Roots | jarrapua

ROOTS

The entire vocabulary of JARRAPUA is derived from 242 root words, all of them verbs, plus 9 inflecting suffixes. There are 242 possible combinations of the 9 consonants and 3 vowels into three letter sets of the Consonant-Vowel-Consonant format. All of these are root verbs in JARRAPUA, and all the root verbs are on this list. The sets of possible CVC syllables is identical to the set of JARRAPUA root verbs.

These roots come in pairs of “complements” which are palindromes of each other, spelled exactly backwards, and which often also have more or less opposite or related meanings in some sense 10.

These are the 242 roots:

FAF yellow

FAJ collect, form into a group JAF distribute, spread around

FAK explain, recount, tell about KAF depict, illustrate

FAM engender, parent, give birth to MAF fraternize, be brotherly or sisterly to

FAN seek, desire NAF avoid, dread

FAP vaporize, boil, evaporate, sublime PAF precipitate

FAR extend, make long RAF abbreviate, make short

FAS risk, endanger, expose to chance SAF secure, make safe, lock

FAT thicken TAF narrow

FEF simplify

FEJ vegetate JEF animate

FEK correspond, match KEF alternate, switch

FEM surround, envelop, wrap MEF pierce, penetrate

FEN trade, exchange, switch, sell NEF cheat, bilk, trade unevenly

FEP weaken, enfeeble PEF enable, make possible

FER warm REF cool

FES bristle; numerously protrude SEF succeed

FET vitalize, invigorate TEF exhaust, use up, drain

FUJ open JUF close, crowd, seal, or enclose

FUK branch, produce branches KUF unify, make one, one

FUM signal, signify, mean MUF sneak, be sneaky with or about

FUN enjoy, appreciate, get pleasure from NUF suffer, dislike, be pained by

FUP rival, compete with PUF ease, remove challenges

FUR consume, eat, feed on, use for fuel RUF excrete, expel as unused byproduct

FUS protrude, stick out SUF depress, push down into, dimple

FUT expect, anticipate, predict TUF record

JAJ septuplicate, seven

JAK charge, electrify KAJ conduct

JAM prevent MAJ permit, authorize, give permission

JAN parallel NAJ cross, intersect

JAP lack PAJ have, possess

JAR share, hold or use in common RAJ claim, own

JAS regret SAJ vow, swear, promise

JAT free, liberate TAJ control

JEJ flank, come to or be at the side of

JEK slide, cause to slip KEJ stick, adhere to

JEM disassemble, take apart MEJ assemble, construct an orderly whole

JEN illluminate, throw light on NEJ shade, darken, blacken

JEP save, economize PEJ provide, equip with, supply

JER clear, make transparent REJ block, stop up

JES trivialize, deem insignificant SEJ glorify, extol, deem important

JET emulate, copy from, imitate, iterate TEJ study, research, learn

JUJ decide

JUK harden KUJ soften

JUM sort, catagorize, assign to a type MUJ mix

JUN package, unitize NUJ sample

JUP pull, attract PUJ push, force away

JUR bluen, make blue RUJ redden, make red

JUS standardize SUJ except, exempt, treat special

JUT proceed, advance, cause to go forward TUJ retreat, cause to go back

KAK prepare

KAM diminish MAK enlarge

KAN shape, give form NAK substantiate, give substance

KAP command, demand, rule, order, direct PAK comply, obey, cooperate

KAR transport, move RAK place, set at a location

KAS house, put up, shelter SAK visit, arrive, meet

KAT scatter, break up, unbind TAK contact, touch

KEK octuplicate, eight

KEM discover, find MEK devise, engineer, design

KEN believe NEK wonder

KEP refuse, turn down PEK choose, pick, select, prefer

