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The Pencil Alphabet
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The Pencil Language (yeb wakab kef-waf or more commonly wakabewafow) is an extremely ancient language which is widely used. It was created by the awef'na and uses a 16 character alphabet.
Apostrophes/dashes can be used to join prefixes/suffixes to regular words. This happens often.
The letter for "k" can also be pronounced as a "g".
The letter for "e" can also be pronounced as an "i".
The letter for "h" can also be pronounced as a "l".
Name: Damien Nagle ("<span class='pencil'>Danaen Naale</span>")
Note: To use the font for the language on the wiki, type in "<span class='pencil'>[text]</span>" to produce Pencil Language text.
Grammar[]
The Pencil Language's sentence structure is SVO.
The Pencil Language uses the nominative-accusative alignment.
Adjectives, Adverbs, and Descriptive Nouns[]
Adjectives and adverbs all go before the thing they're describing, and adverbs behave like adjectives.
For descriptive nouns, a copula, "fen", is prefixed onto the descriptive noun, and the copula acts as the verb. For descriptive nouns that are described with an adjective, the copula "fen" will go onto both the adjective and the descriptive noun.
Definite and Indefinite Article[]
The definite article is an infix, "yeb", which can pretty much be inserted anywhere in the word as long as it follows the phonotactics. If the phonotactics do not allow "yeb" to be inserted within the word, "yeb" will become a prefix, and if the phonotactics don't allow that either, "yeb" will be broken off of the word entirely and go before the word. The indefinite article is unmarked; for example, "kef" can both mean "creature" and "a creature".
Agreement[]
Adjectives and nouns will agree on person (if the noun has person marking). This agreement is extremely simple, with the noun's person marking also going on the adjective and also maybe being modified to obey the phonotactics.
Case Marking[]
Here are the cases their case markers:
-(')ow = passive voice
-(w)op = locative/genitive case
-(')ol = instrumental case
-(w)of = dative case
-(n)osga = roughly translates to "into"
-(w)ek = nominative case
-(a)fef = accusative case
-(b)ef = used to mark indirect objects and/or nouns not very relavant to the sentence/phrase
-(w)uw = intransitive verb marker
Nominative and Accusative Case[]
The nominative and accusative case are very important as they form the basis for The Pencil Language's person marking. The nominative case goes on the subject while the accusative case goes on the object. If the phrase/sentence does not have a subject and/or an object, the person marking disappears. If nouns are inflected for something other than person marking or are joined to a larger word, the person marking disappears (with the exception of inflecting for number).
Locative And Genitive Case[]
The locative case and genitive case are marked with the same suffix, -op. However, the location of the possessor/"locator" relative to the patient determines if the -op is the locative case or the genititve case. If the possessor/locator comes before the patient, it is genitive case, and if the possessor/locator comes after the patient, it is locative case.
For example, "probop kefeefek" = "a verse's civilization", "kefeefek probop" = a civilization within a verse". As you can see, swapping between the two cases changes the roles of the patient and the possessor/locator in the phrase/sentence.
Habitual Case[]
Habitual case is expressed through a "joiner", which is 'e'. The joiner can be prefixed onto a verb to show that the verb usually happens and a noun can be prefixed onto the joiner to specify which thing is doing the action. During this process, the person marking on the noun will disappear.
For example, "kanuw" = intransitive form of see, "ekanuw" = to usually see, and "prowekanuw" = thing that usually sees/thing that sees/seer. The 'e' joiner in conjunction with a verb and a noun can be used to show that the noun is the agent of the phrase/sentence (the passive voice indicator, "-ow", can be used to negate this and turn the noun into the patient).
In order to show the object of the phrase, the object is simply added after the word and the intransitive verb suffix is removed. For example, "prowekanuw" = "thing that sees"; "prowekan kef" = "thing that sees a creature". The person marking is removed even though a subject and an object are within the sentence. You can also specify how the action is performed via adding another word after the object and the instrumental case is added to the end of it.
Dative Case[]
Aspects[]
The Pencil Language has 3 aspects: imperfective, perfective, and another imperfective for instantaneous verbs in which the action keeps happening.
Wul- = perfective aspect
Apwul- = imperfective aspect
Wulapwul- = imperfective aspect for instantaneous verbs that keep happening
In order to negate aspects, you add a new negator, "an-", to it.
Moods[]
Tenses[]
Other[]
Causality[]
In order to show that one thing causes another thing, you use the joiner "o" (refer to the "Habitual Case" section for info on joiners). Just like the 'e' joiner, the noun is prefixed onto the joiner and the verb that the noun causes is suffixed onto the joiner. For example, "
Dictionary[]
Numbers[]
Note: This language uses a base 16 system.
All numbers can be pluralized and can be treated as nouns. If one were to say "many tens of people", it would be "yiwkek grobna kefna".
Holk = number, Apholk = negative number
Holkin = add, Holkfrak = subtract, Holkanb = multiply, Holk'lown = divide, Holk'anb'ek = exponentiate, Holk'lown'ef = logarithm, Holk'anb'keek = factorial, Holk'kin'keek = summate, Holk'hud = equal
[number] kop [number] — a number divided by a number
Sha = 0, Ba = 1 (also means lonely or alone), Na = 2, Ban = 3, Bad = 4, Bas = 5, Baf = 6, Baw = 7, Gak = 8, Geb = 9, Grob = 10(A), Ges = 11(B), Gapk = 12(C), Gusnf = 13(D), Golp = 14(E), Dapf/golp'ba = 15(F), Wekn/dapf'ba/golp'na = 16, dapf'na/golp'ban(wekn'ba [archaic]) = 17, dapf'ban/golp'bad = 18, etc.
