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Naribë
Naribë is a conlang (constructed language) in development by Sean Mapstone.

Provenance
Mostly evolved from English (being the Earth's dominant language at the time), borrowing ideas from Gaelic mutations and slang. Ease and fluidity of written word in mind through development. The goal for a base universal language. The language, unlike English, has eliminated synonyms in favour of using a single word or phrase to express possible multiple interpretations by it’s context. Sentences include more information of context than English as it was developed over remote communication via a computer screen interface. Video and audio communication couldn't be achieved because the vast distance between them, delays were to long. Wording had to be precise and correct as context was not a luxury they had.

Rules

 * These letters to not exist - k, o , y
 * These letters are never written together - "q"+"u", "c"+"h"
 * Word ending in q is physical action
 * word ending in c is describing or feeling
 * "Dd" indicates an object and not a living thing, such as dda (that) so "th" is not used
 * 2 dots above vowels indicates a lengthening of the sound, evolved from a double/repeated letter in a word. Also indicates the letter is pronounced is it would be alone ( ä would sound ay)
 * "w" is pronounced as normal unless between 2 consonants which it becomes "oo" (woo)
 * Double/repeated consonants indicates a hardening of he sound, e.g. jj hardens to a "g" except "dd" which replaces "th"
 * Most double lettering is dropped from the original English, such as where "ff" is used in "cuff", "f" is used in "tuf"
 * Capitalisation is not required, but shows respect in names and relationships.
 * Capitalisation of place names changes the meaning if he word is duplicated elsewhere

Pronunciation (Alphabet)
A, a /æ/ = "a" as in apple (short sound)

Ä, ä [aa] /eɪ/ = "a" as in hail (long sound)

B, b /b/ = "b" as in book (hard sound)

C, c /k/ = "c" as in cup / "q" as in queue (hard sound)

Cw /kw/ = "qu" as in queen (airy sound)

D, d /d/ = "d" as in dog (hard sound)

Dd, dd /ð/= "th" as in these (soft sound)

E, e = "e" as in elbow (short sound)

Ë, ë = "ee" as in queen (long e/ey sound)

F, f = "f" as in friend (hard sound)

G, g = "g" as in grass (hard sound)

H, h = "h" as in happy (hard sound)

I, i = "I" as in interest

Ii, ii [ ï ] = "I" as in wine (long I/y sound)

J, j = "j" as in jump

K, k = {not used}

L, l = "L" as in lion (hard sound)

Ll, ll = "ll" as in Llywelyn (airy, tounge on roof of mouth)

M, m = "m" as in Mother (short sound)

N, n = "n" as in night

O = {not used}

P, p = "p" as in police (hard sound)

Q, q = "k" or "ck" as in jack (only used at end of word and never together with u)

R, r = "r" as in raider (hard sound)

S, s = "s" as in snake

Sh, sh = "sh" as in shake (also sugar phonetically)

T, t = "t" as in train

Th, th = "th" as in thief (hard sound)

Tj = "ch" as in chimp

U, u = "u" as in useless (short sound)

Ü, ü = "o" as in hot (short sound)

Üw, üw = "o" as in wrote (long sound)

V, v = "v" as in vote (normal v/soft f sound)

W, w = "w" as in water

X, x = special character

Y, y = {not used}

Z, z = "z" as in zero (in some cases replaces "s" from English)

Numbers
un = one [1]

ta = two [2]

drë = three [3]

fü = four [4]

fï = five [5]

së = six [6]

sev = seven [7]

üct = eight [8]

nï = nine [9]

den = ten [10]

unden = eleven [11]

taden = twelve [12]

drëden = thirteen [13]

tan = twenty [20]

dan = thirty [30]

fün = forty [40]