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===Adjectives===
===Adjectives===
Adjectives decline identically to nouns
Adjectives decline identically to nouns
==Clitic==
Alarine features an optionally enclitic copula to mark the subject of an adjective or interrogative:<br>
===Copula (to be)===
{| class="wikitable"
!rowspan="2" |
|-
!width="100px" | '''Present'''
!width="100px" | '''Past'''
!width="100px" | '''Future'''
|-
| '''1S''' || éru, 'ru || óram, 'ram || fuáo, 'fu
|-
| '''2S''' || éres, 'res || óras, 'ras || fués, 'fes
|-
| '''3S''' || ére, 're || óra, 'ra || fué, 'fe
|-
| '''1P''' || erémo, 'rmo || eráma, 'rma || fuámo, 'fmo
|-
| '''2P''' || eréto, 'rto || eráta, 'rta || fuáto, 'fto
|-
| '''3P''' || éren, 'ren || óran, 'ran || fuén, 'fen
|}
===Examples===
* tóþi'ru - I am there
* tjúto'res - You are loud
* niódo're - he/she/it is stupid
* séti'rmo - we are quiet
* máto'rto - y'all are together
* sácro'ren - they are sacred
==Verbs==
==Verbs==
Verbs inflect for three persons
Verbs inflect for three persons (First, Second, Third) and three tenses (Present, Past, Future)<br>
Adverbs
Currently there are three classes of verbs:
Particles
===Class 1===
Derivational morphology
The first class features regular verbs, and take the vowel /e/ as their stem and thematic vowel, with past having /o/ as the stem vowel and /a/ as the thematic vowel.
{| class="wikitable"
!rowspan="2" |
|-
!width="100px" | '''Present'''
!width="100px" | '''Past'''
!width="100px" | '''Future'''
|-
| '''1S''' || sérpu|| sórpam || serpéru
|-
| '''2S''' || sérpes || sórpas || serpéres
|-
| '''3S''' || sérpe || sórpa || serpére
|-
| '''1P''' || serpémo|| sorpáma || serperémo
|-
| '''2P''' || serpéto|| sorpáta || serperéto
|-
| '''3P''' || sérpen || sórpan || serpéren
|}


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==Syntax==
==Syntax==
===Constituent order===
 
===Noun phrase===
===Verb phrase===
===Sentence phrase===
===Dependent clauses===
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==Example texts==
 
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==Other resources==
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Revision as of 04:42, 14 January 2025


Alarine
Démfa Alaríne
Pronunciation[ˈde̞ɱfä äläˈɾine̞]
Created byRonnie Lovell
SettingAlaria

Introduction

Alarine is a constructed language spoken in the fictional Kingdom of Alari, the central setting in an unnamed book series.
It was developed as a means of enhancing realism within the series, and as a form of artistic expression in the real world.

Phonology

Consonants

Consonants of Alarine
Bilabial Dental Alveolar Post-Alveolar Palatal Velar
Nasal m n ɲ
Plosive p b t d k ɡ
Affricate t͡ʃ d͡ʒ
Fricative f v θ s z ʃ ʒ x
Trill/Tap r ɾ
Approximant l j ʎ w

The phonemes /d/ and /ɡ/ are pronounced as voiced stops only after a pause, or after a nasal consonant,
in all other contexts, they are realized as approximants /ð̞/, /ɣ/

Vowels

The Alarine phonemic inventory consists of five vowel phonemes (/ä/, /e̞/, /i/, /o̞/, /u/)

Vowels of Alarine
Front Center Back
Close i u
Mid e̞ o̞
Open ä

Stress

Alarine features variable stress, marked with an acute accent on the vowel (á/é/í/ó/ú)

Phonotactics

Alarine features a (C)V(C)(C) syllable structure

Orthography

Alarine Orthography
Alarine: a b c d dj e f g h i j l lj m n ñ o p q r s sj t tj þ u v w z zj
IPA: ä b k d d͡ʒ e̞ f ɡ x i j l ʎ m n ɲ o̞ p kʷ r s ʃ t t͡ʃ θ u v w z ʒ

Morphology

Nouns

Nouns are declined for 3 genders (masculine, feminine, neuter) and 2 numbers (singular, plural)


Masculine nouns are marked by the singular ending -o and the plural -i

présto ‘'finger'’ (masc.)
Singular Plural
Base présto présti
Genitive préstos préstis

Feminine nouns are marked by the singular ending -a and the plural -e

éza ‘'food'’ (fem.)
Singular Plural
Base éza éze
Genitive ézas ézes

Neuter nouns are marked by the singular ending -e and the plural -i, resembling the masculine plural and feminine plural respectively.

énde ‘'fire'’ (neut.)
Singular Plural
Base énde éndi
Genitive éndes éndis

Adjectives

Adjectives decline identically to nouns

Clitic

Alarine features an optionally enclitic copula to mark the subject of an adjective or interrogative:

Copula (to be)

Present Past Future
1S éru, 'ru óram, 'ram fuáo, 'fu
2S éres, 'res óras, 'ras fués, 'fes
3S ére, 're óra, 'ra fué, 'fe
1P erémo, 'rmo eráma, 'rma fuámo, 'fmo
2P eréto, 'rto eráta, 'rta fuáto, 'fto
3P éren, 'ren óran, 'ran fuén, 'fen

Examples

  • tóþi'ru - I am there
  • tjúto'res - You are loud
  • niódo're - he/she/it is stupid
  • séti'rmo - we are quiet
  • máto'rto - y'all are together
  • sácro'ren - they are sacred

Verbs

Verbs inflect for three persons (First, Second, Third) and three tenses (Present, Past, Future)
Currently there are three classes of verbs:

Class 1

The first class features regular verbs, and take the vowel /e/ as their stem and thematic vowel, with past having /o/ as the stem vowel and /a/ as the thematic vowel.

Present Past Future
1S sérpu sórpam serpéru
2S sérpes sórpas serpéres
3S sérpe sórpa serpére
1P serpémo sorpáma serperémo
2P serpéto sorpáta serperéto
3P sérpen sórpan serpéren

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Syntax

Other resources

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