Anathic
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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
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
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 |
Stress
Stress usually falls on the penultimate syllable; irregular stress is shown with a grave accent:
- sylvə ['sɪɫ.və] (a forest)
- əsylv [ə'sɪɫv] (the forest)
- èrsylvə ['ɛrsɪɫvə] (the edge of a forest)
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.)
