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Alphabet

{Unless it has a description, assume a letter is its English equivalent.}

A [long = as in day (but slightly shorter), short = as in pecker]
B
C [always K]
D
F [V before a vowel, otherwise F]
G [Y before a vowel, otherwise G]
H
L
M
N
O [long = as in bone, short = as in clock]
P
R
S [Z before a vowel, otherwise S]
T
U [long = as in machine, short = as in stick]
V [long = as in moon, short = as in German und (not quite as in book, but close)]
W

Consonant combinations:

Th [as in thick]
Dh [as in the]
Fh [as an F when before vowels]
Sh [as an S when before vowels]
Gh [as a G when before vowels]

Diph/Triphthongs:

Aa [as in father] (more elongated and "open" than the short O)
Aau [as in bicycle]
Au [as in lake]
Ou [as in oil]
Av [eh + ooh sound as in Dutch peuk]
Aav [as in cow]

A circumflex (^) over a vowel (Ââ, Ôô, Ûû, ) indicates that it is long, no matter what.

Conjugation of Basic Verbs

Take away the -us ending and add these to the stem for each form:

ona - nothing
sou - u
thallus/nuraa - ar
bolûr - ast
dhl - ôn

ad gwatus - to see

ona gwât - I see
sou gwatu - you see (singular and plural)
thallus/nuraa gwatar - he/she sees
bolûr gwatast - we see
dhl gwatôn - they see

Spelling rules dictate that the core vowel of the verb, the A, needs a circumflex in the ona form - without it, it is indicated that the vowel is short, which it isn't, so there's just that one little spelling change.

A similar spelling change is in demand for verbs with double consonants:

ad shattus - to fight

ona shat - I fight
sou shattu - you fight (singular and plural)
thallus/nuraa shattar - he/she fights
bolûr shattast - we fight
dhl shattôn - they fight

A word can't end in a double consonant, so... that's why this spelling change is also necessary in the ona form.

Verbs with more than one consonant (that aren't the same) separating the core vowel and the -us ending don't go through any special spelling changes in the ona form.

ad fhaltus - to walk

ona fhalt - I walk
sou fhaltu - you walk (singular and plural)
thallus/nuraa fhaltar - he/she walks
bolûr fhaltast - we walk
dhl fhaltôn - they walk

ad râdhus - to hurt, pain

ona râdh - I hurt
sou râdhu - you hurt (singular and plural)
thallus/nuraa râdhar - he/she hurts
bolûr râdhast - we hurt
dhl râdhôn - they hurt

List of Regular Verbs

aaltus - to exist
balcus - to learn
daalfus - to carry
galdus - to catch
ghaldus - to play
mvdus - to want
nvrus - to have to, must
salcus - to eat
safarrus - to know
thannurus - to find
vrus - to sicken
wassus - to throw

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