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'''Varevon''' (literally angels' language) is an a-posetriori language influenced primarily influenced by West Germanic, Irish, Russian, and Japanese. Its phoneme inventory is based on [[w:General American pronunciation|General American phonology]], however it bears certain phonetic constraints similar to Japanese. Furthermore, it uses grammar that bears resemblance to European languages. The wordstock has many influences of [[w:Germanic languages|Germanic language]], [[w:Celtic languages|Celtic languages]], [[w:Slavic languages|Slavic languages]], Japanese, and [[a priori]] vocabulary.  time. The objectives of Varevon are:
'''Evonish''' (literally angels' language) is an a-posetriori language influenced primarily influenced by West Germanic, Insular Celtic, Russian, and Japanese. Its phoneme inventory is based on [[w:General American pronunciation|General American phonology]], however it bears certain phonetic constraints similar to Japanese. Furthermore, it uses grammar that bears resemblance to European languages. The wordstock has many influences of [[w:Germanic languages|Germanic languages]], [[w:Celtic languages|Celtic languages]], [[w:Slavic languages|Slavic languages]], Japanese, and [[a priori]] vocabulary. The objectives are:
*to create a poetic, flowing language
*to create a poetic, flowing language
*to preserve Celtic vocabulary
*to preserve Celtic vocabulary
*to eliminate any and all need for interpretation by context
*to create a left-hand friendly writing system
*to create a left-hand friendly writing system
''Tables are horizontally flipped intentionally.''
''Tables are horizontally flipped intentionally.''


{{ClassMeter
{{ClassMeter
|Name      = Varevon
|Name      = Evonish
|NativeName = Varavon
|NativeName = Evoniš
|Type      = Fusional
|Type      = Fusional
|Alignment  = Nominative-Accusative
|Alignment  = Nominative-Accusative


|adjective  = final
|adjective  = final
|adposition = final
|adposition = mixed
|adverb    = final
|adverb    = final
|article    = final
|article    = final
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|Declined  = Yes
|Declined  = Yes
|Conjugated = Yes
|Conjugated = Yes
|Genders    = Red, Blue, Brown, Gray
|Genders    = Common/Neuter
|NCase  = yes
|NCase  = yes
|NNumber = yes
|NNumber = yes
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| style="text-align: center;"|
| style="text-align: center;"|
| style="text-align: center;"|/k/ /g/
| style="text-align: center;"|/k/ /g/
| style="text-align: center;"|/ʔ/
| style="text-align: center;"|(ʔ)
! style="text-align: center; "|Plosive
! style="text-align: center; "|Plosive
|-
|-
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!First
!First
|Ik
|Ik
|Mik
|Mek
|Maan
|Meyn
|Myr
|Mee
|-
|-
!Second
!Second
|Þuu
|Þuu
|Þik
|Þek
|Þaan
|Þeyn
|Þyr
|Þee
|-
|-
!Common
!Common
|Saa
|Sey
|Siw
|
|Er
|
|Er
|
|-
|-
!Neuter
!Neuter
|It
|Hit
|In
|Hin
|Is
|His
|Im
|Him
|-
|-
! rowspan="3"|Plural
! rowspan="3"|Plural
!First
!First
|Wir
|Wee
|Uns
|Uns
|Ner
|
|Nyr
|
|-
|-
!Second
!Second
|Jir
|Jee
|Jiw
|Jer
|Jiw
|-
!Third
|Ir
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
!Third
|Hee
|Hen
|Her
|Hem
|-
|-
!Indefinite
!Indefinite
!Reflexive
!Reflexive
|Yr
|Yr
|Sik
|Sek
|Saan
|Seyn
|Syr
|See
|-
|-
! rowspan="2"|Interrogative
! rowspan="2"|Interrogative
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==Determiners==
==Determiners==
The negative article is understood as indefinite; there is no negative definite article so the verb of the sentence is negated instead.
The negative article is understood as indefinite; there is no negative definite article so the verb of the sentence is negated instead. Determines are key to distinguish to distinguishing gender. the E at the end of some determiner plurals is an ancient pluralizing form.  


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{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" class="bluetable lightbluebg" style="width: 500px; "
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!Distal
!Distal
|-
|-
! rowspan="2"|Singular
! rowspan="2"|Common
!Common
!Singular
| style="text-align: center; "|sa
| style="text-align: center; " rowspan=2|Ðee
| style="text-align: center; "|een
| style="text-align: center; "|Een
| style="text-align: center; "|neen
| style="text-align: center; " rowspan=4|Neen
| style="text-align: center; "|þis
| style="text-align: center; "|Ðis
| style="text-align: center; "|jeen
| style="text-align: center; "|Jeen
|-
|-
!Neuter
!Plural
| style="text-align: center; "|þat
| style="text-align: center; "| -  
| style="text-align: center; "|een
| style="text-align: center; "|Ðise
| style="text-align: center; "|neen
| style="text-align: center; "|Jeene
| style="text-align: center; "|þis
| style="text-align: center; "|jeen
|-
|-
! rowspan="2"|Plural
! rowspan="2"|Neuter
!Common
!Singular
| style="text-align: center; "|þee
| style="text-align: center; "|Ðat
| style="text-align: center; "|sum
| style="text-align: center; "|Een
| style="text-align: center; "| -
| style="text-align: center; "|Ðit
| style="text-align: center; "|þise
| style="text-align: center; "|Jeen
| style="text-align: center; "|jeene
|-
|-
!Neuter
!Plural
| style="text-align: center; "|þoe
| style="text-align: center; "|Ðoo
| style="text-align: center; "|sum
| style="text-align: center; "|Sum
| style="text-align: center; "| -
| style="text-align: center; "|Ðite
| style="text-align: center; "|þise
| style="text-align: center; "|Jeene
| style="text-align: center; "|jeene
|-
|-
|}
|}
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Certain adjectives decline only in an attributive position; they do not in a predicative position. Cf. [[w:German language|German]] ''die schwarze Magd'' vs ''die Magd ist schwarz''. Some adjectives undergo mutation. Furthermore, there are many common affixes which form adjectives, whose list will be available in time.
Certain adjectives decline only in an attributive position; they do not in a predicative position. Cf. [[w:German language|German]] ''die schwarze Magd'' vs ''die Magd ist schwarz''. Some adjectives undergo mutation. Furthermore, there are many common affixes which form adjectives, whose list will be available in time.
===Noun===
===Noun===
Their declension depends upon case and number. The plural genitive ending is used in compound words much like kennings.
Their declension depends upon case and number. The plural genitive ending is used in compound words much like kennings. Stuff about the umlaut and other hypothetical mutations. kthxbai.
====Mutation====
Stuff about the umlaut and other hypothetical mutations. kthxbai.
====Strong====
====Strong====
The vowel a became associated with plural and e with singular. Vowel dropping may be apparent spoken, but it is not written, such as Engel not declining to Eng'la.
The vowel a became associated with plural and e with singular. Vowel dropping may be apparent spoken, but it is not written, such as Engel not declining to Eng'la.
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[[Category:Languages]]
[[Category:Languages]]
[[Category:Conlangs]]
[[Category:Conlangs]]
[[Category:A Priori]]
[[Category:A posteriori]]
[[Category:Varevon]]
[[Category:West Germanic languages]]
[[Category:Varevonic]]
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