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Jamin: /* Noun Compounds */

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Noun Compounds

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	==== Possessive Compounds ====		==== Possessive Compounds ====

	To make compounds that indicate a noun in possession of a noun, you compound the core word with the possessive form of the possessor noun. For example, “cow’s foot” would be ''[[~~Contionary:~~ foolshem#Brooding\|foolshem]]'' (possessive form of ''[[~~Contionary:~~ foos#Brooding\|foos]]'': ''[[~~Contionary:~~ fools#Brooding\|fools]]'' + ''[[~~Contionary:~~ hem#Brooding\|hem]]''). Note that the word is pronounced ''fools-hem'', not ''fool-shem''.		To make compounds that indicate a noun in possession of a noun, you compound the core word with the possessive form of the possessor noun. For example, “cow’s foot” would be ''[[foolshem#Brooding\|foolshem]]'' (possessive form of ''[[foos#Brooding\|foos]]'': ''[[fools#Brooding\|fools]]'' + ''[[hem#Brooding\|hem]]''). Note that the word is pronounced ''fools-hem'', not ''fool-shem''.

	==== Attributive Noun Compounds ====		==== Attributive Noun Compounds ====

	Similarly, two nouns may be joined together if one of them is converted to an adjective. For instance, ''[[~~Contionary:~~ foolshem#Brooding\|foolshem]]'', above, may also be rendered as ''[[~~Contionary:~~ foos#Brooding\|foos]]'' + ''[[~~Contionary:~~ -ee#Brooding\|-ee]]'' + ''[[~~Contionary:~~ hem#Brooding\|hem]]'': ‘“cow-ish” or bovine foot’. (This isn't always an alternative to the possessive form, so use with care!). This is essentially the same as “''[[~~Contionary:~~ hem#Brooding\|hem]]'' ''[[~~Contionary:~~ foos#Brooding\|foos]][[~~Contionary:~~ -ee#Brooding\|-ee]]'',” but is only applied to terms that belong together in a regular, meaningful way. Another example might be ''[[~~Contionary:~~ looneeroom#Brooding\|looneeroom]]'', ‘eye socket’ – a phrase unto itself – whereas uncompounded ''[[~~Contionary:~~ room#Brooding\|room]] [[~~Contionary:~~ loonee#Brooding\|loonee]]'' sounds more like ‘an eye-related hole’, which is probably not a useful anatomical term.		Similarly, two nouns may be joined together if one of them is converted to an adjective. For instance, ''[[foolshem#Brooding\|foolshem]]'', above, may also be rendered as ''[[foos#Brooding\|foos]]'' + ''[[-ee#Brooding\|-ee]]'' + ''[[hem#Brooding\|hem]]'': ‘“cow-ish” or bovine foot’. (This isn't always an alternative to the possessive form, so use with care!). This is essentially the same as “''[[hem#Brooding\|hem]]'' ''[[foos#Brooding\|foos]][[-ee#Brooding\|-ee]]'',” but is only applied to terms that belong together in a regular, meaningful way. Another example might be ''[[looneeroom#Brooding\|looneeroom]]'', ‘eye socket’ – a phrase unto itself – whereas uncompounded ''[[room#Brooding\|room]] [[loonee#Brooding\|loonee]]'' sounds more like ‘an eye-related hole’, which is probably not a useful anatomical term.

	Another common example of attributive compounds is the word for ‘moonlight’: In this case, the word for ‘light’ or ‘brightness’, ''[[~~Contionary:~~ spaad#Brooding\|spaad]]'', is already derived from an adjective, ''[[~~Contionary:~~ spaa#Brooding\|spaa]]'', so you only need to remove the nominalizer '''d''' to adjectivize it: ''[[~~Contionary:~~ spaazool#Brooding\|spaazool]]''; rather than adding an additional adjectivizer **''spaadeezool''. Don’t worry, though: Although it is not the most efficient or concise form, and it might not be “technically” (the best kind of) correct, it is not going to change the meaning or lead to any kind of confusion. It is not very different from back-forming verbs like “orientate” or “conversate” in English. All manner of things will be okay.		Another common example of attributive compounds is the word for ‘moonlight’: In this case, the word for ‘light’ or ‘brightness’, ''[[spaad#Brooding\|spaad]]'', is already derived from an adjective, ''[[spaa#Brooding\|spaa]]'', so you only need to remove the nominalizer '''d''' to adjectivize it: ''[[spaazool#Brooding\|spaazool]]''; rather than adding an additional adjectivizer **''spaadeezool''. Don’t worry, though: Although it is not the most efficient or concise form, and it might not be “technically” (the best kind of) correct, it is not going to change the meaning or lead to any kind of confusion. It is not very different from back-forming verbs like “orientate” or “conversate” in English. All manner of things will be okay.

