Chathan

Chathan tcatamsck
Pronounced:	/tʃatamʃk/
Species:	human
Total speakers:	~6
Writing system:	Latin (Chathan variant)
Genealogy:	Indo-European (constructed)  Germanic   West and North Germanic    Chathan
Typology
Morphological type:	synthetic
Morphosyntactic alignment:	nominative-accusative
Basic word order:	SVO
Credits
Creator:	User:Lingwistix
Created:	2007

Chathan (tcatamsck) is an a posteriori auxilary conlang based on Germanic languages. It is mostly West Germanic in nature, with some North Germanic influences as well.

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

meg (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

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.