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'''Anathic''' (''Á h-Ænæþ'', pronounced [oɑ ˈhanaθ] in Anathic) is an [[artlang|artlang]] created by [[user:Fiorə|Rhian Davies]] in February 2012. Its grammar is [[a priori]] but it has an [[a posteriori]] vocabulary with influences from Old English and the Celtic and Nordic languages. Anathic is spoken in [[Hoyer]] (''Á h-Ór'' in Anathic), a fictional island continent in the [[Denit|Denit]] world. It is the native language of approximately 300,000 people.  
'''Anathic''' (''Á h-Ænæþ'', pronounced [oɑ ˈhanaθ] in Anathic) is an [[artlang|artlang]] created by [[user:Fiorə|Rhian Davies]] in February 2012. Its grammar is [[a priori]] but it has an [[a posteriori]] vocabulary with influences from Old English and the Celtic and Nordic languages. Anathic is spoken in [[Hoyer]] (''Á h-Ór'' in Anathic), a fictional island continent in the [[Denit|Denit]] world. It is the native language of approximately 300,000 people.  


==Orthography==
==Phonology & Orthography==
Anathic is written using the following alphabet:
 
'''Aa Ææ Bb Cc Çç Dd Ðð Ee Vv Ff Gg Ȝȝ Ŋŋ Hh Ii Ll Mm Nn Oo Pp Rr Ss Tt Þþ Uu Wω Yy Ɛə'''
'''Aa Ææ Bb Cc Çç Dd Ðð Ee Vv Ff Gg Ȝȝ Ŋŋ Hh Ii Ll Mm Nn Oo Pp Rr Ss Tt Þþ Uu Wω Yy Ɛə'''
The most common diacritic is the acute accent, which is for long vowels and diphthongs; the grave accent shows irregular stress.
==Vocabulary==
==Phonology==


Stress usually falls on the penultimate syllable; irregular stress is shown with a grave marker:  
Stress usually falls on the penultimate syllable; irregular stress is shown with a grave marker:  
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* əsylv [ə'sɪɫv] (the forest)
* əsylv [ə'sɪɫv] (the forest)
* èrsylvə ['ɛrsɪɫvə] (the edge of a forest)
* èrsylvə ['ɛrsɪɫvə] (the edge of a forest)
The most common diacritic is the acute accent, which is for long vowels and diphthongs; the grave accent shows irregular stress.


===Consonants===
===Consonants===
'''Phonology'''
{| class="wikitable"  
{| class="wikitable"  
|-
|-
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| '''Plosive''' ||align=center| p b || || ||align=center|  t d || ||align=center| k g ||
| '''Plosive''' ||align=center| p b || || ||align=center|  t d || ||align=center| k g ||
|-
|-
| '''Fricative''' || || align=center| f v || align=center|θ ð || align=center|s || align=center|(ʃ) || align=center|x ɣ ||align=center| h
| '''Fricative''' || || align=center| f v || align=center|θ ð || align=center|s || align=center|(ʃ) || align=center| x ɣ ||align=center| h
|-
|-
| '''Nasal''' ||align=center| m (mʰ)|| || ||align=center| n (nʰ) || ||align=center| ŋ (ŋʰ) ||
| '''Nasal''' ||align=center| m (mʰ)|| || ||align=center| n (nʰ) || ||align=center| ŋ (ŋʰ) ||
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''(Allophones in parentheses)''
''(Allophones in parentheses)''
'''Orthography'''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|align=center| || '''Bilabial''' || '''Labiodental''' || '''Dental''' || '''Alveolar''' || '''Palatal''' || '''Velar''' || '''Glottal'''
|-
| '''Plosive''' ||align=center| p b || || ||align=center|  t d || ||align=center| c g ||
|-
| '''Fricative''' || || align=center| f v || align=center|þ ð || align=center|s || align=center|(sc) || align=center|ç ȝ ||align=center| h
|-
| '''Nasal''' ||align=center| m || || ||align=center| n || ||align=center| ŋ ||
|-
| '''Trill''' || || || ||align=center| r || || ||
|-
| '''Approximant''' || || || ||align=center| l ||align=center| i ||align=center| ω ||
|-
|}


===Vowels===
===Vowels===
====Monophthongs====
====Monophthongs====
'''Phonology'''
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
| || '''Front''' || '''Central''' || '''Back'''
| || '''Front''' || '''Central''' || '''Back'''
|-
|-
| '''Close''' ||align=center| i || ||align=center| u:
| '''Close''' ||align=center| || ||align=center| u:
|-
|-
| '''Near-close''' ||align=center| ɪ || ||align=center| ʊ  
| '''Near-close''' ||align=center| ɪ || ||align=center| ʊ  
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|-
|-
| '''Open''' ||align=center| a || ||align=center| ɑ
| '''Open''' ||align=center| a || ||align=center| ɑ
|-
|}
'''Orthography'''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
| || '''Front''' || '''Central''' || '''Back'''
|-
| '''Close''' ||align=center|  || ||align=center| ú
|-
| '''Near-close''' ||align=center| y || ||align=center| u
|-
| '''Mid''' ||align=center| e ||align=center| ə, ə́ ||align=center| o
|-
| '''Open''' ||align=center| æ || ||align=center| a
|-
|-
|}
|}


