Language scratchpad

This page contains languages currently under construction, which have yet to reach a stage where it can get its own article. Most, if not all, of these langauges will be part of either Innocence Seekers or one of its spinoffs.

Unnamed langauge #1
This is a language largely based on English, but with more inflections. No name has been decided yet, but it is intended to be spoken in Nodaima.

Nouns
Nouns have three cases: nominative, genitive and dative. Noun declension has largely been regularised.

Declension of fiš: This noun is in the first declension, which is productive.

Declension of nēm: This noun is in the second declension, which is marginally productive.

Declension of lèmb: This noun is in the third declension, which is no longer productive.

Declension of tūť This noun is in the fourth declension, which may or may not exhibit umlaut in the plural. This declension is no longer productive.

Pronouns
Unlike nouns, personal pronouns also have an accusative case.

Personal pronouns:

Interrogative/relative pronouns:

Verbs
Conjugation of wezen/bīn: This verb is highly irregular. Note that there are two forms each for the infinitive, first-person singular present, present participle and gerund. These forms are interchangeable.

Conjugation of beren: This verb is a strong verb, meaning it exhibits ablaut. Strong verbs have four principal parts: the infinitive, the singular indicative past tense form, the plural indicative past tense form (which is also used for the subjunctive), and the past participle.

Conjugation of fillen: This is a weak verb, meaning its past tense and past participle are formed with a dental suffix. The original weak verb classes have largely fallen together, with only a few irregularities surviving. The two principal parts of a weak verb are the infinitive and the past participle.

Conjugation of hèven: This verb is another weak verb; however, it is fairly irregular.

Conjugation of dūn: This verb is fairly irregular.

Conjugation of kannen: This is a preterite-present verb. All preterite-present verbs are irregular, with their present forms conjugating as if they were the past tense forms of a strong verb, while their past tense is similar to that of weak verbs.