Aegean (ah-g-e-n)

Language of the Aegean Race uses Linear A as the Written Script

Writing System

Uses the real life mystery Language Linear A

Phonology

Consonant inventory: b d f j k l m n s t v w z ɣ ʤ ʧ

↓Manner/Place→	Bilabial	Labiodental	Alveolar	Palato-alveolar	Palatal	Velar
Nasal	m		n
Stop	b		t d			k
Affricate				ʧ ʤ
Fricative		f v	s z			ɣ
Approximant					j
Lateral approximant			l

Co-articulated phonemes

↓Manner/Place→	Labial-velar
Approximant	w

Vowel inventory: ai̯ au̯ aː eː iː oː uː yː øː œ ɐ ɔ ɔi̯ ə ɛ ɛː ɪ ʊ ʏ
Diphthongs: ai̯ au̯ ɔi̯ ?

	Front	Centeral	Back
High	iː yː		uː
Near-high	ɪ ʏ		ʊ
High-mid	eː øː		oː
Mid		ə
Low-mid	ɛ ɛː œ		ɔ
Near-low		ɐ
Low	aː

Syllable structure: (C)(C)(C)V(C)(C)(C)
Stress pattern: Ultimate — stress is on the last syllable
Spelling rules:

Pronunciation	Spelling
aː	a
eː	e
iː	i
oː	o
uː	u
ɔ	aw
ɐ	á
ɛ	é
ə	ǎ
ɪ	í
ʊ	ú
øː	ó
yː	ǔ
ʏ	û
j	y
ɣ	g
ʤ	j
ʧ	ch
Vː	VV
◌̯

Morphology

Derivational morphology

• Adjective → adverb = Suffix -aːʤ
• Adjective → noun (the quality of being [adj]) = If ends with vowel: Suffix -l
• Else: Suffix -əl
• Adjective → verb (to make something [adj]) = If ends with vowel: Suffix -ndz
• Else: Suffix -eːndz
• Noun → adjective (having the quality of [noun]) = Suffix -yːnts
• Noun → adjective relating to noun (e.g. economy → economic) = If ends with vowel: Suffix -bn
• Else: Suffix -ɔbn
• Noun to verb = If ends with vowel: Suffix -nʧ
• Else: Suffix -iːnʧ
• Verb → adjective (result of doing [verb]) = If ends with vowel: Suffix -ntl
• Else: Suffix -ɔntl
• Tending to = Suffix -ɛ
• Verb → noun (the act of [verb]) = Suffix -ɔi̯ldz
• Verb → noun that verb produces (e.g. know → knowledge) = Suffix -øː
• One who [verb]s (e.g. paint → painter) = Suffix -ɪ
• Place of (e.g. wine → winery) = If ends with vowel: Suffix -d
• Else: Suffix -au̯d
• Diminutive = If ends with vowel: Suffix -jl
• Else: Suffix -aːjl
• Augmentative = If ends with vowel: Suffix -bn
• Else: Suffix -au̯bn

Syntax

Nouns

	Masculine	Feminine
Singular	No affix bá /bɐ/ man	No affix jyawit /ʤjɔi̯t/ woman
Plural	If ends with vowel: Suffix -nw Else: Suffix -eːnw bánw /bɐnw/ men	Suffix -eːʤ jyawitej /ʤjɔi̯ˈteːʤ/ women

Articles

Definite	skǔ /skyː/ the
Indefinite	góldz /ɣøːldz/ a, some

Uses of definite article that differ from English: Definite article can be omitted: ‘I am going to supermarket’
Uses of indefinite article that differ from English:
Not used for non-specific countable nouns: non-specific means ‘I am looking for a (any) girl in a red dress’, whereas specific means ‘I am looking for a (particular) girl in a red dress’
Pronouns

1st singular	tau /tau̯/ I, me, mine
2nd singular	lǔ /lyː/ you, yours
3rd singular masc	dvaw /dvɔ/ he, him, his, it, its
3rd singular fem	gu /ɣuː/ she, her, hers, it, its
1st plural	zyú /zjʊ/ we, us, ours
2nd plural	o /oː/ you all, yours (pl)
3rd plural masc	znawi /znɔi̯/ they (masc), them (masc), theirs (masc)
3rd plural fem	dó /døː/ they (fem), them (fem), theirs (fem)

Possessive determiners

1st singular	dónch /døːnʧ/ my
2nd singular	zú /zʊ/ your
3rd singular masc	dlost /dloːst/ his
3rd singular fem	lyé /ljɛ/ her
1st plural	dǔ /dyː/ our
2nd plural	mœnz /mœnz/ your (pl)
3rd plural masc	fé /fɛ/ their (masc)
3rd plural fem	styǎndz /stjəndz/ their (fem)

Perfect aspect
The perfect aspect in English is exemplified in ‘I have read this book’, which expresses an event that took place before the time spoken but which has an effect on or is in some way still relevant to the present. Aegean uses an affix for the perfect aspect:

Tenses

Pat	If ends with vowel: Suffix -jd Else: Suffix -øːjd znǎnchóyd /znənˈʧøːjd/ learned
Present	No affix znǎnch /znənʧ/ learn
Future	If ends with vowel: Suffix -ʧ Else: Suffix -ɪʧ znǎnchích /znənˈʧɪʧ/ will learn

Sentence Structure

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

Adjective order: Adjectives are positioned after the noun.
Adposition: postpositions

Dictionary

2 Words.

Spoken by

• Aegean