As a culture, the speakers of Lacerti highly value family and community connections. When I was developing the language, family and relationship words were some of the first I created.
| Root Word | Variations (ipa) | Part of Speech | Meaning | Notes |
| Kesh | Kesh/Kesher (kɛʃ / kɛʃ.er) | Phrase | Hi/Hello (a way of greeting someone) | |
| Kesh (kɛʃ) | n. | Friend, acquaintance | ||
| Kēsh (kɛ:ʃ or ke:ʃ) | v. | To enjoy | ||
| Kesherti | Kesherti (kɛʃ.er.ti) | Proper Noun | The homeworld of Lacerti | Most Lacerti speakers would refer to their species as Kesherti |
| Kesherti (kɛʃ.er.ti) | n. | Home in the abstract sense, can be used to refer to someone who feels like home | ||
| Keshērti (kɛʃ.e:r.ti) | n. | Home in the literal sense, the place where you reside | ||
| Keshsonll | Keshsonll (kɛʃ.sonɬ) | n. | Stranger (archaic) | Made by adding the word for friend to the word meaning unfamiliar or zero |
| Keshvi | Keshvi (kɛʃ.vi) | n. | Stranger (modern) | The suffix “-vi” means “not” or “without” |
| Kēshvi (kɛ:ʃ.vi) | v. | To look at someone strangely/with suspicion | ||
| Lorkesh | Lorkesh (lor.kɛʃ) | n. | Romantic partner, spouse | Title used post marriage spar |
| Lōrkesh (lo:r.kɛʃ) | n. | Romantic partner, significant other | Title used pre marriage spar | |
| Mati | Mati (ma.ti) | n. | Caregiver, Mother | Lacerti as a species have one sex and three genders, this word is used for only one gender |
| Mātī (ma:.ti:) | n. | Caregiver of your caregiver, grandmother | ||
| Matī (ma.ti:) | n. | Strength, the concept of strength | ||
| Māti (ma:.ti) | v. | To create a physical thing | ||
| Nocerti | Nocerti (no.ser.ti) | Proper Noun | The Lacerti people/species | Very clinical sounding, a Lacerti speaker would probably call themselves Lacerti but their species Kesherti |
| Pato | Pato (pa.to) | n. | Caregiver, Parent | Lacerti as a species have one sex and three genders, this word is used for only one gender |
| Patō (pa.to:) | n. | Caregiver of your caregiver, grandparent | ||
| Pāto (pa:.to) | v. | To exist in more than one state of being | ||
| Telvma | Telvma (tɛlv.ma) | n. | Family, the glass family crest necklace given to a Lacerti child at age 24 to signify adulthood | |
| Vata | Vata (va.ta) | n. | Caregiver, father | Lacerti as a species have one sex and three genders, this word is used for only one gender |
| Vatā (va.ta:) | n. | Caregiver of your caregiver, grandfather | ||
| Vāta (va:.ta) | v. | To create an abstract thing |