Namaran

Namaran Phonology (in X-SAMPA for easy reading and understanding.):


Letter X-SAMPA Example (Sorry about the alignment, If you have any questions just post a comment and I'll try to answer it.)

Aa A father
Áá Ai ice
Bb b bat
Dd d dog
Ee* E met
Éé Ei say
Ff f fig
Gg g go
Ii i feet
Jj Z vision
Kk k kite
Ll l life
Mm m mat
Nn n net
Oo O hotel
Pp p pat
Rr r\ red
Ss s sat
Shsh S ship
Tt t top
Vv v value
Zz z zero

*Pronounced like ay in say when at the beginning and/or end of any given word.

Phonological Constraints:

Namaran syllables are (C)(C)V(C)

Any consonant can begin a syllable. The permitted initial consonant clusters are:

- s + any voiceless plosive, nasal, liquid (sp, st, sk, sm, sn, sl, and sr)

- plosive or fricative + liquid (pr, pl, br, bl, tr, tl, dr, dl, kr, kl, gr, gl, fr, fl, vr, vl, sr, sl, zr, zl, shr, shl, jr, jl)

- Any nasal + r (mr, nr)The permissible final consonants are any plosive, nasal, liquid and voiced fricative (p, b, t, d, k, g, m, n, r, l, v, z, and j)

Stress

Namaran words are lightly stressed on the final syllable. However the stress may be so light that it is barely discerned by non-native speakers or may not be recognized at all.

Elision

In Namaran, elision refers to the suppression of a final unstressed vowel immediately before another word beginning with a vowel. The term also refers to the orthographic convention by which the deletion of a vowel is reflected in writing, and indicated with an apostrophe. This most often occurs between adjectives, nouns and adverbs.

Ah...my first post. Let's see, how about a little information about myself....

My name is not Kezren, (and no I will not tell you my real name) I am 28 years old, just got my my Master's degree in Business Management and I love creating Languages, worlds and writing systems...strange I know. I own a 8yr old terrier mix dog named Daisey and hope to one day to own horses, right now I can't afford to. Well that's it for me, lets talk about Namaran.

My main conlang is called Namaran and is set in my conworld of Namar. Namaran is an IndoEuropean language based largly on German, Macedonian, Italian and Esperanto. The language is coming along nicely (at least to me) and I have most of my grammar and phonological rules solidified. Now I just have to work on the lexicon (I think that is the right word) and build my vocabulary.

The script is based on Arabic and Braille. I'll have some examples later, as I am not near my scanner or my notes. More to come later....I hope to enjoy future conversations with those with similar interests.