Teruene

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Classification
Terwene is an IAL (International Auxiliary Language) based in part on Esperanto grammar (with Chinese influence), but with words which originate mainly from the world's five most spoken languages: Chinese (Mandarin), English, Spanish, Hindi and Arabic.

It is an a posteriori agglutinative SVO language, although much more inclined to isolating languages than most agglutinative languages, including Esperanto.

Phonology
Terwene uses letters of the basic Latin alphabet.

The stress is always on the syllable before the last one.

Writing System
The names of the vowels are themselves (a, e, i, o, u), while the names of consonant and semivowels are formed adding an -e (be, ce, se, ye, we, xe, etc.)

The ideal pronunciation for r is the trilled r, but any similar sound that's distinguishable from the rest of the alphabet is ok.

The semivowels w and y can be pronounced labializing/palatalizing the previous consonant, as forming a diphthong with a vowel, or, if that is too difficult, as separate vowels (trying to make them as short as possible and never being stressed).

Phonotactics
Words can end in vowels, semivowels, or the following consonants: l, m, n, r, s, x. Words must not contain consonant clusters of more than two consonants (not counting semi-vowels). Each vowel can be assigned one semi-vowel when pronouncing a word, not two, for example "yawa" should be pronounced "ya-wa" not "yaw-a".

If for some speakers it's difficult to pronounce consonants at the end of words, they may add an u sound after it, but it should not change the stress of the word.

Allowed consonant clusters: Other consonant clusters are not allowed when creating a new root, though some of them may appear in word combinations when it's not possible to add an ending in between them.

Allowed diphthongs: If someone find a diphthong too difficult to pronounce, they may pronounce them as separate vowels (w as u, y as i), as long as they are not stressed.

Pronouns
In the third person there is no distinction of gender, but there is distinction of animate and inanimate things. This can be interpreted in many ways. Usually, one would use "ta" for people (or beings that are considered to have personhood) and "so" for any other thing. More generally "ta" can be used for anything that is capable of communicating, however it can be used for animals, plants or inanimate things for stylistic reasons, such as speaking to or about pets.

Plural pronouns are created adding -su, (I decided not to use the plural marker -s because a pronoun ending in -s creates conflict with verbs starting with s-, making for example "mis swa" (we are) sound like "mi swa" (I am)). "Mi" comes from all the European languages where it appears, such as Spanish, English, Italian, etc.

"Tu" comes from Spanish, and it also appears in other European languages such as "du" in german.

"Ta" comes from Chinese "tā".

"So" comes from Spanish "eso".

Nouns
Normal nouns end in -e in the general form, but unlike many languages, Terwene's general form for nouns is not exactly the singular, instead, it could be said this is the "number neutral" form,which can be interpreted as either plural or singular. The plural is formed can be specified adding -s.

What does that mean? Let's look at some examples: When a noun is used with words that clarify an amount, it is not necessary to use the -s ending: Apart from that, nouns don't change, but they can be combined to form new words.
 * bisile = (the) eye/eyes
 * bisiles = (the) eyes
 * awte = (the) car/cars
 * awtes = (the) cars
 * One apple: wan mafe = wan mafe
 * Many people: bahi wome = bahi womes

Proper names
Proper names of people, places, and other things are nouns too, but because they don't usually have adjectival or verbal counterparts, it's possible to adapt names into Terwene without having them end in -e, but important proper names should follow Terwene's phonotactics and orthography as much as possible. For instances, "Argentina, Benesya, Franse, Brasil". Many names might be shortened in order to facilitate certain combinations, "Doyce" (Germany) -> "doycwene" (german language).

Verbs
Verbs end in -a in infinitive, which is replaced by other endings according to tense or mood. However, similar to how nouns in basic form can be used, infinitive verbs can be used everywhere, representing any tense or mood, while other endings can be used to be more specific about time or mood if context is not clear. Verbs have five suffixes which are used to create a lot of different verbs from just a few original verbs
 * -ad- gives the verb more duration, if the verb means an instant action, then adding this suffix usually makes it mean the result of that action. Examples:
 * pwa = to say ➜ pwada = to talk/speak
 * ha = to have ➜ hada = to own
 * bisa = to see ➜ bisada = to watch/look at


 * -ek- gives the verb a more instantaneous meaning or the beginning of the action
 * rana = to run ➜ raneka = to start running
 * sia = to know ➜ sieka = to learn (to start to know)
 * fa = to do ➜ feka = to do suddenly
 * ha = to have ➜ heka = to get/obtain
 * dorma = to sleep ➜ dormeka = to fall asleep/to start sleeping


 * -end- gives it the meaning of the culmination of the action
 * la = to go ➜ lenda = to arrive
 * dorma = to sleep ➜ dormenda = to wake up


 * -if- makes the verb transitive if it wasn't, else it makes it "to cause someone do X-action"
 * dormeka = to fall sleep ➜ dormekifa = to make someone sleep
 * dormenda = to wake up ➜ dormendifa = to wake someone up
 * eka = to begin ➜ ekifa = to (make something) start
 * fola = to fall ➜ folifa = to drop


 * -os- is only used on transitive verbs to make them intransitive or reflexive.
 * graba = to hold ➜ grabosa = to hold on to something
 * grabeka = to grab ➜ grabekosa = to grab on to something (to start to be holding on to something)

Verbs and context
It's important to clarify that verbs can have several meanings according to context, and the previously shown suffixes simply pin down the intended meaning.

Instant vs continuous
Most verbs fall into one of these categories, instant verbs being those that represent a change, and continuous those that represent a state (even if an active one like running).

As shown before, -ek- can be used to express change, while -ad- can be used to express a continuous state. However, when a verb is used without either of these suffixes, it can mean any of the two, allowing context to clarify which one is intended. Example:
 * doma = to sleep / to fall asleep
 * dormeka = to fall asleep
 * dormada = to sleep

Transitive vs intransitive
Similarly, verbs can be used as transitive, intransitive and reflexive, and context will usually clarify. When context isn't enough, it's possible to use -os-, -if- or the pronoun "os" to specify. This also happens in English with some verbs such as "finish" or "start".
 * enda = to end (something ends or someone ends something)
 * endifa = to end (something)
 * endosa = to end (something ends)
 * fola = to fall / to drop
 * folifa = to drop
 * folosa = to fall

The conditional mood
This mood has two endings: -em for the past and -ol for the rest (usually present). In English the conditional mood is expressed with "would" and with the past tense, while the "past" of the conditional mood is expressed with "would + present perfect" and with past perfect.

