Talisrannic

Background

Talisrannic came to me in a sort of a flash one night about a month before Christmas 1998. It's a wierd variant on Irish. It's not really a speculative conlang or a celtic or gaelic auxlang, it's just me playing with the language for my own amusement.

I'm currently typing up what details I have on paper, so what is here is not the full story.

Sample Text

This is the only sample text I can find for the language. I know that I have a translation of the Babel Text for the language somewhere, but I can't find it!

What follows was the first bit of text I wrote in the language. Sorry about the content -- when I first wrote it, I really liked the language, but now when I look back on it, I find that I was just a little too carried away with my creation...

Talisrannic (pronounced as 'tal-is-ran-EESH') is an Artificial Language or 'Conlang' composed mainly from Irish Gaelic, but including some Scots Gaelic, Old English, & German influences. The language is really just a sort of experiment to see what a sort of offshoot of Irish Gaelic might look like. It's purely speculative and I'm sure that many would find some of the changes outlandish, even ridiculous, but they should remember that this new language is simply for fun and is not an academic work -- I'd never claim it to be!

Talisrannic -- Tianxa Nuageílax

Is Talisrannic Síoxtianxa is kódhénín Géila Érannax fén ér kíann ax Géila Álbannax, Canbérla go Germánic frecin. Is é tianxa cio trílax Géilata Érannax tíoxte fédire a fíonna. Tá diartúrmiox cé is tá kinte mé go kiapann málartan cian áfécax ná amadax a bíu mórdíne ax ní mór cídan a tigu go is é tianxa sprí is níl a ubir akadimax -- nílím aig maíu fír a bíu!

Here's an interlinear:

talisrannic tianxa   nuageílax
talisrannic language new.gaelic

is       talisrannic síoxtianxa          is  kódhénín
be-PRES. talisrannic artificial.language and comprise.of

géila  érannax fén    ér kíann ax  géila  álbannax,
gaelic irish   REFLX. on head  but gaelic scottish

canbérla    go   germánic frecin. is       é
old.english with german   too.    be-PRES. 3smasc.

tianxa   cio      trílax       géilata érannax tíoxte
language this/the experimental gaelic  irish   future

fédire   a  fíonna.   tá       diartúrmiox
possible to discover. be-PRES. completely.speculative

cé      is  tá      kinte   mé go   kiapann málartan
3smasc. and be.PRES certain me that believe changes

cian     áfécax   ná amadax  a  bíu mórdíne  ax  ní
that/the terrible or idiotic to be  majority but consider

mór   cídan    a  tigu    go   is      é       tianxa
great them.DAT to realise that be.PRES 3smasc. language

sprí is  níl         a       ubir akadimax
fun  and be.NEG.PRES 3sneut. work academic

nílím          aig  maíu     fír   a  bíu!
be.NEG.PRES.1s with claiming truth to be

Personal Pronouns

NOM. ACC. DAT. Emph. NOM. Emph. ACC. Emph. DAT. POS. ADJ.
Sing. 1st
2nd
3rd Masc.
3rd Fem.
3rd Neut.




A


É
Í
A
Mén
Tún


Ca
Mice
Tusa
Céce
Cíce
Ace
Mice
Tusa
Éce
Íce
Ace
Mican
Tusan
Écan
Ícan
Acan

Dón
Éne
Íne
Áne
Plur. 1st
2nd
3rd & Common
Muid
Cive
Cíd
Cen
Ive
Íd
Muin
Civan
Cídan
Muidne
Civce
Cídcan
Cenne
Ivce
Ídcan
Muinne
Civanne
Ídcanne
Áre
Vúr
Íde

Much like in English, the 3rd person plural can be used as a common pronoun.

Numbers

Zero Nílas
One Éan
Two
Three Trí
Four Kar
Five Cúx
Six
Seven Cáx
Eight Ux
Nine
Ten Jéx
Twenty Fike

Demonstratives

'This' 'That'
NOM./ACC. Sing. Cio Cen
Plur. Cian Cenan
GEN. Sing. Ciá Tsin
Plur. Ciá Tsinan
DAT. Sing. Ce Tson
Plur. Cenan Tsonan
Locative Adjectives Ácio Ácen

Talisrannic lost the definite article when it seperated from other forms of Gaelic. The demonstratives are now used in a very similar manner. Note that it is postpositional (after the word). It also still has no definite article, the indefinite noun being the noun by itself.

