Salenic

Classification and Dialects
Salenic (named after the Salian Franks) is a romance language spoken in the low countries. English, German and Dutch do not exist and are replaced with Vulgar Latin dialects.

After the Romans conquered Germania, the Germanic peoples were heavily romanized, after the fall of Rome, multiple Germanic tribes speaking a form of Vulgar Latin established multiple kingdoms. In the modern day you have two languages: Salenic (Dutch) and Allemanian (German). Both languages are in a dialect continuum with French.

Salenic and Allemanian are part of the Western Romance languages in the Germano-Romance branch. You have Old Salenic (800-1200), Middle Salenic (1200-1500) and Modern Salenic (1500-Present).

Pronunciation
Vowels


 * A - like a in Ja the German word for yes.
 * E - like a in cage.
 * É - like e in bet.
 * I - like e to be.
 * O - like o in other.
 * U - like ue in glue.

Diphthongs


 * OU - like oo in book.
 * OUI - like oui the French word for yes.
 * IE - like ee in keep.
 * EI - like ie in tie.
 * EE - like ee in Dutch word eer.
 * EU - like eu in Dutch word scheur
 * OO - like oo in good.
 * EO - like eo in eon.
 * UU - like uu in Dutch word uur.

Consonants


 * B - like b in bed.
 * C - like s or k depending on the sentence.
 * D - like d in dog.
 * F - like f in father.
 * G - like g in gold.
 * H - is silent.
 * J - like y in yes.
 * K - like k in key.
 * L - like l in lit.
 * M - like m in mann
 * N - like n in now
 * P - like p in post
 * Q - like k in key.
 * R - like an r in Spanish
 * S - like s in since
 * T - like t in tiger
 * V - like v in vase.
 * W - like w in water (used only in Germanic loanwords).
 * X - like ks in Ex
 * Z - like z in zoom.

Numbers

 * 1 = Oun
 * 2 = Dou
 * 3 = Trou
 * 4 = Kater
 * 5 = Chink
 * 6 = Sex
 * 7 = Septer
 * 8 = Akto
 * 9 = Neuver
 * 10 = Dis
 * 11 = Ons
 * 12 = Dous
 * 13 = Dis endi trou
 * 14 = Dis endi kater
 * 15 = Dis endi chink
 * 20 = Ving
 * 21 = Ving endi oun
 * 30 = Trenne
 * 40 = Qarent
 * 50 = Kinqante
 * 60 = Souxant
 * 70 = Septant
 * 80 = Aktent
 * 90 = Novent
 * 100 = Kenne
 * 1000 = Mille

Pronouns

 * I = Je
 * You = Te (informal)/Voui (formal)
 * He = En
 * She = Ene
 * It = Ce
 * Wij = Noui
 * You (plural) = Voui
 * They (male) = Iel
 * They (female) = Ieles

Possessive


 * I = Mine
 * You = Tine (informal)/Veurt (formal)
 * He = Sine
 * She = Hare
 * Wij = Neurt
 * You (plural) = Veurt
 * They (male) = Liere
 * They (female) = Liere

Definite Articles

 * Singular Masculine = Lan
 * Singular Feminine = La
 * Plural Masculine = Lans
 * Plural Feminine = Las

Indefinite Articles

 * Singular Masculine = On/Oun
 * Singular Feminine = One
 * Plural Masculine = Deze
 * Plural Feminine = Deze

Nouns
Even though there are two genders (masculine and feminine), nouns don't change according to gender, the masculine or feminine definite and indefinite articles are still used to differentiate masculine and feminine. There aren't really indicators for which is which, you just have to know which one to use.


 * The man = Lan ommen
 * The woman = La femmen
 * The school = Lan eschool
 * The country = Lan pas
 * The hand = Lan man
 * The foot = La voux
 * The computer = La ordinadore
 * The house = La dome
 * The city = La ville
 * The book = La livre

Verbs
Verbs have two genders (common gender and neuter),

There are only three particles: Present, Future and Past Imperfect.

Verb Conjugations Present

First is for verbs ending in -er, the second is for verbs ending in-ir.


 * Je = -e -es
 * Te = -s -es
 * En/Ene = -a -at
 * Noui = -omos -emos
 * Voui = -as -eis
 * Iel/Ieles = -ent -isent

Verb Conjugations Past

Irregular verbs have their own endings in the past tense.


 * Je = e + verb
 * Te = as + verb
 * En/Ene = a + verb
 * Noui = emos + verb
 * Voui = eis + verb
 * Iel/Ieles = an + verb

Example: Ik have read the books/Je e lir lans livres

Verb Conjugations Future

First is for verbs ending in -er, the second is for verbs ending in-ir.


 * Je = -ré -ra
 * Te = -res -ras
 * En/Ene = -erá -ere
 * Noui = -emos -emos
 * Voui = -ies -ries
 * Iel/Ieles = -an -eran

Example text
Our father who art in heaven:                                                                                                                              Neurtes peer qi etter lans himelon,                                                                                                                        qe nome dou sere sanctifs. Voui kunidon vienres. Voui volenter sere fete,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  zur terra kom est a himelon. Doner noui neurt peun cotide,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Endi perdonomos noui neurt offens,                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Kom noui perdonomos a ceu qi noui facs offens,                                                                                                                                                                                                     Endi ne noui frotelomos pa la tentanou. Mous delivemos neurt de mal. Por sine lan kunidon endi la pouvor, endi la glore. Por eternen endi a toujurs. Amen.

Universal Declaration of Human Rights:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Tus lans etter humans nasent libers endi eqous en dignita endi justus. Iel sont dous de reson                                                                                                              endi conscience endi douvent actent lans  oun envers lans outres dane spirit de fraternitas.