...
Na'wekn = 32, Ban'wekn = 48, Bad'wekn = 64
...
Grosh = 256, Bo'grosh = 512, Wekn'grosh = 4096, Grosh'grosh = 65,536
...
Gawak = 16,777,216, Na'gawak = 33,554,432, Wekn'gawak = 268,435,456, Bo'wekn'gawak = 536,870,912, Grosh'gawak = 4,294,967,296, Gawak'gawak = 281,474,976,710,656
...
Gafek = infinity/infinite, An'gafek = finite
Alphabet Order/Names[]
Alphabet = Edadok
Order[]
E, A, O, U, K, B, P, D, N, F, S, SH, H, W, R, Y
Names[]
Ed, Ad, Od, Ud, Ko, Bo, Po, De, Ne, Fye, Sye, Shye, Hi, Wu, Ra, Yi
Simple words/Misc. Words[]
Lop = used as a neutral response to something
Weshef = hello/hi, Shafn = goodbye/bye
Yeb = the, Yob = this/these (can stand as a single word), Yoy = that (can stand as a single word), -n = can, Pay = do/be, Ferp = be, Do'ferp = became
Abagop = other, else (can be appended using the -e- joiner plus -uluw to any noun, even pronouns)
Siy = and/with/too/also/as well
apon = too (indicating excessity), ewaponow(uw)
Op = yes/positive, Ap = no/not/negative, Ep = neutral/maybe
Op'ek = of course, Ap'ek = of course not
Lod = Who, Fefn = When, Bed = What, Shud = Where, Shefn = Why/reason/excuse/duty/purpose, Yof = How
Shosh = here, Shash = there
wecef coc = welcome (literally "hello here")
ep pon = please (literally "if you want to")
-l = adverb former (can be appended to almost any adjective)
opon = in order to, to, with the goal of, with the intention of (doing something)
el = therefore, thus, (in archaic usage: because, for)
-ba = to start something, to commence (serves as a suffix)
nefek = almost, just barely (not), approximately (not indicating a lower or upper bound)
sa = like, as (used for comparison of two objects)
pa(y)-[adj.]-ak/af = nominalizer for adjectives
ra = immediately, right, instantaneously
gap — not yet, so far not, species that action has not occurred yet
-c — jussive mood
yowobowēr yof — how are you doing? (lit. "how is the cosmos favoring you")
Adverbs/postpositions (generally take locative case)[]
kop — [to be] in, on, at (location, loc. case)
afn — [to be] outside of, out of (location, loc. case)
nok — from, out of, out from (motion, no case)
cof — towards, to, into (motion, no case)
sēk — around (no case)
efek — than/compare/compared to
ep — if
desiy — when/while
cap — but, although, except
epayk — as though, as if
hac — because
fek = emphasis particle with various meanings "at all", "completely", "entirely", "really", "ever", "all the way to"
bōsop, bosōp, bōsōp — always
bosap, bōsap — never
pah — or
bagop — only, really
desiy [n.]owaprepowuwak — without
hud — the same
hudef — similar
hudap — different
efep — less
ekep =—more
[adj.]-efeposga — less than
[adj.]-ekeposga — more than
sipk — more (i.e., "one more" sipk ba, or "many/much more" sipk yiwkek; comes before the adjective)
skopk — certainly, definitely, without doubt
skopkef — probably, likely, possibly
apulosga — towards, approaching
osgawop — through, across (movement through)
alac — over (movement over, above something)
sidef — still (to the present moment)
dayob, yob syob payda — afterwards (does not take an argument)
doyob, yob syob payd — before a certain event (does not take an argument)
epayd — until, before (takes an argument)
epayda — after, following an event (takes an argument)
yobōs — then, at this, that time
yiwkef [s]cyobna — a few times, some times, sometimes
al — pertaining to, about (used with the word fepofn)
-odaralk — for a certain period of time (the time that elapses after an action is completed)
Nouns[]
Pronouns[]
ad = 1sg, Ab = 2sg, Ko'ab = 3sg.M, Ke'ab = 3sg.F, Fe'ab = 3sg.N, Ad'na = 1pl, Feab'na/ab'na (archaic) = 3pl, abk - an "unspecific" pronoun, similar to "someone" but more concrete
[]
Ko'kef = male, Ke'kef = female, Fe'kef = any another gender
other nouns
Kef = creature/organism/person, Wrik = animal (a nonintelligent one, a nonsentient one, non-Awefian basic life, excluding microbes), Kinf = plant, tree
lar — any two-legged animal, avian, bird
sil — any four-legged animal, reptile
woc = object
yef = life (the totality of all life), payef = live, cef = death/die/dead, paycef = die
prow = thing
yowba = top
yowb = bottom
cefkef = corpse, dead body
asob = level
yawk = nothing/none
yiwk = portion/section/some
yowk = whole/every/all/everything
cudēf = location
yowk kefna — everyone, everybody
Yenk = any
nul — head, face
kef [noun] kef [verb] — to [verb] together
Sug = solid, cug = liquid/water, ceg = gas, cag = plasma
yefop cug = blood (literally "life liquid")
Yoln = heat/hot, Apyoln = cold, Yolnef = warm
Biceg = name, Paybiceg = to name/named/known as
ēf = place/area/region, Sugēf = land, cugēf = sea/ocean
prowdodc = shadow
dorona = side
Gol'prow = mind/brain/idea
Gol'prow'skep = imagination
ēpkha = strength/power
hiwf/cow = chaos, Howf/Swen = order (as in the opposite of chaos)
Kefēfef = group, community, species (archaic), kin-group
sad = surface, ground, earth
yolnpab = thermal energy, bokpab = mechanical energy, penfefpab = chemical energy, kwōwpab = gravitational energy
fewgk — electricity
lul — plain, flat region
cēf — region with many plants, "forest"
kēk, fēw — order, sequence, list
payw — mirror
rosn — question
nob — hill, mountain
prof — entrance, opening
kadk — window
gilwaf — answer
fēk — embodiment, representation
wop — chance
kronak — smell (n.), taste (n.), flavor
nop — future
od — past
raf — limit
waybwaf — sacred text, sacred words
del — the way things are, the situation at hand, the state of things at hand
fahn — problem
han — background, context, details
eprukow — a theme, a topic, a point of discussion
skowp — science
sak — ice
adak — gift, present
yeckef — friend
sepk — pain, suffering, anguish
us — microbe, microbial life, bacteria
kleb — amount
frek — size
kōd — grass
dōl — stick, twig
nawkak — storage (i.e., on a device)
deg — symbol
bokowk — revolution around a celestial object, an Awefian year (2 human years with negligible difference), an LPT (5 Awefian years)
hopk — any flat writing surface, a tablet, etc.
