Lizzà
Lizzà is a conlang created by Sledger721[1] that was used on the civ server CraftLang. It is the first documented on old CraftLang wiki. It is loosely based off of Romance languages, with an orientation towards Italian. It has no specific purpose in mind other than creative expression, is simple and easy to learn following a fairly close format to Esperanto and has a familiar phonology to many romance-speakers. Lizzà is an agglutinative language following the SVO system, with optional changes to SOV and VSO.
Phonology
| Lizzà Letter | English Sound |
|---|---|
| b | b |
| c | s before i, e or y and k elsewhere |
| cc | kch |
| ch | sh |
| ç | ss |
| d | d |
| f | f |
| g | [dʒ] before i, e or y, [g] elsewhere. |
| gg | gh or ch of loch in Scots. |
| gli | glee |
| gn | ny, ñ of Spanish. |
| h | h |
| hc | The h sound of Russian, a guttural noise. [x] |
| j | s in pleasure. |
| k | k |
| l | l |
| ł | w |
| m | m |
| n | n |
| p | p |
| q | kw |
| qu | kw |
| gu | gw |
| r | r, slightly sharper than English. |
| s | s |
| sc | sk |
| k | k |
| s | s |
| z | z |
| zz | tz |
| à | Aw of hAWk or uh of Until. |
| a | Ah, Apple. |
| ai | Ai, lIE. |
| au | Ow as in German. |
| e | Eh of Egg. |
| è | A faint eh, shorter version of the e in Egg. |
| é/ì | Ee of Even. |
| ei | The word I. |
| eu | Yoo, EUlogy. |
| i | Ih of Ill or ee of Eve. |
| ie | Yee, Y consonantal followed by EE. |
| ò | OW, the exclamation of pain. or French OU. |
| ó/o | Open. |
| oi | OYster. |
| u | Until. |
| uo | WOmen. |
| oi/ói | WOH or WEE. |
| œ | An oo with a rounded mouth. |
| æ | lAY. |
Final consonants can be dropped with nasalization of the final vowel sound.
All nouns are written with a capital letter.
Stress is applied to the last syllable of the word if the final consonant is dropped, if the final consonant is kept it is applied to the second to the last syllable of the word.
Tonality is free to the speaker.
Word Forms
Plurality of any word can be added by placing "-z" at the end of the word. Libré book, to Libréz book.
| Lizzà | Meaning of Form |
|---|---|
| Word-i | Singular Adjective. |
| Word-iz | Plural Adjective. |
| Word-e | Singular Adverb. |
| Word-ez | Plural Adverb. |
Each noun has two parts to it's suffix, the gender and the case. The gender is:
- o: Masculine
- à: Feminine
- é: Neuter
And case:
- Nothing: Nominative case
- -t: Accusative
- -ln: Instrumental
- -lt: Vocative
A table of the various combinations of noun inflections:
| Lizzà | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Word-o | Nominative Masculine |
| Word-ot | Accusative Masculine |
| Word-oln | Instrumental Masculine |
| Word-olt | Vocative Masculine |
| Word-à | Nominative Feminine |
| Word-àt | Accusative Feminine |
| Word-àln | Instrumental Feminine |
| Word-àlt | Instrumental Feminine |
| Word-é | Nominative Neuter |
| Word-ét | Accusative Neuter |
| Word-éln | Instrumental Neuter |
| Word-élt | Instrumental Neuter |
Words that have a neuter gender can be altered, things such as libré can be made feminine or masculine by changing it to libro or librà. The various forms of the word Libré, in neuter gender are:
- Libré: Book.
- Librét: Book (Accusative, it is receiving action from a verb).
- Libréln: With the book.
- Librélt: O book!
Plurality can be marked on any word by marking it with a "-z". That z is optionally silent when spoken. Adjectives must also be pluralized along with the noun, so "Libré Gratuoci" in a plural form, is "Libréz Gratuociz".
