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''"An bhé chuc cún dhér dó gil me dí. Och tel lé gérul del ténan me dí, lú chí lú ba lú lé bhoc del lór me dí cór tol. En gar dí me gon."''-Lúdhí Fén Ógil Níradh.
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''"An bhé chuc cún dhér dó gil me dí. Och tel lé gérul del ténan me dí, lú chím lú ba lú lé bhoc del lór me dí cór tol. En gar dí me gon."''-Lúdhí Fén Ógil Níradh.


"We take from Iron it's rightful prize. And if we sail to the wide world's end, all know that we'll return from the depths a thousand times. Death cannot keep us."-Old Fén War Song.     
"We take from Iron it's rightful prize. And if we sail to the wide world's end, all know that we'll return from the depths a thousand times. Death cannot keep us."-Old Fén War Song.     
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"Language is always expanding to meet the needs of an expanding language."
"Language is always expanding to meet the needs of an expanding language."


Current Issue: What purpose does accusative serve directly? Having been influenced heavily by Irish, Fén uses "cór", "del", "ce" and "dó" in the same way many languages use accusative. Currently in a lot of cases, it either emulates English or could be made into an adjective in many ways. The Accusative is redundant, it may be wise to elimate another case for the sake of shortening or make Fén into a VSO order.
Current Issues:  
 
*What purpose does accusative serve directly? Having been influenced heavily by Irish, Fén uses "cór", "del", "ce" and "dó" in the same way many languages use accusative. Currently in a lot of cases, it either emulates English or could be made into an adjective in many ways. It may be necessary to expand the case or else examine what uses remain for it.
 
*Could there be issues if Perfective is lost?
 
*Can Nér be removed in favour of Del? Hit against you v. Hit to you. Counter Example: "Race to the store against me", could this be worked around [or just the ambiguity of "Run to him" v. "Run against him"]
 
Also, vocabularly. Always more vocabularly.


Also, vocabularly. Always more vocabularly. 
       
==Phonology==
==Phonology==


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{| class="bluetable lightbluebg" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:400px;"
{| class="bluetable lightbluebg" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:400px;"
|+Fén Alphabet
|+Fén Alphabet
! width="100"|Letter
! width="100"|Consonants
! width="100"|Consonants
! width="100"|Lenition
! width="100"|Lenition
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|-
|-
|b
|b
|w
|/b/
|/w/
|v at the end of the word and before i&e.
|v at the end of the word and before i&e.
|-
|-
|c
|c
|x
|/k/
|s before i&e.
|/x/
|/s/ before i&e.
|-
|-
|d
|d
|ʒ
|/d/
|/ʒ/
|
|
|-
|-
|f
|f
|/f/
|(silent)
|(silent)
|
|
|-
|-
|g
|g
|ɣ
|/g/
|/ɣ/
|
|
|-
|-
|l
|l
|l
|/l/
| -
|
|
|-
|-
|m
|m
|w
|/m/
|/w/
|
|
|-
|-
|n
|n
|n
|/n/
| -
|
|
|-
|-
|p
|p
|f
|/p/
|/f/
|
|
|-
|-
|r
|r
|r
|/r/
| -
|
|
|-
|-
|t
|t
|h
|/t/
|/h/
|
|
|}
|}
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!E
!E
|ɛ
|ɛ
|e:
|e
|-
|-
!I
!I
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!O
!O
|ɑ
|ɑ
|o:
|o
|-
|-
!U
!U
|ʊ
|ʊ
|u:
|u
|}
|}


===Irregularities===
===Irregularities===


The dialect represented here is the formal version of Fén which is resistant to external sandhi, and as the dialect from which the written language is derived, most changes are reflected in spelling, however from roots it may be seen that fronted vowels vowels are "lengthened" before sonorants; i becomes í, e becomes é. The exception is a and á are pronounced as ɑ and ɑ: prior to a sonorant, with "a" indistinguishable from "o".  
The dialect represented here is the formal version of Fén which is resistant to external sandhi and as the dialect from which the written language is derived, most changes are reflected in spelling. However in the case of root words and compounds, it may be seen that some fronted vowels vowels are shifted before sonorants; i (/ɪ/) becomes í (/i/), e (/ɛ/) becomes é (/e/). In these cases an accent is usually added ignoring etymological rules.
 
This rule is also followed in the case of a and á, which are pronounced as /ɑ/ and /ɑ:/ respectively when prior to a sonorant with "a" indistinguishable from "o". This is the only Sandhi which is not recorded as some dialects offer alternate pronunciations which keep "a" distinguishable from "o".


===Phonotactics===
===Phonotactics===
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When the initial word ends with a vowel and the second begins with a consonant, the structure remains unchanged.
When the initial word ends with a vowel and the second begins with a consonant, the structure remains unchanged.


{| class="bluetable lightbluebg collapsable collapsed" style="text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; width:200px;"
{| class="bluetable lightbluebg collapsible collapsed" style="text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; width:200px;"
|+Merging Sandhi
|+Merging Sandhi
! style="text-align:left" width="100"|Initial Word
! style="text-align:left" width="100"|Initial Word
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|V-CVC
|V-CVC
|}
|}
In the above table, C represents a consonant, V a verb and L represents a lenitioned consonant when possible. Finally, bracketed letters are dropped.


Typical syllabic structure of a Fén word then is;
Typical syllabic structure of a Fén word then is;
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(V)-(CV)-(CV)-CVC-(V)
(V)-(CV)-(CV)-CVC-(V)


Exceptions occur rarely due to independant consonant vowels, where CVC-V-CVC structure can occur. This is rare however. Further exceptions may occur due to common endings such as "én", "on" or "an" which serve more as suffixes and thus do not interfere with syllable structure.
Lenition in these occurs in non-initial [and occaisionally initial] consonants due to historic merging and thus cannot necessarily be predicted.
 
Exceptions occur rarely due to independant consonant vowels, where CVC-V-CVC structure can occur. This is rare however. Further exceptions may occur due to common endings such as ''én'', ''on'' or ''an'' which serve more as suffixes and thus do not interfere with syllable structure.


Similarly, there are exceptions outside of these words, typically amongst words who merged prior Pyrittyl-Galavic split. These are sometimes visible due to a lack of internal lenition, though that may occur for other reasons.
Similarly, there are exceptions outside of these words, typically amongst words who merged prior Pyrittyl-Galavic split. These are sometimes visible due to a lack of internal lenition, though that may occur for other reasons.
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===Pronouns===
===Pronouns===
{| class="bluetable lightbluebg" style="text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; width:200px;"
{| class="bluetable lightbluebg" style="text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; width:200px;"
! style="text-align:left" width="100"|English
! style="text-align:left" width="100"|Pronoun
! style="text-align:left" width="100"|Fén
! style="text-align:left" width="100"|Fén
|-
|-
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===Determiners===
===Determiners===


{| class="bluetable lightbluebg collapsing collapsed" style="text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; width:750px;"
{| class="bluetable lightbluebg collapsible collapsed" style="text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; width:750px;"
|+Fén Determiners
! colspan=10 | Fén Determiners
|-
! style="text-align:left" width="75"|Proximal Determiner
! style="text-align:left" width="75"|Proximal Determiner
! style="text-align:left" width="75"|Distal  Determiner
! style="text-align:left" width="75"|Distal  Determiner
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The initial determiner or proximal determiner, fills the role of both "this" and sometimes "the" in English, once established in a conversation the proximal determiner sticks and is used in cases even where "that" would be used in English by the other speaker.
The initial determiner or proximal determiner, fills the role of both "this" and sometimes "the" in English, once established in a conversation the proximal determiner sticks and is used in cases even where "that" would be used in English by the other speaker.


The distal determiner serves to emphasize a contrast, thus would be used in sentances with a proximal determiner or shortly afterwards in order to posit some sort of relationship between the two or simple emphasize them in contrast to each other.
The distal determiner serves to emphasize a contrast, thus would be used in sentences with a proximal determiner or shortly afterwards in order to posit some sort of relationship between the two or simple emphasize them in contrast to each other.


The alternative determiner is used in order to switch the proximal or distal determiner. Where in English this doesn't receive any special emphasis, in Fén the first time the subject which the term "this" refers to in a conversation is changed, an "Alternative Determiner" is used, in order to show as much.
The alternative determiner is used in order to switch the proximal or distal determiner. Where in English this doesn't receive any special emphasis, in Fén the first time the subject which the term "this" refers to in a conversation is changed, an "Alternative Determiner" is used, in order to show as much.


Ígelá and Ígel see much less use than the simpler pronouns, such as "lo" but in written word, they might follow in the sentance after a relative pronoun, though "lo" in that case is also acceptable and more common. Ígel may be used in a sense similar to "on" in French or "one" in English.
''Ígelá'' and ''ígel'' see much less use than the simpler pronouns, such as "lo" but in written word, they might follow in the sentence after a relative pronoun, though ''lo'' in that case is also acceptable and more common. ''Ígel'' may be used in a sense similar to "on" in French or "one" in English.


===Quantifying determiners===
===Quantifying determiners===
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It should be noted that these do not cause a noun to pluralize.
It should be noted that these do not cause a noun to pluralize.


On their own, these give an amount of something that one possesses, when a possessive "ba" is inserted then it's a quantity of the total and is used similarly to the difference in English between "A lot" and "A lot of".
On their own, these give an amount of something that one possesses, when a possessive ''ba'' is inserted then it's a quantity of the total and is used similarly to the difference in English between "A lot" and "A lot of".


There are two import cases that this can precede Cídér and Fabhan.
There are two import cases that this can precede Cídér and Fabhan.
*If preceding Cídér it is a general statement on how likely something is, literally how much possibility it has. "Éna ba cídér" is "rarely".
*If preceding Cídér it is a general statement on how likely something is, literally how much possibility it has. "Éna ba cídér" is "rarely".
*If preceding Fabhan it refers both how long until something occurs and how often something occurs; "(Lé bhé dén dir) Ne Én Fabhan (cur ít)" Means "(This will be done in) No Time" while "(Bhé dén dir) Ne Én '''ba''' Fabhen (cur ít)" means "This was never done" or more literally "This is done none of the time".
*If preceding Fabhan it refers both how long until something occurs and how often something occurs; "(Lé bhé dén dir) Ne Én Fabhan (cur ít)" Means "(This will be done in) No Time" while "''(Bhé dén dir) Ne Én '''ba''' Fabhen (cur ít)'" means "This was never done" or more literally "This is done none of the time".


===Verb and noun phrases===
===Verb and noun phrases===
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! width="100"|Determiner
! width="100"|Determiner
|}
|}
Nouns work in a manner similar to verbs. A particular quality in nouns is that they are either preceded by a preposition, a relative determiner, a subcoupla or the end of the sentance.
Nouns work in a manner similar to verbs. A particular quality in nouns is that they are either preceded by a preposition, a relative determiner, a subcoupla or the end of the sentence.


