Pronouns - Possession vs Action
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Explaining the usage of pronouns to indicate action vs possession in Enderian
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1. Complex Vocabulary
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Enderian only uses first and second person. Sbj Eng | Sbj | Obj Eng | Obj | Poss Adj Eng | Poss Adj | Poss Prn Eng | Poss Prn | |
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1st person | I | o | me | o | my | o | mine | o |
2nd person | you | ég | you | ég | your | ég | your's | ég |
3rd person | they | them | their | their's | ||||
3rd thing | it | it | its | it's | ||||
1st person pl | we | li | us | li | our | li | our's | li |
2nd person pl | you | ég | you | ég | your | ég | your's | ég |
3rd person pl | they | them | their | their's |
Any 3rd person reference uses the noun. Sometimes, when referring to human friends, they will use the human's preferred pronoun in said human's language. They may not always use the correct pronoun for the situation, such as using "he" when the proper pronoun was "his".
Noun
When referring to something owned by oneself, the pronoun goes after the thing, indicating the ownership of the noun in front.
Examples:
- vi o
home my
My home.
- sbepe-'ore o loit
(void transport) my far
My ship is far.
- pelt o béti 'ireb pelt ég
head my (more of) head you
My head is bigger than your head.
Verb
When referring to oneself doing an action, the pronoun goes before the action - the verb 'owns' the person in that moment.
- li sés
we fight
We fight.
- o -owo 'ob o loit vele ég
i move food my far water your
I move my food away from your water.
When doing an action for another, the pronouns go in order of who is doing to who.
- ok o ég pai epait
perhaps i you stop ?
Should I stop you?
- o li lowob
i us (yes teleport)
I will teleport us.
Adjectives
Adjectives are 'owned' by the thing they're being attributed to.
- kétegai o
dry i
I am dry.
- to'ogih li
(very close) we
We are very close.
When using a list of descriptions, the pronoun is after each adjective.
- kópéripe-e ég -or kékéht ég -or tovele ég
grey you and cold you and wet you
You are grey, cold, and wet.
- kéht o -oroi ké-aite o vaibet kékéht ég -oroi to-aite ég
hot i and (not-rough) i (time also) (not hot) you and (very rough) you
I am hot and smooth, while you are cold and spiky.
Exceptions
Knowing
Knowledge is treated as an object that is owned, therefore the verb "to know" is treated as something that is owned.
- loi o to-ogai kógó
know i fluffy dog
I know dogs are fluffy.
And the lack of knowledge (verb "to not-know") is something which is also owned.
- kéloi o 'ere kévi'ev'o
(not know) i which (not (home talk))
I do not know that language.
Giving and Offering
There are two forms of the verb "to give":
- "They give [to me]" 'ov
"I give [to others]" o'ov
When giving to one another, they're treated as including the pronoun in the word, with the exception of "o'ov" when used to mean "offering".
- vibro o o'ov ég
chorus flower my (I give) you
I give you my chorus flower.
- wig 'ov o
mushroom (you give) me
You give me a mushroom.
Proper Nouns
Proper nouns (names) are treated the same as pronouns in every scenario, with the exception of giving or offering things. The name of the owner goes in front of the object. The name going behind would either remove implication of ownership, or would turn "I give" into "offer".
Correct:
- Tehe bere o'ov ég
Tehe endstone (offer to) you
Tehe offers Tehe's endstone to you
- o'ov ég Pairi 'aik
(I give) you Pairi egg
I give you Pairi's egg.
Incorrect:
- bere Tehe o'ov ég
endstone Tehe (offer to) you
Tehe offers endstone to you
- o'ov ég 'aik Pairi
Offer you egg Pairi
You offer Pairi the egg.
"Offer" is treated as a noun for ease of recognising what someone's intention is with these words. When used with the first person, it is treated as a verb once more. This is the only situation in which a pronoun is not included with the word.
- o o'ov loi o ég
I offer know my you
I offer you my knowledge.
- o o'ov Heretai towi'ev'ó ég
I offer Heretai letter you
I offer you Heretai's letter.
Endermen treat the Ender Dragon (gerok) as a proper noun, while all other animals are regular nouns.
- -ós o gerok viwo
refuse I dragon moss
I refuse the dragon's moss.
pe- o tail kógó
take I meat dog
I take the dog's meat
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