Present/Neutral: Past: However, most of the time this "past conditional mood" in other languages is used to express something that could or should have been done, bat wasn't. In this cases, Terwene can use indicative past tense instead.
 * Si mi siol xeno, mi laborol = If I knew how, I would work
 * Si mi siem xeno, mi laborem = If I had known how, I would have worked
 * Mi dwel no manca so, tan mi fel = I shouldn't have eaten it, but I did
 * Mi cel rana, tan mi no fel = I could have run, but I didn't

Participles
The active participle is the verb root plus the -ant- suffix and an ending according to its function, and the passive participle is created adding -ed- instead: All examples:
 * -ant-:
 * -an: Mi swan mancanti mafes = I am eating apples
 * -el: Mi swel mancanti mafes = I was eating apples
 * -on: Mi swon mancanti mafes = I will be eating apples
 * -ol: Mi swol mancanti mafes = I would be eating apples
 * -em: Mi swem mancanti mafes = I would have been eating apples
 * -am usually makes no sense with -ant-
 * -ed-: the meaning can vary between present and past depending on the verb and context, for example someone "known" is someone known today, not in the past, on the other hand something "eaten" can be something already eaten (past) or something that is commonly eaten in a place (present). In order to differentiate, one can use words like "hoim" (now).
 * -am: Mafes swan mancedi = Apples are eaten (or were)
 * -el: Mafes swel mancedi = Apples were eaten (or had been)
 * -on: Mafes swon mancedi = Apples will be eaten (or will have been)
 * -ol: Mafes swol mancedi = Apples would be eaten
 * -em: Mafes swem mancedi = Apples would have been eaten
 * -am: Mafes swam mancedi = (Let) apples be eaten!

Adjectives and adverbs
Adjectives end in -i or -al. Yes, there are two endings. They don't agree in number with nouns.

There are two endings because -i is a more appropriate ending for most cases, but some roots end in -i or -y and would have been uncomfortable with another -i on top of it, so I decided that the -al ending will be used in those cases.
 * boni = good
 * nayal = young
 * nyal = in need
 * nyedi = necessary
 * lial = strong
 * beli = beautiful
 * kawai = cute

Adverbs end in -o and also don't agree in number. Adverbs are optional though, if context is clear and one is not sure whether something should be an adverb or an adjective, they may use an adjective.

'''Note: remember that even though basically all nouns end in -e, that doesn't mean that all words that end in -e are nouns (for instance "pre" means "before" and is a preposition, not a noun), or that "anti" is an adjective (it's a preposition too, the ajdective "antial" means "opposed"). The same goes for all grammatical endings: -a, -e, -an, -o, -i, -am, etc.'''

Possession
Possession is shown using the te particle, which comes from the Chinese particle "de" and works pretty much like it works for possession ("de" has other uses in Chinese that Terwene's "te" doesn't, though), it's similar to 's in the English language, but also used with pronouns. For example: As with many things in Terwene, te is optional but only when it's preceded by a personal pronoun and context is clear, so one may say "mi penge" (my friend) but not "Lukas penge"*.
 * Mi te awte = My car
 * Ta swa Lukas te penge = She/He is Lucas' friend
 * Dome swa tusu te = The house is yours
 * (Dati) womire, xenule te dome swa egi, swa mi te penge = The man, whose house is big, is my friend.

Questions
Yes/No questions (or questions that give you a definite amount of answers) are created adding the particle ma at the end of the sentence.
 * Tu swa boni = You are good

Ma can also be used in negative sentences. Questions that give you the possible answer usually use the "xor" connector which is basically an "exclusive or" from binary logic (one can use regular "or" instead if one wants to). Examples: In that sentence it is explicitly stated that you can choose either coffee or tea, but not both. Possible answers: Instead, if the speaker wants to give the option of choosing more than one thing, the speaker shall use "or" which is an "inclusive or". For instance: Other questions are made with xen- correlatives, unlike many languages but like Chinese, the order of the sentence does not change (although it is allowed) when asking questions, the xen- word​ is in the place where the answer will be. For example:
 * Tu swa boni ma? = Are you good?
 * Tu no swa aytire ma? = You're not a father, are you?
 * Tu kya kafe xor cate ma? = Do you want coffee, or tea?
 * (Ya,) kafe. = (Yes,) coffee.
 * (Ya,) cate. = (Yes,) tea.
 * Nuli, xyexe. = None, thanks.
 * Tu kya late, sukre or otre en tu te kafe ma? = Do you want milk, sugar or something else in your coffee?
 * Ya, late. = Yes. milk.
 * No, nule. = No, nothing.
 * Ya, ambi = Yes, both.
 * Tu manca xene? = What are you eating? (You eat what?)
 * Tu swa xenule te aytise? = Whose mother are you? (You are whose mother?)

Basic word order
Terwene follows the order SVO, but it is also allowed to use OSV (Yoda's order) and VSO. These three orders are allowed because out of the six possible orders one can only choose three and still be able to differentiate subject from object. The one-phrase rule is "the nearer to the left of the verb, is the subject", in SVO and OSV the subject is already to the left of the verb, and in VSO the subject is closer to the left of the verb than the object.

SVO was chosen because it's the most widespread order in the world, which includes English, Spanish and Chinese, the three most spoken languages.

Apart from order, there is nothing differentiating subject from object, so even pronouns stay the same when they are the object of the sentence:
 * Mi aya tu = I love you
 * Ta aya ta = She/He loves him/her
 * Misu bisel tasu = We saw them

Adjectives and other modifiers
Adjectives are usually placed before the noun they modify, but if it doesn't create misunderstanding, it is allowed to put them after the noun. When there are two adjectives for one noun, they can be placed together before or after the noun, they can be separated by the noun, by the word for and: "he" or by nothing at all.
 * Beli fasti womise / Womise beli fasti / Beli womise fasti / Beli he fasti womise / Womise beli he fasti = The/a beautiful, fast woman

In general modifiers are written before what they modify.

Articles
There is no specific definite (the) or indefinite article (a, an) but the number "wan" (one) can be used if necessary as indefinite article, for example there are words which can be either countable or uncountable, adding "wan" states that it is being used as countable: Instead there are words that can't be either countable or uncountable, in those cases "wan" should be avoided: The definite article does not exist because its usage would vary depending on the speaker's mother tongue, it doesn't exist in very important languages such as Chinese and Russian, so for the sake of simplicity Terwene doesn't have it either. For example let's look at comparisons. The words for comparative and superlative are "mas" (more) and "mos" (most), and the word for "than" is "ke": But there is other way to say the superlative:
 * Mi manca mafe = I eat (the) apple (maybe one, maybe a slices, maybe mashed, maybe many)
 * Mi manca wan mafe = I eat an apple
 * Mi manca mafes = I eat (the) apples
 * Mi swa wome = I am a/the person
 * Mi swa mas boni ke tu = I'm better than you
 * Mi swa mas tali ke tu = I'm taller than you
 * Ta swa mas beli ke tu = She's more beautiful than you
 * Ta swa mos beli = He is the most beautiful
 * Ta swa mas beli ke tutules = He is more beautiful than everyone

