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||''Garam'' | ||''Garam''<br>goodness | ||
||''Nagaram'' | ||''Nagaram''<br>evil | ||
||''gara'' | ||''gara''<br>good | ||
||''nagara'' | ||''nagara''<br>bad | ||
||''garna'' | ||''garna''<br>to make good | ||
||''nigarna'' | ||''nigarna''<br>to corrupt, spoil | ||
|- | |- | ||
|| | ||''Felim''<br>joy | ||
|| | ||''Nifelim''<br>sorrow | ||
|| | ||''fel''<br>happy | ||
|| | ||''nifel''<br>sad | ||
||to make | ||''felna''<br>to make happy | ||
||to | ||''nifelna''<br>to sadden | ||
|- | |- | ||
||'' | ||''Urpem''<br>warfare | ||
||'' | ||''Nijurpem''<br>peace | ||
||'' | ||''urpe''<br>belligerent | ||
||'' | ||''nijurpe''<br>pacifist | ||
||'' | ||''urpna''<br>to fight | ||
||'' | ||''nijurpna''<br>to refrain from fighting | ||
|- | |- | ||
|| | ||''Cram''<br>fear | ||
|| | ||''Nacram''<br>bravery | ||
|| | ||''cra''<br>afraid | ||
|| | ||''nacra''<br>unafraid | ||
||to | ||''crna''<br>to fear | ||
||to | ||''nicrna''<br>to be unafraid | ||
|- | |- | ||
||'' | ||''Gantam''<br>strength | ||
||'' | ||''Nagantam''<br>weakness | ||
||'' | ||''ganta''<br>strong | ||
||'' | ||''naganta''<br>weak | ||
||'' | ||''gantna''<br>to strengthen | ||
||'' | ||''nigantna''<br>to weaken | ||
|- | |- | ||
|| | ||''Ritam''<br>sharpness, fitness | ||
|| | ||''Naritam''<br>bluntness | ||
|| | ||''rita''<br>sharp, fit for purpose | ||
|| | ||''narita''<br>blunt, stupid | ||
||to | ||''ritna''<br>to sharpen | ||
||to | ||''niritna''<br>to blunt | ||
|- | |- | ||
||'' | ||''Arkam''<br>beauty | ||
||'' | ||''N'arkam''<br>ugliness | ||
||'' | ||''arka''<br>pretty | ||
||'' | ||''n'arka''<br>ugly | ||
||'' | ||''arkna''<br>to beautify | ||
||'' | ||''nijarkna''<br>to despoil | ||
|- | |- | ||
|| | ||''Keram''<br>extravegance | ||
|| | ||''Nakeram''<br>poverty | ||
|| | ||''kera''<br>dear | ||
|| | ||''nakera''<br>cheap | ||
||to | ||''kerna''<br>to add value | ||
||to | ||''nikerna''<br>to cheapen | ||
|- | |- | ||
||'' | ||''Ovim''<br>openness | ||
||'' | ||''Nijovim''<br>'closedness' | ||
||''ov''<br>open | |||
||''nijov''<br>closed | |||
||''ovna''<br>to open | |||
||''nijovna''<br>to close | |||
||''ov'' | |||
||''nijov'' | |||
||''ovna'' | |||
||''nijovna'' | |||
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Revision as of 20:23, 31 December 2006
Negation
Negation in Stonebreaker is very simple. To reverse the meaning of a noun, adjective or verb, you can add na, ni or n' before the word. The rules are fairly simple. Before a verb, use ni. Before a head noun ending in -am,(or related adjective) use na, otherwise use ni. If the word begins with a vowel, use n' instead of na and nij instead of ni.
Examples:
Head noun | adjective | verb | |||
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Garam goodness |
Nagaram evil |
gara good |
nagara bad |
garna to make good |
nigarna to corrupt, spoil |
Felim joy |
Nifelim sorrow |
fel happy |
nifel sad |
felna to make happy |
nifelna to sadden |
Urpem warfare |
Nijurpem peace |
urpe belligerent |
nijurpe pacifist |
urpna to fight |
nijurpna to refrain from fighting |
Cram fear |
Nacram bravery |
cra afraid |
nacra unafraid |
crna to fear |
nicrna to be unafraid |
Gantam strength |
Nagantam weakness |
ganta strong |
naganta weak |
gantna to strengthen |
nigantna to weaken |
Ritam sharpness, fitness |
Naritam bluntness |
rita sharp, fit for purpose |
narita blunt, stupid |
ritna to sharpen |
niritna to blunt |
Arkam beauty |
N'arkam ugliness |
arka pretty |
n'arka ugly |
arkna to beautify |
nijarkna to despoil |
Keram extravegance |
Nakeram poverty |
kera dear |
nakera cheap |
kerna to add value |
nikerna to cheapen |
Ovim openness |
Nijovim 'closedness' |
ov open |
nijov closed |
ovna to open |
nijovna to close |