This article discusses the language as spoken by the Matis.
| Phrase | English |
|---|---|
| aiya(e) | Hey (lit. "blessed") |
| 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 = fight
Note: mindal = love; mot = work
Important! Matisian verbs only indicate time and do NOT conjugate, meaning it does not change according to the subject performing the action. When a subject is not present the first person singular (I) is automatically the subject, or in case of the present tense form it can also have an infinitive meaning.
| Article | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|
| Definite article: | i | the |
| Partitive article: | di | of |
Notes on articles:
| Word | English |
|---|---|
| ne | I, me |
| le | you (singular) |
| se | he, she, it |
| nye | us |
| lye | you (plural) |
| sye | they |
| 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:
Derivatives:
| Word | Basic Meaning |
|---|---|
| mailya | everything |
| mamine | something |
| mane* | anything |
| ililya | all the time |
| ilmine | perhaps |
| ilne* | ever |
| larilya | everywhere |
| larmine | somewhere/anywhere |
| larne | nowhere |
| manyailya | by all means |
| manyamine | somehow |
| manyane | by any means |
| yeilya | everyone |
| yemine | someone |
| yene* | anyone |
* By adding "nec" in front of these words the word is negated, eg. nec mane = nothing; nec ilne = never; nec yene = no-one
Examples:
| Matis | English | Number |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | mane | zero |
| 1 | mine | one |
| 2 | ate | two |
| 3 | nele | three |
| 4 | came | four |
| 5 | leme | five |
| 6 | ene | six |
| 7 | ote | seven |
| 8 | tole | eight |
| 9 | nere | nine |
| 10 | caine | ten |
| Matis | Basic Meaning |
|---|---|
| Matis | Basic Meaning |
|---|---|
| aiye | blessing |
| altae | manufacturing |
| altaena | manufacturers |
| ande | distance, length |
| arena | owner, possessor |
| arye | left(side), clumsiness |
| cadere | fall, dusk |
| cherae | luck, chance |
| dave | sweetness |
| decat! | pain, suffering |
| deles | time |
| ende | heart |
| ere | being, creature |
| ferye | right(side), address |
| file | pride |
| firhe | death |
| firhena | dead |
| dare | proximity |
| kterhos | a Fyros, barbarian, heathen |
| lele | Continuation |
| loide | body |
| lum! | life |
| maie | well, good (both nouns) |
| mane | food |
| manena | eater |
| matala | the beaten, loser |
| matale | fight, battle |
| matalena | warrior, fighter |
| mata | history (that is spoken) |
| mate | speech, language |
| matena | orator, speaker, narrator |
| mene | a round |
| mere | will |
| meriae | beauty |
| meriaena(e)* | a beatiful homin |
| mindala(e) | beloved, darling, sweetie |
| mindale | love |
| mindalena(e) | lover |
| mote | work, labour |
| motena | worker, labourer |
| naete | pleasure |
| naia | night |
| nar(ae) | a homin |
| nate | novelty |
| necat! | end |
| nertha | the killed, victim |
| nerhte | assassination, murder |
| nerthena | assassin, murderer, killer |
| nityae | smallness |
| nityaena | a small or short homin, a Tryker |
| ora | due |
| ore | duty |
| palte | touch, sensation |
| pole | power |
| sama | those who are helped, the saved |
| same | rescue, aid |
| samena | that which helps, savior |
| sane | thought |
| sanena | thinker |
| sarde | hardness, rigidity |
| satie | strength |
| silam! | joy, happiness |
| sule | drink |
| sulena | drinker |
| tane | fact |
| tule | advent, arrival |
| ulcae | disease, evil |
| ulcaena | patient |
| umae | greatness |
| umaena | a great or tall homin, a Zoraï |
| vaine | envelope, entourage |
| valya | protege |
| valye | protection, custody |
| valyena | protector, guardian |
| vanime | ugliness |
| vela | view |
| vele | look, expression |
| velena | observer |
! These nouns are irregular
* This can also be replaced by the phrase "almeria(e) nar(ae)"
