Ferrinti
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This language is created for the Yermenia conworld by Zyx. It is used in Kingdom of Ferrint and some other lands lying in the middle of Yermenia continent.
The language has inflective structure. Some facts about it:
- Nouns are declined by number (singular, plural) and case (nominative, genitive, dative, accusative, ablative, vocative) grouped in 11 declension groups. They have also a gender (masculine or feminine).
- Verbs are conjugated by number (singular, plural), person (1,2,3), tense and mood.
- There are three inflective tenses (present, past and future) and five constructed (past continuous, future continuous, present perfect, past perfect, present future)
- Two voices: passive and active; Six participles: three adjectival and three adverbial.
- Two nonpersonal forms - it means we don't mind who does the action (present or past).
- Adjectives are declined only by number.
- There is a defined article.
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Writing system
The alphabet: æ a â ǎ b c ĉ d e ê ě f g h i j k l m n o ô p q r s ŝ t u û ǔ v w x y z ž
- æ - /I/
- a - /3/ or /i_^3/
- â - /a~/ or /i_^a~/
- ǎ - /ai_^/
- b - /b/
- c - /ts/ or /ds/ after voiceless consonant and at the beginning of a root with a suffix.
- ĉ - /tS`/ or /ds/ in some words.
- e - /E/ or /i_^E/
- ê - /E~/ or /i_^E~/
- ě - /e/
- f - /f/
- g - /g/
- h - /x/
- i - /i/ or /i_^i/ or /j/ in diphtongs.
- j - /j/
- k - /k/. Doesn't change the stress.
- l - /l/, at the end of a word: /5/
- m - /m/
- n - /n/ or /J/, before a standalone vowel as /i/ (not creating a diphtong).
- o - /o/ or /i_^o/.
- ô - /o~/ or /i_^o~/
- p - /p/
- q - exists only in digraph "qu_^". In foreign words read as /k/.
- r - /r/
- s - /s/
- ŝ - /s`/
- t - /t/
- u - /u/ or /i_^u/
- û - /u~/ or /i_^u~/
- ǔ - /7/ or /i_^7/
- v - /v/
- w - /w/
- x - /ks/
- y - /j/ at the beginning of a word and between vowels. /i/ at the beginning of a word before w consonant.
- z - /z/
- ž - /Z/
- ae - only in computer systems without a font as a replacement for "æ".
- ai - /u_^a/
- qu - /h\u_^/
- gh - /h\/
- sh - /S/
- th - /T/
- dh - /D/
- ch - /C/
- cr - /kr/
- iæ - /i_^E/
- wr - /r/ (only at the beginning of a word)
- ck - /k/; moves the stress into this syllabe.
- ks - /ks`/
- gæ - /ZE/ (only at the beginning of a word)
- ue - /i_^u/ (only in Ravengard dialect)
- on - at the end or before a consonant: /o~/ or /i_^o~/
- un - at the end or befure a consonant: /u~/ or /i_^u~/
- ôn - /i_^o~/.
- ûn - /i_^o~/.
- ie - /e/
- iæ - /i_^E/
- ein - /E~/ or /i_^E~/
- ain - /a~/ or /i_^a~/
- êin - /i_^E~/
- âin - /i_^a~/
- gein - /ZE~/
There is also a rule describing, when a vowel is read as a diphtong. It is called "Diphtong rule". As you see, the writing system is quite complicated, however you would be understood, if you read the words "phonetically".
Single consonants (for example "s", "t", not "sh", "th" etc.) are read long, if they are doubled: "tt" will be /t:/, "ss" - /s:/ etc.
Numbers
| # | Cardinal number | Ordinal number | Number name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | nǔl | queril | nǔl |
| 1 | quanta | quantil | quatte |
| 2 | dwa | dual | dutte |
| 3 | thri | tril | titte |
| 4 | varta | varial | varte |
| 5 | pest | pestal | pette |
| 6 | sekt | sektal | sěkte |
| 7 | sevain | sevil | sevte |
| 8 | erven | ervil | erve |
| 9 | nǔna | nǔnil | nǔtte |
| 10 | tæn | tænil | tætte |
| 11 | elvain | elvain | elvatte |
| 12 | dheza | dhezin | dette |
| 30 (arch.) | cebue | cebuin | cebbe |
| 100 | centein | centil | centrě |
| 1000 | tuzen | tuzal | tuzen |
| 1000000 | million | millial | million |
| 1000000000 | milliard | mirdial | milliard |
Complex numbers:
- From 13 to 19: to the base number chosen using the decimal system (for example for "13" it will be "3") we add the ending -ttes (cardinal), -til (ordinal), -tig (name). Example: 18 - erventtes - ervenil - erventig
- 20, 30, 40 up to 90: to the base number chosen using the decimal system we add the number "10", which becomes a morpheme then. Example: 20 - dwatæn - dwatænil - dwatætte
- 21-29, 31-39, etc.: to the decimal number we add the base, separated by pause: 27 - dwatæn-dwa - dwatæn-dual - dwatæn-dutte
- Numbers 200, 300, up to 900: like 20, but we add -cent (card.), -centil (ord.) or -crě ending: 200 - dwacent - dwacentil - dwacrě
- Scopes between 101 to 999 - like above. We just add the number of hundreds before the base number: 253 - dwacent pesttæn-thri
- After 1000 - we add the number of thousands (tuzen - do not decline!): 4639 - varta tuzen sektcent thritæn-nǔna
Colors
- weddal - bright white (like snow)
- albial - white
- antacial - oragne, light red
- bornel - red, dark red
- gracial - green
- illan - yellow
- verial - blue
- mežžent - magenta
- purpial - purple
- fervun - gray
- ĉirster - black
- tilver - bright black, sillicon
Sentences
Here are some sentences in Ferrinti:
Sæ chancestus sas verrow grǎd. - The car is very fast.
Se Hert el subtrievi ens Vissein. - I'm Hert and I'm living in Vissein.
Ann nexil anes cestis ĉet mâvenain. - In the next year, I'll go to the mountains.
Ann football mash Tajgar sas verbêt Torrent. - In the football match, Tajgar has won with Torrent.
Fenvon, protektex milleh brûkæpin! - God, save us from stupidness!
Invisei, ties vain Sain Lucieni? - Excuse me, are you from Sain Lucêin?
Thri Ferrintens quammû ann vlak tražžedia ens Sem. - Three Ferrinters die in train crash in Sem.
Wrêgud estis sas ĉet cinnâdin. - Today we are going to the cinema.
Omtit tâ Batser, allein nonenfalsilt věm nevel bacres. - Batser opened the door for me, still not dressed in his new trousers.
Fatein mastum azærk, is sæ provêsor korrint měm testas? - I only wanted to ask if you checked our tests yet.
Encestath ĉet stazziem sæ vlak wort. - The train stopped after it arrived to the station.
Mattiŝ, sǔh keis vrôtisû ann sæ fainet. - Mum, the keys lie on a fridge.
Cestmi ĉet Malgara quersem. - We are going to the Malgara cave neighbourhood.
Cestmi ĉet Malgara quersû. - We are going to the interior of Malgara cave.
Sæ mash begginêt ann erventtes air. - The match begins at 18 o'clock.
External links
- Grammar of Ferrinti (in Polish)
