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'''Aethêllan''' is one of my main conlangs and was created out of joy, as linguistic experiment, and also to be the main classical language for my series of Fantasy novels. Aethêllan is spoken by the dominant species of Anmarla who are known as the Galern. The language has approximately 15 million speakers. At the time of my main novel series, the language and its native speakers are extinct, however Aethêllan is used as the language of academics, state and religious ceremonies, and record/document keeping. However only the upper class can read and speak it and even then only a minority of the upper classes. The seven languages of the nine different Kingdoms during this time are all descended from Aethêllan. Aethêllan is in turn descended from Vamynouynem.


This is a work of love and I ask any readers that, outside of any accidental grammatical mistakes, that they do not make any edits, however minor, without my permission and that this work is protected by copyright. Your understanding is greatly appreciated.
=History=
'''Aethêllan''' is one of my main conlangs and was created out of joy, as a linguistic experiment, and also to be the main classical language for my series of Fantasy novels. Aethêllan is spoken by the dominant species of Anmarla who are known as the Galern. The language has approximately 15 million speakers. At the time of my main novel series, the language and its native speakers are extinct, however Aethêllan is used as the language of academics, state and religious ceremonies, and record/document keeping. Only the upper class can read and speak it and even then only a minority. The seven languages of the nine different Kingdoms during this time are all descended from Aethêllan. Aethêllan is in turn descended from Vamynouynem.


This is a work of love and I ask any readers that, outside of any accidental grammatical mistakes, they do not make any edits, however minor, without my permission and that this work is protected by copyright. Your understanding is greatly appreciated.


==Background==
 
 
=Background=
Aethêllan is an SVO fusional-agglutinative language. The majority of information is placed on the nouns and verbs, and though it is an SVO language technically speaking it does allow for free word order.
Aethêllan is an SVO fusional-agglutinative language. The majority of information is placed on the nouns and verbs, and though it is an SVO language technically speaking it does allow for free word order.




==Phonology==
 
=Phonology=
 
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===Mutations===
 
==Mutations==
#Both Approximants and Lateral Approximants are de-voiced before nasals.
#Both Approximants and Lateral Approximants are de-voiced before nasals.
#/l/ becomes /ɭ/ after vowels.
#/l/ becomes /ɭ/ after vowels.
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===Diphthongs===
 
==Diphthongs==
{| {{style|center}}
{| {{style|center}}
! Diphthong
! Diphthong
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|-
| ôe
| ôe
| '''ɔː'''
| '''əʊ:'''
|-
| ÿ
| '''aɪ:'''
|-
|-
| ŷe
| ŷe
|'''ɪəː'''
|'''iə:'''
|-
|-
| ae
| ae
|'''aɪ'''
|-
|ai
|'''aɪ'''
|'''aɪ'''
|-
|-
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|'''əj'''
|'''əj'''
|}
|}




==Vowels==
==Vowels==
{| {{style|center}}
 
!colspan="1" scope="col"|'''Vowels'''
{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" class="bluetable lightbluebg" style="width: 450px; text-align:center;"
!colspan="1" scope="col"|'''IPA'''
! rowspan="2" style="width: 90px; "|
!colspan="1" scope="col"|'''Vowel'''
! colspan="2" style="width: 120px; " |Front
!colspan="1" scope="col"|'''IPA'''
! colspan="1" style="width: 120px; " |Near-front
! colspan="2" style="width: 120px; " |Central
! colspan="2" style="width: 120px; " |Back
|-
|-
|colspan="1"|a
! style="width: 60px; " | <small>short</small>
|colspan="1"|'''ɑ'''
! style="width: 60px; " | <small>long</small>
|colspan="1"|o
! style="width: 120px; " | <small>short</small>
|colspan="1"|'''ɒ'''
! style="width: 60px; " | <small>short</small>
! style="width: 60px; " | <small>long</small>
! style="width: 60px; " | <small>short</small>
! style="width: 60px; " | <small>long</small>
|-
|-
|colspan="1"|â
! style="" |Close
|colspan="1"|'''aː'''
| i (i)
|colspan="1"|ô
| i: (î)
|colspan="1"|'''ɵː'''
|
|
|
| u (u)
|  
|-
|-
|colspan="1"|á
! style="" |Mid
|colspan="1"|'''æ'''
|
|colspan="1"|ó
| e̞ (ê)
|colspan="1"|'''əʊː'''
|
|
|
|
| o̞ (ô)
|-
|-
|colspan="1"|e
! style="" |Open-mid
|colspan="1"|'''e'''
| ɛ (e)
|colspan="1"|i
|
|colspan="1"|'''ɪ'''
|
|
|  
| ɔ (ó)
|  
|-
|-
|colspan="1"|ê
! style="" |Near-open
|colspan="1"|'''eːə'''
|
|colspan="1"|î
|
|colspan="1"|'''iː'''
| æ (á)
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
|colspan="1"|u
! style="" |Open
|colspan="1"|'''u'''
| a: (â)
|colspan="1"|ÿ
|
|colspan="1"|'''ɔɪː'''
|
|  
|
| ɑ (a)
| ɒ (o)
|}
|}






