Chreientae
Chreientae (chreientae, IPA: [ˈxreɪəntaɪ]) is a constructed language which came under creation during November, 2010. The name of the conlang literally means "created language," or "made-up language." Chreientae is a priori language, despite few loan words from languages such as English, French, German, Japanese, Korean, and Arabic.
Phonology & Orthography
Consonants
PHONOLOGY:
| Bilabial | Labiodental | Dental | Alveolar | Postalveolar | Palatal | Labial-Palatal | Velar | Labaial-Velar | Uvular | Glottal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | /p/ /b/ | /t/ /d/ | /k/ /g/ | /q/ /ɢ/ | /ʔ/ | ||||||
| Nasal | /m/ | /n/ | /ɲ/ | /ŋ/ | |||||||
| Trill | /r/ | /ʀ/ | |||||||||
| Fricative | /f/ /v/ | /θ/ /ð/ | /s/ /z/ | /ʃ/ /ʒ/ | /x/ /ɣ/ | ||||||
| Lateral Fricative | /ɬ/ /ɮ/ | ||||||||||
| Approximant | /j/ | /ɥ/ | /w/ | ||||||||
| Lateral Approximant | /l/ | /ʎ/ |
ORTHOGRAPHY:
| Bilabial | Labiodental | Dental | Alveolar | Postalveolar | Palatal | Labial-Palatal | Velar | Labaial-Velar | Uvular | Glottal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | p b | t d | k g | q c | w | ||||||
| Nasal | m | n | gn** | ng** | |||||||
| Trill | r | r* | |||||||||
| Fricative | f v | th** ð | s s* | ş z | ch** h | ||||||
| Lateral Fricative | tl** dl** | ||||||||||
| Approximant | j | ȳ | ł | ||||||||
| Lateral Approximant | l | gl** |
* The times when these consonants take this pronunciation must be memorized
** The times when these consonants are pronounced exactly the way they look must be memorized
Vowels
PHONOLOGY:
| Front | Central | Back | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close | /i/ /y/ | /u/ | |||
| /ɪ/ /ʏ/ | /ʊ/ | ||||
| Close-Mid | /e/ /ø/ | /o/ | |||
| /ə/ | |||||
| Open-Mid | /ɛ/ /œ/ | /ɔ/ | |||
| /æ/ | |||||
| Open | /a/ |
ORTHOGRAPHY:
| Front | Central | Back | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i* y* | u* | |||
| i** y** | u** | ||||
| Close-Mid | e* ø* | o* | |||
| e*** | |||||
| Open-Mid | e** ø** | o** | |||
| a** | |||||
| Open | a* |
* These vowels are called "long vowels" and are pronounced this way when before one consonant, another vowel, or at the end of a word. These vowels are actually elongated when doubled or when there's an acute accent on the letter (which also makes that vowel's syllable stressed).
** These vowels are called "short vowels" and are pronounced this way when before two or more consonants, which included digraphs.
*** This vowel is pronounced this way when unstressed in most situations
Diphthongs
PHONOLOGY:
| Front | Back | |
|---|---|---|
| Close-Mid | /eɪ/ /eʊ/ /øʏ/ | /oɪ/ /oʊ/ |
| Open | /aɪ/ /aʊ/ |
ORTHOGRAPHY:
| Front | Back | |
|---|---|---|
| Close-Mid | ei eu øy | oe ou |
| Open | ae au |
* All of these diphthongs' sounds are lengthened when an acute accent is added on the first letter. This also puts the stress on that diphthong's syllable.
** When a diaeresis is placed on the second letter of a supposed diphthong, it tells you that each vowel is pronounced separately. Also, if there is an acute accent on the second letter in a supposed diphthong, it tells you that each letter is pronounced separately and the vowel with the acute accent's syllable is stressed.
Grammar
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