Watonran

The Watonran language (Watonre Shifayu) is a non-Ar'Maaran language spoken by the Watonrans of the Watonre Kingdom. The language is heavily based off of a combination of Hebrew and Chinese to match the Watonran Sino-Hebrewesque culture. The language is similar to most languages on Zavira (such as Watabowan and Nanvan).

To see a complete list of Watonran words, see the Watonran Dictionary.

Rules and Grammar
Watonran is a non-Ar'Maaran language based off of a combination of two non-Indo-European languages, which means that the grammatical structure of the language is something that will confuse anyone who speaks Shin'Zarese, Khendan or an Indo-European language.

To say "I want an apple" (the words being "Chi" for I, "Xi'zah" for want, "Xe" for one, and "Hivwo" for apple), you would say "Xi'zah chi hiwvo xe". Unlike in Indo-European languages, requests go as the verb (want), the person (I), the object (apple) and the amount (one).

Making it a question, such as "Can I have an apple?" is difficult for most Indo-European language speakers to grasp at first. There is no Watonran word for "can", unless you're talking about a tin can (phguan). The phrase is "Yoshli xe hivwo?", which literally means "Have I apple?". In this format, an English speaker could think you meant "have I appled" and were trying to ask them if you have done something called "appling".

Example Words
Hello="Shal'me"

Goodbye="Shal'or"

Thank you="Hev'shie"

Please="Katra'na"

And="Gahm"

I="Wo/Chi" ("Wo" is used for "I am" [I am=Wo] and "Chi" is used for everything else [I want, I will, I can, etc.])

The="Ja"

Is="Hil"

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Example Phrases
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