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| ᠵ Zz || ᠵᠡᠲᠠ ''zeta'' {{IPA|[ˈd͡ʑeta]}} || {{IPA|/d͡ʑ/}} || | | ᠵ Zz || ᠵᠡᠲᠠ ''zeta'' {{IPA|[ˈd͡ʑeta]}} || {{IPA|/d͡ʑ/}} || | ||
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| ᠽ sz || ᠽᠡᠲᠠ ''szeta'' {{IPA|[ˈzeta]}} || {{IPA|/z/}} || exclusively found in borrowings; in the Latin script it is a digraph | |||
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===Nouns=== | |||
Every Talnanian noun belongs to one of three genders: masculine, feminine, or neuter. When a noun regards the living, the grammatical gender usually corresponds to the referent. Such words are said to be natural gender. For example, a male teacher is ''il ziascalo'', while a female teacher is ''la ziascalo''. The plural is usually formed by adding ''-s'' to the end of the word. However, if the word ends in a consonant cluster like that would produce an illegal collision with /s/, ''-es'' is used. For example, the plural of ''apa'' is ''apas'', while the plural of ''poist'' is ''poistes''. | |||
===Verbs=== | |||
Verbs in Talnanian are the only part of speech that exhibit extensive morphology retained from Latin. They conjugate for person, number, mood, and tense. Talnanian is a [[w:fusional language|fusional language]]. | |||
==Syntax== | ==Syntax== | ||
===Constituent order=== | ===Constituent order=== | ||
Revision as of 04:04, 28 June 2026
| Talnanian | |
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| ᠯᠢᠨᠸᠠ ᠲᠠᠯᠨᠠᠨᠶᠠᠨᠠ linva talnanyana | |
 Flag of Talnania | |
| Pronunciation | [ˈlinva talnaˈɲana] |
| Created by | Nehster9 |
| Date | 2026 |
| Setting | Alt-history Mongolia |
| Ethnicity | Talnanians |
| Native speakers | 13.8 million (2025) |
Indo-European
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Early forms | |
Standard form | Capitalian Talnanian
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| Official status | |
Official language in | Talnania |
| Regulated by | Talnanian Academy |
Talnanian (endonym: ᠯᠢᠨᠸᠠ ᠲᠠᠯᠨᠠᠨᠶᠠᠨᠠ, linva talnanyana [ˈlinva talnaˈɲana]) is a Romance language spoken by the Talnanians. Compared to other Romance languages, Talnanian has derived a substantial portion of its vocabulary from Mongolian and Persian, owing to the language's primary presence in Talnania. There are approximately 13.8 million speakers worldwide.
Talnanian is partially inspired aesthetically by Romanian, which is its closest relative. Uniquely, it features heavier palatalization relative to Romanian (and indeed most other Romance languages). Furthermore, the language has lost noun declension. In spite of this, vowels are relatively conservative, and the neuter is preserved. It aims to showcase what would happen if Balkan Romance speakers had migrated to real-world Mongolia along the Silk Road.
Phonology
Consonants
Vowels
Prosody
Stress
Intonation
Phonotactics
Morphophonology
Orthography
Talnanian can be written in one of two scripts, Mongolian and Latin scripts.
| Letter | Name | IPA | Notes |
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| ᠠ Aa | ᠠ a [ˈa] | /a/ | |
| ᠪ Bb | ᠪᠡ be [ˈbe] | /b/ | primarily found in borrowings |
| ᠺ Cc | ᠺᠡ ce [ˈke] | /k/ | |
| ᠴ Čč | ᠴᠡ če [ˈt͡se] | /t͡s/ | |
| ᠳ Dd | ᠳᠡ de [ˈde] | /d/ | |
| ᠡ Ee | ᠡ e [ˈe] | /e/ | |
| ᠹ Ff | ᠡᠹ ef [ˈef] | /f/ | |
| ᠭ Gg | ᠭᠡ ge [ˈge] | /g/ | |
| ᠢ Ii | ᠢ i [ˈi] | /i/ | |
| ᠯ Ll | ᠡᠯ el [ˈel] | /l/ | |
| ᠨ Nn | ᠡᠨ en [ˈen] | /n/ | |
| ᠨᠶ ny | ᠨᠶᠡ nye [ˈɲe] | /ɲ/ | digraph |
| ᠣ Oo | ᠣ o [ˈɔ] | /ɔ/ | |
| ᠣ Uu | ᠣ u [ˈu] | /u/ | |
| ᠫ Pp | ᠫᠡ pe [ˈpe] | /p/ | |
| ᠬ Qq | ᠬᠤ qu [ˈxu] | /x/ | exclusively found in borrowings |
| ᠷ Rr | ᠡᠷ er [ˈer] | /r/ | |
| ᠰ Ss | ᠡᠰ es [ˈes] | /s/ | |
| ᠲ Tt | ᠲᠡ te [ˈte] | /t/ | |
| ᠸ Vv | ᠸᠡ ve [ˈve] | /v/ | |
| ᠶ Yy | ᠢ ᠭᠷᠡᠺᠠ i greca [i ˈgreka] | /ʎ/ | |
| ᠵ Zz | ᠵᠡᠲᠠ zeta [ˈd͡ʑeta] | /d͡ʑ/ | |
| ᠽ sz | ᠽᠡᠲᠠ szeta [ˈzeta] | /z/ | exclusively found in borrowings; in the Latin script it is a digraph |
Grammar
Nouns
Every Talnanian noun belongs to one of three genders: masculine, feminine, or neuter. When a noun regards the living, the grammatical gender usually corresponds to the referent. Such words are said to be natural gender. For example, a male teacher is il ziascalo, while a female teacher is la ziascalo. The plural is usually formed by adding -s to the end of the word. However, if the word ends in a consonant cluster like that would produce an illegal collision with /s/, -es is used. For example, the plural of apa is apas, while the plural of poist is poistes.
Verbs
Verbs in Talnanian are the only part of speech that exhibit extensive morphology retained from Latin. They conjugate for person, number, mood, and tense. Talnanian is a fusional language.