====Lenition====
====Lenition====
If a noun or verb is preceded by number, adjectives or an adverb, then lenition occurs in the first consonant.
If a noun or verb is preceded by number, adjectives or an adverb, then lenition occurs in the first consonant.


Sight->''Cím''
Sight->''''Cím''''


Dark Sight (A Foreboding Vision)->''Pél '''ch'''ím.''
Dark Sight (A Foreboding Vision)->"''Pél '''ch'''ím.''"


Very dark sight-> ''Bér pél '''ch'''ím''
Very dark sight-> ''''Bér pél '''ch'''ím''"


===Copula===
===Copula===
A Sentence may begin with a Copula, this gives the context of whether the sentance is positive, negative or comparative.
A Sentence may begin with a Copula, this gives the context of whether the sentence is positive, negative or comparative.
{| class="bluetable lightbluebg" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:600px;"
{| class="bluetable lightbluebg" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:600px;"
|+Copula
|+Copula
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|Is it that if it is (...), then (...) is not.
|Is it that if it is (...), then (...) is not.
|}
|}
'An' is often dropped if the speaker feels that the sentences are clearly divided by his tone. Someone speaking fast, with an accent or with a complicated sentence and meaning, will use "An". Writers will use it to create a sense of formality, especially in accounts and reports. Sometimes it will be added in order to emphasize the division or contrast with the between to sentances. In English it might be directly translated as "Yet" or "Though", but it can also be used in a formal list prefacing important items, where "Therefore" or "Thus" could be used.
'An' is often dropped if the speaker feels that the sentences are clearly divided by his tone. Someone speaking fast, with an accent or with a complicated sentence and meaning, will use "An". Writers will use it to create a sense of formality, especially in accounts and reports. Sometimes it will be added in order to emphasize the division or contrast with the between to sentences. In English it might be directly translated as "Yet" or "Though", but it can also be used in a formal list prefacing important items, where "Therefore" or "Thus" could be used.


These serve as basic contrasts and correlatives, In and On are often used to imply causality between two sentances though technically only state the correlation of two clauses. Depending on the truth value of a the first sentance, it can either be a causal "thus" statement or a conditional "if" statment.
These serve as basic contrasts and correlatives, In and On are often used to imply causality between two sentences though technically only state the correlation of two clauses. Depending on the truth value of a the first sentence, it can either be a causal "thus" statement or a conditional "if" statment.


====Subcopula====
====Subcopula====
Subcopula are for individual causes of negatives or causal statements within verb or noun phrases that do not affect the truth value of the entire sentance.
Subcopula are for individual causes of negatives or causal statements within verb or noun phrases that do not affect the truth value of the entire sentence.
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{| class="bluetable lightbluebg" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:600px;"
|+Subcopula
|+Subcopula
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Using these terms, the Fén sentance order becomes;
Using these terms, the Fén sentence order becomes;
{| class="bluetable lightbluebg" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:500px;"
{| class="bluetable lightbluebg" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:500px;"
|+Prepositional Clause/Order Order
|+Prepositional Clause/Order Order
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|Temporal
|Temporal
|-
|-
|Past Perfect Simple
|Future Simple
|Bhé Bhé [Verb]
|Lé [Verb]
|Had [Verb]ed
|Will [Verb]
|Temporal
|Temporal
|-
|-
|Past Perfect Progressive
|Future Progressive
|Bhé Bhé Té [Verb]
|Lé Té [Verb]
|Had Been [Verb]ing
|Temporal
|-
|Present Perfect Simple
|Té Bhé [Verb]
|Has [Verb]ed
|Temporal
|-
|Persent Perfect Progressive
|Té Bhé Té [Verb]
|Has Been [Verb]ing
|Temporal
|-
|Future Simple
|Lé [Verb]
|Will [Verb]
|Temporal
|-
|Future Perfect Simple
|Té Lé [Verb]
|Is Going To [Verb]
|Temporal
|-
|Future Progressive I
|Lé Té [Verb]
|Will be [Verbing]
|Will be [Verbing]
|Temporal
|-
|Future Simple II
|Lé Bhé [Verb]
|Will Have [Verb]ed
|Temporal
|-
|Futured Progressive II
|Lé Bhé Té [Verb]
|Will Have Been [Verbing]
|Temporal
|Temporal
|-
|-
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|Must
|Must
|Mood
|Mood
|-
|Passive
|Dén
|Is [Verbed]ed
|Voice
|}
|}


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Where adverbs precede the order of the mood adverb, that mood or voice adverb is affected rather than the verb itself.
Where adverbs precede the order of the mood adverb, that mood or voice adverb is affected rather than the verb itself.


====Vocative noun phrase====
Perfective verbs are expressed with time [cébh/cóbh]


The person who is being addressed usually precedes the rest of the sentance. This is particularly used when addressing to get their attention someone;
Rather than exhaustively provide examples over the list,
 
:{|
{| cellpadding="4" style="line-height: 1em;"
| colspan="2"| "'''''Rún re me di.''''"
|+
|-
<!-- Sentence -->
| colspan="2"| /run rɛ mɛ dɪ/
| colspan="8"| "''Dóthan, bhoc íc.''"
|-
|-
<!-- Pronunciation-->
|Rún||re||me||di
| colspan="8"| /do'han, wɑk ic /
|-
|-
<!-- Morphemes-->
|love||{{sc|2s}}||{{sc|sbj}}||{{sc|1s}}
|<small>Dóthan.VOC</small>
|-
|<small>bhoc</small>
|colspan="6"|''I love you.''
|<small>íc</small>
|}
 
:{|
| colspan="2" | "'''''Té rún ít me di.'''''"
|-
| colspan="2"| /te run it mɛ dɪ/
|-
|té||rún||ít||me||di
|-
|{{sc|prg}}||love||it||{{sc|sbj}}||{{sc|1s}}
|-
|colspan="6"|Either "''I'm loving it.''" or "''It is the case that I love it''"
|}
 
:{|
| colspan="2" | "'''''Med bhé rún re me di'''''"
|-
| colspan="2" | /mɛd ve run rɛ mɛ dɪ/
|-
|med||bhé||rún||re||me||di
|-
|{{sc|cnd}}||{{sc|pst}}||love||{{sc|2s}}||{{sc|subj}}||{{sc|1s}}
|-
|colspan="6"|"''I wish I had loved you.''"
|}
 
:{|
| colspan="2" | "'''''Bhé té med rún re me di cébh bhocá.'''''"
|-
| colspan="2" | /ve te mɛd run rɛ mɛ dɪ cev wɑka:/
|-
|bhé||té||med||rún||re||me||di||cébh||bhocá||
|-
|-
<!-- Gloss-->
|{{sc|pst}}||{{sc|prg}}||{{sc|cnd}}||love||{{sc|2s}}||{{sc|subj}}||{{sc|1s}}||before||then
|Joan
|Come
|Here
| letter.{{sc|n.sg}}
| -{{sc|pat.n.sg}}
|pen.{{sc|m.sg}}
| -{{sc|m.{{blue|ins}}}}
|write/{{sc|ind.dyn.m.sg}}
|-
|-
<!-- Translations -->
|colspan="6"|"''I had wanted to love you until then.''"
| colspan="8"| "''Joan, come here.''"
|}
|}


It may also be worked into the sentance, preceding the subject, re [thou], ré [you] or dé [we]. This is used to clarify or single out a subject;
====Vocative noun phrase====
 
The person who is being addressed usually precedes the rest of the sentence. This is particularly used when addressing to get their attention someone;
 
{| cellpadding="4" style="line-height: 1em;"
|+
<!-- Sentence -->
| colspan="8"| "''Dóthan, bhoc íc.''"
|-
<!-- Pronunciation-->
| colspan="8"| /do'han, wɑk ic /
|-
<!-- Morphemes-->
|<small>Dóthan.VOC</small>
|<small>bhoc</small>
|<small>íc</small>
|-
<!-- Gloss-->
|Joan
|Come
|Here
|-
<!-- Translations -->
| colspan="8"| "''Joan, come here.''"
|}
 
It may also be worked into the sentence, preceding the subject, re [thou], ré [you] or dé [we]. This is used to clarify or single out a subject;




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|}


==Nomative noun phrase==
===Nomative noun phrase===


This is the subject or actor in a sentance. It usually comes around the end of a sentance, unless the location or time of the action is being framed.
This is the subject or actor in a sentence. It usually comes around the end of a sentence, unless the location or time of the action is being framed.


Nomative nouns are marked with "me".
Nomative nouns are marked with "me".
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|}


It should be noted that in "to be" sentances [which use té as the principle verb] there is usually no agent or actor. This is covered in the "té" section.
It should be noted that in "to be" sentences [which use té as the principle verb] there is usually no agent or actor. This is covered in the "té" section.


====Accusative noun phrase====
====Accusative noun phrase====


Accusative nouns are the direct objects of the sentance, which follow the verbs immediately. They are identified largely by syntax as they follow the verb immediately. There is a vestigal "ag" but this is not used except in rare cases of ambiguity.
Accusative nouns are the direct objects of the sentence, which follow the verbs immediately. They are identified largely by syntax as they follow the verb immediately. There is a vestigal "ag" but this is not used except in rare cases of ambiguity.


====Indirect noun phrases====
====Indirect noun phrases====
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|Cébh
|Cébh
|After
|After
|Locative/Temporal
|-
|Debh
|Until
|Locative/Temporal
|Locative/Temporal
|-
|-
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|}


"Ce" is also typically used as "about": "They are talking '''about''' that" becomes; ''Té ghír '''ce''' ítá me ló.''
====Prepositional Application====


Debh implies doing something with the aim of one thing but not achieving it or at least where the success is in doubt. This gives it a slightly different application than the English word "Towards"
===== Ce, Cu & Cór =====


Cóbh and Cébh imply only position and time, rather than a goal:
Words following Cór are the ones which are "under" the words preceding it while similarly, those following Ce are the ones over the subject. This is applied consistantly within Fén.


"They came '''after''' me" becomes "Bhé bhoc '''debh''' di me ló" unless one means "They arrived after I did"
Thus if someone were in an unfortunate, horse related, accident and wanted to signal their location they would say,


The prepositions with multiple types can be determined by either syntax or subject following it:
{| cellpadding="4" style="line-height: 1em;"
*Accusative/Locative ambiguity is resolved by whether or not the case precedes the Nomative Noun.
*Locative/Temporal is resolved by whether the action listed is a place or a time.
It is worth noting that the translations here are done with an English subject-object relation in mind rather than the word order one:
 
A is under B can translate to Té B cór A or Té A ce B. This translation assumes the former in order to avoid switching voices.
 
Because of the relatively strict word order and preposition use, there is no declension or suffixes to differenciate between adjectives, adverbs, nouns and verbs.
 
