufrom/by/for (2nd passive)NUN
ga(predicate marker)GAN
-ge(connective suffix, as in age)-N
getype of/for aGEN
gi(right mark of displaced object(s))GIN
goof (inversion operator)GON
gu[, ](proximal right boundary marker; all clauses)GUN
hais how connected to?AN
heis what/a what?PREDAN
hi[,](close comma; syllabification mark, as in Lo,is 'Lois')-N
hohow many?NIhN
huwho/what?DAhN
jawho/which is (non-restrictive)JIN
jeof/by/to (1st desc. link)JEN
jithat is (restrictive)JIN
-jo(phrase metaphorizing suffix, as in tojo = take the two previous words metaphorically)-Y
joso to speak (metaphorizer)JON
juamong/under/via (4th passive)NUN
kaeitherKAN
kebothKAN
kior/nor/and/thenKIN
koif and only ifKAN
kuwhetherKAN
lathe one named..LEN
lethe..LEN
liquote (left mark)LIN
lothe mass of..LEN
luend quote (right mark)LUN
-ma(Latin u.c. vowels, e.g. Ama [A])-N
-ma-00/-hundred-N
me(extensional predifier)MEY
miI/meDApN
-mo-000/-thousand-N
muwe/us (you & I/me)DApN
nais/now/at.. (present tense)PAtN
ne[1]a/an/one/one ofNIdN
ni[0]zero/no/none ofNIdN
nono/not/non-/It is not the case that..NON
no-(connective prefix, as in noa, noca)-N
nu-ed/un-/than (1st passive)NUN
nu-(connective prefix, as in nuu, nucu)-N
pawas/then/before.. (past tense)PAtN
peof (possessive)JIN
pi[.](decimal point)-N
po-ing (events/states)PON
-po(descriptive suffix, as in lepo)-N
pu-ness (properties)PON
-pu(descriptive suffix, as in lepu)-N
raall/each/everyNIaN
-ra-some (cardinals)-N
remost/most ofNIaN
riseveral/a few ofNIaN
-ri-st/-nd/-rd/-th (ordinals)-N
romany/much ofNIaN
ruenough/enough ofNIaN
saalmost all/about..NIaN
se[7]seven/seven ofNIdN
-si(Latin l.c. vowels, e.g. asi [a])-N
siat most/at most one of..NIaN
so[6]six/six ofNIdN
susome/some of/at least/at least one of..NIaN
tathat/thereDAsN
te[4]three/three ofNIdN
tithis/hereDAsN
to[2]two/two ofNIdN
tuyouDApN
vanear/therePAlN
ve[9]nine/nine ofNIdN
viat/in/herePAlN
vo[8]eight/eight ofNIdN
vufar from/awayPAlN
-za(medium interval)-N
-za(quoting-word suffix; specifies spoken form of item)-Y
zeand jointlyZEN
-zi(quoting-word suffix; specifies written form of item)-Y
-zi(short interval)-N
zoamount ofPON
-zu(long interval)-N
beafor exampleUIdN
beuPatients/Parts (case tag)DION
biais part ofBIN
bieis a member ofBIN
biuit is possible thatUIdN
buais P/is a P (1st bound predicate variable)PREDAN
buiis Q/is a Q (2nd bound predicate variable)PREDAN
buohowever/on the contraryUIdN
cao(emphasize next word)UIdN
cauQuantities/Values (case tag)DIOY
ceathat is/in other wordsUIdN
ceuanyway/in any caseUIdN
ciasimilarlyUIdN
cie[ < ]is less thanBIN
cio[ > ]is greater thanBIN
ciuas much as/to the same degree as ('equality' modal)PAmN
coain short/summarizingUIdN
coiaccording to rule/method/authority..PAmN
cui(left mark of a left connectand in word-strings)CUIN
dauit is probable thatUIdN
die(affectionate attitudinal)UIaY
diifor/on behalf of..PAmN
dioDestinations/Receivers (case tag)DION
dougiven/by hypothesisUIdN
duais/does the former (the 2nd free predicate variable)PREDAY
duiis/does the latter (the 1st free predicate variable)PREDAY
duoin manner/by method..PAmN
faeand vice versaUIdN
faofinally/in conclusionUIdN
feuin fact/actuallyUIdN
fiawill be..-ing/since/ever sincePAtN
fie(friendly attitudinal)UIaY
foaWholes/Sets (case tag)DION
fuawill habitually..PAtN
fuo(reflexive conversion for 4rd argument)NUY
gao-(Greek u.c. letterword prefix, as in gaoseo [S].)-N
gau(strong potentiality marker)PAmY
geaagain/I repeatUIdN
geu(right mark of a ge-group)GEUY
giais..-ing; continuous in a time-free sensePAxN
gie[[](left close bracket) (math)-N
giu[]](right close bracket) (math)-N
goaGreaters (in greater/lesser than relations, case tag)DION
goi(right mark of a sentence quantifier)GIN
guadoes..; habitual in a time-free sensePAxN
gue(right boundary mark for je/jue-phrases only)GUEN
gui(right boundary mark for ji/ja/jiV/jaV-phrases only)GUIN
guo(right boundary mark for lepo-type clauses only)GUON
guu(right boundary mark for termsets only)GUUY
heathrough../with..'s helpPAmN
hie[(](left close parenthesis) (math)-N
hiu[)](right close parenthesis) (math)-N
