Thünard (θuˈNARD)

Phonology

Consonant Inventory

Vowel Inventory

Syllable Structure

(C)(C)(C)V(C)(C)(C)

Stress Pattern

Stress in Thünard follows a predictable pattern:

• A “foot” is defined as 2 syllables
• Feet are built from the left edge of the word
• Stress falls on the 2nd syllable of each foot

Spelling & Pronunciation

Grammar

Word Order

The main word order is subject–verb–object. Adjectives come before the nouns they modify, as do adpositions (prepositions). Possessors come before possessees.

Pronouns

Noun Cases

Noun Definiteness

Noun Number

Verb Aspects

Verb Tenses

Numbers

Thünard has a base-12 number system:

1 - stre
2 - ko
3 - to
4 - griv
5 - spri
6 - gli
7 - aump
8 - prü
9 - po
10 - splo
11 - aund
12 - aundi
144 - düja
1728 - ets

Derivational morphology

• Adjective → adverb = If ends with vowel: Suffix -nd; Else: Suffix -ind
• Adjective → noun (the quality of being [adj]) = Suffix -ja
• Adjective → verb (to make something [adj]) = If starts with vowel: Prefix s-; Else: Prefix sa-
• Noun → adjective (having the quality of [noun]) = Suffix -ji
• Noun → adjective relating to noun (e.g. economy → economic) = If starts with vowel: Suffix -n; Else: Suffix -an
• Noun to verb = If ends with vowel: Suffix -l; Else: Suffix -il
• Verb → adjective (result of doing [verb]) = If ends with vowel: Suffix -mp; Else: Suffix -imp
• Tending to = If ends with vowel: Suffix -nts; Else: Suffix -ɛnts
• Verb → noun (the act of [verb]) = If ends with vowel: Suffix -ns; Else: Suffix -ons
• Verb → noun that verb produces (e.g. know → knowledge) = If starts with vowel: Prefix ʃp-; Else: Prefix ʃpɔ-
• One who [verb]s (e.g. paint → painter) = If ends with vowel: Suffix -ʃd; Else: Suffix -uʃd
• Place of (e.g. wine → winery) = If ends with vowel: Suffix -nu; Else: Suffix -u
• Diminutive = If starts with vowel: Prefix ʃr-; Else: Prefix ʃro-
• Augmentative = If starts with vowel: Prefix fr-