====Other prepostions====
=====Ba=====
Ba is a possessive Marker, which until any other preposition in Fén is preceded the genative case that it creates and further is unique in that it may appear at any point in the syntax relative to other prepositions without altering the meaning of it
 
{| cellpadding="4" style="line-height: 1em;"
|+
|+
<!-- Sentence -->
<!-- Sentence -->
| colspan="8"|''Bhé thal del '''re''' ba <u>bélém</u> me lo.''
| colspan="8"| "''Té líren cór di!''"
|-
|-
<!-- Pronunciation-->
<!-- Pronunciation-->
| colspan="8"| /ve hal dɛl rɛ ba belem mɛ lo/
| colspan="8"| /te lirɛn kor dɪ/
|-
|-
<!-- Morphemes-->
<!-- Morphemes-->
|<small>Bhé-</small>
|<small>té</small>
|<small>-thal</small>
|<small>líren</small>
|<small>del-</small>
|<small>cór</small>
|<small>-re-</small>
|<small>di</small>
|<small>-ba-</small>
|<small>-bélém</small>
|<small>me-</small>
|<small>-lo</small>
|-
|-
<!-- Gloss-->
<!-- Gloss-->
|<small>PST.Aux-</small>
|<small>Is</small>
|<small>-V\Walk</small>
|<small>Horse</small>
|<small>To-</small>
|<small>Under-</small>
|<small>-2S-</small>
|<small>-1S</small>
|<small>-POSS-</small>
|<small>-House</small>
|<small>SBJ.Aux-</small>
|<small>-3S</small>
|-
|-
<!-- Translations -->
<!-- Translations -->
| colspan="8"|"''She went to your house.''"
| colspan="8"| "I'm under a horse!"
|}
|}


Or alternatively, if asked why she wasn't helping to clear the wreckage, a quicker witted survivor might declare


=====Bhe (ne)=====
{| cellpadding="4" style="line-height: 1em;"
 
|+
Bhe is like "Ba" remarkable in that it can occur anywhere in syntax. However, the word it marks, unlike Ba, follows it.
<!-- Sentence -->
| colspan="8"| "''pon éloc té di ce líren''"
|-
<!-- Pronunciation-->
| colspan="8"| /pɑn elɑk dɪ sɛ lirɛn/
|-
<!-- Morphemes-->
|<small>pon-</small>
|<small>-éloc</small>
|<small>di</small>
|<small>ce</small>
|<small>líren</small>
|-
<!-- Gloss-->
|<small>Because</small>
|<small> the.reason.that</small>
|<small>1S</small>
|<small>over-</small>
|<small>-horse</small>
|-
<!-- Translations -->
| colspan="8"| "Because there is a horse on top of me"
|}


If soldier participating in the Trojan Wars had a dim witted friend looking around the camp for him, he might find context to utter such a phrase as,


{| cellpadding="4" style="line-height: 1em;"
{| cellpadding="4" style="line-height: 1em;"
|+
|+
<!-- Sentence -->
<!-- Sentence -->
| colspan="8"|''Bhé chím lo ébéci lé me lo me '''ún''' <u>bhe ginebh</u>''.
| colspan="8"| "''té di cu líren''"
|-
|-
<!-- Pronunciation-->
<!-- Pronunciation-->
| colspan="8"| /ve xim lɑ ebesi le mɛ un vɛ gɪnev/
| colspan="8"| /te dɪ sɛ kʊ lirɛn/
|-
|-
<!-- Morphemes-->
<!-- Morphemes-->
|<small>Bhé-</small>
|<small>té</small>
|<small>-chím</small>
|<small>di</small>
|<small>lo-</small>
|<small>cu-</small>
|<small>-ébéci-</small>
|<small>-líren</small>
|<small>-lé-</small>
|-
|<small>me-</small>
<!-- Gloss-->
|<small>-lo</small>
|<small>Is</small>
|<small>me-</small>
|<small>1S</small>
|<small>-ún</small>
|<small>in-</small>
|<small>bhe-</small>
|<small>-horse</small>
|<small>-ginebh</small>
|-
|-
<!-- Translations -->
<!-- Gloss-->|<small>If</small>
| colspan="8"| "I am in the horse."
|<small>-PST.Aux-</small>
|}
|<small>-V\See</small>
 
|<small>3S-</small>
In addition to this ''cór'', ''cu'' and ''ce'' have more metaphorical uses as well.  
|<small>-When.Rel-</small>
 
|<small>-Go-</small>
''Cór'' is often used to refer to qualities, particularly transient ones, which are related to an object.
|<small>-SBJ.Aux-</small>
|<small>-He</small>
|<small>SBJ.Aux-</small>
|<small>-Girl</small>
|<small>With-</small>
|<small>-Flowers</small>
|-
<!-- Translations -->
| colspan="8"|"The '''girl''' <u>with flowers</u> when he left.''
|}


A "ne" preceding the bhe marks it as a negative, and thus should be translated as "without".
''Cu'' is used for a more existential link between objects, one not related to qualities but rather something inseparable to person proper. Often the phrases in which ''cu'' are used, rather than ''cór'' are ones which make use of a determiner and make a statement about being a '''particular''' thing rather than having a certain quality (or set there of).


''Ce'' by contrast is may be used in to refer to a subject of an action or discussion, like how we would look ''at'' something or talk ''about'' something.


{| cellpadding="4" style="line-height: 1em;"
{| cellpadding="4" style="line-height: 1em;"
|+
|+
<!-- Sentence -->
<!-- Sentence -->
| colspan="8"|"''Bhé chím lo ba lé me ún <u>bhe ne</u> ban ghinebh.''"
| colspan="8"| "''Té balin rinob cór tílan ít''"
|-
|-
<!-- Pronunciation-->
<!-- Pronunciation-->
| colspan="8"| /ve xim lɑ e'bes'i le mɛ un vɛ nɛ ban ɣɪn'ev/
| colspan="8"| /te balɪn rɪnob kor tilan it/
|-
|-
<!-- Morphemes-->
<!-- Morphemes-->
|<small>Bhé-</small>
|<small>té</small>
|<small>-chím</small>
|<small>balin-</small>
|<small>lo-</small>
|<small>-rinob</small>
|<small>-ébéci-</small>
|<small>cór-</small>
|<small>-lé-</small>
|<small>-tílan-</small>
|<small>me-</small>
|<small>-ít</small>
|<small>-lo</small>
|<small>me-</small>
|<small>-ún</small>
|<small>bhe-</small>
|<small>-ne-</small>
|<small>-ban-</small>
|<small>-ghinebh</small>
|-
|-
<!-- Gloss-->|<small>If</small>
<!-- Gloss-->
|<small>-PST.Aux-</small>
|<small>Is</small>
|<small>-V\See</small>
|<small>weak-</small>
|<small>3S-</small>
|<small>-writing</small>
|<small>-When.Rel-</small>
|<small>under-</small>
|<small>-Go-</small>
|<small>-book-</small>
|<small>-SBJ.Aux-</small>
|<small>-this</small>
|<small>-He</small>
|<small>SBJ.Aux-</small>
|<small>-Girl</small>
|<small>With-</small>
|<small>-NEG-</small>
|<small>-Red-</small>
|<small>-N\Flowers</small>
|-
|-
<!-- Translations -->
<!-- Translations -->
| colspan="8"|"'''''The girl''' <u>without</u> red flowers saw when he left.''"
| colspan="8"| "This book is poorly written"
|}
===Fén and clauses===
In Fén a great deal of focus are put upon various clauses in a sentance. There are three basic types which occur for different reasons;
 
====Primary clauses====
 
These are essentially a full sentance on their own but they may be linked with the above copula. They typically begin with a copula or a verb (in cases where the copula would be dropped) and conclude with the subject. These are essentially sentances on their own and follow typical word order;
{| class="bluetable lightbluebg" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:500px;"
! width="100"|Copula
! width="100"|Verb
! width="100"|Object
! width="100"|Indirect Object
! width="100"|Subject
|}
|}


''I give you the ball.''
compared to,
 
becomes;
 
''Bél lirod del re me di.''
 
====Dependant clauses====
 
In Fén there are two types of Dependant clauses which are quite distinct from eachother. On depends upon the initial copula, which often make the rest of the sentance dependant on them. These sorts of sentances invovle two full clauses, where the second is dependant on the first;


{| cellpadding="4" style="line-height: 1em;"
{| cellpadding="4" style="line-height: 1em;"
|+
|+
<!-- Sentence -->
<!-- Sentence -->
| colspan="8"|<u>"''On bhé dhir re ba ghóbhar me re</u>, tel lec ra ba délag me re.''''
| colspan="8"| "''Té  tílan ít ce balin rinob''"
|-
|-
<!-- Pronunciation-->
<!-- Pronunciation-->
| colspan="8"| /ɑn ve ʒir rɛ ba ʒo'war mɛ rɛ, tɛl lɛk ra ba de'lag mɛ rɛ/
| colspan="8"| /te tilan it ce balɪn rɪnob/
|-
|-
<!-- Morphemes-->
<!-- Morphemes-->
|<small>on</small>
|<small>té</small>
|<small>bhé-</small>
|<small>tílan-</small>
|<small>-dhír</small>
|<small>-ít</small>
|<small>re-</small>
|<small>ce-</small>
|<small>-ba-</small>
|<small>-balin-</small>
|<small>-Góbhar</small>
|<small>-rinob</small>
|<small>me-</small>
|-
|<small>-re</small>
<!-- Gloss-->
|<small>Tel-</small>
|<small>Is</small>
|<small>-lec</small>
|<small>book-</small>
|<small>ra-</small>
|<small>-this</small>
|<small>-ba-</small>
|<small>over-</small>
|<small>-délag</small>
|<small>-bad-</small>
|<small>me-</small>
|<small>-writing</small>
|<small>re</small>
|-
<!-- Translations -->
| colspan="8"| "''This book is about poor writing''"
|}
 
If one were to maintain the order and say, ''Té balin rinob ce tílan ít'', it would be interpreted as "[There] is bad writing on this book" which would be a strange construction but it could be interpreted as meaning "The reviews of this book are poorly done" [though that would generally be pluralized to "''rinoba''" or "writings"].
 
