The basics of the "Tirimenm" language "iĵmēpō" = "hello" "mēp" = "hi" "pēm" = "bye" "iĵpēm" = "goodbye" Alphabet: Accents on vowels: (unaccented vowels are short vowels, accented vowels are long vowels) Ā – "ay" vs. a – "ah" Ē – "eeh" vs. e – "eh" Ī – "eye" vs. I – "ih" Ō – "Oh" vs. o – "ooh" Ū – "euh" vs. u - "uh" Alphabet changes - Using English alphabet except: No "q" "y" is only a consonant with a "yeu" sound "j" is only used as the soft j in "je"; there is no "g," but the "geuh" sound like in "great" is made with "ĵ" "h" is only used for the "heuh" sound; is only silent if it's at the end of a word "x" is softer ("ksi") if a vowel follows it, and harder ("tzi") is a consonant or nothing follows it. Because "c" is redundant, it represents "ch" Grammatical details: Adjectives always follow the noun they are describing Adverbs follow verbs and adjectives Direct object and Indirect objects always follow the verb (whether pronouns or not) unless the verb is an action that occurs between two people/creatures, when it is "subject IO verb DO" to help relate the relationship To make a noun plural, add an "s" to the end of the word. Similarly, plural nouns take plural adjectives – inflect adjectives by adding an "s" to the end as well. To make an adjective a noun, add "ek" to the end To create a gerund from a verb stem ("ing" in English"), add "oiĵ" to the end, but Gerunds are only used in gerund clauses (infinitives are used otherwise, like in the English sentence "he had finished eating") Articles: "o" [ooh] is the indefinite article; if its noun begins with a vowel it becomes "ot" "rel" is the definite article Possessive articles/ pronouns are found in the second table below Subjects: Me, you (s), he, she, it, us, you (pl), them I You (sing) He/she/it xē Vit Hol/kol/nol We/us You (plural) they pec vits nols Pronouns: (like in English, DO words can be the same as subjects – "I gave it to you"/"you were there") Me/my/mine Your/yours (s) Him/His Her/Hers its Ēn/ēne/ēne Ite/ite Had/hade Kad/kade nade Ours Yours(pl) Them/Theirs cepe ites Nobs/nobe Verb conjugation: Verb stems = infinitives. Always end in "b" Present conjugation – Singular adds an "i" Plural adds an "is" Always have subject before a verb To negate, put "nē" in front of the first conjugated verb present Past conjugation – o Preterit: Singular is "subject + i + infinitive" Plural is "subject + is + infinitive" o Imperfect: Singular adds "ite" Plural adds "ites" Future conjugation – o Singular adds "ri" o Plural adds "ris" Conditional conjugation – o Singular is "ex" + stem + "i" o Plural is "ex" + stem + "i" To have – "cājōb" I cājōboi We/us Cājōbois You (sing) cājōboi You (plural) Cājōbois He/she/it cājōboi they cājōbois To Be – "lab" I You (sing) He/she/it laboi laboi laboi We/us You (plural) they labois labois Labois Prepositions: For ease, all prepositions will be used like they are used in English (after verbs, etc.)