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|'I speak' | |'I speak' | ||
!vérlen | !vérlen | ||
|'I | |'I am speaking' | ||
|- | |- | ||
!véret | !véret | ||
|'you (sg) speak' | |'you (sg) speak' | ||
!vérlet | !vérlet | ||
|'you (sg) | |'you (sg) are speaking' | ||
|- | |- | ||
!véreh | !véreh | ||
|'he/she speaks' | |'he/she speaks' | ||
!vérleh | !vérleh | ||
|'he/she | |'he/she is speaking' | ||
|- | |- | ||
!vérom | !vérom | ||
|'we speak' | |'we speak' | ||
!vérlom | !vérlom | ||
|'we | |'we are speaking' | ||
|- | |- | ||
!vérok | !vérok | ||
|'you (pl) speak' | |'you (pl) speak' | ||
!vérlok | !vérlok | ||
|'you (pl) | |'you (pl) are speaking' | ||
|- | |- | ||
!véror | !véror | ||
|'they speak' | |'they speak' | ||
!vérlor | !vérlor | ||
|'they | |'they are speaking' | ||
|- | |- | ||
|} | |} |
Revision as of 11:38, 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 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.