...and he stood holding his hat and turned his wet face to the wind... da jà mo ren jàgi gaep da naggo jàgi zaev rrïv vay ibvù Pronunciation: /da d͡ʒə mo ren ˈd͡ʒəgi gæp da nagˈ go ˈd͡ʒəgi zæv ɹɪv veɪ̯ ˈi bvʌ/ Jerregi-liga word order: and he stood holding his hat and turned his wet face to the wind
Spelling & Phonology
Consonants: /b d d͡ʒ f g h k l m n p r s t v z ɹ ʃ θ/ Vowels: /a aɪ̯ e eɪ̯ i o oʊ̯ u æ ɔ ə ɛ ɪ ʌ/ IPA Reader—A handy tool for listening to IPA notation aloud (the letters inside the forward slashes!) Diphthongs — A diphthong is when two vowel sounds combine into one. English has various diphthongs. For example, the word "light" /laɪ̯t/ is comprised of /a/ and /ɪ/, but is perceived as one vowel. IPA uses the ◌̯ symbol to signify that the vowel does not form its own syllable.: aɪ̯ eɪ̯ oʊ̯
Stress pattern: — Stress pattern refers to which syllable in a word gets emphasis. English does not have a fixed stress pattern; the stress can fall on any syllable: VIGorous (first), emPLOYment (second to last), hoTEL (last). IPA uses the ' symbol before the syllable to represent primary stress. The word siho (siˈ ho) would be pronounced siHO No fixed stress
/ɔ/ → ò
/eɪ̯/ → ay
/aɪ̯/ → ie
/oʊ̯/ → ö
/ɛ/ → è
/ɪ/ → ï
/ə/ → à
/ʌ/ → ù
/θ/ → th
/ʃ/ → sh
/ɹ/ → rr
/d͡ʒ/ → j
/æ/ → ae
Grammar
Main word order: Subject Verb Object (Prepositional phrase)
“Mary opened the door with a key” translates to “Mary nasaj kïs tot do màb darrè” — lit. Mary open-PST:V DEF.SG:ART door-ACC.SG:N with INDEF.SG:ART key-NOM.SG:N Adjective order: Adjectives are positioned before the noun (i.e. beautiful wolf = tekbae zanvö — lit. Beautiful wolf-NOM.SG:N). Adposition: — Adpositions are words that express spatial or temporal relations (in, on, under, towards, before) or mark various semantic roles (of, for). When adpositions come before the noun phrase they are called prepositions, i.e. in English: on the table. If they come after the noun phrase they are called postpositions. Languages that use postpositions include Chinese and Turkish. prepositions
Nominative is the doer of a verb: dog bites man.
Singular: no affix to noun
zanvö/ˈzanvoʊ̯/ = wolf (doing the verb)
Plural: If the noun ends with a vowel, it is replaced with -r; else it ends with -ier — /aɪ̯r/
zanvör /ˈzanvoʊ̯r/ = wolves (doing the verb)
Accusative is the done-to of a verb: man bites dog
Singular: If the noun ends with a vowel, it is replaced with -t; else it ends with -ut
zanvöt /ˈzanvoʊ̯t/ = (verb done to) wolf
Plural: If the noun ends with a vowel, it is replaced with -z; else it ends with -ùz — /ʌz/
zanvöz /zanˈvoʊ̯z/ = (verb done to) wolves
Genitive is the possessor of something: dog’s tail hits man.
Singular: Noun ends with -gi
zanvögi /zanˈvoʊ̯gi/ = wolf's
Plural: Noun ends with -igi
zanvöigi /zanˌvoʊ̯iˈgi/ = wolves'
Dative is the recipient of something: man gives ball to dog.
Singular: Noun ends with -ïrr — ɪɹ
zanvöïrr /zanvoʊ̯ˈɪɹ/ = to (the/a) wolf
Plural: If the noun ends with a vowel, it is replaced with -v; else it ends with -ùv — -ʌv
zanvöv /ˈzanvoʊ̯v/ = to (the/some) wolves
Singular
Definite
kïs /kɪs/ = the
Indefinite
màb /məb/ a
Plural
Definite
mù /mʌ/ the
Indefinite
va /va/ some
Nominative is the doer of a verb: I bite you.
Singular
1st:fò /fɔ/ = I
2nd:ka /ka/ = you
3rd:jà /d͡ʒə/ = he, she, they (n), it
Plural
1st (inclusive):ni /ni/ = we (including the listener)
1st (exclusive):ra /ra/ = we (excluding the listener)
2nd:me /me/ = you all
3rd:sà /sə/ = they (pl)
Accusative is the done-to of a verb: You bite me.
Singular
1st:fòt /fɔt/ = me
2nd:kat /kat/ = you
3rd:jàt /d͡ʒət/ = him, she, them (n), it
Plural
1st (inclusive):niz /niz/= us (including the listener)
1st (exclusive):raz /raz/ = us (excluding the listener)
2nd:mez /mez/ = you all
3rd:sàz /səz/ = them (pl)
Genitive is the possessor of something: That is mine.
