Vuén Nabóştï

Setting
The language is spoken in the nation of Suázan Tuídä in the world of Vanar. For more information on the nation, see this forum.

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Phonology
b = b

d = d

g = g

h = h

hu = hw in the IPA, wh in English

j = j (y in English)

l = l

m = m

n = n

ŋ = ŋ (ng in English)

p = p

ş = ʃ (sh in English)

q = k

qs = t͡ʃ (ch in English)

qz = ʒ (zh or si in "vision" in English)

s = s

r = ɹ (r in English)

ŗ = ɾ (r in Spanish)

ŗŗ = r (rr in Spansih)

t = t

u = w

v = v

z = z

a = a, ɑ (a or ah in English)

e = ɛ (e in "end" in English)

i = i (ee in English)

o = o (true o, not the English diphthong)

ė = e (ay in English)

Phonotactics
The letters b, g, j, p, qs, qz, ŗ, and ŗŗ have to be followed by either a vowel or u, and u cannot be placed without a vowel following. H requires a vowel to follow it. V is always followed by u. B, g, h, hu j, p, qs, qz, ŗ, ŗŗ, s, u, or v cannot be at the end of a word. cannot be at the end of a word.

E cannot be at the end of a word. E and i cannot be placed next to each other.

Vowels are given two different diacritics depending on their placing in a word. If they are at the end of a word, they get two dots above them, such as “ä”. This does not affect the word's pronunciation. If they are in the accented part of the word, they get a slash above them, such as “ó”. Keep in mind that neither of these affect “ė”. It is possible to have more than one accent in a word.

Basic Grammar
In English, sentences are positioned SVO, and are subject-predicate. In Vuén Nabóştï, they are OVS, and are predicate-subject.

Examples:

English: Vuén Nabóştï: Literal

John walked home.: Mínä ştómagï góşibä Şánagä.: His house to walk did John.

Sally is eating an apple.: Quėzaguä muódazáŋ Sáligä.: Apple eating is Sally.

Alice will talk to Bob.: Babígï najómaqar Alíşagä.: Bob to talk will Alice.

The suffix -nä marks possession. -gï is the locative case noun marker. -bä is the simple past tense verb marker. -gä is the nominative subject marker. -guä is the accusative object marker. -záŋ is the simple present tense verb marker. -qar, or -aqar as used here, is the simple future tense verb marker.

Vocabulary

mï: him, he [masculine]

ştómä: house, home [neutral]

góşï: walk

Şán: John, Shawn, Shaun

quėzä: apple [feminine]

muódä: eat [masculine]

Sálï: Sally

Babí: Bobby, Bob

najóm: talk [neutral]

Alíş: Alice

-nä, -anä: possessive marker

-gï, -agï: locative case noun marker

-bä, -abä: simple past tense verb marker

-gä, -agä: nominative subject marker

-guä, -aguä: accusative object marker

-záŋ, -azáŋ: simple present tense verb marker

-qar, -aqar: simple future tense verb marker

The are a few different forms of the verb “is”. Six to be exact.

Examples:

English: Vuén Nabóştï: Literal

It is a dog.: Dázdï zazáŋ qáşagä.: Dog is it.

It is an apple.: Quėzä sizáŋ muígä.: Apple is it.

It is a house.: Ştómä qizáŋ lógä.: House is it.

He is a man.: Mójaş izáŋ mígä.: Man is he.

She is a woman.: Mósan oşazáŋ nógä.: Woman is she.

It is a rock.: Záluan ájozaŋ lógä.: Rock is it.

There are three genders in Vuén Nabóştï words; Feminine, Masculine, and Neutral. Each adjective, noun, and verb are assigned one of these genders and have corresponding forms of “is” and “the”. If a word is neutral, it can also be assigned to masculine or feminine if it is male or female. Zä and ï are both the masculine “is”. Sï and oş are the feminine, and qï and ájö are the neutral. Remember that if it is a form of “is” as the verb, the object is the focus of the gender, while if any other verb is used, the subject is the focus.

