Vaenori Elvish
A descendent of Belanori Elvish, used by the moon-worshipping Vaenori elves.
...and he stood holding his hat and turned his wet face to the wind...
duth tɑ doshan dedna tɑ bunfar duth miod tɑ shique manir tifethoth uv
Pronunciation: /dʌθ tɑ doˈʃɑn dɛdˈnɑ tɑ bʌnˈfɑɹ dʌθ mɪˈod tɑ ʃɪˈkʌɛ mɑˈnɪɹ tɪˈfɛθoθ ʌv/
Mithrarish word order: and he stood holding his hat and turned his wet face to the wind
Consonant inventory: b c d f g h j k l m n ñ p q r s t v w
Co-articulated phonemes
Vowel inventory: a á e ë i í o ó u y
Syllable structure: Custom defined ?
Stress pattern: Second — stress is on the second syllable ?
Sound changes (in order of application):
Spelling rules:
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 ?
Uses of definite article that differ from English:
Mithrarish has a base-10 number system:
1 - thashorshir
2 - morbashor
3 - shorthih
4 - llostosder
5 - lathad
6 - la
7 - thomato
8 - athmara
9 - kerlan
10 - ufur
100 - mustel
1000 - ashvoh
Adjective → adverb = Prefix la-
Adjective → noun (the quality of being [adj]) = Suffix -eth
Adjective → verb (to make something [adj]) = If ends with vowel: Suffix -sh
Else: Suffix -a
Noun → adjective (having the quality of [noun]) = Suffix -ad
Noun → adjective relating to noun (e.g. economy → economic) = Prefix da-
Noun to verb = If ends with vowel: Suffix -b
Else: Suffix -a
Verb → adjective (result of doing [verb]) = Prefix si-
Tending to = Suffix -oc
Verb → noun (the act of [verb]) = Prefix qua-
Verb → noun that verb produces (e.g. know → knowledge) = Suffix -am
One who [verb]s (e.g. paint → painter) = Suffix -uf
Place of (e.g. wine → winery) = Suffix -ak
Diminutive = Prefix tha-
Augmentative = Prefix fa-
Natively known as: mithrar /mɪˈθɹɑɹ/
...and he stood holding his hat and turned his wet face to the wind...
duth tɑ doshan dedna tɑ bunfar duth miod tɑ shique manir tifethoth uv
Pronunciation: /dʌθ tɑ doˈʃɑn dɛdˈnɑ tɑ bʌnˈfɑɹ dʌθ mɪˈod tɑ ʃɪˈkʌɛ mɑˈnɪɹ tɪˈfɛθoθ ʌv/
Mithrarish 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 ñ p q r s t v w
| ↓Manner/Place→ | Bilabial | Labiodental | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Uvular | Glottal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m | n ñ | |||||
| Stop | p b | t d | c | k g | q | ||
| Fricative | f v | s | h | ||||
| Approximant | j | ||||||
| Trill | r | ||||||
| Lateral approximant | l |
Co-articulated phonemes
| ↓Manner/Place→ | Labial-velar |
|---|---|
| Approximant | w |
Vowel inventory: a á e ë i í o ó u y
| Front | Back | |
|---|---|---|
| High | i í y | u |
| High-mid | e | o ó |
| Low | a á |
Syllable structure: Custom defined ?
Stress pattern: Second — stress is on the second syllable ?
Sound changes (in order of application):
- a → ɑ
- b → b
- ch → ʧ
- c → k
- d → d
- e → ɛ
- ë → e
- f → f
- g → g
- h → h
- i → ɪ
- j → ʤ
- k → k
- l → l
- m → m
- ng → ŋ
- n → n
- o → o
- p → p
- q → k
- r → ɹ
- sh → ʃ
- s → s
- th → θ
- t → t
- u → ʌ
- v → v
- w → w
- x → ks
- y → i
- z → z
Spelling rules:
| Pronunciation | Spelling |
|---|
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 ?
