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== Lexicon == | == Lexicon == | ||
The lexicon is built around nouns. Generally, a nominal concept is expressed with a single word, | The lexicon is built around nouns. Generally, a nominal concept is expressed with a single word. Many scientific words are borrowings or calques from English, but also combined into one word and reordered, as in ''Axtosugul'' "covert aggression". | ||
The lexicon has a wealth of words related to | The lexicon has a wealth of words related to geometry, set theory, graph theory, and other concepts from mathematics and computer science. In fact, the terms for some everyday items are formed with a geometry term denoting its shape and a part denoting its function. | ||
On the other hand, the lexicon lacks specific words (other than calqued scientific names) for many plants and animals. In Hwnic, "daffodil", "chrysanthemum", and "osmanthus" are all ''isalbunr'' "conspicuous flower". Some recognizable species may have unique names, such as ''isalibordal'' "poet's flower". This is because flowers have become rare as a result of ecological events, and | On the other hand, the lexicon lacks specific words (other than calqued scientific names) for many plants and animals. In Hwnic, "daffodil", "chrysanthemum", and "osmanthus" are all ''isalbunr'' "conspicuous flower". Some recognizable species may have unique names, such as ''isalibordal'' "rose; poet's flower". This is because flowers have become rare as a result of ecological events, and any allegorical or cultural meanings have been taken up by other terms. | ||
== Example text == | == Example text == | ||