| Infinitive | Past Tense | Future Tense | Imperative | Basic Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| aiyeis | aiyeiti | aiyias | aiyates | to bless |
| altaeis | altaeiti | altaias | altaates | to make, to produce, to manufacture |
| andeis | andeiti | andias | andates | to be far |
| areis | areiti | arias | arates | have/has (auxiliary verb), to have |
| aryeis | aryeiti | aryias | aryates | to be clumsy |
| avaleis | avaleiti | avalias | avalates | to be nice, to be agreeable |
| cadereis | cadereiti | caderias | caderates | to fall, to descend |
| cheraeis | cheraeiti | cheraias | cheraates | to be lucky |
| daveis | daveiti | davias | davates | to be gentle |
| decateis | decateiti | decatias | decatates | to be in pain (intransitive), to hurt (transitive) |
| ereis | ereiti | erias | erates | to be |
| feryeis | feryeiti | feryias | feryates | to be right, to be clever |
| fileis | fileiti | filias | filates | to be proud |
| firheis | firheiti | firhias | firhates | to die, to be dying |
| hareis | hareiti | harias | harates | to approach |
| leis | leiti | lias | lates | être toi |
| lyeis | lyeiti | lyias | lyates | être vous |
| leleis | leleiti | lelias | lelates | to carry on, to continue, to proceed |
| lumeis | lumeiti | lumias | lumates | to live, to be alive |
| maieis | maieiti | maiias | maiates | to be well, to feel comfortable |
| maneis | maneiti | manias | manates | to eat, to feed |
| mataleis | mataleiti | matalias | matalates | to battl, to fight |
| meneis | meneiti | menias | menates | to go, to travel |
| mereis | mereiti | merias | merates | to want, to desire |
| meriaeis | meriaeiti | meriaias | meriaates | to be beautiful |
| mindaleis | mindaleiti | mindalias | mindalates | to love |
| moteis | moteiti | motias | motates | to work |
| naeteis | naeteiti | naetias | naetates | to be pleasant, to be agreeable, to please |
| nareis | nareiti | narias | narates | être homin |
| nateis | nateiti | natias | natates | to renew |
| neis | neiti | nias | nates | être moi |
| necateis | necateiti | necatias | necatates | to end, to finish |
| nerhteis | nerhteiti | nerhtias | nerhtates | to kill, to murder, to butcher, to slay |
| nityaeis | nityaeiti | nityaias | nityaates | être petit |
| nyeis | nyeiti | nyias | nyates | être nous |
| oreis | oreiti | orias | orates | ought to, must |
| palteis | palteiti | paltias | paltates | to hit, to touch, to feel |
| poleis | poleiti | polias | polates | to be able, can |
| sameis | sameiti | samias | samates | to help, to save |
| saneis | saneiti | sanias | sanates | to think |
| sardeis | sareiti | sardias | sardates | to roughen |
| satieis | satieiti | satiias | satiates | to be strong, to be brave |
| seis | seiti | sias | sates | être lui/elle/soi |
| syeis | syeiti | syias | syates | être eux/elles |
| silameis | silameiti | silamias | silamates | to tickle, to be happy |
| suleis | suleiti | sulias | sulates | to drink |
| taneis | taneiti | tanias | tanates | to do |
| tuleis | tuleiti | tulias | tulates | to come |
| ulcaeis | ulcaeiti | ulcaias | ulcaates | to be ill |
| umaeis | umaeiti | umaias | umaates | to grow up, to be great |
| vaineis | vaineiti | vainias | vainates | to surround, to envelope, to hug |
| valyeis | valyeiti | valyias | valyates | to protect, to keep, to guard |
| vanimeis | vanimeiti | vanimias | vanimates | to be ugly |
| veleis | veleiti | velias | velates | to see, to watch |
These nouns, if their proposed translation is correct, should be sorted in the appropriate above sections. It is a possible that these nouns might not translate to nouns at all.
| Matis | Original French |
Proposed Translation |
|---|---|---|
| are | le fait d'avoir, et donc par extension la possession | possessed, owned |
| avale | le fait d'être agréable | nice |
| nata | un nouveau | new |
Note: All sources are in French