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Bu daı haola ôq duao sá deumfùqto keaqsaı shí chaı.
Bu daı haola ôq duao déum sá fuqto keaqsaı chaı.

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# Rules for Making Words
I title this article "Rules", and that's intentional--- I aim to set out procedures to be followed and lines not to be crossed--- but, think of it more as [dıese](https://mi2ebi.github.io/soakue/?q=%3Dd%C4%B1ese) than as [juao](https://mi2ebi.github.io/soakue/?q=%40official%20%3Djuao), and keep in mind that these are [my](https://toaq.me/User:D%C3%A9mb%C4%B1m) opinions, widely-shared though they may be.
## The Rules
1. *Do the research.*
2. *Focus on the users.*
3. *Respect the work of others.*
### "Do the research."
When coining a new word, you should always ask yourself: "Why is this a good definition?" Of course, you cannot know why or whether a word is good without first knowing what makes a good word, so with that in mind, here are some rules of thumb. You should understand these (at least mostly) before coining--- follow the links to learn more.
- Good definitions have annotations. In a sense, this is the easiest criterion in this list to meet, because it's the least subjective. There are six major things that you need to know about your word.
1. The meaning: What is someone trying to communicate when they use this word?
2. The part of speech/grammatical class: Is your word a predicate? An interjection? Something else?
3. The [pronominal/anaphoric class](https://toaq.net/refgram/syntax/#anaphoric_pronouns): which pronoun is used to refer back to nouns of your word?
4. The [serial frame](https://toaq.me/Frame): How does your word combine with other words to form more complex predicates?
5. The [distributivity](https://toaq.me/Distributivity): For each place of your word, $`P(xx) \iff \forall x \prec xx, P(x)`?
6. The subject type: Which of the six types below[^table] is the subject of your word?
| | animal | thing | event | proposition | example |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| **agent** | ok (+ must be deliberate) | | | | **jara** "run" |
| **individual** | ok | ok | | | **tuoq** "heavy" |
| **shape** | ok | ok | ok | | **sao** "large" |
| **free** | ok | ok | ok | ok | **gı** "good" |
| **event** | | | ok | | **bıe** "before" |
| **proposition** | | | | ok | **laheq** "entail" |
The last four of these apply only when your word is a predicate. Prefixes, interjections and other particles have just a grammatical class and a definition.
The subject type of your word determines whether it makes [eventive](https://toaq.net/refgram/syntax/#eventive_adverbials) or [subject-sharing](https://toaq.net/refgram/syntax/#subject_sharing_adverbials) adverbials.
- Good definitions align with the conventions of similar words. Following existing patterns will make your word easier to discover and to understand and will contribute to the overall uniformity of the lexicon.
A few general things to be aware of:
- Compounds are head-final. This means that, given **reum** (to perform) and **jıo** (a building), **reumjıo** is a performance kind of building (a performance hall) rather than a building kind of performance.
- To make "spatial-specialized" compounds, use **tı**; to make "temporal-specialized" compounds, use **rao**. E.g, **cuq** is "`_` departs the property `_`", so **tıcuq** is "`_` departs the location `_`".
### "Focus on the users."
### "Respect the work of others."
[^table]: Thanks to Lynn for the table.