Ranvqua

General information
Ranvqua is loosely based on a mixture of Cherokee and English, and is used as a language in the novel, Keeping Leaves.

Vowels
Note: the letter v is used as a vowel; it's pronounced as "uh," such as in the word gut, but it's nasalized.

Alphabet
Aa Dd Ee Gg Hh Ii Mm Nn Oo Qq Rr Ss Uu Vv Ww

Phonotactics
Diphthongs are only acceptable after the letters qu. Examples are qua, que, qui, quo, quu, quv.

Nouns
Nouns are made plural by adding the prefix ra-.

Verbs
Verbs are conjugated with both prefixes and suffixes.

Prefixes are used to indicate the doer: Suffixes are used to indicate past, present, future, or a command. Examples:
 * The prefix for hv is g- or ge-, depending on whether the verb begins with a vowel or consonant.
 * For nihi it's h- or he-.
 * For arv the verb is left unchanged.
 * Present: -nv or -env (again, use depends on the ending letter of the verb).
 * Past: -rv or -erv.
 * Future: -gv or -egv.
 * Command: the verb is left unchanged.
 * I will eat fish. Hv gisa gidugv.
 * You went home. Nihi homv hequomerv.
 * They carry the animals. Arv raquidv quarinv.
 * Look! Si!

Syntax
If it's a sentance that just describes or identifies something, there doesn't need to be a verb. For example: For more complex sentences, the order is SOV (subject-object-verb).
 * They are beautiful. Arv hewudi.
 * You are my family. Nihi gamiro.
 * I eat bread. Hv reda gidunv.

Vocabulary
Example text

Radeso hira girvrv. Arv vdesadanv hawvegv are arv guda widv radeso.

All human beings are born free. They are endowed with reason and act honorably towards others.