Numbers
Numbers are combined just like in Chinese: After 999 999 there are words created in a similar way to "million", "billion", "trillion" but more regularly: number + ilye. Terwene follows the same scale English does, each new word adds 3 zeros. Unlike English, the word "wan" can be omitted just like it is done for "ten", "pay" and "mil". It's also allowed to simply read the numbers, like Chinese speakers do for years and phone numbers. This is only when context allows it. For instance: Ordinal numbers are created adding -a. Other endings give other useful meanings:
 * 10: ten
 * 20: dosten
 * 30: santen
 * 400: kwarpay
 * 800: copay
 * 9 000: naw mil
 * 323 456: sanpay dosten san mil kwarpay kwinten low
 * pay = one hundred
 * mil = one thousand
 * (wan) wanilye(n) = one million
 * dos wanilye(s) = two million
 * ci dosilye(s) = seven billion
 * 1998 = wan naw naw co
 * 2000 = dos nul nul nul
 * 233445 = dos san san kwar kwar kwin
 * wani = first
 * pay dosten coi = one hundred twenty eighth
 * wanio = firstly / in the first place
 * doso = in pair/s
 * teno = in groups of ten

The reflexive pronoun
Terwene has the reflexive pronoun "os" which is used for all other grammatical persons. These are its uses:
 * To make the sentence reflexive for any subject (although it's also possible to use the same subject twice in the sentence to make it reflexive, for example "mi limpan mi" or "wome mancifan ta"):
 * Mi limpa os = I wash/bath myself
 * Tu mancifa os = You feed yourself
 * Myawe limpan os = The cat cleans itself
 * To specify or emphasize who is the owner of something:
 * Ta bisel (ta te) os te dome = He saw his own house
 * Mi aya (mi te) os te ermise = I love my own sister
 * As the suffix -os- that makes verbs intransitive/reflexive (which is presented above).
 * As a root for word building:
 * osaxe = property
 * morta = to die; morti = dead; morte = death; mortifa = to kill; mortife = an assassination; ➜ osmortifa = to suicide; osmortife = a suicide

Comparison

 * Comparative: 
 * Ta swa mas boni ke tu = He is better than you
 * Ta swa kimas tali ke tu = He is less tall than you
 * Tu swa mas teligi ke mi swa kiteligi = You are more intelligent than I am dumb
 * Superlative:
 * Ta swa mos boni inter tutules/fro Argentine/de data oge = She is the best one among everyone/from Argentina/of that group
 * Ta swa kimos tali = She is the least tall
 * Equals: Ta swa (dato) beli xeno tu = She is beautiful like you

Subordinate sentences
Subordinate sentences use either xen- correlatvies, or if no xen- correlative works, they use the particle ke:
 * The xen- correlative has to respect word order. When possible, it's usually at the beginning, but when it's the object of the word, one has to be careful.
 * Mi no sia xener ta swa = I don't know where he is
 * Mi tafahan kos xene ta fel date = I understand why he did that
 * Ta swa wome xenule te dome swa kunari = She is the person whose house is red
 * Mi bisel awte xene tu mayel = I saw the car you bought
 * Also: Mi bisel awte, tu mayel xene
 * To connect sentences that can't be connected by a xen- word, the particle "ke" is used
 * Mi sia ke ta swa en os te dome = I know he's in his own house
 * Mi tafaha ke date no swa ipli = I understand that's not possible
 * To connect sentences when the subordinate sentence represents a "ma" question (in English one would use "if" or "whether"), the particle "ma" is used
 * Mi no siel ma ta swel en os te dome = I didn't know whether she was in her house
 * Mi kwesta ma ta pwada Terwene = I ask whether she speaks Terwene

Passing from one word type to another
Changing the ending of a word can change its meaning from verb to noun, noun to adjective/adverb, and so on. Let's look what usually happens to the meaning:
 * Adj to verb: the verb usually becomes the transitive verb "to make something Xadj"
 * gari = warm ➜ gara = to heat
 * Verb to adj: adjective for things that are used or necessary to do or related to the action of the verb
 * manca = to eat ➜ manci = for eating/related to eating
 * Verb to noun: this noun usually is the name of the action of the verb, but can also be the process of the verb:
 * manca = to eat ➜ mance = a meal
 * dorma = to sleep ➜ dorme = sleep (noun)
 * Noun to verb: this verb is usually the action that is done with the noun:
 * martile = hammer ➜ martila = to (use a) hammer
 * Adj to noun: the name of the quality of the adjective most probably
 * beli = beautiful ➜ bele = beauty
 * kibeli = ugly ➜ kibele = ugliness
 * fasti = fast ➜ faste = velocity
 * egi = big ➜ ege = size
 * tali = tall ➜ tale = height
 * Noun to adj: usually "related to noun" or "for noun"
 * cate = tea ➜ cati = for tea
 * cati peye = a cup for tea
 * myawe = cat ➜ myawi = for cats

One syllable verbs
All verbs are regular in Terwene, just like in Esperanto. What that means for Esperanto is that every conjugated verb contains at least two syllables, such as "esti, pensas, diris, venu", etc. because very root contains at least one vowel, and every verb ending contains another one, so no one syllable verbs exist. In Terwene, I decided to have a limited amount of one syllable verbs (11 to be precise), which are the most commonly used, their roots contain no vowel (ex. sw-, h-, ky-, etc.). This way speech can be a bit faster.

The verbs are: When using these verbs for word combination, it will usually be better to use the full infinitive (-a) or the noun (-e) rather than the bare root: nye + rume (need + room) = nyerume (room for needs / bathroom).
 * swa = to be
 * ha = to have
 * pwa = to say
 * da = to give
 * fa = to do/make
 * kya = to want
 * la = to go
 * xa = to like
 * nya = to need
 * ca = can / be able to
 * dwa = must / should / to have to

Also when using the root in other ways, such as using the noun derived from the verb, it's technically possible to just add the -e ending to the root (nya -> nye = to need -> a need), but sometimes it might be necessary to leave the -a ending and add -e after it (nya -> nyae).

Having these short verbs will surely create some ambiguities, "hola" means "to come", formed with ho- + l-, but maybe at some point there will be an independent word "hola" whose root is hol-, and has a different meaning, that's ok, and though it should be avoided, it usually makes for good jokes.

Correlatives
Correlatives are special words which consist of certain beginnings and endings and are ordered in a table.

"kos -e" and "-i leye" are in the table to explain how they are formed and used because they are common correlatives, but they are not technically their own correlatives, but derived from other correlatives. This system can be used to create new ones too.