yefēf — house/home
cer — a bundle, collection, bunch of, set of, etc.
pawrak — help (n.)
kwafak — art, drawing, writing, an instance of writing, record (n.)
gwaf — sound, voice
karp — fish
eba, key, swec, en(o) — balance, equilibrium
frēwab — any thin sheet, paper
lepk — dot
kus — a part, a portion, a piece, a slice, a fraction of, etc.
cakngakwaf — an alternate name for The Pencil Language
ara — concept, abstraction
len — type, style, form
yowob — the cosmos, the cosmos of the True Path
sal — fruit of a plant
dedk — glass
kin — wood, hard part of a tree
frebk — leaf
gēl — process, plan
gēyiwk — step
hal — cloud
bagēyiwk — direct
yiwkekēyiwk — indirect
ewangilowuw — a secret
krepofek — center
ris — hair, fur
cagk — the east, the eastern region, the region from where the sun rises
acagk — the west, the western region, the region to where the sun sets
cefnak — reason, justification
dofk — belief, value, idea, conviction
krefak — damage, harm
yesuhop waf — a heatcore signal
dofknawop skadask — belief system, religious system
lih — society, social group (sometimes equated with kefēfek, but that connotates a more close-knit group, rather than a lih, which is generally more spread out and bound not by a common central government but rather by a set of ideals)
yop — information
yopeyubuluw — news
lenepagakopuluw — position (of work)
skak — field
pracef — weapon
pracaskeh — a type of long-ranged plasma weapon
yedcag — wall, barricade, fence, The Wall
prokyubol — expedition, journey, exploration
lugilk — school, learning establishment
lugyokna — mathematics
lugewafna — linguistics
lugekwekrekna — history
lugibek — astronomy
lugikefēfek — politics
ehēyguw — an alien, a non-Awefian
ewasaguw — a native one, an Awefian
lugilaf — to study, to research
payak — an action, a deed, an act
way — a sacred ritual, ritual, rite
lugilafk — study (n.), research (n.)
yepk — prolonged survival
slal — meaning, point, value, use, benefit, importance
wrikinf — nature, the natural world
dca — planet, large space rock, world
cadca — small rock, stone
kyepkog — collection of things/galaxy
lusahk — showing, indication
dap — strategy, tactic
payhudak — combination, conglomeration
arcal — circumstances, environment, conditions
yahap — empire
okan — appearance
lasn — container
caf — skeleton, support structure, body (in general)
cafef — shell (lit. small skeleton)
kyaf — emotion, feeling
kepfek — mouth
yakef — ruler
kog — edge, border
kosikek — side of a shape
frefk — a small bit, a small amount, a small thing, small particle, dust particle
kapf — water
kok — hole, ditch, trench
epanōpkuw — any device for long-distance communication
fyef — food
yah = skin
sahapk = army
ewafow = story, tale, language
ewf — a short tale, a short story, an anecdote
sahap = soldier
yif — internal organs
prokask = ranged weapon
sayk — instinct, primal urge, desire
kwahk = decision
lal — any kind of position of power, a person or entity with this position
sud — a ray, a beam of light, radiation
dadc = target
asaf = precision
sapk = danger
yonēf — furnace
kal = method, way, means
pra = network
kayubak = discovery
kak = surrounding
-ak = archaic suffix used to refer to planets
Prowpawk = the name for an Anchorverse situated near The Enormous
kek = -verse border
ceh = intersection
klōb = amount of time
kaln = eye
fesln = ear
ul — any soft, malleable substance, clay
rul — cube
kanak = vision, eye
kesnfak – hearing, ear
bōsopkef = generation
ifwek = right (as in human rights)
capk = unit of measurement
lal = a case, an instance, an event
capkōpf = shortened term for an LPT
prad = capital city
pagk = a job, work
lancak = requirement, demand
skawkruh = beacon, light source, landmark
brof = shame, remorse
yalan = any generic shape of something
brasaw = direction, path, road, street, roadway
kefwepal = enemy
yashapkebewak = atrocity
feln — tendril, root
asohopkna = values, morals
uwnahak = 2pl inclusive
dalnk = any building
kay — circle, ring
kayk — sphere, ball
boropk = appendage, limb, arm, leg
nab — tail
edewuluwekogopuw — socks, mittens, anything worn at the "edge" of an appendage
dewk — door
deln — a spacesuit
ēfkadawof = store
ce — book, text (archaic)
cew, pl. cena — book, text
gilak = knowledge
spash = referring to the rotation of a planet (colloquial meaning: "day")
ēpfaspukespashuluw = day (formal)
golk = thought
ewoyikēpkuw = advantage
ēpah = obstacle
sus — foundation, base, supporting pillar
skap = a nation, particularly a powerful one, which does not invade others
browka = very ancient structure
skadask = system
ayal = level, degree, stage
prapk = property
dar = image, drawing, photo
sah = shipyard, dock
lak = voidship, in earlier usage, any spacecraft in general
prōln = vacuum tunnel
il — meat, flesh
asaw = the orientation of an Awefian's front in relation to their tentacles
hsawk = an Awefian's blind spot located near their mouth and their tentacles
shaw = arbitrator
hsawf = to interact with (object in accusative case)
ashah = disk
dofn — battle
dofnek — war, large confrontation
pakan — to appear, to look [adverb]
adawdedprow — paint
prepk — vehicle
cu(w) — middle
suc — engine
nulk — wind
yesuh — heatcore
bokogak — orbit (n.)
