Vocabulary
| yod | eat | |
| rilin | drink | |
| rilinehoth | bar | |
| ana | food | |
| lalom | sing | |
| lom | song | |
| bezh | they [2 to 5] | |
| webe | beer | |
| wáa | an evidential, meaning “The reason I claim that what I’m saying is true is because I trust the source for my information.” |
Sentences
1. Bíi ril Athid i Sha i Thad rilinehotheha wáa.
“Athid and Sha and Thad are in the bar.”
2. Bíi ril óowamid rilinehotheha wáa.
“The dragon is in the bar.”
3. Bíi ril merilin bezh webeth wáa.
“They are drinking beer.”
4. Bíi ril meyod bezh anath wáa.
“They are eating food.”
5. Bíi ril melalom bezh lometh wáa.
“They are singing songs.”
Láadan Grammar Facts
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The pronoun “be” (“he, she, it”) refers to just one individual or item. To make it plural, you add either “-zh,” for two to five, or “-n,” for more than five.
Pattern Practice
Complete the following sentences by adding the appropriate ending to the Láadan word that follows the sentence.
Example:
Bíi ril merilin bezh webeth wáa.
“They are drinking beer.”
1. Bíi ril merilin bezh _________ wáa. [juice; juice — éeb]
2. Bíi ril merilin bezh _________ wáa. [lal; milk — lal]
3. Bíi ril merilin bezh _________ wáa. [tea; tea — zhu]
4. Bíi ril merilin bezh _________ wáa. [water; water — ili]
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