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Dzarian is a conlang created by [[Ogel6000]] that was used on the civ server [[CraftLang]]. Neither the grammar nor the lexicon were inspired or based off of any real world language; Dzarian instead being a part of a conworld unique from Earth. The two biggest goals of Dzarian are precision, and completeness. Dzarian is mostly SOV.

== Imperatives ==

Imperatives are merely statements in future tense. They still require the four base words, and can include clauses as well. You may, however, use just the basic verb in future tense.

Oh enay ta tilekit: You will not sleep with her (Don't sleep with her.)

Oh ena e tiledit: You will kill me (Kill me.)

torranit!: Stop!

talrahit: Dont take [anything]. (notice the double verb declensions)

== Counting/Numbers ==

Dzarian is a base 10 counting system, like most of Earth.

0: ok

1: mu

2: ak

3: ni

4: or

5: do

6: er

7: su

8: an

9: ti

10: di

11: dimu

12: diak

20: akdi

21: akdimu

30: nidi

100: dort

101: dortmu

256: akdortdodier

1000: skort

10,000: mentar

100,000: drenahto

1m: etsolina

10m: korinmar

100m: ramak

1000m: ramalak

10b: tarala

100b: taralan

1000b: taralana

10t: ditaralana

beyond 10 trillion, you merely start adding 10, then 100, then 1000, and so on, in front of the number. (This happens infrequently in English too: "There could be a billion billion stars in our galaxy alone")

1/2: uk ak mu (literally: of two, one)

1/3: uk ni mu

2/5: uk do ak

.1: daltmu

.2: daltak

.01: daltokmu

.001: daltokokmu OR daltakokmu (lit: point two-zeroes, one)

first: muid

second: akid

Notice, if the number ends in a vowel, leave the vowel when adding the ending.

-1: trepmu (lit: less one)

-54: trepdodior

-1.65: trepmudalterdido

== Adjectives/Adverbs ==

Adjectives and adverbs are identical. They can only be implemented to sentences as clauses (with 'uk', as described above). However, adjectives can also double as verbs, or nouns, depending on location in a sentence.

good: mat (response to 'Oma oh?')

okay/decent: mek

satisfactory, good enough: meta

great: empar

excellent: enissar

slightly below good: mepa

bad: meparo

horrible: onstin

happy: nibbar

sad: trinan

tired: enlat

excited: sanalo

scared: belta

bored: tavori

angry: hosa

nice: kensa

smart: tenlid

annoying: sokul

funny: somla

stupid: tedla

depressing: karinl

lazy: talintra

embarassing: salkinra

lonliness: salkup

lonliness/upset/anger: tanalim

attractive (a person): seriosa

short: benad

medium height: vema

tall: nedita

skinny: vana

medium weight: kalat

overweight: atrel

small: muk/menl (both are identical)

medium size: nemar

large: bulra

red: urta

orange: barva

yellow: must

green: runk

blue: inar

purple: keran

light (colour): vasa

dark (colour): elsinad

peaceful/tranquil: tesin

cold: seladan

medium temperature: toresa

hot: telvidala

again: derlos

correct/true: vita

incorrect/false: tinl

so/very: skal

barely: telnar

barely enough: lodura

enough: pudor

abundance of: lokra

still: doltro

above: kesid

below: senl

first: muid

last: dolana

next: teska

previous: tuhar

easy: trolad

medium difficulty: melnean

hard: sulman

only: nadsa

yet: patolin

ever: skesa

exact: oltus

before: tilmar

after: tralton

despite/ even though: kila

as well (too): ebeln

too much: anerlo

usual: emlon

dark (lack of light): sonrik

medium amount of light: vanars

bright: silkan

free/public/open: sitolik

good: stalap

evil: venikam temporary: menilt

permanent: starak

My girl/boyfriend is hot: ta seriosa

The sky is purple: harel keran

I am happy here: E ena tari nibbar

I am eating a fat chicken: E ena uk bevare rohn atrel

You are talking happily: Oh ena nibbar mespa

You are talking to me happily: Oh ena nibbar uk mespa kam e. OR Oh ena e uk mespa nibbar (in the former, note the use of 'kam' to mean 'to'.)

