Old Chathan

Old Chathan (Aüdtscathamscc /aʊdtʃathamʃç/; Modern Chathan: Awdtjatamsjk, Middle Chathan: Audtcatamsck both /aʊdtʃatamʃk/) is a hypothetical archaic ancestor to the zonal Germanic conlang, Chathan.

Alphabet
There are 30 characters, as opposed to Modern Chathan's 23.

 Aa Åå Ää Bb Cc Dd Ðð Ee Ff Gg Hh Ii Jj Kk Ll Mm Nn Oo Pp Rr Ss Tt Þþ Uu Üü Vv Ww Xx Yy Zz

Modern Chathan Alphabet
Aa Ææ Bb Dd Ee Ëë Ff Gg Hh Ii Jj Kk Ll Mm Nn Oo Pp Rr Ss Tt Uu Vv Ww

Consonants
/b/ : b /ç/ : c /çs/ : x /d/ : d /ð/ : ð /f/ : f /x/ : g /h/ : h /j/ : j /k/ : k /l/ : l /ɫ/ : l before consonant, ending l /m/ : m /n/ : n /ŋ/ : ng /ŋk/ : nk /p/ : p /ɾ/ : r /s/ : s /ʃ/ : sc /t/ : t /ts/ : z /θ/ : þ /v/ : v /w/ : w

Vowels and Diphthongs
/ə/ : ending e, e before l                        /a/ : a /u/ : u /ɑ/ : å /ɛ/ : e /ɪ/ : i  /i/ : y                                                    /ɔ/ : short o  /eɪ/ : long ä, äi /oʊ/ : long o, oü /aɪ/ : ai /aʊ/ : aü

/ɑɾ/ : år /eɾ/ : är /əɾ/ : er /iɾ/ : yr /ɔɾ/ : or /uɾ/ : ur

Differences from Modern Chathan
introduction of /ð/, /w/, and /θ/ sounds

two genders instead of none

North Germanic influenced grammer, with declension according to definitiveness.

Genders
There are 2 genders, masculine and feminine.

Masculine words depend on nouns ending in voiced consonants and vowels. -an is "the" and goes on the noun and adjectives.

gailban pärðan /xaɪɫban peɾðan/ (the yellow horse)

For a plural, -er is added to the noun.

gailban pärðer /xaɪɫban peɾðəɾ/ (yellow horses)

For both a plural and a definite article, -erna is used.

gailban pärðerna /xaɪɫban peɾðəɾna/ (the yellow horses)

Feminine words depend on nouns ending in voiceless consonants. -at is "the" and goes on the noun and adjectives.

scwårzat wolkat /ʃwɑɾtsat wɔɫkat/ (the black cloud)

scwårzat wolker /ʃwɑɾtsat wɔɫkəɾ/ (black clouds)

scwårzat wolkerta /ʃwɑɾtsat wɔɫkəɾna/ (the black clouds)

Copulae
Jec är ... (I am...)

Je ärt... (You are...)

Hai/Sai/His ärst... (He/She/It is...)

Wai/Jai/Þai sing... (We/You (all)/They are...)

Jec/Je/Hai/Sai/Hit war... (I/You/He/She/It was/were...)

Wai/Jai/Þai warang... (We/You (all)/They were...)

Jec haf... (I have...)

Je haft... (You have.)

Hai/Sai/His hafta... (He/She/It has...)

Wai/Jai/Þai hafang... (We/You (all)/They have...)

Verbs
waisa /waɪsa/ (to know)

Present Simple

Jec/Je/Hä/Sä/Hit/Wai/Jai/Þai wäista. (I/You/He/She/It/We/You (all)/They know(s).)

Present Progressive

Jec är wäsanning. (I am knowing.)

Je ärt wäsanning. (You are knowing.)

Hä/Sä/Hit ärst wäsanning. (He/She/It is knowing.)

Wai/Jai/Þai sing wäsanning. (We/You (all)/They are knowing.)

Past Progressive

Jec/Je/Hä/Sä/Hit war wäsang. (I/You/He/She/It was knowing.)

Wai/Jai/Þai warang wäsang. (We/You (all)/They were knowing.)

Simple Past

Jec/Je/Hä/Sä/Hit/Wai/Jai/Þai gawwäista. (I/You/He/She/It/We/You (all)/They knew.)

Past Perfect Simple

Jec haf gawwäsang. (I have known.)

Je haft gawwäsang. (You have known.)

Hä/Sä/Hit haft gawwäsang. (You/He/She/It have known.)

Wä/Jä/Dä haffang gawwäsang. (We/You (all)/They have known.)

Future

Jec/Je/Hä/Sä/Hit/Wai/Jai/Þai ska wäsang. (I/You/He/She/It/We/You (all)/They will know.)

