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! Instrumental
! Instrumental
| Means of performing a verb '''with'''
| Means of performing a verb; '''with'''
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! Causal
! Causal
| The reason for a verb '''for'''
| The reason for a verb; '''for'''
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! Locative
! Locative
| General physical position '''by'''
| General physical position; '''by'''
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! Ablative
! Ablative
| Movement from '''from'''
| Movement from; '''from'''
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! Sublative
! Sublative
| Movement toward '''toward'''
| Movement toward; '''toward'''
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! Elative
! Elative
| Movement from '''out of'''
| Movement from; '''out of'''
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! Illative
! Illative
| Movement toward '''into'''
| Movement toward; '''into'''
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! Terminative
! Terminative
| Limit of '''until'''
| Limit of; '''until'''
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! Temporal
! Temporal
| Location of time '''at'''
| Location of time; '''at'''
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Revision as of 21:39, 14 August 2023

Fransáes is a jokelang created by Caelen Selke-Minogue. It is intended to fix the French language because it sorely needs it. It fixes the abomination that is French spelling, and also changes the grammar to conform with the more intelligent languages of the world.

Phonology

Consonants

Consonants
Labial Alveolar Post-Alveolar Palatal Velar Uvular
Plosive p /p/ b /b/ t /t/ d /d/ k /k/ g /g/
Fricative f /f/ v /v/ s /s/ z /z/ sh /ʃ/ zh /ʒ/ x /x/ rh /ʁ/
Nasal m /m/ n /n/ nn /ɲ/ ng /ŋ/
Tap/Flap r /r/
Approximant l /l/ j /j/

Vowels

Vowels
Front Middle Back
Close i /i/ u /u/
Close-mid ae /e/ ' /ə/ ou /o/
Open-Mid e /ɛ/ o /ɔ/
Open a /a/

Stress is always denoted by an acute (´). If stress occurs on a sound represented by two letters it is put on the first letter.

Syllable Structure

  • CV
  • CCV
  • CVC
  • V
  • CCVC
  • VC
  • CCCV
  • CCVCC
  • CCCVC
  • VCC
  • CCCVCC

Phonotactics

Morphophonology

Morphology

Nouns

Fransáes has a stupidly long list of cases: Nominative, Accusative, Dative, Ablative, Genitive, Vocative, Locative, Instrumental, Causal, Terminative, Temporal, Sublative, Elative and Illative.

Function
Nominative Subject of finite verb
Accusative Object of transitive verb
Vocative Addressee
Dative Indirect object; to
Genitive Possessor of noun; of
Instrumental Means of performing a verb; with
Causal The reason for a verb; for
Locative General physical position; by
Ablative Movement from; from
Sublative Movement toward; toward
Elative Movement from; out of
Illative Movement toward; into
Terminative Limit of; until
Temporal Location of time; at


Syntax

Constituent order

Noun phrase

Verb phrase

Sentence phrase

Dependent clauses

Example texts

Other resources