Teruene

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Classification
Terwene is an IAL (International Auxiliary Language) based in part on Esperanto grammar (with Chinese influence), but with words which originate mainly from the world's five most spoken languages: Chinese (Mandarin), English, Spanish, Hindi and Arabic.

It is an a posteriori agglutinative SVO language, although much more inclined to isolating languages than most agglutinative languages, including Esperanto.

Phonology
Terwene uses letters of the basic Latin alphabet.

The stress is always on the syllable before the last one.

Writing System
The ideal pronunciation for r is the trilled r, but any similar sound that's distinguishable from the rest of the alphabet is ok.

Phonotactics
Words can end in vowels, semivowels, or the following consonants: f, h, l, m, n, r, s, x. Words must not contain consonant clusters of more than two consonants (not counting semi-vowels). Each vowel can be assigned one semi-vowel when pronouncing a word, not two, for example "yawa" should be pronounced "ya-wa" not "yaw-a".

Allowed consonant clusters: Other consonant clusters are not allowed when creating a new root, though some of them may appear in word combinations when it's not possible to add an ending in between them.

Allowed diphthongs:

Pronouns
In the third person there is no distinction of gender, but there is distinction of animate or inanimate things. This can be interpreted in many ways. Usually, one would use "ta" for people (or beings that are considered to have personhood) and "so" for any other thing. More generally "ta" can be used for anything that is capable of communicating, however it can be used for animals, plants or inanimate things for stylistic reasons, such as speaking to or about pets.

Plural pronouns are created adding -su, (I decided not to use the plural marker -s because a pronoun ending in -s creates conflict with verbs starting with s-, making for example "mis swan" (we are) sound like "mi swan" (I am)). "Mi" comes from all the European languages where it appears, such as Spanish, English, Italian, etc.

"Tu" comes from Spanish, and it also appears in other European languages such as "du" in german.

"Ta" comes from Chinese "tā".

"So" comes from Spanish "eso".

Nouns
Normal nouns end in -e in the general form, but unlike many languages, Terwene's general form for nouns is not the singular, instead, it could be said this is the "number neutral" form, from which both the plural and the singular form are derived. The plural is formed adding -s, the singular is formed adding -n.

What does that mean? Let's look at some examples: When a noun is used with words that clarify an amount, it is not necessary to show use either ending: Apart from that, nouns don't change, but they can be combined to form new words.
 * bisile = (the) eye/eyes
 * bisiles = (the) eyes
 * bisilen = (the/an) eye
 * awte = (the) car/cars
 * awtes = (the) cars
 * awten = (the) car
 * One apple: wan mafe = wan mafen
 * Many people: baha wome = baha womes

Verbs
Verbs end in -ar in infinitive, which is replaced by other endings according to tense or mood. However, similar to how nouns in basic form can be used, infinitive verbs can be used everywhere, representing any tense or mood, while other endings can be used to be more specific about time or mood if context is not clear. Verbs have five suffixes which are used to create a lot of different verbs from just a few original verbs
 * -ad- gives the verb more duration, if the verb means an instant action, then adding this suffix usually makes it mean the result of that action. Examples:
 * kahar = to say ➜ kahadar = to talk/speak
 * har = to have ➜ hadar = to own
 * bisar = to see ➜ bisadar = to watch/look at


 * -ek- gives the verb a more instantaneous meaning or the beginning of the action
 * ranar = to run ➜ ranekar = to start running
 * siar = to know ➜ siekar = to learn (to start to know)
 * karar = to do ➜ karekar = to do suddenly
 * har = to have ➜ hekar = to get/obtain
 * dormar = to sleep ➜ dormekar = to fall asleep/to start sleeping


 * -end- gives it the meaning of the culmination of the action
 * canar = to go ➜ canendar = to arrive
 * dormar = to sleep ➜ dormendar = to wake up


 * -if- makes the verb transitive if it wasn't, else it makes it "to cause someone do X-action"
 * dormekar = to fall sleep ➜ dormekifar = to make someone sleep
 * dormendar = to wake up ➜ dormendifar = to wake someone up
 * ekar = to begin ➜ ekifar = to (make something) start
 * folar = to fall ➜ folifar = to drop


 * -os- is only used on transitive verbs to make them intransitive or reflexive.
 * grabar = to hold ➜ grabosar = to hold on to something
 * grabekar = to grab ➜ grabekosar = to grab on to something (to start to be holding on to something)

Verbs and context
It's important to clarify that verbs can have several meanings according to context, and the previously shown suffixes simply pin down the intended meaning.

Instant vs continuous
Most verbs fall into one of these categories, instant verbs being those that represent a change, and continuous those that represent a state (even if an active one like running).

As shown before, -ek- can be used to express change, while -ad- can be used to express a continuous state. However, when a verb is used without either of these suffixes, it can mean any of the two, allowing context to clarify which one is intended. Example:
 * domar = to sleep / to fall asleep
 * dormekar = to fall asleep
 * dormadar = to sleep

Transitive vs intransitive
Similarly, verbs can be used as transitive, intransitive and reflexive, and context will usually clarify. When context isn't enough, it's possible to use -os-, -if- or the pronoun "os" to specify. This also happens in English with some verbs such as "finish" or "start".
 * endar = to end (something ends or someone ends something)
 * endifar = to end (something)
 * endosar = to end (something ends)
 * folar = to fall / to drop
 * folifar = to drop
 * folosar = to fall

The conditional mood
This mood has two endings: -em for the past and -ol for the rest (usually present). In English the conditional mood is expressed with "would" and with the past tense, while the "past" of the conditional mood is expressed with "would + present perfect" and with past perfect.

