Acì ifindan adh talcomonì avalènè: comonì, sìrc ash Avalènì gèbav. Here FUT.find.youPL ACC grammar.DA Avalèn.ADJ: manner.DA, around which Avalèn.DA build.3PSG. Here you will find the grammar of Avalèn: the manner in which Avalèn functions.
En sa, ifindan adh ævortò varè, adh ash eblan scìa nì. In it, FUT.find.youPL ACC PL.word.IA some, ACC which may.youPL know not. In this, you will find some terms, which you may not know.
Ergò lòcì dor tìè è plì sèr æbachì, ash pòvach comprena adh æsetì motrochè de ætalò. Therefore place.DA this is more for PL.person.DA, which can.3PPL understand ACC PL.aspect.DA technical of PL.language.IA. Therefore this page is more for the people who are able to understand the technical aspects of languages.
Se comprenan nì adh ævortì ædor tìè, pòvan fìra na lòcì rì acì, ecùsavlè el "learn". If understand.youPL not ACC PL.word.DA PL.this, can.youPL go to place.DA above here, name.PSV like "learn". If you don't understand these terms, you can go to the page above called "learn".
Phonology
Consonants
<p
t c> [p t k]
<b
d g> [b d g]
<m
n> [m n]
<f
th s sh ch h> [f θ s ʃ x h]
<v
dh> [v ð]
<l
r> [l r]
Vowels
<a
e i o u> [a e ɪ ɒ u]
<à
è ì ò ù æ> [ɑ ɛ i o y ai]
Syllable
Structure
(s)(C)(l,
r)V(C)
Allowed
consonant clusters: s(C), (C)l, (C)r
Th,
dh, sh, ch aren't considered clusters, rather single sounds
Syllable
Stress
Penultimate
syllable always
Grammar
Nouns
All
nouns must have a final consonant
Plural
is expressed with a prefix:
For
initial consonants: æ-
For
initial vowels: æl-
Articles
The
definite and indefinite articles are expressed through prefixes on
nouns
Definite:
-ì
Indefinite:
-ò
Pronouns
Personal
Pronouns
There
are two allomorphs for personal pronouns: the dependent and independent
Dependent:
bound morpheme suffixes on a conjugated verb. Used in the
nominative only
Singular
Plural
1st
Person
-s
-l
2nd
Person
-d
-n
3rd
Person
-v
-ch
Independent:
free morphemes used in cases other than nominative and irregularly
with the verb 'to be' (in the nominative and elsewhere)
Singular
Plural
1st
Person
las
ràl
2nd
Person
dær
nelæ
3rd
Person
cìv/sa/sèl*
plach
*
3 forms for the singular 3rd
person:
Cìv
is used for animate nouns (gender is not expressed)
Sa
is used for inanimate nouns
Sèl
is equivalent to the English 'one'
Possessive
Pronouns
Taken
from the personal pronoun (or slightly modified) and adjective
ending (-è)
Singular
Plural
1st
Person
lasè
ràlè
2nd
Person
dærè
nelè
3rd
Person
cìvè
plachè
Adjectives
All
adjectives end in -è
No
agreement
Adjectives
come after the noun they modify
Comparative/Superlative
These
are formed using the words more/most
More:
plì
Most:
per
Antonyms
Complementary
antonyms have a natural form and its opposite (expressed through the
prefix nec-)
Verbs
Infinitive
ending: -a
Verbs
conjugate for tense/mood and aspect
A
dependent pronoun suffix is compulsory for all conjugated verbs
Tense/mood
is expressed through prefixes:
Present:
no
prefix
Past:
o-
Future:
i-
Conditional:
u-
Aspect
is expressed through separate particles place in front of a
conjugated verb:
Active:
dìr
Perfect:
rè
Active
perfect: dùrch
Imperative
is formed with the suffix: -cà
Gerunds
are formed with the suffix: -ntis
Participles:
The
active participle is formed with the suffix: -ntè
The
passive participle is formed with the suffix: - vlè
