Vuén Nabóştï

Setting
The language is spoken in the nation of Suázan Tuídä in the world of Vanar.

Phonology
b = b d = d g = g h = h hu = hw in the IPA, wh in English j = j l = l m = m n = n ŋ = ŋ p = p ş = ʃ q = k qs = t͡ʃ qz = ʒ s = s r = ɹ ŗ = ɾ ŗŗ = r t = t u = w v = v z = z

a = ɑ e = ɛ i = i o = o ė = e

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, t, 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
<!--Tell about the grammatical rules such as the use of pre/adpositions, declensions, conjugations and how they 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, -z, -az		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	       Vuėnamė simuėtä nógä. Tired must have been not she. tired. 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	Juágï qėnasuä suágä. You wanted to meet again not I. again. 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 -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 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?