A language of my own creation: Paχχïãnñ
Just to give you a heads up, I'll be writing a tiny bit more about my story that is currently in the beginning stages. If you are interested or curious, you can read the prologue here: http://mlpforums.com/blog/2112/entry-13725-the-last-to-know-official-prologue/
If I must give one thing away in regards to my story, it is going to be of the science fiction genre. That is all I will tell you. I will be posting the first official chapter of the story soon. If you want to find out more about my story, you must simply follow along and read each chapter that I publish here.
Anyways, another tiny aspect I can reveal is that within the universe in which this story takes place, the English language is officially extinct. It is as extinct as Latin in this modern age. The new common language of the story's universe is Paχχïãnñ. However, Paχχïãnñ is actually incredibly similar to its ancient cousin, and the spoken languages are 95% alike. What makes this language uniquely foreign is its writing system and its letters which are derived from Greek, Spanish, Portuguese, English, and the Scandinavian languages.
For example this the Paχχïãnñ alphabet that I created a few days ago:
a ä ā ã ß c d đ eeē ė f Γ g h i ï ī j κ lł Σ n ñ o ö ø õ p q r δ t uü v w χ yÿ z ż
It contains 40 letters, which is admittedly a lot more intimidating than English. However all these extra letters, for the most part, merely represent the sounds that are not clearly defined in English. I will now explain each category into which several of these letters will fall.
The Phonetic Letters:
a = allow, august, addition, day, adventure, as (It virtually identical to our "A" except that it only represents the actual pronunciation of the letter itself and the "ah" sound that the doctors would often tell you to produce).
ā = and, am, an, analyze (You get the idea, basically this goes for any "an" sound, except for "any" ironically, which is pronounced with the Paχχïãnñ a sound. Because no language is fun without those weird rule-breakers xP)
ã = Martian, subterranean, decrease, speakers, year (If you have an average understanding of grammar, you might be able to catch the pattern. Remember the vowels (a,e,i,o,u)? Basically since, the a makes a really weird sound when it comes after these vowels, I felt that it would be best to use an odd letter.)
ė = economy, idea, geology, reason (This letter is only used when the actual pronunciation of the English letter "e" can be clearly heard in a word (e.g. "idėaä").
i = ice, idea, size, sight, iodine (This letter is only used when the actual pronunciation of the English letter "i" can be clearly heard in a word). *Cannot be used inside the word - read about the next letter below.
ï = big, inhibition, dim, side (This letter is always used inside of the word - not ending with the letter nor starting with it).
ī = in, ignition, introduce (You get the idea. It is used every time the "en" sound is used in the beginning of the word). *Cannot be used inside the word - read about the previous letter above.
ñ = onion, astronomy, dominion (This is a special letter that sounds very similar to its Spanish derivative. It's slight toned down from the Spanish pronunciation and it is usually used before (not after) "o" and "io.") The only exception is that it is not used within "con" (e.g. economics, icon, etc.).
o = open, ocean, hope, our* (It is mainly used when the word contains the same pronunciation of its English derivative. "Our (Ouürr)" and "or" are by far the only exceptions.
ø = ox, oxygen, operation, project, to, through, move (This letter has two different pronunciations. It represents both the high-pitched "ah" like in the first four example words, and the "uuu" sound in the last three example words.) The pronoun "you" would be the only exception. *You would only have to use it twice in row in words like "woods (wøødδδ)."
õ = everyone, allow, mountains (You have to write out this letter before the "n," "u," ,and "o." It is equivalent to the "auuu" and "onn" sound that you may here in words like "out", "one." The only exceptions would be "allow (alłõw)," "allowance (alłõwānceeē)," and anything containing "ow," and in addition, it is not used within "con" (e.g. economics, icon, etc.).
The Conjoined Letters:
eeē - In my story, this basically replaces the extinct "e" of its ancient cousin language. It is used exactly like the English "e" in the sense that it is non-phonetic. So instead of "letter" for example, you have "leeētteeērr."
lł - Upon the extinction of the English language in my story, the common double Ls that we had known and loved have become permanently conjoined and thus marking the end of the English "L." Used in the same exact manner as "L", however in addition, "lł" is also the new personal "I."
uü - The English "u" and the Spanish umlaut "ü" have also become permanently conjoined, forming this letter which is exactly identical to the English "u" but with a slight stronger accent. So instead of "usually" for example, you have "uüδuüalłyÿ."
yÿ - This letter's origin is unknown but it is used in the exact same manner as the English "y."
d/đ = The "d" always comes first. It would always be the first letter of any word starting with the English "d." The "đ" is only used after the "d" in any word comprised of both of those letters (e.g. adđïtïõnñ, neeēdyÿ.) When a word ends in "d" you have to add the "đ" to it (e.g. "wørdđ").
Combiners:
*The most important grammatical rule in this language is to be aware of the particular letters that are exclusively always "doubled" at the end of the words that end with them.
a = aä (e.g. Utopia = Uütopïaä)
d = dđ (e.g. Needed = Neeēdeeēdđ)
eeē = eeeē (e.g. Adorable = Adoraßlłeeeē)
j = jj (e.g. Taj Mahal = Tajj Σahalł)
n = nñ (e.g. Onion = Õñïõnñ) *Another major rule-breaker - the letter "n" of this alphabet doesn't follow the phonetic rule when a word ends with it.
o = oö (e.g. Hello = Heeēlłoö)
r = rr (e.g. Controller = Controlłeeērr)
δ = δδ (e.g. Economics = EeēconoΣïcδδ) *δ = s
z = zż (e.g. Waltz = Walłtzż)
*Letters such as "lł," "uü," and "yÿ" do not follow the combination rule as, with the exception of "eeē" they are already conjoined.
The Regulars:
*These letters do not follow the combination rule. They do however, combine in the same manner letters would join in English (e.g. butter = ßuütteeērr)
ß - This completely identical to our "b." Unlike the previous letters, this has no uppercase or lowercase form. It's just as it is.
c - Same as our "c."
f/Γ - Mostly the same as the "f" that we use, except this one has an unique uppercase form: "Γ"
g - Same as our "g."
h - Same as our "h."
κ - Went through a slight change, but overall the same as our "k."
Σ - Same as our "m" despite the obvious difference.
p, q, t, v, w - All of them come from and are used exactly the same as their English ancestors.
χ - Slight change but nonetheless, it is used the same as its English ancestor.
One more important grammar rule:
The object pronouns (me, you, her, him, us, them) are never separate from verbs that involve them if the verbs have no preposition in between.
For example: "I love you" = "lł lłøveeē + yÿouü" = "lł lłøveeēyÿouü"
Example 2: "I hate them" = "lł hateeē + theeēΣ = "lł hateeētheeēΣ"
Example 3: "The government has sent something to you" = "Theeē gøveeērnΣeeēnt haδδ δeeēnt δøΣeeēthïng tø yÿouü."
So yeah, this is my fictional language that I plan on using in my story in progress. Hope you enjoyed the little introduction. This may have been a waste of time, but oh well. I had fun. lol
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