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'''Neimalu text'''
'''Neimalu text'''
Euazar vaššimi
Euazar vaššimi
Atrözat, euazar ékobrigi. Euazu anar agüriði straxlöns soši diklameid. Kraftiðr zöjkaus euazež pöjörð ilpioþni ladus.
Atrözat, euazar ékobrigi. Euazu anar agüriði straxlöns soši diklameid. Kraftiðr zöjkaus euazež pöjörð ilpioþni ladus.


'''Taming a horse'''
'''Taming a horse'''
Once, I tried to tame a horse. The horse struggled a lot with this and it made sounds. It gave the strength of a hundred horses and it died.
Once, I tried to tame a horse. The horse struggled a lot with this and it made sounds. It gave the strength of a hundred horses and it died.


'''Vocabulary'''
'''Vocabulary'''
agüriði – very
agüriði – very
anu – this
anu – this
-at – adverb
-at – adverb
atrözat – once
atrözat – once
brigos – attempt
brigos – attempt
diklamos – scream, yell
diklamos – scream, yell
-eid – 3rd person past
-eid – 3rd person past
ékos – drive, ride
ékos – drive, ride
euazu – horse
euazu – horse
-i – first person past
-i – first person past
ilpioþ – death
ilpioþ – death
kraftiðu – power, strength
kraftiðu – power, strength
ladu – 3rd person (he, she, it)
ladu – 3rd person (he, she, it)
-öns – past tense
-öns – past tense
-örð – irrealis past tense
-örð – irrealis past tense
-os – present tense
-os – present tense
pauos – consume (pöj- before ö)
pauos – consume (pöj- before ö)
šimos – tame
šimos – tame
soši – and
soši – and
straxlos – struggle
straxlos – struggle
vaš- – causative
vaš- – causative
zöjks – hundred
zöjks – hundred


'''Cases'''
'''Cases'''
-a – accusative (replacing -es or -s)
-a – accusative (replacing -es or -s)
-ar, -ur, -r – accusative (replacing -u)
-ar, -ur, -r – accusative (replacing -u)
-ež, -aež – partitive
-ež, -aež – partitive
-ni, -uni, -ani – terminative
-ni, -uni, -ani – terminative
-us, -aus – possessive
-us, -aus – possessive


'''Grammar'''
'''Grammar'''
Word order: usually SOV, but the order may change for emphasis since Neimalu uses case endings to show the function of the words anyway. Singular and plural words are not indicated differently (there are group markers, but they aren't used in this text). Also, there is no definite or indefinite article.
Word order: usually SOV, but the order may change for emphasis since Neimalu uses case endings to show the function of the words anyway. Singular and plural words are not indicated differently (there are group markers, but they aren't used in this text). Also, there is no definite or indefinite article.


Present, past and future tense in verbs are marked with -os, -öns and -aþ if the subject is known. Instead, a personal marker may be used (in this text -eid instead of ladu + -öns).
Present, past and future tense in verbs are marked with -os, -öns and -aþ if the subject is known. Instead, a personal marker may be used (in this text -eid instead of ladu + -öns).

Revision as of 11:01, 23 August 2010

Neimalu text

Euazar vaššimi

Atrözat, euazar ékobrigi. Euazu anar agüriði straxlöns soši diklameid. Kraftiðr zöjkaus euazež pöjörð ilpioþni ladus.


Taming a horse

Once, I tried to tame a horse. The horse struggled a lot with this and it made sounds. It gave the strength of a hundred horses and it died.


Vocabulary

agüriði – very

anu – this

-at – adverb

atrözat – once

brigos – attempt

diklamos – scream, yell

-eid – 3rd person past

ékos – drive, ride

euazu – horse

-i – first person past

ilpioþ – death

kraftiðu – power, strength

ladu – 3rd person (he, she, it)

-öns – past tense

-örð – irrealis past tense

-os – present tense

pauos – consume (pöj- before ö)

šimos – tame

soši – and

straxlos – struggle

vaš- – causative

zöjks – hundred


Cases

-a – accusative (replacing -es or -s)

-ar, -ur, -r – accusative (replacing -u)

-ež, -aež – partitive

-ni, -uni, -ani – terminative

-us, -aus – possessive


Grammar

Word order: usually SOV, but the order may change for emphasis since Neimalu uses case endings to show the function of the words anyway. Singular and plural words are not indicated differently (there are group markers, but they aren't used in this text). Also, there is no definite or indefinite article.


Present, past and future tense in verbs are marked with -os, -öns and -aþ if the subject is known. Instead, a personal marker may be used (in this text -eid instead of ladu + -öns).