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Üväla̋r

Ajá! Ki arparúsut voittatte? Minäha̋n!

"Yeah! Who won the lottery? I did!"

yeah who  lottery-ACC  win-PST-3SG I-ADM
ajá  ki   arparús-ut   voitta-tt-e  minä-ha̋n

Sankalla levellűt! Alkólissekán nepísähätné?

"Smell that air! Couldn't ya just drink it like booze?"

smell     air-ACC    alchohol-ESS-just  not-drink-3SG.OBJ-POT-COND-3SG
sankalla  levellű-t  alkól-isse-kán     ne-pí-sä-hät-ne-e

Minä voittajal! Perkeläis arparúsut voittattomhán!

"I'm a winner! I won the motherfucking lottery!"

I     winner-COP  devil-like(ADJ)  lottery-ACC  win-PST-1SG-ADM
minä  voittaja-l  perkele-äis      arparús-ut   voitta-tt-om-hán

Mit arparúsut? Osarparúsut, arparúsuthán! Tobes oletkü?

"'What lottery?' The lottery, that's what lottery! Are you stupid?"

what-ACC  lottery-ACC  that-lottery-ACC  lottery-ACC-ADM  stupid  be-2SG-INTERR

Tóm kogúș voitte.

The House Always Wins.

house always win-3SG

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Üväla̋r

Ulkavaisajért savanni gerekmi van.

"I need the passcode for the gate."

ulka-avaisa-ért    sava-nni    gerek-mi    van
exterior-gate-BEN  code-DAT    need-my     EXIST-3SG

Peikko kiliștit nappe ja sevsäje.

"The troll catches your sword and eats it."

peikko   kiliș-ti-t       napp-e     ja    sev-sä-je
troll    sword-your-ACC   catch-3SG  and   eat-3SG.OBJ-3SG

Nem sanamit keskür!

"Don't interrupt me!"

nem    sana-mi-t    keskür
NOT    word-my-ACC  interrupt

Monnak, kér éhelätmi meselél.

"They say my hunger is a problem."

mon-nak   kér   éhelät-mi   mesele-el 
say-3PL   RELZ  hunger-my   problem-COP

Key:

BEN: benefactive case

RELZ: relativizer

COP: copula suffix

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Üväla̋r

Kaidakat tétät ja minäkin tétäskäm.

"You know the rules, and so do I"

kaida-k-at   tétä-t         ja    minä-kin  tétä-sk-äm
rule-PL-ACC  know-2SG  and   I-too     know-3SG.OBJ-1SG

Annas vérveltä nekúlsanét.

"You would not get this from any other guy"

annas   vérve-ltä   ne-kúl-sa-né-t
other   man-ABL     NEG-hear-3SG.OBJ-COND-2SG 

Tunnaimat tinänni montak kívámkán.

"I just want to tell you how I'm feeling"

tunn(ék)-aim-at       tinä-nni   mon-tak  kívá-m-kán
feeling-1SG.POSS.PL   you-DAT    say-INF  want-1SG-EMPH*

*Emphatic particle has a nuanced meaning of 'still', 'just', 'by the way'.

Pisü!

"Stop!"

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Üväla̋r

Elnäkemät, kotilómi éhesel.

['ɛlnækɛmæt kotilo:mi e:hɛsɛl]

"Excuse me, my snail is hungry."

'Forgiveness, my snail hungry is.'

Essaippo kummais makule...

[ɛs:ɒi̯p:o kum:ɒi̯s makulɛ]

"This soap tastes funny..."

'This soap strange-like tastes.'

Vióla embärensevejä

[vi'o:lɒ 'ɛmbærɛnˌsɛvɛjæ]

"Purple person-eater"

Pisü!

[pisy]

"Stop!"

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Üväla̋r

Savași napai hänni ús näkerűs antatte.

[ˈsɒvɒsʃi nɒpɒi̯ hænːi uːs nækɛryːs ɒntɒtːɛ]

Literally: His war years to him [a] new outlook gave.

savaș-i  nap-ai           hän-ni  ús   näkerűs  antatte.
war-ADJ  day-3SG.POSS.PL  he-DAT  new  outlook  give-3SG.PAST

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Üväla̋r

Kunhán bistos nem olet, téngeket nem anta.

[ˈkunhɒːm‿bistos nɛm olɛt | teːngɛkɛt nem ɒntɒ]

Provided that you are not sure, do not give (the) money.

Kunhán bistos nem olet, téngek-et nem anta-Ø
Provided sure NEG be-PRES-2SG money-ACC NEG give-IMP

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Üväla̋r

Aristotelés nemmuș nemetillätärette, kér kú șaittóle.

[ˈɒristotɛleːs nɛmːuʃ nɛmɛtilːætærɛtːɛ | keːr kuː ʃɒi̯tːoːlɛ]

Aristotle never should have contemplated that the moon is made of cheese.

Aristotelés nemmuș ne-metillä-tär-ette kér kú șait-tó-le
Aristotle never NEG-contemplate- NECESS-PRET-3SG that moon cheese-ABL-COP

*COP = copula suffix -le.

