World of Dunta: Dega Dictionary & Grammar

Dega

GRAMMAR

(a couple of things are different from previous posts. Noticeably the gender declension.)

NOUNS

1^st declension

Object/Femuline Object/Gerund (infinitive-tot-suffix)

Nominative/Accusative | -i | -a

Genitive | -os | -os

Ablative | -od | -od

To pluralize add the first vowel to the beginning of the word, or if word starts with a vowel then add first consonant.

Pronouns

I/Me | Te/-s/-d | We/Us | ese/"

You sing. | Lo/" | You plur. | olo/"

2^nd Declension Living Creatures w/gender

Multiple people/Gerund: Doer of verb (Made same way as neuter gerund)

Masculine 2/3 genders Feminine

Nominative/Accusative | -e | -uwe | -u

Genitive | -el | -uwel | -ul

Ablative | -en | -uwen | -un

VERBS

Infinitive | -o

Past | -at

Present | -as

Future | -ak

Gerundive | -ad

Conditional | -om

Past | if they traveled

Present | if they travel

Future | if they will travel

Indicative | -e

Imperative | -us

Irregularity Following have different

infinitives:

To Be | Tem To run—Ti-it

Past | Ted to come/go—Mag-it

Present | Tus to take/steal—Led-it

Future | Daŋ to weakent/hurt—Zem-it

Gerundive | Tud To guide/lead—Gaz-it

Word Order & Stress

If no needed fixes: put emphasis on middle syllable, if even number put on former syllable of middle two. If needed fixes: use same rule as if fixes were part of root.

Adjectives & Adverbs EXAMPLE

Superlative Telod re Le-/Lel- Healthiest

Comparative Le-/Lel- Healthier

POSITIVE e-/el- Healthy

NEUTRAL JUST ROOT IS USED Average health

NEGATIVE i-/is- Unhealthy

Comparative Li-/Lis- Unhealthier

Superlative Telod re Li-/Lis- Unhealthiest

In definitions adjectives & adverbs will be written (neutral form is not always written): Positive-form|-|Neutral-form|-|Negative-form

DICTIONARY

Dega-English

Alphabetically

zemit - V.T. to hurt/attack V.I. to be in pain/hurt
zemita - N. sense of touch
zor - Adj. 2

zu - Post. to/at/divided by / (with accusative)

zumo - V. to build/make/create
zuno - V. to do/move/work
zana - N. sun
det - Adj. 4

do - Post. outside/away/from/minus - (with accusative)

dot - Particle. used right before a "ra-" word to denote specifically that over there. derived from "do" - away

dorta - N. time period of 12 meŋi like a day

dono - V. to see
donota - N. sight
doni - N. spirit (from light: dona)
dona - N. light
dani - N. carnivore
doli - N. life

dolo -V. to live

dolata - N. being
da - hungry/needy/-/content/-/bloated/spoiled

dast - Adj. 5

dan - Adj. good/-/bad (rel. to "the people/justice")

meŋi - N. time period of 12 risi like a hour

min - Adj. 3

te - Post. on
tem -V. to be

tel - all/whole/complete/-/nothing/-/missing/missing something/incomplete

teŋo -V. to like/love

teri - N. time

tegi - N. reason

tos - healthy/-/unhealthy

tosi - N. health/condition

tu- - Interrogative Prefix. what, (as in the "what" in "what place" not all of "what thing", but can be used that way if attached to the noun meaning “thing”)

tul - Adj. 7

tini - N. digit/finger/toe
ta - Conj. but
tata - N. time period of about ten seconds

tak - Adj. 0

sedo -V. to know

sera - N. moon
sut - Adj. 9
suna - N. arm
sisa - N. herbivore
sile - N. duty of protecting the moon spirits from the sun spirits/religion

sa - Post. inside/through

saz - hot/-/cold

san - Adj. opposite-of-only (whatever that is)/-/only
razi - N. place/land

rari - N. plant/tree
rom - Adj. 1

rotak - Adj. 12

ri - Adv. during

riz - Adv./Conj. also
risi - N. time period of 12 tata like a minute

ra- - prefix. this/that (like the question prefix not as in this/that thing specifically, but can be used that way with that particular noun. often used with: place (here/there), time (then/hen?), person (him/her), thing (that/this), reason, way, or others, depending on what you want to say.)

