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Listed below is what I've compiled on the language of Tedas, or Miva, in a concise form. Each area can also be viewed separately on the side. For the alphabet/pronunciation click on "Miva Alphabet" to the side.
NEW (2/2014) Go to http://lingojam.com/OnlineMivaTranslator for direct translations of English to Miva.
ADJECTIVES
-ive equals -yab
Ror- hot
Bek- warm
Bel- cold
Frok- tall
Wial- short
Traj- nice
Pij- bad
Yol- good
Ret- so so
Buf- very
Ud- rough
Sid- smooth
Qwal- thin
Taol- big, large
Kil- medium, average
Tesol- soft
Fes- hard, durable
Jafed- hard, difficult
Kregod- easy
Qwidat- fluid
Ashalat- bright
Iqwal- dark
NOUNS
Most nouns have a gender characterstic assigned, masculine nouns end in “a, p, m” and feminine nouns end in “e, o, l, ”, combined gender end in “n”, either ends in “u”, and undetermined in a consonant.
To make a noun plural add "i" (pronounced ee) if ending in a consonant. If ending in a vowel sound, bi (bee).
Jen any person
Jene female/girl/woman
Jena male/boy/man
Jun group (people only)
Ene mrs.
Ena mr.
Jenu child
Jenil death
Jenol life
En spirit
Tom city, town, house, home
Kem water (any non-moving body)
Kep water (river, stream)
Kom rain
Teta earth, dirt
Kam fire, flames
Teto wind, air
Ellom beast
Lom bird
Fmo day
Fom night
ARTICLES
Anak the (fem.)
Anat the (masc.)
Anas the (neutral)
PRONOUNS
Often not used because of conjugation process.
Informal
Je/ja I*
Sho you
Se/sa she, her/he, him
Formal
Used when speaking to someone of higher status/age
Jes/jas I
Hot you
Neutral
Dap we
Dar they/them
Daf it**
*ja used most however je can be used to designate gender (je female, ja male)
**must be used after third person conjugation of a verb
VERBS
Sith run
Aboth walk
Magoth swim
Yaoth talk
Kratith yell
Woth do
Fith eat (in general)
Fuyith eat breakfast
Fosith eat lunch
Fadith eat dinner
Doloth sleep
Bugith find
Koth get
Jontith go
Loth be
Gith be able
Yakoth be called
Lapoth become
Poth come
Jith can
Mith cook
Nagith dance
Taqwoth want
Foroth write
Jenith die, kill
Jenoth live, give life, to birth, be born
Tomoth to settle, live in/on
Fomoth to darken, become dark
Fmoth to lighten, become light
Lomith to fly
Kamith to burn, ignite, burn
Tetaoth to dig
Kemith to drink
Komith to rain
VERBS-Conjugation
NOTE: This is the ancient/older form of verb conjugation.
Verbs endings align with the following pronouns in this chart:
I (ja) We (dap)
You (sho) You all (sho)
He/she/it (sa/se/daf) They (dar)
Present tense
Endings for -oth verbs
-oan -ojo
-oa -oja
-o -oha
Example:
Moth-
Moan Mojo
Moa Moje
Mo Moha
Endings for -ith verbs
-ian -ijo
-ia -ija
-I -iha
Example:
Gith-
Gian Gijo
Gia Gije
Gi Giha
Past Tense
Endings for -oth verbs
-ob -od
-owa -oja
-osh -os
Example:
Loth-
Lob Lod
Lowa Loja
Losh Los
Endings for -ith verbs
-ib -id
-iwa -iwo
-ish -is
Example:
Gith-
Gib Gid
Giwa Giwo
Gish Gis
Future Tense
Take the past tense and then add:
-ak if it is in the near future (next few days)
-ap is it is far in the future (after a few days)
-af if it is in the future but no determined/expected time
Gerunds
Take the infinitive then add:
-ej -ed
-et -eb
-eg -em
Subjunctive, Uncertainty, Could/Would
Endings for -oth verbs
-oko -oho
-oto -olo
-opo -omo
Endings for -ith verbs
-iko -iho
-ito -ilo
-ipo -imo
VERBS-Conjugation
NOTE: This is the modern form of verb conjugation.
Subject before verb and remove the infinitive ending.
Bob cooks the meat.
Bob mi anat ellom.
For implied, previously specified subject, modern conjugation is used, i.e. the pronoun is used as the verb ending.
Verb ending is always used for informal. Verb prefix is used for formal in certain regions/generations (not common).
I cook the meat.
Mija/Mije anat ellom. Jasmi/Jesmi anat ellom
I cook it.
Mija/Mije da. Jasmi/Jesmi da