==Grammar and syntax==
=Grammar and Syntax=


===Syntax===
==Syntax==
Independent Clauses are SVO, whilst Dependent and Relative Clauses are SOV.
Independent Clauses are SVO, whilst Dependent and Relative Clauses are SOV.


===Stress===
===Stress===
Aethêllan differs from languages such as English in that every vowel is pronounced fully and with clear distinction. The language does however place stress on the last syllable of a word, however this is not as important as stress is considered to be in English and other such similar languages. Any long vowels; those with diacritics or diphthongs, are stressed as well as the last syllable.
Aethêllan differs from languages such as English in that every vowel is pronounced fully and with clear distinction. The language does however place stress on the last syllable of a word, however this is not as important as stress is considered to be in English and other similar languages. Any long vowels; those with diacritics or diphthongs, are stressed as well as the last syllable.


*E.g ''donsênanwê'' where the stress is on both ''sên'' and ''wê''.
*E.g ''donsênanwê'' where the stress is on both ''sên'' and ''wê''.


===Structure===
==Verbs==
All derivational affixes are prefixes, and all other affixes are suffixes excluding the adverbial marker which is an infix for historical linguistic reasons.
In regards to the order of the attaching of suffixes, case takes highest priority, followed by voice, aspect, then agreement, finally followed by any remaining suffixes.


*'''NB''': Adjectives cannot be inflected with comparative and the Gradable suffix at the same time.
In Aethêllan there are two classes of verbs and these two classes each have two forms. Each verb also has five principle parts. There are some irregular verbs, however, they will not be included in this section. There are ''Strong'' Verbs and ''Weak'' Verbs. Unlike nouns, the two verbs are not differentiated by their phonology nor by their meaning; rather one must learn the principle parts in order to know to which class the verb belongs. Most verbs do have a rather obvious phonological pattern however reliance on phonological similarities will not be enough to properly learn all verbs and their corresponding forms correctly. As stated above, all irregular verbs will be, for the ease of formatting, displayed in more convenient section.  


The five principal parts are the present active infinitive, the present imperfective, the past aorist (i.e. simple past), the present perfect and the supine displayed in that order.


'''NB''' Which class and form each verb takes is dependent on the verb stem, which is not heard in speech, thus the principal parts make it clear to speakers whether the verb is a strong one or not and to which paradigm the verb belongs.


==Verbs==


In Aethêllan there are two classes of verbs and these two classes each have two forms of verbs both have three principle parts coming to a total of four different forms of verbs. There are some irregular verbs however they will not be included in this section. There are ''Strong'' Verbs and ''Weak'' Verbs. Unlike nouns however, the two verbs are not differentiated by their phonology nor by their meaning, rather one must learn the three principle parts in order to know to which class the verb belongs. Most verbs do have a rather obvious phonological pattern however reliance on phonological similarities will not be enough to properly learn all verbs and their corresponding forms correctly. As stated above, all irregular verbs will be, for the ease of formatting, displayed in another more convenient section. The three principal parts are the present active infinitive, the present imperfective, and the supine displayed in that order.


