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|fam1 = [[w:Indo-European languages|Indo-European]] | |fam1 = [[w:Indo-European languages|Indo-European]] | ||
|familycolor = Indo-European | |familycolor = Indo-European | ||
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'''Alarian'''('' | '''Alarian''' (''dégua alaríne'', <small>Alarian:</small> [[Help:IPA|[ˈde̞ɣʷä äläˈɾine̞]]]) is a constructed language used in the fictional kingdom of Alaria, the setting of an ongoing book series.<br> | ||
It was developed as a semi-serious endeavor to create an Indo-European constructed language, and was retroactively placed in the fictional series as the primary language spoken in Alaria. | It was developed as a semi-serious endeavor to create an Indo-European constructed language, and was retroactively placed in the fictional series as the primary language spoken in Alaria. | ||
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===Phonotactics=== | ===Phonotactics=== | ||
Alarian features a (C)V(C)(C) syllable structure | Alarian features a (C)V(N)(C)(C) syllable structure | ||
==Orthography== | ==Orthography== | ||
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Feminine nouns are marked by the singular ending - | Feminine nouns are marked by the singular ending -a and the plural -ē | ||
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!rowspan="2" | | !rowspan="2" | | ||
!style="text-align:center;" colspan="2" | | !style="text-align:center;" colspan="2" | éza ‘'food'’ (fem.) | ||
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!width="80px" | '''Singular''' | !width="80px" | '''Singular''' | ||
!width="80px" | '''Plural''' | !width="80px" | '''Plural''' | ||
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| '''Base''' || | | '''Base''' || éza || ézē | ||
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| '''Genitive''' || | | '''Genitive''' || ézas || ézēs | ||
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===Human=== | ===Human=== | ||
* anéro - man/male | * anéro - man/male | ||
* | * anéra - woman/female | ||
* anére - person(in general)/non-gender-conforming individual | * anére - person(in general)/non-gender-conforming individual | ||
===Animal=== | ===Animal=== | ||
* múto - male cat | * múto - male cat | ||
* | * múta - female cat | ||
* múte - cat(in general)/feline | * múte - cat(in general)/feline | ||