Learn to Speak Like A Hollow!

[Octavia Sinfonia]

Did you know that we have our own language in Hueco Mundo? It's true! Lots of people think we only make scary rumbly noises, or if they know we can talk they think our language is 'ugly', but those things aren't true! We have lots of wonderful words you can learn! I'll teach them to you so that maybe one day we can all understand each other. I've been reading lots of books, so I think I can explain it right...If I do my best, you'll know what I mean, won't you?

For starters, we call ourselves Huecon in our language! It means "hollow", so I guess we say that because it's what everyone else called us. Human looking Huecon like me are called Arrancero! It means "The ones with shattered masks"...sort of. You could probably already guess, but Hueco Mundo means "Hollow World". With that stuff out of the way, let's start!

Lesson 1! Sentence Parts!

The way we make simple sentences is consistent! We start with a Tonal particle, then the subject of the sentence or the object of the question, adjectives go next, then a verb if we need it, adverbs if we need those, and then the Vocie! Don't worry if you don't know what this stuff means, I'll explain it!

Tones

Tonal particles determine if a sentence is telling you something, asking you something, telling you what to do, or giving a condition or ultimatum! There are at least two of each, but sometimes new ones show up that I don't know! Our language is always being added to, I think it's neat. I hear these the most:

• Declaring: Dase (Say 'Dah-say'), Istas (Say 'E-stahs'), Tiss (Rhymes with 'Miss'!)
• Questioning: Cue (Say 'Kway'), Vars (Rhymes with 'Sparse'!)
• Ordering: Aru (Say 'Ah-roo'), To (Say 'Tow')
• Conditional: Iais/Iaris (Say 'Ee-ice', 'Ee-ahris'), Mosh/Imosh

You can use whichever you want, but it might be helpful for you to learn to make sentences with just one of each. Most Huecon do that. Pick the ones most familiar to you!

Nouns

The subject of a sentence can be stated in the sentence, or left out and implied by context! A sentence without a subject is okay. If you need a subject, you use a noun! There's so many of them, I could never list them all. Here are a few helpful ones for learning:

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• Mi (Say 'Me'): If the subject is yourself! Mij, Mec, and Aich (Say 'Eyesh') mean the same thing.
• Vos (Like 'Dos' in Spanish!): If the subject is the person you're talking to! Thu and Ze mean the same thing.
• Illis (Say 'Ee-lease'): If the subject isn't either of you, but you've mentioned them by name before! Hig (Say 'Heeg') means the same thing.
• Des Citaespada: "This/That Shinigami"!
• Des Esst: "This/That Human"! It also means "Soul" depending on context.
• Des Hueconcida: "This/That Quincy"! 

Names and places are also good subjects!

There are a lot of adjectives too, so here's a few useful ones! You can tell they're adjectives because they usually end in '-co' and '-ca'! When you use an adverb, it should agree with the noun. If the noun ends in an '-a' or an '-o', use the same form of adjective! if it ends in something else, use the adjective ending in '-e'. Huecon don't write much (not all of us can!), but when we do, we capitalize Nouns, Adjectives, and the first letter of a sentence.

There are three kinds of adjectives: E group, A group, and irregular! E group is bigger, and the neutral ends in -ece. A group adjectives end in -are, and irregular adjectives are missing one or more of the usual forms! Noste is an example of an irregular adjective. It's hard to tell which is which just by listening, because A and E group sound the same unless you're using the neutral case. Here's a little list:

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• Cideco/Cideca/Cidece: Something deadly! "Dase des Cero Cideco se!" Means "That cero is deadly!" 
• Magaco/Magaca/Magace: Something ...Exalted! You could say "great" too! "Dase des Reya Noste Magaca se" Means "This is our exalted (great) Queen!"
• Forvoteco/Forvoteca/Forvotece: Something Forbidden! "Dase Forvoteca se!" Means "It is forbidden!"
  
• Belleco/Belleca/Bellare: Describes someone that fights a lot or has a bad temper! "Dase Esperanza Belleca se" Means "Esperanza fights a lot/is temperamental".
• Keneco/Keneca/Kenare: Something or someone powerful! "Dase Mi Kenare ne..." Means "I'm not strong..." but you should never say that! Dase Vos Kenare ga!
• Coneco/Coneca/Concere: Describes something or someone being cooperative! It's sometimes used by itself ("Dase Concere se") to say "Things are going my way!" You can also say "Mosh Esst Concere ne, Imosh Nos cideto se."--If the human doesn't cooperate, then we kill it."
• Noste: Something that belongs to "us": your team or tribe or family, or you and the people you're talking to! There's only one form of this, use it everywhere! 

Verbs

Just like you don't need a noun part, you also don't need a verb part, but you have to have one or the other at least! Regular verbs don't have a standard ending, but you have to use the right person. A first person verb doesn't have an ending on it, a second person verb will end is -ese (or just -se if it ends in e!), and a third person verb will end in -eser (or -ser). Irregular verbs are missing one or both endings, and might have non-standard forms! If you don't use a verb phrase, Huecon will basically assume the verb is "is". We don't have that word, really. Here are a few of both kinds of verb:

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• Dicer/Dicerese/Dicereser: Means "speaking"!
• Coner/Conerese/Conereser: Means "working together" or "cooperating"! Just like the adjective.
• Cido/Cidorer: Means "Killing"! If you say "I kill", use "cido", to say "you kill" or "they kill" use "cidorer"!
• Tadaker/Tadakerese/Tadakereser: Means "fighting"! 
• Shine: Means "dying"! It's always the same.
• Taber/Taberese/Tabereser: Means "eating"!
• Visere/Visera: Means "aiming"! To say "I aim" or "You aim", use Visere, and use "Visera" for "they're aiming"!

Vocie

The Vocie is only one syllable, but it's really important! You've been seeing it in the examples. The Vocie is always the last part of a sentence, and tells you whether the sentence is positive or negative. All sentences end with one, or they're not complete!

There are only a handful, so you'll learn them, easy! (By the way, you say it "Vo-see EY"!) Here they all are:

• Se (Say "Say"!): The positive Vocie! It means that the sentence "is": "Dase Forvoteca se", means that what you're talking about is forbidden.
• Ga: The emphatic positive! It's the same but stronger: "Dase Forvoteca ga!" is more forceful, and means you're sure the thing is VERY forbidden.
• Ne: The negative Vocie! It means that the statement "is not": "Dase Forvoteca ne" means that the thing isn't forbidden!
• Ta: The emphatic negative! Like the positive, it's the same but strong. "Dase Forvoteca ta" means you're really sure the thing isn't forbidden.
• Ke: The unsure! It means you aren't sure if it is or isn't. "Dase Forvoteca ke" means you can't figure out if it's forbidden or not!

When you're figuring out what Vocie to use, consider what tone you're taking! Emphatic Vocie are most often used by leaders to their subordinates, or in a situation where you're trying to make your point certain (like a debate!), or if you're really trying to insult somebody. Obviously, some Huecon won't take nicely to a random person speaking to them with the force of emphatic Vocie, and think you're rude! Be careful with them.

That's lesson 1! Now you know how a basic sentence is made; here are more words for you so you can make all kinds of sentences! In lesson 2 things get more complex, and we'll learn how phrases, conjunctions, and prepositions work.

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Nouns:

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Adjectives:

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Verbs:

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Adverbs:

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