High Laevanaak

High Laevanaak 
Language family	Laevanaak language family
Early form(s)	Ancient Laevanaak, Livanar
Era	ca. 100 AD to today
Writing system	Laevanaak Script
Official status
Spoken in	Enkavak
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

High Laevanaak or Laevanaak /lɛvɐnɐːk/ (Laevanaak:  Laevanaak /lɛvɐnɐːk/) is a mediterranean language derived from Ancient Laevanaak and Kaarratosk. Laevanaak is spoken in Enkavak and was starting to be spoken at around 100 AD. Other languages in the language family of Laevanaak are Livanar, Ancient Laevanaak, Kaarratosk and Navnaak.

Phonology

Consonants

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

/l͜v/ () is an allophone and alternative pronounciation of /ɬ/ in High Laevanaak. Velar phonemes can sometimes be pronounced uvular, these are still allophones in High Laevanaak while in other Laevanaak languages uvular phonemes are their own phonemes.

Vowels

	Front	Central	Back
Close	(ɪ)
Mid	ɛ
Open	a	ɐ	ɑ

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

Script

High Laevanaak has two alphabets. The main alphabet has 16 letters and is used for most of the native words in Laevanaak. The second alphabet has 55 letters and is used for names and loadwords.

Main Alphabet

•  Ega /ʔɛːgɑ/ <> is one of the two main vowels and is used for /ɛ/ or /ʔɛ/.
•  Lima /lɪːmɑ/ or /lɛːmɑ/ <> is used for /l/.
•  Ngelva /ŋɛːl͜vɑ/ or /ŋɛːɬɑ/ <> is used for /ŋ/.
•  Ahma /ʔɐʔɐːmɑ/ <> is used for /ʔ/.
•  Vneva /vnɛːvɑ/ <> is used for /v/.
•  Lveki /l͜vɛːkɪ/, /l͜vɛːkɛ/, /ɬɛːkɪ/ or /ɬɛːkɛ/ <> is only used for special grammatical forms and pronounced /ɛ/ or /ɐ/.
•  Vala /vɐːlɑ/ <> is used for /v/.
•  Kakiga /kɐkɪːgɑ/ or /kɐkɛːgɑ/ <> is used for /k/.
•  Lva Naangangak Kakiga /l͜vɑː nɑˈʔɐŋɐŋɐːk kɐkɪːgɑ/, /l͜vɑː nɑˈʔɐŋɐŋɐːk kɐkɛːgɑ/, /ɬɑː nɑˈʔɐŋɐŋɐːk kɐkɪːgɑ/ or /ɬɑː nɑˈʔɐŋɐŋɐːk kɐkɛːgɑ/ <> is used for /k/.
•  Vinga /vɪːŋɑ/ or /vɛːŋɑ/ <> is used for /ɪ/, /ʔɪ/, /ɛ/ or /ʔɛ/.
•  Neva /nɛːvɑ/ or  Nev /nɛːv/ <> is used for /n/.
•  Aglia /ʔɐglɪːʔɑ/ or /ʔɐglɛːʔɑ/ <> is used for /a/, /ʔa/, /ɐ/ or /ʔɐ/.
•  Lvma /l͜vmɑ/, /l͜vɐːmɑ/, /ɬmɑ/ or /ɬɐːmɑ/ <> is used for /l͜v/ or /ɬ/.
•  Gega /gɛːgɑ/ <> is used for /g/.
•  Mim /mɪm/ or  Mima /mɪːmɑ/ <> is used for /m/.
•  A /ʔɑ/ or /ʔɑː/ <> is used for /ɑ/ or /ʔɑ/.

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 High 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 /ɑːk/	- -ek /ɛːk/
Genitive	- -ag /ɑːɡ/	- -eg /ɛːɡ/
Accusative	- -ang /ɑːŋ/	- -eng /ɛːŋ/

H-Declination

	Singular	Plural
Nominative	- -ahk /ɑʔɑːk/	- -ehk /ɛʔɛːk/
Genitive	- -ahg /ɑʔɑːɡ/	- -ehg /ɛʔɛːɡ/
Accusative	- -ahng /ɑʔɑːŋ/	- -ehng /ɛʔɛːŋ/

Adjectives

Prefixes

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Negative	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
- nga- /ŋɑː/	-	- lva- /l͜vɑː/ or /ɬɑː/	- ga- /ɡɑː/

Suffixes

A-Declination

	Singular	Plural
Nominative	- -ak /ɑːk/	- -ek /ɛːk/
Genitive	- -ag /ɑːɡ/	- -eg /ɛːɡ/
Accusative	- -ang /ɑːŋ/	- -eng /ɛːŋ/
Adverb	-alve /ɑːl͜vɛ/ or /ɑːɬɛ/

H-Declination

	Singular	Plural
Nominative	-ahk /ɑʔɑːk/	-ehk /ɛʔɛːk/
Genitive	-ahg /ɑʔɑːɡ/	-ehg /ɛʔɛːɡ/
Accusative	-ahng /ɑʔɑːŋ/	-ehng /ɛʔɛːŋ/
Adverb	-ahlve /ɑʔɑːl͜vɛ/ or /ɑʔɑːɬɛ/

Conjugation

		Indicative		Infinitive	Irreal		Participle
		Singular	Plural		Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural
Prefix		-		-	gu- /ɡɛ/		nga- /ŋɑː/, -, ...
Suffix
	First Person	-va /vɐ/	-vi /vɛ/	-vu /vɐ/	-va /vɐ/	-vi /vɛ/	-vumak /vɐmɑːk/, ...	-vumek /vɐmɛːk/, ...
	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.

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English	Laevanaak		English	Laevanaak		English	Laevanaak
Number	Number	Written	Number	Number	Written	Number	Number	Written
1		Ang	17		Ngavalve	33		Lvaklangval
2		Ve	18		Valvalve	34		Lvagleval
3		Klang	19		Valveangval	35		Lvangaval
4		Gle	20		Valveveval	36		Lvavalve
5		Ngav	21		Valveklangval	37		Lvahngvalve
6		Val	22		Valvegleval	38		Lvavevalve
7		Angval	23		Valvengaval	39		Lvaklangvalve
8		Veval	24		Lva	40		Lvaglevalve
9		Klangval	25		Lvahng	41		Lvangavalve
10		Gleval	26		Lvave	42		Lvavalvalve
11		Ngaval	27		Lvaklang	43		Lvavalveangval
12		Valve	28		Lvagle	44		Lvavalveveval
13		Angvalve	29		Lvangav	45		Lvavalveklangval
14		Vevalve	30		Lvaval	46		Lvavalvegleval
15		Klangvalve	31		Lvahngval	47		Lvavalvengaval
16		Glevalve	32		Lvaveval	48		Venlva

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 descripion of the named. Mostly it is also chosen by the parents.

• glotic name

A glotic name is an additional name that is mostly based on the mother tounge 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. glotic 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 High 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 High Laevanaak and Kaarratosk
• Namnak speaks High 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.