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Grammar

Being a language that works primarily with a case system, the grammar Yivalese and its descendent Valakese is pretty distant to English.

Here's some logics that will help learn the language quicker.

Here studied is the late bronze age language's ways, however most will apply still to some degree in its Valakese forms.

Single matter phrases

SaidParsedMeant
Mu(Worm)WormLook, a worm here.
Muwa(Worm-there)Worm-thereLook, a worm there.
Mwi(Worm-hither)Worm-hitherThere is a worm incoming / This is wormy.
Muyo(Wohm-hence)Wohm-henceLook at the worm goooo / This is made out of worm.
Mu(Worm) no(Here)Worm HereThis is a worm
Mu(Worm) tukh(Very-here)Worm Very-hereThis is clearly a worm
Mu(Worm) tudukh(Dupl-VeryHere)Worm Dupl-VeryHereHere is absolutely a worm
Mu(Worm) ha(There)Worm ThereThere is a worm over there. This is not a worm
Mu(Worm) we(Very-there)Worm Very-thereThere is no worm here. There may be a worm but I do not see it
Mu(Worm) uwwe(Dupl-Very-There)Worm Dupl-Very-ThereThis is not a worm at all.
Mu(Worm) ley(Hither)Worm Hither[Give it] to the worm. This is wormy. Worm is about to happen.
Mu(Worm) laras(very-hither)Worm very-hitherReaching the worm. At the house of Worm. In the city of Worm. This has completely gone worm.
Mu(Worm) ayo(Hence)Worm HenceBy Worm! From Worm
Mu(Worm) kerwe(VeryHence)Worm VeryHenceFar from the worm. Stop worming.

Personified single matter phrases

SaidParsedMeant
Muni(Worm-me)Worm-meI am a worm. I am worming. This here is my worm
Mwani(Worm-there-me)Worm-there-meI am not currently a worm. I am not currently worming. Over there is my worm
Muniye(Worm-me-hither)Worm-me-hitherI am becoming a worm. This worm will be mine. With my worm.
Muyoni(Worm-hence-me)Worm-hence-meI am no more a worm. This worm used to me mine. From my worm.

Dual matter phrases

SaidParsedMeant
El(Me-here) Mu(Worm)Me-here WormI am a worm
Eli(Me-hither) mwi(Worm-hither)Me-hither Worm-hitherI want a worm (To me this worm!)
Ney(Me-hence) muyo(Worm-hence)Me-hence Worm-henceI do not want a worm (Far from me this worm!)
Mu(Worm) ney(Me-hence)Worm Me-henceI have a worm. This is my worm.

Tenses

Verbs don't really exist as a separate entity from nouns and adjectives, and only a clever use of existing cases along with postpositions and postfixes can one get a proper sense of time.

[The hyphens here added are simply to describe the different word bits, the same way one could parse together as to-gether, however in transcribing a text it is best practice to avoid it]

SaidParsedMeant
Ez(Eat)EatTo eat
El(Me-here) Ezam(Eat-now)Me-here Eat-nowI am eating right now
Ezoyin(Eat-Hence-Me)Eat-Hence-MeI just ate
El(Me-here) Ezi(Eat-hither)Me-here Eat-hitherI will eat soon
Ezineye(Eat-me-Hither)Eat-me-HitherI will eat soon
Ezani(Eat-there-me) (ha)(there)Eat-there-me thereI will eat later
Ezani(Eat-there-me) (ayo,(hence) 'yo)Eat-there-me henceI ate earlier
Ezani(Eat-there-me) we(verythere)Eat-there-me verythereI won't eat later
Ezni(Eat-me) -bo(become)Eat-me becomeI'm gonna get eatin'
Ursewa(Discussed-there) ley(hither) ezin(Eat-me) ezine(Eat-me-there)Discussed-there hither Eat-me Eat-me-thereI eat there often
Ursewa(Discussed-there) ley(hither) ezine(eat-me-there) ayo(hence)Discussed-there hither eat-me-there henceI used to eat there often
Ezin-kha(Eat-me)Eat-me wishI want to eat
Ezin-khaw(Eat-me)Eat-me wish-notI don't want to eat
Ezin-khafe(Eat-me)Eat-me wish-shouldI should probably eat
Ezim-foy!(Eat-me)Eat-me bee-henceOf course I'm eating!
Eyappeze(Intense-Eat-there)Intense-Eat-thereI ate so much

Adjectives

Intensity

Compounding words

Said Parsed Meant
nenkyav one-allheads Anyone (same logic for all words with a -ya or -ya- marker meaning the whole of that thing)

Compounding phrases

Metaphors

A whole lot of meaning is obfuscated, which is why often Lobba Yivalkes Ayo is referred to as Yivalkerobba. People tend to use a lot of metaphor for things instead of saying the thing itself, for both comical and respectful effect.

Death is one of the main taboos of the people of the time, along with that of violence and surprisingly lying in general.

Sex on the other hand is not so taboo, but it is ridiculously fun to present things as others for the sake of ridicule, and as such there exists multiple metaphors for it.

Big fat sheet

XX 1 is happening XY 1 is not happening now YY 1 is bound to happen YW 1 stopped happening
XXny My 1 XYny Not my 1 YYny I am becoming 1 YWny I used to be 1 / From my 1
XX XX 1 is 2 XX XY 1 is not 2 XX YY 1 is becoming 2 XX YW 1 belongs to 2 / 1 is made of 2
XY XX ? XY XY ? XY YY ? XY YW ?
YY XX ? YY XY ? YY YY ? YY YW ?
YW XX ? YW XY ? YW YY From 1 to 2 YW YW ?
XXny XX ? XXny XY ? XXny YY ? XXny YW ?
XYny XX ? XYny XY ? XYny YY ? XYny YW ?
YYny XX ? YYny XY ? YYny YY ? YYny YW ?
YWny XX ? YWny XY ? YWny YY With the 2 of my 1 YWny YW ?
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