Old Volkidian

Classification and Dialects
Part of the Proto-Yanuan Family, it was part of the Tyer'na branch that divided into Lopniak and Old Volkidian. There are 3 types of major known dialects(besides Middle Volkidian), very different from each other.

They are:

Royal Old Volkidian

Church Volkidian

Old Trade Volkidian

The one that is the standard that we are seeing below is Old Trade Volkidian.

All versions of Old Volkidian were generally used in the time period of: 980-1919(but fell out of common use with the common people around the 1190's)

Royal Old Volkidian was in use until the Volkidian monarchy was overthrown in the aftermath of World War I.

Church Volkidian was used until the Modernization period following the reign of Ento 'the Cruel' (1812-1857), when it was replaced with Modern Volkidian so peasants could read the texts

Old Trade Volkidian was used mainly during the warring states period up until the Kingdom of Volkidia was formed in 1156, as then the merchants began to use a new 'dialect' : Middle Volkidian.

Writing System
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Nouns
Лoӄђo- merchant

Genders- Masculine end with u, feminine end with a, neuter end with o(proper nouns do not have gender)

Example of gender:

Ћiфєo- school

Ћiфєu- boys' school

Ћiфєa- girls' school

Proper Nouns:

Ӄeњ- Ken

Verbs
Example of verb:

Љuӄ- ran

Adjectives:

Old- Яiӄњoд

Syntax
Subject-verb-object

Example of preposition:

Яu- to

Example of determiner:

E- the

Masculine
Ћiфєu(minɹu)- boys' school

Чeяu(ngepu)- male foreigner(s)

Iљiяu(itipu)- army

Дiӄu(viku)- boys' house

Feminine
Ћiфєa(minɹa)- girls' school

Чeяa(ngepa)- female foreigner(s)

Дiӄa(vika)- girls' house

Neuter
Ћiфєo(minɹo)- school

Лoӄђo(lokgo)- merchant

Чeяo(ngepo)- foreigner(s)

Дoлӄiћo(volkimo)- Volkidia/Volkidian

Дiӄo(viko)- house

Example text
"Ӄeњ њuӄ яu e яiӄњoд Ћiфєu."

"Keb huk pu e pikhov minɹu."

'Ken ran to the old boys' school."