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#1	Ãśm by Gwaur
Ãśm	English
Ay Sãmoyã, ãnaydrmś goy Toyvãloy ẹboy London ay Ayfpuśdrudrmś Gmrãvẹ, ayfpuśdrudrmś ẹśẹś oypaysãś; ẹnoydeydmś ẹtsẹś graymẹ ay grãdoy rmay greynẹ Toyvãloy gmrãvẹ. Ay ayfpuśdrudrmś ẹśẹś oyõdãś śã graymdõr dẹśaygmr goy fpoyãgoy, gmrãvẹ rmẹnoyĩrgeymś ẹtsẹś graymẹ.	The influence of the Samoan missionaries whom the London Missionary Society sent to Tuvalu caused the Tuvaluan people to forget traditional songs of religion and magic. The missionaries' influence diminished in the 20th century, and people started bringing back the traditional songs.

Ãśm by Gwaur

Ãśm

English

Ay Sãmoyã, ãnaydrmś goy Toyvãloy ẹboy London ay Ayfpuśdrudrmś Gmrãvẹ, ayfpuśdrudrmś ẹśẹś oypaysãś; ẹnoydeydmś ẹtsẹś graymẹ ay grãdoy rmay greynẹ Toyvãloy gmrãvẹ.

Ay ayfpuśdrudrmś ẹśẹś oyõdãś śã graymdõr dẹśaygmr goy fpoyãgoy, gmrãvẹ rmẹnoyĩrgeymś ẹtsẹś graymẹ.

The influence of the Samoan missionaries whom the London Missionary Society sent to Tuvalu caused the Tuvaluan people to forget traditional songs of religion and magic.

The missionaries' influence diminished in the 20th century, and people started bringing back the traditional songs.

Lexicon

ay	prep. GENITIVE
ayfpuśdrudrmś	n. missionary
-deydmś	v. to lose, forget
dẹśaygmr	n. century
dõr	num. ten
-drmś	v. to send, deploy
fpoyã	adj. small, weak
-geymś	v. to revive, bring back
gmrãvẹ	n. society, association, people
graym	num. two
graymẹ	adj. traditional
grãdoy	n. religion
greynẹ	n. magic
ẹboy	prn. he, she, that
goy	prep. ILLATIVE
-õdãś ~ILL	v. to become ~ILL
-paysãś	v. to cause
rm-	conj. and
Sãmoyã	n. Samoa
śã	prep. INESSIVE
-śẹś	v. to influence
Toyvãloy	b. Tuvalu
-tsẹś	v. to sing

Grammar

SYNTAX

Main clauses are always SVO. Demonstrative subordinate clauses are VOS.

An adverb usually comes right after the verb.

NOUN GRAMMAR

NOUN PHRASE

In a noun phrase that represents the subject of action, a modifier/descriptor comes before the modified/described. In a noun phrase that represents the direct object, the modifier/descriptor comes after the modified/described.

A descriptor can be adjectival (including but not limited to proper adjectives, places of origin) or a subordinate demostrative clause. If there are several descriptors, a subordinate demonstrative clause is usually the last mentioned item.

No number is marked.

ADJECTIVAL GRAMMAR

The prepositions that modify nouns can be cliticized as suffixes on adjectives to create comparatives and superlatives.

The illative preposition results in a comparative.

NUMERAL GAMMAR

Numerals are little-endian, meaning numerals start with more significant digits and end in less significant digits.

VERBAL GRAMMAR

Three verb classes. Classified by the nucleus of the last syllable.

GENERIC:

ẹ-	Nounifier: The fruit of action.
-ĩr-	to start to

No person or number is marked.

CLASS II: ã verbs

Tense:

oy-	Happened more recently than far in the past but still in the past.

CLASS III: m verbs

Tense:

ãnay-	Happened far in the past.
ẹnoy-	Happened more recently than far in the past but still in the past.