Fole Enkan (language) - Revision history

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	== Classification ==		== Classification ==
	Fole Enkan is considered to be a member of the [[Enkan languages]].		Fole Enkan is considered to be a member of the [[Enkan languages]], along with [[Šelva Enkan]] and [[Žaltekhem Enkan]], although the latter's independence from Šelva Enkan is considered a matter of scholarly debate.

	== History ==		== History ==

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	=== Grammar ===		=== Grammar ===
			==== Word order ====
			Strict SVO word order throughout, although some older texts use SOV in dependent clauses.

			==== Nouns ====
			Nouns have two genders – either male or female. Male nouns mostly start with stops, affricates, or null onsets (starts with a vowel). Male people, male animals, items created by humans, concrete items, and items that are not fixed in place are usually male nouns.

			Female nouns mostly start with fricatives or approximates. Female people, female animals, natural features, geography, abstract ideas, and items that are fixed in place are usually female nouns.

			Adjectives all have male and female forms. These usually begin similarly to same-gendered nouns. However, exactly which two consonants (or lack thereof) depends on the adjective and must be memorised.

			Nouns do not have case. To pluralise a noun, add the prefix y-, or the infix -y- after the initial vowel in a body part or personal relation.

			==== Verbs ====
			To conjugate a verb, remove the final -un and add the following:

			{\| class="wikitable"
			\|+ Present tense
			!
			! Singular
			! Plural
			\|-
			! 1st person
			\| -ež
			\| -aši
			\|-
			! 2nd person
			\| -eš
			\| -aši
			\|-
			! 3rd person
			\| -ež
			\| -ež
			\|}

			{\| class="wikitable"
			\|+ Past tense
			!
			! Singular
			! Plural
			\|-
			! 1st person
			\| -on
			\| -on
			\|-
			! 2nd person
			\| -on
			\| -onu
			\|-
			! 3rd person
			\| -on
			\| -on
			\|}

			The future tense is formed using the helping verb povnun, then the infinitive of the verb.

			Modern Fole Enkan is not a pro-drop language. Verbs must have a subject. Pronouns are:

			{\| class="wikitable"
			\|+ Pronouns
			!
			! Singular
			! Plural
			\|-
			! 1st person
			\| ityen
			\| atyen
			\|-
			! 2nd person
			\| notyen
			\| soletyen
			\|-
			! 3rd person
			\| žatyen
			\| potyen
			\|}

			==== Useful morphology ====
			-fi (or variations): enderative

	== Classical Fole Enkan ==		== Classical Fole Enkan ==

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	Stress is penultimate. Fole Enkan is syllable-timed.		Stress is penultimate. Fole Enkan is syllable-timed.

			=== Transcription ===
			While Fole Enkan uses a syllabary for writing, this is the Latin-script transcription, used for now.
			{\| class="wikitable"
			\|+ Transcription of Fole Enkan
			\|-
			! Letter
			! Sound (IPA)
			\|-
			\| a
			\| a
			\|-
			\| b
			\| b
			\|-
			\| d
			\| d
			\|-
			\| dy
			\| d<sup>j</sup>
			\|-
			\| e
			\| e
			\|-
			\| f
			\| f
			\|-
			\| g
			\| g
			\|-
			\| i
			\| i
			\|-
			\| k
			\| k
			\|-
			\| l
			\| l
			\|-
			\| m
			\| m
			\|-
			\| n
			\| n
			\|-
			\| o
			\| o
			\|-
			\| p
			\| p
			\|-
			\| s
			\| s
			\|-
			\| š
			\| ʃ
			\|-
			\| t
			\| t
			\|-
			\| ty
			\| t<sup>j</sup>
			\|-
			\| u
			\| u
			\|-
			\| v
			\| v
			\|-
			\| w
			\| w
			\|-
			\| y
			\| j
			\|-
			\| z
			\| z
			\|-
			\| ž
			\| ʒ
			\|}

	=== Grammar ===		=== Grammar ===

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	\|}		\|}

			Fole Enkan allows one consonant in the onset (before the vowel), and one in the coda (after the vowel). Both consonants are optional, but the vowel is not.

