Vowel series (a / o / e / u)

Four vowels keep the same jobs across tables. The prefix tells you which table you are in.

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Beginner

You already use them on the speech act: jal statement, jol question, jel command, jul don’t.

a add, o one, e order, u undo. Read the prefix to pick the table; the vowel is the move.

Opening with /j/ starts a turn. The vowel says which move you make: add a statement (a), put one option on the table (o), set the order of action (e), or undo the whole frame (u).

jal zazawan godogol.

gloss: j-statement · z-grace@ · g-dog

Azawan is a dog.

jol zazawan godogol.

gloss: j-question · z-grace@ · g-dog

Is Azawan a dog?

Vowel	Job (every table)	Mnemonic	Speech act you know
a	add / include / inventory / hold	add	jal statement
o	one-choice / menu / instead	one	jol question
e	rank / soft-correct / priority	order	jel command
u	subtract / not / except	undo	jul prohibition

See also

• Speech act: core.md