Indevroplu

Indeyivroplu (indejivroplu / индейивроплу) is a personal constructed language classifiable as both an engineered and auxiliary language, with the goals of reforming connections between the several branches of the Indo-European language family and maintaining an absolute logic in structure. In aspiration of this, the vocabulary of Indeyivroplu is almost fully a posteriori in being heavily rooted from the Indo-European languages: Persian, Spanish, German, Russian, Greek, Armenian, Albanian, and Welsh (in decreasing order of prevalence). As for the a priori aspects of the conlang, there are some unique root words, and the structure can holistically be described as a mixture between some common Indo-European patterns and several inspirations received from other world languages. Indeyivroplu is a synthetic language, notable for its inflection based on part of speech and frequent agglutination, but lack of grammatical cases.

Indeyivroplu
indejivroplu индейивроплу
Pronunciation	[in̪.d̪ɪ̞ˌjiˈvɾɔ.pʰlu̞]
Created by	Palachu
Date	2017
Setting	Eastern Europe; Alt-history Earth
Language family	Indo-European Indeyivroplu
Writing systems	Latin Cyrillic

Setting

The fictional setting where Indeyivroplu could be a spoken language is along parts of the northern shore of the Danube river in Romania. This location was chosen because it is the geographic midpoint between the nations of the 8 constituent languages for Indeyivroplu.

Orthography

Letter-Latin	Letter-Cyrillic	IPA Equiv.
Aa	Аа	[a]
Bb	Бб	[b]
Dd	Дд	[d̪]
Ee	Ее	[ɪ̞]
Êê	Ээ	[ɛ]
Ff	Фф	[f]
Gg	Гг	[g]
Ğğ	Ғғ	[ɣ]
Hh	Ҳҳ	[h]
Ii	Ии	[i]
Jj	Йй	[j]
Kk	Кк	[kʰ/k]¬
Ll	Лл	[l]
Mm	Мм	[m]
Nn	Нн	[n̪]
Ňň	Ңң	[ŋ]
Oo	Оо	[ɔ]
Pp	Пп	[pʰ/p]¬
Rr	Рр	[r/ɾ]¬
Ss	Сс	[s]
Šš	Шш	[ʃ]
Tt	Тт	[t̪ʰ/t̪]¬
Uu	Уу	[u̞]
Vv	Вв	[v]
Xx	Хх	[χ]
Zz	Зз	[z]
Žž	Жж	[ʒ]

¬In the case of two IPA values, the first is used solely when the letter comes first in a syllable

Writing Conventions

Capitalization functions a bit differently from other languages using the Latin script, in that capitalization is only used at the start of proper names, thus the first word of an Indeyivroplu sentence will not necessarily be capitalized.

In the formal register, a hyphen should be appended at the morpheme boundary of all proper names.

Two spaces are to be inserted after the period ending a sentence.

If typing diacritics is not supported, those 5 letters of the Latin script should be written as their base form plus an apostraphe ('). For Cyrillic, the 3 special letters should become their base form plus ь.

Note that affricates do not phonemically exist in Indeyivroplu, so their equivalents are always orthographically 2 letters.

Phonology

Indeyivroplu has a very close to perfectly phonemic orthography, where 1 grapheme always corresponds to 1 phoneme and vice versa. Morphophonology does not play a role in it, but rather the only minor deviation is with the letters <p, t, k, r> which vary in aspiration (for the first 3) or tap/trill articulation (for <r>) depending on if they come first in a syllable or not.

Consonants

		Bilabial	Labiodental	Denti-alveolar	Alveolar	Post-alveolar	Palatal	Velar	Uvular	Glottal
Stop		b p		t̪ d̪				k g
Nasal		m		n̪				ŋ
Fricative			f v		s z	ʃ ʒ		ɣ	χ	h
Approximant							j
Tap					ɾ
Trill					r
Lateral Approx.					l

Vowels

Indeyivroplu Vowel Formants Chart

	Front	<-->	Central	<-->	Back
Close	i
Close-Mid					u̞
Mid		ɪ̞
Open-Mid	ɛ				ɔ
Open	a

Prosody

When pronouncing words, the division between syllables in the case of a consonant cluster at a syllable boundary is done by equally splitting the consonants if an even cluster, or putting 1 more consonant in the 2nd syllable if an odd cluster. The only exception to this method is with glides (see "Phonotactics" below).

