Neronian (Language)
Natively known as: nerotaln /neˈrotaln/
...and he stood holding his hat and turned his wet face to the wind...van tinez vote che ja zxos van ivm ja kumbrit kov muvm jyx
Pronunciation: /van ˈtinez ˈvote che ja zxos van ivm ja ˈkumbrit kov muvm jyx/
Neronian word order: and he stood holding his hat and turned his wet face to the wind
Spelling & Phonology
Consonant inventory: b c d f g h j k l m n p q r s t v x z| ↓Manner/Place→ | Bilabial | Labiodental | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Uvular | Glottal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m | n | |||||
| Stop | b p | t d | c | k g | q | ||
| Fricative | v f | s z | x | h | |||
| Approximant | j | ||||||
| Trill | r | ||||||
| Lateral approximant | l |
| Front | Back | |
|---|---|---|
| High | i y | u |
| High-mid | e | o |
| Low | a |
Stress pattern: Penultimate — stress is on the second last syllable Spelling rules:
| Pronunciation | Spelling |
|---|---|
| y | y |
| j | j |
| c | c |
| x | x |
| sh | sh |
| ch | ch |
Grammar
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
Verb affixes
| Physical | Telepathic | |
|---|---|---|
| Remote past | Prefix rax'-
rax'izre /raˈxizre/ learned (long ago) |
Prefix kax'-
kax'izre /kaˈxizre/ learned (long ago) |
| Past | Prefix raz'-
raz'izre /raˈzizre/ learned |
Prefix kaz'-
kaz'izre /kaˈzizre/ learned |
| Present | No affix
izre /ˈizre/ learn |
Prefix ka'-
ka'izre /kaˈizre/ learn |
| Future | Prefix tal'-
tal'izre /taˈlizre/ will learn |
Prefix kal'-
kal'izre /kaˈlizre/ will learn |
Noun affixes
| Definite | Indefinite | |
|---|---|---|
| Singular | Prefix va'-
va'nos /ˈvanos/ the cat |
Prefix i'-
i'nos /ˈinos/ a cat |
| Plural | Prefix avalax'-
avalax'nos /ˌavaˈlaxnos/ the cats |
Prefix kitari'-
kitari'nos /ˌkitaˈrinos/ some cats |
| Dual | Prefix val'-
val'nos /ˈvalnos/ the two cats |
Prefix ita'-
ita'nos /iˈtanos/ a/some two cats |
| Trial | Prefix valax'-
valax'nos /vaˈlaxnos/ the three cats |
Prefix itari'-
itari'nos /ˌitaˈrinos/ a/some three cats |
Pronouns
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | tav /tav/ I (masc), me (masc), mine (masc), we (masc), us (masc), ours (masc) | nav /nav/ I (fem), me (fem), mine (fem), we (fem), us (fem), ours (fem) | av /av/ I (neut), me (neut), mine (neut), we (neut), us (neut), ours (neut) |
| 2nd person | tur /tur/ you (masc), you all (masc), yours (masc) | nur /nur/ you (fem), you all (fem), yours (fem) | ur /ur/ you (neut), you all (neut), yours (neut) |
| 3rd person | tinez /ˈtinez/ he, him, his, they (masc), them (masc), theirs (masc) | ninez /ˈninez/ she, her, hers, they (fem), them (fem), theirs (fem) | inez /ˈinez/ it (neut), its (neut), they (neut), them (neut), theirs (neut) |
Verb affixes
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Remote past | Prefix re'-
re'sire /reˈsire/ (I/we) been (long ago) |
Prefix ra'-
ra'sire /raˈsire/ (you/you all) been (long ago) |
Prefix o'-
o'sire /oˈsire/ (he/she/it/they) been (long ago) |
| Past | Prefix va'-
va'sire /vaˈsire/ (I/we) been |
Prefix so'-
so'sire /soˈsire/ (you/you all) been |
Prefix eva'-
eva'sire /ˌevaˈsire/ (he/she/it/they) been |
| Present | Prefix ky'-
ky'sire /kyˈsire/ (I/we) be |
Prefix yso'-
yso'sire /ˌysoˈsire/ (you/you all) be |
Prefix da'-
da'sire /daˈsire/ (he/she/it/they) be(s) |
| Future | Prefix he'-
he'sire /heˈsire/ (I/we) will be |
Prefix ve'-
ve'sire /veˈsire/ (you/you all) will be |
Prefix e'-
e'sire /eˈsire/ (he/she/it/they) will be |
Possessive determiners
Possessive
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | na /na/ my (masc), our (masc) | ex /ex/ my (fem), our (fem) | se /se/ my (neut), our (neut) |
| 2nd person | zrux /zrux/ your (masc), your (pl) | re /re/ your (fem), your (pl) | kuv /kuv/ your (neut), your (pl) |
| 3rd person | ja /ja/ his, their (masc) | cy /cy/ her, their (fem) | shevm /shevm/ his, her, its (neut), their (neut) |
2 - co
3 - dim
4 - fal
5 - in
6 - ny
7 - ti
8 - e
9 - i
10 - ja
100 - tra
1000 - cy
Derivational morphology
Adjective → adverb = Prefix my'-Adjective → noun (the quality of being [adj]) = Prefix e'-
Adjective → verb (to make something [adj]) = Prefix xy'-
Noun → adjective (having the quality of [noun]) = Prefix o'-
Noun → adjective relating to noun (e.g. economy → economic) = If starts with vowel: Prefix ty'-
Noun to verb = Prefix u'-
Verb → adjective (result of doing [verb]) = Prefix gro'-
Tending to = Prefix cho'-
Verb → noun (the act of [verb]) = Prefix ka'-
Verb → noun that verb produces (e.g. know → knowledge) = Prefix ire'-
One who [verb]s (e.g. paint → painter) = Prefix a'-
Place of (e.g. wine → winery) = Prefix gri'-
Diminutive = If starts with vowel: Prefix vu'-
Augmentative = Prefix azru'-
