Fortunatian
Fortunatian
| Náŋifi Fasúxa | |
|---|---|
| Pronounced: | ['rɨm.bɨŋk 'u.ʧu.na.təŋk] |
| Timeline and Universe: | Fortunate Islands Universe (FIU) |
| Species: | Human |
| Spoken: | Fortunate Islands |
| Total speakers: | 20,000 |
| Writing system: | Roman script |
| Genealogy: | Latin Fortunatian Vulgar Latin Fortunatian |
| Typology: | |
| Morphology: | Partly fusional |
| Morphosyntax: | Accusative |
| Word order: | SVO |
| Credits | |
| Creator: | Linguarum Magister |
| Created: | 2004 |
Fortunatian (Rymbonc Uchunatonc or just Uchunatonc) is a Romance language, with Etruscan and Guanche substrates, spoken in the Fortunate Islands (our world's Canary Islands) in the Fortunate Islands Universe. This is a description of Classical Fortunatian (fl. 12c ACE).
Phonology
The Fortunatian alphabet has 20 letters. There are also four digraphs which are not considered part of the alphabet, but probably should be.
a [a]
b [b]
c [k] before /a/, /o/, /u/, /y/
d [d]
e [e, ɛ]
g [ʤ]
f [f]
h [etymological, or diaeresis marker]
i [i], [j] before another vowel
m [m]
n [n]
o [ə]
p [p]
qu [k] before /e/, /i/
r [r]
s [s]
t [t]
u [u]
x [ʃ]
y [ɨ]
Non-Alphabetic Digraphs
au [o]
ch [ʧ]
hu [w] - this can (rarely) occur before a consonant
nh [ɲ]
Gender and Number
Fortunatian has no declension, but three genders (masculine, feminine, and neuter) and two numbers (singular and plural). Note that the Classical Latin third declension has merged with the neuter of the second declension. Nouns and adjectives use the same ending. The root bon- "good" may be used to show the pattern.
xorbync bonync a good servant
huemnonc bononc a good woman
omnoc bonoc a good man (yes, 'man' is neuter)
xorbaux bonaux good servants
huemnax bonax good women
omnex bonex good men
Etruscan-Derived Vocabulary
Most of the Etruscan derived vocabulary was borrowed by the early Christians and transformed into Christian sacramental vocabulary.
abbess - otonc
abbot - ofync
anchoress, nun - xechonc
anchorite, monk - rubync
calculation (esp. of Easter) - ocaroc
caretaker - texintync, texintonc
child - uxiuroc
church - achoc
congregation - raucoc
cross - tauroc (originally 'tomb', influenced by Greek 'stavros')
cup - curimnonc, taunonc, xanenonc
the dead - xibex
diocese - mocloc
eagle - coptonc
font, baptismal - tinhonc
god, false - ureroc
grandmother - tetonc
heaven - uratoc
honey - matoc
idol - exoroc
incense - turonc
jug - yrfeonc
June - ocoroc
king - lucmaunhync
lion - roync
martyr, saint - xiboc
monastic - ofanync, -onc, -oc
moon - tiync
noon - yranhoc
nurse - nonoc
offering - arfnync, arfasoc, clebonc, tyxonc
only - tus
pagan - cricync, criconc, rumachync, rumachonc
people - mechync, rononc
prayer - molhenonc
priest - fafonc (m.)
priesthood - arymnatoc
rite - xeroc
room - queronc
sanctuary - xamoc
September - cheroc
son (esp. Son of God) - clenoc
soul - intioroc
sun - uxroc
then - un
tomb - xutoc
town - xfuronc
vase - tinonc
the Virgin - xnhatonc
water of baptism - nheroc
wife (esp. Zion as bride of Christ), novice nun - fionc
year, liturgical - auloc
Guanche-Derived Vocabulary
astronomer - babilaunoc
chief priest - guadamenhoc
demons - tibisenax
the Devil - guaiautonc
festival - benhesmeroc
moon - achuguaync
Mother of God - chaxiraxonc
mountain - tindonc
nun, sacred virgins - maguadonc, arimaguadonc
priest - faica'noc
priest, funerary - cancync
rain - achucanoc
sky - achama'noc
Son of God - chixauraxync
sun - magoc
teacher for boys - samaranync
teacher for girls - samaronc
