Agent Group ACTIVE
Indicates that the subject of the statement is the person or thing performing the indicated action.
| Element | Class(es) | Gloss / Clarification | Taxonomy |
|---|---|---|---|
| ab* | v: 2v ag dis tg | To pastor, lead (in a spiritual sense). | Clergy |
| abakemp* | rel abl ag | To (remove) dust (from). | |
| abakod* | rel dat ac | To (give) dust (to). | |
| -abemp* | rel abl ac | To take (away) the ability to do the action described by the source base. | |
| -abod* | rel dat ag | To give the ability to do the action described by the verb sense of the modified base. | Ability |
| aderq* | all ac | To go to, go towards, approach. | Approach |
| adipod* | v: dat ag | To fatten. | |
| æk* | ac | To torture, punish. | Torture |
| ækwif* | abs cau ag | To equalize, balance. | Equality |
| ækwipend* | act | To weigh equally, hence balance. | Equality |
| æml* | ag dis tg | Rival, opponent. | Opponent |
| æmlir* | masc ag | Male rival or opponent. | Opponent |
| æqod* | dat ag | To guide, direct. | Direction (Voluntary Action) |
| ærod* | dat ag | To aerate. | Air |
| ærof* | cau ag | To vaporize, sublimate. | Vaporization |
| æsk* | ag | To ask or want as patient to do something. The direct object is the entity being asked, and the statement should be followed by an infinitive denoting what is being asked. See Mood. | Request |
| neakif* | v: unb neg rel cau ag | To blunt. | Bluntness |
| akif* | unb pos rel cau ag | To sharpen. | Sharpness |
| aktod* | dat ag | To irradiate. | Radioactivity |
| akwod* | dat ag | To water, hydrate. Does not mean "to make wet." | Water |
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Details and Notes]]
Agency
In linguistics, a grammatical agent is the cause or initiator of an event. The word agent is also used in this manner in Hilinqwo. Note that the agent is not necessarily the subject of the sentence. Consider the two sentences:
Kanos edit karnom. Dogs eat meat.
Karnos edtit kanom. Meat is eaten by dogs.
In both statements, kan* ("dog") is the agent. Karn* ("meat") is the patient. The voice used reflects the direction of agency. The first sentence is of the active voice: The subject is the agent and the direct object is the patient. The second sentence uses the passive voice: The subject is the patient and the direct object is the agent.
Hilinqwo also recognizes the following aspects of agency:
| Instrument | The means by which the indicated action or situation takes place. Usually something discrete and tangible. | dis tg |
|---|---|---|
| Intent | The ends of the action or situation. | dis itg |
| Result | The tangible product or result of the indicated action or situation. | tg |
| Facility | The location where the indicated action or situation takes place. | dis tg |
| The reason for the action. | dis itg |
The groups of the Agency supergroup are mutually exclusive.
Cauterant
Cauterant (agent of destructive calefaction) Scorifier; match (fuel) [See Fuel]; caustic, lunar caustic, apozem, moxa; catheretic, nitric acid, nitrochlorohydric acid, nitromuriatic acid, radium.
Thesaurus
| Name | Gloss |
|---|---|
| Actor | |
| Adviser | Dative agent of advice. |
| Agent | Cause or initiator of action. |
| Agent of Desire | |
| Alien | Extraneous person. |
| Athlete | Agent of athletics. |
| Beggar | Petitioner seeking gratuity. |
| Blusterer | Agent of violence. |
| Boaster | Agent of boasting. |
| Borrowing | Receiving with agreement of future reimbursement. |
| Cathartic | Causative agent of cleanness by excretion. |
| Chief | |
| Combatant | Generative of antagonism. |
| Communication | Direct giving of information. |
| Companion | Discrete agent of accompaniment. |
| Composer | Generative agent of melody or music. |
| Consignee | Person appointed to administer the affairs of a person, company, or institution. |
| Customer | Terminus of property interchange. |
| Deceiver | Generative agent of deception. |
| Defender | Agent of defense. |
Subgroups
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