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Jamin: /* Modification of Correlatives */

2026-04-12T12:45:10Z

Modification of Correlatives

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	* '''''[[li#Europic\|li]]''''' ‘there’ Converts a deictic (a “''la''-correlative”) into a distal, e.g. ''[[mu#Europic\|Mu]] [[vule#Europic\|vule]] [[na#Europic\|na]] [[li-lasu#Europic\|'''li-'''lasu'']] ‘I want '''that''' one’ (cf. French ''cette chose'' vs. ''cette chose-'''là'''''.)		* '''''[[li#Europic\|li]]''''' ‘there’ Converts a deictic (a “''la''-correlative”) into a distal, e.g. ''[[mu#Europic\|Mu]] [[vule#Europic\|vule]] [[na#Europic\|na]] [[li-lasu#Europic\|'''li-'''lasu'']] ‘I want '''that''' one’ (cf. French ''cette chose'' vs. ''cette chose-'''là'''''.)
	* '''''[[-lu#Europic\|lu]]''''' ‘thing related to’ This is the nominal form of ''[[-la#Europic\|la]]'', above. In addition to operating on adverbs, it is most commonly used as a suffix for a possessive pronoun to convert it into a substantive (e.g. ''[[mu#Europic\|mu]]'' ‘I’ → ''[[ma#Europic\|ma]]'' ‘my’ → ''[[ma-lu#Europic\|ma-lu]]'' ‘mine’). In the case of the correlatives, this applies mainly to those compounded with ''[[ru#Europic\|-ru]]'' or ''[[su#Europic\|-su]]'', e.g. ''[[kwaru#Europic\|kwaru]]'' ‘who’, ''[[lasu#Europic\|lasu]]'' ‘that (thing)’, ''[[pacaru#Europic\|pacaru]]'' ‘every kind of person’ → ''[[kwara#Europic\|kwara]][[-lu#Europic\|-lu]]'' ‘whose’, ''[[lasa#Europic\|lasa]][[-lu#Europic\|-lu]]'' ‘that thing’s’, ''[[pacara#Europic\|pacara]][[-lu#Europic\|-lu]]'' ‘every kind of person’s’.		* '''''[[-lu#Europic\|lu]]''''' ‘thing related to’ This is the nominal form of ''[[-la#Europic\|la]]'', above. In addition to operating on adverbs, it is most commonly used as a suffix for a possessive pronoun to convert it into a substantive (e.g. ''[[mu#Europic\|mu]]'' ‘I’ → ''[[ma#Europic\|ma]]'' ‘my’ → ''[[ma-lu#Europic\|ma-lu]]'' ‘mine’). In the case of the correlatives, this applies mainly to those compounded with ''[[ru#Europic\|-ru]]'' or ''[[su#Europic\|-su]]'', e.g. ''[[kwaru#Europic\|kwaru]]'' ‘who’, ''[[lasu#Europic\|lasu]]'' ‘that (thing)’, ''[[pacaru#Europic\|pacaru]]'' ‘every kind of person’ → ''[[kwara#Europic\|kwara]][[-lu#Europic\|-lu]]'' ‘whose’, ''[[lasa#Europic\|lasa]][[-lu#Europic\|-lu]]'' ‘that thing’s’, ''[[pacara#Europic\|pacara]][[-lu#Europic\|-lu]]'' ‘every kind of person’s’.
	* '''''[[ni#Europic\|ni]]''''' ‘any’ Converts a general (a “''swa''-correlative”) into an elective, e.g. ''[[swaru#Europic\|'''Swaru''']] [[ste#Europic\|ste]] [[lavo#Europic\|lavo]].'' ‘''Someone'' is there.’ → ''[[laru#Europic\|Laru]] [[~~sigole~~#Europic\|~~sigole~~]] [[pe#Europic\|pe]] [[se#Europic\|se]] [[ni-swaru#Europic\|'''ni-'''swaru]]!'' ‘It could be ''anyone''!’		* '''''[[ni#Europic\|ni]]''''' ‘any’ Converts a general (a “''swa''-correlative”) into an elective, e.g. ''[[swaru#Europic\|'''Swaru''']] [[ste#Europic\|ste]] [[lavo#Europic\|lavo]].'' ‘''Someone'' is there.’ → ''[[laru#Europic\|Laru]] [[si-gole#Europic\|si-gole]] [[pe#Europic\|pe]] [[se#Europic\|se]] [[ni-swaru#Europic\|'''ni-'''swaru]]!'' ‘It could be ''anyone''!’
	* '''''[[-ru#Europic\|ru]]''''' ‘person, one’ Aside from the direct application as above, ''[[-ru#Europic\|ru]]'' can be added to any adjectival correlative (bzw. determiner), e.g. ''[[naca#Europic\|naca]]'' ‘no kind of’ → ''[[naca#Europic\|naca]]-[[ru#Europic\|ru]]'' ‘no kind of person’, ''[[spanta#Europic\|spanta]]'' ‘the same amount’ → ''[[spanta#Europic\|spanta]]-[[ru#Europic\|ru]]'' ‘just as many people’.		* '''''[[-ru#Europic\|ru]]''''' ‘person, one’ Aside from the direct application as above, ''[[-ru#Europic\|ru]]'' can be added to any adjectival correlative (bzw. determiner), e.g. ''[[naca#Europic\|naca]]'' ‘no kind of’ → ''[[naca#Europic\|naca]]-[[ru#Europic\|ru]]'' ‘no kind of person’, ''[[spanta#Europic\|spanta]]'' ‘the same amount’ → ''[[spanta#Europic\|spanta]]-[[ru#Europic\|ru]]'' ‘just as many people’.
	* '''''[[-su#Europic\|su]]''''' ‘thing, object’ Like ''[[-ru#Europic\|ru]]'' above, ''[[-su#Europic\|-su]]'' can be added to any correlative determiner, e.g. ''[[nwaca#Europic\|nwaca]]'' ‘some kinds of’ → ''[[nwaca#Europic\|nwaca]]-[[su#Europic\|su]]'' ‘some kinds of things’, ''[[draca#Europic\|draca]]'' ‘another kind’ → ''[[draca#Europic\|draca]]-[[su#Europic\|su]]'' ‘something different’.		* '''''[[-su#Europic\|su]]''''' ‘thing, object’ Like ''[[-ru#Europic\|ru]]'' above, ''[[-su#Europic\|-su]]'' can be added to any correlative determiner, e.g. ''[[nwaca#Europic\|nwaca]]'' ‘some kinds of’ → ''[[nwaca#Europic\|nwaca]]-[[su#Europic\|su]]'' ‘some kinds of things’, ''[[draca#Europic\|draca]]'' ‘another kind’ → ''[[draca#Europic\|draca]]-[[su#Europic\|su]]'' ‘something different’.

