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Hi! So recently I've found my Aprë notebook, which contains Aprë, my first attempted conlang. In recognition of me finding this, I've decided to revise and post Aprë! =D

But be forewarned, Aprë is absolutely NOTHING like Niora, in both grammar and pronunciation. wink

Enjoy! ^_^

English~Aprë Dictionary

above [=] ovo
age [=] öc
ago [=] ugö
all [=] ale
alone [=] onöa
and [=] ä
angel [=] ogmüç
animal [=] öyt
anymore [=] alore
apple [=] motë
back [=] löf
bad [=] tülä
banana [=] pöcö
bark (tree) [=] söav
be/exist (verb) [=] äptërim
below [=] crë
beside [=] göa
bestow (verb) [=] trüfrim
big [=] non
bird [=] par
bite (verb) [=] posrim
blood [=] dräl
blow (verb) [=] frim
bone [=] fal
book [=] tëyö
bored [=] cyönä
boring [=] föa
break (verb) [=] clarim
breast [=] pwä
breathe (verb) [=] vrim
buy/purchase (verb) [=] cwovrim
call [=] poc
cat [=] cöcö
child [=] çöar
circle (verb) [=] çirçrim
clash (verb) [=] yerim
cola [=] plö
cold (in temperature) [=] röcü
constant [=] constent
dance [=] lomerim
demon [=] çümgo
difficult [=] masü
do (verb) [=] tölurim
dog [=] mëca
drain (verb) [=] sporim
drink (verb) [=] mäsrim
ear [=] wofü
easy [=] no
eat (verb) [=] sacrim
eat/drink (verb) [=] cyärim
edge [=] üfö
egg [=] gwi
eye [=] pöa
fat [=] rüswu
father [=] fam
feather [=] flüf
few [=] joc
find (verb) [=] devenrim
fine [=] möpa
fish [=] fës
flower [=] wünêr
foot [=] füç
forest [=] legar
fruit [=] yum
fun [=] stëlüst
give (verb) [=] jenrim
go (verb) [=] näyarim
good [=] sapä
goodbye [=] cöanë
grass [=] sül
guts [=] swi
hair [=] stöa
hand [=] tä
happy [=] iplä
hardship [=] çrelü
haunt (verb) [=] lontrim
have/own (verb) [=] natörim
head [=] cof
healthy [=] po
heart [=] pët
heavy [=] nocü
hello [=] lundyo
here [=] dwev
hide (verb) [=] wavrim
homework [=] yuc
horn [=] lörn
horrid [=] pücä
hot (in temperature) [=] ëno
house [=] litë
in/inside [=] jü
insanity [=] insanitä
interesting [=] asümä
keep (verb) [=] syerim
kitchen [=] föm
knee [=] ce
know (verb) [=] omnërim
leaf [=] föar
leave behind (verb) [=] föatrim
leg [=] walc
letter [=] trël
life [=] lëvre
light (in weight) [=] mösä
listen (verb) [=] mürim
liver [=] lëvür
long [=] arücë
loud [=] sup
lurk (verb) [=] swürim
mad [=] cöalte
make (verb) [=] octärim
man/husband [=] ëlü
many [=] jwo
mean [=] fröa
meaning [=] döac
meat [=] iyons
melody [=] meldöa
mind [=] yulü
mother [=] pêl
mouth [=] prê
music [=] müsë
nail [=] nogel
name [=] citslö
narrow [=] is
neck [=] êlond
new [=] nöa
nice/cool [=] cöl
normal [=] not
nose [=] lüp
not [=] nöle
nothing [=] nöalü
of [=] e
old [=] lö
only [=] plyöl
other [=] majlë
out [=] lo
painfull [=] öfre
park [=] pac
pencil [=] loc
perfect [=] porfä
person [=] äigö
place [=] dinme
play (verb) [=] näcarim
quick/fast [=] urëc
quiet [=] nës
read (verb) [=] pölcërim
real [=] rim
rhythm [=] fyü
root [=] truvë
rope [=] rac
sad [=] purü
school [=] blä
seed [=] lür
shadow [=] doclör
short [=] dol
sick [=] usë
skin [=] clora
slow [=] nuscü
small [=] cep
snake [=] çiçöas
some [=] mër
sound [=] nëcö
speak/say (verb) [=] aprim
spit (verb) [=] söarim
stand (verb) [=] selêrim
star [=] stêlo
stick [=] fig
stomach [=] tumë
store/shop [=] num
strange/weird/crazy/odd [=] ödëlä
suck (verb) [=] verim
tail [=] çwës
take (verb) [=] yöancrim
tall [=] tälu
there [=] dwov
thick [=] rüstê
thin [=] yê
think (verb) [=] nërim
through [=] do
tired [=] nüstä
tongue [=] lufre
tooth [=] wa
torment (verb) [=] etrim
trap (verb) [=] entongrim
tree [=] gar
TV [=] cyet
understand [=] istünarim
until [=] entë
upon [=] flö
vomit (verb) [=] çürim
wade (verb) [=] laprim
warm (in temperature) [=] möatu
watch/see/look (verb) [=] töarim
water [=] rä
wave [=] sim
way [=] êrö
wide [=] scümpä
wing [=] lörf
with [=] avêç
woman/wife [=] êlu
worm [=] çosis
year [=] yig

