Examples

In these examples I will first write the Stennan in Stennan letters, then the Stennan in Roman letters, then a morphemic analysis of the Stennan, then the English translation, and possibly some notes.

For nouns and pronouns two letter abbreviations are used, for the case and number.
Cases:
N nominative
A accusative
G genetive
S similitive
I intrumental
Numbers:
S singular
P plural
N nullar

Adjectives and pronouns have a letter for gender prepended to these, I for inanimate and A for animate.

Verbs have five charater abbreviations:
Person:
1 first
2 second
3 third
Number:
S singular
P plural
Aspect:
P perfective
I imperfective
H habitual
Voice:
A active
P passive
H habitual
Tense:
P past
C present
F future
Verb moods precede the verbs. Indicative is not marked, otherwise they're abbreviated:
S subjunctive
I imperative
O optative

or

Marsing fas panang na sind spennarn.
125-IAP 1-IAS kiss-AP for you-IS give-1SIAC
I give you 126 kisses.

Flu strorn en korndiri hri.
eye-NS deer-GS be-3SIAC ship-NS fast-INS
The Deer's Eye is a fast ship.

Din er kegastre, flen dremer mir dle kikar tandugor steniskebirn.
not be-1SIAC certain-ANS but believe-1SIAC self-AAS who-ANS mouse-AS pregnant-AAS S-buy-1SPAP
I don't know, but I think I bought a pregnant mouse.

Tlo stenen karfi sisson?
What-INS S-be-3SIAC weight-NS magic-GS?
What is the weight of magic?

Xalile, hlenung fundarn; dlest e nust berhren dadaden, mellustabest sriddi flenni andar mormargor; dle en sri hofa koxin slali.
Yes, dream-AP talk_about-1SIAC; which-ANP be-1PIAC child-NP brain-GS idle-AGS, give_birth_to-PAST_PARTICIPLE-ANS something-IIN except fantasy-AS vain-AAS; which-ANS be-3SIAC thin-COMPARATIVE-ANS substance-GS air-SS.
True, I talk of dreams; which are the children of an idle brain, begot of nothing but vain fantasy; which is as thin of substance as the air.
This was written by William Shakespeare. Mercutio says it in Romeo & Juliet.

Tustranest florn strorn tennaros dlond kor stedristo din dristi starale.
crew_member-NP eye-GS deer-GS how-AS which-IIS Ku-AS S-understand-3PIAC not know-3PIAC first-ADVERB
The crew of The Deer's Eye didn't know what to make of Ku at first.

Sisteler dimdili tos dlos pimterost sistele.
breathe-1SHAC mirror-SS that-IAS which-IAS tree-NP breathe-3PHAC
I breathe, mirror like, what the trees breathe.
A good example of using the similitive case.

Prarn kre krestentindi xlamindi gesle stemestubun.
my-ANS father-NS 100-IIP year-IP today S-live-3SPAC
My father would have been 100 years old today.

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