Fairtongue

Natively known as: Sfuru

Fairtongue (as it is referred to by English speakers), or Sfuru to it's speakers, is the language spoken by the Fae in the British Isles. In their dealings with humans they prefer to use English and limit humans knowledge of the language. Few humans gain any significant proficiency in it but those that do are treated with a higher level of respect and greater trust.

Phonology

Consonant inventory: /b d f g h j k l m n p s t v w z ð ŋ ɹ ʃ ʍ ʤ ʧ θ/

↓Manner/Place→	Bilabial	Labiodental	Dental	Alveolar	Palato-alveolar	Palatal	Velar	Labio-velar	Glottal
Nasal	m			n			ŋ
Stop	p b			t d			k g
Affricate					ʧ ʤ
Fricative		f v	θ ð	s z	ʃ				h
Approximant				ɹ		j		ʍ w
Lateral approximant				l

Vowel inventory: /aɪ aʊ eɪ i u æ ɑ ɔɪ ɛ ɪ ʊ ʌ/
Diphthongs: aɪ, aʊ, eɪ, ɔɪ

	Front	Back
High	i	u
Near-high	ɪ	ʊ
Low-mid	ɛ	ʌ
Near-low	æ
Low		ɑ

Morphology

Word initial consonants: b, bɹ, d, dj, f, fj, fɹ, g, gɹ, h, j, k, kj, kw, kɹ, l, m, n, nj, p, pl, pɹ, s, sm, sp, st, t, tɹ, v, w, ð, ɹ, ʃ, ʍ, ʤ, ʧ, θ, θɹ
Mid-word consonants[pg]: b, bl, d, f, ft, fɹ, g, h, k, l, ldɹ, lm, ls, lw, lɹ, m, mb, ms, mθ, n, nd, ndɹ, nl, ns, nt, ntɹ, nɹ, p, pl, s, st, sʧ, t, ts, tw, v, w, z, zn, ð, ŋgl, ɹ, ʧ, θ
Word final consonants: b, d, dz, f, ft, g, k, ks, kst, kt, l, ld, lf, lp, lt, lvz, m, md, mz, n, nd, ndz, nst, nt, nz, nʧ, p, ps, pt, s, skt, st, t, ts, v, vd, z, ð, ŋ, ŋk, ŋz, ɹ, ʃ, ʤ, ʧ, θ

Syntax

Main word order: Subject-Verb-Object-Oblique.
"Mary opened the door with a key" turns into Mary opened the door with a key.
Adjective order: Adjectives are positioned before the noun.

Noun

Singular	No affix umsiks> /umˈsiks/
Plural (few)	Suffix -su umsikssu> /umˌsiksˈsu/
Plural (many)	Suffix -ja umsiksja> /umˌsiks'ʒa/

Pronouns

1st singular	kâ> /kɑ/ I, me
2nd singular	frû> /fɹʌ/ you
3rd singular masc	fyî> /fjɪ/ he, him, it
3rd singular fem	plaz> /plæz/ she, her, it
1st plural	thrɔîm> /θɹɔɪm/ we, us (include you)
1st plural	shrung> /ʃɹuŋ/ we, us (exclude you)
2nd plural	ru> /ɹu/ you (all)
3rd plural	dyaî> /djaɪ/ they, them

Articles

Definite	plast> /plæst/ the
Indefinite	ston> /stʊn/ a, some

Possessive determiners

1st singular	brî> /bɹɪ/ my
2nd singular	frop> /fɹʊp/ your
3rd singular masc	pla> /plæ/ his, its
3rd singular fem	fi> /fi/ her, its
1st plural	lû> /lʌ/ our (include your)
1st plural	klàj> /klɑʤ/ our (exclude your)
2nd plural	â> /ɑ/ your
3rd plural	kâs> /kɑs/ their

Dictionary

4282 Words.

Spelling rules:

Pronunciation	Spelling
aɪ	ie>
aʊ	ou>
eɪ	ay>
j	y>
æ	a>
ð	dh>
ŋ	ng>
ɑ	â>
ɔɪ	oi>
ɛ	e>
ɪ	î>
ɹ	r>
ʃ	sh>
ʊ	o>
ʌ	û>
ʤ	j>
ʧ	ch>
θ	th>

Derivational morphology

Adjective → adverb = Suffix -ɑ
Adjective → noun (the quality of being [adj]) = Suffix -aɪ
Adjective → verb (to make something [adj]) = Suffix -ɑl
Noun → adjective (having the quality of [noun]) = If ends with vowel: Suffix -l
Else: Suffix -ɔɪl
Noun → adjective relating to noun (e.g. economy → economic) = Suffix -eɪb
Noun → verb (to create [noun]) = Suffix -ɑndz
Verb → adjective (result of doing [verb]) = If ends with vowel: Suffix -znu
Else: Suffix -eɪznu
Verb → adjective (likely to do [verb]) = Suffix -ɛkt
Verb → noun (the act of [verb]) = If ends with vowel: Suffix -ŋz
Else: Suffix -ʌŋz
Verb → noun that verb physically produces (e.g. build → building) = Suffix -ʊ
One who [verb]s (e.g. paint → painter) = If ends with vowel: Suffix -nd
Else: Suffix -aʊnd
Place of (e.g. wine → winery) = Suffix -eɪt
Diminutive = If ends with vowel: Suffix -bæ
Else: Suffix -ɔɪbæ
Augmentative = Suffix -æŋ

Verbs

Future tense is indicated with one of the following words:

Near future particle	si> /si/ near future tense particle
Far future particle	sti> /sti/ far future tense particle

The far future may also be used to indicate that the activity is uncertain or uunlikely.

Present	No affix kyantaove> /kjæntaʊˈvɛ/
Past	If ends with vowel: Suffix -nz Else: Suffix -ɪnz kyantaovenz> /kjæntaʊˈvɛnz/
Remote past	Suffix -if kyantaoveif> /kjænˌtaʊvɛˈif/