Fegosian (language)
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Fegosian is the language spoken in Alfegos, and in former Alfegos enclaves. It is not usually a second language, yet a second more conventional language is normally learned due to the restrictions of modern technology.
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Word Construction
In Fegosian, few words are single characters. Rather, they can be a combination of characters in one pictogram, or a vertical coloumn of symbols can represent a word. These are shown in the phonetic spelling used in modern applications as seperate blocks of letters divided by an apostrophe. e.g. Rai'Toi - Literally translated means "kingdom of all", though is usually interpreted as "The People's Nation".
Sentance Construction
A basic sentance in Fegosian is ordered as "Object", "Subject", "Verb". Therefore, to say something like "Ki'lea entered the forest", it would be arranged as "The forest Ki'lea entered", or in phonetic spelling - Al'Fego Ki'lea Gres'in.
When using pronouns, the same rules apply. When using adjectives, the adjective follows in front of the word it is describing. When using adverbs, the same rules are used as in adjectives.
If two clauses are to be strung together, the connective word "co" is used to indicate another sentance, with any connectives being used shown after the "co".
Conflicts with Modern Living
Due to the fact that no keyboard can be made that houses over 12000 characters, a compromise has been reached with the language. In applications where cost is not too much, the symbols can be saved into font files that allow them to be integrated (taking time) into such things as web pages and t.v displays.
However, most people resort to either learning english, or using phonetic pronounciations in english for messages in Fegosian, the most common method of modern communication on the web via Fegosian.
Some Basic Fegosian Words
- Al - The
- Si - If, possibly
- Nih - Not
- Eos - I
- Uos - You
- Seos/Sios - He/She
- Eosi - We
- Uosi - You (plural)
- Uose - You (plural, for only a few people)
- Seosi/Seosi - They (m/f)
- Soi - Son
- Dai - Daughter (first born)
- Doi - Daughter
- Fai - Father
- Mai - Mother
- Rai - Kingdom/Government/Controller
- Fego - Nation/Country/Forest/Tree
- Toi - All
- Etr - Eternally/Always
- Vai - (Used to emphasise an adjective or adverb)
- Vict - Defeated
- Ris - (expression of defience)
