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| Tonal | No | ||||||||||||
| Declensions | Yes | ||||||||||||
| Conjugations | Yes | ||||||||||||
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| Case | Number | ||||||||||||
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| Voice | Mood | ||||||||||||
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| Tense | Aspect | ||||||||||||
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Varlonek (in English Varlonian) is a language spoken in Varlonie and is the second language of the ex colonies of this nation
Classification and Dialects[]
Varlonek is a very popular language in Semernet (the continent of Varlonie). Varlonian has many dialects, spoke in the Varlonian Peninsula and also in some colonies or ex-colonies (defined “Colonial dialects”). The only thing that distinguish dialects by Varlonek is the phonetics: the grammar is similar, but sometimes not (for example, the dialects spoke in the south of the country)
Phonology[]
Consonants[]
| Bilabial | Labio-dental | Dental | Alveolar | Post-alveolar | Palatal | Velar | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m | n | |||||
| Plosive | p b | t d | k g | ||||
| Fricative | f v | θ | s z | ʃ ʒ | |||
| Affricate | t͡ʃ d͡ʒ | ||||||
| Approximant | j | ||||||
| Trill | r | ||||||
| Flap or tap | |||||||
| Lateral fric. | |||||||
| Lateral app. | l | ||||||
| Lateral flap |
Vowels[]
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | u | |
| Close-mid | e | ||
| Open-mid | ε | ɔ | |
| Open | a |
Writing System[]
| A | B | D | K | C | E | G | Gw | F | H | Th | I | |
| Sound | a | b | d | k | t͡ʃ | e | g | d͡ʒ | f | h | θ | i |
| Letter | J | L | M | N | O | P | R | S | Š | 3 | T | U |
| Sound | j | l | m | n | o | p | r | s | ʃ | z | t | u |
| Letter | V | |||||||||||
| Sound | v |
History[]
In -5000 groups of people started to speak a new language: Varia Linguo. We don't have many informations, but recently studies can create a basilary grammar and vocabulary. Most of the words are rebuilt.
In -1500 Fittic people went to the Varlone Peninsula, and create a new language ,Fittican, the fundament of Varlonek. From -1798 to 612 (years of the Fittican kingdom, then republic) Fittican was modified lots of times.
Grammar[]
Verbs[]
In Varlonek, there are 2 conjugations:
-Verbs in -IA that exprime real actions (e.g to make, to speak, to cook, etc...)
-Verbs in -IO that exprime irreal actions (e.g to think, to love, etc...)
There are also another one conjugation, verbs in -ON. They aren't many:
-To be (ivon)
-To do (ēton)
-To desire (werpon) NOTE: this verb isn't use very often in the common language, only in formal and high speaking.
-To be on the verge of (Kønson) NOTE: it as only the certative mood (look at moods and times section)
-To can [with the meaning in the sentence "Can I open the window?] (Jolon)
Moods & times[]
In Varlonek there are 6 moods:
-Certative: that exprime actions who are sure to do
-Uncertative: that exprime actions who aren't sure to do
-Desiderative: that exprime actions impossible to do or wanted
-Imperative: that exprime actions to do absolutley
-Menative: that exprime:
1) actions that are do often
2) actions that are do before speaking [e.g What are you doing? I'm reading]
-Base form: this is use very often to exprime some sintatticals forms. It is also named IA, IO, ON form.
There are 3 times: Past, Present, Future
-IA conjugation (Example verb: Tolm [speak/talk])[]
| Certative | Uncertative | Desiderative | Imperative | Menative I | Menative II | Base form | Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tolm | 1 sing | ||||||
| Tolm-es | 2 sing | ||||||
| Tolm-en | 3 sing | ||||||
| Tolm-ipar | 1 plur | ||||||
| Tolm-iget | 2 plur | ||||||
| Tolm-itui | 3 plur | ||||||
| Tolm-on | 2 dual | ||||||
| Tolm-on | 3 dual |