Elarian language
| Elarian | |
|---|---|
| Elaroek | |
 The flag of the Empire of Ela'r'oech, origin nation of the Elarian language. | |
| Native to | Empire of Ela'r'oech |
Native speakers | 3+ |
Constructed language
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| Latin script | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | ELR (claimed) |
The Elarian language is an artistic constructed language, often considered the proto-language of Elarian dialects, commonly used in the Empire of Ela'r'oech or by the Elarian people. It is so far only an official language in Ela'r'oech itself, however early forms of the language can be recognized as heard in both Ela'r'oech and the Kingdom of Alaria. The language is named after the Elarian people, which themselves are named after Ela'r'oech. It takes most of it's inspiration from English and French, though French to a lesser extent.
History and Classification
The earliest forms of Elarian are collectively referred to as 'Old Elarian' also have their own dialects which originated from Elarian-allied regions such as Alaria with 'Vaev' for example. Much earlier forms of the language took inspiration more from German and then French, and at one point there seemed to be no direct correlation with any language. Speakers of Elarian are often simply referred to as Elarians themselves either by ethnic or national background. Some can determine the Elarian language to be a language all on itself, considering Vaev and other dialects to be just that. However, there is also the possibility that Vaev and other such dialects can be considered their own languages since Elarian has evolved past those points of deviation, which would make it a proto-language of a theoretical 'Elarian language family.' Especially considering points when the language itself took inspiration from completely different sounding languages, none of which sound comparative to modern-day Elarian.
Dangaro
Dangaro is the earliest form of Elarian and the earliest language used in Elarian regions. It used prefixes and suffixes which would be used to make words and sentences in over 600 possible combinations. It held official language status from 2019 to 2022, when it would be abandoned in favor of initiating the Elarian language, when Elarians would use early versions of the language. Notably, Dangaro had it's own script and was even featured on a few Elarian websites for speakers. It is estimated that at it's peak Dangaro had over 10 speakers before being abandoned. It should be noted that some Elarians continue to learn Dangaro for historical and archival purposes.
Old Elarian and Simplified Elarian
Made with the help of a generator, the Emperor of Ela'r'oech Charles Madgett, was able to efficiently create the language and its Simplified variant in one night altogether. Additionally, he also created a translator app and a lingojam translator service will also be developed in the future. Elarian is the successor language to Dangaro. Elarian was decidedly made the new official language of Ela'r'oech on 20 August 2022, along with English. Elarian has a variation of every letter in the English alphabet, with some additionally symbols. Simplified Elarian contains symbols only used in the English alphabet to make transitioning from English to Elarian easier for those using QWERTY-type keyboards. Elarian does not have any specified grammar rules other than the usage of periods to stop a sentence and comma usage. Additionally, spaces are not used after the word 'the.'
Simplified Elarian was a dialect of Elarian which, despite it's name, was a very different dialect than that of the Elarian language itself. Unlike Elarian, it does not use any special characters or symbols, instead opting to use only symbols which one can find on a QWERTY-type keyboard. Additionally, it's words are not as long as those found in common Elarian. For example, in Elarian, the phrase "This is the Elarian language," is translated as "tef sa brikireim kinïnar." However, in Simplified Elarian, the same phrase is translated as "taf gu uzoraop zoniosu." Simplified Elarian is meant to be the optimal and preferred dialect as opposed to pure Elarian, which is meant to be used only in Ela'r'oech itself.
Modern Elarian
Modern Elarian was made through VulgarLang and is made to be closer to English to help English speakers learn it better. Currently, only five Elarians are estimated to speak the language. Modern Elarian is also, however, close to Old Elarian somewhat. However, Simplified Elarian is considered separate from Old Elarian and so the modern language takes almost no inspiration or traits from Simplified Elarian.
Phonology
The phonetics and phonology of Elarian varies from the type of Elarian. For example, Old Elarian phonology varied on the dialect. Modern Elarian phonology does not necessarily vary from dialects. There are not yet any specific dialects or variations of Modern Elarian. It holds a stress pattern where the stress is always on the last syllable. The phenetic symbols below are from the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA).
Consonants
Modern Elarian holds 16 consonant phonemes, or 17 if you count the single co-articulate phoneme. The co-articulate phoneme is an approximant labial-velar 'w'.
| Manner/Place | Bilabial | Labiodental | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m | n | ||||
| Stop | p b | t d | k g | |||
| Fricative | f v | s z | h | |||
| Approximant | j | |||||
| Trill | r | |||||
| Lateral approximant | l |
Vowels
Modern Elarian holds 5 or 10 vowels, depending of if one differentiates the long vowels from short vowels.
| Front | Back | |
|---|---|---|
| High | i iː | u uː |
| High-mid | e eː | o oː |
| Low | a aː |
Grammar
Modern Elarian for the most part uses English grammar. However, due to some 'gaps' in Modern Elarian, some words or phrases may be substituted or outright removed altogether. For example;
English: All connected and affiliated accounts are followed by @Elaroech and @ElaroechELR.
