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I have introduced a new modifier: "su" - 'sex'.  It occurs in the words

tusuf - mate, have sex with.
tusundes - sex, intercourse, copulation, coitus, lovemaking.
vasub - lust after/for, feel sexual attraction to/for.
vasundas - lust, desire [sexual], concupiscence.
xesuk - sexy.
xesundas - sexuality.

"Xesuk" ('sexy')is the basis for "xesundas" - 'sexuality', which I've changed from a process word to a quality word.

The original metaphor for these words was something like "potential baby", and 'sex' covers much more than that.  It is, however, still the metaphor in the words "xepeglek" ('fertile, fruitful') and "xe'apeglek" ('sterile, barren, infertile').

I'm currently trying to find a more consistent pattern for the words having to do with law ("ze") and government ("zi").  In particular, the word "rezegres" ('dictator') is "rezigres", at least until I find something better, since it has nothing to do with law/justice/courts and a lot to do with government/politics.

I have also split "razis" - 'government, state' into two words:
razis - government
mizis - state

I suspect that Americans in general (including me) don't distinguish between the two, but they are very different entities.  

stevo