Feelings
Feelings in L'ewa are marked with a family of particles called "WI". These can also be modified with other particles. Here are the emotional markers:
| L'ewa | English |
|---|---|
a'a | attentive |
a'e | alertness |
ai | intent |
a'i | effort |
a'o | hope |
au | desire |
a'u | interest |
e'a | permission |
e'e | competence |
ei | obligation |
e'i | constraint |
e'o | request |
e'u | suggestion |
ia | belief |
i'a | acceptance |
ie | agreement |
i'e | approval |
ii | fear |
i'i | togetherness |
io | respect |
i'o | appreciation |
iu | love |
i'u | familiarity |
o'a | pride |
o'e | closeness |
oi | complaint/pain |
o'i | caution |
o'o | patience |
o'u | relaxation |
ua | discovery |
u'a | gain |
ue | surprise |
u'e | wonder |
ui | happiness |
u'i | amusement |
uo | completion |
u'o | courage |
uu | pity |
u'u | repentant |
If an emotion is unknown in a conversation, you can ask with kei:
<Mai> xoi, so kei?
hi, what-verb what-feeling?
<Cadey> madsa ui
eating :D