'''NB''' Which class and form each verb takes is dependent on the verb stem, which is not seen in writing or heard in everyday speech, thus the three principal parts make it clear to speakers whether the verb is a strong one or not and which paradigm the verb follows.
===Aspect & Tense===




===Aspect & Tense===


===='''Strong Verbs'''====
===='''Strong Verbs'''====
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'''Strong Verb 1st Class'''
 
: Aed - Aedar - Aedarh - ''To Rule''
======'''Strong Verb Class I'''======
: Aed - Aedar - Aedáth - Aedlen - Aedarh - ''To Rule''




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'''Strong Verb 2nd Class'''
======'''Strong Verb Class II'''======
: Edhe - Edhel - Edheh - ''To Wield''
: Edhe - Edhel - Edhey- Edhlar - Edheh - ''To Wield''




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|-
|-
! scope="row"|Past
! scope="row"|Past
| style="text-align: center"| Edh'''ao'''
| style="text-align: center"| Edh'''ey'''
| style="text-align: center"| Edh'''eoem'''
| style="text-align: center"| Edh'''eoem'''
| style="text-align: center"| Edh'''âl'''
| style="text-align: center"| Edh'''âl'''
| style="text-align: center"| Edh'''ó'''
| style="text-align: center"| Edh'''ó'''
| style="text-align: center"| Edh'''lar'''
| style="text-align: center"| Edh'''ar'''
| style="text-align: center"| Edh'''aen'''
| style="text-align: center"| Edh'''aen'''
| style="text-align: center"| Edh'''îm'''
| style="text-align: center"| Edh'''îm'''
| style="text-align: center"| Edh'''men'''
| style="text-align: center"| Edh'''em'''
|-
|-
! scope="row"|Present
! scope="row"|Present
| style="text-align: center"| Aed'''án'''
| style="text-align: center"| Edh'''t'''
| style="text-align: center"| Aedar
| style="text-align: center"| Edhel
| style="text-align: center"| Aedar'''âl'''
| style="text-align: center"| Edh'''wet'''
| style="text-align: center"| Aedar'''ó'''
| style="text-align: center"| Edh'''ôe'''
| style="text-align: center"| Aed'''len'''
| style="text-align: center"| Edh'''lar'''
| style="text-align: center"| Aed'''en'''
| style="text-align: center"| Edh'''eyn'''
| style="text-align: center"| Aeda'''rion'''
| style="text-align: center"| Edh'''enaf'''
| style="text-align: center"| Aede'''mene'''
| style="text-align: center"| Edh'''rat'''
|-
|-
! scope="row"|Future
! scope="row"|Future
| style="text-align: center"| Aedar'''in'''
| style="text-align: center"| Edh'''as'''
| style="text-align: center"| Aedar'''v'''
| style="text-align: center"| Edh'''men'''
| style="text-align: center"| Aed'''âla'''
| style="text-align: center"| Edh'''wen'''
| style="text-align: center"| Aedar'''ó'''
| style="text-align: center"| Edh'''ôel'''
| style="text-align: center"| Aedar'''len'''
| style="text-align: center"| Edh'''ÿr'''
| style="text-align: center"| Aede'''ren'''
| style="text-align: center"| Edh'''nen'''
| style="text-align: center"| Aedar'''ân'''
| style="text-align: center"| Edh'''eth'''
| style="text-align: center"| Aedar'''emene'''
| style="text-align: center"| Edh'''er'''
|}
|}


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'''Weak Verbs 1st Class''
 
:Vall - Vallak - Vallakam - ''To Betray''
======'''Weak Verbs 1st Class'''======
:Vall - Vallak - Vallakir - Vallaken - Vallakum - ''To Betray''




