Draft:Rittic Language


 * 1) Phonology

Rittic phonology combines elements of Sami and Celtic languages, featuring sounds that are common in both.

- Plosives: /p/, /t/, /k/, /b/, /d/, /g/ - Fricatives: /f/, /s/, /ʃ/ (sh), /v/, /z/, /ʒ/ (zh) - Nasals: /m/, /n/, /ŋ/ (ng) - Liquids: /l/, /r/ - Glides: /j/ (y), /w/
 * 1) Consonants

- Front: /i/, /e/, /ɛ/ (as in bet) - Central: /ə/ (schwa), /a/ (as in father) - Back: /u/, /o/, /ɔ/ (as in thought)
 * 1) Vowels


 * 1) Grammar

Rittic has a relatively free word order, much like Sami languages, but with some fixed structures influenced by Celtic syntax.

- Nouns are marked for case (nominative, genitive, dative, accusative). - Singular and plural forms are indicated through vowel changes or suffixes.
 * 1) Nouns

Example: - *haap* (house) -> *haapu* (houses) - *saari* (island) -> *saarii* (islands)

- Personal pronouns have different forms for subject and object cases.
 * 1) Pronouns


 * | Singular | Plural |
 * 1st Person | më (I)    | vi (we)  |
 * 2nd Person | të (you)  | ti (you all) |
 * 3rd Person | hän (he/she) | he (they) |
 * 3rd Person | hän (he/she) | he (they) |

- Verbs conjugate for tense (past, present, future) and mood (indicative, imperative, subjunctive). - Regular verb endings change based on tense.
 * 1) Verbs

Example (to go): - Present: *lähin* (I go), *lähit* (you go), *lähit* (he/she goes) - Past: *lähtin* (I went), *lähtit* (you went), *lähtit* (he/she went) - Future: *lähen* (I will go), *lähes* (you will go), *lähet* (he/she will go)


 * 1) Lexicon

Rittic incorporates both Sami and Celtic roots, forming words that might be reminiscent of both language families.

- Water: *vassi* (from Sami *vassje*) - Mountain: *benn* (from Irish *binn*) - Forest: *skovi* (from Norwegian *skog* and Sami *skovva*) - Fire: *taur* (from Old Irish *tēine* and Sami *dovd*)
 * 1) Basic Vocabulary


 * 1) Example Sentences

1. **Më lähin haapu.** - I go to the house.

2. **Ti lähit saarii.** - You all go to the islands.

3. **Hän taurat vassi.** - He/She sees the water.


 * 1) Rittic Dictionary

- **Air**: _aith_ - **Animal**: _beist_ - **Bird**: _faal_ - **Child**: _balg_ - **Day**: _déi_ - **Earth**: _jord_ - **Family**: _famh_ - **Fire**: _taur_ - **Fish**: _isk_ - **Flower**: _blöm_ - **Forest**: _skovi_ - **Friend**: _ven_ - **Home**: _haap_ - **Lake**: _jävri_ - **Man**: _man_ - **Mountain**: _benn_ - **Night**: _noct_ - **River**: _elvi_ - **Sea**: _mara_ - **Sky**: _himl_ - **Star**: _stjar_ - **Sun**: _sól_ - **Tree**: _arv_ - **Village**: _bygd_ - **Water**: _vassi_ - **Wind**: _vind_ - **Woman**: _kvinn_
 * 1) Nouns

- **I**: _më_ - **You (singular)**: _të_ - **He/She**: _hän_ - **We**: _vi_ - **You (plural)**: _ti_ - **They**: _he_
 * 1) Pronouns

- **To be**: _veri_ - Present: _veri_ (am/is/are) - Past: _veritin_ (was/were) - Future: _verin_ (will be) - **To have**: _hevi_ - Present: _hevi_ (have/has) - Past: _hevitin_ (had) - Future: _hevin_ (will have) - **To go**: _lähi_ - Present: _lähi_ (go/goes) - Past: _lähtin_ (went) - Future: _lähen_ (will go) - **To see**: _tauri_ - Present: _tauri_ (see/sees) - Past: _taurit_ (saw) - Future: _taurín_ (will see) - **To come**: _komi_ - Present: _komi_ (come/comes) - Past: _komit_ (came) - Future: _komín_ (will come) - **To eat**: _ëti_ - Present: _ëti_ (eat/eats) - Past: _ëtit_ (ate) - Future: _ëtin_ (will eat)
 * 1) Verbs

