Aranchese

Aranchese (in Aranchese "Arančilt" ) is a language spoken in Aranchea (Arančək) by about 8,000,000 people.

It is a Western Laveshian language.

Classification and Dialects Edit

Northern Dialects Edit

• Kayrunean Aranchese (Kayru)
• Suzyan Aranchese (Suzyə)
• Coastal Aranchese
• Mêrisian Aranchese (Mêris)

Southern Dialects Edit

• Mutsian Aranchese (Mücyə/Mütsia)
• Nassaryan Aranchese (Nəssar)

PhonologyEdit

ConsonantsEdit

VowelsEdit

PhonotacticsEdit

Writing SystemEdit

GrammarEdit

Pronouns Edit

NounsEdit

There are 9 cases: Nominative, Genitive, Accusative, Dative, Causative, Ablative, Lative, Locative-Prepositional and Instrumental.

• nouns that end in -k can turn into g when a vowel is added in declension, however this is not mandatory in written language, although it is in spoken one.
• If the suffix starts with s and the root ends with t they merge and become c
• šeuvet (eagle) > šeuveci (the eagles)
• Arančək > Arančəge (Aranchea's)

There are three/four declension patterns:

Concrete objects Edit

Living beings and food, adjectives (if necessary) Edit

Concepts, places, materials, abstract things, deities Edit

Loanwords, substantivated nouns Edit

[*] = vowel harmony, depends on last or first vowel of the word.

If can also be replaced with Causative + ka postpositioned sometimes.

VerbsEdit

Verbs tend to conjugate according to both subject and object.

Verb "to be" Edit

To make the verb to be with a noun or an adjective you can add the suffix -(n)*l followed by the verb suffix, where * is the last vowel of the word root.

Example: həundulə= I am a dog, wahəundulestakur = I wouldn't want to be a dog

to make it "to become" use the suffix -(d)inêkel(ə)

Həundinêkelə = I become a dog, I am becoming a dog

I have made you become a dog = Þəlen həundinêkelafo

REFLEXIVE Edit

REFLEXIVE Edit

with 2nd person object Edit

add (d)uk to all no-object endings

Indicative Mood Edit

with no object

Conditional Mood Edit

Same as indicative with 'wə-' or 'wa(h)-' prefix before the verb root. There is no real rule on which one to use, usually people just use the one that sounds better in a said context.

Infinitive Edit

-na

Imperative Mood Edit

2nd person singular: verb root+unt (umas with defined 3 object, umuk 2)

2nd person plural: verb root+untir (umras, umruk)

Other persons present form + (n)unt (they should **** = conditional+imperative)

Inferential Mood Edit

Same as indicative with 'aśa(v)-' prefix. Used to report unsure information.

Participle Edit

Participle is made with -(k)ap

Passive Edit

To make the verb passive add the suffix -(t)inde (before the negative suffix)

Passive-negative is -(t)indekur

Specifying progressive action Edit

Progressive aspect can be shown using "ardast".

Maňes ardast, irum lüdən!!! = I am eating, go away!!!

Negative Edit

To make the verb negative add -(a)kur

Adjectives Edit

Adjectives are usually formed by noun root plus '-(a)c̆ə' suffix.

The prefix pl(i)- makes it become more (adjective)

pluðəc̆ə = faster

The prefix kurpl(i)- makes it become less (adjective)

kurpluðəc̆ə = less faster

han = comparation proposition

Həundur pluðəc̆eneliste han gulur.

Adverbs Edit

Adverbs are usually formed by noun root plus '-(a)vlə' prefix.

SyntaxEdit

Word order is mainly SVO.

Questions are made with "ka" at the end.

INFINITE = U(N) before

VocabularyEdit

Example textEdit

All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.

Aht udnamas niskatiste eleter də ijosačə diňatiyuda də þikyoyudas. Nə aśinšapaliste kôs kandasat də konsenšyat də mastiste ayuna inśi nełedatals bratarnete almamit.

Spoken sample Edit

The following is a reading of the above text.

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