v50 Steam/Premium information for editors
  • v50 information can now be added to pages in the main namespace. v0.47 information can still be found in the DF2014 namespace. See here for more details on the new versioning policy.
  • Use this page to report any issues related to the migration.
This notice may be cached—the current version can be found here.

v0.31:Language token

From Dwarf Fortress Wiki
Revision as of 18:10, 28 April 2011 by Quietust (talk | contribs) (Rated article "Exceptional" using the rating script)
Jump to navigation Jump to search
This article is about an older version of DF.

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
  • base
  • present simple
  • past tense
  • past participle
  • present participle
Defines a verb usage of a word
ADJ_DIST number Determines what order the adjective being defined comes in when in a string of multiple adjectives.
THE_NOUN_SING
THE_NOUN_PLUR
THE_COMPOUND_NOUN_SING
THE_COMPOUND_NOUN_PLUR
THE_COMPOUND_ADJ
OF_NOUN_SING
OF_NOUN_PLUR
FRONT_COMPOUND_NOUN_SING
FRONT_COMPOUND_NOUN_PLUR
REAR_COMPOUND_NOUN_SING
REAR_COMPOUND_NOUN_PLUR
FRONT_COMPOUND_ADJ
REAR_COMPOUND_ADJ
FRONT_COMPOUND_PREFIX
THE_COMPOUND_PREFIX
STANDARD_VERB Unknown.

SYMBOL

Token Arguments Description
S_WORD
  • WORD
Specifies the given WORD (defined in 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.

See Also

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