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<poem>
<poem>
''ei enswälzel! dullel meis!''
''ei! jån' kähne Jündemruoger''
''mes enwünkel Gungs Gungs Sneis!''
''snirre ure nungnung Troh;''
''tang lind mause bückne mungel,''
''Sioner röbes ƕieme Puoger',''
''Wiote Duzes duoɟ lien Klüten,''
''ind' enwülze Þafte quoh'.''
''ionem' ƕind Benußes enzungel;''
''ei! lind mause bückne mungel,''
''Wiote-Wuzes duoɟ niens Kliten',''
''ionem' ƕind Benußes zungel;''
''Kuobs mes pepen, Ƕeiges miten.''
''Kuobs mes pepen, Ƕeiges miten.''
</poem>
</poem>
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<poem>
<poem>
''ei enswälzel! dullel meis!''
''ei jåne kähne Jündemruoger''
<small>O hearken-2PL.IMP hear-2PL.IMP now</small>
<small>O how soon-ACC life-ATTR-tapestry-NOM</small>
 
''snirre ure nungnung Troh''
<small>shatter/PRES-3PL like little-little pebble/PL</small>
 
''Sioner röbes ƕieme Puogere''
<small>crown-AUG-SG.NOM sit/PRES-3SG.IN INDEF-ACC throne-SG.ACC</small>


''mie enwünkel Gungs Gungs Sneis!''
''inde enwülze Þafte quohe''
<small>this-ACC consider-2PL hour-DAT hour-DAT life-DAT</small>
<small>suddenly completely_sweep/PRES-3PL wave-PL-NOM lose/PRES-3PL</small>


''tang lind mause bückne mungel,''
''ei lind mause bückne mungel''
<small>Indeed 2PL.NOM hither stationed-PRED come/PRES-2PL</small>
<small>O 2PL.NOM hither stationed-PRED come/PRES-2PL</small>


''Wiote Duzes duoɟ liens Klüten,''
''Wiote Wuzes duoɟ niens Klitene''
<small>heaven-GEN grace-DAT PERF 2PL-DAT accomodation_as_guest-PL-ACC</small>
<small>heaven-GEN grace-DAT PERF CORELATIVE-PL-DAT accomodate_as_guest-VERBAL_NOUN-ACC</small>


''ionem' ƕind Benußes zungel;''
''ionemen ƕind Benußes zungel''
<small>just-like 1PL.NOM judge-INF-DAT act-2PL</small>
<small>just-like 1PL.NOM judge-VERBAL_NOUN-DAT act-2PL</small>


''Kuobs mes pepen, Ƕeiges miten.''
''Kuobs mes pepen, Ƕeiges miten''
<small>poor-DAT this-DAT love-1PL-IMP neighbor-DAT give-1PL-IMP</small>
<small>poor-DAT this-DAT give_charitably-1PL-IMP neighbor-DAT give-1PL-IMP</small>
</poem>
</poem>


==Notes==
==Notes==
In Wiobian, all nouns are capitalized. However, words beginning a sentence need not be capitalized.
In Wiobian, all nouns are capitalized. However, words beginning a sentence need not be capitalized.
===Typology===
The language is SVO (with more variation in poetry), and prepositions are preferred to postpositions. However, nominal modifiers precede the modified noun.
===Nouns===
===Nouns===
In Classical Wiobian, nouns have a singular-plural distinction and are marked in 5 cases:
In Classical Wiobian, nouns have a singular-plural distinction and are inflected in 5 cases:
*Nominative: subject
*Nominative: subject
*Accusative: direct object
*Accusative: direct object, some adverbial expressions
*Dative: indirect object, adverbial expressions
*Dative: indirect object, some adverbial expressions, instrumental.
*Genitive: it's your bog-standard genitive case
*Genitive: it's your bog-standard genitive case. Often "hyphenated" to the next word because of its ambiguity
*Predicative: predicate
*Predicative: predicate


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| ''-e'' || [PLURAL STEM]''-''Ø
| ''-e'' || [PLURAL STEM]''-''Ø
|}
|}
Wiobian uses the indefinite article ''ƕiem'' 'one' for indefinite singular nouns.


===Adjectives===
===Adjectives===
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===Verbs===
===Verbs===
Verbs have stem forms for present, past and verbal noun which are not always distinct. They are often additionally marked by auxiliary words to disambiguate the tense, since many forms are very similar.
Verbs have stem forms for present, past and verbal noun which are not always distinct. They are often additionally marked by auxiliary words to disambiguate the tense, since many forms are very similar.
====Inflection====
In Classical Wiobian, the verb is also inflected for person.


The superscript <sup>U</sup> denotes umlaut of stems of "athematic" verbs.
The superscript <sup>U</sup> denotes umlaut of stems of "athematic" verbs.
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|colspan="2"|[PAST]''-''Ø
|colspan="2"|[PAST]''-''Ø
|}
|}
===Syntactic constructions===
====Relative clauses====
Relative clauses are internally headed: The head is the first constituent of the relative clause, and an anaphoric "co-relative pronoun" ''nie'' occurs after the relative clause that refers back to the head.


====Perfect tense====
====Perfect tense====
The auxiliary construction for perfect tense is: ''duoɟ'' + SUBJECT in the DATIVE case + VERB in VERBAL NOUN form in the ACCUSATIVE + ADDITIONAL ARGUMENTS in whatever case the verbal argument is supposed to take.
The auxiliary construction for perfect tense is: ''duoɟ'' + SUBJECT in the DATIVE case + VERB in VERBAL NOUN form in the ACCUSATIVE + ADDITIONAL ARGUMENTS in whatever case the verbal argument is supposed to take.
==Translation==
<poem>
O how quickly the sculpture of life
Shatters into tiny little fragments!
The splendor of the king on his throne
Is completely swept away by sea-waves.
Ye who have come hither stationed here,
By Heaven's grace ye have been accommodated.
Just like us, ye act in order to be judged;
Therefore let us be generous to the pauper, and give to our neighbor.
</poem>


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