Telnan - Revision history

CataclysmPig at 11:52, 31 January 2026

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	\|-		\|-
	\| Žž		\| Žž
	\| [ʒ]		\| /ʒ/
	\|}		\|}

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	\| gy \|\| [ç]		\| gy \|\| [ç]
	\|}		\|}
	The reason long vowels (with an acute diacritic) are not long at the beginning of words is that historically there was a /h/ there. However, over time the /h/ sound completely dissapeared from the language. For etymological reasons, the following vowel is replaced with the long version of it, despite it being pronounced short. Look at 'ístoria' and 'ónor', for example.

	====Stress====		====Stress====

CataclysmPig at 11:45, 31 January 2026

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	\|-		\|-
	\| Aa		\| Aa
	\| [a]		\| /a/
	\|-		\|-
	\| Āā		\| Āā
	\| [aː]		\| /aː/
	\|-		\|-
	\| Bb		\| Bb
	\| [b]		\| /b/
	\|-		\|-
	\| Cc		\| Cc
	\| ~~[t͡s]~~		\| /d͡z/
	\|-		\|-
	\| Čč		\| Čč
	\| [t͡ʃ]		\| /t͡ʃ/
	\|-		\|-
	\| Dd		\| Dd
	\| [d]		\| /d/
	\|-		\|-
	\| Ee		\| Ee
	\| [e]		\| /e/
	\|-		\|-
	\| Ēē		\| Ēē
	\| [eː]		\| /eː/
	\|-		\|-
	\| Ff		\| Ff
	\| [f]		\| /f/
	\|-		\|-
	\| Gg		\| Gg
	\| [ɣ~~] before ''[i]'', [g] otherwise~~		\| /g~ɣ/
	\|-		\|-
	\| Hh		\| Hh
	\| [x]		\| /x/
	\|-		\|-
	\| Ii		\| Ii
	\| [i]		\| /i/
	\|-		\|-
	\| Īī		\| Īī
	\| [iː]		\| /iː/
	\|-		\|-
	\| Jj		\| Jj
	\| [j]		\| /j/
	\|-		\|-
	\| Kk		\| Kk
	\| [k]		\| /k/
	\|-		\|-
	\| Ll		\| Ll
	\| [l]		\| /l/
	\|-		\|-
	\| Mm		\| Mm
	\| [m]		\| /m/
	\|-		\|-
	\| Nn		\| Nn
	\| [ŋ] before ~~''[k]'' or ''[g]''~~, [n] otherwise		\| /ŋ/ before velar consonants, /n/ otherwise
	\|-		\|-
	\| Oo		\| Oo
	\| [o]		\| /o/
	\|-		\|-
	\| Ōō		\| Ōō
	\| [ɔ]		\| /ɔ/
	\|-		\|-
	\| Pp		\| Pp
	\| [p]		\| /p/
	\|-		\|-
	\| Qq		\| Qq
	\| [k]		\| /k/
	\|-		\|-
	\| Rr		\| Rr
	\| [r]		\| /r/
	\|-		\|-
	\| Ss		\| Ss
	\| [s]		\| /s/
	\|-		\|-
	\| Šš		\| Šš
	\| [ʃ]		\| /ʃ/
	\|-		\|-
	\| Tt		\| Tt
	\| [t]		\| /t/
	\|-		\|-
	\| Uu		\| Uu
	\| [u]		\| /u/
	\|-		\|-
	\| Ūū		\| Ūū
	\| [u:]		\| /u:/
	\|-		\|-
	\| Vv		\| Vv
	\| [βʷ] in consonant clusters, [v] otherwise		\| /βʷ/ in consonant clusters, /v/ otherwise
	\|-		\|-
	\| Xx		\| Xx
	\| [ks~~] at end of~~ word, [gz] otherwise		\| /ks/ word-finally, /gz/ otherwise
	\|-		\|-
	\| Yy		\| Yy
	\| [i]		\| /i/
	\|-		\|-
	\| Zz		\| Zz
	\| [z]		\| /z/
	\|-
	~~\| Żż~~
	~~\| [dz]~~
	\|-		\|-
	\| Žž		\| Žž

