p b f v m t d n l c g h s r w u a i y o e au ai eu oi orande vaille sí bár cím se naraille dau samma heyollu sí wewácen te cirisád poyande fai ó sámen ya taurru sóm sestá aulan cé finse * accent: penult if long or closed, antepenult otherwise. * simple: conjugate, decline 100% regular * SOV * adverb: ai Nouns: * Nouns and adjectives decline similarly. All nouns in -a, adjectives in -e. N. -a -au -e -eu A. -á -áwe -é -éwe G. -as -áme -es -éme D. -at -ante -et -ente L. -ani -anne -eni -enne (sora, "tree") sora sorau sorá soráwe soras soróme sorat sorante sorani sorenne * Pronouns just like nouns; ind. poss. na rau ane re la assau ale se a au, aimau te aime * this: * that: * that: Verbs: * trivial conjugation: active middle passive -n -r -nu -ru -ním -rím -l -s -lu -su -lím -sím - -mi -to -myo -tím -mím * Basic stem, perfect stem. Both must end in a vowel or a single consonant. * past: basic stem or basic stem with -e- for consonant stems * present: S-ya- * future: S-wai- (sestáwain) * infinitive: -nda * participle: -pe * EXAMPLES: I don't see him/her: ód á wácyan. I want: mulen. I want to go: baryanda mulen. I want him to go: á baryanda mulen. we: á baryapé mulen. Normally "ya" and "we" are postpositive. However they can lead a clause or list, but in that case a postpositive placeholder is required, í. I know but do not understand: oryan, ó y'ócyan. oryan, y'ó í ócyan. VOCABULARY: bár-, bebár-, "to go. í, postpostive anaphora ma, m', "for" mul-, memul-, "to want" ó, ód, "not; no" óc-, -, "to understand; to know" or-, oror-, "to know" stá-, sestá-, "to stand" wác, wewác-, "to see" we, w', "or" ya, y', "and, but"