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#3Mvlkgtrdmonvbplsm by Gwaur
MvlkgtrdmonvbplsmEnglish

Pskrlapkptl tunsnmt Lnideskpnm vgpotkpsf vagkpnm Krekkpft, snek vgmdivlktl rabvlmt bugkprf.
Dam vullksp pismltl norvlmt.
Piskpbr fugvlmtrg puf vgpotlktl munvlmtrg zmleg?
Derkptl negvlmt, snek lanmltl krfemrg bervlmt.

The restlessness caused by the Greek's only ally Leonidas was blamed on the Medivans.
Thus the people were called for war.
Did they wage war or did the Greek promptly avoid their allies?
They sent the army, but they had a different plan.

VOCABULARY

  • ber – v. to have
  • bug – prn. it
  • dam – adv. thus, because
  • der – n. army
  • fem – adj. same, similar
  • fug – v. to go
  • Krek – a certain proper noun. Appropriate into your phonology. /krək/
  • lan – n. plan
  • lap – n. peace, rest
  • leg – n. swift, prompt
  • Lnides – a certain proper noun. Appropriate into your phonology. /lˠnɪdəs/
  • Mdiv – a certain proper noun. Appropriate into your phonology. /mdɪv/
  • mun – v. to avoid
  • neg – v. to send
  • nor – v. to suggest
  • pis – n. war
  • pot – n. alliance, union
  • puf – conj. or (for questions only)
  • rab – v. to accuse, blame
  • snek – conj. but
  • tun – v. to cause
  • vag – adj. only
  • vul – n. person

SYNTAX

Word order OVS.

Descriptors come after descriptees.

Descriptors do not agree with descriptees in non-derivational suffixes.

Derivational affixes are prefixes, non-derivational affixes are suffixes.

VERBS

Derivational prefixes

  • kr- – verb > adjective, something that doesn't do the verb (or maybe does, but not a lot)

Personal affixes

A finite verb must have a personal affix.

person singular 4 plural (other than 4)
1 -rl- -gn- -sd-
2 -ht- -pl- -lm-
3 -sn- -dr- -vl-

Tense/mood suffixes

A finite verb must also have a tense/mood suffix. In a non-interrogative verb, these come last.

mood past future
indicative -mt -zh
imperative -sl -kt

Interrogative suffix

  • -rg

NOUN & PRONOUNS

Case suffixes

A noun must always have a case suffix, unless it is derived into another part of speech.

  • –nm – nominative
  • -sf – attributive
  • –tl – accusative
  • -sp – dative
  • -ft – genitive
  • -rf – "about"ive
  • -br – locative/comitative

Derivational prefixes

  • kr- – noun > adjective, something that lacks the noun
  • vg- – noun > noun/adjective, a member of the noun, or originating from the noun

Number and definiteness affixes

A noun must also always have a number/defness affix, unless it is derived into another part of speech. Since the case suffix comes last, this comes in the middle.

A pronoun needsn't one.

singular 4 plural (other than 4)
indefinite -ml-
definite -kp- -lk-

ADJECTIVES

Comparative suffixes

An adjective must have a comparative suffix, unless it is derived into a different part of speech.

  • -rg – non-comparative
  • -bl – comparative
  • –fg – superlative

Derivational prefixes

  • ps- – adjective > noun, the state of being that adjective
  • zm- – adjective > adverb
  • kr- – adjective > adjective, opposite