The specific words for some of the horizontal meanings are:
 * ime = moment (this is also a suffix)


 * ere = place (this is also a suffix)
 * kose = reason
 * oe = way
 * une = quantity/amount
 * ule = individual (used like "person", "dude" or "guy")
 * leye = type/kind/class

Examples of correlatives in use

 * -i
 * Tu lega xeni kitabe? = Which book are you reading?
 * Dati dome swan mi te = That house is mine
 * Tu legel hoi kitabe ma? = Have you read this book?
 * Tu legon somi kitabe ma? = Will you read some book?
 * Nuli dyere fol date = No animal would do that
 * Mi legol tuti kitabe = I would read every book
 * Baha dyeres manca rowe = Many animals eat meat
 * Kibahi kitabes swa boni = Few books are good
 * Mi kya otri kitabe = I want another book
 * Mi kya lega renhi kitabe = I want to read any book
 * -e
 * Date swa xene? = What is that?
 * Hoe swa awte = This is a car
 * Swa some sor tawile ma? = Is there something on the table?
 * Mi fel nule! = I did nothing!
 * Tute swa kibona hoer = Everything is bad here
 * Mi kya bahe = I want many things
 * Mi kya kibahe = I want few things
 * Tu kya otre ma? = Do you want another thing?
 * Renhe swol boni hoim = Anything would be good now
 * -er
 * Mi te awte swan xener? = Where is my car?
 * Mi naskel dater = I was born there
 * Swa pane hoer = There is bread here
 * Mi sercendam mi te kitabe somer = I'll find my book somewhere
 * Mi te kitabe swa nuler = My book is nowhere
 * Mi dormel tuter = I've slept everywhere
 * Mi lel baher = I've gone to many places
 * Mi col la (to) kibaher = I could go to few places
 * Mi kya la otrer = I want to go to other place
 * Dormam renher = Sleep anywhere
 * -im
 * Misu mancon xenim? = When will we eat?
 * Mi datim siel = Then I knew
 * Holam hoim! = Come now!
 * Tu somim holel to Argentina ma? = Have you ever come to Argentina?
 * Mi nulim dorma = I never sleep
 * Mi tutim ayon tu = I'll always love you
 * Mi bahim lel (to) dater = I've gone there many times
 * Mi kibahim lel (to) dater = I've gone there few times
 * Ta lon otrim = She will go in other moment
 * Holam renhim = Come here at any time
 * kos -e
 * Kos xene tusu mel date? = Why did you do that?
 * Kos date mi lol to Mexiko = Because of that I would go to Mexico
 * Mi no dormel bono kos hoe = I didn't sleep well because of this
 * Mi kos some no sercendel mi te awte = For some reason I haven't found my car
 * Kos nule mi fol date = For no reason I'd do that
 * Mi aya ta kos tute = I love her for every reason
 * Mi aya ta kos bahe = I love him for many reasons
 * Mi lol kos kibahe = I'd go for few reasons
 * Mi mol date kos otre, no kos date = I'd do that for another reason, but not because of that
 * Ta manca kos renhe = He eats for any reason
 * -o
 * Tusu xeno fel date? = How did you do that?
 * Ta swa dato tali xeno os aytire = He is as tall as his father
 * Hoo somule fa keykes = This is how one makes cakes
 * Somo ta no tafahel = Somehow he didn't understand
 * Nulo mi fol date = No way I would do that
 * Mi dormel tuto = I've slept in every way
 * Mi ca la baho = I can go in many ways
 * Mi col la kibaho = I could go in few ways
 * Misu can la otro ma? = Can we go in another way?
 * Tu ca hola renho, tan holam = You can come in any way, but come
 * -un
 * Tu mayel xenun pane? = How much bread did you buy?
 * Mi nya datun = I need that amount
 * Houn kafe no swa sufican = This amount of coffee is not enough
 * Mi nya somun kafe = I need some coffee
 * Mi ha nulun kafe = I have no coffee
 * Mi ha tutun kafe = I have all the coffee
 * Mi ha bahun kafe = I have a great amount of coffee
 * Mi ha kibahun kafe = I have a small amount of coffee
 * Mi ha otrun kafe, no datun = I have another amount of coffee, not that amount
 * Mi xol renhun date = I'd like any amount of that
 * -ule(s)
 * Xenules swa datules? = Who are those?
 * Datule swa mi te erme = That one is my brother
 * Houles swa mi te penges = These ones are my friends
 * Somule mel date = Someone did that
 * Nulule mol date = Nobody would do that
 * Mi aya tutule(s) = I love everyone
 * Bahules manca pane = Many people eat bread
 * Kibahules kona mi = Few people know me
 * Otrule holendel, no ta = Someone else arrived (here), not her
 * Renhule ca fa date = Anyone can do that
 * -a leye (de)
 * Tu ha xeni leye de awte? = What type of car do you have?
 * Tu ha dati leye de awte ma? = Do you have that type of car?
 * Tu kona tuti hoi leyes de pane ma? = Do you know every one of these types of bread?
 * Somi leyes de dyeres manca rowe = Some types of animals eat meat
 * Mi ha nuli leye de pane = I have no type of bread
 * Mi ha tuti leye de pane = I have every kind of bread
 * Mi ha bahi leyes de cate = I have many types of tea
 * Mi ha kibahi leyes de kafe = I have few types of coffee
 * Mi no ha dati leye, tan mi ha otri leye = I don't have that type, but I have another type
 * Renhi leye swon sufici = Any type will be enough

The useful word "ke"
"Ke" has many uses, most of them are designed to make our lives easier, sometimes by replacing longer or more specific words when they are not really necessary.

"Ke" for comparisons
As seen previously, "ke" is used as the word "than" for comparisons:
 * Ta swa mas boni ke tu = He is better than you
 * Ta swa kimas tali ke tu = He is less tall than you

"Ke" in subordinate sentences
As seen previously, "ke" can be used to connect sentences when they can't be connected with xen- correlatives:
 * Mi sia ke ta swa en os te dome = I know he's in his own house
 * Mi tafaha ke date no swa ipli = I understand that's not possible
 * Mi no sia ke ta swel en os te dome = I didn't know that she was in her house

"Ke" replacing xen- words
When context allows and xen- words are either long, obvious, or simply make a sentence ugly, they can be replaced with "ke":
 * Ta swa wome ke dorma hoer (instead of "xenule") = He is the person who sleeps here
 * Data womire, ke te dome swa egi, swa mi te penge (instead of "xenule") = That man, whose house is big, is my friend
 * Tu swa ke te aytise? (instead of "xenule") = Whose mother are you?
 * Tu lega ke kitabe? (instead of "xeni") = What book are you reading?
 * Date swa ke? (instead of "xene") = What is that?
 * Mi te awte swa ke? (instead of "xener") = Where is my car?
 * Kos ke tusu fa date? (instead of "xene") = Why did you do that?

