Orthography
·        
a - /a/
·        
b - /b/
·        
c - /t͡ʃ/
·        
d - /d/ 
·        
e - /ə/
·        
f - /ɸ/ 
·        
g - /g/
·        
h - /x/
·        
i - /i/
·        
k - /k/
·        
l - /l/
·        
m - /m/
·        
n - /n/
·        
o - /o/
·        
p - /p/
·        
r - /r̥/ (/r/ in words beginning with voiced
consonants)
·        
s - /s/
·        
š - /ʃ/
·        
t - /t/
·        
u - /u/
·        
v - /β/
·        
y - /j/
·        
z - /z/
·        
ž - /ʒ/
Noun systems
Nouns are inflected for three kinds of number –
singular, plural (some) and collective (all) – and for whether the event
described happens in the present or future (with the subject). There are three
basic patterns, for nouns ending in consonants and vowels:
Vuy =
horse           ondo = city
| 
   | 
  
   
Sing 
 | 
  
   
Plu 
 | 
  
   
Coll 
 | 
  
   
Sing 
 | 
  
   
Plu 
 | 
  
   
Coll 
 | 
 
| 
   
Pres 
 | 
  
   
Vuy 
 | 
  
   
Vuye 
 | 
  
   
Vuyk* 
 | 
  
   
Ondo 
 | 
  
   
Ond 
 | 
  
   
Ondok 
 | 
 
| 
   
Fut 
 | 
  
   
Vuam* 
 | 
  
   
Vumei 
 | 
  
   
Vumek 
 | 
  
   
Ondom 
 | 
  
   
Ondei 
 | 
  
   
Ondmek 
 | 
 
*With nouns not ending in “-y”, these become “-ik”
and “-am” on the normal end of the noun.
The word order is
Subject-Object-Verb-Prepositional noun.
Verb systems
There is no standard verb ending, but they all
must end in a consonant, e.g. “žir” (“to lead”). Verbs are not inflected for
person, but take the following forms:
·        
Imperative: for giving orders, usually these end in “-ih”
e.g. “žirih” (“lead!”)
·        
Negative: for the negative form, ending in “-s” or “-is”
e.g. “žirs” (“to not lead”). To show the negative in non-standard forms, the
prefix “cer” comes before the verb.
·        
Past: when the subject noun is in the present
form, this shows a standard past tense, but when the subject is in the future,
it refers to something that must be done, for a future action (e.g. “stir”,
meaning “led”). These have three possible prefixes: 
o   “st-“, for
those beginning in “s, z, š, ž, c, n” or any vowels
o   “c-“ for
those beginning in “t, d, f, v, y, k, g, r, h”
o    “z-“ for those beginning in “l, m, b, p”
·        
Repetitive: for something that happens on multiple
occasions, or habitually – ends in “-m” or “-im” e.g. “žirm” (“to lead every
day, to always lead”)
·        
A form for saying “when”, “while” or “once” an
action happens or has happened – this ends in “-lu” e.g. “žirlu” (“once …
leads”)
·        
Interrogative: asking whether something did an action. In
the context of lacking an object or subject noun, it can mean “what”, or, with
a particle before the verb, “where” (“ton”) or “when” (“e”). This is formed by
placing the final vowel after the verb, and replacing it with “-e-“ (“žeri”)
Pronouns
| 
   | 
  
   | 
  
   
Pres 
 | 
  
   
Fut 
 | 
 
| 
   
Sing 
 | 
  
   
1st
  p. 
 | 
  
   
Va 
 | 
  
   
Vom 
 | 
 
| 
   | 
  
   
2nd
  p. 
 | 
  
   
Ka 
 | 
  
   
Kom 
 | 
 
| 
   | 
  
   
3rd
  p. 
 | 
  
   
I 
 | 
  
   
Im 
 | 
 
| 
   
Plu 
 | 
  
   
1st
  p. 
 | 
  
   
Evs 
 | 
  
   
Evsam 
 | 
 
| 
   | 
  
   
2nd
  p. 
 | 
  
   
Ek 
 | 
  
   
Ekam 
 | 
 
| 
   | 
  
   
3rd
  p. 
 | 
  
   
Ay 
 | 
  
   
Yom 
 | 
 
| 
   
Coll 
 | 
  
   
1st
  p. 
 | 
  
   
Vih 
 | 
  
   
Vimek 
 | 
 
| 
   | 
  
   
2nd
  p. 
 | 
  
   
Kih 
 | 
  
   
Kimek 
 | 
 
| 
   | 
  
   
3rd
  p. 
 | 
  
   
Yah 
 | 
  
   
Yamek 
 | 
 
Adjectives
Adjectives end in “-u” or “-ur”, and take the same
inflection for either. In their standard form, they are inflected only for
plural and collective, with the endings “-e” and “-ek” respectively.
Adjectives also take separate forms to show the
predicate (e.g. “I am …”, “You are …”), in the singular and plural/collective
and in the present and future. Take “vanu” (“beautiful”):
| 
   | 
  
   
Present 
 | 
  
   
Future 
 | 
 
| 
   
1st sg. 
 | 
  
   
Vanaf 
 | 
  
   
Vanfom 
 | 
 
| 
   
2nd sg. 
 | 
  
   
Vanak 
 | 
  
   
Vankom 
 | 
 
| 
   
3rd sg. 
 | 
  
   
Vanay 
 | 
  
   
Vanyou 
 | 
 
| 
   
1st pl. 
 | 
  
   
Vanvak 
 | 
  
   
Vanfamek 
 | 
 
| 
   
2nd pl. 
 | 
  
   
Vankak 
 | 
  
   
Vankamek 
 | 
 
| 
   
3rd pl. 
 | 
  
   
Vanyak 
 | 
  
   
Vanyamek 
 | 
 
The equivalent of the past form of verbs is shown
with the articles “ci”, “sti” or “zi” (these depend on the consonant/vowel at
the beginning of the adjective, as detailed in the “Verb System” section)
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