Eyan

Natively known as: eiyn /aɪjn/

Common Phrases

robin raki /ɹobin ɹɑki/ Bright day. A common daytime greeting and goodbye.
bwúfry gútsó he /bwʌfrj gʌtsɒ ha/ My name is ...
shíw /çɪw/ Yes. Acknowledgment, not agreement.
ú az /ʌ ɑz/ I agree.
tó /tɒ/ No.
ú fá pyó tsiní /ʌ fə pjɒ ʦinɪ/ I have a question.
ábtsi /əbtsi/ Why?
ri ba deí /ɹi bɑ daɪ/ We go now. Time to go.
srostesho pyi /sɹosteço pji/ Quiet night. Gentle night. A common bedtime blessing.
fó tsyî /fɒ tsjɵ/ Stay close. Do not stray. Be on your guard.
vashbró /vɑçbɹɒ/ Welcome.
júgumó /ʤʌgʊmɒ/ Please. (formal)
pi ra /pi ɹɑ/ Thank you. (formal)
ú bruv /ʌ bɹʊv/ I'm sorry. I apologize.
bu tsyasty ey /bʊ tsjɑstj eɪ̯/ I need help. Literally: You help me.
wyúdatsó /wjʌdɑʦɒ/ Wait! (you implied)
a /ɑ/ Three (number), us (including you), a lucky beginning.
kóztsa /kózʦɑ/ A complete set. Ten + Set. Completeness. (Used in Numerology, Fortunetelling, Project Planning,)
ú dzow /ʌ ʣow/ I need...
ú re /ʌ ɹe/ I want...
ú kîdzy /ʌ kɵdzj/ I like...
ú freu ra /ʌ fɹaʊ ɹɑ/ I owe you. An expression of real debt. Not to be used lightly.

Spelling & Phonology

Consonant inventory: b d f g h j k m n p s t v w z ç ɹ ʣ ʤ ʦ

↓Manner/Place→	Bilabial	Labiodental	Alveolar	Palato-alveolar	Palatal	Velar	Glottal
Nasal	m		n
Stop	p b		t d			k g
Affricate			ʦ ʣ	ʤ
Fricative		f v	s z		ç		h
Approximant			ɹ		j

Co-articulated phonemes

↓Manner/Place→	Labial-velar
Approximant	w

Vowel inventory: aɪ̯ aʊ̯ e eɪ̯ i o ɑ ɒ ə ɪ ɵ ʊ ʌ
Diphthongs: aɪ̯ aʊ̯ eɪ̯

	Front	Central	Back
High	i
Near-high	ɪ		ʊ
High-mid	e	ɵ	o
Mid		ə
Low-mid			ʌ
Low			ɑ ɒ

Syllable structure: Custom defined
Stress pattern: No stress
Spelling rules:

Pronunciation	Spelling
aɪ̯	ie
aʊ̯	ou
eɪ̯	ay
a	e
ɑ	a
ʊ	u
ɪ	í
ə	á
ɵ	î
ɒ	ó
ʌ	ú
j	y
ç	sh
ɹ	r
ʣ	dz
ʤ	j
ʦ	ts
eks	x

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Grammar

Main word order: Subject Verb Object (Prepositional phrase).
Adjective order: Adjectives are positioned before the noun.
Adposition: prepositions

Nouns

Singular	No affix
Plural	Reduplicate last part of last syllable

Articles

	Definite	Indefinite
Singular	boz /boz/ the	pyó /pjɒ/ a
Plural	bu /bʊ/ the	joufry /ʤaʊ̯frj/ some

Uses of definite article that differ from English:

• Used to talk about countable nouns in general: English’s ‘I like cats’ would translate to ‘I like the cats’
• Not used for mass (uncountable) nouns: ‘Walking in the mud’ would always translate to ‘Walking in mud’.
• Used for languages: ‘The English’
• Used with place names: ‘The London’

Uses of indefinite article that differ from English:

• Not used for non-specific countable nouns: non-specific means ‘I am looking for a (any) girl in a red dress’, whereas specific means ‘I am looking for a (particular) girl in a red dress’

Pronouns

	Nominative	Accusative
1st singular	ú /ʌ/ I	ey /eɪ̯/ me
2nd singular	bu /bʊ/ you	ra /ɹɑ/ you
3rd singular	zî /zɵ/ he, she, it	bwe /bwe/ him, her, it
1st plural inclusive	briedzy /bɹaɪ̯dzj/ we (including you)	a /ɑ/ us (including you)
1st plural exclusive	ri /ɹi/ we (excluding you)	bî /bɵ/ us (excluding you)
2nd plural	wyab /wjɑb/ you all	á /ə/ you all
3rd plural	so /so/ they	ik /ik/ them

