Elw language
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| Elw (kyll Ellion) | |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation: | {{{pronunciation}}} | 
| Spoken in: | Shireroth | 
| Region: | Elwynn, Wintergleam, Talenore | 
| Total speakers: | unknown | 
| Language family: | Unclassified | 
| Writing system: | {{{alphabet}}} | 
| Official status | |
| Official language in: | Elwynn, Wintergleam, Talenore | 
| Regulated by: | People's Academy of Elwynn | 
Background
Blah, blah, language of Elwynn
Phonology
Consonants
| Bilabial | Bilabial | Alveolar | Alveolar | Retroflex | Retroflex | Palatal | Palatal | Velar | Velar | Uvular | Uvular | Glottal | Glottal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unvoiced | Voiced | Unvoiced | Voiced | Unvoiced | Voiced | Unvoiced | Voiced | Unvoiced | Voiced | Unvoiced | Voiced | Unvoiced | Voiced | |
| Nasal | m | n | ŋ̊ | ŋ | ɴ | |||||||||
| Stop | p | b | t | d | q | ɢ | ||||||||
| Sibilant fricative | s | z | ʂ | ʐ | k | |||||||||
| Non-sibilant fricative | ɸ | β | ɕ | ʑ | χ | ʁ | h | ɦ | ||||||
| Trill | r̥ | r | ||||||||||||
| Lateral approximant | l̥ | l | 
Vowels
Orthography
UNDER REVISION
While Elw has a calligraphic script, Elw is generally written with the Latin or Cyrillic script. The calligraphic script is used in art and for decoration, but in every-day language, either Latin or Cyrillic is employed.
The modern alphabet in Latin and Cyrillic is:
| Latin Upper Case | A | AA | B | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | LL | M | N | O | OO | P | Q | R | S | T | U | UU | V | X | Y | Z | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latin lower case | a | aa | b | d | e | f | g | h | i | j | k | l | ll | m | n | o | oo | p | q | r | s | t | u | uu | v | x | y | z | 
| Cyrillic upper case | А | АА | Б | Д | Э | Ф | Г | Х | И | Й | К | Л | Љ | М | Н | О | ОО | П | Ћ | Р | С | Т | У | УУ | В | Ш | Ө | З | 
| Cyrillic lower case | а | аа | б | д | э | ф | г | х | и | й | к | л | љ | м | н | о | оо | р | ћ | р | с | т | у | уу | в | ш | ө | з | 
| General pronunciation (IPA) | [a]~[ɐ] | [aː]~[ɑː] | [b] | [d] | [e]~[eː] | [f] | [g] | [h] | [i(ː)]~[ɪ] | [j] | [k] | [l] | [lʷ]~[w] | [m] | [n] | [ɔ] [o] | [ɔː]~[oː] | [p] | [c]~[ɕ]~[χ] | [r]~[r]~[ʀ] | [s] | [t] | [ʊ]~[u] | [ʊː]~[uː] | [v]~[β]~[w] | [ʂ]~[ʃ] | [ɜ]~[ə] | [z] | 
Elw orthography has been reformed a few times since becoming a literary language when sounds change over time.
