Heleasic

Heleasic (Unser = autonym; Sinn = here: 'language'; from n̓səl̓x-cin) is a postmodern descendant of Okanagan Salish, spoken on Lõis. It is inspired by Ancient Wiebian (a descendant of a Salish-like language).

Phonology

Same as Standard German, with the addition of ŧ /!~!ʰ/ and đ /g!~ŋ!/.

Morphology

Nouns

Possessed forms:

Person	Singular	Plural
1	ein-	ei -t
2	an-	ei -em
3	ei -s	ei -er

Verbs

Reflexes of intransitive verb affixes:

Person	Singular	Plural
1	hun- < kn-	hu- < kʷu-
2	ge-? < kʷ-	be- < p-
3	Ø	-er < -əl'x

Reflexes of transitive verb affixes:

Person	Singular	Plural
1	-en < -n	-em < -m
2	-e < -xʷ	-eb < -p
3	-Ø	-ser < -səl'x

Word list

• 1-10 = nachs, erel, huss, muss, silst, zechst, sisperk, dims, ard, üferst
• 11, 12, ... = nachs kul üfst, ärel kul üfst, ...
• 20 = erlst
• 30 = hussest
• 40 = mussest
• 50 = silstest
• 60 = zechstest
• 70 = sispest
• 80 = dimsest
• 90 = ardest
• 100 = ärsichst
• salmon = Ünte
• egg = Ause
• water = Seusch
• short = zeŧŧeloch
• black = quei
• what? = stimm
• in, at = er
• name = Schwist
• to work = schurm

Phrasebook

• Ast Quechst. = Good morning
• Ast Saruld. = Good day.
• Ast Schnecken. = Good evening.
• Ast Sunker. = Good night.
• Schier Anspaus? = How are you?
• Zei geast? = 'Are you well?'
• Zei hunast. = 'I am well.'
• Stimm Anschwist? = 'What is your name?
• Einschwist [NAME]. = 'My name is [NANE].'
• Wie spinŧe? = 'How old are you?'
• Spinŧen... = 'I am ... years old.'