Present/Neutral: Past: However, most of the time this "past conditional mood" in other languages is used to express something that could or should have been done, bat wasn't. In this cases, Terwene can use indicative past tense instead.
 * Si mi siol xeno, mi laborol = If I knew how, I would work
 * Si mi siem xeno, mi laborem = If I had known how, I would have worked
 * Mi pixwel no mancar so, tan mi karel = I shouldn't have eaten it, but I did
 * Mi ablel ranar, tan mi no karel = I could have run, but I didn't

Participles
The active participle is the verb root plus the -ant- suffix and an ending according to its function, and the passive participle is created adding -ed- instead: All examples:
 * -ant-:
 * -an: Mi swan mancanta mafes = I am eating apples
 * -el: Mi swel mancanta mafes = I was eating apples
 * -on: Mi swon mancanta mafes = I will be eating apples
 * -ol: Mi swol mancanta mafes = I would be eating apples
 * -em: Mi swem mancanta mafes = I would have been eating apples
 * -ay usually makes no sense with -ant-
 * -ed-: the meaning can vary between present and past depending on the verb and context, for example someone "known" is someone known today, not in the past, on the other hand something "eaten" can be something already eaten (past) or something that is commonly eaten in a place (present). In order to differentiate, one can use words like "hoim" (now).
 * -an: Mafes swan manceda = Apples are eaten (or were)
 * -el: Mafes swel manceda = Apples were eaten (or had been)
 * -on: Mafes swon manceda = Apples will be eaten (or will have been)
 * -ol: Mafes swol manceda = Apples would be eaten
 * -em: Mafes swem manceda = Apples would have been eaten
 * -ay: Mafes sway manceda = (Let) apples be eaten!

Adjectives and adverbs
Adjectives end in -a. They can agree in number with nouns adding -s or -n, but it is not mandatory and is only recommended when it can prevent serious misunderstanding, for example when the noun does not appear in the sentence.

Adverbs end in -o and never add -s or -n. (As you may notice, no ending uses -u or -i because that would cause problems with roots that end in w or y.)

Possession
Possession is shown using the te particle, which comes from the Chinese particle "de" and works pretty much like it works for possession ("de" has other uses in Chinese that Terwene doesn't, though), it's similar to 's in the English language, but also used with pronouns. For example:
 * Mi te awte = My car
 * Ta swan Lukas te penge = She/He is Lucas' friend
 * Dome swan tusu te = The house is yours
 * (Data) womire, xenule te dome swan ega, swan mi te penge = The man, whose house is big, is my friend.

Questions
Yes/No questions (or questions that give you a definite amount of answers) are created adding the particle ma at the end of the sentence.
 * Tu swan bona = You are good

Ma can also be used in negative sentences. Questions that give you the possible answer usually use the "xor" connector which is basically an "exclusive or" from binary logic. Examples: In that sentence it is explicitly stated that you can choose either coffee or tea, but not both. Possible answers: Instead, if the speaker wants to give the option of choosing more than one thing, the speaker shall use "or" which is an "inclusive or". For instance: Other questions are made with xen- correlatives, unlike many languages but like Chinese, the order of the sentence does not change (although it is allowed) when asking questions, the xen- word​ is in the place where the answer will be. For example:
 * Tu swan bona ma? = Are you good?
 * Tu no swan aytire ma? = You're not a father, are you?
 * Tu bolan kafe xor cate ma? = Do you want coffee, or tea?
 * (Ya,) kafe. = (Yes,) coffee.
 * (Ya,) cate. = (Yes,) tea.
 * Kituta, xyexe. = None, thanks.
 * Tu bolan late, sukre or otre en tu te kafe ma? = Do you want milk, sugar or something else in your coffee?
 * Ya, late. = Yes. milk.
 * No, kitute. = No, nothing.
 * Ya, amba = Yes, both.
 * Tu mancan xene? = What are you eating? (You eat what?)
 * Tu swan xenule te aytise? = Whose mother are you? (You are whose mother?)

Basic word order
Terwene follows the order SVO, but it is also allowed to use OSV (Yoda's order) and VSO. These three orders are allowed because out of the six possible orders one can only choose three and still be able to differentiate subject from object. The one-phrase rule is "the nearer to the left of the verb, is the subject", in SVO and OSV the subject is already to the left of the verb, and in VSO the subject is closer to the left of the verb than the object.

SVO was chosen because it's the most widespread order in the world, which includes English, Spanish and Chinese, the three most spoken languages.

Apart from order, there is nothing differentiating subject from object, so even pronouns stay the same when they are the object of the sentence:
 * Mi aman tu = I love you
 * ta aman ta = She/He loves him/her
 * Misu bisel tasu = We saw them

Adjectives and other modifiers
Adjectives are usually placed before the noun they modify, but if it doesn't create misunderstanding, it is allowed to put them after the noun. When there are two adjectives for one noun, they can be placed together before or after the noun, they can be separated by the noun, by the word for and "he" or by nothing at all.
 * Bela fasta womise / Womise bela fasta / Bela womise fasta / Bela he fasta womise / Womise bela he fasta = The/a beautiful, fast woman

In general modifiers are written before what they modify.

Articles
There is no specific definite (the) or indefinite article (a, an) but the number "wan" (one) can be used if necessary as indefinite article, for example there are words which can be either countable or uncountable, adding "wan" states that it is being used as countable: Instead there are words that can't be either countable or uncountable, in those cases "wan" should be avoided: The definite article does not exist because its usage would vary depending on the speaker's mother tongue, it doesn't exist in very important languages such as Chinese and Russian, so for the sake of simplicity Terwene doesn't have it either. For example let's look at comparisons. The words for comparative and superlative are "mas" (more) and "mos" (most), and the word for "than" is "ke": But there is other way to say the superlative:
 * Mi mancan mafe = I eat (the) apple (maybe one, maybe a slices, maybe mashed, maybe many)
 * Mi mancan wan mafe = I eat an apple
 * Mi mancan mafes = I eat (the) apples
 * Mi swan wome = I am a/the person
 * Mi swan mas bona ke tu = I'm better than you
 * Mi swan mas tala ke tu = I'm taller than you
 * Ta swan mas bela ke tu = She's more beautiful than you
 * Ta swan mos bela = He is the most beautiful
 * Ta swan mas bela ke tutules = He is more beautiful than everyone