	It is also technically correct to render ‘moonlight’ as ''zoolil-spaad'' using the possessive compounding formula above, but frequent combinations usually have set forms and may sound odd, just as “moon’s-light” sounds a bit strange in English compared to “moonlight”.		It is also technically correct to render ‘moonlight’ as ''zoolil-spaad'' using the possessive compounding formula above, but frequent combinations usually have set forms and may sound odd, just as “moon’s-light” sounds a bit strange in English compared to “moonlight”.
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	\|colspan=3\| '''''[[khlaitidriksta#Brooding\|khlaitidriksta]]'''''<br />		\|colspan=3\| '''''[[khlaitidriksta#Brooding\|khlaitidriksta]]'''''<br />
	(also ''[[khlait#Brooding\|khlait]] [[ee#Brooding\|ee]] [[~~driksta~~#Brooding\|driksta]]'')		(also ''[[khlait#Brooding\|khlait]] [[ee#Brooding\|ee]] [[drikstad#Brooding\|driksta]]'')
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	\| ''[[khlait#Brooding\|khlait]]'' + \|\| ''[[-i-#Brooding\|-i-]]'' + \|\| ''[[drikstad#Brooding\|driksta]]''		\| ''[[khlait#Brooding\|khlait]]'' + \|\| ''[[-i-#Brooding\|-i-]]'' + \|\| ''[[drikstad#Brooding\|driksta]]''

Jamin: /* Conjunctive Compounds */

2026-02-20T17:59:15Z

Conjunctive Compounds

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	(also ''[[khlait#Brooding\|khlait]] [[ee#Brooding\|ee]] [[driksta#Brooding\|driksta]]'')		(also ''[[khlait#Brooding\|khlait]] [[ee#Brooding\|ee]] [[driksta#Brooding\|driksta]]'')
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	\| ''[[khlait#Brooding\|khlait]]'' + \|\| ''[[-i-#Brooding\|-i-]]'' + \|\| ''[[~~driksta~~#Brooding\|driksta]]''		\| ''[[khlait#Brooding\|khlait]]'' + \|\| ''[[-i-#Brooding\|-i-]]'' + \|\| ''[[drikstad#Brooding\|driksta]]''
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	\|colspan=3\| ‘raves-and-kudos’ (‘hello’)		\|colspan=3\| ‘raves-and-kudos’ (‘hello’)
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Jamin: /* Special Compound Noun Forms */

2026-02-20T17:58:45Z

Special Compound Noun Forms

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	** When compounding a verb with an adjective, the order is the same as with a noun (verb then adjective), but ''[[-ng#Brooding\|-ng]]'' is added to the end of the word to satisfy the verb form.		** When compounding a verb with an adjective, the order is the same as with a noun (verb then adjective), but ''[[-ng#Brooding\|-ng]]'' is added to the end of the word to satisfy the verb form.

	=== ~~Special Compound~~ Noun ~~Forms~~ ===		=== Noun Compounds ===

	There are a few special compound forms with specific meanings that work with noun-noun compounds.		There are a few special compound forms with specific meanings that work with noun-noun compounds.
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	==== Possessive Compounds ====		==== Possessive Compounds ====

	To make compounds that indicate a noun in possession of a noun, you compound the core word with the possessive form of the possessor noun. For example, “cow’s foot” would be ''[[foolshem#Brooding\|foolshem]]'' (possessive form of ''[[foos#Brooding\|foos]]'': ''[[fools#Brooding\|fools]]'' + ''[[hem#Brooding\|hem]]''). Note that the word is pronounced ''fools-hem'', not ''fool-shem''.		To make compounds that indicate a noun in possession of a noun, you compound the core word with the possessive form of the possessor noun. For example, “cow’s foot” would be ''[[Contionary: foolshem#Brooding\|foolshem]]'' (possessive form of ''[[Contionary: foos#Brooding\|foos]]'': ''[[Contionary: fools#Brooding\|fools]]'' + ''[[Contionary: hem#Brooding\|hem]]''). Note that the word is pronounced ''fools-hem'', not ''fool-shem''.

	==== Attributive Noun Compounds ====		==== Attributive Noun Compounds ====

	Similarly, two nouns may be joined together if one of them is converted to an adjective. For instance, ''[[foolshem#Brooding\|foolshem]]'', above, may also be rendered as ''[[foos#Brooding\|foos]]'' + ''[[-ee#Brooding\|-ee]]'' + ''[[hem#Brooding\|hem]]'': ‘“cow-ish” or bovine foot’. (This isn't always an alternative to the possessive form, so use with care!).		Similarly, two nouns may be joined together if one of them is converted to an adjective. For instance, ''[[Contionary: foolshem#Brooding\|foolshem]]'', above, may also be rendered as ''[[Contionary: foos#Brooding\|foos]]'' + ''[[Contionary: -ee#Brooding\|-ee]]'' + ''[[Contionary: hem#Brooding\|hem]]'': ‘“cow-ish” or bovine foot’. (This isn't always an alternative to the possessive form, so use with care!). This is essentially the same as “''[[Contionary: hem#Brooding\|hem]]'' ''[[Contionary: foos#Brooding\|foos]][[Contionary: -ee#Brooding\|-ee]]'',” but is only applied to terms that belong together in a regular, meaningful way. Another example might be ''[[Contionary: looneeroom#Brooding\|looneeroom]]'', ‘eye socket’ – a phrase unto itself – whereas uncompounded ''[[Contionary: room#Brooding\|room]] [[Contionary: loonee#Brooding\|loonee]]'' sounds more like ‘an eye-related hole’, which is probably not a useful anatomical term.