hoiHey/O..! (vocative mark, letter opening)HOIY
hue(inverse vocative, letter closing)HUEY
jaewho/which is one of (non-restrictive set membership)JIN
jaosuch that, incidentally, (non-restrictive clauses)JION
jiethat is one of (restrictive set memberships)JIN
jiosuch that (restrictive clauses)JION
jueof/by/to (2nd descriptive link)JUEN
juiLessers (in greater/lesser than relations, case tag)DIOY
juo(reflexive conversion for 4th argument)NUY
kae(courteous attitudinal)UIaY
kaoActors/Agents/Doers (case tag)DION
kia(delete previous word; a metalinguistic op.)-N
kie[ (](left open parenthesis)KIEN
kiiwith/accompanied by..PAmN
kio(delete this utterance; a metalonguistic op.)-N
kiu[) ](right open parenthesis)KIUN
koubecause of (cause)..PAcN
kua[/]over/divided by.. (math)-N
kue[\]under/dividing.. (math)-N
kuousually/customarilyUIdN
kuugenerally/generalizingUIdN
laathe unique object which.. (if there is such an object, otherwise the empty set)LEY
laethe addressee of.. (indirect designation)DIOY
laothe one with non-Loglan name..LEY
lau(introduces list of set elements)LAUY
leathe set of all..LEN
leean arbitrarily chosen object which.. (if there is such an object, otherwise the empty set)LEY
leuthe particular set of..LEN
lialike/as/in the way that..PAmN
lie(strong quotation mark)LIEN
liithe single character.. (character quote)LIUY
liothe number..LIOY
liuthe single Loglan word.. (word quote)LIUN
loagoodbye/farewellUIgN
loethe typical..LEN
loihello/greetingsUIgN
lou(introduces an ordered list)LAUY
lua(closes list of set elements)LUAY
luea sign of (the inverse of indirect designation)DION
luifor/in order to please..PAmN
luo(closes an ordered list)LUAY
mea(metaphorical predifier)MEY
miawould/should/could (subjective subjunctive marker)PAmY
mioW-and-I/meDApN
miuQ-and-I/meDApN
moibecause of (motive)..PAcN
mougreater than/to a greater degree than ('more than' modal)PAmY
muaX-and-we/usDApN
mueY-and-we/usDApN
muiZ-and-we/usDApN
muoW-and-we/usDApN
muuQ-and-we/usDApN
nao(mark of new para./topic)UIdN
nea[-]negative (sign of a negative number)-N
neuConditions/Circumstances/Fields (case tag)DION
niais..-ing/whilePAtN
niein detail/looking closelyUIdN
nio[ - ]minus/less (sign of subtraction)-Y
niu[*]the incorrect Loglan.. (spoken form of '*') LIUY
noaonly ifAN
noenot..but..AN
-noi(suffix form of -no after connectives, as in anoi, kanoi)-N
nooor/otherwiseAY
nounot..whetherAN
nuahabitually..-sPAtN
nue(neutral attitudinal)UIaY
nuo(reflexive conversion for 2nd argument)NUY
nuuwhether.., ..AN
paeand so forth/etceteraUIdN
pea[+]positive (sign of a positive number)-N
peure/concerning/as for..PAmN
piawas..-ing/untilPAtN
pio[ + ]plus/and (sign of addition)-Y
piuin particularUIdY
pouProducts/Purposes (case tag)DION
puahabitually..-edPAtN
raubecause of (reason)..PAcN
reaclearly/obviouslyUIdY
rie(respectful attitudinal)UIaY
saaroughly/simplifyingUIaN
sao(predifies a non-Loglan word)SUEY
sauSources/Reasons/Causes (case tag)DION
seainstead of/in place of..PAmN
siathank youUIgN
siiapparently/evidentlyUIdN
siuyou're welcomeUIgN
soabecause of (premise)..PAcN
soi(pseudo-onomatopoeia marker)SOIY
suato the power.. (math)-N
sue(onomatopoeia marker)SUEY
suialso/too/moreover/in addition/furthermoreUIdN
suuto the root..-Y
taain turn/in sequenceUIdN
taothe former situationDAsN
tia[ * ]times/multiplied by-N
tiewith.., a tool or meansPAmN
tiothe latter situationDAsN
toathe former remarkDAsN
toerespectivelyUIdN
toithe latter remarkDAsN
tuayou-and-XDApN
tueyou-and-YDApN
tuiyou-and-ZDApN
tuoyou-and-WDApN
tuuyou-and-QDApN
veuEvents/States/Effects/Deeds/Means/Routes (case tag)DION
viathroughout.., a medium placePAlN
viewould/should/could (objective subjunctive marker)PAmY
viithroughout.., a small placePAlN
viuthroughout.., a large placePAlN
voiskipping detailsUIdN
zoa["]double prime (math)-N
zoi[']prime (math)-N
zouby the way/incidentallyUIdN
zua(tag of the normally 1st argument)DION
zue(tag of the normally 2nd argument)DION
zui(tag of the normally 3rd argument)DION
zuo(tag of the normally 4th argument)DION
zuu(tag of the normally 5th argument)DION