Eldiad: My first conlang

Eldiad

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Eldiad is an unfinished conlang inspired by various Western- and Northern-European languages.

It’s worth noting that Eldiad was created before I started my linguistics studies at university.
The project was built purely from online resources and about 1.5 weeks of independent research.

While unfinished, you can check out the documentation — though it's more of a working file than formal documentation.

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Features

Sound Inventory

Eldiad has a partially developed sound system, based on the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA), with a chart linking IPA to Eldiad's orthography.

Tip: Click on a sound to open a Wikipedia page where you can hear it.

Consonants

(Bi)labial Dental Alveolar-Central Alveolar-Lateral Retroflex Post-alveolar Velar Uvular Glottal

Stop	p, b	—	t, d	—	—	—	k	—	—
Fricative	—	f, v	s, z	—	—	ʑ	ɣ	—	h
Affricative	—	—	—	—	ɕ	—	—	—	—
Nasal	m	—	n	—	—	—	ŋ	—	—
Liquid*	—	—	—	l	—	j	w	ʀ	—

• *The label “liquid” is used here informally to simplify categories.
  

Vowels

Front-Unrounded Front-Rounded Central-Unrounded Central-Rounded Back-Unrounded Back-Rounded

Close	i, i:	y	—	—	—	u, u:
Mid	e, ɛ(:)	ø, œ	—	—	—	o, o:
Open	—	—	a, a:	—	ɑ	—

• Diphthong ɛj can also appear in certain words but isn't placed in the main chart.
  

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Syntax

Eldiad follows a verb–subject–object structure with optional adjectives ([V(A)S(A)O]). This order is rare, used by only about 9% of natural languages (e.g. Classical Arabic, Biblical Hebrew, Celtic languages).

Verb (Adjective) Subject (Adjective) Object

sees	big	(the) person	big	(the) animal
seheura-e'j	bra'ach	ju peuri	bra'ach	ju dacha

• “ju” is the only article in Eldiad.
  

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Grammar

Tenses

Eldiad uses five tenses, all formed by suffixation.

Tense IPA Suffix Written Suffix Example

Infinitive	(base)	(base)	lo'f
Present	+ êj	+ e'j	lo'f-e'j
Close Past	+ sôa	+ so'a	lo'f-so'a
Far Past	+ jø	+ jeu	lo'f-jeu
Future	+ ɣô	+ cho'	lo'f-cho'

Plurality

Plural is formed simply by adding the suffix -ra.

Word Suffix Plural

dacha	-ra	dacha-ra
animal	-s	animals

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Work in Progress (?)

Status: Currently Discontinued

This was my first attempt at creating a constructed language — more of an experiment than a complete system. Since then, I’ve begun studying linguistics more formally. Who knows? Maybe I’ll return to conlanging with new insights.

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Possible Future Changes

Lore

Adding narrative context brings a conlang to life. One idea: long vowels in Eldiad may derive from an earlier Proto-Language, tentatively named Andetísian, which evolved into modern Eldiad.

Vocabulary

Currently, Eldiad has only about 18 words. Expanding the lexicon would enable real sentence formation.

Grammar

I appreciate the current simplicity, but I might consider adding more grammatical constructions later.

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Sharecode: https://myrdin.cx/projects/eldiad

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