Naumarian

VERBS

REGULAR VERBS

In Naumarian, verbs change endings depending on subject.

Subject	Suffix
I	-mar
You	-mavre
He/She/It	-mavre
We	-marv
They	-varev

Common Example	Translation
I love	Ea julamar
You love	Vy julamarve

For non-pronoun subjects, the His/Her/Its ending is used.

Common Example	Translation
The King loves the Queen	Ve Keong julavar ve Koenas

PAST TENSE & PAST PARTICIPLE

To show past tense, verbs have the "er" suffix added to the end.
If the word ends with an "e", then a single "r" is appended instead.

Common Example	Translation
I was cold	Ea omarer kholv
They walked	Usaer rogwyer
The bread was made	Ve broth ovarer errer

CONTINUOUS TENSE

To show the continuous tense, verbs have the "uf" suffix added to the end.

Common Suffix	Naumarian Suffix
-ing	-uf

Common Example	Translation
I am walking	Ea omar rogwyuf
We are making	Asere omarv erreuf
The dog is crying	Ve mirteir ovare losaeuf

IRREGULAR VERBS

Some verbs don’t follow the normal pattern:

“to be”: Oe

Subject	Conjugation
I	Omar
You	Omavre
He/She/It	Ovare
We	Omarv
They	Ovarev

“to do": Voe

Subject	Conjugation
I	Vormar
You	Vorev
He/She/It	Vorar
We	Vormarev
They	Vorarev

“to make": Erre

Subject	Conjugation
I	Emar
You	Emev
He/She/It	Erar
We	Ermarev
They	Erarev

COMPARATIVE & SUPERLATIVE SUFFIXES

As in Common, comparative and superlative forms are shown by suffixes.

Common Suffix	Naumarian Suffix
-er	-na
-est	-nask

Common Example	Translation
Stronger	Raatna
Strongest	Raatnask

AUXILIARY VERB CONJUGATION

When stringing together verbs with auxiliaries or adverbs in Naumarian, only the first verb carries the conjugation.

Common Example	Translation
I will have walked through the forest	Ea zeidenmar zwe rogwyer statry ve weld
He had loved her once	Lapae zwevarer julaer epaem auwenraz

NOUNS

POSSESSION

Possession is shown by adding a suffix based on the possessor’s pronoun.
Note: New Marian does not have possessive pronouns.

Pronoun	Suffix	Common Example	Translation
My	-i	My apple	Zanjyi
Your	-ei	Your apple	Zanjyei
His/Her/Its	-o	His apple	Zanjyo
Our	-e	Our apple	Zanjye
Their	-eo	Their apple	Zanjyeo

PLURAL SUFFIX

To show plurality, words have the "z" suffix added to the end.

Common Example	Translation
My apples	Zanjyiz
There are swords in the room	Tamort ovare zvaerdz iv' pozko

DERIVATIONAL SUFFIXES

Lorem ipsum

Common Suffix	Naumarian Suffix
-ly	-ik
-hood	-svot
-ful	-mi

PRONOUNS

As mentioned in the POSSESSION section, possessive, or dependent, pronouns do not exist. Instead a suffix is appended to the noun.

In Common, the pronoun “you” is the same in both singular and plural, which can be confusing. However, in Naumarian, there is a different form of “you” for plural, meaing less ambiguity.

NOMINATIVE	I	We	You	You (Plural)	He	She	It	They
	Ea	Asere	Vy	Vya	Lapae	Epae	Supae	Usaer
ACCUSATIVE	Me	Us	You	You (Plural)	Him	Her	It	Them
	Eam	Aserem	Vym	Vyam	Lapaem	Epaem	Supaem	Usaem
REFLEXIVE	Myself	Ourselves	Yourself	Yourselves	Himself	Herself	Itself	Themselves
	Eav	Aseretev	Teav	Teava	Lapaev	Epaev	Supaev	Usaeretev
INDEPENDENT	Mine	Ours	Yours	Yours (Plural)	His	Hers	Its	Theirs
	Eaz	Aserez	Vyz	Vyaz	Lapaez	Epaez	Supaez	Usaez

MISCELLANEOUS

IV VE CONTRACTION

No natural speaker of Naumarian says iv ve — it’s far too clumsy on the tongue. By custom and ease, we always contract it to iv'. It’s so natural that most folk hardly remember iv ve was ever separate at all.

Common Example	Translation
In the	Iv'

NUMBERS

The Naumarian counting system is based on twelve, not ten like Common, Auvergne, and other human languages. This is a relic of influence from the ancient Gautr, who introduced the ancient northerners to the first writing and counting system.

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