Written by Dyami Millarson

The infinitive of the verb ‘to be’ has two optional forms in Heligolandic: wee or wees.

The verb ‘to be’ is conjugated thus in Heligolandic:

Ik ben – I am

Di bes – you are

Hi/dji/deät es – he/she/it is

Wi/djüm/dja sen – we/you/they are

Observe I lumped all the plural forms together because the verb is conjugated the same for all persons in the plural. The Heligolandic verb varies most in the singular and therefore this is the most vital to focus whilst learning the language.

The infinitive of the verb ‘to have’ is hoa in Heligolandic.

‘To have’ is thus conjugated:

Ik hoa – I have

Di has – you have

Hi/dji/deät hat – he/she/it has

Wi/djüm/dja hoa – we/you/they have