yuwp — technology
hsal — condition (of), property
bōsiwk — period of time
ewogefuw — example, describer
kwefref — a short period of time, a little while
kwekrek — a long period of time, a (long) while, fig. history (not the discipline)
hsiy — a key to the universe
kwuw — oxidation
yopk — will, motivation, drive
kawkak — doubt, suspicion
daln — a gap, a space (typography)
gonak — an understanding, a conception of, an idea of
kwōw — spacetime, space and time as a whole
yecpwaf — song, lyrics
yes — the First Key
hur — the Second Key
cas — a stack, pile, heap, stockpile
edewul(uw) — clothes, covering
Verbs[]
fen — to be, copula (only intransitive verb to take the -uluw reflexive ending)
dob — fight
kepcef, o(pay)cef — kill
kecef — save
cif, cyf (archaic) — create, make
krif, kryf (archaic) — destroy
paynar — to rise
laf — fire
payner — to fall, to descend
bok — move, fig. to be unstable
abok = to not move (figuratively: to be stable)
Sor = go (a short distance), to elapse, to last, Sar = come (from a short distance), these words can also function as adverbs meaning "short distance" and "long distance" respectively
ral = to go (a long distance), skan = to come (from a long distance), to originate from
Foh = eat/consume/drink
pon boropkol = to encourage
Frah = grow, increase, Freh = shrink, decrease (both intransitive)
frahk — to become ripe
Naw = take/bring/to inflict on, Adaw = give/send (not people) (the beneficient is always marked with the accusative case, the thing given only sometimes, and never if using the -o- construction), donate
askadaw = to sell
naskyadaw = to exchange (something [accusative] with something [dative)
skadaw = money
Nawk = keep/to keep/to store
Kan = see/watch/look at/look/watch over/have oversight over, Fesnf = hear, Kron = feel/touch/taste
kanaf = sight, fesnaf = hearing
pok — purpose, goal, duty
Hoon = change/edit/modify, Shrun = revert/undo
Rep (rapx) = have/has/of
paysēk — to hug, to embrace, to surround
rin — to wander, to roam
waf sapk al — to warn, to tell of danger
goprol = to imagine, to believe (falsely)
lacn = to send (people), to order, to demand, to require
payk = to be like, to be similar to
payoln — to heat, to warm up, to cook
payapyoln — to cool down, to freeze
adaw yopk = to motivate, to inspire
yalh — to catch, to hunt, to chase after
apayk = to be different than, to be dissimilar to
yig — stop someone, prevent something, forbid something
fwek — allow, to accept, to thank, to intercept
wuy — to act, to behave, wuyf = behavior
pabōs — to end, to complete, to finish, to stop (some verb, with -ak nominalizer)
fes — to hear about
payrosn — to ask a question [to someone]
palak — to drive, control a vehicle, spacecraft
yask — to wait, to delay
nus — to lose, to forfeit, to lose possession of
yik = restriction
radal = to treat someone (a certain way)
rih = to end up at, to lead (ntr.) to
nuk = to bend, to curve (tr.)
his — to rob, to steal from (a person)
pilk — to betray, to go against
paysek = to inflict pain
Ek'prob = contain/have/take into account/to detain/to imprison, Ef'prob = contained by
kefewekprobow(uw) — prisoner, detainee
Boprof = enter (a physical thing), Aboprof= exit/leave/escape, Ays = return (intransitive), pays = return, hand back (transitive) (the thing being returned is either in the accusative case or no case, the person to whom the thing is being returned to is always in the accusative)
Gil = know/known, Ap'keh = unknown/do not know, Gon = understand
lus — to descend from (acc.), to originate from
gol — think, focus, to opine, to consider, to believe
gok — reflect on, to consider the possibiilty of, an action, a decision
oyb — to bless, to sanctify, to help in fortune
culh — to look for, to search for, to try to find
rop — happen
ropk — to cut, to slice
rad — to pick up, to grab from the ground
fenba = to show up, to appear (somewhere), to get somewhere (behind, in front of, near, etc.), to go somewhere suddenly
Pay'gol'shef = scare
Pagosh = scare (short)
Pakeh = upgrade/improve/develop, Pakehef = downgrade/worsen
Pon = want/want to/intend to (wapon "may [...]" [lit. "want!" imp.], placed at beginning of clause)
poyef — need
krifef — to damage, harm, wound
kefyefef = to fix, repair
gōl — to use, utilize
nul — to blow (ntr.)