	Another common example of attributive compounds is the word for ‘moonlight’: In this case, the word for ‘light’ or ‘brightness’, ''[[spaad#Brooding\|spaad]]'', is already derived from an adjective, ''[[spaa#Brooding\|spaa]]'', so you only need to remove the nominalizer '''d''' to adjectivize it: ''[[spaazool#Brooding\|spaazool]]''; rather than adding an additional adjectivizer **''spaadeezool''. Don’t worry, though: Although it is not the most efficient or concise form, and it might not be “technically” (the best kind of) correct, it is not going to change the meaning or lead to any kind of confusion. It is not very different from back-forming verbs like “orientate” or “conversate” in English. All manner of things will be okay.		Another common example of attributive compounds is the word for ‘moonlight’: In this case, the word for ‘light’ or ‘brightness’, ''[[Contionary: spaad#Brooding\|spaad]]'', is already derived from an adjective, ''[[Contionary: spaa#Brooding\|spaa]]'', so you only need to remove the nominalizer '''d''' to adjectivize it: ''[[Contionary: spaazool#Brooding\|spaazool]]''; rather than adding an additional adjectivizer **''spaadeezool''. Don’t worry, though: Although it is not the most efficient or concise form, and it might not be “technically” (the best kind of) correct, it is not going to change the meaning or lead to any kind of confusion. It is not very different from back-forming verbs like “orientate” or “conversate” in English. All manner of things will be okay.

	It is also technically correct to render ‘moonlight’ as ''zoolil-spaad'' using the possessive compounding formula above, but frequent combinations usually have set forms and may sound odd, just as “moon’s-light” sounds a bit strange in English compared to “moonlight”.		It is also technically correct to render ‘moonlight’ as ''zoolil-spaad'' using the possessive compounding formula above, but frequent combinations usually have set forms and may sound odd, just as “moon’s-light” sounds a bit strange in English compared to “moonlight”.

Jamin at 15:29, 6 November 2025

2025-11-06T15:29:06Z

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	(Note: there is no object listed after the verb because there is nothing the tree is doing the burning to.)		(Note: there is no object listed after the verb because there is nothing the tree is doing the burning to.)

	If I say “The tree that I burn,” the head is the same (tree), but the tree is now the object, the thing being burned. In this case, the relativizer is ''[[~~contionary:~~au#Brooding\|au]]'' instead of ''[[~~contionary:~~ai#Brooding\|ai]]'':		If I say “The tree that I burn,” the head is the same (tree), but the tree is now the object, the thing being burned. In this case, the relativizer is ''[[au#Brooding\|au]]'' instead of ''[[ai#Brooding\|ai]]'':

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	(Note: There is a subject in the relative clause - ''[[~~contionary:~~leed#Brooding\|leed]]'' ‘I’ - since “I” am doing the burning. It appears after the verb because the verb is always second. Also, the verb is slightly different. ''[[~~contionary:~~aekhlaat#Brooding\|aekhlaat]]'' means something is burning. I am making it burn, so the verb is literally “to cause-to-burn.” For more on that construction, see the section on [[Brooding#Causation\|Verbal Causation]]).		(Note: There is a subject in the relative clause - ''[[leed#Brooding\|leed]]'' ‘I’ - since “I” am doing the burning. It appears after the verb because the verb is always second. Also, the verb is slightly different. ''[[aekhlaat#Brooding\|aekhlaat]]'' means something is burning. I am making it burn, so the verb is literally “to cause-to-burn.” For more on that construction, see the section on [[Brooding#Causation\|Verbal Causation]]).

	One thing to remember is that the relativizer is based off of where the head noun fits into the relative clause, ''not'' where it fits into the overall sentence. Look at the following sentence:		One thing to remember is that the relativizer is based off of where the head noun fits into the relative clause, ''not'' where it fits into the overall sentence. Look at the following sentence:

Jamin at 15:13, 5 November 2025

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	[[File:Brooding-harken-cast.jpg\|thumbnail\|Some of the cast of ''Harken'', which features many lines of dialogue and song lyrics in Brooding. Clyde P. Riddlesbrood stands on the left.]]		[[File:Brooding-harken-cast.jpg\|thumbnail\|Some of the cast of ''Harken'', which features many lines of dialogue and song lyrics in Brooding. Clyde P. Riddlesbrood stands on the left.]]
	[[File:Brooding-Riddlesbrood-novel.jpg\|smallpx\|thumbnail\|Riddlesbrood and the Greatest Brochure in the World]]		[[File:Brooding-Riddlesbrood-novel.jpg\|smallpx\|thumbnail\|Riddlesbrood and the Greatest Brochure in the World]]
	Brooding was created by Veronica Hamilton for the [http://www.riddlesbrood.com/ Riddlesbrood Touring Theater Company] based on elements developed by the theater’s director Ryan Long. In the fall of 2014, development and curatorship of the language was assumed by [[User:~~Bpnjohnson~~\|BenJamin P. Johnson]].		Brooding was created by Veronica Hamilton for the [http://www.riddlesbrood.com/ Riddlesbrood Touring Theater Company] based on elements developed by the theater’s director Ryan Long. In the fall of 2014, development and curatorship of the language was assumed by [[User: Jamin\|BenJamin P. Johnson]].

