Moniç

Example sentences:
...and he stood holding his hat and turned his wet face to the wind...
fá lèno puēar seū clù fá moneúpar ban̂ biě clù fráble chái
Pronunciation: /fá lèˈno pwēˈar sø̄ klù fá moˈnǿpar bɑ̃̂ bjě klù fʁábl ʃáj/
Moniç word order: and he stood holding hat his and turned his face wet to the wind

Writing System

Alphabet

Geographical Distribution

It’s spoken mostly in the western and middle areas of East Jyalb, as well as most areas of Nirilf. Although runes were the most common language found there, it’s slowly being replaced by moniç as a way to make communication easier, as it’s difficult to control how the runes activate.

Phonology

Consonant inventory: b d f g j k l m n p s t v w z ɥ ɲ ʁ ʃ ʒ

↓Manner/Place→	Bilabial	Labiodental	Alveolar	Palato-alveolar	Palatal	Velar	Uvular
Nasal	m		n		ɲ
Stop	b p		d t			g k
Fricative		f v	s z	ʃ ʒ			ʁ
Approximant					j
Lateral approximant			l

Co-articulated phonemes

↓Manner/Place→	Labial-palatal	Labial-velar
Approximant	ɥ	w

Vowel inventory: a e i o u y ø œ ɑ̃ ɔ ɔ̃ ɛ ɛ̃
Tones: ́ ̄ ̀ ̏ ̌ ̂

	Front	Back
High	i y	u
High-mid	e ø	o
Low-mid	ɛ ɛ̃ œ	ɔ ɔ̃
Low	a	ɑ̃

Morphology

Syllable structure: Custom defined ?
Stress pattern: Second — stress is on the second syllable ?
Sound changes (in order of application):

• → on / m_

Spelling rules:

Pronunciation	Spelling
e	e*4 | er / _#
ksj	cti
ks	xe / _#
ks	x
k	que / _#
kt	ct
sk	squ
k	c / !_{i,e,ɛ}
k	qu
c	ç / _#
d	de / _#
t#	te
wɛ̃	oin
jɛ̃	ien
ɛ̃	in
wɑ{a,ɑ}	oi
ʒ	g / _{i,e,ɛ}
ʒm	gem
ɥ	u
y	u
j	i
ʒ	ge / _#
ʒ	j
ʃ	che / _#
ɲ	gn
∅	e / CC_#
v	ve / _#
ʃ	ch
ʁ	r | rd | rt / _#
ʁ	r
ɔ̃	on | om / _#
ɔ̃	on
ɔ	o
ɑ̃	an
ɛ	e
ø	eu
œ	eu
w	u

Adjective affixes

Singular	No affix non̏ /nɔ̃̏/ big (dog)
Plural	Reduplicate whole word non̏non̏ /nɔ̃̏ˈnɔ̃̏/ big (dogs)

Possessive determiners

Singular	biâ /bjâ/ the, a
Plural	puan̂ /pɥɑ̃̂/ the, some

Verb affixes

Past	Suffix -ɛ̃̏ grèarin̏ /gʁèˈarɛ̃̏/ learned
Present	No affix grèar /gʁèˈar/ learn
Future	If ends with vowel: Suffix -j Else: Suffix -áj grèarái /gʁèˈaráj/ will learn

Numbers

Moniç has a base-10 number system:
1 - ieūque
2 - cruí
3 - gȅ
4 - suȍ
5 - strěde
6 - rieū
7 - bā
8 - druań
9 - piǔ
10 - blé
100 - lieù
1000 - clà

Derivational morphology

Adjective → adverb = Prefix ɔ̃̂-
Adjective → noun (the quality of being [adj]) = If starts with vowel: Prefix m-
Else: Prefix mâ-
Adjective → verb (to make something [adj]) = If starts with vowel: Prefix g-
Else: Prefix gè-
Noun → adjective (having the quality of [noun]) = Prefix bỳ-
Noun → adjective relating to noun (e.g. economy → economic) = If starts with vowel: Prefix vj-
Else: Prefix vjɛ̂-
Noun to verb = If starts with vowel: Prefix ʒ-
Else: Prefix ʒɛ̃̌-
Verb → adjective (result of doing [verb]) = Prefix fʁȳ-
Tending to = Prefix má-
Verb → noun (the act of [verb]) = Prefix nɔ̃̌-
Verb → noun that verb produces (e.g. know → knowledge) = If starts with vowel: Prefix bʁ-
Else: Prefix bʁī-
One who [verb]s (e.g. paint → painter) = If starts with vowel: Prefix fʁ-
Else: Prefix fʁì-
Place of (e.g. wine → winery) = If starts with vowel: Prefix íbʁ-
Else: Prefix íbʁá-
Diminutive = Prefix ɑ̃̄-
Augmentative = Prefix bwì-

Tenses

Past, present, and future

Sentence Structure

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 after the noun.
Adposition: prepositions ?

Dictionary

1810 Words.

Spoken by

• East Jyalben
• Nirilfin

Common Unisex Names

Top 5 most common;
Luîn /lɥîn/, Brī /bʁī/, Stēb /stēb/, Frǒ /fʁǒ/, Fruȉ /fʁɥȉ/

Top 10 most common;
Havre /ɑ̃vʁ/, Fruaňrdre /fʁɥɑ̃̌ʁdʁ/, Zé /zé/, Ban̄ /bɑ̃̄/, Ió /jɔ́/

Top 15 most common;
Breù /bʁœ̀/, Dúdríf /dúdˈʁíf/, Monian̄ /moˈnjɑ̃̄/, Moneū /moˈnœ̄/, Cléte /klɛ́t/

Top 20 most common;
Rōxpē /ʁōksˈpɛ̄/, Strāblû /stʁāˈblû/, Broǹble /bʁɔ̃̀bl/, Suáste /swást/, Juaň /ʒɥɑ̃̌/

Top 25 most common;
Piāpre /pjāpʁ/, Foǹstre /fɔ̃̀stʁ/, Bērle /bɛ̄ʁl/, Biêrte /bjêʁt/, Nǔnmonú /nǔnˈmoný/

Common Family Names

Top 5 most common;
Miç /mjs/, Zé /zé/, Ió /jɔ́/, Vā /vā/, Nū /nū/

Top 10 most common;
Piȍ /pjɔ̏/, Ruà /ʁwà/, Stēb /stēb/, Vuète /vwèt/, Duā /dwā/

Top 15 most common;
Riū /ʁjū/, Clan̄fre /klɑ̃̄fʁ/, Moniońp /moˈnjɔ̃́p/, Glě /glɛ̌/, Monian̄ /moˈnjɑ̃̄/

Top 20 most common;
Crǔde /kʁy̌d/, Crê /kʁɛ̂/, Bērle /bɛ̄ʁl/, Biē /bjē/, Duan̂ /dwɑ̃̂/

Top 25 most common;
Vrȅ /vʁȅ/, Eúndórse /œ́nˈdɔ́ʁs/, Lǒbrīque /lǒbˈʁīk/, Freȕcte /fʁœ̏kt/, Pan̏pte /pɑ̃̏pt/