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Angelic Anjelek | |||
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Type | |||
Verb-Object (SVO) | |||
Alignment | |||
Nominative-Accusative | |||
Head direction | |||
Initial | |||
Tonal | |||
No | |||
Declensions | |||
Yes | |||
Conjugations | |||
Yes | |||
Genders | |||
None | |||
Nouns decline according to... | |||
Case | Number | ||
Definiteness | Gender | ||
Verbs conjugate according to... | |||
Voice | Mood | ||
Person | Number | ||
Tense | Aspect |
Angelic is a fan language based on the world of the webcomic Slightly Damned.
In the words of the comic's creator:
"Unfortunately, I am no J.R.R. Tolkien. All the Angelic you see in the comic is a bunch of symbols I made up on the fly. There’s no guide, no translation. It’s all nonsense."[1]
Contents
Internal mythos[edit | edit source]
Angels live in Heaven with Mother Gaia, their creator. Their duties range from making the afterlife pleasant for souls in paradise, and doing battle against the forces of Hell.
Phonology[edit | edit source]
Consonants[edit | edit source]
Bilabial | Labio-dental | Alveolar | Post-alveolar | Velar | |
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Nasal | m | ŋ | |||
Plosive | d | k, g | |||
Fricative | v | s, z | ʒ | ||
Approximant | ɹ | ||||
Lateral app. | l |
Vowels[edit | edit source]
Front | Back | |
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Close | i | u |
Close-mid | o | |
Open-mid | ɛ | |
Open | a |
Writing System (12:6)[edit | edit source]
Traditional Script
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Traditional Script
Note how all the vowels open to the right.
Romanized[edit | edit source]
Letter | a | e | i | y | o | u |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sound | /a/ | /ɛ/ | /i/ | /ai/ | /o/ | /u/ |
Letter | g | d | v | z | x | l |
Sound | /g/ | /d/ | /v/ | /z/ | /ks/ | /l/ |
Letter | m | n | s | k | r | j |
Sound | /m/ | /ŋ/ | /s/ | /k/ | /ɹ/ | /ʒ/ |
Grammar[edit | edit source]
Gender | Cases | Numbers | Tenses | Persons | Moods | Voices | Aspects | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Verb | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No |
Nouns | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
Adjectives | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
Numbers | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
Participles | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
Adverb | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
Pronouns | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No |
Adpositions | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
Article | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
Particle | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
Nouns[edit | edit source]
Nouns are assigned three classes:
- Things that are of Heaven. (Gaia, Angels, righteous persons, etc.)
- Things that are of Medius. (Death, living things, nature, etc.)
- Things that are of Hell. (Syndel, Demons, damned souls, etc.)
Nouns are pluralized with the suffix (i) j .
Verbs[edit | edit source]
Verb Tense | Prefix |
---|---|
Past | sun- |
Future | kur- |
Passive | mi- |
Gerund | jer- |
Subject-verb agreement is provided by having the verb follow the subject immediately.
Syntax[edit | edit source]
Pronouns (Personal)[edit | edit source]
Subjective to: | Prefix |
---|---|
Possessive | se- |
Reflective |
ni- |
For Objective pronouns, the final vowel is replaced with "y". (ai)
Other Words[edit | edit source]
Word |
Translation |
---|---|
ets | And |
ken | Yes |
nu | No |
la | To |
vi | Or |
dan- | Un- |
-ri | Turns Verb into Adjective |
-zo | Turns Verb into Noun |
WIP
Lexicon[edit | edit source]
Articles (Definite)[edit | edit source]
Word | Class |
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ky |
1 (Heaven) |
ka |
2 (Medius) |
ku |
3 (Hell) |
Nouns[edit | edit source]
Class I[edit | edit source]
Word | Translation |
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fory | Time |
geven | Heaven |
jiri | Sword |
nev | Heart |
ni | Self |
nim | Word |
selem | Peace, Hello |
simi | Sun |
vur | Friend |
zem | Name |
nin | Sister |
zes | Brother |
Class II[edit | edit source]
Word | Translation |
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aer | Air |
dam | Man |
eme | Tongue |
gi | Earth |
iom | Day |
iv | Woman |
kun | Tail |
ner | Water |
nun | Snake |
pyr | Fire |
Class III[edit | edit source]
Word | Translation |
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kadzo | Sin |
siol | Hell |
zuu | Demon, Brute |
Verbs[edit | edit source]
Word | Translation |
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aka | to Make/Do |
am | to Be (Present State) |
arvaj | to Grab, Hold, Steal |
asde | to Need |
diri | to Despair |
dyl | to Hail, Praise |
dum | to Fight |
fy | to Look (to be) |
hul | to Hurt |
id | Would |
is | to Have |
isra | to Wrestle, Struggle |
jel | to Laugh |
jesum | to Listen |
jeva | Must |
juru | to Shine |
kad | to Sin |
kam | to Love |
kana | to Worry |
kem | to Like |
kul | Can |
lome | to Speak |
lumet | to Study, Research |
lumo | to Die |
smor | to Keep |
sna | to Hate |
ym | to Be (Eternal Totality) |
za | to Will/Would |
zig | to Please |
zov | to Leave |
Adjectives[edit | edit source]
Word | Translation |
---|---|
da | With |
dov | Good |
duni | Better |
en | In/At |
inz | Free |
iur | More |
jelmi | Laughable; Ridiculous |
jo | Here |
kumz | Like; As |
lal | Dear |
ra | Evil |
sar | All |
ya | Holy |
Pronouns[edit | edit source]
Word | Translation |
---|---|
ja | I |
jaj | We |
vo | You |
voj | You (pl.) |
wa | He/She |
ri | This, It |
rij | They |
There are no gendered Pronouns in Angelic, as Angels view gender as fluid.
Example text[edit | edit source]
Angelic | English |
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Sar damj jeva lumo. | All men must die. |
Diri'dan, lal vur... Smor se'vo nev jer'juru kumz ky simi... Ja'ym jo da vy... |
Despair not, dear friend... Keep your heart shining like the sun... I am here with you... |
Ym vi ym'dan... | To be or not to be... |
Dyl ym la Gya. | Praise be to Gaia. |