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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

Word English
Ma which/what?
Il when?
Lar where?
Manya how?
Ye who?


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


References

Matis Language

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