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Walnerian
Rausberian
Rósbériss
Kratky, Frantisek - Sumava, drevorubci (ca 1890).jpg
Walnerian villagers in northern Walneria, circa 1910
Pronunciation/rɔːsbɛːriʃ/ Speaker Icon.svg
Native to Walneria
EthnicityWalnerians
Native speakers
L1: 11,450,000
L2: 812,000
FL: 581,000
Dialects
  • Central
  • Tyrámeniss
  • Bitreliss
  • Ósburkŕ
  • Méraniss
  • Kólínŕ
  • Nortŕiss
Latin alphabet
Official status
Official language in
 Walneria
Language codes
ISO 639-1WN
ISO 639-2WLN
ISO 639-3WLN
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The Walnerian language (Walnerian: Rósbériss) is a Germanic language spoken in Walneria.

History

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Phonology and orthography

Orthography

Main article: Walnerian orthography

The Walnerian language uses a combination of digraph (Cs, Ch, Ss) and diacritic (Á, É, Ë, Í, Ó, Ŕ, Ú) modifications of the Latin alphabet. It developed out of the digraph orthography used by the Early New High Dolch, introducing diacritics for vowels (and letter Ŕ, which developed from the -ER- stem).

A a Á á B b C c Cs cs D d E e É é Ë ë F f
G g H h Ch ch I i Í í J j K k L l M m N n
O o Ó ó P p Q q R r Ŕ ŕ S s Ss ss T t U u
Ú ú V v W w X x Y y Z z
Order 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36
Majuscule A Á B C Cs D E É Ë F G H Ch I Í J K L M N O Ó P Q R Ŕ S Ss T U Ú V W X Y Z
Minuscule a á b c cs d e é ë f g h ch i í j k l m n o ó p q r ŕ s ss t u ú v w x y z
IPA Sound a
ɑ		 aː
ɑː		 b t͡s t͡ʃ
t͡ɕ		 d ɛ
e		 ɛː
eː		 ə f ɡ h
ɦ		 x i
ɪ		 iː
ɪː		 j k l m n ɔ
o		 ɔː
oː		 p k͡v r ʁ
ə		 s ʃ
ɕ		 t u uː v w k͡s y
yː		 z

Phonology

Labial Coronal Dorsal Laryngeal
Bilabial Labiodental Linguolabial Dental Alveolar Postal-veolar Retroflex Palatal Velar Uvular Pharyngeal Glottal
Nasal m̥ m n̥ n ŋ
Plosive t d ʈ ɖ k g
Sibilant affricate t͡s d͡z t͡ʃ d͡ʒ
Non-sibilant affricate
Sibilant fricative s z ʃ ʒ
Non-sibilant fricative f v ʝ x ɣ ʁ h ɦ
Approximant ɹ j ɰ
Tap/Flap ɾ
Trill r̥ r ʀ̥ ʀ
Latelar affricate
Latelar fricative
Latelar approximant l̥ l
Latelar tap/flap
Tongue position Front Near-front Central Near-back Back
Close i y ɨ u
Near-close ɪ
Close-mid e o
Mid ə
Open-mid ɛ ʌ ɔ
Near-open æ ɐ
Open a ä ɑ ɒ
Long vowels aː ~ ɛː ~ eː ~ iː ~ ɪː ~ oː ~ ɔː ~ uː ~ yː

Bold are the common sounds, while regular sounds may happen in dialects and/or in a world for easier pronunciation

Changes in phonology

Walnerian, being Germanic, as a direct descendant of Early New High Dolch, uses mostly a Germanic phonology, but due to the national integration, it took notable parts from the Slavic phonology. Notable phonetical shifts include:

  • Ä (/æː/) → É (/ɛː ~ eː/)
  • Ö (/œː/) → É (/ɛː ~ eː/)
  • Ü (/y/) → Y (/yː ~ ɨː/)
  • ER (/əˑʀ/) → Ŕ (/ʁ̩ ~ ə/)[a]
    • EER (/ɛːʀ/) → ÉR (/ɛːr ~ eːr/)[b]
  • EH (/ɛh̚/) → É(/ɛː ~ eː/)
    • EHR (/ɛaˑʀ/) → ÉŔ (/ɛːʁ ~ ɛːɐˑ/)[c]
  • AH (/ah̚ ~ ɑh̚/) → Á (/aː ~ ɑː/)
  • OH (/ɔh̚ ~ oh̚/) → Ó (/ɔː ~ oː/)
  • UH (/uh̚/) → Ú (/uː/)
  • AU (/au ~ ɑu/) → Ó (/ɔː ~ oː/)[d]
    • AU (Finial sound) → OV (/ɔf ~ of/)
  • EU (/ɔɪ/) → OI (/ɔj/)
  • NG (/ŋ ~ ŋɡ/) → NK (/ŋk/)
  • PF (/pf/) → P (/p/)
  • DT (/dt/) → D (/d/)
  1. ↑ On what sound is used in case of Ŕ is dependent on the word it is used in, as well as position in the word
  2. ↑ Example may include the Walnerian name "Mér" (Meaning "sea" in English), which is pronounced as /mɛːr/
  3. ↑ Example may include the Walnerian name "Méŕ" (Meaning "more" in English), which is pronounced as /mɛːaˑ/
  4. ↑ Does not apply to the monosyllabic words or composite words including a monosyllabic root. Example may be the word "Austóss" (Meaning "trip" in English), as the prefix Aus- can stand alone

