marain
Marain - Latin Symbol table:
| Latin | Marain | Latin | Marain |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | a | S | s |
| B | b | T | t |
| C | c | U | u |
| D | d | V | v |
| E | e | W | w |
| F | f | X | x |
| G | g | Y | y |
| H | h | Z | z |
| I | i | 0 | 0 |
| J | j | 1 | 1 |
| K | k | 2 | 2 |
| L | l | 3 | 3 |
| M | m | 4 | 4 |
| N | n | 5 | 5 |
| O | o | 6 | 6 |
| P | p | 7 | 7 |
| Q | q | 8 | 8 |
| R | r | 9 | 9 |
Translation
Decimal ↔ Marain
Enter a nonnegative whole number in either box. Decimal uses base 10; Marain uses base 9. In the Marain box, both 0 and 9 mean zero and display as glyph 9.
Marain digit keys:
Example: typing 8090919 displays 8999919, reads as base-9 8000010, and converts to decimal 4251537.
English phrases → Marain
Build a draft from known words and patterns in the community lessons. Unknown or ambiguous vocabulary stays visible as <??>. A complete word match does not guarantee a correct translation.
Try a short statement, a “do you…?” question, or “I have…”. “You” is singular; “they” is plural. Unsupported structures receive word and phrase matches.
Marain (Romanised)
Marain
Matches and grammar used
| English | Marain | Interpretation |
|---|
This is a limited community-conlang assistant. Text stays in your browser.
Grammar recovered from the lessons
These rules describe the supplied community lessons. They are not presented as a complete grammar established by Iain M. Banks.
| Function | Rule | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Subject | -uh; -yuh after a vowel | ra → ra'yuh |
| Object | -va | marayn → maraynva |
| Recipient | -vihl | ge → gevihl |
| Origin / location / companion | -sa / -li / -ye | prenli: in a spaceship |
| Possession | yesayn + thing.NOM + holder.COM | yesayn lomra'yuh ra'ye |
| Yes/no question | hanggra + clause | hanggra kabo geyuh maraynva |
| Verb → noun | -i after a consonant; -wi after a vowel | nadeki; kabowi |
| Number | Base eight; number + dam + noun | dosa dam uprayheva |
Cases carry grammatical roles. The assistant uses a consistent subject–verb–object order, while lesson examples also use other orders. Bare verbs do not establish English tense, aspect, or number agreement. Negation scope, complex clauses, and adjective agreement remain incomplete.
English to Marain
Enter English words. Known dictionary words will be converted into Marain.
