April 13th (Day 32)
frañoka
chalk, limestone
etymology
from *franc, a null morpheme backformed from francaz "white" by taking out -kaz, like how bini "old" was backformed from binikaz "pink, magenta", + -oka (small piece of a larger whole)
examples
frañoka Uwatman bini wañ nacapran - Earth chalk is curiously very old
notes
this is how i learn chalk is petroleum 2 (remnant of prehistoric biomatter). i don't remember ever hearing about this. huh
posthumous commentary: first recorded use of Uwat to refer to Earth. i don't talk about this ever but that's what they call Earth
April 14th (Day 33)
insae
random, aperiodic; luck-based
etymology
from iñ- (superessive) + sa'ebe "game die; random number generator"
examples
Tzes pula insae ken, atke Partzisi insae - the game of Chess isn't random, but Parcheesi is random
notes
let's go gamblinggg gambling gambling
posthumous commentary: Parcheesi is a really stupid name. what are you cheesy for. idiot
April 15th (Day 34)
ñotonzu
rest, pause doing, take a break
etymology
from ñot "small" + xonzu "sleep"
examples
e oto ñotonzu sulma kixirn - taking breaks is extremely important!
otsin luz fej laxbato, tzat na az ñotonzu? - you look tired, should you take a break?
notes
completely didn't realize i didn't post this yesterday whooops. i forgot to... ñotonzu from my homework, if you will...
posthumous commentary: posted morning of april 16th girl we get it nobody cares
April 16th (Day 35)
isukxiq
feeling, emotion, first impression, reaction
etymology
from isuxir "selsian reactive brain" + -kiq "product, derivative"
examples
e asa nata taiko ukeq, [xuj, nata fiawi kul ken] isukxiq asan manestu - when i met him, my first impression was "jeez, he's not very friendly"
notes
i'll probably talk about isuxir more in depth tomorrow i think it'll need it
April 17th (Day 36)
isuxir
the selsian reactive brain, heart**; forehead, crown*
etymology
likely a portmanteau of isu "happy" and either xroco "sad" or kixir "wide, broad"
examples
isuxir asan asa mozño zutam - my isuxir basically warned me
u'u bewten isuxir natan muj mairuñ - there's a recognizable splotch on her forehead
notes
organ selsians have!! wuh oh! it's basically a second brain, separate from the tempu which is for more logical reasoning, thinking and processing. the isuxir takes in data from the antennae (sound, smell, respiration rate, pheromonal messages) and processes it loosely, usually looking for patterns that'd require further action (a helping scream, a blotch of royal purple, a pheromonal RUN signal from someone else, etc.), at which point it'll act in specific ways upon instinct. data that isn't this will be pushed to the tempu for actual reasonable processing, which might happen to the same data right after, leading to a double take of sorts. check image. you can blame this image for this being so late i really wanted to draw it but i got too locked in on pokemon ultra moon. so hello midnight i'll see you all later
posthumous commentary: image...