The most common obsolete letters are these (which can still sometimes be seen in names and signs):
| Obsolete Latin | Ā ā, Â â | Ē ē, Ê ê | Ī ī, Î î, Í í | Ō ō, Ô ô | Ū ū, Û û | Ŷ ŷ, Ý ý | C c | NG ng | PH ph | TH th | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equivalent Cyrillic | АА аа | Е е | І і | ОО оо | Уу Уу | Ү ү | Ч ч | Ң ң | Ф ф | Ѳ ѳ | 
| Historical pronunciation | [aː]~[ɑː] | [eː] | [iː] | [ɔː]~[oː] | [uː] | [ɜː] | [tʃ] | [ŋ] | [ɸ] | [θ] | 
| Replaced by letters: | AA aa | E e | I i | OO oo | UU uu | Y y | X x Q q | N n M m | F f B b | T t | 
Grammar
Blah blah
Nouns
Nouns are highly regular and are declined according to a system. The system is dependent on whether the noun ends in -ll, -r, -aa, -ai, -as, [include more]
For the
| -LL (kyll, "language") | singular | plural | example sing. | example pl. | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| base | -ll | -lloo | kyll | kylloo | 
| adj./gen. | -llion | -llioon | kyllion | kyllioon | 
| voc. stem | -lly- | -llia- | kylly- | kyllar- | 
| con. stem | -llyr- | -llar- | kyllyr- | kyllar- | 
| -R (door, "country") | singular | plural | example sing. | example pl. | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| base | -r | -ria | door | dooria | 
| adj./gen. | -rion | -roi | doorion | dooroi | 
| voc. stem | -ry- | -rie- | doory- | doorie- | 
| con. stem | -rj- | -rej- | doorj-- | doorej- | 
| -AA (llynaa, "lion") | singular | plural | example sing. | example pl. | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| base | -aa | -ea | llynaa | llynea | 
| adj./gen. | -ean | -eoon | llynean | llyneoon | 
| voc. stem | -eo- | -eoo- | llyneo- | llyneoo- | 
| con. stem | -aj- | -ej- | llynaj- | llynej- | 
| -AI (boorai, "dinner") | singular | plural | example sing. | example pl. | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| base | -ai | -eai | boorai | booreai | 
| adj./gen. | -ajon | -ajoon | boorajon | boorajoon | 
| voc. stem | -aja- | -eje- | booraja- | booreje- | 
| con. stem | -aj- | -ej- | booraj- | boorej- | 
| -AS (kas, "nose, headland") | singular | plural | example sing. | example pl. | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| base | -as | -esme | kas | kasme | 
| adj./gen. | -asmar | -asmui | kasmar | kasmui | 
| voc. stem | -asmy- | -asmyra- | kasmy- | kasmyra- | 
| con. stem | -asm- | -asmyr- | kasm- | kasmyr- | 
| -E (kaabe, "start") | singular | plural | example sing. | example pl. | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| base | -e | -ar | kaabe | kaabar | 
| adj./gen. | -eon | -eron | kaabeon | kaaberon | 
| voc. stem | -e- | -a- | kaabe- | kaaba- | 
| con. stem | -- | -yr- | kaab- | kaabyr- | 
| -I (adi, "dad") | singular | plural | example sing. | example pl. | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| base | -i | -ei | adi | adei | 
| adj./gen. | -ion | -ejon | adion | adejon | 
| voc. stem | -ie- | -ejo- | adie- | adejo- | 
| con. stem | -- | -ej- | ad- | adej- | 
| -IS (noobis, "prayer") | singular | plural | example sing. | example pl. | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| base | -is | -a | noobis | nooba | 
| adj./gen. | -ezon | -esoon | noobezon | noobesoon | 
| voc. stem | -y- | -yze- | nooby- | noobyze- | 
| con. stem | -- | -yz- | noob- | noobyz- | 
| -OO (zoo, "friend") | singular | plural | example sing. | example pl. | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| base | -oo | -eo | zoo | zeo | 
| adj./gen. | -oon | -eoon | zoon | zeoon | 
| voc. stem | -oo- | -eo- | zoo- | zeoo- | 
| con. stem | -ons- | -eons- | zons- | zeons- | 
| -OOS (roos, "rain") | singular | plural | example sing. | example pl. | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| base | -oos | -os | roos | ros | 
| adj./gen. | -osar | -osoon | rosar | rosoon | 
| voc. stem | -osmy- | -osmo- | rosmy- | rosmo- | 
| con. stem | -osm- | -osm- | rosm- | rosm- | 
| -U (aranu, "prince") | singular | plural | example sing. | example pl. | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| base | -u | -uu | aranu | aranuu | 
| adj./gen. | -on | -ui | aranon | aranui | 
| voc. stem | -u- | -uri- | aranu- | aranuri- | 
| con. stem | -- | -ur- | aran- | aranur- | 
| -UUN (jemeruun, "enemy") | singular | plural | example sing. | example pl. | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| base | -uun | -uu | jemeruun | jemeruu | 
| adj./gen. | -on | -oon | jemeron | jemeroon | 
| voc. stem | -uu- | -oo- | jemeruu- | jemeroo- | 
| con. stem | -un | -on | jemerun- | jemeron- | 
| any other consonant (araq, "elder") | singular | plural | example sing. | example pl. | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| base | - | -i | araq | araqi | 
| adj./gen. | -on | -oi | araqon | araqoi | 
| voc. stem | -o- | -oi- | araqo- | araqoi- | 
| con. stem | -- | -- | araq- | araq- |