Velenian [LEN]
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Language type
Artistic Language (Artlang)
Species
Human/humanoid
About Velenian
Velenian is built in part because of a personal love for grammar, but also as part of a larger world building. It is spoken on the lower continent of Qāzan (Qāzan Oyl) on the planet Veleniuz.
Sample of Velenian[view] Hyel Gagel daug Zina yelizab a Elēria mηz ar, Badu Omu omo qηj Guenηr, Aleqzel Tabri Omu omo qηj Dara, Gefiz edaw Onu o dau Teqzabin. Lovu dau Qriol, Izyao jeog Renole le
Once the ancient waters left Earth and had developed their language, they started to build their kingdom, otherwise known as the high city. The council was selected to prosecute any criminal acts and to debate future advancements for the ancient waters. The high city is a pristine city with above water and underwater buildings with a large castle for the highest members of the council, who are recognized as the kings and queens, and owners of the new planet.[view all texts]
Once the ancient waters left Earth and had developed their language, they started to build their kingdom, otherwise known as the high city. The council was selected to prosecute any criminal acts and to debate future advancements for the ancient waters. The high city is a pristine city with above water and underwater buildings with a large castle for the highest members of the council, who are recognized as the kings and queens, and owners of the new planet.[view all texts]
Language family relationships
[view] About NarjanThe language family for the various languages spoken on Planet Veleniuz. Most inhabitants of the southern continent Qāzan Oyl speak a dialect of Velenian, however most of its language siblings have gone extinct.
Phonology
| Consonants | Bilabial | Labio- dental | Alveolar | Post- Alveolar | Palatal | Labio- velar | Velar | Glottal | ||||||||
| Nasal | m | n | ||||||||||||||
| Plosive | p pʰ | t tʰ | k kʰ | ʔ | ||||||||||||
| Fricative | f | v | s | ʃ | [ç]1 | [x]2 | h | |||||||||
| Affricate | t͡ʃ | d͡ʒ | ||||||||||||||
| Lateral approximant | l | |||||||||||||||
| Approximant | j | w | ||||||||||||||
| Flap | ɾ | |||||||||||||||
- allophone of /h/
- allophone of /h/
| Vowels | Front | Back | ||
| Close | i i: | u u: | ||
| Close-mid | e e: | o o: | ||
| Open-mid | [ɛ]1 ɛ: | [ʌ]2 | [ɔ]3 | |
| Open | ɑ ɑ: | |||
- allophone of /e/
- allophone of /o/
- allophone of /o/
Orthography
Below is the orthography for Velenian. This includes all graphemes as defined in the language's phonology settings - excluding the non-distinct graphemes/polygraphs.
 VelenianOrthography | |||||||||
| Āā Āā /ɑ:/ | Aa Aa /ɑ/ | Bb Bb /p/ | Cc Cc Ci /t͡ʃ/ | Dd Dd /t/ | Ee Ee En /e/ | Ēē Ēē Ēz /e:/ | Ff Ff Fi /f/ | Gg Gg /k/ | Īī Īī Īz /i:/ |
| Ii Ii In /i/ | Jj Jj Ji /ʃ/ | Ll Ll Lo /l/ | Mm Mm Me /m/ | Nn Nn Ne /n/ | Ōō Ōō Ōm /o:/ | Oo Oo On /o/ | Pp Pp Pi /pʰ/ | Qq Qq Qi /kʰ/ | Rr Rr Ra /ɾ/ |
| Tt Tt Ti /tʰ/ | Uu Uu Un /u/ | Ūū Ūū Ūz /u:/ | Vv Vv Vi /v/ | Ww Ww Wo /w/ | Yy Yy Yin /j/ | Zz Zz Zi /s/ | Ηη Ηη Eη /ɛ:/ | Нн Нн Vilae /h/ | |
| ✖ Unknown alphabetical order | |||||||||
Latest 8 related articles listed below.
Pronouns
Construction & Declension of Personal Pronouns in Velenian
28-Jun-18 13:33Velenian Speech Particles
A description of the different speech particles
27-Aug-17 07:56Origins of the Velenian Language
An account of how the Velenian Language supposedly came to b...
22-Jun-16 17:31
