Bergisk

Diphthongs
ai, au, ei, iu, oi and ou

Alphabet
1) The vowel /a/ only appears in stressed syllables, the vowel /ɐ/ only apears in unstressed syllables.

2) The vowel /ɛ/ only appears in stressed syllables, the vowel /ə/ only apears in unstressed syllables.

Vowel length
All vowels can appear in two different lengths.


 * Oral vowels can be short (single vowel) or long (doubled vowel).


 * Nasal vowels can be long (single vowel) or overlong (doubled vowel).

Final devoicing
In Bergisk, "soft" vowels in the end of a syllable are devoiced  to their "hard" counterpart if the next syllable spoken starts with a consonant. The exact opposite can also happen: "Hard" consonants are devoiced to their "soft" counterparts if the next syllabole spoken starts with a vowel.

Umlaut
Bergisk has inherited the Germanic i-umlaut. This means that certain vowels change when the next syllable contains an "i" or "j". Please note that the "i" would remain but the "j" is dropped.

Nouns & Adjectives
In Bergisk, nouns and adjectives are declined for ... Adjectives have to agree with their noun in all categories Bergisk has many declensions depending on the ending of the nominative singular form of a noun or adjective.
 * 1) their gender - masculine, feminine or neuter
 * 2) their number - singular or plural
 * 3) their case - nominative, genitive, dative, accusative or instrumental