Hirgenkál

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## Pronouns

I, my = ína, ínan

You, your = téna, ténan

He/She/It = sai, sain

We, our = ídja, ídjin

You, your = téja, téjin

They, their = sája, sájin

This =

That =

These =

Those =

Who =

What =

Which =

Someone =

Everyone =

Father = Véda

Sister = Néla

Brother = Ána

Grandmother = Ketwéna

Grandfather = Ketvéda

Aunt = Wennéla, Veddéla

Uncle = Veddána, Wennána

Hinne (hinja) = nose?

Hír (hídja) = shore

Hirge (hírgja) = home (lit. "the shore that lasts")

Mied (mieja) = hand

Nír (nídja) = niemi

Sír (sídja) = bay

Gerúd (gerúdja) = fire/tulipalo (lit. "a lasting fire")

-ja

-dje

-dai, -ttai, -nnai

-n

e/ke, é/ké, kettai = be

miela, midde, mittai = get

sá, sadje, sárai = have

Anrúd, anrúdje, (ke) anrúdai = to make a fire / sytyttää

Gér, gedje, (e) gérai = last/kestää

## Exclamations

Há ke = So it is.

Ke há? = is it so?

## Examples

Hirgenrúd = hearthfire

* Hirgen = hirge + n = home's
* Hirge = hír + ge = shore + lasting
* rúd = fire

Hírai = Shores

* Hír + ai = shore + personification

Hiltrúd = forgefire

* hilt = forge
* rúd = fire

Angerúdin Sír = Burner's Bay

* Sír = bay
* Angerúdi = angerúd + i = burner
* Angerúd = an + ge + rúd = do + -- + fire = burn
* Anrúd = an + rúd = do + fire = to make a fire

Miejai = Hands

* Miejai = mieja + i = hands + personification
* Mieja = hands
* Mied = hand

I am a mother = Ína ke wéna

You burned a home = Téna angerudje hirge

She has started a fire = Sai ke anje rúd

You are my mother = Téna ke ínan wéna

The bay has been ours = Sír kettai ídan

I was a grandmother = Ína ke ketwéna

The hand is your uncle's = Mied e ténan veddánan

## Päätteet

-n = omistus (-n)

-i = personifikaatio (-kko)

-ja = monikko (-t)

-ir = diminutiivi (-nen)

Ends in a vowel (-n):

* Hirge = hirgen
* Hinne = hinnen
* Hírai = Hírain

Ends in a consonant (double consonant + last vowel + -n):

* Mied = miedden

* Anwen = Anwennen
* Hilt = Hilttin

Ends in R (last vowel + -n, -an):

* Fyr = fýran

Ends in a consonant, last vowel is lengthened (last vowel + -n)

* Rúd = Rúdan
* Sír = sírin
* Hír = hírin

Ends in a consonant and last vowel is U, Y (-an):

* Wyn = Wynnan
* Fyr = fýran

* Anwen = Anwenja = Anwenjin
* Hinnir = hinnidja = hinnidjin

Also -ádja turns into (-adjin):

* Syrah = Syrahádja = Syrahadjin

## Monikko

Usually (-ja):

* Anwen = Anwenja
* Wyn = Wynja
* Hilt = hiltja

Ends in E, D (remove last letter, -ja):

* Mied - mieja
* Hirge = hírgja

Ends in R (-dja):

* Sír = sídja
* Hinnir = hinnidja
* Hír = hídja
* Fyr = Fýdja

Ends in L (-aja):

* Mídel = Midelája

Lengthened vowel that isn't the first letter, doesn't end in -gja, -dja (un-lengthen vowel + -ája):

* Mídel = Midelája

G or H is the last consonant (lengthen the last vowel):

* Hirge = hírgja
* Ange = ángja

R is the last consonant, not counting D, H (-dja):

* Rúd = Rúdja
* Ira = Iradja
* (Maladian name) Mieriha = Mierihádja

Ends in NNE (remove NE, -ja):

* Hinne = hinja

* Wynne = Wynja

### Foreign words

Ends in JA (lengthen A, -dja):

* (Hurian name) Serja = Serjádja

Ends in H, TT (-ádja):

* (Maladian name) Syrah = Syrahádja
* (Doglands name) Ir-Ash = Ir-Ashádja

Ends in R + consonant:

### Monikon omistusmuoto

Always (-jin):

* Anwen = Anwenja = Anwenjin
* Mied = mieja = miejin
* Sír = sídja = sídjin
* Hirge = hírgja = hírgjin
* Rúd = rúdja = rúdjin
* Wynn = Wynja = Wynjin

Also -ádja turns into (-adjin):

* (Hurian name) Serja = Serjádja = Serjadjin
* (Maladian name) Syrah = Syrahádja = Syrahadjin
* (Doglands name) Ir-Ash = Ir-Ashádja = Ir-Ashadjin