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'''Riphean''' (''rivška'') is an Indo-European language of [[Verse:Tdūrzů|Tdūrzů]], spoken in our Poland, Prussia, Latvia and Lithuania. It is inspired by Czech and Dutch and contains vocabulary we think of as Balto-Slavic and non-English Germanic.


'''Riphean''' is a para-Balto-Slavic language of [[Verse:Ed Dynje|Ed Dynje]], spoken in our Poland, Prussia, Latvia and Lithuania. It is inspired by Czech and Dutch.
== TODO ==
== TODO ==
Split-ergative past tense using a -n- passive participle?
=== UDHR ===
=== UDHR ===
''Wiži dzíni kiman waleni um lejki zwem chejn um zwame đejžem.''
''Wiži dzíni kimeđ walni im lejki in zwem chejn im zwame đejžam.''


/ˈʋɪ{{ž}}ɪ ˈdziːɲɪ ˈkɪman ˈʋaleɲɪ ɪm ˈlɛjkɪ zʋɛm xɛjn ɪm ˈzʋamɛ ˈðɛjʒɛm/
/ˈʋɪ{{ž}}ɪ ˈdziːɲɪ ˈkɪməθ ˈʋalɲɪ ɪm ˈlɛjkɪ ɪn zʋɛm xɛjn ɪm ˈzʋamə ˈðɛjʒɐm/


(um ~ Latin ambō)  
(im ~ Latin ambō)  


hejn ~ τῑμή 'honor', đejše ~ teisė
hejn ~ τῑμή 'honor', đejše ~ teisė


== Phonology ==
== Phonology ==
Riphean has consistent initial stress and a prosody similar to Czech.
Riphean has consistent initial stress.
 
Vowel-initial words get a glottal stop initial, at least in formal speech
 
Voiceless stops are not aspirated
 
w and v as in Dutch
 
c č ď dz dž ň ř s z š ž h ch as in Czech, ľ as in Slovak, ř devoices word-finally
 
h devoices to [x]
 
''đ'' = [ð], devoices to [θ]
 
Stressed ''a e i o u'' = [a ɛ ɪ ɔ u]
 
''á é í ó ů'' = [a{{long}} e{{lowered}}{{long}} i{{long}} o{{lowered}}{{long}} u{{long}}]
 
''ej ui ou'' = [ɛj œɥ ɔw]
 
''l'' is velarized, ''r'' is usually an approximant. Both can be syllabic: ''wlch'' 'wolf', ''crn'' 'grain'.
 
Auslautverhärtung
 
Unstressed a = [ɐ] (like Portuguese)


== Morphology ==
== Morphology ==
=== Nouns and adjectives ===
=== Nouns and adjectives ===
==== Masculine animate ====
The dative singular has replaced the regular accusative singular for masculine animate nouns (cf. ''a'' in Spanish).
manč "man"
* nom. manč, manči
* gen. mančez, manču
* dat. manče, mančem
* acc. manče, mančuz
* ins. manču, mančiz
==== Masculine inanimate ====
Dialectally, these nouns may merge with neuter nouns: ''tam, tama''
''tam'' "house"
* nom. tam, tami
* gen. tamez, tamu
* dat. tame, tamem
* acc. tam, tamuz
* ins. tamu, tamiz
==== Feminine -a ====
kena "woman"
* nom. kena, kenaz
* gen. kenaz, kenu
* dat. kene, kenam
* acc. kenou, kenouz
* ins. kenam, kenami
==== Other feminine ====
váni (< vađni < potnih2) "lady, Mrs."
* nom. váni, vániz
* gen. vániz, váňu
* dat. váni, vánim
* acc. váni, vániz
* ins. vánim, vánimi
nacht "night"
* nom. nacht, nachtiz
* gen. nachtiz, nachťu
* dat. nachti, nachtim
* acc. nachti, nachtiz
* ins. nachtim, nachtmi
==== Neuter ====
céđ "child" (<- ģenh1tom, ~ Kind)
* nom. céđ, céđa
* gen. céđez, céđu
* dat. céđe, céđem
* acc. céđ, céđa
* ins. céđu, céđiz
==== Adjectives ====
Indefinite and definite declensions
=== Verbs ===
etež "to eat"
ec etem, ji eteđ, ež eteđ, đam etar, jíľud eteđ, í eteđ
(Polite pronoun?)
negative ne
==== ''buiž'' 'to be' ====
ec em, ji eđ, ež es, đam ér, jiľud eđ, í zouđ
Negative ec nem, ji neđ, ež nes, đam nér, jiľud neđ, í nezouđ
==== Reflexive verbs ====
ouchiž ze "to learn"
ec ouchim ze, ji ouchiđ ze, ež ouchiđ ze, đam ouchir ze, jiľud ouchiđ ze, í ouchiđ ze
=== Numerals ===
ejn, tů, đrí, cheđur, véch, zest, zevouđ, astuđ, ňouđ, tezou
ejnľez, twejľez, đríľez, cheđurľez, véľez, zesľez, zevaľez, astľez, ňouľez, twejcouđi
đrícouđi, cheđurcouđi, vécouđi, zescouđi, zevacouđi, ascouđi, ňucouđi, stou? (random change from kmtom -> ktom, influenced by the ordinal stouđe <- ktm-tos)
đouzuđ
ejn "1" declines as follows:
* nom. ejn, ejna, ejn
tů "2" declines as follows:
* nom. tů, twí, twej
* gen. tweju
* dat. twím
* acc. tů, twí, twej
* ins. twími
đrí "3" declines as follows:
* nom. đrí
* gen. đríu
* dat. đrím
* acc. đrí
* ins. đrími
== Syntax ==
German-like?
== Swadesh list ==
<poem>
<poem>
'the happy person'
I: ec
nom. zachistľuwe dzín, zachistľuwi dzíni
thou: ji
acc. zachistľuwou dzín, zachistľuwej dzíni
he/she/it: ež/já/it
gen. zachistľuwez dzínez, zachistľuwiž dzíni
we: đam (originally a dummy word used with the impersonal, from đám "there")
dat. zachistľuwem dzín, zachistľuwame dzínem
ye: jíľud
they: í/jáz/đá
this: siđe
that: đađe
here: sím
there: đám
</poem>
</poem>


=== Numerals ===
== Texts ==
ejn, twá, đrí, cheđur, víg, zešt, zevouđ, estuđ, ňouđ, tezou
=== Schleicher's fable ===
 
Ra oucha um ri dzrki
ejnľez, twáľez, đríľez, cheđurľez, víľez, zešľez, zevaľez, estľez, ňouľez, twácouđi


đrícouđi, cheđurcouđi, vícouđi, zešcouđi, zevacouđi, escouđi, ňucouđi, stou? (random change from kmtom -> ktom, influenced by the ordinal stouđe <- ktm-tos)
Oucha, čá wlnou ne [had], [saw] dzrkuz