Bearlandic
Background
Bearlandic is one of many languages of the planet which is called Virrolt in Bearlandic. The language belongs to the Berilonian language family, which in its turn is a branch of the Iropo-Antilonian language family.
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 | i y | u | |||
| Near-close | ɪ ʏ | ||||
| Close-mid | e | o | |||
| Mid | ə | ||||
| Open-mid | ɛ œ | ɔ | |||
| Near-open | |||||
| Open | a | ɑ |
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
Regular verbs
| "walk" | "shoot" | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | lop | sgit |
| Past | lop-ti | sgit-i |
| Perfect | gi-lop-t | gi-sgit |
| Byform | lop-ē | sgit-ē |
| Present participle | lop-nē | sgit-nē |
| Past participle | gi-lop-t-nē | gi-sgit-nē |
Unfortunately, I don't know how the byform is called in English.
Irregular verbs
| "be" | "have" | "eat" | "go" | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Present | iss | heppt | et | ga |
| Past | wast | haptē | ati | gigti |
| Perfect | giassit | gihapt | giotē | gigisst |
| Byform | zyt, zyti | hypē | ytē | gatē |
| Present participle | zytnē | hepptnē | etnē | gatnē |
| Past participle | - | hassnē | giotnē | - |
Pronouns
| Number | Person | Subject | Object/Reflexive | Possessive |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | 1st | ig | mi | miess |
| 2nd | ji | ji | jiess | |
| 3rd masculine | hi | emm, zigg | hiess | |
| 3rd feminine | zē | zy, zigg | zess | |
| 3rd neuter | dē | dē, zigg | dess | |
| Plural | 1st | wi | oss | oss |
| 2nd | jis | jis | jisiss | |
| 3rd | zess | hunn, zy | hʉn |
Articles
There are two articles, the definite article dē and the indefinite article a.
Syntax
Bearlandic normally has a SVO word order, but questions have a VSO order.
Sample
Dē fillgikentnē mann hermakti miess aut enn itig mojj bot nat dē pabrúr oss a stoppig mys dē oss pegging oss a aut zworrt zwart gisgat haptē.
The well-known man repaired my old and quite beautiful boat after a stupid girl's uncle by accident had damaged it with an old black sword.