Vien (/ʋie̯n/)
Vien is a language of the planet Cury.
pääl hou täi jii muus mos pääl töy muus koop kyyp pi aap
Pronunciation: /pæːl hou̯ tæi̯ jiː muːs mos pæːl tøy̯ muːs koːp kyːp pi ɑːp/
Vien word order: and stood he holding hat his and turned his face wet to the wind
Vowel inventory: e ei̯ eu̯ eː i ie̯ iː o oi̯ ou̯ oː u ui̯ uo̯ uː y yi̯ yø̯ yː æ æi̯ æy̯ æː ø øi̯ øy̯ ɑ ɑi̯ ɑu̯ ɑː
Diphthongs: ei̯ eu̯ ie̯ oi̯ ou̯ ui̯ uo̯ yi̯ yø̯ æi̯ æy̯ øi̯ øy̯ ɑi̯ ɑu̯ ?
Syllable structure: Custom defined ?
Stress pattern: Penultimate — stress is on the second last syllable ? Spelling rules:
Adjective order: Adjectives are positioned after the noun.
Adposition: prepositions ?
Uses of definite article that differ from English:
Vien uses a standalone particle word for past tense:
Vien uses a standalone particle word for imperfective:
2 - tö
3 - lerväp
4 - pui
5 - piil
6 - väl
7 - vöi
8 - rä
9 - läl
10 - puo
Hundred - nee
Thousand - käs
Else: Prefix uo̯-
Adjective → noun (the quality of being [adj]) = If contains {æ,æː,y,ie̯,æy̯,yø̯,yː,æi̯,ø,yi̯,øi̯,øy̯}: Prefix øy̯-
Else: Prefix i-
Adjective → verb (to make something [adj]) = If contains {æ,æː,y,ie̯,æy̯,yø̯,yː,æi̯,ø,yi̯,øi̯,øy̯}: Prefix pi-
Else: Prefix peː-
Noun → adjective (having the quality of [noun]) = If contains {æ,æː,y,ie̯,æy̯,yø̯,yː,æi̯,ø,yi̯,øi̯,øy̯}: Prefix ʋiː-
Else: Prefix ʋi-
Noun → adjective relating to noun (e.g. economy → economic) = If contains {æ,æː,y,ie̯,æy̯,yø̯,yː,æi̯,ø,yi̯,øi̯,øy̯}: Prefix ky-
Else: Prefix ke-
Noun to verb = If contains {æ,æː,y,ie̯,æy̯,yø̯,yː,æi̯,ø,yi̯,øi̯,øy̯}: Prefix syː-
Else: Prefix siː-
Verb → adjective (result of doing [verb]) = If contains {æ,æː,y,ie̯,æy̯,yø̯,yː,æi̯,ø,yi̯,øi̯,øy̯}: Prefix y-
Else: Prefix e-
Tending to = If contains {æ,æː,y,ie̯,æy̯,yø̯,yː,æi̯,ø,yi̯,øi̯,øy̯}: Prefix lø-
Else: Prefix lei̯-
Verb → noun (the act of [verb]) = If contains {æ,æː,y,ie̯,æy̯,yø̯,yː,æi̯,ø,yi̯,øi̯,øy̯}: Prefix ji-
Else: Prefix joi̯-
Verb → noun that verb produces (e.g. know → knowledge) = If contains {æ,æː,y,ie̯,æy̯,yø̯,yː,æi̯,ø,yi̯,øi̯,øy̯}: Prefix ryi̯-
Else: Prefix ruː-
One who [verb]s (e.g. paint → painter) = If contains {æ,æː,y,ie̯,æy̯,yø̯,yː,æi̯,ø,yi̯,øi̯,øy̯}: Prefix yi̯-
Else: Prefix eː-
Place of (e.g. wine → winery) = If contains {æ,æː,y,ie̯,æy̯,yø̯,yː,æi̯,ø,yi̯,øi̯,øy̯}: Prefix te-
Else: Prefix toː-
Diminutive = If contains {æ,æː,y,ie̯,æy̯,yø̯,yː,æi̯,ø,yi̯,øi̯,øy̯}: Prefix øy̯-
Else: Prefix o-
Augmentative = If contains {æ,æː,y,ie̯,æy̯,yø̯,yː,æi̯,ø,yi̯,øi̯,øy̯}: Prefix æ-
Else: Prefix ou̯-
Maker = If contains {æ,æː,y,ie̯,æy̯,yø̯,yː,æi̯,ø,yi̯,øi̯,øy̯}: Prefix ie̯-
Else: Prefix u-
Natively known as: vien /ʋie̯n/
...and he stood holding his hat and turned his wet face to the wind...pääl hou täi jii muus mos pääl töy muus koop kyyp pi aap
Pronunciation: /pæːl hou̯ tæi̯ jiː muːs mos pæːl tøy̯ muːs koːp kyːp pi ɑːp/
Vien word order: and stood he holding hat his and turned his face wet to the wind
Spelling & Phonology
