Voelen

Overview

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=Basical Grammar=

Alphabet
The Voelen alphabet consists of 34 letters, although [c], [j] and [w] are used very rarely, usually in loan words.

a ä b c ć d e ë f g h ı j k l л m n o ö p q r s ś t u ü v w x y z ź

Vowels
The Voelen alphabet consists of 9 vowel letters. These are a, ä, e, ë, ı, o, ö, u & ü. The letters with diaereses: ä, ö, and ü represent long sounds, whereas ë represents a very short reduced vowel, like the a in about. Whereas the I is officially supposed to be dotless, a dotted I is acceptable when using systems that do not support it.

The pronounciation is as this, with their nearest english equivalent:
 * a - a as in cat.
 * ä - a as in car.
 * e - e as in egg.
 * ë - a as in about.
 * ı - i as in bin, or ea as in bean.
 * o - aw as in raw.
 * ö - there is no direct English equivalent, but is similar to the ir in bird, said with rounded lips.
 * u - u as in put, or (rarely) the o as in wonder.
 * ü - ue as in blue.

Consonants
There are 25 consonants in the greater alphabet, although 2 of them (j & w) are not used in regular writing, only in the occasional loneword.

The pronounciations of the 23 regular consonants is as follows, with their nearest english equivalent.
 * b - b as in bin.
 * c - ck as in back.
 * ć - ch as in cheese.
 * d - d as in dog.
 * f - f as in finger, or v as in grave.
 * g - g as in garden.
 * h - h as in hello, or ch as in Scottish loch.
 * k - c as in car.
 * l - l as in lemon.
 * л - no direct english equivalent, but similar to the li in Million.
 * m - m as in mouse.
 * n - n as in nice.
 * p - p as in paper.
 * q - k as in sack, or ty as in the name Katya.
 * r - r as in rice.
 * s - s as in six.
 * ś - sh as in ash.
 * t - t as in tap, or d as in bad.
 * v - v as in van.
 * x - x as in six.
 * y - y as in yes.
 * z - z as in zebra.
 * ź - s as in pleasure.

The letter [c] is used so infrequently in native words that it is sometimes left out of the greater alphabet with [j] and [w].

Nouns
Nouns in Voelen come in pure, indefinate or definate forms, and in plural or singular. As such, there is no need for the indefinate or definate articles (such as a and the in english).

To write a noun in it's indefinate form, you add the suffix -är to its pure form. For example, the noun öleл in its pure form means "table". However, when you add -är to the end of it, it becomes öleлär, meaning "a table".

To write a noun in it's definate form (English "the"), you add the suffix -van to its pure form. Take the noun öleл again for example, in its pure form means "table", but adding the suffix -van to the end of it, it becomes öleлvan meaning "the table".

To make a singular noun into a plural, you add -n or -en to the end of the noun. For example, öleл means "table", and "öleлen" means "tables". As said above, to write a noun in it's definate form, you add the suffix -van, this is the same for plurals. So "öleлen" (tables) becomes "öleлenvan" (the tables). Though this can seem very confusing at first, it is actually fairly simple. All nouns follow this rule.

Adjectives
Adjectives in Voelen only come in one form, so kıläl meaning "ugly" is the same in all contexts. The Voelen equivalent to "is" is -ur, a suffix added to the end of the noun the adjective is describing. So for example, "he is ugly" is written as hëmur kıläl, "the table is nice" is written öleлvanur bınal.

Verbs
Verbs are written in several forms, however the suffixes added are similar (in use, not appearance) to ones in english. If the word ends in a vowel, the final vowel is dropped and replaced with the suffix, if it ends in a consonant, the suffix is added as it is. Take the verb vözvë meaning "ask".
 * Adding the suffix -al (and dropping the final vowel) moves it into the past tense, so vözval means "asked".
 * Adding the suffix -ul (and dropping the final vowel) moves it into an infinitive, so vözvul means "asks".
 * Adding the suffix -uıı (and dropping the final vowel) changes it into the present tense, so vözvuıı means "asking".
 * Adding the suffix -el (and dropping the final vowel) moves it into the future tense, so vözvel means "will ask".

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=Example text=

Universal Declaration of Human Rights (Article 1)
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.

Totaлë nılenur nolaulal ırıskäpë ośıq domıqılän ban domäleq ośıq pıren. Gur mesaulal ävaq kıraul ośıq konśentsë ośıq köörл rınguäлun perıımı eroläś ban opıänär där fretkaumë.