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Common Phrases

Phrase English
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.


Suffixes

For individuals:

For adjectives and passive forms

For nouns

Note: matal = to fight

For verbs

Note: mindal = to love


Pronouns, Conjunctions and Adverbs

Personal pronouns

Word English
Ne I, me
Le you (singular)
Se he, she, it
Nye us
Lye you (plural)
Sye they

Possessive Adjectives

Masculine
Singular
Feminine
Singular
Plural English
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

Examples

sa nar : his homin sae narae : her homin

la mindalena : your lover lae mindalenae : your lover

na mindala : my darling nae mindalae : my darling

na mate : my labour nai matei : my labours


References

Matis Language

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