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! scope="row"|Past
! scope="row"|Past
| style="text-align: center"| Vallak'''ir'''
| style="text-align: center"| Vallak'''ir'''
| style="text-align: center"| Vallak'''ond'''
| style="text-align: center"| Vallak'''on'''
| style="text-align: center"| Vallak'''âl'''
| style="text-align: center"| Vallak'''âl'''
| style="text-align: center"| Vallak'''ó'''
| style="text-align: center"| Vallak'''ó'''
| style="text-align: center"| Vallak'''en'''
| style="text-align: center"| Vallak'''et'''
| style="text-align: center"| Vallak'''ey'''
| style="text-align: center"| Vallak'''ey'''
| style="text-align: center"| Vallak'''erân'''
| style="text-align: center"| Vallak'''erân'''
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|-
|-
! scope="row"|Present
! scope="row"|Present
| style="text-align: center"| Vallak'''ân'''
| style="text-align: center"| Vallak
| style="text-align: center"| Vallak
| style="text-align: center"| Vallak'''ân'''
| style="text-align: center"| Vallak'''ae'''
| style="text-align: center"| Vallak'''ae'''
| style="text-align: center"| Vallak'''ó'''
| style="text-align: center"| Vallak'''ó'''
| style="text-align: center"| Vallak'''et'''
| style="text-align: center"| Vallak'''en'''
| style="text-align: center"| Vallak'''ek'''
| style="text-align: center"| Vallak'''ek'''
| style="text-align: center"| Vallak'''arion'''
| style="text-align: center"| Vallak'''arion'''
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======'''Weak Verbs 2nd Class'''======
:Hluf - Hlufan - Hlufte - Hlufrem - Hluftelen - ''To Jump''
{| {{style|}}
! scope="row"|
Aspect
Tense
! scope="col"|Aorist
! scope="col"|Imperfective
! scope="col"|Conative
! scope="col"|Habitual
! scope="col"|Perfect
! scope="col"|Inceptive
! scope="col"|Continuative
! scope="col"|Terminative
|-
! scope="row"|Past
| style="text-align: center"| Hluf'''te'''
| style="text-align: center"| Hluf'''e'''
| style="text-align: center"| Hluf'''tir'''
| style="text-align: center"| Hluf'''ó'''
| style="text-align: center"| Hluf'''ÿh'''
| style="text-align: center"| Hluf'''unir'''
| style="text-align: center"| Hluf'''ŷeke'''
| style="text-align: center"| Hluf'''egánir'''
|-
! scope="row"|Present
| style="text-align: center"| Hluf'''ar'''
| style="text-align: center"| Hlufan
| style="text-align: center"| Hluf'''á'''
| style="text-align: center"| Hluf'''ôe'''
| style="text-align: center"| Hluf'''rem'''
| style="text-align: center"| Hluf'''en'''
| style="text-align: center"| Hluf'''eorn'''
| style="text-align: center"| Hluf'''ôether'''
|-
! scope="row"|Future
| style="text-align: center"| Hluf'''um'''
| style="text-align: center"| Hluf'''na'''
| style="text-align: center"| Hluf'''it'''
| style="text-align: center"| Hluf'''elt'''
| style="text-align: center"| Hluf'''elen'''
| style="text-align: center"| Hluf'''ris'''
| style="text-align: center"| Hluf'''wân'''
| style="text-align: center"| Hluf'''utámir'''
|}
===Verb Number Marking===
The following are suffixes. These come after the fusional case/aspect marker.
====Transitive Verbs====
{| {{style|}}
! colspan="2" rowspan="2"|
! colspan="2" style="text-align: center"|Object
|-
! style="text-align: center"|Singular
! style="text-align: center"|Plural
|-
! rowspan="2" style="text-align: center"|  Agent
! style="text-align: center"|Singular
| style="text-align: center"|
| style="text-align: center"|'''-î'''
|-
! style="text-align: center"|Plural
| style="text-align: center"|'''-a'''
| style="text-align: center"|'''-(v)in'''
|-
|}
====Intransitive Verbs====
{| {{style|}}
! colspan="1" rowspan="1"|
! colspan="2" style="text-align: center"|Subject
|-
! style="text-align: center"|Singular
| style="text-align: center"|
|-
! style="text-align: center"|Plural
| style="text-align: center"|'''-î'''
|-
|}


==Nouns==
==Nouns==


===Cases===
===Cases===
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===Case and Class Patradigms===
 
====Case and Class Paradigms====
In Aethêllan over time Case and Class/Gender have merged into one suffix. When Nouns take their Case and Class marker they now have a far more fusional method unlike its ancestor language Vamynouynem.
In Aethêllan over time Case and Class/Gender have merged into one suffix. When Nouns take their Case and Class marker they now have a far more fusional method unlike its ancestor language Vamynouynem.


