Syntax
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Word Order
Default: Subject — Verb — Object (SVO)
Na’i pavi’a qa’i “I love you”
Question / Interrogative: Verb — Subject — Object (VSO), with the interrogative words fronted and placed at the beginning of a sentence
Mvyira “How”
Mvyira qa'i? “How are you?”
Mvnara “Where”
Mvnara qa'i? “Where are you?”
Mvnono “What”
Mvnono qa'i 'aqafa? “What are you doing?”
Mvnayi “Why”
Mvnayi qa'i misa? “Why are you here?”
Mvrata “When”
Mvrata qa'i mibar? “When will you arrive?”
Mvrona “Who”
Mvrona qa'i? “Who are you?”
'Era “Can / May”
'Era na'i 'egaro? “Can I go?”
'Anu “Yes/No”
Ta'eno 'anu ta'enone'e “Yes or no?”
Possession
General: Possession in Eonic Arraniol was head-initial, so possessum goes before possessor and separated by the particle 'alu
Ğaroba 'alv 'amvna "house of the human"
Agreement: optional, can copy definiteness or number
Ğarobana 'alv 'amvnana "house of the human"
The Genitive case also can be used to represent possession, so this can be used interchangeably.
Ğarobalv 'amvna “house of the man”
Conjunctions
'Eya “and”
'Amvna 'eya monara “human and monster”
Sana “but”
Na’i camiligi ‘egaro bachisi sana ca’inacusucu. “I wanted to go to the beach, but it started raining.”
'Ola “or”
Yaxan 'ola var? “Water or beer?”
Mare “because”
‘Amvna minici ca'egaro mare yeqa 'eniwa. “The girl ran because she was afraid.”
Tici “if”
Tici na'i cavayal qa'i, qa'i tvvayal na'i. “If I knew you, you will know me.”
Xe “then / so”
Na'i lerani xe na'i qoroġe. “I pray then I eat.”
Yami “also”
Na'i yami lexacar yaxanana “I also like this drink”
Hula “that / which”
Ya'i qoroġe hvla 'eyera miśefi. “He said that the meeting is happening”
Von “for” & Few “yet”
Von na'i caġaci qa'isə, few qa'i nawatane'e “For I warned you, yet you did not heed.”
'Ime "until"
Qa'i vinvmv 'ime 'Esarvni "You sleep until morning"
Demonstratives
Eonic Arraniol’s demonstratives also follow the number system.
Mita “this”
Nalv “that”
Mitawar “these two”
Nalvwar “those two”
Mitacor “these”
Nalvcor “those”
Example:
Mita na'ilv ciw 'eya pana “This is my ink and pen”
Nalv dimə digv “That is a bakery”
Nalvwar xuŋomawar na'ilv danelarawar “Those two people are my friends”
Adjectives
Adjectives in Eonic Arraniol was head-initial too, meaning they come after nouns.
Ğaroba meca "big house"
Agreements are also optional and can copy definiteness or number from nouns
Ğarobana mecana " the big house"
Adverbs
Manner: Adjective + -si
Xarimasi “quickly”
Ta'enosi “well”
Place:
Misa “here”
Nara “there”
Mira “near, close”
Misara “nearby”
Nalara “over there”
Qvra “far, distant”
Time:
'Vtara “then, later”
Piša “now”
Carvci “long ago”
Ğana “afterwards, after”
Data “just”
Superlative:
Hiyen “very”
Hiyena “most”
Example:
'Era qa'i nara? “Are you there?”
Ceta miligi 'avvrv piša “We need to go now”
Mita cexari meca hiyen “This house is very big.”
Mita cexari meca hiyena na'i 'eretvl “This is the biggest house I have ever seen.”
Poetic Register Features
Word order shift: SVO → OSV
Vocatives fronted in hymns or prayers
Repetition being used for emphasis
Sacred lexicon preference:
Yixara “Light”
Daxarv “Dark”
'Esarvni “Sun”
'Esarane “Moon”
Watelv “God”
Dolarv “World”
'Inažala “Begin”
Bašari “To bless”
Parataxis
"The sun rises; the earth awakens"
Reduced case marking in possessive construction
Ellipsis of predictable subjects or objects
Fixed formulas for greetings/blessings.
'Inažala "hello"
'Acela "goodbye"
Bašari "bless you"
'Arayaca "thank you"
Clauses
Relative clause: use particle hula
Ğaroba hula na'i ca'arana “The house that I built”
Complement clause: use particle xe
Ya'i ca'qoroġe xe na'i 'avvrv “He said that I go”
Subordination particles:
Mare “because”
Tici “if”
Mvrata “when”
Topic marker suffix: -bu
Reġabu na'i garuwa “As for the food that I cook”
Focus marker suffix: -cu
Reġacu na'i garuwa “The food that I cook”
Modifier for Colors
Lighter shade: yixa-
Yixa'ereli "light red, pink"
Darker shade: daxa-
Daxa'ereli "dark red, maroon"
Color combination: Merging two colors together
Yariqari "lime" → Yarisita "yellow" + Qarisita "green"
Literally mean yellow-green
Politeness Ladder
Casual: no particles
Mvnono qa'ilv feromi? "What is your name?"
Polite: add 'iśihaca at the end of a sentence
Doreġa, 'iśihaca. "Eat, please; Please eat."
Formal / Respectful: add 'era at the beginning of a sentence and ši at the end of the sentence
'Inažala. 'Era mvrona qa'icor feromicor ši? "Hello. May I ask your names, respectfully?"
Language Suffix
Eonic Arraniol has the suffix -(n)ul to refer to language names, though the word lafita still functions the same. The suffix is only applied to a language that is considered common, familiar or alive to the speaker, while lafita only used for languages that are unfamiliar to them or those that are extinct.
Lafita Taminiya "Taminian Language"
Faxora + -nul = Faxorul "Faxori Language"
'Aŋalo + -nul = 'Aŋul "English"
Lafita Xalaśa "Hlusjh Language"