Hanian

General information
Hanian -- also known as "Hannä," or more properly as "Hannäsåg" -- is a language of North Germanic, with several undefined influences. Many trace these particular non-Germanicisms back to the influence of Slavic, Thracian, and Dacian languages. Despite these anomalous appearances, Hanian is classified as a North Germanic language.

Hanian is spoken among a diverse population across a wide geographical distribution, ranging from southern Sweden all the way over to parts of Poland.

Consonants
Below are all of the sounds contained within the Hanian language, with the exception of [ɧ] (voiceless coarticulated velar and palatoalveolar fricative), for which there was no appropriate place.

Alphabet
The alphabet is actually pretty simple.

Phonotactics
The basic phonotactic structure demands only that there be at least one vowel. There can be up to three consonants preceeding and following the vowel nucleus. Therefore, the phonotactic structure can be writting with the following formula:

(C)(C)(C)V(C)(C)(C).

An example of this is the one-syllable word "strömst" [strømst̪], meaning "noisiest"

Grammar
Hanian nouns decline based on number and gender. There are two genders -- neuter ("in words"), and common gender ("ät words"). The parentheticals refer to the singular article, and how it is said for each type of noun. For example: All nouns have four basic forms: singular indefinite, singular definite, plural indefinite, and plural definite. The way you form these changes depending on gender. For "in" words:
 * You only add an R if the last letter of the noun is a vowel.

For "ät" words, it becomes: Adjectives are also changed to match gender and number. For instance, here is the word "green" ("grön") applied to both genders and numbers:

Example text
"Ælt å männäkenna är födt frie, a lige i verdihett a rättihetter. Si är klarvesteret med mansvit a hötanke, a skal lejandere med inandene i in bråskabännas ånd."

['mɛnːɛkenːa ɛr føt̪ frie ɑ lige i 'verdihɛt̪a 'rɛt̪ːiˌhɛt̪ːɛr. Si ɛr 'klarvest̪erɛt̪med̪'mansvit̪a 'høt̪anke a skal leja'd̪erɛ med̪inan'd̪enɛ i in 'broskabɛnːnas ond̪.]

"All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood."