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Values (/h/ / /w/)
How to name a need and how you relate to it: topic, met, unmet, motive, or prescription.
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Beginner
Default reading of /h/ and /w/
Use /h/ or /w/ plus a need root when you are talking about a psychological need, not when you are only adding time, place, manner, or degree.
| Prefix | What it attaches to |
|---|---|
/h/ | the clause (motive, prescription, or judgment of the event) |
/w/ | the preceding /ɡ/ (a property or possessive on that adjective) |
Shape: PoS + need root + optional mid-word x + stance vowel + ending.
`hawerol.`
gloss: `h-pleasure`
*Pleasure (as a topic).*Need inventory
Six closed needs. The sense is fixed; the lexicon roots are published. The same roots still form ordinary nouns and verbs (zalodol a ballot box; vuhuhel to defend). Under /h/ / /w/ with value shape, the need reading wins.
| Sense | Lexicon root | Metaphor | Gloss |
|---|---|---|---|
| autonomy | alodo | 🗳️ ballot-box → choice | choice, agency, self-direction |
| competence | olozo | 🧰 toolbox → readiness | efficacy, skill, getting things to work |
| relatedness | onogo | 🪢 knot → bond | connection, belonging, care |
| pleasure | awero | 🍓 strawberry → sweetness | enjoyment, comfort, aesthetic payoff |
| survival | uhuhe | 🛡️ shield → defense | safety, health, material sufficiency |
| unspecified | ege | 🥚 egg → potential | need named without picking among the five |
Word shape
[h|w] + need-root [ + x + {a|e|o|u} ] + {-l|-m|-n|-r}- PoS:
/h/or/w/. - Need root: one of the six (
alodo/olozo/onogo/awero/uhuhe/ege). - Optional
x-addition: stance vowela/e/o/u. Motivexeis Intermediate. - Ending: on a bare need, ordinary reference-suffix. On a compound, -l / -m / -r follow that stance’s table (contact / preference / force / changeability). -n stays ordinary proper.
Stances
How you relate to the need. Vowels follow the series: a add, e order, o one, u undo.
| Form | Stance | Gloss | Mnemonic |
|---|---|---|---|
bare (no x) | Topic | Need named only | no vowel: name it, don’t take a stance |
xa | Met / serves | Host pays off this need | a add: the payoff is in |
xo | Prescription (ought) | Agent or situation ought to act so this need is served or protected | o one: one ought |
xu | Unmet / costs | Host subtracts from this need | u undo: the need is taken down |
Topic (no x): the ending keeps ordinary reference-suffix senses (hawerol = pleasure as a topic).
Met (xa): the host serves the need. The ending is the contact channel.
`zawaral wonogoxal.`
gloss: `z-gift` · `w-relatedness-met-physical`
*The gift serves relatedness (physical contact).*Contact channel (endings on met)
On xa compounds, -l / -m / -r mark how you contact the claimed payoff (contact channel). -n stays ordinary proper. Relatedness between people is the need onogo.
| Form | Channel | Contact | Mnemonic |
|---|---|---|---|
…xal | physical | Sensory / ambient / embodied ease | -l locked on the scene you can touch |
…xam | mental | Cognitive integration, memory, self-directed gratitude | -m open in the head |
…xar | spiritual | Big-picture step-back (wider frame) | -r resume to a larger frame |
Channels are different kinds of contact, not a ranked “better.”