Finally, cu can play two roles here, first is if "weak writing" is not followed by a determiner, in which case it retains the more general meaning of in;
 
{| cellpadding="4" style="line-height: 1em;"
|+
<!-- Sentence -->
| colspan="8"| "''Té balin rinob cu tílan ít.''"
|-
<!-- Pronunciation-->
| colspan="8"| /te balɪn rɪnob ku tilan it/
|-
|-
<!-- Gloss-->|<small>If</small>
<!-- Morphemes-->
|<small>PST.Aux-</small>
|<small>té</small>
|<small>-V\Do</small>
|<small>balin-</small>
|<small>You-</small>
|<small>-rinob</small>
|<small>-POSS-</small>
|<small>cu-</small>
|<small>-Work</small>
|<small>-tílan-</small>
|<small>SBJ.Aux-</small>
|<small>-ít</small>
|<small>-2S</small>
|-
|<small>SBJV.Aux-</small>
<!-- Gloss-->
|<small>-Drink</small>
|<small>Is</small>
|<small>Some-</small>
|<small>weak-</small>
|<small>-Of-</small>
|<small>-writing</small>
|<small>-Whiskey</small>
|<small>in-</small>
|<small>-SBJ.Aux-</small>
|<small>-book-</small>
|<small>2S</small>
|<small>-this</small>
|-
|-
<!-- Translations -->
<!-- Translations -->
| colspan="8"| ''<u>If you finished your work</u>, you can have some of the whiskey..''
| colspan="8"| "There is bad writing in this book."
|}
|}


The other form of dependant clause in Fén is one which rather than describe a distinct action that the first is dependant on, rather describe the context in which the action takes place. These invovles reasons, adding perspective to a statement or giving the time/place a sentance takes place in. These Clauses begin preposition and end either the whole sentance or else with another clause marking another dependant clause:
Which conveys that part of the book, though not all of it, contains weak or poor writing. However under other circumstances, cu serves to mark two things as fundamentally inseparable. For this an absent minded Dóthan looking over some old notes and remarking what tripe it is, Dim if he were in the room, might declare to her;


{| cellpadding="4" style="line-height: 1em;"
{| cellpadding="4" style="line-height: 1em;"
|+
|+
<!-- Sentence -->
<!-- Sentence -->
| colspan="8"|"''On bhé dhir tol ít me di <u>pon re.</u>''.''
| colspan="8"| "''Té balin bhérinob ronéb ítá cu tílan ít.''"
|-
|-
<!-- Pronunciation-->
<!-- Pronunciation-->
| colspan="8"| /ɑn ve ʒir tɑl it rɛ pɑn rɛ/
| colspan="8"| /te balɪn verɪnob rɑneb ita: ku tilan it/
|-
|-
<!-- Morphemes-->
<!-- Morphemes-->
|<small>on</small>
|<small>té</small>
|<small>bhé-</small>
|<small>balin-</small>
|<small>-dhír</small>
|<small>-bhe-</small>
|<small>tol-</small>
|<small>rinob</small>
|<small>ronéb</small>
|<small>-ít</small>
|<small>-ít</small>
|<small>pon-</small>
|<small>cu-</small>
|<small>-re</small>
|<small>-re-</small>
|<small>-ba-</small>
|<small>-rinoba</small>
|-
|-
<!-- Gloss-->|<small>If</small>
<!-- Gloss-->
|<small>PST.Aux-</small>
|<small>Is</small>
|<small>-V\Do</small>
|<small>weak-</small>
|<small>All-</small>
|<small>Aux.PST.Adj-</small>
|<small>-This</small>
|<small>-Write.Adj-</small>
|<small>For-</small>
|<small>-tripe-</small>
|<small>-You</small>
|<small>-this</small>
|<small>in-</small>
|<small>-2S-</small>
|<small>-POSS-</small>
|<small>-writings</small>
|-
|-
<!-- Translations -->
<!-- Translations -->
| colspan="8"|''I did all of this <u>for you</u>''.
| colspan="8"| "This badly written tripe is your [own] notes!"
|}
|}
One final point with these particular prepositions, which does carry over to others, is that there is an important difference between the accusative/dative and locative sense of these prepositions. Those that precided the subject, are accusative or dative and those that follow are locative.


{| cellpadding="4" style="line-height: 1em;"
{| cellpadding="4" style="line-height: 1em;"
|+
|+
<!-- Sentence -->
<!-- Sentence -->
| colspan="8"|''Lé lé lúran me di <u>cur cédhina.</u>''
| colspan="8"| "''Bhé lé ce genem me Dacob.''"
|-
|-
<!-- Pronunciation-->
<!-- Pronunciation-->
| colspan="8"| /le le lur'an mɛ dɪ kʊr se'ʒɪn'a/
| colspan="8"| /ve le sɛ gɛnɛm mɛ dakɑb/
|-
|-
<!-- Morphemes-->
<!-- Morphemes-->
|<small>lé-</small>
|<small>bhé-</small>
|<small>-lé</small>
|<small>-lé</small>
|<small>lúran</small>
|<small>ce-</small>
|<small>-genem</small>
|<small>me-</small>
|<small>me-</small>
|<small>-di</small>
|<small>-Dacob</small>
|<small>cur-</small>
|<small>-cédhina</small>
|-
|-
<!-- Gloss-->|<small>If</small>
<!-- Gloss-->
|<small>-FTR.Aux-</small>
|<small>Aux.PST-</small>
|<small>-Go</small>
|<small>-Go</small>
|<small>South</small>
|<small>Over-</small>
|<small>-Bridge</small>
|<small>SBJ.Aux-</small>
|<small>SBJ.Aux-</small>
|<small>-I</small>
|<small>-Jacob</small>
|<small>During-</small>
|<small>-Winter</small>
|-
|-
<!-- Translations -->
<!-- Translations -->
| colspan="8"| "''I'm going to go south <u>during winter</u>.''"
| colspan="8"| "Jacob went over the bridge"
|}
|}


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|+
|+
<!-- Sentence -->
<!-- Sentence -->
| colspan="8"|"''Bhé bhé ghobhár bhe bhen dhénil rel íc me di <u>ce tegír.</u>''"
| colspan="8"| "''Bhé lé me Dacob ce genem.''"
|-
|-
<!-- Pronunciation-->
<!-- Pronunciation-->
| colspan="8"| /ve ve ɣo'wa:r vɛ vɛn ʒen'ɪl rɛl ik mɛ dɪ sɛ tɛg'ir/
| colspan="8"| /ve le sɛ gɛnɛm mɛ dakɑb/
|-
|-
<!-- Morphemes-->
<!-- Morphemes-->
|<small>Bhé-</small>
|<small>bhé-</small>
|<small>-bhé-</small>
|<small>-lé</small>
|<small>-ghobhár</small>
|<small>bhe-</small>
|<small>-bhen-</small>
|<small>-dhénil</small>
|<small>rel-</small>
|<small>-íc</small>
|<small>me-</small>
|<small>me-</small>
|<small>-di</small>
|<small>-Dacob</small>
|<small>ce-</small>
|<small>ce-</small>
|<small>-tegír</small>
|<small>-genem</small>
|-
|-
<!-- Gloss-->
<!-- Gloss-->
|<small>PST.Aux-</small>
|<small>Aux.PST-</small>
|<small>-PST.Aux-</small>
|<small>-Go</small>
|<small>-V\Work</small>
|<small>With-</small>
|<small>-More-</small>
|<small>-Weight</small>
|<small>Than-</small>
|<small>-Here</small>
|<small>SBJ.Aux-</small>
|<small>SBJ.Aux-</small>
|<small>-1S</small>
|<small>-Jacob</small>
|<small>On-</small>
|<small>Over-</small>
|<small>-Farm</small>
|<small>-Bridge</small>
|-
|-
<!-- Translations -->
<!-- Translations -->
| colspan="8"| ''<u>At the farm</u>, we used to work harder than here.''"
| colspan="8"| "While over the bridge, Jacob went."
|}
|}


In some cases there may be multiple dependant clauses;
=====Del, Do & Debh=====
 
These mostly relate to the English use of "To", "From" and "Towards" though there are some exceptions which will be covered as I remark on them.
 
=====Rel & Cun=====
 
Rel and Cun are comparatives, roughly analogous to "than" and "like". These prepositions follow after the thing they thing they compare.
 
An example of this might be gleamed from a conversation between Paruc & Donil meeting their friend after his first day of work as a stable hand;


{| cellpadding="4" style="line-height: 1em;"
{| cellpadding="4" style="line-height: 1em;"
|+
|+
<!-- Sentence -->
<!-- Sentence -->
| colspan="8"|"''Lé chím re me di '''ce teghír''' <u>cur cédhina bhoci</u>.''"
| colspan="8"| "''Cím lo cun balin lúdhí líren ba gér'"
|-
|-
<!-- Pronunciation-->
<!-- Pronunciation-->
| colspan="8"| /le xim rɛ mɛ dɪ sɛ te'ɣir kʊr se'ʒɪn'a wɑsɪ/
| colspan="8"| /sim lɑ kʊn balɪn luʒi lirɛn ba ger/
|-
|-
<!-- Morphemes-->
<!-- Morphemes-->
|<small>Bhé-</small>
|<small>cím</small>
|<small>-bhé-</small>
|<small>lo</small>
|<small>-ghobhár</small>
|<small>cun</small>
|<small>bhe-</small>
|<small>balin</small>
|<small>-bhen-</small>
|<small>lúdhí</small>
|<small>-dhénil</small>
|<small>líren</small>
|<small>rel-</small>
|<small>ba</small>
|<small>-íc</small>
|<small>gér</small>
|<small>me-</small>
|<small>-di</small>
|<small>ce-</small>
|<small>-tegír</small>
|-
|-
<!-- Gloss-->
<!-- Gloss-->
|<small>PST.Aux-</small>
|<small>look</small>
|<small>-PST.Aux-</small>
|<small>3S</small>
|<small>-V\Work</small>
|<small>like</small>
|<small>With-</small>
|<small>weak</small>
|<small>-More-</small>
|<small>old</small>
|<small>-Weight</small>
|<small>horse</small>
|<small>Than-</small>
|<small>POSS</small>
|<small>-Here</small>
|<small>spit</small>
|<small>SBJ.Aux-</small>
|<small>-1S</small>
|<small>On-</small>
|<small>-Farm</small>
|-
|-
<!-- Translations -->
<!-- Translations -->
| colspan="8"|'"'I will see you <u>this winter</u> '''at the farm'''.''"
| colspan="8"| "''He looks like a tired old horse's spit."
|}
|}


The order in these dependant clauses is usually: Locative-Temporal-Causal-Perspective.
{| cellpadding="4" style="line-height: 1em;"
 
====Relative clauses====
In Fén relative clauses are rather common and often mark another action within the sentance. These begin with a relative determiner, however there are no strict rules on there ending. Verbally this is usually distinguished by tone, while writers may use commas or expect their readers to understand based off of context. 'ci and 'cibh are gaining popularity as verb and written endings in some faster speaking dialects, but are not yet considered standard in Fén.
 
