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'''Telnan''' /teɫnən/, endonym: '''Telná''' /telnaː/ is a Romance language spoken in the nation of Telna in the center of the Black Sea.
'''Telnan''' /teɫnən/, endonym: '''Telná''' /telnaː/ is a Romance language spoken in the nation of Telna in the center of the Black Sea. Please excuse me if the page is not very fleshed out.
==Introduction==
==Introduction==
Telnan is an Indo-European Romance conlang, most similar to Romanian and Italian. However, some features do come from the earlier languages spoken on the island, and there are some loanwords from Slavic languages, Turkish and Romanian.
Telnan is an Indo-European Romance conlang, most similar to Romanian and Italian. However, some features do come from the earlier languages spoken on the island, and there are some loanwords from Slavic languages, Turkish and Romanian.
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==Phonology==
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Vowels
|-
| [i], [iː] || [u], [uː]
|-
| [e], [eː] || [o], [ɔː]
|-
| [a], [aː] ||
|}
There are also two diphthongs:
[ʊ̯ɔ], [i̯e]
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Consonants
|-
| [p], [b] ||  || [t], [d] ||  ||  || [k], [g] ||  ||  ||
|-
| [m] ||  || [n] ||  || [ɲ] || [ŋ] ||  ||  ||
|-
|  ||  || [r] ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||
|-
|  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||
|-
| ''[β]'' || [f], [v] || [s], [z], [ʃ], [ʒ] ||  || [ç] || [x], ''[ɣ]'' ||  ||  ||
|-
|  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||
|-
|  ||  ||  ||  || [j] ||  ||  ||  ||
|-
|  ||  ||  ||  || [ʎ] ||  ||  ||  ||
|-
|  ||  || [t͡s], [d͡z], [t͡ʃ], [d͡ʒ] ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||
|}
====Syllable structure====
====Syllable structure====
Syllable structure in Telnan is always either CV or CVC, where C represents either one or two consonants and V represents a vowel.
Syllable structure in Telnan is always either CV or CVC, where C represents either one or two consonants and V represents a vowel.
===Orthography===
 
===Phonology and orthography===
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Alphabet (with IPA)
|+ Alphabet (with IPA)
|-
|-
| Aa  
| Aa  
| [a]
| /a/
|-
| Áá
| /ɔ/
|-
|-
| Bb  
| Bb  
| [b]
| /b/
|-
|-
| Cc  
| Cc  
| [t͡s]
| /t͡s/
|-
|-
| Čč
| Čč
| [t͡ʃ]
| /t͡ʃ/
|-
|-
| Dd  
| Dd  
| [d]
| /d/
|-
|-
| Ee  
| Ee  
| [e]
| /e/
|-
|-
| Éé  
|Éé
| [e] at start of word, [eː] otherwise
|/eː/
|-
|-
| Ff  
| Ff  
| [f]
| /f/
|-
|-
| Gg  
| Gg  
| [ɣ] before ''[i]'', [g] otherwise
| /ɣ/, /ʝ/ before front vowels
|-
|Ǧǧ
|/d͡ʒ/
|-
|-
| Hh  
| Hh  
| [x]
| /x/, /ç/ before front vowels
|-
|-
| Ii  
| Ii  
| [i]
| /i/
|-
|-
| Íí
|ie
| [i] at start of word, [iː] otherwise
|/i̯e/
|-
|Íí
|/iː/
|-
|-
| Jj  
| Jj  
| [j]
| /j/
|-
|-
| Kk  
| Kk  
| [k]
| /k/
|-
|-
| Ll  
| Ll  
| [l]
| /l/
|-
|lj
|/ʎ/
|-
|-
| Mm  
| Mm  
| [m]
| /m/, /ɱ/ before labiodental consonants
|-
|-
| Nn  
| Nn  
| [ŋ] before ''[k]'' or ''[g]'', [n] otherwise
| /n/, /ŋ/ before velar consonants
|-
|nj
|/ɲ/
|-
|-
| Oo  
| Oo  
| [o]
| /o/
|-
|-
| Óó  
| Óó
| [o] at start of word, [oː] otherwise
| /oː/
|-
|-
| Pp  
| Pp  
| [p]
| /p/
|-
|-
| Qq  
| Qq  
| [k]
| /k/
|-
|-
| Rr  
| Rr  
| [r]
| /r/
|-
|-
| Ss  
| Ss  
| [s]
| /s/
|-
|-
| Šš  
| Šš  
| [ʃ]
| /ʃ/
|-
|-
| Tt  
| Tt  
| [t]
| /t/
|-
|-
| Uu  
| Uu  
| [u]
| /u/
|-
|uo
|/ʊ̯ɔ/
|-
|-
| Úú  
| Úú  
| [u] at start of word, [uː] otherwise
| /uː/
|-
|-
| Vv  
| Vv  
| [β] in consonant clusters, [v] otherwise
| /v/
|-
|-
| Xx
| Xx
| [ks] at end of word, [gz] otherwise
| /ks/ word-finally, /gz/ otherwise
|-
|-
| Yy
| Yy
| [i]
| /ʏ/
|-
|-
| Zz
| Zz
| [z]
| /d͡z/
|-
| Żż
| [dz]
|-
|-
| Žž
| Žž
| [ʒ]
| /ʒ/
|}
|}


