Liŋglıs

From Dana Nutter's Conlangs

Contents 1 What is Linglis? • Wa i Liŋglıs? 2 Alphabet • Auvıve 3 Consonants • Kansonın 4 Vowels • Wau 5 Diphthongs • Diftaŋ 6 Sample Texts • Sämpo Tex 6.1 UDHR 6.2 Pater Noster

What is Linglis? • Wa i Liŋglıs?

Liŋglıs is an artificial language which projects a possible English of the future based on series of sound and grammatical shifts.

FABA

Under Construction

En Desarroyo

建设中 | 建设中

建設中

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Alphabet • Auvıve

Liŋglıs writing is loosely based upon the older English alphabet, however a series of spelling reforms have added new letters to create a system that is more regular. Two letters, Ð and Þ, are actually restorations of letters previously dropped from use in English.

A

Ä

B

C

D

Ð

E

F

G

H

I

İ

J

K

L

M

N

Ŋ

O

Ö

P

Q

R

S

T

Þ

U

V

W

X

Y

Z

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ä

b

c

d

ð

e

f

g

h

ı

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j

k

l

m

n

ŋ

o

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p

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þ

u

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y

z

Consonants • Kansonın

Name	Letter	IPA	Pronunciation	Example
brawo	B b	b	Voiced bilabial stop	Like b in babble.
cali	C c	ʧ	Voiceless postalveolar affricate	Like ch in church.
deutı	D d	d	Voiced dental stop	Like d in dad.
eð	Ð ð	ð	Voiced interdental fricative	Like th in then or bathe.
fayra	F f	f	Voiceless labiodental fricative	Like f in fife.
gauf	G g	g	Voiced velar stop	Like g in gag.
hodeu	H h	h	Voiceless velar fricative	Like h in house.
juli	J j	ʤ	Voiced postalveolar affricate	Like j and g in judge.
kilo	K k	k	Voiceless velar stop	Like k in kick
limı	L l	l	Lateral approximant	Like l in lilac.
mai	M m	m	Bilabial nasal	Like m in mime.
nowembı	N n	n	Dental nasal	Like n in nine.
pabı	P p	p	Voiceless bilabial stop	Like p in pipe.
kıvek	Q q	ɣ	Voiced velar fricative	Like g in Spanish agua.
romio	R r	ɹ	Postalveolar approximant	Like r in hurry.
serı	S s	s	Voiceless alveolar fricative	Like s in sister.
täŋgo	T t	t	Voiceless dental stop	Like t in title.
þon	Þ þ	θ	Voiceless interdental fricative	Like th in thin or bath.
vikti	V v	v	Voiced labiodental fricative	Like v in verve.
wiski	W w	w	Bilabial approximant	Like th in then or bathe.
xei	X x	ʃ	Voiceless postalveolar fricative	Like sh in sheesh.
yäŋki	Y y	ʒ	Voiced postalveolar fricative	Like z in azure or j in French jour.
zibrı	Z z	z	Voiced alveolar fricative	Like z in zone or doze.

Vowels • Wau

Name	Letter	IPA	Pronunciation	Example
alfa	A a	a	Almost fully open vowel	Like a in father.
änti	Ä ä	æ	Near open vowel	Like a in cat.
ego	E e	e	Mid front unrounded vowel	Like e in met or bet.
ıno	I ı	ə	Mid central vowel	Like a in about.
indi	İ i	i	Close front unrounded vowel	Like i in machine. Before a vowel, like y in yes.
oskı	O o	o	Mid back rounded vowel	Like o in dome.
öndı	Ö ö	ʌ	Open Mid back unrounded vowel	Like u in under.
unıfo	U u	u	Close back rounded vowel	Like oo in soon.

Diphthongs • Diftaŋ

	Spelling	IPA	Pronunciation	Example
	AI ai	aj
	AU au	aw
	EI ei	ej
	EU eu	ew
	IU iu	iw
	OI oi	oj
	UI ui	uj

Sample Texts • Sämpo Tex

UDHR

Adigo Wöŋ

Au xumıŋ boŋ fri ın igwo in diniti ın rai. ðei hau rizın ın kanxın, ın xu kandök wöŋ ö öðı iŋ spiri ö bröðıhu.

Pater Noster

Faðı ö Wi

Faðı ö Wi, hu i iŋ Heuŋ, hälo bi ðai neim. ðai kiŋdöm köm, ðai wiu bi döŋ, an Öþ az iŋ Heuŋ. In giu wi ði dei au deili bre. In foqiu wi au siŋ, In wi auzo foqiu ðo hu siŋ ıqeŋ wi. In li wi na intu tenteixıŋ bö seiu wi fröm iwo.