KER bend, curve, cause to turn in shape REK straighten

KES lead, precede in time or sequence SEK follow, succeed in time or sequence

KET sinistrate, put left TEK dextrate, put right

KUK contemplate, think about

KUM compound, chemically combine, burn MUK isolate, refine to elements

KUN accompany NUK split, rift a grouping

KUP contain, hold, retain, keep PUK emit, pour, secrete, extrude, leak, ooze

KUR attack, assault, war on RUK defend

KUS tighten SUK depressurize

KUT detach, cut apart TUK attach, join, connect

MAM assist, help, aid

MAN grasp, hold onto NAM propel, throw

MAP plan, schedule, scheme, organize PAM do, execute, act, make occur

MAR degrade, damage, make worse RAM improve, make better

MAS accumulate, amass, acrue, pile up, SAM extract, harvest

MAT gestate, mother TAM seed, father

MEM petrify, make stony and inorganic

MEN intend, mean, hope for NEM oppose, struggle against

MEP limber, make flexible PEM stiffen, make rigid

MER amuse, be funny and entertaining REM somber, make serious or sad

MES center, make medial SEM maximize, make extreme

MET measure TEM alter, change

MUM milluplicate, thousand

MUN identify, recognize NUM label, name

MUP offer PUM request

MUR emote, feel emotionally, care RUM calculate

MUS work, labor SUM sleep, put to sleep

MUT use, utilize TUM waste

NAN invert, un, dis, counter

NAP roughen, make bumpy and irregular PAN flatten

NAR lower, make lower, cause to go down RAN raise, make higher, cause to go up

NAS pollute, make dirty SAN purify, clean

NAT originate, start, source TAN target, aim at

NEN nontuplicate, nine

NEP harm, injure PEN benefit, be good for

NER approach, get closer to REN recede, move away from

NES renew, make new SEN age, make old

NET include, put or take in TEN exit

NUN eliminate, make zero

NUP love, like, have affection for PUN hate, dislike, be angry at

NUR decelerate, slow down RUN accelerate

NUS stabilize SUN shake, vibrate, make sound

NUT get, gain, acquire TUN give, donate, contribute

PAP populate, people

PAR understand, comprehend, hear, listen RAP say, speak, utter, talk

PAS continue, actively maintain SAP terminate, stop, end

PAT fill, occupy, load TAP surface, coat

PEP activate, cause to operate

PER equal, equate to, be the same as REP replace, substitute for, proxy, represent

PES tread, step, walk SEP flow, run, proceed continuously

PET solidify, freeze TEP melt, liquidify

PUP tilt

PUR multiply, proliferate, pluralize RUP divide, segment, apportion

PUS add SUP remove, subtract

PUT beautify, decorate, adorn TUP ruin, make unpleasant and ugly

RAR triplicate, three

RAS distinguish, make identifiable, unique SAR duplicate, replicate, copy, two

RAT artifice, make, manufacture, produce TAR destroy

RER retroflex, self reference

RES sharpen, make angular SER round, make circular

RET ride, be supported by or on top of TER support

RUR endure, experience, face

RUS correct, fix error, make accurate SUR verify, confirm, declare true, agree

RUT cause, stimulate TUR respond, react to, result from

SAS attempt, try, test feasability

SAT sour, make acidic TAS sweeten

SES sextuplicate, six

SET exceed, stay more than, beyond, over TES subcede, stay less than, before, or under

SUS sense, detect, observe

SUT cover, clothe TUS display, show

TAT specify, indicate, be exact

TET quadruplicate, four

TUT complete, finish, make total

Mnemonics. Most of the root vocabulary has mnemonic associations for English speakers.

