Creïvae

This page is under construction. More information will be added. Nei-creïvae /neː ˈkrɛjvæː/ - the new creïvae language will be referred to as simply creïvae (because of the difference in spelling of the previous version - kreivah). The newer approach to the creïvae language constructs a better, more accurate philosophical background of the grammar and implements loanwords (from Greek, Latin and germanic languages) as important part of the language (representing the human social constructs and philosophical approach to language concepts) with precise rules. Creïvae is based on its ancestor - kreivah (se kreivah z’e naṁ’), main concept of which is described based on a fictional character - kreivah the creator: “Kreivah the creator is a fictional model person - the generic artist, composer, musician, poet, the representation of all the artistic people. It’s a kind of a person who wants to share their ideas with others and always tries to accomplish it in the most efficient and the most effective way with no thoughts lost in the process of speech. To do so, he uses his artificial language called se kreivah z’e naṁ’ /sɛ ˈkrɛjvæː ʒɛ namn/ (o qpulciönhe se kreivaz’ z’e naṁ’ /o kopulciˈonʲɛ .../) or just simply kreivah.”

from older documentation: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JErcAePPNJqoRtw_WpvE8CNbNgKTl9ww5x_ZDQvfIL0/edit?usp=sharing (unfinished)

latest creïvae documentation: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BuErpx3xs2ECvd0om871Ok4XeFJ_VhPer7kAnoruYM8/edit?usp=sharing (under construction)

Classification and Dialects
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Phonology
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Consonants

 * sounds in [square brackets] are present in loanwords only

Vowels

 * eː exists in the long vowel form only

Phonotactics
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Writing System
Creïvae uses the original kreivah alphabet but is also transcribed to latin letters. All letters and letter combinations are demonstrated in the table below:
 * sound of 'a', 'e', 'i' vowels differs if unstressed


 * sounds in [square brackets] are pronounced in loanwords only


 * 'h', when placed after a consonant and before a vowel palatalizes the previous consonant and is silent (ø)


 * 'mm' is usually pronounced /mn/ at the end of a word


 * "V" represents any vowel

Original kreivah alphabet:
The original kreivah alphabet is still used in creïvae with slight modifications, such as symbols for loanwords and various gramatical differences.

Although kreivah writing system is considered to be an alphabet, it has simmilar properties to adjab. The letter order works the same as in alphabet system, but the letters are modified slightly to fit into a continuous flow.

Kreivah alphabet (and it's latin transcription) does not use capital letters, but there are alternative initial variations of some letters (a, b, p, v, [w]). If a word starts with any of the listed letters, the letter is written with its initial variation, and so are all the letters following right after it. Example: bastw: (the first word in the picture above) would be written as BAstw: (capital letters representing the initial variations)

Nouns
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Verbs
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Syntax
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Lexicon
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Example text
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