Stress

Word stress in Indeyivroplu falls by default on the ultimate syllable of the final stem, so never on the inflection, with verbs as the exception. This means: ultimate syllable for verbs and proper names; but penultimate for all other parts of speech (noun/adj./adv./pronoun/conj./prep./interj.). This rule can only be broken through the usage of an acute diacritic (á,é,ế,í,ó,ú) on an earlier syllable for stress. There is also secondary stress in words with more than four syllables, falling on every third syllable before the primary stress.

1. zjavir - [zjaˈviɾ]
2. gutňohajr - [gu̞t̪.ŋɔˈhajɾ]
3. kupmijonu - [kʰu̞p.miˈjɔ.n̪u̞]
4. nefrezohruti - [n̪ɪ̞.fɾɪ̞ˌzɔˈhɾu̞.t̪ʰi]
5. luskorzorkegijohu - [lu̞s.kʰɔɾˌzɔɾ.kʰɪ̞.giˈjɔ.hu̞]
6. atshúndatmêtrju - [at̪ˈshu̞n̪.dat̪.mɛ.t̪ʰɾju̞]

Intonation

Stress in Indeyivroplu is realised as a dynamic accent, meaning loudness is the distinguishing factor as opposed to tonality.

Phonotactics

Indeyivroplu has quite a high level of freedom when it comes to phonotactics. There are three rules governing the scenarios where consonant clusters can break the Sonority Sequencing Principle:

1. = A single syllable may contain multiple adjacent nasals, fricatives, or plosives, as long as two of the same phoneme (disregarding voicedness) don’t occur adjacently within the syllable.
2. = A glide placed directly after a nasal, fricative, or plosive when in the syllable coda will make those two consonants behave as a single unit together, but the glide cannot be followed by another consonant in that syllable.
3. = Fricatives and stops are both regarded as if having the same priority ranking and therefore may be placed interchangeably in a cluster.

Morphology

Inflection

Words in Indeyivroplu are inflected for parts of speech. In this manner, every word forms from a non-inflected stem which is given one of the following suffixes: -u (noun), -a (adjective), -i (adverb), -e (conjunction), -ê (preposition), -o (pronoun), -ui (interjection), -ir (infinitive verb).

1. prênd- = related to comprehension

   prêndu = understanding (n.)

   prêndir = to understand (inf. v.)

   prênda = understood (adj.)

   prêndi = understandingly (adv.)

   prêndui = OK / understood (intj.)

2. loğ- = related to reason

   loğu = reason, logic (n.)

   loğe = because (conj.)

   loğê = because of (pre.)

   loğa = logical (adj.)

   loği = logically (adv.)

   loğir = reason (inf. v.)

3. m- = related to 1st person

   mo = I, me (pron.)

   ma = my (adj.)

Verb Conjugation

Verbs in Indeyivroplu conjugate according to 3 persons, 2 numbers, 3 tenses, and 5 moods. To conjugate, replace the -ir infinitive suffix with the following:

Indicative
		Past	Pres.	Futu.
1stP.	sing.	-adz	-ar	-ax
	plu.	-ajdz	-ajr	-ajx
2ndP.	sing.	-udz	-ur	-ux
	plu.	-ujdz	-ujr	-ujx
3rdP.	sing.	-edz	-er	-ex
	plu.	-ejdz	-ejr	-ejx
Imperative
1stP.	sing.	-af
	plu.	-ajf
2ndP.	sing.	-uf
	plu.	-ujf
3rdP.	sing.	-ef
	plu.	-ejf
Subjunctive
-sj- + (indicative conjugation)
Conditional
-šp- + (indicative conjugation)
Interrogative
tšmož- + (stem) + (conjugation)

The subjunctive and conditional moods are related in that both deal with hypothetical situations, where conditional is dependent on subjunctive. For detail, see: Grammatical Mood.

