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Sunnask, literally meaning 'the language that comes from the sun,' is an experimental Germanic natural language created by PrySigneToFlyeor, intended to explore the most essential characteristics of the Germanic language family.

Orthography and Phonology

Alphabet Table

Alphabet Table of Sunnask

Aa	Áá	Bb	Cc	Dd	Ðð	Ee	Éé
Ff	Gg	Hh	Ii	Íí	Jj	Kk	Ll
Mm	Nn	Oo	Óó	Pp	Rr	Ss	Tt
Þþ	Uu	Úú	Vv	Ww	Yy	Ýý	Zz
Ææ	Øø	Åå	Xx	Qq

Among them, the letters in bold are limited to loanwords.

The pronunciation of letters (IPA values) is usually the letters themselves. The acute accent indicates a long vowel, and a length mark is added after its corresponding IPA value. The phonetic values of the following letters are relatively special: Þþ (thorn) do not appear in the IPA, so their phonetic values should be the same as the Greek letters Θθ. The phonetic value of Cc and Qq is /k/. The phonetic value of Xx is /ks/. The phonetic value of Åå is /ɔ/.

Phonology Rules

• Length contrast: The length of vowels is distinctive, e.g., man (man) vs. mán (moon).
• Consonant voicing: Voiceless stops /p, t, k/ are unaspirated; word-final devoicing occurs (though spelling is retained): góð /goːθ/ (good).
• Stress: Primary stress is usually on the first syllable (root); in compounds, the first element has primary stress, with subsequent secondary stress.
• Products of Grimm's Law: PIE p t k → f þ h is preserved, e.g., fóð (foot), þak (roof), hann (he).

Nouns

Nouns are divided into masculine, feminine, neuter, singular, plural, nominative, dative, genitive, and accusative cases.

Strong Declension

Using 'wolf', 'book', and 'boat' as examples, the following are the strong declension rules for nouns:

Strong Declension

Case	Masculine Singular	Masculine Plural	Feminine Singular	Feminine Plural	Neuter Singular	Neuter Plural
Nominative	wulf	wulfaz	bōk	bōkiz	skip	skipu
Genitive	wulfis	wulfǭ	bōkis	bōkǭ	skipis	skipǭ
Dative	wulfa	wulfum	bōka	bōkum	skipa	skipum
Accusative	wulfan	wulfanz	bōk	bōkiz	skip	skipu

Weak Declension

Using 'man', 'tongue', and 'heart' as examples, the table below shows the rules of weak declension for nouns:

Weak Declension

Case	Masculine Singular	Masculine Plural	Feminine Singular	Feminine Plural	Neuter Singular	Neuter Plural
Nominative	guma	gumans	tungō	tungōns	herta	hertans
Genitive	gumins	gumanǭ	tungōns	tungōnǭ	hertins	hertanǭ
Dative	gumin	gumum	tungōn	tungōm	hertin	hertum
Accusative	guman	gumans	tungōn	tungōns	herta	hertans

Adjectives

Adjectives are divided into strong declension (without an article or indefinite reference) and weak declension (with a definite article or demonstrative).

Here, 'good' is used as an example to demonstrate the inflection of adjectives.

Strong Declension

Case/Number/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative Singular	góð	góð	góð
Genitive Singular	góðis	góðiz	góðis
Dative Singular	góðum	góði	góðum
Accusative Singular	góðan	góða	góð
Nominative Plural	góðaz	góðaz	góðu
Genitive Plural	góðǭ	góðǭ	góðǭ
Dative Plural	góðum	góðum	góðum
Accusative Plural	góðanz	góðaz	góðu

Weak Declension

Case/Number/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative Singular	góða	góða	góða
Genitive Singular	góðins	góðōns	góðins
Dative Singular	góðin	góðōn	góðin
Accusative Singular	góðan	góðōn	góða
Plural (all cases)	góðans	góðōns	góðans