On the subject of indefinite pronouns:
The rule seems to be that Mateis takes the interrogative pronouns and adds one of three suffixes for either a positive (-ilya), neutral (-mine), or negative (-ne) meaning. "Negative" in the sense that "-ne" leads to the opposite meaning of "-ilya". That holds true for three of the five groups of pronouns:
- "mailya/mane" (everything/nothing)
- "larilya/lane" (everywhere/nowhere)
- "yeilya/yene" (everyone/nobody)
However, in the cases of "ilne" and "manyane" it is different:
- "ililya/ilne" (all the time/ever)
- "manyailya/manyane" (by all means/by any means)
Perhaps the creators were going for linguistic realism, where some things do not make sense. Logically, I would say that "ilne" and "manyane" should mean "never" and "by no means", respectively. Any thoughts or suggestions on this would be much appreciated. [Lorelai 2026-04-19]
Hello Lorelai ! You are right it seems mistakes came into those words list. The complete "grid" should be this
lar (where)| il (when)| ma (what)| ye (who)| manya (how)
larmine (somewhere)| ilmine (sometime)| mamine (something)| yemine (somebody)| manyamine (somehow)
larilya (everywhere)| ililya (everytime)| mailya (everything)| yeilya (everybody)| manyailya (anyway)
larne (nowhere)| ilne (never)| mane (nothing)| yene (nobody)| manyane (noway)
knowing that "mine" = one, "ilya" = with, and "ne" here stands for "nec" = no (not ne=I). The "c" from nec is eluded to soften the word. But I think you can but it again if you are angry for eg. ILNEC ! = NEVER !
[Zendae 2026-04-28]