rata - N. time period of 12 kami like a year, but only 144 dorta

raŋi - N. number (if plural this can be "numeral system")

ralo - V. to walk/move

nego - V. to hear
negota - N. sense of sound
naza - N. mouth

nas - Adj. disgusting/rotten/soft/-/ripe/delicious/tasty/-/unripe/hard/firm

naso - V. to smell

nasa - N. sense of smellgor - Pron. he/she/it/they (It can be a pronoun for anything. It represents the last used subject. It can be declined using gor as the nom/acc)
gu - Post. before/beside/with/plus + (with ablative)

gal - Adj. 6

galo -V. to drink

gala -N. drink/water

gazit -V. to lead/guide
leli - N. thing/stuff (plural)
lin - Conj. before

keyo -V. to speak/talk/say/call

keonaza - N. sense of taste
ko - Conj. and (between nouns in a list)

kode -N. woman
kodu -N. man

koda - N. human
kulo -V. to eat

ku - alone/-/N/A/with someone else/in a group

kusi - N. leg
kur - Adj. 10

ki - Conj. and (goes between sentences)
kit - Post. by means of/by way of/via/by
kit - Adj. 11

kat - Adj. 8

kalo -V. to have/posses/control/own/hold

kala -N. food
kami - N. time period of 12 dorta like a week

kaŋi - N. method/way

etera - N. eye
-os- - Infix. used to indictate a part of something (put in word right before declension suffix)
os - genitive suffix/times *
ikuza - N. lonely moon (from alone: iku)

Word Type

zemita - N. sense of touch
donota - N. sight
tini - N. digit/finger/toe
suna - N. arm
negota - N. sense of sound
naza - N. mouth
nasa - N. sense of smell
keonaza - N. sense of taste
kusi - N. leg
etera - N. eye
zana - N. sun
doni - N. spirit (from light: dona)
dona - N. light
dolata - N. being sera - N. moonikuza - N. lonely moon (from alone: iku)
dani - N. carnivore
sisa - N. herbivore
sile - N. duty of protecting the moon spirits from the sun spirits/religion

rari - N. plant/tree

doli -N. life

teri - N. time

tegi - N. reason

tosi - N. health/condition

rozi - N. place/land

gala -N. drink/water

leli - N. thing/stuff (plural)

kode -N. woman

kodu -N. man

koda - N. human

kaŋi - N. method/way

kala -N. food

dorta - N. time period of 12 meŋi like a day

meŋi - N. time period of 12 risi like a hour

tata - N. time period of about ten seconds

risi - N. time period of 12 tata like a minute

rata - N. time period of 12 kami like a year, but only 144 dorta

raŋi - N. number (if plural this can be "numeral system")

kami - N. time period of 12 dorta like a week

zemit - V.T. to hurt/attack V.I. to be in pain/hurt
zuno - V. to do/move/work
dono - V. to see
nego - V. to hear
naso - V. to smell
zumo - V. to build/make/create
dolo -V. to live

tem -V. to be

teŋo -V. to like/love

sedo -V. to know

ralo - V. to walk/move

galo -V. to drink

gazit -V. to lead/guide

keyo -V. to speak/talk/say/call

kalo -V. to have/posses/control/own/hold

kulo -V. to eat

gor - Pron. he/she/it/they (It can be a pronoun for anything. It represents the last used subject. It can be declined using gor as the nom/acc)
nas - Adj. disgusting/rotten/soft/-/ripe/delicious/tasty/-/unripe/hard/firm
tos - Adj. healthy/-/unhealthy
dan - Adj. good/-/bad (rel. to "the people")
tel - Adj. all/whole/complete/-/nothing/-/missing/missing something/incomplete
saz - Adj. hot/-/coldsan - Adj. opposite-of-only (whatever that is)/-/only
da - Adj. hungry/needy/-/content/-/bloated/spoiled
ku - Adj. alone/-/N/A/with someone else/in a group