Numbers
Numbers are combined just like in Chinese: After 999 999 there are words created in a similar way to "million", "billion", "trillion" but more regularly: number + ilye. Terwene follows the same scale English does, each new word adds 3 zeros. Unlike English, the word "wan" can be omitted just like it is done for "ten", "pay" and "mil". It's also allowed to simply read the numbers, like Chinese speakers do for years and phone numbers. This is only when context allows it. For instance: Ordinal numbers are created adding -a. Other endings give other useful meanings:
 * 10: ten
 * 20: dosten
 * 30: santen
 * 400: kwarpay
 * 800: copay
 * 9 000: naw mil
 * 323 456: sanpay dosten san mil kwarpay kwinten low
 * pay = one hundred
 * mil = one thousand
 * wanilye = one million
 * dos wanilyes = two million
 * sif dosilyes = seven billion
 * 1998 = wan naw naw co
 * 2000 = dos nul nul nul
 * 233445 = dos san san kwar kwar kwin
 * wana = first
 * pay dosten coa = one hundred twenty eighth
 * wanao = firstly / in the first place
 * doso = in pair/s
 * teno = in groups of ten

The reflexive pronoun
Terwene has the reflexive pronoun "os" which is used for all other grammatical persons. These are its uses:
 * To make the sentence reflexive for any subject (although it's also possible to use the same subject twice in the sentence to make it reflexive, for example "mi limpan mi" or "myawe mancifan myawe"):
 * Mi limpan os = I wash/bath myself
 * Tu mancifan os = You feed yourself
 * Myawe limpan os = The cat feeds itself
 * To specify or emphasize who is the owner of something:
 * Ta bisel (ta te) os te dome = He saw his own house
 * Mi aman (mi te) os te ermise = I love my own sister
 * As the suffix -os- that makes verbs intransitive/reflexive (which is presented above).
 * As a root for word building:
 * osaxe = property
 * mortar = to die; morta = dead; morte = death; mortifar = to kill; mortife = an assassination; ➜ osmortifar = to suicide; osmortife = a suicide

Comparison

 * Comparative: 
 * Ta swan mas bona ke tu = He is better than you
 * Ta swan kimas tala ke tu = He is less tall than you
 * Superlative:
 * Ta swan mos bona inter tutules/fro Argentine/de data oge = She is the best one among everyone/from Argentina/of that group
 * Ta swan kimos tala = She is the least tall
 * Equals: Ta swan (dato) bela xeno tu = She is beautiful like you

Subordinate sentences
Subordinate sentences use either xen- correlatvies, or if no xen- correlative works, they use the particle ke:
 * The xen- correlative has to respect word order. When possible, it's usually at the beginning, but when it's the object of the word, one has to be careful.
 * Mi no sian xener ta swan = I don't know where he is
 * Mi tafahan kos xene ta karel date = I understand why he did that
 * Ta swan wome xenule te dome swan blodala = She is the person whose house is red
 * To connect sentences that can't be connected by a xen- word, the particle "ke" is used
 * Mi sian ke ta swan en os te dome = I know he's in his own house
 * Mi tafahan ke date no swan ibla = I understand that's not possible
 * To connect sentences when the subordinate sentence represents a "ma" question (in English one would use "if" or "whether"), the particle "ma" is used
 * Mi no siel ma ta swel en os te dome = I didn't know whether she was in her house
 * Mi kwestan ma ta kahadan Terwene = I ask whether she speaks Terwene

Passing from one word type to another
Changing the ending of a word can change its meaning from verb to noun, noun to adjective/adverb, and so on. Let's look what usually happens to the meaning:
 * Adj to verb: the verb usually becomes the transitive verb "to make something Xadj"
 * gara = warm ➜ garar = to heat
 * Verb to adj: adjective for things that are used or necessary to do or related to the action of the verb
 * mancar = to eat ➜ manca = for eating/related to eating
 * Verb to noun: this noun usually is the name of the action of the verb, but can also be the process of the verb:
 * mancar = to eat ➜ mance = a meal
 * dormar = to sleep ➜ dorme = sleep (noun)
 * Noun to verb: this verb is usually the action that is done with the noun
 * martile = hammer ➜ martilar = to (use a) hammer
 * Adj to noun: the name of the quality of the adjective most probably
 * bela = beautiful ➜ bele = beauty
 * kibela = ugly ➜ kibele = ugliness
 * fasta = fast ➜ faste = velocity
 * ega = big ➜ ege = size
 * tala = tall ➜ tale = height
 * Noun to adj: usually "related to noun" or "for noun"
 * cate = tea ➜ cata = for tea
 * cata peye = a cup for tea
 * myawe = cat ➜ myawa = for cats

Correlatives
Correlatives are special words which consist of certain beginnings and endings and are ordered in a table.

"kos -e" and "-a leye" are in the table to explain how they are formed and used because they are common correlatives, but they are not technically their own correlatives, but derived from other correlatives. This system can be used to create new ones too.

The specific words for some of the horizontal meanings are:
 * ime = moment (this is also a suffix)


 * ere = place (this is also a suffix)
 * kose = reason
 * xenoe = way
 * une = quantity/amount
 * ule = individual (used like "person", "dude" or "guy")
 * leye = type/kind/class