Grammar

The "l" and "ü" Rule

If a word ends in a vowel, and the next word starts with a vowel, then add an "l" to the end of the first word. Likewise, if there are two words next to each other and the first ends in a consonant, while the second starts with a consonant, then add an "ü" to the end of the first word.

Articles

There is only one article in Aprë, and it is definite. The indefinite article is just an assumption in Aprë, hence there's only one article, which is "döa" or "döal" if the next word starts with a vowel.

Sentence Order

Aprë is usually SVO, just like English, but sometimes this changes. Please note, that unlike Niora, there are case changes in Aprë. =)

Personal Pronouns

In Aprë, pronouns are not capitalized.

Nominative Pronouns: (Pronoun is the subject.)

Singular:

I = da
you = väit
he = ël
she = êl
it = dêm

Plural:

we = das
you all = väitë
they (male) = ëlë
they (female) = êlë
they (mixed) = dêmë

Personal Pronouns (Accusative and Dative): Basically, use these whenever the pronoun is not the subject or genitive (owning something).

Singular:

I = dam
you = väim
he = ëlm
she = êlm
it = dêm

Plural:

we = dasm
you all = väimë
they (male) = ëlëm
they (female) = êlëm
they (mixed) = dêmëm

Genitive Pronouns: (Use these when the pronoun is owning something. If it is owning something and it is accusative/dative, just use this form instead. You don't need to modify for any other cases.)

Singular:

I = damä
you = väitä
he = ëlmä
she = êlmä
it = dêmä

Plural:

we = dasmä
you all = väimä
they (male) = ëlmä
they (female) = êlmä
they (mixed) = dêmä
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Verbs!

All verbs end in "rim", and there is only one conjugated verb per clause. Also, the infinitive of a verb means both "to verb" and "to be verbing", so if you have "to speak", it means both "to be speaking" and "to speak". (And, since all the verb endings are different, sometimes the pronoun/subject of the sentence is just dropped all together.)

Also, verbs are always capitalized. Why? Because I said so. Muahaha. x3
(Actually, I'm copying German here, except they always capitalized their nouns, not their verbs.)

Verb Endings:

Singular:

da = ~rë
väit = ~rä
ël = ~rö
êl = ~rü
dêm = ~ro

Plural:

das = ~rës
väitë = ~räs
ëlë = ~rös
êlë = ~rüs
dêmë = ~ros

Examples using "Aprim" (to speak)

Singular:

dal Aprë
väit Aprä
ël Aprö
êl Aprü
dêm Apro

Plural:

das Aprës
väitël Apräs
ëlël Aprös
êlël Aprüs
dêmël Apros
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Adjectives and Adverbs

You'll either be glad or dissapointed to hear that nouns do not have gender in Aprë. Why? Because I'm lazy. =)

But! There is an ending that makes something an adjective/adverb.

For adverbs, stick "~çë" on the end of the word, and for adverbs, add "~ço". And then put it after the word you intend to modify.
(And this can be used on any word, but if you use a verb, then use the infinitive.)

Example:

"big cat" = "cöcö nonçë"
"to listen like a cat" = "mürimü cöcöço"

Simple enough? =)
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Tenses and Negation

Verb tenses:

Tense indicates when something is being done. In Aprë, there are three tenses, past, present, and future. All verbs are initially in present tense.

