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Cathinian Language Academy- Learn Cathinian!
#1

Hello everybody! I like creating languages, (not) everyone knows that. And since Cathinia(that little strip of land east of Kyrini proper that I own) is a separate landmass, why not make a language for it?

Notice: Im actually going to do grammar this time.

First lesson. Please read!(Or be ANSČULUZED)

Īshi: He, Him
Okotawa: Gift
Nia: You
Ote: I, Me
Taru: She
Saoi: Hello, hi, greetings, etc.
Ša: Bye, Goodbye, farewell, etc.
Kia: Dance
Geri: We, Us(no gender, gender neutral)
Gairu: We, Us(masculine)
Gašu: We, Us(feminine)
Giši: We, Us(mixed)
Deri: They, Them(no gender, gender neutral)
Dairu: They, Them(masculine)
Dašu: They, Them(feminine)
Diši: They, Them(mixed)
Oshu: Excuse me
Rajudvi: Anger
Dahind: Healing
Sathu: Learn/How to
Wajubi: Polish/Brush
Tabivi: Ordinary person
Darko: Amateur, beginner, novice, rookie
Ewik: Good night
Kahugi: Good morning
Taeyi: Good afternoon
Tahibe: To save money
Favubi: To be popular through being funny
Vaxre: Supplement, vitamins
Nahian: Likely winner, likely to be choosed
Kaloaš: Secret
Wakuri: Of course
Uahifi: Stingy, narrow minded
Larhorias: Building
Arirari: Please
Xakt: Poor, poverty
Ng: Poor in taste
Faidilo: Boy
Matiyi: Girl
Eraosk: Woman
Karoasam: Man
Atenu: Music
Talatia: Energy, battery
Dayureu: Cow
Varolori: Chicken
Wakahi: Bird
Kawoše: Sea life, sea creature
Bakoni: Livestock, farm animals
Šaiorio: Salary
Jahoan: Start
Yali: End

Suffixes:
"-u"- Possessive 
"-ui"- Distant Past
"-ai"- Past
"-er"- Present
"-ir"- Now
"-ta"- Near Future
"-tu"- Far Future
"-sa"- Quality of a noun or pronoun(Joyous, lovely, exceptional, cute)
"-ya"- Quality of a verb(Financially, Joyfully, Happily, Rageful)
"-fa"- Quality of an adjective
"-ga"- Quality of an adverb
"-fi"- How do I explain this...aha! (Example: Dance-->Dancer, Work-->Worker)

Sentence making:
Rules:
1. All nouns and pronouns's adjectives must go after the noun or pronoun.

Example: Taru ji'er eši'sa ek šana'sa.
Translation: She is exceptional(perfect, excellent) and sane(moral).(English)

2. Same for verbs, adjectives and adverbs, and their adverbs.

Example: Ariana ji'ui pax čerfui'sa iki ui。Taru ji'ui kiafi'ui jori'fa.
Translations: Ariana was a cheerful person in the past. She was a joyous(joyful) dancer.(English)
Ariana was person cheerful in distant past. She was dancer joyous(joyful).(Literal)

3. When naming places(any), you must first mention the place(store, city, park) and then its name and optionally, what is about.

Example: Tiru ji Lanšu Kyogre.
Translations: That/This is Kyogre(in this case, city).(English).
That/This is the city of Kyogre.(English)
That/This is city Kyogre.(Literal)

4. When listing nouns and pronouns, and adjectives and adverbs, the order must be alphabetical.

Example: Diši ji'ir Adrian, Katrina ek Ursula.
Translations: They are Adrian, Katrina and Ursula.(English)
They is Adrian, Katrina and Ursula.(Literal)

Example: Īshi ji eši'sa, faru'sa ek uru'sa.
Translations: He is exceptional(perfect, etc.), talented(gifted) and healthy.(English)

5. There is no "the", unless it is needed like in this sentence.

Example: Tai rongon ji'ir eši'sa.
Translations: The king is perfect(exceptional, etc.).(English)

"The" is only used to refer to people with political or economic power over society, or just something important. Like this:

Example: Tai shoui rasha jahoan?
Translations: Is the show about to start?(English)
The show about to start?(Literal)

6. 。is used when you finish a sentence, yet you are still talking(see Example of rule 2). When speaking, this does little to no effect.

7. Institutions, companies, organizations, etc., are named like places: first the type of organization(institution, non-profit, company, political party, organization, etc.), and then its name.

Example: Tiru ji conpanče Apple.
Translations: That/this is Apple.(English)
That/this is the Apple Company.(English)
That/this is the company of Apple.(English)
That/this is company Apple.(Literal)

8. It is not necessary to implicate time(that is what the suffixes are for). 

Alphabet:
A, B, Č(Ch), D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, R, S, Š(Sh), T, U, V, W, X(Also ts sound), Y, Z(Ss), Ð(ð)(Th), Ж(Ks), Я(Rr)

Now, the sounds of the alphabet!

A- A, as in ahhhh or Hola
B- B, as in...well, B
Č- Ch, as in charity
D- D, as in D
E- E, as in etymology 
F- F, as in F
G- G, as in G
H- H, as in heart
I-I, as in eon(Bold is sound, not actually an e)
J-J, as in jolt
K-K, as in Karen
L-L, as in L
M-M, as in M
N-N, as in N
O-O, as in Hola
P-P, as in P
R-R, as in R
S-S, as in S
Š-Sh, as in shale
T-T, as in T
U-U, as in uno
V-V, as in V
W-W, as in W
X-Ts, as in Ts
Y-Y, as in Y
Z-Ss, as in ANSCHLUSS
Ð,ð-Th, as in This or Thor
Ж-Ks, as in puertorrican Examen
Я-Rr, as in spanish carro

The Vocals:
A, E, I, O, U

The Anglo Vocals:
Ā-A, as in english A
Ē-E, as in english E
Ī-I, as in english I
Ō-O, as in english O
Ū-U, as in english U

If you have any suggestions on grammar and vocabulary, lemme know!
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Local Council Member(April 24-August 11)

Court Justice of TSP(August 15-December 7)


#2

Where is Cathinia? '-'



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#4

I am suspicious

Are you 'Black Cat'?
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#5

What?
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#6

No, he's not.



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MORE LANGUAGES???
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#8

What difference is there between S and Z? Also, what on Earth are Anglo Vowels?

Also, this reminds me, I should probably work on my language too, and finish two months worth of newspapers.
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#9

S is one (s), where as Z is a double (s) sound.

Anglo Vowels are the vowels, but with the sound of english vowels.
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#10

(12-24-2015, 05:43 PM)Ryccia Wrote: S is one (s), where as Z is a double (s) sound.

Anglo Vowels are the vowels, but with the sound of english vowels.

What's the difference between single and double [s]?
Also, all vowels have a variety of sounds. Cat vs. car, be vs. bet, bin vs. bind, no vs. not, bun vs. Buick vs. quick.
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