Examples of correlatives in use

 * -a
 * Tu legan xena kitabe? = Which book are you reading?
 * Data dome swan mi te = That house is mine
 * Tu legel hoa kitabe ma? = Have you read this book?
 * Tu legon soma kitabe ma? = Will you read some book?
 * Kituta dyere karol date = No animal would do that
 * Mi legol tuta kitabe = I would read every book
 * Baha dyeres mancan rowe = Many animals eat meat
 * Kibaha kitabes swan bona = Few books are good
 * Mi bolan otra kitabe = I want another book
 * Mi bolan legar renha kitabe = I want to read any book
 * -e
 * Date swan xene? = What is that?
 * Hoe swan awte = This is a car
 * Swan some sor tawile ma? = Is there something on the table?
 * Mi karel kitute! = I did nothing!
 * Tute swan kibona hoer = Everything is bad here
 * Mi bolan bahe = I want many things
 * Mi bolan kibahe = I want few things
 * Tu bolan otre ma? = Do you want another thing?
 * Renhe swol bona hoim = Anything would be good now
 * -er
 * Mi te awte swan xener? = Where is my car?
 * Mi naskel dater = I was born there
 * Swan pane hoer = There is bread here
 * Mi sercenday mi te kitabe somer = I'll find my book somewhere
 * Mi te kitabe swan kituter = My book is nowhere
 * Mi dormel tuter = I've slept everywhere
 * Mi canel baher = I've gone to many places
 * Mi ablol canar (to) kibaher = I could go to few places
 * Mi bolan canar otrer = I want to go to other place
 * Dormay renher = Sleep anywhere
 * -im
 * Misu mancon xenim? = When will we eat?
 * Mi datim siel = Then I knew
 * Hocanay hoim! = Come now!
 * Tu somim hocanel to Argentine ma? = Have you ever come to Argentina?
 * Mi kitutim dorman = I never sleep
 * Mi tutim amon tu = I'll always love you
 * Mi bahim canel (to) dater = I've gone there many times
 * Mi kibahim canel (to) dater = I've gone there few times
 * Ta canon otrim = She will go in other moment
 * Hocanay renhim = Come here at any time
 * kos -e
 * Kos xene tusu karel date? = Why did you do that?
 * Kos date mi canol to Mehike = Because of that I would go to Mexico
 * Mi no dormel bono kos hoe = I didn't sleep well because of this
 * Mi kos some no sercendel mi te awte = For some reason I haven't found my car
 * Kos kitute mi karol date = For no reason I'd do that
 * Mi aman ta kos tute = I love her for every reason
 * Mi aman ta kos bahe = I love him for many reasons
 * Mi canol kos kibahe = I'd go for few reasons
 * Mi karol date kos otre, no kos date = I'd do that for another reason, but not because of that
 * Ta mancan kos renhe = He eats for any reason
 * -o
 * Tusu xeno karel date? = How did you do that?
 * Ta swan dato tala xeno os te aytire = He is as tall as his father
 * Hoo somule karan keykes = This is how one makes cakes
 * Somo ta no tafahel = Somehow he didn't understand
 * Kituto mi karol date = No way I would do that
 * Mi dormel tuto = I've slept in every way
 * Mi ablan canar baho = I can go in many ways
 * Mi ablol canar kibaho = I could go in few ways
 * Misu ablan canar otro ma? = Can we go in another way?
 * Tu ablan hocanar renho, tan hocanay = You can come in any way, but come
 * -un
 * Tu mayel xenun pane? = How much bread did you buy?
 * Mi necesan datun = I need that amount
 * Houn kafe no swan sufica = This amount of coffee is not enough
 * Mi necesan somun kafe = I need some coffee
 * Mi han kitutun kafe = I have no coffee
 * Mi han tutun kafe = I have all the coffee
 * Mi han bahun kafe = I have a great amount of coffee
 * Mi han kibahun kafe = I have a small amount of coffee
 * Mi han otrun kafe, no datun = I have another amount of coffee, not that amount
 * Mi xihwol renhun date = I'd like any amount of that
 * -ule(s)
 * Xenules swan datules? = Who are those?
 * Datule swan mi te erme = That one is my brother
 * Houles swan mi te penges = These ones are my friends
 * Somule karel date = Someone did that
 * Kitutule karol date = Nobody would do that
 * Mi aman tutule(s) = I love everyone
 * Bahules mancan pane = Many people eat bread
 * Kibahules konan mi = Few people know me
 * Otrule hocanendel, no ta = Someone else arrived (here), not her
 * Renhule ablan karar date = Anyone can do that
 * -a leye (de)
 * Tu han xena leye de awte? = What type of car do you have?
 * Tu han data leye de awte ma? = Do you have that type of car?
 * Tu konan tuta hoa leyes de pane ma? = Do you know every one of these types of bread?
 * Soma leyes de dyeres mancan rowe = Some types of animals eat meat
 * Mi han kituta leye de pane = I have no type of bread
 * Mi han tuta leye de pane = I have every kind of bread
 * Mi han baha leyes de cate = I have many types of tea
 * Mi han kibaha leyes de kafe = I have few types of coffee
 * Mi no han data leye, tan mi han otra leye = I don't have that type, but I have another type
 * Renha leye swon sufica = Any type will be enough

The useful word "ke"
"Ke" has many uses, most of them are designed to make our lives easier, sometimes by replacing longer or more specific words when they are not really necessary.

"Ke" for comparisons
As seen previously, "ke" is used as the word "than" for comparisons:
 * Ta swan mas bona ke tu = He is better than you
 * Ta swan kimas tala ke tu = He is less tall than you

"Ke" in subordinate sentences
As seen previously, "ke" can be used to connect sentences when they can't be connected with xen- correlatives:
 * Mi sian ke ta swan en os te dome = I know he's in his own house
 * Mi tafahan ke date no swan ibla = I understand that's not possible
 * Mi no siel ke ta swel en os te dome = I didn't know that she was in her house

"Ke" replacing xen- words
When context allows and xen- words are either long, obvious, or simply make a sentence ugly, they can be replaced with "ke":
 * Ta swan wome ke dorman hoer (instead of "xenule") = He is the person who sleeps here
 * Data womire, ke te dome swan ega, swan mi te penge (instead of "xenule") = That man, whose house is big, is my friend
 * Tu swan ke te aytise? (instead of "xenule") = Whose mother are you?
 * Tu legan ke kitabe? (instead of "xena") = What book are you reading?
 * Date swan ke? (instead of "xene") = What is that?
 * Mi te awte swan ke? (instead of "xener") = Where is my car?
 * Kos ke tusu karel date? (instead of "xene") = Why did you do that?

Days, months and years
The names of the days is created in a similar way to Chinese and Portuguese, with numbers. Months too. Monday is considered the first day of the week. The system is really simple: number + a (for ordinal number) + rote. There are two words for "day" in Terwene, one with the meaning of "rotation" for the 24 h day (rote), and one which represents the hours of light of one day (sole), which also means "Sun". Months are created the same way but with the word "lune" which means both "moon" and "month". And weeks are lun+ab+e, meaning "a fraction of moon". The word for year is "yare". The order of dates is dd/mm/yyyy, let's see some examples: You may wonder "what happens between 1st and 7th of every month? because "Wanarote" is "Monday", not "first day of the month"". Well, most probably one would say just "wana" (first) to refer to the date and "Wanarote" to say "Monday", but also one could put the adjective after the word "rote wana" to make it clear that it's not "Wanarote", or hope context would clarify it, for example if you say "wana rote de Kwaralune", it clearly doesn't mean "Monday of April", it can only mean "April 1st".
 * Mi naskel ces sana hore he dosabe dosarote tenwana (rote) de kwaralune wan naw naw co
 * I was born at 3:30 Tuesday the 20th of April 1998
 * Mi dormel dur lunabe = I slept during one week

