Shtarmoni (language)
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Shtarmoni is an unnatural language created by an Azeri immigrant to the United States named Anidn Menoscwicz. This language's creation began in 1998, under the name Obersmaez; such having no real grammar and a < 10 word lexicon. Additions and rules of grammar were added constantly and in 2001 the name was changed to Shtarmoni, late Obersmaez for "of language". This was not the end of the evolution of the Shtarmoni language. Even in 2001, the lexicon thereof was quite small, and it seemed as if the language was forgotten about. As of August 2006, there are very distinct rules for words, grammar, and a lexicon of < 1000 words. A lexicon in progress may be found here.
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Shtarmoni alphabet
In the very beginnings of the Shtarmoni language, the alphabet used was undecipherable scribble. In an attempt in 2000 to somewhat stabilize the alphabet, a modified version of the Cyrillic alphabet was used. Later the Cyrillic could be transliterated and used, causing the shift from Cyrillic to Roman script.
This is the Shtarmoni alphabet:
‘ a b c d Đ e é f g i k kh l m n o p r s sh shch t u v w z zh
About ‘
The symbol ‘ was added to the alphabet in November of 2006 as a replacement for the letter 'H', as although it is unnecessary in Shtarmoni, names and cognate words containing the letter 'h' need this placeholder.
Word Rules
The word rules as of August 2006 are as follows:
Nouns
All Shtarmoni nouns MUST end in either -on or -il. There are no exceptions to any grammar or spelling rules in Shtarmoni. The -on or -il ending bears no relation to gender, but rather what would be eaiser to say. Take the examples given below, eselon (food) and tuil (towel).
Noun Declensions
| Nominative Singular | -il | -on |
| Genitive Singular | -ils | -ons |
| Accusative Singular | -il | -on |
| Nominative Plural | ma-___-il | ma-___-on |
| Genitive Plural | ma-___-ils | ma-___-ons |
| Accusative Plural | ma-___-il | ma-___-on |
Emample of "-on" noun (eseon)
| Nominative Singular | eselon |
| Genitive Singular | eselons |
| Accusative Singular | eselon |
| Nominative Plural | maeselon |
| Genitive Plural | maeselons |
| Accusative Plural | maeselon |
Example of "-il" noun (tuil)
| Nominative Singular | tuil |
| Genitive Singular | tuils |
| Accusative Singular | tuil |
| Nominative Plural | matuil |
| Genitive Plural | matuils |
| Accusative Plural | matuil |
Verbs
THERE ARE NO IRREGULARLY CONJUGATED VERBS IN SHTARMONI. Verbs are conjugated in the usual sense. There are three persons (first, second, and third) as well as a singular and a plural. They are represented in the following charts as such. Across the top row is first person (I, we), middle row is second person (you, y'all), and the last row is third (he/she/it, they). Vertically the first column is singular (I, you, he/she/it) and the second is plural (we, y'all, they). All infinitive forms of verbs end in -ii. We will use adii (to be) as an example below.
Present Verb Conjugations
| ek/tle -ile | malek' -ize |
| tlo -ila | madu -ili |
| mat' (fem.) pat' (masc.) -ino nat' (neu.) |
manat' -ibo |
Past Verb Congujations
| ek/tle -ilele | malek' -izele |
| tlo -ilale | madu -ilile |
| mat' (fem.) pat' (masc.) -inole nat' (neu.) |
manat' -ibole |
Example of a Present Verb Conjugation (adii)
| ek/tle adile (I am) | malek' adize (we are) |
| tlo adila (you are) | madu adili (y'all are) |
| mat' (fem.) pat' (masc.) adino (he/she/it is) nat' (neu.) |
manat' adibo (they are) |
Example of a Past Verb Congujation (adii)
| ek/tle adilele (I was) | malek' adizele (we were) |
| tlo adilale (you were) | madu adilile (y'all were) |
| mat' (fem.) pat' (masc.) adinole (he/she/it was) nat' (neu.) |
manat' adibole (they were) |
Other Notes on Verbs
- The imperative form for verbs in Shtarmoni is the same as the normal conjugation for the second person.
- When a verb is used in a sentence as an infinitive phrase, the infinitive is to be used regardless of what person the article is.
- Example: "I like to eat cheese" would translate to "Ek makile eselii kazon."
See Also
- Shtarmoni Advancement IRC Channel, #ishtarmon on irc.freenode.net. Idlers are welcome!
- Shtarmoni Lexicon
