koro · ohendle

state language of Öhendle · root system ~320 words · ohendle dialect
📜 main rules (10)
  • stress always on the first syllable
  • no articles, definiteness indicated by word order / context
  • no conjugation: -yn (present continuous), -ar (past), -us (future / optative)
  • postpositions instead of prepositions (as tacat dsomu lhël – I stand in the room)
  • adjective always follows the noun (nira korø – blue butterfly)
  • negation ne placed before the verb (asn ne abin – I don't see)
  • question particle vu (at the beginning or end)
  • compound words by merging roots: långa + nira = långanira
  • long / nasal vowels (ã, ø, ü, ë) change meaning
  • uvular ř – French r
⏱️ tense and person suffixes
-yn – present continuous (doing now)
-ar – past (did)
-us – future / optative (will do / would like)
-a – 1st person singular (I)
-ëlh – 3rd person singular (he/she/it)
-es – 3rd person plural (they)
📍 postpositions / cases
-as – genitive (of whom? of what?)
-o – directive (where to?)
-nu – ablative (from where?)
lhël – inside, in
ne – negation (before verb)
example: tacat lhël – inside the room
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