Days, months and years
The names of the days is created in a similar way to Chinese and Portuguese, with numbers. Months too. Monday is considered the first day of the week. The system is really simple: number + ote. There are two words for "day" in Terwene, one with the meaning of "rotation" for the 24 h day (ote), and one which represents the hours of light of one day (solime), which means "sun time". Months are created the same way but with the word "lune" which means both "moon" and "month". And weeks are lun+ab+e, meaning "a fraction of moon". The word for year is "yare". The order of dates is dd/mm/yyyy, let's see some examples:
 * Mi naska ces sani hore he dosabe dosarote tenwani (rote) de kwarlune wan naw naw co
 * I was born at 3:30 Tuesday the 20th of April 1998
 * Mi dormel dur lunabe = I slept during one week

Common phrases

 * Haye = Hi/Hello
 * Boni rote = Good day (at any time)
 * Boni solime = Good day (during daytime)
 * Boni kisolime = Good night
 * Boni morne = Good morning
 * Boni kimorne = Good afternoon
 * Til sun = See you soon
 * Til posote = See you tomorrow
 * Kihaye = Bye
 * Xyexe = Thank you
 * Kixyexe = You're welcome
 * Preye = Please
 * Ihane = Sorry
 * Bonholende = Welcome
 * (Tu swa) xeno? = How are you? (sing.)
 * (Tusu swa) xeno? = How are you? (pl.)
 * Bono, he tu(su)? = Good, and you?
 * Boni mancae! = Bon appetit!
 * Boni boye! = Bon voyage! (Good trip!)
 * Helse! = Health!

Prepositions
Important note: when prepositions are used alone (they are not working as prepositions), it is recommended to place them at the end of the sentence or in the place where they create the least misunderstandings, or a comma is placed after them to represent a silence.

To “to” direction
 * Ta holon to urbe = she will come to the city

I (i) is a preposition that marks the complement of certain verb that already have an object. Consequently, it's also used when making those phrases into passive voice Ces “at” relatively in the same position or time but not exactly Fro “from/since”, origin in time, place, group, material, or otherwise Te “ 's ” possession De “of” shows some relation or expresses quantity Dur “during/while” En “in” necessarily inside, can be metaphorical or figurative Kien "outside" Til "until” both for time and place Ko “with” Kiko “without” Par “for” Kos “because (of)” Xya “under” Sor “on” Super "over" over something but not touching it Tayti “instead” Amam "in front of" place Kiaman "behind" Pre "before" only for time Pos "after" only for time Pas "next to" Far "far from/far/away" Kifar "near/nearby" Haw "about" Tra "through" Cirki "around" Inter "between/among" Anti "against" Per "by/using" Kiper "without" without an instrument Tran "crossing/at the other side of" Bey "beyond" Exeti "except, appart from, other than"
 * Ta pwada to tasu = he speakes to them
 * Mi likaya dome i kilimpa = I leave the house dirty (I made it dirty and left)
 * Compare to: Mi likaya dome kilimpa = I leave the dirty house (I left a house that was dirty)
 * Ta fel me i os penge = She made me her friend
 * Tu swa kaoledi i mos lial = You are considered the strongest
 * In active voice: Tutule kaola tu i mos lial = Everyone consideres you the strongest
 * Mi te penge swa ces porde = my friend is at the door
 * Mi te erme swa ces tawile = mi brother is at the table
 * Ta swa ces angle = she is at the corner
 * Misu manca ces cial = we eat at 7
 * Mi lel fro ange to mi te dome = I went from the corner to my house
 * Tasu swa kronules fro wan naw naw co = They are kings since 1998
 * Ta swa fro Argentina = She is from Argentina
 * So swa fro arbaxe = It is made of wood
 * Tu swa mos beli fro misu = You are the most beautiful among/from us
 * Lukas te kitabe = Luke's book
 * Hoi awte swa egikere te = This is the university's car
 * Kitaboteke de urbe (Urbe te kitaboteke) = the city's library (not necessarily owned by the city)
 * Peye de kafe = a cup of coffee (a cup full of coffee)
 * Dur mi mancel, ta trinkel = While I was eating, he was drinking
 * Mi no futa dur mornes = I don't walk in the morning
 * Mi resida en dati dome = I live in that house
 * Mi ika en egikere = I study in a university
 * Tu swa en xor kien ma? = Are you inside or outside?
 * Tu swa kien dome ma? = Are you out of the house?
 * Misu lam (to) kien = Let's go outside
 * Mi mancel til nawi hore = I ate until 9:00
 * Misu ranam til dome! = Let's run up to the house!
 * Mi manca mafes ko frutakwe = I eat apples with juice
 * Ko tu mi swa mas bono = With you I feel better
 * Ta resida ko ta te ermes = He lives with his siblings
 * Mi trinkan kafe kiko late = I drink coffee without milk
 * Mi fel hoe par tu = I did this for you
 * Ta fa keykes par kimaya = I make cakes for selling
 * Peye par ubalkole = a cup/glass for wine
 * Kos date mi no maya mafes = Because of that I don't buy apples
 * Ta no holon kos os te kihelse = She won't come because of her illnes
 * Mi no manca kos mi ne xa date = I'm not eating because I don't like that
 * Womihe swa xya tawile = A child is under the table
 * Mi lel (to) xya awte = I went under the car
 * Ta swa xya = He is below
 * Swa mafes sor tawile = There are apples on the table
 * Tayres udana super misu te awte = Birds fly over our car
 * Mi trinka tayti tu = I drink instead of you
 * Mi trinka tayti manca = I drink instead of eating
 * Tayti, tu manca = Instead, you eat
 * Mi swa amam tu te dome = I am in front of your house
 * Mi swa kiamam tu = I'm behind you
 * Premorne = early morning
 * Mi naska pre bahi tempe = I was born a long time ago
 * Pre mi dormeka mi manca = Before I fell asleep, I ate
 * Pre dorme mi manca = Before falling asleep, I ate
 * Mi nulim senta date pre = I'd never felt that before
 * Pos dormenda mi mancel = After waking up, I ate
 * Pos mi dormendel mi mancel = After I woke up, I ate
 * Mi fa date pos = I'll do that after/later
 * Mi swa pas awte = I am next to a car
 * Xene swa pas tu? = What is next to you?
 * Mi swa far = I am far
 * Date swa far misu = That is far from us
 * lam far! = Go away!
 * Mi swa kifar tu = I'm near you
 * Misu la somer kifar = Let's go somwhere nearby
 * Data kifara kafere swa boni = That nearby cafe is good
 * Tu sia haw xene? = What do you know about?
 * Tra winteporde enla winte = Through the window enters wind
 * Cirki santen = around thirty
 * Cirkila = to go around
 * Cirki dome swa awtes = Around the house there are cars
 * Internatyonal = international
 * Mi swa inter arbes = I'm between the trees
 * Anti kihelse = against (for) an illnes
 * Anti mure = against the wall
 * Mi swa anti tu = I'm against you
 * Ta hola per awte = He'll come by car
 * Mi martila per martile = I hit with a hammer
 * Posoto swa acete per urbidre = Tomorrow will be the acceptance by the mayor
 * Mi martila kiper martile = I hit without hammer
 * Mi te dome swa tran sadake = My house is at the other side of the street
 * Tran dati nade swa otri lande = Crossing that river it's another country
 * Misu la (to) bey urbe = Let's go beyond the city
 * Womoge nulim lel bey Lune = Humankind has never gone beyond the moon
 * Mi manca tute exeti mafes = I eat everything except apples
 * Tutules hola exeti tu = Everyone came except you

