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Jukethatbox: /* Swadesh */

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Swadesh

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	\|narrow=		\|narrow=
	\|thin=		\|thin=
	\|woman=~~kav~~		\|woman=kavin
	\|man (adult male)=~~kap~~		\|man (adult male)=tades
	\|man (human being)=hosep		\|man (human being)=hosep
	\|child=tokis		\|child=tokis

Jukethatbox: /* Case */

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Case

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	! rowspan=2 \| Singular		! rowspan=2 \| Singular
	! inanimate		! inanimate
	\| rowspan=2 \| — \|\| ''-i'' \|\| ''-os'' \|\| ''-ta'' \|\| ''-si'' \|\| ''-es'' \|\| ''-~~ess~~'' \|\| ''-to''		\| rowspan=2 \| — \|\| ''-i'' \|\| ''-os'' \|\| ''-ta'' \|\| ''-si'' \|\| ''-es'' \|\| ''-as'' \|\| ''-to''
	\|-		\|-
	! animate		! animate
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	\|-		\|-
	! Singular		! Singular
	\| ''rukum'' \|\| ''rukumi'' \|\| ''rukumos'' \|\| ''rukumta'' \|\| ''rukumsi'' \|\| ''rukumes'' \|\| ''~~rukumess~~'' \|\| ''rukumto''		\| ''rukum'' \|\| ''rukumi'' \|\| ''rukumos'' \|\| ''rukumta'' \|\| ''rukumsi'' \|\| ''rukumes'' \|\| ''rukumas'' \|\| ''rukumto''
	\|-		\|-
	! Paucal		! Paucal
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	\|}		\|}
	\|}		\|}

	====Animacy====		====Animacy====
	Nouns in Elvarri are categorised into either '''animate''' or '''inanimate''' nouns, with their case endings differing based on this animacy. Generally, living things such as {{l\|elva\|dud}} "tree", {{l\|elva\|tokis}} "child" or {{l\|elva\|vanu}} "mother" are inflected as animate, while objects are inflected as inanimate, as in {{l\|elva\|rukum}} "bread", {{l\|elva\|farfa}} "flatbread" and {{l\|elva\|gort}} "container, bottle". However, there are many exceptions to this rule, with many nouns that are ostensibly animate taking on inanimate inflections and vice versa. For example, {{l\|elva\|vard}}, meaning "meeting spot, meeting place" or by extension "city, ward, town, seaport", is animate, despite referring to a location, which would logically be inanimate (as in {{l\|elva\|kin}} "field"). These exceptions are usually because the words already imply people are involved; a ''vard'', for example, could not feasibly exist without people to build it or decide on its location.		Nouns in Elvarri are categorised into either '''animate''' or '''inanimate''' nouns, with their case endings differing based on this animacy. Generally, living things such as {{l\|elva\|dud}} "tree", {{l\|elva\|tokis}} "child" or {{l\|elva\|vanu}} "mother" are inflected as animate, while objects are inflected as inanimate, as in {{l\|elva\|rukum}} "bread", {{l\|elva\|farfa}} "flatbread" and {{l\|elva\|gort}} "container, bottle". However, there are many exceptions to this rule, with many nouns that are ostensibly animate taking on inanimate inflections and vice versa. For example, {{l\|elva\|vard}}, meaning "meeting spot, meeting place" or by extension "city, ward, town, seaport", is animate, despite referring to a location, which would logically be inanimate (as in {{l\|elva\|kin}} "field"). These exceptions are usually because the words already imply people are involved; a ''vard'', for example, could not feasibly exist without people to build it or decide on its location.