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! colspan="11" scope="col"|'''Class I The Human Class'''
! colspan="11" scope="col"|'''Class I The Human Class'''
|-
|-
! colspan ="2" scope="col"|'''Ergative'''
! colspan ="2" scope="col"|'''Absolutive'''
! scope="col"|'''Absolutive'''
! scope="col"|'''Ergative'''
! scope="col"|'''Dative'''
! scope="col"|'''Dative'''
! scope="col"|'''Genitive'''
! scope="col"|'''Genitive'''
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|-
|-
! scope="row"|'''Strong'''
! scope="row"|'''Strong'''
| Gâla
| Gâl
| Gâla'''m'''
| Gâl'''am'''
| Gâla'''l'''
| Gâl'''al'''
| Gâl'''ÿ'''
| Gâl'''ÿ'''
| Gâl'''â'''
| Gâl'''â'''
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! scope="row"|'''Weak'''
! scope="row"|'''Weak'''
| Theyn
| Theyn
| Thê'''am'''
| Thên'''am'''
| Thê'''as'''
| Thên'''as'''
| Thên'''îs'''
| Thên'''îs'''
| Thên'''â'''
| Thên'''â'''
| Thên'''as'''
| Thên'''eh'''
| Thên'''ârum'''
| Thên'''ârum'''
| Thên'''en'''
| Thên'''en'''
| Thên'''etwem'''
| Thên'''etwem'''
| They'''ô'''
| Theyn'''ô'''
|-
|-
! colspan="11" scope="col"|'''Class II The Non-Human Class'''
! colspan="11" scope="col"|'''Class II The Non-Human Class'''
|-
|-
! colspan ="2" scope="col"|'''Ergative'''
! colspan ="2" scope="col"|'''Absolutive'''
! scope="col"|'''Absolutive'''
! scope="col"|'''Ergative'''
! scope="col"|'''Dative'''
! scope="col"|'''Dative'''
! scope="col"|'''Genitive'''
! scope="col"|'''Genitive'''
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! scope="row"|'''Weak'''
! scope="row"|'''Weak'''
| Mârith
| Mârith
| Mâr'''th'''
| Mâr'''e'''
| Mâr'''os'''
| Mâr'''os'''
| Mâr'''îm'''
| Mâr'''îm'''
| Mâr'''â'''
| Mâr'''â'''
| Mâri'''smen'''
| Mâr'''men'''
| Mâri'''sârem'''
| Mâr'''sârem'''
| Mâri'''gir'''
| Mâr'''thir'''
| Mâri'''nvith'''
| Mâr'''vith'''
| Mâr'''ô'''
| Mâr'''ô'''
|-
|-
! colspan="11" scope="col"|'''Class II The Flora Class'''
! colspan="11" scope="col"|'''Class III The Flora Class'''
|-
|-
! colspan ="2" scope="col"|'''Ergative'''
! colspan ="2" scope="col"|'''Absolutive'''
! scope="col"|'''Absolutive'''
! scope="col"|'''Ergative'''
! scope="col"|'''Dative'''
! scope="col"|'''Dative'''
! scope="col"|'''Genitive'''
! scope="col"|'''Genitive'''
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| Fwin'''emwen'''
| Fwin'''emwen'''
| Fwin'''ô'''
| Fwin'''ô'''
|-
! colspan="11" scope="col"|'''Class IV The Abstract Class'''
|-
! colspan ="2" scope="col"|'''Absolutive'''
! scope="col"|'''Ergative'''
! scope="col"|'''Dative'''
! scope="col"|'''Genitive'''
! scope="col"|'''Possessive'''
! scope="col"|'''Partitive'''
! scope="col"|'''Abessive'''
! scope="col"|'''Instrumental'''
! scope="col"|'''Equitive'''
! scope="col"|'''Vocative'''
|-
! scope="row"|'''Strong'''
| Ennedîn
| Ennedîn'''e'''
| Ennedîn'''as'''
| Ennedîn'''ir'''
| Ennedîn'''em'''
| Ennedîn'''áth'''
| Ennedîn'''ârum'''
| Ennedîn'''al'''
| Ennedîn'''wen'''
| Ennedîn'''ô'''
|-
! scope="row"|'''Weak'''
| Nethwÿn
| Nethwÿn'''e'''
| Nethwÿn'''os'''
| Nethwÿn'''î'''
| Nethwÿn'''ide'''
| Nethwÿn'''enne'''
| Nethwÿn'''altum'''
| Nethwÿn'''estes'''
| Nethwÿn'''nith'''
| Nethwÿn'''ô'''
|-
! colspan="11" scope="col"|'''Class V The Mass & Inanimate Class'''
|-
! colspan ="2" scope="col"|'''Absolutive'''
! scope="col"|'''Ergative'''
! scope="col"|'''Dative'''
! scope="col"|'''Genitive'''
! scope="col"|'''Possessive'''
! scope="col"|'''Partitive'''
! scope="col"|'''Abessive'''
! scope="col"|'''Instrumental'''
! scope="col"|'''Equitive'''
! scope="col"|'''Vocative'''
|-
! scope="row"|'''Strong'''
| Eyelgar
| Eyelgar'''e'''
| Eyelgar'''l'''
| Eyelgar'''îs'''
| Eyelgar'''îte'''
| Eyelgar'''vala'''
| Eyelgar'''ánna'''
| Eyelgar'''fen'''
| Eyelgar'''wen'''
| Eyelgar'''ô'''
|-
! scope="row"|'''Weak'''
| Dollgan
| Dollgan'''eth'''
| Dollgan'''as'''
| Dollgan'''î'''
| Dollgan'''â'''
| Dollgan'''nule'''
| Dollgan'''ârum'''
| Dollgan'''en'''
| Dollgan'''etwem'''
| Dollgan'''ô'''
|-
|}
|}