payd = to go before, to precede
payda = to go after, to follow, etc. (siy payda)
Pay'hud = join, to combine, to merge
cus = remove, to get rid of, to delete, to ban
paywaf = to follow, to obey, to abide by
Pay'pay = reflect
Fepofn = ask
kal — to maintain, to upkeep
wēr — like/to praise/to enjoy/to savor
wafn — dislike/to criticize
wērek = love
uni(w) — peace, calmness, tranquility
adeh brasaw — to get lost, to lose one's way, to wander
wafnef = hate
ralk — to pass, to elapse (of time)
wal — to jump, to hop
pawēr(ek) — help, to like, to love
fenan = possible
parek = care about, to care
cur — to unfold, to play out
Bokog = orbit
luwg = fall
fal = (of a person) to take, to bring, to lead, to guide, to direct
Krol = separate, Leral = unite/bring together/collect/gather
Payrop = cause, Hash'pay'rop = affect
salk — to command, to order
rap — to prove, to show, to demonstrate
payepk — to survive long, to withstand, to hold back
Lerk = mine/extract/take out, to refuse (archaic)
Sholg = attack/invade, Piyeg = defend
Yapk = conquer, to replace
sorkan = to visit
payded — to shine, to emit light
awgil = to confound, to confuse, to make confusing, to make incomprehensible
Osgayac = fail/lose/try to (unsuccessfully), Osgaskeb = succeed/win, Payosgayac = defeat
Wog = define, Wogef = describe, to represents
Kesnf = levitate/fly
cuk = to worry, to displease, to bother, to disturb
Kayub = find/discover
Borop = collide/touch/meet/transitive form of "move"
boropf — to touch gently
Pag = work/labor
Panef = force, power (as in governmental power), leverage, influence, etc.
Pepk = control/have power over
Lafn = expel/drive out, Kefelafn = deport
Lacif = emit
ciln = to fill up
apk — to reveal, to show truly
palk = to empty, to remo
yas — to glide, to float, to hover
daln = to stand, to be (somewhere)
Lan = compose (smth.) (e.g. "this element is composed of ...")
Skebaf = to lie [to smb. acc], to fail [a purpose], to forfeit [a purpose]
Ilkefkryfef = to torture
Dopf = believe, to consider
Reskak (rapxskah) = radiate off (heat, radiation)
skeh = warp
pēf = to place, to put (into, onto, behind, etc.), to park (a vehicle, spacecraft)
skefes = (synonym with hoon)
lugil = learn/achieve
pekreh = protect
ochek = to isolate
yaln = acknowledge
bok(ek) kapfop — to swim, to move in water
yanek = confront, resist, contradict, reject, deny
bokoskog = travel around places, to explore
paf = to wither away
adesk = to pay money
pog = place down (a small object)
dask = extend/stretch
rak — to hit, to beat
papka = be related to
pedek = recall/remember
adeh = forget
day = to call for, to advocate for, to wish for, to promote
saf = spin/rotate(ntr.)/to read
spuf = be dormant/not move for a long period of time/to be immobile
dcek = continue to do
dcekuluw — to continue (ntr.), to go onwards
ulc — to teach (smn. acc smth.)
slak = wear
acuf = be awake
paycuf — to wake, to awaken (someone)
sul = to wish, to hope, to secretly want, to dream about having or doing
adaw yef = to birth
chēp = to sleep, to rest, to relax, to do nothing, to idle
sepkaf = to feel pain
rask = be connected properly, to face against (uncommon meaning)
chuw = to graduate, to grow out of
nis = to punish
pafek = participate in
cul — to beseech, to request
kes = record
has = launch
skapk = to not face consequences, to illegally escape
bayak = retaliate, to get revenge on, computer, general word referring to digital technology
powk = dump on
swek = to rotate/spin/turn (tr.)
wawk = to spread
kraw = to break, to smash, to penetrate
hsar — to break down, to break, to stop functioning, to snap, to be damaged to a state of irrepair
kwah = to decide, to choose, to declare, to announce solemnly
hak = to test
rak = to receive, to get, to obtain
gah = to force someone to do something
puk = to push
apuk = to pull
apkek = to forcefully rip off, to tear away, to rip out of
sak = manipulate
yak = to include
hsōwp = pay attention to
pashapk = to hide (ntr.)
afay = to disconnect (from)
afay epanōpkuwafef = roughly equivalent to "to hang up"
lusah = to show, to indicate, to direct, to point
yon = to burn
paynil — to clean
panach = to prosper
p(a)fach = to obligate
ashipsha = to retain, to uphold
kanskoln = to read
pruwk = to talk about, to discuss, to tell about, to inform about
puska = to push out, to be busy
puwk = to (cause to) explode
pkesh = to prepare (a thing)
alk = to inform
asbef = to stay
swapka = to avoid, to dodge
skosh = to attempt (unsuccessfully)
prud = to mess around, to play
pnawk = to pretend
kawk = to doubt, to hold skepticism
wuw = to close/deactivate (something)
awuw = to open/activate (something)
dew = to cover, to place over
ras = to hold, to carry
pahska = to transform (something) into
hacal = to fear
yiln = to try (successfully)
swōr = demonstrate, show (that)
swōf = imply, suggest
wabdaw = respond, reply
pil = to end (intr.)
