Pacardian

Pacardian (/pəkɑɚdiən/) (Pacardjena /pakaɾðjena/ or lengwa Pacardjen /leŋɡwa pakaɾðjen/) is an a posteriori constructed language. It is a Romance language, with influences from tongues like Spanish, Portuguese, French, Italian, Catalan, and Galician. Alongside English, it is a language of the tropical Garvey Islands, a city-state in Pacardia.

Alphabet
The Pacardian Latin alphabet contains 26 letters, excluding H, K, and Y. It includes Ç, Í, and Ú.

Aa Bb Cc Çç Dd Ee Ff Gg Ii Íí Jj Ll Mm Nn Oo Pp Qq Rr Ss Tt Uu Úú Vv Ww Xx Zz

Consonants
/b/ : b /k/ : c except before e/i/j, q before e & i, ending q /θ/ : c before e/i/j, ç /ð/ : d /f/ : f /ɡ/ : g /ɲ/ : gn /j/ : j /l/ : l /ɫ/ : l before consonant, ending l /m/ : m /n/ : n /ŋ/ : ng /ŋ/ : ng before vowel letter or l /ŋk/ : nc, nq /p/ : p /ʀ/ : r except after vowel /ɾ/ : r after vowel /kw/ : qu /s/ : sg /t/ : t /v/ : v /w/ : w /ʃ/ : x /z/ : z

Vowels
/a/ : a /aʊ/ : aú /aɪ/ : aí /e/ : e /eɪ/ : eí /i/ : i /ɔ/ : o /ɔɪ/ : oí /u/ : u

Articles
a(n) (singular m) : um a(n) (singular f) : uma a(n) (plural) : umi a(n) (before word beginning in vowel) : um' (attached to word) the (singular m) : lu      the (singular f) : la       the (plural) : li       the (before word beginning in vowel) : l' (attached to word)

Grammar
Only nouns and articles have genders. Masculine words end in u/ú and feminine words in a. -s is added to a noun to indicate its plural form.

lu xjaú (the dog)

li xjaús (the dogs)

la cavra (the goat)

li cavras (the goats)

l'orsu (the bear)

l'orsus (the bears)

Adjectives
Adjectives follow nouns. -i is added to words that describe plurals.

um reqenu laranx (an orange shark)

reqenus laranxi (orange sharks)

Verbs
to be (non-present progressive)

Xo soíq... /ʃɔ sɔɪk/ (I am...)

T'es... /tes/ (You are)

Eílu/Eíla e... /eɪlu/a e/ (He/She is...)

Nos simos... /nɔs simɔs/ (We are...)

Vos sis... /vɔs sis/ (You (all) are...)

Eíli saú... /eɪli saʊ/ (They are...)

Present Simple

Xo fumo. /ʃɔ fumɔ/ (I smoke.)

Tu fumas. /tu fumas/ (You smoke.)

Eílu/Eíla fum. /eɪlu/a fum/(He/She smokes.)

Nos fumimos /nɔs fumimɔs/ (We smoke.)

Vos fumis. /vɔs fumis/ (You (all) smoke.)

Eíli fumem. /eɪli fumem/ (They smoke.)

Present Progressive

X'estoíq fumand. /ʃestɔɪk fumanð/ (I am smoking.)

T'esta fumand. /testa fumanð/ (You are smoking.)

Eílu/Eíla sta fumand. /eɪlu/a sta fumanð/ (He/She is smoking.)

N'estimos fumand. /nestimos fumanð/(We are smoking.)

V'estis fumand. /vestis fumanð/ (You (all) are smoking.)

Eíl'estaú fumand. /eɪlestaʊ fumanð/ (They are smoking.)

Past Perfect Simple

Xo tegno fumad. /ʃɔ teɲɔ fumað/ (I have smoked.)

Tu temas fumad. /tu temas fumað/ (You have smoked.)

Eílu/Eíla tem fumad. /eɪlu/a tem fumað/ (He/She has smoked.)

Nos temos fumad. /nɔs temɔs fumað/ (We have smoked.)

Vos temis fumad. /vɔs temis fumað/ (You (all) have smoked.)

Eíli temem fumad. /eɪl temem fumað/ (They have smoked.)