{| cellpadding="4" style="line-height: 1em;"
|+
|+
<!-- Sentence -->
<!-- Sentence -->
| colspan="8"|"''Bhé ralat del elin <u>ét bhé cuc di ba tenír</u>''".
| colspan="8"| "''Ra fabhen cím ígel cun ne lo cu ícá cébh ghal ba góbhar.'"
|-
|-
<!-- Pronunciation-->
<!-- Pronunciation-->
| colspan="8"| /ve ra'lat dɛl ɛ'lɪn et ve kʊk dɪ ba tɛ'nir/
| colspan="8"| /ra favɛn sim igɛl kʊn nɛ lɑ kʊ ika sev ɣal ba govar/
|-
|-
<!-- Morphemes-->
<!-- Morphemes-->
|<small>Bhé-</small>
|<small>ra-</small>
|<small>-ralat</small>
|<small>-fabhen</small>
|<small>del-</small>
|<small>cím</small>
|<small>-elin-</small>
|<small>ígel</small>
|<small>-ét</small>
|<small>cun</small>
|<small>bhé-</small>
|<small>ne</small>
|<small>-cuc</small>
|<small>lo</small>
|<small>di-</small>
|<small>cu</small>
|<small>ícá</small>
|<small>cébh</small>
|<small>ghal-</small>
|<small>-ba-</small>
|<small>-ba-</small>
|<small>-tenír</small>
|<small>-góbhar</small>
|-
|-
<!-- Gloss-->
<!-- Gloss-->
|<small>PST.Aux-</small>
|<small>rarely-</small>
|<small>-Shout</small>
|<small>-time</small>
|<small>To-</small>
|<small>see</small>
|<small>-Woman-</small>
|<small>4S</small>
|<small>-Who.Rel</small>
|<small>like</small>
|<small>PST.Aux-</small>
|<small>not</small>
|<small>-Took</small>
|<small>him</small>
|<small>1S-</small>
|<small>in</small>
|<small>there</small>
|<small>after</small>
|<small>day-</small>
|<small>-POSS-</small>
|<small>-POSS-</small>
|<small>-Bread</small>
|<small>-work</small>
|-
|-
<!-- Translations -->
<!-- Translations -->
| colspan="8"|"''I shouted at the woman <u>who took my bread</u>.''"
| colspan="8"| "''It's rare that one doesn't look like him after a day's work there."
|}
|}


These relative clauses can sometimes be worked into the shorter form of dependant clauses to express cause which is something rare in English, the result is something like this;
{| cellpadding="4" style="line-height: 1em;"
 
{| cellpadding="4" style="line-height: 1em;"
|+
|+
<!-- Sentence -->
<!-- Sentence -->
| colspan="8"|"''Bhé lé lodénen me dí <u>pon éloc léc gínemel cípa.</u>''"
| colspan="8"| "''Bhen bér thé lo rel di''"
|-
|-
<!-- Pronunciation-->
<!-- Pronunciation-->
| colspan="8"| /ve le dɛl lɑ'den'ɛn mɛ di pɑn e'lɑk lek gin'ɛm'ɛl cip'a/
| colspan="8"| /vɛn ber he lɑ rel dɪ/
|-
|-
<!-- Morphemes-->
<!-- Morphemes-->
|<small>Bhé-</small>
|<small>bhen</small>
|<small>-lé</small>
|<small>bér</small>
|<small>del</small>
|<small>thé</small>
|<small>-lodénen</small>
|<small>lo</small>
|<small>me-</small>
|<small>rel</small>
|<small>-dí</small>
|<small>di</small>
|<small>pon-</small>
|<small>-éloc</small>
|<small>léc</small>
|<small>gínemel-</small>
|<small>-chíp-</small>
|<small>-a</small>
|-
|-
<!-- Gloss-->
<!-- Gloss-->
|<small>PST.Aux-</small>
|<small>more</small>
|<small>-Go</small>
|<small>good</small>
|<small>To-</small>
|<small>is</small>
|<small>-Store</small>
|<small>3S</small>
|<small>SBJ.Aux-</small>
|<small>than</small>
|<small>-3P</small>
|<small>me</small>
|<small>For</small>
|-
|<small>Get</small>
<!-- Translations -->
|<small>Fishing-</small>
| colspan="8"| "''Better him than me.''"
|<small>-N\Needs-</small>
|}
|<small>-P</small>
{| cellpadding="4" style="line-height: 1em;"
|+
<!-- Sentence -->
| colspan="8"| "''En bhé bhen bér ghír me di (rel re)'"
|-
<!-- Pronunciation-->
| colspan="8"|  /ɛn ve vɛn ber ɣir mɛ dɪ (rɛl rɛ)/
|-
<!-- Morphemes-->
|<small>en</small>
|<small>bhé</small>
|<small>bhen</small>
|<small>bér</small>
|<small>ghír</small>
|<small>di</small>
|<small>rel</small>
|<small>re</small>
|-
<!-- Gloss-->
|<small>neg</small>
|<small>past</small>
|<small>more</small>
|<small>good</small>
|<small>say</small>
|<small>1S</small>
|<small>than</small>
|<small>2S</small>
|-
|-
<!-- Translations -->
<!-- Translations -->
| colspan="8"|"''We went to the store <u>to get fishing supplies</u>.''"
| colspan="8"| "''I could not have said it better (than you)''"
|}
|}


Although, it could also be expressed with dependant clause using a conditional copula;
=====Rú & Núr=====
 
Rú indicates a method or tool used to accomplish a task was done with [not "bhe"] rather than person who did it or what one is near.
 
Núr meanwhile fills the purpose of "near" or when one is "by" something else.
 
 


{| cellpadding="4" style="line-height: 1em;"
{| cellpadding="4" style="line-height: 1em;"
|+
|+
<!-- Sentence -->
<!-- Sentence -->
| colspan="8"|"''<u>On bhé chíp gínemel chípa me dí</u>, bhé lé del lodénen me dí.''"
| colspan="8"| "''bhé dhél rú ad me re cur ébhéci bhé dénelé me re cu tílan lodénen?''"
|-
|-
<!-- Pronunciation-->
<!-- Pronunciation-->
| colspan="8"| /ɑn ve xip gin'ɛm'ɛl xip'a mɛ di, ve le dɛl lɑ'den'ɛn mɛ di/
| colspan="8"| /ve ʒel ru ad rɛ cʊr evesi ve denɛle mɛ rɛ cʊ tilan lɑdenɛn/
|-
|-
<!-- Morphemes-->
<!-- Morphemes-->
|<small>On</small>
|<small>bhé</small>
|<small>bhé-</small>
|<small>dhél</small>
|<small>-chíp</small>
|<small>rú</small>
|<small>gínemel-</small>
|<small>ad</small>
|<small>-chíp-</small>
|<small>me</small>
|<small>me-</small>
|<small>re</small>
|<small>-dí</small>
|<small>cur</small>
|<small>bhé-</small>
|<small>ébhéci</small>
|<small>-lé</small>
|<small>bhé</small>
|<small>del-</small>
|<small>dhénelé</small>
|<small>-lódénen</small>
|<small>me</small>
|<small>me-</small>
|<small>re</small>
|<small>-di</small>
|<small>cu</small>
|<small>tílan</small>
|<small>-lodénen</small>
|-
|-
<!-- Gloss-->
<!-- Gloss-->
|<small>If</small>
|<small>PST</small>
|<small>PST.Aux-</small>
|<small>V\Live</small>
|<small>-V\Need</small>
|<small>by</small>
|<small>Fishing-</small>
|<small>way.inq</small>
|<small>-N\Supply</small>
|<small>aux.SBJ</small>
|<small>SBJ.Aux-</small>
|<small>2S</small>
|<small>-1P</small>
|<small>during</small>
|<small>PST.Aux-</small>
|<small>time.rel</small>
|<small>-Go</small>
|<small>PST</small>
|<small>To-</small>
|<small>V\trapped</small>
|<small>-Store</small>
|<small>aux.SBJ</small>
|<small>SBJ.Aux-</small>
|<small>2S</small>
|<small>-1P</small>
|<small>in</small>
|<small>book</small>
|<small>store</small>
|-
|-
<!-- Translations -->
<!-- Translations -->
| colspan="8"|"''<u>As we needed fishing supplies</u>, we went to the store.''"
| colspan="8"| "How did you survive when you were trapped in the book store?"
|}
|}


It is also important to note that perhaps more often than in English, these relatively clauses may build on top of eachother;
{| cellpadding="4" style="line-height: 1em;"
|+
<!-- Sentence -->
| colspan="8"| "''bhé dhél rú éd teg gír ba tílana núr íca me di.''"
|-
<!-- Pronunciation-->
| colspan="8"| /ve ʒel ru ed tɛg gir ba te tilana nur ica mɛ dɪ/
|-
<!-- Morphemes-->
|<small>bhé</small>
|<small>dhél</small>
|<small>rú</small>
|<small>éd</small>
|<small>teg</small>
|<small>gír-</small>
|<small>-ba-</small>
|<small>-tílan-</small>
|<small>-a</small>
|<small>núr</small>
|<small>ícá</small>
|<small>me</small>
|<small>di</small>
|-
<!-- Gloss-->
|<small>PST</small>
|<small>V\Live</small>
|<small>By</small>
|<small>Way.Rel</small>
|<small>Eat</small>
|<small>Langauge-</small>
|<small>-POSS-</small>
|<small>-Book-</small>
|<small>-PL</small>
|<small>Near</small>
|<small>There</small>
|<small>Aux.SBJ</small>
|<small>1S</small>
|-
<!-- Translations -->
| colspan="8"| "I survived by eating nearby language textbooks."
|}
 
=====Tonúr, Núr & Cu=====
Tonúr, Núr and Cu can at times serve similar but distinct roles. This section serves to clarify both the different between them and the general use of all of them.
 
An important distinction between English and Fén is that ''tonúr'' refers more specifically towards "fencing" or setting up a barrier around something, encircling might be a slightly closer term in this sense. Meanwhile less strict sense of "surround" is filled by ''cu''.
 
Thus, a Fén Comic Book villain who's been ambushed by heroes might shout to his henchmen during battle;


{| cellpadding="4" style="line-height: 1em;"
{| cellpadding="4" style="line-height: 1em;"
|+
|+
<!-- Sentence -->
<!-- Sentence -->
| colspan="8"|"''Bhé lé del alon <u>ét bhé lodén gérul del alon '''ét bhé ghír del di cur bhéghal.'''</u> me di.''"
| colspan="8"| "''Té di tonúr léníma ítibh.'"
|-
|-
<!-- Pronunciation-->
<!-- Pronunciation-->
| colspan="8"| /ve le dɛl a'lɑn et lɑ'den ge'rʊl dɛl a'lɑn et gir dɛl dɪ  kʊr we'ɣal mɛ dɪ/
| colspan="8"| /te dɪ nur le'nim'a/
|-
|-
<!-- Morphemes-->
<!-- Morphemes-->
|<small>Bhé-</small>
|<small>té</small>
|<small>-lé</small>
|<small>di</small>
|<small>del-</small>
|<small>tonúr</small>
|<small>-alon-</small>
|<small>léním-</small>
|<small>-ét</small>
|<small>-a</small>
|<small>bhé-</small>
|<small>ítá</small>
|<small>-lodén</small>
|-
|<small>gérul</small>
<!-- Gloss-->
|<small>del-</small>
|<small>Is</small>
|<small>-alon-</small>
|<small>1S</small>
|<small>-ét</small>
|<small>surrounded.by</small>
|<small>bhé-</small>
|<small>idiot-</small>
|<small>-ghír</small>
|<small>-pl</small>
|<small>del-</small>
|<small>these</small>
|<small>-di</small>
|<small>cur-</small>
|<small>-bhégal</small>
|<small>me-</small>
|<small>-di</small>
|-
|-
<!-- Gloss-->|
<!-- Translations -->
<small>PST.Aux-</small>
| colspan="8"| "''I'm encircled by these idiots!"
|<small>-Go</small>
|}
|<small>To-</small>
 
|<small>-Man-</small>
While after defeat, he might bemoan the incompetance of his henchmen by shouting
|<small>-Who.Rel</small>
 
|<small>PST.Aux-</small>
{| cellpadding="4" style="line-height: 1em;"
|<small>-Sold</small>
|+
|<small>Boat</small>
<!-- Sentence -->
|<small>To-</small>
| colspan="8"| "''Té di cu léníma.'"
|<small>-Man-</small>
|-
|<small>-Who.Rel</small>
<!-- Pronunciation-->
|<small>PST.Aux-</small>
| colspan="8"| /te dɪ kʊ le'nim'a/
|<small>-V\Speaking</small>
|-
|<small>To-</small>
<!-- Morphemes-->
|<small>-Me</small>
|<small>té</small>
|<small>During-</small>
|<small>di</small>
|<small>-Yesterday</small>
|<small>cu</small>
|<small>SBJ.Aux-</small>
|<small>léním-</small>
|<small>-1S</small>
|<small>-a</small>
|-
<!-- Gloss-->
|<small>Is</small>
|<small>1S</small>
|<small>in</small>
|<small>idiot-</small>
|<small>-pl</small>
|-
|-
<!-- Translations -->
<!-- Translations -->
| colspan="8"|"I went to the man <u>who sold the boat to the guy '''who talked to me yesterday'''</u>''."
| colspan="8"| "''I'm surrounded by idiots!"
|}
|}


Subcoupla follow the relative determiner that starts the clause;
=====Nédén & Nér=====
 
Fairly different but have an similar inherent contrast to them.
 
