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| -a
| -a
| "The cat eats rice under ''the table''"
| "The cat eats rice under ''the table''"
| ''Lu sha monzh riu su la tablá
| ''Lu sha monzh riu su lu tablá
|-
|-
! Genitive
! Genitive
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| -du
| -du
| "The leg ''of the table''"
| "The leg ''of the table''"
| ''Lu zhomb lúdu tablódu''
| ''Lu zhomb lu tablódu''
|-
|-
! Instrumental
! Instrumental
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| -av
| -av
| "The cat eats rice with ''a fork''"
| "The cat eats rice with ''a fork''"
| ''Lu sha monzh riu únav fushétav''
| ''Lu sha monzh riu un fushétav''
|-
|-
! Causal
! Causal
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| -pu
| -pu
| "The cat walks to the kitchen ''for rice''"
| "The cat walks to the kitchen ''for rice''"
| ''Lu sha mash lua kvísina rípu''
| ''Lu sha mash lu kvísina rípu''
|-
|-
! Locative
! Locative
| General physical position; '''by'''
| General physical position; '''by'''
| -pa
| -pa
| "The cat ate ''by the table''"
| "The cat eats ''by the table''"
|
| ''Lu sha monzh lu tablópa''
|-
|-
! Ablative
! Ablative
| Movement from; '''from'''
| Movement from; '''from'''
| -dupwi
| -dupvi
| "The cat walked ''away from the table''"
| "The cat walks ''away from the table''"
|
| ''Lu sha mash lu tablódupvi''
|-
|-
! Sublative
! Sublative
| Movement toward; '''toward'''
| Movement toward; '''toward'''
| -ve
| -ve
| "The cat walked ''toward the table''"
| "The cat walks ''toward the table''"
|
| Lu sha mash lu tablóve''
|-
|-
! Elative
! Elative
| Movement from; '''out of'''
| Movement from; '''out of'''
| -duö
| -duo
| "The cat walked ''out of the kitchen''"
| "The cat walks ''out of the kitchen''"
|
| ''Lu sha mash lu kvízinduo''
|-
|-
! Illative
! Illative
| Movement toward; '''into'''
| Movement toward; '''into'''
| -don
| -don
| "The cat walked ''into the kitchen''"
| "The cat walks ''into the kitchen''"
|
| ''Lu sha mash lu kvízindon''
|-
|-
! Terminative
! Terminative
| Limit of; '''until'''
| Limit of; '''until'''
| -zhuska
| -zhuska
| "The cat had ''until noon'' to eat"
| "The cat has ''until noon'' to eat"
|
| ''Lu sha a mídizhuska mónzhe''
|-
|-
! Temporal
! Temporal
| Location of time; '''at'''
| Location of time; '''at'''
| -on
| -on
| "The cat ate ''at eleven''"
| "The cat eats ''at eleven''"
|
| ''Lu sha monzh únzon''
|-
|-
|}
|}

Revision as of 04:57, 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 lu tablá
Genitive Possessor of noun; of -du "The leg of the table" Lu zhomb lu tablódu
Instrumental Means of performing a verb; with -av "The cat eats rice with a fork" Lu sha monzh riu un fushétav
Causal The reason for a verb; for -pu "The cat walks to the kitchen for rice" Lu sha mash lu kvísina rípu
Locative General physical position; by -pa "The cat eats by the table" Lu sha monzh lu tablópa
Ablative Movement from; from -dupvi "The cat walks away from the table" Lu sha mash lu tablódupvi
Sublative Movement toward; toward -ve "The cat walks toward the table" Lu sha mash lu tablóve
Elative Movement from; out of -duo "The cat walks out of the kitchen" Lu sha mash lu kvízinduo
Illative Movement toward; into -don "The cat walks into the kitchen" Lu sha mash lu kvízindon
Terminative Limit of; until -zhuska "The cat has until noon to eat" Lu sha a mídizhuska mónzhe
Temporal Location of time; at -on "The cat eats at eleven" Lu sha monzh únzon


Syntax

Constituent order

Noun phrase

Verb phrase

Sentence phrase

Dependent clauses

Example texts

Other resources