	Brooding has been featured in Riddlesbrood’s theme song, the 2012 play ''The Dark Side Show'', the 2015 play ''Harken – A Game of Phones'', the 2016 novel ''[https://www.amazon.com/Riddlesbrood-Greatest-Brochure-World-Clyde/dp/1795132426/ Riddlesbrood and the Greatest Brochure in the World]'', and the 2017 revival of ''Harken''. Riddlesbrood’s use of Brooding is briefly explored in the 2017 film [http://conlangingfilm.com Conlanging], and in more depth in [https://www.youtube.com/embed/jc5aoeLqCqo?si=w7QHiTVahX93t_cv this video] by the ''Conlanging'' producers.		Brooding has been featured in Riddlesbrood’s theme song, the 2012 play ''The Dark Side Show'', the 2015 play ''Harken – A Game of Phones'', the 2016 novel ''[https://www.amazon.com/Riddlesbrood-Greatest-Brochure-World-Clyde/dp/1795132426/ Riddlesbrood and the Greatest Brochure in the World]'', and the 2017 revival of ''Harken''. Riddlesbrood’s use of Brooding is briefly explored in the 2017 film [http://conlangingfilm.com Conlanging], and in more depth in [https://www.youtube.com/embed/jc5aoeLqCqo?si=w7QHiTVahX93t_cv this video] by the ''Conlanging'' producers.

Jamin: /* Modality */

2025-11-03T17:52:32Z

Modality

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	\| ''[[leed#Brooding\|leed]]'' \|\| ''[[~~achegen~~#Brooding\|a'''che'''gen]]''		\| ''[[leed#Brooding\|leed]]'' \|\| ''[[agen#Brooding\|a'''che'''gen]]''
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	\| ''[[sloon#Brooding\|sloon]]'' \|\| ''[[~~aachegaane~~#Brooding\|aa'''che'''gaane]]''		\| ''[[sloon#Brooding\|sloon]]'' \|\| ''[[agen#Brooding\|aa'''che'''gaane]]''
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	\| ''[[radla#Brooding\|radla]]'' \|\| ''[[~~aplagen~~#Brooding\|a'''pl'''agen]]''		\| ''[[radla#Brooding\|radla]]'' \|\| ''[[agen#Brooding\|a'''pl'''agen]]''
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	\| ''[[lee#Brooding\|lee]]'' \|\| ''[[~~aaplaagen~~#Brooding\|aa'''pl'''aagen]]''		\| ''[[lee#Brooding\|lee]]'' \|\| ''[[agen#Brooding\|aa'''pl'''aagen]]''
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	'''Advisory, ‘should’''': insert ''[[-tlV-\|-tlV-]]'' ("V" means repeat the Key Vowel.)<br />		'''Advisory, ‘should’''': insert ''[[-tlV-\|-tlV-]]'' ("V" means repeat the Key Vowel.)<br />
	* ''[[~~atlagen~~#Brooding\|a'''tl'''agen]]'' - should see, be advised to see, be warned to see		* ''[[agen#Brooding\|a'''tl'''agen]]'' - should see, be advised to see, be warned to see

	'''Intentional, ‘will, shall’''': insert ''[[-grV-\|-grV-]]'' ("V" means repeat the Key Vowel.)<br />		'''Intentional, ‘will, shall’''': insert ''[[-grV-\|-grV-]]'' ("V" means repeat the Key Vowel.)<br />
	* ''[[~~agragen~~#Brooding\|a'''gr'''agen]]'' - will see, shall see, intend to see		* ''[[agen#Brooding\|a'''gr'''agen]]'' - will see, shall see, intend to see

			'''Optative, ‘may it be so’''': insert ''[[-thlV-\|-thlV-]]'' ("V" means repeat the Key Vowel.)<br />
			* ''[[sloon#Brooding\|sloon]]'' ''[[agen#Brooding\|a'''thl'''agen]]'' - may you see, I hope that you see

	'''Probability, ‘should, might’''': insert ''[[-khlai-\|-khlai-]]''<br />		'''Probability, ‘should, might’''': insert ''[[-khlai-\|-khlai-]]''<br />
	* ''[[~~akhlaigen~~#Brooding\|a'''khlai'''gen]]'' - should see, will probably see, have a high likelihood of seeing		* ''[[agen#Brooding\|a'''khlai'''gen]]'' - should see, will probably see, have a high likelihood of seeing

	'''Ability, ‘can’''': insert ''[[-ba-\|-ba-]]''<br />		'''Ability, ‘can’''': insert ''[[-ba-\|-ba-]]''<br />
	* ''[[~~abagen~~#Brooding\|a'''ba'''gen]]'' - can see, be able to see, have the ability to see		* ''[[agen#Brooding\|a'''ba'''gen]]'' - can see, be able to see, have the ability to see

