Lingua Franca

The Frenchest language (besides English, that is).

Phonology

• voiced and unvoiced stops: p t k/q b d g
• fricatives: f v s z ch j
• approximants: w y
• liquids: l r
• nasals: m n gn

Vowels:

i u ou
e o au
æ a å

Nouns

• Singular definite article: le
• Plural definite article: lez
• Singulative: -me
• Plural: -(e)z

Verbs

• Infinitive: -r
• Gerund: -z
• Middle voice: -n
• Passive voice: -é

Modifiers

• Adverb: au + gerund/infinitive

Auxiliaries

• Perfect aspect: ai
• Prospective aspect: væl (fu)
• Continuous aspect: mec
• Negative: pa-
• Adverbial modifier: au

Tense particles

• Proximal: é
• Distal: ou

Examples

• je é ai vouar le soul au ilyer "I saw the sun yesterday"
• chev poupe é pa-bon "Purple beer is not good"
• Jån é mec che-flåmbre "John is roasting it"