Language token

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Language tokens are used within the language_*.txt raw files. Each token is permitted in a specific context.

WORD

Token	Arguments	Description
NOUN	singular plural	Begins defining a noun usage of a word.
ADJ	adjective	Begins defining an adjective usage of a word.
PREFIX	prefix	Begins defining a prefix usage of a word.
VERB	present first person present third person preterite past participle present participle	Defines a verb usage of a word.
ADJ_DIST	number 1-7	Determines what order the adjective being defined comes in when in a string of multiple adjectives.
THE_NOUN_SING		Lets the singular noun form of the word be used after "the" ("The X of Y", where X is the word with the tag).
THE_NOUN_PLUR		As above, but with plural ("The Xs of Y").
THE_COMPOUND_NOUN_SING		Lets the singular noun form of the word be used as part of a compound noun after "the" ("The Z-X of Y").
THE_COMPOUND_NOUN_PLUR		As above, but with plural ("The Z-Xs of Y").
THE_COMPOUND_ADJ		Lets the adjective form of the word be used as part of a compound noun after "the" ("The Z-X of Y").
OF_NOUN_SING		Lets the singular noun form of the word be used after "of" ("The Y of X").
OF_NOUN_PLUR		As above, but with plural ("The Y of Xs").
FRONT_COMPOUND_NOUN_SING		Lets the singular noun form of the word be used at the front of a compound noun ("XY", as in surnames).
FRONT_COMPOUND_NOUN_PLUR		As above, but with plural.
REAR_COMPOUND_NOUN_SING		Lets the singular noun form of the word be used at the rear of a compound noun ("YX", as in surnames).
REAR_COMPOUND_NOUN_PLUR		As above, but with plural.
FRONT_COMPOUND_ADJ		Lets the adjective form of the word be used at the front of a compound noun.
REAR_COMPOUND_ADJ		As above, but at the rear instead.
FRONT_COMPOUND_PREFIX		Allows the prefix form to be appended as a prefix to a compound noun.
THE_COMPOUND_PREFIX		Allows the prefix form to be appended as a prefix to a compound noun following "the".
STANDARD_VERB		Allows the verb to be used in a compound noun and for its participles to be used as adjectives.

SYMBOL

Token	Arguments	Description
S_WORD	WORD	Specifies the given WORD (defined in #REDIRECT language_words.txt) as belonging to the symbol being defined. A given word can belong to multiple symbols.

TRANSLATION

Token	Arguments	Description
T_WORD	WORD translation	Specifies a translation from a given WORD (defined in language_words.txt) into the language being defined.

English instead of dwarven language

You can hack the language files with this regular expression command:

:%s/T_WORD:\([A-Z_ -]*\):[^\]]*\]/T_WORD:\1:\L\1]/

See also

40d:Language (has expanded explanations of parts of the language system, which seems to still be the same in this version)