Consonant inventory: d h j k kː l lː m mː n nː p pː r rː s sː t tː ŋ ʋ↓Manner/Place→ | Bilabial | Labiodental | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nasal | m mː | n nː | ŋ | |||
Stop | p pː | t tː d | k kː | |||
Fricative | s sː | h | ||||
Approximant | ʋ | j | ||||
Trill | r rː | |||||
Lateral approximant | l lː |
Front | Back | |
---|---|---|
High | i iː y yː | u uː |
High-mid | e eː ø | o oː |
Near-low | æ æː | |
Low | ɑ ɑː |
Stress pattern: Penultimate — stress is on the second last syllable ? Spelling rules:
Pronunciation | Spelling |
---|---|
ʋ | v |
tː | tt |
lː | ll |
sː | ss |
kː | kk |
ŋ | n |
æː | ää |
æ | ä |
yː | yy |
ɑː | aa |
ɑ | a |
ø | ö |
oː | oo |
uː | uu |
iː | ii |
eː | ee |
̯ |
Grammar
Main word order: Verb Subject Object (Prepositional phrase). “Mary opened the door with a key” turns into Opened Mary the door with a key.Adjective order: Adjectives are positioned after the noun.
Adposition: prepositions ?
Nouns
Nouns have four cases:- Nominative is the doer of a verb: dog bites man.
- Accusative is the done-to of a verb: man bites dog.
- Genitive is the possessor of something: dog’s tail hits man.
- Dative is the recipient of something: man gives ball to dog.
Nominative | No affix jil /jil/ dog (doing the verb) |
Accusative | If contains {æ,æː,y,ie̯,æy̯,yø̯,yː,æi̯,ø,yi̯,øi̯,øy̯}: Prefix køi̯- Else: Prefix kuː- kuujil /ˈkuːjil/ (verb done to) dog |
Genitive | If contains {æ,æː,y,ie̯,æy̯,yø̯,yː,æi̯,ø,yi̯,øi̯,øy̯}: Prefix eː- Else: Prefix iː- iijil /ˈiːjil/ dogʼs |
Dative | If contains {æ,æː,y,ie̯,æy̯,yø̯,yː,æi̯,ø,yi̯,øi̯,øy̯}: Prefix e- Else: Prefix ɑː- aajil /ˈɑːjil/ to (the/a) dog |
Singular | If contains {æ,æː,y,ie̯,æy̯,yø̯,yː,æi̯,ø,yi̯,øi̯,øy̯}: Prefix i- Else: Prefix ɑ- ajil /ˈɑjil/ dog |
Plural | No affix jil /jil/ dogs |
Articles
Definite | kui /kui̯/ the |
Indefinite | yö /yø̯/ a, some |
- Definite article can be omitted: ‘I am going to supermarket’
- Used for personal names in third person: ‘The Maria has left for school’
Pronouns
Nominative | Accusative | Genitive | Dative | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1st singular | py /py/ I | vyil /ʋyi̯l/ me | haan /hɑːn/ mine | neit /nei̯t/ to me |
2nd singular | kai /kɑi̯/ you | yös /yø̯s/ you | tis /tis/ yours | syy /syː/ to you |
3rd singular | täi /tæi̯/ he, she, it | eul /eu̯l/ him, her, it | taip /tɑi̯p/ his, hers, its | ii /iː/ to him, her, it |
1st plural inclusive | i /i/ we (including you) | hop /hop/ us (including you) | vuo /ʋuo̯/ ours (including you) | mi /mi/ to us (including you) |
1st plural exclusive | vii /ʋiː/ we (excluding you) | möi /møi̯/ us (excluding you) | äit /æi̯t/ ours (excluding you) | sein /sei̯n/ to us (excluding you) |
2nd plural | vi /ʋi/ you all | ti /ti/ you all | saal /sɑːl/ yours (pl) | kiip /kiːp/ to you all |
3rd plural | nee /neː/ they | tie /tie̯/ them | teet /teːt/ theirs | säl /sæl/ to them |
Possessive determiners
1st singular | ha /hɑ/ my |
2nd singular | au /ɑu̯/ your |
3rd singular | muus /muːs/ his, her, its |
