Phi pamphlets — Appendix: quick reference

ReferenceThe six relators

Relator	Gloss	Relation	Frame holds	Over a noun phrase
`pheo`	POST	after	the earlier event	counted time: in two days, with `so`
`phoe`	ANT	before	the later reference event	counted time: two days ago, with `to`
`whau`	SIMUL	overlap	the event holding the span open	no: `sui` (DUR) takes the noun instead
`lao`	BECAUSE	cause	the claimed reason	yes: because of
`shai`	CONC	concession	the conceded circumstance	yes: despite
`lila`	PURP	purpose	the intended outcome	no

One shape for all six: [relator] [dependent clause] [main clause], the frame complete at its own final verb, no closer, no postposing.

ReferenceThe near neighbors

Word	What it is	Why it is not a relator
`lu`	Slot 0 condition	its condition is a complete sentence with its own period
`tei`	preposition, UNTIL	stands over a noun phrase; no clause inside
`thelao`	discourse marker, CONS	draws a conclusion across a sentence boundary
`whekai`	discourse marker, CONTR	redirects across a sentence boundary

ReferenceWorking rules

The frame speaks first; a trailing frame is ungrammatical for every relator, purpose included.
Each clause carries its own tense, negation, and particles; the relator borrows nothing and lends nothing.
pheo and phoe name the event inside the frame, not the direction of the main clause.
lao marks the reason the speaker claims; lila claims intention, and an accident is not a purpose.
shai concedes within the speaker's framing; the world is not asked to agree.
Scope is the choice between a relator and a discourse marker: one sentence, or two.
lila ... ralu nai is the freedom construction, one clause with no main clause coming.

ReferenceVocabulary in this pamphlet

Word	Say it	Meaning
`kamo`	ka · mo	arrive
`thilonu`	thi · lo · nu	prepare
`pharelo`	pha · re · lo	cook
`phemi`	phe · mi	guest
`kumoli`	ku · mo · li	hungry
`wirua`	wi · ru · a	wet
`serao`	se · ra · o	old
`wile`	wi · le	play
`ralu`	ra · lu	free
`howai`	ho · wa · i	evening
`philo`	phi · lo	day
`silero`	si · le · ro	star

ReferenceCross-references

Manual chapter 19, section 4 owns the doctrine
Manual chapter 18 for thelao, whekai, and the other discourse markers
canon.md for the closed relator inventory, the purpose-order ruling, and temporal distance
The three-slots pamphlet for lu and Slot 0; the complementizers pamphlet for the closered frames
Validate any Phi you write with python3 scripts/validate_examples.py

The frame's first word tells the listener what kind of ground the next clause stands on, and its last verb hands the sentence over. Between those two sounds, nothing needs a mark, a pause, or a second chance.