Saithan - Examples
Notes on the register
- The following sentences are in a formal, didactic register.
- Basic pattern of prose: mostly
Subjekt - Objekt - Verb. - Genitives come before the head word; Cases are marked with suffixes.
- The copula
eskis very common in definitions, legal formulas and doctrines.
Basic sets
Saith thaelaith esk.= Knowledge is founded on principle.Skaivor morkein skaivek.= The taxonomist classifies the substance class.Kaivor kaivethis morketh kaivek.= The measurer determines the substance by measurement.Mnoror mnorvaurur mnorum mnorek.= The archivist records the entire corpus in the archive house.Kethor kethumen iskareth mnorek.= The lawyer records the definition of the code.Thaelor saithar selthath.= The teacher should order based on knowledge.Morketh morkeinath skaivek.= Substance is classified as a substance class.Ul iskareth, norvain na esk.= Without definition there is no valid derivation.Draukor kethselthum drauken.= The auditor checked the procedural rules.Saithen mnoror saithvaurur esen.= The knowledge archivist was in the teaching house.
Interlinear glosses
Legend: GNOM = gnomic teaching form, DOC = documentary past, INJ = injunctive/ritual form, GEN = genitive, DAT = dative/directive, LOC = locative, INS = Instrumental, ESS = essive/classificative, NEG = negation, PRIV = privative.
1. Saith thälaith esk. knowledge first principle COP "Knowledge is founded on principle."
2. Skaivor morkein skaivek. classifier matter-class classify-GNOM "The taxonomist classifies the class of substances."
3. Kaivor kaivethis morketh kaivek. measurer measurement-INS substance measure-GNOM "The measurer determines the substance by measurement."
4. Mnoror mnorvaurur mnorum mnorek. archivist archive-house-LOC archive-corpus record-GNOM "The archivist records the entire corpus in the archive house."
5. Kethor kethumen iskareth mnorek. jurist code-GEN definition record-GNOM "The lawyer records the definition of the code."
6. Thalor saithar selthath. preceptor knowledge-DAT order-INJ "The teacher should order according to knowledge."
7. Morketh morkeinath skaivek. substance matter-class-ESS classify-GNOM "Substance is classified as a class of substances."
8. Ul iskareth, norvain na esk. without definition consequence NEG COP "Without definition there is no valid derivation."
9. Draukor kethselthum drauken. auditor process-code verify-DOC "The auditor examined the rules of procedure."
10. Saithen mnoror saithvaurur esen. knowledge-GEN archivist academy-LOC COP.DOC "The knowledge archivist was in the teaching house."
Definitions and tenets
Saith draukethis esk.= Knowledge comes from proof.Keth norvainis esk.= Law applies through consistency.Mnorum ul mnoreth na esk.= An archive corpus without recording is not valid.Skaiveth ul thael na esk.= Classification without principle does not apply.Selthum kethin esk.= The rules of procedure are legally binding.Eirneth draukethar norvek.= Observation leads to proof.
Ritual and legal formulas
Kethum esath.= The code applies.Mnoris draukketh esk.= Through the register the precedent applies.Saithar mnor, kethar selth.= For knowledge the entry, for law the procedure.Ul keth, vaur na esk.= No institution exists without law.
Comment style
Thaelor saithaith mnorek; saithor norvain norvek.= The preceptor records the teaching, the scholar derives the conclusion.Eirnor eirneth mnorek; draukor drauketh selthek.= The observer records the findings, the examiner organizes the evidence.Kethor iskarketh mnorek; iskaror kethaith norvek.= The lawyer records the definition norm, the definer interprets the legal doctrine.