Bearlandic

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Background

Phonology

Consonants

Bilabial Labio-dental Alveolar Post-alveolar Palatal Velar Glottal
Nasal m n ŋ
Plosive p b t d k kw
Fricative f v s z (ʃ) (ç) x ɣ h
Approximant ʋ j
Trill r
Lateral app. l

In specific circumstances, some dialects use /ʃ/ and /ç/ instead of /s/ and /x, ɣ/.

Vowels

Front Near-front Central Near-back Back
Close
Near-close
Close-mid
Mid
Open-mid
Near-open
Open

Phonotactics

Orthography

Morphology

Nouns

Nouns don't have cases or genders, only numbers. The plural is usually made by adding -s to the end of the word. If it already ends in -s, -enn is added instead. However, a few nouns don't follow these rules and add -er instead, or don't change at all.

Adjectives

The comparative is formed by adding -err to the end of the adjective, while the superlative ends in -iss. If the adjective ends in a vowel, a -t- is inserted between the stem and the ending.

Verbs

Syntax

Bearlandic normally has a SVO word order, but questions have a VSO order.