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The Aganean alphabet consists of the following 22 letters: | 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) | '''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. | 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 | 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''. | ||
==Verbs and adverbs== | ==Verbs and adverbs== | ||
Revision as of 20:55, 22 February 2006
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.
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 | negative |
|---|---|---|---|
| imperative | ma | sgë | ra |
| would | mar | sar | ar |
| negative | mycg | sycg | aërcg |
| want | më | së | rë |
| must | moë | soë | roë |
| can | mus´ | sus´ | rus´ |
| need | mu | su | ru |
| become | mo | has´ | aës´ |
| make | pam | pas | 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
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