Jamin: /* In-World (Fictional) Goals */

2026-04-12T12:44:19Z

In-World (Fictional) Goals

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	** Many terms are created ''ad hoc'', ''a priori'', or derived directly from one or more contemporary languages. Others are derived from Proto-Indo-European or sub-families such as Proto-Indo-Iranian, Proto-Italic, or Proto-Celtic. Still more are derived from Proto-Finno-Ugric or other languages, or a combination of any of the above.		** Many terms are created ''ad hoc'', ''a priori'', or derived directly from one or more contemporary languages. Others are derived from Proto-Indo-European or sub-families such as Proto-Indo-Iranian, Proto-Italic, or Proto-Celtic. Still more are derived from Proto-Finno-Ugric or other languages, or a combination of any of the above.
	** Many etymologies are clear; others are more opaque. No etymology was provided as part of the commissioning of the language: Any mysterious etymologies likely died with their creator, and any implied etymology is based on the best guesses of later scholars.		** Many etymologies are clear; others are more opaque. No etymology was provided as part of the commissioning of the language: Any mysterious etymologies likely died with their creator, and any implied etymology is based on the best guesses of later scholars.
	** There is a deliberate “formula” for converting Greek and Latin compounds that are common to most European languages, resulting in words that are often very similar (e.g. ''[[degrade#Europic\|de-grade]]'' ‘de-grade’ or ''[[tramete#Europic\|tra-mete]]'' ‘transmit’) but often unrecognizable if one is unfamiliar with the “trick” (e.g. ''[[~~metiracu~~#Europic\|me-tir-acu]]'' ‘con-trac-tion’, ''[[mike#Europic\|mi-ke]]'' ‘inter-cept’).		** There is a deliberate “formula” for converting Greek and Latin compounds that are common to most European languages, resulting in words that are often very similar (e.g. ''[[degrade#Europic\|de-grade]]'' ‘de-grade’ or ''[[tramete#Europic\|tra-mete]]'' ‘transmit’) but often unrecognizable if one is unfamiliar with the “trick” (e.g. ''[[me-tiracu#Europic\|me-tir-acu]]'' ‘con-trac-tion’, ''[[mike#Europic\|mi-ke]]'' ‘inter-cept’).
	* The language should have no inflection, including lack of plurals, verb tenses, and the infamous ''[[wikt: akuzativo#Esperanto\|akuzativon]]''. Plurals and other grammatical features are indicated (often optionally) with particles. Pronouns feature a reduced form of the plural particle.		* The language should have no inflection, including lack of plurals, verb tenses, and the infamous ''[[wikt: akuzativo#Esperanto\|akuzativon]]''. Plurals and other grammatical features are indicated (often optionally) with particles. Pronouns feature a reduced form of the plural particle.
	* The language’s creator, [[Syd Chrysanthi]], (perhaps erroneously) believed that a true auxiliary language should combine vocabulary elements of many different sources, but where Esperanto has disparate-looking words from varying backgrounds (e.g. ''[[wikt: amo#Esperanto\|amo]]'' ‘love’, from [[wikt: amo#Descendants\|various Romance languages]]; ''[[wikt: baldaŭ#Esperanto\|baldaŭ]]'' ‘soon’, from [[wikt: bald#German\|German]]; ''[[wikt: birdo#Esperanto\|birdo]]'' ‘bird’, from [[wikt: bird\|English]]), Europic regularly ''fuses'' words of different origins into Frankenwords like ''[[lyamu#Europic\|lyamu]]'' ‘love’ (presumably from Romance ''[[wikt: amo#Descendants\|am-]]'' and Slavic ''[[wikt: Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/ľubъ\|ľubъ-]]'' and/or Germanic ''[[wikt: Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/leubō\|lub-/leub-]]''), ''[[tahi#Europic\|tahi]]'' ‘soon’ (possibly from French ''tôt'', Estonian ''[pe]agi'', Lithuanian ''[grei]tai'', with other influences likely), and ''[[tcelu#Europic\|tcelu]]'' ‘bird’ (likely from Latin ''[au]cella'' or Italian ''[uc]cello'', but with influence from Slavic ''ptič-'', Germanic ''fugl-'' or ''flugl-'', and others). Esperanto has a few examples of this sort of melding as well, such as ''[[wikt: ŝtono\|ŝtono]]'' ‘stone’ from English ''[[wikt: stone\|stone]]'' and German ''[[wikt: Stein\|Stein]]'' (/ʃtajn/), but it is not usual. In other instances, he seems to have “split the difference” between similar terms by choosing an ''ad hoc'' third option, e.g. ''[[bargu#Europic\|bargu]]'' ‘beard’, or ''[[goltu#Europic\|goltu]]'' ‘pain’, the '''g''' of each word being a voiced plosive alternative to '''b''' and '''d''' in Latinate ''bar'''b'''-'' and Germanic ''bar'''d'''-'', or in Italic '''''d'''ol(or)''- and Slavic '''''b'''ol-''. (The final '''t''' in ''[[goltu#Europic\|goltu]]'' is likely a nod to the final RC of the Germanic root ''sma'''rt'''-'' or ''hu'''rt'''-''.) <br />Another example of third-option generation is ''[[kwembe#Europic\|kwembe]]'' ‘to hang’, taking the Romance root ''pend-'' and the Germanic root ''hang-'': '''p''' and '''h''' are both close to '''kw''' (and p often derives from kw in Indo-European languages - compare words for ‘5’ ''quint-'' and ''pent-''), and the velar + voiced plosive endings '''ng''' and '''nd''' are complemented by the only other option in that series:, mb. Finally and famously, the word ''[[pumbru#Europic\|pumbru]]'' ‘room (of a building)’ seems to have been made up of elements of Germanic ''temr'' (''Zimmer'', ''timber'') and Italic ''camr'' (camera, chambre): The initial '''t''' and '''k''' were countered with their complement '''p'''; The root vowel '''u''' may have been a contrast to ''temr''’s '''i/e''' and Italic’s '''a''', or it was possibly just borrowed from Germanic ''rūm'' (i.e. ''room''); the final '''mbr''' cluster is common to descendants of both Germanic and Italic, and the presence of '''b''' may have been further bolstered by, for example, Estonian ''tuba''. <br />Unfortunately, Chrysanthi (deliberately) did not publish the etymologies of the Europic lexicon, thinking that it may lead to unnecessary and unproductive debate over how much content from each extant European language was present, so the source of individual words remains mostly speculative.		* The language’s creator, [[Syd Chrysanthi]], (perhaps erroneously) believed that a true auxiliary language should combine vocabulary elements of many different sources, but where Esperanto has disparate-looking words from varying backgrounds (e.g. ''[[wikt: amo#Esperanto\|amo]]'' ‘love’, from [[wikt: amo#Descendants\|various Romance languages]]; ''[[wikt: baldaŭ#Esperanto\|baldaŭ]]'' ‘soon’, from [[wikt: bald#German\|German]]; ''[[wikt: birdo#Esperanto\|birdo]]'' ‘bird’, from [[wikt: bird\|English]]), Europic regularly ''fuses'' words of different origins into Frankenwords like ''[[lyamu#Europic\|lyamu]]'' ‘love’ (presumably from Romance ''[[wikt: amo#Descendants\|am-]]'' and Slavic ''[[wikt: Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/ľubъ\|ľubъ-]]'' and/or Germanic ''[[wikt: Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/leubō\|lub-/leub-]]''), ''[[tahi#Europic\|tahi]]'' ‘soon’ (possibly from French ''tôt'', Estonian ''[pe]agi'', Lithuanian ''[grei]tai'', with other influences likely), and ''[[tcelu#Europic\|tcelu]]'' ‘bird’ (likely from Latin ''[au]cella'' or Italian ''[uc]cello'', but with influence from Slavic ''ptič-'', Germanic ''fugl-'' or ''flugl-'', and others). Esperanto has a few examples of this sort of melding as well, such as ''[[wikt: ŝtono\|ŝtono]]'' ‘stone’ from English ''[[wikt: stone\|stone]]'' and German ''[[wikt: Stein\|Stein]]'' (/ʃtajn/), but it is not usual. In other instances, he seems to have “split the difference” between similar terms by choosing an ''ad hoc'' third option, e.g. ''[[bargu#Europic\|bargu]]'' ‘beard’, or ''[[goltu#Europic\|goltu]]'' ‘pain’, the '''g''' of each word being a voiced plosive alternative to '''b''' and '''d''' in Latinate ''bar'''b'''-'' and Germanic ''bar'''d'''-'', or in Italic '''''d'''ol(or)''- and Slavic '''''b'''ol-''. (The final '''t''' in ''[[goltu#Europic\|goltu]]'' is likely a nod to the final RC of the Germanic root ''sma'''rt'''-'' or ''hu'''rt'''-''.) <br />Another example of third-option generation is ''[[kwembe#Europic\|kwembe]]'' ‘to hang’, taking the Romance root ''pend-'' and the Germanic root ''hang-'': '''p''' and '''h''' are both close to '''kw''' (and p often derives from kw in Indo-European languages - compare words for ‘5’ ''quint-'' and ''pent-''), and the velar + voiced plosive endings '''ng''' and '''nd''' are complemented by the only other option in that series:, mb. Finally and famously, the word ''[[pumbru#Europic\|pumbru]]'' ‘room (of a building)’ seems to have been made up of elements of Germanic ''temr'' (''Zimmer'', ''timber'') and Italic ''camr'' (camera, chambre): The initial '''t''' and '''k''' were countered with their complement '''p'''; The root vowel '''u''' may have been a contrast to ''temr''’s '''i/e''' and Italic’s '''a''', or it was possibly just borrowed from Germanic ''rūm'' (i.e. ''room''); the final '''mbr''' cluster is common to descendants of both Germanic and Italic, and the presence of '''b''' may have been further bolstered by, for example, Estonian ''tuba''. <br />Unfortunately, Chrysanthi (deliberately) did not publish the etymologies of the Europic lexicon, thinking that it may lead to unnecessary and unproductive debate over how much content from each extant European language was present, so the source of individual words remains mostly speculative.

