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Compounding Words

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	** When compounding a verb with an adjective, the order is the same as with a noun (verb then adjective), but ''[[Contionary: -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 ''[[Contionary: -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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	==== 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!).		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’, ''[[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’, ''[[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.

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Translating ‘of’

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	* Where an English speaker would use ‘of’ to describe an association or something being characterized by something else, a Brooding speaker would use the preposition '''''[[Contionary: e#Brooding\|e]]'''''. This would include phrases like '''''[[Contionary: eshleskazaet#Brooding\|eshleskazaet]] [[Contionary: e#Brooding\|e]] [[Contionary: endthaig#Brooding\|endthaig]]''''' ‘weapon of choice’, '''''[[Contionary: bawding#Brooding\|bawding]] [[Contionary: e#Brooding\|e]] [[Contionary: leed#Brooding\|leed]]''''' ‘friend of mine’, and '''''[[Contionary: railed#Brooding\|railed]] [[Contionary: e#Brooding\|e]] [[Contionary: skooraid#Brooding\|skooraid]] [[Contionary: ee#Brooding\|ee]] [[Contionary: tuhnging#Brooding\|tuhnging]]''''' ‘man of wealth and taste’.		* Where an English speaker would use ‘of’ to describe an association or something being characterized by something else, a Brooding speaker would use the preposition '''''[[Contionary: e#Brooding\|e]]'''''. This would include phrases like '''''[[Contionary: eshleskazaet#Brooding\|eshleskazaet]] [[Contionary: e#Brooding\|e]] [[Contionary: endthaig#Brooding\|endthaig]]''''' ‘weapon of choice’, '''''[[Contionary: bawding#Brooding\|bawding]] [[Contionary: e#Brooding\|e]] [[Contionary: leed#Brooding\|leed]]''''' ‘friend of mine’, and '''''[[Contionary: railed#Brooding\|railed]] [[Contionary: e#Brooding\|e]] [[Contionary: skooraid#Brooding\|skooraid]] [[Contionary: ee#Brooding\|ee]] [[Contionary: tuhnging#Brooding\|tuhnging]]''''' ‘man of wealth and taste’.
	* When an English speaker would use ‘of’ to indicate something that is comprised of something, the Brooding speaker would use '''''[[Contionary: ese#Brooding\|ese]]''''', like '''''[[Contionary: broshoor#Brooding\|broshoor]] [[Contionary: ese#Brooding\|ese]] [[Contionary: daaplith#Brooding\|daaplithi]]''''' ‘book of words’ or '''''[[Contionary: brood#Brooding\|brood]] [[Contionary: ese#Brooding\|ese]] [[Contionary: ailtlaak#Brooding\|ailtlaakaa]]''''' ‘band of thieves’. Also use '''''[[Contionary: ese#Brooding\|ese]]''''' with adjectives, translating phrases such as '''''[[Contionary: staita#Brooding\|staita]] [[Contionary: ese#Brooding\|ese]] [[Contionary: ~~staezkhleedee~~#Brooding\|staezkhleedee]]''''' ‘full of eels’ or '''''[[Contionary: tai#Brooding\|tai]] [[Contionary: ese#Brooding\|ese]] [[Contionary: ~~staezkhleedee~~#Brooding\|staezkhleedee]]''''' ‘tired of eels’.		* When an English speaker would use ‘of’ to indicate something that is comprised of something, the Brooding speaker would use '''''[[Contionary: ese#Brooding\|ese]]''''', like '''''[[Contionary: broshoor#Brooding\|broshoor]] [[Contionary: ese#Brooding\|ese]] [[Contionary: daaplith#Brooding\|daaplithi]]''''' ‘book of words’ or '''''[[Contionary: brood#Brooding\|brood]] [[Contionary: ese#Brooding\|ese]] [[Contionary: ailtlaak#Brooding\|ailtlaakaa]]''''' ‘band of thieves’. Also use '''''[[Contionary: ese#Brooding\|ese]]''''' with adjectives, translating phrases such as '''''[[Contionary: staita#Brooding\|staita]] [[Contionary: ese#Brooding\|ese]] [[Contionary: staezkhleed#Brooding\|staezkhleedee]]''''' ‘full of eels’ or '''''[[Contionary: tai#Brooding\|tai]] [[Contionary: ese#Brooding\|ese]] [[Contionary: staezkhleed#Brooding\|staezkhleedee]]''''' ‘tired of eels’.
	* In indicating origin a Brooding speaker would use '''''[[Contionary: se#Brooding\|se]]''''', as in '''''Rabin [[Contionary: se#Brooding\|se]] Laksleeh''''' ‘Robin of Locksley’, or '''''[[Contionary: yawbeth#Brooding\|Yawbeth]] [[Contionary: ga#Brooding\|ga]] [[Contionary: se#Brooding\|se]] La Manchah''''' ‘The Man of La Mancha’.		* In indicating origin a Brooding speaker would use '''''[[Contionary: se#Brooding\|se]]''''', as in '''''Rabin [[Contionary: se#Brooding\|se]] Laksleeh''''' ‘Robin of Locksley’, or '''''[[Contionary: yawbeth#Brooding\|Yawbeth]] [[Contionary: ga#Brooding\|ga]] [[Contionary: se#Brooding\|se]] La Manchah''''' ‘The Man of La Mancha’.
	* Brooding does not have a verbal infinitive, so in cases where an infinitive would be used in English, Brooding uses a construction with the nominalizer '''''[[Contionary: -nd-#Brooding\|-nd-]]''''', e.g. ‘She is waiting to buy it’ would be translated as bashen afigrama eendtoon basheln '''''[[Contionary: oofruh#Brooding\|oofruh]]''''' tluht, which more literally translates to something like “She is waiting for her buying of it.” The “of” found in this construction is translated using the specialized preposition '''''[[Contionary: oofruh#Brooding\|oofruh]]'''''.		* Brooding does not have a verbal infinitive, so in cases where an infinitive would be used in English, Brooding uses a construction with the nominalizer '''''[[Contionary: -nd-#Brooding\|-nd-]]''''', e.g. ‘She is waiting to buy it’ would be translated as bashen afigrama eendtoon basheln '''''[[Contionary: oofruh#Brooding\|oofruh]]''''' tluht, which more literally translates to something like “She is waiting for her buying of it.” The “of” found in this construction is translated using the specialized preposition '''''[[Contionary: oofruh#Brooding\|oofruh]]'''''.

