On grammatical class:
- be'e
- vocative: request to send/speak.
- co'o
- vocative: partings/good-bye.
- coi
- vocative: greetings/hello.
- fe'o
- vocative: over and out (end discussion).
- fi'i
- vocative: hospitality - inhospitality; you are welcome/ make yourself at home.
- je'e
- vocative: roger (ack) - negative acknowledge; used to acknowledge offers and thanks.
- ju'i
- vocative: attention - at ease - ignore me.
- ke'o
- vocative: please repeat.
- ki'e
- vocative: thanks - no thanks to you.
- mi'e
- self vocative: self-introduction - denial of identity; identifies speaker.
- mu'o
- vocative: over (response OK) - more to come.
- nu'e
- vocative: promise - promise release - un-promise.
- pe'u
- vocative: please.
- re'i
- vocative: ready to receive - not ready to receive.
- ta'a
- vocative: interruption.
- vi'o
- vocative: wilco (ack and will comply).
- di'ai
- vocative: well-wish - curse
- coico'o
- vocative: greetings in passing.
- fi'inai
- vocative: hospitality - inhospitality.
- je'enai
- vocative: roger (ack) - negative acknowledge; I didn't hear you.
- ju'icu'i
- vocative: attention - at ease - ignore me.
- ju'inai
- vocative: attention - at ease - ignore me.
- ki'enai
- vocative: thanks - no thanks to you.
- mi'enai
- self vocative: self-introduction - denial of identity; denies identity of speaker.
- mu'onai
- vocative: over (response OK) - more to come.
- nu'ecu'i
- vocative: promise - promise release - un-promise.
- nu'enai
- vocative: promise - promise release - un-promise.
- re'inai
- vocative: ready to receive - not ready to receive.
- ki'ai
- Converts following cmevla or zoi-quote into a nonce interjection/attitudinal.
- sa'ei
- Converts following cmevla or zoi-quote into onomatopoeia. (bam! crash! kapow! etc.)
In definition:
- doi
- generic vocative marker; identifies intended listener; elidable after COI.
In notes:
- rinsa
- x1 (agent) greets/hails/[welcomes/says hello to]/responds to arrival of x2 in manner x3 (action).
- li'oi
- marks word as being optional, i.e. the bridi would still be both grammatical AND reflect the speakers opinion/intention would the marked construct be left out
- ma'oi
- selma'o quote; quotes a word (a cmavo) and uses it to name a selma'o.