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<h3>[[Rejistanian]]</h3>
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The rejistani language is a conlang created to provide communication between the different peoples of Rejistania without any preference. It is used on formal occasions but also in normal life some terms are used and most rejistanis know the language well enough for simple conversations since it is taught in school and courses for adults are offered free of charge by the government. The grammar is based on northern rejistani languages, but very much simplified. Concepts from Isesi are also adopted, most prominent example are the 10 forms of comparism. the vocabulary is based on terms used in commerce and of the Jisu, but that is because the Jisu people conquered large parts of the Rejistanian Island and many words became used in other languages. To avoid problems with the different concepts of pronunciation, Rejistanian uses a minimal alphabet of only 18 sounds and letters. Its grammar reminds partly of Japanese and Esperanto since it relies heavily on pre- and suffixes. Rejistani is written either in the Latin alphabet or in a special rejistani one. The apostrophe is used to separate the different parts of a word. Notable is also the important position of the verb in this language: "xe'ki'lanja'isa'han'ta" (translation: "I will not go there/come.", literal translation: "I'am-going-to'maybe'go'to'not") is a complete sentence, which only consists of a verb ('isa: to go) with its pre- and suffixes.
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<h4>The alphabet </h4>
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'''Noterelenda''' is a constructed language developed in [[Bedistan]], and is one of the five official [[language]]s of the [[Unified Capitalizt States]], though it is more widely spoken in the former [[West Bedistan]] and [[Pedriana]]. It draws influences from the other three Bedistani languages ([[English]], [[Spanish]], and a very small amount of classical [[Greek]]).
Rejistanian knows fewer characters than most languages. But in transcripts of other languages on the rejistanian island, more sounds than the one from rejistanian are needed that is why these characters are composed out of two letters and to avoid confusion a tilde is put between them. In the rejistani alphabet, an arc is drawn below these letters.  
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The rejistani alphabet has the following letters: a, d, e, h, i, j, k, l, m, n, o, r, s, t, u, v, x, y. Except for the last three, they are pronounced as in German, the v sounds as in 'water', the x like in 'she' and the y sounds as in 'I'. The most common archaic combinations are: (vowel)~n (the vowel is pronounced nasal, similar to French), (vowel)~l (the vowel is stressed and the tone slightly rises, the l is silent), (vowel)~r (the vowel is stressed and the tone slightly falls, the r is silent), s~v (a sound similar to 'th' in thanks) and a~o (which is pronounced like in soul).
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==Basic Grammar==
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<h4>Basic vocabulary </h4>
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''This is based on a language guide for tourists.''<br>
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'''Greetings'''<br>
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Hejida! '''Hello!''' <br>
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Due to Noterelenda's case system, there is no specific required sentence structure, though most sentences use a simple subject-verb-object (SVO) form, like English.  Modifiers are usually placed after nouns.
Hejida (name)'he '''Hello Mr/Mrs (name)''' <br>
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Il su? '''How are you?''' <br>
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veka/mesit/sejil '''fine/not quite fine/bad''' <br>
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Jilih veka, xe'mesu il(n). '''I am glad to see you (more formal greeting)''' <br>
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Va veka '''Good bye (from the one who is leaving)''' <Br>
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Va dary '''Good bye (from the one who is staying)''' <br>
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'''Being polite '''<br>
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===Archaic letters===
  
Viije '''Sorry! or Excuse me!''' <br>
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The letter '''q''' has not always existed in its present form.  Originally, the /tʃ/ sound was represented by the letter combination "ch".  The extra letter ''h'' was later dropped and the /tʃ/ sound was represented by a cedilla added under the c (ç).  Rushed writing styles common to Noterelenda speakers eventually resulted in the morphing of this letter into a g-like entity, and eventually the stroke was reversed in direction to help in differentiation, producing today's modern letter ''q''.
ma vy '''Please (if possible)''' <br>
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Texeki '''Thank you''' <br>
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Halen'ta/Jilih halen'ta '''You're welcome '''<Br>
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Il('lanja)'ma visko jusa su? '''Can you speak English? (the 'lanja makes the question a bit more polite) (People consider it quite impolite to start speaking in a language, they do not understand, even if you do not know any more rejistanian, you ought to know that sentence) '''<br>
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===Pronunciation===
  
