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| Subject of finite verb
| Subject of finite verb
| N/A
| N/A
| "''The cat'' ate"
| "''The cat'' eats"
| ''Lu sha monzh''
| ''Lu sha monzh''
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|-
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| Object of transitive verb
| Object of transitive verb
| -u
| -u
| "The cat ate ''rice''"
| "The cat eats ''rice''"
| ''Lu sha monzh riu''
| ''Lu sha monzh riu''
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|-
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| Indirect object; '''to'''
| Indirect object; '''to'''
| -a
| -a
| "The cat ate rice under ''the table''"
| "The cat eats rice under ''the table''"
| ''Lu sha monzh riu su la tablá
| ''Lu sha monzh riu su la tablá
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|-
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! Instrumental
! Instrumental
| Means of performing a verb; '''with'''
| Means of performing a verb; '''with'''
| -ave
| -av
| "The cat ate rice with ''a fork''"
| "The cat eats rice with ''a fork''"
|
| ''Lu sha monzh riu avé únav fushétav''
|-
|-
! Causal
! Causal

Revision as of 04:45, 15 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 fourteen grammatical cases: Nominative, Accusative, Vocative, Dative, Genitive, Instrumental, Causal, Locative, Ablative, Sublative, Elative, Illative, Terminative and Temporal

Function Marking English example Francáes example
Nominative Subject of finite verb N/A "The cat eats" Lu sha monzh
Accusative Object of transitive verb -u "The cat eats rice" Lu sha monzh riu
Vocative Addressee -an "Hello, Jean!" Búnzhu, Zhánan!
Dative Indirect object; to -a "The cat eats rice under the table" Lu sha monzh riu su la tablá
Genitive Possessor of noun; of -du "The leg of the table" Lu zhomb du lúdu tablódu
Instrumental Means of performing a verb; with -av "The cat eats rice with a fork" Lu sha monzh riu avé únav fushétav
Causal The reason for a verb; for -pu "The cat went to the kitchen for rice"
Locative General physical position; by -pa "The cat ate by the table"
Ablative Movement from; from -dupwi "The cat walked away from the table"
Sublative Movement toward; toward -ve "The cat walked toward the table"
Elative Movement from; out of -duö "The cat walked out of the kitchen"
Illative Movement toward; into -don "The cat walked into the kitchen"
Terminative Limit of; until -zhuska "The cat had until noon to eat"
Temporal Location of time; at -on "The cat ate at eleven"


Syntax

Constituent order

Noun phrase

Verb phrase

Sentence phrase

Dependent clauses

Example texts

Other resources