Eenglish

Setting
Tell some background information, history, where the language is spoken, etc.

Phonology
Write about the alphabet (consonants and vowels) and explain the orthography along with the phonotactics of the language, it is suggested to do this before anything. Use the International Phonetic Alphabet to name sounds in your language.

Vowels

Vowels sometimes have more than one value and are interchangeable in a given word.

oo : /uː/

The Orthography

/iː/ : ee, ea, e...e, i...e, ie...e, i, y, ä, äy, eey, öi, eeo,

/ɪ/ :

/uː/ :

/ʊ/ :

Phonotactics
Explain the consonant clusters and vowel clusters that work and are acceptable for use in the language. For example, "st" is a consonant cluster in English.

Pronunciations
-Vowels

Vowels sometimes have more than one value and are interchangeable in a given word.

Short Vowels

a : /a/, /ʌ/

i : /i/, /ɪ/

u :

e : /e/, /ə/

o :

Long Vowels

aa : /aː/, /aɛ/

ee : /eː/, /iː/

ii : /əɪ/, /eɪ/

oo : /uː/

Diphthongs ea : /eːa/,

oa : /oːa/, /oːə/

Consonants

b : /b/

c(e,i) : /sˤ/

ch

d : /d/

dh : /ð/

f

g

gh : /ɣ/ or /ʁ/

h

j

k

l

m

n

p

q(u)

r

s

t

v

w

x

y

z

The Orthography

/iː/ : ee, ea, e...e, i...e, ie...e, i, y, ä, äy, eey, öi, eeo,

/ɪ/ :

/uː/ :

/ʊ/ :

Word Stress
Words including long vowels and diphthongs or ending with more than 1 consonant are stronger, heavier and stressed. In native words the first syllable of the root is stressed.

Basic Grammar
Nouns are inflected according to case and number. The cases are Nominative, Genitive, and Accusative. Nouns governed by prepositions are inflected in accusative.

Regular nouns inflect as follows:

Sing:

Nominative : 0 / V

Genitive : -es / `es

Accusative : -un / `un

Plur:

Nominative : -s

Genitive : -'ses

Accusative : -uns

"-en and -ren plurals" nouns are inflected

Nominative : 0

Genitive : -'es

Accusative : -un

Plur:

Nominative : -(r)en

Genitive : -'(r)enes

Accusative : -(r)enun

E.g. : chiild chiildes chiildun - children chiildrenes chiildrenun

Nouns with identical singular and plural are inflected as if singular.

Dictionary
Give a list or a link to a page with a list with words and their definitions (or words translated from English). It is suggested that phonology, constrains, phonotactics and grammar is more or less finished before going onto this or you may risk making the words too similar to your native language.

A

aftir [ 'aftir ] : after

an : a, an

assume [as'sumə] : assume

axis [ 'aksis] (plur. -es) : axis

B

tu bring-broght-gibroghten : to bring

broad [broːad]

brodher : brother

C

cefre [sˤefrə] : zero

tu come-came-gicumen : to come

cow [kow] : cow

D

tu decepe : to deceive

decepte [desˤeptə] : deceit

deception : deception

E

eek : too, also

F

tu fiight-foght-gifoghten

fiive : five

foor : four

foot (plur. feet) : foot

G

tu give-gaave-gigiven

H

I

iiland : island

J

K

kniight [knəi]

L

littel [littəl] : little

M

maake-maade-gimaade : make

modher :

N

O

P

Q

questien

qui [qwi] n. : quay, wharf

R

tu recepe : to deceive

recipe : recipe

recepte [resˤeptə] : deceit

reception : deception

S

science [ʃiensˤə] : science

T

twa : two

tugedher : together

U

V

tu vert [vert] v. : to turn

W

werra : war

waranty : waranty, guarantee

tu warp v. : twist, warp

X

Y

Z

Example text
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