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lessons/nouns.lua

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+print([[
+
+]] .. makeTextEffect(EFFECT.Bold,makeTextEffect(EFFECT.Italic,colorText(COLOR.LightGray,[[
+  NOUNS]]))) .. colorTextBackground(COLOR.Gray,[[
+
+  MODIFYING NOUNS
+  Nouns can be preceeded by a modifier to alter its meaning.]])
+)
+lessonPause()
+print(makeTextEffect(EFFECT.Bold,colorText(COLOR.HighYellow,[[
+
+
+  Examples:]])) .. colorText(COLOR.Black,colorTextBackground(COLOR.HighYellow,[[
+
+         Fruit | shepa          |
+        Orange | lunyaton       | (modifier & noun!)
+  Orange fruit | lunyaton shepa |]])) .. [[
+
+]]
+)
+lessonPause()
+print(colorTextBackground(COLOR.Gray,[[
+
+  PLURAL NOUNS
+  Nouns can be made plural by using the suffix "-n".
+  This signifies an ambiguous amount of noun, greater than one.]]) .. [[
+
+]]
+)
+lessonPause()
+print(colorTextBackground(COLOR.Gray,[[
+
+  POSSESIVE RELATION
+  Nouns can be modified by another noun or pronouns using the suffix "-la".
+  This signifies a possesive from the first noun onto the second.
+
+  If the plural suffix is added to the possesive relation, it brings
+  the sense that it is common of all instances.]])
+)
+lessonPause()
+print(makeTextEffect(EFFECT.Bold,colorText(COLOR.HighYellow,[[
+
+
+  Examples:]])) .. colorText(COLOR.Black,colorTextBackground(COLOR.HighYellow,[[
+
+                          Fruit | shepa
+                         Fruits | shepan
+                   Of the fruit | shepala
+                  Of the fruits | shepanla
+  Of all instances of the fruit | shepalan
+                  Of all fruits | shepanlan]])) .. [[
+
+]])

lessons/personal_pronouns.lua

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+print([[
+
+]] .. makeTextEffect(EFFECT.Bold,makeTextEffect(EFFECT.Italic,colorText(COLOR.LightGray,[[
+  PERSONAL PRONOUNS]]))) .. colorTextBackground(COLOR.Gray,[[
+
+  SINGULAR FORM]]) .. [[
+
+
+  1st Person | re   | me
+  2nd Person | ba   | you
+  3rd Person | i.ma | they]]
+)
+lessonPause()
+print(colorTextBackground(COLOR.Gray,[[
+
+  DUAL FORM
+  You can combine two singular forms to make for a dual form.
+  Dual forms refers exclusively to pairs of people.]]) .. [[
+
+
+  1st Person Dual | re.re   | excludes you
+                  | re.ba   | includes you
+                  | re.ma   | emphasizes someone else (not present or unknown)
+  2nd Person Dual | ba.ba   | you two
+                  | ba.ma   | emphasizes someone else (not present or unknown)
+  3rd Person Dual | i.ma.ma |
+]]
+)
+lessonPause()
+print(colorTextBackground(COLOR.Gray,[[
+
+  OTHER PLURAL FORMS
+  To make other plural forms, you combine singular forms and
+  suffix the plural conjugation <n>.]]) .. [[
+
+
+  1st Person Plural | ren       | ambiguous
+                    | re.ren    | emphasizes (present or known, not you)
+                    | re.ban    | emphasizes (present or known, you)
+                    | re.man    | emphasises (not present or unknown)
+  2nd Person Plural | ban       | ambiguous
+                    | ba.ban    | emphasizes (present or known)
+                    | ba.man    | emphasizes (not present or unknown)
+  3rd Person Plural | i.man     | ambiguous
+                    | i.ma.man  | emphasizes (not present or unknown)
+              Other | re.ba.man | "me, you, everyone else"
+]]
+)
+lessonPause()
+print(colorTextBackground(COLOR.Gray,[[
+
+  FORMAL FORMS
+  Formal pronouns are used in formal situations. They are formed as following:
+
+  1. If the pronoun is singular or dual, suffixing "-l.fur".
+  2. If the pronoun is another plural form, suffixing -"al.fur" instead.
+
+  (This brings the sense of fully acknowledging the persons).]]) .. [[
+
+
+  1st Person Singular | rel.fur   | formal
+  2nd Person Singular | bal.fur   | formal
+  3rd Person Singular | i.mal.fur | formal
+]])