Vocabulary

dázdï: dog [masculine]

qaş: it(animal) [neutral]

muï: it(plant) [neutral]

lö: it(object) [neutral]

mójaş: man [masculine]

mósan: woman [feminine]

záluan: rock, stone [neutral]

zä: is(when the preceding word ends with a vowel) [masculine]

ï: is(when the preceding word ends with a consonant) [masculine]

sï: is(when the preceding word ends with a vowel) [feminine]

oş: is(when the preceding word ends with a consonant) [feminine]

qï: is(when the preceding word ends with a vowel) [neutral]

ájö: is(when the preceding word ends with a consonant) [neutral]

There are twelve forms of “the”. There is no “a” or “an”, however.

Examples:

English: Vuén Nabóştï: Literal

The man.(subject): At mójaş.: The man.

The woman.(subject): Íä mósan.: The woman.

The person.(subject): En mómasä.: The person.

The men.(subject): Átjä mójaşaz.: The men.

The women.(subject): Iájä mósanaş.: The women.

The people.(subject): Énjä mómasaş.: The people.

The man.(object): Átam mójaş.: The man.

The woman.(object): Íam mósan.: The woman.

The person.(object): Énam mómasä.: The person.

The men.(object): Átjam mójaşaz.: The men.

The women.(object): Iájam mójaşaz.: The women.

The people.(object): Énjam mómasaş.: The people.

At, íä, and en are singular masculine, feminine, and neutral subject respectively. Átjä, iájä, and énjä are their plural forms. Átam, íam, and énam of singular masculine, feminine, and neutral object. Átjam, iájam, and énjam are their plural forms. The suffixes -az, -ş, and -aş are all plural marker. -z is another plural marker, unused here.

Vocabulary

at: the(singular/subject) [masculine]

íä: the(singular/subject) [feminine]

en: the(singular/subject) [neutral]

átjä: the(plural/subject) [masculine]

iájä: the(plural/subject) [feminine]

énjä: the(plural/subject) [neutral]

átam: the(singular/object) [masculine]

íam: the(singular/object) [feminine]

énam: the(singular/object) [neutral]

átjam: the(plural/object) [masculine]

iájam: the(plural/object) [feminine]

énjam: the(plural/object) [neutral]

mómasä: person [neutral]

-ş, -aş, -oş, -z, -az, -oz: plural marker

To show possession, the suffix -nä, or -anä, is added.

Examples:

English: Vuén Nabóştï: Literal

Alex's dog.: Aléqanä dázdï.: Alex's dog.

Jessica's cat.: Gésiqanä luėn.: Jessica's cat.

This is my horse.: Suánä hójö sizáŋ guėdagä.: My horse is this.

On an additional note on possession, in the sentence “John walked home”, it is given that he walked to his home. In Vuén Nabóştï, however, it isn't. All possessiveness must be told.

Vocabulary

Aléq: Alex

Gésiqä: Jessica

luėn: cat [feminine]

suá: I, me [neutral]

hójö: horse [feminine]

guėdä: this(pronoun) [neutral]

The word “must” is expressed with individual verb suffixes.

Examples:

English: Vuén Nabóştï: Literal

It must be an apple.: Quėzä sijámö muígä.: Apple is must it.

He will be proud.: Zájomaqä záqatár mígä.: Proud will be must he.

She must have been tired.: Vuėnamė sivuė nógä.: Tired have been must she.

-jámö is the present absolute verb tense marker, while -qatár and -vuė are future and past respectively.

Vocabulary

zájomaqä: proud(adjective) [masculine]

vuėnamė: tired(adjective) [feminine]

-jámö, -ajámö: present absolute tense verb marker

-qatár, -aqatár: future absolute tense verb marker

-vuė, -avuė: past absolute tense verb marker

The word “always” is also expressed with individual verb suffixes.

Examples:

English: Vuén Nabóştï: Literal

It is always a dog.: Dázdï zamánï qáşagä.: Dog is always it.

It will always be a dog.: Dázdï zajópä qáşagä.: Dog will be always it.

It has always been a dog.: Dázdï zanėn qáşagä.: Dog has been always it.

-manï is the present infinite tense, and -jopä and -nėn are future and past.

Vocabulary

-manï, -amanï: present infinite tense verb marker

-jopä, -ajopä: future infinite tense verb marker

-nėn, -anėn past infinite tense verb marker

There is also a way to express that something is not. To every verb tense, there is a negative form.

