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{{Infobox language
{{Infobox language
|name    = Alarine
|name    = Standard Alarine
|creator  = Ronnie Lovell
|creator  = Ronnie Lovell
|nativename = Démfa Alaríne
|nativename = Démfa Alaríne
|pronunciation = ˈde̞ɱfä äläˈɾine̞
|pronunciation = ˈde̞ɱfä äläˈɾine̞
|setting  = Alaria
|setting  = Alaria
|fam1     = [[Constructed language]]s
|fam1             = [[w:Indo-European languages|Indo-European]]
|fam2    = [[Artistic language]]s
|familycolor      = Indo-European
|fam3    = [[Fictional language]]s
|ancestor          = [[Classical Alarine|Classical Alarine]]
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==Introduction==
==Introduction==


Alarine is a constructed language spoken in the fictional Kingdom of Alari, the central setting in an unnamed book series.<br>
'''Alarine'''(''démfa alaríne'', <small>Alarine:</small> [[Help:IPA|[ˈde̞ɱfä äläˈɾine̞]]]) is a constructed language spoken in the fictional Kingdom of Alari, the central setting in an unnamed book series.<br>
It was developed as a means of enhancing realism within the series, and as a form of artistic expression in the real world.
It was developed as a means of enhancing realism within the series, and as a form of artistic expression in the real world.


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The phonemes /d/ and /ɡ/ are pronounced as voiced [[stop consonant|stops]] only after a pause, or after a [[nasal consonant]], <br>
The phonemes /d/ and /ɡ/ are pronounced as voiced [[stop consonant|stops]] only after a pause, or after a [[nasal consonant]], <br>
in all other contexts, they are realized as [[approximant consonant|approximants]] /ð̞/, /ɣ/
in all other contexts, they are realized as [[fricative consonant|voiced fricatives]] /ð/, /ɣ/
===Vowels===
===Vowels===
The Alarine phonemic inventory consists of five vowel phonemes (/ä/, /e̞/, /i/, /o̞/, /u/)
The Alarine phonemic inventory consists of five vowel phonemes (/ä/, /e̞/, /i/, /o̞/, /u/)
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===Adjectives===
Humans and animals are declined for their respective gender, and inflecting them for neuter creates a "default" or "non-conforming" state for the noun:<br>
Adjectives decline identically to nouns
===Human===
==Clitic==
* anéro - man/male
Alarine features an optionally enclitic copula to mark the subject of an adjective or interrogative:<br>
* anéra - woman/female
* anére - person(in general)/non-gender-conforming individual
===Animal===
* múto - male cat
* múta - female cat
* múte - cat(in general)/feline
 
 
 
==Adjectives==
Adjectives decline identically to nouns, and feature an optional enclitic derived from the copula to mark the subject of an adjective or interrogative:
===Copula (to be)===
===Copula (to be)===
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==Verbs==
==Verbs==
Verbs inflect for three persons (First, Second, Third) and three tenses (Present, Past, Future)<br>
Verbs inflect for three persons (First, Second, Third) and three tenses (Present, Past, Future)<br>
Currently there are three classes of verbs:
Currently there are two classes of verbs:
===Class 1===
===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.
The first class takes the pattern CéCe - CóCa<br>
 
'''sérpe''' (present stem serp-, perfect stem sérft-, participle stem serpúd-); first class
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| '''3P''' || sérpen || sórpan || serpéren
| '''3P''' || sérpen || sórpan || serpéren
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===Class 2===
The second class takes the pattern CáCe - CúCa
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| '''1S''' || evánu|| evúnam || evanéru
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| '''2S''' || evánes || evúnas || evanéres
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| '''3S''' || eváne || evúna || evanére
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| '''1P''' || evanémo|| evunáma || evadrémo
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| '''2P''' || evanéto|| evunáta || evadréto
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| '''3P''' || evánen || evúnan || evanéren
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Revision as of 22:29, 16 January 2025


Standard Alarine
Démfa Alaríne
Pronunciation[ˈde̞ɱfä äläˈɾine̞]
Created byRonnie Lovell
SettingAlaria
Indo-European
  • Standard Alarine
Early form

Introduction

Alarine(démfa alaríne, Alarine: [ˈde̞ɱfä äläˈɾine̞]) 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 voiced fricatives /ð/, /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

Humans and animals are declined for their respective gender, and inflecting them for neuter creates a "default" or "non-conforming" state for the noun:

Human

  • anéro - man/male
  • anéra - woman/female
  • anére - person(in general)/non-gender-conforming individual

Animal

  • múto - male cat
  • múta - female cat
  • múte - cat(in general)/feline


Adjectives

Adjectives decline identically to nouns, and feature an optional enclitic derived from the 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 two classes of verbs:

Class 1

The first class takes the pattern CéCe - CóCa

sérpe (present stem serp-, perfect stem sérft-, participle stem serpúd-); first class

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

Class 2

The second class takes the pattern CáCe - CúCa

Present Past Future
1S evánu evúnam evanéru
2S evánes evúnas evanéres
3S eváne evúna evanére
1P evanémo evunáma evadrémo
2P evanéto evunáta evadréto
3P evánen evúnan evanéren

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Syntax

Other resources

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