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Revision as of 22:14, 16 October 2004
Anatanian is one of the three national languages of Anatania. When the language was developed it was a close relative of English but over the years it has slowly became a totaly different language.
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Contents
Alphabet and Prononciation
- A- a in father
- Ä- a in fate
- B
- C- always hard, c in cut
- D
- E- e in enter, a in fate if at the end of a word
- Ë- similar to Ä but shorter
- F
- G- always like the g in golf
- I- i in hit
- L
- M
- N
- O- o in vote
- Ö- equal to german Ö
- P
- R- rolled
- S
- T
- U- oo in food
- Ü- u in use
- V
- X- sh in shore
- h- see below
"h" Et Ifidomre (The Modifier)
- ch- similar to german ch in ach, not as guttural
- kh- same as above, more guttural that "ch"
Dipthongs
- ei- i in time
- eu- oi in oil
- ui- we in we
- ie- ee in feed
- au- ow! as in the exclaimation
- cx- ch in chase
Grammar
Verbs and Pronouns
- I- Ie
- You- Ueu
- He- Ech
- She- Sech
- It- Tie
- We- Eu
- They- Iech
-to be- ebto-
- I am- Iema
- You are- Ueuma
- He is- Echma
- She is- Sechma
- It is- Tiema
- We are- Euma
- They are- Iechma
Sample text in Anatanian
La namuch nieben eb nrob ërf na lauke nie ietingid na tieren. Iech ma euodnede tiu nosär na etsneisnok na dluoch tsa drauot eon rechtona nie a tirieps vo döchrektorb.
Translation:
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
(Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights)