Anstlin

Summary
The Anstlin Language was created on September 24th, 2020. The main goal for this language is to be as foreign with vocabulary as possible, but still easy to maintain and use.

Classification and Dialects
Anstlin is a conlang as the lexicon is made by me.

Currently, there is only one dialect of Anstlin, Common Anstlin. However, I may soon be making other dialects.

Phonotactics
Usually, Anstlin follows a CCVCCVC syllable pattern. However, CCVCVC and CVCCVC are acceptable. Sometimes, CVCVC would slip in.

(st)ý(w)a(n)

(hr)ý(cþ)a(n)

Writing System
The writing system is pretty straight forward. It uses the Latin script and uses 25 letters from the script. The purpose of the letter "y" is interesting. The letter "c" in Anstlin makes a soft /ʧ/ sound before soft vowels, which are "e" and "i." "I" makes the sounds /ɪ/ and /i/, and "y" does the same in Anstlin. The "y" is considered as a hard vowel in Anstlin, so the letter "c" before it will make a hard /k/ sound.

Nouns
Nouns decline based on gender and case. There are three grammatical genders, masculine, feminine, and neuter. Neuter is used rarely in Anstlin. The neutral form of a noun is its masculine form. The genders are used depending on the genders they associate with. The genders change nouns with a vowel shift, but only the first vowel in the noun changes. Masculine nouns stay the same, feminine backs the vowel sound, and neuter fronts the vowel sound. If the noun is a compound word, then both or all nouns in that compound word do vowel shifts.

Anstlin has four grammatical cases being nominative, accusative, genitive, and dative. The language has definite and indefinite articles as well, which decline based on gender and case. The noun quantities are singular and plural. Declensions are shown below.

As seen above, Anstlin has four declensions so far. Depending on the ending of the root noun, the declension changes.

Genitive Nouns Explained
Genitive nouns can get quite complicated if you don't know what your saying. Take the sentences "the dog's fear" and "the fear of dog's." In the first sentence, the dog is subject to fear. This is a genitive subjective declension. In the second sentence, the dog is object to fear, and fear is the subject. This is a objective genitive declension. With genitive nouns, you have a choice on which one you would prefer to use. When changing the orders of the subject and object, the article matters.

Adjectives
Adjectives in Anstlin decline based on the noun's ending. However, gender doesn't apply.

Verbs
Verbs do have an infinitive "-yh." They also have conjugation based on the grammatical person.

Tense
Verbs are changed by vowel shifts and endings, just like nouns. Tenses change by vowel shifts, backing the vowel is the past, and fronting it is the future. Again, only the first vowel changes.

Aspect
Verbs also conjugate based on aspect and this is done with fusional endings. Verbs also have a participle and a gerund. The past participle is -orþ, and the present participle is -ilm.

''Hwe bsytilme sowge. - The flying bird. VS Hwe sowge bsytamis. - The bird is flying.''

Verb Mood
For verb moods, Anstlin has the following:
 * Conditional: her
 * Subjunctive: hym
 * Indicative: afra and "?"
 * Imperative Indicate: lig afra and "?!"
 * Imperative Surprise: lig and "!"
 * Imperative Anger: "lig awn" and "!"
 * Imperative Sadness: "lig ews" and "!"
 * Should: sin
 * Could: weaðyh sca
 * Infinitive: -yh

Syntax
The syntax is pretty basic. Anstlin uses the subject-verb-object (SVO) order and has the adjective-noun order.

Number
''Lig hosa sgáse he gowþesga lhynwaþa! - I have the first award!''

''Afra hlea glænti neas cysga gryliswa? - Did you find it the second time? ''

Lexicon
This is the translator for the straight-up words: https://lingojam.com/anstlin

Here is the name Anstlin in different languages:

English: Anstlin

Anstlin: Ánstla, Ánstlils

Greek: Ανστλικά (Anstliká)

Russian: Анстлинский (Anstlinskiy)

Amharic: ሃኒሲቲላኒ (Hanīsītīlanī) Arabic: ألانيزيتيلينا (al'Anyzytilina)

German: Änstlenisch

Goidelic Celtic: Ánstlinnach

Brythonic Celtic: Anstlisg

Finnish: Anstlalainen, Anstlai Kieli