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Aˈølven

Writing System

Numbers

Aulven has a base-10 number system:

1 - chha
2 -
3 - thúú
4 - slè
5 - bï
6 - sǔ
7 - ṭṣaü
8 - shɞ
9 - baí
10 - yäm
100 - nwà
1000 - hù

Phonology

Spelling rules:

PronunciationSpelling
ɛ
ɐ
ɑ
ɒ
ɜ
ɤ
ɘ
ɵ
ə
ɔaw
ʊ
ʉ
ɯ
ʌuh
ɶ
ɪ
ɨ
y
ʏ
eɪ̯ay
aʊ̯ou
aɪ̯ie
ɔɪ̯oi
ɹr
θth
ʒzh
ðdh
jy
ʃsh
ŋng
ṭṣ
ɻ
ɺ
ʀ
ʤj
ʧch
ɸph
ɕśh
ɣgh
χkh
VV

Morphology

Derivational morphology

Adjective → adverb = Suffix -ɯꭧ
Adjective → noun (the quality of being adj) = If ends with vowel: Suffix -ɸ
Else: Suffix -iɸ
Adjective → verb (to make something adj) = Suffix -oʊ̯
Noun → adjective (having the quality of noun) = If ends with vowel: Suffix -ɻ
Else: Suffix -ʏɻ
Noun → adjective relating to noun (e.g. economy → economic) = Suffix -æⱱ
Noun to verb = Suffix -ʏꭧ
Verb → adjective (result of doing verb) = If ends with vowel: Suffix -l
Else: Suffix -il
Tending to = Suffix -ʌ
Verb → noun (the act of verb) = If ends with vowel: Suffix -ⱱ
Else: Suffix -ɨⱱ
Verb → noun that verb produces (e.g. know → knowledge) = If ends with vowel: Suffix -mʌ
Else: Suffix -ɞmʌ
One who verbs (e.g. paint → painter) = Suffix -ɯ
Place of (e.g. wine → winery) = If ends with vowel: Suffix -jvɜː
Else: Suffix -ɜːjvɜː
Diminutive = Suffix -ɔː(rolled "R")
Augmentative = Suffix -oɺ

Phonetics

Consonant inventory: b d f h j l m n p s t v w z ð ŋ ɕ ɣ ɸ ɹ ɺ ɻ ʀ ʃ ʒ ʘ ʤ ʧ θ χ ⱱ ꭧ (and the Rolled "R")

Vowel inventory: a aɪ̯ aʊ̯ e eɪ̯ i iː o oʊ̯ u uː y æ ø œ ɐ ɑ ɒ ɔ ɔɪ̯ ɔː ɘ ə ɛ ɜ ɜː ɞ ɤ ɨ ɪ ɯ ɵ ɶ ʉ ʊ ʌ ʏ

Diphthongs: aɪ̯ aʊ̯ eɪ̯ oʊ̯ ɔɪ̯

Tenses

Verbs

PresentSuffix -ʉ
máù /ˈmɐʉ/
learn
PastIf ends with vowel: Suffix -l
Else: Suffix -ʌl
mál /mɐl/
learned
FutureSuffix -ɞɸ
máɞph /ˈmɐɞɸ/
will learn

Sentence Structure

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.
Adposition: postpositions

Adjective Order

Adjective order: Adjectives are positioned after the noun.

Structural Markers

Nouns

SingularSuffix -ʉl
ånùl /ˈɶnʉl/
dog
PluralIf ends with vowel: Suffix -ɹpɔ
Else: Suffix -eɹpɔ
ånerpaw /ɶˈneɹpɔ/
dogs

Articles

Aulven has no definite article ‘the’, or indefinite article ‘a’.

Pronouns

1st singularjà /ʤə/I, me, mine
2nd singularmí /mɪ/you, yours
3rd singularu /u/he, him, his, she, her, hers, it, its
1st pluralslö /slɤ/we, us, ours
2nd pluraldle̊b̧ /dlʏⱱ/you all, yours (pl)
3rd pluralshmoü /ʃmoʊ̯/they, them, theirs

Possessive determiners

Possessive
1st singularsaw /sɔ/my
2nd singularsyun /sjun/your
3rd singularvë /vɘ/his, her, its
1st pluraljaʘ /ʤaʘ/our
2nd pluralyèṭṣ /jɵꭧ/your (pl)
3rd pluraljawz /ʤɔz/their


Dictionary

339 Words.
Common Phrases

ènér̈ zhöphùl - Light the Way


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