Horgóne

Phonology
/hoɹg'one/

Vowels
-circumflex for glottalization-

Clusters
All clusters must contain a coronal consonant and are limited to two consonants in each.

-- sn, nz, nt, -- 

Only 'nt' can be final.

Grammar
Horgon is a highly inflected language. It has no individual subject pronouns, though object pronouns are free. Horgóne has three genders ''(Masc., Fem., N.). ''Also having five moods and two aspects as prefixes and suffixes.

Nouns
[( R-(Aan)-R-(Ag)-R )-N]

Nouns are expressed in root words; t-s-d, the root word for person''. In the first hyphen space, a vowel denoting whether the object is animate or not is placed, -ad- for animate, -a- ''for inanimate. In the second hyphen space, gender is applied, -a- for neuter, -u- for masculine, -i- for feminine and -y- for neuter concepts such as years. Noun cases and plurality are expressed by suffixes to the word.

Cases
The case suffixes must agree with the gender and number of the noun.

Oblique: (-é, -yé)

For c-d-h (book): A book is. - codahé A book opened. - codah hodohan A book was read. - codaho couzofan The book's page is. - cadáhab bacada'é They sent him a book. - sohóvyun aku codáham The book! - cadahî! They read using books. - cozófyun codahai at the book - cadahys to the book - cadahan from the book - cadaham

Pronouns
For subject pronouns, an affix is inserted into the first consonant space of a verb. The equivalent of fourth person in English is: ''One mustn't look. (éthaþoutastanló)''

To read, in the present tense and imperfective aspect:

Cezasfuz. - I am reading.

Cuzasfuz. - you are reading

Cozasfuz. - he is reading

Couzasfaz, - one is reading

Verbs
{[M-(( R-(ap)-R-(at)-R )-N,G)]-A} = V

Take for example, this fully conjugated verb:

Áchuncuzasfuz.

[áchun-c-u-z-as-f-u-z]

Here there is a tri-consonantal root word for to read: c-z-f

The morpheme -u- denotes that it is in the second person form.

The morpheme -as- puts the verb into the present tense.

The suffix -u is the masculine singular gender/number.

The suffix -z makes the verb progressive/imperfective aspect.

The prefix áchun- marks the mood as imperative (a command).

Thus the word means: ''Read! (continue to do so)''

Mood
Mood is expressed by prefixes that agree with the person, number and gender of the verb they accompany.