| Northuldran Ynatre keeli | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Fusional | ||||||||||||
| Alignment | Left-to-right | ||||||||||||
| Head direction | |||||||||||||
| Tonal | No | ||||||||||||
| Declensions | No | ||||||||||||
| Conjugations | No | ||||||||||||
| Genders | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Nouns decline according to... | |||||||||||||
| Case | Number | ||||||||||||
| Definiteness | Gender | ||||||||||||
| Verbs conjugate according to... | |||||||||||||
| Voice | Mood | ||||||||||||
| Person | Number | ||||||||||||
| Tense | Aspect | ||||||||||||
| Meta-information | |||||||||||||
| Progress | 36% | ||||||||||||
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| Creator | NathanComix | ||||||||||||
Northuldran is the official language of the Northuldra peoples.
Classification and Dialects[]
The Northuldran language is similar to Estonian and Finnish.
Phonology[]
Consonants[]
| Bilabial | Labio-dental | Dental | Alveolar | Post-alveolar | Retroflex | Palatal | Velar | Uvular | Pharyngeal | Epiglottal | Glottal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m | n | n | n | ||||||||
| Plosive | p, b | t, d | t, d | t, d | k, g | ʔ (q) | ||||||
| Fricative | f, v | s, z | ʃ (š), ʒ (ž) | h | ||||||||
| Affricate | ts (c) | tʃ (č) | ||||||||||
| Approximant | w | j | ||||||||||
| Trill | r | r | r | |||||||||
| Flap or tap | ||||||||||||
| Lateral fric. | ɬ (ł), ɮ (l) | ɬ (ł), ɮ (l) | ɬ (ł), ɮ (l) | |||||||||
| Lateral app. | ||||||||||||
| Lateral flap |
Vowels[]
| Front | Near-front | Central | Near-back | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High | i, y (ü) | ɯ (y), u | |||
| Near-high | |||||
| High-mid | e, ø (ö) | o | |||
| Mid | |||||
| Low-mid | |||||
| Near-low | æ (ä) | ||||
| Low | a |
Phonotactics[]
Vowels[]
- Back vowels: a, o, u, y
- Front vowels: ä, i, ö, ü
- Neutral vowels: e
Consonants[]
- n: [ŋ] before g and k.
- x: [ks]
Writing System[]
| Letter | a | ä | b | c | č | d | e | f | g | h | i | j |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sound | a | æ | b | ts | tʃ | d | e | f | g | h | i | j |
| Letter | k | l | ł | m | n | o | ö | p | q | r | s | š |
| Sound | k | ɮ | ɬ | m | n | o | ø | p | ʔ | r | s | ʃ |
| Letter | t | u | ü | v | w | x | y | z | ž | |||
| Sound | t | u | y | v | w | ks | ɯ | z | ʒ |
Grammar[]
Nouns[]
Verbs[]
Syntax[]
Lexicon[]
Example text[]
Meitä kucutaan Ynatrexy. Olemme auryngon ihmisiä.
Translation[]
We're called Northuldra. We are the people of the sun.
UDHR Article 1[]
Kaxe ihmiset syntyvet väpäine ja tasaqarvošyna ihmisärvöisesti ja eküxin. Heillä on järkeenja omatunto, ja heidän tulee tömie tošaan kohtaan veljeiden hengessä.
Translation[]
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.