Future

Xo fumaro. /ʃɔ fumaɾɔ/ (I will smoke.)

Tu fumaras. /tu fumaɾas/ (You will smoke.)

Eílu/Eíla fumara. /eɪlu/a fumaɾa/ (He/She will smoke.)

Nos fumarimos. /nɔs fumaɾimɔs/ (We will smoke.)

Vos fumaris. /nvs fumaɾis/ (You (all) will smoke.)

Eíli fumarem. /eɪli fumaɾem/ (They will smoke.)

Imperative (command)

Fuma! /fuma/ (Smoke!)

Pronouns : Pronomus
Person : Subject : Object : Possessive 1st Singular : xo : mem : meo 2nd Singular : tu : tu : so 3rd Singular (m) : eílu : eilu : su 3rd Singular (f) : eíla : eila : swa 3rd Singular (n) : el : le : elo 1st Plural : nos : nos : noso 2nd Plural : vos : vos : voso 3rd Plural: eili : Eíli : sui

Demonstrative Pronouns : Pronomus Demonstrativi
this : sto these : qelo that : stos those : qelos

Prepositions : Prepozicjaús
about : cirq among(st) : tra at : au before : avans behind : datras between : enter by : por for : para from : de of : do on : sober through : atraves to : a under : dobax with : aveq

Interrogatives : Interogativas
who : qim what : qe where : ond when : quan why : porqe how : com which : qual

People : Perzonas
boy : bamenu girl : bamena man : omu woman : femna brother : fratu sister : sora father : patru mother : matra son : filu daughter : fila husband : spusu wife : spusa

Numbers : Nombrus
1 : umo 2 : dwis 3 : tres 4 : quater 5 : cinq 6 : seí 7 : sjet 8 : voít 9 : nuv 10 : dex 11 : onç 12 : doç 13 : treç 14 : quatorç 15 : qinç 16 : dexeseí 17 : dexesjet 18 : dexevoít 19 : dexenuv 20 : vent

Colors : Culorus
red : rox orange: laranx yellow : groq green : verd blue : azul purple : porpur violet : vjol pink : roz black : ner white : branq grey : bux brown : castagn

Days : Xornus
Sunday : domanxu Monday : lunsu Tuesday : martu Wednesday : mercolu Thursday : xoevu Friday : veneru Saturday : sabadu

Months : Mesus
January : xeneru February fevreru March : marzu April : avrilu May : maju June : xugnu July : xulju August : agostu September : setembru October : otubru November : novembru December: dicembru

Seasons : Stacjaús d'Agnu
winter : ivernu spring : primvera summer : veranu autumn : otonu

Animals : Animalus
ape : ominoideu bear : orsu bird : paxaru cat : xatu chicken : galu cow : vaca deer : cervu dog : xjaú dolphin : dofinu elephant : elefantu fish : pexu frog : granuta giraffe : xirafa goat : cavra hippo : ipopotamu horse : xavalu human : umanu lion : leu lizard : langartu mouse : sorxu rabbit : conixu rat : rotu rhino : rinocerontu shark : reqenu sheep : ovexa snake : serpenta, serpa swine : porcu tiger : tigru turtle : tartuga whale : valea zebra : sevra

Weather : Tempu
cloud : nuva fog : nevla hail : grandizu hurricane : uracanu lightning : fulgoru rain : pluxa snow : neva storm : tormpesta sun : solu thunder : tuovu tornado : ciclonu wind : ventu

Body Parts : Partus do Corpu
blood : sangu bone : osu ear : orexa eye : oxu fat : graxa feather : pjoma foot : petu hair : capelu hand : mau head : capeza horn : cornu knee : xenlu leg : xama nail : onja nose : nazu mouth : boxa skin : pela tail : cuda tongue : lenga tooth : dentu wing : aza

Food and Drinks : Alimentu i Bebidas
apple : manza bacon : tocignu beer : cervexa bread : paú (breakfast) cereal : cerealu butter	: buru cake : pastelu cheese : formaxu coffee	: cafu cola : cola cookie : bolaxa egg : uovu fruit : froitu ham : xamonu ice cream : xelatu jam : marmelada juice : xucu ketchup : qetxupu meat : carna milk : letu mustard : motarda nuts : nozax orange : aranxa pepper : pimenta pie : torta pizza : pitsa potato : pataca salad : salada salt : salu sausage : socixa soup : sopa steak : bifu sugar : asucru tea : teu toast : paú tostad vegetable : ortalisa water : aíqua