- **Big**: _stor_ - **Small**: _litin_ - **Good**: _gód_ - **Bad**: _ond_ - **Happy**: _glad_ - **Sad**: _sorg_ - **Old**: _gamm_ - **Young**: _ung_ - **New**: _ny_ - **Beautiful**: _vack_
 * 1) Adjectives

- **Quickly**: _snabb_ - **Slowly**: _sakt_ - **Today**: _idag_ - **Yesterday**: _går_ - **Tomorrow**: _morgon_
 * 1) Adverbs

- **And**: _och_ - **But**: _men_ - **Or**: _eller_ - **Because**: _för_
 * 1) Conjunctions

1. **Më verin glad.** - I will be happy. 2. **Hän stor faal taurit.** - He/She saw a big bird. 3. **Vi komít haap.** - We came home. 4. **Të ëtin blöm.** - You ate a flower. 5. **He veri ung och gód.** - They are young and good.
 * 1) Example Sentences

Expanded Rittic Dictionary Nouns •	Book: bók •	Bridge: brog •	City: stadi •	Clothing: klæð •	Country: land •	Dog: hund •	Door: dør •	Eye: aug •	Father: fað •	Food: mat •	Forest: skovi •	Ground: golf •	Hand: hond •	Heart: hjart •	Horse: hest •	House: haap •	King: konung •	Leg: fót •	Light: ljós •	Love: elsk •	Moon: máni •	Mother: móð •	Mountain: benn •	Path: stig •	Person: mann •	Road: veg •	Sky: himl •	Star: stjar •	Storm: storm •	Sun: sól •	Sword: sverd •	Village: bygd •	Water: vassi •	Woman: kvinn •	World: verð Verbs •	To ask: spyrja •	Present: spyr (ask/asks) •	Past: spyrði (asked) •	Future: spyrin (will ask) •	To build: byggja •	Present: bygg (build/builds) •	Past: byggði (built) •	Future: byggin (will build) •	To drink: drekka •	Present: drek (drink/drinks) •	Past: drakk (drank) •	Future: drekin (will drink) •	To give: giva •	Present: giv (give/gives) •	Past: gav (gave) •	Future: givan (will give) •	To help: hjalpa •	Present: hjalp (help/helps) •	Past: hjálpði (helped) •	Future: hjalpin (will help) •	To live: lifa •	Present: lif (live/lives) •	Past: lifði (lived) •	Future: lifin (will live) •	To run: renna •	Present: renn (run/runs) •	Past: rann (ran) •	Future: rennin (will run) •	To sleep: sova •	Present: sov (sleep/sleeps) •	Past: svaf (slept) •	Future: sovan (will sleep) •	To think: hugsa •	Present: hugs (think/thinks) •	Past: hugsaði (thought) •	Future: hugsin (will think) •	To work: arbeiða •	Present: arbeið (work/works) •	Past: arbeiðði (worked) •	Future: arbeiðin (will work) Adjectives •	Angry: reið •	Cold: kald •	Dark: døk •	Fast: skynd •	Heavy: þung •	Light (weight): lett •	Long: lang •	Short: stutt •	Strong: sterk •	Weak: veik •	Wet: våt •	Wide: breið •	Thin: þunn Adverbs •	Always: alltid •	Never: aldri •	Often: ofta •	Rarely: sjaldan •	Soon: snart •	Then: þá •	There: þar •	Where: hvar Conjunctions •	Although: þótt •	If: ef •	When: þegar •	While: meðan Example Sentences Using Expanded Vocabulary 1.	Më verin reið. •	I will be angry. 2.	Hän sovit í haap. •	He/She slept in the house. 3.	Vi byggin ny stadi. •	We will build a new city. 4.	Të drekin vassi. •	You will drink water. 5.	He eru sterk och skynd. •	They are strong and fast. 6.	Konung veri í benn. •	The king is in the mountain. 7.	Móð elskar fað. •	Mother loves father. 8.	Mann renni til haapu. •	The person runs to the house. 9.	Hann æt ný mat í dag. •	He/She eats new food today. 10.	Við fara til mara snart. •	We will go to the sea soon.