Common phrases

 * Haye = Hi/Hello
 * Bona rote = Good day (at any time)
 * Bona sole = Good day (during daytime)
 * Bona kisole = Good night
 * Bona morne = Good morning
 * Bona kimorne = Good afternoon
 * Til sun = See you soon
 * Til posrote = See you tomorrow
 * Kihaye = Bye
 * Xyexe = Thank you
 * Kixyexe = You're welcome
 * Preye = Please
 * Ihane = Sorry
 * Bonhocanende = Welcome
 * (Tu swan) xeno? = How are you? (sing.)
 * (Tusu swan) xeno? = How are you? (pl.)
 * Bono, he tu(su)? = Good, and you?
 * Bona mancare! = Bon appetit!
 * Bona boyage! = Bon voyage! (Good trip!)
 * Helse! = Health!

Prepositions
Important note: when prepositions are used alone (they are not working as prepositions), it is recommended to place them at the end of the sentence or in the place where they create the least misunderstandings, or a comma is placed after them to represent a silence.

To “to” direction
 * Ta hocanon to urbe = she will come to the city

Ces “at” relatively in the same position but not exactly Fro “from/since”, position or time Te “ 's ” possession De “of” shows some relation or expreses quantity Dur “during/while” En “in” necessarily inside, can be metaphorical or figurative Kien "outside" Til "until” both for time and place Ko “with” Kiko “without” Par “for” Kos “because (of)” Xya “under” Sor “on” Super "over" over something but not touching it Tayti “instead” Amam "in front of" place Kiamam "behind" Pre "before" only for time Pos "after" only for time Pas "next to" Far "far from/far/away" Kifar "near/nearby" Haw "about" Tra "through" Cirki "around" Inter "between/among" Anti "against" Per "by/using" Kiper "without" without an instrument Tran "crossing/at the other side of" Bey "beyond" Exeti "except, appart from, other than"
 * Ta kahadan to tasu = he speakes to them
 * Mi te penge swan ces porde = my friend is at the door
 * Mi te erme swan ces tawile = mi brother is at the table
 * Ta swan ces angle = she is at the corner
 * Mi canel fro ange to mi te dome = I went from the corner to my house
 * Tasu swan kronules fro wan naw naw co = They are kings since 1998
 * Ta swan fro Argentine = She is from Argentina
 * So swan fro arbaxe = It is made of wood
 * Lukas te kitabe = Luke's book
 * Hoa awte swan egikere te = This is the university's car
 * Kitaboteke de urbe (Urbe te kitaboteke) = the city's library (not necessarily owned by the city)
 * Peye de kafe = a cup of coffee (a cup full of coffee)
 * Dur mi mancel, ta trinkel = While I was eating, he was drinking
 * Mi no futan dur mornes = I don't walk in the morning
 * Mi residan en data dome = I live in that house
 * Mi ikan en egikere = I study in a university
 * Tu swan en xor kien ma? = Are you inside or outside?
 * Tu swan kien dome ma? = Are you out of the house?
 * Misu canay (to) kien = Let's go outside
 * Mi mancel til nawa hore = I ate until 9:00
 * Misu ranay til dome! = Let's run up to the house!
 * Mi mancan mafes ko frutakwe = I eat apples with juice
 * Ko tu mi swan mas bono = With you I feel better
 * Ta residan ko ta te ermes = He lives with his siblings
 * Mi trinkan kafe kiko late = I drink coffee without milk
 * Mi karel hoe par tu = I did this for you
 * Ta karan keykes par kimayar = I make cakes for selling
 * Peye par ubalkole = a cup/glass for wine
 * Kos date mi no mayan mafes = Because of that I don't buy apples
 * Ta no hocanon kos os te kihelse = She won't come because of her illnes
 * Mi no mancan kos mi ne xihwan date = I'm not eating because I don't like that
 * Womihe swan xya tawile = A child is under the table
 * Mi canel (to) xya awte = I went under the car
 * Ta swan xya = He is below
 * Swan mafes sor tawile = There are apples on the table
 * Tayres udanan super misu te awte = Birds fly over our car
 * Mi trinkan tayti tu = I drink instead of you
 * Mi trinkan tayti mancar = I drink instead of eating
 * Tayti, tu mancan = Instead, you eat
 * Mi swan amam tu te dome = I am in front of your house
 * Mi swan kiamam tu = I'm behind you
 * Premorne = early morning
 * Mi naskel pre baha tempe = I was born a long time ago
 * Pre mi dormekel mi mancel = Before I fell asleep, I ate
 * Pre dormekar mi mancel = Before falling asleep, I ate
 * Mi kitutim sentel date pre = I'd never felt that before
 * Pos dormendar mi mancel = After waking up, I ate
 * Pos mi dormendel mi mancel = After I woke up, I ate
 * Mi karon date pos = I'll do that after/later
 * Mi swan pas awte = I am next to a car
 * Xene swan pas tu? = What is next to you?
 * Mi swan far = I am far
 * Date swan far misu = That is far from us
 * Canay far! = Go away!
 * Mi swan kifar tu = I'm near you
 * Misu canay somer kifar = Let's go somwhere nearby
 * Data kifara kafere swan bona = That nearby cafe is good
 * Tu sian haw xene? = What do you know about?
 * Tra winteporde encanan winte = Through the window enters wind
 * Cirki santen = around thirty
 * Cirkicanar = to go around
 * Cirki dome swan awtes = Around the house there are cars
 * Internatyona = international
 * Mi swan inter arbes = I'm between the trees
 * Anti kihelse = against (for) an illnes
 * Anti mure = against the wall
 * Mi swan anti tu = I'm against you
 * Ta hocanon per awte = He'll come by car
 * Mi martilan per martile = I hit with a hammer
 * Mi martilan kiper martile = I hit without hammer
 * Mi te dome swan tran sadake = My house is at the other side of the street
 * Tran data nade swan otra lande = Crossing that river it's another country
 * Misu canay (to) bey urbe = Let's go beyond the city
 * Womoge kitutim canel bey Lune = Humankind has never gone beyond the moon
 * Mi mancan tute exeti mafes = I eat everything except apples
 * Tutules hocanel exeti tu = Everyone came except you

