Elitean

Elitean (natively eliteană /eliteanə/) is a Romance language spoken natively by approximately 500,000 people in East-Europe.

Classification and Dialects
The main dialect version of Elitean, considered to be the standard language, is the one described on this page. On the other hand, there are some regional dialectal versions that can differ in pronunciation and/or orthography. One example is the elinesi,  a version with a very different pronunciation (note the word when: kânĝ in standard and kândi' in elinesi).

Consonants
Here you will find a table showing the sounds present in Elitean, and also the corresponding pronunciation linked to a letter used in written language.

Nasal consonants Plosive consonants (stops)
 * Mm /m/ - mumă (mother) /mu'mə/
 * Nn /n/ - Nuna (Moon) /nu'na/
 * Ññ /ɲ/ - ñurazmă (smell) /ɲu'razmə/
 * Pp /p/ - pomi (tree) /pomj/
 * Bb /b/ - bearkă (boat) /be̯ar'kə/
 * Tt /t/ - torq (cake) /tort͡ʃ/
 * Dd /d/


 * Kk /k/

Fricative consonants Affricate consonants Approximant consonants Trill consonants Co-articulated consonants (labial-velar) * Note: Depends on the vowel after: kapi = /kapi/; k'iar = /ciar/ ; at the end of the word, k is read /q/ (voiceless uvular stop).
 * Ğğ
 * Cc
 * Gg
 * Ḱḱ
 * Ff
 * Vv
 * Ss
 * Zz
 * Șș
 * Jj
 * Hh
 * Țț
 * D̦d̦
 * Qq
 * Ĝĝ
 * Jj
 * Ll
 * Rr
 * Ww

** Note: Depends on the vowel after: jawe = /ʒawe/; ĝej = /dʒej/ ; at the end of the word, k is read /q/ (voiceless uvular stop).

Nouns
In Elitean there are six grammatical cases: nominative, accusative, genitive, dative, vocative and ablative.

Nominative

The nominative case is used for the subject of an active or a passive verb.

Accusative

The accusative case is used for the object of a sentence:

Genitive

The genitive case means of and shows possession:

Dative

The dative case means to or for:

Vocative

The vocative case is used when addressing someone:

Ablative

The ablative case can mean with, especially when the noun it refers to is a thing rather than a person:

It is also frequently used with prepositions, especially those meaning 'from', 'with', 'in', or 'by':

Infinitive mood
mâka - to ear (all verbs end in A)

Indicative mood
There are only 3 verbs that are exceptions: îia (to be), habea (to have) and

Subjunctive mood
SE + the following:

Imperative mood
Gerund: -AND (mâka - mâkand = eating)

Participle: -IAQ (mâka - mâkiaq = eaten)

Exceptions: îia - fosq; habea - teniaq;

Example text
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights - article 1:

Toaq i-hiințiwi omineșq seu-nasq leberi kânj ed̦awi î demnidaq kânj î derepqi. Li îiad̦ îjine kow rațăun i koștiință kânj trebeq-ses-seu koportqed̦i unu kow alqu trâ espiritu-a fraternițijei.