Syceren grammar sketch
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Syceren is an Elipo-Sucaelian language native to the western islands in Caelys. Historically it was the prestige language throughout much of the country, but in modern times its importance has lessened on account of the much more populous Caelysi.
Syceren and Caelysi are only very distantly related, but from their close proximity they share many similarities in both phonology and grammar. They're generally not considered to be mutually intelligible though.
Nouns
Like many other Elipo-Sucaelian languages, Syceren has a significantly reduced case system:
bird | SGSingular (number) one countable entity | PAUPaucal (number) a few, some | PLPlural (number) more than one/few |
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NOMNominative (case) TRANS subject, INTR argument | éidin | éidit | éidi |
ACCAccusative (case) TRANS direct object; patient | éidis | éidides | éidys |
LOCLocative (case) 'in, on, at' etc | éidi | éidide | éidy |
VOCVocative (case) 'O [addressee]' | éidő | éididő |
Personal suffixes can be paired with the LOCLocative (case)
'in, on, at' etc for possessives:
-POSSPossessive (case) owns, has | SGSingular (number) one countable entity | PAUPaucal (number) a few, some | PLPlural (number) more than one/few |
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1First person (person) speaker, signer, etc; I | -om / m | -omid / mid | -oma / ma |
2Second person (person) addressee (you) | -oc / c | -ocid / cid | -oca / ca |
3Third person (person) neither speaker nor addressee | -on / n | -od / d | -ona / na |
REFLReflexive (valency) argument acts on itself | -ot / t | -ota / ta |
Verbs
to read | 1SFirst person singular (person) speaker, signer, etc.; I | 1PFirst person plural (person) we (inclusive or exclusive) | 2SSecond person singular (person) addressee (you) | 2PSecond person plural (person) addressee (plural) | 3SThird person singular (person) neither speaker nor addressee | 3PThird person plural (person) neither speaker nor addressee, they/them | ||
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INFInfinitive (TAM) non-tensed verb | lairám | |||||||
NPSTNon-past (tense) present, continuous and future | INDIndicative mood (mood) a common form of realis | BAASBasic aspect (aspect) Basic/expected aspect | lairim | lairimid | lairic | lairicid | lair | lairid |
GNOGnomic (aspect/mood) common, timeless truths | lairiam | lairiamid | lairiac | lairiacid | lairia | lairiad | ||
SUBJUnknown code | BAASBasic aspect (aspect) Basic/expected aspect | lairámim | lairámimid | lairámic | lairámicid | lairám | lairámid | |
GNOGnomic (aspect/mood) common, timeless truths | lairámam | lairámamid | lairámac | lairámacid | lairáma | lairámad | ||
CONDConditional (mood) would | BAASBasic aspect (aspect) Basic/expected aspect | lairúthim | lairúthimid | lairúthic | lairúthicid | lairúth | lairúthid | |
GNOGnomic (aspect/mood) common, timeless truths | lairútham | lairúthamid | lairúthac | lairúthacid | lairútha | lairúthad | ||
IMPImperative (mood) command | lairi / lair (informal) | |||||||
PSTPast (tense) action occurred before moment of speech | INDIndicative mood (mood) a common form of realis | BAASBasic aspect (aspect) Basic/expected aspect | lairisim | lairisimid | lairisic | lairisicid | lairis | lairisid |
GNOGnomic (aspect/mood) common, timeless truths | lairisam | lairisamid | lairisac | lairisacid | lairisa | lairisad | ||
SUBJUnknown code | BAASBasic aspect (aspect) Basic/expected aspect | lairásim | lairásimid | lairásic | lairásicid | lairás | lairásid | |
GNOGnomic (aspect/mood) common, timeless truths | lairásam | lairásamid | lairásac | lairásacid | lairása | lairásad | ||
CONDConditional (mood) would | BAASBasic aspect (aspect) Basic/expected aspect | lairúsim | lairúsimid | lairúsic | lairúsicid | lairús | lairúsid | |
GNOGnomic (aspect/mood) common, timeless truths | lairúsam | lairúsamid | lairúsac | lairúsacid | lairúsa | lairúsad |
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