vanwe

Laefevian

Etymology

From Proto-Laefevic *bʱannmeh, from Proto-Laenkean *bʱɯrnmes (“tongue, language”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvanwe/, [ˈvanu̯e]
• Hyphenation: van·we

Noun

vanwe (nominative dual vanwend, nominative plural vanwir)

1. language

Declension

Primary case declension of vanwe (see Laefevian declension)
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	vanwe	vanwend	vanwir
accusative	vanwede	vanwendi	vanwi
genitive	vanweda	vanwendas	vanwas
dative	vanwen	vanwendon	vanwiron
locative	vanwel	vanwendos	vanwiros
instrumental	vanwevô, vanwô	vanwendêt	vanwirêt, vanwêt

Secondary case declension of vanwe (see Laefevian declension)
accusative-based cases	singular	dual	plural
sublative	vanwedere	vanwendire	vanwire
illative	vanwedele	vanwendile	vanwile
benefactive	vanwedear	vanwendiar	vanwiar
prolative	vanwedekwe	vanwendikwe	vanwikwe
causal-final	vanwedis	vanwendire	vanwirris
genitive-based cases	singular	dual	plural
delative	vanwedôka	vanwendirka	vanwirka
elative	vanwedôtan	vanwendirtan	vanwirtan
egressive	vanwedaôn	vanwendiruôn	vanwiruôn
essive	vanwedôjøn	vanwendirjøn	vanwirjøn
abessive	vanwedôze	vanwendirse	vanwirse
dative-based cases	singular	dual	plural
terminative	vanwemas	vanwendirmas	vanwirmas
lative	vanwenši	vanwendirši	vanwirši
locative-based cases	singular	dual	plural
superessive	vanwenere, vanwener	vanwendirorre, vanwendorre	vanwirorre
inessive	vanwelle	vanwendirolle, vanwendolle	vanwirolle
exessive	vanwenun	vanwendirsun	vanwirsun
perlative	vanweffêl	vanwendirfêl	vanwirfêl
instrumental-based cases	singular	dual	plural
translative	vanwevôske	vanwendirêske, vanwendêske	vanwirêske
comitative	vanwesôd	vanwendirtôd, vanwendôd	vanwirtôd

Possessive forms of vanwe
possessor	singular	dual	plural
1st person	ovvanwe	þevvanwe	avvanwe
2nd person	ivvanwe	filvanwe	sôvvanwe
3rd person	javvanwe	lunvanwe	lavvanwe
reflexive	yvvanwe

Derived terms

• vanwissellens (“linguistics”)