A recent conversation reminded me of the posts I made on Blissymbols and LoCos.
This lead to me finding some interesting websites that I had not seen when I wrote those posts.
Of particular interest to me was the sections on how to vocalize the symbols.
Unfortunately, the system described may only be used for a small number of the symbols depicted. Perhaps there was more information in the original books?
There was, however, enough information for me to modify the system for my own purposes.
Many of the LoCas symbols were useful in helping me visualize the meanings and interrelationships of various words.
The result is 99 additional words for Diinlang. Some I had already, some have changed and many are new.
Many are “translations” of LoCoS symbols.
A horizontal arrow to the right is “pa”, a downward is “pe”, a left arrow is “pi”, and an upward arrow is “po”. Po is related to “apo” so also has the sense of outward as well as upward.
A double‑headed horizontal arrow is “paru”.
A large chevron is va, ve, vi or vu, depending on if it points up, right, down or left, respectively.
Small arrowheads are ra, re, ri and ru following the same system, but also includes ree for an arrow pointing top right.
“Ti” is a horizontal bottom line in LoCos, and provides a point of reference for other elements. Ge, ga or gi mean a generic thing as a point of reference, spelling depending on position and euphony.
I will be adding these to the dictionary page as I find time. Expect some to be modified or discarded as I discover clashes or better existing terms.
adti : arrival
apoti : departure, leave
ati : above, up, point in point in space relatively above, altitude
da : arc
eksho : outside
favn : negative vertical distance of object, depth
fo : thought, mental process.
(go) gapi : (move) under
go-ad : go to
go-apo : come from
go-ati : ascend, go up(wards), rise
go-av : dismount, disembark
go-eks : exit, leave
go-in : enter
go-iti : descend, go down(wards)
go-on : mount, board, embark
go-pa : go through
(go) pagi : (move) over
guang : positive vertical distance/measure of object, height
ho : container, receptacle
hoi : door
hoipe/hoi-eks : exit
hoipo/hoi-in : entrance
hoparu : resistance
inho : inside
ipa : bypass
iti : under, below, space beneath, down
jo : edge, side
kefo : curiosity
kejhen : who, what person
ketem : when?
keti : where?
ki : moved by external force.
kiga : to send
kigin : to carry
kiheks : to take (from)
kihin : to put into
ko : small, few, little
ko-ati : low, low down
ko-iti : not very deep, shallow
kofavn : shallow
koguang : short, low
kokuan : thin, narrow
kopega : light weight
koshen : thin (horizontally)
koti : near, close by, little distance
kuan : width of object,, distance/measure side to side.
kwalo : bubble
kwapi : current
kware : stream
leng : generic distance of object, long
loparu : diameter
malfo : feud, hate, dislike
malsan : disease, ailment
moko-ati : lower, lower down
moko-iti : less deeper, shallower
mota-ati : higher (upper)
mota-iti : deeper below
opa : process
open : open, not closed
pa : movement, direction
pae : end
pahopi : pressure
pai : topple down, fall
pare: advance, move forward
paruti : distance
pato : continuation
pave : push
pega : weight
pekwa : ebb tide
pelo : gravity
peti : location, put
pihopa : separate, to part
pogi : buoyancy
pokwa : high tide
rachu : curve
ragi : straight
reefo : explanation
rego-apo : return (from)
run : to run
run-apo : run away, run from
san : medical
shen : horizontal depth of object, distance forward or behind
shut : close, closed, shut, not open
ta-ati : high (up)
ta-iti : deep below, deep down
tafavn : very deep
taguang : tall
tapega : heavy
tati : far, long distance
ti : ground, floor, plane
tipe : fall down, fall over
tokuan : wide, fat
toshen : thick (horizontally)
tovu : make to do something.
upa : begin
uto : about
veng-ge : prep. against, touching side
vepa : pull
zu : too, as in “too much”. Replaces “trop”