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The letter ''u'' has two sounds, before a consonant or at the end of a word it sounds like ''oo'', before another vowel, it sounds like an English ''y'' or German ''j''. If the letter ''u'' is sounded as an ''oo'' before any vowel, it is written ''ù'', but still collated as if it were ''u''. The same goes for ''à'' and ''ò'' which are used only before ''ë'' to show both vowels are sounded seperately, as opposed to ''oë'' and ''aë''. The letters ''à'' and ''ò'' are not used when ''oë'' and ''aë'' occur internally within a word, since ''oë'' and ''aë'' are never used as a diphthong in such cases. | The letter ''u'' has two sounds, before a consonant or at the end of a word it sounds like ''oo'', before another vowel, it sounds like an English ''y'' or German ''j''. If the letter ''u'' is sounded as an ''oo'' before any vowel, it is written ''ù'', but still collated as if it were ''u''. The same goes for ''à'' and ''ò'' which are used only before ''ë'' to show both vowels are sounded seperately, as opposed to ''oë'' and ''aë''. The letters ''à'' and ''ò'' are not used when ''oë'' and ''aë'' occur internally within a word, since ''oë'' and ''aë'' are never used as a diphthong in such cases. | ||
==Grammar== | |||
Aganean is an isolating language | |||
==Nouns== | |||
==Verbs and adverbs== | ==Verbs and adverbs== | ||
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ë | ë à ò ù s´ | ||
à ò ù | |||
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Alphabet and orthography
The Aganean alphabet consists of the following 22 letters:
a å b c cg d dg e ë g h hg l m o ô (oë) p r s s´ u y (aë)
Digraphs are considered their own letters for collation purposes. Two letters, ô and y have the variations oë and aë respectively. They are considered the same letter, as ô and y are used only internally within a word with oë and aë used when the sounds begin or end a word. The letter y is always a vowel.
The letter u has two sounds, before a consonant or at the end of a word it sounds like oo, before another vowel, it sounds like an English y or German j. If the letter u is sounded as an oo before any vowel, it is written ù, but still collated as if it were u. The same goes for à and ò which are used only before ë to show both vowels are sounded seperately, as opposed to oë and aë. The letters à and ò are not used when oë and aë occur internally within a word, since oë and aë are never used as a diphthong in such cases.
Grammar
Aganean is an isolating language
Nouns
Verbs and adverbs
Aganean is an Ergative-Absolutive language. It uses the Aganean has no tenses, but two aspects, perfective and continuous. Aganean uses particles to conjugate verbs:
| Aganean verbs | perfective | continuous | habitually | negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| imperative | ma | sgë | aëm | ra |
| would | mar | sar | aër | ar |
| negative | mycg | sycg | aërecg | aërcg |
| want | më | së | aërë | rë |
| must | moë | soë | aëroë | roë |
| can | mus´ | sus´ | aërus´ | rus´ |
| need | mu | su | aëu | ru |
| become | mo | has´ | aës´ | aës´ |
| make | pam | pas | aëpd | oëpd |
ru ba gycamd leu e uë. I don't need to go to the hospital.
- ru - not need
- ba - to, at, in
- gycamd - hospital
- leu - to go
- e/ë - indicates agent of sentence
- uë - I, me
ë à ò ù s´