Demonstrative Pronouns

'This' 'That'
NOM. Masc. Cécio Cécen
Fem. Cício Cícen
Neut. Acio Acen
Plur. Mício Mícen
ACC. Masc. Écio Écen
Fem. Ício Ícen
Neut. Acio Acen
Plur. Cacio Cacen
NOM. Masc. Cécio Cécen
Fem. Cícion Cícenan
Neut. Acion Acenan
Plur. Mícion Mícenan

The Reflexive Pronoun

The reflexive pronoun is fén

Noun Declension

Over the years, the declension system for regular has simplified down to two. It's also changed quite a bit from that of Old Gaelic due to contact with other languages.

First Declension
Sing. Plur.
NOM. ...none... -an
ACC. -e -ane
GEN. -ta -tí
DAT. -u
Second Declension
Sing. Plur.
NOM. ...none...
ACC. -e -ía
GEN. -a
DAT. -un -ón

Word Order

The sentence word order is VOS. Other than that, the word order is pretty much the same as Modern Irish. As with Irish, verbal particles preceed the verb.

Dúnann     doraise cio      cé aríc
Close-PRES door    this/the he again
He closes the/this door again

Dóli       íne máke ban   cen      iníu
Praise-FUT her son  woman the/that today
The/That woman will praise her son today

Miscellaneous

Adjective Degrees
Comparitive ('more') Áb
Superlative ('most') Is
Relative Clause Particles
Postive Negative
Direct Á Áne
Indirect Nax Naxí
Interrogation Particles
Postive Negative
Past and Conditional Ár Nax
Others Án Nár
Random Stuff
Vocative Case Particle Á
Conjunctions And Águs/Ís
But Ax
Or/Nor
If*
Then Mácin
That Go

* + pres. tense used for future.

Verbs

Monosyllabic Verbs eg. kíaní
Present Past Future
Kíanim Kíanín mé Dokíaním Dokían mé Kíanoí mé
Kíanit Kíanín tú Dokíanit Dokían tú Kíanoí tú
Kíanín cé Dokían cé Kíanoí cé
Kíanimid Kíanín muid Dokíanmar Dokían muid Kíanímar Kíanoí muid
Kíanive Kíanín cive Dokíanive Dokían cive Kíanoí cive
Kíaniad Kíanín cíd Dokíaniad Dokían cíd Kíanoí cíd
Kíantar Kíania Kíanofar
Conditional Imperfect Imperative
Kíanfem Kíanfa mé Kíantím Kíantá mé Kíaní/Kíanixi
Kíanfet Kíanfa tú Kíantú Kíantá tú Verbal Noun
Kíanfa cé Kíantá cé kíanu
Kíanfemid Kíanfa muid Kíantimíc Kíantá muid Verbal Adjective
Kíanfeciv Kíanfa cive Kíanticiv Kíantá cive Kíanta
Kíanfedíc Kíanfa cíd Kíantidíc Kíantá cid
kíanfí kíantí
Polysyllabic Verbs eg. kían
Present Past Future
kíanim kíanann mé Dokíanim Dokían mé kíanoí mé
kíanit kíanann tú Dokíanit Dokían tú kíanoí tú
kíanann cé Dokían cé kíanoí cé
kíanimid kíanann muid Dokíanmar Dokían muid kíanímar kíanoí muid
kíanive kíanann cive Dokíanive Dokían cive kíanoí cive
kíaniad kíanann cíd Dokíaniad Dokían cíd kíanoí cíd
kíantar kíania kíanfar
Conditional Imperfect Imperative
kíanfem kíanfa mé kíantím kíantá mé kían/kíanixi
kíanfet kíanfa tú kíantú kíantá tú Verbal Noun
kíanfa cé kíantá cé kíanu
kíanfemid kíanfa muid kíantimíc kíantá muid Verbal Adjective
kíanfeciv kíanfa cive kíanticiv kíantá cive kíanta
kíanfedíc kíanfa cíd kíantidíc kíantá cid
kíanfí kíantí
The Copula
Present/Future
Indicative Interrogative
Positive Negative Positive Negative
Is í ban Níl í ban An í ban? Nax í ban?
She is a woman She is not a woman Is she a woman? Isn't she a woman?
Past/Conditional
Áb í ban Nír í ban Ár í ban? Nár í ban?
Áb é fér Nír é fér Ár é fér? Nár é fér?
Áb íd múntíoran Nír íd múntíoran Ár íd múntíoran? Nár íd múntíoran?

Note: Talisrannic has lost the present subjunctive and the present tense is now used in its place.


© Keith Gaughan, 1998-2001