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]