Ensali Language - Speaking Salidad
Pronunciation
The pronunciation of these words is a bit different from the standard English word when it comes to vowels. The sound of the vowels and their combinations are below.
A – ŏ
E – ĕ
I – ē
O – ō
U – ū
AA – ā
II – ī
Ex: Sumbanwe is read sūm-bŏn-wĕ.
Ex: Shigana is read shē-gŏ-nŏ.
Ex: Vosoazanta is read Vō-sō-ŏ-zŏn-tŏ.
Language Rules
Sentence Structure: Ensali sentences are structured in a Subject-Verb-Predicate format.
Example: Sonshi (character - subject) lelonaen (possesses - verb) spet sum. (strong spirit - predicate).
Pluralization: -k or -ik (add k to the end of the word to pluralize the noun. If the noun ends in k, add -ik to noun.)
Verbs tenses: past (-ep); present (-en); future (-et);
State-of-being verbs: am, is, are (en); was, were (ep); will be (et);
Titles: Ensali put formal titles after the name. There are several titles depending on status.
Language Expansion
Adjectives are created from nouns by adding the suffix -de.
Verbs are created from nouns by adding the suffix -si.
Adverbs are created from adjectives by adding the suffix -ke.
Nouns are created from adjectives by adding the suffix -to.
Words to know
Sal - Adult Male
Sali - Adult Female
Salo - Male Child
Sala - Female Child
Salu - Teenage Male
Salui - Teenage Female
Salsan - Tribe
Gosa - Color
Butu - Black
Kura - Red
Lile - Orange
Mumo - Green
Pufo - White
Shu - Blue
Wuwi - Purple
Zupa - Yellow
Sum - Spirit
Oen - Soul
Lim - Body
Hev - Mind
Ken - Heart
Yagoyo - Embodiment
Shi - Emotion
Shigana - Religion of Emotion