| Name: Old Chathan
Type: Synthetic Alignment: Nominative-Accusative Head Direction: Mixed Number of genders: 2 Declensions: Yes Conjugations: Yes
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Old Chathan (Aüdtscathamscc /aʊdtʃathamʃç/; Modern Chathan: Awdtjatamsjk, Middle Chathan: Audtcatamsck both /aʊdtʃatamʃk/) is a hypothetical archaic ancestor to the zonal Germanic conlang, Chathan.
Phonology
Alphabet
There are 29 characters, as opposed to Modern Chathan's 23.
Aa Ää Bb Cc Dd Ðð Ee Ff Gg Hh Ii Jj Ll Mm Nn Oo Øø Pp Rr Ss Tt Þþ Uu Üü Vv Ww Xx Yy Zz
Modern Chathan Alphabet
Aa Ææ Bb Dd Ee Ëë Ff Gg Hh Ii Jj Kk Ll Mm Nn Oo Pp Rr Ss Tt Uu Vv Ww
Consonants
/b/ : b /k/ : c /ç/ : ch /çs/ : x /d/ : d /ð/ : ð /f/ : f /x/ : g /h/ : h /j/ : j /l/ : l /ɫ/ : l before consonant, ending l /m/ : m /n/ : n /ŋ/ : ng /ŋk/ : nk /p/ : p /ɾ/ : r /s/ : s /ʃ/ : sc /t/ : t /ts/ : z /θ/ : þ /v/ : v /w/ : w
Vowels and Diphthongs
/ə/ : ending e, e before l /a/ : a /u/ : u /ɑ/ : å /ɛ/ : e /ɪ/ : i /i/ : y /eɪ/ : ä /ɔ/ : o /oʊ/ : ø /aɪ/ : ai /aʊ/ : aü
/ɑɾ/ : aar /eɾ/ : är /əɾ/ : er /iɾ/ : yr /ɔɾ/ : or /uɾ/ : ur
Differences from Modern Chathan
introduction of /ð/, /w/, and /θ/ sounds
two genders instead of none
North Germanic influenced grammer, with declension according to definitiveness.
Grammar
Genders
There are 2 genders, masculine and feminine.
Masculine words depend on nouns ending in voiced consonants and vowels. -an is "the" and goes on the noun and adjectives.
gailban pärðan /xaɪɫban peɾðan/ (the yellow horse)
For a plural, -er is added to the noun.
gailban pärðer /xaɪɫban peɾðəɾ/ (yellow horses)
For both a plural and a definite article, -erna is used.
gailban pärðerna /xaɪɫban peɾðəɾna/ (the yellow horses)
Feminine words depend on nouns ending in voiceless consonants. -at is "the" and goes on the noun and adjectives.
sjwårzat wolkat /ʃwɑɾtsat wɔɫkat/ (the black cloud)
sjwårzat wolker /ʃwɑɾtsat wɔɫkəɾ/ (black clouds)
sjwårzat wolkerta /ʃwɑɾtsat wɔɫkəɾna/ (the black clouds)
Copulae
Jech bem ... (I am...)
Jø bemt... (You are...)
Hai/Sai/Hit är... (He/She/It is...)
Wai/Jai/Þai sing... (We/You (all)/They are...)
Jec/Je/Hai/Sai/Hit waar... (I/You/He/She/It was/were...)
Wai/Jai/Þai waarang... (We/You (all)/They were...)
Jech haf... (I have...)
Jø hafst... (You have.)
Hai/Sai/His haft... (He/She/It has...)
Wai/Jai/Þai hafang... (We/You (all)/They have...)
Verbs
Infinitive
sjwema (to swim)
Present Simple
Jech sjweme. (I swim.)
Jø sjwemst (You swim.)
Hai/Sai/Hit sjwemið. (He/She/It swims.)
Wai/Jai/Þai sjwemað (We/You (all)/They swim.)
