Middle Chathan

Middle Chathan (Mittcatamsck, Modern Chathan: Mittjatamsjk, Old Chathan: Mittscathamscc) is a bridge between Old and Modern Chathan, combining features of both for a possibly more ideal Chathan.

Alphabet
There are 27 characters. Old and Modern Chathan have 30 and 23 respectively.

Aa Ææ Bb Cc Dd Ðð Ee Ëë Ff Gg Hh Ii Jj Kk Ll Mm Nn Oo Pp Rr Ss Tt Þþ Uu Vv Ww Zz

Old Chathan Alphabet
Aa Åå Ää Bb Cc Dd Ðð Ee Ff Gg Hh Ii Jj Kk Ll Mm Nn Oo Pp Rr Ss Tt Þþ Uu Üü Vv Ww Xx Yy Zz

Modern Chathan Alphabet
Aa Ææ Bb Dd Ee Ëë Ff Gg Hh Ii Jj Kk Ll Mm Nn Oo Pp Rr Ss Tt Uu Vv Ww

Consonants
/b/ : b /ç/ : c /d/ : d /ð/ : ð /f/ : f /ɡ/ : g /h/ : h /j/ : j /k/ : k /l/ : l /ɫ/ : l before consonant, ending l /m/ : m /n/ : n /ŋ/ : ng /ŋk/ : nk /p/ : p /ɾ/ : r /s/ : s /ʃ/ : sc /t/ : t /tʃ/ : tc /θ/ : þ /v/ : v /w/ : w /ts/ : z

Vowels and Diphthongs
/ə/ : ending e, e before l                        /a/ : a /u/ : u /ɛ/ : e  /ɪ/ : short i  /ɔ/ : short o /i/ : long i, ij                                                  /eɪ/ : long æ, ej                      /oʊ/ : long o, ow /aɪ/ : aj /aʊ/ : aw

/ɑɾ/ : ar /eɾ/ : ær /əɾ/ : er /iɾ/ : ir /ɔɾ/ : or /uɾ/ : ur

Interrogatives : Fragenden
who : wir what : was where : wawr when : wan why : warfor how : worn which : welc

People : Folken
boy : dreng girl : jent man : man woman : kwin brother : broðer/bror sister : scwester/swes father : faðer/far mother : moðer/mor son : sown daughter : dotter husband : ectman wife : fraw

Numbers : Talen
0 : nol 1 : ejn 2 : zwej 3 : þrej 4 : fir 5 : fejm 6 : secs 7 : siven 8 : act 9 : nawn 10 : zijn 11 : elev 12 : zwolv 13 : þrejzijn 14 : firzijn 15 : fejmzijn 16 : secszijn 17 : sivenzijn 18 : actzijn 19 : nawnzijn 20 : zwanzig

Amounts : Fijlhæðen
all : al every : jiðer many : fijl some : sommig few : vænig none : kejn more : mær less : fær

Colors : Fargen
red : rowð orange : oransc yellow : gejl green : grun blue : blaw violet : fjolet purple : lila pink : rows black : scwarz white : wis grey : graw brown : brawn

Days : Dagen
Sunday : sondag Monday : mandag Tuesday : tisdag Wednesday : wonsdag Tuesday : torsdag Friday : frædag Saturday : lordag

Seasons : Jarszæðen
winter : winter spring : forjar summer : sommer autumn : hærst

Clothing : Klæðen
blouse : blus dress : kjol glasses : bril glove : handscko hat : huð helmet : cjelm jacket : jak pants : bruk shirt : hemd shoe : scko skirt : rok sock : sok sunglasses : sonbril sweater : þraw

Example Text
Middle Chathan ''Al mensclic sænen sin gebbort frej on gelejc ijn wærdighejð on recten. Þej sin gegift með ferstand on gewejs on skolt handlen til ænander ijn en gejst av broðersckap.''

Old Chathan Alen menscclicen sainer sing gaborta frai ond galaic yn wärdighaið ond recter. Þai sing gagifta með forstand ond gawais ond skolta handla zil ainander yn än gaist af broðersccap.

Modern Chathan Al mensjklik senen sin gebbort frej on glejk ien værdighejd on rekten. Dej sin geggift med ferstand on gevvejs on skolt handlen til enander ien en gejst av brodersjkap.

English 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.