CataclysmPig at 11:40, 31 January 2026

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	\| Aa		\| Aa
	\| [a]		\| [a]
			\|-
			\| Āā
			\| [aː]
	\|-		\|-
	\| Bb		\| Bb
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	\| [e]		\| [e]
	\|-		\|-
	\| Éé		\| Ēē
	\| ~~[e] at start of word,~~ [eː] ~~otherwise~~		\| [eː]
	\|-		\|-
	\| Ff		\| Ff
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	\| [i]		\| [i]
	\|-		\|-
	\| Íí		\| Īī
	\| ~~[i] at start of word,~~ [iː] ~~otherwise~~		\| [iː]
	\|-		\|-
	\| Jj		\| Jj
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	\| [o]		\| [o]
	\|-		\|-
	\| Óó		\| Ōō
	\| [o] ~~at start of word, [oː] otherwise~~		\| [ɔ]
	\|-		\|-
	\| Pp		\| Pp
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	\| [u]		\| [u]
	\|-		\|-
	\| Úú		\| Ūū
	\| [u] ~~at start of word, [uː] otherwise~~		\| [u:]
	\|-		\|-
	\| Vv		\| Vv
	\| [β] in consonant clusters, [v] otherwise		\| [βʷ] in consonant clusters, [v] otherwise
	\|-		\|-
	\| Xx		\| Xx

CataclysmPig at 08:12, 25 January 2026

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	The past tense form of 've', however, is '-er' which goes on the end of the word.		The past tense form of 've', however, is '-er' which goes on the end of the word.
	==Example texts==		==Example texts==
	~~The apple was red near the river = Il mar rošer ru li rio (the apple red-be.PST near the river)~~

	~~The mouse ran up the clock = Il maš lergad surpi li čaš (the mouse run-PST up.on the clock)~~
	==Other resources==		==Other resources==
	<!-- Example: Word order, qualifiers, determinatives, branching, etc. -->		<!-- Example: Word order, qualifiers, determinatives, branching, etc. -->

CataclysmPig at 14:26, 1 January 2026

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	In Telnan, the penultimate (second-to-last) syllable is stressed, although this can differ in certain words or loanwords.		In Telnan, the penultimate (second-to-last) syllable is stressed, although this can differ in certain words or loanwords.

	===Morphology===		==Morphology==

	====Morphosynactic alignment====		====Morphosynactic alignment====

CataclysmPig at 13:59, 1 January 2026

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	Syllable structure in Telnan is always either CV or CVC, where C represents either one or two consonants and V represents a vowel.		Syllable structure in Telnan is always either CV or CVC, where C represents either one or two consonants and V represents a vowel.

	==Phonology and orthography==		===Phonology and orthography===
	{\| class="wikitable"		{\| class="wikitable"
	\|+ Alphabet (with IPA)		\|+ Alphabet (with IPA)
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	\| gy \|\| [ç]		\| gy \|\| [ç]
	\|}		\|}
			The reason long vowels (with an acute diacritic) are not long at the beginning of words is that historically there was a /h/ there. However, over time the /h/ sound completely dissapeared from the language. For etymological reasons, the following vowel is replaced with the long version of it, despite it being pronounced short. Look at 'ístoria' and 'ónor', for example.

	====Stress====		====Stress====
	In Telnan, the penultimate (second-to-last) syllable is stressed, although this can differ in certain words or loanwords.		In Telnan, the penultimate (second-to-last) syllable is stressed, although this can differ in certain words or loanwords.

	==Morphology==		===Morphology===

	====Morphosynactic alignment====		====Morphosynactic alignment====
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	===Sentence phrase===		===Sentence phrase===
	===Dependent clauses===		===Dependent clauses===
	<!-~~- etc~~. ~~etc~~. -->		==='Be'===
			As in most Indo-European languages, the word 'be' exists in Telnan. It is 've'.
			The past tense form of 've', however, is '-er' which goes on the end of the word.
	==Example texts==		==Example texts==
	The apple was red near the river = Il mar rošer ru li rio (the apple red.~~be-~~PST near the river)		The apple was red near the river = Il mar rošer ru li rio (the apple red-be.PST near the river)

	The mouse ran up the clock = Il maš lergad surpi li čaš (the mouse run-PST up.on the clock)		The mouse ran up the clock = Il maš lergad surpi li čaš (the mouse run-PST up.on the clock)

CataclysmPig at 11:43, 1 January 2026

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	'''Telnan''' /teɫnən/, endonym: '''Telná''' /telnaː/ is a Romance language spoken in the nation of Telna in the center of the Black Sea.		'''Telnan''' /teɫnən/, endonym: '''Telná''' /telnaː/ is a Romance language spoken in the nation of Telna in the center of the Black Sea. Please excuse me if the page is not very fleshed out.
	==Introduction==		==Introduction==
	Telnan is an Indo-European Romance conlang, most similar to Romanian and Italian. However, some features do come from the earlier languages spoken on the island, and there are some loanwords from Slavic languages, Turkish and Romanian.		Telnan is an Indo-European Romance conlang, most similar to Romanian and Italian. However, some features do come from the earlier languages spoken on the island, and there are some loanwords from Slavic languages, Turkish and Romanian.

