Diligord

Alphabet
Standard Latin alphabet, with the exception that q is replaced by ŋ, which represents the "ng" sound of English.

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOP'Ŋ'RSTUVWXTZ

abcdefghijklmnop'ŋ'rstuvwxyz

Some pronunciations are different in this alphabet, however. C is pronounced exclusively as the "ch" in English. X is exclusively used for the voiceless velar fricative. An apostrophe is also sometimes used to indicate a "schwa" sound, though other vowels can make this sound as well in various dialects.

Nouns
Nouns in Diligord are fairly simply. They decline for case and for number.

Number
There are two numbers in Diligord - plural and singular. The singular form is simply the base form of the noun. The plural form adds the prefix h'- for nouns that start with a consonant (remember that the apostrophe means a "schwa" sound), and h- for nouns that start with a vowel. Take, for example, the noun geeloŋ ("cat"). The plural form is hgeel'o'ŋ. Another example is the noun a'cela ''("clock"). The plural form is hacela. (note that neither of these are declined for case)

Case
There are four cases in Diligord:

Nominative: Used for the subject of a verb.

Oblique: Used for the object of a verb.

Prepositional: Used for the object of a preposition.

Genitive: Used to indicate possession.

Nouns are declined by case using suffixes. The suffix added depends not only on case but also on whether the noun ends with a vowel sound or a consonant sound.