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'''Tcathan''' (''tcatamsck''), (formerly '''Chathan''' in English) is a Germanic-based conlang.  It is an ''a posteriori'' zonal and auxiliary language.
'''Tcathan''' or '''Chathan''' (''tcatamsck'') is a Germanic/Theedish-based conlang.  It is an ''a posteriori'' zonal and auxiliary language.


On the surface, Chathan can seem to be somewhere between Dutch/Afrikaans and German, but there are also influences from English, Old English, North Germanic, Proto-Germanic, and Frisian.  The grammar combines Modern English-like analytics with simplified West Germanic-based inflections.
Tcathan has influences from
:Dutch/Afrikaans
:German
:North Germanic
:Old/Middle/Modern English
:Proto-Germanic
:(lesser) Scots, Frisian, Low Saxon


Chathan's vocab has originally been made largely from words and cognates of modern Germanic tongues, made to fit Chathan phonetics and phonology.  Chathan's phonetics and phonologic patterns have influences from Dutch, German, English, and North Germanic tongues.
The grammar combines Modern English-like analytics with simplified West Germanic-based inflections.  The phonetics and phonologic patterns have influences from Dutch, German, Modern English, and North Germanic tongues.


Chathan began to be linked more greatly to Proto-Germanic with reforms in 2017, by making sure that at least most words have a Proto-Germanic ancestor.  Some of these Germanic/Theedish words, like "rekntawg" (computer) and "fragbar" (questionable), are also examples of uniquely Chathan calques and compounds that are still composed of shared cognates.
Tcathan began to be linked more greatly to Proto-Germanic with reforms in 2017, by making sure that at least most words have a Proto-Germanic ancestor.  Some of these Germanic/Theedish words, like "rekntawg" (computer) and "fragbar" (questionable), are also examples of uniquely Tcathan calques and compounds that are still composed of shared cognates.


Certain Romance/Latin and Greek-based words are acceptable if natural Germanic tongues have cognates of those words.  Pairs of Germanic and non-Germanic equivalents can exist as well, such as with month names. There can also be specialized and regional words like "katana" from Japanese, "tcungl" (jungle) from Sanskrit, and "safari" from Swahili and Arabic.
Some words from Latin are acceptable, depending on their presence in Germanic natlangs, or how long they've been in them.  This is reflective of the long contact between Germanic speakers and Latin speakers.
:twibl "onion" (L cepulla, thru OHG zwibolo)
:kelner "waiter" (L cellenarius, thru OHG kelnere)


Anglish (more purely Germanic English) has also been influential in making words like month names, elements, and scientific/political/academic words.
:forjarmonaþ "March" (like springmonth)
:wisgawd "platinum" (like whitegold)
:blendlar "chemistry" (like blendlore)
:blendkraft "alchemy" (like blendcraft)
:welsmankraft "politics" (like wealsmancraft)
:buklar "literature" (like booklore)
:wolkhang "climate" (like welkinhang)


For more info, see [http://chathan.virb.com chathan.virb.com] and [https://www.memrise.com/course/1528437/chathan/ https://www.memrise.com/course/1528437/chathan/].
Tcathan also has a number of doublets (twelingworden), similar to natlangs.
:farg (color)/færf (paint)
:gejst (ghost)/gajst (spirit)
:hærfst (fall, autumn)/harfist (harvest)
:scted (place)/sctad (city)
:tawfer (magic)/tifer (purple, violet)
 
For more info, see [https://conlang.fandom.com/wiki/Chathan https://conlang.fandom.com/wiki/Chathan]


==Alphabet==
==Alphabet==
  '''Aa Ææ Bb Cc Dd Ee Ëë Ff Gg Hh Ii Jj Kk Ll Mm Nn Oo Pp Rr Ss Tt Uu Vv Ww'''
  '''Aa Ææ Bb Cc Dd Þþ Ee Ëë Ff Gg Hh Ii Jj Kk Ll Mm Nn Oo Pp Rr Ss Tt Uu Vv Ww Xx Yy'''


==Pronouns==
==Pronouns==
subject
subject
  '''ek''' (I)
  '''ek''' (I)
  '''jaw''' (you)
  '''jaw, þu''' (you)
  '''hej''' (he)
  '''hej''' (he)
  '''sej''' (she)
  '''sej''' (she)
  '''hes''' (it)
  '''hes''' (it)
  '''vej''' (we)
  '''vej/wej''' (we)
  '''jej''' (y'all)
  '''jej''' (y'all)
  '''dej''' (they)
  '''dej/þej''' (they)
object
object
  '''mek''' (me)
  '''mek''' (me)
  '''jik''' (you)
  '''jik, þik''' (you)
  '''hem''' (him)
  '''hem''' (him)
  '''hen''' (her)
  '''hen''' (her)
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  '''ons''' (us)
  '''ons''' (us)
  '''joj''' (y'all)
  '''joj''' (y'all)
  '''dem''' (them)
  '''dem/þem''' (them)
possessive
possessive
  '''mejn''' (my, mine)
  '''mejn''' (my, mine)
  '''jejn''' (your, yours)
  '''jejn, þajn''' (your, yours)
  '''hems''' (his)
  '''hems''' (his)
  '''hens''' (her, hers)
  '''hens''' (her, hers)
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  '''onser''' (our, ours)
  '''onser''' (our, ours)
  '''jojn''' (your, yours)
  '''jojn''' (your, yours)
  '''dejn''' (their, theirs)
  '''dejn/þejn''' (their, theirs)


