Paradigm I: Indicators

Conviction Scale
iaYes / certainly / It's true that …
ioprobably
iiperhaps / possibly
iuI don't know
ii noperhaps not
io noprobably not
ia noNo / It's not true that …
Intention Scale
aiYes / I will …
aoI want to …
aeI hope to …
auI don't care whether …
ae noI hope not to …
ao noI want not to …
ai noNo / I will not …
Obligation Scale
oaI/you must …
oeI/you should …
oiI/you may …
ouIt doesn't matter whether …
oi noI/you are permitted not to …
oe noI/you should not …
oa noI/you must not / No, don't do …
Non-scalar Attitudes
uaThere! (satisfaction/completion)
ueWell! (surprise)
uiHow nice! Good! (pleasure)
uoWhat! (anger)
uuWhat a shame! (sorrow/sympathy)
aaI see (what you mean)
eeCaution / Careful / Take care
ooHmm (disapproval)
Interrogatives
ieWhich? / Who? / What?   eoPlease? / Will you let us …?
eaLet's … / I suggest that …   euLet us suppose that … (sign of subjective mood)
eiIs that so? / is it true that …?
Note: Compound indicators are possible, e.g., ‘uiai’ = ‘I will gladly …’; ‘uuia’ = ‘I am sorry to say so, but …’; etc.