Illetian language
Illetian is a language spoken in Illetia. It is one of languages spoken in the Fernindalian Island and not related to Fernian. Due to being spread in a very limited area, it does not have different dialects. It is a language isolate.
Illetian language is unrelated to Chemical Culture!
The topic of this page unrelated to the Chemical Culture project, Illetian language has a page on this site for archival purposes.
History
History of the Illetian language is untraceable since it was not written until the 16th century. First written Illetian document was made in 1547 and it was written with the traditional Fernian script. The Illetian language was thought to be a dialect of Fernindalian until the 19th century when European linguists researched its origins.
Structure
Word order
Illetian language uses both subject-verb-object and verb-subject-object orders. For example:
- Taivikgu niit tii artuknuk [sent (he/she)]-[she]-[one]-[letter]
can also be written as
- Niit taivikgu tii artuknuk [she]-[sent (he/she)]-[one]-[letter]
Alphabet
The Illetian language is written with limited vowels (only a, u, i) and combinations of them can give different vowel sounds. For example the combination of "ai" in "Ilaitia" is pronounced same as "e" in "Illetia". The combination of "au" is like o in only. su represents the th sound.
- Ailizavaisu is Elizabeth
- aisuillaini: ethylene,
- traihlaraisuillainu (to:.ra.i.xljar.aeth.len)
Tenses
Mannan: becoming
Manni: I become
Manna: you become (singular)
Mannu: she/he/it becomes
Mannit: we become
Mannat: you become (plural)
Mannut: they become
Mannigi: I became
Manniga: you became (singular)
Mannigu: she/he/it became
Mannigituk: we became
Examples
Illetian and English:
Antyruung ha Tataayikkannaniyu, at sai han yittung. (If you get hypothermia, it's your fault.)
Tataayikkannaniyu at aranuung-tsukkinaat ustii 35°C (piimung-uut tsukki-sailsius)
[Low-fever] [is] [human-temperature] [below] [thirty-five] [heat-celsius]
(Hypothermia is human body temperature below 35°C.)
Kurinigi i a Tataayikkannaniyu [Die-d] [I] [from/by] [hypothermia]
Tataa: low Yikkannaniyu: temperature/fever
Katagata un Naayavuaik [Gate-s/Door-s] [of] [(the) school]
Tuti ma? [Now] [what]
suuttakkuna nuklaairi [war-by] [nuclear] nuclear war
Illetian vs Fernian
Ipautsaamia (Tataayikkanniyu) at Aranuung-tsukkinaat ustii piimung-uut Tsukki-Sailsius.
Hipotérmija (Jekullenejko) le lenejko tut aráviiar ustodí tritove šann santsigráda ta.
False friends
"Varliannan" means "amputation" in Illetian, the similar "Farlejanan" is a female name meaning "whole, complete" in Fernian.
"Kalau" means death in Illetian, "Kalo" is a Fernian unisex name meaning "endless, immortal".
"Fainliktut" means streaming water in Illetian, "Fernlittuk" means fire in Fernian.
Pronouns
I: I/me
It: my/mine
Ha: you (singular)
Han: your/yours
Nuut: he/neutral
Nuutuk: his/neutral
Niit: she/her
Niituk: her
Ittu: We/us
Ittuuk: our/ours
Titaa: you (plural)
Tituuk: your/yours
Titu: they/them
Tituuk: their/theirs
Numbers
Numbers
1. Tii
2. Zii
3. Pii
4. Dii
5. Uut
6. Uuz
7. Uup
8. Uud
9. Paa
10. Mung
11. Mung-tii
12. Mung-zii
13. Mung-pii
20. Ziimung
30. Piimung
50. Uutmung
69. Uuzmung-paa
70. Uupmung
100. Uvu
101. Uvu-tii
200. Ziiuvu
300. Piiuvu
600. Uuzuvu
