Vefjan

Classification
Vefjan is a Volgic language within the Indo-European language family. While it constitutes its own branch of the Indo-European family, there are hypothetical lexical and phonological ties to the Balto-Slavic branch, the Uralic language family, and the Turkic language family. In a real world setting, this language would reside in the Western portion of the Volga river basin extending towards the Eastern Baltic coast.

I Damfa Vefjö damfat Volge gentisii damfö Indo-Öropan. Kata nysoip tosoö þafen jeefat gentissö Indo-Öropan, fev reijatim nerstaakim avedaktö ja vefjaktö jeefommo Balto-Slaven, gentissomo damfö Uralen, ja gentissomo demfö Turken. Staarii hjöö smean, fjejaru hi damfa soipii vaakan aafjaþynnö Volgen, ja reijaru mollommo Balten aastan.

Consonants

 * [ç] is an allophone of /h/ before /i/ and /j/.
 * [ɱ] is an allophone of /m/ before /f/ and /ʋ/.
 * [ɲ] is an allophone of /n/ before /i/, /j/, and [ç].
 * [ŋ] is an allophone of /n/ before /k/ and /ɰ/.

Vowels
Vefjan vowels feature three degrees of roundedness: unrounded (/e/, /i/, /ɤ/), slightly rounded (/ä̹/, /ɨ̹/), and rounded (/o/, /ø/, /u/).

Length
All vowels and most consonants feature two degrees of phonemic length. While every sound has a short variety, consonants /ð/, /h/, /j/, /ɰ/, and /ʋ/ cannot be geminated.

Volgic Sound Laws
Just like every other Indo-European language, the Volgic branch underwent an observable phonological change from its anscestor. *p > p *sp > sp; hpp *t > t *st > st; htt *ḱ > s *sḱ > sj; ssj *k > k *sk > sk; hkk *kʷ > fj *skʷ > svj; ffj *b > v *bʰ> f *d > d *dʰ > þ *ǵ > j *ǵʰ > hj *g > g *gʰ > h *gʷ > v *gʷʰ > f *i̯ > j *u̯ > v *h₁ > Ø; i *h₂ > h; a *h₃ > g; u

Nouns
Nouns are declined according to number (singular, plural) and case (nominative, accusative, genitive, dative, ablative, instrumental, locative, prepositional).

Pronouns
While they are far more irregular, Vefjan pronouns decline in the same ways that nouns do.

Syntax
Sentences are generally VSO.

Example text
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.

Kennat monim manum levim ja veekim seppöltii ja jevosiim. At nymmim tönkit ja frensentit, ja jesit salame ansii fraatõnöþþö.