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How to speak Vasudan (the Volition way!)
Goober5000:
Got this from Dan Wentz, so I figured I'd pass it along. :)
--- Quote ---Date sent: Fri, 20 Feb 1998 11:00:06 -0600
From: Duncan McPherson
Organization: Volition-Inc.com
To: Dan Wentz
Subject: Re: Vasudan Speech
Vasudan Language 101:
ll'yareh -- book
nominative : reh ll'yareh
genative : geh ll'yaroi
dative : iut ll'yarid
accusative: do ll'yarix
ablative: osi ll'yarpu
vocative: (n/a)
ll'yarehfi -- to read (lit.: "to book")
present singular:
I read: ll'yarehfeh
you read: ll'yarehfio
he/she/it reads: ll'yarehfnia
present plural:
we read: ll'yareh'Hrax
you read: ll'yareh'Gio
they read: ll'yareh'Neh
present imperial:
Emperor reads: ll'yareh'phyarIx
Representative reads: ll'yareh'oyr
Senator reads: ll'yareh'urti
Ambassador reads: ll'yareh'liyu
future singular:
I will read: eso'll'yarehfeh
you will read: eso'll'yarehfio
he/she/it will read: eso'll'yarehfnia
etc.
procrastination future singular:
I will read (when I feel like getting around to it): Uuleso'll'yarefeh
etc.
recent past singular:
I read: apo'll'yarehfeh
etc.
grudge past singular:
I read (and I shall never forget reading it!): Ng'nah'll'yarehfeh
etc.
long past singular:
I read (but it is now dead to me): Yu'll'yarehfeh
etc.
ll'yarehkiol -- (adj.) "bookish"
ll'yarehkai'ol -- (adv.) "bookly"
ll'yar! -- (imp.) "Read!" (lit.: "Book!")
--- End quote ---
Bobboau:
"now read a book!"
Kaine:
um, interesting. do we have a list of nouns to go with this?
Snail:
:eek2:
Whoa! They started with the Vasudan language! It's another language I'll take classes on. ;)
Mustang19:
Sent 9 years ago and only now you post it! Shame on you!
It is really surprising that you were communicating with Volition staff in 1998. Is the "date sent" wrong? Because how old would you be then? 11?
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