Faetongue/Feij

Natively known as: Feij /ˈfeɪʒ/

Spelling & Phonology

Consonant inventory: /b d f g h l m n s t v w z ŋ ɹ ʃ ʒ θ/

↓Manner/Place→	Bilabial	Labiodental	Dental	Alveolar	Palato-alveolar	Velar	Labio-velar	Glottal
Nasal	m			n		ŋ
Stop	b			t d		g
Fricative		f v	θ	s z	ʃ ʒ			h
Approximant				ɹ			w
Lateral approximant				l

Vowel inventory: /aɪ eɪ o ɑ ɛ ɪ ʊ/
Diphthongs: aɪ, eɪ

	Front	Back
Near-high	ɪ	ʊ
High-mid		o
Low-mid	ɛ
Low		ɑ

Syllable structure: Custom defined
Stress pattern: Initial — stress is on the first syllable
Word initial consonants: f, h, l, m, s, v, w, ɹ, ʃ, θ
Mid-word consonants[pg]: b, d, f, g, h, l, m, n, s, t, v, w, z, ŋ, ɹ, ʃ, ʒ, θ
Word final consonants: n, s, ɹ, ʃ, ʒ, θ
Spelling rules:

Pronunciation	Spelling
aɪ	ai>
eɪ	ei>
ŋ	ng>
ɑ	a>
ɛ	e>
ɪ	i>
ɹ	r>
ʃ	sh>
ʊ	u>
ʒ	j>
θ	th>

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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: prepositions

Noun

Singular	No affix musa> /ˈmʊsɑ/
Plural	If starts with vowel: Prefix oθ- Else: Prefix oθaɪ- othaimusa> /ˈoθaɪˌmʊsɑ/

Articles

	Definite	Indefinite
Singular	ai> /aɪ/ the	ei> /eɪ/ a
Plural	i> /ɪ/ the	a> /ɑ/ some

Pronouns

1st singular	ai> /aɪ/ I, me
2nd singular	a> /ɑ/ you
3rd singular masc	rei> /ɹeɪ/ he, him, it
3rd singular fem	sosh> /soʃ/ she, her, it
1st plural	re> /ɹɛ/ we, us
2nd plural	sha> /ʃɑ/ you (all)
3rd plural	u> /ʊ/ they, them

Possessive determiners

1st singular	sai> /saɪ/ my
2nd singular	ei> /eɪ/ your
3rd singular masc	ra> /ɹɑ/ his, its
3rd singular fem	ma> /mɑ/ her, its
1st plural	oth> /oθ/ our
2nd plural	e> /ɛ/ your
3rd plural	shu> /ʃʊ/ their

Verbs

Future tense is indicated with the word:

Future particle

u> /ʊ/ future tense particle

Present	No affix failei> /ˈfaɪˌleɪ/
Past	If starts with vowel: Prefix m- Else: Prefix mɪ- mifailei> /ˈmɪfaˌɪleɪ/

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 word:

Imperfect particle

ei> /eɪ/ imperfect particle

Derivational morphology

Adjective → adverb = Prefix θaɪ-
Adjective → noun (the quality of being [adj]) = If starts with vowel: Prefix l-
Else: Prefix laɪ-
Adjective → verb (to make something [adj]) = If starts with vowel: Prefix h-
Else: Prefix hɪ-
Noun → adjective (having the quality of [noun]) = Prefix lɛ-
Noun → adjective relating to noun (e.g. economy → economic) = Prefix θʊ-
Noun → verb (to create [noun]) = Prefix wɑ-
Verb → adjective (result of doing [verb]) = Prefix eɪ-
Verb → adjective (likely to do [verb]) = If starts with vowel: Prefix ɑθ-
Else: Prefix ɑθɛ-
Verb → noun (the act of [verb]) = Prefix hɛ-
Verb → noun that verb physically produces (e.g. build → building) = If starts with vowel: Prefix ov-
Else: Prefix ovo-
One who [verb]s (e.g. paint → painter) = If starts with vowel: Prefix ɹ-
Else: Prefix ɹɛ-
Place of (e.g. wine → winery) = If starts with vowel: Prefix ʊs-
Else: Prefix ʊseɪ-
Diminutive = If starts with vowel: Prefix ɑl-
Else: Prefix ɑleɪ-
Augmentative = Prefix aɪ-
Opposite = If starts with vowel: Prefix aɪl-
Else: Prefix aɪlɑ-

Geographical Distribution

Feij, commonly called Faetongue, is used worldwide. It is dying out, but among the fae that isolate themselves it's taught in conjunction with whatever human language(s) are local to the area. The primary example is the wolf shifters, who live in reclusive clans or packs, and the sirens that live in the oceans or other isolated bodies of water.
Other fae may take it upon themselves to learn it later in life even if they were raised among humans, as Theo Morgen did, whether for scholarly purposes or to connect with their heritage. On occasion, humans also learn the language, usually if they are delving deep into magickal research, as there are many old books in Faetongue.

Dictionary

4320 Words.

Common Phrases

feiailathish

human

ovofei

faeblood human

thishmoe

faeblood human (slur, derogatory)

fei

fae

feithubith

pixie, fairy

feimaituvan

shifter

feifeisei

wolf shifter

feifero

snake shifter

feiemeth

bear shifter

feisoshei

foxblood

feisheideir

imp

feisaijei

siren

feij

Faetongue

monesheiana

English

thish

magick

aimoth

spell

rethish

caster, mage

shalei

curse

thishlahai

sigil

Shash, sai shudaj ei...

Hello, my name is...

Rei vo asho lai ani a.

It is nice to meet you.

Rei a/sha aish feij?

Do you (sing.)/you (pl.) speak Faetongue?

Rei u aish monesheiana?

Do they speak English?

Mun ei asho hothei.

Have a nice day.

Rao.

Goodbye, Goodnight.

Ai ei on a thumumor.

I will see you tomorrow.

Ai ei on a aiungei.

I will see you later.

La ei sai eve/lesorei.

This is my father/mother.

Sosh ei sai seli.

She is my sister.

Rei ei sai wusho.

He is my brother.

U ei sai haimufi/saihaimufi.

They are my sibling/siblings.

A ei sai reimaj/thaisei.

You are my grandfather/grandmother.

La ei sai thaiho/uve.

This is my aunt/uncle.

Rei ei sai samejrevaij.

He is my boyfriend.

Sosh ei sai samejrevaij.

She is my girlfriend.

Maish vaij aish.

I love you.

Ai uthuwe a.

I hate you.

Sei lei shufei?

What in hell?, What the fuck?

A ei ei haie.

You are an idiot.

ushofa

fuck, screw

thiha

shit

ewovesh

damn

shufei

hell

thainge

stupid

Common Female Names

Anowen

anowis (beauty) + wen (flower)

Elesaiwu, Elewushai

ele (thought) + saiwushai (substantial)

Rinowen, Rinen

rin (fire) + wen (flower)

Rinowen, Rianowen, Rianen

rin (fire) + anowis (beauty) + wen (flower)

Sorvunei, Sovunei

sore (cold) + vunei (calm)<br>

Common Male Names

Magnes, Magnus

mago (prince) + nesa (fair, pale)

Umuthose, Umutho, Uhamu

uha (mountain) + muthose (high, tall)

Common Unisex Names

Afaithei, Afothei

ahothei (block) + afai (doom)