Jerregi-liga — Language

— Original language created by Gryff

Jerregi-liga

Natively known as: Jerregi-liga /d͡ʒeˈ ɹegiˈ liga/
— Made via Vulgar
...and he stood holding his hat and turned his wet face to the wind...
da jà mo ren jàgi gaep da naggo jàgi zaev rrïv vay ibvù
Pronunciation: /da d͡ʒə mo ren ˈd͡ʒəgi gæp da nagˈ go ˈd͡ʒəgi zæv ɹɪv veɪ̯ ˈi bvʌ/
Jerregi-liga word order: and he stood holding his hat and turned his wet face to the wind

Spelling & Phonology
Consonants: /b d d͡ʒ f g h k l m n p r s t v z ɹ ʃ θ/
Vowels: /a aɪ̯ e eɪ̯ i o oʊ̯ u æ ɔ ə ɛ ɪ ʌ/
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Diphthongs: aɪ̯ eɪ̯ oʊ̯

Stress pattern: No fixed stress


  • /ɔ/ →
  • /eɪ̯/ → ay
  • /aɪ̯/ → ie
  • /oʊ̯/ →
  • /ɛ/ →
  • /ɪ/ →
  • /ə/ →
  • /ʌ/ →
  • /θ/ → th
  • /ʃ/ → sh
  • /ɹ/ → rr
  • /d͡ʒ/ → j
  • /æ/ → ae




Grammar
Main word order: Subject Verb Object (Prepositional phrase)
“Mary opened the door with a key” translates to Mary nasaj kïs tot do màb darrè
Adjective order: Adjectives are positioned before the noun (i.e. beautiful wolf = tekbae zanvö).
Adposition: prepositions


  • Nominative is the doer of a verb: dog bites man.
    • Singular: no affix to noun
      • zanvö /ˈzanvoʊ̯/ = wolf (doing the verb)
    • Plural: If the noun ends with a vowel, it is replaced with -r; else it ends with -ier
      • zanvör /ˈzanvoʊ̯r/ = wolves (doing the verb)
  • Accusative is the done-to of a verb: man bites dog
    • Singular: If the noun ends with a vowel, it is replaced with -t; else it ends with -ut
      • zanvöt /ˈzanvoʊ̯t/ = (verb done to) wolf
    • Plural: If the noun ends with a vowel, it is replaced with -z; else it ends with -ùz
      • zanvöz /zanˈvoʊ̯z/ = (verb done to) wolves
  • Genitive is the possessor of something: dog’s tail hits man.
    • Singular: Noun ends with -gi
      • zanvögi /zanˈvoʊ̯gi/ = wolf's
    • Plural: Noun ends with -igi
      • zanvöigi /zanˌvoʊ̯iˈgi/ = wolves'
  • Dative is the recipient of something: man gives ball to dog.
    • Singular: Noun ends with -ïrr
      • zanvöïrr /zanvoʊ̯ˈɪɹ/ = to (the/a) wolf
    • Plural: If the noun ends with a vowel, it is replaced with -v; else it ends with -ùv
      • zanvöv /ˈzanvoʊ̯v/ = to (the/some) wolves


  • Singular
    • Definite
      • kïs /kɪs/ = the
    • Indefinite
      • màb /məb/ a
  • Plural
    • Definite
      • mù /mʌ/ the
    • Indefinite
      • va /va/ some


  • Nominative is the doer of a verb: I bite you.
    • Singular
      • 1st: fò /fɔ/ = I
      • 2nd: ka /ka/ = you
      • 3rd: jà /d͡ʒə/ = he, she, they (n), it
    • Plural
      • 1st (inclusive): ni /ni/ = we (including the listener)
      • 1st (exclusive): ra /ra/ = we (excluding the listener)
      • 2nd: me /me/ = you all
      • 3rd: sà /sə/ = they (pl)
  • Accusative is the done-to of a verb: You bite me.
    • Singular
      • 1st: fòt /fɔt/ = me
      • 2nd: kat /kat/ = you
      • 3rd: jàt /d͡ʒət/ = him, she, them (n), it
    • Plural
      • 1st (inclusive): niz /niz/= us (including the listener)
      • 1st (exclusive): raz /raz/ = us (excluding the listener)
      • 2nd: mez /mez/ = you all
      • 3rd: sàz /səz/ = them (pl)
  • Genitive is the possessor of something: That is mine.
    • Singular
      • 1st: fòlgi /ˈfɔlgi/ = mine
      • 2nd: kalgi /kalˈgi/ = yours
      • 3rd: jàlgi /ˈd͡ʒəlgi/ = his, hers, theirs (n), its
    • Plural
      • 1st (inclusive): niögi /niˈoʊ̯gi/ = ours (including the listener)
      • 1st (exclusive): raögi /raˈoʊ̯gi/ = ours (excluding the listener)
      • 2nd: meögi /meoʊ̯ˈgi/ = yours (pl)
      • 3rd: sàögi /səˈoʊ̯gi/ = theirs (pl)
  • Dative is the recipient of something: Give the ball to me.
    • Singular
      • 1st: fòrr /fɔɹ/ = to me
      • 2nd: karr /kaɹ/ = to you
      • 3rd: jàrr /d͡ʒəɹ/ = to him, to her, to them (n), at it
    • Plural
      • 1st (inclusive): niv /niv/ = to us (including the listener)
      • 1st (exclusive): rav /rav/ = to us (excluding the listener)
      • 2nd: mev /mev/ = to you all
      • 3rd: sàv /səv/ = to them (pl)


