Etlish
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| Etlish | |
|---|---|
| Eteläin keeli | |
| Pronunciation | [ˈetelæin ˈkeːli] |
| Created by | Dillon Hartwig |
| Date | 2021 |
| Setting | West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland |
Etlish /ˈɛtlɪʃ/ (Etlish: Eteläin keeli [ˈetelæin ˈkeːli]) is a Finnic language spoken in Western Pomerania.
Etymology
Etlish is from German Etlisch, from Etlish etel "Etlish person", from Proto-Finnic *etelä "south-southwest".
Orthography
Etlish is written with the Latin script.
| A a | Aa aa | Ai ai | Aai aai | Au au | Aau aau | Ä ä | Ää ää |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| /ɑ/ | /ɑː/ | /ɑi/ | /ɑːi/ | /ɑu/ | /ɑːu/ | /æ/ | /æː/ |
| Äi äi | Ääi ääi | Äü äü | Ääü ääü | B b | D d | E e | Ee ee |
| /æi/ | /æːi/ | /æy/ | /æːy/ | /b/ | /d/ | /e/ | /eː/ |
| Ei ei | Eei eei | Ë ë | H h | I i | Ii ii | J j | K k |
| /ei/ | /eːi/ | /ə/ | /h/ | /i/ | /iː/ | /j/ | /k/ |
| L l | M m | N n | O o | Oi oi | Oo oo | Ou ou | Oou oou |
| /l/ | /m/ | /n/ | /o/ | /oi/ | /oː/ | /ou/ | /oːu/ |
| Ö ö | Öi öi | Öö öö | Öü öü | Ööü ööü | P p | R r | S s |
| /ø/ | /øi/ | /øː/ | /øy/ | /øːy/ | /p/ | /r/ | /s/ |
| T t | Ts ts | U u | Uu uu | Ü ü | Üü üü | V v | Z z |
| /t/ | /t͡s/ | /u/ | /uː/ | /y/ | /yː/ | /w/ | /z/ |
Phonology
Consonants
| Labial | Alveolar | Dorsal | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m | n | |||
| Stop | p | b | t | d | k |
| Affricate | t͡s | ||||
| Fricative | s | z | h | ||
| Approximant | w | l | j | ||
| Trill | r | ||||
- /n/ is realized as [ŋ] before /k,h/.
- /h/ is realized as [x] in coda.
Vowels
| Front unrounded | Front rounded | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High | i iː | y yː | u uː |
| Close-mid | e eː | ø øː | ə o oː |
| Low | æ æː | ɑ ɑː |
| ei eːi | øy øːy | oi | ou oːu |
| æi æːi | æy æːy | ɑi ɑːi | ɑu ɑːu |
Prosody
Words bear initial stress.
Phonotactics
Etlish maximal syllables are CVC.
Vowel harmony
| Front | Back |
|---|---|
| ü üü | u uu |
| ö öö* | o oo |
| öi öü* ööü* | oi ou oou |
| ä ää | a aa |
| äi ääi äü ääü | ai aai au aau |
- /i,iː,e,eː,ei,eːi,ə/ are neutral and transparent to harmony.
- /øː,øy,øːy/ may be either front or transparent.
Consonant gradation
| Strong | Weak |
|---|---|
| p t k | w z j |
| pp tt kk | p t k |
| vv zz jj | |
| ts s | s h |
Morphology
Nouns
Pronouns
Verbs
Adjectives
Negation
Numerals
Syntax
Constituent order
Etlish word order is flexible but predominantly SVO.
Noun and verb phrases
Possessors, numerals, and adverbs precede their head. Adjectives may precede or follow their head.
Dependent clauses
Dependent clauses directly follow their head.