Skarelan

Skarelan /ˈskæɹələn/ is a constructed language created by JEMCDLX Alpha and the other members of JEMCDLX for communication between SKA agents. Because it was designed to be a relatively easy language to learn, it does not have complicated grammar or phonology. Its English name comes from the word skarel, which means 'agent.'

Classification and Dialects
Skarelan was not particularly inspired by any other language, so it can be considered a language isolate. Skarelan is highly standardized does not have different dialects, although the native language of its speakers may affect their pronunciation of Skarelan words.

Phonotactics
Skarelan has many diphthongs. When two vowels are put in a row, they are automatically pronounced as a diphthong unless there is an apostrophe between them.

Writing System
Skarelan is almost always written in the Latin alphabet, but it has also been adapted for Cyrillic and Greek.

Latin
/θ/ is represented by the digraph ⟨th⟩. ⟨h⟩ is never used elsewhere.

Cyrillic
The hard sign ⟨ъ⟩ can be used for the Cyrillic orthography in the same way as the apostrophe in the Latin orthography.

Greek
/b/ is represented by the digraph ⟨μπ⟩.

Nouns
Noun endings must have an apostrophe when the noun ends with a vowel. For example:
 * roki (the swamp)
 * roki'er (the swamps)

Case
Genitive case can be added to nouns by adding -u. This cannot be done to pronouns.


 * Tukoter Skerotu (The bases of SKA/SKA's bases)

Genitive case is also used for numerals and certain determiners. For example:


 * talath (a house)


 * oud talathu (one house)


 * erad talatheru (two houses)

Number
Nouns are singular by default and can be made plural by adding -er (or only -r if the ending is a vowel). For example:
 * Aket hyop qorp (The spy is here)
 * Uket hyoper qorp (The spies are here)

Verbs
Infinitive verbs have no affixes added to them.

Mood
Imperative verbs are not conjugated for person or number and have the prefix ker-. Pronouns are only used with imperative in formal settings. For example:
 * Edev olep ropok (You eat the pizza)
 * Kerdev (olep) ropok (Eat the pizza)

Number and Person
Indicative verbs are inflected according to number and person: For example:
 * Oket owep skarel Skerotu (I am an agent of SKA)
 * Iket orwep skareler Skerotu (We are agents of SKA)
 * Eket olep skarel Skerotu (You are an agent of SKA)
 * Aket skerok skarel Skerotu (The child is an agent of SKA)
 * Uket arep skareler Skerotu (They are agents of SKA)

Tense
Verbs in Skarelan are not conjugated for tense and particles are used instead. For example:
 * Oket owep qorp (I am here)
 * Oket owep ki qorp (I was here)
 * Oket owep yorop qorp (I will be here)

Syntax
Skarelan has verb-subject-object word order, which includes placing the copula verb (ket) before the subject.

Questions are indicated by intonation.

Adjectives, adverbs, and genitives (not including possessive versions of pronouns) are placed after the words they modify, but determiners and prepositions are placed before. For example:


 * Drok wat foner yotu Skerotu (In all of SKA's big facilities)
 * Oforp kyek owep wterkryen (I do not speak Skarelan)