Nouns
| Masculine | Feminine | |
|---|---|---|
| Singular | No affix yf /if/ boy | No affix nordis /noɹˈdɪs/ girl |
| Plural | Prefix mi- miyf /mɪˈif/ boys | If ends with vowel: Suffix -d Else: Suffix -i nordisi /noɹˈdɪsɪ/ girls |
Articles
| Definite | a /ɑ/ the |
| Indefinite | hah /hɑh/ a, some |
Uses of definite article that differ from English:
- Not used for mass (uncountable) nouns: ‘Walking in the mud’ would always translate to ‘Walking in mud’.
- Used for languages: ‘The English’
Pronouns
| 1st singular | ses /sɛs/ I, me, mine |
| 2nd singular | dear /dɛˈɑɹ/ you, yours |
| 3rd singular masc | ta /tɑ/ he, him, his, it (masc), its (masc) |
| 3rd singular fem | kahshas /kɑhˈʃɑs/ she, her, hers, it (fem), its (fem) |
| 1st plural | shenshan /ʃɛnˈʃɑn/ we, us, ours |
| 2nd plural | ashaf /ɑˈʃɑf/ you all, yours (pl) |
| 3rd plural masc | odil /oˈdɪl/ they (masc), them (masc), theirs (masc) |
| 3rd plural fem | ath /ɑθ/ they (fem), them (fem), theirs (fem) |
Possessive determiners
| Possessive | |
|---|---|
| 1st singular | sɛs /sɛs/ my |
| 2nd singular | dɛɑɹ /dɛˈɑɹ/ your |
| 3rd singular masc | tɑ /tɑ/ his |
| 3rd singular fem | kɑhʃɑs /kɑhˈʃɑs/ her |
| 1st plural | ʃɛnʃɑn /ʃɛnˈʃɑn/ our |
| 2nd plural | ɑʃɑf /ɑˈʃɑf/ your (pl) |
| 3rd plural masc | odɪl /oˈdɪl/ their (masc) |
| 3rd plural fem | ɑθ /ɑθ/ their (fem) |
Verbs
| Masculine | Feminine | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | Suffix -ar shadanar /ʃɑˈdɑnɑɹ/ (I (masc)/we (masc)/you (masc)/you all (masc)/it (masc)/he/they (masc)) learn(s) | Prefix shi- shishadan /ʃɪˈʃɑdɑn/ (I (fem)/we (fem)/you (fem)/you all (fem)/it (fem)/she/they (fem)) learn(s) |
| Past | No affix shadan /ʃɑˈdɑn/ (I (masc)/we (masc)/you (masc)/you all (masc)/it (masc)/he/they (masc)) learned | No affix shadan /ʃɑˈdɑn/ (I (fem)/we (fem)/you (fem)/you all (fem)/it (fem)/she/they (fem)) learned |
| Future | Prefix de- deshadan /dɛˈʃɑdɑn/ (I (masc)/we (masc)/you (masc)/you all (masc)/it (masc)/he/they (masc)) will learn | If ends with vowel: Suffix -t Else: Suffix -o shadano /ʃɑˈdɑno/ (I (fem)/we (fem)/you (fem)/you all (fem)/it (fem)/she/they (fem)) will learn |
Numbers
Mithrarish has a base-10 number system:
1 - thashorshir
2 - morbashor
3 - shorthih
4 - llostosder
5 - lathad
6 - la
7 - thomato
8 - athmara
9 - kerlan
10 - ufur
100 - mustel
1000 - ashvoh
Derivational morphology
Adjective → adverb = Prefix la-
Adjective → noun (the quality of being [adj]) = Suffix -eth
Adjective → verb (to make something [adj]) = If ends with vowel: Suffix -sh
Else: Suffix -a
Noun → adjective (having the quality of [noun]) = Suffix -ad
Noun → adjective relating to noun (e.g. economy → economic) = Prefix da-
Noun to verb = If ends with vowel: Suffix -b
Else: Suffix -a
Verb → adjective (result of doing [verb]) = Prefix si-
Tending to = Suffix -oc
Verb → noun (the act of [verb]) = Prefix qua-
Verb → noun that verb produces (e.g. know → knowledge) = Suffix -am
One who [verb]s (e.g. paint → painter) = Suffix -uf
Place of (e.g. wine → winery) = Suffix -ak
Diminutive = Prefix tha-
Augmentative = Prefix fa-
