What Is This?
This is mean to be a discussion of a lexical analysis that complements the grammar book.
This is also intended to find out what modifications to the language should be make to clarify certain constructions whenever issues are noticed.
Basic Structure
Alphabet
There are 24 Common characters used in Gamgweth (by example)
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T U V W Y Z
- Notice there is no example of the Common letters Q or X used (though the vocals may exist in other combinations)
Punctuation
There are 4 (or 5) special characters used punctuation and are as follows:
| Character
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Usage
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| .
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end of a declarative sentence.
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| ?
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direct question at end of sentence
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| ,
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separate ideas, elements, clauses (but not to separate adjectives)
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| ' (apostrophe)
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indicate vocal stop (construed) between compounds where similar double consonants are paired; e.g., seord'telgi (dark green);
also used when inflecting verbs by adding -ing; e.g., gwelder (kill) -> a'gwelder (killing); may also be vocal stops
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| !
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(presumably) indicate emphasis in declarative or vocative sentence
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Other Parts of Speech
Articles
| Definite (the)
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Indefinite (a and an)
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| li
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vi
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Prepositions
| against
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as
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at
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by
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in
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of
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on
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out of
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to
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| gand
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ev
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ae
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ha
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ve
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ai / rae
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kus
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diluai (construed)
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ri
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Conjunctions
| and
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but
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nor
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or
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| ia
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kho
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uldin (construed)
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ul
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Some Subordinating Conjuntions (others are already listed above)
"I was so scared that I ran away" (complement)
"I use that" (noun)
"I found it useful that I had the gold already" (sub conj) [arguable]
"It is on top of that table" (adjective)
- This is meant to illustrate that these words may are not well-defined; it may be right in Common reuse the same word in different ways, but it may not be the intended usage in Gamgweth.
| how
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than
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that
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when
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where
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| lof
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jen
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padia
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sudu
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suren
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Compounds
General
Greater than
suffix -mor "great" to specify a greater amount/degree of a noun or adjective
| Noun
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Meaning
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Modified Noun
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New Meaning
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| chel
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"cool"
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chelmor
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"cold"
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| zindu
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"house"
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zindumor
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"manor"
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| sel
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"sea"
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selmor
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"ocean"
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|
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lermor
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"gorge"
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| gelv
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"cave"
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gelvmor
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"cavern"
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Less than
suffix -ban "little" to specify a lesser amount/degree of the noun or adjective
| Noun
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Meaning
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Modified Noun
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New Meaning
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| sel
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"sea"
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selban
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"bay"
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| fal
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"river"
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falban
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"creek/brook"
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lerban
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"fissure"
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Area of type
remove end vowel and suffix -ren "land" to specify an area consiting of the type of noun or adjective
| Noun
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Meaning
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Modified Noun
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New Meaning
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| mod
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"tree"
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modren
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"woodland"
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| neflor
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"train"
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nefloren
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"training ground"
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| nama
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"salt"
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namadren
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"salt flats"
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Full of, or filled with
suffix -ta "full"
| Noun
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Meaning
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Modified Noun
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New Meaning
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| crof
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"bush"
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croftan
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"brush"
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| selban
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"bay"
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selbanta
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"cay"
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| din
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"no/not/zero"
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dinta
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"empty"
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| av
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"eye"
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avtai
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"stars" (see seordav "eclipse" [dark + eye])
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Person of type (occupation)
suffix -ger "person"
| Noun
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Meaning
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Modified Noun
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New Meaning
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| tyval
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"theft"
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tyvalger
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"thief"
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| lasa
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"noble"
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lasager
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"nobleman"
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Young type of thing
suffix -wen "young"
| Noun
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Meaning
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Modified Noun
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New Meaning
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| ger
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"person"
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gerwen
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"child"
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| andu
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"day"
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anduwen
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"morning"
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| lasa
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"noble"
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lasawen
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"heir"
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| night
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"surmi"
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(inflected) sumiwen
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"evening"
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Construables
Negative type of thing
suffix -isi (construed "unwelcome/unwanted/dangerous/negative")
| Noun
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Meaning
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Modified Noun
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New Meaning
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| lort
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"plant"
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lortisi
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"weed"
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| dyr
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"animal" (construed)
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dyrisi
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"beast" (see dyrgelv "den")
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Time of thing
suffix -dor (construed "time")
| Noun
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Meaning
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Modified Noun
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New Meaning
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| jeol
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"ice"
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Jeoldor
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"Winter"
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| anla
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"sun"
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Anlador
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"Summer"
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| sca
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"before" (construed)
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scador
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"prepare"
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Questionables
- batar, dotar, hentar "left, right (dir), crossroad", hen "road"
- not sure how to interpret this...
Inflections
Adjectives
Compounding nouns with adjectives
| Li denenshonarthe...
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"The warm king..."
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(the king warm)
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| Sa li denenshon arthe.
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"The king is warm"
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(be-pres the king warm)
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| Phopher li denenshona'phopher.
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"The dreaming king dreams"
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(dream the king dreaming)
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Adjectives to Adverbs (Common -ly)
No inflection of the adjective, simply add to end of the sentence to modify
- (assume Heyor == 'greet (v)' from Heyo "hello")
| Heyor li denenshonchel Juli.
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"The cool king greets Juli"
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| Heyor li denenshon Juli chel.
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"The king greets Juli cooly"
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- There's no rule for inflecting the adjective-to-adverb with -ly, so this I guess is considered contextually appropriate in this structure (see adjective adverbs below).