The interrogative mood is used in all questions, unless they already include one of the words beginning with tšij-.

Syntax

Agglutination

Indeyivroplu implores frequent usage of agglutination. In the creation of the language, there was a preference towards forming new words using existing word stems rather than directly loaning the word when possible. In compound words there is no infix inserted, so morphemes are simply placed unedited after each other, with only the final one getting inflected.

1. fligmuku ("bat") = flig.a + muk.u ("flying" + "rat")
2. kajskorxonu ("laboratory") = kajs.u + kor.ir + xon.u ("trial" + "to work" + "house")
3. abrêlêktrgodir ("lightning strike" (v.)) = abr.u + êlêktr.u + god.ir ("cloud" + "electric" + "to hit")

The only case where a single morpheme in a word is ever changed in form is for the 28 total "ghost-syllable" morphemes, named so because they consist of a syllable onset followed by -e in all positions except word-finally, where -e disappears. They are: d, dj, dzm, fr, fs, g, h, j, k, l, m, n, p, pr, s, sr, st, sj, šp, t, tr, tš, v, vj, xf, zg, ž, žm.

1. ste.ob.ronir "surf" versus on.sti "then" (as opposed to on.ste.i)
2. le.jêk.tšu "syllable" versus êlin.lu "Greek" (as opposed to êlin.le.u)

Constituent Order

Indeyivroplu uses the order Subject-Verb-Object (SVO), and indirect objects come before direct objects. Adjectives and adverbs directly precede the noun or verb they modify, unless a subject pronoun is attached to the verb (only in 3rd person), in which case it will go between the adverb and verb. Also, prepositions must uninterruptedly connect their subject with the object. Outside of these rules, there is some flexibility allowed in word order, especially where there are consecutive words of the same part of speech.

"I will read all of your red books."

1. zjavax fsa ta sorxa girkju.
2. zjavax ta fsa sorxa girkju.
3. zjavax sorxa ta fsa girkju.
4. zjavax ta sorxa fsa girkju.

"You drive to the office this evening because of the rain."

1. loğe rígeňu êtábenti ronkur samgepu mêxrê daftêru.
2. êtábenti ronkur samgepu mêxrê daftêru loğe rígeňu.

Vocabulary

Dolgopolsky list
English	Indeyivroplu
me	mo
two	ziğ
you	to
what	tšijui
tongue	gjuhu
name	nombru
eye	tšêšu
heart	hêtsu
tooth	dandonu
not	ni
fingernail	nijxu
louse	vošu
teardrop	slezu
water	obu
dead	nekjaňa

Colors
English	Indeyivroplu
black	švatsa
white	sêfida
gray	hirta
red	sorxa
pink	sêfidsorxa
crimson	ala
purple	pórfora
blue	sina
light blue	sjêlsina
cyan	grinsina
green	grina
yellow	kitrfaba
orange	oraňžfaba
brown	marona

Numbers
numeral	Indeyivroplu
0	nul
1	jêk
2	ziğ
3	trij
4	tšahor
5	pandž
6	šêš
7	sédem
8	axt
9	xik
10	aň
11	aňjêk
12	aňziğ
20	ziğaň
100	húndat
200	ziğhúndat
1000	aňhúndat
10000	eňaorh

Sample Text Translations

• fsa umanseju nasejr diňitêti ve drêjti lijra ve hama. samhulejr loğu ve isikdju, ve irêti endêrxunti silejr bratéonbi.

"All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood."

Source: Universal Declaration of Human Rights; Article 1

• lešpur mo uste dêzumar. omuzkešpur mo uste mêtšumar. prefigšpuf mo uste omuzar.

"Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn."

Source: Benjamin Franklin

• frezamondêzumortkasjo losštrêftšejr veraskir tšo.

"Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it."

Source: Jorge Santayana

External Links

• Indeyivroplu syntax test document

• index of all Indeyivroplu morphemes

• Memrise course for Indeyivroplu