Sihdalve Dictionary

Grammar

Sihdalve is a relatively easy language to learn, once you have the alphabet right. This is because the grammar structures are simple.

They don't have plurals, instead they say "some" or a number in front of a singular word.

They also don't write numbers the way they are said, they write the digits.

Suffixes will tell you if something is present- past- or future-tense, similar to "I am learnING" vs "I learnED." Here are all of their suffixes, an Ñ always ends them;

Our "-ed" is "-voksñ"

Our "is/am....-ing" is replaced by just "-laioñ" with no verb of being, as they only use those words for what they ARE rather than what they are DOING.

We have "will do/go/be..." but for their future tense, they stick "-subveñ" on the end.

These words, when the Ñ is removed, mean "in the past, presently, in the future."

Prefixes are used to present a new meaning, like "I was taken aback by..." Instead of saying "taken aback" they put a prefix to replace "taken" and now you have a word that means "to be taken by surprise." Prefixes also end with an Ñ.

Our "-er" meaning more, (to be happiER than someone is to be more happy, for example) is "Btwetñ-" which is pronounced "but-weitngk."

"Toñ-" means "to be caught" or "to be taken" like how we say "taken by surprise."

"Giasñ-" basically our suffix "-ment." "Giasñthred" means "abandonment." "Gias" itself means "state of being" basically, but it isn't used like "is/are," more like "What is the gias?" like "condition" pretty much.

"Bilaiñ-" is our suffix "-edly" or "-ily." "Bilai" itself means "to do something (like/in a...way)" so to say "happily" you would say "bilaiñblukat" which is "to do something in a happy way."

"Nañ-" is our prefix "a-" or "an-" meaning "not/without." This is the prefix that begins words like Atheist, Anarchy, Anonymous. Also used for "dis-" like in "disagreement," "in-/im-" like "injustice" and "impossible," and "un-" like "unfriendly."

"Yumañ-" is our suffix "-able" or "-ible." The word "yuma" by itself is used when a person is able to do something, while the prefix is used when something can be done.

They don't have genders for words like French does. Every word is neutral, but for people or animals they do say "he," "she," "they." They don't call animals it; being close to nature and all of its wonders such as animals, they refer to them properly. Being called "it" is very disrespectful, obviously unless an object is being referred to. An animal, once killed, is still referred to as "he/she" until they skin it and begin preparing its parts for use; that is when they start calling the PARTS "it," still not calling the animal "it."