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== Grammar ==
== Grammar ==
Nouns in Avalonese end in -U, and plural nouns end in -UN,  
Avalonese has 3 grammatical genders: Masculine, Feminine, and Neuter.
 
Masculine singular nouns end in -OU, Feminine singular nouns in -AU, and Neuter singular nouns in -EU
 
And Masculine plural nouns end in -OUN, Feminine plural nouns in -AUN, and Neuter plural nouns in -EUN
 
Determiners end in the near-same ending trend as the nouns, such as The (Lo/La/Le/Lon/Lan/Len), or That/Those (Lou/Lau/Leu/Loun/Laun/Leun)


Adjectives end in -I, Adverbs end in -O,  
Adjectives end in -I, Adverbs end in -O,  


and Verbs have 5 main tenses;
Verbs merge with the Pronoun and have 6 main tenses;
 
"i" (I go) is marked by -AU-
 
"you" (you eat) is marked by -A-
 
"he" (he sleeps) is marked by -OI-
 
"she" (she dreamt) is marked by -AI-
 
'it" (it happens) is marked by -EI-
 
"they" (they will do) is marked by -OU-
 
"we" (we watch) is marked by -EU-
 
And any unspecified ones are marked by -R


the present tense is marked by -AS,  
the present tense is marked by -S,  


the past tense is marked by -IS,  
the past tense is marked by -F,  


the future tense is marked by -US,  
the future tense is marked by -C,  


the gerund or "-ing" tense is marked by -AST,  
the past preterite "done" tense is marked by -N,  


and the preterite "done" tense is marked by -OS.
the gerund or "-ing" tense is marked by -ST,


The form of verbs called the infinitive; "to do", for example, would end in an -AR.
The form of verbs called the infinitive; "to do", for example, would end in an -I.


If any vowels were to duplicate in the process, an M would be placed between them. If any consonants were to duplicate in the process, an I would be added between them.
If any vowels were to duplicate in the process, an M would be placed between them. If any consonants were to duplicate in the process, an I would be added between them.<br />
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== History ==
== History ==
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An example of Modern Avalonese thus follows:
An example of Modern Avalonese thus follows:


Avalonese: ''"Esti, ou nao esti ei? lau estaur la denmacieu. Tcao esteis pao sfoblei en la mendeu esti hatikeur bou la arkaun oi zagoun dei loukui bugoi, ou pronti barmeun kau u marou dei malei dafeiroun, oi, bou hatikast, zentcar hinc."''
Avalonese: ''"Esti, ou nao esti ei? lau estaur le denmacieu.  Tcao esteis pao sfoblei en le mendeu esti hatikeur bou lan arkaun oi zagoun dei loukui bugoi, ou pronti barmeun kau u marou dei malei dafeiroun, oi, bou hatikast, zentcar hinc"''


English: ''"To be, or not to be? That is the question. Whether it's nobler in the mind to suffer The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, Or to take arms against a sea of troubles, And, by opposing, end them"''
English: ''"To be, or not to be? That is the question. Whether it's nobler in the mind to suffer The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, Or to take arms against a sea of troubles, And, by opposing, end them"''