Eshen language
Eshen | |||||||||
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Pronunciation | /ˈɛʃɛn/ | ||||||||
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Native speakers | 5 million (as of 2008) | ||||||||
Language family | Uletarephian
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Early forms | Ingerish and Kalmish
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Dialects | Hauptland Eshen (HE) Yll Eshen (YE) | ||||||||
Writing system | Romantian script (Eshen alphabet) | ||||||||
Signed forms | Signed Eshen | ||||||||
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Official language in | ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||||||||
OGFL-1 | eh | ||||||||
OGFL-2 | esh |
The Eshen language is language that originated in Eshein around 1673, when the Ingrans occupide Eshein's land from Mergany. In the new Ingran colony, "New Colsex", The Mergan speakers, Kalmish Speakers and Ingerish speakers lived together, what made them develop one language that everybody would understand. Its is very close to Ingerish and Kalmish. In 1690 this language got a name: "New Colsexish", and it was it's name untill 1806, when Eshein was founded, then it's name became "Eshen", as it is today.
Many believe that the Eshen language is a creole language and its parent languages are Ingerish and Klmish but since the language is spoken for over 300 years, it is no longer a creole language but a west Gaermanic language.
There are two main dialects for the Eshen language; Hauptland and Yll.
The differences between the two in visible in the sound of some letters, grammar and even sometimes having different words for the same thing.
For example, The word "Kingdom". In Hauptland it's spelled "Kunigæn" and in Yll it's spelled "Kunigryk", therefore there are two official names to the Kingdom of Eshane.
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Hauptland Eshen
Hauptland Eshen (Ingerish:Mainland Ehsen) is a dialect of Ehsen that is closer to Kalmish than the Island dialect. The dialect is widely spoken nationwide and with very little differences between the pronunciation in Keswerg and in Atelfain. The main division of the dialect is northern accent, common in Keswerg, and southern accent, common in Atelfain. The northern accent is closer to the Ingerish accent and the southern is closer to the Kalmish accent while the vocabulary and grammar are similar.
Yll Eshen
Yll Eshen (Ingerish: Island Eshen) is a dialect of Eshen that is closer to Ingerish than the Mainland dialect. It is mostly spoken in the Diu Ylln krayk. This dialect was influenced by [[High Astrasian]] because of a big Utterlandese migration in the late 1870s caused by Queen Leah's marriage to a Utterlandman. From the fear of clashing cultures, they were resided in Diu Ylln. This influence is perfectly showing in the second official name of Eshein, Kunigryk av Eshein, with the 'yk' suffix ('ijk' in High Astrasian) instead of the Kalmish 'eich' suffix like in "Königreich".
The Eshen Alphabet
Name | Pronunciation | Spelling alphabet | ||
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A | a | /aː/ | [ɑː] | Atelfain |
B | b | /beː/ | [b] | Berayk |
C | c | /keː/ | [k] | Colseks |
D | d | /deː/ | [d] | Dyr |
E | e | /eː/ | [ɛ] | Eshein |
F | f | /ɛf/ | [f] | Fyord |
G | g | /giː/ | [g] | Gaerman |
H | h | /haː/ | [h] | Halensk |
I | i | /iː/ | [ɪ] | Ingran |
J | j | /dʒeː/ (/Jaɪ/ in Island Eshen) | [dʒ] ([j] in Island Eshen) | James |
