Old Tëaisco language
Old Tëaisco was a language spoken in Konchū at the close of the First Age spoken by the Tothas people who emerged on the steppes of Konchū as a mixture of elven, orcish, and other peoples. It features a much reduced grammar and phonology from its parent, the Dyéwiskos language.
Phonology
Consonant inventory: b d ð f g k kʷ l m n p r s ʃ t θ v w x
Vowel inventory: a aː e eː i iː o oː u uː
Diphthongs: ai au ei oi ui iu io ia eo
Spelling rules:
| ↓Manner/Place→ | Bilabial | Labiodental | Dental | Alveolar | Post-Alveolar | Velar | Glottal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m | n | |||||
| Stop | p b | t d | k kʷ g | ||||
| Fricative | f v | θ ð | s | ʃ | x | ||
| Trill | r | ||||||
| Lateral approximant | l |
| Front | Back | |
|---|---|---|
| High | i iː | u uː |
| High-mid | e eː | o oː |
| Low | a aː |
| Pronunciation | Spelling |
|---|---|
| kʷ | qu |
| x (before consonants) | c |
| x (before vowels) | h |
| ʃ | sh |
| θ | th |
| ð | dh or th |
| aː | á or aa |
| eː | é or ei or ee or ey |
| iː | í or ii or iy |
| oː | ó or ou or ow |
| uː | ú or uu or uw |
Morphology
Verb affixes
| Infinitive/Dictionary form | Suffix -a vega /ˈvega/ to break kiva /ˈkiva/ to give |
| Past-indicative | Suffix -en vegen /ˈvegen/ he broke kiven /ˈkiven/ he gave |
| Past-subjunctive | Suffix -in vegin /ˈvegin/ if he had broken kivin /ˈkivin/ if he had given |
| Present-indicative | Suffix -eth vegeth /ˈvegeθ/ he breaks kiveth /ˈkiveθ/ he gives |
| Present-subjunctive | Suffix -ith vegith /ˈvegiθ/ if he breaks kivith /ˈkiviθ/ if he gives |
| Present-stative | Suffix -es veges /ˈveges/ he is breaking kives /ˈkives/ he is breaking |
| Imperative | Suffix -é vegé /veˈgeː/ (you) break kivé /kiˈveː/ (you) give |
| Present participle | Suffix -ontin vegontin /veˈgontin/ breaking kivontin /kiˈvontin/ giving |
Noun affixes
| Nominative | Suffix -s (typically dropped in consonant clusters) monos /ˈmonos/ man (doing the verb) armun /ˈarmun/ shoulder (doing the verb) |
| Accusative | Suffix -ath monath /ˈmonaθ/ (verb done to) man armunath /ˈarmunaθ/ (verb done to) shoulder |
| Genitive | Suffix -ios monios /ˈmonʲos/ manʼs armunios /arˈmunʲos/ shoulder's |
| Dative | Sufffix -am monam /ˈmonam/ to man armunam/ˈarmunam/ to shoulder |
| Locative | Suffix -i monoi /ˈmonoi/ near/at/by man armuni/ˈarmuni/ near/at/by shoulder |
Syntax
...and he stood holding his hat and turned his wet face to the wind...
...e he thaiten vegontin híos hilmath e worthen híos wito anthath of aithlam...
Pronunciation: /e xe ˈθaiten veˈgontin ˈxiːos ˈxilmaθ e ˈworθen ˈxiːos ˈwito ˈanθaθ of ˈaiθlam/
Tëaisco word order: and he stood holding his hat and turned his wet face to the wind Main word order: Subject Verb Object (Prepositional phrase). “Mary opened the door with a key” turns into Mary opened the door with a key.
Adjective order: Adjectives are positioned before the noun.
Adposition: prepositions ?
...e he thaiten vegontin híos hilmath e worthen híos wito anthath of aithlam...
Pronunciation: /e xe ˈθaiten veˈgontin ˈxiːos ˈxilmaθ e ˈworθen ˈxiːos ˈwito ˈanθaθ of ˈaiθlam/
Tëaisco word order: and he stood holding his hat and turned his wet face to the wind Main word order: Subject Verb Object (Prepositional phrase). “Mary opened the door with a key” turns into Mary opened the door with a key.
Adjective order: Adjectives are positioned before the noun.
Adposition: prepositions ?
Spoken by