  • Singular
    • 1st: fògi /ˈfɔgi/ = my
    • 2nd: kagi /ˈkagi/ = your
    • 3rd: jàgi /ˈd͡ʒəgi/ = his, her, their (n), its
  • Plural
    • 1st (inclusive): nigi /niˈgi/ = our (including the listener)
    • 1st (exclusive): ragi /ˈragi/ = our (excluding the listener)
    • 2nd: megi /meˈgi/ = your (pl)
    • 3rd: sàgi /ˈsəgi/ = their (pl)

Verbs

  • Present: Verb ends with -à
    • jaymnoà /d͡ʒeɪ̯mnoˈə/ = learn, learning
  • Past: If the verb ends with a vowel it is replaced with -j; else it ends with -aj
    • jaymnoj /ˈd͡ʒeɪ̯mnod͡ʒ/ = learned
  • Future: f the verb ends with a vowel it is replaced with -nò; else it ends with -ò
    • jaymnonò /d͡ʒeɪ̯mˈnonɔ/ = will learn
  • Perfect: If verb ends with a vowel it ends with -z; else it ends with -ez
    • jaymnoz /ˈd͡ʒeɪ̯mnoz/ = have learned

Derivational morphology

  • Adjective → adverb = If the word ends in a vowel, it is replaced with -n; else it ends with -ùn
  • Adjective → noun = If the word ends in a vowel, it is replaced with -t; else it ends with -ut
  • Adjective → verb = If the word ends in a vowel, it is replaced with -g; else it ends with -ieg
  • Noun → adjective = If the word ends in a vowel, it is left unchanged; else it ends with -ïsh
  • Noun → adjective relating to noun = Word ends in -ösh
  • Noun to verb = If the word ends in a vowel, it is replaced with -r; else it ends with -ier
  • Verb → adjective = -ït is added to the end of the word
  • Tending to = If the word ends in a vowel, it is left unchanged; else it ends with -ej
  • Verb → noun = If the word ends in a vowel, it is replaced with -t; else it ends with -at
  • Verb → noun that the verb produces = -òr is added to the end of the word
  • One who [verb]s = If the word ends in a vowel, it is replaced with -sht; else it ends with -osh
  • Place of (noun/verb) = If the word ends in a vowel, it is replaced with -z; else it ends with -az.
  • Diminutive = If the word starts with a vowel, it is replaced with p-; else it starts with iep-
  • Augmentative = i- is added to the beginning of the word
  • Opposite = o- is added to the beginning of the word

Numbers

0 — tog
1 —
2 — za
3 — kò
4 — nel
5 — ay
6 — gï
7 — faershà
8 —
9 — nö
10 — fòdo
11 — fòdo-da-ò lit. “ten and one”
100 — rï lit. “(one) hundred”
101 — rï-da-ò lit. “(one)hundred and one”
200 — za-rï lit. “two hundred”
1,000 — emtà lit. “(one) thousand”
100,000 — rï-emtà lit. “(one) hundred thousand”
1,000,000 — hasthi lit. “(one) million”
1,000,000,000 — shaetta lit. “(one) billion”

Additional Links
Translator link —conjugations do not work in the translator, hence the inclusion of the above grammatical notes. It's really optional for general use, as the meaning of the words are the most important.
Dictionary link — another way to look at words. I'll add some fancier stuff (like etymology, related words, and principle parts) later on.
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