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===Orthography===
===Orthography===
===Consonants===
===Consonants===
{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" class="bluetable" style="width: 660px; text-align:center;"
! style="width: 68px; "|
! style="width: 68px; " |Bilabial
! style="width: 68px; " |Dental
! style="width: 68px; " |Palatal/Alveolar
! style="width: 68px; " |Velar
! style="width: 68px; " |Uvular
! style="width: 68px; " |Glottal
|-
! style="" |Stop
| b
| t d
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| k g
| q
| ʔ
|-
! style="" |Fricative
| ɸ β {{angbr|''f v''}}
| θ {{angbr|''th''}}
|
| x {{angbr|''kh''}}
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| h
|-
! style="" |Sibilant
|
| s z
| ʃ {{angbr|''š''}}
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|-
! style="" |Nasal
| m
| n
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|-
! style="" |Liquid
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| l r
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|-
! style="" |Approximant
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| j {{angbr|''y''}}
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|}


===Vowels===
===Vowels===
{| class="bluetable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! !! Front !! Back
|-
! Close
| i iː || u uː
|-
! Mid
| e eː || o oː
|-
! Open
| colspan=2 | a aː
|}
==Grammar==
==Grammar==
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Alanûz marks for gender in nouns, adjectives and verbs. It has three genders: masculine, feminine and neutral. It has three numbers: singular, plural and dual (only for natural pairs). Possessives are marked as suffixes and the noun also marks for case: nominative, accusative, a prepositional and a construct state.
=== Nouns ===
=== Nouns ===
=== Adjectives ===
=== Adjectives ===
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=== Particles ===
=== Particles ===
=== Derivational morphology ===
=== Derivational morphology ===
==Sample Wordlist==
{{sort list|asc|2=
* '''aval''', how
* '''ka''', to be
* '''yar''', well, fine
* '''valam''', where
* '''ilu''', river f.
* '''turah''', king m.
* '''av''', what
* '''ûl''', this
* '''gliv''', tower n.
* '''hakal''', to hide
* '''qavir''', true
* '''qaviram''', truth m.
* '''lê''', under, beneath < *lay-
* '''zayar''', word m.
* '''zagal''', staff, cane n.
* '''dûn''', to hold < *duwun
* '''âzguldûn'''. counsellor m.
}}


==Example texts==
==Example texts==
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:'''hakelī qaviram lē-zīr'''
:'''hakelī qaviram lē-zīr'''
:''the truth hides beneath the words.''
:''the truth hides beneath the words.''
:'''turah hirev ilû'''
:''the king of the seven rivers''


==Other resources==
==Other resources==

Latest revision as of 18:32, 15 October 2021


Alanūz
Alanūz
Pronunciation[ʔaˈlanuːz]
Created byNicolás Campi
Date2003
SettingEarth-like planet, alternate Earth
Early form
Ancient Alanūz
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Alanūz, [ʔaˈlanuːz], is an a priori artlang grammatically inspired by Semitic languages and using triliteral roots as its base. The language possess a mysterious background and a long mystical and esoteric tradition of philosophy reminiscent of Gematria and Ancient Hebrew Kabbalah.

Introduction

Phonology

Orthography

Consonants

Bilabial Dental Palatal/Alveolar Velar Uvular Glottal
Stop b t d k g q ʔ
Fricative ɸ β f v θ th x kh h
Sibilant s z ʃ š
Nasal m n
Liquid l r
Approximant j y

Vowels

Front Back
Close i iː u uː
Mid e eː o oː
Open a aː

Grammar

Alanûz marks for gender in nouns, adjectives and verbs. It has three genders: masculine, feminine and neutral. It has three numbers: singular, plural and dual (only for natural pairs). Possessives are marked as suffixes and the noun also marks for case: nominative, accusative, a prepositional and a construct state.

Nouns

Adjectives

Verbs

Adverbs

Numerals

Numeral Alanûz
1 šam
2 aleth
3 giveh
4 kafaz
5 kharam
6 avar
7 hirev
8 lakhas
9 favas
10 urva

Particles

Derivational morphology

Sample Wordlist

  • av, what
  • aval, how
  • dûn, to hold < *duwun
  • gliv, tower n.
  • hakal, to hide
  • ilu, river f.
  • ka, to be
  • , under, beneath < *lay-
  • qavir, true
  • qaviram, truth m.
  • turah, king m.
  • valam, where
  • yar, well, fine
  • zagal, staff, cane n.
  • zayar, word m.
  • âzguldûn. counsellor m.
  • ûl, this

Example texts

  • How are you? Aval kaf?
  • I'm fine. Yar kazī.
  • Where's the river? Valam kav-ilu?
  • Where's the king? Valam kā-turah?
  • What is this? Av kav-ūl?
  • This is a tower. Ūl ka-gliv.
Sample:
hakelī qaviram lē-zīr
the truth hides beneath the words.
turah hirev ilû
the king of the seven rivers

Other resources