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