Aganean text

"guSdu guSa'ër guSduybf"

Nycg gybre 'aërcgyr.
Mycg se sduyncguoë' ëUõncg. Sgë ca'es cra duõs uom 'uyl.
'aërcg csrë ca guHgyr saMascgyl.
Sgë csåre hybf cra gy'ënbd-fa.

Sycg carycgd guFdyncd uas syrnbf uyr.
Šu sgë 'oëbcd cra hy'eb ca guMuysuë.
Šu sgë csrë cdra guHgyr uas tguo'ycg

Bfar sgë uicg fdulcg cdra guSduybf.

Aganean glossary

bfar-since, because, due to

csrë-to grow, a growth
ca-plural
cdra-again, once more, over again
ca'es- to take out, away
cra-indicates adverbial relationship of next word to
preceding word
carycgd-to stab, a stabbing, a dagger
csåre-to cut, a cut

duõs-possible, possibility

ë-to towards, into

fa-"ness", "like" aspect of
fdyncgd-fingertip, fingernail, claw

gu-the, this
gybre-to be full
gy'ënbd-sword

hgyr-plant
hybf-stone, rock
hy'eb-happy, happiness, to be happy

mascgyl-mountain, mountain range
muysuë-child
mycg-negative continuous (not being)

nycg-negative simple present (is not)

sycg-negative past (did not)
syrnbf-serpent, dragon
sduyncguoë'- wild pig, boar
se, to be, exist
sgë-simple past (was)
sduybf-sky
sdu-time (ocassion)
sa'ër-to open, opening
sa-in, inside, within, near, next to

šu-and

tguo'ycg-to wither, shrivel, die off

uom-something
'uyl-it, its
uõncg-that place
uicg-yes, definitely, emphatic
uas-indicates adjectival relationship of next word to
preceding word
uyr-they, them, their (neuter)

'aërcgyr-all, everything
'aërcg-negative future (will not)
'oëbcd-to play, a game

Aganean grammar notes

Aganean is VERB-SUBJECT-OBJECT word order. There are absolutely no inflections or prefixes. Word order is very important in Aganean, as a word, depending on where it comes in the sentence may be a noun, verb, adjective or adverb.

Verbs come first, with a particle defining the tense and mood directly before the actual verb, adjectival particle, and an adverb following.

Next is the subject, usually the order is plural partical (if any), article, preposition, noun, adjectival particle, adjective, and any word describing the adjective.

Next is the object, which follows the same order as the subject.

Posession is formed by putting the posession in front of the posessee, for example:

"the man's hat" would be "the hat the man"

Smooth English translation

"The Time of the Sky's Opening"

All is empty.
No wild pigs live there. Maybe something took them away.
No plants grow in the mountains.
And the rocks cut with the sharpness of a sword.

The fingertip of a dragon could not pierce them.
And the children play happily.
And the shriveled plants regrew.

For again the skies rained.