User:Rumessan

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Rumessaneu (Rumessan: English)--which literally translates to "of the middle lands"--is a romance language which is in the process of being formulated by Trevor Owen Allen and Lily "Mem" Barnett. While its roots mainly lie in Latin, it also has numerous ancient Greek and Germanic influences.

Vowels

A: pronounced like the a in the English word father (ex. f matrer [mother] Lat. der. mater)

Á: pronounced like the à in the Italian word papà (ex. f leajá [law] It. der. legge)

Â: pronounced like the à in the Italian word papà. This is often used in homophones. (ex. m pâpaut [dad] It. der. papà^[1])

E (in the beginning or middle of a word): sometimes in this case the e is pronounced like the second e in the French word metre (ex. f merie [wall of a city] It. der. mura)

E (before ss, d, t, r (at the end of a syllable), or l): In these cases e is almost always pronounced like second e in the Italian word mettere (ex. n ver [true] Lat. der. vero)

E (at the end of a word): always silent (ex. f fêe [ugly] Sp. der. fea)

É: pronounced like the é in the Italian word perché (ex. fayé [irr. past participle of "to do"] It. der. fatto)

Ë (in the middle of a word): pronounced like the e in the English word met. The diaeresis over the e is used to separate the e from the preceding vowel sound (ex. n poëti [poet] Lat. der. poëta)

Ë (at the end of a word): pronounced like the accented ay in English word May. The diaresis over the e is used to separate the e from the preceding vowel sound (ex. f Marië [Mary^[2]] Fr. der. Marie)

Ê (before all consonants besides m or n): pronounced like the accented ay in the English word May (ex. f boncê [goodness] It. der. bontà)

Ê (before m or n): pronounced like the ê in the French word même (ex. f vêne [vein] It. der. vena)

I (in the middle or beginning of a word): pronounced like the first i in the Italian word nemico (ex. n nêmiqui [enemy] It. der. nemico)

Î: pronounced like the accented e in the English word me It is usually used in homophones. (ex. finît (done) Fr. der. fini)

Í: pronounced like the accented e in the English word me (ex. saví [irr. 1st., 2nd. and 3rd. pers. conj. of subj. of to know (a fact))

I (at the end of a word): pronounced like the ă in the Romanian word bună (ex. m/n/f fantastiqui [fantastic] Fr. der. fantastique)

O (in the middle of a word): pronounced like the u in the English word mutt (ex. m olívi [olive] It. der. olivo)

O (at the end of a word): pronounced like the second o in the Brazilian pronunciation of the Portuguese word como (ex. faro [1st. pers. fut. tense of to do] It. der. farò)

Ô: pronounced like the ò in the Italian word farò. It is usually used in homophones (ex. m/n ôdrei [other] Sp. der. otro)

Ó (in the middle of a word): pronounced like the ó in the Spanish word rasón (ex. n ólivi (olive tree) It. der. olivo)

Ó (at the end of a word): pronounced like the accented oo in the English word pool (ex. m/n bajó [short] Sp. der. bajo)

U: pronounced like the ü in the German word Müller (ex. eiru [1st. pers. conj. of imperf. tense of to be It. der. ero)

Û: pronounced like the accented ü in Mütter. It is usually used in homophones (ex. f/n capoirût [past. part. of to understand] It. der. capito)

Ú: pronounced like the accented oo in the English word pool (ex. m beijó [handsome, good-looking] It. der. bello)

Y: pronounced like the accented ie in the French word bourgeoisie (ex. m chary [dear] It. der. caro)

Diphthongs

Ae (in the beginning or middle of a word): pronounced like the i in the English word kite (ex. m maer [sea] Lat. der. mare)

Ae (at the end of a word): pronounced like the ay in the English word May (ex. fp lae [pl. fem. def. article] It. der. le)

Au (in the middle of a word): pronounced like the o in the English word mote (ex. f aureôle [halo] It. der. aureola)

Au (at the end of a word or before e): pronunced like the augh in the English word caught (ex. auge [eye] Sp. der. ojo)

Ea (at the end or middle of a word): usually pronounced like the e in the English word met (ex. f leajá [law] It. der. legge^[3])

Ea (at the beginning of a word or before ss, d, r (at the end of a syllable), l, and sometimes before a t): pronounced eh-ah (no language equivalivent) (ex. f meate [half] It. der. metà)

Eë: pronounced ay-éh (no language equivalent) (ex. n feëur [fire] Ger. der. Feur)

Ei: pronounced like the ai in the English word mail (ex. ye chantei [1st. pers. conj. of cond. tense of to sing] It. der. canterei)

Eu (in the middle of a word): pronounced like the eu in the French word monsieur (ex. n feëur [fire] Ger. der. Feur)

