Number, Intensity, Proximity

Draqa Roots can be modified to describe how many, how intense and how distant they are. As Draqa doesn't possess a plural or a separate word for very, these particles can be extremely useful.

Number

fía * All, Each, Every

fean * Many, Much

kiki * Some

teo * A few

sía * None

áwe * More, Most

wehiwe * Fewer, Fewest

fehwi * Too many

wiwi * Too few

bibi * A "good" amount

All of these can be found bound or unbound. Thus:

• i sía hoimoi [None + Friend + Her] None her friends
• i sía c'hoimehi [None(ness) + [Friends' + her] ] Her friends' none-ness

The distinction involved is that when bound, 'sía-' is a modifying number, i.e. the number of her friends in question is zero. This is similar to a plural (friend -> friends), but it puts the number under discussion at less that one rather than more than one.

When unbound, 'sía' is a root that can be translated as meaning something close to 'Zero-ness', where 'her friends' is the modifier. Thus, while the first sentence vaguely means "There are none of her friends.", the implications of which would be furthered clarified through context; the second sentence is simply "She has no friends".

• i kiki There are some [i.e. more than a few]
• i fewhi There are too many, There is too much.
• i áwe hoixan There are more of my friends (than ...)
• i áwe c'hoixan I have more friends

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Intensity

láor * Extreme intensity

swéher * High intensity, Very

skua * Moderate intensity

ehn * Low intensity, Not very

éhil * Minimal intensity

ában * More intense

wehiban * Less intense

kíu * Too intense

saba * Not intense enough

bolo * A "good" level of intensity

These can also be found in bound and unbound forms:

• a láor liuc'fehi [Extreme Intensity + Beauty + Xemba's] It (xemba) is most beautiful
• i wehiban It's not as intense, e.g. Not as strong, Not as much

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Proximity

siaf * Reflexive

fer * Immediate

kr * Next to

yor * Nearby

bebeh * Distant (visible)

sáa * Distant (in calling range)

to * Distant (absent)

hieh * Indefinite

These are prefixes that can be attached to any root to indicate proximity:

• siaf mehi * She/her herself
• sáa siahan * Deer over there
• hieh kwai * Anyone, Anything

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