Pacardian

Pacardian (/pəkɑɚdiən/) (Pacardjena /pakaɾðjena/) is an a posteriori constructed language, the second of which to be created by Tim Pappas. In contrast with his first project, Chathan, which is based off of Germanic tongues, Pacardian aims to be a constructed Romance language. Alongside English, it is a language of the tropical Garvey Islands, a city-state in Pacardia, where it holds two dialects.

Phonology
The Pacardian Latin alphabet contains 22 letters, excluding H, K, W, and Y.

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

Consonants
/b/ : b /k/ : c except before e/i/j, q before e & i, ending q /θ/ : c before e/i/j /ð/ : d /f/ : f /g/ : g /ɲ/ : gn /j/ : i between consonant and vowel /j/ : j /l/ : l /ɫ/ : l before consonant, ending l /m/ : m /n/ : n /p/ : p /ʀ/ : r except after vowel /ɾ/ : r after vowel /kw/ : qu /s/ : s /t/ : t /w/ : u between consonant and vowel /v/ : v /ʃ/ : x /z/ : z

Vowels
/a/ : a /aʊ/ : au /e/ : e /eɪ/ : ei /i/ : i /ɔ/ : o /u/ : u

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

this : sto these : qelo that : stos those : qelos

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)

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

lu xjau (the dog)

li xjaus (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 soiq... (I am...)

T'es... (You are)

Eilu/Eila e... (He/She is...)

Nos simos... (We are...)

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

Eili sau... (They are...)

Present Simple

Xo fumo. (I smoke.)

Tu fumas. (You smoke.)

Eilu/Eila fum. (He/She smokes.)

Nos fumimos (We smoke.)

Vos fumis. (You (all) smoke.)

Eili fumem. (They smoke.)

Present Progressive

X'estoiq fumand. (I am smoking.)

T'esta fumand. (You are smoking.)

Eilu/Eila sta fumand. (He/She is smoking.)

N'estimos fumand. (We are smoking.)

V'estis fumand. (You (all) are smoking.)

Eil'estau fumand. (They are smoking.)

Future

Xo fumaro. (I will smoke.)

Tu fumaras. (You will smoke.)

Eilu/Eila fumara. (He/She will smoke.)

Nos fumarimos. (We will smoke.)

Vos fumaris. (You (all) will smoke.)

Eili fumarem. (They will smoke.)

Prepositions : Prepozicjaus
about : cirq among(st) : tra at : a 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
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 : duis 3 : tres 4 : quater 5 : cinq 6 : sei 7 : siet 8 : voit 9 : nuv 10 : djex

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 : xunju July : xulju August : agostu September : setembru October : otubru November : novembru December: dicembru

Seasons : Stacjaus 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 : xjanu 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 : pjuxa 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 : manu head : capeza horn : cornu knee : xenlu leg : xama nail : onia 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 : pau (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 : pau tostad vegetable : ortalisa water : aigua

Occupations : Ocupacjaus
chauffeur : xoforu chef : coizineru doctor: medicu manager : xerantu mechanic : mecanicu nurse : infermera policeman : poliziu professor : profesoru scientist : xjencistu secretary : segretaria student : tudantu

Places : Luogus
bank : bancu factory : fabrica hospital : opitalu gas station : stacjau do servicju library : biblioteca 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

Verbs : Verbus
to bite : mordar to blow : suflar to breathe : respirar to come : venar to count : comtar to cut : taliar 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 : Eila fera 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.

Pacardian

''Tudi li serus umanus naxem liveri i ugali em dignida i deritus. Eili sau 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.