tabula-leksey
The tabula-leksey (“words of the table”) is a highly efficient series of function-words inspired by the tabel-vortoj of the Esperanto language.
| SENSE | Interrogative (what) |
Demonstrative (that) |
Indifference (any) |
Indefinite (some) |
Negative (no) |
Universal (each, every) |
Otherness (other, else) |
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| KI- | TI- | PY- | Y- | NEY- | OL- | AL- | ||
| Thing or situation | -E | kie (what) |
tie (that) |
pye (anything) |
ye (something) |
neye (nothing) |
ole (everything) |
ale (something else) |
| Determiner | -A | kia (which, which one) |
tia (that, that one) |
pya (any) |
ya (some) |
neya (no, none) |
ola (each, all, every) |
ala (another, another one) |
| Manner | -O | kio (how) |
tio (thus, as, so) |
pyo (any way) |
yo (somehow) |
neyo (in no way) |
olo (in every way) |
alo (other way, differently) |
| Reason | -AS | kias (why) |
tias (therefore) |
pyas (for any reason) |
yas (for some reason) |
neyas (for no reason) |
olas (for all reasons) |
alas (for another reason) |
| Time | -OS | kios (when) |
tios (then) |
pyos (whenever, anytime) |
yos (at some time, once) |
neyos (never) |
olos (always) |
alos (another time) |
| Individual | -AN | kian (who, which one) |
tian (that one) |
pyan (anyone) |
yan (someone) |
neyan (no one, nobody) |
olan (everyone, everybody) |
alan (another one) |
| Place | -EN | kien (where) |
tien (there) |
pyen (anywhere, wherever) |
yen (somewhere) |
neyen (nowhere) |
olen (everywhere) |
alen (elsewhere, somewhere else) |
| Quantity, amount | -OM | kiom (how much) |
tiom (that much) |
pyom (any amount) |
yom (some, a bit) |
neyom (none) |
olom (all) |
alom (another quantity) |
Terms in –e can express an object (tie myewi = that is soft) or a situation (tie neebli = that is impossible).
- kian tu (si)? ➜ Who you (are) = Who are you? ; me (si) William [wilyam] ➜ I (am) William = I am William
- kie tu (si)? ➜ What you (are) = What are you? ; me (si) bate ➜ I (am) man = I am a man
- kie tie (si)? ➜ What that (is) ? = What is that? ; tie (si) buke ➜ That (is) book = That is a book
- kia buke tu voli? ➜ Which book do you want? ; me voli tia buke ➜ I want that book
- kia tipe buke si? ➜ What kind of book is it? ; si preosotsa buke ➜ It is a history book
- kio tu seti? ➜ How are you? ; me bono seti ➜ I am fine
- kien tu jiti? ➜ Where do you live? ; me jiti en kanade ➜ I live in Canada
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