tak - Adj. 0

rom - Adj. 1

zor - Adj. 2

min - Adj. 3

det - Adj. 4

dast - Adj. 5

gal - Adj. 6

tul - Adj. 7

kat - Adj. 8

sut - Adj. 9

kur - Adj. 10

kit - Adj. 11

rotak - Adj. 12

ri - Adv. during
ki - Conj. and (goes between sentences)
riz - Adv./Conj. also
ta - Conj. but
lin - Conj. before

ko - Conj. and (between nouns in a list)

tu- - Prefix. what, (as in the "what" in "what place" not all of "what thing", but can be used that way if attached to the noun meaning “thing”)
ra- - Prefix. this/that (like the question prefix not as in this/that thing specifically, but can be used that way with that particular noun. often used with: place (here/there), time (then/hen?), person (him/her), thing (that/this), reason, way, or others, depending on what you want to say.)

os - genitive suffix/times *

-os- - Infix. used to indictate a part of something (put in word right before declension suffix)
kit - Post. by means of/by way of/via/by
te - Post. on
zu - Post. to/at/divided by / (used with accusative)

do - Post. outside/away/from/minus - (used with accusative)

sa - Post. inside/through

gu - Post. before/beside/with/plus + (used with ablative)

dot - Particle. used right before a "ra-" word to denote specifically that over there. derived from "do" - away

English-Dega

Alphabetically

0 - Adj. tak

1 - Adj. rom

2 - Adj. zor

3 - Adj. min

4 - Adj. det

5 - Adj. dast

6 - Adj. gal

7 - Adj. tul

8 - Adj. kat

9 - Adj. sut

10 - Adj. kur

11 - Adj. kit

12 - Adj. rotak

all/whole/complete/-/nothing/-/missing/missing something/incomplete - Adj. tel

alone/-/N/A/with someone else/in a group - Adj. ku

also - Adv./Conj. riz
and (between nouns in a list) - Conj. ko
and (goes between sentences) - Conj. ki
arm - N. suna
away - Particle. dot

be -V. tem
before - Conj. lin

before/beside/with/plus + - Prep. gu
being - N. dolata
build/make/create - V. zumo
but - Conj. ta carnivore - N. dani

by means of/by way of/via/by - Post. kit
digit/finger/toe - N. tini
disgusting/rotten/soft/-/ripe/delicious/tasty/-/unripe/hard/firm - Adj. nas
do/move/work - V. zuno
drink -V. galo

drink/water -N. gala

during - Adv. ri
duty of protecting the moon spirits from the sun spirits/religion - N. sile

eat -V. kūlōlife -N. doli

eye - N. etera
food -N. kala

genitive suffix/times * - os

good/-/bad (rel. to "the people") - Adj. dan

have/posses/control/own/hold -V. kalo

he/she/it/they (It can be a pronoun for anything. It represents the last used subject. It can be declined using gor as the nom/acc) - Pron. gor
hear - V. nego
health/condition - N. tosi

herbivore - N. sisa

hot/-/cold - Adj. saz

human - N. koda

hungry/needy/-/content/-/bloated/spoiled - Adj. da

hurt/attack V.I. to be in pain/hurt - V.T. zemithealthy/-/unhealthy - Adj. tos
inside/through - Post. sa

know -V. sedo

land/place - N. rozi

lead -V. gazit

leg - N. kusi
light - N. dona
like/love -V. teŋo

live -V. dolo

lonely moon (from alone: iku) - N. ikuza
man -N. kodu

method/way - N. kaŋi

moon - N. sera
mouth - N. naza
number (if plural this can be "numeral system") - N. raŋi

on - Post. te

opposite-of-only (whatever that is)/-/only - Adj. san

outside/away/from/minus - - Post. do
plant/tree - N. rari

reason - N. tegi

speak/talk/say/call -V. keyo

that over there. used right before a "ra-" word to denote specifically that over there. derived from "do" -

thing/stuff (plural) - N. leli

this/that (like the question prefix not as in this/that thing specifically, but can be used that way with that particular noun. often used with: place (here/there), time (then/hen?), person (him/her), thing (that/this), reason, way, or others, depending on what you want to say.) - Prefix. ra-

