Gemendic

Gemendic (/dʒəˈmɛndɪk/, native: gemendesc /ʒemenˈdesk/) is an East Germanic language.

Gemendic
razda gemendesca
Pronunciation	[ˈrazda ʒemenˈdeska]
Created by	Shariifka
Language family	Indo-European Germanic East Germanic Gemendic
Early forms	Old Gemendic Middle Gemendic

Introduction

Gemendic is an East Germanic language with Western Germanic and Romance influence.

Phonology

Orthography

Latin orthography

Alphabet

Letter Name IPA A a a [ä] B b be [be] C c ce [t͡ʃe] Ç ç çe [se] D d de [d̪e] E e e [e] F f efe [ˈefe] G g ge [ʒe] H h haca [ˈxäkä] I i i [i]

Letter Name IPA J j jota [ˈʒot̪ä] K k ka [kä] L l ele [ˈele] Ll ll elle [ˈeʎe] M m eme [ˈeme] N n ene [ˈene] Nn nn enne [ˈeɲe] O o o [o] P p pe [pe] Q q cu [ku]

Letter Name IPA R r erre [ˈere] S s esse [ˈese] T t te [t̪e] U u u [u] V v ve [ve] W w doble-ve [ˈd̪oβle ve] X x exe [ˈeʃe] Y y i grega [i ˈɡreɣa] Z z zeta [ˈzet̪ä]

Consonants

Consonants

Letter	Context	IPA	Examples	Remarks
b	word-initial after a pause, or after ⟨m⟩ or ⟨n⟩	[b]	bad "bed"; lambes "lamb"
	elsewhere (i.e. after a vowel, even across a word boundary, or after any consonant other than ⟨m⟩ or ⟨n⟩)	[β̞]	pebre "pepper"
	utterance-final after ⟨m⟩ or ⟨n⟩	[p]	domb "mute"
	utterance-final otherwise	[ɸ̞]	scab "form, condition"
c	before ⟨e⟩ or ⟨i⟩	[tʃ]	cenno "cheek, jaw"
	elsewhere else	[k]	cara "care, concern"
	before voiced consonants	[ɣ̞]	anécdota "anecdote"
	in the cluster ⟨ct⟩	[ɣ̞] or [k]	actual "current"
ch	everywhere	[tʃ]	chosen "to choose"
ç	everywhere	[s] or [θ] (depending on the dialect)	naçón "nation"
d	word-initial after a pause, or after ⟨l⟩ or ⟨n⟩	[d̪]	doitre "daughter"; hando "hand"
	elsewhere	[ð̞]	boda "benefit, use"
	utterance-final after ⟨l⟩ or ⟨n⟩	[t̪]	cald "cold"
	utterance-final otherwise	[θ̞]	bad "bed"
f	everywhere	[f]	fada "fence"
g	before ⟨e⟩ or ⟨i⟩	[ʒ]	gèst "ghost, spirit"
	not before ⟨e⟩ or ⟨i⟩, and either word-initial after a pause, or after ⟨n⟩	[ɡ]	ganguen "to go"
	not before ⟨e⟩ or ⟨i⟩, and not in the above contexts	[ɣ˕]	agre "field"
	utterance-final after ⟨n⟩	[k]	sang "song"
	utterance-final otherwise	[x̞]	rig "king"
gu	before ⟨a⟩ or ⟨o⟩, and either word-initial after a pause, or after ⟨n⟩	[ɡw]	lenguage "language"
	before ⟨a⟩ or ⟨o⟩, and not in the above contexts	[ɣ̞w]	Paraguay "Paraguay"
	before ⟨e⟩ or ⟨i⟩, and either word-initial after a pause, or after ⟨n⟩	[ɡ]	guitarra "guitar"
	before ⟨e⟩ or ⟨i⟩, and not in the above contexts	[ɣ̞]	ángueda "distress"
gü	before ⟨e⟩ or ⟨i⟩, and either word-initial after a pause, or after ⟨n⟩	[ɡw]	sengüen "to sing"
	before ⟨e⟩ or ⟨i⟩, and not in the above contexts	[ɣ̞w]	següey "Segway"
h	everywhere	[x] or [h] or [ħ]	hando "hand"
	everywhere (rare)	Ø	honest "honest"	Occurs in loanwords where the letter is silent in the original language. May be pronounced [h] as a spelling pronunciation.
j	everywhere	[ʒ]	ja "yes, (positive emphasis)"
	utterance-final	[ʃ]	haj "Hajj"
k	rare; only occurs in a few loanwords and sensational spellings	[k]	kilogram "kilogram"	Can generally be replaced with c or qu.
l	everywhere	[l]	lag "lake"
ll	everywhere	[ʎ]	all "all"
l•l	everywhere	[lː]	il•logical "illogical"
m	everywhere except word-finally	[m]	mesa "table"
	word-final	[n] or [ŋ] (depending on the dialect)	Adam "Adam"
n	everywhere but before other consonants and word-finally	[n]	nad "net"
	before other consonants	[m]; [ɱ]; [n]; [n̪]; [ɲ]; [ŋ]	ango "narrow, distressing"	Assimilates to the following consonant’s place of articulation.
	word-finally	[n] or [ŋ] (depending on the dialect)	con "family, tribe"
nn	everywhere	[ɲ]	cenno "cheek, jaw"
n•n	everywhere	[nː]	in•novaçón "innovation"
p	everywhere	[p]	pèda "shirt"
	in the consonant cluster ⟨pt⟩	[β̞] or [ɸ̞]	baptista "baptist"
q	everywhere	[k]	Qátar "Qatar"	In loanwords.
qu	before ⟨e⟩ or ⟨i⟩	[k]	quen "woman"
	elsewhere	[kw]	quart "quarter"
qü	only occurs before ⟨e⟩ or ⟨i⟩	[kw]	qüestón "question"
r	word-initial, morpheme-initial, or after ⟨l⟩, ⟨n⟩, ⟨s⟩, or ⟨z⟩; in emphatic speech may also be used instead of [ɾ] in syllable-final (especially before ⟨l⟩, ⟨m⟩, ⟨n⟩, ⟨s⟩, ⟨t⟩, or ⟨d⟩) and word-final positions (before pause or consonant-initial words only)	[r]	rat "rat"
	elsewhere	[ɾ]	xèro "sword"
rr	only occurs between vowels	[r]	carro "cart"
s	word-initial, morpheme initial, before a voiceless consonant, or utterance-final	[s]	sono "son"
	everywhere else	[z]	mesa "table"
ss	only occurs between vowels	[s]	passon "to pass"
sc	before ⟨e⟩ or ⟨i⟩	[ʃ]	sceldo "shield"
	elsewhere else	[sk]	scura "tornado, windstorm"
t	everywhere	[t̪]	tu "you"
	before voiced consonants	[ð̞]	atmósfera "atmosphere"
v	everywhere	[v]	vend "wind"
w	in loanwords	[v]	wolfram "tungsten"
x	everywhere	[ʃ]	oxa "ox"
	in loanwords	[ks]	examen "exam"	In words of Latin or Greek origin; may be replaced with ⟨cs⟩ or ⟨s⟩ (with the associated pronunciation change).
y	everywhere except when acting as a vowel	[j]	yac "yak"
z	utterance-final or before a voiceless consonant	[s] or [θ] (depending on the dialect)	alcaduz "bucket"
	everywhere else	[z] or [ð] (depending on the dialect)	dioza "beast"

