Ancient Soleran - Language

The language of the Ancient Solerans is the subject of great study in the modern age of Soleras. In fact, many modern languages find roots in this ancient tongue.

The following page is constantly in progress, and it is by no means a comprehensive guide to the language.

## History

For eons, this language was spoken by the Ancient Solerans and their contemporaries. As the Ancients began to die out and the Settlers from Afar came to Soleras, the newfolk began adapting their own tongues with that of their new home.

## Grammar

The following rules for grammar have been pieced together from readings from ages past. As such, there are exceptions to these rules.

### Subjects

Subjects are typically one of the latter parts of a sentence (often following the verb). They come packaged with a "Subject Article" (Prepositions), a list of which can be found here. There subject articles are placed between the verb (and any post-verb articles) and the subject(s).

 To

#### Multiple Subjects

In order to list subjects, use the article *Wyst* (Name *Wyst* Name2). In the case that different subject articles need to be used for different subjects, these subject articles follow *Wyst*.

### Noun Descriptors

Descriptors have two major components: the subject and the adjective(s). They are formed differently depending on if there is more than one adjective being employed.

See the table below for adjective fragments for certain nouns. If the "fragments" cell is empty, the fragment is the entire noun.

#### Single Adjective Case

When describing a noun with only one adjective, use this formula:

NOUN + ADJECTIVE\_FRAGMENT

Example 1: "The Green Sand" = "Sundravon" (Sundra + von)

Example 2: "The Deadly Frost" (10th month) = "Firzdaep" (Firz + daep)

#### Multiple Adjectives Case

If there are multiple adjectives to be used, a list is created using the limiter article *Nae*. The adjectives are still kept after the noun they describe, and the ordering of the adjectives is arbitrary. Use this formula:

NOUN + ADJECTIVE\_FRAGMENT \_SPACE\_ NAE \_SPACE\_ ADJECTIVE\_FRAGMENT\_2

Example 1: "The White, Shadowy Tower" = "Torvide nae umb"

Example 2: "The Day is rainy, sunny

#### Nested Adjectives (Adjective Nouns)

Perhaps your desired noun is described by a noun-with-descriptors. For this, we use the article *Dun*.

Example 1: "The Mountain of Green Flowers" = "Mon dun florvon"

### Tenses

There are several tenses within Ancient Soleran that have been identified, yet each is easy to utilize and to grasp. This table shows the various tenses and their purposes.

"Are"
 Past
 Future
"Going to"

To utilize a tense, one adds the Tense Modifier before the verb, or to the beginning of the clause.

### Verbs

Rather than in the case of some modern languages, verbs in Ancient Soleran do not have declensions, nor do they have conjugations. Rather, all verbs have one form (often from the root of the noun), and the listener is informed of the tense from the tense modifier (and the subject by listening for the preposition, which is followed by the subject(s)).

In general, verbs form two groups: vowel verbs and consonant verbs.

#### Verb Forms

##### Vowel Verbs

These verbs' noun forms end in a vowel (or sequence of vowels). To convert these nouns to their respective verbs, add the postfix "-ri".

##### Consonant Verbs

These verbs' noun forms end in a consonant (or a silent vowel). To convert these nouns to their respective verbs, add the postfix "-irde".

##### Exceptions

There exist some exceptions, but lists of these are hard to find. They will be denoted in the vocabulary list below.

#### Gerunds

To say that something *was doing* something or that you *are doing* something, add the ongoing article: *Mae* after the verb.

### Negatives

To denote a negative, utilize the negative article: Ave. This article is placed before the verb.

## Vocabulary

### Articles

OR
 Dun
 Mae
 Ave

### Adjectives

 Vide
 Aep
 Firz

## Historical Cases

In some cases, names of events have been recorded.

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