Elkri

General Information
Elkri is the language spoken by the Mirakimara on Wakiset. It is greatly influenced by the languages Elkari'e and Ilgarnae also spoken on Wakiset, as well as by various languages spoken on the planet Earth (particularly Germanic languages).

The Mirakimara are one of the 5-6 races of the Mira. The Mirakimara are former slaves and their descendants, as well as any Mira individual who was not raised by Mira parents, such as those born or raised on Earth prior to living on Wakiset. Prior to the abolishment of slavery, Mirakimara individuals were forbidden from speaking their native languages and were limited to speaking Elka family languages such as Elkari'e and Ilgarnae.

Elkri originated as a pidgin between Elkari'e, Ilgarnae, and the native languages of the Mirakimara to surpass the ban of non-Elka languages but has since developed into a creole language spoken natively by the Mirakimara.

Verbs
All Elkri verbs share these aspects either end with -da, -tha, start with th-, or start with th- and end with -da. This comes from Elkari'e, where verbs were marked with the preposition yth - "do."
 * -da
 * ilda "to breath"
 * staihida "to fight, to struggle"


 * -tha
 * bezitha "to wander or travel"
 * lukaaltha "to tell, to relay information"
 * th-
 * thaudriz "to be infatuated, to love"
 * th- and -da
 * thoida "to hear"

Syntax
Elkri's basic word order is VSO (verb-subject-object), while 'being' sentences are SVO (subject-verb-object). Adjectives and adverbs follow the word that they modify. Possession is similarly shown with possessive pronouns following what is being possessed
 * theng tamsna tsuk
 * see 1SG 2SG.ACC
 * "I see you"
 * tamsna del shovana
 * 1SG COP young
 * However, "to be" is not required and can be left out, so tamsna shovana "I (am) young" would also be correct.
 * vanait cHripatanon, "happy baby"
 * utoni nogana,"scary doll"
 * yiktha hwataana di vanure, "The children run quickly"
 * lau yetam
 * name GEN.1SG
 * "my name"
 * senri yetsu
 * word.PL GEN.2SG
 * "your words"

Ai Nefprir
ai Nefprir, zinda tamsnukq ogit leeko.

taamsnotu lukaaltha synaukwa yetsu yae sonulaam kaunina dua korba bezitha saasaa korba staihida leeko.

saasaa lukaaltha sonulaam fian dua korba kaitifida neswatukq aaklaana yae Ylyon leeko.

(Glossing incomplete)

INTER inspiration.person sing 1SG.ACC

1SG.INST

"O Muse, please sing for me. Using me, please tell the story of that skilled man who wandered and struggled. And tell about that man who pillaged the sacred city of Ilion.""Audio file: https://soundcloud.com/user-27024906/ai-nefprir"