*'''NB''' ''Theyn'' is a weak verb due it to have a short diphthong, thus the first vowel of the diphthong is lengthened. This happens for all nouns with short diphthongs.
=====Notes on Cases=====
*'''NB''' The very slight difference here between the Dat. and Part. forms of ''Theyn'' are due to ''Theyn'' itself. I.E ''Theyn'' dropping its ''n'' in the Dat. form - this is irregular and only occurs only with Class 1 Weak Nouns ending in ''n''


*'''Gâla''' translates roughly to ''Man'' though can also be used for both sexes.
*'''Theyn''' is an irregular verb, hence the short diphthong becoming a long vowel. This happens for all weak nouns with short diphthongs in Class I.
 
*'''Gâl''' translates roughly to ''Man'' though can also be used for both sexes.
*'''Theyn''' is often used for ''Woman'' though its literal meaning is ''One who gives birth''.
*'''Theyn''' is often used for ''Woman'' though its literal meaning is ''One who gives birth''.


*'''Kallâr''' translates to ''Sea-Bird''.
*'''Kallâr''' translates to ''Sea-Bird''. This is an irregular verb.
*'''Mârith''' translates to ''Snake''.
*'''Mârith''' translates to ''Snake''. This is also an irregular verb.


*'''Tiwâr''' is a very tall, hard tree similar in appearance to that of our Oak.
*'''Tiwâr''' is a very tall, hard tree similar in appearance to that of our Oak.
*'''Fwin''' is a little vine that lives on larger trees and has tiny white flowers.
*'''Fwin''' is a little vine that lives on larger trees and has tiny white flowers.


==Personal Pronouns==
*'''Ennedîn''' translates to Elegance
*'''Nethwÿn''' translates to Intelligence.
 
*'''Eyelgar''' translates to Fire
*'''Dollgan''' translates to Mountain
 
* In Class V the ''Strong'' class are the Mass nouns and the ''Weak'' are the Inanimate Nouns. (Almost)Any noun can take Mass Noun (Strong) CLass V inflections and be used as a ''Collective'' Noun, however, the original Mass Nouns cannot take any other inflections or be used in any other paradigms.
 
===Definite vs. Indefinite===
The Definite marker for nouns is the allomorphic prefix '''(v)(i)-'''.
{| {{style|center}}
! Definite
! Indefinite
|-
| Igâla
| Gâla
|-
| '''The Man'''
| '''A Man'''
|-
| Vennedîn Gâlîs
| Ennedîn
|-
| '''The Elegance of Man'''
| '''Elegance'''
|-
|}
 
*'''NB''' Galîs is the collective noun for man, meaning something akin to Mankind/Humankind.
 
