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dukti ≔ x1 is polar opposite from/contrary to x2 in property/on scale x3 (property/si'o) 

# na is negation. for example: gleki = happy. na gleki = not happy.

citno ≔ x1 is young/youthful [relatively short in elapsed duration] by standard x2 

melbi ≔ x1 is beautiful/pleasant to x2 in aspect x3 (ka) by aesthetic standard x4 


# emotions
cinmo ≔ x1 feels emotion x2 (ka) about x3 

gleki ≔ x1 is happy/gay/merry/glad/gleeful about x2 (event/state) 
badri ≔ x1 is sad/depressed/dejected/[unhappy/feels sorrow/grief] about x2 (abstraction) 

fengu ≔ x1 is angry/mad at x2 for x3 (action/state/property) 

prami ≔ x1 loves/feels strong affectionate devotion towards x2 (object/state) 
xebni ≔ x1 hates/despises x2 (object/abstraction); x1 is full of hate for x2; x2 is odious to x1 
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cilmo ≔ x1 is moist/wet/damp with liquid x2 

jmive ≔ x1 lives/is alive by standard x2; x1 is an organism/living thing 
morsi ≔ x1 is dead/has ceased to be alive 


glare ≔ x1 is hot/[warm] by standard x2 
lenku ≔ x1 is cold/cool by standard x2 


nenri ≔ x1 is in/inside/within x2; x1 is on the inside/interior of x2 [totally within the bounds of x2] 
bartu ≔ x1 is on the outside of x2; x1 is exterior to x2 

condi ≔ x1 is deep in extent in direction/property x2 away from reference point x3 by standard x4 
caxno ≔ x1 is shallow in extent in direction/property x2 away from reference point x3 by standard x4 

barda ≔ x1 is big/large in property/dimension(s) x2 (ka) as compared with standard/norm x3
cmalu ≔ x1 is small in property/dimension(s) x2 (ka) as compared with standard/norm x3 

cinla ≔ x1 is thin in direction/dimension x2 by standard x3; [relatively short in smallest dimension] 
rotsu ≔ x1 is thick in dimension/direction x2 by standard x3; [relatively long in smallest dimension] 

cladu ≔ x1 is loud/noisy at observation point x2 by standard x3 
smaji ≔ x1 (source) is quiet/silent/[still] at observation point x2 by standard x3 

clani ≔ x1 is long in dimension/direction x2 (default longest dimension) by measurement standard x3 
tordu ≔ x1 is short in dimension/direction x2 (default longest dimension) by measurement standard x3 


ganra ≔ x1 is broad/wide in dimension x2 [2nd most significant dimension] by standard x3 
jarki ≔ x1 is narrow in dimension x2 [2nd most significant dimension] by standard x3 


darno ≔ x1 is far/distant from x2 in property x3 (ka) 
jibni ≔ x1 is near/close to/approximates x2 in property/quantity x3 (ka/ni) 

zunle ≔ x1 is to the left/left-hand side of x2 which faces/in-frame-of-reference x3 
pritu ≔ x1 is to the right/right-hand side of x2 which faces/in-frame-of-reference x3 

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slabu ≔ x1 is old/familiar/well-known to observer x2 in feature x3 (ka) by standard x4 
cnino ≔ x1 is new/unfamiliar/novel to observer x2 in feature x3 (ka) by standard x4; x1 is a novelty 


xamgu ≔ x1 (object/event) is good/beneficial/nice/[acceptable] for x2 by standard x3 
xlali ≔ x1 is bad for x2 by standard x3; x1 is poor/unacceptable to x2 

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zenba ≔ x1 (experiencer) increases/is incremented/augmented in property/quantity x2 by amount x3 
jdika ≔ x1 (experiencer) decreases/contracts/is reduced/diminished in property/quantity x2 by amount x3 

zmadu ≔ x1 exceeds/is more than x2 in property/quantity x3 (ka/ni) by amount/excess x4 

kalri ≔ x1 (portal/passage/entrance-way) is open/ajar/not shut permitting passage/access to x2 by x3 
ganlo ≔ x1 (portal/passage/entrance-way) is closed/shut/not open, preventing passage/access to x2 by x3 


galtu ≔ x1 is high/up/upward in frame of reference x2 as compared with baseline/standard height x3 
dizlo ≔ x1 is low/down/downward in frame of reference x2 as compared with baseline/standard height x3 


cpana ≔ x1 is upon/atop/resting on/lying on [the upper surface of] x2 in frame of reference/gravity x3 
cnita ≔ x1 is directly/vertically beneath/below/under/underneath/down from x2 in frame of reference x3 


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