Berkto am se çú bütok me se Korún'é çanop!
(Welcome to the second part of the Korún language lesson)

In this lesson, we will be learning about verbs and how to conjugate them in the present tense. After this, we will also learn some simple phrases for asking and responding to questions. So let's begin!

Words to know in this lesson:
Ze - I/Me
Dun - You
Rín - He
Tín - She
Ü - It
Rág - We
Keré - They
Keru - Them
Kyapa - Cat
Djo - Dog
Otómo - Child/Kid
Bütok - Part
Neŋ - To Want
Mevarr - To Have
Ra - Yes
Nas - No
Íl - This
Él - That
Jenot - Good/Well
Jeŋtai - Bad

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Introduction to Verbs:
Verbs in the Korún language have two verb endings: (ŋ-) and (rr-), both with their own conjugations. There are also some verbs that do not follow the rules for these endings, but they will be taught as we come to them, as their endings vary. For now, we will elarn the normal conjugations.

(ŋ-)
-a = First person singular (I)
-ej = Second person (You)
-ot = Third person singular (He/She/It)
-ai = First person plural (We)
-ul = Third person plural (They/Them)

(ex.) Neŋ (to want) conjugated as Neŋa would mean "I want..." Likewise, Neŋej would mean "You want..." and so forth.


(rr-)
-a = First person singular (I)
-e = Second person (You)
-ot = Third person singular (He/She/It)
-ai = First person plural (We)
-ul = Third person plural (They/Them)

(ex.) Mevarr (to have) conjugated as Mevarrot would mean "He/She/It has..."

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Man (To Be) (Irregular Verb)
-a = First person singular (I)
-e = Second person (You)
-o = Third person singular (He/She/It)
-ai = First person plural (We)
-u = Third person plural (They/Them)

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Now let's see some of these conjugations in use. Here is a brief cnversation between Mr. Johnson and Mrs. Brown:

Johnson: Mevarra í kyapa. Mevarre na í kyapa? ("I have one cat. Do you have a cat?")
Brown: Ra, mevarra çú kyapacel, ot zen otómocel neŋul mahk. ("Yes, I have two cats, *but my kids want more.") *[lit. "but my kids, they want more."]
Johnson: Él mano jenot. ("That is good.")

Note the words kyapacel and otómocel in the sentences above. These are the plural forms of their root nouns, kyapa and otómo. The plural form of words in which the root ends in a vowel is to add the suffix -cel (pronounced similarly to a cross between the words sail and sell). Also note that this ending uses the letter C which is normally only used between two E's in the interior of a word, but in this case it is used in writing to assist in plural recognition for the reader. As for words whose root ends in a consonant, the ending used is -ce (pronounced as the word se [the]) such as in the word Bütokce (parts).

You may have noticed that the first sentence used the word "na" in it after the verb. The word "na" is a gramatical component called a particle. In this case, "na" is a function word that indicates the verb it follows is a question. In this case, it can be translated roughly into the word "do," such that it means "do you have" in this context.
Along with this, it is important to remember that the order of words in Korún is the same for when you are making a statement or asking a question, the only difference being the word 'na' after the verb to make it a question.

(ex.) To make Íl mano í djo. ("This is a dog.") a question, you would say Íl mano na í djo? ("Is this a dog?")

Becuase of this, if one wants to apply emphasis such as confusion or disbelief, as in "This is a dog?" or "This is a dog?" you would have to say Íl to mano na í djo? ("This is a dog?") The word 'to' in Korún is another particle that is used to set the focus of a sentence, in this case the word íl. With that said, let's move on to...


Asking and Answering Questions:
Just as in English, you keep the interrogative word before the verb to as a question. The interrogavive or "question" words in Korún are:

Djekt - Who
Van - What
Rohn - When
Koni - Where
Olse - Why
Hatan - How

(ex.) Djekt manot na rín? ("Who is he?")
(ex.) Van manot? ("What is it?")[Contracted as "Van'ot?"]

Let's use some of these in another conversation between Mr. Johnson and Mrs. Brown:

Johnson: Hatan dun mane na? ("How are you?")(lit. "How you you are?")
Brown: Ze mana jenot, u hamáne na? ("I am well, and you?")(lit. "I am well, and how are you?")
Johnson: Mana jenot.

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This concludes the second lesson. Congratulations! In the next lesson, we will discuss negative words.