Adjectives[]
Yesh/Kseb (traditional version)= good/great, Kor/Yash (traditional version) = bad/evil
Fref = small, Krek = big
fref'ef = very small, krek'ek = very big
Shub = old, Yub = new
Skop = real/actual/true/right/correct, Skep = fake/virtual/false/counterfeit/not true/incorrect
Ded = bright/light, Dodsh = dark/darkness
Opub = early, Rug = late
Oded = red, Shakn = orange, Krapk = yellow, Nond = green, Swepk = blue, Yagfn = purple, Akfa = white, Pes = black, Pes'akfa = gray, Shakn'pes = brown, Shakn'akfa = peach (color), Nepeek = gradient, Oded'shakn'nepeek = red-orange gradient, Ded'prow = color
yiwkef — few, a little (adv., n.)
yiwkek — many/much (adv., n.)
gilek — smart/knowledgable/advanced, gilef — dumb/stupid/basic
gafekbōs — eternal/eternity
golcef — terror
golcefgaf — terrifying, scary, frightening
ralh — brave, worthy, honorable, heroic
aralh — dishonorable, cowardly
hes — direct, ahes = indirect
ēpk — strong/powerful
ēp — strong, powerful (archaic)
eyofuw — this way, in this way (an adverb), like this, as such
ebōsopuw — forever, permanent
lul — dangerous, risky
alul — safe, not dangerous
Ap'eepk = weak/vulnerable
wafay = free (i.e. not enslaved)
awafay = not free, enslaved
Prob'frob'shyf = natural, given at birth
Kef'shyf = artificial
Wayb = sacred/divine
([]-op) yopkol — oneself, for emphasis
(o/e)poyefowuw = needed, important
Frēw = thin/narrow, Frōw = thick/wide
epaydawuw = the next, following
yecp = beautiful, pretty, nice-looking, comfortable, utilizing one's full potential and possibilities, ideal
korp = ugly, bad-looking
Fedeh = easy, Gakaf = medium/average, Hebek = hard/difficult/challenging
Wopk = lucky, Wopf = unlucky
slak = having sense ("sensical")
Dolk = weird, interesting, strange, ill, insane, crazy
don = funny, interesting
Aweln = perfect, Befn = imperfect
kuc - low quality, inferior, bad
akuc = high-quality, superior
bokef — slow
bokek — fast
fas — complex, confusing
hig — simple
epil — last, final, ultimate
nus — sharp, not dull, honed
pef — deep, rich (materially)
apef — shallow, poor (materially)
abōsp — temporary, not permanent
bosōp — permanent, forever existing
asag — native
hēyg — alien
kanowuw — obvious, clear, visible
golprapēpk — demoralized
angilowuw — secret
apkefol — automatic, industrial
nil — clean
anil — unclean
cog — to go around, orbit (archaic)
doh — long ago
rosnl — questionable, not normal, strange
arosnl — normal, not strange, usual
pedcawowuw — isolated
ha — effortlessly
hopkosikek, hop — level, flat, even
asa = accurate
skad = illegal
badcaf = machine/computer/calculator (specifically one which is used to perform basic calculations)
hsap = prepare for
dcak = special
kwacn = consistent
agaf = silent, agafef = quiet, wafek = loud
spak = standard(ized)
nalk = hard (in terms of toughness), not soft, cold, cruel
faln = soft, not cruel, nice (describing a person)
sawk = valued
payk = equivalent to Russian такой
erasu(w) = careful
aspa = again
ayopk — against one's will, accidentally, unwillingly
dacdcan = enough
epiluw — finally, in the end
suk — not working properly, error-prone, glitchy (referring mainly to digital contraptions)
wap = straight, not bent, angular, angled
awap = curved
dac = selfish
ayar = desperate
dcaskap = ugly
few = common, widespread
swef = rare, uncommon, variegated, expansive
fron = empty
gus = full
ban = half of
prackep = rigid, tense
kac = valuable, worthy, important, precious, etc.
aknak = away from, since (a time)
hapk = heavy, hapf = light
had — rough, bumpy, not smooth
ahad — smooth
irosn = curious
kopk — inner
apk — outer
wus — short, not tall (in length and height)
wusf — tall, not short, long (in length and height)
baskop — at one time, instantaneous, at one instance, at a time
Interjections[]
Yoyl = happy/joyful/more general word for positivity/interjection used to convey happiness
Frash = sad/more general word for negativity/interjection used to convey sadness
Yafn = mad/angry/interjection used to convey anger
Yafek = used as a curseword (it's best not to say this to someone who can understand The Pencil Language)
Grub = interjection used to convey disappointment/boredom
Yakf = annoyed/annoying
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Waf = talk/speak/say/tell, Kwaf = write/draw
Hakn = conversation
(Prow)ewafow = language, Ekwafow/Kyebwaf = script (as in something that is written)
Wafiwkef = letter/character/symbol, Wafiwk = word/letter (as in письмо), Wafiwkek = sentence, Pay'wafiwk = verb, Prow'wafiwk = noun, Fen'wafiwk = adjective,
Gol'waf = pronounce
Boos'ba waf'yiwk = prefix, Boos'gafek waf'yiwk = suffix
Kef prow'waf'yiwk = pronoun
Deef'waf = alphabet, Dreg'waf = logographic script, Dopl'waf = featural script
Shofewafow = translate, Shofewafow fesnf = transliterate
Nations[]
Kef'eef = government, Pay'kef'eef = govern/rule/rule over
Howfprow = law(s)/rule
Hiwf'kef'eef = anarchy
Ba'kef'eef = dictatorship/totalitarian government
Kef'eef'ek = country/nation/civilization
Bosek = flag, Basek = coat of arms/regional symbol
Short versions[]
Hopruk = law, Heprok = anarchy
Kefef = government
Bakeef = dictatorship, Bopeef = democracy
Kefek = country/nation
Kepok = state/province
Kafak'ek = big city/metropolis (like New York), Kafak = city/town, Knak = village
Kafak'eekef = municipality/county
Eekef = territory
Kopeefk = enclave (word derives from kop'kef'eef'ek, meaning inside country)
Ekekopek = enclave exclave (an exclave totally surrounded by another country, word derives from eigl'ed'kopeefk, meaning other enclave)
Afekeek = exclave (word derives from afn'kef'eef'ek, meaning out of country)
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Kywod = cosmology
Boos'ba'wab = Primordium Particle, Kor'boos'ba'wab = Primordium Omega, Yowk'boos'ba'wab = Primordium Delta, Yesh'boos'ba'wab = Primordium Alpha, Pay'pay'boos'ba'wab = Primordium Sigma
Holk'fref'sha = Heck, Bo'holk'fref'sha = Hecc, Be'holk'fref'sha = Hekk, etc.
