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The language spoken by [[:Category:Prydaen|Prydaen]].
'''Prydaenese''' is the native language of [[:Category:Prydaen|Prydaen]]s.


==Prydaenese Language Books==
And if you don't speak it... well, that's all you need to know. Sorry, your loss! It's not our fault you're not as perfect as we are!
* [[A Prydaen Dictionary, Volume 1]]
* [[A Prydaen Dictionary, Volume 2]]
* [[Prydaenese Lexicon]]: Sortable full dictionary-style listing of words.


==Pronunciation==
-Flicks his tail and slinks away.-


*''ai'': long I as in "eye"
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*''aa'': long A as in "fate" or short A as in "bat"

==Grammatical Structure and Sentence Setup==

====Common Modifiers====
*the
:yr before vowels
:y before consonants
*a/an - a
*one - mal
*some - ara
*few - kovuda
*many - chichafai
*none - gamil
*not - gonivi

====Modifying Verbs====
;Used to denote the tense of a verb or on their own. These are used BEFORE a verb to denote when it is happening.

*is: ao - Present

*was: aio - Past

*will be: chryea - Future

====Pluralization of Nouns====
Performed with a suffix of en. If the noun ends in e, only the n is added.
;Example
:Wolf - grotane
:Wolves - grotanen.

====Sentence Structure====
======Verb - Subject - Object======

Sentence structure and modifications happen at the beginning of the sentence rather than at the end of a word to indicate some grammatical features.

======Example 1======
:Rather than modifying the verb, Prydaenese makes use of modification verbs to describe the tense of the action. The same setup would be used if the verb were running rather than runs.

{| class=="wikitable" width=="600px"
|-
!Common!!Prydaenese!!Direct Translation
|-
|The woman runs.||Ao hafaba y yilma.||Is run the woman.
|-
|}

======Example 2======
:Here, we have two subjects. Keep the same structure in the order of intention.
{| class=="wikitable" width=="600px"
|-
!Common!!Prydaenese!!Direct Translation
|-
|The fruit is not a boot||Ao a pahoka gonivi a ranaba.||Is a fruit not a boot.
|-
|}
======Example 3======
:Fairly simple break down here. We have the pluralization of the noun with suffix "en" and "my" is the modifer to the subject, so it comes before it.

{| class=="wikitable" width=="600px"
|-
!Common!!Prydaenese!!Direct Translation
|-
|My boots.||Ezi ranabaen.||My boots.
|-
|}


======Example 4======
:Using future tense, we modify the verb and the introduce the subject, then follow it with each modification that applies to the next subject, and so forth.

{| class=="wikitable" width=="600px"
|-
!Common!!Prydaenese!!Direct Translation
|-
|I will hunt the brown deer and the black wolves.||Chryea gecha ez y vigiyo rerataien grur y yuguru grotanen.||Will be hunt I the brown deer and the black wolves.
|-
|}
==Numbers==
*1-10, 100, 1000, 10,000, and 100,000 are represented by their own words.
*Multiples of ten are created by combining the single number with "ten"
:Example: 30 - (three)(ten) - faiveg
*For 11-99, adding a a number of the one's place is done with "grur" (and). The order follows the same grammatical order of Prydaenese where the number is described essentially backwards.
:Example: 32 (two and (three)(ten)) - riz grur faiveg

===Number Reference Table===
{|class="wikitable sortable" width=="250px"
!Number||Prydaenese
|-
|one||mal
|-
|two||riz
|-
|three||fai
|-
|four||rir
|-
|five||aud
|-
|six||chri
|-
|seven||chru
|-
|eight||jiu
|-
|nine||jio
|-
|ten||veg
|-
|eleven||mal grur veg
|-
|twenty||rizveg
|-
|twenty one||mal grur rizveg
|-
|thirty||faiveg
|-
|forty||rirveg
|-
|fifty||audveg
|-
|one hundred||daiv
|-
|two hundred||rizdaiv
|-
|one hundred twenty seven||chru grur rizveg daiv
|-
|two hundred twenty seven||chru grur rizveg rizdaiv
|-
|one thousand||vil
|-
|two thousand||rizvil
|-
|one thousand twenty seven||chru grur rizveg vil
|-
|two thousand twenty seven||chru grur rizveg rizvil
|-
|nine thousand nine hundred ninety nine||jio grur jioveg jiodaiv jiovil
|-
|one million||vilu
|-
|one billion||zilv
|}
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Latest revision as of 00:02, 1 November 2020

Prydaenese is the native language of Prydaens.

Prydaenese Language Books

Pronunciation

  • ai: long I as in "eye"
  • aa: long A as in "fate" or short A as in "bat"

Grammatical Structure and Sentence Setup

Common Modifiers

  • the
yr before vowels
y before consonants
  • a/an - a
  • one - mal
  • some - ara
  • few - kovuda
  • many - chichafai
  • none - gamil
  • not - gonivi

Modifying Verbs

Used to denote the tense of a verb or on their own. These are used BEFORE a verb to denote when it is happening.
  • is: ao - Present
  • was: aio - Past
  • will be: chryea - Future

Pluralization of Nouns

Performed with a suffix of en. If the noun ends in e, only the n is added.

Example
Wolf - grotane
Wolves - grotanen.

Sentence Structure

Verb - Subject - Object

Sentence structure and modifications happen at the beginning of the sentence rather than at the end of a word to indicate some grammatical features.

Example 1
Rather than modifying the verb, Prydaenese makes use of modification verbs to describe the tense of the action. The same setup would be used if the verb were running rather than runs.
Common Prydaenese Direct Translation
The woman runs. Ao hafaba y yilma. Is run the woman.
Example 2
Here, we have two subjects. Keep the same structure in the order of intention.
Common Prydaenese Direct Translation
The fruit is not a boot Ao a pahoka gonivi a ranaba. Is a fruit not a boot.
Example 3
Fairly simple break down here. We have the pluralization of the noun with suffix "en" and "my" is the modifer to the subject, so it comes before it.
Common Prydaenese Direct Translation
My boots. Ezi ranabaen. My boots.


Example 4
Using future tense, we modify the verb and the introduce the subject, then follow it with each modification that applies to the next subject, and so forth.
Common Prydaenese Direct Translation
I will hunt the brown deer and the black wolves. Chryea gecha ez y vigiyo rerataien grur y yuguru grotanen. Will be hunt I the brown deer and the black wolves.

Numbers

  • 1-10, 100, 1000, 10,000, and 100,000 are represented by their own words.
  • Multiples of ten are created by combining the single number with "ten"
Example: 30 - (three)(ten) - faiveg
  • For 11-99, adding a a number of the one's place is done with "grur" (and). The order follows the same grammatical order of Prydaenese where the number is described essentially backwards.
Example: 32 (two and (three)(ten)) - riz grur faiveg

Number Reference Table

Number Prydaenese
one mal
two riz
three fai
four rir
five aud
six chri
seven chru
eight jiu
nine jio
ten veg
eleven mal grur veg
twenty rizveg
twenty one mal grur rizveg
thirty faiveg
forty rirveg
fifty audveg
one hundred daiv
two hundred rizdaiv
one hundred twenty seven chru grur rizveg daiv
two hundred twenty seven chru grur rizveg rizdaiv
one thousand vil
two thousand rizvil
one thousand twenty seven chru grur rizveg vil
two thousand twenty seven chru grur rizveg rizvil
nine thousand nine hundred ninety nine jio grur jioveg jiodaiv jiovil
one million vilu
one billion zilv

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