Occupations : Ocupacjaús
chauffeur : xoforu chef : coízineru doctor: medicu manager : xerantu mechanic : mecanicu nurse : infermera policeman : polizju professor : profesoru scientist : xjencistu secretary : segretarja student : tudantu

Places : Lwogus
bank : bancu factory : fabrica hospital : opitalu gas station : stacjaú do servicju library : bibljoteca pharmacy : farmacja phone booth : cabina telefoniq police station : stacjau do policja post office : oficju postal shopping mall : centru comercial supermarket : supermercadu university : universida

Hair : Xapelu
bald : xalv beard : barba facial hair : xapelu do visu mustache : bigodu

Facebook : Livru do Visu
Home (page) : Inicju Profile : Perfilu Account :Comta News Feed : Canalu do Noticjas Messages : Mesaxus Events : Eventus Photos : Fotus Friends : Amigus Applications : Aplicacjaus Games : Xogus Groups : Grupus

Adjectives : Adxetivus
cold : frid correct : xust dirty : sux dry : xeq dull : ceg good : bom far : lonx full : xen left : gox near : prox new : nov old : vex right : drex rotten : potrid round : retond sharp : agud smooth : lix straight : dret wet : umid young : xovam

Verbs : Verbus
to bite : mordar to blow : suflar to breathe : respirar to come : venar to count : comtar to cut : taljar to die : morar to dig : scavar to drink : bivar to eat : menxar to fall : cajar to fear : crendar to fight : loixar to float : bojar to flow : fluar to fly : volar to freeze : xelar to hit : colpiar to hold : sostar to hunt : xazar to kill : matar to know : savar to laugh : ridar to live : vivar to play : xogar to pull : stirar to rub : frogar to say : dizar to scratch : raspar to see : vejar to sew : cozar to sing : xantar to sit : sentar to sleep : dormar to smell : olar to smoke : fumar to spit : cuspar to split : partar to squeeze : spremar to stab : poinjalar to suck : xucar to swell : inxar to swim : najar to think : penzar to throw : lonxar to tie : legar to turn : xirar to vomit : vomar to want : querar to walk : marxar to wash : lavar to wipe : exugar to work : travajar to write : scrivar

Example
Pacardian : Eíla fex simper la finetra atris do cinar. Latin : Illa Claudit semper fenestram antequam cenat. Spanish : Ella siempre cierra la ventana antes de cenar. Portuguese : Ela Fecha sempre a janela antes de jantar. French : Elle ferme toujours la fenêtre avant de dîner/souper. Italian : Lei chiude sempre la finestra prima di cenare. Romanian : Ea închide totdeauna fereastra înainte de cină. Catalan : Ella sempre tanca la finestra abans de sopar. English : She always closes the window before dining.

Human Right
Pacardian

''Tudi li serus umanus naxem liveri i ugali em dignida i deritus. Eíli saú dotadi do raziau i coxjenza i deven comportar umo co atro em um spiritu do fraternida.''

IPA

/tuði li seɾus umanus naʃem liveɾi i ugali em ðiɲiða i ðeɾitus. eɪli saʊ ðɔtaði ðɔ ʀazjaʊ i kɔʃjenza i ðeven kɔmpɔɾtaɾ umɔ cɔ atʀɔ em um spiɾitu ðɔ fʀateɾniða/

English

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.

Featured
English

This language was once featured.

Thanks to its level of quality, plausibility and usage capabilities, it has been voted as featured.

Pacardian

Sto lengwa fwi uma veza destacad.

Gracjas aú elo nivelu do qualida, plozibilida i capacida d'usu, el fwi votad como destacad.

IPA

/stɔ leŋgwa fwi uma veza ðestakað/

/ɡʀaθjas aʊ elɔ nivelu ðɔ kwaliða, plɔzibliða i kapaθiða ðusu, el fwi vɔtað kɔmɔ ðestakað/