Molivianic

General information
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Background Information
Molivianic is one of the 9 languages spoken on the Great World, and is the oldest known langauge. Some rumor it to be as old as creation itself. While the language is most spoken in Molivinia, under the rule of Master Molivian, it can be found through out the known world. About 52% of the world speaks Molivianic as a first of second language, making it the language of buisness. It also serves a purpose similar to Latin in our world, many other languages are based off of it.

A General Overview
Molivianic is different to English in a few different ways. The most important is its system of classes. In Molivianic, words are divided up into three classes that describe them. They are the Magical, Living, and Artifical classes. This can be a little bit confusing, as this adds a large amount of extra verb conjugations. This also makes 5 genders, as opposed to the 2 in English. However, the most important difference is the way nouns are constructed. While verbs only change the ending, not the stem of the verb. However, the nouns change roots depending on the class, and so paper can have two completely different spellings based on its class. This can be confusing at first, but, with practice, can be mastered.

Basic Sentence Structure
Molivianic is a SVO language. In every sentence a subject does an action with an object or to an object. The main parts of speech are Nouns and Verbs

He kicks the ball. This is a complete sentence, as a subject does an action to an object

She runs is not a complete sentence, but She runs to it is a complete sentence.

Molivianic allows for more complex sentences than English.

He was runninng, and he fell; she was running, and she crossed the finish line. This sentence would usually be considered a run - on sentece, but it is allowed in Molivianic.

Phonology

Consonants
In paranthesis is the pronunciation of the consonant in English

Alphabet
This is the standard alphabet in Molvianic.

 Å†F∫ÇCKZIÏŒQrK∂QßS∂ØX∆AÁ¥uΩ∑D∑s

Alphabet compared to their English Prononcitations

WH Y(V) F A J C N N L L L NO M PH D E CH X EA B CH Y(C) T I TH

Not all letters are prounounced in Molvianic, rather they are used to change the prononciation of other letters. It is important to note these letters. These letters are Œ and ¥ü. These letters are used to change the pronunciation of vowels only in Molivianic

Pronunctiation chart (Compared to English)

Consonants

 Å – Wh as in wh eel.

 F – F as in f ire

 Ç – J as in j ob

 C – C as in c ereal

 K – N as in n ight (Cannot be used to start or end a word)

 Z - N as in n ight (Only used at the beginning or end of a word)

 I – L as in l ift (Used only to start a word)

 Ï – Same as I (Only used in Verb conjugations)

 Qr – L as in l ift (Used in every other case)

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;"> Q – M as in m ight

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;"> ß - Ph, pronounced as puh – huh

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;"> S – D as in d istance

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;"> Ø – Ch (Pronounced similar to the ch in Hebrew, a throaty noise)

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;"> X – X as in x -ray

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;"> A – B as in b ook

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;"> Á – Ch as in Ba ch

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;"> Ω   - Y as in y um

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;"> ∑ - T as in t in

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;"> ∫ - A as in a pple

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;"> Œ – Used to turn a short vowel into a long vowel e.g. nic e

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;"> ∂ - Short e as in e gg

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;"> ∆ - Ea as in l ea n (If followed by F or Q becomes ea in l ea rn)

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;"> ¥ü – Used to turn a long vowel into a short vowel (See example)

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;"> D – Long I as in i ce

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;"> † - Y as in m y

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;"> R – O as in o bject

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;"> ∏ - U as in u h

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;">Dipthongs

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;"> ∑s – Th as in th e

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;"> K∂ - No as in no te

Syllables
Syllables in Molivianic are genearlly not too complicated. The simplest consonants are laid out in the order of CV. The only main rule in Molivianic is no more than 3 vowels or 4 consonants in a row.

Stress
In Molivianic, there are two different stresses. The first stress is the major stress, and is placed on the main vowel of a word. The second is the minor stress, which is placed on the main consant of a word. The main vowel is almost always the second vowel, and the main consonant is usually the consonant that follows it. While there are a few exceptions, they are rather complicated.

Word order
Word order in Molivianic sentences can be very complex. However, basic sentences are quite simple This shows the absolute most basic sentence in Molivianic, that does not require an object phrase. If a sentence does not have an object, it must have a object phrase, which serves a similar function to a prepositional phrase, but is much more specific it is made up of the following. In addition, is an aspect of the action

Defining word (to/with/on) + article + object.

An example of this would be: He ran to the track

In this case He serves as the subject, ran is the verb, and to the track serves as the object phrase. To the track can be considered an object phrase as it indicates what was being ran on so to speak.

