Travonatian

General information
Travonatian (Trævonæxin) is the official language of Travonat, an island nation in the North Atlantic. The language is influenced by Scandinavian languages, Dutch, English, French, and a bit of Spanish and Portuguese.

It can be classified as both a Germanic and a Romance language, as it has heavy influences from both families.

Alphabet
B, D, Ð, E, F, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, R, Я, S, T, V, X, Y, Æ, Ø, Ж, Þ

Note that each letter makes only one sound.

Phonotactics
Vowel clusters are almost non-existent in Travonatian. Consonant clusters, though, are near-universal. Most of the consonant clusters end in a stop, most often K or D. Fricatives are very common, the most common being V and F.

The shortest syllable possible is just a stop followed by a short schwa sound, like D in "etok-d-edel" meaning "is idle". A syllable could technically go on forever, but most syllables in Travonatian stop before they reach the eight-letter mark.

Grammar
Travonatian is a very simple language with strict rules. There are few, if no exceptions to most rules.

Verbs
All infinitives of verbs end in -os. All present-tense verb forms end in -ok. All past tense verbs end in -op. All future-tense verb forms end in -on. Other words have these letters at the end, but there are no verbs that do not end in these letters.

Nouns
Nouns have fewer rules, but they also have cases. The equative case is marked by the addition of the suffix -rek to the subject. "The cat acts like a king": "Dy kætrek onæ rovæ"

This case (not sure of the name) is marked by the suffix -ov, as in "The cat's food" becoming "Nyrtyrov dy kæt".

Vocabulary
Travonatian has a "primitive" vocabulary, that is, some words are descriptive, such as "skin" being "Kotjov-ænimjel", literally meaning "coat of animal".

Example text
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." Travonatian: "Tots kjomlest etok netop leber e ekel rekertxerek deknetek e drævets. Liotys etok endevos evek reжen e moreletek e xodver ektok kontrek dys otors kjomlest evek onæ espret dy fretrenet."