Lexicon
See the Skarelan page of the JEMCDLX website for more information.
 * A: with
 * A'i: light
 * Al: long live (exclamation)
 * Alot: old
 * Alots: original
 * Altre: nine
 * Angul: English (adjective or noun)
 * Aotel: train (verb)
 * Aop: now
 * Ap: From
 * Arep: they (plural)
 * Aretep: ice
 * Astrul: Australian
 * Au: no (determiner)
 * Auop: war
 * Auw: no
 * Buša: how
 * Byot: sword
 * Dar: bone
 * Darev: body
 * Daop: survive
 * Dev: eat
 * Drok: in
 * Ekotorwep: dangerous
 * Ekšew: welcome
 * Elep: he
 * Elnik: Greek (adjective or noun)
 * Eotsep: twenty
 * Eqotrop: friendly
 * Eqyot: traitor
 * Erad: two
 * Erep: before/in front of
 * Esar: together
 * Ewtou: mean (adjective)
 * Fara: name
 * Faral: story
 * Forla: book
 * Felot: like (verb)
 * Fone: facility
 * Forkrüt: declare
 * Forp: speak
 * Fuerla: article
 * Furla: text
 * Gam: put
 * Gelga: Irish (adjective or noun)
 * Goref: dessert
 * Gwenek: Skeroth
 * Hyop: spy (noun)
 * I: Reflexive particle
 * Ikyep: hello
 * Ilep: she
 * In: it
 * It: go
 * Irtsab: district
 * Ithal: be able to
 * Kalip: indestructible
 * Kanad: Canadian
 * Karya: strong
 * Keret: ignore
 * Kerkol: JEMCDLX
 * Ket: be
 * Ki: Particle used for past tense
 * Kiswala: Swahili
 * Kolip: immortal
 * Korop: for
 * Kosem: room
 * Kosol: poison
 * Kot: stop
 * Krob: open (verb)
 * Krot: yes
 * Krü'oth: weapon
 * Kulep: eternal
 * Külok: maybe
 * Kwasa: important
 * Kyek: not
 * Kyoml: death
 * Lal: do
 * Lalt: make
 * Lato: Latin
 * Loqot: planet
 * Lot: his/her/its
 * Ma: through
 * Melk: soldier
 * Merka: America (continents)
 * Mešiki: Mexican
 * Mis: storm
 * Miš: wind
 * Mot: my/our
 * Nekrim: NST
 * Nerek: evil (adjective)
 * Nerektar: demon
 * Nev: run (verb)
 * Okep: protect
 * Olep: you (singular or plural)
 * Olq: back (body part)
 * Opet: hot
 * Orkef: food
 * Orped: smart
 * Oršüf: cheese
 * Orwep: we
 * Oskülm: loyal
 * Otarp: eighty
 * Otrep: eight
 * Oud: one
 * Oudu: only
 * Oukfütroth: master
 * Ouqpet: language
 * Ouret: what
 * Ouvet: who
 * Ouyek: seven
 * Owep: I
 * Pa: have
 * Pala: lose
 * Pet: hide (verb)
 * Pla: water
 * Platha: ocean/sea
 * Pok: or
 * Pol: return
 * Polet: game
 * Poreker: end (noun)
 * Potel: blood
 * Prot: to
 * Proyot: grow
 * Pšet: secret (adjective)
 * Püs: year
 * Qarod: ten
 * Qasa: Contrarium
 * Qath: darkness
 * Qep: if
 * Qolot: this
 * Qorp: here
 * Rakük: person
 * Raküks: sentient being
 * Ratas: place
 * Redak: common
 * Redep: cold
 * Rek: want
 * Reketh: parent/Rekethan
 * Reketorth: Land of the Rekethans
 * Repolet: video game
 * Reqet: six
 * Rerkrot: lesser
 * Rmet: magic
 * Roki: swamp
 * Ropok: pizza
 * Rot: your (singular or plural)
 * Rotu: ruler
 * Ruska: Russian (adjective or noun)
 * Saln: hundred
 * Sat: middle (adjective)
 * Serop: drink (noun)
 * Sit: give
 * Ska'esar: family
 * Skarel: agent
 * Skarok: child
 * Skaroke: boy
 * Skaroki: girl
 * Skatsab: division
 * Skerot: SKA
 * Spid: Demonstrative pronoun
 * Sü: understand
 * Syedavkemet: sarcophagus
 * Syev: trap (verb)
 * Šathu: mind
 * Šaq: equal (adjective)
 * Šile: Chilean
 * Šir: when
 * Tak: but
 * Tal: build
 * Talath: house
 * Tare: creature
 * Taref: life
 * Tarev: live
 * Tart: different
 * Tek: and
 * Tekrut: none/zero
 * Teop: need (verb)
 * Teorp: honor (noun)
 * Teoršath: conscience
 * Tep: die
 * Ter: kill
 * Tham: find
 * Thara: heal
 * Thewp: join
 * Thrim: should
 * Tilop: dank
 * Tok: read
 * Topet: fire
 * Tored: stupid
 * Tornep: near
 * Torwep: on
 * Torweqol: extinction
 * Trar: outside
 * Trep: bed
 * Trin: five
 * Trofer: forever
 * Tsek: also
 * Tsik: even
 * Tsim: already
 * Tukot: base (structure)
 * Tüfet: any
 * Tüqop: four
 * Ukelrd: news
 * Ukep: above/over
 * Ukrp: goodbye
 * Ulep: under
 * Ulot: new
 * Urep: after/behind
 * Uropa: Europe
 * Ükarya: weak
 * Üspa: nature
 * Warip: great
 * Waskek: defense
 * Wat: all
 * Watam: country
 * Watan: state
 * Wawatüs: universal
 * Wawatüsa: universe
 * Wawat: world
 * Wer: fight (verb)
 * Wero: free (adjective)
 * Werop: good
 * Weroro: freedom
 * Wtaerawtal: Harambe
 * Wtaerteth: great one
 * Wtar: rule
 * Wtas: three
 * Wteorp: glory
 * Wterkryen: Skarelan
 * Wtulod: meme
 * Wyolot: computer
 * Yai: feeling
 * Yaop: then
 * Yaü
 * Yekrot: wrath
 * Yepilon: Alpharian
 * Yod: beginning
 * Yoda: start
 * Yorop: Particle used for future tense
 * Yotu: big
 * Yurop: fun (adjective)
 * Yütas: organize
 * Yütasar: organization

Example text
Uyodam wat rakükeru i wero tek šaq a teorp tek weroro. Asit in šathu’er tek teoršather arep, tek uthrim ket a i’er a yai ska’esaru.

U-yodam wat rakük-er-u i wero tek šaq a teorp tek weroro. A-sit in šathu-’er tek teoršath-er arep, tek u-thrim ket a i’er a yaü ska’esar-u.

3.PL-create all human-PL-GEN REFL free and equal. 3.SG-give it mind-PL and conscience-PL 3.PL, and 3.PL-should be with each_other with spirit family-GEN.

All human beings are born free and equal in honor and freedom. They are given with minds and conscience and should act with each other with a spirit of family.