Fransáes

Fransáes is a jokelang created by Caelen Selke-Minogue. It is intended to fix the French language because it sorely needs it. It fixes the abomination that is French spelling, and also changes the grammar to conform with the more intelligent languages of the world.

Phonology

Consonants

Consonants
Labial Alveolar Post-Alveolar Palatal Velar Uvular
Plosive p /p/ b /b/ t /t/ d /d/ k /k/ g /g/
Fricative f /f/ v /v/ s /s/ z /z/ sh /ʃ/ zh /ʒ/ x /x/ rh /ʁ/
Nasal m /m/ n /n/ nn /ɲ/ ng /ŋ/
Tap/Flap r /r/
Approximant l /l/ j /j/

Vowels

Vowels
Front Middle Back
Close i /i/ u /u/
Close-mid ae /e/ ' /ə/ ou /o/
Open-Mid e /ɛ/ o /ɔ/
Open a /a/

Stress is always denoted by an acute (´). If stress occurs on a sound represented by two letters it is put on the first letter.

Syllable Structure

  • CV
  • CCV
  • CVC
  • V
  • CCVC
  • VC
  • CCCV
  • CCVCC
  • CCCVC
  • VCC
  • CCCVCC

Phonotactics

Morphophonology

Morphology

Nouns

Fransáes has fourteen grammatical cases: Nominative, Accusative, Vocative, Dative, Genitive, Instrumental, Causal, Locative, Ablative, Sublative, Elative, Illative, Terminative and Temporal

Function Marking English example Francáes example
Nominative Subject of finite verb N/A
Accusative Object of transitive verb -u
Vocative Addressee -an
Dative Indirect object; to -a
Genitive Possessor of noun; of -de
Instrumental Means of performing a verb; with -ave
Causal The reason for a verb; for -pu
Locative General physical position; by -par
Ablative Movement from; from -dupwi
Sublative Movement toward; toward -ve
Elative Movement from; out of -duö
Illative Movement toward; into -don
Terminative Limit of; until -zhuska
Temporal Location of time; at -on


Syntax

Constituent order

Noun phrase

Verb phrase

Sentence phrase

Dependent clauses

Example texts

Other resources