Common Tongue Vocabulary and Grammar

Tongue/Language: Kendah, Common: Yah, Common Tongue: Yahkendah

I: Oos; Me: Oo; My: Ool; Mine: Oot

You: Nu; Yours:Nul

He: Ji; His: Jit; Him: Jul

She: Sil; Her: Sils; Hers: Sila

Gender Neutral Pronoun: Ye; GN Possessive: Yel

They: Det; Them: Detl; Their/s: Deta; We/Us: Fea

Grammar rule 1: Subjects and predicates are combined into one word. Example: "I am" is "Oosna", as in "Oosna Lutrani" or "I am from Lutran." "i" added to a place name means from that place. Word order is Subject-Verb-Object.

Grammar rule 2: Adjectives and the nouns they modify are combined into one word. Example: "red apple" is "genkrah", combining "gen" or "red" with "krah" or "apple". A red flower would be a "genrey".

Grammar rule 3: Plural nouns are formed by adding an "l", pronounced "uhl". Example: "Apples" is " krahl". "Ten red apples" would be "aantgenkrahl". "I have ten red apples" would be "Oosba aantgenkrahl."

Grammar rule 4: Verbs show past tense by adding "ex". Example: "I had ten red apples" would be " Oosbaex aantgenkrahl". Future tense is shown by adding "zi", as in "Oosbazi aantgenkrahl." , meaning "I will have ten red apples." Verbs do not change for pronouns or number.

Numbers: 0 (A), 1 (Aan), 2 (Tan), 3 (Zan), 4 (Wan), 5 (Yan), 6 (Lan), 7 (Kan), 8 (Dan), 9 (Man), 10 (Aant), 15 (Aantyan), 20 (Tant), 26 (Tantlan), 30 (Zant), 100 (Aanl), 163 (Aanllanzan), 1000 (Aank), 1784 (Aankkanldantwan)