Jukethatbox: /* Personal pronouns */

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Personal pronouns

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	===Verbs===		===Verbs===
	===Personal pronouns===		===Personal pronouns===
	Unlike regular nouns, personal pronouns are inflected on five of the eight [[#Case\|noun cases]], with the exception of the inanimate third-person pronouns which are inflected on seven.		Unlike regular nouns, personal pronouns are inflected on only five of the eight [[#Case\|noun cases]], with the exception of the inanimate third-person pronouns which are inflected on seven.
	{\| class=wikitable style="text-align: center;"		{\| class=wikitable style="text-align: center;"
	! colspan=2 \| !! Nominative !! Accusative !! Genitive !! Dative !! Locative !! Instrumental !! Perlative		! colspan=2 \| !! Nominative !! Accusative !! Genitive !! Dative !! Locative !! Instrumental !! Perlative

Jukethatbox: /* Personal pronouns */

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Personal pronouns

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	! rowspan=2 \| First</br>person		! rowspan=2 \| First</br>person
	! singular		! singular
	\| bo \|\| ~~boa~~ \|\| bu \|\| be \|\|		\| ''bo'' \|\| ''ba'' \|\| ''bu'' \|\| ''bes'' \|\| ''abo'' \|\| colspan=2 rowspan=4 \|
	\|-		\|-
	! plural		! plural
			\| ''vo'' \|\| ''va'' \|\| ''vu'' \|\| ''ves'' \|\| ''avo''
	\|-		\|-
	! rowspan=2 \| Second</br>person		! rowspan=2 \| Second</br>person
	! singular		! singular
			\| ''ne'' \|\| ''nya'' \|\| ''nu'' \|\| ''nes'' \|\| ''ans''
	\|-		\|-
	! plural		! plural
			\| ''glei'' \|\| ''gla'' \|\| ''glau'' \|\| ''glaves'' \|\| ''aglei''
	\|-		\|-
	! rowspan=2 \| Inanimate</br>third</br>person		! rowspan=2 \| Inanimate</br>third</br>person
	! singular		! singular
			\| ''i'' \|\| ''un'' \|\| ''hea'' \|\| ''ier'' \|\| ''aier'' \|\| ''eris'' \|\| ''eras''
	\|-		\|-
	! plural		! plural
			\| ''ovo'' \|\| ''ova'' \|\| ''ou'' \|\| ''oves'' \|\| ''auvo'' \|\| ''averis'' \|\| ''averas''
	\|-		\|-
	! rowspan=2 \| Animate</br>third</br>person		! rowspan=2 \| Animate</br>third</br>person
	! singular		! singular
			\| ''tad'' \|\| ''tar'' \|\| ''tor'' \|\| ''ter'' \|\| ''ater'' \|\| ''teris'' \|\| ''teras''
	\|-		\|-
	! plural		! plural
			\| ''evo'' \|\| ''eva'' \|\| ''ou'' \|\| ''eves'' \|\| ''aivo'' \|\| ''leris'' \|\| ''leras''
	\|}		\|}

	==Example texts==		==Example texts==
	===Swadesh===		===Swadesh===

Jukethatbox at 11:32, 5 April 2026

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 Similarly to [[w:Latin|Latin]] in the real world, Elvarri did not undergo [[w:Language death|language death]], but rather evolved into regional dialects and then distinct languages, including [[Hoklevar]], [[Hespadrin]], [[Whitereed]], [[Tasparin]], [[Macatranese]], [[Amtarese]], [[Moonhind]] and various isolated Inner Water island languages collectively called [[Insular Levarian]]. However, it remained a significantly used common language long after it was no longer spoken as a native language, due to its large influence on scientific, economic, military, horological and naval vocabulary; this dominance remained till the 12th century, when modern languages largely supplanted its traditional use.
-Elvarri is a [[w:Synthetic language|synthetic]], strictly VSO, adjective-noun and informally [[w:Pro-drop language|pro-drop]] language with a complex system of [[w:Grammatical|case inflections]], verb inflections, and a twoway [[w:Animacy|animacy]] distinction of animate and inanimate.
+Elvarri is a [[w:Synthetic language|synthetic]], strictly SOV, adjective-noun and informally [[w:Pro-drop language|pro-drop]] language with a complex system of [[w:Grammatical|case inflections]], verb inflections, and a twoway [[w:Animacy|animacy]] distinction of animate and inanimate.
 ==Phonology==
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 Ordinal numbers are derived from cardinal numbers and are generally inflected with ''-er'' if odd and ''-et'' if even. However, all multiples of 10 are inflected to be ordinal with a separate suffix, ''-oi''.
 ===Verbs===
 ==Example texts==
 ===Swadesh===