Examples:

English: Vuén Nabóştï: Literal

It is not a dog.: Dázdï zanuï qáşagä.: Dog is not it.

She was not a man.: Mójaş sísö nógä.: Man was not she.

It will not be a house.: Ştómä qiján lógä.: House will not be it.

It must not be an apple.: Quėzä siláguö muígä.: Apple must not be it.

He will not be proud.: Zájomaqä zagóz mígä.: Proud will be must not he.

She must not have been tired.: Vuėnamė simuėtä nógä.: Tired must have been not she.

It is not always a dog.: Dázdï zasuáŋ qáşagä.: Dog is always not it.

It will not always be a dog.: Dázdï zátamï qáşagä.: Dog will always be not it.

It has not always been a dog.: Dázdï zavuėş qáşagä.: Dog has always been not it.

-nuï, -sö, and -jan are negative simple, present, past, and future. -láguö, -goz, and -muėtä are negative absolute present, future, and past. -suaŋ, -tamï, and -vuėş are negative infinite present, future and past.

Vocabulary

-nuï, -anuï: negative simple present tense verb marker

-sö, -asö: negative simple past tense verb marker

-jan, -ajan: negative simple future tense verb marker

-láguö, -aláguö: negative absolute present tense verb marker

-goz, -agoz: negative absolute future tense verb marker

-muėtä, -amuėtä: negative absolute past tense verb marker

-suaŋ, -asuaŋ: negative infinite present tense verb marker

-tamï, -atamï: negative infinite future tense verb marker

-vuėş, -avuėş: negative infinite past tense verb marker

The word “want” when applied to a verb also is expressed through a suffix.

Examples:

English: Vuén Nabóştï: Literal

I want to run.: Gobánaqílä suágä.: Run want I.

I wanted to see you again.: Juágï qėnazóhö suágä.: You wanted to meet again I.

We will want to leave.: Azígomuen suázagä.: Want to leave will we.

I don't want to run.: Gobánaşin suágä.: Run want not I.

I didn't want to see you again.: Juágï qėnasuä suágä.: You wanted to meet again not I.

We will not want to leave.: Gobánajoŋ suázagä.: Want to leave will not we.

Vocabulary

gobánä: run(verb) [masculine]

juá: you [neutral]

qėnä: to meet someone again [neutral]

azígö: leave(verb) [neutral]

