Sídhish: Difference between revisions
Created page with " ==Sídhish language== Sídhish (/’ʃi:ɪʃ/, Sídhish, SHE-ish; ''Sídhelge'' /’ʃi:əlʲɡə/) is the language of the people of the Sídhe, spoken in the continent of Nider, as well as in the islands of Maramónnen to the north. Its earliest form was spoken in the northern regions of Ammu, by the clans of the Bronze-heads and Gold-heads. Originally, it was Néirin the Mother who put the knowledge of speech in the Sídhe’s hearts, so that they could name all th..." |
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{{Infobox language | |||
| name = Sídhish | |||
| pronunciation = {{IPA|’ʃi:ɪʃ|}} | |||
| region = [[Nider]], [[Northern Ammu]] and [[Maramónnen]] | |||
| Spoken by = [[Sídhe]] | |||
| speakers = Unknown (estimated in the tens to hundreds of thousands) | |||
| familycolor = Sídhic | |||
| ancestor = [[Old Sídhish]] | |||
| script = [[Latin script|Latin]] <br />[[Darlaech]] (in-universe) | |||
}} | |||
==Sídhish language== | ==Sídhish language== | ||
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==Syntax== | ==Syntax== | ||
Sídhish is verb–subject–object (VSO) language. | Sídhish is verb–subject–object (VSO) language. The language inclines very strongly towards the use of auxiliaries with its verbs. The present tense is constructed with im ('to be') as an auxiliary verb, with the main verb appearing as a verb-noun (used in a way loosely equivalent to an infinitive) after the particle is: | ||
The language inclines very strongly towards the use of auxiliaries with its verbs. The present tense is constructed with im ('to be') as an auxiliary verb, with the main verb appearing as a verb-noun (used in a way loosely equivalent to an infinitive) after the particle is: | |||
''As Galann is meanadh é Rinfae'' | ''As Galann is meanadh é Rinfae'' | ||
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• crídh '''th'''áin "your tooth" | • crídh '''th'''áin "your tooth" | ||
• | • rígh '''ph'''er "his building” | ||
'''After certain prepositions''' | '''After certain prepositions''' | ||
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'''After plural possessive pronouns''' | '''After plural possessive pronouns''' | ||
The possessive pronouns that trigger eclipsis are | The possessive pronouns that trigger eclipsis are cragh "our", crídh "your (pl.)", bríadh "their" | ||
• cragh '''gc'''ernall "our brothers" | • cragh '''gc'''ernall "our brothers" | ||