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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 bethomal and I'll find outthomam could bethomar who knows
decidedthogel for goodthogem can still changethoger for now
trieshowal committed to tryinghowam trieshowar a trial run
wantsthalol for a long timethalom wants tothalor feels like it now
plannedthagol backups readythagom steps laid outthagor only the direction

How you know โ€‹

Evidential channel-l strong-m default-r weak
live: seeing, hearing, feeling it nowthugelthugemthuger
from memorythevulthevumthevur
from the patternthubolthubomthubor
worked out from cluestheyoltheyomtheyor
deduced: must followthanalthanamthanar
reported: told or readthebalthebamthebar
intuition: a gut sensethabelthabemthaber

Allowed and required โ€‹

-l by a rule-m by a person-r no one's word
allowedhwuvalhwuvamhwuvar tolerated
forbiddenhwuvulhwuvumhwuvur frowned on
requiredhwuvolhwuvomhwuvor by custom
agreed (the affected person)hwudal in advancehwudam said yes, can take it backhwudar assumed OK

Suffixes on English words โ€‹

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

Sakes โ€‹

Sake, needSake, needSake, need
una autonomyuro purposeode pleasure
uwa competenceawe relatednessoba physical: health, rest, safety
owe understandingewa beneficenceuda a sake, unspecified

Sake word: th + sake + stance + ending.

StanceSaysExample-l-m-r
tha metthanksthawethamit will stay with methank yougot me through right now
thu unmetsorry, with blawan for yoursthawethum, thawethum blawandeeply sorryI'm sorrymy bad
the prescriptionought to be done for itthawethemthey invited ityour own offerworth a try
tho motivebeing done for itthawethomover timeunstatedright away

Thanks for a thing you own: g for th, after the noun: my coat gobathal.

Feelings โ€‹

thuwathuraer can I measure up? hanging over everything, in waves:

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

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

LocusMeaningLocusMeaning
amine, held insideuopushing back
aethe atmosphere of the situationofelt on someone's behalf
uecan't place where it comes fromumoving off: avoiding, hiding
eaimed at someoneuaout of fight: giving up
oeturning to someone for comfortaousing yourself to placate

Tone marks โ€‹

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