Dalcurian punctuation
Apostrophe
Used to attach non static prefixes to nouns, adjectives and verbs:
- Gä'gör, gé'vélø, viti'scif
This is the only use the apostrophe has in Dalcurian.
Brackets
Curved brackets are used to add non essential information:
- Di siasáj (ön disiri æanasiaÞáli qoÞ), öcra écanelbrämösel, gä'quascr binöra. The woman (and very beautiful I might add) asked me for directions.
Square brackets are used to supplement given details, or for clarification.
- Mæ vägianösas di nepondrädn hanj acömpelniÞ [qarate]. He is trained in the way of the open hand [karate].
Colon/semi-colon
Used as quotation marks in direct speech:
- Sia gä'ságr, :Binä amör diöra:. She said, "I love you".
Use a semi-colon before lists, summaries, and quotes.
Comma
A single comma separates prepositional phrases, and relative taÞ clauses:
- Di stránij, taÞ ädiáda minäla gä'stænepondrädn, gä'ábragegénepondr. The road, that/which was closed yesterday, has re-opened.
- NinÞi Petra, andri abödä, tirigöræ.' Petra will stay at home tonight.
A double comma separates coordinate and subordinate clauses:
- Binä qenár esti,, taÞ diö pecléria. I know that you are telling lies.
- Mæ gé'qemést disiri,, brát gä'verösacrax äbelöÞrämös. He was very drunk but caused no trouble.
Hyphen
Used to indicate a glottal stop, mainly found where prefixes/infixes end in the same letter or vowel sound as the following word:
- gä'ábra-andöcr has/have given
Termination marks
Full stop
Used to end a sentence.
Question mark
Immediately follows an interrogative pronoun, but ends a sentence in non interrogative questions:
- Væl? göria éren. Where are they going?
- Sia, te Gemáni nös, levaltræ, yil? Is she travelling to Germany soon?
Upside down question mark is used in subjunctive constructs:
- Qualtéabinöra méla danöÞ ni höricániámn qamöria¿ I wonder if there is a storm coming?
- Mélon qoÞ binä näocr fæeltös¿ If only I were rich.
Exclamation mark
Generally used to emphasize a sentence or statement.