When prepositions are optional
When a verb takes no object but takes a complement with some preposition, it's possible to leave out that preposition, if it is clearly understood which preposition has been left out (thus, context is clear). Very usually, this preposition is "to", or some preposition to express place or time.
 * Mi la dome = Mi la to dome = I go home
 * Mi boyon Mexiko = Mi boyon to Mexiko = I'll travel to mexico
 * Mi enla porde = Mi enla tra porde = I entered through the door
 * Ta sia numike = Ta sia baw numike = She knows about math
 * Mi swa dome = Mi swa en dome = I am in the house
 * Tayres udana misu te awte = Tayres udana super misu te awte = Birds fly over my car
 * Misu manca cial = Misu manca ces cial = We eat at 7
 * Tu dormel ten hore = Tu dormel dum ten hore = You slept ten hours

Prefixes

 * Ho- from ho- correlatives, this particle can also be used to show proximity, usually meaning "here". All of its uses are optional, for example, one may use "la" as "to come" but to be more clear it's possible to use "hola"
 * la = to go ➜ hola = to come
 * lenda = to arrive ➜ holenda = to arrive here (usually the speaker's "here")
 * lena = to take (from one place to another) ➜ holena = to bring (from one place to here)
 * Law- from lawa = law shows relation by marriage or similar relationship
 * aytise = mother ➜ lawaytise = mother in law
 * lawe = law
 * Disi- disseminating, separately
 * da = to give ➜ disida = distribute
 * disio = disseminatingly
 * disia = disseminate
 * Ex- ex-, former
 * presidante = president ➜ expresidante = expresident
 * exa = former
 * Ki- "un-" the opposite meaning or the closest approximation of it
 * maya = to buy ➜ kimaya = to sell
 * tonge = east ➜ kitonge = west
 * nore = north ➜ kinore = south
 * kial = opposite (adj)
 * kio = contrarily
 * senda = to send ➜ kisenda = to receive
 * Pre- before, pre-, long ago in time
 * histore = history ➜ prehistore = prehistory
 * bisa = to see ➜ prebisa = to anticipate (to have a vision)
 * morne = morning ➜ premorne = early morning
 * ayte = parent ➜ preayte = ancestor
 * Re- to repeat, to do again
 * senda = to send ➜ resenda = to resend
 * pwa = to say ➜ repwa = to repeat
 * reo ➜ again
 * Mis- to do incorrectly
 * tafaha = to understand ➜ mistafaha = misunderstand
 * usa = tu use ➜ misusa ➜ to misuse
 * miso = mistakenly/wrongly
 * Far- from afar
 * bisa = to see ➜ farbisatore = television (the object)
 * farbise = television
 * Dosab(e)- half-, semi-
 * hore = hour ➜ dosabehore = half an hour
 * Kwasi- almost, quasi-, pseudo
 * nome = name ➜ kwasinome = pseudnim
 * dyose = god ➜ kwasidyose = demigod
 * ihe = son/daughter ➜ kwasiihe = stepson/daughter