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Modality

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

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

	'''Probability, ‘should, might’''': insert ''[[Contionary: -khlai-\|-khlai-]]''<br />		'''Probability, ‘should, might’''': insert ''[[Contionary: -khlai-\|-khlai-]]''<br />

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	\| [[File:Brooding-~~fslahsh~~.gif]][[File:Brooding-under.gif]] \|\| ''[[Contionary: tlauspuh#Brooding\|tlauspuh]]'' \|\| in order to		\| [[File:Brooding-fslash.gif]][[File:Brooding-under.gif]] \|\| ''[[Contionary: tlauspuh#Brooding\|tlauspuh]]'' \|\| in order to
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	\| [[File:Brooding-~~fslahsh~~.gif]][[File:Brooding-tilde.gif]] \|\| ''[[Contionary: tootlende#Brooding\|tootlende]]'' \|\| while		\| [[File:Brooding-fslash.gif]][[File:Brooding-tilde.gif]] \|\| ''[[Contionary: tootlende#Brooding\|tootlende]]'' \|\| while
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	\| [[File:Brooding-~~fslahsh~~.gif]][[File:Brooding-at.gif]] \|\| ''[[Contionary: stooslaedi#Brooding\|stooslaedi]]'' \|\| instead		\| [[File:Brooding-fslash.gif]][[File:Brooding-at.gif]] \|\| ''[[Contionary: stooslaedi#Brooding\|stooslaedi]]'' \|\| instead
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	\| [[File:Brooding-~~fslahsh~~.gif]][[File:Brooding-equal.gif]] \|\| ''[[Contionary: klodeste#Brooding\|klodeste]]'' \|\| in addition		\| [[File:Brooding-fslash.gif]][[File:Brooding-equal.gif]] \|\| ''[[Contionary: klodeste#Brooding\|klodeste]]'' \|\| in addition
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	\| [[File:Brooding-hl.gif]][[File:Brooding-and.gif]] \|\| ''[[Contionary: hlaibren#Brooding\|hlaibren]]'' \|\| how many		\| [[File:Brooding-hl.gif]][[File:Brooding-and.gif]] \|\| ''[[Contionary: hlaibren#Brooding\|hlaibren]]'' \|\| how many
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	[[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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	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 ''[[Contionary: klaid#Brooding\|Klaid]]'' (Clyde in English), we make it a possessive by inserting an ‹l› after the last vowel. ''[[Contionary: Klaid#Brooding\|Klaid]]'' becomes ''[[Contionary: Klaild#Brooding\|Klaild]]''. So ‘Cylde’s tree’ is translated as ''[[Contionary: geeth#Brooding\|geeth]] [[Contionary: 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 ''[[Contionary: klaid#Brooding\|Klaid]]'' (Clyde in English), we make it a possessive by inserting an ‹l› after the last vowel. ''[[Contionary: Klaid#Brooding\|Klaid]]'' becomes ''[[Contionary: Klaild#Brooding\|Klaild]]''. So ‘Cylde’s tree’ is translated as ''[[Contionary: geeth#Brooding\|geeth]] [[Contionary: 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. ''[[Contionary: nool#Brooding\|nool]]'' ‘world’ → ''[[Contionary: noolil#Brooding\|noolil]]'' ‘world’s’, ''[[Contionary: dar#Brooding\|dar]]'' ‘crowd’ → ''[[Contionary: 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. ''[[Contionary: nool#Brooding\|nool]]'' ‘world’ → ''[[Contionary: noolil#Brooding\|noolil]]'' ‘world’s’, ''[[Contionary: dar#Brooding\|dar]]'' ‘crowd’ → ''[[Contionary: dalir#Brooding\|dalir]]'' ‘crowd’s’.

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

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	Brooding is a language spoken in the land of [[Contionary:harken\|Harken]], purportedly created at the dawning of the Last Age by Clyde P. Riddlesbrood.		Brooding is a language spoken in the land of [[Contionary: harken\|Harken]], purportedly created at the dawning of the Last Age by Clyde P. Riddlesbrood.

	[[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: 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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Interlace Frames

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	=== Interlace Frames ===		=== Interlace Frames ===

	There is a rare type of frame, applying only to verbs, which does not use a basic “verb” format circumfix, but instead consists of an infix that goes in the verb slot and a suffix at the end of the verb stem. For example ''[[Contionary: -k-~~…-wik~~#Brooding\|k-~~…-wik~~]]'' is a sort of agentive ~~for~~ which creates a formal title, e.g. ''[[Contionary: uhnaach#Brooding\|uhnaach]]'' ‘to teach’ + ''[[Contionary: -k-~~…-wik~~#Brooding\|-k-~~…-wik~~]]'' → ''[[Contionary: uhknaachwik#Brooding\|Uhknaachwik]]'' ‘Professor, Teacher’ (as a title). (Teacher in a general sense would be ''[[Contionary: uhlnaach#Brooding\|uhlnaach]]''.)		There is a rare type of frame, applying only to verbs, which does not use a basic “verb” format circumfix, but instead consists of an infix that goes in the verb slot and a suffix at the end of the verb stem. For example ''[[Contionary: -k...wik-#Brooding\|-k...wik-]]'' is a sort of agentive which creates a formal title, e.g. ''[[Contionary: uhnaach#Brooding\|uhnaach]]'' ‘to teach’ + ''[[Contionary: -k...wik-#Brooding\|-k...wik-]]'' → ''[[Contionary: uhknaachwik#Brooding\|Uhknaachwik]]'' ‘Professor, Teacher’ (as a title). (Teacher in a general sense would be ''[[Contionary: uhlnaach#Brooding\|uhlnaach]]''.)

	== Compounding Words ==		== Compounding Words ==

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Numbers

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	Only the numbers 1 through 4 and the negative numbers -1 through -4 may be used. Avoid the temptation to use a higher number for the purpose of hyperbole: You will not succeed.		Only the numbers 1 through 4 and the negative numbers -1 through -4 may be used. Avoid the temptation to use a higher number for the purpose of hyperbole: You will not succeed.

