< Láadan
Introductions
Add your own Speech Act morpheme and Evidence morpheme as you see fit. Generally for a statement, you should use *Bíi*, but this can be left off as well. It's also a good rule to use an evidence morpheme, but once you've said it once you don't need to repeat it.
| Láadan | English | Literal |
|---|---|---|
| Didebedihá le. | I am a beginner. | I'm an early-learner. |
| Bodibodá le. | I am a programmer. | |
| Bedi le Láadan áabede. | I learn Láadan from a book. | |
| Bíi zha letho X wa. | My name is X. | Name I-possess-by-other X.[1] |
Common words/phrases
| Láadan | English | Literal |
|---|---|---|
| Em | Yes | |
| Ra | No | |
| Lu | Please | |
| Áala | Thank you | |
| Oho | You're welcome | |
| Wil sha | Hello | Let there be harmony |
| Báa tháa ne? | How are you? | Are you good? |
| Aril | Goodbye | Literally, "Later" |
| Hoda | Excuse me. | Indicate that you regret something you are obliged to do (like interrupt somebody). |
| En le. | I understand. | |
| En ra le. | I don't understand. | |
| An ra le. | I don't know (a person) | |
| Lothel ra le. | I don't know (a topic) |
What are you doing?
| Láadan | English | Literal |
|---|---|---|
| Báa shub le bebáath? | What are you doing? | You're doing what-thing? |
| Ril hal le. | I am working right now. | |
| Amedara be. | They (singular) dances. | She dances. (No specific time) |
| Eril yod le. | I ate earlier. | |
| Aril rúu le. | I am going to lie down later. | |
| Báa eril om ne? | Did you teach? | |
| Eril yod le baleth. | I ate bread. | |
| Eril di be Láadan. | She spoke Láadan. | |
| Aril sháad le wehedi. | I will go to the market. | |
| Eril ban le thuzheth bedi. | I gave the cake to her. | |
| Eril bedi le Láadaneth áabede. | I learned Láadan from a book. | |
| Báa eril láad ne déelath oyinan? | Did you see the garden? | Did you perceive the garden with your eyes? |
What is it?
| Láadan | English | Literal |
|---|---|---|
| Bíi áya be wa. | She is beautiful. | |
| Bíi le with wa. | I am a woman. | |
| Bíi le withid wa. | I am a man. | |
| Bíi le eduthá wa. | I am an engineer. | |
| Bíi yide holanemid wi. | The wolf is hungry. | It is obvious to everyone, that the wolf is hungry. |
What do you want?
| Láadan | English | Literal | Breakdown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Néde le mahinath. | I want the flower. | want I flower-object. | |
| Néde wéedan le. | I want to read. | want to-read I. | |
| Ban shinehal thenath ledi. | I like the computer. | Computer gives me joy. | to-give computer joy-object me-destination. |
What do you perceive?
| Láadan | English | Literal |
|---|---|---|
| Bíi láad le neth oyinan wa. | I see you. | I perceive you with my eyes. |
| Bíi láad le neth oyunan wa. | I hear you. | I perceive you with my ears. |
| Bíi láad le neth omanan wa. | I feel you. | I perceive you with my hands. |
| Bíi láad le hisheth oyanan wa. | I feel snow. | I perceive snow with my skin. |
| Bíi eril loláad with lasheth wá. | The woman felt indifference. |
Who, what, when, where, why?
Be = 3rd person singular + báa = "what" or "who", etc. - the interrogative.
| Láadan | English | Vocab words |
|---|---|---|
| Báa bebáa hi? | What is that? What is this? | hi = that/this |
| Báa yod ne bebáath? | What are you eating? | yod = to eat, -th = Object marker |
| Báa sháad ne bebáadi? | Where are you going to? | -di = Goal marker |
| Báa hal ne bebáaden? | Who do you work with? | -den = Association marker |
| Báa lalom ne bebáawáan? | Why are you singing? | -wáan = Reason-cause marker |
| Báa den ne leth bebáanal? | How can you help me? | -nal = manner marker |
Subjects and objects
| Láadan | English | Vocab words |
|---|---|---|
| thi le doyuth | I have an apple. | thi = to have, le = I, doyu = apple, -th = object marker |
| thi ra le utheth | I don't have a brain. | thi = to have, ra = not, le = I, uth = brain, -th = object marker |
| il le neth | I see you. | il = to see, le = I, ne = you, -th = object marker |
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