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Except for the akward word order, nouns are quite simple in Khenian. they are pluralised with s. however if there is an adjective, whether or not there isan adverb, the s goes after the very end of the combinination of words , ex. pirisk'fals'finnas. | Except for the akward word order, nouns are quite simple in Khenian. they are pluralised with s. however if there is an adjective, whether or not there isan adverb, the s goes after the very end of the combinination of words , ex. pirisk'fals'finnas. | ||
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| − | In Khenian, adverbs and adjectives have a strange word order (noun | + | In Khenian, adverbs and adjectives have a strange word order ((noun) ha (adjective) (adverb)), but besides that it is quite simple. |
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Revision as of 08:38, 18 December 2006
Contents
Introduction
The Khenian language is a language spoken in Khenas, which has evolved from the ancient tribal languages spoken in Khenas a longtime ago, althoug it is sometimes mistakenly believed to be aconstructed language. Khenian grammar resembles that of romance languages, with some differences, such as conjugation remaing the same regardless of tense and instead the suffix 'za is added for past tenses, and 'lo for future tense. for example "A retran" means "I speak", and "A retran'za" means "I spoke", and the complete absence of articles. Also, if the is a phrase with a noun and an adjective, it is written (noun)'(adjective) not (noun) (adjective). so for example "The bright sun" would be written ast'finna (literal transtian would be sun'bright). Also, double letters are said twice, instead of being treated like single letters, except for a double s, which has a [ts] sound, and a double l, which has a [w] sound.
Alphabet
The Khenian Alphabet has 22 letters. It has the same set of letters as the English one, except it does not have the letters c, q, v, and x.
vowels:
a [a]
e [ɛ]
i [i]
o [ɔ]
u [u]
y [ɨ]
consonants:
b [b]
d [d]
f [f]
g [g]
h [x]
j [j]
k [k]
l [l]
m [m]
n [n]
p [p]
r [r]
s [s]
t [t]
w [v]
z [z]
Words and easy sentences
Verbs
Verbs in khenian, like in any language are very import. also, verbs need to be conjugated, which is done by removing the vowel at the end, and adding a set of letters
| Subject | Conjugation | Example with Retri (speak) |
|---|---|---|
| A (I) | an | A retran |
| se (you (singular)) | ise | se retrise |
| arri (he/it) | ane | arri retrane |
| arra (she) | anu | arra retranu |
| as (we) | ans | as retrans |
| ses (you (plural)) | es | ses retranes |
| aris (they (male/neuter)) | anes | aris retranes |
| ares (they (female)) | anis | ses retranis |
Nouns
Except for the akward word order, nouns are quite simple in Khenian. they are pluralised with s. however if there is an adjective, whether or not there isan adverb, the s goes after the very end of the combinination of words , ex. pirisk'fals'finnas.
Adjectives and Adverbs
In Khenian, adverbs and adjectives have a strange word order ((noun) ha (adjective) (adverb)), but besides that it is quite simple.