			== Semantic Frames ==
	There are several terms in Brooding which don’t have a definitive part of speech, but which are referred to broadly as “semantic frames” or “frame words.” Much like verbs, frames have a “slot” in which other words can be inserted to change the meaning in various ways. The frames, however, rarely have an exact definition of their own; they merely colour the semantic area of whatever terms are slotted into them.		There are several terms in Brooding which don’t have a definitive part of speech, but which are referred to broadly as “semantic frames” or “frame words.” Much like verbs, frames have a “slot” in which other words can be inserted to change the meaning in various ways. The frames, however, rarely have an exact definition of their own; they merely colour the semantic area of whatever terms are slotted into them.

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 Only the numbers 1 through 4 and the negative numbers -1 through -4 may be used. Avoid the temptation to use a higher number for the purpose of hyperbole: You will not succeed.
-== Semantic Frames ==
+There are several terms in Brooding which don’t have a definitive part of speech, but which are referred to broadly as “semantic frames” or “frame words.” Much like verbs, frames have a “slot” in which other words can be inserted to change the meaning in various ways. The frames, however, rarely have an exact definition of their own; they merely colour the semantic area of whatever terms are slotted into them.
 == Compounding Words ==

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Compounding Words

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	Only the numbers 1 through 4 and the negative numbers -1 through -4 may be used. Avoid the temptation to use a higher number for the purpose of hyperbole: You will not succeed.		Only the numbers 1 through 4 and the negative numbers -1 through -4 may be used. Avoid the temptation to use a higher number for the purpose of hyperbole: You will not succeed.