Jamin: /* Suffixes */

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Suffixes

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	* '''''[[-alya#Europic\|-alya]]''''' -ive, -al (‘tendency towards’): ''[[lestalya#Europic\|lest-alya]]'' ‘estival’, ''[[nebalya#Europic\|neb-alya]]'' ‘nebulous’		* '''''[[-alya#Europic\|-alya]]''''' -ive, -al (‘tendency towards’): ''[[lestalya#Europic\|lest-alya]]'' ‘estival’, ''[[nebalya#Europic\|neb-alya]]'' ‘nebulous’
	* '''''[[-atu#Europic\|-atu]]''''' -ate, -ment, -Vnce (‘result’): ''[[falatu#Europic\|fal-atu]]'' ‘requirement’, ''[[hestatu#Europic\|hest-atu]]'' ‘existence’		* '''''[[-atu#Europic\|-atu]]''''' -ate, -ment, -Vnce (‘result’): ''[[falatu#Europic\|fal-atu]]'' ‘requirement’, ''[[hestatu#Europic\|hest-atu]]'' ‘existence’
	* '''''[[-de#Europic\|-de]]''''' (from derte) -ify, -ficate (‘do, make’): ''[[~~klarade~~#Europic\|klara-de]]'' ‘clarify’, ''[[~~falsade~~#Europic\|falsa-de]]'' ‘falsify’		* '''''[[-de#Europic\|-de]]''''' (from derte) -ify, -ficate (‘do, make’): ''[[klara-de#Europic\|klara-de]]'' ‘clarify’, ''[[falsa-de#Europic\|falsa-de]]'' ‘falsify’
	* '''''[[-icu#Europic\|-icu]]''''' -ic, -ish, -ian (‘language’): ''[[frangalicu#Europic\|frangal-icu]]'' ‘French’, ''[[latinicu#Europic\|latin-icu]]'' ‘Latin’		* '''''[[-icu#Europic\|-icu]]''''' -ic, -ish, -ian (‘language’): ''[[frangalicu#Europic\|frangal-icu]]'' ‘French’, ''[[latinicu#Europic\|latin-icu]]'' ‘Latin’
	* '''''[[-ismu#Europic\|-ismu]]''''' -ism (‘ideology’)¹: ''[[ne-diwismu#Europic\|ne-diw-ismu]]'' ‘atheism’, ''[[pradismu#Europic\|prad-ismu]]'' ‘pacifism’		* '''''[[-ismu#Europic\|-ismu]]''''' -ism (‘ideology’)¹: ''[[ne-diwismu#Europic\|ne-diw-ismu]]'' ‘atheism’, ''[[pradismu#Europic\|prad-ismu]]'' ‘pacifism’
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	* '''''[[-oru#Europic\|-oru]]''''' -ure, -ity, -th (‘level’): ''[[fondoru#Europic\|fond-oru]]'' ‘depth’, ''[[ kaldoru#Europic\| kald-oru]]'' ‘temperature’		* '''''[[-oru#Europic\|-oru]]''''' -ure, -ity, -th (‘level’): ''[[fondoru#Europic\|fond-oru]]'' ‘depth’, ''[[ kaldoru#Europic\| kald-oru]]'' ‘temperature’
	* '''''[[-osa#Europic\|-osa]]''''' -ous, -ful (‘replete with’) ''[[priklosa#Europic\|prikl-osa]]'' ‘perilous’, ''[[gratcosa#Europic\|gratc-osa]]'' ‘grateful’		* '''''[[-osa#Europic\|-osa]]''''' -ous, -ful (‘replete with’) ''[[priklosa#Europic\|prikl-osa]]'' ‘perilous’, ''[[gratcosa#Europic\|gratc-osa]]'' ‘grateful’
	¹ <small>NB: ''[[-ismu#Europic\|-ismu]]'' is calqued from ''-ism'' only for ideologies ''in favour of'' (''pro'') something (e.g. ''pacifism'', ''nationalism'', ''fascism''). An ideology ''in opposition to'' something must be prefixed with ''[[to#Europic\|to-]]'' (e.g. ''[[to-velismu#Europic\|to-velismu]]'' ‘ageism’, ''[[to-~~pelaklarvismu~~#Europic\|to-(pela)klarvismu]]'' ‘racism’). ''[[to#Europic\|To-]]'' also calques ''anti-'' or ''counter''/''contra-'' in terms like ''anti-semitism'' or ''counter-terrorism''. So terms like ‘anti-racism’ take an additional prefix of ''[[dru#Europic\|dru-]]'' ‘in opposition’ to avoid reduplicating the prefix, e.g. ''[[dru-~~toklarvismu~~#Europic\|dru-~~toklarvismu~~]]'' ‘anti-racism’. But that is beyond the scope of calques at this point.</small>		¹ <small>NB: ''[[-ismu#Europic\|-ismu]]'' is calqued from ''-ism'' only for ideologies ''in favour of'' (''pro'') something (e.g. ''pacifism'', ''nationalism'', ''fascism''). An ideology ''in opposition to'' something must be prefixed with ''[[to#Europic\|to-]]'' (e.g. ''[[to-velismu#Europic\|to-velismu]]'' ‘ageism’, ''[[to-pela-klarvismu#Europic\|to-(pela)klarvismu]]'' ‘racism’). ''[[to#Europic\|To-]]'' also calques ''anti-'' or ''counter''/''contra-'' in terms like ''anti-semitism'' or ''counter-terrorism''. So terms like ‘anti-racism’ take an additional prefix of ''[[dru#Europic\|dru-]]'' ‘in opposition’ to avoid reduplicating the prefix, e.g. ''[[dru-to-klarvismu#Europic\|dru-to-klarvismu]]'' ‘anti-racism’. But that is beyond the scope of calques at this point.</small>

	Note that some of these calques are more “performative” than accurate. In Latin and Greek, there are often superfluous affixes that don’t contribute directly to the meaning of the word (for example, many words ending in ''-tion'' could be calqued directly to a noun rather than adding the abstract ''[[-acu#Europic\|-acu]]'' suffix, but it is kept anyway for recognition purposes. Furthermore, some of the calque “blocks” don’t translate their Europic meaning directly; for example, ''de-'' does not faithfully translate ''[[de#Europic\|de]]'', e.g. ‘de-scend’ → ''[[decende#Europic\|de-cende]]'': ''de'' here would be more accurately translated with ''[[so-tri#Europic\|so-tri]]'', though non-calque form ''[[sotri-cende#Europic\|sotri-cende]]'' exists as a synonym. Another oblique match-up is ''[[pro#Europic\|pro]]'', which is often better translated as ''[[va-tri#Europic\|va-tri]]'' ‘forward’, though ''[[va#Europic\|va]]'' only occurs in calques as an equivalent of ''[[wikt: ante#Latin\|ante]]''.		Note that some of these calques are more “performative” than accurate. In Latin and Greek, there are often superfluous affixes that don’t contribute directly to the meaning of the word (for example, many words ending in ''-tion'' could be calqued directly to a noun rather than adding the abstract ''[[-acu#Europic\|-acu]]'' suffix, but it is kept anyway for recognition purposes. Furthermore, some of the calque “blocks” don’t translate their Europic meaning directly; for example, ''de-'' does not faithfully translate ''[[de#Europic\|de]]'', e.g. ‘de-scend’ → ''[[decende#Europic\|de-cende]]'': ''de'' here would be more accurately translated with ''[[so-tri#Europic\|so-tri]]'', though non-calque form ''[[sotri-cende#Europic\|sotri-cende]]'' exists as a synonym. Another oblique match-up is ''[[pro#Europic\|pro]]'', which is often better translated as ''[[va-tri#Europic\|va-tri]]'' ‘forward’, though ''[[va#Europic\|va]]'' only occurs in calques as an equivalent of ''[[wikt: ante#Latin\|ante]]''.