Singular
1st:fòlgi /ˈfɔlgi/ = mine
2nd:kalgi /kalˈgi/ = yours
3rd:jàlgi /ˈd͡ʒəlgi/ = his, hers, theirs (n), its
Plural
1st (inclusive):niögi /niˈoʊ̯gi/ = ours (including the listener)
1st (exclusive):raögi /raˈoʊ̯gi/ = ours (excluding the listener)
2nd:meögi /meoʊ̯ˈgi/ = yours (pl)
3rd:sàögi /səˈoʊ̯gi/ = theirs (pl)
Dative is the recipient of something: Give the ball to me.
Singular
1st:fòrr /fɔɹ/ = to me
2nd:karr /kaɹ/ = to you
3rd:jàrr /d͡ʒəɹ/ = to him, to her, to them (n), at it
Plural
1st (inclusive):niv /niv/ = to us (including the listener)
1st (exclusive):rav /rav/ = to us (excluding the listener)
2nd:mev /mev/ = to you all
3rd:sàv /səv/ = to them (pl)
Singular
1st:fògi /ˈfɔgi/ = my
2nd:kagi /ˈkagi/ = your
3rd:jàgi /ˈd͡ʒəgi/ = his, her, their (n), its
Plural
1st (inclusive):nigi /niˈgi/ = our (including the listener)
1st (exclusive):ragi /ˈragi/ = our (excluding the listener)
2nd:megi /meˈgi/ = your (pl)
3rd:sàgi /ˈsəgi/ = their (pl)
Verbs
Present: Verb ends with -à — /-ə/
jaymnoà/d͡ʒeɪ̯mnoˈə/ = learn, learning
Past: If the verb ends with a vowel it is replaced with -j — /-d͡ʒ/; else it ends with -aj — /-ad͡ʒ/
jaymnoj/ˈd͡ʒeɪ̯mnod͡ʒ/ = learned
Future: f the verb ends with a vowel it is replaced with -nò — /-nɔ/; else it ends with -ò — /-ɔ/
jaymnonò/d͡ʒeɪ̯mˈnonɔ/ = will learn
Perfect: — The perfect aspect in English is exemplified in ‘I have read this book’, which expresses an event that took place before the time spoken but which has an effect on or is in some way still relevant to the present. If verb ends with a vowel it ends with -z; else it ends with -ez
jaymnoz /ˈd͡ʒeɪ̯mnoz/ = have learned
Derivational morphology
Adjective → adverb — Changing an adjective to an adverb, for example: personal → personally = If the word ends in a vowel, it is replaced with -n; else it ends with -ùn — /ʌn/
Adjective → noun — Changing an adjective to a noun, or a noun that displays the quality of being (adjective), for example: slow → slowness = If the word ends in a vowel, it is replaced with -t; else it ends with -ut
Adjective → verb — Changing an adjective to a verb, often describing being changed to inhabit the quality of the adjective. For example: weak → weaken = If the word ends in a vowel, it is replaced with -g; else it ends with -ieg — /aɪ̯g/
Noun → adjective — Changing a noun to an adjective, or an adjective that has the quality of (noun). For example: recreation to recreational = If the word ends in a vowel, it is left unchanged; else it ends with -ïsh — /ɪʃ/
Noun → adjective relating to noun — Changing a noun into an adjective that relates to the noun. For example: economy → economic = Word ends in -ösh — /oʊ̯ʃ/
Noun to verb — Changing a noun to a verb or the process of doing the noun. For example: glory → glorify = If the word ends in a vowel, it is replaced with -r; else it ends with -ier — /aɪ̯r/
Verb → adjective — Changing a verb to an adjective that is the result of doing the verb. For example: drink → drinkable = -ït — /ɪt/ is added to the end of the word
Tending to — Changing a verb to an adjective that is the result of occasionally/habitually performing the verb. For example: defense → defensive = If the word ends in a vowel, it is left unchanged; else it ends with -ej — /ed͡ʒ/
Verb → noun — Changing a verb to a noun that denotes the act of the verb. For example: deliver → deliverance = If the word ends in a vowel, it is replaced with -t; else it ends with -at
Verb → noun that the verb produces — Changing a verb to a noun that the verb produces. For example: know → knowledge = -òr — /ɔɹ/ is added to the end of the word
One who [verb]s — Changing a verb to a person who performs the verb (an agent). For example: paint → painter = If the word ends in a vowel, it is replaced with -sht — /ʃt/; else it ends with -osh — /oʃ/
Place of (noun/verb) — Denoting the place where a verb is performed or a noun is created. For example: wine → winery = If the word ends in a vowel, it is replaced with -z; else it ends with -az.
Diminutive — In English, the most common affix is -ling; for example duck → duckling = If the word starts with a vowel, it is replaced with p-; else it starts with iep- — /aɪ̯p/
Augmentative — In English, the prefixes over-, grand-, super-, mega-, arch-, and uber- are used to augment. For example: market → supermarket = i- is added to the beginning of the word
Opposite — Determining the opposite of the word in question. In English, the most common affix is un; for example healthy → unhealthy = o- is added to the beginning of the word
Translator link—conjugations do not work in the translator, hence the inclusion of the above grammatical notes. It's really optional for general use, as the meaning of the words are the most important. Dictionary link — another way to look at words. I'll add some fancier stuff (like etymology, related words, and principle parts) later on.