LESSON ONE

Masculine Singular Nouns/Adjectives

3 Declensions for masculine singular nouns and adjectives:
au: nwmu, Qwau, inrmlu
Aw: dwqw, krqw, scw=swcw, JUTw
eI: pwpI

Simple Sentences
Simple sentences no link-verb am, is, are: qyrw nwmu swcw[ your name
[is] true

Negative Sentences
Commonest word SLS negative adverb not in four variants:
n = nw = nhI = nwhI
No sentence opener there is:
Avru n dUjw [there is] no other [n]or second

Vocabulary
nwmu, Qwau, sMswru = sMswro, dwqw, krqw, mnu heart, mind, self, hau
I, so = su That, he, it,
soeI = soie, ko = koeI = koie, ieku = eyku one, eyko just one, Avru =
hour, iehu = eyhu This, rwjw, guru = guru, dru, qnu body, pRBu = pRBU,
jgu, scw = swcw, qyrw, inrmlu pure, JUTw false, vfw, aUcw = aucw, dUjw,
Kotw false, counterfeit, Krw real, genuine, myrw,

Translate
1. swcw swihbu eyku qUM[
2. qyrw nwmu scw[
3. hau pwpI[
4. inrmlu swcw eyku qU[
5. horu nwhI Qwau[
6. JUTw iehu sMswru[
7. scw swhu ieku qUM[
8. dwqw krqw Awip qUM[
9. iehu mnu rwjw[
10.
guru dwqw[
11.
vfw swihbu aUcw Qwau[
12.
Awpy scw soeI[
13.
so dru qyrw[
14.
dUjw koeI nwhI[
15.
Kotw Krw n koie[

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mnu qnu qyrw qU pRBU[

qyrw sBu koeI[
Awpy inrmlu eyku qU[
shu myrw eyku dUjw nhI koie[
sBu jgu qyrw qU eyko dwqw Avru n dUjw[

LESSON TWO
Plural Masculine Nouns/Adjectives
The plural is different for each declension:
au = A: swhu = swh, guxu = gux, jIau = jIA [ Awau = Awv: nwau =
nwv Qwau = Qwv
Aw = ey: rwjw = rwjy, dwqw = dwqy, scw = scy, JUTw=JUTy
Other declension have no change in plural: pwpI, guru

Pronouns
hm We, qum, sy = is = qy those (ones), they, soeI = soie those very
(ones), they
Common masculine pronouns with declension au have their plural endings
either in A or ie:
eyhu this = eyh, eyih these
sBu all = sB, siB all
horu other = hor, hoir others
Note change in meaning: ieku one = ieik some

Verb To Be
Verb to be is often omitted in simple sentences in SLS but 3rd person
singular of present tense (hY) is frequently encountered. The presence or
absence of this verb does not affect meaning of sentence.

Vocabulary
rsu flavour, delight rwhu way, road guxu virtue, quality mMgqw
beggar jIau soul
hukmu order, command rogu disease muKu face rUpu form, beauty
rMgu colour
Avgxu vice, defect qumwrw your imTw, bhuqw abundant, many pUrw,
kyqw how many?
AsMKu countless kauVw bitter aujlw bright, shining sglu all, complete
hmwrw our(s)

hm we qum, sy = is = qy they ieik some ikAw what? kvnu = kauxu

who? which?
ikCu something, anything duie two dovY both hY is

Translate
1. ikAw nwau qumwrw[
2. siB rs imTy[
3. eyku swihbu duie rwh[
4. swhibu myrw eyku hY Avru nhI[
5. qyry gux bhuqy[
6. ieik dwqy ieik mMgqy[
7. syeI pUry swh[
8. hm pwpI[
9. nwmu qyrw hY swcw[
10.
kyqy qyry jIA[
11.
sBu jIau qumwrw[
12.
eyko nwmu hukmu hY[
13.
AsMK nwv AsMK Qwv[
14.
imTw kauVw dovY rog[
15.
siB gux qyry[
16.
ieik Koty ieik Kry[
17.
qy muK aujly[
18.
kyqy qyry rUp rMg[
19.
sgl gux Avgxu n koeI[
20.
kvnu hmwrw[
21.
qu sBu ikCu Awpy[

LESSON THREE
Plural of Feminine Nouns & Adjectives
Although less numerous than masculine nouns, feminine nouns have more
declensions. First three declensions follow same fashion by lengthening and
nazalizing final vowel. Ajectives follow same pattern as nouns:

gl thing = glw things

sohwgix married woman = sohwgxI married women
vsqu thing = vsqU things
vifAweI glory vifAweIAw
dunIAw

Pronouns
Masculine
so = su that, he
eyko just one
eyho just this
soeI that very, he
koeI some(one)

Feminine
sw that, she
eykw just one
eyhw just this
sweI that very, she
kweI some(one)

Plural
sy = is = qy they
syeI those very, they

Similar adjectival declensions except in having special form in plural:

Masculine
Feminine
Plural
eyhu - this
eyh this
eyh = eyih these
sBu - all
sB
sB = siB
horu - other
hor
hor = hoir - others

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