Possessive determiners

1st singular	bwúfry /bwʌfrj/ my
2nd singular	tsyî /tsjɵ/ your
3rd singular	zu /zʊ/ his, her, its
1st plural inclusive	pyeyby /pjeɪ̯bj/ our (including you)
1st plural exclusive	bó /bɒ/ our (excluding you)
2nd plural	tsu /ʦʊ/ your (pl)
3rd plural	ey /eɪ̯/ their

Verbs

Present	No affix sráv /sɹəv/ learn
Past	If starts with vowel: Prefix f- Else: Prefix feɪ̯- feysráv /feɪ̯sɹəv/ learned
Remote past	Prefix sɹʌ- srúsráv /sɹʌsɹəv/ learned (long ago)
Future	Prefix fʌ- fúsráv /fʌsɹəv/ will learn

Progressive aspect

The ‘progressive’ aspect refers to actions that are happening at the time of speaking, such as I am learning.
Eyan uses a standalone particle word for progressive:

Progressive

Particle before the verb: pjɑ - pya sráv /pjɑ sɹəv/ is learning

Habitual aspect

The ‘habitual’ aspect refers to actions that happen habitually, such as I learn (something new every day), as opposed to actions that happen once (I learned something).
Eyan uses an affix for habitual:

Habitual

Prefix ɑ- asráv /ɑsɹəv/ learns

Perfect aspect

The perfect aspect in English is exemplified in ‘I have read this book’, which expresses an event that took place before the time spoken but which has an effect on or is in some way still relevant to the present.
Eyan uses an affix for the perfect aspect:

Perfect

If starts with vowel: Prefix aɪ̯n- Else: Prefix aɪ̯ni- ienisráv /aɪ̯nisɹəv/ have learned

Derivational morphology

Adjective → adverb = Prefix bwə-
Adjective → noun (the quality of being [adj]) = Suffix -ɹoʌ
Adjective → verb (to make something [adj]) = Suffix -vɑz
Noun → adjective (having the quality of [noun]) = If starts with vowel: Prefix ɹ-
Else: Prefix ɹo-
Noun → adjective relating to noun (e.g. economy → economic) = If starts with vowel: Prefix ʊʦ-
Else: Prefix ʊʦeɪ̯-
Noun to verb = Prefix ɒ-
Verb → adjective (result of doing [verb]) = If starts with vowel: Prefix ɪʣ-
Else: Prefix ɪʣeɪ̯-
Tending to = If starts with vowel: Prefix tsj-
Else: Prefix tsjo-
Verb → noun (the act of [verb]) = If starts with vowel: Prefix in-
Else: Prefix inɪ-
Verb → noun that verb produces (e.g. know → knowledge) = If starts with vowel: Prefix oʣ-
Else: Prefix oʣɑ-
One who [verb]s (e.g. paint → painter) = If starts with vowel: Prefix ʦ-
Else: Prefix ʦo-
Place of (e.g. wine → winery) = If starts with vowel: Prefix on-
Else: Prefix onaʊ̯-
Diminutive = Prefix ɑ-
Augmentative = Prefix kseɪ̯-

Numbers

Eyan has a base-10 number system:
1 - yîv
2 - oz
3 - a
4 - es
5 - brí
6 - tsúm
7 - ish
8 - í
9 - rófy
10 - kóz
Hundred - styáv
Thousand - styúga

