Noun-following particles are separated from that noun with an apostrophe, i.e. na’a.
Word order - SOV (not concrete) | noun-particle | adjective-noun | possessor-possessee | adverbs can be placed virtually anywhere in a sentence with few exceptions Subject may be omitted if already clear or to make voice passive. -eg. Ba a se o na i nare. Daman fer o na i nare. - I give it to you. [I] give you beautiful peace. -OR Se o na i nare. Daman fer o na i nare. - You are given it. You are given beautiful peace.
There is no grammatical tense. Instead, adverbs are used. Other times, tense is unspecified and should be guessed through context. -eg. Sar ba a se o na i nare. - I gave it to you. (I give it to you before.)
Nordsang has no copula. Instead, usually an adjective-noun-“gare” or noun, noun, “’a gare” format is used.
All verbs are ambitransitive if you can make it work.
Verbs can be made infinitive by simply applying a noun particle.
Other important grammatical devices -ne - possessive suffix (added to possessor) [POSS] eg. Sirne ven - The person’s bow -ro - negatizing suffix (usually only applicable to verbs), replaces ending e or re [NEG] eg. Sange en sangro - Speak or speak not. -n/-en - plural suffix (changes to -en when following another n) [PL] -ni - collectivizing suffix (“entire,” “the entirety of,” or “all”) (only applicable to nouns) [COL] eg. Urinani i ibirsange. - To broadcast to all of Ulina. -ros - adjectivizing suffix (similar to English -esque, -al, -y) [ADJ] eg. Sirvros sir a gare. - A tree(-like) person exists. -mi - nounifying suffix (similar to English -ship or -ness) [NOUN]
Honorifics - Honorifics come after the name they modify (as a suffix). -Sir - a common honorific used in formal situations, similar to Mr./Ms./Mx. in English or -san in Japanese. Can also be applied to pronouns to make them more polite, especially second person pronouns. -Sari - an honorific denoting respect or status. Can also be applied to pronouns. -Kari - an honorific denoting disrespect or disgrace. -Ibirkari - an uncommon derogatory honorific denoting extreme distaste. -Soji - an honorific denoting endearment, somewhat like -chan in Japanese -Sorije - an honorific denoting filiety (used with parents)
Common phrases / idioms / metaphors / other stuff Feri dag’a na(n)’ko. / Feri sirgin’a na(n)’ko. - Good day / good night. A common semi-formal greeting. Fer’o na’i nare. - A common farewell, meaning something like “may peace be with you.” Se’mo kard kitinkar’a gare. - They are going through hard times. (Lit: To them there is a cold year.) Fise’me govade’a gare. - To swim is to die. This is used to warn somebody to be cautious (under any circumstance, not just swimming). na’o kjare - fuck you (a curse upon you) Se ka? - What is this? Se kjar ka? - What the hell? (Pretty much only Darhav says this. It isn’t standard.) Seni he. - That’s all. Sirvanni’o ganmene en gomre. - Every tree cut was planted. Used to express that somebody is very honorable and good. Nasam gis'o kard kitin'mo nare - To give a warm place in a cold time. Proverb used to express the traditional Nordne custom of unconditional hospitality. Na’i nare - You’re welcome Na’i mireni nare - You’re very welcome dogskir’o menare - Idiom similar to “give a shit” Tj - Onomatopoeia similiar to “tch” Siii… - Onomotopoeia for snoring, like “zzzz”
Notes: ALL NAMES are gender neutral. Surnames usually act more like titles. Actual surnames rarely exist, and are often other defining characteristics, like the town the person is from or one of their parents. Additionally, surnames are often interchangeable, and one person may have many. A person is usually addressed by their first name. Surnames are used more often to specify a specific person out of several with the same name (like John Peters, y’know, the farmer). For government-related documents, etc, every person is given an ID number at birth which is used. The first name is used, then the ID number, and a surname is optional and usually not used. People do not, of course, refer to each other by that number.
A list of names so I don’t forget them Jaren Mjani (town name) Jemi (town name) Jeram (founder of Sornsasam) Ariu Merej Darhav Goin Rina Viren Bej Hirasin Sokir Barin Oham Gehar Star Hen Sijot Rais (town name) Soren Tjo — A nickname Jaren gives Giorgio Virot Korov Osi Mirehi Nosoj (Town name) Kiri