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child - uxiuroc
child - uxiuroc
church - achoc
church - achoc
cup - curimnonc, taunonc, xanenonc
cup - curimnonc, taunonc, xanhenonc
daughter - xeconc
daughter - xechonc
district - mocloc
district - mocloc
eagle - coptonc
eagle - coptonc
family - raucoc
family - raucoc
father - ofync
father - ofync
font, baptismal - tinonc
god, false - ureroc
god, false - ureroc
grandmother - tetonc
grandmother - tetonc
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incense - turonc
incense - turonc
jug - yrfeonc
jug - yrfeonc
June - ocoroc
king - lucmaunync
king - lucmaunync
lake - tinonc
lion - roync, rync
lion - roync, rync
martyr/saint - xiboc
martyr/saint - xiboc
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moon - tiync
moon - tiync
mother (esp. Mary) - otonc
mother (esp. Mary) - otonc
noon - yranoc
noon - yranhoc
nurse - nonoc
nurse - nhonhoc
offering - arfnync, arfasoc, clebonc, tyxonc
offering - arfnync, arfasoc, clebonc, tyxonc
only - tus
only - tus
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priesthood - arymnatoc
priesthood - arymnatoc
rite - xeroc
rite - xeroc
room - quelonc
room - chelonc
sanctuary - xamoc
sanctuary - xamoc
September - queloc
September - cheloc
son (esp. Son of God) - clenhoc
son (esp. Son of God) - clenhoc
soul - intioroc
soul - intioroc
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vase - tinonc
vase - tinonc
virgin - xnatonc
virgin - xnatonc
water of baptism - neroc
water of baptism - nheroc
wife - fionc
wife - fionc
year, liturgical - auloc  
year, liturgical - auloc  


[[Category: Conlangs]]
[[Category: Conlangs]]

Revision as of 19:10, 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, xanhenonc daughter - xechonc district - mocloc eagle - coptonc family - raucoc father - ofync font, baptismal - tinonc god, false - ureroc grandmother - tetonc honey - matoc idols - exoroc incense - turonc jug - yrfeonc June - ocoroc king - lucmaunync lion - roync, rync martyr/saint - xiboc mirror - molhenonc moon - tiync mother (esp. Mary) - otonc noon - yranhoc nurse - nhonhoc 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 - chelonc sanctuary - xamoc September - cheloc son (esp. Son of God) - clenhoc soul - intioroc sun - uxroc then - un tomb - xutoc, tauroc town - xfuronc vase - tinonc virgin - xnatonc water of baptism - nheroc wife - fionc year, liturgical - auloc