Conlang Relay 15/Carrajena

The text

Ul Anguscharu Prova, suns uls bajistus. Avins al djinima neguna. Nevi avins al muziga sini ils sustrus vochis probjis, nevi avins cuñuxudu al djinima auguna djil baji. Djerrans il filivi peu'l cunsini fi amvichunid, peru esti il baji il sustru baji grachozismi ed harmuñusisimi djils bajis todis. Nu avins uls bajistus fin suns fin uls adjilus madji. Djirans ed djerrans. Acusi comparins averi juni mindi. Compared ul fistu junu fapu mutu prompu peru si. ¿Podedi falari uls bajistus augunus al bejeza muta cun al esforrulicha mindra? Peru nun falans juna puanda sola.

Vocabulary

Nouns are listed in singular form, adjectives in masculine singular, and verb in the infinitive.

adjilu

agile, lithe, supple, flexible

acusi

so, therefore, thus

al

the (fem.)

amvichuniri

to desire

anguscharu

riddle

auguna

some, any, someone, anyone, somsomething, anything

averi

to have, also used as a helping verb to form the perfect indicitive

baji

dance

bejeeza

beauty

compareri

to appear, seem

cun

with

cunsini

however, by whatever means, in whatever way, by hook or by crook

cuñuxeri

to learn, study, recognnize, etc.

djerrari

to wander, weave, stray, go astray, err

dji

of (frequently compounds with forms of the)

djinima

plan

djirari

to turn

ed

and

esforrulicha

effort

falari

to make, do

fapu

n. deed, act, adj. made of

fi

that, which

filivi

anyone, any

fin

who

fistu

this

grachozu

graceful

harmuñusu

harmonious

il

the (neut.)

junu

one, any, a

madji

more (indecl.)

mindi

mind

mindru

minor, less, small, unimportant

mutu

much, many, a lot

muziga

music

negunu

no one, nobody, not any, none, not one

nevi

neither, nor

nu

no, not

nun

not

peru

but

peu

for (frequently compounds with the)

poderi

to be able to, can

porbju

own, very own

prompu

ready, easy

provari

try, try on, try out, ha have a look-see, approve, prove

puanda

step, footprint

si

him, her, it

sini

without

solu

only, mere merely, alone

sustrus

their

todu

all , everyone

ul

the (masc.)

vochi

voice

General notes on grammar and syntax

Carrajena is a VSO language. Adjectives, except for articles and possessive pronouns, follow their nouns. Pronominal subjects are often left unstated when the verbal ending makes obvious who or what is referenced. Only pronouns are marked for case, but all nouns and adjectives are marked for and agree for number and gender. There are two numbers ­ singular and plural ­ and three genders ­ masculine, feminine and neuter. Plural is marked by ­s while gender is marked by ­u for masculine, -a for feminine and ­i for neuter. Verbs come in three conjugations ­-ari, -eri and ­-iri all of which conjugate similarly. Esseri is an irregular verb meaning to be. The following froms of esseri are used in the text.

• Suns is 3p pres. indic.
• Esti is 3s pres indic.

Suffixes

-a

feminine noun or adjective, imperative verb of -ari class

-ans

3p pl indicative of ­ari verb

-ed

3p sg indicative of ­eri verb

-edi

2p sg formal/impersonal of ­eri verb

-i

neuter noun or adjective

-id

3p sg indicative of ­iri verb

-ins

3p pl indicative of ­iri or or ­eri verb

-isimi

superlative of adjective

-istu

one who

-s

plural

-u

masculine noun or adjective

-udu

past participle of ­eri verb