"Ma ceñaty" -Common Wynite Greeting
Consonants
Place →
↓ Manner |
Bilabial |
Labio-Dental |
Dental |
Alveolar |
Post-Alveolar |
Palatal |
Velar |
Glottal |
| Nasal |
m (m) |
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n (n) |
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ɲ (ñ) |
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| Plosive |
p (p) b (b) |
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t (t) d (d) |
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k (k) g (g) |
ʔ (') |
Sibilant Fricative
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s (s) |
ʃ (sy) |
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x (c) |
h (h) |
| Non-Sibilant Fricative |
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f (f) v (w) |
θ (th) ð (dh) |
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| Lateral Fricative |
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ɬ (ll) |
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| Tap |
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ɾ (r) |
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| Approximant |
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l (l) |
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j (j) |
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- [v] is sometimes realized as [w]
Co-Articulated Consonants
- [tʃ] (tx)
- [tɬ] (tl)
- [ts] (ts)
Vowels
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Front |
Middle |
Back |
| High |
ɪ (y) |
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u (u) |
| Mid |
ø (e) |
ə (ê) |
o (o) |
| Low |
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a (a) |
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Diphthongs
Syllable Structure
Wynite syllable structure is entirely open with the exception of verbs, which always end in [ll]. Stress in multisyllabic words generally falls on the initial syllable, though this changes in pronoun compounds, preserving stress on the initial syllable of the root word. Syllables are constructed in the following way:
Where:
- P represents a plosive consonant
- (C)V as any vowel or consonant-vowel pairing
- [ll] being the aforementioned verb ending
Because of this very limited syllable structure, Wynite Elves developed a syllabary as their primary writing system.
Noun Cases
Nouns in Wynite Elvish have three classes (sentient, animate, and inanimate) and three genders (masculine, feminine, and neuter). Sentient nouns and related adjectives are marked for gender while animate nouns mark their adjectives but may or may not be marked themselves. Inanimate nouns are rarely marked.
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Masculine |
Feminine |
Neuter |
| Sentient |
-(y)ny |
-(y)ry |
-∅ |
| Animate |
-(y)na |
-(y)ra |
-∅ |
| Inanimate |
-∅ |
-∅ |
-∅ |
Grammatical Number
Nouns are further marked for plurality, distinguishing between dual, plural, and collective.
| Singular |
Dual |
Plural |
Collective |
| -∅ |
-e |
-tle |
-eva |
Personal Pronouns
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Gender |
1PS |
1PPI |
1PPE |
2PS |
2PP |
3PS |
3PP |
| SUBJ |
M |
Ne |
Cene |
Cetu |
Cy |
Cyne |
Ny |
Nyne |
| SUBJ |
F |
Re |
Cene |
Cetu |
Cy |
Cyne |
Ry |
Ryne |
| SUBJ |
N |
Ce |
Cene |
Cetu |
Cy |
Cyne |
Tyry |
Tyryne |
| OBJ |
M |
Tan |
Tane |
Tatu |
Tyru |
Tyrane |
Dhy |
Dhyne |
| OBJ |
F |
Tar |
Tane |
Tatu |
Tyru |
Tyrane |
Dhe |
Dhene |
| OBJ |
N |
Tan |
Tane |
Tatu |
Tyru |
Tyrane |
Dha |
Dhane |
| GEN |
M |
Nun |
Nune |
Nutha |
Nu |
Nudha |
Nuny |
Nunyne |
| GEN |
F |
Nur |
Nune |
Nutha |
Nu |
Nudha |
Nury |
Nuryne |
| GEN |
N |
Nun |
Nune |
Nutha |
Nu |
Nudha |
Nuty |
Nutyne |
Object Pronouns
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Definite |
Indefinite |
Proximal |
Distant |
| Singular M |
yn |
y |
an |
cay an |
| Singular F |
yr |
y |
ar |
cay ar |
| Singular N |
y |
y |
a |
cay a |
| Dual |
yney |
aney |
aney |
cay aney |
| Plural |
yneth |
aneth |
aneth |
cay aneth |
| Collective |
nedhay |
nedhau |
nedhau |
cay nedhau |
Verbs
Verbs in Wynite Elvish always end in all, ell, yll, or oll, and are conjugated for the simple past, present, and future tenses. To form complex tenses and aspects, verbs are combined with auxiliaries and copula to form verb phrases.
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Past |
Present |
Future |
| Stem |
Ending |
-an(v) |
-(v) |
-(v)ty |
| cet- |
-all |
cetana |
ceta |
cetaty |
| tlan- |
-ell |
tlanane |
tlane |
tlanety |
| tan- |
-yll |
tanany |
tany |
tanyty |
| te- |
-oll |
teano |
teo |
teoty |
Ell - to be
| Infinitive |
Perfect |
Habitual |
Present |
Progressive |
Prospective |
| ell |
ne |
ene |
e |
en |
ety |
Nyll - to have
| Infinitive |
Past |
Present |
Future |
| nyll |
nany |
ny |
nyty |
Verb Phrases
Word Order
Wynite Elvish follows Subject-Object-Verb word order.
Prepositional Phrases
Prepositional phrases are placed before whatever they relate to.
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