spirit (from light: dona) - N. doni
see - V. dono
sense of sound - N. negota
sense of taste - N. keonaza
sense of touch - N. zemita
sight - N. donota
smell - V. naso
sense of smell - N. nasa
sun - N. zana
time - N. teri

time period of about ten seconds - N. tata

time period of 12 tata like a minute - N. risi

time period of 12 risi like a hour - N. meŋi

time period of 12 meŋi like a day - N. dorta

time period of 12 dorta like a week - N. kami

time period of 12 kami like a year, but only 144 dorta - N. rata

to/at/divided by / - Post. zu

used to indictate a part of something (put in word right before declension suffix) - Infix. -os-
walk/move - V. ralo

what, (as in the "what" in "what place" not all of "what thing", but can be used that way if attached to the noun meaning “thing”) - Interrogative Prefix. tu-
woman -N. kode

MORE DICTIONARY

zemit—v.t. |—to hurt/weaken. v.i. to ache/be in pain

zor— adj. |—|-2

zorda—n. |—house/home/where something lives

zoni—n. |—sun spirit

zona—n. |—sun

zu—conj. |—because

zumo—v. |—to build/make/create

zumi—n. |—building/structure

zuno—v. |—to do/work/move/plot/plan

zi—prep. w/acc. |—to/at//divide (with accusative)

zizo—v. |—to draw/paint/make art

zini—n. |—foot

za—n. |—torso

det— adj. |—4|-4

dego—v. |—to call/say/talk/speak

dega—n. |—language

do—prep. |—outside/away/from/-minus

dono—v. |—to see

doni—n. |—spirit

dona—n. |—light

dolata—n. |—being (from dolatata)

dat—grammar |—used before "ro-" to say specifically "that over there" (from do "away")

dorta—n. |—time period of 12 meŋi like a day

doga—n. |—answer/reply

diro—v. |—to guard/protect

dira—n. |—guard of spirit (relig.)

da—prep. |—dative

data—n. |—central-south-eastern eighth of the common dunto world map

dast— adj. (dost)—5|-5

dana/-e/-u—n. |—carnivore

dala—n. |—family god (relig.)

meŋi—n. |—time period of 12 risi like a hour

meg—prep. (comes before; most often with infinitive of verb) |—with the purpose of/for

mista—n. |—central-south-western eighth of the common dunto world map

min— adj. |—3|-3

madi—n. |—north-western eighth of the common dunto world map

matsa—n. |—air (gas)

maneno—v. |—to understand

magit—v. |—to go

malo—v. |—to breathe/smell

te—prep. |—on/upon

tem—v. |—to be

teŋo—v. |—to like/love

teri—n. |—time

tegi—n. |—reason

teli—n. |—1. the whole 2. everything

tosi—n. |—health/condition

tora—n. |—south-eastern eighth of the common dunto world map

tu- —prefix |—interrogative prefix. what, but not as in what thing. add to word you are unsure about. (i.g: "~-

tul— adj. |—7|-7

tini—n. |—digit (fingers/toes)

ta—conj. |—but/except for

tata—n. |—time period of about ten seconds

taga—n. |—fire (energy)

tal—conj. |—or (between words, every word/cluster)

tak—adj. |—0/no

s-/se-—prefix. (for adjective/adverb) |—hardly/barely

se—adj. |—young/new|-|ageless|-|old

sedo—v. |—to know

ser—adj. |—stereo-typical/very normal|-|unusual/strange

sera—n. |—moon

seri—n. |—moon spirit

seno—v. |—to find/discover

seli—n. |—region/area/place/land

soo—v. |—to remember/recall

soi—n. (so-wi)—number/numeral system. (it is a base-12 numeral system)

numbers have no neutral, comparative, or superlative form

sut— adj. |—9|-9

sunosa—n. |—hand

suna—n. |—arm

si—adj. |—same|-|other

siz—adj. |—orderly/wise|-|chaotic/ungoverned/foolish

sizo—v. |—to rule/govern

sizi—n. |—ruler

sisa/-e/-u—n. |—herbivore

siŋ—adj. |—functional|-|dysfunctional/broken

sint—adj. |—perfect|-|wrong/imperfect/bad

sa—prep. |—inside/through

saz—adj. |—hot|-|room temperature|-|cold

sazo—v. |—to dig/burrow

san—adj. |—only

ŋita—n. |—religious element

ŋano – to follow orders/oblige/listen

re—prep. |—compared to/than/against/opposed to

rez—conj. |—too/also

ro-—prefix. |—prefix for noun – this/that…noun (use dat to indicate away from me)