Vowels

Monophthong Vowels

Letter	IPA	Examples	Remarks
a, á	[ä]	gat "cat", sultán "sulta"
è	[ɛ]	gèst "ghost, spirit"	Always stressed.
e, é	[e]	mesa "table"
i, í	[i]	rig "king", fría "free (f.)"
o, ó	[o]	ora "hour, time", qüestón "question"
ò	[o]	òra "ear"	Always stressed.
u	[u]	scura "windstorm", atún "tuna"

Vowel letters in diphthongs

Letter		IPA	Examples	Remarks
In rising diphthongs
i	⟨i⟩ before a vowel	[j]	dioza "beast"
u	⟨u⟩ before a vowel (but silent in ⟨qu⟩ and ⟨gu⟩ before an ⟨e⟩ or ⟨i⟩)	[w]	hua "what"
ü	⟨ü⟩ before a vowel (only used in ⟨qü⟩ and ⟨gü⟩ before an ⟨e⟩ or ⟨i⟩)	[w]	qüestón "question"
y	⟨y⟩ after a vowel	[j]	ley "law"	Almost always word-final.
u	⟨u⟩ after a vowel	[w]	autobús "bus"

Notes:

1. ⟨iu⟩ and ⟨ui⟩ are ambiguous, since they may either be used for rising diphthongs (/ju/ and /wi/ respectively) or falling diphthongs (/iw/ and /uj/ respectively). In most cases, they represent rising diphthongs unless followed by ⟨t⟩.

Stress

Stress in a word can be determined from the way it is written via the following rules:

• If there is any vowel with an accent, that vowel is stressed.
• If there is no vowel with an accent:
  • The penultimate vowel is stressed if the word ends in a vowel, vowel + -n, or vowel + -s.
  • The ultimate vowel is stressed if the word ends in any consonant other than -n or -s.
• Note that:
  • Diphthongs are always treated as one syllable.
  • iV and uV (where V represents any vowel other than i or u) are treated as diphthongs, and therefore count as one syllable.
    • The exception to this is if the i or u has an accent.
  • Final -y shifts the stress to the final syllable.

Morphology

Articles

Definite Article

Gemendic definite article

	Singular	Plural
Masculine	te, t' (before vowels)	tes
Feminine	ta, t' (before a)	tos

Notes:

1. The definite article precedes the noun it modifies.

Indefinite Article

Gemendic indefinite article

	Singular	Plural
Masculine	èn	ènes
Feminine	èna	ènos

Example texts

Universal Declaration of Human Rights (Article 1)

Alles tes vésanes manesques borsen fríes o sambres en verde o reites. Esses están scencedes me frèta o mevest, o esses escolen se gedrán en èn gèst fan brodrenesse.

IPA: /ˈaʎes tes ˈvesanes maˈneskes ˈboɾsen ˈfri.es o ˈsambɾes en ˈveɾðe o ˈreites ‖ ˈeses eˈstan ʃenˈtʃeðes me ˈfɾɛta o meˈvest | o ˈeses eˈskolen se ʒeˈðɾan en ɛn ʒɛst fan broðɾeˈnese/