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The Vordynian Language (Wıt W̄ørrdýnïjäm rrıha [wɪt ʋɒɽ.dɘ.ˈniʝæm ɽɪɦɑ]) is a conceptual artlang spoken by the Vordynian Species (W̄ørrdýnïjäm), originally hailing from the planet of Vordynia (W̄ørrdýnuı [ʋɒɽ.dɘ.ˈnyi]), but forced to move to Earth after a cataclysm. It possesses a VO word order, a free syllable structure and a rather complex phonology. I haven’t really worked on much of the grammatical rules, or anything fancy like that, but it will be done.
SHORT INCIPIT:
Vordynian has a VO word order, with the subject as a suffix to the verb, so for instance, to say “I went to the Earth”, you would say roughly “Went-I to Earth”, or “Jämın’na măl Ïta”. The suffixed pronoun of the verb is preceded by a glottal stop in formal registers, but often it is omitted in informal “quick speech”. However, a consonant preceding the glottal stop is often silenced, or an epenthetic schwa is placed between that consonant and the glottal stop.
Instead of relying on tone, the language has three vowel lengths (Short, marked by a breve; Neutral, unmarked; and Long, marked by a macron), which fulfil a similar role to that in Tóaq, although this is not a loglang.
EXAMPLE SENTENCES:
“Mukaradjo’na dūrat x̄amaŭhab waï Amïkýn an kaı x̄a-mï̄krajot’na an jērapan”
/mykɐ.ˈrɑdʝoʔnɐ dyːrɐt̚ χɐ.ˈmɒʊ̯ħɐb wɐi̯ ɑmikɘn ɑn kɑɪ̯ χɐ.ˈmiːkrɑ.ʝoʔnɐ ɐn ʝɛːrɐpɐn/ pledge-have-I loyalty not-mortal to king it and not-plan-I it to-break
I have pledged undying loyalty to the King and I don’t plan on breaking it.
“Mōraddë’na kõ̆rjǟmı rø̄h kaı x̄a-kārjaĭ’an nad.”
/moːrɑ.ɖəʔnɐ kr̩.ˈʝæːmɪ rɒːː kɑɪ̯ χɐ.ˈkɑːrʝɐɪ̯ʔɐn nɐd/ is-able-I eating glass and not-hurt-it me
I can eat glass and it doesn’t hurt me.
Vordynian has 14 vowels and 39 consonants (listed in numeric order, i haven't a clue how else i should.).
Vowels are as follows, the variation on left is stressed, while on right is unstressed:
ɑ~ɐ (A)
æ (Ä)
e~ɜ (E)
ə (Ë)
ɪ (I)
i ~ j (Ï)
o~ʌ (O)
ɒ (Ø)
œ~ø (Ö)
ɤ (Õ)
y~ʏ (U)
u~ʊ (Ü)
ɨ (Y)
ɘ (Ÿ)
Consonants are as follows:
b (B)
c (C)
t͡ʂ (Č)
d (D)
ɖ (DD)
d͡z (DZ)
d͡ʐ (DŽ)
d͡ʑ (DŹ)
f (F)
g (G)
ɣ~ʀ (Ḡ/Ğ)
ɦ~ħ (H)
ʝ (J)
k (K)
l~ɫ (L)
ɭ (LL)
ɬ (TL)
m (M)
n (N)
ŋ (Ŋ)
ɲ (Ń)
ɳ (NN)
p (P)
r (R)
ɽ͡r (RR)
s (S)
ʂ (Š)
ɕ (Ś)
t (T)
ʈ (TT)
t͡s (TZ)
ʋ (W̄)
w (W)
x (X)
χ (X̄)
z (Z)
ʐ (Ž)
ʑ (Ź)
ʔ (')
Diphthongs are present in the language. They are listed as follows:
ɑi̯ (AÏ)
ɑu̯ ~ ɒu̯ (AU/AO/AÜ)
eɑ̯ ~ eɐ̯ (EA)
ei̯ ~ ɛːɪ̯ (EI)
eu̯ ~ ɜu̯ (EU)
əi̯ (ËI)
iɑ̯ (ÏA)
iɜ̯ (ÏE)
iʌ̯ (ÏO)
iø̯ (ÏÖ)
iu̯ (ÏÜ)
iɨ̯ (ÏY)
oɐ̯ (OA)
oe̯ (OE)
oə̯ (OË)
øi̯ (ÖI)
uɐ̯ (ÜA)
uɜ̯ (ÜE)
yi̯ ~ ʏɪ̯ (UI)
ʏø̯ ~ ɥø (UÖ)
ɘi̯ (ŸI/ÕI/YI)
RULES
A makes the /ɑ/ sound when stressed, and is /ɐ/ when unstressed.