lessons/story_the_fox_and_the_snail.lua

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+print([[
+
+]] .. 
+colorText(COLOR.LightGray,[[bae dup-ya yu uda me]]) .. 
+colorText(COLOR.LightGray,[[gechla an dome an-kome   ]])
+)
+lessonPause()
+print([[
+There was once a small snail 	  		// bae dup-ya yu uda me
+Walked along trail of slime dust    	// gechla an dome an-kome   
+Very slowly did climb along the wall 	// ital to lup-lup pmepokome
+
+It didn't fall, it didn't fall!                          // wewok-fakome wewok-fakome!
+
+There is a fast fox					// rima dirash yu uda me
+Good hunting prey and plants		// el-fu to bar ponya gukome
+But not good at storing food 		// yu she ponya memeifakome
+
+Clicking the teeth, clicking the teeth!	// t-shek kikome t-shek kikome!
+
+The fox had not eaten any meat		// dirash chu paume shefakome
+She had buried no more food before	// pikeshe fa she mime meifakome
+Very hungry, she had realized! 		// mya aa aa chas-kome peekakome]])

lessons/syntax.lua

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+print([[
+
+]] .. makeTextEffect(EFFECT.Bold,makeTextEffect(EFFECT.Italic,colorText(COLOR.LightGray,[[
+  SYNTAXIS]]))) .. colorTextBackground(COLOR.Gray,[[
+
+  1. The basic sentence structure is SOV (Subject - Object - Verb)
+  2. Subject is followed by the marker "chu"
+  3. Markers follow the constituents they target.
+  4. Modifiers precede the constituents they target.]])
+) 
+lessonPause()
+print(makeTextEffect(EFFECT.Bold,colorText(COLOR.HighYellow,[[
+
+  Examples:]])) .. colorText(COLOR.Black,colorTextBackground(COLOR.HighYellow,[[
+
+  I want to kiss you | re chu ba mukanyapash yu
+        They laughed | baman chu wiwikome
+    To dream dragons | daka naomiminku
+        Did not know | parefakome
+        Orange Fruit | lunyaton shipa]])) .. [[
+
+]])

lessons/verbs.lua

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+print([[
+
+]] .. makeTextEffect(EFFECT.Bold,makeTextEffect(EFFECT.Italic,colorText(COLOR.LightGray,[[
+  VERBS]]))) .. colorTextBackground(COLOR.Gray,[[
+
+  MODIFYING VERBS
+  Verbs can be preceeded by a modifier to alter its meaning.]])  .. makeTextEffect(EFFECT.Bold,colorText(COLOR.HighYellow,[[
+
+
+  Examples:]])) .. colorText(COLOR.Black,colorTextBackground(COLOR.HighYellow,[[
+
+           Warm | gadala
+         To hug | bapaku
+  To warmly hug | gadala bapaku]]))
+)
+lessonPause()
+print(colorTextBackground(COLOR.Gray,[[
+
+  CONJUGATING VERBS
+  Verbs can be conjugated to further specify negation, tense, mood and future.
+  All of these categories can be combined]])
+)
+lessonPause()
+print(colorTextBackground(COLOR.Gray,[[
+  1. Negation
+    - To negate the verb, add the infix <fa> between the verbal root
+    and the verbal suffix <ku>
+  2. Tense (choose one, or infinitive)
+    - Infinitive: by default
+    - Present: Replace the verb suffix <ku> with <ka'nya>
+    - Past: Replace the verb suffix <ku> with <kome>
+  3. Mood
+    - Feel: add the suffix <pash>
+    - Command: add the suffix <dash>
+    - Unsure/Shy: add the suffix <bash>
+    - Question: add the suffix <drash>
+  4. Future
+    - Use the prefix <we>]])
+)
+lessonPause()
+print(makeTextEffect(EFFECT.Bold,colorText(COLOR.HighYellow,[[
+
+  Examples:]])) .. colorText(COLOR.Black,colorTextBackground(COLOR.HighYellow,[[
+
+              To kiss | muku       | infinitive
+          To not kiss | mufaku     | infinitive negation
+              Kissing | mukanya    | present
+          Not kissing | mufakanya  | present negation
+      Will be kissing | wemukanya  | future present
+     Won't be kissing | wemukanya  | future present negation
+          Have kissed | mukome     | past
+      Have not kissed | mukome     | past negation
+     Will have kissed | wemukome   | future past
+    Won't have kissed | wemukome   | future past negation
+         Want to kiss | mukupash   | longing
+   Don't want to kiss | mufakupash | longing negation
+              Do kiss | mukudash   | imperating
+           Don't kiss | mufakudash | imperating negation]]))
+)