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.' See the Skarelan page of the JEMCDLX website for more information.

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
Nouns are singular by default and can be made plural by adding -er.

Genitive case can be added to nouns by adding -u.

For words that end in vowels, an apostrophe must be added between the word and these endings.

Verbs
Infinitive verbs have no affixes added to them.

Indicative verbs are inflected according to number and person: Imperative verbs are not conjugated for person or number and have the prefix ker-.

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

Questions are indicated by intonation.

Adjectives and genitives are placed after the nouns they modify, but determiners and prepositions are placed before.

Lexicon
All verbs are put in their infinitive forms.
 * Al: long live (exclamation)
 * Alot: old
 * Altre: nine
 * Angul: English (adjective or noun)
 * Aop: now
 * Ap: From
 * Arep: they (plural)
 * Auop: war
 * Buša: how
 * Byot: sword
 * Daop: survive
 * Dev: eat
 * Drok: in
 * Ekotorwep: dangerous
 * Elep: he
 * Elnik: Greek (adjective or noun)
 * Eotsep: twenty
 * Eqotrop: friendly
 * Eqyot: traitor
 * Erad: two
 * Erep: before/in front of
 * Ewtou: mean (adjective)
 * Felot: like (verb)
 * Fone: facility
 * Forkrüt: declare
 * Forp: speak
 * Gelga: Irish (adjective or noun)
 * Goref: dessert
 * Gwenek: Skeroth
 * Hyop: spy (noun)
 * Ikyep: hello
 * Ilep: she
 * Kalip: indestructible
 * Keret: ignore
 * Kerkol: JEMCDLX
 * Ket: be
 * Ki: Particle used for past tense
 * Kiswala: Swahili
 * Kolip: immortal
 * Korop: for
 * Kosem: room
 * Kot: stop
 * Krob: open (verb)
 * Krot: yes
 * Krü'oth: weapon
 * Kulep: eternal
 * Külok: maybe
 * Kyek: not
 * Kyoml: death
 * Lato: Latin
 * Loqot: planet
 * Lot: his/her/its
 * Melk: soldier
 * Mot: my/our
 * Nekrim: NST
 * Nerek: evil (adjective)
 * 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
 * Otrep: eight
 * Oud: one
 * Oukfütroth: master
 * Ouqpet: language
 * Ouret: what
 * Ouvet: who
 * Ouyek: seven
 * Owep: I
 * Pet: hide (verb)
 * Pok: or
 * Pol: return
 * Polet: game
 * Poreker: end (noun)
 * Potel: blood
 * Prot: to
 * Qarod: ten
 * Qep: if
 * Qolot: this
 * Qorp: here
 * Rakük: person
 * 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)
 * Serop: drink (noun)
 * Šir: when
 * Skarel: agent
 * Skarok: child
 * Skatsab: division
 * Skerot: SKA
 * Syev: trap (verb)
 * Tal: build
 * Talath: house
 * Taref: life
 * Tek: and
 * Tekrut: none/zero
 * Teop: need (verb)
 * Tep: die
 * Ter: kill
 * Thewp: join
 * Tilop: dank
 * Tok: read
 * Tored: stupid
 * Tornep: near
 * Torwep: on
 * Torweqol: extinction
 * Trep: bed
 * Trin: five
 * Trofer: forever
 * Tüfet: any
 * Tukot: base (structure)
 * Tüqop: four
 * Ukelrd: news
 * Ukep: above/over
 * Ukrp: goodbye
 * Ulep: under
 * Ulot: new
 * Wow: no
 * Urep: after/behind
 * Warip: great
 * Waskek: defense
 * Wat: all
 * Wer: fight (verb)
 * Werop: good
 * Wtaerawtal: Harambe
 * Wtaerteth: great one
 * Wtar: rule
 * Wtas: three
 * Wteorp: glory
 * Wterkryen: Skarelan
 * Wtulod: meme
 * Wyolot: computer
 * Yekrot: wrath
 * Yepilon: Alpharian
 * Yod: beginning
 * Yorop: Particle used for future tense
 * Yotu: big
 * Yurop: fun (adjective)

Original
Skerot, warip, kalip tek kulep Al trofer mot Skerot warip

Oskülm prot Skerot Al wat Skerotu Ap melker prot Kerkol Awer Skerot korop okep

IPA
skeɹot ɰaɹip kalip tek kulep al tɹofeɹ mot skeɹot ɰaɹip

oskylm pɹot skeɹot al ɰat skeɹotu ap melkeɹ pɹot keɹkol aɰeɹ skeɹot koɹop okep

Gloss
skerot warip kalip tek kulep | SKA great indestructible and invincible

al trofer mot Skerot warip | long_live forever our SKA great

oskülm prot Skerot | loyal to SKA

al wat Skerot-u | long_live all SKA-GEN

ap melk-er prot Kerkol | from soldier-PL to JEMCDLX

a-wer Skerot korop orwep | 3rd.SG-fight SKA for 1.PL

English
SKA, great, indestructible and invincible

Long live our great SKA forever

Loyal to SKA

Long live all of SKA

From (the) soldiers to JEMCDLX

SKA fights for us