1st plural inclusive | val /ʋɑl/ our (including you) |
1st plural exclusive | hä /hæ/ our (excluding you) |
2nd plural | vii /ʋiː/ your (pl) |
3rd plural | si /si/ their |
Verbs
Future | |
---|---|
1st person | If contains {æ,æː,y,ie̯,æy̯,yø̯,yː,æi̯,ø,yi̯,øi̯,øy̯}: Prefix e- Else: Prefix ei̯- eiveel /ˈei̯ʋeːl/ (I/we) will learn |
2nd person | If contains {æ,æː,y,ie̯,æy̯,yø̯,yː,æi̯,ø,yi̯,øi̯,øy̯}: Prefix eː- Else: Prefix iː- iiveel /ˈiːʋeːl/ (you/you all) will learn |
3rd person | If contains {æ,æː,y,ie̯,æy̯,yø̯,yː,æi̯,ø,yi̯,øi̯,øy̯}: Prefix yi̯- Else: Prefix ɑ- aveel /ˈɑʋeːl/ (he/she/it/they) will learn |
Past | Particle before the verb: jɑːt - jaat veel /jɑːt ʋeːl/ learned |
Imperfective aspect
The ‘imperfective’ aspect refers to ongoing actions, such as I am learning and habitual actions, such as I learn (something new every day).Vien uses a standalone particle word for imperfective:
Imperfective | Particle before the verb: ʋoːn - voon veel /ʋoːn ʋeːl/ learns/is learning |
Numbers
Vien has a base-10 number system: 1 - hoi2 - tö
3 - lerväp
4 - pui
5 - piil
6 - väl
7 - vöi
8 - rä
9 - läl
10 - puo
Hundred - nee
Thousand - käs
Derivational morphology
Adjective → adverb = If contains {æ,æː,y,ie̯,æy̯,yø̯,yː,æi̯,ø,yi̯,øi̯,øy̯}: Prefix y-Else: Prefix uo̯-
Adjective → noun (the quality of being [adj]) = If contains {æ,æː,y,ie̯,æy̯,yø̯,yː,æi̯,ø,yi̯,øi̯,øy̯}: Prefix øy̯-
Else: Prefix i-
Adjective → verb (to make something [adj]) = If contains {æ,æː,y,ie̯,æy̯,yø̯,yː,æi̯,ø,yi̯,øi̯,øy̯}: Prefix pi-
Else: Prefix peː-
Noun → adjective (having the quality of [noun]) = If contains {æ,æː,y,ie̯,æy̯,yø̯,yː,æi̯,ø,yi̯,øi̯,øy̯}: Prefix ʋiː-
Else: Prefix ʋi-
Noun → adjective relating to noun (e.g. economy → economic) = If contains {æ,æː,y,ie̯,æy̯,yø̯,yː,æi̯,ø,yi̯,øi̯,øy̯}: Prefix ky-
Else: Prefix ke-
Noun to verb = If contains {æ,æː,y,ie̯,æy̯,yø̯,yː,æi̯,ø,yi̯,øi̯,øy̯}: Prefix syː-
Else: Prefix siː-
Verb → adjective (result of doing [verb]) = If contains {æ,æː,y,ie̯,æy̯,yø̯,yː,æi̯,ø,yi̯,øi̯,øy̯}: Prefix y-
Else: Prefix e-
Tending to = If contains {æ,æː,y,ie̯,æy̯,yø̯,yː,æi̯,ø,yi̯,øi̯,øy̯}: Prefix lø-
Else: Prefix lei̯-
Verb → noun (the act of [verb]) = If contains {æ,æː,y,ie̯,æy̯,yø̯,yː,æi̯,ø,yi̯,øi̯,øy̯}: Prefix ji-
Else: Prefix joi̯-
Verb → noun that verb produces (e.g. know → knowledge) = If contains {æ,æː,y,ie̯,æy̯,yø̯,yː,æi̯,ø,yi̯,øi̯,øy̯}: Prefix ryi̯-
Else: Prefix ruː-
One who [verb]s (e.g. paint → painter) = If contains {æ,æː,y,ie̯,æy̯,yø̯,yː,æi̯,ø,yi̯,øi̯,øy̯}: Prefix yi̯-
Else: Prefix eː-
Place of (e.g. wine → winery) = If contains {æ,æː,y,ie̯,æy̯,yø̯,yː,æi̯,ø,yi̯,øi̯,øy̯}: Prefix te-
Else: Prefix toː-
Diminutive = If contains {æ,æː,y,ie̯,æy̯,yø̯,yː,æi̯,ø,yi̯,øi̯,øy̯}: Prefix øy̯-
Else: Prefix o-
Augmentative = If contains {æ,æː,y,ie̯,æy̯,yø̯,yː,æi̯,ø,yi̯,øi̯,øy̯}: Prefix æ-
Else: Prefix ou̯-
Maker = If contains {æ,æː,y,ie̯,æy̯,yø̯,yː,æi̯,ø,yi̯,øi̯,øy̯}: Prefix ie̯-
Else: Prefix u-
Dictionary
Vien Name Generator
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