gramm
Root Words


A given three letter root word represents a concept. For example, klm relates to talking. By adding the vowel "a" to the root, we are taking its literal meaning. By adding the vowel "e", we turn it into its "expansive" form -- which usually works by expanding the context of the action. So, talking might become "speaking" in the context of an audience, or a lecture. The word krn, related to doing, would have literal root krna and expansive root krne (pronounced kərəne), which would relate to something like creating, or making -- a more broad context than just "doing."

root + a -> literal form
krn+a -> krna: doing

root + e -> expansive form
krn+e -> krne: creating, making

Root Derivatives


Now, we want to derive useful words from these roots. The first will be to make a noun -- we'll add a "c" -- pronounced "ch" -- to the end of the root. Next, we'll add an "m" to create modifier words, like adjectives and adverbs. Note that these words are a bit useless on their own -- we'll have to detail sub-derivatives in a moment. Lastly, adding a "v" will turn this into a verb, or infinitive.

root + form + 'c' -> noun base
root + form + 'm' -> adjective / adverb base
root + form + 'v' -> infinitive

Verbs


Conjugation is simple. Just add the intended pronoun in front of the verb as the subject, and you're done. There are a few modals that you will want to keep in mind -- they're listed below, but you can also probably infer them from the conjugation charts, for instance here.

Past Modal: kn, from Arabic كان
Perfective Modal: pa
Continuous Modal: kr, from Hindi करना, Persian كردن
Future Modal: fr
Imperative Suffix: i (long i/y sound)

Nouns


There are a few kinds of nouns. The first is the gerund -- that is, the noun representing the action being taken. For example, with the noun base klmac, referring to talking, we'll add a "k" to the end to refer to the gerund. Thus klmack (pronounced kələmachək) means the act of talking -- the verbal noun, that is.

Next, let's examine tha agentive noun. By adding a "g" to the end of the noun base, we create a noun referring to the agent of an action. So the noun base klmacg would refer to a person who is talking. Perhaps if we use the expansive root and create the word klmecg, we'll end up with a more useful word -- meaning "speaker" or perhaps "lecturer" in some contexts.

Next we have the perfective noun, referring to the result of an action being completed. Let's take the literal root word khna, referring to eating. The noun base here is khnac, and by adding a "p" to the end of the noun, we obtain khnacp -- which refers to the result of eating, or as we commonly know it as, a meal. We're starting to see how this formula yields itself to some very conveniently useful constructions.

We can also create a locative noun -- or a noun of place where -- by adding an "l" to the end of the noun base. Doing this with zndac, the noun base for the root referring to living, gets us zndacl, or a place where living occurs -- a home. Similarly, klmecl (pronounced kələmechəl) would refer to a stage, or auditorium -- a place where speaking occurs.

noun base + k -> gerundive / verbal noun
noun base + g -> agentive noun
noun base + p -> perfective noun
noun base + l -> locative noun

Modifiers


When it comes to modifiers, we have a similar schema. Let's take, for instance, the modifier base klmam from the root word klm, relating to talking. We can create two modifiers than many of us are familiar with -- active and passive participles. The active participle will take on the suffix "k," creating the word klmamk, being an adjective meaning "talking" -- for instance, "the talking man." The passive participle will take on the suffix "p," creating an adjective meaning "talked" or "spoken" -- as in, "the spoken word."

modifier base + k -> active participle
modifier base + p -> passive participle

Pronouns


The subject and object pronouns are as follows:

na, I / me
to, you
wo, he / her / it
ns, we / us
vs, you (plural)
nh, they / them

Prepositions and Auxilliaries


Below are a few examples of auxilliary words and prepositions. This is not an exhaustive list; please search or view examples for a more complete understanding of how to use these.

b, with
ye, of

Possessives


Possessives can be formed either with the auxilliary preposition ye, or by appending the personal pronoun to the end of a word.

klmecp ye ns / kələmecəp(ə) ye nəs(ə) / our speech (lit. speech of us)
zndaclna / zənədɒcələnɒ / my home

Numbers


nl / zero
yek / one
do / two
tin / three
car / four
panj / five
ce / six
sapt / seven
okt / eight
nav / nine
ds / ten
ds yek / eleven
ds do / twelve
ds tin / thirteen
...
do ds / twenty
do ds yek / twenty one
...
sav / one hundred
sav yek / one hundred one
...
sav ds yek / one hundred eleven
...
sav do ds char / one hundred twenty four
...
hzr / one thousand
...
mil / one million


Word Order


The word order can be either SOV or SVO -- that is, subject-object-verb or subject-verb-object. Below are some example sentences.

na kr klmav to / nɒ kər(ə) kələmɒv(ə) to / I am talking to you

khnacp ye na (to) kn khnav / kəhənɒcəp(ə) ye nɒ (to) kən(ə) kəhənɒv(ə) / You ate my food (lit. meal of mine1 you ate)