:''See main article at: [[Rejistanian]]''
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Unless otherwise specified, the stress of any polysyllabic word falls on the penultimate syllable (qi'''da'''de, kon'''si'''ke).  A written acute accent mark indicates that the stress instead falls on the syllable over which it is written (jevar'''é''').  An apostrophe (') usually indicates a slightly more pronounced break between syllables.  It is typically used when there is an awkward transition in sounds (archaic word ''<nowiki>Arjenibrúk'ta</nowiki>'', replaced by ''Arjenibrukem'').  It is also used for separating special modifiers from a word (the suffix ''<nowiki>'da</nowiki>'', for instance, acts as the word "the").  Note that for purposes of stress, any prefixes or suffixes set off by apostrophes are not considered to be part of the word; hence the written accent over the u in ''<nowiki>Arjenibrúk'ta</nowiki>''.  A few words, such as numbers, can be composed of multiple parts set off by apostrophes.  For purposes of stress, treat each section as a separate word; the stress within each section will fall on the penultimate syllable unless otherwise specified.  This is the only way in which multiple accent marks can appear in a word.
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====Vowels====
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Normally when two vowels appear side-by-side, they are considered to be part of two separate syllables.  Thus, ''senie'' (store, nominative) is pronounced "sen-EE-ay", with the i and e forming distinct syllables.  For a greater range of vowel sounds, though, a ''diphthong'' can be formed.  A diphthong is composed of two vowels side-by-side, with the second vowel having a diaeresis (two dots) drawn above it.
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Example: The word ''guane'', written as shown, would be pronounced "goo-AH-nay".  However, if a diphthong is formed by writing ''guäne'', the two vowels merge, and the pronunciation becomes "GWAH-nay".
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In the event that a diphthong requires a written accent mark, that accent mark is placed over the first vowel.  Thus, a theoretical word ''nepáï'' would be pronounced "nep-AYE".
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: ''See more in the [[Noterelenda|main article]].''

Latest revision as of 20:01, 20 October 2007


Noterelenda

Noterelenda is a constructed language developed in Bedistan, and is one of the five official languages of the Unified Capitalizt States, though it is more widely spoken in the former West Bedistan and Pedriana. It draws influences from the other three Bedistani languages (English, Spanish, and a very small amount of classical Greek).

Basic Grammar

Due to Noterelenda's case system, there is no specific required sentence structure, though most sentences use a simple subject-verb-object (SVO) form, like English. Modifiers are usually placed after nouns.

Archaic letters

The letter q has not always existed in its present form. Originally, the /tʃ/ sound was represented by the letter combination "ch". The extra letter h was later dropped and the /tʃ/ sound was represented by a cedilla added under the c (ç). Rushed writing styles common to Noterelenda speakers eventually resulted in the morphing of this letter into a g-like entity, and eventually the stroke was reversed in direction to help in differentiation, producing today's modern letter q.

Pronunciation

Unless otherwise specified, the stress of any polysyllabic word falls on the penultimate syllable (qidade, konsike). A written acute accent mark indicates that the stress instead falls on the syllable over which it is written (jevaré). An apostrophe (') usually indicates a slightly more pronounced break between syllables. It is typically used when there is an awkward transition in sounds (archaic word Arjenibrúk'ta, replaced by Arjenibrukem). It is also used for separating special modifiers from a word (the suffix 'da, for instance, acts as the word "the"). Note that for purposes of stress, any prefixes or suffixes set off by apostrophes are not considered to be part of the word; hence the written accent over the u in Arjenibrúk'ta. A few words, such as numbers, can be composed of multiple parts set off by apostrophes. For purposes of stress, treat each section as a separate word; the stress within each section will fall on the penultimate syllable unless otherwise specified. This is the only way in which multiple accent marks can appear in a word.

Vowels

Normally when two vowels appear side-by-side, they are considered to be part of two separate syllables. Thus, senie (store, nominative) is pronounced "sen-EE-ay", with the i and e forming distinct syllables. For a greater range of vowel sounds, though, a diphthong can be formed. A diphthong is composed of two vowels side-by-side, with the second vowel having a diaeresis (two dots) drawn above it.

Example: The word guane, written as shown, would be pronounced "goo-AH-nay". However, if a diphthong is formed by writing guäne, the two vowels merge, and the pronunciation becomes "GWAH-nay".

In the event that a diphthong requires a written accent mark, that accent mark is placed over the first vowel. Thus, a theoretical word nepáï would be pronounced "nep-AYE".

See more in the main article.