==Numbers 0-20==
==Numbers 0-20==
  0 '''nol'''
  0 '''nol'''
  1 '''ejn'''
  1 '''ejn'''
  2 '''tvej'''
  2 '''tvej/twej'''
  3 '''drej'''
  3 '''drej/þrej'''
  4 '''fir'''
  4 '''fir'''
  5 '''fejm'''
  5 '''fejm'''
  6 '''sieks'''
  6 '''siex'''
  7 '''sejbn'''
  7 '''sejbn'''
  8 '''akt'''
  8 '''akt'''
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  11 '''ellef'''
  11 '''ellef'''
  12 '''tvolf'''
  12 '''tvolf'''
  13 '''dresien'''
  13 '''dresien/þresien'''
  14 '''firsien'''
  14 '''firsien'''
  15 '''fejmsien'''
  15 '''fejmsien'''
  16 '''siekssien'''
  16 '''siexsien'''
  17 '''sejbnsien'''
  17 '''sejbnsien'''
  18 '''aktsien'''
  18 '''aktsien'''
  19 '''nawnsien'''
  19 '''nawnsien'''
  20 '''tvantik'''
  20 '''tvantik/twantik'''


==Irregular Verb Conjugation==
==Irregular Verb Conjugation==
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  '''var''' (was/were) past simple singular
  '''var''' (was/were) past simple singular
  '''varen''' (were) past simple plural
  '''varen''' (were) past simple plural
  '''gessenan''' (been) past participle
  '''gysenan''' (been) past participle
'''havan''' (to have) infinitive
'''havan''' (to have) infinitive
  '''hav''' (have) imperative
  '''hav''' (have) imperative
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  '''hafsten''' (have) 2nd person plural
  '''hafsten''' (have) 2nd person plural
  '''haften''' (have) 3rd person plural
  '''haften''' (have) 3rd person plural
  '''havnung''' (having) present progressive
  '''hafnung''' (having) present progressive
  '''hat''' (had) past simple singular
  '''hat''' (had) past simple singular
  '''haten''' (had) past simple plural
  '''haten''' (had) past simple plural
  '''gehhavan''' (had) past participle
  '''gyhavan''' (had) past participle


==Regular Verb Conjugation==
==Regular Verb Conjugation==
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  '''hej/sej/hes fliegt''' (he/she/it flies)
  '''hej/sej/hes fliegt''' (he/she/it flies)


  '''vej/jej/dej fligat''' (we/y'all/they fly)
  '''wej/jej/þej fligat''' (we/y'all/they fly)
gerund/present progressive
gerund/present progressive
  '''fliegnung" (flying)
  '''fliegnung''' (flying)
past simple
past simple
  '''gefliegt''' (flew)
  '''gyfliegt''' (flew)
past participle
past participle
  '''gefligan''' (flown)
  '''gyfligan''' (flown)


==Comparison==
==Comparison==
  '''Chathan''' Ek vejs niek velk honden sin scvart. /ɛk veɪs nik vɛɫk hɔndɛn sɪn ʃvɑɚt/
  '''Chathan''' Ek wejs niek welk honden sin scwart. /ɛk veɪs nik vɛɫk hɔndɛn sɪn ʃvɑɚt/
  '''English''' I don't know which hounds (dogs) are black.       
  '''English''' I don't know which hounds (dogs) are black.       
  '''Dutch''' Ik weet niet welke honden zwart zijn.
  '''Dutch''' Ik weet niet welke honden zwart zijn.

Latest revision as of 02:21, 13 October 2019


Tcathan
tcatamsck
Pronounced: /tʃatamʃk/
Species: human
Total speakers: ~10
Writing system: Latin (Tcathan variant), runic (optional)
Genealogy: constructed language

 a posteriori
  auxiliary
   Indo-European-based
    Germanic
     West and North Germanic

      Tcathan
Typology
Morphological type: analytic and fusional
Morphosyntactic alignment: nominative-accusative
Basic word order: SVO
Credits
Creator: User:Lingwistix
Created: 2007

Tcathan or Chathan (tcatamsck) is a Germanic/Theedish-based conlang. It is an a posteriori zonal and auxiliary language.

