GUILD OF LINGUISTS - LESSON 7 - SUMMARY

VERBS.

• The 'infinitive'.
  The infinitive is the basic form of every verb. It is given in the word list.
• Changing the actor.
  Different actors are indicated by different suffixes:
• Changing the tense.
  Different tenses are indicated by different prefixes:
• Special suffixes
  - tahv makes verb into a noun
  - tahn makes verb into a noun that is a person
  - ahl forms a participle/adjective from the verb
  - ah indicates imperative

NOUNS.

• The definite article.
  The D'ni definite article is the prefix "reh-".
• The indefinite article.
  The indefinite article is the prefix "ehrth-".
• Plural form.
  Plural of nouns is indicated by the suffix "-tee".
• Special suffix
  - ehts makes noun into adjective

ADJECTIVES.

• Word order.
  The adjective is placed after the noun.
• Special suffixes.
  - th makes a noun
  - sh changes into an adverb

OTHER GRAMMAR.

• Possession.
  Possession is indicated by the words "oykh", "t'" and "tso", roughly equivalent to "of".

THE COMPLETE ALPHABET.

	a		eh		j		oo		th
	ah		ee		k		oy		ts
	ay		f		kh		p		u
	b		g		l		r		v
	ch		h		m		s		w
	d		i		n		sh		y
	dh		ih		o		t		z

Now... you are ready. You have acquired a pretty good knowledge of the D'ni language. If you would like to see the latest words, visit the public word list at: http://linguists.riedl.org/linguists-words.htm. I hope you have enjoyed the lessons!

For any type of comments, critics, ... send me your opinion: josef@riedl.org.

Shorah, sehltahntee oykh rehgahn garo D'nee! Gloah rehteegtahv oykh sehltahv!