Njûlan

Njûlan /nju:lan/ is a language created solely upon imagination as well as other linguistic roots- that is to say that certain languages have a shared mentality with me. Each word is representation of how the word feels inside my own head, which is why it is not a language that is editable by anyone else. It is also an evolved form of another created language that I had created, which I found to be far too complicated. This simplicity, along with the feel of the language inside your mouth and on your tongue, is the reason for why I found it so fun to create.

The Alphabet

The 25 letters in this language are as follows:

Letter	Pronunciation
A	Like the 'a' in 'scampi'
B	Like the 'b' in 'battle'
C	Like the 'c' in 'critical'
Ç	Like the 'j' in the French 'je'
D	Like the 'd' in 'dog'
E	Like the 'e' in 'empty'
F	Like the 'f' in 'full'
G	Like the 'g' in 'garden'
H	Like the 'h' in 'heaven'
I	Like the 'i' in 'hint'
J	Like the 'y' in 'yacht'
K	Like the 'c' in 'critical'
L	Like the 'l' in 'listen'
M	Like the 'm' in 'mother'
N	Like the 'n' in 'new'
O	Like the 'o' in 'pop'
P	Like the 'p' in 'pony'
R	Like the Spanish 'r' in 'rocho'
S	Like the 's' in 'Sam'
T	Like the 't' in 'tango'
U	Like the 'u' in 'upstairs'
V	Like the 'v' in 'video'
W	Like the 'w' in 'window'
Z	Like the 'z' in 'zebra'

The Basic Grammar Points

• Njûlan is based upon the general European sentence structure of Subject + Verb + Object. This order cannot be broken as the subject and objects may get confused. Where other particles- such as time and place- are concerned, these can be placed anyway depending upon emphasis, importance and sound.
• Verbs do not need to be conjugated in relation to the subject/pronoun. You need only worry about conjugation of verbs in the tense and to also show a change in state/movement. This will be explained in the next chapter.
  • Examples of this:
    • Pe sjeh Mâtjû. I am Matthew.
    • Djon sjeh zêt jâna. John is ten years old.