Present Progressive
Jech bem sjwemanung. (I am swimming.)
Jø bemt sjwemanung. (You are swimming.)
Hai/Sai/Hit är sjwemanung. (He/She/It is swimming.)
Wai/Jai/Þai sing sjwemanung. (We/You (all)/They are swimming.)
Simple Past
Jech gasjweme. (I swam.)
Jø gasjwemst. (You swam.)
Hai/Sai/Hit gasjwemið. (He/She/It swam.)
Wai/Jai/Þai gasjwemað. (We/You (all)/They swam.)
Past Progressive
Jech waare sjweman. (I was swimming.)
Jø waarst sjweman. (You were.)
Hai/Sai/Hit waarið sjweman. (He/She/It was swimming.)
Wai/Jai/Þai waarað sjweman. (We/You (all)/They were swimming.)
Present Perfect
Jech hebe gasjweman. (I have swum.)
Jø hebst gasjweman. (You have swum.)
Hai/Sai/Hit hebið gasjweman. (He/She/It has swum.)
Wai/Jai/Þai hebað gasjweman. (We/You (all)/They were swimming.)
Past Perfect
Ek/Jaw/Hej/Sej/Hes hat gefligen. (I/You/He/She/It had flown.)
Vej/Jej/Dej haten gefligen. (We/You (all)/They had flown.)
Future Perfect
Ek/Jaw/Hej/Sej/Hes/Vej/Jej/Dej ska haven gefligen. (I/You/He/She/It/We/You (all)/They will have flown.)
Future
Jec/Je/Hä/Sä/Hit/Wai/Jai/Þai ska wäsang. (I/You/He/She/It/We/You (all)/They will know.)
Imperative (command)
Sjwem! (Swim!)
Dictionary : Worðbuch
Interrogatives : Fragendas
who : wyr what : wat where : waür when : wan why : waarfor how : worn which : welch
Demonstrative Pronouns
this : þet these : þetas that : þat those : þatas
People : Folcas
boy : dreng girl : jent man : man woman : cwin brother : brøðer/bror sister : sjwester/sjwes father : faðer/far mother : møðer/mor son : søn daughter : doter husband : echtman wife : fraü
Numbers : Talas
0 : nul 1 : ain 2 : zwai 3 : þrai 4 : fyr 5 : faim 6 : sex 7 : syven 8 : acht 9 : naün 10 : zyn 11 : elev 12 : zwolv 13 : þraizyn 14 : fyrzyng 15 : faifzyn 16 : sexzyn 17 : syvengzyn 18 : achtzyn 19 : naünzyn 20 : zwanzich 30 : þraizich 40 : fyrzich 50 : faimzich 60 : sexzich 70 : syvenzich 80 : achtzich 90 : naüngzich
Amounts : Fylhaiðas
all : al every : jyðer many : fyl some : somich few : vänich none : gain more : mär less : fär
Colors : Faargas
red : røð orange : oransj yellow : gailb green : grun blue : blaü violet : fjølet purple : lyla pink : røs black : sjwaarz white : wis grey : graü brown : braün
Days : Dagas
Sunday : sondag Monday : mandag Tuesday : tisdag Wednesday : wonsdag Tuesday : þorsdag Friday : fraidag Saturday : lordag
Seasons : Jaarszaiðas
winter : winter spring : forjaar summer : somer autumn : härfst
Clothing : Claiðas
blouse : blus dress : cjol glasses : bril glove : handsjchø hat : hud helmet : chjelm jacket : jac pants : bruc shirt : hemd shoe : sjchø skirt : roc sock : soc sunglasses : sonbril sweater : þraü
Animals : Dyras
ape : ap bear : bjorn bird : føgel cat : caz chicken : cicling cow : cu deer: chjort dog: hond dolphin: høfrung elephant: øläfant fish : fisjch frog : frosjch giraffe: gyraf goat : gait hippo : floðpärð horse : pärð human : mensjch lion : läu lizard : øgel louse : laüs mouse : maüs rabbit : cønin rat : rot rhino : nushorn shark : haü sheep : sjchap snake : sjlang swine : sjwaing tiger : tiger turtle : sjchjildpað whale : wal zebra : zebra
Weather : Wär
