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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. | 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. | ||
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#/ɹ/ becomes /r/ before plosives. | #/ɹ/ becomes /r/ before plosives. | ||
#/h/ becomes /x/ at the end of a word. | #/h/ becomes /x/ at the end of a word. | ||
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|'''əj''' | |'''əj''' | ||
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|colspan="1"|'''ɔɪː''' | |colspan="1"|'''ɔɪː''' | ||
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=Grammar and Syntax= | =Grammar and Syntax= | ||
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==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=== | ||
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==Aspect & Tense== | ==Aspect & Tense== | ||
==='''Strong Verbs'''=== | ==='''Strong Verbs'''=== | ||
:These include verbs whose stems end in a plosive or a vowel. See the two examples below. | :These include verbs whose stems end in a plosive or a vowel. See the two examples below. | ||
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==='''Weak Verbs'''=== | ==='''Weak Verbs'''=== | ||
These include verbs whose stem ends in a fricative and any other possible consonant. | These include verbs whose stem ends in a fricative and any other possible consonant. | ||
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|''Equative''<br />Comparison | |''Equative''<br />Comparison | ||
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*'''Dollgan''' translates to Mountain | *'''Dollgan''' translates to Mountain | ||
*'''NB''' 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. | *'''NB''' 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. | ||
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===Personal Pronouns=== | ===Personal Pronouns=== | ||
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| colspan="2" |Orum (by Its) | | colspan="2" |Orum (by Its) | ||
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==Derivation== | ==Derivation== | ||