Guruni language

The Guruni language (Guruni: gurunnene) is a Continental Nodaimic language spoken in central Likkra and parts of the southern areas of the continent of Nodaima, as well as in isolated areas near the main areas. It is an official language of the Kingdom of Likkra, and a recognised minority language in Cedysna, Nodaima, Treproa, Namari and Blyland.

Even though Guruni is a Nodaimic language, its grammar has shifted towards a more fusional morphosyntax. However, it remains exclusively left-branching.

Grammar

Nouns

Unlike Nodaimese, Guruni has fewer cases, and retains some form of gender. The distinction between the dual and plural have been lost in all cases except the nominative. The declensional classes have collapsed into two, a thematic declension, and an athematic declension.

The following is the declension of tasse (flower, feminine), which is part of the thematic declension:

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	tasse	tasses	tassek
Accusative	tassi	tassege
Genitive	tassei	tassegi
Dative	tassep	tassesp
Instrumental	tasses	tasseks

The following is the declension of del (person, masculine), which is part of the athematic declension:

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	del	dels	delik
Accusative	dele	delige
Genitive	deli	deligi
Dative	delep	delisp
Instrumental	dels	delis

If the stem ends in a sibilant, then the dual and instrumental forms end in -as.

Verbs

Unlike Nodaimese, Guruni retains the distinction between the athematic and thematic conjugations. However, the athematic conjugation has become a relic class. Guruni verbs traditionally had what is known as the "Nodaimese nine-tense system", where three tenses and three aspects were placed in nine different combinations determining the temporal shape of the verb's action. However, this system has atrophied in Guruni, and the nine-tense system is no longer applicable, particularly in the non-indicative moods.

The following is the conjugation of a typical Guruni verb (adape, to see):

	Singular			Plural
	First	Second	Third	First	Second	Third
Indicative mood
Present	ade	adap	adul	adage	adagap	adagul
Past	adakke	adakkap	adakkul	adakkage	adakkagap	adakkagul
Perfect	adat	adatap	adatul	adatte	adattak	adattal
Future	adappe	adap	adappul	adapage	adappak	adapagul
Subjunctive mood
Present	adavi	adavip	adavel	adauge	adaugap	adaugul
Perfect	adaute	adautap	adautul	adotte	adottak	adottal
Progressive	adavige	adavigap	adavigul	adogge	adoggap	adoggul
Conditional mood
Present	adapu	adap	adapul	adague	adaguap	adagual
Imperative mood
		ada	adakke	adave	adak	adavegul

The following is the conjugation of the copula erape:

	Singular			Plural
	First	Second	Third	First	Second	Third
Indicative mood
Present	er	erp	el	erge	ergap	ergul
Past	ike	ikap	ikul	ikage	ikagap	ikagul
Perfect	et	etap	etul	ette	ettak	ettal
Future	eppe	ep	eppul	epage	eppak	epagul
Subjunctive mood
Present	olvi	olvip	olvel	oluge	olugap	olugul
Perfect	olute	olutap	olutul	olotte	olottak	olottal
Progressive	olvige	olvigap	olvigul	ologge	ologgap	ologgul
Conditional mood
Present	eipu	eip	eipul	eigue	eiguap	eigual
Imperative mood
		er	ekke	olve	erk	olvegul