Ælis

Preliminary Remarks

 * On this wiki, some words should be readable in the proper Ælis conscript. If you can see none other than Latin characters on this page, please try refreshing your browser.


 * While this wiki is being updated, feel free to read the full PDF document on the principles of the language by downloading it here.


 * A note on the use of the apostrophe: the author will sometimes use an apostrophe in bracketed Romanisations of Ælis words (e.g.: lA2tE  [la'ete]) to remind the reader that both sounds are to be pronounced seperately. The apostrophe is not a part of correct orthography but merely a pronunciation guideline. It can be omitted.

Ideology
 hAnWnArAsAiA2tE (Welcome!) k1lISK [Ælis] is a constructed a priori language with a very particular approach on grammar. Having a high probability that virtually every native speaker would have about the same effort learning the language, Ælis qualifies as a potential future IAL. At the same time, Ælis aims to be an artlang, aesthetically pleasing to both the ear and the eye.

However, the primary objective that Ælis has is to incite anyone who comes near to start philosophizing about speech patterns different from the ones we know and to explore the boundaries of human grammar. Aficionados of theoretical linguistics might find it very interesting to take a look under the hood and discover how a language can function without nouns, adjectives, verbs or adverbs in a grammatical sense; verb conjugations, inflections, declensions, tenses, moods, voices or tones; (hardly any) stress in words which is relevant; no fixed word order; no punctuation which is necessary for coherence, and no spaces to divide words or sentences from one another. The Ælis grammar is not easier, nor is it more difficult than traditional, Western patterns. It is simply very different.

The entire language is built on a few hundred root words that aren't fusional but independent, which means that every root is always a morpheme and always has the same meaning. If you'd like to read more about the language, please follow the links to one of the subchapters.


 * → Phonology, alphabet and writing
 * → /Morphology/
 * → /Topicalisation/
 * → /Root word list and vocabulary/

Example text
 lA2tEhAeAgWrA lAeMaNeAnArAtA hAnArAiArEAiAvW2tEtA iRaMdIlEhA1lISiRiIaNuAtA iRaNlWlA2tEhAdIiWhAaSdArAtA iRaNtEiRaNEAnArAtA iRaMdIlEiA6tEiRaSqArAdOhAqAnAlEtA hAiInAlEiAlWhAnAiOlA6tEiWlA2tEtA iAlWhAnAiOiA6tEiWlA6tEtA iA6tEhAaQrAhAvWqArAeInAiO hAvWqArAnAiOtA iRaMdIlE. (The Lord's Prayer)