Ælfynasc

Ælfynasc is a fantasy language created for a race of elves. It is a VSO language and is based loosly on a combination of Old English and Welsh (also a few other Celtic languages). It both declines and conjugates. Ælfynasc has two genders, earthly and heavenly. -->

Setting
Ælfynasc is the mythical language of elves that live in the forests of Britain. It is rumored that Welsh and English have exchanged words from Ælfynasc.

Phonotactics
Stress falls on the first syllable of a word. W and Y represent consonents when infront of a vowel, otherwise they represent vowels. E represents /ɑ/ when ending a word, but otherwise /e/. The diphthongs are ay (or æy), ey, au, oy, ew (or eu) and uy.

Verbs
The tense of a verb is determined by its auxiliary article. The article are respectively listed as such: Present-> ar, Imerfect-> eyr, Perfect-> yr, Pluperfect->æhyr, Future-> or, subjunctive-> eor. The passive articles are ap, eyp, yp, op, and eop. Infinative verbs have no auxiliary articles but end in -en (or passive eb). To form a yes/no question add the vowel "-w" to the end of the article. Thus ar would become arw. Verbs also inflect for person:

Here is an example of a verb; the word chæren "to love"

Gerunds are formed by adding no ending to the verb and using the definate article "na". Gerunds without the definate article forms the supine.

The active participle ending is -og- with an adjective ending and the passive participle is -od-.

Infinitives take the ending -o or, if plural, oyn.

Copula
Pronouns:

Nouns
There is only one articles in ælfynasc, the definate article, "Na". If the noun begins with a vowel this becomes "An". Nouns decline for case and number. The five cases are Nominative (also used for prepositions and vocatives), Genitive, Accusative, Dative and Instrumental. There are also two genders, Earthly and Heavenly. things that are earthly are plants, animals, humans, elves, rocks, earth, machines, buildings, and bodies of water. Things that are heavenly are gods, the sky, celestial bodies, magic, spirits, periods of time, and abstract consepts. Most living things are earthly, but one someone dies they are spoken about in the heavenly case. The first letter of every noun and pronoun is capitalized (and nothing else is, not ever the first word of a sentence).

Singular:

Plural:

Adjectives
Adjectives agree with nouns in case, number, and gender. They are declined as follows:

Singular:

Plural:

Demonstratives
Singular

Plural

Adverbs
Adverbs can be derived from adjectives by adding the ending: -och

Comparatives and Superlatives
More: Mogh

Most: Mowr

Less: Læ

Least: Laf

As/Than: Heyn

Interogatives
Who/Which: Hwy

Whose: Hwys

What: Hwydd

When: Hwæn

Where: Hweyl

Why: Hwom

How: Hwaf

How Much: Hwayf

Yes/No: -w

Numerals
(ordinal numbers are formed by adding adjective suffixes; letters in parentheses are only shown when ordinal)

0. nædd

1. na(n)

2. cw(n)

3. dden

4. hwr

5. hædd

6. ceyn

7. fowr

8. gwa(l)

9. ffeyn

10. sca

11. yæd

12. orsc

13. ddesca

14. hwrsca

15. hædsca

16. ceysca

17. fowsca

18. gwasca

19. ffeysca

20. cwnya

21. cwnya na

30. ddenya

40. hwrya

50. hæddya

60. ceynya

70. fowrya

80. gwalya

90. ffeynya

100. choren

200. cwchor

201. cwchor na

1000. fyor

2000. cwfyor

2001. cwfyor na

Prepositions
Prepositions can be made into verbs by adding a verb article

Correlatives
Object, tool; -ærf

Place, house; -(dd/t)æch

Person, One who has a job of; -ddan

Woman; -bæn

Man; -wyr

Small, Child; -bægh

Container, sack; -bwlg

Adjective; -ysc

Infinitive Verb; -en

Lexicon
Which, who: Hwy

Becaue: ochyrdd

And: a

Or: no

To/at: æm

From: heg

Also: æfyd

Because of: gænlyn

Again: arysc

Of/About: ro

Now: anor

Already: chyne

But: och

Hello: yechyde

Goodbye: læte

Please: ar eyrfe

Thank You: Ddolche

You're Welcom: ys nædd

Yes: wyr

No: næwyr

Maybe: ffeyddyr

Here: ynsu

There: ænsu

Help!: cæfro!

