Draft:Kilim English
| Kilim English | |
|---|---|
| Kilim | |
| kilim ainlais | |
 The flag of Kilim English. | |
| Pronunciation | /kilim ainlais/ |
Constructed languages
| |
Early form | Modern English
|
| Latin | |
| Sources | English |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
Info[edit]
Kilim English, Ainlais or simply just Kilim (Kilim English: kilim ainlais) is a constructed language constructed by Biourey Langua as a modification of English.
Modifications[edit]
- /ɪ/ --> /ei/ <ai>
- /ŋ/ --> /n/ <n>
- /h/ --> /∅/
- double letters <ll> --> single letters <l>
- non-rhotic /ɛɹ/ -> /ə/
- <er> --> <re>
- /ʃ/ --> /s/ <s>
- /z/ <z> --> /s/ <s>
- /t/ between vowels --> /ʔ/ <'>
- /θ/ --> /f/ <f>
- /ð/ --> /d/ <d>
- clusters are removed but first 2 letters stay (strengths --> stenfs)
- only nC clusters stay
- /i/ --> <i> only
- silent letters removed
- /ai/ <ay> --> <ai>
- /ə/ <ou> --> /ʊ/ <u>
- plural S stays
- <c> --> <k, s>
- <x> --> <ks>
- <q> --> <k, kw>
- pronunciation --> spelling
- /t͡ʃ/ --> /t͡s/ <tis>
- /d͡ʒ/ --> /d͡z/ <dig>
- cot-caught merged
- father-bother merged
- <le> --> <el>
- /a/ or /ɔ/ before t or d turns into /ɑ/ <ä>
- /ə/ --> <ö>
- y is removed
Phonology[edit]
Consonants[edit]
Vowels[edit]
| Front | Back | |
|---|---|---|
| Close | i | u |
| Near-close | ʊ | |
| Close-mid | e | o |
| Mid | ə | |
| Open-mid | ɛ | ɔ |
| Near-open | æ | |
| Open | a | ɑ |
Orthography[edit]
| Letters →
ipa → |
a | ä | ai | b | d | dig | e | ei | f | g | i | j | k | l | m | n | o | ö | p | r | s | t | tis | u | v | w | y | ' |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| /a/ ~ /æ/ | /ɑ/ | /ei/ | /b/ | /d/ | /d͡z/ | /e/ ~ /ɛ/ | /ai/ | /f/ | /g/ | /i/ | /ʒ/ | /k/ | /l/ | /m/ | /n/ | /o/ ~ /ɔ/ | /ə/ | /p/ | /ɹ/ | /s/ | /t/ | /t͡s/ | /u/ ~ /ʊ/ | /v/ | /w/ | /j/ | /ʔ/ |
The letters Ä, and Ö are added and the letters C, H, Q, X, and Z are removed.
Sample sentences[edit]
I will go to the store.[edit]
ain dö fyu'tisö ei gou tu dö stou're. /ein də fjuʔt͡sə ai gou tu də stoʔə/ (LIT. in the future I go to the store.)
I had gone to my house.[edit]
ain dö past ei gou ain dö haus dät ei oun. /ein də past ai gou ein də haus dɑt ai oun/ (LIT. in the past I go in the house that I own.)