`zohohul gohohum bazawan wolozoxal.`
gloss: `z-house` · `g-home` · `b-grace@` · `w-competence-met-physical`
*Azawan’s house serves competence (physical contact: a felt place).*Prescription (xo): force
xo means should / ought: act so the need is served or protected, whether or not anyone is acting from it now. -l / -m / -r mark prescription force (how strongly you claim the ought). -n stays ordinary proper. A promise without a named vow is bound or endorse. Always pick an ending; if the force is unknown, use -m. Gloss bound -l as bound in this frame.
| Form | Force | You are saying | Mnemonic |
|---|---|---|---|
…xol | bound | Non-negotiable in this frame | -l locked / same hardness as jal and closed joins |
…xom | endorse | You stand behind this should (soft default if unknown) | -m open backing |
…xor | invite | Worth considering here | -r light resume: held out |
`zazawan vezehel honogoxom.`
gloss: `z-grace@` · `v-tell` · `h-relatedness-ought-endorse`
*Azawan tells: relatedness ought to be served (endorse).*Unmet (xu): changeability
xu means the host costs / subtracts from the need. -l / -m / -r mark changeability (how lasting the cost is). -n stays ordinary proper. If the grain is unknown, use -m.
| Form | Job | Mnemonic |
|---|---|---|
…xul | irreversible: fixed as far as you can tell | -l hard / locked |
…xum | modifiable: effort or circumstance may change it (soft default if unknown) | -m open to change |
…xur | temporary: usually met; not this moment | -r light / this moment only |
`zazegel walodoxur.`
gloss: `z-gathering` · `w-autonomy-unmet-temporary`
*The gathering costs autonomy right now (temporary).*Translation practice
Short drills on this Beginner band. Try each item before opening Show answer.
Roots used here: azawa grace (name Azawan) · ululo courage (name Ululon) · uhubu beauty (name Uhubun) · odogo dog · abogo book · ohohu house · awala walk · ezehe tell · uzunu sing · awara gift · azege gathering · alodo autonomy · olozo competence · onogo relatedness · awero pleasure · uhuhe survival · ege unspecified need
English → Agalan
1. Pleasure (as a topic).
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hawerol.
2. The gift serves relatedness (physical channel).
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zawaral wonogoxal.
3. The house serves competence (physical channel).
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zohohul wolozoxal.
4. The gathering costs autonomy right now (temporary).
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zazegel walodoxur.
5. Azawan tells: relatedness ought to be served (endorse).
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zazawan vezehel honogoxom.
6. Unspecified need (as a topic).
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hegel.
7. The book serves competence (mental channel).
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zabogol wolozoxam.
8. Uhubun sings: survival ought to be protected (bound).
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zuhubun vuzunul huhuhexol.
Agalan → English
1. hawerol.
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Pleasure (as a topic).
2. zawaral wonogoxal.
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The gift serves relatedness (physical channel).
3. zazegel walodoxur.
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The gathering costs autonomy right now (temporary).
4. zabogol wolozoxam.
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The book serves competence (mental channel).
5. hegel.
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Unspecified need (as a topic).
6. zululon vezehel honogoxor.
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Ululon tells: relatedness ought to be served (invite).
7. zohohul wuhuhexal.
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The house serves survival (physical channel).
8. zabogol wolozoxum.
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The book costs competence (modifiable).
Intermediate
Motive (xe): preference standing
xe is a descriptive reason for acting (am doing for this need). Use it when English have to / need to is really a motive. -l / -m / -r mark preference standing (where the reason comes from). -n stays ordinary proper. Habit of the reason uses hual. Always pick an ending; if the standing is unknown, use -m. Usually my reason is …xem plus hual.
xe is doing for this need; xo is should serve or protect this need.
| Form | Standing | Contact | Mnemonic |
|---|---|---|---|
…xel | circumstantial | The situation pulls this motive | -l locked to the scene; e order: this ranking of reasons |
…xem | internal | The agent’s own reason (also soft default if unknown) | -m open / from inside |
…xer | protective | Motive as protecting against unmet (away-from) | -r resume away from a cost |
-l and -m are approach-framed; -r is guard-framed.
`zazawan vezehel honogoxem.`
gloss: `z-grace@` · `v-tell` · `h-relatedness-motive-internal`
*Azawan tells for relatedness (internal reason).*Which ending table?
| Stance | Ending table | Mnemonic (vowel) |
|---|---|---|
xa met | contact channel | a add |
xe motive | preference standing | e order |
xo ought | prescription force | o one |
xu unmet | changeability | u undo |
Attachment sites
| Site | Typical shape | English cue |
|---|---|---|
| Possessive / gratitude | host + /ɡ/ possessive + w…xa… + channel | Azawan’s house (for competence): wolozoxa… |
| Praise | neutral host + w- / h- xa + channel | gift (serves relatedness): wonogoxa… |
| Criticism | neutral host + xu + changeability | gathering (costs autonomy): walodoxu… |
| Prescription | clause + h…xo… + force | should (for relatedness): honogoxo… |
| Motive | clause + h…xe… + standing | Azawan … (for relatedness): honogoxe… |
| Topic-only | bare h… / w… need | hawerol |
Prefer -m on xu / xe / xo when that table’s dimension is unclear. Several values are several /h/ or /w/ words (holozoxal honogoxal), not stacked x-additions on one need.
On these compounds, -l / -m / -r are the stance tables above.
`zazawan vezehel holozoxal honogoxem.`
gloss: `z-grace@` · `v-tell` · `h-competence-met-physical` · `h-relatedness-motive-internal`
*Azawan tells: competence is met (physical) and relatedness is the internal motive.*The host word carries literal vs metaphorical sense.
Translation practice
Short drills on this Intermediate band. Try each item before opening Show answer.
Roots used here: azawa grace (name Azawan) · ululo courage (name Ululon) · uhubu beauty (name Uhubun) · abogo book · ohohu house · awala walk · ezehe tell · uzunu sing · uwuru write · aju sit · awara gift · azege gathering · alodo autonomy · olozo competence · onogo relatedness · awero pleasure · uhuhe survival · hual (always) · odogo dog
English → Agalan
1. Azawan tells for relatedness (internal reason).
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zazawan vezehel honogoxem.
2. Ululon walks for relatedness (the situation pulls it).
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zululon vawalal honogoxel.
3. Uhubun sings for relatedness (internal motive, as usual).
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zuhubun vuzunul honogoxem hual.
4. Azawan sits for relatedness (protective motive).
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zazawan vajul honogoxer.
5. Ululon writes for competence (internal reason).
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zululon vuwurul holozoxem.
6. Azawan’s house serves competence (physical channel).
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zohohul gohohum bazawan wolozoxal.
7. The gift serves relatedness (physical).
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zawaral wonogoxal.
8. Uhubun tells: relatedness ought to be served (endorse).
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zuhubun vezehel honogoxom.
9. Azawan tells: competence met (physical) and relatedness as internal motive.
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zazawan vezehel holozoxal honogoxem.
10. Ululon tells: relatedness ought (bound) and relatedness as circumstantial motive.
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zululon vezehel honogoxol honogoxel.
Agalan → English
1. zazawan vezehel honogoxem.
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Azawan tells for relatedness (internal reason).
2. zululon vawalal honogoxel.
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Ululon walks for relatedness (circumstantial motive).
3. zuhubun vuzunul honogoxem hual.
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Uhubun sings for relatedness (internal motive, as usual).
4. zazawan vajul honogoxer.
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Azawan sits for relatedness (protective motive).
5. zululon vuwurul holozoxem.
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Ululon writes for competence (internal reason).
6. zohohul gohohum bazawan wolozoxal.
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Azawan’s house serves competence (physical channel).
7. zawaral waweroxar.
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The gift serves pleasure (spiritual channel).
8. zazegel walodoxum.
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The gathering costs autonomy (modifiable).
9. zazawan godogol honogoxum.
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Azawan is a dog; relatedness unmet (modifiable).
10. wonogoxal. honogoxem. honogoxom. honogoxum.
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Relatedness served (physical contact). For relatedness (internal motive). Relatedness ought (endorse). Relatedness unmet (modifiable).
See also
- Applicability when: restrictors.md
- Ability
xa/xe/xo/xuon an activity host: ability.md - DECISION reuses unmet changeability endings: plan-decision.md