The Pristinian language (As d-Tanᵹa nā h-Uḃınn; German: Pristinische Sprache; Ripuarian: Pristeenische Sprôch) is a constructed language spoken in Pristinia. It is classified as a Celtic language, though it is also influenced by the Ripuarian, German and French languages.
Name
The Pristinian language is referred to as the Tanᵹa nā h-Uḃınn, the "language of the Ubians", or simply Uḃınıge, "Ubian". This is in reference to the Celtic tribe of the Ubians (misidentified as a Germanic tribe by the Romans) who lived in the area today controlled by Pristinia.
Origin
Alphabet
The Pristinian alphabet contains the following letters (excluding vowels with acutes and graves):
Letter
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Name
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Transcr.
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Letter
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Name
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Transcr.
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A, a
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a
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a
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Ɣ, ɣ
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ıɣé
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yh
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Ā, ā
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āt
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òà
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L, l
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el
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l
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Æ, æ
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æt
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ae
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M, m
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em
|
m
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B, b
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bé
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b
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Ṁ, ṁ
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ṁí
|
mh
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Ḃ, ḃ
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ḃí
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bh
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N, n
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en
|
n
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C, c
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cú
|
c
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Ŋ, ŋ
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eŋa
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ng
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Ċ, ċ
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aċ
|
ch
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O, o
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o
|
o
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Ç, ç
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éçe
|
hh
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P, p
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pé
|
p
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D, d
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dé
|
d
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Ṗ, ṗ
|
ṗí
|
ph
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E, e
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e
|
e
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R, r
|
erá
|
r
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F, f
|
fí
|
f
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S, s, ſ
|
es
|
s
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G, ᵹ
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ga
|
g
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Ṡ, ṡ, ẛ
|
ṡo
|
sh
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Ġ, ġ
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ġán
|
gh
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T, t
|
ta
|
t
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H, h
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ho
|
h
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Ṭ, ṭ
|
ṭí
|
th
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I, ı
|
ı
|
i
|
U, u
|
u
|
u
|
Phonology
Vowels
Please note that all vowels may also represent a schwa, or schwa-like forms of their ordinary selves depending on their position within the word. In vowel digraphs, the use of a grave or accute accent on one or both of the letters may also modify the phoneme, though they are not listed here for reasons of brevity.
Monophthongs
Spelling
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IPA
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Example
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ea
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ʌ
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ceatsa
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a
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açar
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aː
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çara
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ai
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ao
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æː
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laor
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Diphthongs
Spelling
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IPA
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Example
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x
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y
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z
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Grammar
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Gender
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Cases
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Numbers
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Tenses
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Persons
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Moods
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Voices
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Aspects
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Verb
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Nouns
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Yes
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Yes
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Adjectives
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Numbers
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Participles
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Adverb
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Pronouns
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Adpositions
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Article
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Yes
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Yes
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Particle
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Articles
Gender/Number
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Singular
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Dual & Plural
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Male
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An
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Na
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Female
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Na
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Næ
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Neuter
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As
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Sa
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Vocabulary
Examples