Dori'li

First spoken by the Aspanir, one of the oldest languages.

Possessive nouns go before the object.
• Ex: {Shuli'va} means {Shuli's womb}

Possessive determiners follow the object.
• Ex: {dori'na} means {my child}

Quantifiers before determiners.
• Ex: {vash'malana} means {our many streams}

Adjectives follow the noun.
• Ex: {vash'ti} means {one bathhouse}

In written dori'li, the only characters to be 'capitalized' are those belonging to a specific entity, such as a name. Titles are not capitalized.

○ [first character of first sentence goes inside of the circle]
• [break in a sentence]
|| [end of a sentence]
/// [full stop]

○ the mother Shuli holds us dearly • cradled within her || careful of her sweeping tides • lest she call you home early • where she holds us in her heart again ///

• Sio (hi)
• Sio solah (lit: sunlight's kiss)

• Du (positive indicator)

• Na (negative indicator)

• Maman (Amah of an Amah)
• Maban (grandparent, may be used to mark paternal lineage in records)

• Amah (life-giver, one who birthed)
• Abah (parent, may be used to mark paternal lineage in records)

• Ovan (older sibling)

• Dori'na [our child, my child]

• Va [womb, cradle]

• Dori [child]

• Vash [a washing area comparable to a bathroom or bathhouse, also a word for flowing water]

• Loke (claw, nail)

• Va [womb, cradle]

• Reia (night)

• Ti [1]

• Tin [some, few]
• Mala [many]

• Na (our, mine)
• Tan (their, your)
[It's common for someone to use Na over Tan when they are close in community.]

'li means word