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#3jemala by Stefan
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sjad tusun bi uzkebzo miljo tusunizkaple zanjutji gazuwn ponsun, duws kaple mupjamo luwk. kesta ponjanwe minsjal u gizja keitji tusuntji ozjak! sjad tusun kestazo jawoi, tusun sjinada luwk. tusun iku tolsau lebjutamugtji juwi kapletji sle pleulja nujma.

If you will never use your sword to damage other people, make a stronger sword. Do a hundred frequently and try to count [them]! If you will do this, you will have success. You don't have the way of sword for killing yet.

Lexicon:

  • tu = you (singular)
  • tusun = you (plural)
  • uzkeb = to use
  • miljo = never
  • kaple = sword
  • ple = kill
  • zanju = to damage
  • gazuwn = other
  • pon = person
  • duws = to make
  • mupja = strong
  • kesta = do
  • zijanwe = one hundred
  • minsjal = frequently, often
  • u = and
  • gizja = try
  • kei = to count
  • jawoi = this
  • sjinada = to be succesful, success
  • iku = not
  • tolsau = have
  • bjuta = way
  • sle = for
  • pleulja = killing
  • nujma = yet, currently

Grammar:


jemala is a SVO, agglutinative, head-first language. It doesn't have gender marking.

Verbs:


Tense:

It has 4 tenses: present, marked with -zo, future, marked with -mja, past, marked with -galju, and imperfect, marked with -se

Mood:

It has 3 moods: conditional, imperative, indicative.

Conditional:


  • English: If α β, (then) γ δ.
  • jemala: sjad α bi β, γ δ luwk.


Imperative:


  • English: (Do) α!
  • jemala: α ozjak!


Cases:

Nominative isn't marked;

Accusative/Dative is marked with -tji;

Vocative is marked using the imperative mood.

Possesive:

Possesion is marked with the affix -iz-.

Number:

Singular isn't marked, but plural is marked with -sun.

Adjectives:

Adjectives end in -mo. For grades of comparison, use -zjag and -dilmak for comparative and superlative grades of comparison respectively.

Articles:

The definite article is marked with le-[noun]-mug