''Nér'' is used in the sense of something which resists the action; You fight against someone or hit a book against a table. "Del'' is an alternative, at least dialectically; "Fight to him" or "Hit book to table" but it's a weaker contrast and can lead to ambiguity; "I raced north against you" using "del" rather than "nér" could also mean "I raced northwards to you".
 
Nédén is something facing another thing, especially from opposite a threshold. It's more complex in terms of when it is used, but is also rare.


{| cellpadding="4" style="line-height: 1em;"
====Cóbh, Cébh & Cur====
|+
 
Relatively self-explanitory. May expand on the difference [of lack there of] between time/place but it seems pretty well congruent to English.
 
''Cóbh'' may be used to mean before or until, which one it is depends entirely on whether the verb is progressive. A non-progressive verb simples means "I did it before", progressive means "I was doing it until...".
 
The difference for the others is less noticable, with cur it simply implies a process that began before and will end after. Cébh implies that one will have already been doing the thing at this point, "I will have a drink after you left" vs. "I will be drinking after you're old and grey" [usually used to imply "still" in this sense, but not necessarily].
 
=====Pon & Tén=====
 
Not overly complicated but give a reason and a point of view.
 
First to note is that pon is followed with ''éloc'' when the reason is a subclause [which is most of the time] an example would be, "I did this because of what you said before". It isn't when it is followed by a single word or noun-phrase, thus "I did this for you" or "You should have done it for that reason" would omit ''éloc''
 
Tén is something that would be translated as "According to" or something along those lines, it makes the sentance subjective to a degree.
 
*1S: Used to subjectify, "I think".
*1P: Used to clarify or expound on rhetoric, "We say that..."
*2S/P: Used to clarify "You're saying?", "You said" [ie. "You said X previously!"].
*3S/P: Used to subjectify, "According to him..."
*4S/P (Ígel/ibh): Used to generalize, "Its said that..."
 
====Other prepositions====
=====Ba=====
Ba is a possessive Marker, which until any other preposition in Fén is preceded the genative case that it creates and further is unique in that it may appear at any point in the syntax relative to other prepositions without altering the meaning of it
 
{| cellpadding="4" style="line-height: 1em;"
|+
<!-- Sentence -->
<!-- Sentence -->
| colspan="8"|"''Tel thé peloc cór alon <u>égal ne bél bér cór ígel ba bénana</u>.''"
| colspan="8"|''Bhé thal del '''re''' ba <u>bélém</u> me lo.''
|-
|-
<!-- Pronunciation-->
<!-- Pronunciation-->
| colspan="8"| /Tɛl he pɛl'ɑk cór alɑn e'gɑl nɛ bel ber cor i'gɛl ba ben'an'a/
| colspan="8"| /ve hal dɛl rɛ ba belem mɛ lo/
|-
|-
<!-- Morphemes-->
<!-- Morphemes-->
|<small>Tel-</small>
|<small>Bhé-</small>
|<small>-thé</small>
|<small>-thal</small>
|<small>peloc</small>
|<small>del-</small>
|<small>cór-</small>
|<small>-re-</small>
|<small>-alon-</small>
|<small>-ba-</small>
|<small>-égal</small>
|<small>-bélém</small>
|<small>ne-</small>
|<small>me-</small>
|<small>-bél</small>
|<small>-lo</small>
|<small>bér</small>
|<small>cór-</small>
|<small>-ígel-</small>
|<small>ba-</small>
|<small>-bénan-</small>
|<small>-a</small>
|-
|-
<!-- Gloss-->|
<!-- Gloss-->
<small>SBJV.Aux-</small>
|<small>PST.Aux-</small>
|<small>-V\Be</small>
|<small>-V\Walk</small>
|<small>Curse-</small>
|<small>To-</small>
|<small>Over-</small>
|<small>-2S-</small>
|<small>-Man-</small>
|<small>-Who.Rel</small>
|<small>Neg-</small>
|<small>-Gives</small>
|<small>Good</small>
|<small>Over--</small>
|<small>-3S.Det-</small>
|<small>-POSS-</small>
|<small>-POSS-</small>
|<small>-Friend-</small>
|<small>-House</small>
|<small>-P</small>
|<small>SBJ.Aux-</small>
|<small>-3S</small>
|-
|-
<!-- Translations -->
<!-- Translations -->
| colspan="8"|"Let him be cursed who does not do good for his friends"'</u>''."
| colspan="8"|"''She went to your house.''"
|}
|}


===Other features===


====Pluralization====
=====Bhe (ne)=====
*a is added to a verb to pluralize it if it ends in a consonant, if it ends with a vowel, bh (to pronounced as a "v" rather than a "w") is used. If an uncountable quantifier is used before it (Many, Few, Some), it is not pluralized. Noun-Adjective/Verb-Adverb.


Snake->''Neren''
Bhe is like "Ba" remarkable in that it can occur anywhere in syntax. However, the word it marks, unlike Ba, follows it.
 
Snakes->''Neren'''a'''''


Mountain->''Nila''


Mountains->''Nila'''bh'''''
{| cellpadding="4" style="line-height: 1em;"
 
|+
====Diminutive====
<!-- Sentence -->
 
| colspan="8"|''Bhé chím lo ébéci lé me lo me '''ún''' <u>bhe ginebh</u>''.
*-íg can be added to the end of a word to emphasize smallness or cuteness.
|-
*bé- may be used as as a slightly more respectful form amongst friends, essentially meaning "my good..."
<!-- Pronunciation-->
 
| colspan="8"| /ve xim lɑ ebesi le mɛ un vɛ gɪnev/
"Michael"->"Mikey"
|-
 
<!-- Morphemes-->
"Mical"->"Micalíg"/"Micíg".
|<small>Bhé-</small>
 
|<small>-chím</small>
===Notable features===
|<small>lo-</small>
 
|<small>-ébéci-</small>
====Yes/No====
|<small>-lé-</small>
The Fén language does not have a term for yes or no but rather will reply with an shortened affirmative or negative, most simply, "''Té ít''"or a fitting determiner depending on the situation.
|<small>me-</small>
 
|<small>-lo</small>
"''En té ít'''"-Negative.
|<small>me-</small>
"''An té ít"'' -Double Negative [Similar to French "si"]
|<small>-ún</small>
 
|<small>bhe-</small>
====Té====
|<small>-ginebh</small>
There is no active noun clauses with the verb Té. Instead an accusative object is either confirmed as existing, compared to another object or positioned around on.
|-
<!-- Gloss-->
|<small>PST.Aux-</small>
|<small>-V\See</small>
|<small>3S-</small>
|<small>-When.Rel-</small>
|<small>-Go-</small>
|<small>-SBJ.Aux-</small>
|<small>-He</small>
|<small>SBJ.Aux-</small>
|<small>-Girl</small>
|<small>With-</small>
|<small>-Flowers</small>
|-
<!-- Translations -->
| colspan="8"|"The '''girl''' <u>with flowers</u> when he left.''
|}


This makes sentances take a rather passive appearance compared to English particularly when it comes to describing qualities, which Fén divide into 3 categories;
A "ne" preceding the bhe marks it as a negative, and thus should be translated as "without".


=====Cór=====


These are more or less for qualitative or transitive facts.
{| cellpadding="4" style="line-height: 1em;"
 
|+
I am happy.
<!-- Sentence -->
 
| colspan="8"|"''Bhé chím lo ba lé me ún <u>bhe ne</u> ban ghinebh.''"
''Té lér cór di.''
|-
 
<!-- Pronunciation-->
lit. There is happiness over me.
| colspan="8"| /ve xim lɑ e'bes'i le mɛ un vɛ nɛ ban ɣɪn'ev/
 
I am French
 
"Té Fíranic cór di."
lit. There is French over me.
 
=====Cu=====
 
This case is used strictly for existential cases where the two cannot be separated; one is not an incidental quality but the essence of the Object himself. Usually this is for specific persons or objects followed by a determiner.
 
I am the one you were talking about.
 
''Té ét bhé gír ce ít me re '''cu''' di.''
 
=====Ce=====
 
Ce is essentially the opposite of Cór and used in both a rare passive sense of Cór for general adjectives as well as describing one as describing one's memories something. Unlike Cór, Ce is often used perceptive verbs, in particular Looking "onto" something would be a close English equivalent.
 
I remember the sight of the store well.
 
''Té lodénen ba cím ce di.''
 
==Vocabularly==
 
{| class="bluetable lightbluebg collapsible collapsed" style="text-align:left; width:750px;""
|+Phrasebook
|-
|-
|Hello
<!-- Morphemes-->
|''Bér cór re.''
|<small>Bhé-</small>
|-
|<small>-chím</small>
|How are you?
|<small>lo-</small>
|''Ach té ét cór re''
|<small>-ébéci-</small>
|-
|<small>-lé-</small>
|I am well.
|<small>me-</small>
|''Té bér cór di''
|<small>-lo</small>
|-
|<small>me-</small>
|What is your name?
|<small>-ún</small>
|''Té fémoc at cór re''
|<small>bhe-</small>
|-
|<small>-ne-</small>
|It is ______
|<small>-ban-</small>
|''Té ______ me ít.''
|<small>-ghinebh</small>
|-
<!-- Gloss-->
|<small>PST.Aux-</small>
|<small>-V\See</small>
|<small>3S-</small>
|<small>-When.Rel-</small>
|<small>-Go-</small>
|<small>-SBJ.Aux-</small>
|<small>-He</small>
|<small>SBJ.Aux-</small>
|<small>-Girl</small>
|<small>With-</small>
|<small>-NEG-</small>
|<small>-Red-</small>
|<small>-N\Flowers</small>
|-
<!-- Translations -->
| colspan="8"|"'''''The girl''' <u>without</u> red flowers saw when he left.''"
|}
 
===Fén and clauses===
In Fén a great deal of focus are put upon various clauses in a sentence. There are three basic types which occur for different reasons;
 
====Primary clauses====
 
These are essentially a full sentence on their own but they may be linked with the above copula. They typically begin with a copula or a verb (in cases where the copula would be dropped) and conclude with the subject. These are essentially sentences on their own and follow typical word order;
{| class="bluetable lightbluebg" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:500px;"
! width="100"|Copula
! width="100"|Verb
! width="100"|Object
! width="100"|Indirect Object
! width="100"|Subject
|}
 
''I give you the ball.''
 
becomes;
 
''Bél lirod del re me di.''
 
