Inyurstan
| Inyurstan language | |
|---|---|
| Inyurstan | |
Native speakers | <220 million (2016) L2: >255 million |
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| Latin | |
| Official status | |
Official language in | Inyursta |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | INR |
Overview
Inyurstan (SP: Iñurstán FR: Ignurstien(e)) is a hybrid romantic language formed predominantly as a créole between French and Spanish, resulting form the overlap of colonial authority, followed by their subsequent "second-class" status under British colonial authority which treated the various dialects of the two as the same and their speakers as inferior. After independence in 1838, the dialect spoken in central and northern Marindino became the "official" form of Inyurstan and was adopted as a national language next to English after 1840. However many different dialects and accents still exist today.
Construction
Diacritical Marks
Accènte Aigo (é, á, ó, í)
Marks the most pronounced syllable of the word. With "e" it makes the "ay" sound and with "o" it makes a hard "oh" sound.
Accènte Grav (è, ù, ò, à)
Marks when the vowel makes the sound of its corresponding letter. For the "e" it makes the "eh" sound.
Circumflix (ê, î, ô)
No effect on pronunciation except with "e". Marks where an "s", "c" or "z" used to be. With "e" it signals an "ee" sound.
Tílde (ã)
Used only with the "a" and in most cases paired with an "o" (ão). Indicates an "ow" sound.
Cedàile (ç)
Exclusive the "c". Indicates an "s" sound regardless of following letter.
Jéré
La Jéré is unique to the Inyurstan language. Typically spelled on a traditional latin keyboard as - J' - , this mark resembles the Accènte Aigo over the "j". The jéré marks the pronunciation of the "je" sound when followed by an "a" or "o", where in it would usually be pronounced as an "h" sound in these circumstances.
Words and names of English origin such as "jargón" or "Jack" still pronounce the "j" despite the lack of the jéré symbol.
Joro
Le Joro is the second "j" diacritical unique to the Inyurstan language, and resembles a tilde over the "j". The joro marks the pronunciation of a "yeh" sound regardless of position. Unlike the jéré, this mark has no equivalent on a normal keyboard.
Conjugations (Conjugaçions)
Conjugations of Inyurstan verbs work most similar to their French cousins. In addition, the tense for you plural is also the tense both formal and directive phrases.
There are 3 main kinds of verbs, "er" verbs are the most common, followed by "ir" verbs and the most uncommon "or" verbs.
Ester (to be)
Jo ses (I am)
Tu estes
Illo/Ella este
Nuezos semons
Vuez estrez
Illos/Ellas estran
Traver (to have)
Jo travo
Tu traves
Illo/Ella trave
Nuezos travons
Vuez travez
Illos/Ellos travan
Manjir (to eat)
Jo manje
Tu manjes
Illo/Ella manjit
Nuezos manjeons
Vuez manjire
Illos/Ellos manjiern
Travador (to work)
Jo travaio
Tu travais
Illo/Ella travait
Nuezos travaions
Vuez travão
Illos/Ellas travaian
The Inyurstan language is also heavy with irregular verbs, making it difficult to fully learn without having spent significant time practicing with native speakers. Even more challenging is that Inyurstans are more likely to converse with a foreigner in English (the so-called "language of business") rather than Inyurstan (the so-called "language of the home"). Some words are completely irregular, and their conjugations are completely unlike any similar verb. Take for example the verb Allir:
Allir (to go)
Jo vois
Tu vas
Illo/Ella va
Nuezos alleons
Vuez allez
Illos/Ellos allan
Inyurstan has a fairly sizable portion of words that are derived from English. Such words are mostly nouns, such as "network", "road", "snow", etc. However, there are also a few verbs which are English in origin, but are conjugated just as any other verb.
Runer (to run)
Jo rus
Tu runes
Illo/Ello rune
Nuezos runons
Vuez runez
Illos/Ellas runan
Of course, many are irregular verbs.
Stayer (to stay, or remain)
Jo stai
Tu stais
Illo/Ella stai
Neuzos stayons
Vuez stayez
Illos/Ellas stayan
Possessives
Inyurstan possessive structure is generally considered closest to French, given the masculine-singular, feminine-singular, plural format. Inyurstan defers in that the third-person plural retains its own set of possessives. Note that the word "Selas" is extremely informal and used as slang to account for both subjects and the article of possession.
| Subject | Masculine Singular | Feminine Singular | Plural | Slang/Variations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-Person (Jo) | Min | Mi | Mis | Mes (p) |
| Second-Person Informal (Tu) | Ton | Ta | Tus | |
| Third-Person (Illo/Ella) | Su | Sa | Ses | Sin (ms) |
| Second-Person Formal/Plural (Vuez) | Vù | Vi | Vus | Ves (p) |
| First-Person Plural (Nuezos) | Nu | Na | Nis | Nes (p) |
| Third-Person Plural (Illos/Ellas) | Sus | Sas | Sins | Selas (extremely informal) |