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Atiri als Nílíth: The Language of Atiriníl
Atiriníl is a highly analytic and mostly isolating language devoid of inflectional affixes, with a front heavy stress-accent. It is isolating except for its pronouns which are developing a rudimentary case system, and a possessive clitic. It is SOV and consistently head final. It utilizes a symmetric clause framing structure. Chronological timeline markers anchor the absolute… Continue reading
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The Game of Hínaríkoto
The game of Hínaríkoto is a favorite to the lands of Alcrést and has swept across the continent as a pastime of merchants and mercenaries alike. Hínaríkoto literally means “crystal tiles” and is a battle style tabletop game played with tiles – koto – that are ornate in design. Continue reading
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The Withered Flower: A Laénaran Love Story
This poem is written in both English and Laénara, including the final Aítanagarí script. It is a simple poem of life and death, but like everything in Laénara, the íra, the true words within hide the truth. Continue reading
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The Definitive Grammar Guide to Laénara
Laénara is an agglutinative, head-final language with a rigid SOV (Subject-Object-Verb) word order. Its sound is defined by a rule-based pitch accent system, and its grammar contains several unique features that reflect the culture of its speakers. It is a numeral classifier language, in base-60. Continue reading
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The Shiïrífa Epistolary I
These correspondences were written to the Shiïrífa faithful of Manarína and subsequently Ílorísía during the collapse of the former. It establishes operating procedure, expectations and responsibility and serves as a foundational exposition into the inner workings of the religion. Continue reading
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The Bastet in the Words of the Fire: the Testament of the Sekh
This is a primary source on the Bastet, the oral traditions of the Sekh of the desert written by the 11th Fourth Witch in her autobiography on her travels to the Séwaragí, 423 years ago. Continue reading
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Laénaran Grammar: Verb Theory
This series is a deep dive into specific elements of Laénara’s grammar, focusing on specific topics in an easy to understand way. This article focuses on the massive topic of verbs and their many forms. Continue reading
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Laénaran Grammar: The ‘ka’ and ‘té’ Particles
This series is a deep dive into specific elements of Laénara’s grammar, focusing on specific topics in an easy to understand way. Continue reading