PLURALS | | |
* Denoted by r, ea, ie, or, io, and oo. |
* Use rim to denote great numbers or respect |
Exact choice is left up to the person creating the phrase. |
Examples: | | |
nimbrethie= birches | | |
Aredhelrim = elf lords | | |
PRONOUNS | | Back To Top |
I (my, mine) | amin | |
him (his) | ho | |
we, us (ours) | lye | |
her (hers) |
he | |
they | Ron | |
he | ro | |
them, their | sen | |
she | re | |
this | sina | |
it, its | ta | |
that | tanya | |
you (yours) | lle | |
who |
ya | |
you(p) | llie | |
POSSESIVE PHRASES | | Back To Top |
Use familiar tense when discussing something dear or intimate. |
Non-familiar for all others. | |
SIMPLE FAMILIAR |
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Subject: possessor | | |
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* Append pronoun to end of object. | | |
* Pluralize noun first. | |
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Examples: | | |
irmo = desire | irmoamin = my desire | irmoieamin = my desires |
atar = father | atarho = his father | |
COMPLEX FAMILIAR | | Back To Top |
Subject of Subject: possessor | |
* Separate secondary subject (possessed by primary subject) with en from the simple familiar of the primary subject. |
Examples: | | |
mel en coiamim | love of the life of I | love of my life |
tinu en atarane | daugther of the mother of her | her mother's daughter |
SIMPLE NONFAMILIAR OR PROPER | |
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Subject of Possessor | | |
* Separate subject from possessor with en. | | |
Examples: | | |
mellon en amin | friend of I | my friend |
tur en sen | power of they | their power |
megil en Lywnis | sword of Lywnis | Lywnis' sword |
COMPLEX NONFAMILIAR | | Back To Top |
Subject of Subject of Possessor | |
* Separate each with en. | | |
Examples: | | |
mellon en mellon en amin | friend of my friend | |
megil en heru en lle
| sword of your lord | |
ADJECTIVES: | | Back To Top |
Append to the front of the object/action they are describing. Drop enough vowels or consonants from descriptor to avoid 3 of same in a row. |
corialote | purple flower | |
lashae (last 2 nn from lann dropped) | wide ocean | |
ADVERBS: | | Back To Top |
* Follows verb in unchanged form. | | |
Examples: | | |
cormamin taglina tiri | my heart it gleams bright | my heart gleams brightly |
aredhelrim ronpede hodo | the elf lords they spoke wise | the elf lords spoke wisely |
VERBS: | | Back To Top |
* Append pronoun to front to state voice |
* Conjugate to past, present, future with e,a, and uva |
Examples: | |
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nimele = I saw | nimela = I see | nimeluva = I will see
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* When using a verb in noun form, use the present tense conjugation and pluralize as necessary. |
* Two or more conjugated verbs may exist in one phrase as long as they are not strung
together (see next below) |
* Use unconjugated verbs when stringing more than one together |
Examples: | | |
aminirmca ped | I desire to speak | |
lledelotha mel ni | You hate to love me | |
VERB LIST: | | Back To Top |
ah | to rage | |
aut | to go away | |
deloth | to hate | |
el | to see | |
farn | to suffice | |
faug | to gape | |
girith | to shudder | |
glin | to gleam | |
gund | to hew | |
irmc | to desire | |
it | to sparkle | |
kar | to make | |
khil | to follow/obey | |
kol | to carry | |
lait | to praise | |
lant | to fall | |
last | to listen | |
lin | to sing | |
mel | to love | |
na | to be | |
nai |
to command/wish | |
nwalm | to torment/sadden | |
nuquern | to defeat/upset | |
olvaan | to vanish/lose | |
ped | to speak | |
ran | to wander | |
rend | to sow | |
ris | to cleave | |
ruth | to anger | |
sint | to know | |
sil | to shine | |
tamp | to stop/block | |
tek | to write | |
tir | to watch | |
tul | to come | |
um |
to do | |
uum | to do not | |
vas | to consume | |
yuln |
to drink | |
Special Words: | | Back To Top |
* use as one would in english. | | |
yes | uma | |
no | uuma | |
also because | for ten' | |
of | en' | |
the | tel' | |
in | e
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and | ni | |
where
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why | manke | |
if .... what | manko | |
if |
manka | |
every | il' | |
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any | ai' | |
everybody | il'quen | |
anybody | ai'quen | |
and | i | |
it | s'
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impersonal subject | o' | |
one drinks | o'yulna | |
Phrase construction | | Back To Top |
* Use subject - verb - object (add adverbs and adjectives as above) |
* Phrase questions as statements followed by question maker. |
* Words such as a, does, would etc. may be inferred from the context of the phrase. |
Examples: |
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aminmela lle | I love you | |
lyenuquernuva sen e dagor | We will defeat them in battle | |
lleirca yulna en alu? | Would you desire a drink of water? | |
uma, aminirca s' | Yes, I desire it. | |
aminsinta thaliolle en dagor | I know your strength in battle. | |
More Complex Examples:
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aminlastuva ten' aredhelamin hopeda hodo | I will listen because my lord (elf) speaks wisely | |
llietula mellonea, vasa ni yulna en mereth en amin | Come friends, eat and drink of my feast
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il'quen lliesinta mellonamin Lywnis? | Does everybody know my friend Lywnis? | |
uuma, lyeuuma sint he | Yes we do know him. | |