Jamin: /* Hyphenation */

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Hyphenation

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	* ''[[go#Europic\|Go]]'' + ''[[mi-daju#Europic\|mi-daju]]'' → ''[[go-midaju#Europic\|go-midaju]]'' ‘afternoon’		* ''[[go#Europic\|Go]]'' + ''[[mi-daju#Europic\|mi-daju]]'' → ''[[go-midaju#Europic\|go-midaju]]'' ‘afternoon’
	* ''[[mu-tu#Europic\|Mu-tu]]'' + ''[[ya#Europic\|ya]]'' → ''[[mutu-ya#Europic\|mutu-ya]]'' ‘we all’ (also fully condensed → ''[[mutuya#Europic\|mutuya]]'')		* ''[[mu-tu#Europic\|Mu-tu]]'' + ''[[ya#Europic\|ya]]'' → ''[[mutu-ya#Europic\|mutu-ya]]'' ‘we all’ (also fully condensed → ''[[mutuya#Europic\|mutuya]]'')
	* ''[[mi-daju#Europic\|Mi-daju]]'' + ''[[mandju#Europic\|mandju]]'' → ''[[~~mi-daja~~-mandju#Europic\|midaja-mandju]]'' ‘lunch’		* ''[[mi-daju#Europic\|Mi-daju]]'' + ''[[mandju#Europic\|mandju]]'' → ''[[midaja-mandju#Europic\|midaja-mandju]]'' ‘lunch’

	A general guideline was issued that a word should contain a maximum of one hyphen, with very few exceptions where further compounding was impractical or ambiguous, e.g.:		A general guideline was issued that a word should contain a maximum of one hyphen, with very few exceptions where further compounding was impractical or ambiguous, e.g.:

Jamin: /* Hyphenation */

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Hyphenation

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	* ''[[vide#Europic\|Vide]]'' + ''[[pe-kepilu#Europic\|pe-kepilu]]'' → ''[[vida-pekepilu#Europic\|vida-pekepilu]]'' ‘optical sensor’		* ''[[vide#Europic\|Vide]]'' + ''[[pe-kepilu#Europic\|pe-kepilu]]'' → ''[[vida-pekepilu#Europic\|vida-pekepilu]]'' ‘optical sensor’
	* ''[[go#Europic\|Go]]'' + ''[[mi-daju#Europic\|mi-daju]]'' → ''[[go-midaju#Europic\|go-midaju]]'' ‘afternoon’		* ''[[go#Europic\|Go]]'' + ''[[mi-daju#Europic\|mi-daju]]'' → ''[[go-midaju#Europic\|go-midaju]]'' ‘afternoon’
	* ''[[mu-tu#Europic\|Mu-tu]]'' + ''[[ya#Europic\|ya]]'' → ''[[~~mu-tu~~-ya#Europic\|mutu-ya]]'' ‘we all’ (also fully condensed → ''[[~~mu-tu-ya~~#Europic\|mutuya]]'')		* ''[[mu-tu#Europic\|Mu-tu]]'' + ''[[ya#Europic\|ya]]'' → ''[[mutu-ya#Europic\|mutu-ya]]'' ‘we all’ (also fully condensed → ''[[mutuya#Europic\|mutuya]]'')
	* ''[[mi-daju#Europic\|Mi-daju]]'' + ''[[mandju#Europic\|mandju]]'' → ''[[mi-daja-mandju#Europic\|midaja-mandju]]'' ‘lunch’		* ''[[mi-daju#Europic\|Mi-daju]]'' + ''[[mandju#Europic\|mandju]]'' → ''[[mi-daja-mandju#Europic\|midaja-mandju]]'' ‘lunch’

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	* When short-form verbs (and their derivations) are used as a suffix, they should be hyphenated: E.g. ''[[blanka-de#Europic\|blanka-de]]'' ‘to whiten’, ''[[wecku-ge#Europic\|wecku-ge]]'' ‘to poison’, ''[[skulku-matru#Europic\|skulku-matru]]'' ‘accuser’		* When short-form verbs (and their derivations) are used as a suffix, they should be hyphenated: E.g. ''[[blanka-de#Europic\|blanka-de]]'' ‘to whiten’, ''[[wecku-ge#Europic\|wecku-ge]]'' ‘to poison’, ''[[skulku-matru#Europic\|skulku-matru]]'' ‘accuser’
	* ''[[-su#Europic\|-su]]'' ‘thing’ and ''[[-ru#Europic\|‑ru]]'' ‘person’ should be hyphenated when suffixed to another complete morpheme, but they are not hyphenated in correlatives: E.g. ''[[motra-ru#Europic\|motra-ru]]'' ‘mechanic’ (“motor-person”) but ''[[naru#Europic\|naru]]'' ‘no one’ (“no-person”).		* ''[[-su#Europic\|-su]]'' ‘thing’ and ''[[-ru#Europic\|‑ru]]'' ‘person’ should be hyphenated when suffixed to another complete morpheme, but they are not hyphenated in correlatives: E.g. ''[[motra-ru#Europic\|motra-ru]]'' ‘mechanic’ (“motor-person”) but ''[[naru#Europic\|naru]]'' ‘no one’ (“no-person”).
	* “Stacked” prefixes are usually still separated by hyphens, especially where they might otherwise create a new element that can be confused for a root, e.g. ''[[to-no-dike#Europic\|to-no-dike]]'' ‘to counter-indicate’.		* “Stacked” prefixes are usually still separated by hyphens, especially where they might otherwise create a new element that can be confused for a root, e.g. ''[[to-no-dike#Europic\|to-no-dike]]'' ‘to counter-indicate’. However, the hyphen before ''[[-tri#Europic\|-tri]]'' ‘towards’ is always deleted in compounds, e.g. ''[[no-tri#Europic\|no-tri]]'' ‘into’ → ''[[notri-yite#Europic\|notri-yite]]'' ‘to enter’.

	* Always retain a hyphen where eliminating it could lead to ambiguity. E.g. ''[[de-kade#Europic\|de-kade]]'' ‘to decide’ vs. ''[[deka-de#Europic\|deka-de]]'' ‘to decimate’: the pronunciation is identical.		* Always retain a hyphen where eliminating it could lead to ambiguity. E.g. ''[[de-kade#Europic\|de-kade]]'' ‘to decide’ vs. ''[[deka-de#Europic\|deka-de]]'' ‘to decimate’: the pronunciation is identical.

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	(Vulgar European: ''Milyu stul’ite da Frangliu proke budje na zumbasui grenai weru.'')<br />		(Vulgar European: ''Milyu stul’ite da Frangliu proke budje na zumbasui grenai weru.'')<br />

	While this kind of hyphenation served to nicely bracket many of the phrases in a way that may have simplified learning the grammar, the ''[[Memetatu]]'' opted to avoid hyphenating suffixes, prepositions, and particles that followed a main term, resulting in the stress of all words being completely predictable. (Chrysanthi fought hard for the inclusion of hyphens after prepositions, but it was struck down on the basis that this would change the stress of sequences where prepositions preceded pronouns, e.g. ''[[na#Europic\|na]] [[mu#Europic\|mù]]'', vs. ''[[na#Europic\|nà]]-[[mu#Europic\|mu]]''. The first version released by the ''Memetatu'', however, still hyphenated most morphemes, including all elements of compounds.		While this kind of hyphenation served to nicely bracket many of the phrases in a way that may have simplified learning the grammar, the ''[[Memetatu]]'' opted to avoid hyphenating suffixes, prepositions, and particles that followed a main term, resulting in the stress of all words being completely predictable. (Chrysanthi fought hard for the inclusion of hyphens after prepositions, but it was struck down on the basis that this would change the stress of sequences where prepositions preceded mono-syllabic pronouns, e.g. ''[[na#Europic\|na]] [[mu#Europic\|mù]]'', vs. ''[[na#Europic\|nà]]-[[mu#Europic\|mu]]''. The first version released by the ''Memetatu'', however, still hyphenated most morphemes, including all elements of compounds.