Prefixes

 * Ho- from ho- correlatives, this particle can also be used to show proximity, usually meaning "here". All of its uses are optional, for example, one may use "canar" as "to come" but to be more clear it's possible to use "hocanar"
 * canar = to go ➜ hocanar = to come
 * canendar = to arrive ➜ hocanendar = to arrive here (usually the speaker's "here")
 * lenar = to take (from one place to another) ➜ holenar = to bring (from one place to here)
 * Law- from lawa = law shows relation by marriage or similar relationship
 * aytise = mother ➜ lawaytise = mother in law
 * lawe = law
 * Disi- disseminating, separately
 * denar = to give ➜ disidenar = distribute
 * disio = disseminatingly
 * disiar = disseminate
 * Ex- ex-, former
 * presidante = president ➜ expresidante = expresident
 * exa = former
 * Ki- "un-" the opposite meaning or the closest approximation of it
 * mayar = to buy ➜ kimayar = to sell
 * tonge = east ➜ kitonge = west
 * nore = north ➜ kinore = south
 * kia = opposite (adj)
 * kio = contrarily
 * sendar = to send ➜ kisendar = to receive
 * Pre- before, pre-, long ago in time
 * histore = history ➜ prehistore = prehistory
 * bisar = to see ➜ prebisar = to anticipate (to have a vision)
 * morne = morning ➜ premorne = early morning
 * ayte = parent ➜ preayte = ancestor
 * Re- to repeat, to do again
 * sendar = to send ➜ resendar = to resend
 * kahar = to say ➜ rekahar = to repeat
 * reo ➜ again
 * Mis- to do incorrectly
 * tafahar = to understand ➜ mistafahar = misunderstand
 * usar = tu use ➜ misusar ➜ to misuse
 * miso = mistakenly/wrongly
 * Far- from afar
 * bisar = to see ➜ farbisatore = television (the object)
 * farbise = television
 * Dosab(a)- half-, semi-
 * hore = hour ➜ dosabahore = half an hour
 * Kwasi- almost, quasi-, pseudo
 * nome = name ➜ kwasinome = pseudnim
 * dyose = god ➜ kwasidyose = demigod
 * ihe = son/daughter ➜ kwasiihe = stepson/daughter

