Sona – an auxiliary neutral language
“a list of the principle
PREPOSITIONS, PREFIXES,
ADVERBS & CONJUNCTIONS”
Editor's note: Due to space constraints in the 1935 edition, this wordlist was originally presented as a single run-on paragraph inserted between §30 and §31. For our electronic edition I have re-formatted the text and moved it into this Appendix. —RKH
A
ab- ne
about (concerning) ciua (approx.) ili
above ayaka
according to po
across (rest) ano (motion) anoli
ad- li-
after hin
afterwards hinli
again eu, ire
aganist ana
ahead vali
all the same isoua
almost illi
already kiua
along lin
although nan
also ge
alternately poyenu
altogether pange
always panyeri, enari
amid aimi
ambi- go-
among imi
an- na-
ana- (on) apo-
ante- kiva
anti- ana (inversion) non-
and ge
and now geua
and then gehin
and yet geui
apart aidi, ayedi
archi- kayo-
around (rest) ayego (motion) goli
as asi
as if (quasi) asiua
as ... as asi ... ci
as ... so asi ... siu
as for ua
as far as arili
as little as ko ci
as much as ta ci
as many as e ci
as soon as akiri ci
as well as geua
aside ayali
astride ayapo
asunder aude
at a, po
at first po ki
at last po ito
at least po ko
at most po ta
at once ikiri
at hand auli
away neli
auto- si-
B
back zali
barely beli
because kin, poua
before (in front) va, (of time) kiva
below ayani
beside auli
besides (extra to) efu, (moreover) ireua
between imi
beyond uti
bi- do-
both ... and pando ... ge
but au, (on the contrary) poyana
by bi, po
by chance po fa
by force bi ura
by means of bi
by way of via
by way of (means) bia
by the way po ciua
C
cata- ani-
certanly eui
circum- go-
circuitously goliu
close by auli
con- so-
concerning ciua
completely panyu, pan-
conditionally usoyu
consequently po hin
contra- ana-
contrary to ana po
D
de- (down) ani-, (apart) dine
demi- diko
dia- de-
directly reli, (of time) inkori
dis- idi-
disregarding naciu
down anili
downstairs ania
during man, ri
dys- fi-
E
either ... or nu ... nu
else inu
elsewhere inua
en- min-
enter- imi-
epi- apo-
eso- vi-
eu- xa-
equally isoyu
even siui
evenly ikuyu
eventually itoriu
ever heri
where-ever ciahe
ex- fu-
except nen
exceptionally efuyu
externally fuyu
extra- uti
F
far away auti
firstly enyu, po ki
for- (out) fu-
for -li, dili, ua
forever panyeri
for certain asaua
for the use of bili, (c.) poua
fore- kiva-
formerly zariu
forwards vali
following hinyu
from ne
from out nefu
further ireli, eli
G H
generally heua
gradually cinyu
greatly tau
hardly fi
hence nein
here inya
hetero- inu-
hither inli
hither to kivain
high up ayaka
holo- pan-
homo- asi-
hyper- uti-
hypo- ani-
how u ci
how? keu
how much? po ke
how ever naui
I
if ken
if ... then ken ... hin
if not ken na
if possible ken ni, ken fa
in- (negative) na-
in min
in the presence of po uli
in contact with poyage
in case po fa
in comparison to unu po
in order to ua da
in place of ama
in spite of anaui
in that case po un fa
in any case po he fa
in the same way asiu
in use biu
in want beu
in the wake of ahin
in the midst of aimi
in pieces aidi
in company of po so vi
in accordance with usi po
in line ayere
in front ava
in rear ayeza
in vain fiua
inside amin
inter- imi-
into minli
intro- min-
inwards mindili
J K L
just (at the moment) ikari, (exactly) ika
indeed poyaso
in fact ziu
only just fiui
just as assi
just like ikayasi
jointly geu
latterly inzariu
juxta- uli-
less than ko ne
the less koua
lest ua na
level with iso po
likely valiu
little ko, koyu
literally leziu
low down ania
M
mal- ze-
meanwhile imiri
merely fiui
meta- sonu
mis- fen-
mono- una-
multi- e-
more than ta ne
the more taua
moreover ireua
N
ne- na-
near ili
nearby ilia
nearly illi, fi
neither ... nor na ... na
never nari
never the less naui
next uli
next day hindiri
no non, na
nohow nau
nowhere naya
no less nakoua
no more nataua, naire
not na
not at all naua
not only ... but na ... au
notwithstanding naui
now inri, (Fr. or) eua
nowadays indirie
O
ob- po-
of vi, (partitive) di
some of ci di
none of nadi
of course sameni
of necessity po uo
often eri
omni- pan-
on po, (with contact) apo
onto apoli
on top ayapo
on account of pokin
on condition that po uso
on the contrary poyana
on the right aure
on the left ayeze
on this side indi
on that side undi
on all sides apandi
on both sides apando
on the way to po via
on purpose itiua
on the point of poika
on the one hand indiua
on the other hand undiua
only unaua
only just ikaui
otherwise poinu
out- fu-
opposite ayana
over- apo-
P Q
part of di
pan- pan-
para- uli-, (shield) upo-
per- de-
peri- go-
perhaps fazi
permanently demanyu
please po cu, o cu
possibly faliu
poly- e-
post- hin
pre- kiva
pro- va, (instead) ama-
proto- ki-
probably valiu
purposely itiu
quickly akiu
quite ita, pan
quite so itaui
R
rarely rifi
rather ko
re- ire-
retro- za
really ziu, asoua, (i.) ziha
recently ilizari
repeatedly eri, ireu
respecting ciua
respectively isiua
round goli
S
seemingly xoyu
separately diu, engiu
scarcely fi
sideways alli
similarly asiu
simultaneously isoriu
since neri
so inyu, asiu
so and -jihe
so as to asiuada
so far liin
so little asiko
so many asie
so much asita, (this amount) inta
soon ilivari
somewhat ko
some (of) ci di
sometimes ciri
somewhere cia
somehow ciu
still riui, (yet) naui
still more eta
still less eko
straight reli
sub- ani-
super- amo-
supra- uti
such asi-
such-like [typo?] ciasi
such and such heyasi
syn- so-
T
than ne
thanks xan
thanks to (F. grâce a) xan po
that (c.) ua (as in English sometimes omitted)
temporarily akoriu
then hin
thence neunli
there unya
there is (are) zia
thereafter hinli
there-at aua
therefore hinyi, po hin
there-from neua
therein mindiua
there to liua
thereupon hin ua
thoroughly deu
though nan
through de
throughout deua
thus inyu
to li
to the right ureli
to the left zeli
to the front li va
to the rear li za
to the top li aka, li amo
to the bottom li ani
to the side li ali
together soyu
towards ayeli, -li
trans- ano-
U V
ultimately poito
ultra- uti-
un- na-, (reversal) ina-
under- ani-
under ani
underneath ayani
under the circumstances po rima
unless nen
unintentionally naitiu
until arili
up(wards) akali
upon apo
very ta-
very well ta xau
vice- ama-
W X Y
-wards -li
well xau
well done! (bravo) xabaha
whether ken
whether ... or ken ... nu
whether or not ken ... na
when ri ci
when? keri
whence? nekeya, nekeli
whither? keli
where keya
why ua ci
why? keua
wholly panyu
with- ana
with (together) so, (agency) bi
without be
yet naui (till now) inli, inyarili
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