Nwok = Protoverse
Brep'ef = Uqraek Fiber
Brep = Cosmic String
Feed = quark
Fewg = subatomic particle, Op'fewg = proton, Ep'fewg = neutron, Ap'fewg = electron
Penf'ef = atom
Penf = molecule
Abka = meteor, Esbka = meteorite
Asrob = moon/satellite
You can also join meteor to planet ranks with 'asrob. for example: Asrob'esyob = moon of a dwarf planet (example: Dysnomia (Eris), and Charon (Pluto)), Asrob'asrob = moon of a moon.
Ysob = planet, Esyob = dwarf planet
Shagak = star
as = solar system, star system
Kyshok = black hole, Akfa'kyshok = white hole
Kyad = galaxy
Eshykad = supercluster
Prob = -verse, realm, large region of space, sometimes a galaxy
Ba'prob = Universe, Bo'prob = Multiverse, Be'prob = Megaverse
... Bfee'prob = Archverse
Gafek'prob = Omniverse
Be'skep'prob = Metaverse, Bad'skep'prob = Xenoverse, Bas'skep'prob = Hyperverse
Frob = void, Shrob = dimension, Asyob = realm
Bek = space, Boos = time (in general), syob = an instance (equivalent to Russian раз)
Prob'frob = Cosmos
Shak = exist/existence, Sha'shak = nonexist (be in an Existence Rank of 0), Bo'shak = be in an Existence Rank of 2), ..., Ap'ba'shak = be in an Existence Rank of -1, etc. Yawk'shak = not have an existence rank/do not exist/not exist
Shak'asob = Existence Rank
Gafek'gafek'prob = The Box
Norp = god, the God-Organism, Wakef = demigod
Wush = sky
Yesh'asyob = heaven, Kor'asyob = hell
Wib = mass
Bek'boos = spacetime
bek'boos'wib = gravity
Wab = matter/particle, Pab = energy
Prow'prow'ek = hierarchy
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Kos = shape, Shrob'lepk = point, Ba'shrob kos = line, Bo'shrob ba'kos = circle, Bo'shrob bo'kos = half-circle, Bo'shrob be'kos = triangle, etc.
Be'shrob ba'kos = sphere/ball, Be'shrob bo'kos = half circle, Be'shrob bad'kos = tetrahedron, Be'shrob baf'kos = cube, etc.
Nōp = distance, Nōpk = long/far/distant, Nōpf = short/near/close/next to/together with/in front of/around/amidst/between (as in opposite to far) [comes after the noun in question without case marking]
kol — between (postposition)
cop [noun] nōpk — away from (location)
Ba'noop = length/duration, Bo'noop = width, Be'noop = height, Bad'noop = trength, etc.
Keo = convex
Skeo = concave
Nkop = full
Kopn = hollow
Directions (adverbs)[]
banōpba = forwards/front, banōp = backwards/back
bonōpba = left, bonōp = right
benōpba = down/below/a place down below (n.), benōp = up/high/above/a place up above (n.)
Operations:[]
Bohnk = translate (in geometry)
Posnf = rotate
Wohnk = reflect (in geometry, not the same as pay'pay)
Pay'yub'frek = resize, enlarge
Rafay = truncate
Dekon = dual
Yope = rectify
Technology[]
Bok'ap'fewg = electricity
Bofewg = electricity (shortened)
ywob — technology, spacecraft, spaceship, artificial machine
apkefol — automatic
Dsek'ywob = robot
Dsek'ywob'kwaf = bot commands
Ywob'kwaf'hakn = text chatting (example: Discord text channels)
Ywob'waf'hakn = voice chatting (example: Discord voice channels)
Bok'ywob = automobile
Kesnf'ywob = spaceship/spacecraft
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Penof = atom, Penf = molecule
Hanook = element
Hanook'ba = hydrogen, Hanook'bo = helium, Hanook'be = lithium...
Yonapk = radioactivity
Bonook = half-life (derives from Boos'hanook)
Keron = metal (generic word)
Karokn = alcaline metal
Korokn = alkaline earth metal
Kerokn = transition metal
Sokerokn = metalloid
Apkerokn = nonmetal
Shegakn = nobel gas
Yanakn = lantanides
Yonakn = actinides
Units of measurement[]
Sufffixes[]
Just like the metric system, there are prefixes like kilo or milli. There are also these prefixes in Wakabewafow, but they are suffixes instead.
'swekp = 1/16^12
'nokl = 1/16^9
'bed = 1/16^6
'ruy = 1/16^3
'kod = 16^3
'dah = 16^6
'shad = 10^9
'akep = 10^12
Units[]
Sok = unit of measurement
Wersek = length unit, equivalent to ~3.855 meters. Sometimes abbreviated to ws.