	'''Permission, ‘may’''': insert ''[[-ska-\|-ska-]]''<br />		'''Permission, ‘may’''': insert ''[[-ska-\|-ska-]]''<br />
	* ''[[~~askagen~~#Brooding\|a'''ska'''gen]]'' - may see, have permission to see, be allowed to see		* ''[[agen#Brooding\|a'''ska'''gen]]'' - may see, have permission to see, be allowed to see

	'''Possibility, ‘might’''': insert ''[[-drae-\|-drae-]]''<br />		'''Possibility, ‘might’''': insert ''[[-drae-\|-drae-]]''<br />
	* ''[[~~adraegen~~#Brooding\|a'''drae'''gen]]'' - might see, have the possibility of seeing		* ''[[agen#Brooding\|a'''drae'''gen]]'' - might see, have the possibility of seeing

	'''Audacity, ‘dare’''': insert ''[[-zee-\|-zee-]]''<br />		'''Audacity, ‘dare’''': insert ''[[-zee-\|-zee-]]''<br />
	* ''[[~~azeegen~~#Brooding\|a'''zee'''gen]]'' - dare to see, have the courage or audacity to see		* ''[[agen#Brooding\|a'''zee'''gen]]'' - dare to see, have the courage or audacity to see

	===Nominalization===		===Nominalization===

Jamin: /* Possessives */

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Possessives

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	Sometimes you want to say something belongs to something else. You turn a noun into a possessive noun to do so. If we have someone named ''[[klaid#Brooding\|Klaid]]'' (Clyde in English), we make it a possessive by inserting an ‹l› after the last vowel. ''[[Klaid#Brooding\|Klaid]]'' becomes ''[[Klaild#Brooding\|Klaild]]''. So ‘Cylde’s tree’ is translated as ''[[geeth#Brooding\|geeth]] [[Klaild#Brooding\|Klaild]]''.		Sometimes you want to say something belongs to something else. You turn a noun into a possessive noun to do so. If we have someone named ''[[klaid#Brooding\|Klaid]]'' (Clyde in English), we make it a possessive by inserting an ‹l› after the last vowel. ''[[Klaid#Brooding\|Klaid]]'' becomes ''[[Klaild#Brooding\|Klaild]]''. So ‘Cylde’s tree’ is translated as ''[[geeth#Brooding\|geeth]] [[Klaild#Brooding\|Klaild]]''.

	If the noun you want to turn into a possessive has a final consonant of ‹l› or ‹r›, you'll have to add ‹-li-› for all forms ~~that end in~~ ‹l›, and for the singular ~~form that ends in~~ ‹r›. E.g. ''[[nool#Brooding\|nool]]'' ‘world’ → ''[[noolil#Brooding\|noolil]]'' ‘world’s’, ''[[dar#Brooding\|dar]]'' ‘crowd’ → ''[[dalir#Brooding\|dalir]]'' ‘crowd’s’.		If the noun you want to turn into a possessive has a final consonant of ‹h›, ‹l›, or ‹r›, you'll have to add ‹-li-› for all forms with ‹l›, and for the singular forms with ‹h› and ‹r›. E.g. ''[[nool#Brooding\|nool]]'' ‘world’ → ''[[noolil#Brooding\|noolil]]'' ‘world’s’, ''[[dar#Brooding\|dar]]'' ‘crowd’ → ''[[dalir#Brooding\|dalir]]'' ‘crowd’s’.

	==== Prepositional Phrases ====		==== Prepositional Phrases ====

Jamin at 16:26, 27 October 2025

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	Brooding was created by Veronica Hamilton for the [http://www.riddlesbrood.com/ Riddlesbrood Touring Theater Company] based on elements developed by the theater’s director Ryan Long. In the fall of 2014, development and curatorship of the language was assumed by [[User:Bpnjohnson\|BenJamin P. Johnson]].		Brooding was created by Veronica Hamilton for the [http://www.riddlesbrood.com/ Riddlesbrood Touring Theater Company] based on elements developed by the theater’s director Ryan Long. In the fall of 2014, development and curatorship of the language was assumed by [[User:Bpnjohnson\|BenJamin P. Johnson]].

	Brooding has been featured in Riddlesbrood’s theme song, the 2012 play ''The Dark Side Show'', the 2015 play ''Harken – A Game of Phones'', the 2016 novel ''[https://www.amazon.com/Riddlesbrood-Greatest-Brochure-World-Clyde/dp/1795132426/ Riddlesbrood and the Greatest Brochure in the World]'', and the 2017 revival of ''Harken''. Riddlesbrood’s use of Brooding is briefly explored in the 2017 film [http://conlangingfilm.com Conlanging], and in more depth in [https://~~vimeo~~.com/~~232731860~~ this video] by the ''Conlanging'' producers.		Brooding has been featured in Riddlesbrood’s theme song, the 2012 play ''The Dark Side Show'', the 2015 play ''Harken – A Game of Phones'', the 2016 novel ''[https://www.amazon.com/Riddlesbrood-Greatest-Brochure-World-Clyde/dp/1795132426/ Riddlesbrood and the Greatest Brochure in the World]'', and the 2017 revival of ''Harken''. Riddlesbrood’s use of Brooding is briefly explored in the 2017 film [http://conlangingfilm.com Conlanging], and in more depth in [https://www.youtube.com/embed/jc5aoeLqCqo?si=w7QHiTVahX93t_cv this video] by the ''Conlanging'' producers.