Interrogatives : Fragender
who : wyr what : was where : waür when : wang why : wårfor how : worn which : welc

People : Folker
boy : dreng girl : jent man : mang woman : kwing brother : broder/bror sister : scwester/scwes father : faðer/far mother : moðer/mor son : soüng daughter : dotter husband : ectmang wife : fraü

Numbers : Taler
0 : nol 1 : aing 2 : zwai 3 : þrai 4 : fyr 5 : faif 6 : sex 7 : syven 8 : act 9 : naün 10 : zyng 11 : elev 12 : zwolv 13 : þraizyng 14 : fyrzyng 15 : faifzyng 16 : sexzyng 17 : syvenzyng 18 : actzyng 19 : naünzyng 20 : zwanzig

Amounts : Fylhaiðer
all : al every : jyðer many : fyl some : sommig few : vänig none : kaing more : mär less : fär

Colors : Fårger
red : roüð orange : oransc yellow : gailb green : grun blue : blaü violet : fjolet purple : lyla pink : roüs black : scwårz white : wis grey : graü brown : braün

Days : Dager
Sunday : sondag Monday : mandag Tuesday : tisdag Wednesday : wonsdag Tuesday : þorsdag Friday : frädag Saturday : lordag

Seasons : Jårszaiðer
winter : winter spring : forjår summer : sommer autumn : härfst

Clothing : Klaiðer
blouse : blus dress : kjol glasses : bril glove : handscco hat : hud helmet : cjelm jacket : jak pants : bruk shirt : hemd shoe : scco skirt : rok sock : sok sunglasses : sonbril sweater : þraü

Animals : Dyrer
ape : ap     bear :	bjorng bird : fogel cat : kaz chicken : kikling cow : ku     deer: cjort dog: hond dolphin: hoüfrung elephant: oläfant fish : fiscc frog : froscc giraffe: gyraf goat : gais hippo : floðpärð horse : pärð human : menscc lion : läu lizard : ogel louse : laüs mouse : maüs rabbit : koning rat : rot rhino : nashorng shark : hai sheep : sccap snake : sclang swine : scwäing tiger : tiger turtle : sccildpað whale : wal zebra : zebra

Weather : Wär
cloud : wolk fog : mist hail : hagel hurricane : orkang ice : ais lightning : blix rain : rägeng snow : scnä storm : storm sun : son thunder : þonder tornado : tornado wind : wind

Body Parts : Likamtailer
arm : arm belly : baük breast : borst blood : bloð brain : cjärng ear : or eye : aüg face : gesict finger : finger foot : fus hair : har hand : hand head : haüfd heart : cjärt knee : kny leg : baing mouth : mond nail : naggel neck : hals nose : nas skin : haüd tail : scwanz toe : ta tongue : zong tooth : zand

Adjectives : Baifuglic Namworðer
bad : sclect big : groüs clean : raing cold : kaüd correct : rectig creative : sccapend dirty : faül, scmuzig dry : droük dull : stomf fast : scnell far : fjärn full : fol empty : tom good : guð heavy : scwår long : lang narrow : scmal near(by) : dict(bai) new : nju old : aüd rotten : rot round : rond sharp : sccårf short : korz slow : langsam small : klaing smooth : glað straight : grad thick : þik thin : þun warm : warm wet : nas wide : braið

Verbs : Werkworðer
to bite : baisa to blow : blasan to breathe : adma to come : komma to count : tela to cut : scnaiða to dance : dansa to die : sterva to dig : grava to do : gjora to drag : sclepa to drink : drenka to eat : aita to get : kraiga to give : gävan to go : gaa to fall : fala to fear : fraisa to fight : kjempa to fly : flyga to follow : folja to freeze : frysa to hear : hora to hit : scloga to hold : halda to hunt : jaga to jump : springa to kill : doða to know : waisa to laugh : laca to learn : lära to lie (down) : lyga to listen : laüsta to live : läva to open : oübna to play : läga to pull : treka to push : driua to run : laüpa to rub : wraiva to scratch : kraza to see : sya to sew : naia to sing : senga to sit : sita to sleep : sclapa to smell : raüka to smoke : roka to speak : spräka to spin : spina to spit : spjuta to squeeze : druka to stab : staika to stand : staa to suck : saüga to swell : scwela to swim : scwema to take : nema to think : þenka to throw : goia to tie : binda to touch : rora to want : volla to wash : wascca to wear : draga to wipe : wescca to wish : wenscca to write : sccraiva

Example Text
Old Chathan

''Alen menscclicen sainer sing gaborta frai ond galaic yn wärdighaið ond recter. Þai sing gagifta med forstand ond gawais ond skolta handla zil ainander yn än gaist af broðersccap.''

Modern Chathan

Al mensjklik senen sin gebbort frej on glejk ien værdighejd on rekten. Dej sin geggift med ferstand on gevvejs on skolt handlen til enander ien en gejst av brodersjkap.

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.