Yisia's Language

Vwata'dai'a Yisim'de

 

Lesson 1

Noun and Pronoun Phrases

Vocabulary

Rules

 
  1. In Yisian, modifiers come after the words they modify. This includes possessive pronouns, with one exception. When something that belongs to oneself is the subject of a sentence "O" is added as a prefix and "u" is tacked on as a suffix.
  2. All possessives are formed by adding the suffix "u."
  3. Yisian sentences follow much the same pattern as English sentences - subject, verb, object. This rule is absolute and what is normally natural English syntax may have to be inverted in many cases.

Examples

 
1. O'nikoi'u (subject)

nikoi wo'u (object)

 my son

my son
2. abhai ni'u your house
3. nikoia nika'u her daughter
4. era nik'u his table
5. lo'il naka'u their boat
6. abhai u'ile'u woman's house
7. O'abhai'u (subject)

abhai wo'u (object)

 my house

my house

 

Lesson 1 Exercises

Lesson 2

Verbs

Vocabulary

Rules
  1. Yisian verb conjugation is completely regular, even for "yis," "to be."
  2. When forming any tense of a verb, remember not to double vowels or consonants.
  3. The verb ALWAYS comes after the subject!
  4. English verb phrases do not always translate exactly, e.g., "I should have," is best translated "O'nao'at," literally, "I should (past tense)."
  5. "O" is the only pronoun that is attached to the verb. It is always attached.
  6. In deciding which form of the verb to use, i.e. "dakt" or "daket," "daki" or "daketi," the main consideration is to ease of pronounciation and maintaince of rhythm. Futhermore, when the present tense of the verb ends in a "t," it is considered incorrect to simply add a "t." When the present tense of the verb ends in a vowel, the future tense is formed by adding an "i" to the past tense; and, in general, the past is not formed by adding "et." In most other cases, either form is correct.

 

 

Tense Pattern

Examples

 

Lesson 2 Exercises