Chathan
| Chathan tcatamsck | |
|---|---|
| Pronounced: | /tʃatamʃk/ |
| Species: | human |
| Total speakers: | ~10 |
| Writing system: | Latin (Chathan variant) |
| Genealogy: | constructed language
a posteriori |
| Typology | |
| Morphological type: | synthetic |
| Morphosyntactic alignment: | nominative-accusative |
| Basic word order: | SVO |
| Credits | |
| Creator: | User:Lingwistix |
| Created: | 2007 |
Chathan (tcatamsck) is a Germanic-based conlang. It is an a posteriori zonal and auxiliary language.
On the surface, Chathan seems to be somewhere between Dutch/Afrikaans and German, but there are also influences from English, Old English, North Germanic, and Proto-Germanic. The grammar combines Modern English-like analytics with simplified West Germanic-based inflections.
Compared to most Germanic natlings, Chathan's grammar is somewhat simplified, though not as much as Afrikaans. Being Germanic-based, it has similarities to English, especially in its syntax. Its phonology is influenced by Dutch and German, though its phonetics are relatively accessible to Anglophones.
Chathan's vocabulary comes entirely from Germanic natlangs. Words are mostly rooted in Dutch/Afrikaans and German, though there are also North Germanic words from Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, and Icelandic. The vast majority of vocabulary is ultimately of Germanic origin, though there are also some words of Latinate origin.
For more info, see chathan.virb.com
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
Pronouns
subject
ek (I) jaw (you) hej (he) sej (she) hes (it) vej (we) jej (y'all) dej (they)
object
mek (me) jik (you) hem (him) hen (her) het (it) ons (us) joj (y'all) dem (them)
possessive
mejn (my, mine) jejn (your, yours) hems (his) hens (her, hers) hets (its) onser (our, ours) jojn (your, yours) dejn (their, theirs)
Numbers 0-20
0 nol 1 ejn 2 tvej 3 drej 4 fir 5 fejm 6 seks 7 sievn 8 akt 9 nawn 10 sien 11 ellef 12 tvolf 13 dresien 14 firsien 15 fejmsien 16 sekssien 17 sievnsien 18 aktsien 19 nawnsien 20 tvantik
Irregular Verb Conjugation
senen (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 gessenen (been) past participle
haven (to have) infinitive
hav (have) imperative hab (have) 1st person singular habt (have) 2nd person singular haft (has) 3rd person singular haben (have) 1st person plural habten (have) 2nd person plural haften (have) 3rd person plural havnung (having) present progressive hat (had) past simple singular haten (had) past simple plural gehhaven (had) past participle
Regular Verb Conjugation
infinitive, future
fligen (to fly)
imperative
flieg (fly)
present simple
fliegt (fly/flies)
gerund/present progressive
fliegnung" (flying)
past simple
gefliegt (flew)
past participle
gefligen (flown)
Comparison
Chathan Ek vejst niek velk honden sin scvart. /ɛk veɪst 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.
