Pinuyo text for relay 16

This page has been slightly reformatted compared to the torch sent to Alex Fink.

The full details of the relay can be found at FrathWiki.

The text

	noun box (nominative; accusative)
	noun box (genitive) (orientation does not matter, but the tip points to the possessed noun)
	noun box (instrumental)
	compound noun (as if all logograms had been joined with "and")
	compound noun or embedded clause
	verb box (aorist tense, used for general truths etc.)
	verb box (auxiliary) (orientation does not matter)
	present participle as adjective; (Esperanto's -anta)
	verbal noun/gerund

	adjective/numeral box
	discursive (adverb)
	adverb of manner
	interjection

	simple connector (used in case there is not enough space to connect boxes directly)
	apposition (identity)
	reciprocality
	but, however (orientation does not matter)
	about
	because/therefore (can be orientated differently, but always points from reason to consequence)

In general, it is irrelevant at which side boxes touch each other,
except for expressing cases (roles of verbs):
- The nominative is expressed by making the noun (or noun phrase) touch the verb (or participle, or gerund) box on its top side.
- The accusative is expressed by making the noun (or noun phrase) touch the verb (or participle, or gerund) box on its bottom side.
Pinuyo is pro-drop: the subject of a verb may be omitted.
In general, the orientation of boxes is important, unless noted otherwise in the box overview.
An apposition can touch an empty noun box. In this case, the empty box is considered to contain the same logogram.
Auxiliaries touch their main verbs as adverbs would and are never conjugated.

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