Illyrian Iberic language

Illyrian Iberic
Elyreco
An Illyrian Iberic tablet
Native to	New Illyricum
Region	Southwestern Ecros
Ethnicity	Illyrians, Eisylians
Native speakers	c. 42 million (2023)
Language family	Ecro-Avansertian Central Ayreoshubic Iberic Illyrian Iberic
Early form	Romanyan Iberic
Writing system	Iberic script
Official status
Official language in	New Illyricum
Language codes
ISO 639-1	EL
ISO 639-2	ELY (B)  (T)
ISO 639-3	ELR

Illyrian Iberic is a Central Ayreoshubic language of the Ecro-Avansertian language family which is spoken mostly in New Illyricum and is the nation's national language. Illyrian Iberic is descended from Romanyan Iberic which is still spoken in parts of New Illyricum, and the languages of Pensulian Iberic and Eisylian Iberic are closely related to Illyrian Iberic.

Geographic Distribution

Illyrian Iberic îs spoken exclusively by the Illyrian and Eislyian populations in New Illyricum and has in total about 42 million speakers. Illyrian Iberic is largely mutually intelligible with Pensulian Iberic, which historically has by many linguists been considered to be a dialect of Illyrian Iberic until the twenty-first century, and Eisleyian Iberic, as well as being somewhat intelligible with Pavulturilori and Gaúcho. Historically Illyrian Iberic was mostly only spoken on the Illyric peninsula until the collapse of the Kingdom of Ferunia and Trurnia and the eventual extinction of Ferunian Iberic and Trurnia Iberic around 1800, which then allowed Illyrian Iberic to become commonly spoken throughout all of western Illyricum by the common population.

Phonology

Pronunciation Guide

Using the International Phonetic Alphabet:

• S = /ʃ/
• Ç = /s/
• Ae = /aɪ/
• Oe = /oɪ/
• Ou = /oʊ/
• Eo = /e'jo/ in formal speech and /'jo/ in informal speech
• Aeo = /aɪo/ in formal speech and /a'jo/ in informal speech
• Oi = /ɔɪ/
• E at the end of a word = /ə/
• E in a stressed syllable = /ɛ/
• E in an unstressed syllable = /e/
• C = /x/
• H = /χ/
• R = /r/
• B = /ʙ/
• L = /ʟ/
• Tn = /tʃ/
• J before a consonant = /ɟ/
• J before a vowel = /ʝ/

Lexical Stress

Lexical stress in Illyrian Iberic îs almost always found on the final syllable of nouns in the nominative or ablative case, and on the second to last syllable on nouns in the accusative case. In verbs the lexical stress is found on the second to last syllable as well, however in all adjectives and adverbs it concludes the word. Lexical often affects vowel pronunciation and sometimes affects the formality.

Orthography

Alphabet

Illyrian Iberic uses the standard Iberic script and has twenty-seven letters.

Grammar

Case System

Illyrian Iberic nouns may be in one of three cases; the Nominative, sometimes referred to as the Personal, the Accusative, and the Ablative. The cases are also formed differently based on the gender of the noun. The Nominative may be used to describe the subject, possession, and direct address. The accusative is used for direct or indirect object. The oblique is used for the object of preposition.

Formation

MASCULINE;

• Accusative: -ir, -çirs
• Ablative: (INVARIABLE), -noes

FEMININE;

• Accusative: -nte, -tiçoes
• Ablative: (INVARIABLE), -bs

Examples: "Çalo", meaning "Horse" (masc.)

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	Çalo	Çaloes
Accusative	Çaloir	Çaloçirs
Ablative	Çalo	Çalonoes

"Reina", meaning "Queen" (fem.)

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	Reina	Reinas
Accusative	Reinante	Reinatiçoes
Ablative	Reina	Reinabs

Verbs

In Illyrian Iberic there are three verb conjugations and six tenses;

Construction

All first conjugation verbs in Illyrian Iberic end in -ar in the infinitive

Example: "Contenoar", meaning "to continue"

Present Tense:

	Singular	Plural
1st Person	Eo Conteno	Noes Contenamoes
2nd Person	Tu Contenas	Voes Contenates
3rd Person	Elo/Ela Contenat	Eloes/Elas Contenant

Imperfect Tense:

	Singular	Plural
1st Person	Eo Contenoaram	Noes Contenoaraemoes
2nd Person	Tu Contenoaraes	Voes Contenoaraetes
3rd Person	Elo/Ela Contenoaraet	Eloes/Elas Contenoaraent

Past Tense:

	Singular	Plural
1st Person	Eo Haeo Contento	Noes Haemoes Contentoes
2nd Person	Tu Haes Contento	Voes Haetes Contenatoes
3rd Person	Elo/Ela Haet Contento	Eloes/Elas Haent Contentoes

Distant Past Tense:

	Singular	Plural
1st Person	Eo Contenoaveram	Noes Contenoaveramoes
2nd Person	Tu Contenoaveras	Voes Contenoaveretes
3rd Person	Elo/Ela Contenoaverat	Eloes/Elas Contenoaverant

Immediate Future Tense:

	Singular	Plural
1st Person	Eo Contenoavero	Noes Contenoaveremoes
2nd Person	Tu Contenoaveres	Voes Contenoaeretes
3rd Person	Elo/Ela Contenoaveret	Eloes/Elas Contenoaverent