Grammar

Just like many other Germanic languages, Walnerian has two grammatical numbers (singular and plural) four grammatical cases:

And three grammatical genders, while in plural, genders merge into one indifferent plural form:

  • Masculine
  • Feminine
  • Neutrum

Articles

Gender Singular Plural English
Nominative Genitive Dative Accusative Nominative Genitive Dative Accusative
Masculine Tér Tes Tem Ten Tí Ten Ten Tí The
Neutrum Tas To
Feminine Ta Tér Tér Tí
Masculine Ain Aines Ainem Ainen — — — — A/An
Neutrum Aino
Feminine Aine Ainŕ Ainŕ Aine
Masculine Kain Kaines Kainem Kainen Kainí Kainen Kainen Kainí PRO.
Neutrum Kaino
Feminine Kaine Kainŕ Kainŕ Kaine

Nouns

The noun inflections are done based on the article inflections, changing suffixes. It is used only in cases, when the article is not used, else it remains in its nominative form. There are three versions of declensions for each gender, distinguishing between:

Types Singular Plural English
Nominative Genitive Dative Accusative Nominative Genitive Dative Accusative
Masculine
Consonantal Tiss Tisses Tissem Tissen Tisse Tissën Tissën Tisse Table
∅ -es -em -en -e -ën -ën -e
Sonorant Man Mans Manem Manen Manen Manen Manŕn Mane Man
∅ -s -em -en -en -en -ŕn -e
Vowel Junke Junkes Junkem Junken Junkens Junkes Junken Junkens Boy
∅ -s -m -n -ns -s -n -ns
Feminine
Consonantal Caitunk Caitunkŕ Cautinkŕ Caitunkí Caitunkí Caitunkën Caitunkën Caitunkí Newspaper
∅ -ŕ -ŕ -í -í -ën -ën -í
Sonorant Lérërin Lérëriner Lérëriner Lérëriní Lérëriní Lérërinen Lérërinen Lérëriní Female teacher
∅ -er -er -í -í -en -en -í
Vowel Frau Frauŕ Frauŕ Frauie Frauie Frauien Frauien Frauie Woman
∅ -ŕ -ŕ -ie -ie -ien -ien -ie
Neuter
Consonantal Hund Hundes Hundëm Hundo Hunde Hundën Hundën Hunde Dog
∅ -es -ëm -o -e -ën -ën -e
Sonorant Bychlain Bychlains Bychlainem Bychlaino Bychlaine Bychlainen Bychlainen Bychlaine Booklet
∅ -s -em -o -e -en -en -e
Vowel Nivëó Nivëós Nivëóm Nivëó Nivëós Nivëónen Nivëónen Nivëós Level
∅ -s -m ∅ -s -nen -nen -s

Adjectives

Adjective suffixes are tied to the presence of the article (or lack there of) and the gender of the noun the adjective is tied to.

Pronouns

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Combinations of words

Articles, adjectives and nouns effect each other in cases, depending on which are present.

Color coding for word combinations for the purposes of the following sections:

  • Nominative case
  • Genitive case
  • Dative case
  • Accusative case

The examples use the words Man and Junk, but this rules apply to any adjective or noun, regardless of gender. The pronouns and articles are mutually exclusive and work in the same way. The example includes the pronoun Kain.

Nominative combinations

Pronoun Adjective Noun
Man
— — Nominative
Junk Man
— Nominative Nominative
Kain Man
Nominative — Nominative
Junk
— Nominative —
Kain Junk
Nominative Nominative —
Kain Junk Man
Nominative Nominative Nominative

Genitive combinations

Pronoun Adjective Noun
Mans
— — Genitive
Junkes Mans
— Genitive Genitive
Kaines Mans
Genitive — Genitive
Junkes
— Genitive —
Kaines Junkes
Genitive Genitive —
Kaines Junkes Mans
Genitive Genitive Genitive

Dative combinations

Pronoun Adjective Noun
Manem
— — Dative
Junkem Manem
— Dative Dative
Kainem Man
Dative — Nominative
Junkem
— Dative —
Kainem Junk
Dative Nominative —
Kainem Junkem Man
Dative Dative Nominative

Accusative combinations

Pronoun Adjective Noun
Manen
— — Accusative
Junken Manen
— Accusative Accusative
Kainen Man
Accusative — Nominative
Junken
— Accusative —
Kainen Junk
Accusative Accusative —
Kainen Junken Man
Accusative Nominative Nominative

Examples

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