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! Phrase !! English
 
! Phrase !! English
 
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|Aiya(e)
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| aiya(e) ||Hey (lit. "blessed"), used to address a person
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|Hey (lit. "blessed"), used to address a person
 
 
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|-
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| Davae naia || Good evening (lit. "sweet night")
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| davae naia || Good evening (lit. "sweet night")
 
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| Deles aiye || Greetings! (this is less formal than "Deles silam" but stronger than "Aiya")
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| deles aiye || Greetings! (this is less formal than "Deles silam" but stronger than "Aiya")
 
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| Deles silam || Good day, (lit. "good time", this phrase contains no notion of time)
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| deles silam || Good day, (lit. "good time", this phrase contains no notion of time)
 
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|-
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| Deles necat || Goodbye (lit. "ending time")
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| deles necat || Goodbye (lit. "ending time")
 
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|-
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| Meria naia || Goodnight
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| meria naia || Goodnight
 
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|-
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| Deles cherae || Good luck! (lit. "Chance time")
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| deles cherae || Good luck! (lit. "Chance time")
 
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| Erates file || Congratulations! (lit. "Be proud!")
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| erates file || Congratulations! (lit. "Be proud!")
 
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|-
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| Naete || Please
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| naete || Please
 
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| Fila(e) || Thank you
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| fila(e) || Thank you
 
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|-
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| Neis || You're welcome
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| neis || You're welcome
 
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|-
 
| Jena aiye || Blessed be Jena!
 
| Jena aiye || Blessed be Jena!
 
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| Ser(ae) || Mr/Ms
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| ser(ae) || Mr/Ms
 
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| Nec || used for negation, eg. nec mindaleis = I dislike
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| nec || used for negation, eg. nec mindaleis = I dislike
 
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| Nec || No
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| nec || No
 
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| Sil || Yes
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| sil || Yes
 
|}
 
|}
 
'''Note:''' letters in brackets indicate the letter to be added for the word's feminine form.
 
'''Note:''' letters in brackets indicate the letter to be added for the word's feminine form.
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! !! Article !! Meaning
 
! !! Article !! Meaning
 
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|'''Definite article:''' || I || the
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|'''Definite article:''' || i || the
 
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|'''Partitive article:'''|| Di || of
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|'''Partitive article:'''|| di || of
 
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! Word !! English
 
! Word !! English
 
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| Ne || I, me
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| ne || I, me
 
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| Le || you (singular)
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| le || you (singular)
 
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| Se || he, she, it
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| se || he, she, it
 
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| Nye || us
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| nye || us
 
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| Lye || you (plural)
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| lye || you (plural)
 
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|-
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| Sye || they
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| sye || they
 
|}
 
|}
  
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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 || Nae || Nai || my
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| na || nae || nai || my
 
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| La || Lae || Lai || your
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| la || lae || lai || your
 
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| Sa || Sae || Sai || his, her, its
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| sa || sae || sai || his, her, its
 
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| Nya || Nya || Nyai || our
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| nya || nya || nyai || our
 
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|-
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| Lya || Lya || Lyai || your
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| lya || lya || lyai || your
 
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| Sya || Sya || Syai || their
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| sya || sya || syai || their
 
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|}
 
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! Word !! English
 
! Word !! English
 
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| Mailya || everything
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| mailya || everything
 
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| Mamine || something
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| mamine || something
 
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| Mane* || anything
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| mane* || anything
 
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|-
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| Ililya || all the time
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| ililya || all the time
 
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| Ilmine || perhaps
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| ilmine || perhaps
 
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| Ilne* || ever
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| ilne* || ever
 
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| Larilya || everywhere
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| larilya || everywhere
 
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| Larmine || somewhere/anywhere
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| larmine || somewhere/anywhere
 
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| Larne || nowhere
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| larne || nowhere
 
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| Manyailya || by all means
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| manyailya || by all means
 
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|-
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| Manyamine || somehow
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| manyamine || somehow
 
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| Manyane || by any means
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| manyane || by any means
 
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|-
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| Yeilya || everyone
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| yeilya || everyone
 
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|-
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| Yemine || someone
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| yemine || someone
 
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| Yene* || anyone
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| yene* || anyone
 
|}
 
|}
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'''*''' By adding "nec" in front of these words the word is negated, eg. Nec mane = nothing; Nec ilne = never; Nec yene = no-one
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'''*''' By adding "nec" in front of these words the word is negated, eg. nec mane = nothing; nec ilne = never; nec yene = no-one
  
 
===Demonstrative pronouns===
 
===Demonstrative pronouns===
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*Tana : this, that, these, those, etc
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*tana : this, that, these, those, etc
  
 
'''Note:'''  
 
'''Note:'''  
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==Numerals==
 
==Numerals==
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*Mane  : zero
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{| {{STDT}}
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*Mine  : one
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|-style="background:#DDDDDD;"
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*Ate  : two
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! Matis !! English !! Number
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*Nele  : three
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*Came  : four
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|mane || zero || 0
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*Leme  : five
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*Ene  : six
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|mine || one || 1
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*Ote  : seven
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*Tole  : eight
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|ate || two || 2
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*Nere  : nine
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*Caine : ten
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|nele || three || 3
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|came || four || 4
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|leme || five || 5
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|ene || six || 6
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|ote || seven || 7
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|tole || eight || 8
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|nere || nine || 9
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|-
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|caine || ten || 10
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|}
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==References==
 
==References==

Revision as of 17:09, 28 October 2009

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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


Articles

Article Meaning
Definite article: i the
Partitive article: di of


Notes on articles:


Pronouns

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:





Interrogative pronouns


Derivatives:

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

Demonstrative pronouns

Note:


Other pronouns


Prepositions


Conjuncations


Adverbs


Numerals

Matis English Number
mane zero 0
mine one 1
ate two 2
nele three 3
came four 4
leme five 5
ene six 6
ote seven 7
tole eight 8
nere nine 9
caine ten 10


References

Matis Language

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