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'''Sandic''' (also known as Sandic Weyr,'' tréi kémani'', or simply ''kémani'') is one of several languages spoken by the people of the planet Ŵadin on the continent called Wytn. It is a language in the family called Weyr, and counts among its closest relatives ''Pantrelai'' (also called Pantrelan), and ''Jéi kémani'' (which is also called Baljek Weyr or Tradweyr, and should not be confused Sandic Weyr despite their similarities). | '''Sandic''' (also known as Sandic Weyr,'' tréi kémani'', or simply ''kémani'') is one of several languages spoken by the people of the planet Ŵadin on the continent called Wytn. It is a language in the family called Weyr, and counts among its closest relatives ''Pantrelai'' (also called Pantrelan), and ''Jéi kémani'' (which is also called Baljek Weyr or Tradweyr, and should not be confused Sandic Weyr despite their similarities). | ||
==Letters and such== | |||
Note: all pronunciations are based off of the sound of the highlighted parts of the given words as they appear in American English, except where otherwise stated. | |||
===Vowels=== | |||
a â e é i î o u ú y | |||
*a as in b'''a'''ll | |||
*â as in '''ha'''ll | |||
*e as in gr'''ie'''f | |||
*é as in l'''ay''' | |||
*i as in '''i'''n | |||
*î as in '''eye''' | |||
*o as in '''o'''ver | |||
*u as in y'''ou''' | |||
*ú as in '''u'''nder | |||
*y as in '''y'''esterday | |||
===Consonants=== | |||
b c d f g h j jj k l m n p r s t v w ŵ x z lē | |||
*b as in '''b'''all | |||
*c and s as in '''s'''nake | |||
*d as in '''d'''ull | |||
*f as in '''f'''ast | |||
*g as in '''g'''irl but also sometimes as in cli'''ck''' | |||
*h as in '''h'''ow | |||
*j as in '''sh'''oe | |||
*jj as in '''j'''ust | |||
*k as in '''c'''ow | |||
*l as in '''l'''ate | |||
*m as in '''m'''an | |||
*n as in '''n'''umber | |||
*p as in '''p'''urse | |||
*r as pronounced in spanish, but also sometimes as in the word '''r'''are | |||
*t as in '''t'''oggle | |||
*v as in '''f'''ast but also sometimes as in '''v'''est | |||
*w as in '''v'''est | |||
*ŵ as in '''w'''ater | |||
*x as in kic'''ks''' but also sometimes as in '''s'''oft | |||
*z as in '''z'''oom but sometimes as in gif'''ts''' | |||
*lē sort of like in German ''''ich'''' | |||
==Examples== | ==Examples== | ||
Revision as of 15:38, 27 January 2011
| Sandic tréi kémani | |
| Spoken in: | The middle regions of Wytn called Youndétr |
| Timeline/Universe: | - |
| Total speakers: | Approx. 1.5 million |
| Genealogical classification: | Family: Weyr
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| Basic word order: | SVO |
| Morphological type: | - |
| Morphosyntactic alignment: | Nominative-Accusative |
| Created by: | |
| bornforwater | 2004- |
Sandic (also known as Sandic Weyr, tréi kémani, or simply kémani) is one of several languages spoken by the people of the planet Ŵadin on the continent called Wytn. It is a language in the family called Weyr, and counts among its closest relatives Pantrelai (also called Pantrelan), and Jéi kémani (which is also called Baljek Weyr or Tradweyr, and should not be confused Sandic Weyr despite their similarities).
Letters and such
Note: all pronunciations are based off of the sound of the highlighted parts of the given words as they appear in American English, except where otherwise stated.
Vowels
a â e é i î o u ú y
- a as in ball
- â as in hall
- e as in grief
- é as in lay
- i as in in
- î as in eye
- o as in over
- u as in you
- ú as in under
- y as in yesterday
Consonants
b c d f g h j jj k l m n p r s t v w ŵ x z lē
- b as in ball
- c and s as in snake
- d as in dull
- f as in fast
- g as in girl but also sometimes as in click
- h as in how
- j as in shoe
- jj as in just
- k as in cow
- l as in late
- m as in man
- n as in number
- p as in purse
- r as pronounced in spanish, but also sometimes as in the word rare
- t as in toggle
- v as in fast but also sometimes as in vest
- w as in vest
- ŵ as in water
- x as in kicks but also sometimes as in soft
- z as in zoom but sometimes as in gifts
- lē sort of like in German 'ich'
Examples
This section aims to familiarize the viewer with the 'look and feel' of Sandic Weyr. Below are some examples of texts which have been translated into or have originated in Sandic Weyr.
The Lord's Prayer
See here.
Ba top Babial (The tower of Babel)
- 1. Ba ivi imprîa baxlelét tré jaeactab mé tré jaeb faé ivi kémâ.
- 2. Mér ba kéman baxzeb dé lēra, baxcu lorab pa ba poc 'Jînar' me baxmect ŵak ta safpabin.
- 3. Mé baxmî dé tré kémâ dé jut kémâ- "baahl râ otaŵma main pelabin mé otaŵred hel otiahb."
- 4. Wî baxmî: "baahl râ otaŵmâ, faé aŵ, ba kéman, tufanab, mé topab- mé ba uwâ ba top frn aŵ, obgriaw ba lēyarab; mé baahl râ otaŵara ba erinin kéman, sian etaŵahl usmetúin ó ba imprîa."
- 5. Mé ba ijwrin kéman baxfézu dé lēyar, ân raug ba tufanab mé ba topab, frn ba kéman oxahl umain.
- 6. Ba ijwrin kéman baxmî: "Ynné-hî, ba kéman batara tré kéman mé balēlét tré jaeactab; mé ân ma jéd baxrep; mé ynné-hî etoma ivin dabin, frn ân ma biab oxsin."
- 7. "Baahl râ otaŵféd dé lēyar, mé otaŵma ŵak faé ba jaeact, ân bateneot lēlét gob- ân etoneot fe tré kémab ú jut kémab."
- 8. Ba ijwrin kéman baxma faé ta kéman, ân oxahl usmetúin ó ba imprîa; mé ta kéman oxsem ân ma ba tufanab.
- 9. Pa skra frn jéb baxoka, kémania otora faé lé top béenúb Babial, pa skra frn ba ijwrin kéman baxma faé ba jaeact ba ivi imprîâ, ân baneot lēlét gob- wî ba ijwrin kéman baxma faé ba kéman, ân batara usmetúi ó ba imprîâ.
