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'''Nanyse''' is my first and only conlang | '''Nanyse''' is my first and only conlang. Although this is far from its first incarnation, I'm hoping to use this version of my project in a science-fiction novel I'm working on. The language, and the culture of those humans who speak it, was created gradually over time as native speakers from different points in Earth's history were kidnapped and forced to work with speakers from other cultures and languages. I'd call the end result - this current incarnation of my conlang - a macro-[[w:pidgin|pidgin]], but in the story there are over 14 million native speakers. I hope you enjoy watching me struggle with creating this language. Please, don't hesitate to send any questions my way - especially if I've slipped up and forgotten my own rules or spellings. Thank you for your attentions! | ||
I hope you enjoy watching me struggle with creating this language. Please, don't hesitate to send any questions my way - especially if I've slipped up and forgotten my own rules or spellings. Thank you for your attentions! | |||
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==Introduction== | ==Introduction== | ||
Nanyse is the native language of the Ubaneb Dumun and the official language of trade in the known [[conworld:Nabdetam|nabdetam]]. It is an a posteriori language, with reported origins in ancient Sumerian, Hittite, and Chinese, and employs alphabetic orthography, as well as agglutinative grammar. There four recognized dialects of Nanyse and, of them, the Ohi dialect is considered to be the official pronunciation. | Nanyse is the native language of the Ubaneb Dumun and the official language of trade in the known [[conworld:Nabdetam|nabdetam]]. It is an a posteriori language, with reported origins in ancient Sumerian, Hittite, and Chinese, and employs alphabetic orthography, as well as agglutinative grammar. Nanyse is a consonantic language that lightly stresses the last syllable and doesn't use tones. It's also accusative and inflecting. There four recognized dialects of Nanyse and, of them, the Ohi dialect is considered to be the official pronunciation. | ||
==Phonology== | |||
The Nanyse alphabet is composed of 52 symbols, with separate symbols denoting either the upper or lower case forms of 26 different sounds. Due to the difficulties of learning the native alphabet, and the relatively wise-spread use of the Roman alphabet on Kisar, it is the Roman alphabet that is used to teach new comers the written form of Nanyse. The native alphabet will be described in another article. | |||
===Alphabet=== | |||
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | |||
|- | |||
| bgcolor=#c0cfe4 | '''Names''' | |||
| bgcolor=#c0cfe4 | Am | |||
| bgcolor=#c0cfe4 | Æp | |||
| bgcolor=#c0cfe4 | El | |||
| bgcolor=#c0cfe4 | Yc | |||
| bgcolor=#c0cfe4 | Is | |||
| bgcolor=#c0cfe4 | Ot | |||
| bgcolor=#c0cfe4 | Um | |||
| bgcolor=#c0cfe4 | Har | |||
| bgcolor=#c0cfe4 | Bat | |||
| bgcolor=#c0cfe4 | Din | |||
| bgcolor=#c0cfe4 | Fæ | |||
| bgcolor=#c0cfe4 | Gan | |||
| bgcolor=#c0cfe4 | Jen | |||
| bgcolor=#c0cfe4 | Ci | |||
| bgcolor=#c0cfe4 | Kap | |||
| bgcolor=#c0cfe4 | Lun | |||
| bgcolor=#c0cfe4 | Mos | |||
| bgcolor=#c0cfe4 | Nem | |||
| bgcolor=#c0cfe4 | Pan | |||
| bgcolor=#c0cfe4 | Rom | |||
| bgcolor=#c0cfe4 | Xo | |||
| bgcolor=#c0cfe4 | Sel | |||
| bgcolor=#c0cfe4 | Vas | |||
| bgcolor=#c0cfe4 | Tro | |||
| bgcolor=#c0cfe4 | Was | |||
| bgcolor=#c0cfe4 | Zap | |||
|- | |||
| bgcolor=#c0e4c0 | '''Upper Case''' | |||
| bgcolor=#c0e4c0 | A | |||
| bgcolor=#c0e4c0 | Æ | |||
| bgcolor=#c0e4c0 | E | |||
| bgcolor=#c0e4c0 | Y | |||
| bgcolor=#c0e4c0 | I | |||
| bgcolor=#c0e4c0 | O | |||
| bgcolor=#c0e4c0 | U | |||
| bgcolor=#c0e4c0 | H | |||
| bgcolor=#c0e4c0 | B | |||