====Diphthongs====
====Diphthongs====
'''Phonology'''
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
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|}
|}


Diphthongs are either written with acute accents or as digraphs:
'''Orthography'''
<úy> <í> <é> <oe> <ó> <á> <eo> <ý>
 
{| class="wikitable"
|-
| || '''Front''' || '''Central''' ||align=center| '''Back'''
|-
| '''Close''' ||align=center| úy ||align=center| í ||
|-
| '''Mid''' ||align=center| é, oe ||align=center| ó ||align=center| á, eo  
|-
| '''Open''' ||align=center| ý || ||
|-
|}


==Grammar==
==Grammar==

Revision as of 00:49, 15 September 2012

Anathic (Á h-Ænæþ, pronounced [oɑ ˈhanaθ] in Anathic) is an artlang created by Rhian Davies in February 2012. Its grammar is a priori but it has an a posteriori vocabulary with influences from Old English and the Celtic and Nordic languages. Anathic is spoken in Hoyer (Á h-Ór in Anathic), a fictional island continent in the Denit world. It is the native language of approximately 300,000 people.

Phonology & Orthography

Aa Ææ Bb Cc Çç Dd Ðð Ee Vv Ff Gg Ȝȝ Ŋŋ Hh Ii Ll Mm Nn Oo Pp Rr Ss Tt Þþ Uu Wω Yy Ɛə

Stress usually falls on the penultimate syllable; irregular stress is shown with a grave marker:

  • sylvə ['sɪɫ.və] (a forest)
  • əsylv [ə'sɪɫv] (the forest)
  • èrsylvə ['ɛrsɪɫvə] (the edge of a forest)

The most common diacritic is the acute accent, which is for long vowels and diphthongs; the grave accent shows irregular stress.

Consonants

Phonology

Bilabial Labiodental Dental Alveolar Palatal Velar Glottal
Plosive p b t d k g
Fricative f v θ ð s (ʃ) x ɣ h
Nasal m (mʰ) n (nʰ) ŋ (ŋʰ)
Trill r (rʰ)
Approximant ɫ j w

(Allophones in parentheses)

Orthography

Bilabial Labiodental Dental Alveolar Palatal Velar Glottal
Plosive p b t d c g
Fricative f v þ ð s (sc) ç ȝ h
Nasal m n ŋ
Trill r
Approximant l i ω


Vowels

Monophthongs

Phonology

Front Central Back
Close u:
Near-close ɪ ʊ
Mid ɛ ə, ø: ɔ
Open a ɑ

Orthography

Front Central Back
Close ú
Near-close y u
Mid e ə, ə́ o
Open æ a

Diphthongs

Phonology

Front Central Back
Close ui iə
Mid ɛi, oe əʉ oɑ~oə, eo
Open ai

Orthography

Front Central Back
Close úy í
Mid é, oe ó á, eo
Open ý

Grammar

Word order is mainly VSO, but OVS can also be used.

Morphology

Noun Class

There are three noun classes in Anathic: Núyæn (sky; aether), Gúyrur (flow) and Celəsə (solidity).

  • Núyæn nouns are celestial or abstract concepts. These are marked with the suffix -æn (plural -ýn) or -na:
    • niolæn (night sky); æþæn (language); æmbrna (yellowness)
  • Gúyrur nouns are related to fluids, movement, time or change and are marked with the suffix -ur (plural -úyr):
    • treorur (blood); cómur (step); glómur (twilight; dusk); émsur (season).
  • Celəsə nouns are any animate or inanimate object that may be experienced directly with the senses. These are marked with the suffix -ə (plural -æ):
    • gerþə (arm); borə (table); úylə (owl).

Adjectives

Anathic has a rather complex adjective system which includes vowel mutation according to speaker attitude. All adjectives have a neutral base vowel which mutates, depending on whether the speaker is using the description positively or negatively. The Colour class may refer to any shade or colour (glæm - dark; rúybæ - pink); Emotive refers to any subjective adjective or emotional state (þeglyn - beautiful, handsome, pretty; mestys - condemned, damned, cursed); State adjectives are those referring to texture, taste, size, form etc (húr - long; múð - soft; læscú - juicy).

Class Neutral Positive Negative
Colour æ ý á
Emotive y í u
State ú í ə́

Example:

  • Dryc - 'bad' (Neutral, used in an unbiased news report); Dríc (Positive, meaning 'so bad it's good'); Druc (Negative - extremely bad, wrong, evil.)
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