Dictionary

3018 Words.

Common Female Names

Afi /ɑfɵ/
Ágin /əgin/
Aja /ɑʤɑ/
Amí /ɑmɪ/
Anu /ənʊ/
Astósów /ɑstɒsɒw/
Bezú /bezʌ/
Biresh /biɹeç/
Brish /bɹiç/
Brobi /bɹobɪ/
Brósh /bɹɒç/
Bwana /bwɑnɑ/
Dzom /ʣom/
Dzyanisa /dzjɑnisɑ/
Eshade /eçɑde/
Geyw /geɪ̯w/
Gika /gikɑ/
Fómav /fɒmɑv/
Fomíba /fomɪbɑ/
Fríma /fɹɪmɑ/
Frúbá /fɹʌbə/
Frum /fɹʊm/
Îrish /ɵɹiç/
Jo /ʤo/
Jovu /ʤovʊ/
Keym /keɪ̯m/
Keyn /keɪ̯n/
Kreyf /kɹeɪ̯f/
Krúwi /kɹʌwɵ/
Kún /kʌn/
Mae /mɑi/
Mitsá /miʦə/
Nen /nen/
Níbimí /nɪbimɪ/
Nijóme /niʤɒme/
Odu /odʌ/
Óka /ɒkɑ/
Pam /pɑm/
Pesh /peç/
Petsy /petsj/
Poseram /poseɹɑm/
Pozu/pɒzʌ/
Pyan /pjən/
Pyarím /pjɑɹɪm/
Rásha /ɹəçə/
Reyna /ɹeɪ̯nɑ/
Reysh /ɹeɪ̯ç/
Rumí /ɹʊmɪ/
Shá /çə/
Shájap /çəʤɑp/
Shashó /çɑçɒ/
Shey /çeɪ̯/
Sherú /çeɹʌ/
Shída /çɪdɑ/
Sîka /sɵkɑ/
Sprana /spɹɑnɑ/
Sprin /spɹɵn/
Srázif /sɹəzif/
Sreóm /sɹeɒm/
Srí /sɹɪ/
Srísh /sɹɪç/
Steústa /steʌstɑ/
Stromó /stɹomɒ/
Sutí /sʊtɪ/
Yeyr /jeɪ̯ɹ/ Vara /vɑɹɑ/
Vejat /veʤɑt/
Vesh /veç/
Vîgey /vɵgeɪ̯/
Vira /viɹa/
Zadí /zɑdɪ/
Zesh /zeç/
Zidzi /ziʣi/

Common Male Names

Ávit /əvɪt/
Beyr /beɪ̯ɹ/
Beystan /beɪ̯stɑn/
Bródzy /bɹɒdzj/
Bruz /bɹʌz/
Budzor /bʊʣoɹ/
Bwam /bwɑm/
Det /det/
Deyrósh /deɪ̯ɹɒç/
Dibír /dibɪɹ/
Dzav /ʣɑv/
Eyf /eɪ̯f/
Fey /feɪ̯/
Fod /fod/
Fret /fɹet/
Frîsh /fɹɵç/
Gad /gɑd/
Hojon /hoʤɒn/
Îtó /ɵtɒ/
Krimo /kɹimo/
Mako /mɑko/
Mar /maɹ/
Rako /ɹɑko/
Ravan /ɹɑvɑn/
Rit /ɹɪt/
Rok /ɹok/
Rur /ɹʌɹ/
Shamídz /çɑmɪdz/
Shar /çɑɹ/
Sreyd /sɹeɪ̯d/
Styash /stjɑç/
Styón /stjɒn/
Tsub /ʦʊb/
Vik /vik/
Wik /wɵk/
Wîzeyb /wɵzeɪ̯b/
Won /wɒn/
Woshú /woçʌ/
Yiwí /jiwɪ/
Yod /jɒd/
Yúv /jʌv/
Zat /zət/
Zer /zeɹ/
Zukab /zʊkɑb/
Zuzíz /zʌzɪz/

Common Unisex Names

Adzí /ɑʣɪ/
Bábú /bəbʌ/
Brú /bɹʌ/
Dash /dɑç/
Dók /dɒk/
Dokî /dokɵ/
Dzif /ʣif/
Dzyad /dzjɑd/
Ea /eɑ/
Eyp /eɪ̯p/
Far /fɑɹ/
Fáz /fəz/
Fref /fɹef/
Gínep /gɪnep/
Kegíf /kegɪf/
Kraú /kɹɑʌ/
Ksagup /ksɑgʊp/
Kseyz /kseɪ̯z/
Kúsh /kʌç/
Kúkov /kʌkov/
Nemáp /neməp/
Otsey /oʦeɪ̯/
Pyan /pjɑn/
Retsy /ɹetsj/
Sher /çeɹ/
Sprásósh /spɹəsɒç/
Sprók /spɹɒk/
Strá /stɹə/
Tat /tɑt/
Tsatu /ʦɑtʊ/
Tsáw /ʦəw/
Vaw /vɑw/
Vîdze /vɵʣe/
Wadzy /wɑdzj/
Yani /jani/
Yáv /jəv/
Yústuk /jʌstʊk/