	Both Veronica’s and Jamin’s involvement with Brooding was facilitated by the [http://conlang.org Language Creation Society (LCS)].		Both Veronica’s and Jamin’s involvement with Brooding was facilitated by the [http://conlang.org Language Creation Society (LCS)].
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	\| [[File:Brooding-~~fslahsh~~.gif]][[File:Brooding-under.gif]] \|\| ''[[tlauspuh#Brooding\|tlauspuh]]'' \|\| in order to		\| [[File:Brooding-fslash.gif]][[File:Brooding-under.gif]] \|\| ''[[tlauspuh#Brooding\|tlauspuh]]'' \|\| in order to
	\|-		\|-
	\| [[File:Brooding-~~fslahsh~~.gif]][[File:Brooding-tilde.gif]] \|\| ''[[tootlende#Brooding\|tootlende]]'' \|\| while		\| [[File:Brooding-fslash.gif]][[File:Brooding-tilde.gif]] \|\| ''[[tootlende#Brooding\|tootlende]]'' \|\| while
	\|-		\|-
	\| [[File:Brooding-~~fslahsh~~.gif]][[File:Brooding-at.gif]] \|\| ''[[stooslaedi#Brooding\|stooslaedi]]'' \|\| instead		\| [[File:Brooding-fslash.gif]][[File:Brooding-at.gif]] \|\| ''[[stooslaedi#Brooding\|stooslaedi]]'' \|\| instead
	\|-		\|-
	\| [[File:Brooding-~~fslahsh~~.gif]][[File:Brooding-equal.gif]] \|\| ''[[klodeste#Brooding\|klodeste]]'' \|\| in addition		\| [[File:Brooding-fslash.gif]][[File:Brooding-equal.gif]] \|\| ''[[klodeste#Brooding\|klodeste]]'' \|\| in addition
	\|-		\|-
	\| [[File:Brooding-hl.gif]][[File:Brooding-and.gif]] \|\| ''[[hlaibren#Brooding\|hlaibren]]'' \|\| how many		\| [[File:Brooding-hl.gif]][[File:Brooding-and.gif]] \|\| ''[[hlaibren#Brooding\|hlaibren]]'' \|\| how many
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	In order, the full alphabet is as follows:		In order, the full alphabet is as follows:

	[[File:Brooding-w.gif]][[File:Brooding-r.gif]][[File:Brooding-shl.gif]][[File:Brooding-dr.gif]][[File:Brooding-kl.gif]][[File:Brooding-khl.gif]][[File:Brooding-sk.gif]][[File:Brooding-h.gif]][[File:Brooding-s.gif]][[File:Brooding-thl.gif]][[File:Brooding-f.gif]][[File:Brooding-m.gif]][[File:Brooding-br.gif]][[File:Brooding-gr.gif]][[File:Brooding-sl.gif]][[File:Brooding-fl.gif]][[File:Brooding-t.gif]][[File:Brooding-st.gif]][[File:Brooding-sp.gif]][[File:Brooding-g.gif]][[File:Brooding-tl.gif]][[File:Brooding-pl.gif]][[File:Brooding-kh.gif]][[File:Brooding-l.gif]][[File:Brooding-d.gif]][[File:Brooding-a.gif]][[File:Brooding-aa.gif]][[File:Brooding-k.gif]][[File:Brooding-o.gif]][[File:Brooding-oo.gif]][[File:Brooding-th.gif]][[File:Brooding-y.gif]][[File:Brooding-hl.gif]][[File:Brooding-ai.gif]][[File:Brooding-au.gif]][[File:Brooding-z.gif]][[File:Brooding-e.gif]][[File:Brooding-ae.gif]][[File:Brooding-n.gif]][[File:Brooding-i.gif]][[File:Brooding-ee.gif]][[File:Brooding-ch.gif]][[File:Brooding-uh.gif]][[File:Brooding-aw.gif]][[File:Brooding-b.gif]][[File:Brooding-p.gif]][[File:Brooding-sh.gif]][[File:Brooding-ng.gif]][[File:Brooding-~~fslahsh~~.gif]][[File:Brooding-zr.gif]][[File:Brooding-num.gif]][[File:Brooding-equal.gif]][[File:Brooding-and.gif]][[File:Brooding-minus.gif]][[File:Brooding-openpar.gif]][[File:Brooding-caret.gif]][[File:Brooding-plus.gif]][[File:Brooding-under.gif]][[File:Brooding-ast.gif]][[File:Brooding-closepar.gif]][[File:Brooding-exclam.gif]][[File:Brooding-perct.gif]][[File:Brooding-tilde.gif]][[File:Brooding-at.gif]][[File:Brooding-dollar.gif]]		[[File:Brooding-w.gif]][[File:Brooding-r.gif]][[File:Brooding-shl.gif]][[File:Brooding-dr.gif]][[File:Brooding-kl.gif]][[File:Brooding-khl.gif]][[File:Brooding-sk.gif]][[File:Brooding-h.gif]][[File:Brooding-s.gif]][[File:Brooding-thl.gif]][[File:Brooding-f.gif]][[File:Brooding-m.gif]][[File:Brooding-br.gif]][[File:Brooding-gr.gif]][[File:Brooding-sl.gif]][[File:Brooding-fl.gif]][[File:Brooding-t.gif]][[File:Brooding-st.gif]][[File:Brooding-sp.gif]][[File:Brooding-g.gif]][[File:Brooding-tl.gif]][[File:Brooding-pl.gif]][[File:Brooding-kh.gif]][[File:Brooding-l.gif]][[File:Brooding-d.gif]][[File:Brooding-a.gif]][[File:Brooding-aa.gif]][[File:Brooding-k.gif]][[File:Brooding-o.gif]][[File:Brooding-oo.gif]][[File:Brooding-th.gif]][[File:Brooding-y.gif]][[File:Brooding-hl.gif]][[File:Brooding-ai.gif]][[File:Brooding-au.gif]][[File:Brooding-z.gif]][[File:Brooding-e.gif]][[File:Brooding-ae.gif]][[File:Brooding-n.gif]][[File:Brooding-i.gif]][[File:Brooding-ee.gif]][[File:Brooding-ch.gif]][[File:Brooding-uh.gif]][[File:Brooding-aw.gif]][[File:Brooding-b.gif]][[File:Brooding-p.gif]][[File:Brooding-sh.gif]][[File:Brooding-ng.gif]][[File:Brooding-fslash.gif]][[File:Brooding-zr.gif]][[File:Brooding-num.gif]][[File:Brooding-equal.gif]][[File:Brooding-and.gif]][[File:Brooding-minus.gif]][[File:Brooding-openpar.gif]][[File:Brooding-caret.gif]][[File:Brooding-plus.gif]][[File:Brooding-under.gif]][[File:Brooding-ast.gif]][[File:Brooding-closepar.gif]][[File:Brooding-exclam.gif]][[File:Brooding-perct.gif]][[File:Brooding-tilde.gif]][[File:Brooding-at.gif]][[File:Brooding-dollar.gif]]

	The first sixteen seeing characters are synonymous with and in the order of the first sixteen [[Brooding#Numbers#Brooding\|numbers]].		The first sixteen seeing characters are synonymous with and in the order of the first sixteen [[Brooding#Numbers#Brooding\|numbers]].
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	\|\| [[File:Brooding-~~fslahsh~~.gif]]		\|\| [[File:Brooding-fslash.gif]]
	\|\| [[File:Brooding-zr.gif]]		\|\| [[File:Brooding-zr.gif]]
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Jamin at 16:10, 27 October 2025

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Jamin at 15:39, 15 January 2025

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	(Note: there is no object listed after the verb because there is nothing the tree is doing the burning to.)		(Note: there is no object listed after the verb because there is nothing the tree is doing the burning to.)

	If I say “The tree that I burn,” the head is the same (tree), but the tree is now the object, the thing being burned. In this case, the relativizer is ''[[~~contionary:~~au#Brooding\|au]]'' instead of ''[[~~contionary:~~ai#Brooding\|ai]]'':		If I say “The tree that I burn,” the head is the same (tree), but the tree is now the object, the thing being burned. In this case, the relativizer is ''[[au#Brooding\|au]]'' instead of ''[[ai#Brooding\|ai]]'':

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	(Note: There is a subject in the relative clause - ''[[~~contionary:~~leed#Brooding\|leed]]'' ‘I’ - since “I” am doing the burning. It appears after the verb because the verb is always second. Also, the verb is slightly different. ''[[~~contionary:~~aekhlaat#Brooding\|aekhlaat]]'' means something is burning. I am making it burn, so the verb is literally “to cause-to-burn.” For more on that construction, see the section on [[Brooding#Causation\|Verbal Causation]]).		(Note: There is a subject in the relative clause - ''[[leed#Brooding\|leed]]'' ‘I’ - since “I” am doing the burning. It appears after the verb because the verb is always second. Also, the verb is slightly different. ''[[aekhlaat#Brooding\|aekhlaat]]'' means something is burning. I am making it burn, so the verb is literally “to cause-to-burn.” For more on that construction, see the section on [[Brooding#Causation\|Verbal Causation]]).