	A spelling reform in 2101ᴀᴅ removed more hyphens, offering the opinion that when multiple words are compounded, the hyphens should be removed from the most closely associated terms (which is essentially how people had been using them anyway). For example, in the adverbial particles: ''[[go-le#Europic\|go-le]]'' ‘would’ → ''[[ha-gole#Europic\|ha-gole]]'' ‘would have’ (formerly ''[[ha-gole#Europic\|ha-go-le]]''). The hyphen between ''[[go#Europic\|go]]'' and ''[[le#Europic\|le]]'' is removed, because they are more closely related: They are both tenses, while ''[[ha#Europic\|ha]]'' is an aspect.		A spelling reform in 2101ᴀᴅ removed more hyphens, offering the opinion that when multiple words are compounded, the hyphens should be removed from the most closely associated terms (which is essentially how people had been using them anyway). For example, in the adverbial particles: ''[[go-le#Europic\|go-le]]'' ‘would’ → ''[[ha-gole#Europic\|ha-gole]]'' ‘would have’ (formerly ''[[ha-gole#Europic\|ha-go-le]]''). The hyphen between ''[[go#Europic\|go]]'' and ''[[le#Europic\|le]]'' is removed, because they are more closely related: They are both tenses, while ''[[ha#Europic\|ha]]'' is an aspect.
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	* When short-form verbs (and their derivations) are used as a suffix, they should be hyphenated: E.g. ''[[blanka-de#Europic\|blanka-de]]'' ‘to whiten’, ''[[wecku-ge#Europic\|wecku-ge]]'' ‘to poison’, ''[[skulku-matru#Europic\|skulku-matru]]'' ‘accuser’		* When short-form verbs (and their derivations) are used as a suffix, they should be hyphenated: E.g. ''[[blanka-de#Europic\|blanka-de]]'' ‘to whiten’, ''[[wecku-ge#Europic\|wecku-ge]]'' ‘to poison’, ''[[skulku-matru#Europic\|skulku-matru]]'' ‘accuser’
	* ''[[-su#Europic\|-su]]'' ‘thing’ and ''[[-ru#Europic\|‑ru]]'' ‘person’ should be hyphenated when suffixed to another complete morpheme, but they are not hyphenated in correlatives: E.g. ''[[motra-ru#Europic\|motra-ru]]'' ‘mechanic’ (“motor-person”) but ''[[naru#Europic\|naru]]'' ‘no one’ (“no-person”).		* ''[[-su#Europic\|-su]]'' ‘thing’ and ''[[-ru#Europic\|‑ru]]'' ‘person’ should be hyphenated when suffixed to another complete morpheme, but they are not hyphenated in correlatives: E.g. ''[[motra-ru#Europic\|motra-ru]]'' ‘mechanic’ (“motor-person”) but ''[[naru#Europic\|naru]]'' ‘no one’ (“no-person”).
	* “Stacked” prefixes are usually still separated by hyphens, especially where they might otherwise create a new element that can be confused for a root.		* “Stacked” prefixes are usually still separated by hyphens, especially where they might otherwise create a new element that can be confused for a root, e.g. ''[[to-no-dike#Europic\|to-no-dike]]'' ‘to counter-indicate’.
			* Always retain a hyphen where eliminating it could lead to ambiguity. E.g. ''[[de-kade#Europic\|de-kade]]'' ‘to decide’ vs. ''[[deka-de#Europic\|deka-de]]'' ‘to decimate’: the pronunciation is identical.


	While these style guides are helpful, the likelihood of their consistent, correct usage is only slightly more widespread than that of your/you’re and there/their/they’re.		While these style guides are helpful, the likelihood of their consistent, correct usage is only slightly more widespread than that of your/you’re and there/their/they’re.

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	Chrysanthi: ''Milyu stu-le-yite da-Frangal-iyu pro-ke budje na-zumba-su-grena-ya we-ru.''<br />		Chrysanthi: ''Milyu stu-le-yite da-Frangal-iyu pro-ke budje na-zumba-su-grena-ya we-ru.''<br />
	''Memetatu'': ''[[Milyu#Europic\|Milyu]] [[stu-le#Europic\|stu-le]] [[yite#Europic\|yite]] [[da#Europic\|da]] [[Frangaliyu#Europic\|Frangaliyu]] [[pro-ke#Europic\|pro-ke]] [[budje#Europic\|budje]] [[na#Europic\|na]] [[~~zumbasu~~#Europic\|~~zumbasu~~]] [[grena#Europic\|grena]] [[ya#Europic\|ya]] [[we#Europic\|we]] [[ru#Europic\|ru]].''<br />		''Memetatu'': ''[[Milyu#Europic\|Milyu]] [[stu-le#Europic\|stu-le]] [[yite#Europic\|yite]] [[da#Europic\|da]] [[Frangaliyu#Europic\|Frangaliyu]] [[pro-ke#Europic\|pro-ke]] [[budje#Europic\|budje]] [[na#Europic\|na]] [[zumba-su#Europic\|zumba-su]] [[grena#Europic\|grena]] [[ya#Europic\|ya]] [[we#Europic\|we]] [[ru#Europic\|ru]].''<br />
	(Vulgar European: ''Milyu stul’ite da Frangliu proke budje na zumbasui grenai ~~werù~~.'')<br />		(Vulgar European: ''Milyu stul’ite da Frangliu proke budje na zumbasui grenai weru.'')<br />

	While this kind of hyphenation served to nicely bracket many of the phrases in a way that may have simplified learning the grammar, the ''[[Memetatu]]'' opted to avoid hyphenating suffixes, prepositions, and particles that followed a main term, resulting in the stress of all words being completely predictable. (Chrysanthi fought hard for the inclusion of hyphens after prepositions, but it was struck down on the basis that this would change the stress of sequences where prepositions preceded pronouns, e.g. ''[[na#Europic\|na]] [[mu#Europic\|mù]]'', vs. ''[[na#Europic\|nà]]-[[mu#Europic\|mu]]''. The first version released by the ''Memetatu'', however, still hyphenated most morphemes, including all elements of compounds.		While this kind of hyphenation served to nicely bracket many of the phrases in a way that may have simplified learning the grammar, the ''[[Memetatu]]'' opted to avoid hyphenating suffixes, prepositions, and particles that followed a main term, resulting in the stress of all words being completely predictable. (Chrysanthi fought hard for the inclusion of hyphens after prepositions, but it was struck down on the basis that this would change the stress of sequences where prepositions preceded pronouns, e.g. ''[[na#Europic\|na]] [[mu#Europic\|mù]]'', vs. ''[[na#Europic\|nà]]-[[mu#Europic\|mu]]''. The first version released by the ''Memetatu'', however, still hyphenated most morphemes, including all elements of compounds.

