Aveiläğ

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Avaeğon
Avaeğon
Spoken in:
Conworld:
Total Speakers:
Genealogical classification:
Basic word order: Object-Subject-Verb
Morphological Type: Fusional-Agglutinating
Morphosyntactic Alignment: Nominative-Accusative
Created by:
Jessie M. Strickland 2017

Avaeğon is a fictional constructed language created by Jessie M Strickland. It is phonologically and grammatically based on High Valyrian and Quenya. It has since become more phonologically and morphologically diverse.

Introduction


Phonology


Consonant inventory


Pulmonic
Bilabial Labiodental Dental Alveolar Postalveolar Retroflex Palatal Velar Uvular Pharangeal Glottal
Plosives p b t d k g q
Nasal m n ñ
Trill r
Tap or Flap rh
Fricative f v þ đ s z ş x ğ h
Lateral Fricative
Approximant w j
Lateral Approximant l lj
Affricates ps        bz
Non-Pulmonic
Ejectives p' q'


Vowel Inventory


Font Near-Front Central Near-Back Back
Close i y u
Near-Close ʊ
Close-Mid o
Mid ə
Open-Mid e
Near-Open ä
Open a


Diphthongs


There are 6 diphthongs in Avaeğon :

  • ai [aɪ]
  • ao [aʊ]
  • ei [eɪ]
  • oi [ɔɪ]
  • ue
  • uo


Grammar


Nominals


Nouns



Grammatical Gender


Avaeğon has six genders. These genders are classified by special relationships. The genders are identified inherently and are formed during lexical construction.

  1. Common (-V): The common gender is the only gender which ends in a vowel. This gender is assigned to people, places, titles, and occupations.
  2. Lunar (-m): The lunar gender is assigned to nocturnal animals, military equipment, and spiritual things.
  3. Solar (-z): The solar gender is assigned to diurnal animals, household equipment, body parts, and secular things.
  4. Terrestrial (-s): The terrestrial gender is assigned to foods, plants, land masses and formations, earthen elements and minerals
  5. Aquatic (-r): The aquatic gender is assigned to bodies of water, liquids, and emotions
  6. Phenomenal (-n): The phenomenal gender is assigned to deities, celestial bodies, weather, and seasons


Case


Avaeğon nouns have ten cases which identify a different part of speech a noun can be found in.


1. Nominative (-no form) : The nominative case denotes the subject of a a sentence. This is the dictionary form and is inherent.

2. Accusative (-o) : The Accusative case denotes the direct object. the ending is formed by adding a final (o) if it ends in a consonant, or by changing the final vowel to (o) if it ends in a vowel.

3. Dative (-n) : The dative case denotes the indirect object.

4. Genitive (-ğol) : The genitive case shows possession or origin.

5. Ablative (-tän) : The ablative case shows motion of an object. Either towards or from, it signifies bestowement and reliquishment. Example: I gave the flowers to Sally.

6. Essive (-ve) : The essive case shows a state of being whether its temporary or not. Example: I am happy. The wizard turned me into a rabbit.

7. Locative (-sa) : The locative case shows location. Example: I am in the house. I am outside of town. I am beside the woods.

8. Instrumental (-ljo) : The instrumental case shows how an action was performed, like the object which was used to perform the action. Example: I cut the meat with the knife.

9. Comitative (-ma) : The comitative case shows accompaniment. It shows who was with the subject when the action was performed and sometimes goes hand in hand with the instrumental. Example: Cheryl went to the movies with me.

10. Vocative (-keş) : The vocative case shows direct address. Example: O' great and beautiful goddess.


Number

1. Singular : designates one of something.

2. Dual : designates two of something. The dual is formed by adding a (-t) to a vowel stem and a (-ä) to a consonant stem.

3. Plural : designates three or more of something. The plural is formed by adding a (-s) to a vowel stem and a (-i) to a consonant stem.

4. Paucal : designates some of or a few of something. The paucal is formed by adding a (-u) to a consonant stem and a (-ñ) to a vowel stem.

5. Collective : designates a whole of something. The collective is formed by adding a (-r) to a vowel stem and a (-y) to a consonant stem.


Declensions

. Avaeğon has six declensions:

1. First Declension : a-stems . The Sea declension- There are Four genders that make up this declension. Common - ends in (a), Lunar - (am) , Solar - (az), Aquatic- (ar).


