Vanadovian

Writing System

 * The digraph CH is pronounced /x/, e.g. : acha (=today) /axa/
 * The digraph DH is pronounced /ð/, e.g. : idhin (=future) /iðin/
 * The letter É is only used in the digraph ÉI pronounced as /ɛj/, due to archaisms (the letter É once stood for the long /ɛ:/), e.g. : éir (=argent) /ɛjr/
 * The digraph RH is pronounced /ʀ/, e.g. : rhaudheon (=joy) /ʀawðjɔn/
 * The digraph SC is pronounced /ʃ/, e.g. scperea (=to try) /ʃpɛrja/
 * The digraph TH is pronounced /θ/, e.g. : théin (=god) /θɛjn/


 * The letter E, followed by the letters A, O, U and Y, may induced strong or soft palatalization : 1) strong palatalization induces a complete sound change ; this type of palatalization applies to : C /k/ --> /tʃj/, D /d/ --> /ɟ/, G /g/ --> /ɟ/, S /s/ --> /ʃj/, L /l/ --> /ʎ/, N /n/ --> /ɲ/, T /t/ --> /tʃj/, Z /z/ --> /ʒj/ 2) soft palatalization induces a softening of the consonant ; this type of palatalization applies to the other set of consonants (which weren't named before), e.g. M /m/ --> /mj/ ; so : ceald (=child) /tʃjald/ and : mearasct (=mud) /mjaraʃt/
 * The digraph AE stands for /ɛ/ due to archaisms (it once stood for the vowel /æ/), e.g. : aegëron (=sick) /ɛgərɔn/
 * The digraph AI stands for /aj/, e.g. : ceai (=tea) /tʃjaj/
 * The digraph AU stands for /aw/, e.g. : rhaudheon (=joy) /ʀawðjɔn/
 * The digraph OE is pronounced as /ɔj/ due to archaisms (it once stood for the diphtong /ɔɛ/), e.g. : moenean (=protection) /mɔjɲan/

Grammar
The Daunian grammar is highly caracterized as inflected and fusional.

Declension
Nouns in Daunian are genderless, however do they decline according to cases : nominative-accusative, accusative II, dative, partitive, locative, essive, vocative. There is only one declension pattern that every noun follows. A noun may be in the singular, plural or countable form. The different cases have specific roles in the syntax, being in Daunian SOV :
 * Nominative-accusative is used to mark the subject and the specific direct object : Ceald tiret. (=A child is coming. - subject) and : Ceald cearcam. (=I'm seeking a certain child. - specific direct object ~ even if the child is still undefined, it is very specific)
 * Accusative II is used to mark the unspecific direct object : Cealdën cearcam. (=I'm seeking a child. - unspecific direct object ~ here the sought child is neither defined nor specific)
 * Dative is used to mark the indirect object and the possessed object : Dunonën cealdi dabam. (=I'm giving a child a gift. - indirect object)

Dictionary
The ethymological percentage of the words listed and used here :
 * Classical Daunian : 53%
 * Slavic : 6%
 * Turkish : 6%
 * Latin : 33%