Fourth Linguifex Relay/Wiobian
ei enswälzel! dullel meis!
mes enwünkel Gungs Gungs Sneis!
tang lind maute bückne mungel,
Wieteþ Duzes duoɟ li Klüten,
ionem' ƕind Benußes enzungel;
Kuobs mes pepen, Ƕeikes miten.
Glossed
ei enswälzel! dullel meis!
O hearken-2PL.IMP hear-2PL.IMP now
mes enwünkel Gungs Gungs Sneis!
this-ACC consider-2PL hour hour-DAT always-DAT life-DAT
tang lind maute bückne mungel,
Indeed 2PL.NOM here stationed-PRED come/PRES-2PL
Wieteþ Duzes duoɟ liß Klüten,
heaven-GEN grace-DAT PASS 2PL-ACC accomodation_as_guest-PL-ACC
ionem' ƕind Benußes zungel;
just-like 1PL.NOM judge-INF-DAT act-2PL
Kuobs mes pepen, Ƕeikes miten.
poor-DAT this-DAT love-1PL-IMP neighbor-DAT give-1PL-IMP
Notes
Nouns
Nouns have 5 cases:
- Nominative: subject
- Accusative: direct object
- Dative: indirect object, adverbial expressions
- Genitive: it's your bog-standard genitive case
- Predicative: predicate
| Wiobian declension | ||
|---|---|---|
| Case | Singular | Plural |
| Nominative | -Ø | [PLURAL STEM]-Ø |
| Accusative | -e | [PLURAL STEM]-n |
| Genitive | -Ø | [PLURAL STEM]-e |
| Dative | -s | [PLURAL STEM]-ns |
| Predicative | -e | [PLURAL STEM]-Ø |
Adjectives
Adjectives may take the same case endings as nouns or, more commonly, take no ending.
Verbs
Verbs have stem forms for present, past and verbal noun which are not always distinct. They are often marked by auxiliaries.
| Imperative endings | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |
| 1 | - | -n |
| 2 | -(t) | -l |
| Present tense endings | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |
| 1 | U-n | -m(e) |
| 2 | -e | -l |
| 3.animate | -n | U-e |
| 3.inanimate | -s | |
| Past tense endings | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |
| 1 | -n | -m(e) |
| 2 | -e | -l |
| 3.animate | -n | U-e |
| 3.inanimate | U-e | |