Rheinwallisch Kreol

Rheinwallian Creole (autoglossonym: Rheinwallisch Kreol) is a constructed auxiliary creole based on English and German, highlighting linguistic similarities in grammar and vocabulary. It is used in Rheinwall, a nation with origins in the Rhine valley, where the most commonly spoken languages are now English and German.

Rheinwallian Creole
Rheinwallisch Kreol, Rheinwallisch
Pronunciation	[ˈraɪnˌwalɪʃ kreɔl]
Created by	Lily Jane
Date	2023
Native to	Rheinwall
Language family	Indo-European Germanic West Germanic part. German and English Rheinwallian Creole
Standard form	Broadcast Creole
Dialects	Kontinental (pronunciation only) Insular (pronunciation only)
Writing system	Latin
Official status
Official language in	Rheinwall
Regulated by	Royal Institut for de Rheinwallisch Spreek

Etymology

The language was named after the Queendom of Rheinwall, which in turn was named after being located in the Rhine valley (from Latin: vallis rheni).

Orthography

The dictionary of Rheinwallian Creole knows 28 letters, two of which are composed of more than one character. Diacritics are only found in non-Germanic loanwords like "café" and not part of the standard.

Letters
Orthography	A	B	C	CH	D	E	F	G	H	I	J	K	L	M	N	O	P	Q	R	S	SCH	T	U	V	W	X	Y	Z

Phonology

Consonants

Consonant phonemes

	Labial		Coronal		Velar
Nasal		m		n		ŋ
Stop	p	b	t	d	k	ɡ
Fricative	f	v	s ʃ	z ʒ	h x
Approximant		w		l		j
Rhotic				r

Vowels

Vowel phonemes

	Front		Central		Back
	Short	Long	Short	Long	Short	Long
Close	ɪ	iː			ʊ	uː
Mid	ɛ	eː~ɛɪ	ə		ɔ	oː~ɔʊ
Open			a	aː