April 18th (Day 37)
ōpxera
perpendicular; (jutting out) straight up or down
etymology
from opra "pole, beam, stake", itself from o- + pram "stake, nail", + -xe "-like", with xe moving inwards slightly
examples
farixi remun rio fej zax ōpxera - tall buildings must be perpendicular to the ground
notes
honestly only moved xe inwards so it'd would slightly like opera i looooooove false friends
April 19th (Day 38)
lixēl
curved, bent, not straight; freeform, handdrawn
etymology
from xlix "smear, baste, paint" + -xe "-like"
examples
ña'oma temko pōxipon ken, na temko lixēln - a vine does not grow straight, it grows curved
notes
idk swoosh. happy My Favorite Number day yesterday (4/18) i missed it here but it was very awesome
April 20th (Day 39)
lipomir
wheel (& the axle technically), spool
etymology
from lei- "tool of" and mir "spin, turn". inner "po" might be becuse of association to leipowe "wheelbarrow, cart"
examples
leipowe lipomir mon tzu - a cart has three wheels
notes
i don't have any witty banter to banterate so i guess that's it bye see you tomorrow
April 21st (Day 40)
sinf
plant
etymology
root word. origin of words such as sīnfanol "field, garden" and sinfiana "farm, cultivate"
examples
sisinf li seselsijan cawa li za'o praqao - plants and selsians need water and sun(light)
texi pi sinf man - this fruit is from a plant
notes
should've posted this on 4/20 it would've been so funny... oh well it's time for serious mode
April 22nd (Day 41)
moxtru
crack, bruise; develop or show signs of damage
etymology
compound of monxri tux "be injured, be hurt", from monxri "to hurt, injure" + tux "receive, get"
examples
asa jexaitsi asan az imūr, neko moxtru - i should fix my binary checkerboard, it's cracked
asqut natan mos moxtru wañ - their sibling was quite bruised
notes
this is what they went and did to my goat Microsoft Clipchamp it was literally down the whole of yesterday right as i had to edit a video for college whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
posthumous commentary: i don't even know why it did that
April 23rd (Day 42)
misxel
count, tally up; analyze, pay attention to
etymology
likely root word. origin of mizlejan "calculate" via misxel + -jan
examples
az pluix ken na ñawba misxel - don't breathe (hold your breath) and count the days
texi sasaija misxels fej sentom wanun - exactly (by the count) seven fruits are inside that box
notes
lightly unrelated hey selsians breathe now they can breathe they were already able to do that i just hadn't worked out how but i did it. also elite ball knowledge to whoever knows what the first example is referencing. today's word will actually come tonight i promise
April 24th (Day 43)
xukona
announce, broadcast; signal, signify, mean
etymology
from rux "place down, deploy" + kona "smell, hear, listen"
examples
no'o e eifa ñekrux nolpin sol mos fe fej xukona - they announced to the public that humans may settle here
[pluix] e oto plis saiño twel jazra'e xukona - "pluix" means you trade air with the atmosphere
notes
ok it didn't come that night #failed but here it is :3 one of my favorites especially after i had the brain blast of having it stand in for semantics. thank you xukona
posthumous commentary: girl didn't you'd say you'd stop commenting about being late nobody cares
April 25th (Day 44)
noxluru
stamp, imprint, sign; put an identifying handprint on a document
etymology
clipping / "acronym" of noxtis luzkaze rux "place down a black hand"
examples
oto li ños poiqu zut jazra'es ukeq raj noxluru - you and the other person will handprint two papers at the trade
notes
another rux word! i might make these few ones just all rux words because there's a bunch it's very productive. selsians love putting things on other things... alō!
posthumous commentary: accidentally almost skipped this one when copying these over
April 26th (Day 45)
malxoma
god (God*), goddess, deity
etymology
replica derivation* of omālx "strong, potent, powerful"
examples
malxoma saija saincebe joña - 6 deities control Niburu
notes
selsians have 6 deities, and if you've read the Malxoma Pantheon page, you know who they are! this is the umbrella term.
anyways, new feature unlocked! replica derivation isn't actually used that often but it is pretty cool i think! kind of just me making excuses for words being how they are but that's the fun of it!
April 27th (Day 46)
ruxuzi
show off, present
etymology
from rux "place down, deploy" + uzi "see, look at"
examples
asa naxrub oto fej ruxuzi! tzat neko ōkapo? - i present to you this dress! is it pretty?
notes
continuing the rux saga! it will also continue later today since this is yesterday's word
posthumous commentary: shut uuup
April 28th (Day 47)
ruxjul
bring in, introduce; invite, welcome
etymology
from rux "place down, deploy" + jul "come, arrive"
examples
asa oto farixi asan iziklun fej ruxjul! - i welcome you to my warm home!
notes
good word. another rux family. i've been posting words late buuut nothing says i can't post them early to counteract that sooo
posthumous commentary: shut uuup !!!!