-qilä, -aqilä: present wanting tense verb marker

-zohö, -azohö: past wanting tense verb marker

-muen, -amuen: future wanting tense verb marker

-şin, -aşin: negative present wanting tense verb marker

-suä, -asuä: negative past wanting tense verb marker

-joŋ, -ajoŋ: negative future wanting tense verb marker

Dictionary
-abä: variation of -bä

-abol: variation of -bol

-abuï: variation of -buï

-ados: variation of -dos

-ahal: variation of -hal

-ahonö: variation of -honö

-agä: variation of -gä

-agėn: variation of -gėn

-agï: variation of -gï

-agiş: variation of -giş

-agoz: variation of -goz

-aguä: variation of -guä

-aguon: variation of -guon

-ajámö: variation of -jámö

-ajan: variation of -jan

-ajopä: variation of -jopä

-ajoŋ: variation of -joŋ

-aláguö: variation of -láguö

-alï: variation of -lï

-alozä: variation of -lozä

-aluä: variation of -luä

-amanï: variation of -manï

-amė: variation of -mė

-amiŋ: variation of -miŋ

-amiqä: variation of -miqä

-amuen: variation of -muen

-amuėtä: variation of -muėtä

-an: variation of -n

-anä: variation of -nä

-anėn: variation of -nėn

-anis: variation of -nis

-anoï: variation of -noï

-anoqzä: variation of -noqzä

-anuï: variation of -nuï

-aş: variation of -ş

-aşï: variation of -şï

-aşin: variation of -şin

-aşoz: variation of -şoz

-aqä: variation of -qä

-aqar: variation of -qar

-aqatár: variation of -qatár

-aqilä: variation of -qilä

-aqsï: variation of -qsï

-aquan: variation of -quan

-aqzaŋ: variation of -qzaŋ

-aqzor: variation of -qzor

-arö: variation of -rö

-aŗä: variation of -ŗä

-asan: variation of -san

-asim: variation of -sim

-asö: variation of -sö

-asuä: variation of -suä

-asuaŋ: variation of -suaŋ

-atamï: variation of -tamï

-atė: variation of -tė

-atö: variation of -tö

-atoş: variation of -toş

-auï: variation of -uï

-avuė: variation of -vuė

-avuėş: variation of -vuėş

-az: variation of -z

-azä: variation of -zä

-azáŋ: variation of -záŋ

-azídä: variation of -zídä

-azohö: variation of -zohö

-azuar: variation of -zuar

-bä: simple past tense verb marker

-bol: past conditional tense verb marker(if)

-buï: changes a verb into an adverb

-dos: past almost tense verb marker

-hal: future almost tense verb marker

-honö: negative past conditional tense verb marker(when)

-gä: nominative case noun marker

-gėn: instrumental case noun marker

-gï: locative case noun marker

-giş: present conditional tense verb marker(when)

-goz: negative future absolute tense verb marker

-guä: accusative case noun marker

-guon: negative present non-duration tense verb marker

-jámö: present absolute tense verb marker

-jan: negative simple future tense verb marker

-jopä: past infinite tense verb marker

-joŋ: negative future wanting tense verb marker

-láguö: negative present absolute tense verb marker

-lï: past conditional tense verb marker(when)

-lozä: negative future non-durational verb tense marker

-luä: negative present conditional tense verb marker(if)

-manï: present infinite tense verb marker

-mė: changes a verb into an adjective

-miŋ: changes certain verbs into nouns

-miqä: negative future conditional tense verb marker(when)

-muen: future wanting tense verb marker

-muėtä: negative past absolute tense verb marker

-n: archaic form of -nä

-nä: possessive marker

-nėn: future infinite tense verb marker

-nis: future conditional tense verb marker(when)

-noï: plural verb marker

-noqzä: negative past almost tense verb marker

-nuï: negative simple present tense verb marker

-oş: variation of -ş

-oz: variation of -z

-ş: plural marker(requires that the word ends with a vowel)

-şï: performer of a verb

-şin: negative present wanting tense verb marker

-şoz: negative present conditional tense verb marker(when)

-qä: changes a noun into an adjective

-qar: simple future tense verb marker

-qatár: future absolute tense verb marker

-qilä: present wanting tense verb marker

-qsï: present almost tense verb marker

-quan: understood verb tense marker (such as “versus” in “Red versus Blue”)

-qzaŋ: future conditional tense verb marker(if)

-qzor: future non-durational tense verb marker

-rö: negative past conditional tense verb marker(if)

-ŗä: present non-durational tense verb marker

-san: past non-durational tense verb marker

-sim: present conditional tense verb marker(if)

-sö: negative simple past tense verb marker

-suä: negative past wanting tense verb marker

-suaŋ: negative present infinite tense verb marker

-tamï: negative future infinite tense verb marker

-tė: negative future almost tense verb marker

-tö: changes a noun into an adverb

-toş: changes a noun into a verb

-uï: negative future conditional tense verb marker(if)

-vuė: past absolute tense verb marker

-vuėş: negative past infinite tense verb marker

-z: variation of -ş

-zä: to act like

-záŋ: simple present tense verb marker

-zídä: negative past non-durational verb marker

-zohö: past wanting tense verb marker

-zuar: negative present almost tense verb marker

Agádä: heaven [neutral]

ájö: is(requires that the preceding word ends with a consonant) [neutral]

ándä: laugh(verb) [feminine]

andámiŋ: laugh(noun) [feminine]

áŋoş: grab [neutral]

at: the(singular/subject) [masculine]

átam: the(singular/object) [masculine]

atajóqä: water [feminine]

átjä: the(plural/subject) [masculine]

átjam: the(plural/object) [masculine]

azígö: leave(verb) [neutral]

azímjö:v. to oppose; to challenge [masculine]

