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{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
!Case | |||
!Example | |||
!Meaning | |||
!Descriptin | |||
!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 | |||
|} | |} | ||
Revision as of 11:20, 17 April 2015
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>.
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 | Descriptin | 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 |
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 have spoken' |
|---|---|---|---|
| véret | 'you (sg) speak' | vérlet | 'you (sg) have spoken' |
| véreh | 'he/she speaks' | vérleh | 'he/she has spoken' |
| vérom | 'we speak' | vérlom | 'we have spoken' |
| vérok | 'you (pl) speak' | vérlok | 'you (pl) have spoken' |
| véror | 'they speak' | vérlor | 'they have spoken' |
Syntax
The common word order is SOV. Adjectives precede nouns.