Jukethatbox at 10:29, 5 April 2026

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Jukethatbox: /* Nouns */

2026-04-05T08:21:22Z

Nouns

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	\|-		\|-
	! animate		! animate
	\| ''-i'' \|\| ''-e'' \|\| ''-eu'' \|\| ''-im'' \|\| ''-ses'' \|\| ''-is'' \|\| ''-ise'' \|\| ''-vai'' / ''-ve''*		\| ''-i'' \|\| ''-e'' \|\| ''-iu'' \|\| ''-im'' \|\| ''-ses'' \|\| ''-is'' \|\| ''-ise'' \|\| ''-vai'' / ''-ve''*
	\|}		\|}
	<nowiki>*</nowiki>The plural animate vocative ''-vai'' was written as ''-ve'' in the ''Book of Whitereed'' and other literary works and inscriptions. This practice expanded in use across most literary societies during the Age of Twilight due to the dominance of Whitereed literature, the sole Elvarri literary institution still sponsored by the state in the Twilight.		<nowiki>*</nowiki>The plural animate vocative ''-vai'' was written as ''-ve'' in the ''Book of Whitereed'' and other literary works and inscriptions. This practice expanded in use across most literary societies during the Age of Twilight due to the dominance of Whitereed literature, the sole Elvarri literary institution still sponsored by the state in the Twilight.
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	! Plural		! Plural
	\| ''dudi'' \|\| ''dude'' \|\| ''~~dudeu~~'' \|\| ''dudim'' \|\| ''dudses'' \|\| ''dudis'' \|\| ''dudise'' \|\| ''dudvai'' / ''dudve''		\| ''dudi'' \|\| ''dude'' \|\| ''dudiu'' \|\| ''dudim'' \|\| ''dudses'' \|\| ''dudis'' \|\| ''dudise'' \|\| ''dudvai'' / ''dudve''
	\|}		\|}

Jukethatbox: /* Nouns */

2026-04-05T00:58:45Z

Nouns

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	\|-		\|-
	! Singular		! Singular
	\| ''rukum'' \|\| ''rukumi'' \|\| ''rukumos'' \|\| ''~~rukuma~~'' \|\| ''rukumsi'' \|\| ''rukums'' \|\| ''rukumss'' \|\| ''rukumto''		\| ''rukum'' \|\| ''rukumi'' \|\| ''rukumos'' \|\| ''rukumta'' \|\| ''rukumsi'' \|\| ''rukums'' \|\| ''rukumss'' \|\| ''rukumto''
	\|-		\|-
	! Paucal		! Paucal

Jukethatbox at 00:57, 5 April 2026

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	\| ''-i'' \|\| ''-e'' \|\| ''-eu'' \|\| ''-im'' \|\| ''-ses'' \|\| ''-is'' \|\| ''-ise'' \|\| ''-vai'' / ''-ve''*		\| ''-i'' \|\| ''-e'' \|\| ''-eu'' \|\| ''-im'' \|\| ''-ses'' \|\| ''-is'' \|\| ''-ise'' \|\| ''-vai'' / ''-ve''*
	\|}		\|}
	<nowiki>*</nowiki>The plural animate vocative ''-vai'' was written as ''-ve'' in the ''Book of Whitereed'' and other literary works and inscriptions. Al		<nowiki>*</nowiki>The plural animate vocative ''-vai'' was written as ''-ve'' in the ''Book of Whitereed'' and other literary works and inscriptions. This practice expanded in use across most literary societies during the Age of Twilight due to the dominance of Whitereed literature, the sole Elvarri literary institution still sponsored by the state in the Twilight.
	{\| class="multicol" role="presentation" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border: none; border-collapse: collapse; padding: 0; background: transparent; width:auto; text-align: center;"		{\| class="multicol" role="presentation" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border: none; border-collapse: collapse; padding: 0; background: transparent; width:auto; text-align: center;"
	\| rowspan="2" style="text-align: center; vertical-align: top;" \|		\| rowspan="2" style="text-align: center; vertical-align: top;" \|