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Introduction

Plaarnan is the principle language of the species native to Plaarna, a small world of unified tribesmen. Under the guidance of Hrr'Var Jysiso, the Plaarnans have advanced their technology very rapidly. Their natural gift of accelerated thought processing has allowed advancement from the Earth equivilent of Stone Age technology to mid-25th century technology. Their language also reflects the fast nature of their thoughts - in general, it is very complex.

Grammar

Grammar is additive. This means that the meaning of words are altered through the addition of suffixes or prefixes. For example:

Yyi'f gri'vran. (lit. Friend relates to bad father.)

In this case, the noun representing "father" is "gri", while the noun representing "friend" is "yyi". However, the meaning of "gri" is altered via the suffix "vran", literally meaning "bad." The suffix "f" literally means "relates to", and refers to whatever noun follows on. In general, there are no opposites in Plaarnan. For example, there is no distinct word for good, as there is one for bad. However, there is a prefix which inverses meanings of words. The prefix "eck" (as in Eck'vran) inverses the meaning of "vran", in this case to good. Multiple prefixes/suffixes are seperated via a hyphen. Therefore:

Yyi'f gri-eck'vran. (lit. Friend relates to good father.)

Means, roughly translated, "my friend has a good father." Pronouns are inferred by context, and there are no Plaarnan words to indicate the sex of the subject. In general, verbs are attached as suffixes. Nouns are root words, which other additives are attached to. Adjectives are additives, while pronouns and most other "complex" words are inferred by context.

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