K | k | /kɛɪ/ | [k] | Keswerg |
L | l | /ɛl/ | [l] | Land |
M | m | /ɛm/ | [m] | Mirston |
N | n | /ɛn/ | [n] | Noy |
O | o | /oː/ | [oː] | Otomn |
P | p | /piː/ | [p] | Park |
R | r | /ɛr/ | [r] | Rivaar |
S | s | /ɛs/ | [s] | Spereng |
T | t | /tiː/ | [t] | Tyrrin |
U | u | /uː/ | [ʊ] | Uletha |
V | v | /viː/ | [v] | Vynterr |
W | w | /dʊblɛ vi:/ | [w] or [v] | Williams or Werfel |
Y | y | /aɪ/ | [iː] | Yll |
Z | z | /ze:/ | [z] ([t͡s] or [z] in Island Eshen) | Zommer |
Name | Pronunciation | Spelling alphabet | ||
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Æ | æ | /ˈɛʃ/ | [æ] | Ær |
O̊ | o̊ | /ˈrɪngyrt o:/ | [ɔ] | O̊nter |
Ö | ö | /ˈpʊnktyrt o:/ | [øː] | Öber |
Ü | ü | /ˈpʊnktyrt uː/ | [yː] | Ülgen |
Letter Combinations
Combination | Pronunciation | Spelling alphabet (not commonly used) |
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Sh | [ ʃ ] | Shön |
Tz (Z in Island Esehn) | [t͡s] | Tzunami |
Kg (Ch in Island Esehn) | [ç] | Kgymie |
Th | [θ] | Theatre |
Dge | [dʒ] | N/A |
Vocabulary
- Aye (pronounced /'aɪ/ in Land Eshen and /'ɛɪø/ in Island Eshen)- Yes
- Ney- No
- Diu (pronounced /'dɪ/ in Land Eshen and /'dɪyː/ in Island Eshen) - The
- Zie- Am/Is/Are
- Unt- And
- O̊nter- Under/Beneath
- Öber- Upper/On/Above
- Vor- For
- Av- Of
- Mit- With
- Æn- In
- Ut- Out
Questions
- Vie- How
- Ver- Who
- Ven- When
- Vohe- Where
- Vas- What
- Varum- Why
- Vess- Whose
Pronouns
Person | Subject | Object | Possessive | Reflexive |
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First (singular) | Ye | Mikg | Myn | Mynselv |
First (plural) | Yeyn | Ös | O̊eyner | O̊eynerselv |
Second (singular) | Du | Dikg | Dyn | Dynselv |
Second (plural) | Æukg | Dynen | Æhukgerselv | |
Second (formal plural) | Æhr | Æhukger | ||
Third (masculine singular) | Eh | Hym | Hyuhz | Hymselv |
Third (feminine singular) | Sy | Hyr | Hyuhr | Hyrselv |
Third (neuter singular) | Yt | Hyut | Yterselv | |
Third (plural) | Thy | Thyn | Thym | Thymselv |
Numbers
- Ey- One and A
- Zvyn- Two
- Dren- Three
- Fo̊r- Four
- Fönf- Five
- Zeks- Six
- Zyben- Seven
- Akt- Eight
- Nay- Nine
- Tzen- Ten
- Zvyndsig- Twenty
- Drensig- Thirty
- Fo̊rsig- Forty
- Fönfsig- Fifty
- Zeksig- Sixty
- Zybensig- Seventy
- Aktsig- Eighty
- Naysig- Ninety
- Hundret- Hundred
- Tausend- Thousand
- Eynst- First
- Zvynd- Second
- Drert- Third
- Firt- Forth
- Feft- Fifth
- Zekst- Sixth
- Zybent- Seventh
- Aktet- Eighth
- Nayt- Ninth
- Ztent- Tenth
Time
- Tag- Day
- Vek- Week
- Mont- Month
- Yahr- Year
Days of the Week
- Zöntag- Sunday
- Mo̊ntag- Monday
- Tystag- Tuesday
- Midvek- Wednesday
- Törstag- Thursday
- Frytag- Friday
- Sæmstag- Saturday
Months
- Yanuar
- Februar
- Mærtz
- April
- Mai
- Yuni
- Yuli
- August
- September
- Oktober
- November
- Detzember
Places
- Kontinent- Continent
- Oletha- Uletha
- Antarefya- Antarephia
- Archanta- Arkenta
- Tarephia- Tarefya
- Kunigæn or Kunigryk- Kingdom
- Land- Land/Country
- Staat- State
- Berayk- Area
- Krayk- County/Province
- Shtadt- City
- Distrikt- District
- Palas- Palace
- Kasel- Castle
- Platz- Square/Plaza
- Katedral- Cathedral
- Do̊n- Dom/Dome
- Kirk- Church
Nature
- Syzön- Season
- Zommer- Summer
- Spereng- Spring
- Vynterr- Winter
- Otomn- Autumn/Fall
- Yll- Island
- Ryvaar- River
- Osyn- Ocean
- Zy- Sea
- Ær- Air
- Vynd- Wind
Directions
- Nort- North
- Nortlikg- Northern
- Sut- South
- Sutlikg- Southern
- Est-East
- Estlikg- Eastern
- Vast- West
- Vastlikg- Western
- Bolde- Brave/Bold
- Fray- Free
