Stonebreaker Language/Grammar/Negation

Negation

Negation in Stonebreaker is very simple. To reverse the meaning of a noun, adjective or verb, you can add na, ni or n' before the word. The rules are fairly simple. Before a verb, use ni. Before a head noun ending in -am,(or related adjective) use na, otherwise use ni. If the word begins with a vowel, use n' instead of na and nij instead of ni.

Examples:

Head noun		adjective		verb
Garam goodness	Nagaram evil	gara good	nagara bad	garna to make good	nigarna to corrupt, spoil
Felim joy	Nifelim sorrow	fel happy	nifel sad	felna to make happy	nifelna to sadden
Urpem warfare	Nijurpem peace	urpe belligerent	nijurpe pacifist	urpna to fight	nijurpna to refrain from fighting
Cram fear	Nacram bravery	cra afraid	nacra unafraid	crna to fear	nicrna to be unafraid
Gantam strength	Nagantam weakness	ganta strong	naganta weak	gantna to strengthen	nigantna to weaken
Ritam sharpness, fitness	Naritam bluntness	rita sharp, fit for purpose	narita blunt, stupid	ritna to sharpen	niritna to blunt
Arkam beauty	N'arkam ugliness	arka pretty	n'arka ugly	arkna to beautify	nijarkna to despoil
Keram extravegance	Nakeram poverty	kera dear	nakera cheap	kerna to add value	nikerna to cheapen
Ovim openness	Nijovim 'closedness'	ov open	nijov closed	ovna to open	nijovna to close