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Eurasian

Langui Europæus

Spoken in: Eurasia, Greater Eurasian Empire
Total declared fluent or learning speakers: 1,136,421,901 speakers
Genetic classification: Indo-European
Official status
Official language of: Eurasia
Regulated by: Council for Eurasian Language (Cuncile ab Langui Eurasia)
Language codes
ISO-639-1 ES
ISO-639-2 EUS
SIL EUPS

Eurasian is a major language, comprising a number of linguistic origins, including Chinese, English, and Latin. Constantly evolving, Eurasian has been in existence since Eurasia first was discovered at the turn of the first millenium. It is noted for its fluidity, elegance, and ease of learning.

Common Verb stems

To facilitate ease of language, there are no full stems in Eurasian. Instead, there are verb stems, to which a specific ending is attached to conjugate. Below are some common verbs.

  • to be - exsis
  • to have - pos
  • to do - ut
  • to see - ver
  • to read - examin
  • to write - escrib
  • to love - ard
  • to want - desor
  • to hate - abhorr
  • to buy - acquier
  • to stay - reman
  • to go - abant
  • to return - retor
  • to arrive - lega
  • to leave - egred
  • to drink - imbib
  • to eat - cons
  • to watch - miar
  • to be able to - poeir
  • to know (knowledge) - dis
  • to achieve victory - disf
  • to find - encont
  • to win/earn - gan
  • to walk - gra
  • to drive - pil
  • to bicycle - cyc
  • to travel - diur
  • to attack - batu
  • to run - spr
  • to publish - dazi
  • to rule - quæst
  • to calculate - jabr
  • to fall/descend - dest
  • to climb/ascend - ast
  • to build - manif
  • to destroy - exstir
  • to hurt - mal
  • to burn - flamm
  • to be sick - des
  • to grow - devel
  • to pick - attram
  • to learn - educ
  • to ask a question - interr
  • to answer - rispos
  • to call (telephone) - vocif
  • to speak - ablat
  • to use - util

Verb Conjugation

There are no conjugations for each individual (i.e. she eats, I eats), just a conjugation for each tense. Each verb is preceded by the noun or the pronoun.

Present

To conjugate in the present tense, merely add an a on to the verb stem. Ex: Io arda Eurasia means I love Eurasia.

Command

To create a command, add ya or aya on to the verb stem. Ex: Imbibaya amel! means Drink milk!

Preterite

To conjugate for the past tense, add ale on to the verb stem. Ex: Illes disfale de inimicus means they defeated the enemy.

Imperfect

To conjugate for the past tense, add ame on to the verb stem. Ex: Nas desorame un cycle means We used to want a bicycle.

Present Progressive

To conjugate for the present progressive, add ea to the verb stem. Ex: Ves imbibea suwwad means You are drinking soda.

Past Progressive

To conjugate for the past progressive, add ena to the verb stem. Ex: Tu retorena un cani means You were returning a dog.

Future

To conjugate for the past progressive, add é to the verb stem. Ex: Nas existé Vontanas means We will destroy Vontanas.

Conditional

To conjugate for the conditional tense, add essu to the verb stem. Ex: Io miaressu tu, despic io exsisale occupar means I would watch you, but I was busy.

Pronouns

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Interrogatives

  • Quomo? - How?
  • Quid? - How much/many?
  • Ubi? - What?
  • Quis? - When?
  • Cur? - Where?
  • Quando? - Which?
  • Udi? - Who?
  • Uda? - Whose?
  • Ude? - Whom?
  • Qædius? - Why?

Common words/phrases

  • Excebus. - Excellent.
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