"Talian" Sergal language grammar concept

Primary stress placed on the first syllable, with secondary stress placed on third syllable if a word is four or more syllables


VERBS


S-O-V Word order (because generally, gestural communication in humans follows this "word" order, so why not use it for Sergals?)

	Verbs conjugate for both speaker and listener (specifically, the social status of the listener)

	Verbs conjugate with particles, with the particle for the speaker placed before the base verb, and the listener placed after

	Questions formed by adding question word after verb

Verb Tenses

	Present (Now) (default)
	Present (Now) Progressive
	Present (Now) Perfect
	Past/Future (Not Now)
	Past/Future (Not Now) Progressive
	Past/Future (Not Now) Perfect
	Past/Future (Not Now) Imperfect

Verb Moods

	Infinitive (default)
	Indicative
	Subjunctive
	Inferrential
	Jussive
	Imperative


NOUNS


3 noun genders

	Animate, Inanimate, and Ideal

	Noun genderfluidity (Nouns can change gender based on situation, i.e. a patented product would be an ideal noun, until it's put into production; then it would be an inanimate)

	Particles placed before the noun for both plurality and definiteness

Noun Cases

	Nominative (default)
	Accusative
	Genitive
	Ablative
	Locative
	Vocative