CataclysmPig at 11:37, 1 January 2026

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	Syllable structure in Telnan is always either CV or CVC, where C represents either one or two consonants and V represents a vowel.		Syllable structure in Telnan is always either CV or CVC, where C represents either one or two consonants and V represents a vowel.

	===Phonology and orthography===		==Phonology and orthography==
	{\| class="wikitable"		{\| class="wikitable"
	\|+ Alphabet (with IPA)		\|+ Alphabet (with IPA)

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 ====Syllable structure====
 Syllable structure in Telnan is always either CV or CVC, where C represents either one or two consonants and V represents a vowel.
-===Orthography===
+===Phonology and orthography===
 {| class="wikitable"
 |+ Alphabet (with IPA)
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 | li || [ʎ]
 |-
-| gj || [ç]
+| gy || [ç]
 |}
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 ==Morphology==
 ====Morphosynactic alignment====

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	There are also two diphthongs:		There are also two diphthongs:
	[ʊ̯ɔ], [i̯e]		[ʊ̯ɔ] and [i̯e]

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	====Syllable structure====		====Syllable structure====
	Syllable structure in Telnan is always either CV or CVC, where C represents either one or two consonants and V represents a vowel.		Syllable structure in Telnan is always either CV or CVC, where C represents either one or two consonants and V represents a vowel.

	===Orthography===		===Orthography===
	{\| class="wikitable"		{\| class="wikitable"
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	\| Žž		\| Žž
	\| [ʒ]		\| [ʒ]
			\|}

			{\| class="wikitable"
			\|+ Consonant digraphs
			\|-
			\| ni \|\| [ɲ]
			\|-
			\| li \|\| [ʎ]
			\|-
			\| gj \|\| [ç]
	\|}		\|}

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	In Telnan, the penultimate (second-to-last) syllable is stressed, although this can differ in certain words or loanwords.		In Telnan, the penultimate (second-to-last) syllable is stressed, although this can differ in certain words or loanwords.

	==~~=Phonotactics~~===		==Morphology==
			There are four types of base words in Telnan (plus interjections and articles).
			They are:
			* Nouns
			* Verbs
			* Adjectivals
			* Seperate case
			Each root word can be one of these four (peš {fish}, mer {go}, roš {red}, ru {near}). However, usually the root word is a noun.
			'Seperate case' is classified seperately from adjectivals in Telnan and describes nouns' location, time or motion. Adjectivals go after the noun/verb, whilst seperate cases go before.
			Seperate cases are unmodifiable, except to verbs (by adding -ar)
			{\| class="wikitable"
			\|+ Affixes to change word class
			\|-
			! Verb !! Noun !! Adjectival
			\|-
			\| -ar (infinitive) \|\| -o (masc.), -a (fem.) \|\| -an
			\|}

	===~~Morphophonology~~===		====Morphosynactic alignment====
	==~~Morphology~~==		Telnan is a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nominative%E2%80%93accusative_alignment nominative-accusative] language.
			====Nouns====
			The
	<!-- How do the words in your language look? How do you derive words from others? Do you have cases? Are verbs inflected? Do nouns differ from adjectives? Do adjectives differ from verbs? Etc. -->		<!-- How do the words in your language look? How do you derive words from others? Do you have cases? Are verbs inflected? Do nouns differ from adjectives? Do adjectives differ from verbs? Etc. -->

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	==Syntax==		==Syntax==
	===~~Constituent~~ order===		===Word order===
			The SVO (subject-verb-object) word order is used
	===Noun phrase===		===Noun phrase===

	===Verb phrase===		===Verb phrase===
	===Sentence phrase===		===Sentence phrase===
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	==Example texts==		==Example texts==
	<!-- ~~An example of a translated or unique text written in your language~~. ~~Again, it is recommended that you make sure that~~ the ~~phonology, constraints, phonotactics and grammar are more or less finished before writing. -->~~		The apple was red near the river = Il mar rošer ru li rio (the apple red.be-PST near the river)

			The mouse ran up the clock = Il maš lergad surpi li čaš (the mouse run-PST up.on the clock)
	==Other resources==		==Other resources==
	<!-- Example: Word order, qualifiers, determinatives, branching, etc. -->		<!-- Example: Word order, qualifiers, determinatives, branching, etc. -->