 
===Personal Pronouns===


{| {{style|center}}
{| {{style|center}}
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|-
|-
!'''Erg.'''
!'''Erg.'''
|Ne (I)
|Va (I)
| colspan="2" |Be (We)
| colspan="2" |Be (We)
|Ma (We)
|Me (We)
|-
|-
!'''Abs.'''
!'''Abs.'''
|Nwa (Me)
|Nen (Me)
| colspan="2" |Bá (Us)
| colspan="2" |Gen (Us)
|Mwa (Us)
|Dae (Us)
|-
|-
!'''Poss.'''
!'''Poss.'''
|Nedh (My/Mine)
|Neth (My/Mine)
| colspan="2" |Bedh (Ours)
| colspan="2" |Geth (Ours)
|Medh (Ours)
|Yel (Ours)
|-
|-
!'''Dat.'''
!'''Dat.'''
|Nin (to Me)
|Hel (to Me)
| colspan="2" |Bân (to Us)
| colspan="2" |ân (to Us)
|Mân (to Us)
|Hwer (to Us)
|-
|-
!'''Inst'''
!'''Inst'''
|Nâ (by Me)
|Var (by Me)
| colspan="2" |Bâ (by Us)
| colspan="2" |Dôr (by Us)
|Mâ (by Us)
|Sâl (by Us)
|-
|-
! colspan="5" rowspan="1"|
! colspan="5" rowspan="1"|
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|Lâ (Thou)
|Lâ (Thou)
| colspan="2" |Eoâ (Thou)
| colspan="2" |Eoâ (Thou)
|Se (It)
|Ete (It)
|-
|-
!'''Abs.'''
!'''Abs.'''
|Lîn (Thee)
|Lîn (Thee)
| colspan="2" |Eoŷe (Thee)
| colspan="2" |Eoŷe (Thee)
|So (It)
|Ete (It)
|-
|-
!'''Poss.'''
!'''Poss.'''
|Lan (Thy)
|Flan (Thy)
| colspan="2" |Eoin (Thine)
| colspan="2" |Eoin (Thine)
|Só (Its)
|Ets (Its)
|-
|-
!'''Dat.'''
!'''Dat.'''
|Of (to Thee)
|Olf (to Thee)
| colspan="2" |Eois (to Thee)
| colspan="2" |Eois (to Thee)
|Sem (to It)
|Ses (to It)
|-
|-
!'''Inst.'''
!'''Inst.'''
|Fen (by Thou)
|Fen (by Thou)
| colspan="2" |Eoân (by Thou)
| colspan="2" |Eoân (by Thou)
|Sân (by It)
|Etsan (by It)
|-
|-
! colspan="5" rowspan="1"|
! colspan="5" rowspan="1"|
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!'''Erg.'''
!'''Erg.'''
| colspan="2" |De (He/She)
| colspan="2" |De (He/She)
| colspan="2" |Dha (It)
| colspan="2" |Agan (It)
|-
|-
!'''Abs.'''
!'''Abs.'''
| colspan="2" |Den (Him/Her)
| colspan="2" |Ene (Him/Her)
| colspan="2" |Dhan (It)
| colspan="2" |Ani (It)
|-
|-
!'''Poss.'''
!'''Poss.'''
| colspan="2" |Des (His/Hers)
| colspan="2" |Ures (His/Hers)
| colspan="2" |Dhas (Its)
| colspan="2" |Gâna (Its)
|-
|-
!'''Dat.'''
!'''Dat.'''
| colspan="2" |Del (to Him/Her)
| colspan="2" |Del (to Him/Her)
| colspan="2" |Dhal (to It)
| colspan="2" |Dor (to It)
|-
|-
!'''Inst.'''
!'''Inst.'''
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!'''Erg.'''
!'''Erg.'''
| colspan="2" |Mer (They)
| colspan="2" |Mer (They)
| colspan="2" |Thâ (Its)
| colspan="2" |Oro (Its)
|-
|-
!'''Abs.'''
!'''Abs.'''
| colspan="2" |Mon (Them)
| colspan="2" |Nir (Them)
| colspan="2" |The (Its)
| colspan="2" |Non (Its)
|-
|-
!'''Poss.'''
!'''Poss.'''
| colspan="2" |Mir (Theirs)
| colspan="2" |Hal (Theirs)
| colspan="2" |Theth (Its)
| colspan="2" |Moh (Its)
|-
|-
!'''Dat.'''
!'''Dat.'''
| colspan="2" |Men (to Them)
| colspan="2" |Emlen (to Them)
| colspan="2" |Than (To Its)
| colspan="2" |Thân (To Its)
|-
|-
!'''Inst.'''
!'''Inst.'''
| colspan="2" |Meth (by Them)
| colspan="2" |Morth (by Them)
| colspan="2" |Thâ (by Its)
| colspan="2" |Orum (by Its)
|}
|}


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==Derivation==
==Derivation==
All the following are Prefixes which remove the first vowel (if applicable, i.e is simply added if the word begins with a consonant).
 
The following are a mix of prefixes and suffixes. Prefixes are marked, and the remaining are suffixes.
 
