Example Sentences

These examples are intended to use committed vocabulary unless explicitly noted.

Basic clauses

ik timb hus.
I build a house.

ik timb-de husen.
I built the house.

han skal timb hus.
He will build a house.

ik zin-de husen.
I saw the house.

ik werk-de nutag.
I worked today.

ik ett trett nu.
I am tired now.

ik vil rest.
I want to rest.

han kan timb hus.
He can build a house.

han skal kan timb hus.
He will be able to build a house.

vi skal mak þat nu.
We will do that now.

Everyday vocabulary

ik mog þis werk.
I like this work.

ik hass kald wedr.
I hate cold weather.

ik far pleg med iks kattar.
I go to play / I am going to play with my cats.

des namar ett Lusi og Abbi.
Their names are Lusi and Abbi.

ogsaa may express also / too / as well:

ik mog þat ogsaa.
I like that too.

Possession

mannens hus
the man’s house

hans hus
his house

iks frend
my friend

Questions

du timb vat ka?
What do you build?

hvem timb husen ka?
Who builds the house?

han skal kom hir nar ka?
When will he come here?

About / concerning

bok ov krig
book about war

vi sprek ov nordsippisk.
We speak about Nordsippisk.

Numbers and quantity

enn katt
one cat

tvaa kattar
two cats

zero kattar
zero cats

zumm mat
some food

mang hundar
many dogs

tuu mang hundar
too many dogs

tuu faa watr
too little water

zer god
very good

all hundar
all dogs

mer watr
more water

ferr hundar
fewer dogs

Prepositions

ik far fra hem.
I leave home.

han kom fra husen.
He came from the house.

mellom krigaren
between the wars / interwar

Time compounds

nutag or nu-tag — today, literally now-day

vortag or vor-tag — yesterday, literally before-day

efttag or eft-tag — tomorrow, literally after-day

vor-tid may be used transparently for before-time / ahead of schedule.

eft-tid may be used transparently for after-time / behind schedule.

The ordinary lexical words erl and latt remain early and late more generally.