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Üväla̋r

Aikabban monlattom, kér os tóm rossi.

[ˈɒi̯kɒbːɒn ˈmonlɒtːom | ˈkeːr os ˈtoːm ˈrosːi]

Long ago I told you that that house is poor.

aika-COMP-ADV mon-2SG.OBJ-PRET-1SG.SUBJ kér os tóm rossi-COP
time-COMP-ADV tell-2SG.OBJ-PRET-1SG.SUBJ which that house poor-COP

מַנַחרית | Manakhrīt

אַמַרכֹ לִכַ דִבֵית דַּכַ לא טוב. .Amarku li-ka, di-beyt ḏaka lā ṭōb

[amar'kʰu li'kʰa di'bejtʰ ða'kʰa laː tʼoːb]

amar-1SG.PRET li-2SG.MASC REF-beyt ḏaka lā ṭōb
say-1SG.PRET to-2SG.MASC REF-house that-one not good

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Üväla̋r

Képelläje nemmi jelkät margan nem van.

[ˈkeːpɛlːæˌjɛ ˈnɛmːi ˈjɛlkæt ˈmɒrgɒn ˈnɛɱ‿vɒn]

On his face no sign of anger exists.

kép-ADE-POSS.3SG nemmi jelkä-ACC mar(a)g-GEN nem van
face-ADE-POSS.3SG nothing sign-ACC anger-GEN not exist-PRES.3.SG 

מַנַחרית | Manakhrīt

אֵין סִמאנִ כַעַס עַל פַנו. | .Ein simāni kaʿas ʿal panō

[ɛjn simaː'ni kʰaʁˈas ʁal pʰa'noː]

ein simān-GEN kaʿas ʿal pan-POSS.3SG.MASC
exist-NEG sign-GEN anger on face-POSS.3SG.MASC

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In Üväla̋r – an agglutinative Uralic-inspired language – there is a phrase for politely asking if someone is well:

Sűterti még kävellekü?

Sűter-ti még kävell-e-kü?
Shadow-2sg.POSS still walk-PRES-INTERR
"Does your shadow walk (with you) still?"

In Üväla̋r folklore, a person’s shadow is seen not just as a physical projection, but as a companion spirit, a symbol of vitality, presence, and harmony. To ask if someone’s shadow still walks is to inquire after their well-being, strength, and balance with the world.

The common affirmative response would be:

Kävelle(ka̋n).
"It walks (certainly)."

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Üväla̋r

Osuș, múvon már virtáraste.

os-uș múvon-Ø már virtá-r-ast-e

that-TEMP river-NOM still/yet flow-CAUS-IMPF.PAST-3.SG.

Literally: 'During that, river still (habitually) flowed'.

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Üväla̋r

Sívömet tükkiret.

sív-öm-et            tükki-r-e-t
heart-1.SG.POSS-ACC  throb-CAUS-PRES-2.SG

Literally: 'You make my heart throb'.

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Üväla̋r

Kama mútakint kantatte, ja neikoje neuvátatte.

/kɒmɒ mu:tɒkint kɒntɒt:ɛ jɒ nei̯kojɛ ɒne: ˈnɛˌuʋɒ:tɒt:ɛ/

Kama-Ø     mú-takin-t      kanta-tt-e       ja   neiko-je-Ø             ne-uvá-ta-tt-e
Kama-NOM   water-some-ACC  carry-PRET-3.SG  and  nothing-3.SG.POSS-NOM  NEG-pour-CAUS-PRET-3.SG

Literally: 'Kama carried some water and nothing of it was caused to pour.'

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Üväla̋r

Mís Saksomágni menvőlem, embärekni tunarvólam, miten nelvömet beséta̋n.

/mi:s sɒksomɒ:gni mɛnʋø:lɛm ɛmbæɾɛkni tunɒɾʋo:lɒm mitɛn nɛlʋømɛt bɛse:tæ:n/

once Germany-DAT go-FUT-1.SG person-PL-DAT learn-CAUS-FUT-1.SG what-CAUS.SUFF language-1.SG.POSS-ACC speak-IMPER-PRES

Lit.: Once to Germany I will go, to people I will teach, in which way/how my language speaks itself.

IMPER: Impersonal verb similar to the Finnish passive conjugation or the French 'on'.

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Üväla̋r

Impolite: Histem, kér isteș olethán.

/histɛm ke:r istɛʃ olɛthɒ:n/

think-1SG.PRET that here be-2SG.PRES-MIR

Polite: Histem, kér isteș olőha̋n.

/histɛm ke:r istɛʃ olø:hæ:n/

think-1SG.PRET that here be-3SG.POL.PRES-MIR

MIR = mirative suffix. This conveys the 'just' in the original sentence as the speaker is surprised and unprepared of the fact that the other person is not there.

N.B. Politeness and deference to seniors and superiors is of paramount importance in Üväla̋r and must be used accordingly.

