Veród

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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 k
b d ʤ g
f s ʃ h
v z ʒ
l r j w

Nouns

Nouns take cases:

Absolutive veród 'language' subjects in intransitive clauses, direct objects
Ergative veróder 'by language' subjects in transitive clauses, instruments
Lative vógorel to the house goal, destination
Locative vógoreg at the house, in the house general location
Dative veródok 'for a language' indirect objects, possessors, causes, with various adpositions

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.