cloud : wolc fog : mist hail : hagel hurricane : orcan ice : ais lightning : blix rain : rägen snow : sjnä storm : sjtorm sun : son thunder : þunder tornado : tornadø wind : wind
Body Parts : Licamþailas
arm : arm belly : baüch breast : borst blood : bloð brain : chjärn ear : or eye : aüg face : gasicht finger : finger foot : fut hair : har hand : hand head : haüpð heart : chjärt knee : cny leg : bain mouth : mond nail : nagel neck : hals nose : nas skin : haüð tail : sjwanz toe : za tongue : zong tooth : zand
Food and Drinks
apple : abel bacon : sjpec beer : byr bread : brød (breakfast) cereal : morgengran burger : borger butter : smor cake : cac carrot : gulrot cheese : kas coffee : cofi cola : cøla cookie : kejks corn : mais egg : ai fruit : frukt garlic : cnoflaüc ham : sjchinc ice cream : aisrøm jam : silt juice : saf ketchup : ketsjup meat : flaisjch milk : mjelch mustard : semp nuts : nøter onion : zwibel orange : synabel pepper : päfer pie : tort pizza : pitsa potato : jardabel salad : salat salt : salz sausage : worst soup : sup steak : (byf)sjtaik sugar : sucer tea : tä toast : tøst vegetable : grønsak
Adjectives : Baifuglich Namnworðas
bad : sjlecht big : grøt clean : rain cold : kaüd correct : rechtich creative : sjchapend dirty : faül, sjmuzich dry : drøk dull : sjtomf fast : sjnell far : fjärn full : fol empty : tom good : guð heavy : sjwaar long : lang narrow : sjmal near(by) : dicht(bai) new : nju old : aüd rotten : rot round : rond sharp : sjchaarf short : korz slow : langsam small : klain smooth : glað straight : grað thick : þik thin : þun warm : warm wet : nas wide : braið
Verbs : Werkworðas
to bite : baita to blow : blasan to breathe : adma to come : koma to count : tela to cut : sjnaiða to dance : dansa to die : sjterva to dig : grava to do : gjora to drag : sjlepa to drink : drenka to eat : aita to get : kraiga to give : gäva to go : løfa to fall : fala to fear : fraisa to fight : kjempa to fly : flyga to follow : folja to freeze : frysa to hear : hora to hit : sjløga to hold : halda to hunt : jaga to jump : sjpringa to kill : døða to know : waita to laugh : lacha to learn : lära to lie (down) : lyga to listen : laüsta to live : läba to open : øbna to play : läga to pull : treka to push : driua to run : laüpa to rub : wraiva to scratch : kraza to see : sya to sew : naia to sing : senga to sit : siza to sleep : sjlapa to smell : raücha to smoke : røcha to speak : sjpräka to spin : sjpina to spit : sjpjuta to squeeze : druka to stab : sjtaika to stand : sjtaa to suck : saüga to swell : sjwela to swim : sjwema to take : nema to think : þenka to throw : casta, goia to tie : binda to touch : rora to want : vola to wash : wasjcha to wear : draga to wipe : wesjcha to wish : wensjcha to write : sjchraiba
Example Text
Old Chathan
Alen menscclicen sainer sing gaborta frai ond galaic yn wärdighaið ond recter. Þai sing gagifta med forstand ond gawais ond skolta handla zil ainander yn än gaist af broðersccap.
Modern Chathan
Al mensjklik senen sin gebbort frej on glejk ien værdighejd on rekten. Dej sin geggift med ferstand on gevvejs on skolt handlen til enander ien en gejst av brodersjkap.
English
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.