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abbot - ofync
abbot - ofync


anchoress, nun - xeconc
anchoress, nun - xechonc


anchorite, monk - rubync
anchorite, monk - rubync


calculation (esp. of Easter) - acaroc
calculation (esp. of Easter) - ocaroc


caretaker - texintync, texintonc
caretaker - texintync, texintonc
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congregation - raucoc
congregation - raucoc


cross - tauroc (originally 'tomb')
cross - tauroc (originally 'tomb', influenced by Greek 'stavros')


cup - curimnonc, taunonc, xanenonc
cup - curimnonc, taunonc, xanenonc


the dead - xibex
diocese - mocloc
diocese - mocloc


eagle - coptonc
eagle - coptonc


font, baptismal - tinonc
font, baptismal - tinhonc


god, false - ureroc
god, false - ureroc
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honey - matoc
honey - matoc


idols - exoroc
idol - exoroc


incense - turonc
incense - turonc
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June - ocoroc
June - ocoroc


king - lucmaunync
king - lucmaunhync


lion - roync, rync
lion - roync


martyr, saint - xiboc
martyr, saint - xiboc
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moon - tiync
moon - tiync


noon - yranoc
noon - yranhoc


nurse - nonoc
nurse - nonoc
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only - tus
only - tus


pagan - cricync, criconc, rumacync, rumaconc
pagan - cricync, criconc, rumachync, rumachonc


people - mecync, rononc
people - mechync, rononc


prayer - molhenonc
prayer - molhenonc
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rite - xeroc
rite - xeroc


room - quelonc
room - queronc


sanctuary - xamoc
sanctuary - xamoc


September - queloc
September - cheroc


son (esp. Son of God) - clenoc de doync
son (esp. Son of God) - clenoc


soul - intioroc
soul - intioroc
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then - un
then - un


tomb - xutoc,
tomb - xutoc


town - xfuronc
town - xfuronc
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vase - tinonc
vase - tinonc


the Virgin - xnatonc
the Virgin - xnhatonc


water of baptism - neroc
water of baptism - nheroc


wife (esp. Zion as bride of Christ) - fionc
wife (esp. Zion as bride of Christ), novice nun - fionc


year, liturgical - auloc  
year, liturgical - auloc  


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

Revision as of 15:09, 26 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 Christians and transformed into Christian sacramental vocabulary.

abbess - otonc

abbot - ofync

anchoress, nun - xechonc

anchorite, monk - rubync

calculation (esp. of Easter) - ocaroc

caretaker - texintync, texintonc

child - uxiuroc

church - achoc

congregation - raucoc

cross - tauroc (originally 'tomb', influenced by Greek 'stavros')

cup - curimnonc, taunonc, xanenonc

the dead - xibex diocese - mocloc

eagle - coptonc

font, baptismal - tinhonc

god, false - ureroc

grandmother - tetonc

heaven - uratoc

honey - matoc

idol - exoroc

incense - turonc

jug - yrfeonc

June - ocoroc

king - lucmaunhync

lion - roync

martyr, saint - xiboc

monastic - ofanync, -onc, -oc

moon - tiync

noon - yranhoc

nurse - nonoc

offering - arfnync, arfasoc, clebonc, tyxonc

only - tus

pagan - cricync, criconc, rumachync, rumachonc

people - mechync, rononc

prayer - molhenonc

priest - fafonc (m.)

priesthood - arymnatoc

rite - xeroc

room - queronc

sanctuary - xamoc

September - cheroc

son (esp. Son of God) - clenoc

soul - intioroc

sun - uxroc

then - un

tomb - xutoc

town - xfuronc

vase - tinonc

the Virgin - xnhatonc

water of baptism - nheroc

wife (esp. Zion as bride of Christ), novice nun - fionc

year, liturgical - auloc