Bess
The official language of Imamah of Bes. Here are some samples of the structure and sound of the languague.
Syntax
English order
..and he stood holding his hat and turned his wet face to the wind.
Bess order
..and stood he holding hat his and turned his face wet to the wind
..and he stood holding his hat and turned his wet face to the wind.
Bess order
..and stood he holding hat his and turned his face wet to the wind
Vocabulary
riqu
/riˈqu/:help, assist, amend, cater
tabare
/taˈbare/:science
thugozh
/ˈθuːgɑʒ/: armory
temahu
/teˈmahu/:blood
kiberu
/kiˈberu/:skilled
Counting
Bess has a base-10 number system.| 1 | ka |
| 2 | qu |
| 3 | ti |
| 4 | u |
| 5 | me |
| 6 | hi |
| 7 | mo |
| 8 | teba |
| 9 | te |
| 10 | komu |
| 100 | beke |
| 1000 | qili |
Tenses
| Nouns | |
|---|---|
| Nominative | No affix
huhi /huˈhi/ dog (doing the verb) |
| Accusative | Prefix ta-
tahuhi /taˈhuhi/ (verb done to) the/a dog |
| Genitive | Prefix hi-
hihuhi /hiˈhuhi/ dogʼs |
Sentence Structure
Main word order: Verb Subject Object (Prepositional phrase). “Mary opened the door with a key” turns into Opened Mary the door with a key.
Adjective order: Adjectives are positioned after the noun.
Adposition: prepositions
Adjective order: Adjectives are positioned after the noun.
Adposition: prepositions
Common Female Names
Kalla, Hesta, Sebbi, Lola
Common Male Names
Marqas, Iousur, Roqeleb, Qabal
Common Unisex Names
Bibbi, Sulili, Massar, Hara
Common Family Names
Memeloqa, Strahlaso, Besene, Qoluste