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! !! Front !! Back | |||
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! Close | |||
| i iː || u uː | |||
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! Mid | |||
| e eː || o ː | |||
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! Open | |||
| colspan=2 | a | |||
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==Grammar== | ==Grammar== | ||
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Revision as of 19:07, 1 October 2021
| Alanūz | |
|---|---|
| Alanūz | |
| Pronunciation | [ʔaˈlanuːz] |
| Created by | Nicolás Campi |
| Date | 2003 |
| Setting | Earth-like planet, alternate Earth |
Early form | Ancient Alanūz
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Alanūz, [ʔaˈlanuːz], is an a priori artlang grammatically inspired by Semitic languages and using triliteral roots as its base. The language possess a mysterious background and a long mystical and esoteric tradition of philosophy reminiscent of Gematria and Ancient Hebrew Kabbalah.
Introduction
Phonology
Orthography
Consonants
| Bilabial | Dental | Palatal | Velar | Uvular | Glottal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stop | p b | t d | k g | q | ʔ | |
| Fricative | ɸ β ⟨f v⟩ | x ɣ ⟨kh gh⟩ | h | |||
| Sibilant | s z | |||||
| Nasal | m | n | ||||
| Liquid | l r | |||||
| Approximant | j ⟨y⟩ |
Vowels
| Front | Back | |
|---|---|---|
| Close | i iː | u uː |
| Mid | e eː | o ː |
| Open | a | |
Grammar
Alanûz marks for gender in nouns, adjectives and verbs. It has three genders: masculine, feminine and neutral. It has three numbers: singular, plural and dual (only for natural pairs). Possessives are marked as suffixes and the noun also marks for case: nominative, accusative, a prepositional and a construct state.
Nouns
Adjectives
Verbs
Adverbs
Numerals
| Numeral | Alanûz |
|---|---|
| 1 | šam |
| 2 | aleth |
| 3 | giveh |
| 4 | kafaz |
| 5 | kharam |
| 6 | avar |
| 7 | hirev |
| 8 | lakhas |
| 9 | favas |
| 10 | urva |
Particles
Derivational morphology
Example texts
- How are you? Aval kaf?
- I'm fine. Yar kazī.
- Where's the river? Valam kav-ilu?
- Where's the king? Valam kā-turah?
- What is this? Av kav-ūl?
- This is a tower. Ūl ka-gliv.
- Sample:
- hakelī qaviram lē-zīr
- the truth hides beneath the words.
- Iz turah ’ôbal kazî.
- I, the king, am your law.