E makes the /e/ sound when stressed, and is /ɜ/ when unstressed.
Ḡ/Ğ is realized as /ɣ/ when not next to a rhotic. If it is next to R or RR, it makes the /ʀ/ sound.
H, when following a long vowel word-finally, is realized as doubled length on the vowel.
Ï is both a vowel and a consonant, making /i/ in isolation or word-initially/word-finally, and making /j/ in most other positions.
O makes the /o/ sound when stressed, and is /ʌ/ when unstressed.
Ö can be pronounced as both /œ/ and /ø/, entirely depending on the speaker.
Õ, when unstressed, changes any rhotic, liquid or nasal after it into a syllabic. This property is shared with Ë, which is never stressed.
U makes the /y/ sound when stressed, and is /ʏ/ when unstressed. It also appears in diphthongs such as AU and OU, where it then serves as a /w/ glide.
Ü makes the /u/ sound when stressed, and is /ʊ/ when unstressed.
For the purposes of clarifying stress, an underdot is sometimes used, but not mandatory.
Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article One.
“Kÿn ïumanïjạ̈m w̄aïrră munab kaı w̄øttmab jạ̈ma ønnkaröı kaı mıwạrūı. Kerarrmo’han mo ërsānjo kaı x̄ërjorōme, kaı ēljarad’han w̄y̆r nūorbïm jạ̈ma mēlleara mă omÿnhıra.”
/kɘn ijʏmɐn.i.ˈʝɐm ʋɑiɽ͡rə mynɐb kɐɪ̯ ʋɒʈmɐb jæmɐ ɒɳkɐrøɪ̯ kɐɪ̯ mɪ.ˈwɑrʏːɪ̯. kɜrɑɽ͡rmʌʔɦɐn mʌ r̩sɑːnʝʌ kɐɪ̯ χr̩ʝʌrʌː.ˈme kɐɪ̯ ɜːʎʝɑrɐdəʔħɐn ʋɨ̆r nyːʌ̯rbim ʝæːmɐ mɜːɭeɐ̯rɐ mə ʌmɘnħɪrɐ/
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,
A sheep that didn’t have wool, it saw horses, one of them pulling a heavy wagon, one of them carrying a big load, and one of them carrying a man quickly. To the horses said the sheep: “Seeing horses being driven by a man hurts my heart.” Said the horses: “Hark, sheep! Seeing this hurts our hearts: Maketh a man (the master) the wool of the sheep into a comfortable garment for himself, and hath the sheep no wool.” Having heard this, fled the sheep into the plain.
Translation, using normal English
A sheep that had no wool saw horses, one of them pulling a heavy wagon, one carrying a big load, and one carrying a man quickly. The sheep said to the horses: “My heart pains me, seeing a man driving horses.” The horses said: “Hark, sheep! Our hearts pain us when we see this: A man, the master, makes the wool of the sheep into a warm garment for himself, and the sheep has no wool.” Having heard this, the sheep fled into the plain.
In Vordynian culture, traditionally the queen has more power than the king, so this text is slightly changed from its original to reflect Vordynian culture rather than Proto-Indo-European.
Once there was a queen. She was childless. The queen wanted a son. She asked her priest: “May a son be born to me!” The priest said to the queen: “Pray to the Sun Mother, Ïantï.” The queen approached the goddess Ïantï to pray now to her. “Hark, mother Ïantï!” The goddess Ïantï came down from Heaven. “What do you want?” “I want a son.” “Let this be so,” said the bright Ïantï. Thus, the queen bore a son.
The North Wind and the Sun were disputing which was the stronger, when a traveler came along wrapped in a warm cloak.
They agreed that the one who first succeeded in making the traveler take his cloak off should be considered stronger than the other.
Then the North Wind blew as hard as he could, but the more he blew the more closely did the traveler fold his cloak around him;
and at last the North Wind gave up the attempt. Then the Sun shined out warmly, and immediately the traveler took off his cloak.
And so the North Wind was obliged to confess that the Sun was the stronger of the two.
Two Registers of the Language | Waï Rrıhmehlan mă Rrıha
The Vordynian language has two registers, the literary and the spoken registers. They differ in pronunciation, and the shortening/simplification of some words (in spoken). The spoken register is never actually written (except for when transcribing it for linguistic purposes), and the literary register is not used in everyday speech.
Sample Text (from the Bhagavad Gita)
The Blessed Lord said: Time I am, destroyer of the worlds, and I have come to engage all people. With the exception of you, all the soldiers here on both sides will be slain.