Isgalino

=Alphabet Pronunciation= The letter and how they sound in English words. (Bracketed symbols are IPA)

A- Ant. [a]

B- Big. [b]

C- Car. [k] or [s] when followed by e or i

K- Kid. [k]

D- Dog. [d]

E- End. [ɛ]

F- Fox. [f]

G- God. [ɡ]

H- Hot. [h]

I- EEl. [i:]

J- Job. [dʒ]

L- Lot. [l]

M- Mob. [m]

N- Nip. [n]

Ny- New [ɲ]

O- On. [oʊ] and [ɒ] this pronunciation » oʊ� occurs when the o is at the end of the word.

Oh- used to indicate that the sound is that of [ɒ] and not [oʊ].

P- Pop. [p]

R- Rat. [ɹ]

S- Sat. [s]

T- Top. [t]

U- BOO. [u:]

V- Vet. [v]

Hu- Win. [w] Hu when followed by a vowel.

X- Fox [ks]

Y- You. [j]

Z- Zed. [z]

Diphthongs
(Bracketed symbols are IPA for English)

Ei long A in English Game. [eɪ]

Ai long I in English Friday. [aɪ]

Oi like in English Toy. [ɔɪ]

Ch like in English chocolate. [tʃ]

Sh like in English shock. [ʃ]

Jh like in the French Bonjour. [ʒ]

Ao like in the English Cow. [aʊ]

Au like in English audience. [ɔː]

Ou represents sound like in English Code.

Cu like in English question. (When followed by o, a, i,e)

Gu like in English Language. (When followed by o, a, i,e)

Th like in English thigh [θ]

Dh like in English the. [ð]

Ar like in the English balm. [ɑː] In the Isgalino word gitarri the r is doubled so that it is not pronounced (giːtɑːiː) but correctly pronounced (giːtɑriː). This double r rule is used in er and ir also.

Er like in English there. [ɛər]

Ir like in English experience. [ɪr]

Ur like in English door. [ʊr]

English - Isgalino

Ly- n (Happily - contenton.)

Y/ey- ai (Sunny - soliai.)

Y/ey- l (Modesty - modestol.)

Ful/some- do (Thankful - thankeido.)

The suffix ly modifies the root-word from an adjective into an adverb.

The suffix y/ey is added to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives meaning "having the quality of"

The suffix y/ey is used when forming abstract nouns denoting a state, condition, or quality.

Pronouns
English - Isgalino

I- Mi

He- Li

She- Shi

It- Zoh

They- Lis

We- Mis

You- Dhi

You all/lot- This

Possessive Pronouns
English - Isgalino

My- Mio

Your- Dhio

His- Lio

Her- Shio

Our- Miso

You lot's- Dhiso

Their- Liso

Its- Zoho

Tense
Verbs in Isgalino always end in EI

To make a verb the past tense in Isgalino add OS to the end.

To make a verb the future tense in Isgalino add AS to the end.

To make a verb a present continuing add GO to the end.

To make the verb simple present add TO to the end.

Past:

Le jo melicarrineios a le casi de lio amigo.

''The man ran to his friend's house. ''

Future:

Mi irreias a le scoli dhei mio brodo irreito a.

I will go to the school that my brother goes to.

Present:

Mi serrei irreigo a le comersi.

I am going to the shop.

Simple present:

Li semprei melicarrineito a shi, shi sienseito esa.

He always runs to her, she knows this.

Preterite & present perfect
The preterite denotes an action that began and ended in the past.

I drank all day. - Mi beveios til dia.

Present perfect tense; an action that started in the past and is still going on.

I have been drinking all day. - Moh beveigo til dia.

--- have been- oh

I have been- Moh

He has been- Loh

She has been- Shoh

It has been- Zohoh

We have been- Misoh

You lot have been- Dhisoh

Past Perfect Progressive
--- had been- oh teneios

I had been- Moh teneios

He had been- Loh teneios

She had been- Shoh teneios

It had been- Zohoh teneios

We had been- Misoh teneios

You lot had been- Dhisoh teneios

Future Perfect Progressive
--- will have been- oh ta

I will have been- Moh ta

He will have been- Loh ta

She will have been- Shoh ta

It will have been- Zohoh ta

We will have been- Misoh ta

You lot will have been- Dhisoh ta

The past perfect progressive and future perfect progressive can be replaced by their counterparts: past perfect or future perfect.

Moh teneios carineigo fau oras huen mi nicomenseios restei.

I had been walking for hours when I stopped to rest.

Moh teneios carineios fau oras cueno mi nicomenseios restei.