Forming past tense: To form past tense, add "~pyo" to the end of the conjugated verb.

Forming future tense: To form future tense, add "~je" to the end of the conjugated verb.

(Please note that doing either of the above changes the entire sentence to past/future tense respectively, not just the verb itself.)

Negation:

After you've determined the tense of your verb, then decide wether the action is or is not being done. To make something negative, simply add "~lä" after the conjugated verb whose tense you've already decided. And yay for run on sentences. =)
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Making Nouns Possessive

Possessive means it owns something. In English, we use an "'s" for this, but in Aprë, "~mä" is used. (Hehe, same pronunciation as the Niora adjective particle. I love intermixing. x3)

All you do is add it to the end of the word, so "dog" or "mëca" becomes "dog's" or "mëcamä". If the word already ends in "mä", then just add another one onto it. If you want a plural possessive, "dogs'" in English, then you'd add "~me" instead.

Genitive

Another way to make something possessive is to place the word being possessed before the word that is genitive and put the word "füwo" inbetween them. This way of forming genitive is more like the "of the" clause in English.
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Plurality

In order to make a noun plural, simply add "~ë" if the word ends in a consonant, or "~s" if the word ends in a vowel.
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Case Changes of Nouns

NOTE: Determine plurality BEFORE case.

The case changes in Aprë are the sole reason that the sentence structure can change from SVO to just about anything you wish. Usually the verb stays in second position, but otherwise, go crazy. (This is completely different from Niora.)

The cases in Aprë are nominative(subject), oblique(both direct and indirect object), vocative(direct address), and ablative(used for passive voice).

Nominative/Subject Case:

All nouns are primarily in nominative case. Basically, this means they are what the sentence is about initially.

Oblique/Object Case:

If a noun is the object of a sentence, indirect or direct, use the oblique case. In order to turn a noun into an oblique case, add "~m" to the end.

Vocative/Direct Address Case:

This case is used when a noun has no particular part in a sentence. Ex: "John, I gave the dog to your sister." In this sentence, John would be in the vocative case. Use vocative in this situation, even if it's a name you are changing. To use vocative case, add "~no" to the end of the word.

Ablative/Passive Voice Case:

This case is used when the subject of the sentence is actually receiving the action of the verb or something is being done by the subject. To put something in the passive voice/ablative case, add "~myöc" to the end.
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Questions, Statements, and Commands

All sentences are initially statements.

Forming Yes-No Questions: To form a question that can be answered with a simple "mäi"(yes) or "nöa"(no), you can simply put the verb in first position, essentially forming questions in the same way as we do in English, or you could place the word "çöa" at the end of the sentence, or lastly, you could place the prefix "çöa~" on the verb. (With the prefix, use "çöal~" if the verb begins with a vowel.)

Forming more complex questions: To form a non "mäi/nöa" question, place one of the following question words at the beginning of the sentence and add "çöa" at the end as well.

THE QUESTION WORDS:

Who [=] çü
What [=] çöa
When [=] çä
Where [=] çe
Why [=] çäi
How [=] çë
Which [=] çö

Commands: To make somthing a command, replace the "~rim" of a verb with "~vü". In this situation, "väit"(you) is understood.

Ex: "Speak!" = "¡Apvü!"
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Relative Clauses

All you really need to do in Aprë to form a relative clause is embed the two sentences into one another using quotes. Also, this is one of the only times the "l" and "ü" rule doesn't apply.

Ex: The man, who is beside me, is tall.

Aprë Grammar: the man «he Is beside me» Is tall.

Aprë: döal äigö «ël Äiptërö göa dam» Äiptërö tälu.

What does everyone think so far? =)

Yeah! =D

And the name literally means "I speak" xD

I'm working on getting adjectives/adverbs up next. =)

How's Relushka doin'?

Packing? For what? Where're you goin'? =)

xD Oh. x3

That's not 'till next year for me. =)

LE GASP! I'M A SENIOR! I GET A FULL PERIOD FOR LUNCH! =O

(Yes, I just realize this now. When there's less than a week untill school starts.)

Thanks Serali! =D

And it is a frog. It's in one of the new collectibles. It's in the summoning tome. Being a frog is fun! Ribbit! =)