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Trey Shen

PostPosted: Fri Aug 08, 2008 5:49 am


I have recently done some major reconstruction of the language. it no longer is called the language of the Scichani and now has no name at all.

the new language is called Zarodranne, the title of this page Zadranni Hacc Cho has nothing to do with it (just a few words from the language)

a quick over view of the peoples culture is simple. they are shy and easy going people whose women are the ones with most of the power though the men are allowed and some times when most needed do step in to the scene as protector and master, though considering their laid back way they do not care so much as the women do.
their children are raised in a disciplined yet loving environment. they are not allowed much freedom from their parents and are in constant training for manhood or to be the woman they are meant to be. Religion is a major role in these peoples life, where as without it they are nothing.

now the language.

Grammatically this language is rather simple, following the Subject-Object-Verb pattern or the Object-Subject-Verb, any of these work as long as the Verb is ALWAYS at the end of the sentence. Pronouns are prefixes to the Object always. tenses are simply words you put at the end of a sentence.

tenses:

Future:=: -Dwa
Present/passing:=: -Ba
Past/happened:=: -Yo

Hata'ne Te'gate yo
He jumped over the wall (wall'over he'jump Past)

Hata'ne Te'gate dwa
he will jump the wall (wall'over he'jump will)

hate'ne te'gate ba!
he is jumping the wall (wall'over he'jump now)


and if there is no tense then you will not add a word to the end and leave it neutral. for changing to a question or negative you will add the word Tyach for Questions

mae atei han tyach?
who are you? (you who are Q)

and Zo- at the beginning of the word being changed to a negative.

mae oh zo'niv
I don't love you (you I don't love)

to change a sentence into an exclamation simply put the word -Yo at the end.


ready, set, GO!
Hachi, Zan, da-ya!



Pronunciation:
(I will only put down the letters that are different from the English letters)

Zh--J(rr)
cc-- guttural C
Th-- like the TH in 'the'
tt--thanks
Sc--Sh

(vowels and how they are pronounced being read)

E--Eh
I--EE
A--Ah, as in 'at'
O--oh
U--oo
V--uh, as in 'cUt'

Few words:

He==Te-
She==Ta-
It==To-

Is/Am==Zha
Correct==La'i
Want==Cho

Ready==Hachi
Set==Zan

Do(action)==Ja
Do not==Ja'Hcc

Can==Na
Can't==Na'Hcc

Mine==Ona
Yours==Manei
You==Mae
Me/I==Oh

Come==ttan
Go==Da

Hello==Yane
Goodbye==Zadrohi

Yes==Owa
No==Hacc

Bad==Mocc
Good==Hai

What==It
Who==Ate'i
Where==Met
When==Sei

(What)time==Seilao
Home==Yar
(to)Be==Ma
And/Also==No

Strong==Pwate
Courageous==Arou
Command==Ofile

Body==Scom
(my) body==Scoma

My==-A
your==-E

For==La'o
Terrified==Ccoye
Discouraged==Accana

Love==Niv
Hate==ccicco

a few phrases as examples of how to put together a sentence using this language.

I love you==Mae oh niv (You I love)
I want you==Mae oh cho (you I want)

What do you want?==Mae cho ja it tyach? (you want'do, what Q?)
I want to go home==Da yar oh cho ja ((to) go home I want do)



and that is about as far as I have gotten as of today. after starting over completely this is all I have been able to come up with. hope its good^_^
PostPosted: Tue Aug 12, 2008 9:33 am


How do you pronounce the letters?

Kalathma


eiei...OMGWTFBBQ

PostPosted: Wed Aug 13, 2008 12:39 pm


Well, it looks as though you have a good start. I would try to provide more examples of your different rules around where you first mention them. Such as when you first menion verb tenses, perhaps you could conjugate a few verbs in the past, present, and future. I also might try separating your vocabulary by parts of speech, such as putting nouns seperate from verbs etc. Define your rules a bit more clearly; a good example of this is when you state that sentence structure is SOV, but then in your first example of "I love you", you write it as though it is OSV. Telling whether adjectives come before or after the nouns they modify, etc might also be a good way to improve the understandability of your language. Otherwise, you have a very good start, and I look forward to seeing where you go with your conlang. The conculture idea is very interesting, and I'd love to see that developed as well!

All of these suggestions are just that, suggestions. They're my personal opinion, and you may or may not agree with them.

Good luck with your conlang!
PostPosted: Wed Aug 13, 2008 7:30 pm


eiei...OMGWTFBBQ
Well, it looks as though you have a good start. I would try to provide more examples of your different rules around where you first mention them. Such as when you first menion verb tenses, perhaps you could conjugate a few verbs in the past, present, and future. I also might try separating your vocabulary by parts of speech, such as putting nouns seperate from verbs etc. Define your rules a bit more clearly; a good example of this is when you state that sentence structure is SOV, but then in your first example of "I love you", you write it as though it is OSV. Telling whether adjectives come before or after the nouns they modify, etc might also be a good way to improve the understandability of your language. Otherwise, you have a very good start, and I look forward to seeing where you go with your conlang. The conculture idea is very interesting, and I'd love to see that developed as well!

All of these suggestions are just that, suggestions. They're my personal opinion, and you may or may not agree with them.

Good luck with your conlang!
I was actually thinking most of the same things! so the updated version shall be all of the best^_^ thanks for the advice!!

Trey Shen


Trey Shen

PostPosted: Wed Aug 13, 2008 8:33 pm


Curses::

Sceiaru==kind of like saying Curse you! or D@mnit
zvasa==like saying sh1t when you mess up

more vocabulary::

This==Achoga
That==Ichiga

Thing==Toga
Person==Te'aga
Creature(animal)==Teccone
Plant==Miccone
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