LNat'ie'

Overview

=Setting= =Basic Grammar... = Pronouns

Sing Plural

1 o' o'en This is the exclusive 'we', inclusive is oi'en

2 i' i'en

3 ie' ie'en

These pronouns include, when needed, the verb -to be. I am = o'

Declensions are done with prefixes

Genitive Accusative (only when not starting a sentence) Dative

at-        ep'-                                          it'-

For possession, the pronoun or owner is declined and placed in the modifier 1st position, for instance: the word for book is get, so my book would be get ato' (book gen-I)

LNat'ie' is an inflecting language, OVS, Objects can be led by the definitive prefix, L-, all modifiers follow the word they modify

verbs are made negative by the verbal suffix -(a)ni.

If the verb ends in a consonant, the -'ani is used, if a vowel, then -'ni is used (these always get the stress in the word)

the verb to see/watch- gan, to look for- tori

ANi, NI - gan'ANi, tori'NI

I see you - i' gan o' (accusative prefix (ep')-you(i') see (gan) I (o')

I don't see you - i' gan'ani o'

we see your book get ati' gan o'en (accusative(ep')book(get) genitive(at)you(i') see(gan) I(o')plural(en)

he doesn't look for the book - Lget tori'ni ie

Verbal Tense Tense is indicated by Infixes, or affixes added within the word itself, usually after the first consonant in the verb. The exception: progressive indicator is a suffix added to the subject of the verb

Present (-) Progressive suffix (-tet)

past (-u-)

past perfect (-u'-)

future (-ut-)

future perfect (-utu'-)

He looks for me – o tori ie'

I looked for him - ie tuori o'

He had looked for me - o' tu'ori ie'

I will look for (a) book - get tutori o'

they will have looked for his book - get ati' tutu'ori ie'en

we are seeing you – i' gan o'entet

We were seeing you - i' guan o'entet

he had been seeing you - i' gu'an ie'tet

we will be watching a movie(oanter) - oanter gutan o'entet

they will have been watching a movie - oanter gutu'an ie'entet

Time, Duration All markers used to indicate time that affect the whole sentence and not just a verb or noun (I will go next year- Next year affects both a subject and a verb, so it belongs in the broad category) will be placed at the very beginning of the sentence. Duration markers are put in the modifier spot for the verb they modify

year - iwen

next (adj) - sha

previous (adj) - isa

5 - sam

30 - ordi

to make(v) - seter

hour - tike*

I looked for him for 5 hours - ie tuori tike sam o'

Next year, I will be 5 years (old) - Iwen sha (next modifies year) iwen sam o'

next year I will have making (this) movie for 30 years - Iwen sha ep'oanter sutu'er iwen ordi o'tet

we haven't seen each other in 5 years! - oi'ensek gu'an'ani iwen sam oi'en

I will see you in 2 years - iwen sha sewe ep'i gutan o'

I saw him last year - iwen isa ep'ie guan o'


 * The word tike actually refers to a period of time about 100 std minutes long.

To just say no, as in an interjection to state disbelief, or to negatively answer a question, say ania*

1: oi'ensek gu'an'ani iwen sam oi'en

2: Ania! iwen isa ep'i guan o'!

Pronouns part 2:

Interrogative (-ier)

Proximal (-est)

Distal (-iset)

Negative (-eril)

All (-aler)

Same (-on)

Thing (Sh-)

what - shier

this - shest

that - shiset

nothing - sheril

everything - shaler

same thing - shon

Person (n-)

who - nier

this person - nest

that person - niset

nobody - neril

everybody - naler

same person - non

Time (p-)

when - pier

now - pest

then - piset

never - peril

always - paler

same time - pon

Place (Ar-)

where - arier

here - arest

there - ariset

nowhere - areril

everywhere - araler

same place - aron

Manner/ Condition (Ka’-)

how - Ka’ier

this way - Ka’est

that way - Ka’iset

impossible - ka'eril

-

same way - Ka’on

Reason (Ed-)

why - edier

-

-

-

-

same reason - edon

Numbers

1- awe    11- disawe                    100- odis

2- sewe   12- dishewe (ss= sh)          101- odisawe

3- or     13- disor                     110- odisdis

4- pri    14- dipri (no sp sound)       125- odishewedisham

5- sam    15- disham

6- kot    20- sewedi

7- diet   21- sewedisawe

8- oin    30- ordi

9- semp   40- pridi

10- dis   99- sempdishemp

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