High Elvish

Not done yet: structural markers (articles, pronouns, possessives), writing system, dictionary

Geographical Distribution

It is mainly spoken around  Faelar.

Phonology

Consonant inventory: b d f l m n p s t v ŋ ʀ ʃ ʒ ʧ θ

Vowel inventory: aɪ̯ e eɪ̯ iː ɑ ɔ ɔɪ̯ ɛ ɪ ʊ

Diphthongs: aɪ̯ eɪ̯ ɔɪ̯

Stress pattern: Penultimate — stress is on the second last syllable

Sound changes (in order of application):

n → m / _b

n → m / _p

m → n / _d

Morphology

Syllable structure: (C)V

Spelling rules: Pronunciation Spelling

iː — i	ɔɪ̯ — ö
ɛ — è	θ — th
ɑ — a	ʒ — z
ɔ — o	ʃ — sh
ʊ — u	ŋ — ng
ɪ — ì	ʀ — r
eɪ̯ — ë	ʧ — ch
aɪ̯ — ä	e — é

Derivational morphology:
Adjective → adverb = Suffix -ʀɔ
Adjective → noun (the quality of being [adj]) = Suffix -dɑ
Adjective → verb (to make something [adj]) = Suffix -vɑɛʀ
Noun → adjective (having the quality of [noun]) = Suffix -sɑ
Noun → adjective relating to noun (e.g. economy → economic) = Suffix -ʒɑ
Noun to verb = Suffix -leɛʀ
Verb → adjective (result of doing [verb]) = Suffix -viː
Tending to = Suffix -fiː
Verb → noun (the act of [verb]) = Suffix -θaɪ̯
Verb → noun that verb produces (e.g. know → knowledge) = Suffix -vɔ
One who [verb]s (e.g. paint → painter) = Suffix -maɪ̯
Place of (e.g. wine → winery) = Suffix -lɑ
Diminutive = Suffix -sɑn
Augmentative = Suffix -mʊ
Superlative = Suffix -dɛ

Syntax

Negation:

The negation is positioned just after the verb, using san /sɑn/.
Punctuation:
The punctuation is the only marker for exclamative or interrogative sentences, the words' order don't have any incidence.

Tenses

To conjugate a verb, a suffix is added to the verbal root. This root is found by removing the suffix -ar or -èr at the end of the word. For example, for rèar (/ʀɛɑʀ/), to learn, the verbal root is rè-.

The difference between the inclusive "we" and the exclusive "we" is wether it includes the listener or not.

Person	Remote Past	Past	Present	Future	Remote Future
1st (incl.)	Suffix -ʃaɪ̯ rèshä /ʀɛʃaɪ̯/ (I/we) learned	Suffix -ve rèvé /ʀɛve/ (I/we) learned	Suffix -mɑ rèma /ʀɛmɑ/ (I/we) learn	Suffix -vɔ rèvo /ʀɛvɔ/ (I/we) 'll learn	Suffix -diː rèdi /ʀɛdiː/ (I/we) 'll learn
1st (excl.)	Suffix -ʧaɪ̯ rèchä /ʀɛʧaɪ̯/ (we) learned	Suffix -fe rèfé /ʀɛfe/ (we) learned	Suffix -mɔ rèmo /ʀɛmɔ/ (we) learn	Suffix -fɔ rèfo /ʀɛfɔ/ (we) 'll learn	Suffix -dɪ rèdì /ʀɛdɪ/ (we) 'll learn
2nd	Suffix -nʊ rènu /ʀɛnʊ/ (you) learned	Suffix -lʊ rèlu /ʀɛlʊ/ (you) learned	Suffix -fɑ rèfa /ʀɛfɑ/ (you) learn	Suffix -le rèlé /ʀɛle/ (you) 'll learn	Suffix -faɪ̯ rèfä /ʀɛfaɪ̯/ (you) 'll learn
3rd	Suffix -paɪ̯ rèpä /ʀɛpaɪ̯/ (s.he/they) learned	Suffix -siː rèsi /ʀɛsiː/ (s.he/they) learned	Suffix -ʀɪ rèrì /ʀɛʀɪ/ (s.he/they) learn	Suffix -ʃʊ rèshu /ʀɛʃʊ/ (s.he/they) 'll learn	Suffix -ʧʊ rèchu /ʀɛʧʊ/ (s.he/they) 'll learn

Sentence Structure

Main word order: Subject Object (Prepositional phrase) Verb

Adposition: postpositions, meaning prepositions are always after the noun or phrase they refer to.

Nouns:

Nouns have two cases:

• Ergative is the doer of a verb, when the verb is done to something: dog bites man.

• Absolutive is used in two scenarios: the doer of a verb when not done to something (dog bites), and the done-to of a verb (man bites dog).

Singular:

Case	Animate	Inanimate
Ergative	Suffix -laɪ̯ ämolä /aɪ̯mɔlaɪ̯/ dog (doing a transitive verb)	Suffix -pɛ chévipè /ʧeviːpɛ/ belt (doing a transitive verb)
Absolutive	Suffix -ʧɑ ämocha /aɪ̯mɔʧɑ/ dog (doing an intransitive verb)	Suffix -ŋɑ chévinga /ʧeviːŋɑ/ belt (doing an intransitive verb)

Plural:

Case	Animate	Inanimate
Ergative	Suffix -ʧɔ ämocho /aɪ̯mɔʧɔ/ dogs (doing a transitive verb)	Suffix -ʧʊ chévichu /ʧeviːʧʊ/ belt (doing a transitive verb)
Absolutive	Suffix -ʧiː ämochi /aɪ̯mɔʧiː/ dogs (doing an intransitive verb)	Suffix -vɑ chéviva /ʧeviːvɑ/ belt (doing an intransitive verb)

Adjective Order

Adjectives are positioned after the noun.

Dictionary

250 Words.

Root Languages

• Antesilva Bâbil

Successor Languages

• Common Elvish
• Dark Elvish

Spoken by

• Àlfar

Common Phrases

Hello — Shuli

Goodbye — Shuli

How are you ? —

I'm fine —

Not well —

Please —

Thank you —

You're welcome — Shuarsan

It's okay — Shuarsan

I'm sorry —

Excuse me —

Now —

Yesterday — Rimi

Tomorrow — Éa