FAF yellow saffron
FAJ collect, form into a group fascist
FAK explain, recount, tell about fact
FAM engender, parent, give birth to family
FAN seek, desire fan, fantasize
FAP vaporize, boil, evaporate, sublime vapor
FAR extend, make long far
FAS risk, endanger, expose to chance fast
FAT thicken fat
FEF simplify
FEJ vegetate vegetable
FEK correspond, match frequency
FEM surround, envelop, wrap female
FEN trade, exchange, switch, sell vend
FEP weaken, enfeeble feeble
FER warm fire
FES bristle; numerously protrude ForESt
FET vitalize, invigorate vital
FUJ open fuji
FUK branch, produce branches fork
FUM signal, signify, mean fumo=smoke, ie smoke signals
FUN enjoy, appreciate, get pleasure from fun
FUP rival, compete with
FUR consume, eat, feed on, use for fuel vore as in carnivore
FUS protrude, stick out foot/pus as in playtpus
FUT expect, anticipate, predict future
JAF distribute, spread around
JAJ septuplicate, seven
JAK charge, electrify shock
JAM prevent jam
JAN parallel
JAP lack you only shop when you lack something
JAR share, hold or use in common share
JAS regret
JAT free, liberate off like a shot
JEF animate
JEJ flank, come to or be at the side of adjacent
JEK slide, cause to slip omanomapia
JEM disassemble, take apart
JEN illluminate, throw light on shine, sheen
JEP save, economize cheap
JER clear, make transparent sheer
JES trivialize, deem insignificant jest
JET emulate, copy from, imitate, iterate cheat
JUF close, crowd, seal, or enclose shove closed
JUJ decide judge
JUK harden
JUM sort, catagorize, assign to a type jumble
JUN package, unitize chunk
JUP pull, attract
JUR bluen, make blue azure
JUS standardize justify
JUT proceed, advance, cause to go forward shoot forward
KAF depict, illustrate graph
KAJ conduct cash is gold, a metal that conducts
KAK prepare half cocked
KAM diminish
KAN shape, give form gon as in polygon
KAP command, demand, rule, order, direct captain
KAR transport, move car, carry
KAS house, put up, shelter casa
KAT scatter, break up, unbind sCATtter
KEF alternate, switch
KEJ stick, adhere to catch
KEK octuplicate, eight
KEM discover, find chemistry
KEN believe keen, ken
KEP refuse, turn down keep it
KER bend, curve, cause to turn in shape curve
KES lead, precede in time or sequence
KET sinistrate, put left
KUF unify, make one, one
KUJ soften cushion
KUK contemplate, think about cogitate
KUM compound, chemically combine, burn compound
KUN accompany chile con carne
KUP contain, hold, retain, keep cup
KUR attack, assault, war on guerrilla
KUS tighten cozy
KUT detach, cut apart cut
MAF fraternize, be brotherly or sisterly to mafia
MAJ permit, authorize, give permission may
MAK enlarge magnify
MAM assist, help, aid mom helps
MAN grasp, hold onto manual
MAP plan, schedule, scheme, organize map
MAR degrade, damage, make worse mar
MAS accumulate, amass, acrue, pile up, amass
MAT gestate, mother maternal
MEF pierce, penetrate
MEJ assemble, construct an orderly whole mesh
MEK devise, engineer, design mechanical
MEM petrify, make stony and inorganic memorials are made of stone
MEN intend, mean, hope for I mean well
MEP limber, make flexible
MER amuse, be funny and entertaining merry
MES center, make medial mesial, mesomorph
MET measure meter
MUF sneak, be sneaky with or about muffle
MUJ mix mush
MUK isolate, refine to elements
MUM milluplicate, thousand MilleniUM
MUN identify, recognize
MUP offer offer eM UP
MUR emote, feel emotionally, care amour, murder
MUS work, labor muscle
MUT use, utilize
NAF avoid, dread
NAJ cross, intersect gnash
NAK substantiate, give substance
NAM propel, throw
NAN invert, un, dis, counter non
NAP roughen, make bumpy and irregular nap of textile
NAR lower, make lower, cause to go down nether
NAS pollute, make dirty nasty
NAT originate, start, source native
NEF cheat, bilk, trade unevenly nefarious
NEJ shade, darken, blacken
NEK wonder rubber neck
NEM oppose, struggle against eNEMy
NEN nontuplicate, nine nine
NEP harm, injure
NER approach, get closer to near
NES renew, make new nascent
NET include, put or take in net contents
