Cenyani
From Langmaker
| Conlang | Cenyani |
| Author | Adam Heurlin |
| Year Began | 2002 |
| Language Type | Diachronic conlang |
| Lexicon Size | N/A |
| Etymologies | No |
| Grammar | Yes |
| Sample Texts | Yes |
| Primer | No |
Cenyani [ˈkeɲani] is a fictional diachronic language created by Adam Heurlin to serve as the native langauge for the dragons in Adam’s fictional world. It’s usually written in a unique script, but a Latin transcripction exists.
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Language sources
Cenyani is an a priori conlang, but the grammar has been slightly influenced by Swedish, German and Icelandic.
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Sample translation
Ráo sanes senirer, xe ššli celani teš nasa teŋ tónim.
- Ráo Not
sanvfly
-esimp
sen-inwings-PL.nom
-rer, without
xe when
ššliaux vcan
cela-ninfriends-PL.def.nom
tešposs pronyour
nasvgive
-a willingly
teŋpronyou.dat
tónimpronthem.acc
“Don’t fly without wings, when your friends can (willingly) give them to you.”
(Note: “to fly without wings” is a common Cenyani way of saying “to do the impossible”.)
Sample text: The Boy who Cried Oširax.
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External links
- http://arimah.beoch.net/conlangs/cenyani/ (under construction) - Broken link: No.
(Site author: Adam Heurlin. Site language: English)
