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{{Infobox language

|name = ~~Alarine~~

|name = Alarian

|creator = Ronnie Lovell

|nativename = Démfa Alaríne

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|fam1 = [[w:Indo-European languages|Indo-European]]

|familycolor = Indo-European

|ancestor = [[~~Old Alarine~~|~~Old Alarine~~]]

|ancestor = [[Classical Alarian|Classical Alarian]]

}}

'''~~Alarine~~'''(''~~démfa~~ alaríne'', ~~Alarine~~: [[Help:IPA|[~~ˈde̞ɱfä~~ äläˈɾine̞]]]) is a constructed language used in the fictional kingdom of Alaria, the setting of an ongoing book series.

'''Alarian''' (''dégua alaríne'', Alarian: [[Help:IPA|[ˈde̞ɣʷä äläˈɾine̞]]]) is a constructed language used in the fictional kingdom of Alaria, the setting of an ongoing book series.

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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===Consonants===

{| class="wikitable"

|+ Consonants of ~~Alarine~~

|+ Consonants of Alarian

!

! Bilabial

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| style="text-align: center;" | {{IPA|s}} {{IPA|z}}

| style="text-align: center;" | {{IPA|ʃ}} {{IPA|ʒ}}

|

| style="text-align: center;" | {{IPA|ç}}

| style="text-align: center;" | {{IPA|x}}

|-

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in all other contexts, they are realized as [[fricative consonant|voiced fricatives]] /ð/, /ɣ/

===Vowels===

The ~~Alarine~~ phonemic inventory consists of the standard five vowel system, and their long counterparts.

The Alarian phonemic inventory consists of the standard five vowel system, and their long counterparts.

{| class="wikitable"

|+ Vowels of ~~Alarine~~

|+ Vowels of Alarian

|

! [[front vowel|Front]]

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===Stress===

~~Alarine~~ features variable stress, marked with an acute accent on the vowel (á/é/í/ó/ú)

Alarian features variable stress, marked with an acute or grave accent on the vowel (á/à/é/è/í/ì/ó/ò/ú/ù)

===Phonotactics===

~~Alarine~~ features a (C)V(C)(C) syllable structure

Alarian features a (C)V(N)(C)(C) syllable structure

==Orthography==

{|class="wikitable"

!colspan=34|~~Alarine~~ Orthography

!colspan=34|Alarian Orthography

|-

|align="center"|~~Alarine~~: ||a||b||c||d||dj||e||f||g||h||i||j||l||lj||m||n||ñ||o||p||q||r||s||sj||t||tj||þ||u||v||w||z||zj

|align="center"|Alarian: ||a||b||c||ç||d||dj||e||f||g||h||i||j||l||lj||m||n||ñ||o||p||q||r||s||sj||t||tj||þ||u||v||w||z||zj

|-

|align="center"|IPA: ||ä||b||k||d||d͡ʒ||e̞||f||ɡ||x||i||j||l||ʎ||m||n||ɲ||o̞||p||kʷ||r||s||ʃ||t||t͡ʃ||θ||u||v||w||z||ʒ

|align="center"|IPA: ||ä||b||k||ç||d||d͡ʒ||e̞||f||ɡ||x||i||j||l||ʎ||m||n||ɲ||o̞||p||kʷ||r||s||ʃ||t||t͡ʃ||θ||u||v||w||z||ʒ

|-

|}

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|-

|}

Feminine nouns are marked by the singular ending -ā and the plural -ē

Feminine nouns are marked by the singular ending -a and the plural -ē

{| class="wikitable"

!rowspan="2" |

!style="text-align:center;" colspan="2" | ~~ézā~~ ‘'food'’ (fem.)

!style="text-align:center;" colspan="2" | éza ‘'food'’ (fem.)

|-

!width="80px" | '''Singular'''

!width="80px" | '''Plural'''

|-

| '''Base''' || ~~ézā~~ || ézē

| '''Base''' || éza || ézē

|-

| '''Genitive''' || ~~ézās~~ || ézēs

| '''Genitive''' || ézas || ézēs

|-

|}

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===Human===

* anéro - man/male

* ~~anérā~~ - woman/female

* anéra - woman/female

* anére - person(in general)/non-gender-conforming individual

===Animal===

* múto - male cat

* ~~mútā~~ - female cat

* múta - female cat

* múte - cat(in general)/feline

==Adjectives==

Adjectives decline identically to nouns, and feature ~~an optional enclitic~~ derived from the copula to mark the ~~receiver~~ of an adjective or interrogative:

Adjectives decline identically to nouns, and precede them.