April 28th (Day 48)
ruxjan
construct, build, erect (of a building or structure); do architecture
etymology
from rux "place down, deploy" + -jan
examples
asa jexa e asa rajnot ruxjan mei fej oskexta - i'm studying math to maybe be able to do architecture!
notes
one of the final rux words! good run. alright now i don't have to worry about this while i finish my final project today that's great
posthumous commentary: oh sorry
April 30th (Day 49)
fia
memory, past experience
etymology
likely cognate to words like fiawi "friendly, nice" or āficzu "archive, conserve, keep", however relationship is distant
examples
nata fia en jaki oxilu tempep, tzat fi? asa qamo... - she remembers the memories of us together, right? i hope...
notes
apparently this just wasn't a thing before today but honestly i like this word a lot! ignore that it's midnight my girlfriend wanted to show me Unbeatable. it looks really good
May 1st (Day 50)
roxejīlu
fade out, disappear, taper; dissolve (into)
etymology
compound of roxew xilu "join the smoke"
examples
az kiño pi e asa roxejīlu ukeq tifi - clean this room when i disappear
mana tantasfem e loja sefēms fej roxejīlu fej mos lori - dad used a whisk so the cream would dissolve into the cocktail
notes
no comment. welcome to may everybody our first third of the year is over! what
posthumous commentary: this is true actually look it up
May 2nd (Day 51)
zecao
run, sprint, gallop
etymology
from ezcu "fast, boiling" + -'ao (verbalizing suffix)
examples
nata pwelontu zutja sco ukle twel zecao mei - he can run at 12 pwelontu per ukle
notes
yes i did actually attempt to check what a reasonably impressive sounding selsian sprinting speed would be for this. i feel like they'd run like deer. if you wanna take a good long guess as to why i think this give it a swing
posthumous commentary: hint: look at the image on the button that links to my "Enough About Me" page. what's that remind you of
May 3rd (Day 52)
trum
1) dislike, hate, loathe
2) dislike doing, hate doing
etymology
likely root word
examples
asa asasqut asan trum - i hate my siblings
nu'a ken buze imūr trum - not everyone hates fixing up grass
notes
hate. let me tell you how much i've come to hate... uhh.... i dunno i guess not anyone in particular. except C----. C---- you know who you are. anyways you will be seeing this word very very soon somewhere else... ooo... keep your eyes peeled if there's anyone still looking at these even. i hope so! say hi
posthumous commentary: name censored because i do NOT want this searchable now that it's on the world wide web. ok? ok
May 4th (Day 53)
malxa
(usually solar and/or biological) energy, power, vitality; magic (occasionally)
etymology
from malxoma "deity". in some way
examples
eifa mat afiukāze icon lori malxa naetzi selsi - humans know how to gather solar energy with just a blue slab
asa malxa asan jofkuetē itz no'o izraj uxtri! - i orient my energy, and it lends fire! (i cast a fire spell!)
notes
unrelated to this word specifically but hey i finally cleaned up all the categories on the google sheet. plus they're colored now which is cute. awesome anyways great word another favorite of mine goodbye see you all in like 9 hours
May 5th (Day 54)
jofkuetē
guide, route, steer, orient (generally, make something go somewhere else)
etymology
from jof- "out, ex-" + kew tepsu (make go, make move), plus metathesis
examples
kona! jaqi oto wanpusai zutja tem F fej raj jofkuetē - gotcha! we will route you to librarian 17F
az kauxpanu jofkuetē! zax ao! - steer the boat! do it!!!
notes
another very recent one! again, really proud of how this one ended up. it's also pretty useful! alright i'm free of this for today Adobe Acrobat say your prayers i'm coming
posthumous commentary: i was vagueposting about a file that wouldn't cooperate for one of our college projects. turns out it was just Really fucking heavy and almost uncompressed and it wasn't opening on anyone's computers. and it was our fault. i guess sorry adobe. nah who am i kidding no i'm not
May 6th (Day 55)
inasu
wonder, dream, daydream, have mind wander
etymology
from ia "to imagine, picture, envision" + nusu "night sky, outer space". basis of oinasu "dream (noun)", via o- + inasu
examples
asa kotizu toin nen ñek muj ñoñopā tzu zer inasu nokao. nata leqot pwotzi wañ - i keep dreaming of a big mammal with horns on the body. it's probably quite exotic
Sansa, az inasu or! oto suns fej batamui! - Sansa, stop daydreaming! you're late for work!