			== Semantic Frames ==

	== Compounding Words ==		== Compounding Words ==

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	* Where an English speaker would use ‘of’ to describe an association or something being characterized by something else, a Brooding speaker would use the preposition '''''[[Contionary: e#Brooding\|e]]'''''. This would include phrases like '''''[[Contionary: eshleskazaet#Brooding\|eshleskazaet]] [[Contionary: e#Brooding\|e]] [[Contionary: endthaig#Brooding\|endthaig]]''''' ‘weapon of choice’, '''''[[Contionary: bawding#Brooding\|bawding]] [[Contionary: e#Brooding\|e]] [[Contionary: leed#Brooding\|leed]]''''' ‘friend of mine’, and '''''[[Contionary: railed#Brooding\|railed]] [[Contionary: e#Brooding\|e]] [[Contionary: skooraid#Brooding\|skooraid]] [[Contionary: ee#Brooding\|ee]] [[Contionary: tuhnging#Brooding\|tuhnging]]''''' ‘man of wealth and taste’.		* Where an English speaker would use ‘of’ to describe an association or something being characterized by something else, a Brooding speaker would use the preposition '''''[[Contionary: e#Brooding\|e]]'''''. This would include phrases like '''''[[Contionary: eshleskazaet#Brooding\|eshleskazaet]] [[Contionary: e#Brooding\|e]] [[Contionary: endthaig#Brooding\|endthaig]]''''' ‘weapon of choice’, '''''[[Contionary: bawding#Brooding\|bawding]] [[Contionary: e#Brooding\|e]] [[Contionary: leed#Brooding\|leed]]''''' ‘friend of mine’, and '''''[[Contionary: railed#Brooding\|railed]] [[Contionary: e#Brooding\|e]] [[Contionary: skooraid#Brooding\|skooraid]] [[Contionary: ee#Brooding\|ee]] [[Contionary: tuhnging#Brooding\|tuhnging]]''''' ‘man of wealth and taste’.
	* When an English speaker would use ‘of’ to indicate something that is comprised of something, the Brooding speaker would use '''''[[Contionary: ese#Brooding\|ese]]''''', like '''''[[Contionary: broshoor#Brooding\|broshoor]] [[Contionary: ese#Brooding\|ese]] [[Contionary: daaplith#Brooding\|daaplithi]]''''' ‘book of words’ or '''''[[Contionary: brood#Brooding\|brood]] [[Contionary: ese#Brooding\|ese]] [[Contionary: ailtlaak#Brooding\|ailtlaakaa]]''''' ‘band of thieves’. Also use '''''[[Contionary: ese#Brooding\|ese]]''''' with adjectives, translating phrases such as '''''[[Contionary: staita#Brooding\|staita]] [[Contionary: ese#Brooding\|ese]] [[Contionary: ~~staezkhleedee~~#Brooding\|staezkhleedee]]''''' ‘full of eels’ or '''''[[Contionary: tai#Brooding\|tai]] [[Contionary: ese#Brooding\|ese]] [[Contionary: ~~staezkhleedee~~#Brooding\|staezkhleedee]]''''' ‘tired of eels’.		