Basic Grammar
This part is going to be the hardest for me because the technicalities of grammar love to elude me.
I think the basic word order is Topic Subject Object Verb.
There are three verb types in shinoarnii: -rrt, -rrst, -rrk.
Each verb form has its own conjugation pattern which is shown on the table below.
| tense | -rrt | -rrst | -rrk |
| present | -rrt | -rrst | -rrk |
| present negative | -rr | -rrs | -rr |
| negative volitive | -rra | -rrsa | -rra |
| neg imperative | -rre | -rrse | -rre |
| past | -rrs | -rras | -rrs |
| past negation | -rra'a* | -rrasar | -rrsar |
| noun form | -rras | -rr | -rras |
*- This particular tense in the -rrt verbs is prone to irregular conjugations. Verbs with a doubled vowel (ex: aa) or caught vowels (ex: o'o) are likely to drop one of the vowels.
ex: Faaraarrt goes to Fararra
This tense most often takes on the negative ending of the verb when the vowels are dropped.
ex: La'a'ssarrt goes to La'ssarra
Some verbs maintain the proper -rra'a ending even when dropping a vowel.
ex: Liierrt goes to Lierra'a
The Wonderful World of "et":
This little word plagued me for some time before I was able to properly use it. As for the technicalities of the grammar, again, I'm not sure.
Et acts like the english words "of", "for", and "with". I'm just going to give examples of how it used for now.
Shrr (hrr) frrsk et kirrk'k skrrt-- I am thankful for (the) gift.
Shrr lahss anarrst et hrr shiso linerrst-- With stretched wings I ride the wind.
Shrrf anarrnaasaan fu'urr niiehch skrrt et vrrasa (hrr) lahss skrrt la'a'ssarrs-- No horizon is unreachable by the wings my soul has grown.
The last example is an interesting sentence, showing several grammar structures. The literal translation is "Mine unreachable horizon not is of/by soul (the) wings be grew."
In long sentences, et can also "reset" the sentence structure, allowing what seem to be two complete sentences to combine into one, more complex sentence. Without et, the sentence turns into the following:
Anarrnaasaan fu'urr niiehch skrrt. Shrrf vrrasa lahss skrrt la'a'ssarrs.
"No horizon is unreachable. My soul grew wings."
Compounds:
Some verbs forms and nouns combine to create a new compound noun. This is generally formed by taking the noun form of the verb and adding the appropriate compound making noun.
Niie is used as a negative prefix for nouns, or as a command softener when placed at the end of the imperative forms of a verb.
ex: niiefaaraarras- not wanted thing
ex: niiesuukrri- enemy; not soul friend
ex: shuerreniie: should not hunt, please do not hunt, etc
vs
ex: shuerre- don't hunt
Pronouns
Every sentence in shinoarnii *must* start with a pronoun or a concrete noun which can double as one. The order in which the pronouns are placed determines the meaning of the sentence.
Fhrr shrr liierrt faaraarr.
"I don't want you to change."
vs
Shrr fhrr liierrt faaraarr.
"You don't want me to change."
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