Here are some words, or groups of words, that require special mention.
Ksii and Siika
The words ‘ksii’ and ‘siika’ are modifiers. When placed after another modifier, ‘ksii’ means ‘very’:
‘siika’, on the other hand, increases the degree of the word’s opposite:
When used to modify nouns or verbs, these two words have a similar effect on the most commonly thought-of quality of that word:
Ii and I’ia
Kardii ‘too much’ or ‘over’ and ‘too little’ or ‘under’ use the words ‘ii’ and ‘i’ia’:
I’iee
The word ‘i’iee’ means ‘even’, in the sense of ‘as well’:
It can also be used to emphasise a word:
The word ‘ee’ is a variant of ‘i’iee’, although it tends not to be used in southern Kardii.
Coming and Going
The words ‘shaav’ (come) and ‘shay’ (go) often refer to the subject’s habitual location, rather than the current one:
The word ‘ay’ (again), when used with ‘shaav’ or ‘shay’, means ‘back’:
Environment and Weather
To make a reference to one’s surroundings, use the word ‘prast’ (here) instead of the word for ‘I’:
Weather
The weather and conditions outside use the noun ‘aara’ (Lit. ‘sky’):