* When an English speaker would use ‘of’ to indicate something that is comprised of something, the Brooding speaker would use '''''[[Contionary: ese#Brooding\|ese]]''''', like '''''[[Contionary: broshoor#Brooding\|broshoor]] [[Contionary: ese#Brooding\|ese]] [[Contionary: daaplith#Brooding\|daaplithi]]''''' ‘book of words’ or '''''[[Contionary: brood#Brooding\|brood]] [[Contionary: ese#Brooding\|ese]] [[Contionary: ailtlaak#Brooding\|ailtlaakaa]]''''' ‘band of thieves’. Also use '''''[[Contionary: ese#Brooding\|ese]]''''' with adjectives, translating phrases such as '''''[[Contionary: staita#Brooding\|staita]] [[Contionary: ese#Brooding\|ese]] [[Contionary: staezkhleed#Brooding\|staezkhleedee]]''''' ‘full of eels’ or '''''[[Contionary: tai#Brooding\|tai]] [[Contionary: ese#Brooding\|ese]] [[Contionary: staezkhleed#Brooding\|staezkhleedee]]''''' ‘tired of eels’.
	* In indicating origin a Brooding speaker would use '''''[[Contionary: se#Brooding\|se]]''''', as in '''''Rabin [[Contionary: se#Brooding\|se]] Laksleeh''''' ‘Robin of Locksley’, or '''''[[Contionary: yawbeth#Brooding\|Yawbeth]] [[Contionary: ga#Brooding\|ga]] [[Contionary: se#Brooding\|se]] La Manchah''''' ‘The Man of La Mancha’.		* In indicating origin a Brooding speaker would use '''''[[Contionary: se#Brooding\|se]]''''', as in '''''Rabin [[Contionary: se#Brooding\|se]] Laksleeh''''' ‘Robin of Locksley’, or '''''[[Contionary: yawbeth#Brooding\|Yawbeth]] [[Contionary: ga#Brooding\|ga]] [[Contionary: se#Brooding\|se]] La Manchah''''' ‘The Man of La Mancha’.
	* Brooding does not have a verbal infinitive, so in cases where an infinitive would be used in English, Brooding uses a construction with the nominalizer '''''[[Contionary: -nd-#Brooding\|-nd-]]''''', e.g. ‘She is waiting to buy it’ would be translated as bashen afigrama eendtoon basheln '''''[[Contionary: oofruh#Brooding\|oofruh]]''''' tluht, which more literally translates to something like “She is waiting for her buying of it.” The “of” found in this construction is translated using the specialized preposition '''''[[Contionary: oofruh#Brooding\|oofruh]]'''''.		* Brooding does not have a verbal infinitive, so in cases where an infinitive would be used in English, Brooding uses a construction with the nominalizer '''''[[Contionary: -nd-#Brooding\|-nd-]]''''', e.g. ‘She is waiting to buy it’ would be translated as bashen afigrama eendtoon basheln '''''[[Contionary: oofruh#Brooding\|oofruh]]''''' tluht, which more literally translates to something like “She is waiting for her buying of it.” The “of” found in this construction is translated using the specialized preposition '''''[[Contionary: oofruh#Brooding\|oofruh]]'''''.

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

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

	'''Probability, ‘should, might’''': insert ''[[Contionary: -khlai-\|-khlai-]]''<br />		'''Probability, ‘should, might’''': insert ''[[Contionary: -khlai-\|-khlai-]]''<br />