The Old Tongue
Writing System
It’s written on the line going down. When you run out of space you move to the next line on the left. To tell where to start you write a diamond shape at the top, and when you are completed with it, you draw a triangle shape to show you are done. To show a space between words you add a dot. Often it will be carved on the side of a rock or tree. Capital letters are always at the start and end of a sentence. It marks the beginning and the end.
Syntax
Word Order:
The Old Tongue follows a Subject-Object-Verb (SOV) word order. This means that the subject of the sentence typically comes first, followed by the object, and then the verb.
Noun Phrases:
Nouns in the Old Tongue can be modified by adjectives or other elements to form noun phrases. Adjectives generally precede the noun they modify. For example:
"Çhō pō'ínōye Redan" (I eat a red apple)
"Te'őtitw pō'ínōye Vengaran" (He eats a big apple)
Verb Phrases:
Verbs in the Old Tongue can be conjugated to express tense, aspect, mood, and person. The verb generally appears at the end of the sentence. Here's an example of a verb phrase in the present tense:
"Çhō Sira" (I will go)
Questions:
To form a question in the Old Tongue, you can use intonation or add question words such as "who," "what," "where," "when," "why," or "how." The word order remains the same, with the subject preceding the object and verb. For example:
"E Çhō pō'ínōye Gepwtan?" (Do I eat an apple?)
"Te'őtitw Sira?" (Will he go?)
Negation:
To form negative sentences, you can add a negative particle such as "not" or "no" before the verb. For example:
"Çhō enō pō'ínōye Gepwdan" (I do not eat an apple)
"Te'őtitw enō Sira" (He will not go)
Vocabulary
Çhō - I,
Te'őtitw - He,
Enō - Do not,
E - Do/Should
Gepwdan - To eat,
Sira - To go,
Pō'ínōye - Apple,
Vengaran - Big,
Redan - Red,
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