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Lastly, two syllables words where both syllables are light (ie, follow the shape CV.CV) must end in -h (so any CV.CV words become CV.CVh, ie, ''Lora'' → ''Lorah'', kana → kanah, etc) | Lastly, two syllables words where both syllables are light (ie, follow the shape CV.CV) must end in -h (so any CV.CV words become CV.CVh, ie, ''Lora'' → ''Lorah'', kana → kanah, etc) | ||
== Ortography == | == Ortography == | ||
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|inekah | |inekah | ||
"in that (other) manner" | "in that (other) manner" | ||
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"how? (in what manner?)" | "how? (in what manner?)" | ||
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"which way? to where?" | "which way? to where?" | ||
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===== Articles ===== | ===== Articles ===== | ||
Articles are words used to distinguish known entities from new entities in discourse. Cyranese works similarly to English: there is a definite article, like English "the", which is applied to know entities, and an indefinite article, which is used to introduce new entities to conversation or refer to any entity, like english "a/an". Articles are also inflected for case and number. | Articles are words used to distinguish known entities from new entities in discourse. Cyranese works similarly to English: there is a definite article, like English "the", which is applied to know entities, and an indefinite article, which is used to introduce new entities to conversation or refer to any entity, like english "a/an". Articles are also inflected for case and number. | ||
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Teket ajoka tanakaz "tomorrow I walk", ie, "I will walk tomorrow" | Teket ajoka tanakaz "tomorrow I walk", ie, "I will walk tomorrow" | ||
Ajoka evaksin tanakaz "I was walking" vs Ajoka tanaksin, "I walked" - on the first one, the action is still ongoing in the discourse (perhaps the speaker will describe how something interrupted their walk), | Ajoka evaksin tanakaz "I was walking" vs Ajoka tanaksin, "I walked" - on the first one, the action is still ongoing in the discourse (perhaps the speaker will describe how something interrupted their walk), while on the second one, the action is finished. | ||
Note, however, that these are not mandatory, and "Ajoka tanakaz" for "I will walk" and "Ajoka tanaskin" for "I was walking" are also valid, as long as context is enough to avoid ambiguity. | Note, however, that these are not mandatory, and "Ajoka tanakaz" for "I will walk" and "Ajoka tanaskin" for "I was walking" are also valid, as long as context is enough to avoid ambiguity. | ||
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!verb → agent noun | !verb → agent noun | ||
|es | | -es | ||
|tanakazes | |tanakazes | ||
"walker" | "walker" | ||
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!verb → abstract noun | !verb → abstract noun | ||
|ja + non-past verb | |ja + non-past verb | ||
|ja | |ja tanakaz | ||
"a walk, a stroll" | "a walk, a stroll" | ||
|same "ja" as the indefinite article | |same "ja" as the indefinite article | ||
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=== Syntax === | === Syntax === | ||