Elvish
Sea Elvish
Sea Elvish flows like water and has some similarities with Aquan . many scholars feel that Sea Elvish is Aquan put to actual words. While not actually true sea elvish is characteristically very similar to Aquan. Due to the fact that the Sea Elves are the most common of the elven race sea elvish is considered to be the common elvish. If someone were to study elvish in a school or from a book this is what they would learn.Mountain Elvish
Mountain elvish is more grounded in reality that the other dialects of elvish. Not as flowing or graceful this dialect still sounds graceful to the outside ear but it is more direct. There are fewer fantastical metaphors or similes in mountain elvish.Forest Elvish
Forest elvish is much rarer than the other dialects. Spoken only by the various Forest Elf tribes this dialect is the most aggressive of the forms of elvish.Natively known as: Pienwui /ˈpienwui/
...and he stood holding his hat and turned his wet face to the wind...raiüan ra qome sin ma noaqua raiüan münuin ma tüqu poaru münuin he
Pronunciation: /raiyan ra ˈqome sin ma ˈnoaqua raiyan ˈmynuin ma ˈtyqu ˈpoaru ˈmynuin he/
Pienwui word order: and he stood holding hat his and turned his face wet the wind to
Spelling & Phonology
Consonant inventory: /b c d h l m n p q r s t v w/
| ↓Manner/Place→ | Bilabial | Labiodental | Alveolar | Palatal | Labio-velar | Uvular | Glottal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m | n | |||||
| Stop | p b | t d | c | q | |||
| Fricative | v | s | h | ||||
| Approximant | w | ||||||
| Trill | r | ||||||
| Lateral approximant | l |
Vowel inventory: /a aiya e i ie o oa u ua ui y ya/
Diphthongs: aiya, ie, oa, ua, ui, ya
| Front | Back | |
|---|---|---|
| High | i y | u |
| High-mid | e | o |
| Low | a |
Stress pattern: Initial — stress is on the first syllable
Word initial consonants: c, h, l, m, n, p, q, r, s, t, v
Mid-word consonants: h, l, ld, ll, lm, m, mb, n, nt, nw, q, r, st, ts
Word final consonants: n, r
Phonological rules (in order of application):
- h→Ø / V_
- r→rː / _N
- s→h / #_
- l→ɾ / V_V
| Pronunciation | Spelling |
|---|---|
| c | ch |
| y | ü |
Grammar
Main word order: Subject-Verb-Object-Oblique. "Mary opened the door with a key" turns into Mary opened the door with a key.Adjective order: Adjectives are positioned after the noun.
Adposition: postpositions
Noun
| Neuter | Prefix a-
aloamui /ˈaloamui/ |
Articles
Pienwui has no definite article ‘the’, or indefinite article ‘a’.
Pronouns
| 1st singular | lür /lyr/
I, me |
| 2nd singular | pua /pua/
you |
| 3rd singular masc | ra /ra/
he, him, it |
| 3rd singular fem | ne /ne/
she, her, it |
| 1st plural | lier /lier/
we, us |
| 2nd plural | nu /nu/
you (all) |
| 3rd plural | nier /nier/
they, them |
Possessive determiners
| 1st singular | me /me/
my |
| 2nd singular | taiüa /taiya/
your |
| 3rd singular masc | ma /ma/
his, its |
| 3rd singular fem | chjoan /coan/
her, its |
| 1st plural | qo /qo/
our |
| 2nd plural | nien /nien/
your |
| 3rd plural | ha /ha/
their |
Verbs
Past tense may be indicated with the word:
| Past particle | sür /syr/
past tense particle |
Future tense is indicated with the word:
| Future particle | ir /ir/
future tense particle |
| 1st singular | If starts with vowel: Prefix ant-
Else: Prefix antua- antuasüldan /ˈantuaˌsyldan/ |
| 2nd singular | If starts with vowel: Prefix v-
Else: Prefix ve- vesüldan /ˈvesyldan/ |
| 3rd singular masc | If starts with vowel: Prefix uinw-
Else: Prefix uinwie- uinwiesüldan /ˈuinwieˌsyldan/ |
| 3rd singular fem | If starts with vowel: Prefix h-
Else: Prefix he- hesüldan /ˈhesyldan/ |
| 1st plural | If starts with vowel: Prefix iemb-
Else: Prefix iemba- iembasüldan /ˈiembaˌsyldan/ |
| 2nd plural | Prefix me-
mesüldan /ˈmesyldan/ |
| 3rd plural | Prefix oa-
oasüldan /ˈoasyldan/ |
Imperfective aspect
The ‘imperfective’ aspect refers to ongoing actions, such as I am studying,
and habitual actions, such as I study (every night).
It is indicated with the affix:
| Imperfect | Prefix lya-
lüasüldan /ˈlyasyldan/ |
Derivational morphology
Adjective → adverb = Prefix qo-
Adjective → noun (the quality of being [adj]) = Prefix oa-
Adjective → verb (to make something [adj]) = Prefix me-
Noun → adjective (having the quality of [noun]) = Prefix lu-
Noun → adjective relating to noun (e.g. economy → economic) = If starts with vowel: Prefix p-
Else: Prefix pie-
Noun → verb (to create [noun]) = Prefix saiya-
Verb → adjective (result of doing [verb]) = Prefix ry-
Verb → adjective (likely to do [verb]) = Prefix i-
Verb → noun (the act of [verb]) = Prefix i-
Verb → noun that verb physically produces (e.g. build → building) = Prefix a-
One who [verb]s (e.g. paint → painter) = If starts with vowel: Prefix uam-
Else: Prefix uamoa-
Place of (e.g. wine → winery) = If starts with vowel: Prefix h-
Else: Prefix he-
Diminutive = If starts with vowel: Prefix p-
Else: Prefix pui-
Augmentative = Prefix lui-
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