Míbvui

General information
Míbvui is the official language of Milibaut, a small country of about 5 million people. It is part of the Camithic ( Míbvui: Camíthíc) language family, and part of the Míbvui sub family. It is the most direct descendant of Proto-Camithic, and therefore remains most of its inflections and has a some what similar vocabulary (aséte > sté, "I", zumia > suma, "human"). It is mostly fusional, though some remnants of the agglutinative tendencies of proto-Camithic can be seen.

Consonants
Notes (still being tweeked)

1. When /ɹ/ ends the stem of a word, the last vowel sound is placed after it

2. /i/ and /ɪ/ may not follow or precede /ç/

Vowels
Míbvui's two major diphthongs, /aɪ/ and /jɔɪ/ are represented as single letters. /i/ forms digraphs with every vowel except itself and /ɪ/

/i/ + another vowel = /ij+another vowel/, though /j/ is barely pronounced and pronounced very quickly.

Alphabet
The actual alphabet of Míbvui is a script that can not be typed. The following is a transcription called the Trate transcription. Míbvui is phonetic, every letter (except ) is pronounced.

Changes with 
Placing  next to certain vowels changes their sound.  was chosen in this transcription because it is the closest to the letter in the native script that causes these sound changes. These sound changes must be memorized.  always affects the vowel that precedes it.

Stress
In words that end with vowels, stress is usually placed on the last vowel. However, if the letter before the last vowel is also vowel, then stress is placed on the second to last vowel. If a word ends with a consonant, stress is placed on the first vowel, unless a word is more than 4 syllables long. Then stress is placed on the 2nd vowel.

Syllable
(C)(C)V(C)(C)

/h/, /j/, /ç/, and /ʎ/ may not end a syllable or a word

Nouns and Pronouns
Nouns in Míbvui decline for number, case, formality, and gender. Nouns can be singluar or plural. Some nouns are always singular and some nouns are always plural. These must be memorized.

There are four types of formality, vulgar, informal, formal, and high formal. Some nouns are inherently vulgar or high formal. Examples of vulgar nouns are slave, disease, war, anytime of violence, and any noun relating to religion. Examples of high formal nouns are monarch, palace, teacher, president, and every element/compound name. These nouns must be memorized. It is easy to spot these nouns as they will not have a declension for formality. All other nouns can be formal or informal. A change in formality can change the meaning of the noun, for example sumatas (house) > sumates (mansion).

There are 3 genders in Míbvui, masculine, feminine, and neuter. While gender can be irregular, there are a few rules. Most nouns that do not relate to life are neuter. Nouns that relate to life are masculine or feminine. Generally, masculine nouns end in -ot, -at, -od, -an, and -isht; neuter nouns end in a vowel, -am, -as, -eb, -evan, -ícha, -ém, -id, and -íd; and nouns that end in -ít, -et, and -osh are feminine.

Nouns decline for the nominative, accusative, dative, genitive, and allative cases. When using the genitive case, the "possessor" noun is declined in the genitive case, and the "possessed" noun is declined only for formality, which must agree with the noun in the genitive case. The dative case is also used to express purpose (it is done for this noun).

Inflections are divided into 5 patterns based on the last vowel of the word, not the last letter. All declensions consist of two "parts:" the inflection for number/case and the inflection for formality.

Declension I
This declension is for nouns whose last letter is a or e

Number/Case Formality

Declension II
Declension II is for nouns whose last vowel is o, ó, or u

Number/Case Formality

Declension III
Declension III is for nouns whose last vowel is i, í, or î

Number/case Formality

Declension IV
Declension IV is for nouns that end in ú and é Formality

Declension V
Declension V is for nouns that end in a vowel Formality 1 The marked singular nominative is used in two circumstances. The first circumstance is with a form of the imperative (which is now outdated). The other is in VOS sentences.

Verbs
Verbs in Míbvui conjugate for 3 persons (1st, 2nd, and 3rd). They conjugate for 2 formalities. Vulgar nouns take informal verb conjugations and high formal nouns take formal verb conjugations. There are 4 tenses, present, past, past imperfect, and future; 2 aspects: simple (also continous) and perfect; and 5 moods: indicative, subjunctive (II), optative (sometimes called subjunctive I), conditional, and imperative.

Syntax
Míbvui maintains a very strict V1 word order, meaning the verb must always be the first word in the sentence. Míbvui can then be VSO or VOS, depending on the speaker. While in early Míbvui, VOS was more common, modern Míbvui more commonly uses VSO. If a speaker wishes to use VOS, the subject must be explicitly marked, even in the singular form.

VSO: Shanam on yés dímas

Shan-am on yés dím-as

Sings-3SG.PRS.IND the man she-DAT

The man sings to her

VOS: Shanam dímas on yési

Shan-am díma-as on yés-i

Sings-3SG.PRS.IND she-DAT the man-NOM.SING

The man sings to her

The prepositional phrase or subordinate clause always appears last in the sentence (or main clause it goes with).

In complex or compound sentences, the conjunction attatches to the main verb. This is usually the fist vowel, unless the verb also starts with a vowel, in which case it is the first vowel and first consonant

Ex. Vamén e'shona

Vamé-n e-shon-a

Dance-1SG.PRS.IND and-sing-1SG.PRS.IND

I dance and sing

Interrogative sentences
The V1 word order is also found in question, where the verb is placed before the interrogative pronoun

Ex. Shanam ¿Ce dímas?

Shan-am ¿Ce dím-as?

Sing-3SG.PRS.IND What her-DAT

What does he sing to her?

Imperative sentences
Imperative sentences are always VSO

Shanoña on yés dímas

Shan-oña on yés dím-as

Sing-3SG.PRS.IMP the man her-DAT

The man must sing to her.