Sea (1st) Declension
Case Gender Singlular Dual Plural Paucal Collective
Nominative
Common Vađa
man
Vađat Vađas Vađañ Vađar
Lunar Džasam
owl
Džasamä Džasami Džasamu Džasamy
Solar Bäriaz
eagle
Bäriazä Bäriazi Bäriazu Bäriazy
Terrestrial - - - - -
Aquatic Sonqar
river
Sonqarä Sonqari Sonqaru Sonqary
Phenomenal - - - - -
Accusative
Common Vađo
man
Vađot Vađos Vađoñ Vađor
Lunar Džasamo
owl
Džasamot Džasamos Džasamoñ Džasamor
Solar Bäriazo
eagle
Bäriazot Bäriazos Bäriazoñ Bäriazor
Terrestrial - - - - -
Aquatic Sonqaro
river
Sonqarot Sonqaros Sonqaroñ Sonqaror
Phenomenal - - - - -
Dative
Common Vađan
man
Vađanä Vađani Vađanu Vađany
Lunar Džasamän
owl
Džasamänä Džasamni Džasamnu Džasamny
Solar Bäriazn
eagle
Bäriaznä Bäriazni Bäriaznu Bäriazny
Terrestrial - - - - -
Aquatic Sonqarn
river
Sonqarnä Sonqarni Sonqarnu Sonqarny
Phenomenal - - - - -
Genitive
Common Vađağol
man
Vađağolä Vađağoli Vađağolu Vađağoly
Lunar Džasamäğol
owl
Džasamäğolä Džasamäğoli Džasamäğolu Džasamäğoly
Solar Bäriazäğol
eagle
Bäriazäğolä Bäriazäğoli Bäriazäğolu Bäriazäğoly
Terrestrial - - - - -
Aquatic Sonqaräğol
river
Sonqaräğolä Sonqaräğoli Sonqaräğolu Sonqaräğoly
Phenomenal - - - - -
Ablative
Common Vađätän
man
Vađätänä Vađätäni Vađätänu Vađätäny
Lunar Džasamtän
owl
Džasamtänä Džasamtäni Džasamtänu Džasamtäny
Solar Bäriaztän
eagle
Bäriaztänä Bäriaztäni Bäriaztänu Bäriaztäny
Terrestrial - - - - -
Aquatic Sonqarätän
river
Sonqarätänä Sonqarätäni Sonqarätänu Sonqarätäny
Phenomenal - - - - -
Essive
Common Vađave
man
Vađavet Vađaves Vađaveñ Vađaver
Lunar Džasamve
owl
Džasamvet Džasamves Džasamveñ Džasamver
Solar Bäriazve
eagle
Bäriazvet Bäriazves Bäriazveñ Bäriazver
Terrestrial - - - - -
Aquatic Sonqarve
river
Sonqarvet Sonqarves Sonqarveñ Sonqarver
Phenomenal - - - - -
Locative
Common Vađatsa
man
Vađatsat Vađatsas Vađatsañ Vađatsar
Lunar Džasamsa
owl
Džasamsat Džasamsas Džasamsañ Džasamsar
Solar Bäriazäsa
eagle
Bäriazäsat Bäriazäsas Bäriazäsañ Bäriazäsar
Terrestrial - - - - -
Aquatic Sonqarsa
river
Sonqarsat Sonqarsas Sonqarsañ Sonqarsar
Phenomenal - - - - -
Instrumental
Common Vađaljo
man
Vađaljot Vađaljos Vađaljoñ Vađaljor
Lunar Džasamljo
owl
Džasamljot Džasamljos Džasamljoñ Džasamljor
Solar Bäriazäljo
eagle
Bäriazäljot Bäriazäljos Bäriazäljoñ Bäriazäljor
Terrestrial - - - - -
Aquatic Sonqaräljo
river
Sonqaräljot Sonqaräljos Sonqaräljoñ Sonqaräljor
Phenomenal - - - - -
Comitative
Common Vađama
man
Vađamat Vađamas Vađamañ Vađamar
Lunar Džasamma
owl
Džasammat Džasammas Džasammañ Džasammar
Solar Bäriazma
eagle
Bäriazmat Bäriazmas Bäriazmañ Bäriazmar
Terrestrial - - - - -
Aquatic Sonqarma
river
Sonqarmat Sonqarmas Sonqarmañ Sonqarmar
Phenomenal - - - - -
Vocative
Common Vađakeş
man
Vađakeşä Vađakeşi Vađakeşu Vađakeşy
Lunar Džasamkeş
owl
Džasamkeşä Džasamkeşi Džasamkeşu Džasamkeşy
Solar Bäriazkeş
eagle
Bäriazkeşä Bäriazkeşi Bäriazkeşu Bäriazkeşy
Terrestrial - - - - -
Aquatic Sonqaräkeş
river
Sonqaräkeşä Sonqaräkeşi Sonqaräkeşu Sonqaräkeşy
Phenomenal - - - - -

2. Second Declension : o-stems . The Universal declension- This category encompasses all six genders. Common - ends in (o), Lunar- (om), Solar- (oz), Terrestrial- (os), Aquatic - (or), Phenomenal- (on).

3. Third Declension : y-stems . The Sky declension- This category encompasses three genders. Lunar - (ym), Solar - (yz), Phenomenal- (yn).

4. Fourth Declension : i-stems . The Day declension- This category encompasses five genders. Commom - (i), Solar- (iz), Terrestrial- (is), Aquatic- (ir), Phenomenal- (in).

5. Fifth Declension : e-stems . The Night declension- This category encompasses five genders. Common - (e), Lunar - (em), Terrestrial- (es), Aquatic - (er), Phenomenal- (en).

6. Sixth Declension : u-stems . The Earth declension- This category encompasses three genders. Common - (u), Terrestrial- (us), Aquatic- (ur).

Orthography