Laevanaak

Laevanaak 
Language family	Laevanaak language family
Early form(s)	Ancient Laevanaak, Livanar
Era	today
Writing system	Laenavaak
Official status
Spoken in	Enkavak, Gevsaksavli
Regulated by	Government of Enkavak
Speaker
Demonym	Atlantic, Laevanaaic
Number of speakers	at least 2
Technical information
Usage	Native language, government language
Language code	LVK

Laevanaak /lɛvɐnɐːk/ (Laevanaak:  Laevanaak /lɛvɐnɐːk/) is a mediterranean language with its roots in Ancient Laevanaak and Kaarratosk. Laevanaak is spoken in Enkavak and Gevsaksavli in a large variety of different dialects, which are often considered mutually unintelligible languages by linguists. Other languages in the language family of Laevanaak are Livanar, Ancient Laevanaak, Kaarratosk or Navnaak. The official government documentation of Laevanaak is hosted on enkavak.xhesas.com. Most of the time Laevanaak referres to the main dialect called Standard Modern Laevanaak (SML) or High Laevanaak.

Phonology

Consonants

	Labial	Alveolar	Velar	Glotal
Nasal	m	n	ŋ
Plosive			k ɡ	ʔ
Fricative	v	ɬ (t͡ɬ)
Approximant		l

Velar phonemes can sometimes be pronounced uvular, these are still allophones in SML while in other Laevanaak languages uvular phonemes are their own phonemes. In most dialects of Laevanaak a destinction between a /v/ and /b/ phoneme exists.

Vowels

	Front	Central
Close	(ɪ)
Mid	ɛ(ː)
Open	a(ː)	(ɐ)

In SML most of the time open vowels are allophones. /ɪ/ () is often an allophone of /ɛ/.

Script

Laevanaak uses two alphabets in most dialects. The main alphabet called Laenavaak has 16 letters and is used for most of the native words in Laevanaak. The second alphabet in SML has 55 letters and is used for names and loanwords. Other dialects may use other scripts for the second alphabet including the Latin, Greek or Morytic Scripts.

Main Alphabet

•  Ega /ʔɛga/ <> is one of the two main vowels and is used for /ɛ/.
•  Lima /lɪma/ <> is used for /l/.
•  Ngeso /ŋɛɬɐ/ <> is used for /ŋ/.
•  Ahmo /ʔaʔamɐ/ <> is used for /ʔ/.
•  Bnevo /vnɛvɐ/ <> is used for /v/ and in applicable dialects as /b/.
•  Seki /ɬɛkɪ/ <> is only used for special grammatical forms and pronounced /ɛ/ or /ɐ/.
•  Valo /valɐ/ <> is used for /v/.
•  Kakigo /kakɪgɐ/ <> is used for /k/.
•  Qakigo /gakɪgɐ/ <> is used for /k/, /g/ or /l/.
•  Vingo /vɪŋɐ/ <> is used for /ɪ/.
•  Nebo /nɛvɐ/ or  Neb /nɛv/ <> is used for /n/.
•  Aglio /ʔaglɪʔɐ/ <> is used for /a/.
•  Smo /ɬmɐ/ or /ɬɐmɐ/ <> is used for /ɬ/.
•  Gego /gɛgɐ/ <> is used for /g/.
•  Mim /mɪm/ or  Mimo /mɪmɐ/ <> is used for /m/.
•  O /ʔɐ/ <> is used for /ɐ/.

Punctuation and other Signs

•  (U+E400) is a space mark.
•  (U+E417) is a comma.
•  (U+E419) is a sentence ending symbol.
•  (U+E41D) is an abbreviation symbol.
•  (U+E41C) is a name symbol.
•  (U+E458) is a quotation symbol.
•  (U+E418) is a seperation symbol used dates and time notation.
•  (U+E45C) is a seperation symbol used in adresses and location notation.
•  (U+E45E) is a sign mostly used digitaly.
•  (U+E45F) is a inverted version of .
•  (U+E45B) is a Glanga sign.

Grammar

The grammar of Laevanaak is simmilar to Latin.

Sentence Structure

Main Clause

subject - object - predicate - acc. object(loc./adv.)

Relative Clause

reference word - comma - relativ pronoun - object - predicate - acc. object(loc./adv.) - comma

Subordinal Clause

main clause - comma - conjunction - subject - object - predicate - acc. object(loc./adv.)

AcI

main clause - comma - subject(acc.) - object - predicate(inf.) - acc. object(loc./adv.)

Word Types

• Article
• Particle
• Relativ pronoun
• Conjunction
• Adjective
• Adverb
• Noun
• Verb
• Numeral
• Pronoun

Punctuation

• A space mark () is written between words if there isn't already another punctuation.
• At the end of a sentence a sentence ending symbol () is written.
• Infront of conjunctions, relative pronouns and AcIs and after relative clauses and AcIs a comma () is written.
• Inbetween a sentence another sentence can be written to amend information. Infront and after that additional sentence a seperation symbol () is written.