I had walked for hours when I stopped to rest.

25 adverbs
1. No - Nisa

2. Already - Jia

3. Very - Meli

4. Also - Also

5. Yes - Sa

6. Good - Ben

7. So - So

8. Too - Dema

9. Now - Hora

10. After - Dopo

12. Always or forever - Semprei

13. Only or just - Solo

14. Before - Prehora

15. How - Como

16. Here - Ki

17. Later - Dopohora

18. Almost - Casi

19. During - Durrantei

20. Never - Neva

21. Today - Esadi

22. Inside - In

23. There - Ker

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15 conjunctions
1. That, which - Dhei

2. And - I

3. Like or how - Como

4. But - Yeto

5. Or - Au

6. If - Se

7. Because - Faueso

8. When - Huen

9. Not, neither or nor - Ni, no

10. Where - Huer

11. Then - So

12. Although, though - Anko, dho

13. While - Hueras

14. However - Comos

15. A - E(m)

25 verbs
1. To be - Serrei

2. To have - Tenei

3. To do - Asei

4. To be able to - Podei

5. To say - Desirrei

6. To go - Irrei

7. To see - Servei

8. To give - Darrei

9. To know - Siensei

10. To want - Kerrei

11. To love - Amaurei

12. To arrive - Arrivei

13. To pass - Pasei

14. To ought to - Debei

15. To put - Ponei

16. To seem - Simei

17. To stay - Rimanei

18. To believe - Crei

19. To speak - Saplei

20. To take or carry - Tomei

21. To let - Letei

22. To follow - Segei

23. To find - Findrei

24. To call - Nominei

25. To wear - Yevei

25 nouns
1.Time - Tempi

2.Year - Anyi

3.Day - Di

4.Thing - Cosi

5.Man - Jo

6.Part - Parti

7.Life - Vivi

8.Moment - Momenti

9.Form - Faumi

10.House - Casi

11.World - Mondi

12.Woman - Ja

13.Country - Pasi

14.Case or occasion - Kesi

15.Place - Plasi

16.Person - Persono

17.Hour - Hori

18.Work or job - Trabaki

19.Point - Ponti

20.Hand - Mana

21.Manner - Mod

22.End - Fin

23.Type or kind - Kindi

24.People - Jos

25.Guitar - Gitarri

25 prepositions
1.Of - De

2.To - A

3.In - In

4. For - Fau

5. With - Con

6. Without - Nicon

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Short story
Mikelo desideios irrei a le mercati on e di soliai. Li apreios le portali i carrineios a le finalo de le rui, huen li arriveios at le ruti e gato graso serveios at li consiensei. Mikelo serveios nireto i so reto serrei serto dhei no cochis serreios i dhei carrineios ovrei le ruti. On le jurni li serveios e jo i e ja sapleigo, nijos jeigo i em animato rui ambienti. Finalon li arriveios at le mercati, li serveios at til le varreio establis i articolis. Li serreios podei servei; pomis, oranjis, carnis, pesis i mas. Dopo serveigo at le varreio frutis i articolis Mikelo desideios comprei es pomis i es denimis, li askeios le establijo como mucho lis costei. Le establijo desirreios le pomis costei 5.00 per kilo i le denimis costei 10.00. Mikelo thankeios le establijo i carrineios a le othro establis. Dopo Mikelo compreios lio cosis li irreios ina le siti primarrio, huer li visiteios e cafi dha li normalon beveito ti. Es horis dopohora ker serreios jentos melicarrineigo i melisapleigo dha es obos serreios in proximiti! Mikelo serreios anxioso lutei le obos, li melicarrineios a huer le obos serreios i abrupton serveios em obo subei ina e compri. Huen li melicarrineios ina le compri li serveios dha le obo teneios atakeios le comprijo! Mikelo rapidon cucheios le obo, dhei mateios zoh. Le comprijo serreios thankeido fau le aiudi, i li creios dha li serreios meli fautunato. Dopo dha eventi Mikelo carrineios a lio casi, as li serreios meli nianimato. Durrantei le jurnei a lio casi e ja desirreios, "Yo, dhi mateios em obo dhei atakeios e jo?" Mikelo rispondeios, "Sa, yeto zohoh taos nisitijo como a no aiudei." - "Justo". Desirreios le ja. "De til casis, beno converseibo con dhi." Desirreios Mikelo, i lis carrineios liso dirrecteibos. Dopo Mikelo teneios e dormi nigrando li irreios niina lio casi i escucheios es jentos chanteigo i jeigo gitarris, li kerreios irrei i findrei huer lis serreios yeto li desideios rimanei huer li serreios.