- Dyr- Deer
- Folk- Person (Folke-People)
- Noy- New
- Ülgen- Trail/Road
- Bykom- Become
Tenses
Past | Long Present | Short Present | Future | |
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+ | Pronoun + V (past) + ... Ex: Yey left yn 1988 |
Pronoun + V (l.present) + ... Ex: Yey kæmpfe mit du |
Pronoun + er/ziend (/zie) + V (s.present) + ... Ex: Yey er kæmpfing mit dikg |
Pronoun + vert/verten V (singular l.present) + ... Ex: Yey vert go̊ ty myn ho̊s |
- | Pronoun + V (past) + nikgt + ... Ex: Yey left nikgt yn 1988 |
Pronoun (+ nikgt) + V (l.present) (+ nikgt) + ... Ex: Yey kæmpfe nikgt mit du Or: Yey nikgt kæmpfe mit du |
Pronoun + er/ziend (/zie) + nikgt + V (s.present) + ... Ex: Yey er nikgt kæmpfing mit dikg |
Pronoun + vert/verten + nikgt + V (singular l.present) + ... Ex: Yey vert nikgt go̊ ty myn ho̊s |
? | V (past) + Pronoun + ... Ex: Left yey yn 1988? |
V (l.present) + Pronoun + ... Ex: Kæmpfe yey mit dikg? |
Er/Ziend (/Zie) + Pronoun + V (s.present) + ... Ex: Er du kæmpfing mit mikg? |
Vert/Verten + Pronoun + V (singular l.present) + ... Ex: Vert yey go̊ ty myn ho̊s? |
To Be
Past | Present | Future | |
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Singular | Var | Er | Vert |
Singular It | Var | Zie | Vert |
Plural | Varen | Ziend | Verten |
They (Plural It)/Neutral | Virn | Zin | Verte |
Present
Long | Short | ||||
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Singular | Plural | English Translation | Singular | Plural | English Translation |
Kæmpfe | Kæmpfen | Fight | Kæmpfing | Kæmpfenling | Fighting |
Lefe | Lefen | Live | Lefing | Lefenling | Living |
Vole | Volen | Want | Voling | Volenling | Wanting |
Broykt | Broykten | Need (can be used also as Want) | Broyktling | Broyktenling | Needing |
Kryat | Kryaten | Creat | Kryatling | Kryatenling | Creating |
Vo̊tt | Vo̊ten | Vote | Vo̊ttling | Vo̊tenling | Voting |
Zygnietung | Zygnietungen | Sign | Zygnietunging | Zygnietungenling | Signing |
Ændern | Ændernen | Change | Ændernling | Ændernenling | Changing |
Kane | Kann | Can | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Kom | Komn | Come | Koming | Komnling | Voting |
Go̊ | Go̊n | Go | Go̊ing | Go̊nling | Going |
- Singular:
- If the long present verb does not end with e or t, its short form will be simply adding "ing" in its end. Ændern → Ænderning
- If the long present verb ends with e, it will dropped in its short form. Example: Vole → Voling
- If the long present verb ends with t, g or n, its short form will be "ling" instead of "ing". Example: Kryat → Kryatling
- Plural:
- The long present verb ends with n or en , its short form will be simply adding "ling" in its end. Go̊n → Go̊nling
- (rare) If else, its short form will be adding "ing" in its end.
Past
V1 Ending | Past Ending | Examples |
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Singular | ||
e | t or et |
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t | de |
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tt | dde |
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else | d |
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Plural | ||
en | nt or ent |
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ten | dne |
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else | end |
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Future
Singular | Plural | |
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Vert | Verten | |
Example | Yey Vert Go̊ | Yeyn Verten Go̊ |