User:Antman/Taatsch
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| Taatsch | ||
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| Created by: | Mike Kuklinski | 2004 |
| Setting and usage: | International auxiliary language | |
| Total speakers: | Fluent speakers: Unknown | |
| Category (purpose): | constructed language International auxiliary language Taatsch |
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| Category (sources): | vocabulary and phonology from Germanic languages. | |
| Regulated by: | Officially Maintained by Creator | |
| Language codes | ||
| ISO 639-1: | none | |
| ISO 639-2: | none | |
| ISO 639-3: | none | |
| Note: This page may contain IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. See IPA chart for English for an English-based pronunciation key. | ||
Taatsch is a Germanic Constructed language, created by two persons, the foremost of them being Mike Kuklinski, for the purpose of creating a fully function and modular language for the roleplay community. It has the ability to expand itself with a minimum of effort.
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[edit] Vocabulary
Taatsch draws heavily from German and Common Germanic. It has 3 main forms of words: Nouns (Nemmwortenns), Verbs (Verbns), and Adjectives (Adjektns).
[edit] Verbs
Verbs are considered the primary construct from which other forms of words are created. They specify actions, and can be negated by prefixing the verb with na. Verbs can also be modified by prefixing the verb with a preposition, such as Nied (down/under), forming a word such as Naniedgehen, which comes out to a meaning similar to Not going down.
Taatsch verbs have only two conjugations: present and past. All more complex forms such as perfects are formed using helping verbs such as hab and will. Past-tense verbs are formed from the present-tense by suffixing a -t, if the ending of the verb is already a t, it is suffixed with -et.
[edit] Nouns
Nouns are separated into two distinct forms: Strong Nouns and Weak Nouns. Strong nouns are nouns that are formed from a verb; for instance, the verb Schreib (to write) can become two Strong Nouns: Schreiber (one who writes), and Schreiben (Text, Writing). Strong nouns almost always have an -en or -er suffix. Weak nouns are nouns that are not formed as a result of a verb, a good example is Herzan (Duke).
[edit] Adjectives
Adjectives are divided into three distinct forms: Strong Adjectives, Regular Adjectives, and Weak Adjectives. Strong adjectives are adjectives that are formed from a verb, and often are used as the passive tense would be in English; for instance, ess (to eat) becomes the strong adjective essetn (eaten). Weak adjectives are adjectives that are formed from nouns; an example would be naturetn (natural), which is formed from the noun Natur (nature). Regular adjectives are adjectives that have no direct links to a noun or verb; an example would be frohetn (happy). All adjectives have an -etn ending.
[edit] Basic Pronouns
Taatsch has all the basic pronouns -- one thing to remember is that if you are speaking colloquially and about yourself, you do not need to include the ig/mi pronoun.
I - Ig
Me - Mi
You - Du
It - It (Es is also often used)
He - Er
She - Si
We - Wi
The - Ihr
[edit] Syntax
Taatsch syntax is heavily drawn from English. Often, the word order of a Taatsch sentence matches that of an English sentence word for word.
[edit] Statements
Statements are made using the following structure:
"SUBJECT VERB V-MODIFIER DIRECT-OBJECT"
An Example:
"You go slowly to the store."
"Du geh naschnelletn zu da Markt."
[edit] Questions
Questions are made using the following structure:
(Present) "VERB SUBJECT V-MODIFIER DIRECT-OBJECT"
"Are you going quickly to the store?"
"Geh du schnelletn zu da Markt?"
(Past) "TUN VERB SUBJECT V-MODIFIER DIRECT-OBJECT"
"Did you go to the store?"
"Tun geh du zu da Markt?"
[edit] Commands
Commands are formed using the following structure:
"TUN SUBJECT VERB V-MODIFIER DIRECT-OBJECT"
"Go quickly to the store."
"Tun du geh schnelletn zu da Markt."
[edit] Sounds
Taatsch uses the same sounds that German uses.
[edit] Writing system
In order to have the greatest amount of compatibility with other languages, Taatsch was built to use the Latin alphabet. The Latin-based writing system contains no diacritics.
Taatsch is also capable of being written under the Fonabet (Sprechschreiben) writing system.
[edit] Dialects
Officially, Taatsch is maintained by the creator, Mike Kuklinski. However, it is allowed for persons using the language to create their own variants, called Dialects (Lowsprechen), primarily because the language was created for roleplay purposes it is useful for users to have their own variants to create uniqueness. It is requested that these dialects remain mutually intelligible with the official Taatsch, and with one another. This allows users to create new words that they need at their discretion without having to wait for the word to appear in the official Lexicon.
| Translation | Phrase |
|---|---|
| Taatsch | Taatsch |
| Hello | Hallo or Grussen |
| Bye | Tschunen |
| Good-bye | Aaf Wederseh |
| Good Morning | Guude Morren |
| Good Evening | Guude Aaben |
| Good Night | Guude Nacht |
| I am called William | Ig is nann Willem |
| I am named William | Ig is nannt Willem |
| My name is William | Mise Nammen is Willem |
| Please | Bitt |
| Thank you | Ig dank dim (vel) |
| You're Welcome | Bitt (vel) |
| That one | Dat ain or Dat |
| How much? | Wievel? |
| What's the cost? | Wat kost dis? or Wievel kost dis? |
| English | Anglesch |
| Yes | Ja or Jo |
| No | Na |
| Sorry | Abbit or Bitt abbit |
| I don't understand | Ig nafersteh |
| Where's the bathroom? | Wer is de Krapperenns? |
| Do you speak Taatsch? | Sprech du Taatsch? |
| Do you speak English? | Sprech du Anglesch? |
| I speak Taatsch. | Ig sprech Taatsch. |
| I don't know | Ig nakenn or Ig nawiss |
[edit] Babel Text
1A. Naw da fertigetn Velt habt ain Sprechen un ain Regularsagen.
2A. Als Mannenns geht Ostwak, ihr fint ain Butlaand in Shinar un lebt tah.
3A. Ihr sag zu Aivander, "Kom, laz wi mak Klotenns un fertigbakk dam." Ihr nut Kloten halds dann Stanen, un Terven fur Spisen.
4A. Dann ihr sag, "Kom, laz wi mak Winsselbns ain Stadt, mit ein Stapen dass geh zu da Hamlenns, so dass wi durf mak ain Nammen fur Winsselbns un nabi straho an da fertigetn Velt."
5A. Abe Da Gott niedkomt zu seh da Stadt und da Terven dass da Mannenns ist maken.
6A. Da Gott sag, "Ob als ain Vok sprech da sametn Sprechen ihr had startet zu tun dis, dann Nadaz ihr plan zu tun will bi namaksetn fur dam.
7A. Kom, laz wi Niedgeh un vervir ihrn Sprechen so ihr will nafersteh Aivander."
8A. So Da Gott strahot dam von Tah zuda fertigetn Velt, un ihr haltet mak da Stadt.
9A. Dat bien warem it bien nammt Babel -- dal Dada Gott vervirt da Sprechen fon da fertigetn Velt. Fon tah Da Gott strahot dam zuda fertigetn Ertss.
:A. Hokschreiben nehmt fon da "Holy Bible, New International Version." Kopyrekt (K) 1973, 1978, 1984 International Bible Society. Nut namit Durfen fon 'Zondervan Bible Publishers'
