Fèngë

Vowels
* Usually [ɘ].

Vowels can be nasalised by putting a ņ after them.

Grammar
Nouns have 5 main cases and a wide pattern of declension.

Ending in a consonant, long final vowel
These declensions take -èš in nominative.

Fèngëkòm (Fèngë man/woman)
All other is like the basic declension.

Adjectives
Adjectives decline as nouns.

Adverbs
Adverbs are made by doubling the final consonant (not indicated in writing) and adding an -öš ending. E.g. èn (soft) [ɛn] becomes ènöš ['ɛ.n:ø̞ʃ]. The -èš adjectives drop the -èš ending.

If an adjective ends in a vowel, a -né ending is added instead.

Verbs
Verbs have 3 conjugations, 3 persons, and different mood markers. The infinitive endings are -čë and -të for intransitive and transitive verbs respectively. Other verbs (3rd class verbs) are difficult to classify and carry same mood markers as intransitive verbs.

Mood markers
Verbs have indicative, interrogative, potential, conditional, subjunctive and imperative moods. All of these are expressed by infixes. The subjunctive mood is used to express "if" clauses.

Between two moods (usually any mood with interrogative) a -š- infix is put.

E.g. "will you be able to think?" (think - "műxèčë", 3rd class verb) is "műxèvošòs?"

The verb "to be"
The verb "to be" (èčë, 3c) is irregular. Between two moods a standard -š- infix is put.

Greetings
Űvèrèdex! - Hello! (lit. I greet!)

Èrűdak se'èņtèm! - Goodbye! (lit. Go in peace!)

Ȍfëtén mő èmlatë ëmën! - May our discussion not be foolish!

Èzék _____ - My name is _____

Đen èmètéx? - How are you? (lit. How's your life?)

Common phrases
Èbèraņ - on the behalf

Example text

 * Èþȅsàdak mòņtȅm èņ sülëvex ërën tüfèrèdèk lővèk mòņdë këm!

[ɛ.θɛ.sɒ.'dak 'mɔ̃.tɛm ɛ̃ 'sy.lɘ.βeχ 'ɘ.rɘn 'ty.ɸɛ.rɛ.dɛk 'lø.vβɛk 'mɔ̃.dɘ kɘm]

Come here and I'll buy you a cup of best lő here!