| bgcolor=#c0e4c0 | D | |||
| bgcolor=#c0e4c0 | F | |||
| bgcolor=#c0e4c0 | G | |||
| bgcolor=#c0e4c0 | J | |||
| bgcolor=#c0e4c0 | C | |||
| bgcolor=#c0e4c0 | K | |||
| bgcolor=#c0e4c0 | L | |||
| bgcolor=#c0e4c0 | M | |||
| bgcolor=#c0e4c0 | N | |||
| bgcolor=#c0e4c0 | P | |||
| bgcolor=#c0e4c0 | R | |||
| bgcolor=#c0e4c0 | X | |||
| bgcolor=#c0e4c0 | S | |||
| bgcolor=#c0e4c0 | V | |||
| bgcolor=#c0e4c0 | T | |||
| bgcolor=#c0e4c0 | W | |||
| bgcolor=#c0e4c0 | Z | |||
|- | |||
| bgcolor=#e4c0c0 | '''Lower Case''' | |||
| bgcolor=#e4c0c0 | a | |||
| bgcolor=#e4c0c0 | æ | |||
| bgcolor=#e4c0c0 | e | |||
| bgcolor=#e4c0c0 | y | |||
| bgcolor=#e4c0c0 | i | |||
| bgcolor=#e4c0c0 | o | |||
| bgcolor=#e4c0c0 | u | |||
| bgcolor=#e4c0c0 | h | |||
| bgcolor=#e4c0c0 | b | |||
| bgcolor=#e4c0c0 | d | |||
| bgcolor=#e4c0c0 | f | |||
| bgcolor=#e4c0c0 | g | |||
| bgcolor=#e4c0c0 | j | |||
| bgcolor=#e4c0c0 | c | |||
| bgcolor=#e4c0c0 | k | |||
| bgcolor=#e4c0c0 | l | |||
| bgcolor=#e4c0c0 | m | |||
| bgcolor=#e4c0c0 | n | |||
| bgcolor=#e4c0c0 | p | |||
| bgcolor=#e4c0c0 | r | |||
| bgcolor=#e4c0c0 | x | |||
| bgcolor=#e4c0c0 | s | |||
| bgcolor=#e4c0c0 | v | |||
| bgcolor=#e4c0c0 | t | |||
| bgcolor=#e4c0c0 | w | |||
| bgcolor=#e4c0c0 | z | |||
|} | |||
===Vowels=== | |||
{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" class="bluetable lightbluebg" style="width: 540px; text-align:center;" | |||
! style="width: 90px; "| | |||
! style="width: 90px; " |Front | |||
-- | ! style="width: 90px; " |Near-front | ||
! style="width: 90px; " |Central | |||
! style="width: 90px; " |Near-back | |||
! style="width: 90px; " |Back | |||
|- | |||
! style="" |Close | |||
| i | |||
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| ʉ | |||
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| u | |||
|- | |||
! style="" |Near-close | |||
| ɪ | |||
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| ʊ | |||
|- | |||
! style="" |Close-mid | |||
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| ɵ | |||
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| o | |||
|- | |||
! style="" |Mid | |||
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| ə | |||
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|- | |||
! style="" |Open-mid | |||
| ɛ | |||
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| ʌ | |||
|- | |||
! style="" |Near-open | |||
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|- | |||
! style="" |Open | |||
| a | |||
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|} | |||
====Monophthongs==== | |||
[[w:monophthongs|Monophthongs]] are pure vowel sounds. Nanyse has four of these: A(ʌ), E(ɛ), Y(ɪ), and U(ʉ) | |||
====Diphthongs==== | |||
[[w:diphthongs|Diphtongs]] are two vowel sounds occurring in the same syllable. Nanyse has three of these: Æ(ɛɪ), I(aɪ), and O(oʊ) | |||
===Consonants=== | ===Consonants=== | ||
{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" class="bluetable lightbluebg" style="width: 660px; text-align:center;" | {| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" class="bluetable lightbluebg" style="width: 660px; text-align:center;" | ||
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===Orthography=== | ===Orthography=== | ||
<!--Explain your conlang's alphabet. Use the International Phonetic Alphabet to describe the sounds of your language. If you are unsure on how to use IPA then visit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Phonetic_Alphabet and read up. --> | <!--Explain your conlang's alphabet. Use the International Phonetic Alphabet to describe the sounds of your language. If you are unsure on how to use IPA then visit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Phonetic_Alphabet and read up. --> | ||
==Phonotactics== | |||
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