Nyari is the main language spoken by Nyamii. It is soft and repetitive.

5 vowel are used:

• a
• e
• i
• o
• u

They are pronunced like:

• ah
• eh
• ee
• oh
• oo

These consonants are used:

• m
• n
• ny
• p
• t
• k
• s
• h
• l
• r
• w
• y

Mostly:

CV: na, mi, lu, nya

CVC rarely

no hard clusters

This is the heart of the language.

nya serves several functions depending on position.

Placed after the subject or topic.

mi nya soma lu = I see you

lu nya mira mi = you like me

Between nouns:

mi nya haus = my house

luna nya taila = the moon’s tail / moon-tail

At the end of a sentence:

mira lu, nya = I really like you / affectionate tone

sai nya! = yes indeed!

nya-song, nyafire, nyadream

Word order

Default: SVO

mi soma lu = I see you

lu mira nari = you like music

No changes for tense or person.

mi soma = I see

mi pa soma = I saw

mi nai soma = I will see

Put before the verb:

pa = past

na = present/ongoing

nai = future

nu = general timeless/habitual

Examples:

mi pa soma lu = I saw you

mi na soma lu = I am seeing you

mi nai soma lu = I will see you

mi nu soma lu = I usually see you

Use number words or a plural particle.

ra = plural / many

Examples:

cata = cat

ra cata = cats

Add ma? at the end.

lu mira mi ma? = do you like me?

lu pa veni ma? = did you come?

Question words:

ma = question marker

mani = what

maka = where

mari = who

mayo = why

mase = how

Examples:

mari na veni ma? = who is coming?

lu maka na yori ma? = where are you going?

Use no before the verb.

mi no mira lu = I do not like you

lu no pa veni = you did not come

Put after noun.

cata sime = small cat

haus luma = bright house

dreama sanu = calm dream

Same word form, placed before or after verb.

mi sanu soma = I look calmly

mi soma sanu = I look calmly

Kept easy.

mi = I / me

lu = you

ni = he / she

mira = we

lura = you all

nira = they

Possessive can be done with nya:

mi nya = my

lu nya = your

ni nya = their/his/her

Examples:

mi nya taila = my tail

lu nya nava = your name

Kept soft and memorable.

cata = cat

drema = dream

nyara = dreamcat

haus = home

luma = light

mora = dark

suna = sun

luna = moon

vaya = sky

tera = earth / ground

nari = song / music

soma = sight / eye / to see

tala = tail

pawa = paw / hand

shira = star

mizu = water

fira = fire

seli = sleep

kora = heart

nava = name

rima = path / road

vela = wind

yume = memory / dream-image

veni = come

yori = go

soma = see

mira = like / love gently

seli = sleep

nari = sing

luma = shine

kira = hear

sanu = rest / calm down

pori = speak

nema = know

tavi = touch

runi = run

moku = eat

noku = drink

yuma = dream

shani = feel

kemi = make / create

tori = give

hanu = take

sime = small

vara = big

luma = bright

mora = dark

sanu = calm

nemi = soft

kiri = sharp

mira = lovely

haya = fast

noya = strange

yani = warm

sori = cold

nya = linker / softener / possessive / emphasis

pa = past

na = present/progressive

nai = future

nu = habitual/general

no = not

ma = question

ra = plural

ya = yes

sai = yes / indeed / understood

nei = no / denial

o = vocative, calling someone

e = exclamation / emotional emphasis

Use noun or adjective directly.

mi sanu = I am calm

ni nyara = they are a dreamcat

luna luma = the moon is bright

Optional softer form:

mi nya sanu

mi yori = I go

mi na seli = I am sleeping

mi pa yuma = I dreamed

mi mira lu = I like you

mi mira nari = I like music

Very basic

mi nyara = I am a dreamcat

lu mira ma? = do you like it / are you pleased?

ni na seli = they are sleeping

mira pa yori haus = we went home

nira no nema mi = they do not know me

mi na yuma luna luma = I am dreaming of the bright moon

ni nya kora sanu = their heart is calm

ra shira luma vaya = stars shine in the sky

mi kira lu nya nari = I hear your song

lu mira mi, nya = you love me, softly / affectionately

lu na yori maka ma? = where are you going?

mani lu na moku ma? = what are you eating?

mari ni ma? = who are they?

mayo lu no veni ma? = why are you not coming?

nya nya = extra affection, soothing tone

sanu sanu = very calm

luma luma = glittering / very bright

ya / sai = yes

nei = no

mani = what

mari = who

maka = where

mayo = why

mase = how

mi = I

lu = you

ni = they/he/she

veni = come

yori = go

pori = speak

nema = know

mira = like/love

seli = sleep

moku = eat

noku = drink

haus = home

luma = light

drema = dream

nyara = dreamcat

nya = soft linker / possessive / emphasis

A: o nya, lu na yori maka ma? Dear one, where are you going?

B: mi na yori haus. mi sanu seli nai. I am going home. I will sleep peacefully.

A: lu mira nari ma? Do you like music?

B: sai. mi mira lu nya nari, nya nya. Yes. I really love your song.

mi, lu, ni

pa, na, nai

no, ma, nya

SVO only