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State of Consciousness Morphemes

There is a term "hahod" which can be added on to in order to specify the state of consciousness. On its own, it essentially means neutral.

LáadanDescription
-iyonecstasy
-ibdeliberately shut off to all feeling
-ihedin a sort of shock, numb
-ithalinked empathically with others
-oin meditation
-óoin hypnotic trance
-imiin bewilderment/astonishment, positive
-imilh in bewilderment/astonishment, negative

(Suzette Haden Elgin (1988), A First Dictionary and Grammar of Láadan, Second Edition, p. 14 )

Examples

LáadanEnglish
Bíi hahodihed le wa.I am in shock.

Notes

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