====Dependent clauses====
 
In Fén there are two types of dependent clauses which are quite distinct from eachother. One depends upon the initial copula, which often make the rest of the sentence dependant on them. These sorts of sentences involve two full clauses, where the second is dependent on the first;
 
{| cellpadding="4" style="line-height: 1em;"
|+
<!-- Sentence -->
| colspan="8"|<u>"''On bhé dhir re ba ghóbhar me re</u>, tel lec ra ba délag me re.''''
|-
<!-- Pronunciation-->
| colspan="8"| /ɑn ve ʒir rɛ ba ʒo'wɑr mɛ rɛ, tɛl lɛk ra ba de'lag mɛ rɛ/
|-
<!-- Morphemes-->
|<small>on</small>
|<small>bhé-</small>
|<small>-dhír</small>
|<small>re-</small>
|<small>-ba-</small>
|<small>-Góbhar</small>
|<small>me-</small>
|<small>-re</small>
|<small>Tel-</small>
|<small>-lec</small>
|<small>ra-</small>
|<small>-ba-</small>
|<small>-délag</small>
|<small>me-</small>
|<small>re</small>
|-
<!-- Gloss-->|
<small>If</small>
|<small>PST.Aux-</small>
|<small>-V\Do</small>
|<small>You-</small>
|<small>-POSS-</small>
|<small>-Work</small>
|<small>SBJ.Aux-</small>
|<small>-2S</small>
|<small>SBJV.Aux-</small>
|<small>-Drink</small>
|<small>Some-</small>
|<small>-Of-</small>
|<small>-Whiskey</small>
|<small>-SBJ.Aux-</small>
|<small>2S</small>
|-
<!-- Translations -->
| colspan="8"| ''<u>If you finished your work</u>, you can have some of the whiskey..''
|}
 
The other form of dependant clause in Fén is one which rather than describe a distinct action that the first is dependant on, rather describe the context in which the action takes place. These invovles reasons, adding perspective to a statement or giving the time/place a sentence takes place in. These Clauses begin preposition and end either the whole sentence or else with another clause marking another dependant clause:
 
{| cellpadding="4" style="line-height: 1em;"
|+
<!-- Sentence -->
| colspan="8"|"''On bhé dhir tol ít me di <u>pon re.</u>''.''
|-
<!-- Pronunciation-->
| colspan="8"| /ɑn ve ʒir tɑl it rɛ pɑn rɛ/
|-
<!-- Morphemes-->
|<small>on</small>
|<small>bhé-</small>
|<small>-dhír</small>
|<small>tol-</small>
|<small>-ít</small>
|<small>pon-</small>
|<small>-re</small>
|-
<!-- Gloss-->|
<small>If</small>
|<small>PST.Aux-</small>
|<small>-V\Do</small>
|<small>All-</small>
|<small>-This</small>
|<small>For-</small>
|<small>-You</small>
|-
<!-- Translations -->
| colspan="8"|''I did all of this <u>for you</u>''.
|}
 
{| cellpadding="4" style="line-height: 1em;"
|+
<!-- Sentence -->
| colspan="8"|''Lé lé lúran me di <u>cur cédhina.</u>''
|-
<!-- Pronunciation-->
| colspan="8"| /le le lur'an mɛ dɪ kʊr se'ʒɪn'a/
|-
<!-- Morphemes-->
|<small>lé-</small>
|<small>-lé</small>
|<small>lúran</small>
|<small>me-</small>
|<small>-di</small>
|<small>cur-</small>
|<small>-cédhina</small>
|-
<!-- Gloss-->|
|<small>-FTR.Aux-</small>
|<small>-Go</small>
|<small>South</small>
|<small>SBJ.Aux-</small>
|<small>-I</small>
|<small>During-</small>
|<small>-Winter</small>
|-
<!-- Translations -->
| colspan="8"| "''I'm going to go south <u>during winter</u>.''"
|}
 
{| cellpadding="4" style="line-height: 1em;"
|+
<!-- Sentence -->
| colspan="8"|"''Bhé bhé ghobhár bhe bhen dhénil rel íc me di <u>ce tegír.</u>''"
|-
<!-- Pronunciation-->
| colspan="8"| /ve ve ɣo'wa:r vɛ vɛn ʒen'ɪl rɛl ik mɛ dɪ sɛ tɛg'ir/
|-
<!-- Morphemes-->
|<small>Bhé-</small>
|<small>-bhé-</small>
|<small>-ghobhár</small>
|<small>bhe-</small>
|<small>-bhen-</small>
|<small>-dhénil</small>
|<small>rel-</small>
|<small>-íc</small>
|<small>me-</small>
|<small>-di</small>
|<small>ce-</small>
|<small>-tegír</small>
|-
<!-- Gloss-->
|<small>PST.Aux-</small>
|<small>-PST.Aux-</small>
|<small>-V\Work</small>
|<small>With-</small>
|<small>-More-</small>
|<small>-Weight</small>
|<small>Than-</small>
|<small>-Here</small>
|<small>SBJ.Aux-</small>
|<small>-1S</small>
|<small>On-</small>
|<small>-Farm</small>
|-
<!-- Translations -->
| colspan="8"| ''<u>At the farm</u>, we used to work harder than here.''"
|}
 
In some cases there may be multiple dependant clauses;
 
{| cellpadding="4" style="line-height: 1em;"
|+
<!-- Sentence -->
| colspan="8"|"''Lé chím re me di '''ce teghír''' <u>cur cédhina bhoci</u>.''"
|-
<!-- Pronunciation-->
| colspan="8"| /le xim rɛ mɛ dɪ sɛ te'ɣir kʊr se'ʒɪn'a wɑsɪ/
|-
<!-- Morphemes-->
|<small>Bhé-</small>
|<small>-bhé-</small>
|<small>-ghobhár</small>
|<small>bhe-</small>
|<small>-bhen-</small>
|<small>-dhénil</small>
|<small>rel-</small>
|<small>-íc</small>
|<small>me-</small>
|<small>-di</small>
|<small>ce-</small>
|<small>-tegír</small>
|-
<!-- Gloss-->
|<small>PST.Aux-</small>
|<small>-PST.Aux-</small>
|<small>-V\Work</small>
|<small>With-</small>
|<small>-More-</small>
|<small>-Weight</small>
|<small>Than-</small>
|<small>-Here</small>
|<small>SBJ.Aux-</small>
|<small>-1S</small>
|<small>On-</small>
|<small>-Farm</small>
|-
<!-- Translations -->
| colspan="8"|'"'I will see you <u>this winter</u> '''at the farm'''.''"
|}
 
The order in these dependant clauses is usually: Locative-Temporal-Causal-Perspective.
 
====Relative clauses====
In Fén relative clauses are rather common and often mark another action within the sentence. These begin with a relative determiner, however there are no strict rules on there ending. Verbally this is usually distinguished by tone, while writers may use commas or expect their readers to understand based off of context. 'ci and 'cibh are gaining popularity as verb and written endings in some faster speaking dialects, but are not yet considered standard in Fén.
 
{| cellpadding="4" style="line-height: 1em;"
|+
<!-- Sentence -->
| colspan="8"|"''Bhé ralat del elin <u>ét bhé cuc di ba tenír</u>''".
|-
<!-- Pronunciation-->
| colspan="8"| /ve ra'lat dɛl ɛ'lɪn et ve kʊk dɪ ba tɛ'nir/
|-
<!-- Morphemes-->
|<small>Bhé-</small>
|<small>-ralat</small>
|<small>del-</small>
|<small>-elin-</small>
|<small>-ét</small>
|<small>bhé-</small>
|<small>-cuc</small>
|<small>di-</small>
|<small>-ba-</small>
|<small>-tenír</small>
|-
<!-- Gloss-->
|<small>PST.Aux-</small>
|<small>-Shout</small>
|<small>To-</small>
|<small>-Woman-</small>
|<small>-Who.Rel</small>
|<small>PST.Aux-</small>
|<small>-Took</small>
|<small>1S-</small>
|<small>-POSS-</small>
|<small>-Bread</small>
|-
<!-- Translations -->
| colspan="8"|"''I shouted at the woman <u>who took my bread</u>.''"
|}
 
These relative clauses can sometimes be worked into the shorter form of dependant clauses to express cause which is something rare in English, the result is something like this;
 
{| cellpadding="4" style="line-height: 1em;"
|+
<!-- Sentence -->
| colspan="8"|"''Bhé lé lodénen me dí <u>pon éloc léc gínemel cípa.</u>''"
|-
<!-- Pronunciation-->
| colspan="8"| /ve le dɛl lɑ'den'ɛn mɛ di pɑn e'lɑk lek gin'ɛm'ɛl cip'a/
|-
<!-- Morphemes-->
|<small>Bhé-</small>
|<small>-lé</small>
|<small>del</small>
|<small>-lodénen</small>
|<small>me-</small>
|<small>-dí</small>
|<small>pon-</small>
|<small>-éloc</small>
|<small>léc</small>
|<small>gínemel-</small>
|<small>-chíp-</small>
|<small>-a</small>
|-
<!-- Gloss-->
|<small>PST.Aux-</small>
|<small>-Go</small>
|<small>To-</small>
|<small>-Store</small>
|<small>SBJ.Aux-</small>
|<small>-3P</small>
|<small>For</small>
|<small>Get</small>
|<small>Fishing-</small>
|<small>-N\Needs-</small>
|<small>-P</small>
|-
<!-- Translations -->
| colspan="8"|"''We went to the store <u>to get fishing supplies</u>.''"
|}
 
Although, it could also be expressed with dependant clause using a conditional copula;
 
