Jevian

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Introduction

The Jevian language is a very distant relative of Latin. Many of the words and definitions of Jevian are extremely similar to Latin, as well as the usage of the Cases. The origin and time that Jevian was developed is completely unknown, as are the creator(s) of the language. Jevian was used as a regional dialect of the Domz Empire until Jey (named after the language) became independent from the Treaty of Qualo. Immediately afterwards, Jevian became the official language of Jey and today, it remains the official language along with English and Latin. Jevian is the most commonly spoken language of the three.

Alphabet

The Jevian language is composed of 24 letters and 6 symbols:

Letters

The letters are listed with their Primary Fontus (shown first), followed by the Secondary Fontus.

  • A,a -- B,b -- C,c -- D,d -- E,e -- F,f -- G,g -- H,h-- I,i -- K,k -- L,l -- M,m -- N,n -- O,o -- P,p -- Q,q -- R,r -- S,s -- T,t -- U,u -- V,v -- W,w -- X,x -- Y,y

Symbols

  • ß -- Ð -- ð -- þ,Þ -- Æ,æ -- Œ,œ

(Note: not all Symbols have a Secondary Fontus)

Pronunciation

The consonents of the Jevian alphabet are exactly the same as pronounced in English. The vowels are pronounced as follows:

  • A,a - Pronunciation similar to that in English
  • E,e - Pronounced like the English long "a"
  • I,i - Pronounced like the English short "e"
  • O,o - Pronunciation similar to that in English
  • U,u - Pronunciation similar to that in English

The pronunciation of the Jevian symbols are as follows:

  • ß - long ss
  • Ð - long cc
  • ð - gyr
  • þ,Þ - ies
  • Æ,æ - aye
  • Œ,œ - caye

Major Parts of Speech

The major parts of speech in Jevian are similar to that in English. The major parts of speech are: Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives, and Adverbs. Each major part of speech is split into two smaller groups, with the prefix "na-" and "pro-", such as "Nanouns" and "Pronouns".

Nouns

Nouns are, as in English, a person, place, thing, quality, or action and can function as the subject or object of a verb.

Declensions

Declension of Jevian are comprised of a vast amount of nouns who have similar case endings. The case of nouns determines how it is to be used in the sentence. To determine the meaning of a noun, determine its declension number by looking at the appropriate ending, and subsequently discover the case ending. If you know what the stem of the noun means, this information will lead you to the correct translation of every single noun in Jevian and the context of every single sentence. All nouns also have a gender (Masculine, Feminine, and Neuter), which further builds on the information you must know to understand the meaning of a noun.

The meaning of the cases is listed below:

  • Nominative: If a noun has a nominative ending, it is automatically the subject of a sentence.
  • Nanitive: If a noun has a nanitive ending, it is automatically the subject of a subordinate clause of a sentence.
  • Genitive: The genitive ending is reserved for nouns that are direct objects.
  • Dative: The dative ending describes the state of posession for the noun.
  • Accusative: The accusative ending is reserved for nouns that are indirect objects.
  • Iotive: An Iotive ending means that the noun is the receiver of an exclamatory clause.
  • Ablative: An ablative ending for a noun designates that the noun is an object of a preposition.
  • Vocative: The vocative ending means that the noun is in direct address.
  • Locative: The locative ending is reserved for nouns that do not fit any of the descriptions of the other cases.
  • Trative: The trative ending is used to show the number of a noun easily.
Masculine Forms
Case 1st Declension 2nd Declension 3rd Declension 4th Declension 5th Declension
Nominative -a -a -ae -ae -a
Nanitive
Genitive
Dative
Accusative
Iotive
Ablative
Vocative
Locative
Trative
Feminine Forms
Case 1st Declension 2nd Declension 3rd Declension 4th Declension 5th Declension
Nominative
Nanitive
Genitive
Dative
Accusative
Iotive
Ablative
Vocative
Locative
Trative
Neuter Forms
Case 1st Declension 2nd Declension 3rd Declension 4th Declension 5th Declension
Nominative
Nanitive
Genitive
Dative
Accusative
Iotive
Ablative
Vocative
Locative
Trative

Nanouns

Pronouns

Verbs

Conjugations

Naverbs

Proverbs

Adjectives

Najectives

Projectives

Adverbs

Nadverbs

Prodverbs

Minor Parts of Speech

Prepositions

Conjunctions

Iotions

Trations

Usage

Common Sentences

Numbers

Headline text

Headline text

DOMZ YOU HAVE NO LIFE. STOP NOW BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE!!!!!111oneoneeleven!!!!!!1