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''Nosi'' is the preferred form of the Akademia Kiganimedi, though in colloquial speech the full form is rarely used; the standard form itself is a portmanteau of {{mn|es|nos}} and {{mn|sw|sisi}}, as a compromise between the two forms that are dominant among Latin American- and East African-originating communities respectively. More common, colloquial forms include {{l|gnym|nos}}, {{l|gnym|nó}} (to differentiate from {{l|gnym|no}}), {{l|gnym|sisi}}, {{l|gnym|sí}} (to differentiate from {{l|gnym|si}} "yes") or even simply {{l|gnym|n}} (cf. {{mn|ht|n}}, contracted form of {{l|ht|nou}} "we").

Personal pronouns are made possessive by placing them after the possessum, e.g. ''miti mi'' "my tree", ''karo tu'' "your car", etc.

===Determiners===

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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 ~~ta tana~~ 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===

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.

====Tense====

Past and future tense are represented by the prefixes ''li-'' and ''ta-'' respectively, derived from the same infixes in Swahili. As there is no continuous mood, these prefixes can refer to both perfect and imperfect events, e.g.:

* ''Ye '''likome''' pani'' can mean "He '''ate''' bread", "He '''has eaten''' bread" or "He '''was eating''' bread"

* ''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".

==Notes==

[[Category: Ganymedian language]] [[Category:Languages]] [[Category:Conlangs]] [[Category:A posteriori]]

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+''Nosi'' is the preferred form of the Akademia Kiganimedi, though in colloquial speech the full form is rarely used; the standard form itself is a portmanteau of {{mn|es|nos}} and {{mn|sw|sisi}}, as a compromise between the two forms that are dominant among Latin American- and East African-originating communities respectively. More common, colloquial forms include {{l|gnym|nos}}, {{l|gnym|nó}} (to differentiate from {{l|gnym|no}}), {{l|gnym|sisi}}, {{l|gnym|sí}} (to differentiate from {{l|gnym|si}} "yes") or even simply {{l|gnym|n}} (cf. {{mn|ht|n}}, contracted form of {{l|ht|nou}} "we").
 Personal pronouns are made possessive by placing them after the possessum, e.g. ''miti mi'' "my tree", ''karo tu'' "your car", etc.
 ===Determiners===
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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 ta tana 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===
+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.
+====Tense====
+Past and future tense are represented by the prefixes ''li-'' and ''ta-'' respectively, derived from the same infixes in Swahili. As there is no continuous mood, these prefixes can refer to both perfect and imperfect events, e.g.:
+* ''Ye '''likome''' pani'' can mean "He '''ate''' bread", "He '''has eaten''' bread" or "He '''was eating''' bread"
+* ''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".
 ==Notes==
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 [[Category: Ganymedian language]] [[Category:Languages]] [[Category:Conlangs]] [[Category:A posteriori]]