Compound, Compound - Complex, and Double Compound.
Compound sentences are formed a little bit differently than in English. The conjunction must come before the two indepednent clauses. For example, F∫K (and) is a conjugation. Thus the correct order is this: F∫K:: IC: IC (Unlike in English, Molvicianic uses colons as opposed to commas).

Verb Conjugation
Verb Conjugation is, unfortunately, a very complex process to learn, and can be quite involved. There are 3 "sets" of verb conjugation in Molivianic. These are the indicative, subjunctive, and descriptive cases. The first 2 are the same as in English, but the 3rd on is different. In Molivianic, to indicate a description, you must use the descriptive case. The only exception is if you are descrbing a state of an object, that would be in the indicative mood.

Furthermore Molivianic has 3 classes of nouns, Magical, Living, and Artificial. While the conjugations for Magican and Living are the same, the Artificial conjugations are different. Finally, Molivianic also conjugates verbs differently for the active voice vs the passive voice.

Luckily, very few verbs in Molivianic are irregular. These verbs are: ÅRŒ∑s (to be), F∫KD¥ü∑s (to go) and I†Á∑s (to have). While a few other verbs have a few irregularities, these are the main ones. The infinitive form of a verb is the same for every verb. They all end in ∑s, which is dropped when the verb is conjugated.

The following Chart lists all of the verb conjugations. In parenthesis is the pronunciation of the ending

Regular Verbs
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<p style="text-align:center;">Magical and Natural Classes, Passive Voice

<p style="text-align:center;">Artificial Class

<p style="text-align:center;">Magical and Natural Classes, Descriptive Mood

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Irregular Verbs
<p style="text-align:center;">Magical and Natural Classes, Indicative Mood

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 * Only for F∫KD¥ü

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<p style="text-align:center;">Artificial Class

<p style="text-align:center;">Magical and Natural Classes, Descriptive Mood

All Verbs are Regular in the Subjunctive Mood. In addition, only verbs associated with the Magical and Natural Class nouns have a subjunctive conjugation. (i.e. a paper can feel, but a wall can't).

Note, the verb to be can have different meanings. However, there is only one verb, so memorizing its conjugations is a must.

In the Indicative tense, it is mostly used to represent what is going on right now (progressive tense) or describe the state of an object. It is one of the few verbs that conjugate in the descriptive mood, and is used to describe an attribute.

For example The clock is not ringing, and its alarm is set for tomorrow morning. is is in the indicative tense, it is part of a verb in the progressive tense, but is is in the descriptive tense, it is descrbing an attribute of alarm.

Another example. The stove is blue, and the stove is on. Is is describing the stove, where as is is descrbing a state.

Finally, in the subjunctive mood, it is used to express emotions.

He is sad. Is is in the subjunctive mood because sad is an emotion.

Knowing the differnt conjugations is important, because otherwise sentences would not make sense.

Nouns and Other Grammer
Nouns in Molivianic decline to based on number, gender, and class of noun. There are three classes, Magical, Natural, and Artificial. The derivation of a noun in Molivianic is a rather involved process, but allows for a rather flexible vocabulary. It can make learning the language difficult, as the are a few different acceptable spellings for a single world.

All words must start with the prefix of their class, or contain a noun that contains that prefix. Next, another word can be used to further construct the noun. Finally, the noun may have an unlimited number of constructor adjectives attached to it.

Noun Derivation
To derive a noun, you must first start with its class. To determine the class of a noun, it is important to be aware of what the noun is. Use the magical class when the noun is related to magic, such as a wand. Use the natural class when the object is living, such as a cat or can be found in the ground without modification, such as dirt. Use the artificial class for everything else. The magical and natural classes can be mixed to talk about magical animals (the difference between a human and a wizard is the class they belong to), and takes its own prefix The artificial class does not have a gender

Articles
Articles in Molivianic are used to show the definiteness of a noun, and always come before a noun. Nouns that combine the Magical and Natural Classes take a Magical Class Article. While there are many definites and indefinites in Molivianic, the ones listed above are roughly the equivalent of saying "a", "the", or "some" in English. For a larger list.

Adjectives
Adjectives in Molvianic are somewhat different from English in their use in both the construction of nouns, and the description of nouns. As such their are two different "types" of adjectives, constructors and describers. Constructors are always attached to the noun they are constructing. Describers can be placed after the noun, or attached to the noun with a hyphen.

Pronouns/Pronoun Placement.
Direct and Indirect object pronouns behave slightly differently in Molivianic than in English. In English we say "We throw it to her." or "It was sent to her." That is not how it works in Molivianic. Direct object pronouns in Molivianic come between the verb stem and the congugation. Indirect Object Pronouns are attachted to the end of the verb with a double colon.