Suffixes
I won't repeat the five verb suffixes, they are explained in the Verbs section
 * -apl- capable
 * bisa = to see ➜ kibisapli = blind
 * swima = to swim ➜ swimapli = that can swim
 * apli = capable
 * -ipl- possible, the passive counterpart of -apl-
 * bisipli = visible
 * manca = to eat ➜ mancipli = edible
 * ipli = possible
 * iplo = maybe, possibly
 * -ul- individual characterized by the root
 * Argentina = Argentina ➜ argentinule = an argentine
 * anti = against ➜ antiule = an oppositor
 * fenfi = rich ➜ fenfule = a rich person
 * krone = crown ➜ kronule = king/queen
 * kimaya = sell ➜ kimayule = sales person
 * -wen- language
 * Enge = England ➜ Engewene = English (lang)
 * Franse = France ➜ Franswene = French (lang)
 * Cina = China ➜ Cinwene = Chinese (lang)
 * Israel = Israel ➜ Israelwene = Hebrew
 * Some languages that can not be derived from a place or people may not take -wen- and may not take the -e ending at all
 * Esperanto = Esperanto
 * Latin = Latin
 * Klingon = Klingon
 * -ax- concrete thing or material related to the root
 * manca = to eat; mance = meal ➜ mancaxe = food
 * dulci = sweet ➜ dulcaxe = a sweet/candy
 * arbe = tree ➜ arbaxe = wood
 * en = in ➜ enaxe = content
 * -es- state or abstract quality related to the root
 * beli = beautiful ➜ belese = beauty
 * gari = warm; gare = warmth ➜ garese = temperature
 * ekwi = equal ➜ ekwese = equality
 * libri = free ➜ librese = freedom
 * ule = an individual; ulese = individuality
 * When you turn an adjective into noun and it already means the quality, -es- is not necessary:
 * fasti = fast ➜ faste = velocity (=fastese)
 * -il- tool to do the verb of the root or related to it
 * tingaxarte = music ➜ tingaxartile = a musical instrument
 * ile = tool
 * -og- group of the root
 * arbe = tree ➜ arboge = forest
 * bede = sheep ➜ bedoge = a flock of sheep
 * wome = human ➜ womoge = humankind
 * -ib- tendency or inclination to do somthing (not all -ive English words end with this!)
 * krea = to create ➜ kreibi = creative
 * pwada = to talk ➜ pwadibi = talkative
 * repwa = to repeat ➜ repwibi = repetitive
 * imagina = to imagine ➜ imaginibi = imaginative
 * -ind- worthy
 * lega = to read ➜ legindi = read-worthy
 * aceta = to accept ➜ acetindi = acceptable (worthy of acceptance)
 * xyexa = to thank ➜ xyexindi = worthy of being thanked
 * -eyn- recipient or container of the thing or characterized by the root
 * male = money ➜ maleyne = wallet
 * kigari = cool/cold ➜ kigareyne = fridge
 * cefa = to cook ➜ cefeyne = oven
 * eyne = recipient
 * -ist- professional of follower of a doctrine (can be interchangeable with -ul- in some words)
 * dente = tooth ➜ dentiste = dentist
 * helsa = to treat/cure ➜ helsiste = physician/doctor
 * pyane = piano ➜ pyaniste = pianist
 * Budha (or Buda) = Buddha ➜ budhiste = buddhist
 * -ism- doctrine, idea, religion
 * Kristo = Christ ➜ kristisme = christianity
 * Budha = Buddha ➜ budhisme = buddhism
 * Marx(e) = Marx ➜ marxisme = marxism
 * socie = society ➜ sociisme = socialism
 * -ator- machine, part of machine, or system that does the verb of the root (it's NOT used for people who do a work, -ist- or -ul- are used instead, not even roots should end with -ator if it's for people, in the rare case there is a profession that needs its own root then it may end in -ador, but preferably some form with -ist)
 * faste = velocity; barya = to change; fastebarya = to accelerate ➜ fastebaryatore = accelerator
 * udana = to fly ➜ udanatore = flying machine, aircraft
 * winge = wing ➜ wingudanatore = plane, aircraft with wings
 * aspe = blade ➜ aspudanatore = helicopter
 * ciswa = to calculate ➜ ciswatore = calculator
 * -opl- multiplication
 * dosopli = double
 * sanopla = to triple
 * kwaropli = quadruple
 * opli = to multiply
 * -ab- fraction
 * dosabe = a half
 * sanaba = to divide in three parts
 * kwarabe = a quarter
 * lune = moon/month ➜ lunabe = week
 * aba = to divide
 * abe = fraction
 * -ar- color
 * kune = blood ➜ kunari = red
 * banane = banana ➜ bananari = yellow
 * akaxe = sky ➜ akaxari = blue
 * orange = orange ➜ orangari = orange
 * plante = plant ➜ plantari = green
 * ube = grape ➜ ubari = purple/violet
 * lume = light ➜ lumari = white
 * kilume = darkness ➜ kilumari = black
 * rake = ashes ➜ rakari = grey
 * kafe = coffee ➜ kafari = brown
 * bahi = many ➜ bahari = colorful
 * are = color
 * By the way, to say "light blue" or "dark blue" and similar combinations, the word (ki)lumi or the prefix (ki)lum(i)- are used:
 * lumakaxari = light blue
 * kilumakaxari = dark blue
 * lumirakari = light grey
 * lumikunari = pink
 * -eg- a bigger or stronger counterpart of the root
 * lafa = to laugh ➜ lafega = to laugh a lot or very hard
 * winte = wind ➜ wintege = a very strong wind
 * gari = warm ➜ garegi = hot
 * kigari = cool ➜ kigaregi = cold
 * egi = big
 * -it- a smaller or softer counterpart of the root
 * lafa = to lough ➜ lafita = to smile
 * winte = wind ➜ wintite = a breeze
 * lage = lake ➜ lagite = lagoon
 * nade = river ➜ nadite = stream/creek
 * gari = warm ➜ gariti = warm but more temperate
 * kigari = cool ➜ kigariti = cool but more temperate
 * safine = ship ➜ safinite = boat
 * iti = small
 * -er- place
 * maya = to buy ➜ mayere = store
 * manca = to eat ➜ mancere = restaurant
 * -otek- a place to save lots of the same thing
 * kitabe = book ➜ kitaboteke = library
 * male = money ➜ maloteke = bank
 * -im- time, moment, season
 * gari = warm ➜ garime = sommer
 * kigari = cool ➜ kigarime = winter
 * flore = flour ➜ florime = spring
 * foyle = leaf ➜ foylime = autumn
 * sole = sun ➜ solime = day
 * -a- this infinitive ending can also be used with other endings representing the meaning of the verb if the root itself doesn't express it well (thus the root is rather a noun or adjective than a verb)
 * "krone" means "crown", and "krona" is "to crown", but to say the name of the action one can't go back to "krone" to mean coronation, so one leaves the infinitive ending, thus "kronae" is "coronation".
 * martile = hammer; martila = to hammer ➜ martilae = hammering (the name of the action)
 * -ic- a part or particle of the whole or of the material
 * sande = sand ➜ sandice = a grain of sand
 * sale = salt ➜ salice = a grain of salt
 * himpate = snow ➜ himpatice = a snowflake
 * towfe = hair (the whole) ➜ towfice = a single hair
 * -idr- leader, ruler, boss
 * urbe = city ➜ urbidre = mayor
 * probince = province/state ➜ probincidre = gobernor
 * lande = country ➜ landidre = president, king/queen, etc.
 * safine = ship ➜ safinidre = captain
 * -ih- offspring, son
 * wome = person/human ➜ womihe = child
 * myawe = cat ➜ myawihe ➜ kitten
 * faraxe = butterfly ➜ faraxihe = caterpillar
 * kronule = king/queen ➜ kronulihe = prince/princess
 * -is- -ir- -ip- the first one is for women the second one for men and the third one is for non-binary people
 * ayte = parent ➜ aytise = mother; aytire = father; aytipe = non-binary parent
 * aypenge = boy/girlfriend ➜ aypengise = girlfriend; aypengire = boyfriend
 * ihe = son/daughter ➜ ihise = daughter; ihire = son
 * ise = a woman (for humans, female for other living beings)
 * ire = a man (for humans, male for other living beings)
 * ipe = non-binary person
 * These suffixes should not be used in excess, only when it's really necessary to mention gender/sex of the person/living being in question.
 * -ik- means science or pseudoscience that studies X field (most words that in English end in -ics and -logy)
 * ike = science
 * nume = number ➜ numike = mathematics
 * wene = language ➜ wenike = linguistics
 * dyose = god ➜ dyosike = theology
 * helse = health ➜ helsike = medicine
 * bite = life ➜ bitike = biology

Ki- and no-
The word no can be used in a similar way to ki- but they are not the same, the first one is the negation of the meaning, while the second one is the opposite meaning. Sometimes both arrive at the same meaning, in those cases ki should be used, but no may be used when ki does not create the correct meaning or doesn't make sense at all.

There are words that could have been created through ki, but two separate roots have been chosen because either a shorter word was needed (such as for prepositions), a root that started in a vowel was needed (for suffixes such as eg and it), or the two words should be different for better understanding (such as pre and pos).

Family words
There are four main family words: With those, the -is-/-ir-/-ip- suffixes for gender, and the -it-/-eg- suffixes for age, we can create most of the family words that a culture may need. For example:
 * ayte = parent
 * ihe = offspring (son/daughter)
 * erme = sibling
 * espe = spouse
 * aytayte = grandparent
 * aytiraytise = the mother of my father
 * ermihe = nephew/niece
 * ayterme = uncle/aunt
 * aytermespe = uncle's/aunt's spouse
 * aytermihe = cousin
 * ihihe = grandson/granddaughter
 * ermisite = younger sister
 * ermirege = older brother
 * ermespire = a sibling's husband
 * and many many more...