== Verbs ==

Verbs are negated by replacing the final 'a' with 'ah' (pronounced as diphthong /eɪ/), if verb ends in consonant, replace the last vowel sound in the word with /eɪ/. Irregulars are specified.

to be: ena

to have: revvid / revvadi

to want: terva

to need: nalta

to use: dosel

to be like/to be as: tilok / tilaki

run: sun

jump: ebim / ebami

swim: ralan

walk: krum / krami

fly: lav

talk: mespa

move: terba

play (game): remar

play (music sport etc…): remina

eat: rohn / rohnah

watch: deban

see: taka

look (for): kehren / kehrani

look (see): taka

find: vorat

lose: tarov / taravi

drop: marak

go: enid / enad

stop: torran

give: nedar

stay: mistah

buy: addranor /addrahnor

like: ima

want: terva

to have to: malta listen/hear: merrias / merrahs to know: destra pay: ellisa

to have the opinion that (to think): dertra

think: tedrios / tedrahs

wake up: evoba

make (something to happen): selra

make (create): ardo / ardu

win: mald / malahd

lose: sert / seraht

to swear: kilnet

live: mulra

happen: selor / selari

read: sedrit / sedrati

receive: lersa

hope: mardo

write: lunda

erase: belundra

arrive: peba

leave: nalsta

buy: terin / terani

sell: nilra

ask: unsin / ursani

explode: pada

open: relinra

close: mada

inhabit(live at) setira

answer/respond: hadal

to have pain: kudinla

to exist: tridel

believe: inva

to take for granted: torvim

to be impressed: velant

to kill: tileda

to help: temak

to dream/sleep: dalinstra

to fight/go to war: davul

to love: andral

to commit genocide: andrilenra

to use sarcasm: salikrah / salikrahna

to go to sleep: teristra

to wake up: antaltra

kidnap: talakra

to steal what is rightfully yours: aliktra

to steal: taldra (softer word)

to steal: amitra (heavier word)

to copy documents: tenartra

to do work: mavinra

to do one's job: alhanra

to come / arrive: tidira

to leave: tilianrato restrain/hold back: viledrah / vilehdrahna

to wash: nadilra

to be jealous of: hasinrah / hasinrahna

to sleep: selarkra

to kiss: sranikra

to obsess over: tarivra

to have sex: tilek

to bite (the neck of another person): soltikra

to write: daltra

to try: anod

to lead: trarova

to wait: mepalra

to duplicate (or breed): tanara

== Nouns ==

These are words that can only be used as nouns. Note, nouns can have a possessive pronoun attached, and still qualify as a single element in the basic sentence order. When listing multiple items, pluralization is done with '-in', however is you specify an amount (via a clause at the end of the word), pluralization is not used. On the other hand, some words (trin = eyes) represent multiple objects. If you wish to specify one of the object, you must declare 'uk trin mu'.

ie:

E ena ohid tretin taldra: I am stealing your diamonds.

civilization: sadrilad

consciousness: taltrin

branch/wing: skerahl

school: trival

pecnil: dunnar

pen: sila

book: mentar

male person: navil

female person: ralen

undefined person: skasa

sibling: nelta

parent: tralikk (note the double k, which is pronounced as /g/.)

son/daughter: telarn

aunt/uncle (by blood): kivri

aunt/uncle (by marriage): terba

spouse: atrilik (note, atrilik is also the word for ocean freighter)

grandparent: taralikk

grandchild: talorn

guard/police/soldier: vetaka

merchant: rakesa

carpenter: telsid

'''Body parts:'''

head: leti

face: nilik

hair: tarv

ears: karis

eyes: trin

nose: delit

mouth: eltin

chin: tiri

forehead: aldun

teeth: srinl

tongue: tarad

throat: mant

neck: alisk

body: dava

shoulders: mita

front (chest): kseliv

breasts: treliv

somach: veris

arm: denal

hand: tersk

fingers: murl

waist: sepa

legs: patav

feet: vebar

toes: tilisa

genitals: terilis (vaskar, more informal)

freckles: tarsk

bone: taver

'''Animals:'''

pig: arsida

chicken: bevare

cow: nusp

bird: trelara

fish: ansi

dog: mepsa

cat: serriv

wild cat: butraserriv

wild dog: butramepsa

sheep: telip

human being: lata

spider: takrak

horse: etranor

'''Buildings:'''

mokuhr: house (the word alone implies that it is the house of the speaker. Specify otherwise if it is not)

edimokuhr: mansion or other large house

emistkur: country or farmhouse

mok: shack

karpenmokuhr: government or administrative building or corporate headquarters

mekurmok: guildhouse, or other artisanal building, such as an art gallery, or museum, or library.