áznö: road [neutral]

aznójö: roadside(noun) [neutral]

buégä: barn [masculine]

buėniqán: unopened(adjective) [neutral]

buėjö: hate(verb) [masculine]

buėjomiŋ: hate(noun), hatred [masculine]

buėnä:v. to be mute [neutral]

buėnamiŋ:n. the state of muteness [neutral]

dajónmė ï: what the hell?

dázdï: dog [masculine]

dióş: wind [feminine]

dióşaqä: windy [feminine]

dóqï: smile [feminine]

doqímiŋ: smile(noun) [feminine]

duín: happy [feminine]

eldád: cute [feminine]

en: the(singular/subject) [neutral]

énam: the(singular/object) [neutral]

énjä: the(plural/subject) [neutral]

énjam: the(plural/object) [neutral]

etján: alike [neutral]

gobánä: run(verb) [masculine]

góşï: walk(verb) [neutral]

Guėbï: south [feminine]

guėdä: this(pronoun) [neutral]

guėdaqä: this(adjective) [neutral]

guėmarä: here [neutral]

Guėnä: west [masculine]

Guėnï: east [masculine]

guėşö: that(pronoun) [neutral]

guėşoqä: that(adjective) [neutral]

guėquen: there [neutral]

Guėzö: north [feminine]

guėvuar: a measurement of distance equal to 1.48059 km/0.92 miles [neutral]

hádaqímä:v. to steal an object [masculine]

hádaquė: kidnap(verb) [masculine]

hádasuėŋö:v. to copy an action [neutral]

Hadínä: the female God in the Vuázjomoz faith [feminine]

hagánzï:int. a strong curse

hámlė: always(noun) [neutral]

hámlėqä: always(adjective) [neutral]

híor: name [neutral]

híoratoş:v. to be named [neutral]

hójö: horse [feminine]

huéntä: where

huódö: yellow(noun) [masculine]

huógė: brown(noun) [neutral]

huójan: orange(noun) [masculine]

huómä: red(noun) [masculine]

huónuä: purple(noun) [feminine]

huóşė: green(noun) [feminine]

huóqat: blue(noun) [feminine]

huóqö: black(noun) [masculine]

huózï: white(noun) [feminine]

ï: is(requires that the preceding word ends with a consonant) [masculine], questioning marker

íä: the(singular/subject) [feminine]

íam: the(singular/object) [feminine]

iájä: the(plural/subject) [feminine]

iájam: the(plural/object) [feminine]

íjam:n. the currency of Suázan Tuídä($0.3911) [neutral]

iózos: sing [feminine]

iózosmiŋ : song [feminine]

iqán: open(adjective) [neutral]

izímä:v. to be born [neutral]

já: fall(verb) [neutral]

jaqímos: learn [neutral]

jaqímosámiŋ: learning(noun) [neutral]

játä: eh?, right?

jíqsä: currently [neutral]

jóhö: love(verb) [feminine]

jóhomiŋ: love(noun) [feminine]

jomėgä: meeting [neutral]

juá: you [neutral]

lísnä: law [neutral]

lö: it(object) [neutral]

luėn: cat [feminine]

mandėn: someone [neutral]

másjanä: genius(verb) [neutral]

másqä: idiot, moron [masculine]

másuö: genius(person) [neutral]

másvuė: stupid(verb) [neutral]

másvuėmiŋ: stupid(noun) [neutral]

mï: he, him [masculine]

mö: for

mójaş: man [masculine]

Mójö: sun [masculine]

mómasä: person [neutral]

moş: down [neutral]

mósan: woman [feminine]

mö tä ï?: why did you do that?

muï: it(plant) [neutral]

muódä: eat(verb) [masculine]

nabóştï: language [neutral]

najóm: talk(verb) [neutral]

námjö:v. to do something so horrible that there isn't a word to express it [masculine]

námjomiŋ:n. something so horrible that there isn't a word to express it [masculine]

námral: bad-tasting [neutral]

naqsėn: grammar [neutral]

násjö: each other [neutral]

nélzï: letter(writing) [neutral]

nö: she, her [feminine]

notístä: parting, farewell(noun) [neutral]

óbï: three [neutral]

odásö:v. to be together [neutral]

odásobuï: together(adverb) [neutral]

odásomė: together(adjective) [neutral]

ónä: four [neutral]