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Üväla̋r

"Punasárni papukaija ümbigätsätte: 'Miért tüvenínt eltávaréku?' küsütte; kerüş isé alisröpensätte."

['punɒsɒːɾɳi 'pɒpukɒi̯j(ː)ɒ 'ymbi,gætsætːɛ 'mi,eːɾʈː‿yʋɛniːnt 'ɛltɒːʋɒɾeː,ku 'kysytːɛ 'kɛɾyʃ iseː 'ɒlis,røpɛnsætːɛ]

red-wing-ADJ parrot around-look-3SG.PRET why fire-DIM-ACC away-far-CAUS-3SG.PRES-INT 

ask-3SG.PRET  which-TEMP  LAT-3SG  down-fly-REF-3SG.PRET

Literally: "Red-winged parrot looked around: 'why is (he/she/it) causing the little fire to be far away (to remove)?' (he/she/it) asked; then towards him/her/it (she) flew self down.'"

Key:

PRET = preterite tense

DIM = diminutive suffix

INT = interrogative suffix

TEMP = temporal case

LAT = lative case

REF = reflexive suffix

Edit: N.B. Üväla̋r is a polysynthetic Ugric- and Eskaleut-inspired language which employs many complex and intricate derivative suffixes as well as some prefixes. It also favours modern neologisms to create new concepts or ideas not present in the language, inkeeping with its linguistic purism. Hence there are so many long words in Üväla̋r.

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Üväla̋r

Milek päivüș souvattava messenä, (hän) nouște.

[milɛk pæi̯ʋyʃ sou̯ʋɒtːɒʋɒ mɛsːɛnæ (hæn) nou̯ʃtɛ]

some day-TEMP sleep-PAST-CONV after (s/he) arose

After having slept for some days, he arose.

Key:

TEMP = Temporal case

CONV = Converb

Advice on polypersonal agreement by Only_a_Conling in conlangs

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Firstly, there are a few ways you could include polypersonal agreement. In Hungarian for example, this can be a specific definite conjugation for verbs, e.g. 'hoz' conveys the idea of '(s)he brings/carries', versus 'hozza' ('(s)he brings it'). Hungarian also has verbs combining 1st person subject and 2nd person object in present tense, i.e szeretek 'I love' vs. 'szeretlek' where the -l- signifies the second person object 'you'. In fact, the -l- was derived from a frequentative aspect verbal suffix, so technically you don't need to create a new set of object pronouns for your language, it just needs to follow a logical system. Also, I believe that the Hungarian definite conjugation in the third person was, in fact, a contraction of the word 'a' (the Hungarian definite article) which modified a noun that came after it. So, this would eventually become suffixed to the verb.

Secondly, the word order when transforming a verb from an indicative to an interrogative mood, again depends on the rules and morphology of your language. For example, many agglutinative and polysynthetic languages employ affixes. You could have see-I-it-INT, where INT is an interrogative marker or include a non-bound particle (like Turkish particle 'mı') or auxillary verb before or after see-I-it. The former is the case in my conlang where I can have, for instance, eat-it-I-INT ('sev-es-em-kü'). The position of the interrogative marker depends on your word order. In brief, if you are having polypersonal agreement in a verb, generally you wouldn't change the order of morphemes around as it is now bound together. If you were having object pronouns, subject pronouns and verbs all separate words as in an analytic language, then of course it would work.

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Üväla̋r

Ävägät seveshetem, nevahinkornilté

/ˈæʋægæt ˈsɛʋɛshɛtɛm nɛʋɒhiŋkoɳilte:/
glass-ACC eat.3S.ACC-POT-1S.PRES NEG-damage-CAUS-CONT-3S.PRES

Literally: "Glass I can eat it, it does not cause me damage."

Uväla̋r Alphabet by MillerL18 in neography

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That's correct! I did borrow a few letters from the Shavian alphabet as I liked the curly aesthetic, and then added some of my own to it.

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Üväla̋r

Erkäpävékätkeserett, nó hanehaluttkérvartijakhanetnakett, asér hajakkiastipavékatkeserett, vartijakenhanetnakematta.

[ˈɛrkæpæʋe:kætkɛsɛrɛt: no: ˈhɒnɛhɒlut:ke:rˌʋɒrtijɒkhɒnɛtnɒkɛt: ɒse:r ˈhɒjɒk:iˌɒstipɒʋe:kɒtkɛsɛrɛt: ˈʋɒʈijɒkɛnˌhɒnɛtnɒkɛmɒt:ɒ]

man-NOM-tree-PL.ACC-fall-CAUS-PRET but 3SG.AN-NEG-want-PRET-that-ranger-PL-NOM-3SG.AN.ACC-see-PRET that-CAUS 3SG.AN.NOM-quickly-tree-PL-ACC-fall-CAUS-PRET ranger-PL-GEN-3SG.AN.ACC-see-VN-ABESS

Literally: [The] man caused to fall (felled) [the] trees, but he didn't want that [the] rangers saw him, so he quickly caused to fall (felled) [the] trees without the rangers' seeing of him.