Elarian: Olrevwo buufeoolm meple are mivunz lip @Elaroech sa @ElaroechELR.
Due to words such as 'affiliated' and 'accounts' not being in Elarian, similar words would be substituted. 'Olrevwo buufeoolm meple wol mivunz lip @Elaroech sa @ElaroechELR' roughly translates to 'All verified humans will follow by @Elaroech and @ElaroechELR.' That translation itself can be read similarly to 'All verified humans will be followed by @Elaroech and @ElaroechELR.'
There is one perfect aspect in Elarian with the prefix i- such as in 'ipeey' which translates to 'have learned.' There is also a singular definite article in Elarian being 'si' or translating to 'the.' Elarian also uses a base ten number system.
Nouns
| Nominative | Accusative | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| No affix
bur /bur/ dog (doing the verb) |
If starts with vowel: Prefix ahb-
Else: Prefix ahboː- ahboobur /ahboːˈbur/ (verb done to) dog |
No affix
bur /bur/ dog |
Prefix hi-
hibur /hiˈbur/ dogs |
Pronouns and possessive determiners
| Nominative | Accusative | Possessive determiners | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st singular | vo /vo/
I |
eeyy /eːjj/
me |
mid /mid/
my |
| 2nd singular | ve /ve/
you |
bu /bu/
you |
virn /virn/
your |
| 3rd singular masc. | mu /mu/
he, it (masc) |
ii /iː/
his, it (masc) |
mii /miː/
his |
| 3rd singular fem. | sim /sim/
she, it (fem) |
piikk /piːkk/
her, it (fem) |
mu /mu/
her |
| 1st plural inclusive | loo /loː/
we (including you) |
noo /noː/
us (including you) |
soo /soː/
our (including you) |
| 1st plural exclusive | hu /hu/
we (excluding you) |
see /seː/
us (excluding you) |
dums /dums/
our (excluding you) |
| 2nd plural | meep /meːp/
you all |
vi /vi/
you all |
sa /sa/
your (pl) |
| 3rd plural | pi /pi/
they |
ya /ja/
them |
yuu /juː/
their |
Derivational morphology
The derivational morphology of Elarian is as follows;
Adjective → adverb = If starts with vowel: Prefix b-; Else: Prefix bu-
Adjective → noun (the quality of being [adj]) = If starts with vowel: Prefix p-; Else: Prefix pi-
Adjective → verb (to make something [adj]) = Prefix vi-
Noun → adjective (having the quality of [noun]) = Prefix fe-
Noun → adjective relating to noun (e.g. economy → economic) = If starts with vowel: Prefix b-; Else: Prefix buː-
Noun to verb = If starts with vowel: Prefix m-; Else: Prefix mu-
Verb → adjective (result of doing [verb]) = Prefix nu-
Tending to = Prefix iː-
Verb → noun (the act of [verb]) = Prefix soː-
Verb → noun that verb produces (e.g. know → knowledge) = Prefix maː-
One who [verb]s (e.g. paint → painter) = If starts with vowel: Prefix b-; Else: Prefix bu-
Place of (e.g. wine → winery) = Prefix hu-
Diminutive = If starts with vowel: Prefix ap-; Else: Prefix apu-
Augmentative = Prefix i-
Examples
Phrases
- Where am I?
- Led am vo?
- Who are you?
- Aafwaa are ve?
- Do you speak English?
- Nok ve subd English?
Words
- a /a/ v. become (begin to be)
- aa /aː/ adj. sick, ill, unwell
- aafwaa /aːˈfwaː/ pron. who
- baa /baː/ n. boy
- baad /baːd/ n. liquid
- baadlo /baːˈdlo/ n. mirror
- baal /baːl/ n. artist
- daad /daːd/ v. taste
- daap /daːp/ v. recognize, diagnose
- daapt /daːpt/ n. wealth
- daav /daːv/ n. excrement
- may /maj/ n. moon
- maye /maˈje/ adj. silly, absurd
- mayy /majj/ adj. next
Translations
| Language | Text |
|---|---|
| English | Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights:
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. |
| French | Article premier de la Déclaration universelle des droits de l'homme:
Tous les êtres humains naissent libres et égaux en dignité et en droits. Ils sont doués de raison et de conscience et doivent agir les uns envers les autres dans un esprit de fraternité. |
| German | Artikel eins der Allgemeinen Erklärung der Menschenrechte:
Alle Menschen sind frei und gleich an Würde und Rechten geboren. Sie sind mit Vernunft und Gewissen begabt und sollen einander im Geiste der Brüderlichkeit begegnen. |
| Elarian | Pemz ii subb tee mofmo woyzii subb meple meyl:
Olrevwo meple mukwaad arf sa le yuu vow sa meyl. Pi doovdo laa eebb sa taazpe sa minn doolp tosp ii e yuu a siikee subb huvee. |