kesila: store

vhelnid: skyscraper

edikesila: large mall

ebrimkesila: outdoor mall/village

protarmokuhr: smithy/blacksmith house (literally: metalhouse)

stables: etramokuhr

level (as in a building): elitar

door: esinar

window: telba

wall: erta

floor: tellan

ceiling: serias

roof: vanti

stairs: kesa

room: tesa

chair: larb

couch: edilarb

ottoman: setri

coffee table: ebil

shelf: dersi

carpet: lerran

table: nadra

bed: mesio

wardrobe: asiona

bedroom: mesiotesa

kitchen: sourrintesa (sourrin: water)

atrium: esinartesa

counter: sourrinnadra

basement: sekota

'''Places (natural)'''

ebrim: small village

kodure: larger village

masta: town

hirs: city

atro: harbour

mortro: forest (temperate)

espoor: desert

netar: swamp

ektobrin: badlands/wastelands

lonnun: hills

patur: mountains

detrios: ocean

patar: sea

trios: lake, pond

inkor: cove, inlet, or river

dorp: cape, peninsula

edbar: grassland

mensar: landmass (island or continent)

brink: fort

darbrink: fortress

marous: stronghold

hedross: river (fast moving)

ross: creak

istiar: coastline, shore

mekrum: valley

katrum: jungle

kern: land, solid ground, territory

emistkern: farmland

'''Elements'''

air: sodris

water: sourrin

earth: tellan

dirt: abersa

rock: evorrim

grass: abersalerram

plant: abeda

fire: sokari

sand: ebasas

wood: norrid

glass: ediebasas

metal: protar

iron: rebed

titanium: edorta

copper: terius

zinc: redius

lead: baram

brass: terred

bronze: terlad

alloy: protarprotar

gold: sevretna

silver: kesarn

plastic: berkul

rubber: drettil

'''Food'''

food: munda

bread: uskan

sandwich: uskanmar

loaf (of bread): treva

wheat: klevar

meat: susar

pig (meat): teskl

fish (meat): ansi

beef: nusp

chicken: bevar

fruit: sellara

apple: emara

orange: mekuta

grape: nebar

berry: inkasa

blueberry: inarinkasa

strawberry: berdoinkasa

blackberry: dortinkasa

melon: sutar

pumpkin: barvasutar

watermelon: sourrinsutar

beer: metasor

wine: undel

juice: skran

potato: tinkar

carrot: dinok

sugar: satomik

mushroom: itorik

disease/sickness: velit

magic: teldra

death (noun): staksa

Street/path: dubar

motor vehicle: edif

small sail boat: matar

large pleasurecraft: rusan

navy ship (destroyer): inarsanra

large cargo ship:atrilik

battleship: thallok

passenger liner: otrelik

See a translation of the periodic table of elements into Dzarian here

coal: saltar (lit: carbon)

friend: endo

enemy: ikaman

kingdom (monarchy): hedla

empire (implied authoritarianism): pilad

nation/republic/territory (non hereditary leadership): vodri

nighttime: tawn morning: mok

afternoon: lost

evening: mutta

early morning: evendrin

question/problem/crisis: vitella

answer/response: hadel

stuff/things: setadda

light source: tenoris

greater being (ghost, angel, god, devil, demon, Nicolas Cage, etc...): tera

death: staksa infiniti: tarak

universe: so (same word is also a common pronoun)

energy: tolar

'''Professions (note: The following can be used either as nouns, or as verbs meaning 'to be employed as said word')'''

