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− | sa nar : his homin | + | *sa nar : his homin |
− | sae narae : her homin | + | *sae narae : her homin |
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− | la mindalena : your lover | + | *la mindalena : your lover |
− | lae mindalenae : your lover | + | *lae mindalenae : your lover |
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− | na mindala : my darling | + | *na mindala : my darling |
− | nae mindalae : my darling | + | *nae mindalae : my darling |
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− | na mate : my labour | + | *na mate : my labour |
− | nai matei : my labours | + | *nai matei : my labours |
Phrase | English |
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Aiya(e) | Hey (lit. "blessed"), used to address a person |
Davae naia | Good evening (lit. "sweet night") |
Deles aiye | Greetings! (this is less formal than "Deles silam" but stronger than "Aiya") |
Deles silam | Good day, (lit. "good time", this phrase contains no notion of time) |
Deles necat | Goodbye (lit. "ending time") |
Meria naia | Goodnight |
Deles cherae | Good luck! (lit. "Chance time") |
Erates file | Congratulations! (lit. "Be proud!") |
Naete | Please |
Fila(e) | Thank you |
Neis | You're welcome |
Jena aiye | Blessed be Jena! |
Ser(ae) | Mr/Ms |
Nec | used for negation, eg. nec mindaleis = I dislike |
Nec | No |
Sil | Yes |
Note: letters in brackets indicate the letter to be added for the word's feminine form.
Note: matal = to fight
Note: mindal = to love
Word | English |
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Ne | I, me |
Le | you (singular) |
Se | he, she, it |
Nye | us |
Lye | you (plural) |
Sye | they |
Masculine Singular |
Feminine Singular |
Plural | English |
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Na | Nae | Nai | my |
La | Lae | Lai | your |
Sa | Sae | Sai | his, her, its |
Nya | Nya | Nyai | our |
Lya | Lya | Lyai | your |
Sya | Sya | Syai | their |
Note: Possessive adjectives agree with the number and case of the noun they modify, eg. na mane e nai sanei = my food and my thoughts