Make appearance of, make into (Common -en), suffix -(a)fi
| Adjective
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Meaning
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Modified Adjective
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New Meaning
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| rom
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"broad"
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romafi
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"broaden"
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| atila
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"gold (metal)"
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atilafi
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"golden (metal)"
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Nouns
Verbification
If ending with a vowel, suffix -r
| Noun
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Modified Noun
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New Meaning
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| phofe
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phofer
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"dream (v)"
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| ferse
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ferser
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"sleep (v)"
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If ending with a vowel+consonant, replace consonant with -r
| Noun
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Modified Noun
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New Meaning
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| achol
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achor
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"fear (v)"
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| abues
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abuer
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"love (v)"
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If ending with a double-consonant, suffix -er
| Noun
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Modified Noun
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New Meaning
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| gweld
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gwelder
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"kill (v)"
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Adjectification
| Noun
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Meaning
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Modified Noun
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New Meaning (Adjective)
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| elba
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"gloom"
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elban
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"gloomy"
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Verbs
There do not seem to be infinitves with verbs (via examples), however there is ri (to) which may suggest it is usable to create them. However, it may also be intended to be preposition only and represents the Common use of the word, not necessarily proper Gamgweth usage.
Nominalization
TODO
Conjugations
Transitive Verbs
are modified by tense
Gweldke Juli li denenshon.
TV S Det DO
"Juli killed the king"
(Kill-did Juli the king)
Intransitive Verbs
are modified only as a tense participle when using copulas (be)
Sa Juli a'gwelder. "Juli is killing."
Cop S IV
Axiliary Constructions
Progressive Examples
progressives using transitive verbs, you may want to use auxiliary verbs for tense
e.g., sa "be-present", sake "be-past", and saal "be-future"
past progressive
| Sake li denenshon a'gwelder.
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"The king was killing"
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(be-past the king killing)
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| Sake gaena a'gwelder.
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"They were killing"
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(be-past they killing)
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past progressive + past participle
| Sake li denenshon a'sa gwelder.
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"The king was being killed"
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(be-past the king being kill)
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present progressive
| Sa li denenshon a'gwelder.
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"The king is killing"
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(be-pres the king killing)
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| Sa gaena agwelder.
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"They are killing"
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(be-pres they killing)
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present progressive + past participle
| Sa li denenshon a'sa gwelder.
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"The king is being killed"
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(be-pres the king being kill)
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future progressive
| Saal li denenshon a'gwelder.
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"The king will be killing"
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(be-fut the king killing)
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| Saal gaena a'gwelder.
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"They will be killing"
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(be-fut they killing)
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| Saal gaena a'tyvar urfe naen.
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"They will be stealing all afternoon"
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(be-fut they stealing afternoon all)
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present simple
| Gwer tema Gamgweth?
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"You speak Gamgweth?"
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| Gwer tema Gamgweth
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"You speak Gamgweth" or imperative "(You) speak Gamgweth"
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Sentences without copulas are not good, because there is not a distinction between the third person present tense and the second person imperative, "(You) kill Juli."
| Gwelder Juli.
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"Juli kills" or "Kill Juli"?
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| Gwelder ama.
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"I kill" or "Kill me"?
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| Karke Juli gwelder.
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"Juli has killed" or "Have Juli killed"?
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In this case, the default should imply the imperative is intended, and instead use modal conjugations when describing activities
| Gwelderal Juli.
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"Juli will kill"
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| Gelderke Juli.
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"Juli has killed"
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Use of modal esar "do":
| Esar Juli gwelder.
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"Juli does kill"
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| Esar ama gwelder.
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"I do kill"
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| Esar tema gwer Gamgweth?
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"Do you speak Gamgweth?"
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| Esar ama gwer Gamgweth.
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"I do speak Gamgweth"
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Example With Adjective vs. Adverb:
This is where adverbs break down. See the following examples as to why adjective-to-adverb constructions don't necessarily work.
| Esar ama gwer Gamgwethahle.
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"I do speak beautiful Gamgweth"
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Do-pres I speak Gamgweth-beautiful
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| Esar ama gwer Gamgweth ahle.
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"I do speak Gamgweth beautifully"
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Do-pres I speak Gamgweth beautiful
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- This can't necessarily go next to gwer (speak) as might an adjective for the same example way above without modals. i.e.,
| Heyor li denenshon Juli chel.
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"The king greets Juli cooly"
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Greet the king Juli cool
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- In this example, heyor (greet; construed) would have to be modified, but then would become
| Heyor chel li denenshon Juli.
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"Cool greets the king Juli"
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Greet cool the king Juli
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- The problem is that adverbs should be inflected to indicate they are indeed modifiers.
past simple
| Esarke Juli gwelder.
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"Juli did kill"
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future simple
| Gwelderal Juli.
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"Juli will kill"
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| Sa Juli hevor ri gwelder.
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"Juli is going to kill"
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Perfect Progressive Examples
use of kar sa "have + be" with tense participle verbs (-ing)
present perfect progressive
| kar li denenshon sa a'gwelder.
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"The king has/have been killing"
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(has-pres the king be killing)
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past perfect progressive
| karke li denenshon sa a'gwelder.
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"The king had been killing"
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(has-past the king be killing)
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future perfect progressive
| karal li denenshon sa a'gwelder.
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"The king will have been killing"
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(has-fut the king be killing)
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