Narayan Language Lessons!

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Okay folks. I've taken it upon myself to make lessons. Here is lesson one. Get your learning caps on!
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Okay welcome to the first language lesson of Narayan Language. Observe the following conversation:

Alani sia. Alani sia! Tor t'dae? M'ala. Po ta? M'ala, devoa. Neani. Neani.

Okay now you're going to learn these basic words and phrases!

'Alani' is a large part of Narayan culture. It's an afflicted love. It is a goodness, a wonderful feeling, a sense of all being connected (like lattice woven together). It's such a strong bond. In short, it means "good".

'Sia' is "day".

Alani sia, then, is "good day". Basically the generic form of greeting.
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Tor is "how".

The next part comes in two parts- the 't' is a shortened form of 'ta'. The 'ta' means "to you". When placed with other verbs, it changes to just 't'. The meaning isn't lost; simply the sound is shortened.

Dae is basically "it goes".

The whole thing is "How to you it goes?" or rather "How does it go for you" or "how are you?"
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M' is "to me". Just like 't' comes from 'ta', 'm' comes from 'ma'. Same thing, only instead of "to you", it's "to me".

Ala, if you could guess, comes from "alani". It's not as powerful as Alani, but is suitable for daily conversation. This works as "fine".
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Po is the generic word for "and". Ta you already know. Po ta? - and you?

'Devoa' is Thanks. It's the general word for gratitude.

'Neani' is a word of parting- "goodbye".
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Listen to the conversation again:

Alani sia. Alani sia! Tor t'dae? M'ala. Po ta? M'ala, devoa. Neani. Neani.

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Your level 1 word list is:

Alani sia.
Tor t'dae?
M'ala.
Po ta?
Devoa.
Neani.

Neani!

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Hello again and welcome to lesson 2!

We have a new conversation today. Listen well!

Alani sia. Alani sia. Ami Dena ia. Po ati? Ami Talis ia. Tor zhwesia t'dae, Talis? M'ala. Devoa. Po ta? M'ala, devoa. Di ati narayani ia? Dei. Ami narayani ia. Po ati? Aoe. Ami zo narayani ia . Ami doyamani ia.

Listen to the conversation again.
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Let's go through the conversation-

'Alani sia' you already know, right? If not, review the first lesson.

'Ami' is a new word. It means "I". It's the subject of the sentence.

'Ia' is a very useful verb. To be. Narayan language doesn't use conjugation from person to person, so don't worry. This works as "am", "is", or "are" in the present tense. The thing to note here is that the verb goes to the end of the statement.

Dena is just a name. Her name is Dena. Therefor, the 'Ami Dena i-a' means "I am Dena."
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Next is the 'Po ati'. 'Po', as you already know, means 'and'. Ati is 'you'. This varies from the first "po ta" because the 'ta' means 'to you'.

'ati' is the subject version of "you" and 'ta' is the object version of "you". Be careful not to mix up "po ta" and "po ati". It's a matter of context really.
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Talis then introduces himself.

'Tor' and 't'dae' you already know.

'Zhwe' means "this" and 'sia' is of course "day". Zhwesia is then "this day" or "today".

The time expression ('today') comes after the subject. This is true for all time expressions.
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Next up is a simple question. 'Di ati narayani ia?'

The 'Di' at the beginning is a useful marker. It marks the rest of the sentence as a yes/no question.

The rest is then "ati" - you, "ia" - are,

And narayani is probably easy for everyone here - narayan. As in, a narayan person.

This translates as "Are you a narayan person?"

Again, notice how the verb is at the end of the question.
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The answer is "Dei. Ami narayani ia."

"Dei" is "yes". The affirmative to a yes/no question.

Yes, I am a narayan person.

Notice again how "po ati" is used correctly here - And (are) you (a narayan person)?
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Dena answers with "Aoe, ami zo Narayani ia."

'Aoe' is the negative form. Thus "no". And then she concludes with the negative sentence.

It has "zo" in it. "Ami zo narayani ia ." The 'zo' means "not", and it occurs immediately after the subject.

The last word is "doyamani". 'Do' is a root word for "other" and 'yam' is "age". 'ani' is the suffix to mean "person/thing of this location". The whole thing means "other world person" or "someone who is not from Narayan".

Let's face it - if you're not a narayan person, then Ati doyamani ia.
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Listen to the conversation once more:

Alani sia. Alani sia. Ami Dena ia. Po ati? Ami Talis ia. Tor zhwesia t'dae, Talis? M'ala. Devoa. Po ta? M'ala, devoa. Di ati narayani ia? Dei. Ami narayani ia. Po ati? Aoe. Ami zo narayani ia . Ami doyamani ia.