Declination

Nouns

A-Declination

	Singular	Plural
Nominative	- -ak /ɑk/	- -ek /ɛk/
Genitive	- -ag /ɑɡ/	- -eg /ɛɡ/
Accusative	- -ang /ɑŋ/	- -eng /ɛŋ/

H-Declination

	Singular	Plural
Nominative	- -ahk /ɑʔɑk/	- -ehk /ɛʔɛk/
Genitive	- -ahg /ɑʔɑɡ/	- -ehg /ɛʔɛɡ/
Accusative	- -ahng /ɑʔɑŋ/	- -ehng /ɛʔɛŋ/

Adjectives

Prefixes

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Negative	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
- nga- /ŋɑ/	-	- sa- /ɬɑ/	- ga- /ɡɑ/

Suffixes

A-Declination

	Singular	Plural
Nominative	- -ak /ɑk/	- -ek /ɛk/
Genitive	- -ag /ɑɡ/	- -eg /ɛɡ/
Accusative	- -ang /ɑŋ/	- -eng /ɛŋ/
Adverb	- -ase /ɑɬɛ/

H-Declination

	Singular	Plural
Nominative	- -ahk /ɑʔɑk/	- -ehk /ɛʔɛk/
Genitive	- -ahg /ɑʔɑɡ/	- -ehg /ɛʔɛɡ/
Accusative	- -ahng /ɑʔɑŋ/	- -ehng /ɛʔɛŋ/
Adverb	- -ahlve /ɑʔɑɬɛ/

Conjugation

		Indicative		Infinitive	Irreal		Participle
		Singular	Plural		Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural
Prefix		-		-	- gu- /ɡɛ/		- nga- /ŋɑ/, -, ...
Suffix
	First Person	- -va /vɐ/	- -vi /vɛ/	- -vu /vɐ/	- -va /vɐ/	- -vi /vɛ/	- -vumak /vɐmɑk/, ...	- -vumek /vɐmɛk/, ...
	Second Person	- -vav /vɐv/	- -viv /vɛv/		- -vav /vɐv/	- -viv /vɛv/
	Third Person	- -vam /vɐm/	- -vim /vɛm/		- -vam /vɐm/	- -vim /vɛm/

Number System

The Laevanaak number system is base 6, base 12 and base 24 at the same type. The numbers 12 and 6 or lower have their own symbols and are just written with those. Numbers from 7 to 11 and sometimes 12 are written with 6 in the first place and the needed number from 1 to 6 in the second place. numbers from 13 to 23 and sometimes 24 are written similarly with 12 in the first place and the needed number from 1 to 12 in the second place. For numbers higher than that an apostrophe like symbol is needed. In the first place there is any number, after that is the apostrophe like symbol followed by the number symbol for 12 and any number from 1 to 23. It is read as the first number times 24 plus the last number.

Number Chart

English	Laevanaak		English	Laevanaak		English	Laevanaak
Number	Number	Written	Number	Number	Written	Number	Number	Written
1		Aŋ	17		Ŋavalve	33		Saklaŋval
2		Ve	18		Valvalve	34		Sagleval
3		Klaŋ	19		Valveaŋval	35		Saŋaval
4		Gle	20		Valveveval	36		Savalve
5		Ŋav	21		Valveklaŋval	37		Sahŋvalve
6		Val	22		Valvegleval	38		Savevalve
7		Aŋval	23		Valveŋaval	39		Saklaŋvalve
8		Veval	24		Sa	40		Saglevalve
9		Klaŋval	25		Sahŋ	41		Saŋavalve
10		Gleval	26		Save	42		Savalvalve
11		Ŋaval	27		Saklaŋ	43		Savalveaŋval
12		Valve	28		Sagle	44		Savalveveval
13		Aŋvalve	29		Saŋav	45		Savalveklaŋval
14		Vevalve	30		Saval	46		Savalvegleval
15		Klaŋvalve	31		Sahŋval	47		Savalveŋaval
16		Glevalve	32		Saveval	48		Vensa

Name System

There are 5 different kind of names in Laevanaak:

• given name

A given name is the name parents choose for their child after birth. A given name can be translated from other languages into Laevanaak.

• genus name

A genus name is a mostly positive description of the named. Mostly it is also chosen by the parents.

• glottic name

A glottic name is an additional name that is mostly based on the mother tongue of the named.

• relative name

A relative name is a modification of the given name of a person close to the named.

• zodiac name

A zodiac name is the name based on the birth year / month in the Laevanaak Calendar.

It is differentiated between three types of tiles:

• first degree (like doctor, captain, ...)
• second degree (like king/queen, ...)
• third degree (like senator, mayor, ...)

The order of a formal name is:

1. first degree title
2. given name
3. second degree title
4. genus name
5. glottic name
6. first degree title
7. relative name
8. zodiac name
9. third degree title

Famous Speakers

There were a lot of famous people in history, who were speaking Laevanaak:

• Namnak Ⅰ spoke Livanar
• Plutarch or Πλούταρχος spoke Middle Laevanaak
• Eratosthenes or Ἐρατοσθένης spoke Ancient Laevanaak
• Aeschylus or Αἰσχύλος spoke Livanar
• Plato or Πλάτων spoke Ancient Laevanaak
• Aristotele or Ἀριστοτέλης spoke Ancient Laevanaak
• Gaius Julius Ceasar spoke Ancient Laevanaak and Kaarratosk
• Servius Galba Caesar Augustus spoke Kaarratosk
• Marcus Aurelius Antoninus spoke Middle Laevanaak and Kaarratosk
• Namnak Xhesas speaks Modern Laevanaak

Differences to Other Laevanaak Languages

Livanar

The main differences to Livanar are the lack of grammatical forms in High Laevanaak and the absence of latin loanwords in Livanar.

Ancient Laevanaak

The main differences to Ancient Laevanaak are the pronounciation and the absence of latin loanwords in Ancient Laevanaak.

Kaarratosk

The main differences to Kaarratosk are the alphabet, the pronounciation and the lack of grammatical forms in High Laevanaak.

Navnaak

The main differences to Navnaak are the pronounciation and the syntax.