Zájntál
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| Conlang | Zájntál |
| Author | Mirisnir |
| Year Began | 2007 |
| Language Type | fictional phonetic language |
| Lexicon Size | N/A |
| Etymologies | Yes |
| Grammar | Yes |
| Sample Texts | No |
| Primer | No |
Zájntál is a phonetic fictional and personal conlang that was created by B.T. De Groeve a.k.a. Mirisnir.
Zájntál means Being-language.
- Zájn
- Being
- -tál
- language
Alphabet
| Capital | Letter | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| A | a | as in bath [ɑ] |
| B | b | as in bear [b] |
| C | c | as in champagne [ʃ] |
| Ç | ç | as in garage (French) [ʒ] |
| D | d | as in duck [d] |
| E | e | as in red [ɛ] |
| 3 | ε | as in hut [ʏ] |
| F | f | as in fairy [f] |
| G | g | as in grot (Dutch) [ɣ] |
| H | h | as in hate [ɦ] |
| İ | i | as in deep [i] |
| J | j | as in you [j] |
| K | k | as in cat [k] |
| L | l | as in land [l] |
| M | m | as in meat [m] |
| N | n | as in no [n] |
| / | η | as in king [η] |
| O | o | as in trol |
| P | p | as in pig [p] |
| Q | q | as in goal [g] |
| R | r | rolled r (Scottish) |
| S | s | as in snake [s] |
| T | t | as in too [t] |
| U | u | as in good [u] |
| V | v | as in vicious [v] / as in German [pf] |
| W | w | as in world [ʋ] |
| X | x | as in J.S. Bach [x] |
| Y | y | as in élève (French) [ɛi] |
| Z | z | as in zoo [z] / as in German [ts] |
| Á | á | as in maan (Dutch) [a] |
| É | é | as in allé (French) [e] |
| ´3 | έ | as in Schön (German) [ø] |
| I | ı | as in sit [ɪ] |
| Ó | o | as in cadeau (French) [o] |
| Ú | ú | as in mur (French) [y] |
| Ý | ý | as in ruit (Dutch) [œy] |
| Ä | ä | as in aus (German) [ʌu] |
Zájntál has also another alphabet. This alphabet is a point reflection of the English equivalent.
Typeface: Edwardian Script ITC
Suffixes
Personal pronoun
First-person singular (I): -i
Second-person singular (you): -ij
Third-person singular masculine (he): -qi
Third-person singular feminine (she): -ci
Third-person singular neuter (it): -ic
First-person plural (we): -ir
Second-person plural (you): -qri
Third-person plural (they): -iqri
Locative
In Zájntál, the most locatives have a Finnish origin:
Internal Locatives
In: -sa
From (inside): -sta
Into: -an
External Locatives
At, on: -la
From: -lta
To: -le
Essive
As: -ka
From being: -kta
To (role of): -ksi
Marginal
With: -ma
Without: -mta
Together with: -me
Genitive
Of: -(ε)n / -(e)n-
Instrumental case
With / by way of (Dutch: met): -dej
Articles
A(n): -ε,-e- (indefinite, singular)
/ -s : -es (indefinite, plural)
The: -a (definite, singular)
The -s: -as (indefinite, plural)
Possessive adjective
My: -o
Your: -oj
His: -qo
Her: -co
Its: -oc
Our: -or
You: -qro
Their: -oqro
Order of the Suffixes
Stem + article + locative / genitive
Stem + possesive adjective + locative / genitive
Vocabulary
Some examples:
Zájntál: Wéni perqaskala
Dutch: Ik woon aan de bergen
Eglish: I live at the moutains
Zájntal: Ra-zinci Dçekεn gäza
Dutch: Ze zag Jacks huis
English: She saw Jack's house
Zájntál: Léviqri gäzasan
Dutch: Ze lopen in de huizen
English: They walk into the houses
Zájntál: Heti ctuleso
Dutch: Ik hou van mijn stoelen
English: I like my chairs (because they are beautiful)
Zájntál: Ra-qánqi pakagale brintema
Dutch: Hij ging naar de bakker met een vriend
English: He went to the baker with a friend
Haló: Hallo: Hello
Námo zájnic Józef: Mijn naam is Josef: My name is Joseph
Wat zájnic námoj?: Wat is uw naam?: What is your name?
Hu zájnij?: Hoe gaat het?: How are you?
Zájnic qut: Het gaat goed: I am fine
Tot zins: Tot ziens: Goodbye
Daηk: Dank u: Thank you
Ples: Alsublieft: Please
Wekelta zájnij?: Waar komt u vandaan: Where are you from?
Zajni Fraηkrájkelta: Ik kom uit Frankrijk: I am from France