			Stress is penultimate. Fole Enkan is syllable-timed.

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	95 percent of Fole Enkan residents speak Fole Enkan as a first language. Fole Enkan is spoken to a much smaller extent in the various countries of Šelva Enkan. There are a few more speakers around the world.		95 percent of Fole Enkan residents speak Fole Enkan as a first language. Fole Enkan is spoken to a much smaller extent in the various countries of Šelva Enkan. There are a few more speakers around the world.

	== Phonology ==		== Modern Fole Enkan ==
			=== Phonology ===

	== Grammar ==		=== Grammar ===

			== Classical Fole Enkan ==
			=== Phonology ===

			=== Grammar ===

	== See also ==		== See also ==

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	== History ==		== History ==
	The Enkan languages are believed to have originated in what is now Fole Enkan, with multiple varieties having prominence in different regions. Fole Enkan originated from the [[Dyaša]] variety of Enkan, while [[Šelva Enkan]] originated from the [[Zanhhuiltya]] variety. The Dyaša variety of Enkan spread to all of Fole Enkan from roughly 40 to roughly 500, establishing the language of Fole Enkan as it is known today.		The Enkan languages are believed to have originated in what is now Fole Enkan, with multiple varieties having prominence in different regions. Fole Enkan originated from the [[Dyaša]] variety of Enkan, while [[Šelva Enkan]] originated from the [[Zanhhuiltya]] variety. The Dyaša variety of Enkan spread to all of Fole Enkan from roughly 40 to roughly 500, establishing the language of Fole Enkan as it is known today.

			== Distribution of speakers ==
			95 percent of Fole Enkan residents speak Fole Enkan as a first language. Fole Enkan is spoken to a much smaller extent in the various countries of Šelva Enkan. There are a few more speakers around the world.

			== Phonology ==

			== Grammar ==

			== See also ==
			[https://10.0.0.6:4443/adcovtle-learning-app/dictionary.html Livusle dictionary] - a dictionary for languages of Livusle, including Fole Enkan.

			[[Category:Languages of Tiðloten]]
			[[Category:Enkan languages]]

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	'''Fole Enkan''' is the official and majority spoken language of [[Fole Enkan (country)\|Fole Enkan]]. A member of the [[Enkan languages\|Enkan language family]], it was historically considered the most prestigious language in the [[Empire of Enkan]], and [[#Classical Fole Enkan\|Classical Fole Enkan]] remains the most prestigious language in the [[Universal Temple]] to this day.		'''Fole Enkan''' is the official and majority spoken language of [[Fole Enkan (country)\|Fole Enkan]]. A member of the [[Enkan languages\|Enkan language family]], it was historically considered the most prestigious language in the [[Empire of Enkan]], and [[#Classical Fole Enkan\|Classical Fole Enkan]] remains the most prestigious language in the [[Universal Temple]] to this day.

			== Classification ==
			Fole Enkan is considered to be a member of the [[Enkan languages]].

			== History ==
			The Enkan languages are believed to have originated in what is now Fole Enkan, with multiple varieties having prominence in different regions. Fole Enkan originated from the [[Dyaša]] variety of Enkan, while [[Šelva Enkan]] originated from the [[Zanhhuiltya]] variety. The Dyaša variety of Enkan spread to all of Fole Enkan from roughly 40 to roughly 500, establishing the language of Fole Enkan as it is known today.

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	== See also ==		== See also ==
	[https://10.~~0.0.6:4443~~/adcovtle-learning-app/dictionary.html Livusle dictionary] - a dictionary for languages of Livusle, including Fole Enkan.		[https://covtlepedia.org/adcovtle-learning-app/dictionary.html Livusle dictionary] - a dictionary for languages of Livusle, including Fole Enkan.

	[[Category:Languages of Tiðloten]]		[[Category:Languages of Tiðloten]]
	[[Category:Enkan languages]]		[[Category:Enkan languages]]