Algerian is a hypothetical national language of Algeria. It is a hybrid of Algerian Arabic and French.
The construction of the Algerian language is a collaborative effort. Anyone may edit this page.
Phonology[edit | edit source]
Algerian has 20 consonants and six vowels.
Consonants[edit | edit source]
Bilabial | Labiodental | Alveolar | Postalveolar | Palatal | Velar | Labiovelar | Uvular | Pharyngeal | Glottal | |
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Nasal | m | n | ||||||||
Plosive | p b | t d | k g | ʔ | ||||||
Affricate | d͡ʒ | |||||||||
Fricative | f v | s z | ʁ | ħ | h | |||||
Approximant | ɹ | w | ||||||||
Lateral approximant | l |
Vowels[edit | edit source]
Front | Back | |
---|---|---|
Close | i | u |
Close-mid | e | o |
Open-mid | œ | |
Open | a |
Orthography[edit | edit source]
Algerian uses the Latin script. Its alphabet is put in the Arabic order.
Letter | a | b | j | d | h | w | z | x | t | i | k | l | m | n | s | g | o | f | e | eu | r | v | gh | o | u | ' |
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IPA | a | b | d͡ʒ | d | h | w | z | ħ | t | i | k | l | m | n | s | g | o | f | e | œ | ʁ | v | ɹ | o | u | ʔ |
Pronouns[edit | edit source]
The pronouns come from Arabic and are converted to particles as opposed to their original affixed forms.
Singular | Plural | |
---|---|---|
1st | ne | nu |
2nd | ti | tu |
3rd | ie | iu |
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