Lúthnaek

Lúthnaek, natively lúþnaek ['lÿː θ n̥a ɛk] is a North Germanic posteriori artlang, created in 2015 by Ludvig Lind.

Classification and Dialects
North Germanic posteriori artlang. Can be divided into Standard Lúthnaek and Northern Lúthnaek.

Consonants
Consonants within parentheses are allophones.

The unvoiced nasals, approximants, trills, and laterals occur when right before or after another voiceless consonant, or written with a h right before it.

The letter l is pronounced /ɽ/ when right before a voiced consonant.

Vowels
Vowels within parentheses are allphones.

All phonemic vowels, except [ə], have a long counterpart.

Diphthongs
* ej is pronounced /ej̊/ when right before a voicless consonant.
 * au /aw/
 * ei, ej* /ej/
 * ó /ow/
 * æ /aj/
 * ae /aːə/
 * œ /w ɛ/
 * oe /ow ɛ/

Stress
The stress is almost always on the first syllable, with the exception of a rare few words, such as ðrakul /ðra'kulː/.

Phonotactics
Lúthnaek has quite loose phonotactics, but the closest representation would be (C)(C)(C)(C)V(C)(C)(C)(C).

Writing System
The order of the alphabet is Aa Áá Bb Dd Ðð Ee Éé Ff Gg Hh Ii Íí Jj Kk Ll Mm Nn Oo Óó Pp Rr Ss Tt Þþ Uu Úú Vv Yy Ýý Zz Öö Ææ (Œœ).

Double t (tt) and double k (kk) stops the voicing of the preceding vowel a bit before the upcoming consonant; /ht/, /hk/.

Nouns
There are two grammatical genders: animate and inanimate. The rule is typically "If it's a living creature/organism— or part of one, it's animate. All else are inanimate." The only official exception to the rule is the word for life, which is in the animate gender even though it is an inanimate concept. Note that if a living creature has died it's no longer in the animate gender, so a corpse is considered inanimate.

A noun is conjugated into plural by adding -ar to the end of the word. Words that end with -a removes the a and adds -ur instead. Words that end with -u removes the -u and adds -ir instead.

In definite form the noun adds -in to the end of the word. Words that end with -a or -ur just add an -n. Words that end with -u add -ni in singular and -na in plural.

Verbs
The infinitive form of a verb usually ends with a consonant, not always, but is nevertheless the root.

In present tense a vowel is usually added to the end of the root, which usually are a, e, i, or u. 

In past tense, -þe is added to the end of the root.

In perfect tense, -þa is added to the end of the root.

In pluperfect tens, -du is added to the end of the root.

Lúthnaek distinguishes between definite and indefinite future tense; definite future is an action that will definitely or within short happen, indefinite future is an action that will maybe or on a condition happen. It can be compared a bit with English will and going to. Definite future is produced by adding o to the end of the root, indefinite future is produced by adding -i to the end of the root.

In conditional tense the relevant tense ending is added upon the future tense -o.

In future perfect tense (I will have...) the future ending is placed as a standalone word before the verb with the perfect tense ending.

In progressive form, -þa is placed at the beginning of the root. This is only used in the present tense though.

Imperative is produced by adding the present tense vowel plus an l to the end of the root.

In passive form and s is added to the end of the verb.

The present participle is made by adding akþ/arkþ pl. akþa/arkþa to the end of the root.

The past participle is made by adding akk/ark pl. akka/arka to the end of the root.

Adjectives
An adjective can have different endings depending on what gender the described nouns has. Those endings are typically g for animate and n for inanimate, though this is far from all adjectives, since most of them are irregular. The indefinite singular article is yr/yri.

In definite form an -e is added to the end of the root. There is also an added article, which is agh/anh pl. agha/anha.

In plural an -a is added to the end of the root. There is not difference between indefinite plural and definite plural.

The comparative form is -rl or -irl depending on the pronunciability of it.

The superlative form is -þ or -iþ depending on the pronunciability of it.

If you want to turn a noun into an adjective you add yj/yjn pl. yja/yjn to the end of the root.

An adverb looks the same as an adjective, but with -sj at the end of the root.

Syntax
The syntax is relatively free, but conventionally identical to Swedish, Norwegian, or Danish syntax— SVO.

Lexicon
Vocabulary: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TSsgp4GszniBiSi4HKwz4edRzT_yOtbrwqk7QIJNsGU/edit?usp=sharing

Example text


E belirlek ja Guð Faþr hélmasjtyj,

Hejleminz eþ fvyldinz kaþor.

E belirlek osj ja Jésus Krisþus,

yrlg ónbernakke saun, egþeg jarl,

hvilþ œ breðakk ort agh Heilyje Unðejin

bernakk ort Junþom María,

poenakk iþ Pontius Pílaþus,

krozspeikakk, öurd, eþ bedærakk,

þonsjoakk þu öurdríkin,

ja anh þrakyþe þasjin jaztaþakk afvraln irnfra anh öurda,

jasjoakk þu Hejlemin,

tjitakþ ja Guð Faþrz hojre pyrg,

ferirnfra afvralnrésjakþ þu ky tjurg gevrakþ eþ öurda.

E belirlek osj ja agh Heilyje Unðejin,

<p style="text-align: left; margin-bottom:0in;font-weight:normal;line-height:100%">yri heilyjn, hellarþyjn hal,

<p style="text-align: left; margin-bottom:0in;font-weight:normal;line-height:100%">agha heilyjaz ylstivt, synkinz tregivrel,

anha öurdaz jaztaþel eþ yr eifig gévr.