Cradles are grammatical devices which end in -u. Cradles are often
things which come from prepositions in English. They can also be
serial-verbs, relational nouns, or coverbs. They link verbs with nouns
or nouns with nouns, bringing some life into them.
The following is a list of some basic common prepositions.
| tone | read | cradle | action | object | design |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| xal | xal | of | whole/part relate | base | |
| yuc | yuc | with | join | member | |
| boc | boc | together | bind | bond | |
| nev | nev | on | surface | surface | |
| vun | vun | off | detach | void | |
| ras | ras | in | enter | inside | inner |
| sur | sur | out | exit | outside | outer |
| ras yuc | ras yuc | within | enter join | inside member | |
| sur yuc | sur yuc | without | exit join | outside member | |
| sok | sok | around | surround | boundary | boundaried |
| maq | maq | among | mix | mix | mixed |
| dud | dud | during | parallel | parallel | |
| sag | sag | beyond | pass | pass | |
| bis | bis | across | cross | cross | crossed |
| pes | pes | despite | regard less | ||
| zix | zix | as | compose | composition | |
| lak | lak | as | like | role | |
| les | les | behind | before | before | |
| mak | mak | forward | front | front | |
| hum | hum | against | oppose | opposition | |
| mob | mob | about | concern | ||
| mat | mat | about | close to | ||
| saj | saj | beside | side | side | |
| pal | pal | to (location) | arrive | arrival | |
| rox | rox | to (assign) | assign | assignment | |
| lop | lop | from | depart | departure | |
| for | for | for | purpose | purpose | |
| tub | tub | over | bridge | bridge | bridged |
| sup | sup | above | pass top | past top space | |
| pas | pas | below | pass bottom | past top space | |
| nul | nul | toward | decrease distance | distance decreasing movement | |
| lan | lan | away | increase distance | distance increasing movement | |
| kov gral | kov gral | underneath | cover bottom | ||
| xul | xul | except | subtract | subtraction | subtracted |
| lax | lax | plus | add | addition | added |
| fab | fab | including | include | inclusion | included |
| buf | buf | excluding | exclude | exclusion | excluded |
| bit | bit | under | vault | bottom | |
| cum | cum | through | tunnel | tunnel | tunneled |
| cum ped | cum ped | throughout | tunnel spread | tunnel network | |
| ban | ban | by | relate | relation | related |
| rif | rif | near | near | vicinity | |
| far | far | far | create distance | created space | |
| los | los | apart | separate | separation | |
| tux | tux | until | check | checkpoint | |
| Can | Can | than | compare | comparison | |
| cin | cin | then | conclude | conclusion | |
| ced | ced | rather | prefer | preference | |
| nep | nep | instead | replace | ||
| voz | voz | versus | contrast | ||
| hat | hat | at | locate | location |
Cradles can also be logical combinators.
| tone | read | conjunction | action | object |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| kon | kon | and | intersect context | context intersection |
| cor | cor | or | unite context | context unification |
| kit | kit | if | test context | test |
| din | din | then | conclude context | conclusion |
| bok | bok | otherwise | default back | |
| wif | wif | iff | together test | |
| son | son | so | transition | |
| nub | nub | else | fall back | |
| zag | zag | because | reason | reason |
| cis | cis | unless | include | inclusion |
| Coz | Coz | except | subtract | subtraction |
| wal | wal | while | hold true | holding true |
| yat | yat | yet | until present | |
| hid | hid | but | contrast | contrast |
| nun | nun | not | negate | negation |
| xev | xev | as soon as (once) | ||
| hic | hic | either | choose | choice |
| Cot | Cot | though | regard | regard |
| wax Cot | wax Cot | although | regard all | |
| tep | tep | still (time) | up to now | |
| sus | sus | since (time) | between then and now | |
| nos | nos | almost | very near | |
| teq | teq | like (as if) | ||
| nak | nak | like (filler) | ||
| maz | maz | as | ||
| soz | soz | also | ||
| wuC | wuC | whether | condition | |
| tev | tev | however | contradiction | |
| jas | jas | just | close focus | |
| ced | ced | rather | override | |
| sax | sax | such | ||
| tan | tan | so | great extent |