rozi—n. |—place

rom—adj. |—1|-|1

rotak— adj. |—12|-12 (remove consonant from first numeral and add to second to make multiple digit

rum—conj. |—therefore/so/thus

ri—prep. |—during/while

ri—n. |—body

risi—n. |—time measurement FILL IN

ra-—prefix |—this/that (like the what prefix not as in this/that thing specifically, but can be used that way.)

ra—n. |—name

rato—v. |—to scavenge/take/get/look for (uncommonly used this way)

rata—n. |—solar year

rezi—n. |—central-north-eastern eighth of the common dunto world map

rasa—n. |—night

raŋi—n. |—number (plural can be "numeral system")

rari—n. |—tree/plant

rali—n. |—river

rala—v. |—to walk/move

n-/ne- - prefix for adjective/adverb – very

ne—infix. |—beginning of a decimal

nego—v. |—to hear

no—v. (most often used with infinitive of verb) |— to need/should

nila—n. |— hill

na—prefix/adj. |—used like adjective with nouns to make them adverbs (normally) – more|-|this amount|-|less (e.g. w/time later|-|now|-|earlier)

naza—n. |—mouth

nadem—v. |—conjugated like tem – to change into/become/transform into/grow to be

naro—v. |—to be able to/can

nako—v. |—to pray (i pray (to) thee)

geni—n. |—water (liquid)

gomo—v. |—to vomit

gor—grammar |—used to show sentence uses last sentences subject noun.

gol—adj. |—without

gu—prep. |—before/beside/with/+plus

guni—n. |—living being

gi—n. |—day

gini—n. |—north-eastern eighth of the common dunto world map

gari—n. |—religious pendant (relig.)

gago—v. |—to assume//think/guess/believe

gal— adj. |—6|-6

galo—v. |—to drink

galotata kaŋos—n. (galotat-a is declined) |—mathematics

gali—n. |—head

gala—n. |—drink/water

leli—n. |—thing/stuff

lo—Adj. |—strong/powerful|-|weak

lo—v. |—to birth/give birth to/bear

lin—adv. |—before

ilin-—prefix. |—shows smallness

la—adj. |—strong/powerful|-|weak

lazi—n. |—central-north-western eighth of the common dunto world map

ladzi—n. |—stone (solid)

keyo—v. |—to talk/say/talk/speak

ko—conj. |—and (between sentences)

ko—v. |—to stay still/stand/sit

kode—nm. |—man

kodu—nf. |—woman

koda—n. |—human

ku—adj. |—not alone|-|alone

kuma—n. |—sickness

kusi—n. |—leg

kusosi—n. |—foot

kur— adj. |—10|-10

kulo—v. |—to eat

ki—conj. |—and (between lists, every word/cluster)

kido—v. |—to sleep

kit— adj. |—11|-11

kit—prep. |—with/by means of/via

kigo—v. |—to battle/go to war

gun-i tus-e lo" "who are you?")

kami—n. |—time period of 12 dorto like a week

kama—n. |—south-western eighth of the common dunto world map

kat— adj. |—8|-8

numbers.)

kati—n. |—home/house

kaŋi—n. |—method/way

kalo—vt. |—to have/posses/control/own/hold

kala—n. |—food

etera—n. |—eye

-os- —infix. |—used to indicate a part of something

u—gram. adj. |—yes|-|neutral|-|no

ul—conj. |—also (between sentences)

iro—vt. |—to kill vi. |—to die

ig—adj. |—bright|-|dark

ikuzi—n. |—lonely moon spirit (from alone)

ikuza—n. |—lonely moon (from alone)

ikigotate—npl. |—1. fighters/battlers. 2. the civilization dominating the "modi".

al—conj. |—or (between sentences)

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