{| cellpadding="4" style="line-height: 1em;"
|+
<!-- Sentence -->
| colspan="8"|"''<u>On bhé chíp gínemel chípa me dí</u>, bhé lé del lodénen me dí.''"
|-
<!-- Pronunciation-->
| colspan="8"| /ɑn ve xip gin'ɛm'ɛl xip'a mɛ di, ve le dɛl lɑ'den'ɛn mɛ di/
|-
<!-- Morphemes-->
|<small>On</small>
|<small>bhé-</small>
|<small>-chíp</small>
|<small>gínemel-</small>
|<small>-chíp-</small>
|<small>me-</small>
|<small>-dí</small>
|<small>bhé-</small>
|<small>-lé</small>
|<small>del-</small>
|<small>-lódénen</small>
|<small>me-</small>
|<small>-di</small>
|-
<!-- Gloss-->
|<small>If</small>
|<small>PST.Aux-</small>
|<small>-V\Need</small>
|<small>Fishing-</small>
|<small>-N\Supply</small>
|<small>SBJ.Aux-</small>
|<small>-1P</small>
|<small>PST.Aux-</small>
|<small>-Go</small>
|<small>To-</small>
|<small>-Store</small>
|<small>SBJ.Aux-</small>
|<small>-1P</small>
|-
<!-- Translations -->
| colspan="8"|"''<u>As we needed fishing supplies</u>, we went to the store.''"
|}
 
It is also important to note that perhaps more often than in English, these relatively clauses may build on top of eachother;
 
{| cellpadding="4" style="line-height: 1em;"
|+
<!-- Sentence -->
| colspan="8"|"''Bhé lé del alon <u>ét bhé lodén gérul del alon '''ét bhé ghír del di cur bhéghal.'''</u> me di.''"
|-
<!-- Pronunciation-->
| colspan="8"| /ve le dɛl a'lɑn et lɑ'den ge'rʊl dɛl a'lɑn et gir dɛl dɪ  kʊr we'ɣal mɛ dɪ/
|-
<!-- Morphemes-->
|<small>Bhé-</small>
|<small>-lé</small>
|<small>del-</small>
|<small>-alon-</small>
|<small>-ét</small>
|<small>bhé-</small>
|<small>-lodén</small>
|<small>gérul</small>
|<small>del-</small>
|<small>-alon-</small>
|<small>-ét</small>
|<small>bhé-</small>
|<small>-ghír</small>
|<small>del-</small>
|<small>-di</small>
|<small>cur-</small>
|<small>-bhégal</small>
|<small>me-</small>
|<small>-di</small>
|-
<!-- Gloss-->|
<small>PST.Aux-</small>
|<small>-Go</small>
|<small>To-</small>
|<small>-Man-</small>
|<small>-Who.Rel</small>
|<small>PST.Aux-</small>
|<small>-Sold</small>
|<small>Boat</small>
|<small>To-</small>
|<small>-Man-</small>
|<small>-Who.Rel</small>
|<small>PST.Aux-</small>
|<small>-V\Speaking</small>
|<small>To-</small>
|<small>-Me</small>
|<small>During-</small>
|<small>-Yesterday</small>
|<small>SBJ.Aux-</small>
|<small>-1S</small>
|-
<!-- Translations -->
| colspan="8"|"I went to the man <u>who sold the boat to the guy '''who talked to me yesterday'''</u>''."
|}
 
Subcoupla follow the relative determiner that starts the clause;
 
{| cellpadding="4" style="line-height: 1em;"
|+
<!-- Sentence -->
| colspan="8"|"''Tel thé peloc cór alon <u>égal ne bél bér cór ígel ba bénana</u>.''"
|-
<!-- Pronunciation-->
| colspan="8"| /Tɛl he pɛl'ɑk kor alɑn e'gɑl nɛ bel ber kor i'gɛl ba ben'an'a/
|-
<!-- Morphemes-->
|<small>Tel-</small>
|<small>-thé</small>
|<small>peloc</small>
|<small>cór-</small>
|<small>-alon-</small>
|<small>-égal</small>
|<small>ne-</small>
|<small>-bél</small>
|<small>bér</small>
|<small>cór-</small>
|<small>-ígel-</small>
|<small>ba-</small>
|<small>-bénan-</small>
|<small>-a</small>
|-
<!-- Gloss-->|
<small>SBJV.Aux-</small>
|<small>-V\Be</small>
|<small>Curse-</small>
|<small>Over-</small>
|<small>-Man-</small>
|<small>-Who.Rel</small>
|<small>Neg-</small>
|<small>-Gives</small>
|<small>Good</small>
|<small>Over--</small>
|<small>-3S.Det-</small>
|<small>-POSS-</small>
|<small>-Friend-</small>
|<small>-P</small>
|-
<!-- Translations -->
| colspan="8"|"Let him be cursed who does not do good for his friends"'</u>''."
|}
 
===Other features===
 
====Pluralization====
*a is added to a verb to pluralize it if it ends in a consonant, if it ends with a vowel, bh (to pronounced as a "v" rather than a "w") is used. If an uncountable quantifier is used before it (Many, Few, Some), it is not pluralized. Noun-Adjective/Verb-Adverb.
 
Snake->''Neren''
 
Snakes->''Neren'''a'''''
 
Mountain->''Nila''
 
Mountains->''Nila'''bh'''''
 
====Diminutive====
 
*-íg can be added to the end of a word to emphasize smallness or cuteness.
*bé- may be used as as a slightly more respectful form amongst friends, essentially meaning "my good..."
 
"Michael"->"Mikey"
 
"Mical"->"Micalíg"/"Micíg".
 
===Notable features===
 
====Yes/No====
The Fén language does not have a term for yes or no but rather will reply with an shortened affirmative or negative, most simply, "''Té ít''"or a fitting determiner depending on the situation.
 
"''En té ít'''"-Negative.
"''An té ít"'' -Double Negative [Similar to French "si"]
 
====Té====
There is no active noun clauses with the verb Té. Instead an accusative object is either confirmed as existing, compared to another object or positioned around on.
 
This makes sentences take a rather passive appearance compared to English particularly when it comes to describing qualities, which Fén divide into 3 categories;
 
==Vocabulary==
 
{| class="bluetable lightbluebg collapsible collapsed" style="text-align:left; width:750px;""
|+Phrasebook
! width="30%"|English
! width="30%"|Fén
! width="40%"|IPA
|-
|Hello
|''Bér cór re.''
|/ber kor rɛ /
|-
|How are you?
|''Ach té ét cór re''
| /ax te et kor rɛ/
|-
|I am well.
|''Té bér cór di''
|/te ber kor dɪ/
|-
|What is your name?
|''Té fémoc at cór re''
|/te femɑk at kor rɛ/
|-
|It is ______
|''Té ______ me ít.''
|/te ______ mɛ it/
|-
|A pleasure to meet you.
|''Níl bér me én chím ít cór di''
|/nil ber mɛ en xim it kor dɪ
|-
|Please...
|''Och dir bér me re cór di...''
|/ɑx dɪr ber mɛ re kor dɪ/
|-
|Thank you
|''Tel thé bér cór re''
|/tɛl he ber kor rɛ/
|-
|You’re welcome
|''Tel thé lú bér cór re''
|/tel hɛ lu ber kor rɛ/
|-
|Good bye
|''Gar re me Úlana''
|/gar rɛ mɛ ulana/
|-
|I don’t speak Fayn well
|''En tel bér fén ghír me di''
|/ɛn tɛl ber fen ɣir mɛ dɪ/
|-
|Do you speak (the English) language"
|''Ach tel ghír (Sasana) me re?"
| /ax tɛl ɣir (sasana) mɛ rɛ/
|-
|"Can one of you speak (English)?"
|Ach tel ghír (Sasana) me én bhe ré?"
| /ax tɛl ɣir (sasana) mɛ en vɛ rɛ/
|}
 
{| class="bluetable lightbluebg collapsible collapsed"
|+Naming Dictionary
|-
! Fén Name !! Origin !! Additional Notes !! Alternatve Forms/Diminuitive
|-
| Donil || Uncertain: "From On High" or "Strong Sword" || Neut, usually Masc. || Doníg
|-
| Paruc || Shortened from Parichuc, "Hound Keeper" || Neut, usually Masc. || Paríg
|-
| Bénagén || "Friend of Génibh" || Neut. || Géníg
|-
| Bénalút || "Friend of Félut" || Neut. || Lútíg
|-
| Bémhed || "Great Will" || Neut. || Bemhíg
|-
| Conímhoc || "Strong Word" || Neut || Coním, Coníg
|-
| Bémhoc || "Good Word" || Neut, Southern Mostly || Bémhíg
|-
| Lúdhícím || "Old Dream" || Neut, Northern and Highlands || Dícíg
|-
| Fínog || "Ash Son" || Masc. Rare example of Infixing in Fén || Fíníg
|-
| Ógilín || "Striving Son" or "Son of Strife" || Masc. || Ógíg
|-
| Pénil || "Dark Height" or "Black sword" || Neut|| Péníg
|-
| Bachéd || "Red Sky" || Neut, usually Fem || Bachíg
|-
| Meghécír || "Hopeful Song" || Neut || Meghécíg, Meghíg
|-
| Nímhul || "High Fate" || Neut || Nímhíg, Níg
|-
| Mochél || "Sharp Word" || Neut, usually Masc, "Poet" || Mochíg
|-
| Enerat || "Quiet [One]" || Neut || Eníg
|-
| Bacherel || "Red Hair" || Neut, Common Nickname || Bachíg, Baníg
|-
| Féréch || "Light/Fair Hair" || Neut, Common Nickname || Féríg
|-
| Pécherel || "Dark Hair" || Neut, Common Nickname || Pélíg
|-
| Lechín || "Sad Birth" || Neut, nickname for Orphans || Lígín
|-
| Fírér || "Swift Eye" || Neut || Fíríg
|-
| Gídhén || "Smith" || Usually Masc || Gídhíg
|-
| Échún || "One choice" || Neut || Échíg
|-
| Pélédún || "Daughter of Twilight" || Fem, rare Pélédín male form || Pélíg
|-
| Ditén || Lone One, After River || Neut, Southern || Ditíg
|-
| Béghénár || Great Genibh's Journey, After River || Neut || Béghíg
|-
| Letún || Sad Daughter, After River || Fem. || Létíg
|-
| Géfín || Weeping Son, After River || Masc. || Géfíg
|-
|-
|A pleasure to meet you.
| Lúbhal || "Many Homes" || Neut || Lúbhíg
|''Níl bér me én chím ít cór di''
|-
|Please...
|''Och dir bér me re cór di...''
|-
|Thank you
|''Tel thé bér cór re''
|-
|-
|You’re welcome
| Medharuc  || "Keeper of Hopes" || Neut, alternate Form "Megharuc" || Medhar, Meghar, Medhíg
|''Tel thé lú bér cór re''
|-
|-
|Good bye
| Rúlán || "Starlike Gem" || Neut, Another rare example of infixing || Rúlíg [Little Star]
|''Gar re me Úlana''
|-
|-
|I don’t speak Fayn well
| Cédighar || "Keeper of Cédil" || Neut || Cédhigh, Cédíg
|''En tel bér ghír fén cór di''
|-
|-
|Do you speak (the English) language"
| Férédhém || "Firey Path" || Neut || Férédh, Féríg
|''Act tel ghír (Sasana) me re?"
|"Can one of you speak (English)?"
|Ach tel ghír (Sasana) me én bhe ré?"
|}
|}


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===See also===


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