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
- /n/ is realized as [ŋ] before /k,h/.
- /h/ is realized as [x] in coda.
Vowels
Diphthongs
| 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
|
| ts s |
s h
|
Morphology
Nouns
Pronouns
Verbs
Adjectives
Negation
Numerals
Syntax
Constituent order
Noun and verb phrases
Dependent clauses
Example texts
Universal Declaration of Human Rights Article 1
Linguifex-hosted translations
Conlang Atlas of Language Structures-hosted translations
Other resources
CALS