Farmer: kolusik

fisherman: teldrakkal

miner: molvinar

logger: plekik

self employed merchant: sekilik

store merchant: moralk

grocer: telhad

baker: ladim

butcher: elakra

herbalist: ekratil

doctor (medical care): elisikil

pharmacist (drug/medicine trader): toredad

carpenter: telsid

blacksmith/tinkerer/engineer: taralan  tailor: elanat

stonemason: talad

writer: torilin

office worker (any office job): kiselin

king: soral

president (/ prime minister/magistrate (non hereditary)): saroka

advisor/senator/cabinet: teldra

ambassador: kotarad

parliament member: talidar

'''Server specific nouns'''

language: kistelpa

use of language (vocabulary, grammar, etc...): kitelda

toki pona: uk kistelpa menl

esperanto: sparanit

Tokianto: uk sparan menl

Lizza: lidsa

creeper: uk skasa runk

zombie: uk skasa staksa

skeleton: uk skasa taver

spider: takrak

cave spider: uk takrak menl (or uk takrak inar)

== Telling the Time ==

The word 'time' in Dzarian is 'kut', this word is a noun, and can be implemented to sentences as such.

Oma kut?: How is the time? / What time is it?

Kor kut?: What is the time?

Kor oh kut tidira?: What time are you arriving?

day: torhit

night: relas

dusk: amit

dawn: akliv

day (as in a full rotation of the Earth): talad

year: tilrad

Earlier/ago: trepkut

later/in the future: solpkut

I went there earlier: E ena ebbet uk enid trepkut

90min: derak

9mins: tralik

54sec: tarik

(note: there are 16 of 'derak' in an Earth day)

I'll be there in an hour: e ena ebbet uk kam er tralik

I'll be there in 45 mins: e ena ebbet uk kam daltdo derak

== Weather ==

weather: Kaloris

Sunny: trena

rainy: selin

cloudy: hosin

lightning: menl

thunder: tiven

hail: ebra

snow: kelt

wind: bred

storm: telderis

blizzard: edikelt

drought: mesil

flood: vebin

How is the weather?: Oma kaloris?

It is sunny: Ena trena

It rained today: Uk enep trena tarikut

== Directions ==

to go: enid

to stop: torran

to turn: sel:

to turn right: melvar

to turn left: bos

(right and left can be used as either nouns or verbs)

north: nodro

east: esla

south: sordin

west: olma

slow: ven

medium speed: sehot

fast: melian

Turn right: Melvarit; Oh selrit kam melvar; Oh selit kam melvar

Go north: Nodrit; Oh enid kam nodrit

== Miscellaneous ==

I can see you: E mer oh taka

I want to see you: E terva oh taka

You are like a fish: Oh ena ansi tilok / Oh tilok ansi ena (both are identical in meaning)

You eat like a dog: Oh tilok mepsa rohn

Your house: Ohid mokuhr / uk mokuhr oh (the latter being more formal)

away from: sivorb (lit: without)

therefore: You are leaving me: Oh ena e nalsta / Oh ena sivorb nalsta

The cat my sister brought home:

Serriv lersep nelta uk temak kam mokuhr (temak means to help, but by specifying a location, it means to bring back/save)

However, the sentence can also be translated: Uk serriv nelta ena mokuhr taldrep

The man you think I love is in Madna:

Uk skasa ena Madna kam oh dertra sorla e ima.

== Pronunciation Help ==

Hey: /rʌ/

Hi: /sʊra/

Hello: /ədɪːsʌra/

thank you: /kær/

Sorry: /tʌrədi/

Please: /kʌnar/

1s: /iː/

1p: /ɔs/

2s: /ɔː/

2p: /ɔr/

3s: /ɪ̆n/

3s: /sɔ̆/

3s: /taː/

3p: /ɛ.tr/

to be: /ʌːnə/

to have: /rəʋɪd/

to need: /næltæ/

to want: /tərva/

to go: /ʌːnɪd/

Some words in Dzarian have anomalous sounds/letter combinations which only appear in a few words in the entire language, or otherwise are not recognized as official sounds in the language. Sone anomalous are:

to have: /rəʋɪd/ ( /ʋ/ is the anomaly)

water: /sorɪn/ ( /o/ is the anomaly)

small: /mɛnl/ (/nl/ is the anomaly)

to be loyal: /sɪgəlɘk/ ( /g/ is the anomaly)

The most common verb ending is /ræ/. Some verbs with this ending include:

to obsess over: /tɶrɘvræ/

to restrain or hold back: /vɘlʌːdræ/

to dream: /dalɪnstræ/

Notice how vowels in the middle of words tend to become slightly more centralized, whereas vowels at the end of the word do not.

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