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You vocab list for lesson 2 is:

Ami
Ati

Dei
Aoe

Zhwe

Narayani
Doyamani

Zo

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Sorry to have to do this, but I must question your vocabulary. I was under the impression that ami is your, and ta is to be, as in the song (which though is poetry, must still have the same vocab and the same construction) we have ami pariel as your peril and t'dee (shortened ta dee) as is life. Also, it makes better sense for yan to be Age, since then we have Naray being where Saveedro was raised, and Narayan, from Naray + yan, being Narayan Age, or the Age of Narayan.

Objection ended.

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Welcome back! Time for lesson 3. Today we dive into the world of verbs. You got the format down, so sit back, open your ears, and get ready for another conversation.

Alasia! Mozu ati hisanin? Ami legonu hisa. Di ati kitria kami? Dei. Ami felun ia. Tor ati felun ia? Ami pato felun ia. Vani dae kami, nioa? Dei, ala. Vani dae.

Now I know there were a lot of new words in there. I hope you were able to guess contextual things that followed the basic sentence structures you've already learned. Also, I'm sure the "ati"'s and the "ami"'s stuck out, as well as the "die"'s and "ia"'s. If so, you're well on your way to learning this language. If not, be sure to review.

Let's dissect this new one.
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'Alasia' means, if you can guess by context, alani sia. This is a more informal version of the phrase. Instead of "hello" this is more like "hey" or "hi".

'Mozu' is "what". 'Ati' you already know. 'Hisanin' means "doing". So this is "What you doing?" or "What are you doing?"

She replies with 'Ami legonu hisa'. 'Ami' you know. 'Legonu' means "nothing". 'Hisa' is "doing". Now, there is a little difference between "hisa" and "hisanin". Let's learn the difference now.

There are two tenses you will learn in this lesson - the present/near-future, and then the present continuous. The first is a general sense of something, and can be used for the near future. "I'm going to the movies today." Would be fine with the first tense. Generally, present tense verbs end in -a.

The second tense is more like "right this moment, or in this is particular moment". When talking about right now, this one is used for emphasis, but either tense would be possible. Generally, the present continuous verbs end in -nin.

So he says "what are you doing (right now)?" and she replies "I'm doing nothing."
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He then asks her a yes/no question- 'Di ati kitria kami?'
The first part is about the same as "do you". "Kitria" is the present tense of the verb "to want". Notice how the present verbs have the -a ending.

Kami ends in -i, and this marks it to be an infinitive verb. Infinitives are the "to" version of the verb, like "to go". 'Kami' means "to eat." This can be changed to present as 'kama' and to continuous as 'kamnin'.

So he asks her "Do you want to eat?"
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She replies with 'Dei.' You know that one

'Ami felun ia.' 'Felun' means "hungry". You know the rest.

'Tor' means "how" just like in 'Tor t'dae?' You can think of it as "how" but it's more similar to "in what way"

You know the other three words. This translates literally as "In what way are you hungry?" but simply as "how hungry are you?"
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She says 'Ami pato felun ia.' 'Pato', if you can guess from context, means "very".

He suggests 'Vani dae kami, nioa?'
'Vani' means "we".
'dae' means "go" in the present tense. Notice that, though present tense, this one does NOT end in -a. This is an irregular conjugation.

'Vani dae' is "we go" and can be used as a suggestion - "let's go".

'Kami' you know by now. And 'nioa' is a question word that asks for agreement, like "okay?"

So he says "let's go eat, okay?"

She responds. You should be good with all this.

Let's hear that conversation one more time.
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Alasia! Mozu ati hisanin? Ami legonu hisa. Di ati kitria kami? Dei. Ami felun ia. Tor ati felun ia? Ami pato felun ia. Vani dae kami, nioa? Dei, ala. Vani dae.

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Your lesson 3 vocab list is:
Alasia
Mozu
Legonu
Pato
Felun
Nioa
Vani

And here is a short verb list of the verbs you know so far, with their proper endings.

Infinitive	Present	Continuous
Dayai	Dae	Danin
Hisi	Hisa	Hisanin
Kami	Kama	Kamanin
Kitriyi	Kitria	Kitrinin
Iyai	Ia	Ianin

Be sure to memorize these.

[dlordoftime]

Could you please explain for me the usage of a 'y' after an 'i' or an 'a', so, when it is used and when it is dropped?