Zlb:Zulbreth (en)
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Zulbreth was invented by Ingvar Tvatand in 90's. This conlang mainly tries to use monosyllabic roots from Germanic languges and make a fast-spoken language. He adapted Runic alphabet that also can write other European languages like Slavic, Romanic and Germanic languages.
“Zulbreth” means “blowing of the soul”.
Roots of this language are based mainly on most common consonantism of Germanic language and the vocalism has certain rules depending its nature.
The name of Zulbreth belongs to the first stage of the language when it nourished from Germanic roots, later the vowel system acquired semantical functions and currently the words that composed the name of the language became 'zel' and 'brüth', then the right name would be 'zelbrüth' but the tradition maintains the name immutable.
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[edit] Phonemes
[edit] Vowel
| Vowel | SAMPA | IPA | Special Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| a | [a, A] | [a, ɑ] | |
| e | [e, E] | [e, ɛ] | |
| ë | [@] | [ə] | |
| i | [i] | [i] | |
| o | [o, O] | [o,ɔ] | |
| ö | [2, 9] | [ø, œ] | |
| u | [u] | [u] | |
| ü | [y] | [y] | also written as y |
[edit] Consonants
| Consonant | SAMPA | IPA | Special Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| b | [b] | [b] | |
| c | [ts] | [ʦ] | |
| ch | [tS] | [ʧ] | |
| d | [d] | [d] | |
| dh | [D] | [ð] | |
| f | [f] | [f] | |
| g | [g] | [g] | |
| gh | [G] | [ɣ] | |
| h | [h] | [h] | |
| j | [j] | [j] | |
| k | [k] | [k] | |
| kh | [x] | [x] | transcribed x in Old Zulbreth |
| l | [l] | [l] | |
| m | [m] | [m] | |
| n | [n] | [n] | |
| ng | [N] | [ŋ] | |
| p | [p] | [p] | |
| r | [4, R] | [ɾ, ʀ] | |
| s | [s] | [s] | |
| sh | [S] | [ʃ] | |
| t | [t] | [t] | |
| th | [T] | [θ] | |
| v | [v] | [v] | |
| w | [w] | [w] | |
| x | [dz] | [ʣ] | |
| xh | [dZ] | [ʤ] | |
| z | [z] | [z] | |
| zh | [Z] | [ʒ] |
[edit] Roots and morphemes
The roots of this language are based on the common consonant of the Germanic languages and the vowels adopt certain rules according to its nature. The monosyllables have basic appearance CVC being able to incorporate intermediate liquid¹ consonants (L)C(L)V(L)C(L). When a vowel contributes a semantic value we spoke of phonetic morpheme or phonomorpheme.
Unlike the Germanic languages zulbreth does not distinguish between short and long vowels. The vocal system distinguishes eight vowels who undergo an opening in closed syllables (finished by consonant).
(Original: to alive beings fadh, "father"; bradh "brother", valf "wolf" and supernatural, mythological, fantastic beings beg "god", Dev "God", fedh "God father" or inanimate beings ston "stone")
a alive beings fadh, "father"; bradh "brother", valf "wolf"
e mythological, fantastic, supernatural beings beg "god", Dev "God", fedh "God father"
o inanimated beings ston "stone"
ö mental actions thöt "thought", "to think"
ü corporal actions rün "race", "to run"
i power actions fil "to fall", rig "to rain"
ë qualities, forms. shën "beautiful", smël "small"
u indeterminate
Notes: ¹ liquid consonants: l, r, n, m, s, z, f, v and semiconsonant: j, w
[edit] Writing system
- See Writing system
[edit] Sort
In zulbreth a great variety of shades as far as the grammar sort exists.
- Inanimate/animate
- Person/animal/supranatural/thing
- Asexual/masculine/femenine/both/indistinct (one among both of them)/indistinguishable (maybe masculine or feminine)
[edit] Examples
:akh gün të zoj.
(I to-go to sea)
I go to the sea.
:jest akh zük akhs madh bej thajs hoz
(Yesterday I to-see I-GENITIVE mother close-of you-GENITIVE house)
Yesterday I saw my mother near your house.
