Velgian language
| The Veldergenian Language De Velder Lingua | |
|---|---|
| Date of creation | 2017 |
| Creator | The Velders |
| Language family | Based on Germanic (in the 7th generation also Romance) |
| Writing system | from left to right; Latin alphabet |
| Sources | 30% from Germanic languages (German, English, Afrikaans); 20% from French; 10% from Russian, Ukrainian, Arabic, Latin; 40% true Velgian words |
| Official language in | Veldergen Community, Veldergen |
The Veldergenian language is a conlang created by the Velders in February 2016 as 1337 (Leet), which later switched to Latin script. The Velgian language has both its own words and many borrowings from German, English, Russian, French.
This language is the official language in Veldergen and Velge micronation, since 2018 this language is official in the Veldergen Community. The total number of speakers for the entire time is about 210 people. The Velgian language is more popular than Veldergen itself. In 2018, the language stopped wearing a national coloration and now it is just a conlang that has no attachment to any nation.
The Velgian language is changing very quickly. Such updates are called generations. The new generation comes out 1-2 times a year. In each generation, the rules, grammar and everything related to linguistics change. The eighth (8th) generation of this language is now in use.
Alphabet
The alphabet of the Veldergenian language is based on the Latin alphabet without the letters J, K and W, sometimes the letter Z may not be in the alphabet.
| Letter | Name | Pronunciation* |
|---|---|---|
| A a | Ai [ai] | [ɑ:] [ʌ] [æ] |
| B b | Bi [bi:] | [b] |
| C c | Si [si:] | [s] [k] [kʰ] [t̻͡s̪] |
| D d | Di [di:] | [d] |
| E e | E [œ] | [e] [æ] |
| F f | Fi [fi:] | [f] |
| G g | Gui [gi:] | [g] [h] [x] [ʒ] |
| H h | Hi [hi:] | [x] [h] |
| I i | I [i] | [ɪ] [i:] [æ] |
| L l | El [æl] | [l] |
| M m | Em [æm] | [m] |
| N n | En [æn] | [n] |
| O o | Ou [uw] | [ɒ] [o] [ʊ] |
| P p | Pi [pi:] | [p] |
| Q q | Ku [ku] | [k] [kʰ] |
| R r | A [a] | [ɑ] [ɑ:] [ʌ] [ə]
[ʁ] [r] [r̥] [x] [h] [ʊ] |
| S s | Es [æs] | [s] [z] [ʃ] |
| T t | Ti [ti:] | [t] |
| U u | U [u] | [u:] [ʉ] [ʊ] |
| V v | Vi [vi:] | [v] |
| X x | Iks [iks] | [ks] [gz] [s] |
| Y y | I fe grec | [ɪ] [i:] [æ] |
| Z z | Zi [zi:] | [z] |
History
This language was created at the end of 2015. In the first months, the Leet alphabet was used. In the fall of 2016, it was announced that this language will be switched to the Latin alphabet.
First and Second Generation
The first generation Velgian Language was introduced in October 2016. The alphabet also included the letters æ, ä, ĉ, ĝ, ö, ü, þ, ŝ. For a long time, this language did not have the letters X, W, Q, Y. The dictionary consisted of about 500 words, most of these words were taken from game slang and from German languages. There were several cases, but their names are not known now. There was also a system of grammatical gender (masculine, feminine, neuter).
The second generation began to replace the first generation in early 2017. New letters é, é, ð, ï appeared. The letter þ has been removed. The dictionary has expanded to 1000 words. These are words from English, Russian, German, Ukrainian and Japanese. Cases have become unpopular.
Third generation
In this generation, many letters were removed, some letters were replaced by å, î, ô. The letter ŝ gradually began to disappear. Then the letter c and similar letters began to be used very rarely. Words from Afrikaans, Swedish, Icelandic began to appear. In this generation, words began to shrink. Grammatical gender disappeared.
Fourth generation
This generation was introduced in mid-2017. The Velgian language has a stable vocabulary that is still used today.
Fifth generation
In this generation, most letters have been removed except for È and É. The fifth generation is known for having released some literary works in Velgian language, rules of communication in Veldergen chat rooms and language development with the help of independent linguists.
Sixth generation
This generation was released in 2019. The Velgian language used the letters of the basic Latin alphabet, except for the letters Y and W. The letters È and É have been removed. The dictionary was replenished with words from Asian languages, but they did not gain much popularity and were soon replaced. The sixth generation resembles the American version of the Velgian language.
Seventh Generation and Romanization
This generation was released in early 2020. In the Velgian language, many words from the French language appeared, as well as new grammatical rules. For example, unpronounceable letters and a large number of diphthongs. The basic Latin alphabet was used with the letters È É Ô Ï Ÿ Œ Ç. Subsequently, words from Spanish and Italian were added. The Velgian language has become a little difficult to learn as there are a lot of rules for reading words.