Conlang Relay 18/Iljena

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iljena text

eften ismit semki mogn. uksor amagne. emgen kmana eprik ikriv akans. iknis hdara mtara. knasa apark iksir pnaja jlawa. sulaf ivrata. iknis hdara hops kunas ksara apark. uksor mogna frata uvroh kimona. ksur uhwom. iksena virah. hops akisra hawme afakse.

Grammar

iljena is spoken by the Leyen people, who live on the fourth planet of the Delta Pavonis system. They are crepuscular bipeds with vibrissae all over their bodies. As a result of their sensitivity to air movements, they perceive themselves as being immersed in an active world, and their language reflects this. Every word is a noun and a verb at the same time. The noun consists of a triconsonantal root, which is interdigitated with a vowel pattern representing the verb. Everything is seen as an participant in the overall action of the sentence, playing a particular role. Word order is used to group together related participants, and to indicate the overall flow of the action.

Vocabulary

Noun roots

fks
face
frt
sudden event
ftn
Twilight, a comfortable level of light
hdr
strong thing
hps
time
hwm
he/she
jlw
cowardly thing
kmn
gate
kns
a type of sociable, domesticated carnivore.
krv
statue
ksr
woman
mgn
field
mtr
brave thing
prk
nearby thing
pnj
weak thing
slf
I
smk
smoke
smt
mist, fog
vrh
man
vrt
truth

Verb patterns

(numbers represent consonant positions)

12a3a
be
12u3
stop
1a23e
touch
1e23i
lift, rise
1i2a3
listen
1i2o3a
admit
1o23
hold
1o23a
carry
1u2af
know
a1a23
stand
a1a23e
receive
a1i23a
smile
e12e3
have
e12i3
accompany
i12e3a
speak
i12i3
seem, resemble
i12a3a
differ
u12o3
walk

Smooth English

The mist of twilight rose like smoke on the field. A woman walked to the field. A statue of a wolf stood near the gates of the field. The wolf seemed strong and brave. Near the wolf, the woman seemed weak and cowardly. I knew the truth. The wolf seemed strong when it knew the woman was near. The woman walked across the field, and suddenly a man walked though the gases. The woman stopped walking and spoke to the man. Meanwhile, she smiled and touched her face.

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