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	* [[:Category: Europic\|Europic]]		* [[:Category: Europic\|Europic]]
	* [[:Category: Europic words\|Europic words]]		* [[:Category: Europic words\|Europic words]]
	* [[:Category: Europic ~~extragrammatical~~ sets\|Europic extragrammatical sets]]		* [[:Category: Europic sets\|Europic extragrammatical sets]]

	Europic (natively, ''Yevropicu'' /ˌjevroˈpiʃu/), also known as Eulingo (or jocularly as Fauxperanto), is a constructed auxiliary language consisting of mostly Indo-European roots commissioned by the [[European Central Authority\|European Central Authority (ECA)]] near the end of the 21st century. It is mainly isolating and analytic, and contains many specific contrasts to Esperanto, though the two are not entirely dissimilar. The language became widely spoken in the 22nd and 23rd centuries, and many variants emerged after the collapse of the ECA and the language’s loss of official status. It is the direct ancestor of [[Iropich]], later known as Proto-Human, ancestor of [[Rupesh]], the language spoken by most humans on [[PlanetX\|Selagró]] after the [[Terran Diaspora]].		Europic (natively, ''Yevropicu'' /ˌjevroˈpiʃu/), also known as Eulingo (or jocularly as Fauxperanto), is a constructed auxiliary language consisting of mostly Indo-European roots commissioned by the [[European Central Authority\|European Central Authority (ECA)]] near the end of the 21st century. It is mainly isolating and analytic, and contains many specific contrasts to Esperanto, though the two are not entirely dissimilar. The language became widely spoken in the 22nd and 23rd centuries, and many variants emerged after the collapse of the ECA and the language’s loss of official status. It is the direct ancestor of [[Iropich]], later known as Proto-Human, ancestor of [[Rupesh]], the language spoken by most humans on [[PlanetX\|Selagró]] after the [[Terran Diaspora]].

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	=====Exponents=====		=====Exponents=====
	# 1 [[yuna#Europic\|yuna]]		# 1 ''[[yuna#Europic\|yuna]]'' (1)
	# 10 [[deka#Europic\|deka]]		# 10 ''[[deka#Europic\|deka]]'' (10¹)
	# 100 [[kenta#Europic\|kenta]]		# 100 ''[[kenta#Europic\|kenta]]'' (10²)
	# 1,000 [[mila#Europic\|mila]]		# 1,000 ''[[mila#Europic\|mila]]'' (10³)
	# 10,000 [[deka#Europic\|deka]]-[[mila#Europic\|mila]]		# 10,000 ''[[deka#Europic\|deka]]-[[mila#Europic\|mila]]'' (10⁴)
	# 100,000 [[kenta#Europic\|kenta]]-[[mila#Europic\|mila]]		# 100,000 ''[[kenta#Europic\|kenta]]-[[mila#Europic\|mila]]'' (10⁵)
	# 1,000,000 [[mega#Europic\|mega]]		# 1,000,000 ''[[mega#Europic\|mega]]'' (10⁶)
	# 1,000,000,000 [[giga#Europic\|giga]]		# 1,000,000,000 ''[[giga#Europic\|giga]]'' (10⁹)
	# 1,000,000,000,000 [[tera#Europic\|tera]]		# 1,000,000,000,000 ''[[tera#Europic\|tera]]'' (10¹²)
	# 1,000,000,000,000,000 [[peta#Europic\|peta]]		# 1,000,000,000,000,000 ''[[peta#Europic\|peta]]'' (10¹⁵)
	# 1,000,000,000,000,000,000 [[heska#Europic\|heska]]		# 1,000,000,000,000,000,000 ''[[heska#Europic\|heska]]'' (10¹⁸)
	# 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 [[zeta#Europic\|zeta]]		# 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 ''[[zeta#Europic\|zeta]]'' (10²¹)
	# 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 [[yota#Europic\|yota]]		# 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 ''[[yota#Europic\|yota]]'' (10²⁴)
	# 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 [[rona#Europic\|rona]]		# 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 ''[[rona#Europic\|rona]]'' (10²⁷)
	# 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 [[kweta#Europic\|kweta]]		# 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 ''[[kweta#Europic\|kweta]]'' (10³⁰)

	=====Modification of Numbers=====		=====Modification of Numbers=====

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	* '''''[[li#Europic\|li]]''''' ‘there’ Converts a deictic (a “''la''-correlative”) into a distal, e.g. ''[[mu#Europic\|Mu]] [[vule#Europic\|vule]] [[na#Europic\|na]] [[li-lasu#Europic\|'''li-'''lasu'']] ‘I want '''that''' one’ (cf. French ''cette chose'' vs. ''cette chose-'''là'''''.)		* '''''[[li#Europic\|li]]''''' ‘there’ Converts a deictic (a “''la''-correlative”) into a distal, e.g. ''[[mu#Europic\|Mu]] [[vule#Europic\|vule]] [[na#Europic\|na]] [[li-lasu#Europic\|'''li-'''lasu'']] ‘I want '''that''' one’ (cf. French ''cette chose'' vs. ''cette chose-'''là'''''.)
	* '''''[[-lu#Europic\|lu]]''''' ‘thing related to’ This is the nominal form of ''[[-la#Europic\|la]]'', above. In addition to operating on adverbs, it is most commonly used as a suffix for a possessive pronoun to convert it into a substantive (e.g. ''[[mu#Europic\|mu]]'' ‘I’ → ''[[ma#Europic\|ma]]'' ‘my’ → ''[[ma-lu#Europic\|ma-lu]]'' ‘mine’). In the case of the correlatives, this applies mainly to those compounded with ''[[ru#Europic\|-ru]]'' or ''[[su#Europic\|-su]]'', e.g. ''[[kwaru#Europic\|kwaru]]'' ‘who’, ''[[lasu#Europic\|lasu]]'' ‘that (thing)’, ''[[pacaru#Europic\|pacaru]]'' ‘every kind of person’ → ''[[kwara#Europic\|kwara]][[-lu#Europic\|-lu]]'' ‘whose’, ''[[lasa#Europic\|lasa]][[-lu#Europic\|-lu]]'' ‘that thing’s’, ''[[pacara#Europic\|pacara]][[-lu#Europic\|-lu]]'' ‘every kind of person’s’.		* '''''[[-lu#Europic\|lu]]''''' ‘thing related to’ This is the nominal form of ''[[-la#Europic\|la]]'', above. In addition to operating on adverbs, it is most commonly used as a suffix for a possessive pronoun to convert it into a substantive (e.g. ''[[mu#Europic\|mu]]'' ‘I’ → ''[[ma#Europic\|ma]]'' ‘my’ → ''[[ma-lu#Europic\|ma-lu]]'' ‘mine’). In the case of the correlatives, this applies mainly to those compounded with ''[[ru#Europic\|-ru]]'' or ''[[su#Europic\|-su]]'', e.g. ''[[kwaru#Europic\|kwaru]]'' ‘who’, ''[[lasu#Europic\|lasu]]'' ‘that (thing)’, ''[[pacaru#Europic\|pacaru]]'' ‘every kind of person’ → ''[[kwara#Europic\|kwara]][[-lu#Europic\|-lu]]'' ‘whose’, ''[[lasa#Europic\|lasa]][[-lu#Europic\|-lu]]'' ‘that thing’s’, ''[[pacara#Europic\|pacara]][[-lu#Europic\|-lu]]'' ‘every kind of person’s’.
	* '''''[[ni#Europic\|ni]]''''' ‘any’ Converts a general (a “''swa''-correlative”) into an elective, e.g. ''[[swaru#Europic\|'''Swaru''']] [[ste#Europic\|ste]] [[lavo#Europic\|lavo]].'' ‘''Someone'' is there.’ → ''[[laru#Europic\|Laru]] [[~~sigole~~#Europic\|~~sigole~~]] [[pe#Europic\|pe]] [[se#Europic\|se]] [[ni-swaru#Europic\|'''ni-'''swaru]]!'' ‘It could be ''anyone''!’		* '''''[[ni#Europic\|ni]]''''' ‘any’ Converts a general (a “''swa''-correlative”) into an elective, e.g. ''[[swaru#Europic\|'''Swaru''']] [[ste#Europic\|ste]] [[lavo#Europic\|lavo]].'' ‘''Someone'' is there.’ → ''[[laru#Europic\|Laru]] [[si-gole#Europic\|si-gole]] [[pe#Europic\|pe]] [[se#Europic\|se]] [[ni-swaru#Europic\|'''ni-'''swaru]]!'' ‘It could be ''anyone''!’
	* '''''[[-ru#Europic\|ru]]''''' ‘person, one’ Aside from the direct application as above, ''[[-ru#Europic\|ru]]'' can be added to any adjectival correlative (bzw. determiner), e.g. ''[[naca#Europic\|naca]]'' ‘no kind of’ → ''[[naca#Europic\|naca]]-[[ru#Europic\|ru]]'' ‘no kind of person’, ''[[spanta#Europic\|spanta]]'' ‘the same amount’ → ''[[spanta#Europic\|spanta]]-[[ru#Europic\|ru]]'' ‘just as many people’.		* '''''[[-ru#Europic\|ru]]''''' ‘person, one’ Aside from the direct application as above, ''[[-ru#Europic\|ru]]'' can be added to any adjectival correlative (bzw. determiner), e.g. ''[[naca#Europic\|naca]]'' ‘no kind of’ → ''[[naca#Europic\|naca]]-[[ru#Europic\|ru]]'' ‘no kind of person’, ''[[spanta#Europic\|spanta]]'' ‘the same amount’ → ''[[spanta#Europic\|spanta]]-[[ru#Europic\|ru]]'' ‘just as many people’.
	* '''''[[-su#Europic\|su]]''''' ‘thing, object’ Like ''[[-ru#Europic\|ru]]'' above, ''[[-su#Europic\|-su]]'' can be added to any correlative determiner, e.g. ''[[nwaca#Europic\|nwaca]]'' ‘some kinds of’ → ''[[nwaca#Europic\|nwaca]]-[[su#Europic\|su]]'' ‘some kinds of things’, ''[[draca#Europic\|draca]]'' ‘another kind’ → ''[[draca#Europic\|draca]]-[[su#Europic\|su]]'' ‘something different’.		* '''''[[-su#Europic\|su]]''''' ‘thing, object’ Like ''[[-ru#Europic\|ru]]'' above, ''[[-su#Europic\|-su]]'' can be added to any correlative determiner, e.g. ''[[nwaca#Europic\|nwaca]]'' ‘some kinds of’ → ''[[nwaca#Europic\|nwaca]]-[[su#Europic\|su]]'' ‘some kinds of things’, ''[[draca#Europic\|draca]]'' ‘another kind’ → ''[[draca#Europic\|draca]]-[[su#Europic\|su]]'' ‘something different’.