I, me Yg, Fy

what hwydd

nothing Nædd

not næ

often æmysc

if sce

to love chæren

to think myddwen

to ought choylen

to give roydden

gift royd

to err nægardden

a mistake Nægardd

to praise molædden

praise Molædd

to warn ræfyden

warning Ræfyd

to be well yechydden

wellness yechyd

to preserve cæfdwen

conservation cæfdu (acc. cæfdwe)

to frighten scarnen

to be strong Neyrdden

Stregnth Neyrdd

to see glwgen

Sight glwg

to call/summon ghowlen

to banish gwyren

voice gwdd

vocal gwddysc

fame gwogrudd

form, beauty charddwch

luck læt

anger færg

sail hwyl

sailer hwylasc

to sail hwylen

nation/people twadd

money aryæg

philosophy hædroneg

punishment goscyb

poet bardd

gate/door dwrys

girl mærch

rose dargædd

opinion/feeling farn

life scwl

ancient/old scænysc

great mawrysc

my Fys

your Ddys

and a

or no

but och

Oh! O!

without hyb

Full/every læwnysc

Fullness læwn

field mæs

friend cara (acc. carane)

woman bæn

daughter mærch

son mægh

number nacwn

people twadd

boy mægh

man wor

greedy farddysc

few chydysc

of ro

always gæbam

to have gædden

to satisfy foldden

kiss gusc

to kiss guscen

war greyffw

Battle: cæd

councel cofgor

delay foydd

duty ddwlch

danger fawl

care gwæflan

eye scwl

leisure fæmddan

cure gwelgæsc

pretty fyowrysc

good dæwysc

human(n) ddæn

human(a) ddænysc

evil dwochysc

to be yen

to want fymnen

will fymyn

to be able ælnen

power ænu (acc. ænw)

to help cæfren

youth mæghys

sky næf

you ddu, chu

free scarysc

healthy yechydysc

to prefer fawren

home tæch

dog chwn

cat gæt

bored dylæfysc

sickness scardd

sick scardysc

death færsc

dead færsysc

to hate gascyben

hate gascyb

america ameryg

american amerygasc

greece græg

greek grægasc

europe europ

european europasc

africa affryg

african affrygasc

to go ddegen

to enter erddegen

to leave mæddegen

to make gwnen

to fix scæten

snow scærn

to destroy mægwnen

art egæn

god ddwl

animal ænyf

spirit fysbryd

time am

year hefwyn

annual hefwynysc

husband hywor

wife hwbæn

father æddyr

mother amæddyr

brother brawd

sister scwr

to eat ybæten

to know myden

knowledge mydd

knowingly mydoch

word gwardd

dictionary gwardæch

to sleep cwdden

to dream æsclynen

a dream æsclyn

a daydream æsclwd

day luwyd

morning forddyn

miday glarluwyd

afternoon tar-glarluwyd

night oych

midnight glaroych

alone nyarysc

sun gryæn

moon mænan

month dælmydd

star sceran

water wyscan

sea fowr

lake lægh

fire tayn

candle coyntayn

tree crændd

earth tælaf

To sing cænen

a song cæn

to speak læfaren

speach læfar

vocabulary læfartæch

hello! yechyde!

bye! læte!

rain glawsul

to rain glawsulen

thanks ddolche

to thank ddolchen

happiness fæscan

happy fæsysc

sad dryrysc

light golan

darkness ddwyl

heart chor

skin cronan

hand læf

tounge tæfodd

head ghen

hair gwardd

tooh fanad

to kill fraden

murder frad

stone cærg

air ayr

wind gwyndd

first nanysc

second cwnysc

third ddenysc

last dawrysc

to send scaldden

to come dogen

welcome! ap tæcho!

to play chyrwen

to hurt greffwen

paint greffu (acc. greffwe)

to join fwdogen

elf ælf

plant fæn

fruit ddwtag

cold hwarysc

hot poydysc

to find foydden

peace scoyn

Knife cyscal

Small bæghysc

Sack bwlg

Bread baran