Gelun

Gelun

Classification and Dialects
Gelun (Gelun: Ineġffoff)  is spoken on Tihaanja in the jungles by the native peoples. It has around 300 speakers left. There are three main dialects:Kaa Wen, Frin Vlo, and Turmenjan.

Phonotactics
Ñ is never at the end of a word. Θ  is never before or after  Δ . There are never any silent letters, like there are in English. Vowels are never doubled, except for aa, which is pronounced / ɒ/, while just a is pronounced /a/. When z is doubled, it is pronounced /s/. When f is doubled, it is pronounced /v/. When d is doubled, it is pronounced /t/. R, U and W do not exist in Gelun. Ŋ is never at the beginning of a word.       

Nouns
In Gelun, there is masculine and feminine. For example, the word ffenif(f) (friend) is written ffeniff in masculine, but in feminine, it's ''ffenif. ''

Verbs
Past tense words are always longer than their root words. For example: ñaaplo is run, ñaaploq is ran.

Syntax
The order of words in a simple sentence (in English) is: noun –> past tense verb –> adverb –> adjective (for example: The boy ran extremely fast). In Gelun the order is the same.

Lexicon
Nohelepaa

call

Ffoñoġ

 fear 

Ni q̇

tortoise

A θddozz

<span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:normal;">wear

<span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:normal;">Ginddenpraa

<span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:normal;">subway

<span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:normal;">Ċeni <span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:normal;">θo

<span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:normal;">welcome

Ddinipikind

significant

Zzi<span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:normal;">ŋmoff

<span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:normal;">rush

Ño<span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:normal;">ġ Migffaa

<span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:normal;">briefcase

<span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:normal;">△edijaa

<span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:normal;">porcupine

<span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:normal;">Θono

<span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:normal;">odd

Example text
Poñoq ffeff zzi<span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:normal;">ŋmoffel hobzzi <span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:normal;">q̇ hiff ddaañaan neq <span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:normal;">δo jiff naa ffi <span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:normal;">ġddezz elbaa ddoz aa <span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:normal;">ŋ jiff naa  <span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:normal;">q̇aanddelo ddfaa iñojop ddi <span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:normal;">ŋ <span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:normal;">ġimo.

<span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:normal;">Translation: The man rushed to his work because he was late and he wanted to be on time. <span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:normal;">