Faidan Elvish

Contents

Introduction

Chronology

Writing System

Grammar

Contents

Phonology

Vowels

Front Central Back
Close /ɪ iː/ ⟨i ī⟩ /ʏ yː/ ⟨y ȳ⟩ /ʊ uː/ ⟨u ū⟩
Mid /eː/ ⟨ē⟩ /oː/ ⟨ō⟩
Open /ɛ ɛː/ ⟨e ei⟩ /a aː/ ⟨a ā⟩ /ɔ ɔː/ ⟨o ou⟩
Diphthongs /ai̯ au̯ ia̯ ɪu̯ ʏi̯ ʏu̯ ɛi̯ ɛu̯ ɔu̯ ua̯ ʊi̯/
⟨ai au ia iu yi yu ēi eu ōu ua ui⟩
Triphthongs /ia̯u̯ ua̯u̯/ ⟨iau uau⟩

Consonants

Bilabial Coronal Palatal Velar Labio-Velar Glottal
Nasal /m/ ⟨m⟩ /n/ ⟨n⟩
Stop /p b/ ⟨p b⟩ /t d/ ⟨t d⟩ /k g/ ⟨c g⟩ /kʷ gʷ/ ⟨cw gw⟩
Fricative /f fʷ/ ⟨f fw⟩ /θ/ ⟨th⟩ /s ɬ/ ⟨s lh⟩ /x/ ⟨ch⟩ /h/ ⟨h⟩
Approximant /v vʷ/ ⟨v vw⟩ /r l/ ⟨r l⟩ /j jʷ/ ⟨j jw⟩ /w/ ⟨w⟩
Nasal Consonants
Stop Consonants
Fricative Consonants
Approximant Consonants

Phonotactics

Mutation and Sandhi

Verbs

Person Markers and Mood

Indicative Mood
Singular Dual Inclusive Plural Exclusive Plural
First Person -em -ymus -iêg -ēs
Second Person -owus, -aus -ajam, -eim
Third Person Masculine -ath -aus -anth
Third Person Feminine -yth -ȳs -ynth
Third Person Neutral -eth -ȳs -enth
Subjunctive Mood
Singular Dual Inclusive Plural Exclusive Plural
First Person -ym -ȳmus -iagȳ -ais
Second Person -au -owus, -aus -ojaum, -aum
Third Person Masculine -auth -aus -aunth
Third Person Feminine -ȳth -ȳs -ȳnth
Third Person Neutral -ȳth -ȳs -ȳnth
Optative Mood
Singular Dual Inclusive Plural Exclusive Plural
First Person -im -iamus -īgī -ais
Second Person -ai -yjus, -ȳs -ejaim, -aim
Third Person Masculine -aith -ȳs -ainth
Third Person Feminine -īth -ias -īnth
Third Person Neutral -īth -ias -īnth
Imperative Mood
Singular Dual Inclusive Plural
First Person -iēgān
Second Person -ōus -an
Third Person Masculine -athā -ōus -anthan
Third Person Feminine -ythā -iōus -ynthan
Third Person Neutral -ethā -iōus -enthan
Object Markers
Singular Dual Inclusive Plural Exclusive Plural
First Person -dénd, -thénd -dymûth, -thymûth -iēgéd, -iêth -êth
Second Person -nôd -náuth -ajánd, -éind
Third Person Masculine -rád -ráuth -iēnád, -ráid
Third Person Feminine -rýd, -ríad -rŷth -iēníad, -rîd
Third Person Neutral -réd -rŷth -iēnéd, -rîd
Indirect Object Markers
Singular Dual Inclusive Plural Exclusive Plural
First Person -demen, -themen -dymuren, -thymuren -iēgen -airen
Second Person -non -nauren -ajamen, -eimen
Third Person Masculine -ran -rauren -iēnan, -rain
Third Person Feminine -ryn -rȳren -iēnyn, -rin
Third Person Neutral -ren -rȳren -iēnen, -rin

Tense

Present
Simple ∅-
Inchoative nē-, nei-, CVC-CV
Past
Inchoative enē-, enei-, e-CVC-CV
Perfect ē-, ei-
Imperfect cwē-, cwei-, CV-CVC, egwē-, egwei-, eCV-CVC
Iterative egi-, gi-
Stative eur-
Future
Simple bei-, ber-

Nouns

a-stems
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative hār-a hōr-aus hēr-ai
Accusative hār-ád hōr-áuth hēr-áid
Dative hār-an hōr-auren hēr-ain
Genitive hār-am hōr-aurem hēr-aim
Instrumental hār-angwa(s), -áng hōr-auringwa(s), -auríng hēr-aingwa(s), -áing
Locative hār-ánd hōr-aurénd hēr-áind
Vocative hār-∅ hōr-aus hēr-ai
y-stems
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative mer-ia myr-yus mir-ī
Accusative mer-íad myr-ýuth mir-îd
Dative mer-yn myr-yuren mir-in
Genitive mer-ym myr-yurem mir-im
Instrumental mer-iangwa(s), -íang myr-yuringwa(s), -yuríng mir-īngwa(s), -îng
Locative mer-ýnd myr-yurénd mir-índ
Vocative mer-ia myr-yus mir-ī
e-stems
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative pagn-e pogn-ȳs pegn-ī
Accusative pagn-éd pogn-ŷth pegn-îd
Dative pagn-en pogn-ȳren pegn-in
Genitive pagn-em pogn-ȳrem pegn-im
Instrumental pagn-engwa(s), -éng pogn-ȳringwa(s), -ȳríng pegn-īngwa(s), -îng
Locative pagn-énd pogn-ȳrénd pegn-índ
Vocative pagen-∅ pogn-ȳs pegn-ī
ō-stems
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative bāchill-ō, -∅ bōchill-ōus beichill-ȳ
Accusative bāchill-ôd bōchill-ôuth beichill-ŷd, -ýid
Dative bāchill-on bōchill-ōuren beichill-ȳn
Genitive bāchill-om bōchill-ōurem beichill-ym
Instrumental bāchill-ōngwa(s), -ông bōchill-ōuringwa(s), -ōuríng beichill-ȳngwa(s), -yingwa(s), -ŷng, -ýing
Locative bāchill-ónd bōchill-ōurénd beichill-ȳnd
Vocative bāchill-ō, -∅ bōchill-ōus beichill-ȳ
obstruent-stems
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative cas-∅ cor-us cais-∅
Accusative cā-th cor-rûth cai-th
Dative car-en cor-uren cair-en
Genitive car-em cor-urem cair-em
Instrumental car-ingwa(s), -íng cor-uringwa(s), -uríng cair-ingwa(s), -íng
Locative car-énd cor-urénd cair-énd
Vocative cas-∅ cor-us cais-∅
liquid-stems
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative domal-∅ domol-us dymail-∅
Accusative domál-d domol-ûth dymáil-d
Dative domal-en domol-uren dymail-en
Genitive domal-em domol-urem dymail-em
Instrumental domal-ingwa(s), -íng domol-uringwa(s), -uríng dymail-ingwa(s), -íng
Locative domal-énd domol-urénd dymail-énd
Vocative domal-∅ domol-us dymail-∅

Prepositions

Adverbs

Conjunctions

Particles

Interjections

Chrestomathy

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