Ithaneian (Coming Soon)

I am currently in the process of constructed my own constructed language, called Ithaneian, coming from the root ithan- in its language which refers to light. In this language, light often has incredibly descriptive meanings and distinctions. This is a work in progress.

Consonant Phonetics

Labial Labio-Dental Dental Alveolar Alveolo-Palatal Velar Glottal
Nasal m
Plosive p t, d k, g
Fricative f, v θ, ð s j n
Tap ɾ
Lateral Approximant l

Vowel Phonetics

The following is the table of vowel phonetics, which for this language has roughly been modeled after Armenian vowels, with the notable omission of the mid central vowel (ը or ə in IPA).
Front Back Unrounded Back Rounded
Close i u
Mid ɛ ɔ
Open ɑ

Grammar

Word Order

Generally, Ithaniean follows a SOV word order, but emphasis can be added to the object by instead using an OVS order.

Noun Declension

Nouns in Ithaneian exist within 5 cases: nominative, accusative, dative, genitive, and instrumental. There are no genders in the language, but some nouns do have irregular declensions.
Regular noun declension follows the following form.
Singular Plural
Nominative - -len
Accusative -los -losen
Dative -lis -liser
Genitive -mol -thol
Instrumental -ovep -ovepen

Verb Conjugation

There are 3 common verb endings: -eman, -iman, and -aman. All verbs other than eteman (to be), kiman (to have), and ithaman (to shine, used in many colloquial phrases) are conjugated according to their verb ending.

Passive Voice

There is no stand-alone passive voice. Instead, a verb can be turned passive by adding a -v- between the verb root and its ending.

English-Ithaneian Dictionary