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	* '''''[[-alya#Europic\|-alya]]''''' -ive, -al (‘tendency towards’): ''[[lestalya#Europic\|lest-alya]]'' ‘estival’, ''[[nebalya#Europic\|neb-alya]]'' ‘nebulous’		* '''''[[-alya#Europic\|-alya]]''''' -ive, -al (‘tendency towards’): ''[[lestalya#Europic\|lest-alya]]'' ‘estival’, ''[[nebalya#Europic\|neb-alya]]'' ‘nebulous’
	* '''''[[-atu#Europic\|-atu]]''''' -ate, -ment, -Vnce (‘result’): ''[[falatu#Europic\|fal-atu]]'' ‘requirement’, ''[[hestatu#Europic\|hest-atu]]'' ‘existence’		* '''''[[-atu#Europic\|-atu]]''''' -ate, -ment, -Vnce (‘result’): ''[[falatu#Europic\|fal-atu]]'' ‘requirement’, ''[[hestatu#Europic\|hest-atu]]'' ‘existence’
	* '''''[[-de#Europic\|-de]]''''' (from derte) -ify, -ficate (‘do, make’): ''[[~~klarade~~#Europic\|klara-de]]'' ‘clarify’, ''[[~~falsade~~#Europic\|falsa-de]]'' ‘falsify’		* '''''[[-de#Europic\|-de]]''''' (from derte) -ify, -ficate (‘do, make’): ''[[klara-de#Europic\|klara-de]]'' ‘clarify’, ''[[falsa-de#Europic\|falsa-de]]'' ‘falsify’
	* '''''[[-icu#Europic\|-icu]]''''' -ic, -ish, -ian (‘language’): ''[[frangalicu#Europic\|frangal-icu]]'' ‘French’, ''[[latinicu#Europic\|latin-icu]]'' ‘Latin’		* '''''[[-icu#Europic\|-icu]]''''' -ic, -ish, -ian (‘language’): ''[[frangalicu#Europic\|frangal-icu]]'' ‘French’, ''[[latinicu#Europic\|latin-icu]]'' ‘Latin’
	* '''''[[-ismu#Europic\|-ismu]]''''' -ism (‘ideology’)¹: ''[[ne-diwismu#Europic\|ne-diw-ismu]]'' ‘atheism’, ''[[pradismu#Europic\|prad-ismu]]'' ‘pacifism’		* '''''[[-ismu#Europic\|-ismu]]''''' -ism (‘ideology’)¹: ''[[ne-diwismu#Europic\|ne-diw-ismu]]'' ‘atheism’, ''[[pradismu#Europic\|prad-ismu]]'' ‘pacifism’
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	* '''''[[-oru#Europic\|-oru]]''''' -ure, -ity, -th (‘level’): ''[[fondoru#Europic\|fond-oru]]'' ‘depth’, ''[[ kaldoru#Europic\| kald-oru]]'' ‘temperature’		* '''''[[-oru#Europic\|-oru]]''''' -ure, -ity, -th (‘level’): ''[[fondoru#Europic\|fond-oru]]'' ‘depth’, ''[[ kaldoru#Europic\| kald-oru]]'' ‘temperature’
	* '''''[[-osa#Europic\|-osa]]''''' -ous, -ful (‘replete with’) ''[[priklosa#Europic\|prikl-osa]]'' ‘perilous’, ''[[gratcosa#Europic\|gratc-osa]]'' ‘grateful’		* '''''[[-osa#Europic\|-osa]]''''' -ous, -ful (‘replete with’) ''[[priklosa#Europic\|prikl-osa]]'' ‘perilous’, ''[[gratcosa#Europic\|gratc-osa]]'' ‘grateful’
	¹ <small>NB: ''[[-ismu#Europic\|-ismu]]'' is calqued from ''-ism'' only for ideologies ''in favour of'' (''pro'') something (e.g. ''pacifism'', ''nationalism'', ''fascism''). An ideology ''in opposition to'' something must be prefixed with ''[[to#Europic\|to-]]'' (e.g. ''[[to-velismu#Europic\|to-velismu]]'' ‘ageism’, ''[[to-~~pelaklarvismu~~#Europic\|to-(pela)klarvismu]]'' ‘racism’). ''[[to#Europic\|To-]]'' also calques ''anti-'' or ''counter''/''contra-'' in terms like ''anti-semitism'' or ''counter-terrorism''. So terms like ‘anti-racism’ take an additional prefix of ''[[dru#Europic\|dru-]]'' ‘in opposition’ to avoid reduplicating the prefix, e.g. ''[[dru-~~toklarvismu~~#Europic\|dru-~~toklarvismu~~]]'' ‘anti-racism’. But that is beyond the scope of calques at this point.</small>		¹ <small>NB: ''[[-ismu#Europic\|-ismu]]'' is calqued from ''-ism'' only for ideologies ''in favour of'' (''pro'') something (e.g. ''pacifism'', ''nationalism'', ''fascism''). An ideology ''in opposition to'' something must be prefixed with ''[[to#Europic\|to-]]'' (e.g. ''[[to-velismu#Europic\|to-velismu]]'' ‘ageism’, ''[[to-pela-klarvismu#Europic\|to-(pela)klarvismu]]'' ‘racism’). ''[[to#Europic\|To-]]'' also calques ''anti-'' or ''counter''/''contra-'' in terms like ''anti-semitism'' or ''counter-terrorism''. So terms like ‘anti-racism’ take an additional prefix of ''[[dru#Europic\|dru-]]'' ‘in opposition’ to avoid reduplicating the prefix, e.g. ''[[dru-to-klarvismu#Europic\|dru-to-klarvismu]]'' ‘anti-racism’. But that is beyond the scope of calques at this point.</small>

