Ōntven

Phonology

Stress-timed rhythm, with primary stress generally on:
The penultimate syllable, or
The morphemic core (i.e., root before suffix)
Final vowels often softened or dropped in rapid speech but preserved in formal use
Vowels:

Ii - /i/ Íí - /iː/

Uu - /u/

Ee, Ēē - /e, eː/

Yy - /ə/

Oo, Ōō - /o, oː/

Aa, Āā - /a, aː/

Consonants:

Pp - /p/

Bb - /b/

Ph or Ff - /f/

Mm - /m/

Ww - /w/

Vv - /v/

Ţţ - /t̪/ Ḑḑ - /d̪/

Þþ - /θ/

Ṅṅ - /n̪/

Tt - /t/ Dd - /d/

Cc - /t͡s/

Ss - /s/ Zz - /z/

Nn - /n/

Ll - /l/

Çç - /t͡ʃ/ Jj - /d͡ʒ/

Ðð - /ð/

Šš, Sh sh - /ʃ/ Žž - /ʒ/

Kk - /k/ Gg - /g/

Xχ - /x/

Ng ng - /ŋ/

Rr - /ʀ/

' - /ʔ/

Ɬɬ - /ɬ/

Ph is only allowed at the beginning of words.
Ţ and Ḑ typically go before long vowels, though there are some uncommon irregularities.
Sh goes at the end, and occasionally in the middle of words, otherwise it will be Š. Š will be used in the middle if in a consonant cluster. For example, the name Teremesh, the name Eshelen, and the word Aškalā -
Its words tend to adhere to these following syllable structures;

• CV
• CVC
• VC
• (C)VCVCV(C)

The length of the vowel can change the meaning of the word, for examples; At vs. Āt => "Long" vs. "High"
Allowed Consonant Clusters:
Initial: "Kl", "Šk",
Medial: "šk", "χn", "sc", "tr", "Lk"
Final: "sc"

Morphology

Noun Classification:
Nouns are classified into whether they are Masculine or Feminine. The main things this decides are the adjectives and the articles. Nouns themselves have no change based on their gender.
Masculine: -aíl, -us, -en
Feminine: -a/-ā, -ra

Plural and Dual Systems: Dual is used to mark natural pairs,

/*-ë for native, -sho for foreign/loaned, change the endings, but those are there to show how it'll work like Eltuven.*/

Adjectives agree in number and gender.
Possessed forms use a suffix method, taken from Őntazra, the possessed object takes the ending, -χē. For example, in the sentence, "The Sheep's Wool" it would be roughly translated as "[article] engaţānuχē nEng"
Notice the lowercase 'n' before the noun Wool (Eng), This is because in Ōntven, when a word following a vowel, in this case -ē, starts with the same vowel, -e, there must be a consonant placed before, in this case n-. This is an evolution from Early Ōntven, as a form of the Consonant mutation of the parent languages, Őntazra and Eltuven.

/*NO CASE SYSTEM!*/

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/*ADJECTIVE ENDINGS FROM ELTUVEN NOT A THING ANYMORE.*/

Derivational Affixes, like diminutive or negative are retained, but they have been changed from the parent tongues. The diminutive survives as the suffix -eṅ, whereas the negative has expanded due to the Eltuven forms. More on them in the copula.

Syntax

SVO Word order.
No noun cases: Prepositions and word order are used rather than cases.
Adjective placement shifts meaning, taken from Eltuven, although it is rarer and more irregular.
The Connector has been changed to being a genitive preposition.
Emphasis is dealt through a particle.

Tenses

/*Combining the agglutinative aspects of Őntazra with the analytic preverb/particle system of Eltuven would produce a really interesting mixed morphology in Ōntven — for example, tense via preverbal particle (from Eltuven), but aspect via suffix (from Őntazra). This gives the language a layered morphological texture, very realistic in diachronic terms.*/

Present, Past, Future are the main tenses, although there are more in use.
Perfect forms - Present, past, future.
Imperative mood.
All particle-based, taken from Eltuven,

/*allowing it to be more flexible and analytical.*/

There are remnants of the Őntazra suffixes in words and meanings, however.
The Conditional particle continues, and is expanded.

Sentence Structure

Pronouns go after the verb.

Adjective Order

Adjectives go after nouns, and must agree in number and gender

/*The Dual Adjective is dropped.*/

In formalities, certain adjectives (Size, colour) may precede the noun to give an emphasis of some kind.

Structural Markers

There is one set of gendered articles, and one definite article.
Conjunctions/connectors: Ta has become one of the main genitive prepositions.
The Copula is retained, but has been expanded, the Copular is the base copula for noun-joining, the substantive copula is for adjective or state-based constructions.

/*There are emphatic, negative, etc. forms of the copula as derivations, EXPAND THE COPULA!*/

Dictionary

11 Words.

Root Languages

• Eltuven
• Őntazra

Spoken by

• Ōnentarí