Conlang Relay 15/Carrajena
The text
Ul Anguscharu Prova, suns uls bajistus. Avins al djinima neguna. Nevi avins al muziga sini ils sustrus vochis probjis, nevi avins cuñuxudu al djinima auguna djil baji. Djerrans il filivi peu'l cunsini fi amvichunid, peru esti il baji il sustru baji grachozismi ed harmuñusisimi djils bajis todis. Nu avins uls bajistus fin suns fin uls adjilus madji. Djirans ed djerrans. Acusi comparins averi juni mindi. Compared ul fistu junu fapu mutu prompu peru si. ¿Podedi falari uls bajistus augunus al bejeza muta cun al esforrulicha mindra? Peru nun falans juna puanda sola.
Vocabulary
Nouns are listed in singular form, adjectives in masculine singular, and verb in the infinitive.
- adjilu
- agile, lithe, supple, flexible
- acusi
- so, therefore, thus
- al
- the (fem.)
- amvichuniri
- to desire
- anguscharu
- riddle
- auguna
- some, any, someone, anyone, somsomething, anything
- averi
- to have, also used as a helping verb to form the perfect indicitive
- baji
- dance
- bejeeza
- beauty
- compareri
- to appear, seem
- cun
- with
- cunsini
- however, by whatever means, in whatever way, by hook or by crook
- cuñuxeri
- to learn, study, recognnize, etc.
- djerrari
- to wander, weave, stray, go astray, err
- dji
- of (frequently compounds with forms of the)
- djinima
- plan
- djirari
- to turn
- ed
- and
- esforrulicha
- effort
- falari
- to make, do
- fapu
- n. deed, act, adj. made of
- fi
- that, which
- filivi
- anyone, any
- fin
- who
- fistu
- this
- grachozu
- graceful
- harmuñusu
- harmonious
- il
- the (neut.)
- junu
- one, any, a
- madji
- more (indecl.)
- mindi
- mind
- mindru
- minor, less, small, unimportant
- mutu
- much, many, a lot
- muziga
- music
- negunu
- no one, nobody, not any, none, not one
- nevi
- neither, nor
- nu
- no, not
- nun
- not
- peru
- but
- peu
- for (frequently compounds with the)
- poderi
- to be able to, can
- porbju
- own, very own
- prompu
- ready, easy
- provari
- try, try on, try out, ha have a look-see, approve, prove
- puanda
- step, footprint
- si
- him, her, it
- sini
- without
- solu
- only, mere merely, alone
- sustrus
- their
- todu
- all , everyone
- ul
- the (masc.)
- vochi
- voice
General notes on grammar and syntax
Carrajena is a VSO language. Adjectives, except for articles and possessive pronouns, follow their nouns. Pronominal subjects are often left unstated when the verbal ending makes obvious who or what is referenced. Only pronouns are marked for case, but all nouns and adjectives are marked for and agree for number and gender. There are two numbers singular and plural and three genders masculine, feminine and neuter. Plural is marked by s while gender is marked by u for masculine, -a for feminine and i for neuter. Verbs come in three conjugations -ari, -eri and -iri all of which conjugate similarly. Esseri is an irregular verb meaning to be. The following froms of esseri are used in the text.
- Suns is 3p pres. indic.
- Esti is 3s pres indic.
Suffixes
- -a
- feminine noun or adjective, imperative verb of -ari class
- -ans
- 3p pl indicative of ari verb
- -ed
- 3p sg indicative of eri verb
- -edi
- 2p sg formal/impersonal of eri verb
- -i
- neuter noun or adjective
- -id
- 3p sg indicative of iri verb
- -ins
- 3p pl indicative of iri or or eri verb
- -isimi
- superlative of adjective
- -istu
- one who
- -s
- plural
- -u
- masculine noun or adjective
- -udu
- past participle of eri verb