Tcathan has influences from

Dutch/Afrikaans
German
North Germanic
Old/Middle/Modern English
Proto-Germanic
(lesser) Scots, Frisian, Low Saxon

The grammar combines Modern English-like analytics with simplified West Germanic-based inflections. The phonetics and phonologic patterns have influences from Dutch, German, Modern English, and North Germanic tongues.

Tcathan began to be linked more greatly to Proto-Germanic with reforms in 2017, by making sure that at least most words have a Proto-Germanic ancestor. Some of these Germanic/Theedish words, like "rekntawg" (computer) and "fragbar" (questionable), are also examples of uniquely Tcathan calques and compounds that are still composed of shared cognates.

Some words from Latin are acceptable, depending on their presence in Germanic natlangs, or how long they've been in them. This is reflective of the long contact between Germanic speakers and Latin speakers.

twibl "onion" (L cepulla, thru OHG zwibolo)
kelner "waiter" (L cellenarius, thru OHG kelnere)

Anglish (more purely Germanic English) has also been influential in making words like month names, elements, and scientific/political/academic words.

forjarmonaþ "March" (like springmonth)
wisgawd "platinum" (like whitegold)
blendlar "chemistry" (like blendlore)
blendkraft "alchemy" (like blendcraft)
welsmankraft "politics" (like wealsmancraft)
buklar "literature" (like booklore)
wolkhang "climate" (like welkinhang)

Tcathan also has a number of doublets (twelingworden), similar to natlangs.

farg (color)/færf (paint)
gejst (ghost)/gajst (spirit)
hærfst (fall, autumn)/harfist (harvest)
scted (place)/sctad (city)
tawfer (magic)/tifer (purple, violet)

For more info, see https://conlang.fandom.com/wiki/Chathan

Alphabet

Aa Ææ Bb Cc Dd Þþ Ee Ëë Ff Gg Hh Ii Jj Kk Ll Mm Nn Oo Pp Rr Ss Tt Uu Vv Ww Xx Yy

Pronouns

subject 

ek (I)
jaw, þu (you)
hej (he)
sej (she)
hes (it)
vej/wej (we)
jej (y'all)
dej/þej (they)

object 

mek (me)
jik, þik (you)
hem (him)
hen (her)
het (it)
ons (us)
joj (y'all)
dem/þem (them)

possessive 

mejn (my, mine)
jejn, þajn (your, yours)
hems (his)
hens (her, hers)
hets (its)
onser (our, ours)
jojn (your, yours)
dejn/þejn (their, theirs)

Numbers 0-20

0 nol
1 ejn
2 tvej/twej
3 drej/þrej
4 fir
5 fejm
6 siex
7 sejbn
8 akt
9 nawn
10 sien
11 ellef
12 tvolf
13 dresien/þresien
14 firsien
15 fejmsien
16 siexsien
17 sejbnsien
18 aktsien
19 nawnsien
20 tvantik/twantik

Irregular Verb Conjugation

senan (to be) infinitive 

sejn (be) imperative
bes (am) 1st person singular
best (are) 2nd person singular
ist (is) 3rd person singular
sin (are) plural
sejnnung (being) present progressive
var (was/were) past simple singular
varen (were) past simple plural
gysenan (been) past participle

havan (to have) infinitive 

hav (have) imperative
haf (have) 1st person singular
hafst (have) 2nd person singular
haft (has) 3rd person singular
hafen (have) 1st person plural
hafsten (have) 2nd person plural
haften (have) 3rd person plural
hafnung (having) present progressive
hat (had) past simple singular
haten (had) past simple plural
gyhavan (had) past participle

Regular Verb Conjugation

infinitive, future 

fligan (to fly)

imperative 

flieg (fly)

present simple 

ek flieg (I fly)

jaw fliegst (you fly)

hej/sej/hes fliegt (he/she/it flies)

wej/jej/þej fligat (we/y'all/they fly)

gerund/present progressive 

fliegnung (flying)

past simple 

gyfliegt (flew)

past participle 

gyfligan (flown)

Comparison

Chathan Ek wejs niek welk honden sin scwart. /ɛk veɪs nik vɛɫk hɔndɛn sɪn ʃvɑɚt/
English I don't know which hounds (dogs) are black.       
Dutch Ik weet niet welke honden zwart zijn.
Afrikaans Ek weet nie wat honde swart is nie. 
German Ich weiß nicht, welche Hunde schwarz sind.
Danish Jeg ved ikke, hvilke hunde er sorte.
Swedish Jag vet inte vilka hundar är svarta.
Icelandic Ég veit ekki hver hundarnir eru svartir.
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