Hûiniskè

Hûiniskè (pronunce: hwEEnihwai, ˈxʷiːnɪxʷɛ(ː) (IPA), alternative spellings: hwiniskè, huiniskè) is an alternative language.

Alphabet and pronunciation
The language uses a variant of the Latin alphabet. î and û are often written as i/j or u/w. Like: Fueiìn giión huecìn instead of Fûeîìn giîón hûecìn. (the cow near the farm)
 * a is pronunced like an English a in father. (IPA: /aː/)
 * b is pronunced like an English b. (IPA: /b/)
 * c is pronunced like an English ch in cheese. (IPA: /ʧ/)
 * d is pronunced like an English d. (IPA: /d/)
 * e is pronunced like an English a in blade. (IPA: /eː/)
 * è is pronunced like an English ai in air. (IPA: /ɛː/)
 * f is pronunced like a Celtic f. (IPA: /ɸ/)
 * g is pronunced like an English g in go. (IPA: /g/)
 * h is pronunced like an English ch in loch. (IPA: /x/)
 * i is pronunced like an English ee in need. (IPA: /iː/)
 * ì is pronunced like an English i in pin. (IPA: /ɪ/)
 * î is pronunced like an English y in young. (IPA: /j/)
 * k is pronunced like an English k in kin or silent. (IPA: /k/)
 * l is pronunced like an English l. (IPA: /l/)
 * m is pronunced like an English m. (IPA: /m/)
 * n is pronunced like an English n. (IPA: /n/)
 * o is pronunced like an English a in ball. (IPA: /ɔː/)
 * ó is pronunced like an English oa in goat. (IPA: /oʊ̯/)
 * ö is pronunced like a German long ö. (IPA: /øː/)
 * p is pronunced like an English p. (IPA: /p/)
 * r is pronunced like an English r, but is usually slightly rolled. (IPA: /r/)
 * s is pronunced like an English s. (IPA: /s/)
 * V-s-V is pronunced like an English z in zero. (IPA: /z/)
 * sk is pronunced like a h followed by a û. (IPA: /xʷ/)
 * sl is pronunced like a Welsh ll. (IPA: /ɬ/)
 * sû. (IPA: /sʷ/)
 * u is pronunced like a Spanish u. (IPA: /u/)
 * ù is pronunced like a French oeu as in coeur. (IPA: /œː/)
 * û is pronunced like an English w. (IPA: /w/)

Grammar
These are the personal pronouns: 'Mìn' is often pronunced as 'mìn'.
 * I: min (subject) - mûìn (object)
 * you: cun (subject) - cûùn (object)
 * he/she/it: ca (subject) - cadì (object)
 * we: ûa (subject) - [c]ûaîn (object)
 * you (plural): óc (subject) - [c]ûoîc (object)
 * they: anì (subject) - [c]ûanì (object)

Possessive pronouns are not inflected. They are: 'Mi' and 'ci' are often pronunced as 'mì' and 'cì'.
 * mi - ci - ca - mûì - cûì - cûa

Noun
Generally speaking, nouns have four written forms: singular indefined, singular defined, plural indefined, plural defined.

Nouns are declined on two ways:

1. Without a vowel change. (faskè = boat) The -ir ended is pronunced as -ìr.
 * [a] boat = [e] fask[è]
 * the boat = faskìn
 * boats = [e] faskir
 * the boats = faskìnar

2. With a vowel change, only for 'e', 'i' and 'u'. (husè = house) The -ir ended is pronunced as -ìr.
 * [a] house = [e] hus[è]
 * the house = hùsìn
 * houses = [e] husir
 * the houses = hùsìnar

In spoken language, the first consonant is voiced or unvoiced depending on the last consonant of the preceding word.
 * Ós gèskìn ón. is pronunced as Ós kèskìn ón. (he is in the forest)

Verbs
There are two ways to conjugate verbs:

1. Using suffixes. (ûarcì = to work)
 * Present: ûarcìm - ûarcìs - ûarcì - ûarcìme - ûarcìse - ûarcìîe - on ûarcìn
 * Past: ûarcicìm - ûarcicìs - ûarcicì - ûarcicìme - ûarcicìse - ûarcicìîe - ûarcicìn
 * Future: ûarcirìm - ûarcirìs - ûarcirì - ûarcirìme - ûarcirìse - ûarcirìîe - on ûarcirìn
 * Conditional: ûarciricìm - ûarciricìs - ûarciricì - ûarciricìme - ûarciricìse - ûarciricìîe - ûarciricìn
 * Subjunctive: ûarcìr
 * Imperative: ûarcì!

2. Using stem changes and suffixes. (gorì = to do, to perform) As you can see the past and future change o to îe.
 * Present: gorìm - gorìs - gorì - gorìme - gorìse - gorìîe - on gorìn
 * Past: gîerìm - gîerìs - gîerì - gîerìme - gîerìse - gîerìîe - gîerìn
 * Future: gorirìm - gorirìs - gorirì - gorirìme - gorirìse - gorirìîe - on gorirìn
 * Conditional: gîerirìm - gîerirìs - gîerirì - gîerirìme - gîerirìse - gîerirìîe - gîerirìn
 * Subjunctive: gorìr
 * Imperative: gorì!

Of course there's also a third group which contains irregular verbs. (ós = to be)
 * Present: óm - ó[s] - ós - óme - óse - ón - on ósìn
 * Past: ùîìm - ùîìs - ùîì - ùîìme - ùîìse - ùîìîe - ùîìn
 * Future: skalìm - skalìs - skalì - skalìme - skalìse - skalìîe - on skalìn
 * Conditional: skelìm - skelìs - skelì - skelìme - skelìse - skelìîe - skelìn
 * Subjunctive: äs
 * Imperative: gan! (singular) gaû! (plural)

Vocabulary
Some words related to agriculture:
 * fûeîè (cow)
 * geskè (forest)
 * hûecè (farm)
 * hûecrirè (agriculture)
 * îaîè (goat)
 * ûalè (field)

Some words related to family:
 * crehrè (daughter)
 * fónè (child)
 * mûecrè (mother)
 * senè (son)
 * ûarè (human being)
 * ûocrè (father)

Some words related to fishing or hunting:
 * faskè (boat)
 * gorì [e] ûóskè (to fish)
 * gorì nûarì [e] liûè (to kill)
 * meûè (weapon)
 * rolì (to hunt)
 * ûanì (to catch)
 * ûorè (water)
 * ûóskè (fish)

Some words related to life in a village:
 * husè (house)
 * mörè (village)
 * ûaîè (road)

See also:
 * Hûiniskè - English dictionary