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child - uxiuroc
child - uxiuroc
church - achoc
church - achoc
cup - curimnonc, taunonc
cup - curimnonc, taunonc, xanenonc
daughter - xeconc
daughter - xeconc
district - mocloc
district - mocloc
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family - raucoc
family - raucoc
father - ofync
father - ofync
honey - matoc
god, false - ureroc
god, false - ureroc
grandmother - tetonc
grandmother - tetonc
honey - matoc
idols - exoroc
idols - exoroc
incense - turonc
jug - yrfeonc
king - lucmaunync
king - lucmaunync
lake - tinonc
lion - roync, rync
martyr/saint - xiboc
mirror - molhenonc
mirror - molhenonc
moon - tiync
mother (esp. Mary) - otonc
mother (esp. Mary) - otonc
noon - yranoc
nurse - nonoc
nurse - nonoc
offering - arfnync, arfasoc, clebonc
offering - arfnync, arfasoc, clebonc, tyxonc
one - tu
only - tus
once - tus
pagan - cricync, criconc, rumacync, rumaconc
pagan - cricync, criconc, rumacync, rumaconc
paternal - ofanync, -onc, -oc
paternal - ofanync, -onc, -oc
people - mecync
people - mecync, rononc
priest - fafonc (m.)
priest - fafonc (m.)
priesthood - arymnatoc
priesthood - arymnatoc
rite - xeroc
room - quelonc
room - quelonc
sanctuary - xamoc
sanctuary - xamoc
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son (esp. Son of God) - clenhoc
son (esp. Son of God) - clenhoc
soul - intioroc
soul - intioroc
sun - uxroc
then - un
tomb - xutoc, tauroc
tomb - xutoc, tauroc
town - xfuronc
town - xfuronc
vase - tinonc
vase - tinonc
virgin - xnatonc
water of baptism - neroc
water of baptism - neroc
wife - fionc
wife - fionc

Revision as of 19:03, 24 August 2010

Fortunatian is a Romance language, with Etruscan and Guanche substrates, spoken in the Fortunate Islands (our world's Canary Islands) in the Fortunate Islands Universe. This is a description of Classical Fortunatian (fl. 12c ACE).

Phonology

The Fortunatian alphabet has 20 letters. There are also four digraphs which are not considered part of the alphabet, but probably should be.

a [a]

b [b]

c [k] before /a/, /o/, /u/, /y/

d [d]

e [e, ɛ]

g [ʤ]

f [f]

h [etymological, or diaeresis marker]

i [i], [j] before another vowel

m [m]

n [n]

o [ə]

p [p]

qu [k] before /e/, /i/

r [r]

s [s]

t [t]

u [u]

x [ʃ]

y [ɨ]

Non-Alphabetic Digraphs

au [o]

ch [ʧ]

hu [w] - this can (rarely) occur before a consonant

nh [ɲ]

Gender and Number

Fortunatian has no declension, but three genders (masculine, feminine, and neuter) and two numbers (singular and plural). Note that the Classical Latin third declension has merged with the neuter of the second declension. Nouns and adjectives use the same ending. The root bon- "good" may be used to show the pattern.

xorbync bonync a good servant

huemnonc bononc a good woman

omnoc bonoc a good man (yes, 'man' is neuter)

xorbaux bonaux good servants

huemnax bonax good women

omnex bonex good men

Etruscan-Derived Vocabulary

Most of the Etruscan derived vocabulary was borrowed by the early Christian and transformed into Christian sacramental vocabulary.

brother - rubync calculation (esp. of Easter) - acaroc caretaker - texintync, texintonc child - uxiuroc church - achoc cup - curimnonc, taunonc, xanenonc daughter - xeconc district - mocloc eagle - coptonc family - raucoc father - ofync god, false - ureroc grandmother - tetonc honey - matoc idols - exoroc incense - turonc jug - yrfeonc king - lucmaunync lake - tinonc lion - roync, rync martyr/saint - xiboc mirror - molhenonc moon - tiync mother (esp. Mary) - otonc noon - yranoc nurse - nonoc offering - arfnync, arfasoc, clebonc, tyxonc only - tus pagan - cricync, criconc, rumacync, rumaconc paternal - ofanync, -onc, -oc people - mecync, rononc priest - fafonc (m.) priesthood - arymnatoc rite - xeroc room - quelonc sanctuary - xamoc September - queloc son (esp. Son of God) - clenhoc soul - intioroc sun - uxroc then - un tomb - xutoc, tauroc town - xfuronc vase - tinonc virgin - xnatonc water of baptism - neroc wife - fionc year, liturgical - auloc