Sunuvoru Language

Examples of Language Use

This section is dedicated to examples of using the Sunuvoru language in various contexts. We will show how this language can express simple ideas, as well as provide sentence examples with explanations of grammatical rules.

These examples demonstrate the flexibility of the language and how the meaning of words and their forms depends on the context. We use full punctuation for better understanding of sentence structure and construction.

However, it is important to note that in Sunuvoru punctuation is minimalist. To simplify, only periods are often used to separate sentences, and additional punctuation marks such as commas or question marks are omitted. This emphasizes the conciseness of the language and makes it more universal and easy to use.

Example 1

A person lives in a house where there is a lot of food. He always cares about his house and its inhabitants. The house is a place where one can find comfort and peace. From time to time, the person walks along the road to feel the fresh air.

Nir vora la lum nu, ki mali. Nir suhaka la lum nu an vori. Lum nu – la lum mo, ki suhak nu an zen. Zen ki zena, nir tava ki haku, sufir nu.

Translation Breakdown:

1. A person lives in a house where there is a lot of food.

Nir — "person", subject (noun).
vora — verb from vor (life), in the present tense — "to live".
la — definite article, indicating a specific house.
lum — "house", noun meaning place.
nu — demonstrative word meaning "this" or "here".
ki — particle meaning "where".
mali — plural form of mal (food), in the context "a lot of food".

2. He always cares about his house and its inhabitants.

Nir — "he", subject.
suhaka — from the verb hak (air, sky) with the prefix su- (intensifier), conveying the idea of care or protection.
la — definite article.
lum — "house", noun.
nu — demonstrative word, "this".
an — conjunction "and".
vori — plural form of vor (life), used to denote inhabitants of the house, those who live there.

3. The house is a place where one can find comfort and peace.

Lum nu — "house", with "this" indicating a specific place.
la — article to define the place.
lum — again "house".
mo — "there", a demonstrative word to emphasize that it's a place being referred to.
ki — particle "where".
suhak nu — "find comfort", where suhak (intensified form of hak) refers to a sense of coziness and tranquility.
an — conjunction "and".
zen — "peace", or a state of time that can also imply serenity and calmness.

4. From time to time, the person walks along the road to feel the fresh air.

Zen ki zena — "from time to time", using the word zen twice to express the idea of a repeated action.
nir — "person".
tava — "walk", form from tav (path).
ki — particle "to" or "for the purpose of".
haku — "fresh air", where hak (air) is used in a diminutive form haku to denote freshness.
sufir nu — "to feel", where su- intensifies the verb, and fir (strength) conveys the idea of perception.

Example 2

There are animals in the house that bring joy and warmth. Every day, the sun shines through the windows, and the person feels alive. The water from the river fills the space of life, and the wind brings tranquility.

La lum nu vori, ki sufir nu an sunu. Zena suna ki la lum, an nir sufira vori. Kili mo tavi nu, an haku sufir nu an zenu.

Translation Breakdown:

La lum nu vori — "There are animals in the house":
- La — definite article (indicates a specific house).
- lum — house, place, space.
- nu — demonstrative word indicating "this" or "here", giving the phrase a more precise meaning.
- vori — plural form of vor, meaning "animals".
ki sufir nu an sunu — "that bring joy and warmth":
- ki — particle "that", connecting the main sentence with the clarification.
- sufir — "bring", where su- is the intensifying prefix, and fir means strength, energy (in this context, "bring").
- nu — demonstrative word indicating a specific phenomenon, in this case, joy and warmth.
- sunu — diminutive form of sun, which conveys the idea of warmth and coziness.
Zena suna ki la lum — "Every day the sun shines through the windows":
- Zena — "every day", used as an expression, in this context replacing "kada".
- suna — form of sun, meaning "shines" or "the sun".
- ki — particle "through", indicating the direction of the action.
- la lum — "windows", where la is the definite article for the noun "lum" (object, place, in the context of windows).
an nir sufira vori — "and the person feels alive":
- an — conjunction "and".
- nir — "person".
- sufira — form of the verb "to feel", where the prefix su- intensifies the action, and fir means strength, energy, in the context of "feeling alive".
- vori — form of vor, meaning "alive".
Kili mo tavi nu — "The water from the river fills the space of life":
- Kili — plural form of kil (water), meaning "water".
- mo — particle indicating direction, "from".
- tavi — form of tav (river), in this context used to indicate the source of the water.
- nu — indicates a specific space of life.
an haku sufir nu an zenu — "and the wind brings tranquility":
- an — conjunction "and".
- haku — "wind", where hak means air, and -u is a diminutive form, giving a sense of lightness.
- sufir — "brings", with the intensifying prefix su-.
- nu — demonstrative word indicating the phenomenon of tranquility.
- zenu — diminutive form of zen, conveying the idea of tranquility, softness of time.

Example 3: Dialogue

— How do you feel?
— I feel alive, as always.
— Did you see the animals in the house?
— Yes, they play and bring joy.

— Ko nir sufira?
— Nir sufira vori, ki suhak nu.
— Ko nir vora la lum nu?
— Nu, vori sufir nu an sunu.

Example 4: Poem

The sun shines, the path stretches,
The water flows, the soul is drawn.
Life boils, the heart burns,
The home is the place where peace lives.

Sun sufir, tava tavi,
Kili tavi, rima haku.
Vori sufir, rima firi,
Lum nu – la lum mo, ki vora zen.

Example 5: Story

It was a sunny day. The person walked along the road leading to the river. He loved this place where the sunlight played on the water, and the wind brought coolness. The river had always been special to him. It provided water for life, and its current carried away worries. By the river, he often sat, listened to the wind, and watched the animals that came to drink water. One day, he noticed a small animal. It looked frightened and weak. The person approached and saw that it was injured. He brought it home to care for it. Time passed, and the animal recovered. It became his friend, and they walked together along the road to the river. In this world, full of light and life, every day brought something new and joyful.

Zena sunu. Nir tava la tav, ki tava la kil. Nir rima la lum nu, ki sunu tavi la kil, an haku sunu kili nu. Kil firti la nir. Kil luma kil vori, an tavi kil tava rimi. La kil, nir zena, hakua an vori, ki tavi la kil haka kili. Zen nir vora tivor. Tivor haka firi an vori. Nir tava zen an kil, ki tavi tivor firi. Nir hakata la tivor, an fira la tavu voru. Zen ki zena, tivor fira rima. Tivor rimu nir, an tavi an vora la tav la kil. Ki zen, ki sun firi vori, zen fira rimi an sunu.

Example 6: Fairy Tale

Long ago, a person found an unusual plant in the forest. It glowed like a little sun and grew in the middle of the river. The person decided to take it to his home. He approached carefully, but saw that the river protected the plant with a strong current. Then the person built a raft and crossed the river. He took the plant and planted it by his house. The plant turned out to be magical. Every night, it lit up the house, and its light drove away wild animals. People from the village came to see this miracle. They said that the plant brought happiness. The person was happy that he could protect it and share its light with others.

Zen ki zen, nir hakata la tav mo vori. Vor luma sunu, ki sunu zeni la kil mo. Nir fir-a vori lumu la lum nu. Hak-ata, nir zen-a, ki kil sufir tavi. Nir fir-a vori fira la tav mo, an tavata la kil. Nir vora la vor nu an vor lum-a la lum nu. Vor sufir vorti. Ki zen, vor suna la lum nu, an sunu haki la vori. Niri la lum tava la lum nu an zena vor sunu. Nir rima firti, ki vora sunu an rimi.