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In Telnan, the penultimate (second-to-last) syllable is stressed, although this can differ in certain words or loanwords.
In Telnan, the penultimate (second-to-last) syllable is stressed, although this can differ in certain words or loanwords.


===Phonotactics===
==Morphology==


===Morphophonology===
====Morphosynactic alignment====
==Morphology==
Telnan is a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nominative%E2%80%93accusative_alignment nominative-accusative] language.
====Nouns====
The
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==Syntax==
==Syntax==
===Constituent order===
===Word order===
The SVO (subject-verb-object) word order is used
===Noun phrase===
===Noun phrase===
===Verb phrase===
===Verb phrase===
===Sentence phrase===
===Sentence phrase===
===Dependent clauses===
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==Example texts==
==Example texts==
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==Other resources==
==Other resources==
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Latest revision as of 09:45, 10 April 2026

Telnan /teɫnən/, endonym: Telná /telnaː/ is a Romance language spoken in the nation of Telna in the center of the Black Sea. Please excuse me if the page is not very fleshed out.

Introduction

Telnan is an Indo-European Romance conlang, most similar to Romanian and Italian. However, some features do come from the earlier languages spoken on the island, and there are some loanwords from Slavic languages, Turkish and Romanian.

Syllable structure

Syllable structure in Telnan is always either CV or CVC, where C represents either one or two consonants and V represents a vowel.

Phonology and orthography

Alphabet (with IPA)
Aa /a/
Áá /ɔ/
Bb /b/
Cc /t͡s/
Čč /t͡ʃ/
Dd /d/
Ee /e/
Éé /eː/
Ff /f/
Gg /ɣ/, /ʝ/ before front vowels
Ǧǧ /d͡ʒ/
Hh /x/, /ç/ before front vowels
Ii /i/
ie /i̯e/
Íí /iː/
Jj /j/
Kk /k/
Ll /l/
lj /ʎ/
Mm /m/, /ɱ/ before labiodental consonants
Nn /n/, /ŋ/ before velar consonants
nj /ɲ/
Oo /o/
Óó /oː/
Pp /p/
Qq /k/
Rr /r/
Ss /s/
Šš /ʃ/
Tt /t/
Uu /u/
uo /ʊ̯ɔ/
Úú /uː/
Vv /v/
Xx /ks/ word-finally, /gz/ otherwise
Yy /ʏ/
Zz /d͡z/
Žž /ʒ/

Stress

In Telnan, the penultimate (second-to-last) syllable is stressed, although this can differ in certain words or loanwords.

Morphology

Morphosynactic alignment

Telnan is a nominative-accusative language.

Nouns

The


Syntax

Word order

The SVO (subject-verb-object) word order is used

Noun phrase

Verb phrase

Sentence phrase

Example texts

Other resources

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