Schaikeul

Alphabet
Schaikeul has its own writing system. However, the Latin alphabet is used to teach the language.

The modified Latin alphabet represents 23 consonants, 5 of which are represented by multigraphs:

B b Tch tch D d F f G g H h J j K k L l M m N n O o P p R r Rh rh S s T t V v W w Y y Z z Sch sch Zch zch Ng ng X x

and represents 9 vowels:

A a È è I i O o U u Ÿ ÿ Eu eu Ì ì E e

The grapheme ⟨X⟩,⟨x⟩ represents [ks].

The order of the letters of the alphabet are as follows:

i ÿ eu u ì o e è a h rh w k g ng y tch j sch zch l r s z t d n f v p b m

Phonotactics
Schaikeul allows multiconsonantal onsets and codas, but syllables with such onsets cannot have a semivowel. Syllables that can have semivowels allow multiconsonantal codas, but do not allow multiconsonantal onsets. Diphthongs are not allowed in Schaikeul. However, adjacent vowels may sound like diphthongs when spoken. Therefore, the largest syllables are MVM and CSVM; where "M" stands for multiple consonants, and "S" represents the semivowel.

Grammar
Schaikeul is primarily SVO, but SOV, OSV, and VSO are also used in literature and to denote topics.

Pronouns
Schaikeul pronouns are divided into three groups: Common, Literary, and Official.

"Common" pronouns are used in everyday conversations only. They vary in degrees of politeness. Common pronouns are never used when writing formal works such as essays, treatises, and documents. They are, however, allowed in creative pieces and fiction.

"Literary" pronouns, as their name suggests, are used in literary forms, though they are found in some official documents. Literary pronouns are usually not spoken, and politeness does not vary.

"Official" pronouns are found in documents and any form of formal writing. Official pronouns are the most common pronouns in writing. In general, official pronouns are used when addressing superiors, but not anyone you are familiar with. Government officials, employers, and military officers are addressed with official pronouns.

Verbs
Verbs conjugate to tense, aspect, mood, and voice.

Copula
The Schaikeul copula yè is used to equate one thing with another, it also means "to exist".

Conjugations
Verbs ending in a vowel:

Verbs ending in a consonant:

Passive Voice
To construct the passive voice, add the prefix "be-" to the verb. For example, "has been eaten" would be "behazchen", which consists of "be-" (passive prefix), "-hazch-" (to eat), and "-en" (present perfect indicative suffix).

Compound Verbs
Add "-vel" to the initial verb, which carries all markers. Add "-(eu)do" to the main verb, which carries the meaning. For example, "start reading" would be "schaixvel sorukèdo", which consists of "schaix" (to start), "-vel" (compound marker), "-sorukè " (to read) a nd "-do" (main verb marker).

Modal Verbs
Modal verbs will not carry any markers, and therefore do not conjugate. Instead, the main verb will carry all markers and will conjugate.

Nouns
Nouns decline to number and do not have any articles.

Nouns can be made plural either by adding "-i" or repeating the noun.

For example, the noun "kiru" (person) can become "kirui" (people) or "kirukiru" (all people) when pluralized.

Note that pluralizing a noun by repeating it will have a meaning that is similar to the noun with the universal determiner, but can only be used in literary works and official documents. Therefore, "kirukiru" cannot be substituted for " sèkiru".

Adjectives and Adverbs
Schaikeul adjectives are essentially verbs. They will follow the same conjugation rules as verbs. Adjectival conjugations are limited, as they do not have future tense and only have indicative forms.

Conjugation

 * Adjectives that end with a vowel:


 * Adjectives that end with a consonant:

The attributive marker links the adjective to the noun and pairs with the positive and negative conjugations. For example, adjective A (after conjugating) will have no attached to noun X. The result is: A no X.

The predicative adjective is based on the copula ''yè. ''The copula itself will undergo all conjugations, and the adjective will remain the same. With adjective A and noun X, "X is A" will be Y y è X.

 When more than one attributive adjective is attached to a noun, the adjectives will be listed with no. Similarly with predicative adjectives, they will be listed with  yè.

 Adverbs do not conjugate and usually precede the modified verb or adjective.

Comparison
Adverbs for comparison precede the adjectives they modify. When two objects are being compared, the adjective will take the comparative form and the word van is precedes the second object. So, "X is A-er than Y" would be X yè A-kèdè van Y, where X and Y are objects and A stands for a single or multiple adjectives.
 * kèdè is the comparative form.
 * sakundè is the superlative form.

The attrubitive marker, when used, will be placed after the comparative/superlative form. So, "The A-est X" would be A-sakundè no X.

Derivations

 * Verbs to nouns: -do
 * Verbs to adjectives: -nim
 * Adjectives to verbs: hen-
 * Adjectives to nouns: -do / -èdo
 * Adjectives to adverbs: -ndè / -eundè
 * Nouns to verbs: -ma / -euma
 * Nouns to adjectives: sang-

Numerals
Numerals in Schaikeul are attributive. When they are used, they will replace any quantifiers and the noun itself will be in its singular form. Numbers in Schaikeul also follow the long scale rather than the short scale.

Cardinal Numbers
Note that numerals such as 100 are read as if the "one" did not exist. 100 would be read as hwap, not zchè-hwap.

Ordinal Numbers
Ordinal forms are made by adding -st to the end of the numeral. So "sixth" would be rhust.

Negative Numbers
Negative numbers are made by the word schai, which precedes the numeral.

Decimals and Fractions
Decimals will have their digits read instead of giving the value. The decimal points is read as ku. So, 3.14159265 would be read as san-ku-zchè-syot-zchè-im-kyo-ni-rhu-im'''. '''

Fractions can be read in the following ways:
 * "A B-ths", where B is in the ordinal form. "Three-elevenths" is san-yazchèst.
 * "A out of B". "Three out of eleven" is san ju yazchè.'

Multiplicative
The multiplicative form describes the noun in an n-fold system, where the quantity of the noun is n. Multiplicative words include adverbs ("once", "twice", "thrice") and adjectives/verbs ("single", "double", "triple"). To create multiplicative adjectives, the suffix -(g)en is added. Adverbs will be derived.

Examples:
 * "Single" - zchègen
 * "Double" - sangen
 * "Triple" - trhaigen

Prepositions
Schaikeul prepositions must precede the noun phrase, stranding is not allowed.

Interjections
Interjections are words used to express emotions  on the part of the speaker. Filled pauses  are also considered interjections. Interjections are often placed at the beginning or end of a sentence.

Phatic Expressions
Phatic expressions have only one purpose, which is to perform a social task, as opposed to conveying information. Some phatic expressions do convey information, these can be inferred from context and intonation.