Phizgikuz

{{Definition
 * Name      = Furmeyre
 * NativeName = Fizjikuz
 * Type      =
 * Alignment =
 * Head      =
 * Tonal     = No
 * Declined  = Yes
 * Conjugated = Yes
 * Genders   = Masculine and Feminine, only used for personal pronouns
 * NounCase  = Nominative, Accusative, Genitive, Ablative, Dative, Instrumental
 * NounNumber = Singular, Plural
 * NounDefiniteness =
 * NounGender = No
 * VerbVoice = Active, Passive
 * VerbMood  = Indicative, Subjunctive, Optative, Imperative
 * VerbPerson = First, Second, Third
 * VerbNumber = Singular, Plural
 * VerbTense = Past, Present, Future
 * VerbAspect = Stative, Imperfective, Perfective

Alphabet
Furmeyre uses an alphabet constructed by many of the Furmekin scholars. However, we use a Latin transliteration.

a=[ɑ]

b=[b]unless in between to vowels or with a z, in which case [β]

d=[d] when with a another voiced consonant, otherwise [d̪], and in between vowels use [ð]

e=[e] f=[f] used only in front of a,e,i and y

g=[g] unless in between two vowels or before or after a z, in which case it is [ɣ]. Never used before e,i or y

h=[hʲ] only in front of e, i and y

i=[i], [j] at the end of a diphthong or between two other vowels

j=[ʝ] only ever used in front of e,i and y

k=[k] unless in front of e,i or y in which case its [c]

kh=[x] only used in front of a,o and u

l=[l] only used in fornt of a,o and u

lh=[ʎ] only used in fornt of e,i and y

m=[m]

n=[n]

ng=[ŋ]

o=[ɔ]

p=[p] unless in front of u or o, in which case [pʷ]

ph=[ɸ] onlu used in front of o and u

r=[ɹ]

s=[s] unless before e,i or y, in which case [ɕ]

t=[t]

th=[θ]

u=[u] except for in diphthongs and separating vowels, were we say [w]

x=[ç] only used in front of e,i and y

y=[y]

z=[z] unless before e,i or y, in which case [ʑ]

Whenever s comes in contact with a voiced consonant, it is written and pronounced as z. When z comes in contact with an unvoiced consonant it changes it to a voiced plosive.

Phonotactics
Only in foreign words do words begin with a consonant cluster. All consonant clusters are voiced, such as [zd], [zg]. In combining words, when a voiced and unvoiced consonant are combined, they will always revert to the voiced form.

Diphthongs can end in either [i] or [u]. [i] and [u] are never diphthongs, they will always revert to [y].

Nouns
Nouns are declined by case

Nouns derived from Proto-Indo-European decline like this: Declension of the noun khauzduz, (bone) Singular          Plural

Nom   khauzduz          khauzdoz

Acc   khauzdung         khauzdus

Gen   khauzdaz          khauzding

Abl   khauzdiz          khauzdunguz

Dat   khauzdai          khauzdubz

Ins   khauzdakh         khauzdabz

PIE derived verbs often ablaut, like nauz,neuz (shade) phudz,fetoz (kick) lhionguz,lhinoz (water) auduz,itangoz (liquid) tajiuz,jimakhoz (soil) mathuz,muthakhoz (conscience) jyzduz,guzdoz (flavor) thauz,adzoz (wood)

Nouns derived from Quenya decline like this: Declensions of xezio (ship), losa (tree) and naz (nar-) (lord) (-o,u,y,e,i)Singular  Plural    (-a)Singular   Plural   (-consonant)Singular    Plural

Nom        xezio       xezioz       losa        lose               naz           nare

Acc        xezy(iu)    xezioz       lose        lose               naz           nare

Gen        xezi        xeziorung    losau       losang             naru          nareung

Abl        xezioru     xeziorung    losaru      losarung           nary          narerung

Dat        xeziong     xez(i)ing    losang      loseng             narang        nareng

Ins        xezionang   xezionoz     losanang    loseneng           narenang      nareneng

Quenya derived verbs do not ablaut.