Distant Future Tense:

	Singular	Plural
1st Person	Eo Vaeo Contenoar	Noes Vaemoes Contenoar
2nd Person	Tu Vaes Contenoar	Voes Vaetes Contenoar
3rd Person	Elo/Ela Vaet Contenoar	Eloes/Elas Vaent Contenoar

All second conjugation verbs in Illyrian Iberic end in -er in the infinitive

Example: "Comer", meaning "to eat"

Present Tense:

	Singular	Plural
1st Person	Eo Comeo	Noes Comemoes
2nd Person	Tu Comes	Voes Cometes
3rd Person	Elo/Ela Comet	Eloes/Elas Coment

Imperfect Tense:

	Singular	Plural
1st Person	Eo Comeraem	Noes Comeremoes
2nd Person	Tu Comeres	Voes Comeretes
3rd Person	Elo/Ela Comeret	Eloes/Elas Comerent

Immediate Past Tense:

	Singular	Plural
1st Person	Eo Haeo Comeso	Noes Haemoes Comesoes
2nd Person	Tu Haes Comeso	Voes Haetes Comesoes
3rd Person	Elo/Ela Haet Comeso	Eloes/Elas Haent Comesoes

Distant Past Tense:

	Singular	Plural
1st Person	Eo Comeveram	Noes Comeveramoes
2nd Person	Tu Comeveras'	Voes Comoveretes
3rd Person	Elo/Ela Comeverat	Eloes/Elas Comeverant

Immediate Future Tense:

	Singular	Plural
1st Person	Eo Comevero	Noes Comeveremoes
2nd Person	Tu Comeveres	Voes Comeveretes
3rd Person	Elo/Ela Comeveret	Eloes/Elas Comeverent

Distant Future Tense:

	Singular	Plural
1st Person	Eo Vaeo Comer	Noes Vaemoes Comer
2nd Person	Tu Vaes Comer	Voes Vaetes Comer
3rd Person	Elo/Ela Vaet Comer	Eloes/Elas Vaent Comer

All third conjugation verbs in Illyrian Iberic end in -ir in the infinitive

Example: "Oir", meaning "to hear"

Present Tense:

	Singular	Plural
1st Person	Eo Oio	Noes Oimoes
2nd Person	Tu Ois	Voes Oites
3rd Person	Elo/Ela Oit	Eloes/Elas Oint

Imperfect Tense:

	Singular	Plural
1st Person	Eo Oiriam	Noes Oiriamoes
2nd Person	Tu Oirias	Voes Oiriates
3rd Person	Elo/Ela Oiriat	Eloes/Elas Oiriant

Immediate Past Tense:

	Singular	Plural
1st Person	Eo Haeo Oito	Noes Haemoes Oitoes
2nd Person	Tu Haes Oito	Voes Haetes Oitoes
3rd Person	Elo/Ela Haet Oito	Eloes/Elas Haent Oitoes

Distant Past Tense:

	Singular	Plural
1st Person	Eo Ojveram	Noes Ojveramoes
2nd Person	Tu Ojveras'	Voes Ojveretes
3rd Person	Elo/Ela Ojverat	Eloes/Elas Ojveramoes

Immediate Future Tense:

	Singular	Plural
1st Person	Eo Ojvero	Noes Ojveremoes
2nd Person	Tu Ojveres	Voes Ojveretes
3rd Person	Elo/Ela Ojveret	Eloes/Elas Ojverent

Distant Future Tense:

	Singular	Plural
1st Person	Eo Vaeo Oir	Noes Vaemoes Oir
2nd Person	Tu Vaes Oir	Voes Vaetes Oir
3rd Person	Elo/Ela Vaet Oir	Eloes/Elas Vaent Oir

Vocabulary

Basic Words & Phrases

• Salut, [ʃa'ʟut] ; "Hello" (formal)
• Sal, [ʃaʟ] ; "Hi" (informal)
• A le tarte, ['a 'ʟə tar'tə] ; "Goodbye"
• A le deman, ['a 'ʟə de'man] ; "See you tomorrow"
• Siçe, ['ʃisə] ; "Yes"
• No, ['no] ; "No"
• Como vaes tu?, [xo'mo 'vaɪʃ 'tu] ; "How are you?"
• Eo vaeo bene / malefaçeo, [e'jo vaɪ'o 'ʙɛnə / ma'ʟɛfase'jo] (formal) and [jo va'jo 'ʙɛnə / ma'ʟɛfas'jo] (informal) ; "I am good / bad"
• Oi?, ['ɔɪ] ; "When?" or "Where?"
• Qui? ['kwi]; "Who?"
• Porque? [por'kwə]; "Why?" or "Because" (informal)
• En çoesa de, ['ɛn soɪ'ʃa 'də] ; "Because of" (formal)
• Eo no folo elyreco [e'jo 'no fo'lo eʟe'rɛxo] (formal), ['jo 'no fo'lo eʟe'rɛxo] (informal) ; "I do not speak Illyrian"

Example Sentences

English: What do you plan to do tomorrow?

• Illyrian Iberic: Que planifas tu façer deman ; [kw'ə pʟani'faʃ 'tu fa'sɛr de'man]