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.

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".

Adjectives
Adjectives go either before or after the word it describes depending on which letter is begins with. If the adjective starts with a vowel, nasal or approximant, it precedes the word it describes. If the adjective starts with a stop, affricate, or fricative, it follows the word it describes.

The Entresletrev
If a word that starts with a vowel follows a word ending in a vowel, then a interstitial letter (known as an "entresletrev") is added to ease pronunciation. Here are the rules:

-It must be a stop

-It must not be the same letter as the one before it (such as k if the preceding word ends in a k)

-It must be the next letter that follows both the preceding rules.

In the sentence "Ðistonæ ætomek" (Eleven atoms), the entresletrev would be K, as it is the next stop in the sentence besides T, which ends the word "Ðistonæ". Thus, the proper sentence would be "Ðistonæ-k-ætomek"

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."