zipcpi: scalar modifiers
This table describes a plan to have a system of scalar modifiers for selbri and sumtcita, to replace or provide an alternative for common usage of {mutce}, {milxe} etc. tanru.
Experimental cmavo added by me has a single asterisk; experimental cmavo added by others has a double asterisk.
Note: {va'e} may also be replaced by {va'ei**}; difference is that {PAva'e} acts as a selbri, while {PAva'ei} acts as a sumtcita (tagged sumti, if present, indicates the scale or subjective frame of reference)
| Description | NAhE | NAI/CAI | PAva'e | selbri |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| polar negator | to'e | ne'e** | ni'uva'e | dukti |
| midpoint negator | no'e | cu'i | ? | ? |
| denial negator | na'e | nai | ? | natfe |
| scalar abator | rei'e* | ru'e | so'uva'e | milxe |
| scalar normative | noi'e* | na'oi** | no'ova'e | cnano |
| scalar intensifier | sai'e* | sai | so'iva'e | mutce |
| strong scalar intensifier | cai'e* | cai | so'isaiva'e / so'icaiva'e | tcetce |
| scalar question | pai'e* | pei'a*† | xova'e | - |
† Initially suggested by la ctefa'o as an attitudinal intensity question, but not added.
Note that though attitudinals use NAI/CAI as well, they do not follow this system, but have their own defined scales; in particular, {nai} tends to more often act as a polar negator rather than a denial negator with them.