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|image            = File:Germian Flag.png
|image            = File:Germian Flag.png
|imagesize        = 185px
|imagesize        = 185px
|imagecaption      = The Germian flag is inspired by the Dutch, German, British and Swedish flags.
|imagecaption      = The Germian flag is inspired by the Dutch, German, British and Swedish flags. The crossing represents the intertwining of languages.
|name              = Germian
|name              = Germian
|nativename        = Germic
|nativename        = Germic
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{| class="wikitable article-table" border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" style="width: 490px; text-align:center;"
! scope="row" |'''100%'''
! scope="row" |'''100%'''
|'''Phonetic alphabet'''
|'''Phonemic orthography'''
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|-
! scope="row" |'''100%'''
! scope="row" |'''100%'''
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|'''Yy'''
|'''Yy'''
|'''Zz'''
|'''Zz'''
|-
! scope="row" |Braille
|'''⠠⠁ ⠁'''
|'''⠠⠃ ⠃'''
|'''⠠⠉ ⠉'''
|'''⠠⠋ ⠋'''
|'''⠠⠑ ⠑'''
|'''⠠⠋ ⠋'''
|'''⠠⠛ ⠛'''
|'''⠠⠓ ⠓'''
|'''⠠⠊ ⠊'''
|'''⠠⠚ ⠚'''
|'''⠠⠨ ⠨'''
|'''⠠⠸ ⠸'''
|'''⠠⠍ ⠍'''
|'''⠠⠝ ⠝'''
|'''⠠⠕ ⠕'''
|'''⠠⠏ ⠏'''
|'''⠠⠟ ⠟'''
|'''⠠⠗ ⠗'''
|'''⠠⠎ ⠎'''
|'''⠠⠞ ⠞'''
|'''⠠⠥ ⠥'''
|'''⠠⠧ ⠧'''
|'''⠠⠺ ⠺'''
|'''⠠⠭ ⠭'''
|'''⠠⠽ ⠽'''
|'''⠠⠮ ⠮'''
|-
|-
! scope="row" |Sound
! scope="row" |Sound
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<small>'''Example:''' aii = /a͡ɪ.ɪ/
<small>'''Example:''' aii = /a͡ɪ.ɪ/
'''<u>Not like:</u>''' aii = /a.iː/


'''Example:''' eei = /eː.ɪ/
'''Example:''' eei = /eː.ɪ/
'''<u>Not like:</u>''' aii = /a.iː/


'''<u>Not like:</u>''' eei = /ɛ.ɛ͡ɪ/</small>
'''<u>Not like:</u>''' eei = /ɛ.ɛ͡ɪ/</small>
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'''un'''- ⇄ (deprive)
'''un'''- ⇄ (deprive)


'''ike-'''- ⇄ (negate)
'''ike'''- ⇄ (negate)


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|-
!'''3rd person'''
!'''3rd person'''
|xiin ⇄ they/this one (s. proximate./former. standard)
|xiin ⇄ they/this one (s. proximate./s. former./standard)


diin ⇄ they/that one (s. obviative./post-former.)
diin ⇄ they/that one (s. obviative./s. post-former.)


et ⇄ it
et ⇄ it
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deiselfs ⇄ themselves (pl.)
deiselfs ⇄ themselves (pl.)
|-
|-
!'''4th person'''
!'''Generic'''
|eim ⇄ one
|eim ⇄ one
|eimse ⇄ one's
|eimse ⇄ one's
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'''Dash and hyphen'''
'''Dash and hyphen'''


'''The dash ( –, — ) is used:'''
'''The (en-) dash (–) is used:'''


1. as a replacement for a comma, when the subsequent clause significantly shifts the primary focus of the preceding text.
1. as a replacement for a comma, when the subsequent clause significantly shifts the primary focus of the preceding text.
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'''Question marks'''
'''Question mark'''


The question mark ( ? ) is used to mark the end of a sentence which is a question.
The question mark ( ? ) is used to mark the end of a sentence which is a question.
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The slash ( / ) is often used to indicate alternatives or two equivalent meanings or spellings. The slash can also be used in certain set phrases.
The slash ( / ) is often used to indicate alternatives or two equivalent meanings or spellings. The slash can also be used in certain set phrases.


===Word creation===
===Abbreviations===
A word in Germian is created by looking at the equivalent words for it in English, German, Dutch and Swedish to then find the most prominant phonological features within these equivalent words. Then these features are used to create a word in accordance to germian phonology and orthography. Sometimes it is clear that these languages' equivalent words are very much the same and can be translated very phonologically; with cat /kæt/ in English, Katze /katzɛ
Acronyms (initials for a phrase) and abbreviations are used in written Germian. They can be written in all caps, lowercase, title form and with periods.
/ in German, kat /kat/ in Dutch and katt /kat/ in Swedish, it becomes kat /kat/ in Germian.


Sometimes many words like hi
==Word creation==
A word in Germian is created by looking at the equivalent words for it in English, German, Dutch and Swedish to then find the most prominant phonological features within these equivalent words. Then these features are used to create a word in accordance to germian phonology and orthography. Sometimes it is clear that these languages' equivalent words are very much the same and can be translated very phonologically e.g. through cat /kæt/ in English, Katze /katzɛ
/ in German, kat /kat/ in Dutch and katt /kat/ in Swedish, it becomes kat /kat/ in Germian. Sometimes there are more significant differences between words of the Germanic languages, but if they work well together they can just be merged together. When there are bigger differences between words of the four Germanic languages that can't be merged, then one can look at the word in other Germanic languages to even it out.


sometimes bigger differences, merge words, use creative liberty piiron
When words in the Germanic languages have differences that don't interact well, or when one just has an idea of an interesting sounding variation of the word that fits, then creative liberty can be pursued.


create multiple words
Sometimes there are many words for the same thing in a language, and for diversity's sake, many of them can have a Germian equivalent e.g. "cau" and "halo" from German's "ciao" and "hallo", "dae" from Dutch's "dag", "hei" from Swedish's "hej", "guutein" from English's "have a good one", and then Germian's exclusive "hae".


sometimes use other germanic languages to even it out
Sometimes there are strong similarities for a word within two of the four Germanic languages and between the other two Germanic languages but not between all four. Then both pairs get a Germian equivalent but with slightly different meanings e.g. German's "farb" with Swedish's "färg" made the Germian word "farb" (paint), and English's "color" with Dutch's "kleur" made the Germian word "kolur" (color).


====Compound words====
====Compound words====
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====Countries & languages====
====Countries & languages====
The word creation for country/region and language names should be done through adapting the most standard and prominent endonymic name phonologically for the country/region or language to Germian phonology and orthography e.g. Sverige /svɛrjɛ/ (Sweden) ⇄ Sverje. For languages the suffix "-ic" is added e.g. svenska /svɛnska/ (Swedish) ⇄ svenskaic
Creating words for country/region and language names is done through adapting the most standard and prominent endonymic name phonologically to Germian phonology and orthography e.g. Sverige /svɛrjɛ/ (Sweden) ⇄ Sverje. For languages the suffix "-ic" is added e.g. svenska /svɛnska/ (Swedish) ⇄ svenskaic


Words that are added to indicate specifics like "North" America, "South" America, "West" Frisian and names alike are to be translated to Germian and then added to the country/region or language name accordingly and as a closed compound word e.g. Nordamerika, Saudamerika, Vestfriskic.
Words that are added to indicate specifics like "North" America, "South" America, "West" Frisian and names alike are to be translated to Germian and then added to the country/region or language name accordingly and as a closed compound word e.g. Nordamerika, Saudamerika, Vestfriskic.
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| Jaik spraten nite... ⇄ I don't speak... || Jaik verctond nite. ⇄ I don't understand. || Veir sain de toilet? ⇄ Where is the toilet?
| Jaik spraten nite... ⇄ I don't speak... || Jaik verctond nite. ⇄ I don't understand. || Veir sain de toilet? ⇄ Where is the toilet?
|-
|-
| Vur sain duu?/Vur sain et? ⇄ How are you?/How is it?, How is it going? || Sain duu okee/ok? ⇄ Are you okay? || Sain et okee/ok? ⇄ Is it going okay?
| Vur sain duu?/Vur sain et? ⇄ How are you?/How is it? How is it going? || Sain duu okee/ok? ⇄ Are you okay? || Sain et okee/ok? ⇄ Is it going okay?
|-
|-
| okee/ok ⇄ okay/ok || jaa ⇄ yes || nei ⇄ no
| okee/ok ⇄ okay/ok || jaa ⇄ yes || nei ⇄ no
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| dae ⇄ good day/bye/<span lang="ne" dir="ltr">dag</span> || guutein ⇄ have a good one/goodbye || cau ⇄ bye
| dae ⇄ good day/bye/<span lang="ne" dir="ltr">dag</span> || guutein ⇄ have a good one/goodbye || cau ⇄ bye
|-
|-
| adjoo ⇄ adieu || ferwel ⇄ farewell || sees vii ⇄ see you/see you later
| adjoo ⇄ adieu || ferwel ⇄ farewell || sees vii ⇄ see us: see you/see you later
|-
|-
| wilkom ⇄ welcome/you're welcome || moost wilkom ⇄ most welcome/you are most welcome || guut morgen ⇄ good morning
| wilkom ⇄ welcome/you're welcome || moost wilkom ⇄ most welcome/you are most welcome || guut morgen ⇄ good morning
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# they (singular proximate) ⇄ xiin
# they (singular proximate) ⇄ xiin
# they (singular obviative) ⇄ diin
# they (singular obviative) ⇄ diin
# it ⇄ et
# they (plural) ⇄ dei
# they (plural) ⇄ dei
# this ⇄ dit
# this ⇄ dit
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# female ⇄ femlin
# female ⇄ femlin
# male ⇄ manske
# male ⇄ manske
#  herm ⇄ hermaphrodite
#  hermaphrodite ⇄ herm
#  androgyne ⇄ wenle
#  androgyne ⇄ wenle
#  gender-neutral ⇄ nukjon (nutrei-kjon)
#  gender-neutral ⇄ nukjon (nutrei-kjon)
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#  endo(-sex/cisgender) ⇄ ine(-sec/-kjon)
#  endo(-sex/cisgender) ⇄ ine(-sec/-kjon)
#  trans(-sexual/-gender) ⇄ tverc(-sec/-kjon)
#  trans(-sexual/-gender) ⇄ tverc(-sec/-kjon)
#  diverse/variating/queer ⇄ veirai
#  diverse/variated/queer ⇄ veirai
# human ⇄ huumas
# human ⇄ huumas
# child, youngling ⇄ kind
# child, youngling ⇄ kind
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# blood ⇄ blut
# blood ⇄ blut
# bone ⇄ boun
# bone ⇄ boun
# cartilage ⇄ brosk
# fat (noun) ⇄ feit
# fat (noun) ⇄ feit
# grease ⇄ greis
# grease ⇄ greis
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# pink (pale red, magenta, cerise) ⇄ rooz
# pink (pale red, magenta, cerise) ⇄ rooz
# beige ⇄ beic
# beige ⇄ beic
# tan ⇄ taen
# light ⇄ lict
# light ⇄ lict
# hazy ⇄ hazi
# hazy ⇄ hazi
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