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'''Evonish''' ( | '''Evonish''' is a constructed language intended to be a sort of holy language (for a possible constructed world). '''It is open to editing by all interested in a conlang of its influences'''. It is a-posetriori and influenced primarily by West Germanic, Insular Celtic, Russian, and Japanese. Its phoneme inventory is based on [[w:General American pronunciation|General American phonology]]. The wordstock has many influences of [[w:Germanic languages|Germanic languages]], [[w:Celtic languages|Celtic languages]], [[w:Slavic languages|Slavic languages]], Japanese, and some [[a priori]] vocabulary. The objectives are: | ||
*to create a poetic, flowing language | *to create a poetic, flowing language | ||
*to preserve old Germanic grammar | |||
*to preserve Celtic vocabulary | *to preserve Celtic vocabulary | ||
*to create a left-hand friendly writing system | *to create a left-hand friendly writing system | ||
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{{ClassMeter | {{ClassMeter | ||
|Name = Evonish | |Name = Evonish | ||
|NativeName = | |NativeName = ''undecided'' | ||
|Type = Fusional | |Type = Fusional | ||
|Alignment = Nominative-Accusative | |Alignment = Nominative-Accusative | ||
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|adjective = final | |adjective = final | ||
|adposition = mixed | |adposition = mixed | ||
|adverb = | |adverb = mixed | ||
|article = final | |article = final | ||
|relativeclause = mixed | |relativeclause = mixed | ||
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|Words=}} | |Words=}} | ||
==Phonology== | ==Phonology== | ||
Æ-Tensing, a process by which the vowel /æ/ is raised and lengthened to produce /æ̝ˑ/ before a nasal consonant, is in free variation and is merely an allophone. | |||
===Consonants=== | ===Consonants=== | ||
Parenthesis indicate allophones. | Parenthesis indicate allophones. | ||
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| style="text-align: center;"| | | style="text-align: center;"| | ||
| style="text-align: center;"|/k/ /g/ | | style="text-align: center;"|/k/ /g/ | ||
| style="text-align: center;"| | | style="text-align: center;"| | ||
! style="text-align: center; "|Plosive | ! style="text-align: center; "|Plosive | ||
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| style="text-align: center;"|/θ/ /ð/ | | style="text-align: center;"|/θ/ /ð/ | ||
| style="text-align: center;"|/s/ /z/ | | style="text-align: center;"|/s/ /z/ | ||
| style="text-align: center;"|/ʃ | | style="text-align: center;"|/ʃ/ | ||
| style="text-align: center;"| | | style="text-align: center;"| | ||
| style="text-align: center;"| | | style="text-align: center;"| | ||
| style="text-align: center;"|/x/ | | style="text-align: center;"|/x/ | ||
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*s /s/, z /z/ | *s /s/, z /z/ | ||
*ṡ /ʃ/, ż /ʒ/ | *ṡ /ʃ/, ż /ʒ/ | ||
*ƕ | *ƕ(q) /ʍ/, ƿ(w) /w/ | ||
The [[IPA for Varevon]] is sorely out of date, and is subject to change soon. A dot is placed over s and z which changes them to distinct, but related sounds; these are regarded as separate letters. Umlauts are written with a diaeresis/umlaut, and doubled vowels indicate long vowels or gemination. | The [[IPA for Varevon]] is sorely out of date, and is subject to change soon. A dot is placed over s and z which changes them to distinct, but related sounds; these are regarded as separate letters. Umlauts are written with a diaeresis/umlaut, and doubled vowels indicate long vowels or gemination. | ||
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==Table of Correlatives== | ==Table of Correlatives== | ||
Lorem Ipsum. | Lorem Ipsum. | ||
==Morphology== | ==Morphology== | ||
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Certain adjectives decline only in an attributive position; they do not in a predicative position. Cf. [[w:German language|German]] ''die schwarze Magd'' vs ''die Magd ist schwarz''. Some adjectives undergo mutation. Furthermore, there are many common affixes which form adjectives, whose list will be available in time. | Certain adjectives decline only in an attributive position; they do not in a predicative position. Cf. [[w:German language|German]] ''die schwarze Magd'' vs ''die Magd ist schwarz''. Some adjectives undergo mutation. Furthermore, there are many common affixes which form adjectives, whose list will be available in time. | ||
===Noun=== | ===Noun=== | ||
Their declension depends upon case and number. The plural genitive ending is used in compound words much like kennings. | Their declension depends upon case and number. The plural genitive ending is used in compound words much like kennings. The umlaut occurs in some plurals, in some cases, and sometimes in whole words. The vocative, instrumental, and locative forms disappeared since Proto-Germanic. A pseudo-vocative form is made with the clitic O' (from Celtic) and uses the zero conjugation. | ||
====Strong==== | ====Strong==== | ||
The vowel a became associated with plural and e with singular. Vowel dropping may be apparent spoken, but it is not written, such as Engel not declining to Eng'la. | The vowel a became associated with plural and e with singular. Vowel dropping may be apparent spoken, but it is not written, such as Engel not declining to Eng'la. | ||
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====Augmentative & Diminutive==== | ====Augmentative & Diminutive==== | ||
Lots of Stuff here | Lots of Stuff here | ||
===Verb=== | ===Verb=== | ||
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The particle [TBD] after the main verb negates the verb. The following table shows the conjugation of the verb fällen, a weak 1 class verb. The auxiliary verbs in the table are the verbs used with the participles to form two different aspects. | The particle [TBD] after the main verb negates the verb. The following table shows the conjugation of the verb fällen, a weak 1 class verb. The auxiliary verbs in the table are the verbs used with the participles to form two different aspects. | ||
{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" class="bluetable lightbluebg mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width: 500px; " | {| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" class="bluetable lightbluebg mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width: 500px; " | ||
! colspan="3"| | ! colspan="3"|zdfbzdcb | ||
! | ! | ||
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