Suffixes
I won't repeat the five verb suffixes, they are explained in the Verbs section
 * -abl- capable
 * bisar = to see ➜ kibisabla = blind
 * swimar = to swim ➜ swimabla = that can swim
 * ablar = to be able, can
 * abla = capable
 * -ibl- possible, the passive counterpart of abl
 * bisibla = visible
 * mancar = to eat ➜ mancibla = edible
 * ibla = possible
 * -ul- individual characterized by the root
 * Argentine = Argentina ➜ argentinule = an argentine
 * anti = against ➜ antiule = an oppositor
 * fenfa = rich ➜ fenfule = a rich person
 * krone = crown ➜ kronule = king/queen
 * kimayar = sell ➜ kimayule = sales person
 * -wen- language
 * Enge = England ➜ Engewene = English (lang)
 * Franse = France ➜ Franswene = French (lang)
 * Cine = China ➜ Cinwene = Chinese (lang)
 * Israele = Israel ➜ Israelwene = Hebrew
 * Some languages that can not be derived from a place or people may not take -wen- and may not take the -e ending at all
 * Esperanto = Esperanto
 * Latine = Latin
 * Klingon(e) = Klingon
 * -ax- concrete thing or material related to the root
 * mancar = to eat; mance = meal ➜ mancaxe = food
 * dulca = sweet ➜ dulcaxe = a sweet/candy
 * arbe = tree ➜ arbaxe = wood
 * en = in ➜ enaxe = content
 * -es- state or abstract quality related to the root
 * bela = beautiful ➜ belese = beauty
 * gara = warm; gare = warmth ➜ garese = temperature
 * ekwala = equal ➜ ekwalese = equality
 * libra = free ➜ librese = freedom
 * ule = an individual; ulese = individuality
 * When you turn an adjective into noun and it already means the quality, -es- is not necessary:
 * fasta = fast ➜ faste = velocity (=fastese)
 * -il- tool to do the verb of the root or related to it
 * tingaxarte = music ➜ tingaxartile = a musical instrument
 * ile = tool
 * -og- group of the root
 * arbe = tree ➜ arboge = forest
 * bede = sheep ➜ bedoge = a flock of sheep
 * wome = wome ➜ womoge = humankind
 * -ib- tendency or inclination to do somthing (not all -ive English words end with this!)
 * krear = to create ➜ kreiba = creative
 * kahadar = to talk ➜ kahadiba = talkative
 * rekahar = to repeat ➜ rekahiba = repetitive
 * imaginar = to imagine ➜ imaginiba = imaginative
 * -ind- worthy
 * legar = to read ➜ leginda = read-worthy
 * acetar = to accept ➜ acetinda = acceptable (worthy of acceptance)
 * xyexar = to thank ➜ xyexinda = worthy of being thanked
 * -eyn- recipient or container of the thing or characterized by the root
 * male = money ➜ maleyne = wallet
 * kigara = cool/cold ➜ kigareyne = fridge
 * eyne = recipient
 * -ist- professional of follower of a doctrine (can be interchangeable with -ul- in some words)
 * dente = tooth ➜ dentiste = dentist
 * helsar = to treat/cure ➜ helsiste = physician/doctor
 * pyane = piano ➜ pyaniste = pianist
 * Budha (or Budhe) = Buddha ➜ budhiste = buddhist
 * -ism- doctrine, idea, religion
 * Kristo = Christ ➜ kristisme = christianity
 * Budha = Buddha ➜ budhisme = buddhism
 * Marx(e) = Marx ➜ marxisme = marxism
 * socie = society ➜ sociisme = socialism
 * -ator- machine, part of machine, or system that does the verb of the root (it's NOT used for people who do a work, -ist- or -ul- are used instead, not even roots should end with -ator if it's for people, in the rare case there is a profession that needs its own root then it may end in -ador, but preferably with -ist)
 * faste = velocity; baryar = to change; fastebaryar = to accelerate ➜ fastebaryatore = accelerator
 * udanar = to fly ➜ udanatore = flying machine, aircraft
 * winge = wing ➜ wingudanatore = plane, aircraft with wings
 * aspe = blade ➜ aspudanatore = helicopter
 * ciswar = to calculate ➜ ciswatore = calculator
 * -obl- multiplication
 * dosobla = double
 * sanoblar = to triple
 * kwarobla = quadruple
 * oblar = to multiply
 * -ab- fraction
 * dosabe = a half
 * sanabar = to divide in three parts
 * kwarabe = a quarter
 * lune = moon/month ➜ lunabe = week
 * abar = to divide
 * abe = fraction
 * -al- color
 * blode = blood ➜ blodala = red
 * banane = banana ➜ bananala = yellow
 * akaxe = sky ➜ akaxala = blue
 * orange = orange ➜ orangala = orange
 * plante = plant ➜ plantala = green
 * ube = grape ➜ ubala = purple/violet
 * lume = light ➜ lumala = white
 * kilume = darkness ➜ kilumala = black
 * rake = ashes ➜ rakala = grey
 * kafe = coffee ➜ kafala = brown
 * ale = color
 * By the way, to say "light blue" or "dark blue" and similar combinations, the word (ki)luma or the prefix (ki)lum- are used:
 * lumakaxala = light blue
 * kilumakaxala = dark blue
 * lumrakala = light grey
 * lum(a)blodala = pink
 * -eg- a bigger or stronger counterpart of the root
 * lafar = to laugh ➜ lafegar = to laugh a lot or very hard
 * winte = wind ➜ wintege = a very strong wind
 * gara = warm ➜ garega = hot
 * kigara = cool ➜ kigarega = cold
 * ega = big
 * -it- a smaller or softer counterpart of the root
 * lafar = to lough ➜ lafitar = to smile
 * winte = wind ➜ wintite = a breeze
 * lage = lake ➜ lagite = lagoon
 * nade = river ➜ nadite = stream/creek
 * gara = warm ➜ garita = warm but more temperate
 * kigara = cool ➜ kigarita = cool but more temperate
 * safine = ship ➜ safinite = boat
 * ita = small
 * -er- place
 * mayar = to buy ➜ mayere = store
 * mancar = to eat ➜ mancere = restaurant
 * -otek- a place to save lots of the same thing
 * kitabe = book ➜ kitaboteke = library
 * male = money ➜ maloteke = bank
 * -im- time, moment, season
 * gara = warm ➜ garime = sommer
 * kigara = cool ➜ kigarime = winter
 * flore = flour ➜ florime = spring
 * foyle = leaf ➜ foylime = autumn
 * -ar- this infinitive ending can also be used with other endings representing the meaning of the verb if the root itself doesn't express it well (thus the root is rather a noun or adjective than a verb)
 * "krone" means "crown", and "kronar" is "to crown", but to say the name of the action one can't go back to "krone" to mean coronation, so one leaves the infinitive ending, thus "kronare" is "coronation".
 * martile = hammer; martilar = to hammer ➜ martilare = hammering (the name of the action)
 * -ic- a part or particle of the whole or of the material
 * sande = sand ➜ sandice = a grain of sand
 * sale = salt ➜ salice = a grain of salt
 * himpate = snow ➜ himpatice = a snowflake
 * towfe = hair (the whole) ➜ towfice = a single hair
 * -idr- leader, ruler, boss
 * urbe = city ➜ urbidre = mayor
 * probince = province/state ➜ probincidre = gobernor
 * lande = country ➜ landidre = president or prime minister
 * safine = ship ➜ safinidre = captain
 * -ih- offspring, son
 * wome = person/human ➜ womihe = child
 * myawe = cat ➜ myawihe ➜ kitten
 * faraxe = butterfly ➜ faraxihe = caterpillar
 * kronule = king/queen ➜ kronulihe = prince/princess
 * -is- -ir- -ip- the first one is for women the second one for men and the third one is for non-binary people
 * ayte = parent ➜ aytise = mother; aytire = father; aytipe = non-binary parent
 * ampenge = boy/girlfriend ➜ ampengise = girlfriend; ampengire = boyfriend
 * ihe = son/daughter ➜ ihise = daughter; ihire = son
 * ise = a woman (for humans, female for other living beings)
 * ire = a man (for humans, male for other living beings)
 * ipe = non-binary person
 * These suffixes should not be used in excess, only when it's really necessary to mention gender/sex of the person/living being in question.
 * -ik- means science or pseudoscience that studies X field (most words that in English end in -ics and -logy)
 * ike = science
 * nume = number ➜ numike = mathematics
 * wene = language ➜ wenike = linguistics
 * dyose = god ➜ dyosike = theology
 * helse = health ➜ helsike = medicine
 * bite = life ➜ bitike = biology

Ki- and no-
The word no can be used in a similar way to ki- but they are not the same, the first one is the negation of the meaning, while the second one is the opposite meaning. Sometimes both arrive at the same meaning, in those cases ki should be used, but no may be used when ki does not create the correct meaning or doesn't make sense at all.

There are words that could have been created through ki, but two separate roots have been chosen because either a shorter word was needed (such as for prepositions), a root that started in a vowel was needed (for suffixes such as eg and it), or the two words should be different for better understanding (such as pre and pos).

Family words
There are four main family words: With those, the -is-/-ir-/-ip- suffixes for gender, and the -it-/-eg- suffixes for age, we can create most of the family words that a culture may need. For example:
 * ayte = parent
 * ihe = offspring (son/daughter)
 * erme = sibling
 * espe = spouse
 * aytayte = grandparent
 * aytiraytise = the mother of my father
 * ermihe = nephew/niece
 * ayterme = uncle/aunt
 * aytermespe = uncle's/aunt's spouse
 * aytermihe = cousin
 * ihihe = grandson/granddaughter
 * ermisite = younger sister
 * ermirege = older brother
 * ermespire = a sibling's husband
 * and many many more...

