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Weród is a constructed language. It has only two contrastive vowels - a close or mid-close one represented by <e>, and an open, back rounded one represented by <o>.
{{infobox
|image=verod.png
|size=350px
|name=Veród
|pronounce=[vɛrˈɒːd]
 
|morph=moderately agglutinative
|ms=ergative-absolutive
|wo=SOV
|creator=[[User:Warakemau|Kenneth Nyman]]}}
 
 
Veród is a constructed language. It has only two contrastive vowels - a close or mid-close one represented by <e>, and an open, back rounded one represented by <o>.




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==Nouns==
==Nouns==


Nouns take cases:
Nouns take endings for number and cases. The plural is formed in a regular way with the suffix -em.


  {| class="wikitable"
  {| class="wikitable"
  !Case
  !Example
  !Meaning
  !Description
  !Plural form
  |-
   !Absolutive
   !Absolutive
   |veród
   |veród
   |'language'
   |'language'
   | subjects in intransitive clauses, direct objects
   | subjects in intransitive clauses, direct objects
  | veródem
   |-
   |-
   !Ergative
   !Ergative
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   |'by language'
   |'by language'
   | subjects in transitive clauses, instruments
   | subjects in transitive clauses, instruments
  |veródemer
   |-
   |-
   !Lative
   !Lative
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   |to the house
   |to the house
   |goal, destination
   |goal, destination
   |
   |vógoremel
   |-
   |-
   !Locative
   !Locative
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   |at the house, in the house
   |at the house, in the house
   |general location
   |general location
  |vógoremeg
   |-
   |-
   !Dative
   !Dative
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   |'for a language'
   |'for a language'
   | indirect objects, possessors, causes, with various adpositions
   | indirect objects, possessors, causes, with various adpositions
  | veródemok
  |}
==Pronouns==
{| class="wikitable"
  !1 sing.
  !2 sing.
  !3 sing. animate
  !3 sing. inaninate
  !1 plur.
  ! 2 plur.
  ! 3 plur.
  |-
  |sey
  |tey
  |ley
  |woh
  |moh
  |zoh
  |loh
  |-
  |seher
  |teherr
  |leher
  |woher
  |moher
  |zoher
  |loher
  |-
  |sehel
  |tehel
  |lehel
  |wohel
  |mohel
  |zohel
  |lohel
  |-
  |seheg
  |teheg
  |leheg
  |woheg
  |moheg
  |zoheg
  |loheg
  |-
  |sehok
  |tehok
  |lehok
  |wohok
  |mohok
  |zohok
  |lohok
  |-
   |}
   |}


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  |'toward the house'
  |'toward the house'
  |-
  |-
  |vok
  !vok
  |'from'
  |'from'
  |vógorok vok
  |vógorok vok
  |'from the house'
  |'from the house'
|-
!lohéz
|because [of]
|'kémberok lohéz'
| 'because of the work'
|-
  |}
  |}


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Verbs agree in number and person with the subject in the clause.
Verbs agree in number and person with the subject in the clause.


{|
{| class=wikitable
|
!véren
vereh - 'to speak'
|'I speak'
!vérlen
|'I am speaking'
|-
!véret
|'you (sg) speak'
!vérlet
|'you (sg) are speaking'
|-
!véreh
|'he/she speaks'
!vérleh
|'he/she is speaking'
|-
|-
|
!vérom
veren - 'I speak'
|'we speak'
|
!vérlom
|'we are speaking'
|-
|-
veret - 'you (sg) speak'
!vérok
|'you (pl) speak'
!vérlok
|'you (pl) are speaking'
|-
|-
|vereh - 'he/she speaks'
!véror
|'they speak'
!vérlor
|'they are speaking'
|-
|-
|}
|}
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The common word order is SOV. Adjectives precede nouns.
The common word order is SOV. Adjectives precede nouns.
==See also==
[[The Verod Thematic Dictionary]]

Latest revision as of 03:38, 19 April 2015





Verod.png
Veród
Pronounced: [vɛrˈɒːd]
Typology
Morphological type: moderately agglutinative
Morphosyntactic alignment: ergative-absolutive
Basic word order: SOV
Credits
Creator: Kenneth Nyman


Veród is a constructed language. It has only two contrastive vowels - a close or mid-close one represented by <e>, and an open, back rounded one represented by <o>.


Phonology

p t ʧ kʲ k kʷ
b d ʤ gʲ g gʷ
f s ʃ h
v z ʒ
l r j w

Nouns

Nouns take endings for number and cases. The plural is formed in a regular way with the suffix -em.

Case Example Meaning Description Plural form
Absolutive veród 'language' subjects in intransitive clauses, direct objects veródem
Ergative veróder 'by language' subjects in transitive clauses, instruments veródemer
Lative vógorel to the house goal, destination vógoremel
Locative vógoreg at the house, in the house general location vógoremeg
Dative veródok 'for a language' indirect objects, possessors, causes, with various adpositions veródemok


Pronouns

1 sing. 2 sing. 3 sing. animate 3 sing. inaninate 1 plur. 2 plur. 3 plur.
sey tey ley woh moh zoh loh
seher teherr leher woher moher zoher loher
sehel tehel lehel wohel mohel zohel lohel
seheg teheg leheg woheg moheg zoheg loheg
sehok tehok lehok wohok mohok zohok lohok

Adpositions

Adpositions governing the absolutive

ézel 'into' vógor ézel 'into the house'
ger 'through' vógor ger 'through the house'

Adpositions governing the dative

léveg 'in the company of', '(together) with' gévok léveg with the family
tolóv 'toward' vógorok tolóv 'toward the house'
vok 'from' vógorok vok 'from the house'
lohéz because [of] 'kémberok lohéz' 'because of the work'

Adpositions governing the ergative/instrumental

ger 'along' vógorer ger 'along the house'
vélker 'with' (instrumental) vontóker vélker 'with the hammer'

Verbs

Verbs agree in number and person with the subject in the clause.

véren 'I speak' vérlen 'I am speaking'
véret 'you (sg) speak' vérlet 'you (sg) are speaking'
véreh 'he/she speaks' vérleh 'he/she is speaking'
vérom 'we speak' vérlom 'we are speaking'
vérok 'you (pl) speak' vérlok 'you (pl) are speaking'
véror 'they speak' vérlor 'they are speaking'

Syntax

The common word order is SOV. Adjectives precede nouns.

See also

The Verod Thematic Dictionary

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