Shalean
The official language of Shalehal Theocracy. Shalean is soft and breathy, with few hard consonantsHere 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 his hat holding stood and the wind to his wet face turned
..and he stood holding his hat and turned his wet face to the wind.
Givzen order
..and he his hat holding stood and the wind to his wet face turned
Vocabulary
node
/ˈnode/:figure, celebrity
lonlo
/ˈlonlo/:shine, glow, radiate
fahlah
/ˈfahlah/:text, prose
af
/af/:like, love, enjoy
lalee
/laˈlee/:foreigner
Counting
Shalean has a base-10 number system.| 1 | fed |
| 2 | fen |
| 3 | lef |
| 4 | a |
| 5 | los |
| 6 | fenda |
| 7 | fan |
| 8 | lonmonlam |
| 9 | oh |
| 10 | lose |
| 100 | lech |
| 1000 | fedfon |
Tenses
| Nouns | |
|---|---|
| Nominative | No affix
haf /haf/ dog (doing the verb) |
| Accusative | Suffix -od
hafod /ˈhafod/ (verb done to) the/a dog |
| Genitive | If ends with vowel: Suffix -l
Else: Suffix -el hafel /ˈhafel/ dogʼs |
Sentence Structure
Main word order: Subject (Prepositional phrase) Object Verb. “Mary opened the door with a key” turns into Mary with a key the door opened.
Adjective order: Adjectives are positioned before the noun.
Adposition: postpositions
Adjective order: Adjectives are positioned before the noun.
Adposition: postpositions
Common Female Names
Helene, Dalea, Sanna, Ceala
Common Male Names
Denell, Noloan, Lahade, Eddo
Common Unisex Names
Lolo, Felne, Sacha, Caden
Common Family Names
Delolenne, Hafah, Solahnan, Shenn