Draft:The Language of Rittic

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Rittic is the main language of the micronation of Rittia. Phonology of Rittic

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

Consonants - 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/

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

Grammar

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

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

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

1. 1. 1. 1. Pronouns

- Personal pronouns have different forms for subject and object cases.

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

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

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)

Lexicon

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

Basic Vocabulary - 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*)

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.

Rittic Dictionary

Nouns - **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_

Pronouns - **I**: _më_

- **You (singular)**: _të_

- **He/She**: _hän_

- **We**: _vi_

- **You (plural)**: _ti_

- **They**: _he_

Verbs - **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)

Adjectives

- **Big**: _stor_

- **Small**: _litin_

- **Good**: _gód_

- **Bad**: _ond_

- **Happy**: _glad_

- **Sad**: _sorg_

- **Old**: _gamm_

- **Young**: _ung_

- **New**: _ny_

- **Beautiful**: _vack_

Adverbs

- **Quickly**: _snabb_

- **Slowly**: _sakt_

- **Today**: _idag_

- **Yesterday**: _går_

- **Tomorrow**: _morgon_

Conjunctions

- **And**: _och_

- **But**: _men_

- **Or**: _eller_

- **Because**: _för_

Example Sentences

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.

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.