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** Example: ''Skêl thar skûldhvî.'' (Strike they the shield wall.) | ** Example: ''Skêl thar skûldhvî.'' (Strike they the shield wall.) | ||
* '''Object-Verb-Subject (OVS)''': Highlights the object, used for poetic or dramatic effect. | * '''Object-Verb-Subject (OVS)''': Highlights the object, used for poetic or dramatic effect. | ||
** Example: ''Âlvskhûlar sûlp sên.'' (The ale drinks she.) | ** Example: ''Âlvskhûlar sûlp sên.'' (The ale drinks she.) This is one of those fun tidbits to me, emphasizing the ale over the drinker. | ||
* '''Questions''': Formed by verb inversion with rising intonation. | * '''Questions''': Formed by verb inversion with rising intonation. | ||
** Example: ''Sûlp thûskh âlvskhûlar?'' (Do you (formal) drink the ale?) | ** Example: ''Sûlp thûskh âlvskhûlar?'' (Do you (formal) drink the ale?) | ||
== Nouns == | == Nouns == | ||
Silonê nouns are gender-neutral and use suffixes for number, articles, cases, and possessives. | Silonê nouns are gender-neutral and use suffixes for number, articles, cases, and possessives. This is an area that my editor and I debated early on: do we use "priestess" for females, or priest for everybody? I really wanted to to follow the Silonê languages guidance, but my editor nixed the notion, sticking with English. I think it was a good choice, in the end, but I can get feisty over small editorial changes, LMAO. | ||
=== Gender === | === Gender === | ||