2012-09-14T21:44:22Z

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'''Anathic''' (''Á h-Ænæþ'', pronounced [oɑ ˈhanaθ] in Anathic) is an [[artlang|artlang]] created by [[user:Fiorə|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|Denit]] world. It is the native language of approximately 300,000 people.

==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'''

Anathic uses two diacritics: the grave for irregular stress and acute for long vowels or syllabic nasals - long vowels in Old Anathic will be shown using the macron, while irregular stress will not be written. New orthographies will be created along with future dialectal variations.

==Phonology==

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

===Consonants===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|align=center| || '''Bilabial''' || '''Labiodental''' || '''Dental''' || '''Alveolar''' || '''Palatal''' || '''Velar''' || '''Glottal'''
|-
| '''Plosive''' ||align=center| p b || || ||align=center| t d || ||align=center| k g ||
|-
| '''Fricative''' || || align=center| f v || align=center|θ ð || align=center|s || align=center|(ʃ) || align=center|x ɣ ||align=center| h
|-
| '''Nasal''' ||align=center| m (mʰ)|| || ||align=center| n (nʰ) || ||align=center| ŋ (ŋʰ) ||
|-
| '''Trill''' || || || ||align=center| r (rʰ) || || ||
|-
| '''Approximant''' || || || ||align=center| ɫ ||align=center| j ||align=center| w ||
|-
|}

''(Allophones in parentheses)''

===Vowels===
====Monophthongs====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
| || '''Front''' || '''Central''' || '''Back'''
|-
| '''Close''' ||align=center| i || ||align=center| u:
|-
| '''Near-close''' ||align=center| ɪ || ||align=center| ʊ
|-
| '''Mid''' ||align=center| ɛ ||align=center| ə ||align=center| ɔ
|-
| '''Open''' ||align=center| a || ||align=center| ɑ
|-
|}
====Diphthongs====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
| || '''Front''' || '''Central''' ||align=center| '''Back'''
|-
| '''Close''' ||align=center| ui ||align=center| iə ||
|-
| '''Mid''' ||align=center| ɛi, oe ||align=center| əʉ ||align=center| oɑ~oə, eo
|-
| '''Open''' ||align=center| ai || ||
|-
|}

Diphthongs are either written with acute accents or as digraphs:
<úy> <í> <é> <oe> <ó> <á> <eo> <ý>

==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="wikitable"
|-
| '''Class''' || '''Neutral''' ||align=center| '''Positive'''|| '''Negative'''
|-
| '''Colour''' ||align=center| æ ||align=center| ý ||align=center| á
|-
| '''Emotive''' ||align=center| y ||align=center| í ||align=center| u
|-
| '''State''' ||align=center| ú ||align=center| í ||align=center| 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.)

[[Category:Artlangs]]
[[Category:Conlangs]]

Anathic

2012-09-14T21:03:01Z

Fiorə:

Anathic

2012-06-08T10:40:51Z

Fiorə:

'''Anathic''' (''Á h-Ænæþ'', pronounced [oɑ ˈhanaθ] in Anathic) is an [[artlang|artlang]] created by [[user:Fiorə|Rhian Davies]] in February 2012. Originally created for purely artistic purposes, a [[conculture]] is currently being developed for Anathic speakers. Its grammar is [[a priori]] but it has an [[a posteriori]] vocabulary with influences from the Celtic and Nordic languages, as well as Old English. It is currently a language isolate, but in time, what is shown here will become known as Old Anathic (''Á h-Ænæþ Séyn'') and a variety of dialects will be developed.

Anathic is spoken in [[Hoyer]] (''Á h-Ór'' in Anathic), a fictional island continent in the [[Denit|Denitian]] world. It is the native language of approximately 300,000 people.

==Orthography==
Anathic is written using the following alphabet:

'''Aa Ææ Bb Cc Çç Dd Ðð Ee Vv Ff Gg Ŋŋ Hh Ii Ll Mm Nn Oo Pp Rr Ss Tt Þþ Uu Wω Yy Ɛə'''

Anathic uses two diacritics: the grave for irregular stress and acute for long vowels or syllabic nasals - long vowels in Old Anathic will be shown using the macron, while irregular stress will not be written. New orthographies will be created along with future dialectal variations.

==Phonology==

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

===Consonants===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|align=center| || '''Bilabial''' || '''Labiodental''' || '''Dental''' || '''Alveolar''' || '''Palatal''' || '''Velar''' || '''Glottal'''
|-
| '''Plosive''' ||align=center| p b || || ||align=center| t d || ||align=center| k g ||
|-
| '''Fricative''' || || align=center| f v || align=center|θ ð || align=center|s || align=center|(ʃ) || align=center|x (ɣ) ||align=center| h
|-
| '''Nasal''' ||align=center| m (mʰ)|| || ||align=center| n (nʰ) || ||align=center| ŋ (ŋʰ) ||
|-
| '''Trill''' || || || ||align=center| r (rʰ) || || ||
|-
| '''Approximant''' || || || ||align=center| ɫ ||align=center| j ||align=center| w ||
|-
|}

''(Allophones in parentheses)''

===Vowels===
====Monophthongs====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
| || '''Front''' || '''Central''' || '''Back'''
|-
| '''Close''' ||align=center| i || ||align=center| u:
|-
| '''Near-close''' ||align=center| ɪ || ||align=center| ʊ
|-
| '''Mid''' ||align=center| ɛ ||align=center| ə ||align=center| ɔ
|-
| '''Open''' ||align=center| a || ||align=center| ɑ
|-
|}
====Diphthongs====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
| || '''Front''' || '''Central''' ||align=center| '''Back'''
|-
| '''Close''' ||align=center| ui ||align=center| iə ||
|-
| '''Mid''' ||align=center| ɛi, oe ||align=center| əʉ ||align=center| oɑ~oə, eo
|-
| '''Open''' ||align=center| ai || ||
|-
|}

Diphthongs are either written with acute accents or as digraphs:
<úy> <í> <é> <oe> <ó> <á> <eo> <ý>

==Grammar==

Word order is mainly VSO, but OVS can also be used.

===Morphology===
Anathic has:
* Initial consonant mutation (soft, nasal and hard/aspirate)
* Three noun classes (according to the three elements of solidity, flow and aether)

[[Category:Artlangs]]
[[Category:Conlangs]]

2012-06-07T10:36:55Z

Fiorə:

Anathic

2012-06-07T10:14:03Z

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