Adjectives also feature a clitic derived from the copula (to be) to mark the subject of an adjective or interrogative:

===Copula (to be)===

{| class="wikitable"

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[[Category:~~Alarine~~]]

[[Category:Alarian]]

[[Category:Languages]]

[[Category:Conlangs]]

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 {{Infobox language
-|name     = Alarine
+|name     = Alarian
 |creator  = Ronnie Lovell
 |nativename = Démfa Alaríne
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 |fam1              = [[w:Indo-European languages|Indo-European]]
 |familycolor       = Indo-European
-|ancestor          = [[Old Alarine|Old Alarine]]
+|ancestor          = [[Classical Alarian|Classical Alarian]]
 }}
-'''Alarine'''(''démfa alaríne'', <small>Alarine:</small> [[Help:IPA|[ˈde̞ɱfä äläˈɾine̞]]]) is a constructed language used in the fictional kingdom of Alaria, the setting of an ongoing book series.<br>
+'''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.
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 ===Consonants===
 {| class="wikitable"
-|+ Consonants of Alarine
+|+ Consonants of Alarian
 !
 ! Bilabial
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 | style="text-align: center;" | {{IPA|s}} {{IPA|z}}
 | style="text-align: center;" | {{IPA|ʃ}} {{IPA|ʒ}}
-|
+| style="text-align: center;" | {{IPA|ç}}
 | style="text-align: center;" | {{IPA|x}}
 |-
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 in all other contexts, they are realized as [[fricative consonant|voiced fricatives]] /ð/, /ɣ/
 ===Vowels===
-The Alarine phonemic inventory consists of the standard five vowel system, and their long counterparts.
+The Alarian phonemic inventory consists of the standard five vowel system, and their long counterparts.
 {| class="wikitable"
-|+ Vowels of Alarine
+|+ Vowels of Alarian
 |
 ! [[front vowel|Front]]
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 ===Stress===
-Alarine features variable stress, marked with an acute accent on the vowel (á/é/í/ó/ú)
+Alarian features variable stress, marked with an acute or grave accent on the vowel (á/à/é/è/í/ì/ó/ò/ú/ù)
 ===Phonotactics===
-Alarine features a (C)V(C)(C) syllable structure
+Alarian features a (C)V(N)(C)(C) syllable structure
 ==Orthography==
 {|class="wikitable"
-!colspan=34|Alarine Orthography
+!colspan=34|Alarian Orthography
 |-
-|align="center"|Alarine: ||a||b||c||d||dj||e||f||g||h||i||j||l||lj||m||n||ñ||o||p||q||r||s||sj||t||tj||þ||u||v||w||z||zj
+|align="center"|Alarian: ||a||b||c||ç||d||dj||e||f||g||h||i||j||l||lj||m||n||ñ||o||p||q||r||s||sj||t||tj||þ||u||v||w||z||zj
 |-
-|align="center"|IPA: ||ä||b||k||d||d͡ʒ||e̞||f||ɡ||x||i||j||l||ʎ||m||n||ɲ||o̞||p||kʷ||r||s||ʃ||t||t͡ʃ||θ||u||v||w||z||ʒ
+|align="center"|IPA: ||ä||b||k||ç||d||d͡ʒ||e̞||f||ɡ||x||i||j||l||ʎ||m||n||ɲ||o̞||p||kʷ||r||s||ʃ||t||t͡ʃ||θ||u||v||w||z||ʒ
 |-
 |}
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 |-
 |}
-Feminine nouns are marked by the singular ending -ā and the plural -ē
+Feminine nouns are marked by the singular ending -a and the plural -ē
 {| class="wikitable"
 !rowspan="2" |
-!style="text-align:center;" colspan="2" | ézā ‘'food'’ (fem.)
+!style="text-align:center;" colspan="2" | éza ‘'food'’ (fem.)
 |-
 !width="80px" | '''Singular'''
 !width="80px" | '''Plural'''
 |-
-| '''Base''' || ézā || ézē
+| '''Base''' || éza || ézē
 |-
-| '''Genitive''' || ézās || ézēs
+| '''Genitive''' || ézas || ézēs
 |-
 |}
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 ===Human===
 * anéro - man/male
-* anérā - woman/female
+* anéra - woman/female
 * anére - person(in general)/non-gender-conforming individual
 ===Animal===
 * múto - male cat
-* mútā - female cat
+* múta - female cat
 * múte - cat(in general)/feline
 ==Adjectives==
-Adjectives decline identically to nouns, and feature an optional enclitic derived from the copula to mark the receiver of an adjective or interrogative:
+Adjectives decline identically to nouns, and precede them.<br>
+Adjectives also feature a clitic derived from the copula (to be) to mark the subject of an adjective or interrogative:
 ===Copula (to be)===
 {| class="wikitable"
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-[[Category:Alarine]]
+[[Category:Alarian]]
 [[Category:Languages]]
 [[Category:Conlangs]]