Verbs:
| Lizzà Verb | Tense/Meaning |
|---|---|
| Word-en | Past Tense |
| Word-an | Present Tense |
| Word-ir | Future Tense |
| Word-ent | Past Participle of any voice. |
| Word-ant | Present Participle. |
| Word-irt | Future Participle. |
| Word-èr | Infinitive. |
| Word-ezé | Jussive/Imperative. |
| Word-'ì''l | Conditional |
Some examples of verb conjugation with the verb "Viv-": To be.
| English | Lizzà | Tense |
|---|---|---|
| Lived | Viven | Past Tense |
| Am living | Vivan | Present Tense |
| Will live | Vivir | Future Tense |
| Was being lived | Vivent | Past Participle |
| Is being lived | Vivant | Present Participle |
| Will be lived | Vivirt | Future Participle |
| To live | Vivèr | Infinitive |
| Must live/Live! | Vivezé | Jussive |
| Would have lived | Vivìl | Conditional |
There are 2 irregular verbs in Lizzà: "Èst": To be and "Avóit": To have.
| English | Lizzà | Tense |
|---|---|---|
| Was | È | Past Tense |
| Am | Èt | Present Tense |
| Will be | Èst | Future Tense |
| Was being | Èstent | Past Participle |
| Am being | Èstant | Present Participle |
| Will be/have | Èstirt | Future Participle |
| To be | Èstèr | Infinitive |
| Must be/Be! | Èstezé | Jussive |
| Would have been | Èstìl | Conditional |
| English | Lizzà | Tense |
|---|---|---|
| Did have | Avóit | Past Tense |
| Have | Avóilt | Present Tense |
| Will have | Avói | Future Tense |
| Was having | Avóitent | Past Participle |
| Am having | Avóitant | Present Participle |
| Will be having | Avóitirt | Future Participle |
| To have | Avóitèr | Infinitive |
| Must have/Have! | Avóitezé | Jussive |
| Would have had | Avóitìl | Conditional |
Pronouns
Noun cases and gender can be applied directly to a pronoun as if it were a noun, plurality cannot though.
| Lizzà Pronoun | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Jè | 1st Person Singular |
| Noi | 1st Person Plural |
| Du | 2nd Person Singular |
| Doi | 2nd Person Respected Singular |
| Voi | 2nd Person Plural |
| Jì | 3rd Person Neuter |
| Il | 3rd Person Masculine |
| Elé | 3rd Person Feminine |
| Ecci | 3rd Person Plural |
| Lizzà Article | Meaning of word |
|---|---|
| Lo | Definite masculine article. |
| Là | Definite feminine article. |
| Lè | Definite neuter article. |
| O | Indefinite masculine article. |
| À | Indefinite feminine article. |
| È | Indefinite neuter article. |
Definite articles can be compressed down to l' before the word, so that Lé Libré can become l'Libré. The indefinite articles must be capitalized for formality.
Also, the words for "of" vary by gender:
| Lizzà Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| De | Neuter noun |
| Du | Masculine noun |
| Dà | Feminine noun |
Phrases de Vivé
| Lizzà Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Jenrà | Kind, sort or type |
| Racci | Reason |
| Hoir | Time |
| Liens | Place |
| Mozzint | Motion |
| Meurnoit | Manner |
| Génitif | Genitive |
| Tía | Demonstrative Pronoun |
| Montoil | Amount |
| Míno | Demonstrative Determiner (who/what one, that one/person, etc) |
| Kuits | Interrogative (What) |
| Cèst | Demonstrative (That) |
| Peu | Indefinite (Some) |
| Loi not | Universal (Each, Every, All) |
| Nè | Negative (No) |
| Alàccu | Yes or no question. |
Some examples of Phrases de Vivé:
- Nè liens: Nowhere
- Loi not hoir: All the time
- Kuits míno: Who
- Tía jenrà: Such a
- Alàccu [Other question here]: Something expecting a yes/no answer
- Peu racci: For some reason
Negativity of any word, of any type is marked off by gender:
Conjunctions
Table of conjunctions:
| Lizzà Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| And | Èt |
| Or | Voin |
| But (Contrast) | Sedàns |
| But (Surprise) | Oilàns |
| Then | Alorà |
| Xor | Tilànt |
Very and Most
Table of alterations such as very and most, as well as their negative forms:
| Lizzà Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Very | Trèns |
| Most | Poil |
| Negative Very | Nè trèns |
| Negative Most | Nè poil |
| More | Pluns |
| Less | Nè pluns |
| Compared to | Tièl |