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| imagecaption = [[w:Ganymede (moon)|Ganymede]] before colonisation, now the home of the Ganymedian language
| imagecaption = [[w:Ganymede (moon)|Ganymede]] before colonisation, now the home of the Ganymedian language
| imagesize = 200px
| imagesize = 200px
| states = [[w:Ganymede (moon)|Ganymede]]
| date = 2276
| date = 2276
| setitng = Far-future Solar System
| familycolor = Mixed
| familycolor = Mixed
| fam1 = Spanish-Swahili Creole
| fam1 = Spanish-Swahili Creole
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| script1 = Latn
| script1 = Latn
| script2 = Arab
| script2 = Arab
| official = Ganymede
| official = Ganymede Republic
| stand1 = ''Noma ya Akademia''
| stand1 = ''Noma ya Akademia''
| dia1 = Tros dialects</br>
| dia1 = Tros dialects</br>
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| ''sita'' || ''sise'' || {{mn|sw|sita}}, {{mn|es|seis}}
| colspan=2 | ''sesi'' || {{mn|es|seis}}
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Although boundaries are blurry and different by region, the Akademia recommends counting objects and people with ''kiswa'' numerals, e.g. '''''sita''' parosi na '''saba''' chuchosi'' "six birds and seven dogs" or ''tabla para '''bili''', nomba'' "table for two, please", and using ''pañola'' numerals for everything else, most commonly reading the date or time, e.g. ''ni '''quato''' ya mesi'' "it's the fourth of the month" or ''wa tatana ya '''dise''' na media'' "they will meet at half past ten".
Although boundaries are blurry and different by region, the Akademia recommends counting objects and people with ''kiswa'' numerals, e.g. '''''sita''' parosi na '''saba''' chuchosi'' "six birds and seven dogs" or ''tabla para '''bili''', nomba'' "table for two, please", and using ''pañola'' numerals for everything else, most commonly reading the date or time, e.g. ''ni '''quato''' ya mesi'' "it's the fourth of the month" or ''wa tatana ya '''dise''' na media'' "they will meet at half past ten".
===Verbs===
===Verbs===
The grammatical function of verbs in Ganymedian are mostly derived from Swahili, although the actual root terms are fairly often derived from Spanish as well. This leads to an agglutinative but otherwise simple verb system based on prefixes, somewhat similar to the complex [[w:Swahili grammar#Tenses, aspects and moods|tense-aspect-mood]] system of Swahili, though notably omitting any inflections based on the person of the subject or the object.
The grammatical function of verbs in Ganymedian are mostly derived from Swahili, although the actual root terms are fairly often derived from Spanish as well. This leads to an agglutinative but otherwise simple verb system based on prefixes, somewhat similar to the complex [[w:Swahili grammar#Tenses, aspects and moods|tense-aspect-mood]] system of Swahili, though notably omitting any inflections based on the person of the subject or the object.
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* ''Tu '''tareja''' soni'' can mean "You '''will hear''' the sound", "You '''will have heard''' the sound" or "You '''will be hearing''' the sound"
* ''Tu '''tareja''' soni'' can mean "You '''will hear''' the sound", "You '''will have heard''' the sound" or "You '''will be hearing''' the sound"
* ''Mi '''litana''' ye en festa'' can mean "I '''met him''' at a party", "I '''had met''' him at a party" or "I '''was meeting''' him at a party".
* ''Mi '''litana''' ye en festa'' can mean "I '''met him''' at a party", "I '''had met''' him at a party" or "I '''was meeting''' him at a party".
====Copula====
The copula in Ganymedian is {{l|gnym|ni}}, from {{mn|sw|ni}}. However, in colloquial or fast speech, the copula is dropped in copular sentences, like "I am tired", "He is cold" or "You are Juan":
* (formal) ''Mi '''ni''' kansa'' "I am tired" > (colloquial) ''Mi kansa''
* ''Ye '''ni''' fifi'' "He is cold" > ''Ye fifi''
* ''Tu '''ni''' Juan''/''Jwan'' "You are Juan" > ''Tu Juan''/''Jwan''.
However, the Akademia Kiganimedi recommends never dropping the copula in this situation. The copula may also be dropped in both colloquial and formal use when used with a tense as an existential verb, as in:
* "There was a girl standing here" = '''''Lini''' chika kepoñapi aki.'' ~ '''''Li''' chika kepoñapi aki.''
* "There will be a storm tonight" = '''''Tani''' doruba noche te.'' ~ '''''Ta''' doruba noche te.''
Here, the Akademia also recommends not dropping the copula, though it does still permit copula-dropping in these situations.


==Example texts==
==Example texts==
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|who=kensi
|who=kensi
|what=ke
|what=ke
|where=naña
|where=keyá
|when=wando
|when=wando
|how=komo
|how=komo
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|five=tano
|five=tano
|big=gran
|big=gran
|long=gran
|long=longa
|wide=longa
|wide=pana
|thick=pana
|thick=ancha
|heavy=pesa
|heavy=pesa
|small=tito
|small=tito
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|head=besa
|head=besa
|ear=reja
|ear=reja
|eye=machó
|eye=ojo
|nose=nusa
|nose=nusa
|mouth=boka
|mouth=boka
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|back=gongo
|back=gongo
|breast=teta
|breast=teta
|heart=korasono
|heart=kora
|liver=ini
|liver=ini
|drink=bebe
|drink=bebe
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|sand=
|sand=
|dust=
|dust=
|earth=
|earth=duña
|cloud=
|cloud=
|fog=
|fog=
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|white=
|white=
|black=
|black=
|night=
|night=noche
|day=
|day=diya
|year=
|year=año
|warm=
|warm=moto
|cold=
|cold=fifi
|full=
|full=
|new=
|new=
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|name=
|name=
}}
}}
===Lord's Prayer===
===Lord's Prayer===
<poem>
<poem>
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Tani faña tu,
Tani faña tu,
En duña komo en seyo.
En duña komo en seyo.
Doa pani nosi ya diya te ya nosi
Doa pani nosi ya diya te para nosi
Na pedona wadambi nosi
Na pedona wadambi nosi
Komo pedona kudambi nosi;
Komo pedona kedambi nosi;
Na no yebe nosi en tetasioni
Na no yebe nosi en tetasioni
Pero libira nosi ya malo.
Pero libira nosi ya malo.