 
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!'''Derivation Pattern'''
!'''Derivation Pattern'''
!'''Affix & Example'''
!'''Affix & Example'''
|-
|-
|Adjective --> Adverb
|Adjective --> Adverb '''(prefix)'''
|'''-'''<br />Quick > Quickly
|'''an'''<br />Quick > Quickly
|-
|-
|Adjective --> Noun
|Adjective --> Noun '''(prefix)'''
|'''-'''<br />Happy > Happiness
|'''agar'''<br />Happy > Happiness
|-
|-
|Noun --> Verb
|Noun --> Verb
|'''-'''<br />Glory > Glorify
|'''bel'''<br />Glory > Glorify
|-
|-
|Noun --> Adjective
|Noun --> Adjective
|'''-'''<br />Recreation > Recreational
|'''faltar'''<br />Recreation > Recreational
|-
|-
|Adjectives --> Transitive Verbs
|Adjectives --> Transitive Verbs
|'''-'''<br />Rich > Enrich
|'''lis'''<br />Rich > Enrich
|-
|-
|Nouns --> Transitive Verbs
|Nouns --> Transitive Verbs
|'''-'''<br />Rapture > Enrapture
|'''fal'''<br />Rapture > Enrapture
|-
|-
|Transitive Verbs --> Intransitive Verbs (Antipassive Voice)<br />Agent/Experience and Patient/Focus swap places
|Transitive Verbs --> Intransitive Verbs (Antipassive Voice)<br />Agent/Experience and Patient/Focus swap places
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|'''-'''
|'''-'''
|-
|-
|Opposite (Quality)
|Opposite (Quality) '''(prefix)'''
|'''-'''<br />Happy > sad, clear > vague
|'''rao'''<br />Happy > sad, clear > vague
|-
|-
|opposite (reverse action)<br />Agent and patient remain the same, action of the verb changes
|opposite (reverse action)'''(prefix)'''<br />Agent and patient remain the same, action of the verb changes
|'''-'''<br />Earn <==> spend, borrow <==> repay
|'''forn'''<br />Earn <==> spend, borrow <==> repay
|-
|-
|Motion Purpose<br />Go somewhere in order to do VERB
|Motion Purpose<br />Go somewhere in order to do VERB
|'''-'''<br />to buy > to go shopping
|'''maela'''<br />to buy > to go shopping
|-
|-
|Nominal Participle<br />Person who is doing VERB at the current moment<br />(Also inflects for tense)
|Nominal Participle<br />Person who is doing VERB at the current moment<br />(Also inflects for tense)
|'''-'''<br />Run > runner
|'''dwe'''<br />Run > runner
|-
|-
|Person who does verb habitually
|Person who does verb habitually
|'''-'''<br />Write > writer
|'''moth'''<br />Write > writer
|-
|-
|Place where VERB is typically done
|Place where VERB is typically done
|'''-'''<br />to cook > kitchen, to sleep > bedroom
|'''gen'''<br />to cook > kitchen, to sleep > bedroom
|-
|-
|Place with lots of NOUN
|Place with lots of NOUN
|'''-'''<br />Book > library, tree > forest
|'''othin'''<br />Book > library, tree > forest
|-
|-
|Tool or substance used for doing VERB
|Tool or substance used for doing VERB
|'''-'''<br />to write > writing implement, to wash > soap
|'''arta'''<br />to write > writing implement, to wash > soap
|-
|-
|ADJ = made of NOUN
|ADJ = made of NOUN '''(prefix)'''
|'''-'''<br />Gold > golden, wood > wooden
|'''val'''<br />Gold > golden, wood > wooden
|-
|-
|ADJ = having lot of/ some of NOUN
|ADJ = having lot of/ some of NOUN '''(prefix)'''
|'''-'''<br />Money > rich, trash > messy
|'''var'''<br />Money > rich, trash > messy
|-
|-
|ADJ = lacking/sparsity of NOUN
|ADJ = lacking/sparsity of NOUN '''(prefix)'''
|'''-'''<br />Tooth > toothless, money > poor
|'''ave'''<br />Tooth > toothless, money > poor
|-
|-
|Augmentation
|Augmentation
|'''-'''<br />House > mansion, cat > lion
|'''îthil'''<br />House > mansion, cat > lion
|-
|-
|Pejoration
|Pejoration
|'''-'''<br />Man > scoundrel, child > brat
|'''ithse'''<br />Man > scoundrel, child > brat
|-
|-
|ADJ = tending to often do VERB/be ADJ
|ADJ = tending to often do VERB/be ADJ '''(prefix)'''
|'''-'''<br />think > thoughtful, forget > forgetful
|'''gir'''<br />think > thoughtful, forget > forgetful
|-
|-
|VERB = to use NOUN in a typical way
|VERB = to use NOUN in a typical way
|'''-'''<br />Lips > kiss, Hammer > to hammer
|'''kâl'''<br />Lips > kiss, Hammer > to hammer
|}
|}




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