Grammar
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Phonology and Sailor Speech
Phonology and Sailor Speech Aruvic is a warm-water sailor language shaped by ships, reefs, harbors, trade winds, routes,…
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Noun Animacy and Number
Noun Animacy and Number Aruvic nouns distinguish between animate and inanimate forms, especially in the plural. Animate…
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Verb Tense and Polarity
Verb Tense and Polarity Aruvic verbs usually keep the same root. Tense and negation are marked with short particles befo…
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Pronoun Reference
Pronoun Reference Aruvic pronouns are short, practical, and easy to shout. Many pronouns also function as navigation-lik…
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Syntax
Syntax Aruvic has a practical sailor’s syntax: subject first, action second, and the thing acted upon after that. Descri…
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Modifiers
Modifiers Aruvic modifiers usually follow the words they describe. This keeps the important noun or action first, then a…
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Location and Direction
Location and Direction Aruvic location words often behave like navigation markers. Many are built from short roots meani…
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Example Sentence Breakdown
Example Sentence Breakdown This page shows a full Aruvic sentence using subject, negation, tense, verb, object, and modi…
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