C O N N O T A T I O N S

as related to rootword building

CONSONANTS

Voiced: effort, intention, man-made, ambience of (sonic) support and density, strength, vitality, forceful, active, engine (drive).
Voiceless: effortless, unintentional, natural (as against man-made), weak, airy, lightweight, whisper, secret, background, passive.

Continuants: music, (living) air, lasting, continuous, consistent, extensible, reliable, a period, gradual.
Semivowels: [see Vowels below].
Liquids: wandering, pathways, (smoothly) shifting, curving, nearly (touching), posing, the tongue, speech.
Fricatives: noise, wind, impurity, restriction, friction, roughness, hairiness, flow, swirl, hiss, vibration, dragging, stimulation, extending, gradual, on the move.
Nasals: closing, firmness, certainty, diverting, behind, private, smooth, smell.

Discontinuants: contact, solidity, earth, physicality, various degrees of hardness, an edge (sudden change in contour), encounter, temporary, reticent.
Plosives: (violent) encounter, banging, knocking, flicking, bursting, explosion, ejecting, suddenness, surprise, heat, potent, ready.
Flap: flick, quick appearance of solidity, divider, trigger, bounce.

Front: front, forward, advancing, outer, light, shallow, exposed, unfinished.
Rear: back, behind, retreating, inner, private, dark, deep, inevitable, heavy.
Labial: external identity, front door, exit or entrance, seal, holding in, soft clamp, intimate, tactile, (my) mouth, speech, signaling, (no taste).
Dental: practical, hard, sharp, edge, inner gate, accepting or barring, row of shields, delight or aggression (simple but extreme expression), biting, separating, crushing, grip, firm, strength, reinforced (by jawbone).
Alveolar: antechamber, inner threshold, just hidden, just inside or arrived, squashing, high-pitched, signal.
Retroflex: middle, soft peak, pulled back, raised, exploring deeper, under cover, turning, chewing over, thoughtful.
Lateral: [see Liquids above].
Front velar: front, high, firm, thick, confident, from within, caught, savouring, straightforward (not fancy), interior minister.
Back velar: back door, inner limit, no escape, full retreat, about to consume, crushed, covert, cameral, dim, discreet, inevitable, about to descend, gagging, primal speech.
Glottal: consumed, within, (to) the depths, inner, bodily, breath, honest, reflex, prior, beginning, source, beyond, invisible, satiation, meal, end.

VOWELS

Open vowels: loose, large, open, accepting, welcoming, ready to act or devour.
Close vowels: pressure, confinement, small, fine.
Rounding: intimate, tactile, (my) mouth, speech, pointing, “this” or “that”, near, exterior, outward, obvious, away from, closing, rounding, controlled opening, curious.
Non-rounding: broad, grin, taut, pulled sideways, flat, sliding in or out, satisfaction.

Front: front, forward, advancing, outer, light, shallow, exposed, unfinished.
Rear: back, behind, retreating, inner, private, dark, deep, inevitable, heavy.

Sgai Language