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=== The Atorian Alphabet === | === The Atorian Alphabet === | ||
| − | The Atorian Alphabet has many of the modern day [[Wikipedia:English]] letters, however some are different. The different letters are listed below. | + | The Atorian Alphabet has many of the modern day [[Wikipedia:English| English]] letters, however some are different. The different letters are listed below. |
| − | A - ''ahh'' as in bird. | + | A - ''ahh'' as in bird. |
| − | Ā - ''Aay'' as in hay. | + | Ā - ''Aay'' as in hay. |
| − | B - ''Ba'' as in bat. | + | B - ''Ba'' as in bat. |
| − | C - ''Ka'' as in cat. | + | C - ''Ka'' as in cat. |
| − | E - ''Ehh' as in echo. | + | E - ''Ehh' as in echo. |
| − | Ē - ''Eee' as in tree. | + | Ē - ''Eee' as in tree. |
| − | K - There is no "K" in this language. C is used instead for that sound. | + | K - There is no "K" in this language. C is used instead for that sound. |
| − | I - ''ih'' as in pick. | + | I - ''ih'' as in pick. |
| − | Ī - ''eye'' as in ice. | + | Ī - ''eye'' as in ice. |
| − | Ō - ''oh'' as in go. | + | Ō - ''oh'' as in go. |
| − | O - There is no O, as used as a short vowel. Instead, ''ah'' is usually used. | + | O - There is no O, as used as a short vowel. Instead, ''ah'' is usually used. |
| − | Ū - ''ooo'' as in you. | + | Ū - ''ooo'' as in you. |
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| + | U - There is no U, as used as a short vowel. Instead, ''ah'' is usually used. See "O". | ||
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| + | === Declining Nouns === | ||
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| + | There are two declensions of nouns. All nouns are the same gender. The four different cases are Subjective, Objective, Possessive, Prepositional. | ||
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| + | ==== First Declension ==== | ||
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| + | These nouns are characterized by having and ending of -us, -ōs, or -is. In rare cases they may also end in -x. | ||
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| + | To decline, drop the "s" or "x" and add the following endings: | ||
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| + | '''Singular''' | ||
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| + | Subjective: ''n'' | ||
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| + | Objective: ''īs'' | ||
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| + | Possessive: ''ūm'' | ||
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| + | Prepositional: ''īin'' | ||
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| + | '''Plural''' | ||
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| + | Subjective: ''lōn'' | ||
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| + | Objective: ''līn'' | ||
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| + | Possessive: ''ūmo'' | ||
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| + | Prepositional: ''nō'' | ||
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=== More to come... === | === More to come... === | ||
''This article is not finished yet; I shall finish it later.'' | ''This article is not finished yet; I shall finish it later.'' | ||
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| + | [[Category:Ator People]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Languages]] | ||
Latest revision as of 04:49, 14 November 2005
The Atorian Language is native to the main island natives of the nation Ator People. It is spoken by approx. 50,000 descendents of the natives, as well as students of the language today. The language is taught in schools across the country, though usually as a series of elective courses. This particular language gets it origins from classical latin and
The Atorian Alphabet
The Atorian Alphabet has many of the modern day English letters, however some are different. The different letters are listed below.
A - ahh as in bird.
Ā - Aay as in hay.
B - Ba as in bat.
C - Ka as in cat.
E - Ehh' as in echo.
Ē - Eee' as in tree.
K - There is no "K" in this language. C is used instead for that sound.
I - ih as in pick.
Ī - eye as in ice.
Ō - oh as in go.
O - There is no O, as used as a short vowel. Instead, ah is usually used.
Ū - ooo as in you.
U - There is no U, as used as a short vowel. Instead, ah is usually used. See "O".
Declining Nouns
There are two declensions of nouns. All nouns are the same gender. The four different cases are Subjective, Objective, Possessive, Prepositional.
First Declension
These nouns are characterized by having and ending of -us, -ōs, or -is. In rare cases they may also end in -x.
To decline, drop the "s" or "x" and add the following endings:
Singular
Subjective: n
Objective: īs
Possessive: ūm
Prepositional: īin
Plural
Subjective: lōn
Objective: līn
Possessive: ūmo
Prepositional: nō
More to come...
This article is not finished yet; I shall finish it later.
