Vallian

Vallian employs a wide range of poetic devices and figurative expressions, often using vivid imagery to convey emotions and ideas. Its vocabulary is abundant with words related to art, music, and beauty, reflecting the Brire's deep appreciation for aesthetics. The language is known for its descriptive nature, allowing speakers to paint vivid pictures with their words.   Grammar-wise, Vallian has a complex structure, with distinct verb conjugations, gender agreement, and a system of noun declensions. It holds a certain musicality, with its flowing rhythms and melodic patterns, adding to the charm of the language. Vallian's syntax encourages eloquence and a poetic flow, allowing speakers to express themselves with grace and sophistication.

Natively known as: nyordo /ɲorˈdo/

  ...and he stood holding his hat and turned his wet face to the wind...
ba bij tsug finy sa ba zawshbi soznyit nis sa fo nyutsaw
Pronunciation: /ba biʤ ʦug fiɲ sa ba zɔʃˈbi sozˈɲit nis sa fo ɲuˈʦaw/
Brire word order: and he stood holding his hat and turned his wet face to the wind  

Spelling & Phonology

  Consonant inventory: b d f g j k l m n p r s t v w z ɲ ʃ ʎ ʤ ʦ

↓Manner/Place→	Bilabial	Labiodental	Alveolar	Palato-alveolar	Palatal	Velar
Nasal	m		n		ɲ
Stop	p b		t d			k g
Affricate			ʦ	ʤ
Fricative		f v	s z	ʃ
Approximant					j
Trill			r
Lateral approximant			l		ʎ

Co-articulated phonemes

↓Manner/Place→	Labial-velar
Approximant	w

Vowel inventory: a e i o u ɔ ɛ

	Front	Back
High	i	u
High-mid	e	o
Low-mid	ɛ	ɔ
Low	a

Syllable structure: Custom defined ?
Stress pattern: Ultimate — stress is on the last syllable ?   Spelling rules:

Pronunciation	Spelling
ɛ	è
ɔ	aw
j	y
ʃ	sh
ʤ	j
ʎ	ỳ
ɲ	ny
ʦ	ts

 

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Grammar

  Main word order: Subject Verb Object (Prepositional phrase). “Mary opened the door with a key” turns into Mary opened the door with a key.
Adjective order: Adjectives are positioned before the noun.
Adposition: prepositions ?  

 

Numbers

  Brire has a base-10 number system:   1 - dze
2 - tshu
3 - wip
4 - gè
5 - e
6 - puv
7 - zuny
8 - zu
9 - ek
10 - sè
100 - nufrik
1000 - fifip
 

Derivational morphology

  Adjective → adverb = Suffix -o
Adjective → noun (the quality of being [adj]) = If ends with vowel: Suffix -tju
Else: Suffix -otju
Adjective → verb (to make something [adj]) = Prefix u-
Noun → adjective (having the quality of [noun]) = Suffix -e
Noun → adjective relating to noun (e.g. economy → economic) = Suffix -e
Noun to verb = Prefix nu-
Verb → adjective (result of doing [verb]) = Prefix ʤo-
Tending to = Suffix -e
Verb → noun (the act of [verb]) = If starts with vowel: Prefix z-
Else: Prefix zu-
Verb → noun that verb produces (e.g. know → knowledge) = If ends with vowel: Suffix -g
Else: Suffix -eg
One who [verb]s (e.g. paint → painter) = If ends with vowel: Suffix -ʦ
Else: Suffix -oʦ
Place of (e.g. wine → winery) = Suffix -uk
Diminutive = Suffix -i
Augmentative = Prefix zɔ-