notes
imagine, if you will... an apple... actually don't that's ia. go to sleep (or don't) and get hit by a ray of starlight, which is a distant memory of a selsian that lived before you! except filtered through your own brain's way of looking at things! maybe one of those will have an apple? you don't have to tell me how high definition it is i don't care
May 7th (Day 56)
mos
past tense sentence; information reported is known with high certainty, facts or first-hand experience
etymology
unknown; perhaps related to monxri "hurt, injure", however relationship is distant
examples
oto mos ub - you were born
asa jazra'enol fej mos kew na tetexi mos tux li pomro, atke nata mos jul ken laxun - i went to the market and got and mashed some apples, but they still had not come
notes
time & source particle! woohoo! in case you haven't checked out the lessons, Time & Source Particles are a closed class of selsimicu words that go directly before a sentence's verb slot (and thus main verb) and indicate a mixture of both sentence tense and evidentiality. its counterpart (part tense but uncertain information; second-hand reporting, debatable, unsure, etc...) is "mozño"
posthumous commentary: i mean i'd be surprised if you hadn't checked out the lessons... but i guess it's not impossible
May 8th (Day 57)
leq
explicitly present tense sentence; information reported is known with high certainty, facts or current experience
etymology
unknown; perhaps related to lenua "vibrate, emit, hum"
examples
oto leq ub - you are born
za'o leq tepsu, pupulwoto leq oxajao, papafrim leq temko - the sun's shining, birds are singing, flowers are blooming
notes
same thing as the other one! its counterpart (present tense but uncertain information) is "leqot". unmarked sentences may be present by default, or may be the same tense as surrounding sentences. context might clarify.
May 9th (Day 58)
raj
future tense sentence; information reported is known with high certainty, and/or prior planning that is now locked in
etymology
almost certainly related to rajcata "promise, swear"
examples
oteli raj ub - you will be born
Mawta pūlajan ta Ram fej raj kew - Martha will go to Ram's party
notes
same thing as the other two! its counterpart (future tense but uncertain information) is "rajnot"
May 10th (Day 59)
ostraxu
window, vent, airway; blowhole*, gill*
etymology
from os- "opposite of (in a "necessary duality" sort of way)" + traxu'ub "bake, smelt"
examples
zax neko jofjan osostraxu sun! neko braztu osostraxu zuke wanun temko tzasu neko raj kiaxtux - put vents on the outsides! if that goes in the oven without vents, it will explode
notes
not much to add honestly apart from the fact i really like this word. uhh. on may 20th i will be free
posthumous commentary: does this count as a cliffhanger
May 11th (Day 60)
erikao
pierce, prick, stab; shoot (an arrow, a gun, a cannon; any projectile)
etymology
from rioka "skewer, arrow, fork*" + -(')ao (verbalizer)
examples
jazrajoto tipo erikao li naetzi - the Jazrajoto peirces and grabs the meat
eifa nen ixēu muj lilei fe toin fej erikao umzikan bewten mei - humans in movies can shoot things at a large crowd iconically slowly
notes
honestly a bit of a weird one because selsians don't normally deal with bows. they don't really have the body plan for them. the jazrajoto do though! the cultural osmosis is real. insert joke about selsians with guns (they also don't have the body plan for those) (sorry)
May 12th (Day 61)
kauxpanu
boat, raft
etymology
compound of kaxu paenū(n) "lightweight bowl"
examples
ababfato kauxpanu joña - the old man the boat (the garden path sentence) (more accurately "the elderly lead the boat" obviously)
notes
i had this just for the minecraft translation originally and wasn't going to have it otherwise but like yeah of course selsians have boats they're transcontinental. so thank you minecraft