Aˈølven
Writing System
Numbers
Aulven has a base-10 number system:
1 - chha
2 - lœ
3 - thúú
4 - slè
5 - bï
6 - sǔ
7 - ṭṣaü
8 - shɞ
9 - baí
10 - yäm
100 - nwà
1000 - hù
Phonology
Spelling rules:
| Pronunciation | Spelling |
|---|---|
| ɛ | é |
| ɐ | á |
| ɑ | ä |
| ɒ | ó |
| ɜ | ú |
| ɤ | ö |
| ɘ | ë |
| ɵ | è |
| ə | à |
| ɔ | aw |
| ʊ | ü |
| ʉ | ù |
| ɯ | ů |
| ʌ | uh |
| ɶ | å |
| ɪ | í |
| ɨ | ï |
| y | ǔ |
| ʏ | e̊ |
| eɪ̯ | ay |
| aʊ̯ | ou |
| aɪ̯ | ie |
| ɔɪ̯ | oi |
| ɹ | r |
| θ | th |
| ʒ | zh |
| ð | dh |
| j | y |
| ʃ | sh |
| ŋ | ng |
| ꭧ | ṭṣ |
| ɻ | ŕ |
| ɺ | r̈ |
| ʀ | r̀ |
| ʤ | j |
| ʧ | ch |
| ɸ | ph |
| ɕ | śh |
| ⱱ | b̧ |
| ɣ | gh |
| χ | kh |
| Vː | 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
| Present | Suffix -ʉ máù /ˈmɐʉ/ | learn |
|---|---|---|
| Past | If ends with vowel: Suffix -l Else: Suffix -ʌl mál /mɐl/ | learned |
| Future | Suffix -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
| Singular | Suffix -ʉl ånùl /ˈɶnʉl/ | dog |
|---|---|---|
| Plural | If ends with vowel: Suffix -ɹpɔ Else: Suffix -eɹpɔ ånerpaw /ɶˈneɹpɔ/ | dogs |
Articles
Aulven has no definite article ‘the’, or indefinite article ‘a’.
Pronouns
| 1st singular | jà /ʤə/ | I, me, mine |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd singular | mí /mɪ/ | you, yours |
| 3rd singular | u /u/ | he, him, his, she, her, hers, it, its |
| 1st plural | slö /slɤ/ | we, us, ours |
| 2nd plural | dle̊b̧ /dlʏⱱ/ | you all, yours (pl) |
| 3rd plural | shmoü /ʃmoʊ̯/ | they, them, theirs |
Possessive determiners
| Possessive | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1st singular | saw /sɔ/ | my |
| 2nd singular | syun /sjun/ | your |
| 3rd singular | vë /vɘ/ | his, her, its |
| 1st plural | jaʘ /ʤaʘ/ | our |
| 2nd plural | yèṭṣ /jɵꭧ/ | your (pl) |
| 3rd plural | jawz /ʤɔz/ | their |
Dictionary
ènér̈ zhöphùl - Light the Way

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