Givzen
The official language of Givziean Empire. Here are some samples of the structure and sound of the language.
Syntax
English order
..and he stood holding his hat and turned his wet face to the wind.
Givzen order
..and he stood his hat holding and his wet face turned the wind to.
..and he stood holding his hat and turned his wet face to the wind.
Givzen order
..and he stood his hat holding and his wet face turned the wind to.
Vocabulary
aybuh
/ˈæjbʌ/: danger, trouble, threat
gor
/gɑɹ/:have, take, receive, arrest, capture, catch, seize, accept, remove, take out, deprive, take away, get, include, earn, acquire, reap
thugozh
/ˈθuːgɑʒ/: armory
wiz
/wiːz/:suggest, hint, remind, indicate, express
suhp
/sʌp/:catch, arrest
Counting
Givzen has a base-10 number system.| 1 | jdù |
| 2 | tro |
| 3 | shmo |
| 4 | jdaw |
| 5 | vi |
| 6 | nyi |
| 7 | sya |
| 8 | vno |
| 9 | se |
| 10 | swî |
| 11 | u |
| 12 | dva |
| 13 | su |
| 14 | sho |
| 15 | bo |
| 16 | gorgheda |
| 17 | zne |
| 18 | paw |
| 19 | kɔî |
| 20 | paù |
| 100 | soùplùshsɔî |
| 1000 | kugya |
Tenses
| Nouns | |
|---|---|
| Nominative | No affix
vev /vɛv/ dog (doing the verb) |
| Accusative | If ends with vowel: Suffix -nzɑ
Else: Suffix -ænzɑ vevanzo /vɛvænˈzɑ/ (verb done to) dog |
| Genitive | Suffix -aɪ̯
vevaî /vɛˈvaɪ̯/ dogʼs |
Sentence Structure
Main word order: Subject Object Verb (Prepositional phrase). “Mary opened the door with a key” turns into Mary the door opened with a key.
Adjective order: Adjectives are positioned before the noun.
Adposition: postpositions
Adjective order: Adjectives are positioned before the noun.
Adposition: postpositions
Common Female Names
Aylin, Azra, Miray, Zehra
Common Male Names
Emir, Kaan, Emre, Yasian
Common Unisex Names
Sathu, Midaw, Kilez, Yeija
Common Family Names
Pulat, Erzoy, Demirci, Kartal