Short words not worthy of being classified
Some words and phrases in many languages like "very", "too", "and", "but", "al least", "still" and so on, are difficult to classify and usually don't follow the same rules. In Terwene that means that these words don't take any ending in their usual form. Here is a list:
 * He and
 * Mi mancan pane he trinkan cate = I eat bread and drink tea
 * Or inclusive or
 * Xor exclusive or
 * Tan but
 * Hen very
 * Tu swan hen bela = You are very beautiful
 * Tay too (in the sense of too much)
 * Data swan tay ega = That one is too big
 * Amba both
 * Ye also, too
 * Mi aman wofes, mi aman ye myawes = I love dogs, I love cats too
 * Tu mancan pane, ye mi mancan pane = You eat bread, I also eat bread
 * Mas plus, more, anymore
 * Plus in maths: Wan mas dos swan san =One plus two is three
 * More: Mi bolan mas pane = I want more bread
 * More and -er in comparisons: Tu swan mas tala ke mi = You are taller than me
 * Anymore when with no: Mi no mas dorman bono = I don't sleep well anymore
 * Mos
 * Most and -est in comparison
 * Mose maximum (noun): Xenun swan mose? = How much is the maximum?
 * Mosa maximum (adj): Mosa ose swan ten = The maximum amount is ten
 * Moso at most: Mi bolan moso ten = I want at most ten
 * Kimas
 * Minus in math: san kimas dos swan wan = three minus two is one
 * Less: mi xihwan ko kimas sukare = I like it with less sugar
 * Less in comparison: ta swan kimas tala ke tu = she is less tall than you
 * Kimos
 * Least in comparison: Tu swan kimos teliga = You are the least intelligent
 * Kimose Minimum (noun): Xenus swan kimose? = How much is the minimum?
 * Kimosa minimum (adj): Kimosa ose swan ten = The minimum amount is ten
 * Kimoso at least: Kimoso ten womes hocanel = At least ten people came
 * Kwasi
 * Almost: Mi kwasi canendan = I'm almost arriving
 * + no barely: Mi kwasi no dorman = I barely sleep
 * Ankor
 * Still: Ta ankor mancan = He's still eating
 * + no yet: Tu ankor no mancel = You haven't eaten yet
 * Yam
 * Already: Mi yam tafahan = I already understand
 * Yet: Tu yam mancel hoer ma? = Have you eaten here yet?
 * + no no longer: Mi yam no mancan rowe = I no longer eat meat
 * Sun soon
 * Preroto yesterday
 * Horoto today
 * Posroto tomorrow
 * Roto daily
 * Lunabo weekly
 * Luno monthly
 * Yaro annualy
 * Iben even
 * Iben tu tafahan date = Even you understand that
 * Hus just (recently)
 * Mi hus karel so = I just made it
 * Tuy immediately
 * Hocanay tuy! = Come immediately

Animal and human parts

 * Kepe = extremity, limb (arms, legs, tails, trunks)
 * Sorkepe = arm
 * Xyakepe = leg
 * Kiamamkepe = tail
 * Gandar = to smell ➜ gandile = nose ➜ gandilkepe = trunk
 * Bisar = to see ➜ bisile = eye
 * Gandar = to smell ➜ gandile = nose
 * Tingar = to hear ➜ tingile = ear
 * Onte = lip
 * Ontoge = mouth
 * Oste = bone
 * Towfe = hair
 * Bisiltowfe = eyelash
 * Frente = forehead
 * Bisilfrente = eyebrow
 * Pyele = skin
 * Xente = body
 * Mane = hand
 * Kepite = finger, toe
 * Fute = foot
 * Kepitedire = nail (dire = shield)
 * Neke = neck
 * Maneneke = wrist
 * Pensar = to think ➜ pensile = brain
 * Towe = head
 * Towmyene = face
 * Dile = heart
 * Dente = tooth

Rooms

 * Rume = room
 * Cefar = to cook ➜ cefrume = kitchen
 * Dormar = to sleep ➜ dormerume = bedroom
 * Mancar = to eat ➜ mancerume = dining room
 * Limpar = to wash ➜ limperume = washing room
 * Banar = to take a bath ➜ banerume = bathroom (with shower)
 * Necesar = to need ➜ necesrume = bathroom (with or without a shower)
 * Bite = life ➜ bitrume = living room

Person, human, man and woman
The word for human, man and woman is "wome" which may take a suffix to specify gender. However, even though some languages, like Chinese, have only one word for person/human, I decided to have a separate word for person, since humans are a species, while person is more like an intelligent being. Think about it, would you rather call an Artificial Intelligence which is as smart and concious as a us a human or a person? Would you rather call an intelligent alien a human or a person? Also the word "person" is used for other meanings, such as "juridical person". So, the word for person is "persone".

IUPAC nomenclature
Alkanes (alkanes), alkenes (alkenes) and alcynes (alkines) use Terwene numbers as prefixes. Similar prefixes and suffixes are usually created from Terwene's own words to create a scientific vocabulary much more comprehensible to common people, not just scientists who studied for years.
 * Wanalkane = methane
 * Dosalkene = ethene
 * Tenwanalkine = undecyne

Example text
Mars (planet) Wikipedia article

"Marse (planete).

Marse swan kwara planete fro Sole he dosa mas ita planete en Sola Sisteme pos Merkure. So han nome de roma dyose de harbe, he so plurimo swan nomeda "Blodala Planete" kos blodaloyda fera oxigaxe sor os te myene denan to so blodaloyda oyde xena swan kibehifa inter astes bisibla to akela bisile. Marse swan petra planete ko kidensa ayreparate, so han myena myases oyda to Lune te krateres he to Tere te bales, sahares, he pola barfa parates.

Marse te rota imege he gara cikle ye swan oyda to Tere te, xeno swan kline xena kosan gara cikle. Sor Marse swan Olimpus Monte, mos ega hwomonte he dosa mos tala koneda monte en Sola Sisteme, he ye swan Bale Marineris xena swan wan de mos ega bales en Sola Sisteme. Kirofa Norapola Diprese en nora dosabesfire okupan kwarten interpaye de planete he iblo swan egega kratere. Marse han dos lunes: Fobose he Deymose, xena swan ita he ko kiregula morfe. Sosu iblo swan kapteda astites, xeno 5261 Eureka, wan Marsa troyane."

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