semantic categorization of gismu
Some gismu may be in more than one category.
See also gismu with similar place structure.
Categories
Knowledge and the mind
Emotions
Personality traits
- racli – sane
Senses, sensations, & observation
- cortu – pain
Texture
Tastes
Colors
- xekri – black
Noise, music, & sound
- rilti – rhythm
Musical instruments
- flani – flute
Non-linguistic utterances
Logic
- natfe – deny
Mathematics
- saclu – decimal
Science
Chemical elements
Astronomy
Living things
Plants
Edible vegetation
Fruits & vegetables
Grains
Botanical anatomy
- genja – root
Animals
Vertebrates
Mammals
- remna – human
Birds
- xruki – turkey
Arthropods
Non-existent animals
- crida – fairy
Bodily functions
- nakni – male
Body parts
External anatomy
- plibu – pubic
Internal organs
Non-human body parts
People
- nanmu – man
Family
Society & interaction
- speni – married
Communication
Non-verbal expressions
- klaku – weep
Art
- tigni – perform
Language & grammar
- tcita – label
Literature & writing
Government, law, & territory
Political divisions
Commands & obedience
- zifre – free
Religion
Nationalities & cultures
Languages
Nationalities
Religions
- xriso – Christian
Continents
- xazdo – Asiatic
Location & direction
Movement & transportation
Roads & pathways
Vehicles
Money, trade, etc.
- janta – account
Possession
- dejni – owe
Work, employment & talent
Amounts
Weights & measures
Metric
- kelvo – kelvin
Non-metric
- bunda – pound
Numeric & metric prefixes
- gotro – 1E24
Size & weight (subjective)
Comparisons
- fatne – reverse
Properties
Subjective properties
Events
Processes & activities
Causation
- frati – react
Materials & substances
- marji – material
Solids
- bukpu – cloth
Liquids
Gases
Chemicals
Material properties
Physical transformations
- lasna – fasten
Tools
- junla – clock
Containers
- bakfu – bundle
Technology
Contexts
- vanbi – environment
Geological & geographical features
- cmana – mountain
Weather
Seasons
- dunra – winter
Light & daytime
Shapes
Groups & parts
Temperature
- kelvo – kelvin
Time
Units of time
- nanca – year
Points in time
Food & drink (excluding plants & animals)
- sanmi – meal
Foods
Drinks
- jisra – juice
Ingredients
Clothes
- tcita – label
Buildings & architecture
Specific types of buildings
- zdani – nest
Furniture
- matci – mat
Orientations
Cultivation
War & conflict
- panpi – peace
Morality
- vrude – virtue
Protection, safety, & danger
Health & medicine
Manufacturing
Growth, development, & age
Organization
- stura – structure
Special
- brodu – predicate var 5
Uncategorized
- cipra – test
- fanza – annoy
- cpacu – get
- fendi – divide
- jarco – show
- mapti – fit
- raktu – trouble
- tcana – station
- trina – attract
- vreji – record
- zbepi – pedestal