Short words not worthy of being classified
Some words and phrases in many languages like "very", "too", "and", "but", "at least", "still" and so on, are difficult to classify and usually don't follow the same rules. In Terwene that means that these words don't take any ending in their usual form. Here is a list:
 * He and
 * Mi manca pane he trinka cate = I eat bread and drink tea
 * Or inclusive or
 * Xor exclusive or
 * Tan but
 * Hen very
 * Tu swa hen beli = You are very beautiful
 * Tay too (in the sense of too much)
 * Dati swa tay egi = That one is too big
 * Amba both
 * Ye also, too
 * Mi aya wofes, mi aya ye myawes = I love dogs, I love cats too
 * Tu manca pane, ye mi manca pane = You eat bread, I also eat bread
 * Mas plus, more, anymore
 * Plus in maths: Wan mas dos swa san =One plus two is three
 * More: Mi kya mas pane = I want more bread
 * More and -er in comparisons: Tu swa mas tali ke mi = You are taller than me
 * Anymore when with no: Mi no mas dorma bono = I don't sleep well anymore
 * Mos
 * Most and -est in comparison
 * Mose maximum (noun): Xenun swa mose? = How much is the maximum?
 * Mosi maximum (adj): Mosi ose swa ten = The maximum amount is ten
 * Moso at most: Mi kya moso ten = I want at most ten
 * Kimas
 * Minus in math: san kimas dos swam wan = three minus two is one
 * Less: mi xam ko kimas sukare = I like it with less sugar
 * Less in comparison: ta swam kimas tali ke tu = she is less tall than you
 * Kimos
 * Least in comparison: Tu swa kimos teligi = You are the least intelligent
 * Kimose Minimum (noun): Xenun swa kimose? = How much is the minimum?
 * Kimosi minimum (adj): Kimosa une swa ten = The minimum amount is ten
 * Kimoso at least: Kimoso ten wome holel = At least ten people came
 * Kwasi
 * Almost: Mi kwasi lenda = I'm almost arriving
 * + no barely: Mi kwasi no dorma = I barely sleep
 * Ankor
 * Still: Ta ankor manca = He's still eating
 * + no yet: Tu ankor no manca = You haven't eaten yet
 * Yam
 * Already: Mi yam tafaha = I already understand
 * Yet: Tu yam manca hoer ma? = Have you eaten here yet?
 * + no no longer: Mi yam no manca rowe = I no longer eat meat
 * Sun soon
 * Preoto yesterday
 * Hooto today
 * Posoto tomorrow
 * Oto daily
 * Lunabo weekly
 * Luno monthly
 * Yaro annually
 * Iben even
 * Iben tu tafaha date = Even you understand that
 * Hus just (recently)
 * Mi hus fa so = I just made it
 * Tuy immediately
 * Holam tuy! = Come immediately

Animal and human parts

 * Kepe = extremity, limb (arms, legs, tails, trunks)
 * Sorkepe = arm
 * Xyakepe = leg
 * Kiamamkepe = tail
 * Ganda = to smell ➜ gandile = nose ➜ gandilkepe = trunk
 * Bisa = to see ➜ bisile = eye
 * Ganda = to smell ➜ gandile = nose
 * Tinga = to hear ➜ tingile = ear
 * Onte = lip
 * Ontoge = mouth
 * Oste = bone
 * Towfe = hair
 * Bisiltowfe = eyelash
 * Frente = forehead
 * Bisilfrente = eyebrow
 * Pyele = skin
 * Xente = body
 * Mane = hand
 * Kepite = finger, toe
 * Fute = foot
 * Kepitedire = nail (dire = shield)
 * Neke = neck
 * Maneneke = wrist
 * Pensa = to think ➜ pensile = brain
 * Towe = head
 * Towmyene = face
 * Dile = heart
 * Dente = tooth

Rooms

 * Rume = room
 * Cefa = to cook ➜ cefrume = kitchen
 * Dorma = to sleep ➜ dormerume = bedroom
 * Manca = to eat ➜ mancerume = dining room
 * Limpa = to wash ➜ limperume = washing room
 * Bana = to take a bath ➜ banerume = bathroom (with shower)
 * Nya = to need ➜ nyerume = bathroom (with or without a shower)
 * Bite = life ➜ bitrume = living room

Person, human, man and woman
The word for human, man and woman is "wome" which may take a suffix to specify gender. However, even though some languages, like Chinese, have only one word for person/human, I decided to have a separate word for person, since humans are a species, while person is more like an intelligent being. Think about it, would you rather call an Artificial Intelligence which is as smart and concious as us a human or a person? Would you rather call an intelligent alien a human or a person? Also the word "person" is used for other meanings, such as "juridical person". So, the word for person is "persone".

IUPAC nomenclature
Alkanes (alkanes), alkenes (alkenes) and alcynes (alkines) use Terwene numbers as prefixes. Ex.: This is just an example. Similar prefixes and suffixes can be created from Terwene's own words to create a scientific vocabulary much more comprehensible to common people, not just scientists who studied for years.
 * Wanalkane = methane
 * Dosalkene = ethene
 * Tenwanalkine = undecyne

The North Wind and the Sun
The North Wind and the Sun were disputing which was the stronger, when a traveler came along wrapped in a warm cloak. They agreed that the one who first succeeded in making the traveler take his cloak off should be considered stronger than the other. Then the North Wind blew as hard as he could, but the more he blew the more closely did the traveler fold his cloak around him; and at last the North Wind gave up the attempt. Then the Sun shined out warmly, and immediately the traveler took off his cloak. And so the North Wind was obliged to confess that the Sun was the stronger of the two.

Nora Winte he Sole

Nora Winte he Sole kiakordel baw xenule swa mas lial, datim boyule holel bolbedi en gari kowte. Tasu akordel ke ule wanio pahunca ifa boyule i saka os kowte, datule dwa swa kaoledi i mas lial inter ambe. Datim Nora Winte soplel lio xeno ta cel, tan mas ta soplel, mas tango boyule bolbosel en kowte; he endo Nora Winte likayel tenta. Datim Sole xaynekel garito, he boyule tuy saka os kowte. He kos date Nora Winte dwel amita ke Sole swa mas lial inter ambe.

Mars (planet) Wikipedia article
Marse (planete).

Marse swa kwari planete fro Sole he dosi mas iti planete en Soli Sisteme pos Merkure. So ha nome de romi dyose de harbe, he so plurimo swa nomedi "Kunari Planete" kos kunaroydi feri oxigaxe sor os te myene dan to so kunaroydi oyde ke swa kibehifi inter astes bisipli to akeli bisile. Marse swa petri planete ko kidensi ayreparate, so ha myeni myases oydi to Lune te krateres he to Tere te bales, sahares, he poli barfi parates.

Marse te oti imege he gari cikle ye swa oydi to Tere te, kos tasu te klines, xeni kosa gara cikle. Sor Marse swa Olimpus Monte, mos egi hwomonte he dosi mos tali konedi monte en Soli Sisteme, he ye swa Bale Marineris xeni swa wan de mos egi bales en Soli Sisteme. Kirofi Norpoli Diprese en nori dosabesfire okupa kwarten interpaye de planete he iplo swa egegi kratere. Marse ha dos lune: Fobose he Deymose, ambi swa iti he ko kireguli morfe. Sosu iplo swa trapedi astites, xeno 5261 Eureka, Marsi troyane.

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