Ie: pronounced like the accented ie the French word bourgeoisie(ex. aequie [here] Sp. der. aquí)

Oe (in the middle or beginning of a word): pronounced like the ue in the English word sue (ex. oevre [egg] Fr. der. œuf

Oe (at the end of a word): pronounced like ew in the English word sew (ex. n veroe [truth] Lat. der. vera)

Oy: pronounced like the oy in the Spanish word voy (ex. m roy [king] Fr. der. roi)

Oi, Ua, Oa: pronounced like oi in the French word roi (ex. vois [you pl.] It. der. voi)

Triphthongs

Aou: pronounced like the o in the English word ow (ex. n aoubril [April] It. der. aprile)

Aue: pronounced like the augh in the English word caught (ex. m invauerney [winter] It. der. inverno)

Eui, Euy, Euie: pronounced like the eui in the French word frateuil (ex. seuy [1st. pers. fut. tense of to be) It. der. sarò)

Nasal Sounds

An, Am, En, Em: pronounced like the en in the French word enchanté (ex. amer [to love] It. der. amare)

On, Om, Un, Um: pronounced like the u in the French word un (ex. avron [3rd pers. fut. tense conj. of the verb to have It. der. avranno)

In, Ain, Aim: pronounced like the aim in the French verb aimer (ex. m/n poevrin [poor little one, poor boy, poor guy] It. der. poverino)

Consonants

b, c, d, f, k, l, m, n, 'v, x and y (as a consonant) are pronounced like their English counterparts.

Ch: pronounced like the ch in the French word cher (ex. m/n chary [dear] Fr. der. cher)

G (before i or e): pronounced like the j in the French word je (ex. m miragi [mirage] Fr. der. mirage )

H: always silent like the h in the French word hôpital (ex. f hospetale [hospital] It. der. ospedale)

J: always pronounced like the j in the French word je (ex. m/f/n joeve [young] Fr. der. jeuve)

P (after oe at the end of a word): pronounced like the silent p in the French word beaucoup (ex. m/n de coep [a lot] Fr. der. beacoup)

Qu: pronounced like the qu in the Spanish word qué (ex. m/n quanti [how much, as much] It. der. quanto)

R: pronounced like the rolled r in the Italian word rete (ex. m rami [copper] It. der. ramo)

R (at the end of a word after e or i): silent like the r in the French word parler (ex. fayer [to do] Fr. der. faire)

Rr: pronounced like the r in the Italian word serrato (ex. m charrôt [cart] It. der. carro)

S (before e or before a vowel in the middle of a word): pronounced like the s in the Italian word mese (ex. f eglísa [church] Fr. der. église)

T: pronounced like the t in the Italian word tè. To make a t sound in Rumessan, the tongue is placed between the teeth. (ex. f tavoele [household table] It. der. tavola)

T (at the end of a word after e, i, or a): It is silent and shortens the preceding vowel sound. (ex. f meate [half] It. der. metà)

Th (in the middle of a word): sometimes pronounced like th in the English word thorn, depending on the derivative of the word (ex. m anthroep [man] an. Gr. der. ἁυθρoπoς)

W: pronounced like w in the German word Wasser. Ws only appear in foreign words (ex. n würstl [hot dog] Ger. word)

Z (in the middle or beginning of a word): pronounced like the ts in the Russian word tsar (ex. f zuqui [squash, pumpkin] It. der. zucca)

Z (at the end of a word): pronounced like the s in the English word vase (ex. f universitéz [university] Fr. der. université)

Z (at the end of a word after e or i): the z is silent and stresses the preceding vowel (ex. voerez [2nd. pers. pl. conj. of cond. tense of to want] It. der. vorreste)

Informal Greetings

Oyage!: Hi! (Por. der. Oi!)

Heyi: Hey! (It. der. Ehi!)

Savogneux!: Hello! (Lat. der. Salve!)

Haló!: Hello! (on the phone; Fr. der. Halô!)

Chôt: Bye! (It. der. Ciao!)

Formal Greetings

Buintage!: Hello!, Good morning!, Good day! (Ger. der. Guten Tag!)

Buine seire!: Hello!, Good evening!, Good afternoon! (It. der. Buona sera!)

Buine noët!: Good night! (Fr. der. Bonne nuit!)

Noēt!: Night! (It. der. Notte!)

Informal

Cuimea jaimais-tu?: What's your name? (Sp. der. ¿Cómo se llama?)

Cuim'estais-tu?: How are you? (Sp. der. ¿Cómo estas?)

Quai buie doi êl?: What's up? (It. der. Che butta?)

J'estai bieine: I'm well

la tavoele: table

la domuine: house

la pagine: page

la familiae: family

l'amary (-ie): friend