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Revision as of 08:34, 14 September 2015

Cavinese
Type English-type
Alignment English-type
Head direction English-type
Tonal No
Declensions No
Conjugations No
Genders
Nouns decline according to...
Case Number
Definiteness Gender
Verbs conjugate according to...
Voice Mood
Person Number
Tense Aspect
Meta-information
Progress 0%
Statistics
Nouns 0%
Verbs 0%
Adjectives 0%
Syntax 0%
Words of 1500
Creator UnfazedEveryman

This language is not part of UE's Lab.

Classification and Dialects

There are no dialects of Cavinese. The language is based on English, and is similar to Tharfish. Dutch influences are common.

Phonology

Consonants

Bilabial Labio-dental Dental Alveolar Post-alveolar Retroflex Palatal Velar Uvular Pharyngeal Epiglottal Glottal
Nasal m n ɲ ŋ
Plosive p b t d k g q ʔ
Fricative f v θ ð x
Affricate ts
Approximant j w h
Trill r
Flap or tap
Lateral fric.
Lateral app. l ʎ
Lateral flap

Vowels

Front Near-front Central Near-back Back
Close i y u
Near-close ɪ
Close-mid
Mid
Open-mid
Near-open
Open

Phonotactics

Like English.

Writing System

Letter
Sound
Letter
Sound
Letter
Sound

Grammar

the grammar is quite similar to English.

Nouns

Verbs

Syntax

Lexicon

Cavinese has a lot of unusual words, many Dutchisms, and influences. Some example words:

:o - nothing, used in writing chats and talk pages after any statement
admijn - admin (registered trademark of Pierlot)
è - nothing, used to amplify the preceding statement (That's from Limburgish è.)
dijålekt (pl. dijålektaq - dialect
klýxef - you/they are/he is right
takavíhki/takaviki - weird, strange (see also)
to have right, <insert other dutchisms here> - to be right, <insert translations of other dutchisms here>
go your hallway, go ahead (Dutchism)
trademark, means very little compared to it's meaning IRL
naranja, positive greeting but now discredited (Lovian coinage)
Svarje (spelled in many different ways), Greeting employing Swedish in Burenian.
cavy, any person or thing, a guinea pig
sadify, to depress or to sadden (Lovian coinage)
shute, to shoot (someone) (Lovian coinage)

Example text

The Article 1 of UDHR: All cavies ra bornen frie an samin in th' dignity an th' have rightins è. They a've given rightin an forthowten an shide act 'ward n'other in spirit of fraten è. :o

Some phrases:

  • Have you brought the beer? - Brait j'beer?
  • I have no more money. - Ich ha' nu mar monie.
  • That was for me. - Wate for ich.
  • That is an interesting item you have given me. - Wate is t' interestin maar j'ha givit ich.
  • Everyone is takaviki. - Ail mens'e getakaviki.
  • You were right after all. - J'have right af t'ail.

Numbers:

  • one - un
  • two - tei
  • three - dre
  • four - fir
  • five - veif
  • six - siks
  • seven - sivan
  • eight - aght
  • nine - nuen
  • ten - dien
  • eleven - eleifen
  • twelve - dvalfen
  • thirteen - drejdien
  • fourteen - firdien
  • fifteen - veifdien
  • sixteen - siksdien
  • seventeen - sivandien
  • eighteen - aghtien
  • nineteen - neundien
  • twenty - tvandie
  • thirty - traidie
  • forty - findie
  • fifty - veiftedie
  • sixty - sikstedie
  • seventy - sivantedie
  • eighty - aghtedie
  • ninety - neuntedie
  • hundred - hondeirt