NUF suffer, dislike, be pained by he's had enough
NUJ sample
NUK split, rift a grouping nukes split atoms
NUM label, name nominal
NUN eliminate, make zero none
NUP love, like, have affection for nuptials
NUR decelerate, slow down
NUS stabilize
NUT get, gain, acquire
PAF precipitate
PAJ have, possess posh reflects wealth, having a lot
PAK comply, obey, cooperate pacify
PAM do, execute, act, make occur
PAN flatten pans are flat
PAP populate, people vox populi
PAR understand, comprehend, hear, listen parle vous?
PAS continue, actively maintain pass
PAT fill, occupy, load pot
PEF enable, make possible beefy means strong, thus able
PEJ provide, equip with, supply pitch
PEK choose, pick, select, prefer pick
PEM stiffen, make rigid beams are stiff
PEN benefit, be good for benefit
PEP activate, cause to operate peppy
PER equal, equate to, be the same as peer
PES tread, step, walk PedEStrian
PET solidify, freeze petrify
PUF ease, remove challenges powder puff, something easy
PUJ push, force away push
PUK emit, pour, secrete, extrude, leak, ooze puke
PUM request poem
PUN hate, dislike, be angry at punish
PUP tilt when you're pooped you lean on something
PUR multiply, proliferate, pluralize five miles PER hour (actually no that's division)
PUS add plus
PUT beautify, decorate, adorn beautify
RAF abbreviate, make short brief
RAJ claim, own reach
RAK place, set at a location rock
RAM improve, make better
RAN raise, make higher, cause to go up ran up the flag
RAP say, speak, utter, talk let's rap about our rapport
RAR triplicate, three
RAS distinguish, make identifiable, unique razors cut apart, discern
RAT artifice, make, manufacture, produce
REF cool refrigerate
REJ block, stop up reject
REK straighten rectify
REM somber, make serious or sad
REN recede, move away from REcedeiNg
REP replace, substitute for, proxy, represent replace
RER retroflex, self reference re again
RES sharpen, make angular
RET ride, be supported by or on top of ride
RUF excrete, expel as unused byproduct
RUJ redden, make red rouge
RUK defend rook, a castle
RUM calculate ruminate
RUN accelerate run
RUP divide, segment, apportion rupture
RUR endure, experience, face
RUS correct, fix error, make accurate rosy like red marker
RUT cause, stimulate root cause
SAF secure, make safe, lock safe
SAJ vow, swear, promise say
SAK visit, arrive, meet the barbarians sacked when they visited
SAM extract, harvest
SAN purify, clean sanitation
SAP terminate, stop, end stop
SAR duplicate, replicate, copy, two
SAS attempt, try, test feasibility sassy enough to try
SAT sour, make acidic acidic
SEF succeed safe
SEJ glorify, extol, deem important say how great
SEK follow, succeed in time or sequence sequence
SEM maximize, make extreme seminal
SEN age, make old senescent
SEP flow, run, proceed continuously seep
SER round, make circular circular
SES sextuplicate, six ses (spanish)
SET exceed, stay more than, beyond or over exceed
SUF depress, push down into, dimple you suffer when you are depressed?
SUJ except, exempt, treat special
SUK depressurize vacuum sucks
SUM sleep, put to sleep somnolent
SUN shake, vibrate, make sound sonic
SUP remove, subtract subtract
SUR verify, confirm, declare true, agree sure
SUS sense, detect, observe suss out what's going on
SUT cover, clothe suit
TAF narrow
TAJ control
TAK contact, touch tactile
TAM seed, father
TAN target, aim at
TAP surface, coat top (layer)
TAR destroy tear up
TAS sweeten tasty
TAT specify, indicate, be exact that
TEF exhaust, use up, drain
TEJ study, research, learn teach (yourself)
TEK dextrate, put right dexterity
TEM alter, change temporal
TEN exit
TEP melt, liquidify tepid water
TER support terra supports us all
TES subcede, stay less than, before, or under decede
TET quadruplicate, four tetris, tetrahedron
TUF record tough records chiseled in stone
TUJ retreat, cause to go back toosh, behind, going back
TUK attach, join, connect
TUM waste tomb
TUN give, donate, contribute donate
TUP ruin, make unpleasant and ugly Tear UP
TUR respond, react to, result from
TUS display, show display
TUT complete, finish, make total total