	One thing to remember is that the relativizer is based off of where the head noun fits into the relative clause, ''not'' where it fits into the overall sentence. Look at the following sentence:		One thing to remember is that the relativizer is based off of where the head noun fits into the relative clause, ''not'' where it fits into the overall sentence. Look at the following sentence:

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	\| ''[[leed#Brooding\|leed]]'' \|\| ''[[~~achegen~~#Brooding\|a'''che'''gen]]''		\| ''[[leed#Brooding\|leed]]'' \|\| ''[[agen#Brooding\|a'''che'''gen]]''
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	\| I \|\| must-see		\| I \|\| must-see
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	{\| class="wikitable"		{\| class="wikitable"
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	\| ''[[sloon#Brooding\|sloon]]'' \|\| ''[[~~aachegaane~~#Brooding\|aa'''che'''gaane]]''		\| ''[[sloon#Brooding\|sloon]]'' \|\| ''[[agen#Brooding\|aa'''che'''gaane]]''
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	\| you \|\| must-see.PST.HAB		\| you \|\| must-see.PST.HAB
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	{\| class="wikitable"		{\| class="wikitable"
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	\| ''[[radla#Brooding\|radla]]'' \|\| ''[[~~aplagen~~#Brooding\|a'''pl'''agen]]''		\| ''[[radla#Brooding\|radla]]'' \|\| ''[[agen#Brooding\|a'''pl'''agen]]''
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	\| We \|\| see-OBLIG		\| We \|\| see-OBLIG
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	\| ''[[lee#Brooding\|lee]]'' \|\| ''[[~~aaplaagen~~#Brooding\|aa'''pl'''aagen]]''		\| ''[[lee#Brooding\|lee]]'' \|\| ''[[agen#Brooding\|aa'''pl'''aagen]]''
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	\| We \|\| see.PST.OBLIG		\| We \|\| see.PST.OBLIG
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	'''Advisory, ‘should’''': insert ''[[-tlV-\|-tlV-]]'' ("V" means repeat the Key Vowel.)<br />		'''Advisory, ‘should’''': insert ''[[-tlV-\|-tlV-]]'' ("V" means repeat the Key Vowel.)<br />
	* ''[[~~atlagen~~#Brooding\|a'''tl'''agen]]'' - should see, be advised to see, be warned to see		* ''[[agen#Brooding\|a'''tl'''agen]]'' - should see, be advised to see, be warned to see

	'''Intentional, ‘will, shall’''': insert ''[[-grV-\|-grV-]]'' ("V" means repeat the Key Vowel.)<br />		'''Intentional, ‘will, shall’''': insert ''[[-grV-\|-grV-]]'' ("V" means repeat the Key Vowel.)<br />
	* ''[[~~agragen~~#Brooding\|a'''gr'''agen]]'' - will see, shall see, intend to see		* ''[[agen#Brooding\|a'''gr'''agen]]'' - will see, shall see, intend to see

			'''Optative, ‘may it be so’''': insert ''[[-thlV-\|-thlV-]]'' ("V" means repeat the Key Vowel.)<br />
			* ''[[sloon#Brooding\|sloon]]'' ''[[agen#Brooding\|a'''thl'''agen]]'' - may you see, I hope that you see

	'''Probability, ‘should, might’''': insert ''[[-khlai-\|-khlai-]]''<br />		'''Probability, ‘should, might’''': insert ''[[-khlai-\|-khlai-]]''<br />
	* ''[[~~akhlaigen~~#Brooding\|a'''khlai'''gen]]'' - should see, will probably see, have a high likelihood of seeing		* ''[[agen#Brooding\|a'''khlai'''gen]]'' - should see, will probably see, have a high likelihood of seeing

	'''Ability, ‘can’''': insert ''[[-ba-\|-ba-]]''<br />		'''Ability, ‘can’''': insert ''[[-ba-\|-ba-]]''<br />
	* ''[[~~abagen~~#Brooding\|a'''ba'''gen]]'' - can see, be able to see, have the ability to see		* ''[[agen#Brooding\|a'''ba'''gen]]'' - can see, be able to see, have the ability to see

	'''Permission, ‘may’''': insert ''[[-ska-\|-ska-]]''<br />		'''Permission, ‘may’''': insert ''[[-ska-\|-ska-]]''<br />
	* ''[[~~askagen~~#Brooding\|a'''ska'''gen]]'' - may see, have permission to see, be allowed to see		* ''[[agen#Brooding\|a'''ska'''gen]]'' - may see, have permission to see, be allowed to see

	'''Possibility, ‘might’''': insert ''[[-drae-\|-drae-]]''<br />		'''Possibility, ‘might’''': insert ''[[-drae-\|-drae-]]''<br />
	* ''[[~~adraegen~~#Brooding\|a'''drae'''gen]]'' - might see, have the possibility of seeing		* ''[[agen#Brooding\|a'''drae'''gen]]'' - might see, have the possibility of seeing

	'''Audacity, ‘dare’''': insert ''[[-zee-\|-zee-]]''<br />		'''Audacity, ‘dare’''': insert ''[[-zee-\|-zee-]]''<br />
	* ''[[~~azeegen~~#Brooding\|a'''zee'''gen]]'' - dare to see, have the courage or audacity to see		* ''[[agen#Brooding\|a'''zee'''gen]]'' - dare to see, have the courage or audacity to see

	===Nominalization===		===Nominalization===