	Note that some of these calques are more “performative” than accurate. In Latin and Greek, there are often superfluous affixes that don’t contribute directly to the meaning of the word (for example, many words ending in ''-tion'' could be calqued directly to a noun rather than adding the abstract ''[[-acu#Europic\|-acu]]'' suffix, but it is kept anyway for recognition purposes. Furthermore, some of the calque “blocks” don’t translate their Europic meaning directly; for example, ''de-'' does not faithfully translate ''[[de#Europic\|de]]'', e.g. ‘de-scend’ → ''[[decende#Europic\|de-cende]]'': ''de'' here would be more accurately translated with ''[[so-tri#Europic\|so-tri]]'', though non-calque form ''[[sotri-cende#Europic\|sotri-cende]]'' exists as a synonym. Another oblique match-up is ''[[pro#Europic\|pro]]'', which is often better translated as ''[[va-tri#Europic\|va-tri]]'' ‘forward’, though ''[[va#Europic\|va]]'' only occurs in calques as an equivalent of ''[[wikt: ante#Latin\|ante]]''.		Note that some of these calques are more “performative” than accurate. In Latin and Greek, there are often superfluous affixes that don’t contribute directly to the meaning of the word (for example, many words ending in ''-tion'' could be calqued directly to a noun rather than adding the abstract ''[[-acu#Europic\|-acu]]'' suffix, but it is kept anyway for recognition purposes. Furthermore, some of the calque “blocks” don’t translate their Europic meaning directly; for example, ''de-'' does not faithfully translate ''[[de#Europic\|de]]'', e.g. ‘de-scend’ → ''[[decende#Europic\|de-cende]]'': ''de'' here would be more accurately translated with ''[[so-tri#Europic\|so-tri]]'', though non-calque form ''[[sotri-cende#Europic\|sotri-cende]]'' exists as a synonym. Another oblique match-up is ''[[pro#Europic\|pro]]'', which is often better translated as ''[[va-tri#Europic\|va-tri]]'' ‘forward’, though ''[[va#Europic\|va]]'' only occurs in calques as an equivalent of ''[[wikt: ante#Latin\|ante]]''.

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	* ''[[vide#Europic\|Vide]]'' + ''[[pe-kepilu#Europic\|pe-kepilu]]'' → ''[[vida-pekepilu#Europic\|vida-pekepilu]]'' ‘optical sensor’		* ''[[vide#Europic\|Vide]]'' + ''[[pe-kepilu#Europic\|pe-kepilu]]'' → ''[[vida-pekepilu#Europic\|vida-pekepilu]]'' ‘optical sensor’
	* ''[[go#Europic\|Go]]'' + ''[[mi-daju#Europic\|mi-daju]]'' → ''[[go-midaju#Europic\|go-midaju]]'' ‘afternoon’		* ''[[go#Europic\|Go]]'' + ''[[mi-daju#Europic\|mi-daju]]'' → ''[[go-midaju#Europic\|go-midaju]]'' ‘afternoon’
	* ''[[mu-tu#Europic\|Mu-tu]]'' + ''[[ya#Europic\|ya]]'' → ''[[~~mu-tu~~-ya#Europic\|mutu-ya]]'' ‘we all’ (also fully condensed → ''[[~~mu-tu-ya~~#Europic\|mutuya]]'')		* ''[[mu-tu#Europic\|Mu-tu]]'' + ''[[ya#Europic\|ya]]'' → ''[[mutu-ya#Europic\|mutu-ya]]'' ‘we all’ (also fully condensed → ''[[mutuya#Europic\|mutuya]]'')
	* ''[[mi-daju#Europic\|Mi-daju]]'' + ''[[mandju#Europic\|mandju]]'' → ''[[mi-daja-mandju#Europic\|midaja-mandju]]'' ‘lunch’		* ''[[mi-daju#Europic\|Mi-daju]]'' + ''[[mandju#Europic\|mandju]]'' → ''[[mi-daja-mandju#Europic\|midaja-mandju]]'' ‘lunch’

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	* When short-form verbs (and their derivations) are used as a suffix, they should be hyphenated: E.g. ''[[blanka-de#Europic\|blanka-de]]'' ‘to whiten’, ''[[wecku-ge#Europic\|wecku-ge]]'' ‘to poison’, ''[[skulku-matru#Europic\|skulku-matru]]'' ‘accuser’		* When short-form verbs (and their derivations) are used as a suffix, they should be hyphenated: E.g. ''[[blanka-de#Europic\|blanka-de]]'' ‘to whiten’, ''[[wecku-ge#Europic\|wecku-ge]]'' ‘to poison’, ''[[skulku-matru#Europic\|skulku-matru]]'' ‘accuser’
	* ''[[-su#Europic\|-su]]'' ‘thing’ and ''[[-ru#Europic\|‑ru]]'' ‘person’ should be hyphenated when suffixed to another complete morpheme, but they are not hyphenated in correlatives: E.g. ''[[motra-ru#Europic\|motra-ru]]'' ‘mechanic’ (“motor-person”) but ''[[naru#Europic\|naru]]'' ‘no one’ (“no-person”).		* ''[[-su#Europic\|-su]]'' ‘thing’ and ''[[-ru#Europic\|‑ru]]'' ‘person’ should be hyphenated when suffixed to another complete morpheme, but they are not hyphenated in correlatives: E.g. ''[[motra-ru#Europic\|motra-ru]]'' ‘mechanic’ (“motor-person”) but ''[[naru#Europic\|naru]]'' ‘no one’ (“no-person”).
	* “Stacked” prefixes are usually still separated by hyphens, especially where they might otherwise create a new element that can be confused for a root, e.g. ''[[to-no-dike#Europic\|to-no-dike]]'' ‘to counter-indicate’.		* “Stacked” prefixes are usually still separated by hyphens, especially where they might otherwise create a new element that can be confused for a root, e.g. ''[[to-no-dike#Europic\|to-no-dike]]'' ‘to counter-indicate’. However, the hyphen before ''[[-tri#Europic\|-tri]]'' ‘towards’ is always deleted in compounds, e.g. ''[[no-tri#Europic\|no-tri]]'' ‘into’ → ''[[notri-yite#Europic\|notri-yite]]'' ‘to enter’.

	* Always retain a hyphen where eliminating it could lead to ambiguity. E.g. ''[[de-kade#Europic\|de-kade]]'' ‘to decide’ vs. ''[[deka-de#Europic\|deka-de]]'' ‘to decimate’: the pronunciation is identical.		* Always retain a hyphen where eliminating it could lead to ambiguity. E.g. ''[[de-kade#Europic\|de-kade]]'' ‘to decide’ vs. ''[[deka-de#Europic\|deka-de]]'' ‘to decimate’: the pronunciation is identical.

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	* [[:Category: Europic\|Europic]]		* [[:Category: Europic\|Europic]]
	* [[:Category: Europic words\|Europic words]]		* [[:Category: Europic words\|Europic words]]
	* [[:Category: Europic ~~extragrammatical~~ sets\|Europic extragrammatical sets]]		* [[:Category: Europic sets\|Europic extragrammatical sets]]

	Europic (natively, ''Yevropicu'' /ˌjevroˈpiʃu/), also known as Eulingo (or jocularly as Fauxperanto), is a constructed auxiliary language consisting of mostly Indo-European roots commissioned by the [[European Central Authority\|European Central Authority (ECA)]] near the end of the 21st century. It is mainly isolating and analytic, and contains many specific contrasts to Esperanto, though the two are not entirely dissimilar. The language became widely spoken in the 22nd and 23rd centuries, and many variants emerged after the collapse of the ECA and the language’s loss of official status. It is the direct ancestor of [[Iropich]], later known as Proto-Human, ancestor of [[Rupesh]], the language spoken by most humans on [[PlanetX\|Selagró]] after the [[Terran Diaspora]].		Europic (natively, ''Yevropicu'' /ˌjevroˈpiʃu/), also known as Eulingo (or jocularly as Fauxperanto), is a constructed auxiliary language consisting of mostly Indo-European roots commissioned by the [[European Central Authority\|European Central Authority (ECA)]] near the end of the 21st century. It is mainly isolating and analytic, and contains many specific contrasts to Esperanto, though the two are not entirely dissimilar. The language became widely spoken in the 22nd and 23rd centuries, and many variants emerged after the collapse of the ECA and the language’s loss of official status. It is the direct ancestor of [[Iropich]], later known as Proto-Human, ancestor of [[Rupesh]], the language spoken by most humans on [[PlanetX\|Selagró]] after the [[Terran Diaspora]].