Speriyn

Phonotactics and Rules

 * 1) (C)(C)(V)(V)V(C)(V)(V)(V)(C)(C)
 * -ij, -iy, -iyn, and -iyr endings cause the stress to be on the third to last syllable
 * 1) «ay», «ey», «iy», and «oy» are pronounced /aɪ ə/, /eɪ ə/, /ɪ ə/, and /oɪ ə/ respectively.  like you would THINK «ajy» «ejy» «ijy» and «ojy» would be pronounced, however the j is not needed
 * 2) «axy», «exy», «ixy», and «oxy» are pronounced   /æksi/, /eksi/, /ɪksi/, and /aksi/ (A bit counterintuitive, so this is important to know) 

Sounds Used
Vowels are not listed

Alphabet
Stress is placed on the second to last syllable UNLESS specified with an acute accent. Acute accents are used for stress, and stress is on the second to last syllable by default.

Verbs
Infinitive verbs end in -rí. JUST the 'í' is dropped, and these endings are added.

The verb (minus the æt) comes first, then the Aspect-Mood, then the tense ending.

Table of Correlatives
'''Nadavi is irregular. This is because «navi» means `now`'''

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Nouns
Nouns have a stem, with the following endings. Uninflected nouns (ending with /r/ that is dropped) are only encountered when being combined with another adjective.

For instance,

Sozrej = `word`

Sperej = `speech` --> Spera = `spoken`

Copwetrej = `poetry`

Soz-spera copwetrej= `spoken word poetry`

Adverbs
Adverbs are not inflected, however they all end in -o.

Negation
Verbs in Speriyn are quite simply negated by placing the word ne IMMEDIATELY after the subject in a clause. Most opposite verbs are identical with one having the prefix na- which indicates the opposition of a verb, or even sometimes a noun,

Transitivity and Arguments to a Verb
The various declensions to nouns mean that the number of arguments given to a verb determine the meaning. That said, word order is Speriyn is a fixed Subject-Object-Verb, and, more specifically, Subject-Indirect-Direct-Verb

For instance: ​
 * Virí - `to live` --> Návirí - `to die`
 * Dajn náviros - `He died` (Intransitive)
 * Daj Sajn náviros - `He killed her` (Transitive)
 * Daj Ðay Sajn náviros - `He killed her for them` (Dually Transitive)

Subjunctives
The subjunctive is used when a new clause with a subject change is introduced IF the outcome is uncertain, or expressing hopes or wishes.

For instance:
 * Saprí - `to know`; Vorí - `to go`; Kej - introduces a subjunctive Tendej - `store` (noun) kerí - `to want`
 * Aj sapres kej Daj voros æl tendeyr. - `I know that he went to the store`
 * Aj keres kej Daj voris æl tendeyr.  - `I want him to go to the store`

Conditionals
The conditional is literally a past future, and is used to express the present from the view of the past. The conditional is what would have been happening now if the past had been different. If you regret something, that is the conditional tense.

For instance:
 * Aj Sajn espreguros, asu Najn citarandes navo. - `I asked her out, so now we are dating`
 * Su Aj Sajn espregurabos, Najn citariendos navo. - `If I had asked her out, we would now be dating`

Adverbial
Adverbial clauses follow the verb, and are introduced by adverbial introductors. They are as follows