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===Personal pronouns=== | ===Personal pronouns=== | ||
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===Possessive Adjectives=== | ===Possessive Adjectives=== | ||
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! Masculine<br>Singular !! Feminine<br>Singular !! Plural !! English | ! Masculine<br>Singular !! Feminine<br>Singular !! Plural !! English | ||
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*na mate : my labour | *na mate : my labour | ||
*nai matei : my labours | *nai matei : my labours | ||
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+ | ===Interrogative pronouns=== | ||
+ | {| {{STDT}} | ||
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+ | ! Word !! English | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Ma || which/what? | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Il || when? | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Lar || where? | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Manya || how? | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Ye || who? | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ====Derivatives from Interrogative Pronouns==== | ||
+ | {| {{STDT}} | ||
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+ | ! Word !! English | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 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 | ||
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.
Note: matal = to fight
Note: mindal = to love
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
Word | English |
---|---|
Ma | which/what? |
Il | when? |
Lar | where? |
Manya | how? |
Ye | who? |
Word | English |
---|---|
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