Wersek'kod = ~15.79 kilometers, or 163 wersek'na, Wersek'dah = ~64 676 kilometers, or 166 wersek'na, Wersek'shad = ~264 913 582 kilometers...
Wersek'ruy = ~0.941 millimeters, or 16-3 wersek'na, Wersek'bed = ~229 nanometers, Wersek'nokl = ~56 picometers.
Dawab = time unit, equivalent to ~5.19 seconds.
Awed = area unit, equivalent to 1 wersek². Sometimes abbreviated to ws² or ef.
Baowibok = weight unit, equivalent to about 3726 newtons. Sometimes abbreviated to bk.
Wibok = mass unit, equivalent to about 71.82 kilograms. There is also the Kiok, used for weighting lighter prows, equivalent to 1/16th of a Wibok (about 4.49 kg). They are sometimes abbreviated wb and kk, respectively.
Family tree[]
Nedop = parent, Ko'nedop = father, Ke'nedop = mother
Funoln = brother (no gender), Ko'funop = brother, Ke'funop = sister
Yabolp = child, Ko'yabop = son, Ke'yabop = daughter
Nedoln'nedop = grandparent, Ke'nedoln'ke'nedop = grandma (mother's branch)
Ke'nedop'ko'funop = aunt (father's branch)
Yabolp'funoln'nedop = cousin
Phrases/idioms/Rules of the language[]
"yeb frahash fen shosh" = we are going to lose
"yeb wakab fen shosh" = we are going to win
"sor Yeb Afka Asyob" = very far away/too far
"sor Yeb Pes Asyob" = extremely far away/way too far
"from the white realm to the black realm" = everything
"da'sor Yeb Afka Asyob" = going to an relatively unknown place
"da'sor Yeb Pes Asyob" = going to a place nobody has gone to that has no info on it
"fe'ab'n ap'kan ad'na" = away from danger
"pay'shef kop yeb eshok" = used as a Pencil Language insult
Times[]
bōs- — ordinal prefix that is attached to the first number in a sequence
Boos'ba = first, Boos'bo = second, Boos'be = third, ... Dof = before, Daf = after, Def /yob syob kop = now
yob syob kop = at this moment, to this moment, so far, right now
kēk = end/ending (as in the noun), bakēk = start/beginning
Boos'ef = soon
Boos'ep = later
SACRED WORDS[]
Wakab = pencil
Frahash = eraser
Wakaka = not funny
Kakawa = didn't laugh
Aakakaw = very funny
Awakak = laughed
Longest Word[]
There is no longest word, because the longest word can be theoretically infinite.
Suffixes[]
-sh = used to derive singulars from mass nouns
-ak = archaic suffix for a planet or body of similar size, however not used to refer to anchor-planets or waypoints as those were considered distinct
Informal Pronunciation/Spelling[]
For people who want to add words to this language, first put it here and I'll decide whether to add it to the main section.
Note: There are a lot of words, so these words are unofficial until "approved", but make sure to not use letters that don't exist in pencil.
def'ba = one day
def'bo = two days
Eigl'ed = other
Nob'bak = into
Eb'bonl = outer, Fc'cpom = inner
Gbon'ish = technology
Gibonsh = fat
Gibonshan = not fat
hobwaner = cool hot dogs bro
Ip = unknown
Ap'ip = known
Shoy = and
Gobi = Semi (Prefix)
Hobin = Godly
Op'Hidede = countable
Ap'Hidede = uncountable
Gbon'Wrik = Robot
Helk = because (informal version)
Wekee = Wiki
Prob'frob'wekee = Cosmology Wiki
Shrob'wekee = All dimensions Wiki
Prob'wekee = Verse And Dimensions Wiki
Gil'ef'wekee = Beyond Universe Wiki
Footooli'aar'wekee = FreedomLand Wiki
Bash'Be'noop'ba = below, Bash'Be'noop'bo = above.
Pa'k = entertainment
Pakd = game
Lerk'shyf'pakd = Minecraft
Gil'ef'pakd = Fortnite
Bok'ek'kos'pakd = Geometry Dash
Dolk'pakd = Roblox
Bad'kos'pakd = Tetris
Kokeffohko'noosh'ek = Homosexual/Gay
ys = ok (OK means Ol Korrect, meaning All Correct. YS is an abbreviation of Yowk Skop)
Directions[]
Directions aren't used by most TPL speakers, but used by 3D/4D TPL speakers.
Nar = up, Nor = left (1D up too), Ner = down, Nur = right (1D down too)
Rad = 3D up, Arad = 3D down
Setek = 4D up, Asetek = 4D down
Dokew = 5D up, Adokew = 5D down
Baf'fewek = 6D up, Baf'afewek = 6D down, etc
Hadop = length, Narop = width, Radop = height, Setekop = trength
Full pronunciation list[]
Single letters[]
a = /ɑ/ or /a/
b = /b/
d = /d/
e = /ɛ/
f = /ɸ/
g = /ɡ/
h = /h/ (/ħ/ when at the end of a word)
i = /i/
k = /k/
l = /l/
n = /n/
o = /ɒ/
p = /p/
r = /ɹ/
s = /s/
u = /u/
w = /w/
y = /j/
Multiple letters[]
aw = /ɑl/
ow = /oʊ/
iw = /il/
uw = /ul/
ay = /ɑː/ or /aː/
ey = /ɛː/
iy = /iː/
oy = /ɒː/
uy = /uː/
ss = /z/
ny = /ɲ/