# Reading and speaking Avelin

Use GRAMMAR.md for the complete rules and LEXICON.md for word meanings. Avelin is a newly constructed language, not a recovered ancient tradition. These texts are original compositions made during its design.

## The sound in one breath

**Avelin:** a-VE-lin, /aˈve.lin/. Pure a/e/i/o/u; a tapped r; no silent letters. Stress the penultimate syllable. Every adjacent vowel keeps its own syllable. No grammatical tone or long/short vowel distinction.

> **Nami lumave esasa.**
> NA-mi lu-MA-ve e-SA-sa.
> We, including you, will be luminous.

## A small conversation

**A:** Sava! Ti kavimi vanasa ke?  
Peace! Where will you go?

**B:** Mi la navami vanasa. Ti miya no de vana.  
I will go to the water. You need not go with me.

**A:** Mi ne mi tiya vana na vela.  
I want to go with you.

**B:** Ka nami vana.  
Let us go.

`-mi` marks a destination; `-ya` a companion. `no de` means “not obliged,” whereas `de no` means “obliged not to.” `nami` explicitly includes the person addressed.

## A story: a flower at the water

The following passage was independently composed by the reviewing bot after reading the grammar.

> **Era mi un miran navava sirata.**  
> **La mira veli esata.**  
> **Mi la miran timi donata.**  
> **Ti linaleta e mi tin henaleta.**

Yesterday I saw a flower at the water.  
The flower was beautiful.  
I gave the flower to you.  
You were singing, and I was listening to you.

### How it works

- `era` yesterday frames the clause; `mi` is I.
- `un mira-n` introduces a particular flower as object.
- `nava-va` locates the seeing event at the water; it does not by itself assert the flower was floating.
- `sira-ta` see–PAST; `esa-ta` be–PAST.
- `la mira` retrieves the now-identifiable flower.
- `ti-mi` to you; `dona-ta` gave.
- `lina-le-ta` sing–PROGRESSIVE–PAST.
- `ti-n` you as object; `hena-le-ta` hear/listen–PROGRESSIVE–PAST.
- The final clauses have different subjects, so both subjects are stated. Their overlap is a natural narrative interpretation, not a formal simultaneity operator.

## A poem: light and night

> **La luma navava linale.**  
> **Mi tili riman savasi hena.**  
> **Tala la nora venasa na,**  
> **nami lumave esasa.**

The light is singing on the water.  
I listen gently to your heart.  
Although the night will come,  
we—you and I—will be luminous.

The exact adverb `savasi` is “calmly”; “gently” is a literary translation here. `luma-ve` means characterized by light. The singing light and arriving night are metaphors, not unlisted grammatical exceptions.

## Everyday phrases

| Avelin | English |
|---|---|
| Sava! | Peace! / Hello! |
| Ti sava esa ke? | Are you at peace? |
| Mi yali esa. | I am happy. |
| Mi tin mela. | I love you. |
| Mi tin sera. | I thank you. |
| Mi timi tina. | I apologize to you. |
| Ka lena min hena. | Please listen to me. |
| Ka lena savasi neri. | Please speak calmly. |
| Ti kun sira ke? | What do you see? |
| Ti kavi esa ke? | Where are you? |
| Ti kavimi vanasa ke? | Where will you go? |
| Mi no zena. | I don't know (unspecified object). |
| Mi ne ti kun dira ke na no zena. | I do not know what you are saying. |
| Ti min hena ke? | Do you hear me? |
| Mi Avelinta neri. | I speak in Avelin. |
| Ti mili elavi esa. | You are my friend. |
| Mi la selase vana. | I am going from the dwelling. |
| Mi ora venasa. | I will come tomorrow. |
| Ka nami vana. | Let's go. |
| Ya ti sava esa. | May you be at peace. / Farewell. |

## Build a sentence

1. Choose a verb and consult its argument frame.
2. Put the subject first, with no case ending.
3. Add `-n` to a direct object; use another case for a recipient, location, or companion.
4. Put adjectives before their nouns.
5. Put the verb last. Add `-ta` for past or `-sa` for future.
6. Put `no` before a plain verb to negate it; modal scope requires §7.
7. Add final `ke` to ask a question.

Example:

```text
mi + la + veli + mira-n + ti-mi + dona-sa
I    the   beautiful flower-OBJECT you-RECIPIENT give-FUTURE

Mi la veli miran timi donasa.
I will give the beautiful flower to you.
```

## Practice, with answers

Translate:

1. I saw the flowers.
2. Will you come tomorrow?
3. The flower that you saw is beautiful.
4. You must not go.
5. They love each other.

Answers:

1. `Mi la mirarin sirata.`
2. `Ti ora venasa ke?`
3. `La mira re ti yen sirata ra veli esa.`
4. `Ti de no vana.`
5. `Siri senen mela.`

For “we,” choose `nami` if the addressee belongs to the group, and `miri` otherwise. That distinction often matters more than English makes explicit.