You must know that Talamäskaski is very hard to learn because most of the words can have different forms and then sound like other ones. But you're in for a pleasant surprise.
Talamäskaski is well suited for the Roman alphabet, and its pronunciation is therefore quite easy to master. It does possess noun cases, and the verbs inflect rather liberally, but the learner will get used to these new concepts rather quickly.
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Vocabulary and Useful Phrases[edit | edit source]
| English | Talamäskaski |
|---|---|
| I | Ja |
| You (sing. inf.) | Wos |
| You (sing. for.) | Kos |
| He | Ong |
| She | Ang |
| It (an. neu.) | Ing |
| It (in. neu.) | Eng |
| We (two) | Sandwa |
| You (two inf.) | Sxidwa |
| You (two for.) | Qidwa |
| They (two) (masc.) | Ondwa |
| They (two) (fem.) | Andwe |
| They (two) (an. neu.) | Indwije |
| They (two) (in. neu.) | Endwije |
| We | San |
| You (pl. inf.) | Sxi |
| You (pl. for.) | Qi |
| They (masc.) | Ongs |
| They (fem.) | Angs |
| They (an. neu.) | Ings |
| They (in. neu.) | Engs |
| Good day | Döbür dzxijej |
| Good morning | Döbür igxoej |
| Good evening | Pazel ardej (lit. Peaceful evening) |
| Good afternoon | Döbür middzxijej |
| Good night | Wxatwy rejznej (lit. Easy night) |
| Thanks | S rownö hrazënome |
| Goodbye (formal) | Nowrap |
| You're welcome | Hrazën rownö-ma |
| Here you are | Zde bjetü |
| You're welcome | Lamäts |
| Bye | Astrk |
| Dog | Kejn |
| Cat | Felz |
| Man | Apeks |
| Woman | Kzxensk |
| Yes | Aj |
| No | Nej |
| My name is... | Zxlövju itsog... (lit. I call myself) or more rarely Mne imja je... |
| Water | Fyken |
| Food | Hrana |
| I love you | Amaju tebe |
| Next | Naprawan |
| Fool | Glupan |
| Hello, hi | Hrjewets, Mnjesa, Arij |
The nominative case of nouns[edit | edit source]
Singular/Tsinglu[edit | edit source]
Talamäskaski nouns in the nominative case usually do not have a fixed ending. Student, Pilot, Professor are all Animate Neuter nouns.
| Musxki rod (Masculine) | Zxenski rod (Feminine) | Isrdnji rod (Neuter) | Esrdnji rod (Neuter) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iha | Patnii | Kejn | Kazza |
Dual/Dwazxna[edit | edit source]
The dual represents two of something.
Vowel sys:
Nouns ending with a, a -> owa
Nouns ending with e, e -> owe
Nouns ending with i, i -> owi
Nouns ending with o, o -> ow
Nouns ending with u, u -> owu
Nouns ending with y, y -> owy
Nouns ending with ä, ä -> owä
Nouns ending with ë, ë -> owë
Nouns ending with ï, ï -> owï
Nouns ending with ö, ö -> owö
Nouns ending with ü, ü -> owü
Consonant sys:
Nouns ending with consonants, +ow
| Musxki rod (Masculine) | Zxenski rod (Feminine) | Isrdnji rod (Neuter) | Esrdnji rod (Neuter) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ihowa | Patniowi | Kejnow | Kazzowa |
Plural/Mnozxni[edit | edit source]
The plural represents three or more of something.
Vowel sys:
Nouns ending with a, a -> e
Nouns ending with e, e -> ena
Nouns ending with i, i -> ena
Nouns ending with o, o -> i
Nouns ending with u, u -> a
Consonant sys:
Nouns ending with consonants, +s or +es
Nouns ending with vowels ä, ë, ï, ö, and ü, +s
Nouns ending with y, +jes
NB - When a noun ending in /m/ is pluralized, /m/ => /n/
| Musxki rod (Masculine) | Zxenski rod (Feminine) | Isrdnji rod (Neuter) | Esrdnji rod (Neuter) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ihe | Patniena | Kejns | Kazze |
