Sentence Structure
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Sentence structure is the most strict in Atlaniat out of all the Kruceran languages.
Sentence structure: Subject + verb + object
Question structure: Question word + subject + verb + object
All questions use question words. Yes/No questions use "gà" which is sort of like "Is/are" or "Do." "Gà" is not a verb and doesn't need to be conjugated. Often this sort of question has no verb at all, if you are confirming the condition of something.
These sorts of questions, where we would use "Is/are" in english, would not need a verb in Atlaniat:
Is he smart?
Are they confident?
Are you the youngest of the group?
But, these sorts of questions, where we would use "Do/Does" or "Is/are" in English, would need a verb in Atlaniat:
Does she want dinner?
Do you think we should go?
Question Examples:
English | “Where should we look to find Avi?” |
Translated | “Where we look should to find the Avi?” |
Atlaniat | “?Ion fiojom kiva locan a Avi?” |
English | "Do you like seahorses?" |
Translated | "Do the you like the seahorses?" |
Atlaniat | "?Gà á tu kimines á torumàmj?" |
English | "Is she stronger than Kivi?" |
Translated | "Is the she more strong than the Kivi?" |
Atlaniat | "?Gà á feà imir alshio ki á Kivi?" |
Syntax cannot add emphasis to any word or phrase in a line.
All nouns and pronouns are preceded by a definite article: "á" = the
Definite articles are ungendered. However, conjugations are gendered in present and future tense. Verbs should be conjugated to match subject gender in cases where the subject is a person (she: e, he: á).
However, subject gender is not always obvious.
For objects and animals, gender category is more flexible but most things have a "natural" gender. If you used the "wrong" gender for something, you would still be understood, but people would know you were not a native speaker.
Here are some common categories of subject gender:
Male Conjugations | Female Conjugations |
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