Ocealian

Classification and Dialects
The Ocealian language (Ocieiàloàn) is a language of the Indo-European language family spoken in Ocealia by the Ocealian people.

Phonotactics
(C)(VVV)V(V)(C) Each syllable must contain atleast one vowel, but can include up to 5.

Nouns
Only irregular nouns are inflected for plural, but most nouns have no plural forms.

Regular plural formation:
 * Singular: tià, gò
 * Plural: tià, gò

Irregular plural formation:
 * Singular: nà, neòma, teò, oc, meòus
 * Plural: naè, neòme, tè, ocoè, meìc

Syntax
Ocealian word order has moved from the Germanic verb-second (V2) word order to being almost exclusively subject–verb–object (SVO).

English to Ocealian Convertion
Ocealian is thought to be originally a code formed by using a method of conversion for English words. The method takes the first, last, and second letter of the English word until there is a complete Ocealian word. For example, the word 'snake' in Ocealian is senac, and if you rearrange the letters correctly in English, it's 'senak.'

When two consonants in the same combination of three letters are next to each other, the first one must be changed into a vowel and moved behind the following consonant. If the moving consonant is 'stronger' than the stationary one, you must add i behind the stationary, but before the consonant that was changes into a vowel. Consonants become vowels following the rule that bilabial consonants become a, labiodental consonants become e, alveolar consonants become o, and velar consonants become i. If three consonants are grouped together, the first is disregarded and the second two convert using the previously told steps. If two of the same vowel are together, they must become one of that vowel with a stroke on top, and overpower any previously stressed vowels in the 3 letter combination. In most cases, the last vowel in a set of 3 letters is stressed. If a vowel is unstressed, it still affects the pronunciation of the syllable, i and e make the sound palatalized, and o and u make the sound labialized. There are a few exceptions. Here are some examples following the steps of conversion:


 * Apple --> aep-pl --> aep-lia --> aèplià ('ip.lʲæ)


 * Giraffe --> gei-rfa-f --> gei-foa-f --> geìfoàf ('dʒi.fʷæf)

This conversion theory is still not proven, and some believe that Ocealian is an actual Germanic language derived from an earlier form of Old Ocealian.

Example text
''alo niùma gaèin aèr naòr fere ano ecouà in dìnì ano toìhi. tihe aèr enedòd heìt noèaòs ano ceòsinìe ano hòul aco diòreà oèn anòeth in a poìr of ròthoèho.''

(Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights)

Phonetic Transcription

['a.lə 'ɲu.mə gi:n ir nør 'fe.rə 'a.nə ə.'kʰʷæ in 'di.ni 'a.nə 'tʰʷi: 'ti.ə ir eɲ.'død jit 'nʷi.øs 'a.nə 'tʃøʃ.ni: 'a.nə høl 'a.kə 'dʲø.rʲæ win a.'nøʲt in a pʰʷir of 'rø.tʷi.ə]