This project is the beginning of a guide to the language of Elaia, known as Elaian (e-lie-in). NOTE: This guide is incomplete and I am still changing and adding to the language to enhance clarity, flexibility, and variety. Letter Pronounciations: A - ah, as in art E - ey, as in eight I - ee, as in bee O - oh, as in no U - oo, as in do Y - ay, as in my X - ch, as in chair C - k when after a space or apostrophe, s when after a vowel (Ex. mefeci’co = may-fay-see-koh) Grammar Rules: -(Time) (Subject, adjectives attatched) (Verb, adverbs attached) (Preposition) (Object, adjectives attached) -Place an apostrophe after the word base to express that everything after it is an adjective/adverb. Using this allows you to use noun and verb bases as adjectives. -When the sentence has two important verbs, place a hyphen between them. -Place a hyphen between separate adjectives when the adjective is the direct object. Word bases: Prefixes: Na - The opposite of, not (Also means no when standing alone) Pa - Very, more than (Also means yes when standing alone) Be - Past tense Bo - Future tense Ba - Plural Bi - Substance form, like water or sand Ney - Your Niy - My Noy - A hypothetical person’s, someone’s Nuy - His/Her Luy - Their Ley - Your (plural) Liy - Our (me & you) Loy - Our (me & them) Lay - Our (me & you & them) Bu - Here/this Bou - There/that Misc. words: Dor - Always Non - Never Sup - Sometimes For - In the future Nor - Now Par - In the past Yay - Yesterday Tod - Today Mor - Tomorrow Won - When Zeo - Zero Beo - One Ceo - Two Deo - Three Feo - Four Geo - Five Meo - Six Neo - Seven Peo - Eight Qeo - Nine Gi - Ten Vo - Hundred Yu - Thousand Ex. 1,234 = Yu’ceovo’deogi’feo Ex. 9,999 = Qeoyu’qeovo’qeogi’qeo Ex. 24 = Ceogi’feo Pronouns: Ne - You Ni - Me/I No - A hypothetical person, one Nu - He/She Ny - It Lu - They (Multiple people) Le - You (plural) Li - We (me & you) Lo - We (me & them) La - We (me & you & them) Ly - They (Plural it) Za - Who Prepositions: Xa - By/close to Vi - Right/to the right of Yo - Left/to the left of Zi - On/in/inside Bri - Above/over Tri - Below/under Cho - To/at/for Adjectives/Adverbs: Ca - Red Ce - Orange Ci - Yellow Co - Green Cy - Blue Cu - Purple Da - Black/dark De - Gray/silver Di - White/light Do - Colorful/hot Du - Grayscale/dull/cold Fa - Round/spherical Fe - Curved/crescent shaped Fi - Pointy/sharp Fo - Cube/rectangular prism shaped Fy - Square/rectangle shaped Fu - Soft/furry/gentle/careful Go - Liquid/gel Gu - Cylindrical/conical Ha - Fine powder He - Sand-like Hi - Crunchy/crispy Ho - Chewy Hu - Hard Ja - Sweet/happy Je - Sour/scared Ji - Salty/angry Jo - Spicy/strong Ju - Bitter/bad Pe - Female Pi - Male Po - Adult Pu - Child Ra - Big/tall Re - Clean/good smelling Ri - Healthy/beautiful/perfect Ro - Adorable/small Ru - Smart Yi - Fast Rou - Real/true Noun Bases: Ka - Person Ke - Mammal Ki - Reptile Ko - Water animal Ku - Insect/bug Ma - Food Me - Fruit Mi - Vegetable Mo - Grain/bread based food My - Dessert Mu - Dairy Mui - Meat Muy - Egg Qa - Tool Qe - Technology Qi - Art supply Qo - Furniture for sitting on Qu - Table Qy - Equipment Ya - Fabric Ye - Clothing Sha - Building (which is not a house) She - House Sko - Room Shi - Decoration/art piece Sho - Paper Shu - Object Sku - Digital object/space Ske - Nation/country/kingdom Ski - An external part of one’s body Ska - An internal part of one’s body Zu - Word Way - What/whatever Sie - Mind/brain/thoughts Verb Bases: Sa - Walk Se - Come/arrive Si - Swim So - Climb Su - Fly Ta - Do Te - Be Ti - Have To - Want/need Tu - Make Va - Like/love Ve - Sleep Vu - Hear Wa - Stand We - Sit/crouch Wi - Lay (down) Wo - Write Wu - Eat Xe - Play Xi - Work Xo - Jump Xu - See/observe/read Ze - Destroy/kill/die Zo - Think Zu - Speak/say Ga - Push/pull Ge - Use Mey - To be allowed to Cru - Help/defend Sey - Save/help/keep
