Middle Primitive Elvish Semantic Categories



1. Physical World

2. Mankind

2.41 Son

YO(N) root. “son”

2.42 Daughter

YEL¹ root. “daughter”
YEN² root. “daughter”

3. Animals

4. Body Parts and Functions

5. Food and Drink

6. Clothing and Adornment

7. Dwelling and Furniture

8. Agriculture and Vegetation

9. Physical Acts and Materials

10. Motion and Transportation

11. Possession and Trade

12. Spatial Relations

12.399 From, Away

root. “ablative element”

12.76 Angle, Corner

natsai n.

13. Quantity and Number

13.31 Numerals

atta num. card. “two”

14. Time

15. Sense Perception

16. Emotion

17. Mind and Thought

17.18 to Seem

#nem- v. “to seem”

18. Language and Music

19. Social Relations

20. Warfare and Hunting

21. Law and Judgment

22. Religion and Beliefs

23. Grammar