Pankristie/Lexicography

Words in Pankristia come from the languages of humanity, but reflect the largely European and African origins of Christianity.

Names vs. Roots

Drawing on many languages for its vocabulary, some words are already ready to be used as nouns, because they end in a consonant. These are assumed to be nouns, but they can be clarified with the -e ending as needed. (e.g. maw and mawe are both cat.)

Most words are not ready to be used as anything because they end in a consonant cluster. These require an affix to make clear what part of speech they are. These are listed in the dictionary as ending in a hyphen, even though they are not prefixes. Not all suffixes make sense in every context.

• Nouns end in -e
• Adjectives end in '-i
• Adverbs end in -o
• Active verbs end in -a
• Passive verbs end in -u

For example, abl-' is a root in the dictionary, but not a word by itself. able is an ability and abla is to be able to.

Exceptions

The first major exception to this rule is numerals

1. 0 nol
2. 1 un
3. 2 dul
4. 3 tin
5. 4 car
6. 5 lim
7. 6 sis
8. 7 sem
9. 8 bal
10. 9 naw

These exist in the plain form when used as predicates, and take an -i (on the final element) when used as adjectives.