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===Verbs=== | ===Verbs=== | ||
Elvarri verbs are inflected on [[w:Gramamtical tense|tense]], [[w:Grammatical mood|mood]], [[w:Grammatical aspect|aspect]] and to an extent [[w:Grammatical person|person]]; they are inflected on person only based on whether the subject is a [[#Personal pronouns|personal pronoun]] or whether it is a noun. | Elvarri verbs are inflected on [[w:Gramamtical tense|tense]], [[w:Grammatical mood|mood]], [[w:Grammatical aspect|aspect]] and to an extent [[w:Grammatical person|person]]; they are inflected on person only based on whether the subject is a [[#Personal pronouns|personal pronoun]] or whether it is a noun. | ||
===Colours=== | |||
Elvarri traditionally distinguishes between five base colours: ''ohid'' (red), ''kalla'' (yellow-orange, saffron), ''drais'' (dark blue), ''narva'' (blue-green), ''sil'' (white) and ''wal'' (black). These colours also symbolised various things: ''ohid'' symbolised ambition for power or for affection, ''kalla'' represented loyalty to spouse or nation, ''drais'' represented | |||
==Example texts== | ==Example texts== | ||
===Swadesh=== | ===Swadesh=== | ||
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|moon= | |moon= | ||
|star= | |star= | ||
|water= | |water=mur | ||
|rain= | |rain= | ||
|river=separ | |river=separ | ||
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|road= | |road= | ||
|mountain=gola | |mountain=gola | ||
|red= | |red=ohid | ||
|green= | |green=narva | ||
|yellow= | |yellow=kalla | ||
|white= | |white=sil | ||
|black= | |black=wal | ||
|night= | |night= | ||
|day= | |day= | ||