Meereenese Valyrian Grammar
David J. Peterson has not revealed as much about Meereenese Valyrian as he has about High Valyrian and Astapori Valyrian. Therefore much of the information here will be speculative. However, Meereenese Valyrian grammar is at its core very similar to that of Astapori Valyrian, the languages being in many respects more like two dialects than separate languages. However, Meereenese has undergone a series of dramatic sound changes compared to Astapori which affect the surface forms, merging many forms and creating a large number of homophones.
Unlike High Valyrian, but like Astapori Valyrian, nouns in Meereenese Valyrian belong to one of only two genders (celestial and terrestrial) that have no relationship to sexual gender. Most humans are of the celestial gender, however, they can be either feminine or masculine. E.g. both wal "man" and avra "woman" are of celestial gender. They can inflect for one of two grammatical numbers (singular and plural).
Vocabulary
- Main article: Meereenese Valyrian Vocabulary
- Main article: Meereenese Valyrian Dictionary
Phonology
- Main article: Meereenese Valyrian Phonology
Nouns
Gender
There are two genders in Meereenese Valyrian:
- Celestial
- Terrestrial
There is no exact equivalence between the genders and semantic categories, but there are some general tendencies:
- Celestial is mostly used for humans wal "man," avra "woman," animals saldhrish "dragon," and occupations ashke "master."
- Terrestrial is mostly used for foodstuffs, liquids avrelya "wine," plants, and metals.
Number
Meereenese Valyrian nouns have two grammatical numbers: singular and plural. However, many nouns merge the singular and plural forms, leaving the distinction in number to be determined by other parts of the sentence or context.
Pronouns
Personal pronouns inflect for all cases as follows:
| Nominative | Accusative | Genitive/Dative | Possessive | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person singular (I, me) | yeng | yeng | nya | |
| 2nd person singular (you) | a | aw | a | wa |
| 3rd person singular celestial (he, she, it) | yel | yel | ye | ye |
| 3rd person singular terrestrial (he, she, it) | we | we | ||
| 1st person plural (we, us) | yel | yel | yel | yelwa |
| 2nd person plural (you) | ||||
| 3rd person plural (they, them) | pong | pong | pong | poj |