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
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Bilabial
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Dental
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Palatal/Alveolar
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Velar
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Uvular
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Glottal
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| Stop
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b
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t d
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k g
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q
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ʔ
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| Fricative
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ɸ β ⟨f v⟩
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θ ⟨th⟩
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x ⟨kh⟩
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h
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| Sibilant
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s z
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ʃ ⟨š⟩
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| Nasal
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m
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n
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| Liquid
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l r
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| Approximant
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j ⟨y⟩
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Vowels
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Front |
Back
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| Close
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i iː |
u uː
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| Mid
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e eː |
o oː
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| Open
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a aː
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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
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Alanûz
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| 1 |
šam
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| 2 |
aleth
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| 3 |
giveh
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| 4 |
kafaz
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| 5 |
kharam
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| 6 |
avar
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| 7 |
hirev
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| 8 |
lakhas
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| 9 |
favas
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| 10 |
urva
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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
- lê, 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