Isgalini

Pronunciation

a - like in English "cat"

e - like in English "bed"

é - like in English "lioness"

i - like in English "need"

o - like in English "dog" but like English "road" at the end of a word.

u - like in English "too"

Accents on other vowels are also used to denote stress.

Consonants

b - like in English "buy"

c - when followed by i or e like English "mass" Otherwise pronounced like in English "sky"

d - like in English "pod"

f - like in English "fox"

g - when followed by i or e like in English "jam" Otherwise pronounced like in English "good"

h - like in English "hello"

j - like in English "join"

k - like in English "kill"

l - like in English "sly"

m - like in English "mom"

n - like in English "can"

p - like in English "pod"

r - like in English "right"

s - like in English "boss"

t - like in English "robot"

v - like in English "very"

x - like in English "box"

y - like in English "yes"

Oi - like in English "boy"

Ai - like in English "my"

Au - like in English "how"

Ch - like in English "church"

Sh - like in English "cash"

Gu - when followed by a vowel like in English "Language"

Cu - when followed by a vowel like in English "question"

Hu - when followed by a vowel like in English "will"

Dh - like in English "the"

Th - like in English "think"

Pronouns & possessive pronouns
I- Mi

He- Li

She- Shi

It- Si

They- Ti

We- Ni

You- Dhi

You all/lot- Dhis

My- Ma

Your- Dha

His- La

Her- Sha

Our- Na

You lot's- Dhisa

Their- Ta

Its- Sa

Myself - Mastan

Yourself - Dhastan

Himself - Lastan

Herself - Shastan

Ourself - Nastan

Yourselves - Dhisastan

Themselves - Tastan

Itself - Sastan

(the stan translates as being.)

Connectives

that, than, which - dhei

Those, them - dheis

This, these - dhe, dhes

Who - kei

What - kei

When - huen

Where - huer

Why - poc

Because - podh

But - Sed

If - si

not - no

Verbs

To be - Sta

To have - Tena

To do - Asa

To be able to - Poda

To say - Desira

To go - Ira

To see - Serva

To give - Dara

To know - Siensa

To want - Kera

To love - Ama

To arrive - Ariva

To pass - Pasa

To ought to - Deba

To put - Pona

To seem - Sima

To stay - Rimana

To believe - Creia

To speak - Pala

To take or carry - Toma

To let - Taraca

To follow - Sega

To find - Finda

To call - Noma

To wear - Labesa

To write - Cataba

To dance - Dansa

To think - Pensa

To wash - Lava

To start - Comensa

To read - Lera

To play - Joga

To rise - Asenda

To fall - Desasenda

To create - Creiara

To destroy - Descreiara

To like - Gusta

To earn - Gana

To laugh - Rida

To sing - Chanta

Prepositions

To - A

Infront of, before - Ante

Around - Sircom

Against - Contra

Toward - Erga

Inside - In

Outside - Noín

Below - Infra

Between, among - Inter

Within - Intra

Near - Juxta

Through - Per

Behind, after - Post

Over - Super

Under - Nosuper

Beyond - Ultra

With - Com

Without - Nicom

Adjectives
(Adjectives always end in e, gender or pluralization does not affect this.)

Good - Bene (Bad - nobene.)

Big - Grande (Small - nogrande.)

Intelligent - Inteligente (Stupid - noínteligente.)

Brave - Brave (Cowardly - nobrave.)

Happy - Felise (Sad - nofelise.)

Interesting - Interese (Boring - noínterese.)

Noun modifications
(Nouns which are male end in o or any consonant. Nouns which are female end in és. Nouns in which the object is either male and female or lack a gender end in i. To pluralize these nouns, this rule is applied; the plural of nouns which end in a vowel is the letter s. Plurals of nouns which end in consonants are es.)

Geli - ice, geli + gi - thing = ice cream (Ice thing.)

Ghitari - guitar + jo - man = guitarist (Guitar man.)

Lusi - light, lusi + si - producer/maker = light bulb (Light producer.)

Domi - house, domi + ti - little = Hut (As a pose to; domi nogrande - small house)

Example text
''Le jo sa chanta a la sheves post li pona dheis in ta domitis de sheves. Li pensa dhe sta kei asa dheis tam forsie i efetie noín huen ti sta laboran. Li sa normaloi tamboi ambula sircom la teri sta serte li no tena norecordad anogi.''

The man will sing to his horses after he puts them in their stables. He thinks this is what makes them so powerful and effective outside when they're working. He will normally also walk around his land to make sure he hasn't forgotten anything.