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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. | 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 | 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== | ==Phonology== | ||
===Consonants=== | ===Consonants=== | ||
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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''. | 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=== | ===Verbs=== | ||
===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. | |||
{| class=wikitable style="text-align: center;" | |||
! colspan=2 | !! Nominative !! Accusative !! Genitive !! Dative !! Locative !! Instrumental !! Perlative | |||
|- | |||
! rowspan=2 | First</br>person | |||
! singular | |||
| bo || boa || bu || be || | |||
|- | |||
! plural | |||
|- | |||
! rowspan=2 | Second</br>person | |||
! singular | |||
|- | |||
! plural | |||
|- | |||
! rowspan=2 | Inanimate</br>third</br>person | |||
! singular | |||
|- | |||
! plural | |||
|- | |||
! rowspan=2 | Animate</br>third</br>person | |||
! singular | |||
|- | |||
! plural | |||
|} | |||
==Example texts== | ==Example texts== | ||
===Swadesh=== | ===Swadesh=== | ||