óndaguė:v. to see a position [neutral]

ónï: two [neutral]

oş: is(requires that the preceding word ends with a consonant) [feminine]

óquä: nine [neutral]

ózö: one [neutral]

şaqí: within, inside(adjective) [neutral]

ştá:v. to be in a location [neutral]

ştómä: house, home [neutral]

şuíatä: saliva [feminine]

qaş: it(animal) [neutral]

Qásä: moon [feminine]

qėnä:v. to meet someone again [neutral]

qï: is(requires that the preceding word ends with a vowel) [neutral]

qiélşö: picture [neutral]

qiélşotoştï:v. to take a picture [neutral]

qígö:v. to be paralyzed or inanimate [neutral]

qígomiŋ:n. the act of being paralyzed or inanimate [neutral]

qímä: object [neutral]

qsándä: circle [feminine]

qsólas: average-sized [neutral]

quė: child [neutral]

quėzä: apple [feminine]

qzėdï: breath [feminine]

qzėel: eye [neutral]

qzėnarä: chest, torso [neutral]

qzėrï: hand [neutral]

Qzinágö: the volcano in the middle of the Huóziqä Atajóqä Island [masculine]

Sáŋbï: winter [feminine]

Sáŋbidä: February [feminine]

Sáŋbinï: January [feminine]

Sáŋbizö: December [feminine]

Sáŋjö: spring [feminine]

Sáŋjodä: May [feminine]

Sáŋjonï: April [feminine]

Sáŋjozö: March [feminine]

Sáŋşï: autumn [masculine]

Sáŋşidä: November [masculine]

Sáŋşinï: October [masculine]

Sáŋşizö: September [masculine]

Sáŋqzä: summer [masculine]

Sáŋqzadä: August [masculine]

Sáŋqzanï: July [masculine]

Sáŋqzazö: June [masculine]

sï: is(requires that the preceding word ends with a vowel) [feminine]

suá: I, me [neutral]

suánä: sweet tasting [feminine]

suáz: us, we [neutral]

suėŋö: action(verb) [neutral]

tä ï: why

tálï ï: what

tarád: break [masculine]

tíheŋ: I beg you, a strong request

Toŋvuíqzï:n. a ruling family in control of a region of Suázan Tuídä

tuä:pn. gender neutral pronoun [neutral]

tuídä: land, nation [neutral]

vuálas: small [neutral]

vuálï: yes

vuán: no

vuánel: dark [masculine]

vuanélaqä: dark(adjective) [masculine]

vuaníjä: cheap [neutral]

vuaníjö:v. to stop, to end an action [neutral]

vuátar:v. to completely destroy [masculine]

Vuázjö: God [masculine]

Vuázjomö:n. a follower of the Vuázjomoz faith

vuén: fine [neutral]

vuén jomėgaş: hello

vuén Mójö: good morning

vuén notístaş: farewell

vuén Qásä: good night

vuė-: prefix that marks greatness

vuėlas: large [neutral]

vuėn: tire(sleep/verb) [feminine]

vuėnamė: tired(adjective) [feminine]

vuėnel: light [feminine]

vuėnélaqä: light(adjective) [feminine]

vuėníjä: expensive [neutral]

vuï: variation of ï as a question

vuó: chase(verb) [masculine]

vuómiŋ: chase(noun) [masculine]

zä: is(requires that the preceding word ends with a vowel) [masculine]

zajóel: beauty [feminine]

zajóelaqä: beautiful [feminine]

zajólï:n. literally, “peace of pride”. Used to refer to military superiors [neutral]

zájom: pride [masculine]

zájomaqä: proud(adjective) [masculine]

zájomatoş:v. to be proud [masculine]

zajóral: delicious [neutral]

zálşï: dirt [neutral]

zálqėnä: mountain [masculine]

záluan: rock, stone [neutral]

zibám:v. to write [neutral]

Expressions

What's taking you so long?(feminine): Qígö oşazáŋ juágä ï?: Are you paralyzed?

What's taking you so long?(masculine): Qígö izáŋ juágä ï?: Are you paralyzed?

What's taking you so long?(neutral): Qígö ájozaŋ juágä ï?: Are you paralyzed?